Earth Era

The weather today is very good. The heat accumulated all day has dissipated in the past few hours. There is wind at the moment, but it is not strong. The blowing on people's faces makes people feel like the gentle hands of a lover. It's like stroking yourself.

The air is still filled with the fragrance of unknown flowers, there are flashing neon lights everywhere, and there are happy people everywhere. It was a very beautiful night, everything was perfect except that there were no stars in the sky.

As the night deepened, the bustling streets gradually became quiet. The Scientific Research Department was still brightly lit and crowded.

This was destined to be a sleepless night, not only for Zhao Lan, but also for the head of state, many senior government officials, and all staff of the scientific research department. Because tonight is when the space blocking plan is finally implemented.

As the countdown numbers slowly decreased, Zhao Lan's heart became tighter and tighter. After checking all the arrangements again and confirming that there were no omissions, Zhao Lan began to wait slowly.

The head of state sat next to Zhao Lan and watched the staff busy. The head of state's expression was very calm, but Zhao Lan could still see the deep worry in the head of state's eyes. Obviously, the head of state has never trusted Zhao Lan, even now. It was a plan that the Führer would never accept unless he was finally forced to do so.

Zhao Lan didn't know what the head of state was thinking, but Zhao Lan knew the pressure on the head of state at this moment. As the leader of all human beings, the Head of State is about to face the biggest adventure in his life and the entire history of human civilization. Success or failure is directly related to the life and death of human civilization, and the final result will be revealed in an hour.

The atmosphere in the control hall was tense and serious. All the staff were busy in silence. Even if all the work had been completed at this moment, they were still mechanically testing the previous arrangements over and over again. Zhao Lan can understand this behavior, because in this depressing and solemn atmosphere, people will always feel very uncomfortable if they have nothing to do.

The countdown gradually jumped to thirty minutes. At this moment, Zhao Lan stood up and left here quietly.

Zhao Lan left the scientific research department and walked to the street outside. There are no pedestrians on the street at this moment, late at night, even if it is summer. There was also a hint of coolness in the wind. Zhao Lan tightened his clothes and walked slowly. Unknowingly, I came to Watson Square and came under Zhao Huasheng's huge sculpture.

Zhao Lan raised his head again and observed the sculpture. Zhao Huasheng's expression has lasted for hundreds of years and has not changed since the statue was built. There are still flowers piled under the statue, and Zhao Huasheng's eyes are still calm and distant. Zhao Huasheng just kept looking into the distance, as if looking at the future of human civilization.

Zhao Lan looked at the statue crazily and prayed silently in his heart: "My ancestors, please bless our civilization. Bless me too."

Zhao Lan suddenly felt very scared, just like he was afraid of imaginary ghosts or demons when he was a child. But there is nothing specific that scares Zhao Lan now. Zhao Lan looked up at the sky and understood in his heart.

"Although I have been very determined to carry out my plan, I have actually been afraid... afraid of failure, afraid of ruining the entire human civilization... Yes, I am very afraid."

When I was scared as a child, I could run into my parents' arms, but... what about when I'm scared now?

Zhao Lan sat down anywhere under Zhao Huasheng's huge sculpture base, leaning his back against the base, and then hugged his knees with his hands. He buried his head in his arms, like a little girl who had been bullied. Zhao Lan has lost his parents a long time ago and has no relatives in this world that he can rely on. Although An Liya and the others have become his friends, his emotions at the moment are not suitable for him to talk to them.

Then...confidence to Zhao Huasheng. Let’s talk to this ancestor who once gave me confidence and warmth.

But Zhao Lan didn't know what to say. Zhao Lan felt a little warm in his heart, but the fear still continued. So Zhao Lan kept looking at the sky, and kept looking, motionless.

Time was slipping away bit by bit. Zhao Lan raised his wrist and looked at his watch. It showed that there was still one minute left before the final detonation time of the hydrogen bomb. In a minute, life or death will be revealed.

Zhao Lan waited for a while and then saw a flash of light coming from the very distant western sky. The flash was fleeting. Like a shooting star, it only lasted a few seconds. Zhao Lan silently recalled it in his heart. Then I remembered that that was the direction of space node No. 21. There was a flash of light at this moment, which proved that the hydrogen bomb spacecraft at that space node had exploded.

After nearly five years of planning, many changes occurred in the middle, and the space blocking plan that experienced many twists and turns finally began to be implemented at this moment.

At this moment, Zhao Lan should have been more nervous, but for some reason, Zhao Lan suddenly no longer had any fear in his heart. Zhao Lan just looked at the sky quietly, as if watching a fireworks show.

Immediately after the hydrogen bomb spacecraft on the 21st space node was detonated, flashes of light also came from the southeast, northwest, northeast, south and other directions. There was a delay of several seconds or even ten seconds between flashes, but Zhao Lan knew that those hydrogen bomb spacecraft actually exploded at the same time, but because of the difference in distance, the time it took for their flashes to reach the earth was There are just differences.

Zhao Lan counted a total of seventeen shining spots in the sky. This is consistent with the original calculation. Because there are more than thirty space nodes distributed around the earth, and some space nodes are on the back of the earth. Even if they explode, Zhao Lan will not be able to see the flash from there.

After the seventeenth flash, Zhao Lan never saw any movement from the sky again. Then Zhao Lan knew that the space blocking plan had been implemented and ended.

The space blocking plan, which had been planned for several years and consumed a lot of financial and material resources of human civilization, ended in this way.

Zhao Lan knew that the space blocking plan must be going very smoothly, but smoothness did not mean that the plan itself was ultimately successful. The only criterion for testing the success of a plan is the effect, and if the effect is as expected... Zhao Lan will see the stars in the sky in about six minutes.

It also takes a long time for starlight to cross the vast desert in the universe. Depending on the distance, this time may take billions of years. But Zhao Lan didn't need to wait that long, because the light from those stars continued, but disappeared without a trace when it came to the distorted space near the earth, and thus disappeared from the earth's sight. , as long as the space around the earth returns to normal, it only takes about six minutes for the light to reach the earth from the edge of the original distorted space.

Zhao Lan still maintained calm in his heart, or maybe it was because of excessive tension and expectations that it turned into calm. Anyway, Zhao Lan was leaning against the huge base of Zhao Huasheng's statue, looking up at the sky, his expression calm and motionless.

There is no point in arranging a detector six light minutes away to first observe whether the starlight returns to normal, because even if the detector is arranged there, the signal sent back to the earth by the detector will still advance at the speed of light. When the signal reaches the earth , the earth can also detect whether there are stars in the sky almost at the same time. Therefore, human civilization does not deliberately place detectors in space.

Starlight treats everyone equally. Whether you are a civilized scientific research institution with the most advanced detection equipment, or a beggar who is thinking about where to go to beg for a bite of food tomorrow. If the starlight appears, everyone can see it at the same time. If the starlight does not appear, no one can see it.

So even if Zhao Lan leaves the scientific research department full of advanced instruments at this moment, Zhao Lan can still obtain the same information as the scientific research department at the same time. So Zhao Lan is still waiting here quietly.

Zhao Lan didn't know how long time had passed. He didn't know whether an hour slipped away while he was waiting, or whether it was just a minute. Zhao Lan had almost lost the concept of time. Zhao Lan kept looking at the sky, looking for something that was crucial to him in the sky.

Zhao Lan suddenly noticed a bright spot in the northern sky with his peripheral vision, but when Zhao Lan turned his sight, the bright spot disappeared again. Zhao Lan felt a little disappointed in his heart. Zhao Lan thought that this was probably his illusion.

But then, that bright spot appeared again. Not only that, it was also rapidly increasing its brightness. Just a moment later, it became extremely bright, like a star in the dark and empty sky. A sparkling gem.

Zhao Lan's pupils suddenly tightened. Zhao Lan immediately turned around and saw that the originally dark and empty sky had been filled with stars at some point. There was nothing in the sky a moment ago, and now, as if by magic, it became crowded in this moment.

Among the stars in the sky, Zhao Lan quickly found the familiar Big Dipper, Vega, Altair...

The slow disappearance of the stars lasted for several years, but it only took this moment for the stars to appear.

Faint cheers could be heard from the nearby scientific research department building. Zhao Lan also showed a smile at this time and said hello to the stars in the sky: "Hi, long time no see, how are you?" ( To be continued~^~)