Blackstone Code

How much personal space does a person need?

This is a question with no standard answer, but it is a question with a range of answers.

According to some unofficial statistics, a person needs at least eight to ten square meters of private living space to maintain a relatively stable mood.

Even if it's nine square meters, if there are 200,000 people, that's 1.8 million square meters.

These square meters are not just measured on the ground with a ruler. We also need to consider the construction structure, plus the construction area and the public area. In fact, five million square meters is not enough!

It may take six to seven million square meters.

Just private space, so do they need to work?

Do they need to socialize?

they need……

This may be a design involving tens of millions of square meters or even hundreds of millions of square meters, and this is only the plane area, excluding its three-dimensional space. It is definitely not something that one person can complete in a short time.

Even mobilizing the strength of the team is not easy to accomplish, because after the design is completed, a model must be used to demonstrate whether it is feasible and safe.

Underground buildings also face many safety requirements. They are not simply poured, constructed, and done.

This was a task that no one could accomplish, and Nick thought so from the beginning.

And building a city underground means that a large part of the underground space will definitely need to be hollowed out, and you need to consider how to support the space to prevent landslides.

It's not like building buildings on the ground. At least the sky won't fall down and crush these buildings.

Generally speaking, the project volume of this plan is very large, and Nick does not think it is possible to realize it. There are various problems in technology, finance, and labor.

With doubts and confusion, Nick returned home.

He has three children. He is a typical middle-class family in the Federation, with a single-family house and a wife who is willing to have children.

When their income does not require them to worry about being able to raise children, they are willing to have more children.

Two boys and one girl, a very happy family.

Nick's job itself is not too troublesome, let alone hard.

When there are tasks, they are often group tasks. Everyone designs together and then makes modifications as required, or goes to the site to monitor the progress.

But most of the time, I am doing my own thing and making some small designs.

The weather has warmed up, and the children have been locked in the house all winter. At this time, they can also play outside.

After Nick and his wife kissed, he put the briefcase back in the study, changed into a set of casual clothes, returned to the kitchen, and chatted with his wife for a while.

The wife will talk to him about work, then praise him for being a great person, then they will talk about some topics that the wife cares about, and then end.

We won’t chat for too long, and there won’t be that much to talk about.

Nick then came to the yard and watched the children playing.

My daughter is toying with the newly planted flower seedlings in the garden. She is very interested in growing plants.

The two boys, both dressed in sailor costumes, were playing with toys by the basin of water.

It was either a swimming pool or a basin for the children to bathe. The depth was only a foot and a half. If they didn't want to drown, even if they were lying on their stomachs, they could just raise their heads and breathe air.

There are many toys and various battleships floating on the water in the basin.

Both children liked boats very much. Nick sat on a chair and lit a cigarette. The warmth of the sun shining on his body made him feel particularly comfortable.

How great would it be if every day could be like this?

He thought about other things for a while, and then his thoughts returned to the project at the head office.

I was just thinking about how to realize such a big plan, but there was still no good way.

Just then the two boys started splashing water on each other, disturbing Nick, who came out of his thoughts and quickly stopped them.

At the same time, he also saw a model of a submarine held by his son, and many ideas came to his mind at once!

As if he was possessed, he returned to the study room mumbling something, then took out the design tools and began to draw seriously...

On the other side, the chief engineer of the Flight Research Institute also called Lynch.

As a top figure in the current field of scientific research, his academic contributions may not be top-notch, but the scientific research power he holds is top-notch.

He is now basically managing and coordinating the Flight Research Institute and some other research institutions. He has completely stopped engaging in any scientific research work and has switched to full administrative work.

He has more or less connections with top scientists in various fields in the Federation. After all, being able to join Lynch's research institute is a very desirable thing for many scientists!

Whether it is the Flight Research Institute, which represents the top achievements of industrial technology, or other various research institutes and laboratories, the atmosphere inside is very good.

When there are tasks, they need to complete the tasks. When there are no tasks, they can start their own projects and apply for funds.

And basically everyone can apply for it, which is as desirable as paradise for scientists!

It is precisely because of this environment that the chief engineer maintains very good personal relationships with many scientists.

He heard some inside information about the park plan from some places, but not much, just some fragmented information, such as "used to fight the doomsday" and the like.

He believed that if this plan was not someone's stupidity to make fun of the whole world, then Lynch must know something.

Lynch did not deny it and asked him to come over and chat "offline".

It didn't take long for the chief engineer to appear in Lynch's villa. As one of the most valuable people among all scientists, in appearance he had nothing in common with the scientists.

High-end formal clothes, shiny leather shoes, luxury watches and accessories, except for a little less hair, everything else demonstrates his status in society at all times.

"Is the world really going to end?", the chief engineer and Lynch asked directly without any preamble.

He has worked with Lynch for a long time and knows Lynch’s style.

Lynch gave him a cigarette and said, "Even if you don't come, I will go find you during this time."

He took out a lighter, lit it for himself, and took a puff of the cigarette. "Yes, the world is about to restart."

"Do you know about the Ice Age?"

The chief engineer nodded repeatedly. Although he did not study history or geology, he still knew this relatively basic common sense.

"Four times or five times?"

"I know, it's dozens of degrees below zero and everything is covered in ice and snow, if that's what you're talking about!"

Lynch nodded, and the chief engineer's mouth slowly opened, "You wouldn't tell me that the Ice Age was coming, right?"

"Although it's a little cold now, but...what you said is too exaggerated!"

"If the Ice Age really comes, we will simply not be able to fight against such an environment with our current capabilities."

"Almost all green plants will be wiped out by ice and snow, and the clouds of blizzards will block the sun. We will not be able to obtain the nutrients our bodies need, and they will die soon!"

He thought about many possibilities, but he never thought that the end was really coming!

Lynch told the chief engineer what was happening. When he heard that the planet under his feet was moving away from the sun at an exaggerated speed in the universe, he suddenly became silent.

As a scientific researcher, he naturally knows that moving away from heat sources will only get colder and colder. The planets "behind" this planet basically maintain ultra-low temperatures of tens of degrees below zero, or even hundreds of degrees below zero!

Although astronomy is not so popular among the people, it still has a certain status in the scientific community. After all, breaking the divine authority starts with observing the stars!

It can even be said to have laid the foundation for science so that scientists will not be burned to death as heretics!

He needed time to digest the news. Before coming, he thought there might be some... not good news.

But at this moment he understood that this was not bad at all, but terrible!

After a while, he finally responded, "What are you going to do?"

Lynch briefly talked about the park plan, "I need your research capabilities. Some scientists have proposed the idea of ​​using geothermal heat. I think it is very promising."

"Also, how to plant in underground space, ensure the oxygen content of the space, how to effectively circulate and utilize water, and produce various daily necessities, etc."

"I have read an article before, which mentioned that in extreme environments, domestic waste can be used to breed some organisms with cleaning capabilities and super reproductive capabilities."

"And these organisms are rich in protein and can meet some of human nutritional needs, for example..."

The chief engineer immediately answered, "Cockroaches, rats, what else?"

"I don't know, but I believe you can handle this. Once we live underground, it will be difficult to obtain supplies, so we must make sure we can survive before going underground."

"Life, production, and entertainment all require your technical support."

"There are also issues like security and surveillance."

Lynch talked a little deeper, "People may have psychological problems in a closed environment. I don't want the paradise to turn into a coffin, so..."

The chief engineer nodded heavily, "I understand what you mean, how much time do we have?"

"Twenty years, maybe less."

"Originally astronomers thought it would be more than thirty years, but now it's only about twenty years. I think it will come to us earlier."

After hearing that it would be so long, the chief engineer finally breathed a sigh of relief, "This may be the only good news I have heard since I came here. I will start the project as soon as possible..."

He took out his notebook and asked Lynch some things while recording them. At the end, he checked that there were no omissions and was ready to leave.

Then something suddenly came to mind, "What do you want the liquid food made from cockroaches to taste like?"

Lynch replied without thinking, "Of course it's beef flavored!"