On the winter solstice of 2113, it rained heavily in Xuzhou.
There were cars parked outside Yougege's villa hidden in the suburbs, as if something big had happened.
Yougege held the tea in his hand, it was so hot that it burned his mouth, but he couldn't bear to put it down.
"This matter has not been finalized yet, but according to Xinghan International, the results will be available by the end of the month at the latest, so I think we have to make preparations early." The fat old man who spoke was Zheng Beichuan.
The atmosphere in the house is colder than the rain outside.
The six people present have read the report on the table, but everyone's mood now is completely opposite to what it was ten years ago.
"I remember..." Su Che said: "Ten years ago, we were the same people. At that time, some military personnel from the New United States and Russia were present. At that time, we heard that aliens had been found, and everyone was happy.
What's wrong? Now that I'm on the phone with them, I can't even laugh anymore?"
There was an unspoken mockery in Su Che's words.
At that meeting ten years ago, the atmosphere was extremely warm at first, but because Su Che said something that made everyone feel uncomfortable, everyone was quite embarrassed when the meeting ended.
It's different now. No need for Su Che to pour cold water on everyone, everyone has woken up.
If aliens are found, the solar system is clearly captured.
This is like a man who went alone to the wild and met a brown bear waking up from hibernation. He happily said that he felt nature, but in fact, the brown bear was more excited than him because he could have a full meal just after waking up.
"I don't have much time left, don't waste it on this kind of quarrel." The first person to come to his senses was Wang Qu, the current CEO of Huasheng Fengmao. He glanced at the silent crowd and said: "Actually, the path is very clear.
It’s just fight or flight.”
"Hit? How? Throw an atomic bomb on their heads?" Sitting next to Zheng Beichuan was Fan Yuanrong. He almost laughed out loud: "Although I am a layman, I also know the gap here, so you can just skip it.
This is the part."
Wang Qu didn't care about Fan Yuanrong's words. He continued: "Indeed, there is no need to fight. The earth only has so few resources, and the development of Mars has just begun. Even if the time left to me is calculated as the longest, half a century later,
We can’t build a star-killer spaceship, so we have no choice but to escape.”
"Escape is a good idea, but I guess not many can escape, right? Besides, where to escape? Xinghan International has been struggling for so many years, and the research base is as consumed as a banknote incinerator, and finally relies on that deep space observation
Didn't the plan also discover a habitable planet?" Fan Yuanrong asked rhetorically.
"This requires systematic analysis and formulation. I can't answer you now." Wang Qu responded calmly.
Fan Yuanrong was unhappy.
Everyone fell into a long silence again.
After a while, Yougege asked: "What do they mean?"
Everyone present knew who she was referring to. Wang Quxian replied: "It's pretty much what we expected. It's a mess. When the situation is good, they appear to be harmonious on the surface, but secretly they are scheming. They have even started to divide the territory in advance."
... Now that something like this has happened, everyone is busy trying to think of a solution... But I guess I haven't held it in well, and I'll probably discuss it with us.
If you can't beat them, you can only run away."
"Well... Speaking of escaping, I seem to have heard some news." Zheng Beichuan, who had been silent for the whole time, spoke up. He narrowed his eyes and said in a low tone: "Although the National Security Department has been disbanded, many research projects are still continuing...
For example, the development of brain-like neurons, the darknet bunker code project and the development of Voyager, these are all continuing, but it will take some time to understand the specific extent of the research..."
"Brain-like neurons? Are they the research project of those scientific lunatics who almost got wiped out by experimenting with living bodies?" Fan Yuanrong glared, and then sneered: "I told you, Old Zheng, this thing is not fun, and it will happen if you are not careful.
Big mess."
Zheng Beichuan said calmly: "The earth is going to be gone, everyone is dying, what kind of trouble can be more serious than these problems? Besides... the moral ethics of the world were originally a pastime for people's self-satisfaction in the peaceful and prosperous times, but in the war years
, but what does it matter if a few people die?"
"Hey! Lao Zheng, you are so cruel! But don't tell outsiders about this, because your ancestors' graves may be dug up!" Fan Yuanrong laughed.
Zheng Beichuan's tense face revealed a cruel sneer. He looked at Yougege and said, "Sir, can I call you this?"
You Gege glanced at him and said: "That girl and Zhang Fengyu have gone to paradise to live their happy life a long time ago. There is no one else sitting in front of you now."
After being reminded by Zheng Beichuan's words, the other five people broke into a cold sweat inexplicably.
Obviously from the moment they met until now, Zheng Beichuan was the only one who was always vigilant about whether the woman in front of him was familiar to them, or the woman they needed.
Zheng Beichuan didn't ask any further questions. He nodded and continued: "The development of brain-like neurons is a good project. At least aside from moral ethics, this project can open up a new world view for mankind beyond the exploration of deep space...
But in this era, even you, sir, cannot give a clear answer about the 'Ship of Theseus', so... I personally feel that this project can only be kept as a backup unless it is absolutely necessary."
Yougege nodded.
Zheng Beichuan continued: "As for the darknet bunker code, I am a layman on that matter, so let Wang Qu or Su Che explain it."
Wang Qu and Su Che looked at each other. Su Che was obviously not willing to talk. He was still angry, angry that these people didn't have the slightest warning ten years ago.
After the two exchanged a look, Wang Qu said: "The darknet bunker code sounds like something like a digital network architecture. It can be seen but cannot be touched, but in fact... it is an extension of the 'Forerunner' research project.
In other words... we are trying to continuously develop and improve the supercomputer based on the Sinan No. 1 artificial intelligence, and use calculation algorithms that are different from the calculation algorithm to simulate the trajectory of the forerunners... This project is under the National Security Council
Phased results have been achieved before the disbandment. We can first confirm that there are indeed many similarities between the forerunners and us humans. These commonalities include the same ancestral DNA sequence, similar body structure and language system.
But we still can't explain why the Forerunners returned to Earth, let alone explore the world inside the door more deeply... And just like when we built the collider, as research continues and deepens, the project research funding gap has become a bottomless pit.
, many people have begun to worry that this thing is no different from gambling. If we win the bet, we may get rich overnight. If we lose the bet, we may not need other disasters, and we will be destroyed by the economic tsunami of our own creation... So... Simple
explain
It’s just that the conservatives and radicals couldn’t reach an agreement... so the project was stranded. The current research progress and the people who will continue to develop it are unknown. I can only give a rough summary of its original expected research goals."
"Then please make your next speech concise and concise." Su Che said suddenly.
Wang Qu was a little unhappy. He looked back at Su Che and said, "How about you tell me?"
Su Che was not polite and directly used Wang Qu's words to speak.
"This project seems to be a traceability project, but it is actually a breakthrough project for civilization. Similar to Walkmans and MP3s, or DVDs and paper, China's four great inventions are concrete objects in the eyes of ordinary people: the compass, printing, and paper.
, are gunpowder fireworks, but in fact... China's four great inventions are four directions, or in other words, four directions that have been infinitely embodied and refined..."
"Hey, hey, you're going too far." Fan Yuanrong interrupted Su Che and said impatiently: "Is that what you said in a concise and concise statement?"
Everyone laughed, and Su Che himself laughed.
But he soon put away his smile and said: "This major premise is very important. I beg you, none of you listened to my warning ten years ago and were not willing to let me ruin everyone's fun, but what about now? Well? So,
I implore you to listen to my main premise before expressing your personal opinions, okay?"
Fan Yuanrong stopped talking.
"Continue." Yougege said.
Su Che reorganized his thoughts and said: "The compass is a direction and a necessity for understanding the world. It seems to have a simple principle, but its appearance has given humans a solid understanding of the world, space, and even the universe.
Tools... If we look at printing and papermaking in an abstract way, they are the inheritance of civilization. In the past, knowledge was a scarce commodity and a top luxury product completely controlled by oligarchic capital! Therefore, ancient history can be broken down into decades and hundreds of years.
I read it in 2000, so the social development at that time was very slow. But today, if you are disconnected from the Internet for an hour, you may feel that you are out of touch with the world... The last gunpowder, gunpowder can be said to be the first thing that humans understand and create.
Works of art allow humans to recognize power and feel the sense of accomplishment in controlling power..."
"So...what are you going to say?" Fan Yuanrong couldn't help but interrupt Su Che.
Su Che was not angry, he said: "Compass, printing, papermaking and gunpowder, isn't this clear enough?"
"No, it's not clear at all. What you said is not human." Fan Yuanrong shook his head violently, with a look of disgust on his face.
It made everyone laugh.
Su Che said helplessly: "Then let me put it another way. The compass represents the direction, printing represents the way of thinking, papermaking is the specific theory, and gunpowder is the power necessary to practice the theory. Do you understand?
"
After hearing this, Fan Yuanrong nodded thoughtfully: "Oh...direction, method, theory...and...power..."
"Yes." Su Che looked at everyone: "Whether it is brain-like neurons, a darknet bunker code model based on the Forerunner trajectory, or anything else, it cannot be separated from these four points. This is what I want to say, and it is possible.
I’ll give it to you directly as an answer.”
"But I still don't understand." Fan Yuanrong didn't lie, he was indeed a little confused.