On November 11, 2145, 257 days after the sun "disappeared", the surface temperature had dropped to minus 91 degrees Celsius. At this time, apart from shelters, only the dark depths of the ocean still had living things alive.
According to Shang Junxiao's team's prediction, 300 days after the sun "disappears", the disaster will officially enter the second level.
Different from the first-level disaster, in the second-level disaster, human beings will start to consider how to ensure the existence of the whole, not everyone. Although this sounds like a very cruel and terrifying thing, governments of all countries also know it.
, the failure of the Pacific Rim Nuclear Power System to be completed as expected has laid hidden dangers for the fate of mankind. Now it is not easy to basically maintain the basic operation of most shelters through reasonable deployment, but this is only under the premise of a first-level disaster.
Reluctantly.
When humanity truly encounters a second-level disaster, 30 of the currently operating units in the Pacific Rim nuclear power system will cease operation due to exhaustion of thermal energy. At that time, shelters in many areas will enter low-temperature power-saving mode to maintain overall operation.
But that's not the worst.
As 30 nuclear power units come offline, other nuclear power units will bear a greater burden, which means that the third-level disaster originally simulated will arrive 100 days earlier.
At that time, mankind must make a choice to protect the survival of the entire civilization at the expense of some people.
Of course, no one hopes to actually face that day, so soon after the disaster began, Shang Junxiao proposed the "Explorer" plan to countries around the world.
The purpose of the plan is to make a desperate move toward the sun to determine the true cause of its "disappearance" and do everything possible to solve the problem and let the sun "rise again."
This plan took less than a week from being proposed to forming a specific plan and then being implemented comprehensively.
Shelters around the world are currently stepping up production and accelerating the development of the third-generation Explorer-class interstellar engine.
As of October 9, 2145, humans have successfully launched an unmanned Explorer-class observation ship to Mercury. Its speed is ninety-five times that of the previous generation of interstellar engines, and is close to three thousandths of the speed of light.
level.
The spacecraft has now reached the orbit of Mercury and has returned 395pb of observation data to the earth. [1pb is approximately equal to 1024tb, b is approximately equal to 1025gb, and 1g is approximately equal to 1024b]
At present, scientists from the First Central Axis Disaster Research Center have analyzed about 40 pieces of data and obtained exciting good news through simulations!
That is, even if humans do nothing and maintain the current state, the sun will not "disappear" for too long. According to preliminary estimates, it will return after "leaving" humans for 431 days.
As soon as the news came out, it spread like wildfire, and people all over the world rejoiced.
But the disaster risk management team of the First Central Axis believes that the current situation should not be overly optimistic. If the sun can really rise again soon, that will be a good thing. But the question is, what if there is another sudden disaster?
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Although this basin of cold water was a bit untimely, it made everyone in the first central axis wake up instantly.
Yes, humans have not yet been able to figure out why the sun "disappears". This lesson is too profound.
And according to the core calculation simulation, even if the sun really "disappears" and returns for 431 days, more than 500 million people on the planet may still die in the disaster. This number is unimaginable but must be faced.
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In addition, the "Warriors of the Nation" have recently appeared in the shelter in Xiongan, China. It is unknown how many more killings they will take advantage of this disaster to cause.
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"I have already read the previous reports. There is no difference. You can go back and make suggestions to the people in the technical department. Try to compare them before submitting them. Is it clear?" Liang Qiuhe's personal assistant Zheng Nanye said at the meeting.
Could it be that after receiving almost the same report, I made some small comments to the communications department personnel who delivered the report?
The other party is a newly graduated female college student named Xue Jiannian. She was a sophomore at Fudan University in Shanghai before entering the First Middle School. I don’t know if she is too good or because of her parents. In short, she is like this in the First Middle School.
It is really rare to find people in the axis who are responsible for running errands and delivering materials.
Fortunately, this little girl is very smart and pretty, which adds a bit of vitality to the depressing work environment, so no one cares.
"Okay, senior."
"Well, you go and do your work."
"See you."
After closing the door, Zheng Nanye entered the back room with the report.
Liang Qiuhe has been living and eating at his desk these days. Now he is asleep, but the information projection screen in front of him is still refreshing various data, and the simulation calculation program continues for 190 seconds.
Five hours.
After Zheng Nanye came in quietly, he wanted to put down his report and leave, trying not to disturb Liang Qiuhe's rest as much as possible.
As a result, as soon as his report was placed on the table, the reminder in front of Liang Qiuhe popped up.
"Ding Ding, you have an important piece of information waiting to be checked."
Zheng Nanye was startled. During these days, he was almost having a nervous breakdown from this notification sound.
Liang Qiuhe also woke up. He opened his eyes, looked at the "sneaky" Zheng Nanye, pinched his eyebrows and said, "Go and make me a cup of coffee."
"okay."
By the time Zheng Nanye came in with coffee, Liang Qiuhe had already finished reading the report and put it aside. At this time, he was accepting an extra-large data package that had just been delivered.
"I'll leave this for you."
"Yeah." Liang Qiuhe took it and was about to drink it, but he stopped when it reached his mouth, then turned to Zheng Nanye and asked, "By the way, is there any news from the space station? Have you contacted Lao Tan?"
Zheng Nanye was stunned, and then replied, "Oh, we have contacted him, but General Tan is on an outer space observation mission and is not in the space station. The person responsible for answering is a person named Su Wanxia."
"Su Wanxia? Su Zhe's grandson? Why is he also on the space station?"
Zheng Nanye was stunned again. He really didn't know where Su Wanxia came from, but he just thought his name was quite interesting.
"Um...I don't know about this, but he gave a very detailed answer and told us some good news."
"Oh? Say it quickly."
"Well, the simulated state of the mimic core in a vacuum environment is very stable. The three previous simulations have been completed so far. It is expected that the precious materials we need will be generated on schedule by next week!"
Hearing this, Liang Qiuhe's face finally had some brightness. He smiled and nodded, "That's good...that's good..."
"Well, what's more, I heard from Su Wanxia that the three search and rescue ships they sent to look for the two heroes have initially determined the location of the escape cabin, and they may be able to bring the heroes home in more than a month!
"
Liang Qiuhe was stunned when he heard this. He originally thought that the search and rescue plan was a fruitless operation that sounded very inspiring, but was very likely to be a waste of manpower and material resources. However, he did not expect that Chu Xiaoming and Shen Yinuo were still there.
It really did it.
"Well...I really didn't expect this..."
"Yes, not only did we not expect it, but they themselves may not have expected it. Moreover, it is estimated that very, very important first-hand observation data should be stored in the escape capsule that was the first to discover and warn the earth.
It is also a great thing for our ground research center." Zheng Nanye became more and more excited as he spoke, and his energy felt like he had seen the white fish belly on the horizon before the sun rose.
Liang Qiuhe looked at him with a smile and said, "It's a good thing, it's a good thing..."
When Zheng Nanye heard this, he noticed that there was some bitterness in Liang Qiuhe's smile, and then he came to his senses.
I almost forgot... Their group is currently in a quagmire and struggling...
"Teacher, I think... we just need to do our best. There is no need to be serious with ourselves," Zheng Nanye said.
Liang Qiuhe was startled when he heard this, then he smiled and said, "Go and do your work. There is nothing needed here for the time being."
This was not the first time that Zheng Nanye was "kicked out" by Liang Qiuhe like this.
The words came to his lips, but he finally swallowed them.
"Yes, if you need anything, just call me. I'll be next door."
"Um."
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Before I knew it, the whole morning passed.
Zheng Nanye, who had overfulfilled his workload, decided to make an exception and give himself a half-day off. He would do nothing in the afternoon and choose some classic and old movies to relax.
At lunch, he met Xue Jianian.
This little girl didn't know what kind of injustice she had suffered. Her eyes were red, as if she had just cried.
Zheng Nanye, who hated girls being bullied the most, immediately came over with a plate.
After sitting in front of Xue Jianian, Zheng Nanye asked, "Jiajia, did someone bully you?" Colorful Chinese
Xue Jianian, who was lowering his head and twisting the blue seaweed on the plate like noodles with chopsticks, trembled when he heard the words, then hurriedly raised his hand to wipe his tears and said, "No... no one bullied me, I'm fine."
"
Originally it would be fine if she didn't raise her arms, but when Zheng Nanye saw the red and swollen marks on her wrists, he immediately became furious.
Who is this? How can I bear to hurt such a cute little girl?!
So Zheng Nanye, who transformed into a messenger of justice, said sternly, "Jiajia, you don't have to lie to me. I've seen the injury on your wrist. Just tell me, I'll take care of it for you."
When Xue Jianian heard this, he quickly put his hands away, and at the same time laughed and said, "It's really okay, brother, it was just a little accident."
"A small accident? The redness and swelling on your wrist is not a small accident."
"Well... I fell and my wrist hit the ground, so..."
"Jiajia!" Zheng Nanye emphasized his tone.
When Xue Jianian heard this, his body trembled again, and then he flattened his lips and sobbed, "Brother... shouldn't I be here to disturb your work?"
"How could it be? Without you running around, who would have sent us all kinds of documents?"
"But...but even without me, you can still deliver it directly through the encryption program, right? That would be more efficient, and you don't have to hear some unpleasant suggestions from an outsider like me who can't help much.
"
"What? What unpalatable advice?" Zheng Nanye understood after hearing this. It must be the dataist lunatics in the technology department who said some useless nonsense!
Hearing this, Xue Jianian quickly said, "No, no, no, it's nothing. You are very busy, brother. If you don't go back, Professor Liang Qiu may look for you."
Zheng Nanye waved his hand and said, "It's okay. The professor and I have asked for leave. I will have a rest this afternoon."
"Oh...that's it. That's really good. Brother, you haven't had a good rest for a long time, right?"
After Zheng Nanye looked at Xue Jiani for a while, he sighed deeply and said, "Yes, I haven't rested a day since I followed the teacher here. At first, I was spinning all day long, and my body was supported by medicine... Now I'm finally on the right track."
, I can work and rest normally, but I didn’t apply for a rest, after all, I still have a lot of things to be busy with.”
Xue Jianian smiled after hearing this and said, "I can see that, brother, you are a very serious and responsible person."
This was the first time he was praised by a girl who was nearly ten years younger than him. Zheng Nanye blushed and said, "Ahem, no, compared to teachers and others, I am lazy."
"No, no, no, I pay attention to the work attendance log in the base every day. Your work quality and efficiency evaluation in terms of analyzing work matters has always been S, ranking first."
"Huh? There is such a log? I don't even know about it." Zheng Nanye really didn't know.
However, Xue Jianian chuckled and said, "That may be because you work too seriously, brother. Unlike me, I have a lot of free time every day, so I can pay attention to all these things."
Speaking of this, Xue Jianian's mood dropped a lot.
Zheng Nanye noticed the change in her mood and said, "By the way, Jiajia, if you have nothing to do this afternoon, why don't you go to my place and let's watch a movie together? I have a lot of snacks there!"
Xue Jianian's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Really?"
"Well, can I still lie to you?" Zheng Nanye said, standing up and saying, "I'll wash the dishes first. You can just go over there after eating."
Xue Jianian did not refuse, she nodded "Okay!"
…
On a whim, he invited a girl much younger than him to watch a movie together. Zheng Nanye, who had been married and had children for a long time, suddenly felt guilty.
But he quickly got rid of this feeling of guilt, because in his eyes, Xue Jianian was his sister. Now that his sister has been wronged, it is not immoral for his brother to find a way to make her happy. But here is Xue Jianian
, the two of them had just chosen a movie and were about to start a happy afternoon leisure activity.
Liang Qiuhe suddenly came over and called Zheng Nanye away.
…
"These... these... are impossible!" Zheng Nanye was really shocked when he got the analysis data diagram.
He followed Liang Qiuhe.
Liang Qiuhe walked quickly. As he walked, he said, "I have verified with the people in the technical department. These data were indeed sent from Chen Shuang. There was no contact with any third party, so the authenticity is
It’s reliable, but these contents really go against common sense.”
After hearing this, Zheng Nanye looked at these analyzed data that were like numerical codes and thought, "This goes against common sense! Unless the woman who was executed was a humanoid computer, how could the human brain possibly process her own?"
The memory has been tampered with like this?!'
"Teacher, you said that there is a fundamental difference between how the human brain thinks about problems and the number-sequential architecture we create! The number-sequence architecture is root-based and goal-oriented, and can accurately capture what is needed for calculations, but our
It’s hard for the brain to do even the most basic ‘Don’t think about the elephant’, so what’s going on with this woman named Ary Lee?”
"Nonsense, if I figure it out clearly, do I still need to ask you to go up and report with me? You can stop asking so many questions and quickly sort out the information for me. I will use it later."
Zheng Nanye's scalp felt numb as he looked at the densely packed memory-stripping information that was no different from the code.
'Oh my God...if a human can really do this, wouldn't she become a god?!'
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Xue Jiannian, who had been watching a movie alone at Zheng Nanye's place all afternoon, fell asleep unknowingly.
When Zheng Nanye came back exhausted, he saw Xue Jianian sleeping soundly. Zheng Nanye smiled slightly, then sighed and went to the bathroom.
After spending a week's work points to take a shower, Zheng Nanye sat next to Xue Jiannian wrapped in a bath towel.
What is playing in the room is the ending of a classic old movie "The Body of Seyena".
This advanced science fiction film, shot seventy years ago, tells the story of an immortal alien who lives alone in human society.
He quietly arrived on Earth as early as the early days of human civilization.
But he did not use his powerful power to control and enslave humans like those aliens in early science fiction movies. Instead, he chose to grow up with humans and integrate into the human group as much as possible. At the same time, he also used various identities to
To hide the secret of his immortality.
But one day, human civilization perished in front of Sayena's eyes.
He became the last intelligent life on earth.
At this time, Sayena had a strange idea.
He began to think about whether he was an alien or a human.
During his countless life and death experiences, intrigues and hundreds of years of pastoral ease, he saw many miniatures of human beings.
All of this is preserved in his memory.
And from it, Sayena found the true meaning of death, and at the end of the movie, he did not get on his spaceship and leave, but chose to sleep on the earth.
Shortly after his death, survivors emerged from the ruins.
This movie did not do very well at the box office when it was released, and the original author was not very famous, so it belonged to a very niche genre.
But Zheng Nanye liked this movie very much and kept it in his private cloud library.
Unexpectedly, Xue Jianian would pick it out and read it three times.
Zheng Nanye couldn't help but become a little curious. He originally thought that a girl like Xue Jiannian would prefer comedy or romance movies, but he was wrong.
I don't know if Zheng Nanye stared at Xue Jiannian for too long and she noticed it, or if Xue Jiannian woke up on his own.
Anyway, Xue Jianian opened his eyes not long after Zheng Nanye sat down.
But she didn't get up. Instead, she lay there on her side and asked with dull eyes, "Brother, do you think... the sun will still rise?"
Zheng Nanye was a little caught off guard by this sudden question.
He thought for a while and then smiled and said, "Of course, didn't those people in the graduate school say that the sun will come back soon?"
However, Xue Jianian was not happy at all. She said, "But I hope it will never rise again..."