Earth Era

Zhao Huasheng is a bachelor, and Mengzhuo doesn't look like he can cook. The two of them went downstairs together, and sat down at the small restaurant downstairs that they frequented.

Zhao Huasheng is very familiar with this small restaurant. In the past, Zhao Huasheng didn't know how many times he came here.

The owner of this restaurant is an old man in his 60s. He is in charge of cooking, while his wife works as a waiter and cashier. The old man's craftsmanship is very good, and the food is clean enough, so the business of this small restaurant has always been very good. It's just that today, for some reason, the business of this restaurant is much worse. Even though it was dinner time, there were no customers in the restaurant.

Probably because there was no business, the old man also came out of the kitchen, sat at another table, and concentrated on watching the old-fashioned TV fixed on the wall.

News is playing on TV. The neat and dignified host is broadcasting a piece of news without the slightest emotion: "The Equator Project has officially started today. More than two million soldiers have been stationed around the Equator, and they will be responsible for the initial construction of the Equator Project and the follow-up Security maintenance. The government has started to formulate preferential policies. A large number of project construction personnel are gathering around the equator. It is estimated that the number of people involved in the project construction will exceed 300 million. As supporting projects, there will be more than one billion person-time catering, cultural, Entertainment, service and other personnel are stationed. The success of the Equator Project is related to the future of our human civilization, and we have sufficient reasons to invest the most energy and resources in the Equator Project.”

"It is foreseeable that because of the equator project, in the near future, the area around the equator will rapidly become the economic, cultural, political and entertainment center of the entire earth."

"We connected to Mr. Sun Hui, the commander-in-chief of the Equator Project and the head of the Human Alliance's Construction Department. Next, he will give us a brief introduction to the construction progress and follow-up plan of the Equator Project."

"Hello, everyone, I'm Sun Hui...We humans will not be confined to this small earth forever, but because of the unique geographical location, the vicinity of the equator is destined to become the bridgehead for our humans to enter space...We humans All the resources of civilization will be inclined to the equatorial project. So far, there have been 26 dedicated freight railway channels, 195 air transport channels, and more than 36 sea transport channels. Every hour Countless supplies are converging towards the equator... In the first phase of the project, we will build more than 5,000 living quarters and supporting living facilities. Assuming 20,000 people live in a community, the first phase of the project will allow One hundred million people live here. At the same time, large-scale land reclamation is underway, and large-scale raw material factories, processing factories, energy, electricity, food, light industry and other factories are also being built.”

"This is a huge construction project related to the future of our civilization. If you are willing to contribute to our civilization, find your own value, and expect to exchange your labor for rich material and money returns, please come to the equator. The project has just started, and a large number of people are gathering here. No matter what skills you have, whether you are a worker, a farmer, or a businessman, you can find your own business opportunities here. It doesn’t matter if you can’t find a job temporarily , the Human Resources Institute under the Equator Engineering Construction Headquarters will register your information and help you find a corresponding job for free, and the Social Welfare Institute will provide you with all your living needs before you find a job. As long as you are willing to come here, as long as you If you are willing to participate in the construction of the equator project, everything for you will be guaranteed."

The frame pans away from Minister Sun Hui in his hard hat, to a busy construction site behind him. The host also inserted a paragraph at this time: "I just got the news from the Ministry of Transport of the Union Government, no matter what occupation you are or what age you are, as long as you intend to go to the equator to participate in the equator project, the transportation The Ministry of Transportation will provide you with free tickets and is responsible for ensuring all your daily necessities on the way. At the same time, we have also received information from the Union Government Office that the Union Government is preparing for the transfer to the equator. It is expected to be within a month. From now on, the capital of our human civilization will no longer be Hope City, but the newly built Equator City.”

"The government is moving very quickly." Zhao Huasheng said, "What name are they using? How is the Equator Project being promoted?"

"Space elevators, and the construction of giant space cities." Munjo said, "Because the earth's rotation speed is the fastest near the equator, it is most convenient and fuel-efficient to launch spacecraft from there."

"There are many loopholes in this reason, and it is far from enough to explain the vastness of this project." Zhao Huasheng said thoughtfully, "Human civilization is developing step by step. People have become accustomed to the current life, but now they want to develop Aerospace technology, the reason for marching into the stars to change all of this, to change the living habits of all mankind... Isn’t this reason too weak? How long can it last? How long can it hide the truth?”

Mengzhuo glanced at Zhao Huasheng, and still maintained a light tone: "Do we need this reason to support it for too long? Do we need to hide it for a long time? Don't forget, according to the current rate of decline in solar radiation levels, only in two Months later, the areas above fifty degrees north and south latitudes will no longer be suitable for human existence."

"And...construction is real. We really need to build countless residential quarters, energy factories, power plants, steel factories, food factories, etc. We also have countless infrastructures that need to be built, such an unprecedented huge construction project , It is impossible to rely solely on the power of the government. Only by mobilizing the power of the whole society and the whole civilization can we have a glimmer of hope."

"So, it doesn't matter what reason you rely on to lure people to the equator project. The most important thing is to get them here. The government is just an organizer rather than an executor. The government will be responsible for organizing people to build here for themselves to live in. buildings for their own use, power plants for their own use, infrastructure for their own use...everything that people build is for themselves.”

The government simply doesn't care how many loopholes the "Equator Project" argument has, nor does it care that someone will expose it. As long as this reason can bring enough people to the equator. This is the truth.

"Our human civilization has more than seven billion people, and no more than one billion live in the equatorial region. That is to say, our government needs to relocate six billion people..." Zhao Huasheng suddenly felt a little helpless. Six billion, this is a number that makes people feel a little daunting.

Zhao Huasheng could almost imagine that kind of scene. A train full of supplies travels on the railway day and night, a cargo plane shuttles in the sky, and huge sea ships go back and forth on the sea...all of these are In order to transfer as much wealth and population as possible in human society to the vicinity of the equator. Because the chances of surviving here are the greatest.

The time is too short, the task too heavy, and there is no other way to do it than to mobilize the power of all mankind.

"What's wrong with this world? It seems that everything is different all of a sudden." The old man next to him muttered to himself, "This is crazy."

"Old man...don't you go to the equator?" Zhao Huasheng asked, "People have gone to the equator project, and your restaurant doesn't have many customers anymore."

"Don't go, I'm old and can't walk anymore, just stay here." The old man shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter if there are no customers, we plan to close the restaurant and return to our hometown to retire."

"Old man, you should go. The government will provide all the phone calls on the way for free. With your craftsmanship, when you get there and open a restaurant again, the business will definitely be booming."

"No, no." The old man said, "I don't have a few years to live anyway, so let's stay here."

Zhao Huasheng felt a little stuck in his heart. Zhao Huasheng wanted to tell him the truth of the matter, but he couldn't.

Zhao Huasheng knows that no matter how many loopholes there are reasons, they are also reasons. As long as there are reasons, human society can maintain basic order and rules. If there are no more excuses and the truth is truly exposed, then it is unknown how many riots and turmoil there will be, how much impact it will have on the Equator Project... and how many more people will die.

"Let's go." Zhao Huasheng put down the bowl and chopsticks, and walked out of the small restaurant with Meng Zhuo.

"What about those who refuse to go to the equator?" Zhao Huasheng asked.

Meng Zhuo was silent for a moment, and said: "The government can only consider from the overall level, and can only choose to save more people... The government has tried its best. Maybe... After the overall situation is settled and most of the population has successfully migrated to the equator, The government will choose to reveal the truth in a last-ditch effort to save them."

Zhao Huasheng said in a daze: "It is indeed the case, it should be the case, the government has indeed tried its best..."

it's getting dark. Zhao Huasheng raised his head and looked at the night sky. In that night sky, the moon is dim, and Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars are all dim.

The luminosity of the sun has been reduced, and the brightness of these stars that rely on reflected sunlight to be seen by humans on earth will naturally also decrease.

"That's right." Mengzhuo said, "I just received news from the Scientific Research Department of the Crisis Coordination and Processing Center. Just now...the brightness of Mars has also weakened. The magnitude of the brightness reduction is consistent with the reduction in the level of solar radiation."

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