Annihilation of the solar system

The city shrouded in night, with its neon-lit commercial centers and night markets, is no longer what it once was. All that is left is darkness and silence. Instead, the night scene is dominated by the bright lights of factories and office buildings. National Academy of Sciences The building is like the leader of its new owner in this night, with lights still on in almost every office.

Wei Xu squatted in the corridor at the door of the office and ate instant noodles. In the past, as long as he didn't smoke in the office, eating some instant noodles was a gift to his colleagues. Now he doesn't smoke anymore. Eating noodles has become a sin.

The chopsticks jingled in the lunch box, and he didn't want to miss any noodles or condiments.

He was so focused on searching that the high-heeled shoes made a "thump! thump! thump!" sound that resounded throughout the corridor until he was right in front of him. Wei Xu looked up and saw that it was indeed his instructor Shen Manling who was looking at him and saying with a smile. :

"You didn't have dinner, Wei Xu."

Wei Xu quickly stood up, swallowed the noodles and soup in his mouth, wiped his mouth with his hands and said:

"No, no. We've had dinner. Let's add some food...Teacher Shen."

Shen Manling looked at Wei Xu and said:

"I have lost a little weight now. It seems that I am really tired. After eating, come in and have a short meeting."

Wei Xu quickly covered the lunch box:

"I've finished eating. I'll go in now."

When Shen Manying came to the office, Xia Lan and the others temporarily stopped what they were doing to chat with the teacher. Shen Manying didn't say much nonsense and went straight to the main point. She put a stack of information in her hand on the desk closest to her. said:

"The 'launcher theory' of Titan that you previously proposed has now been basically confirmed by the observations over the past three months. This is an important breakthrough for us, giving us a clearer understanding of the enemy's movements. , all this is due to you.”

Xia Lan turned her eyes and looked at Wei Xu, who was carefully placing the lunch box and trying not to make a sound. In fact, she knew very well that this discovery was basically the result of Wei Xu alone, but he never mentioned it.

Shen Manying continued:

"Research in this area can be continued in depth, but there are still many mysteries before us. For example, the specific methods of alien interference in the evolution of protist organisms, and the specific characteristics of the organisms that have been interfered with evolution, etc.

My opinion is that we should not delve into the results that have been discovered. There are people doing such things elsewhere.

We should continue to move towards blank areas. Because only more new discoveries can make us more calm when facing alien invaders."

Xia Lan nodded:

"Okay Teacher Shen, we understand what you mean."

Shen Manling looked around at these young people with dark circles under their eyes and slightly haggard faces:

"I know that these days are very hard for everyone. Our battle is not only today, but also tomorrow. You must protect your body until the day when the decisive battle begins to truly contribute to mankind.

In addition, due to your outstanding contributions to Titan’s ‘launch management theory’, the Earth Defense Alliance has raised the priority of your team’s scientific research equipment to A.”

Everyone looked happy, and Liu Mengzhu even shouted:

"Wow! This is really great!"

Priority level A means that they can access the observation results of all earth and space observation equipment at any time. And when using ground and space experimental observation equipment, there is no need to apply for cumbersome plans, sort and wait.

Instead, you only need to make an appointment 1-3 days in advance depending on the importance of the equipment. Shen Manling's eyebrows were filled with pride. She looked at her most proud disciple Xia Lan and handed a note:

"This is the permission escalation instruction of the eda scientific research platform. After registering on the platform, your work account can directly check the results information and reserve the observation equipment and experimental instruments you need to use on the platform."

Xia Lan took the note and looked at the concise account information on it:

"Good teacher, we will make good use of these resources."

Shen Manling looked at the mainstays in front of her:

"I no longer need to use words to describe your excellence and diligence. I just want to say one more word, pay attention to your health and don't work overtime too late. Now you are a much more important asset than those equipments. You must take good care of yourself." take care."

After Shen Manling said goodbye to everyone and left the office, Xia Lan sat in front of the computer and faced the piece of paper and entered the permission enhancement instructions on the EDA scientific research platform.

Sure enough, as the teacher said, she could directly access the real-time information of all observation equipment immediately. She delved into the vast sea of ​​information as if she had discovered a new world.

The night gradually deepened, and Liu Mengzhu suddenly stopped when she passed behind Xia Lan with a water glass. She looked at the content on Xia Lan's computer screen for a while, and frowned slightly:

"Sister Lan, you are still looking at the data on Venus. I think they have stopped the research project on life forms on Venus."

Xia Lan did not look back at her, and continued to stare at the monitor:

"It has been reduced a lot compared to the original plan, but it has not been completely stopped. There is still a small amount of resources invested in the observation of Venus."

Liu Mengzhu sighed lightly, with a regretful tone:

"If things like this hadn't happened right now, Sister Lan, your achievements in discovering extraterrestrial life forms would have definitely made you world-famous."

Xia Lan ignored what she said and continued to search for information on the computer.

There was a hint of weariness in Lin Tianyu's tone:

"Junior sister, do you want to find out if aliens have left any clues on Venus?"

Xia Lan's face was expressionless, and her heart was slightly shaken. Although the relationship between them had ended, the tacit understanding between the two that Zeng Jin valued so much seemed to still exist.

It is true that the reason why she accessed the information on Venus was not to enjoy her former glory again, but to calculate based on her previous life formula.

The probability of life on Venus is not significantly different from that of Europa and Titan. Since they have taken action on the other two moons, it is inevitable that they will not also consider Venus. If they have visited Venus, then There might be something left behind.

Lin Tianyu continued:

"Before the crisis broke out, there was originally a plan for a Venus orbiting space laboratory. It had already entered the preparatory stage, but was later canceled due to the outbreak of the crisis.

There are twenty-four Venusian upper-atmosphere cruise drones in this plan. I just checked through the eda platform and they are all still in the warehouse. They are on standby and have not been used for other purposes.

Since they are active on Europa and Titan, there is no guarantee that they have not attracted the attention of Venus. If traces left by aliens on Venus are found, it may be the key to unlocking more mysteries!

"

Xia Lan was shocked again. He actually knew exactly what her next thought would be. She couldn't help but turn her head to look at this handsome man, but there was a trace of complicated emotions in her eyes.

After Lin Tianyu finished speaking, he also turned to look at Xia Lan's starry eyes. Although the two of them couldn't get rid of this state for a while, they just looked at each other like this.

Liu Mengzhu also noticed something strange and silently returned to his desk.

"67 days!"

A confident voice broke the strange atmosphere.

"What?" Wu Fan asked.

Xia Lan quickly withdrew her gaze and looked at the source of the voice - Wei Xu.

Wei Xu stood up and held a piece of paper in his hand:

"I checked the relevant data on EDA, including the weight of drones, the number of heavy-lift rockets currently to be launched, and the location of the Earth's Venus orbit. If we immediately launch the 24 drones into the upper atmosphere of Venus to conduct cruise searches,

The search for the atmosphere of Venus can be completed in as soon as 67 days, and our guess will be confirmed by then."

Xia Lan felt a numbness on her scalp and couldn't help but shudder. She understood that the content contained in Wei Xu's short sentence could not have come up after Teacher Shen left.

He must have started thinking about the same plan as his own very early. And Wei Xu's accumulated performance had a much greater impact on her inner emotions than Lin Tianyu's coincidental tacit understanding just now, which made her heart

There were waves.

Wu Fan held his glasses in one hand and wrote and drew on the paper with a pen in the other hand:

"Lao Wei, I have thought of the idea of ​​you and Senior Brother Tianyu before. But even if the aliens left something on Venus, we would probably be looking for a needle in a haystack to find it."

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Lin Tianyu's face, as if this was something he hadn't considered, while Xia Lan cast her eyes on the slightly fat figure with a glimmer of hope.

Wei Xu stood up, handed the piece of paper to Liu Mengzhu next to him with a silly smile, and said:

"Junior sister, please help me calculate whether my parameters are correct first. I'm not very good at this."

Then he looked at Wu Fan with great energy:

"It's not easy to find a needle in a haystack, but it's not that difficult if you use metal detectors to find the needle. It doesn't matter what you find, as long as you have the corresponding detection equipment, you can get twice the result with half the effort.

I checked the mission payloads of the cruise aircraft, and they were designed to detect life on Venus. We dismantled them all and replaced them with detectors specifically designed to detect other objects and elements."

Lin Tianyu regained some confidence and said leisurely:

"Then what objects and elements do we want to detect? We can't install more than a hundred detectors, right?"

Wei Xu waved his hand and replied confidently:

"We don't know what objects and elements we want to detect. But we know what should be on Venus. As long as we detect objects or elements that are not on Venus, then I think we will find what we need."

As soon as this sentence came out, everyone clapped their hands and applauded as if they suddenly realized it. Lin Tianyu looked at the computer expressionlessly and said nothing. Xia Lan's mouth slightly raised a smile from the bottom of his heart. The beaming man in front of him seemed to have never let him down.

.Whether it’s in life or work, she just didn’t realize it before.

"Your calculation is fine, Senior Brother Wei." Liu Mengzhu handed the piece of paper back to Wei Xu.

Wei Xu took the piece of paper and put it on his desk and patted it:

"It seems that my shortcomings are gone. Hahahaha! I can't even make mistakes when calculating orbits!"

Xia Lan carefully collected her emotions, then stood up:

"It seems that we have a new direction. Now based on the preliminary plan proposed by Wei Xu just now, we will refine the plan as soon as possible. If we come up with something convincing, I will report it to the Academy of Sciences to see if it can be approved for implementation."

Maybe there’s a gift waiting for us on Venus!”