Lan Nuo, who has been improving the self-replication efficiency of micromachines in the laboratory, received an urgent message, which was an early warning about possible famines after large-scale reductions in food production in desert areas such as the Middle East.
As the former big business owners, they have mastered the oil resources and have indeed stored a large amount of food to cope with various extreme situations. However, because of oil, too many people have gathered in those areas and have built too prosperous cities. Nowadays,
There is a food crisis all over the world, and the food reserves of these desert countries have become stretched thin.
At the same time as receiving the communication, Lannuo also received a detailed form, which used a curve chart to describe the change curve of food reserves and food gaps. In the next month, the food gaps in these desert countries will become increasingly large.
After a month, it will be almost impossible to collect enough food for the people. At that time, a famine may occur that will starve people to death.
The situation is imminent, and the technology currently being developed by Lanno will obviously take some time.
"Can you temporarily develop a lower-cost grain synthesis method? We can accept certain taste problems. Even if it is difficult to eat, it is good to solve the problem of famine." Garning can see on his forehead.
Clear sweat.
Although this matter is not under the control of the Planetary Defense Council, it can be seen that the higher-ups have put considerable pressure on him. After all, the project at hand for Lanno has become the last straw to save these desert countries.
Lan Nuo shook his head and said: "I'm afraid this is difficult. I have some special food-making fungi and insects. They can reproduce on a large scale in a short period of time, but to do this, there must be sufficient organic matter."
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Normally, these types of fungi and insects are used together with bamboo grass, which is an extremely fast-growing herbaceous plant that can grow faster than bamboo shoots and absorb solar energy and convert it into organic matter.
But this kind of crop requires a lot of water, which is what we are extremely lacking now, and although their growth cycle is fast, it still takes at least a week to harvest. In addition to the time of cultivating farmland and logistics and transportation, it may not be possible within a month.
Finish.
However, I have a compromise solution here, but it will cause great damage to nature.
Genetically modified insects and fungi do not have much restriction on the types of organic matter they consume. In other words, even if it is not the bamboo grass, as long as it is the remains of animals and plants, they can digest it, and they can do so at a considerable rate.
High efficiency into organic matter that can be eaten by humans.
Not all the world has been affected by this drought. There are large areas of natural rainforests in large areas in the tropics. When necessary, these rainforests can be cut down, and various vegetation in them can be collected to cultivate these fungi and insects.
But this is just poison to quench our thirst. Destroying these tropical rainforests will only further accelerate the desertification of the earth. Next year's natural disasters may be more serious. I can hand over the insect and bacterial strains to the Planetary Defense Council. How to implement it?
, it’s up to you.
In addition, if you are a country in the Middle East, you can use pure energy to synthesize organic matter when necessary. I have always developed two routes for organic synthesis at the same time. One route is to use organisms to transform organic matter in nature.
, converted into a type that can be eaten by humans, this is the traditional route.
The other is to directly use water and carbon dioxide, use catalysts and special reaction conditions, and consume energy to directly synthesize organic matter.
In fact, this technology has been developed before me, but because the gain outweighs the loss, the cost of production is dozens of times higher than that of food grown in nature, and it consumes a lot of energy to synthesize a small amount of organic matter.
Now we are trying to keep costs down as much as possible, but the energy required is still quite huge, and the cost is about four times equivalent to growing it yourself in major grain-producing areas.
However, what consumes the most is energy. If Middle Eastern countries are willing to consume enough oil reserves and consume a large amount of energy in a short period of time for organic production, their food crisis can be alleviated to a certain extent.
However, like the previous solution, this will emit a large amount of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and will also cause huge damage to the already harsh natural environment.
I can also submit the relevant technical information and micro-robot templates to the Planetary Defense Council later, and I hope you can make the right choice."
Lan Nuo's words made Garning, who was sweating profusely, breathe a sigh of relief. He now felt that Lan Nuo was like the last insurance for mankind. If he encountered any major problems, as long as he found him, he would at least be able to get to the bottom of it.
Both of these technical solutions require a considerable price, but it seems to be enough to solve the immediate urgent need. After all, desert countries are in the minority, and the food reserves of the real big countries are enough to cope with at least one year. Some countries act as hamster parties.
, and even stored food for at least the next five years.
Lan Nuo looked at the food reserves of various countries in the world on the list and frowned. The original book did not mention how long the famine lasted. Lan Nuo thought it might be a matter of one or two years, but since then
Judging from the food reserves of various countries, the duration of this severe natural disaster may far exceed his expectations.
The grain reserves of various countries, especially a certain big country in the East, are enough to cope with a complete grain harvest of at least three years. No matter how serious the natural disaster is, there will be no harvest, so it can last much longer than three years.
In this case, if we want to have the kind of hunger march that affects tens of millions of people in the original work, and make human beings like locusts, with no grass growing anywhere in their path, this natural disaster will have to last for at least five years.
This is probably just an appetizer. It is estimated that in the past year or two, order around the world can still remain relatively stable. After all, controllable nuclear fusion was successfully ignited in the original work. If controllable nuclear fusion was ignited after the Great Trough,
, then the human environment will never allow ignition to proceed so smoothly.
It is basically impossible for Zhang Beihai to use a meteorite to assassinate Lao Aerospace.
Lan Nuo looked at the progress of his experiments. There was no way to speed up many things. Especially the cultivation of animals and plants. His rehearsal was useless. He could only see fifteen minutes of the future, and these animals and plants
It often takes weeks or even months to cultivate, and those micro-machines also need to undergo long-term testing of self-replication. This time cannot be saved, and results cannot be produced in at least two years.
The great trough was not recorded in detail in the original work, but the difficulties before us came faster than imagined.
Moreover, Lan Nuo suspected that his appearance might have triggered the butterfly effect, causing Dr. Ding Yi to miss a certain inspiration. The original book records that Dr. Ding Yi denied the possibility of a tokamak device during the development process of controllable nuclear fusion.
structure, and found a new way to complete a new theoretical framework of controllable nuclear fusion.
But now, the big trough is coming, and the main research and development direction of controllable nuclear fusion is still the tokamak device. This probably means that Ding Yi missed a certain inspiration due to some minor accidents and has never thought of a new solution.
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And the delay in the emergence of this technology may have catastrophic consequences. In the original work, humans can get out of the Great Depression. On the one hand, a large number of people starve to death, and there is only enough food left to eat.
On the other hand, scientists have developed food synthesis technology at a critical moment. Before that, controllable nuclear fusion had been ignited, and there was almost unlimited energy that could be used for the synthesis of organic matter.
This solved the future food problem and restored human life to the state before the Great Depression.
But if controllable nuclear fusion did not ignite before the Great Trough, then even if food synthesis technology was invented, there would not be enough energy to produce a large amount of food. At the same time, in the harsh environment of the Great Trough, controllable nuclear fusion would not be able to ignite.
This kind of project that consumes huge resources is likely to be difficult to continue. The direct result is that mankind will be completely unable to get out of the abyss of self-destruction during this period.
Lan Nuo realized that he had to speed up and show his abilities in more fields.
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At the headquarters of the Planetary Defense Council, Garnin was very surprised to see the visiting Lanno. He was very busy right now. The Planetary Defense Council was having a heated argument with a group of South American and African countries.
Cutting down the tropical rainforest there has encountered considerable resistance. However, what makes Garning most angry is that the local country used to cut down a large amount of tropical rainforest every year and sell it as timber, making a lot of profits from it every year.
But this year, after hearing that their tropical rainforests were needed for food synthesis technology, these people immediately stopped cutting down the trees and started raising prices.
Even facing a common crisis, it is still difficult for mankind to completely unite. The more these small African and South American countries dance happily, the more Garnin misses the goodness of Lanno. If only everyone in the world could be like him.
If you immerse yourself in your responsibilities and quietly contribute to mankind, there won't be so much bullshit.
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"Are you saying that you want to apply to join the controllable nuclear fusion project? This... with the authority of the Wall Facer, this kind of thing is indeed possible. In fact, according to the spirit of the Wall Face Project, we must do everything possible to satisfy you.
a reasonable request.
But...the food crisis is imminent now. According to the predictions of meteorologists, this catastrophic climate is likely to continue in the next two years. Your current food synthesis technology, to some extent, is already the last life-saving straw for mankind.
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Although we can't force you to work, at this time, if you distract your energy to other projects, I'm afraid..." After the words, Garnin did not continue, Lan Nuo abandoned his original project at this time,
If he goes to engage in controllable nuclear fusion, the people of the earth, who have pinned almost all their hopes on him, may suffer from severe panic and may cause some turmoil.
"The experimental progress of grain synthesis technology will not be slowed down. In fact, this technology has reached the final experimental adjustment stage. There are not many places that require my participation, but it takes a lot of time.
As for the organic matter conversion technology, it is quite mature. As long as there is enough fresh water to grow bamboo grass, a large number of insects rich in protein and fat can be produced, as well as fungi rich in starch.
This part of the technology can already be put into actual production applications, while the other, more important part, the organic synthesis technology that can completely solve the problem of human food, must be paired with the almost unlimited energy of controllable nuclear fusion in order to produce the best products.
Effect.
If we still rely on fossil energy as the main energy source, then we are just choosing to mine food from the ground. This consumption will be extremely huge, and it is likely that these resources will be used up in a short period of time.
I think that for the current controllable nuclear fusion project, continuing to use tokamak devices is a dead end. Today's research direction is likely to have entered a dead end. I need to open up a new path, otherwise if in the next two years
If the ignition of controllable nuclear fusion cannot be completed within this year, mankind will face a real food crisis."
Garning sighed and shook his head helplessly: "Although I admit that your brain can almost be said to be the strongest brain in mankind today, you should know that there is a huge difference between controllable nuclear fusion and the field you are currently studying.
The gap is so large, spanning such a large field, that even I find it hard to believe that you can do better than the scientists who are currently leading the project.
But if you insist, we can indeed arrange relevant positions for you to get involved in the development of controllable nuclear fusion technology.
In fact, in terms of industrial capacity, we were not hit too hard by the famine.
As long as sufficient food supply is maintained, there will be almost no decline in industrial production capacity. The major industrial countries on the planet attach great importance to food security and have sufficient food reserves. If you really want to do this
In this attempt, the Planetary Defense Council can mobilize enough resources. As the only Wallfacer who makes money for the Council, you are indeed qualified to mobilize these resources.
But if it fails... You know, not long ago, Taylor committed suicide. His plan was exposed by the wallbreakers of the Earth Trisolaran organization. He wanted to turn the future human fleet into a group of quantum ghosts, allowing these
Macro-atomized quantum ghosts fight against the Trisolarans.
Although we cannot confirm that this is his real plan, judging from the fact that Taylor chose to commit suicide, I am afraid that everything the Wall Breaker said is true. This will have an extremely bad impact on the Wall Face Plan, and even this is the Wall Face Plan.
After this, the power of both the Planetary Defense Council and the Wallface Project was drastically reduced.
Under this premise, do you really want to take huge risks to conduct cross-field scientific research? If you fail, even your authority... will be severely restricted."
Lan Nuo seemed to have not heard the risk at all. He nodded and said: "It doesn't matter! I will take action!"
