Earth Era

Five o'clock in the morning.

Shen Qingyuan woke up on time, and his wife was still sleeping soundly next to him. In the past days, Shen Qingyuan had seen this scene countless times. Usually, Shen Qingyuan would kiss his wife gently on the forehead, then get up neatly, wash up, and fifteen minutes later, the breakfast specially made by the nutrition team based on his body parameters would be delivered on time. After breakfast, the day's work would be over. will begin.

Shen Qingyuan has never really seen the earth and the sun. When he was born, the escape fleet was already more than ten light years away from the solar system, but the work and rest schedule based on the earth's rotation time was still deeply engraved in Shen Qingyuan's body, making him accustomed to following the time naturally. Arrange your life according to the schedule, such as going to bed at ten o'clock in the evening, getting up at five o'clock in the morning, having lunch at noon, etc.

It all started with his father. He was a university teacher who seemed a bit old-fashioned. He had taught him by precept and example since he was a child that he should never forget his roots. Even if humans have withdrawn from the solar system full of humiliation, we must remember that only the earth is the home of humans. As a human being, we must follow the customs of the earth no matter where we are in the universe.

Until his father died of old age, he never forgot the name of the earth. Shen Qingyuan, who was kneeling in front of the hospital bed and holding back his tears, vowed to bring his ashes back to the earth in the future. If he can't do it, let his son do it. If the son can't do it, let his grandson do it.

In my father's description, the solar system is heaven, and the earth is the most magnificent palace in heaven. The young Shen Qingyuan firmly believed in this. Even when he grew up and became the leader of human civilization, Shen Qingyuan still believed in this and firmly believed that human civilization will return to the solar system. It's just that the obsession at this moment has some practical reasons besides youthful feelings.

Even scientists from the Academy of Social Sciences support this. Countless scientists have demonstrated that as a collective intelligent civilization, a stable, suitable environment, and rich in products are the most suitable places for development. A fleet that is constantly wandering in space and constantly changing locations will not be able to develop. No matter how large the scale is, it cannot support the future of civilization. And if we want to choose a fixed location to thrive and develop slowly, besides the earth and the solar system, is there any place more suitable for human civilization?

His father's last wish, the demands of the real situation, and his own obsession made Shen Qingyuan never waver in his belief in returning to the solar system one day. In reality, Shen Qingyuan did the same thing. Under his leadership, human civilization has almost made all preparations to return and will set off soon.

It is this belief that supports him like a tireless machine, coping with and handling busy government affairs day after day. In order to complete his mission, Shen Qingyuan sacrificed a lot and owed a lot to his wife and children. But Shen Qingyuan believes that it is all worth it.

"Before the end of my life, I must take a look at the earth and the sun with my own eyes. After returning to the earth, I will bury my father's ashes in the soil of the earth with my own hands."

Shen Qingyuan slowly sat up, and the lingering tiredness seemed to become stronger, making him almost unable to resist the temptation to rest and lie back on the bed again.

Shen Qingyuan knew that some bad changes were happening in his body at this moment. Moreover, these changes are irreversible and unstoppable. Even the most advanced medical methods in human civilization can only delay it, but cannot change it.

The end of life has appeared in front of you and can be seen from a distance. Shen Qingyuan knew that his time was running out. The only thing he can do is to fulfill his father's last wish before reaching the end, and at the same time fulfill his own obsession.

Only in this way can you be worthy of your mission and yourself.

After closing his eyes and concentrating for a moment, his willpower finally defeated his desire, and Shen Qingyuan got up resolutely. It's just that the time has been delayed by about a minute and a half compared to before.

The secretary was already waiting in the restaurant in advance and briefly reported today's schedule while Shen Qingyuan was eating. After receiving Shen Qingyuan's reply, the secretary hurriedly left to make arrangements. A few minutes later, a flying car parked in front of the mansion, and ten minutes later, it carried Shen Qingyuan away quickly.

The makeup artist did some simple grooming for Shen Qingyuan in the back seat of the spacious flying car. As a result, Shen Qingyuan, who was still a little tired and aging, once again became the energetic and strong person everyone knows. A supreme leader who is courageous and will not be knocked down by any difficulties.

The morning inspection went smoothly, and the resource reserve fleet's work was done very well, basically meeting Shen Qingyuan's expectations. Shen Qingyuan knew about this result a long time ago, but he still listened to the report of the fleet leader with great interest, saw with his own eyes the material reserves that exceeded the limits of human imagination, and told the fleet leader in front of many media reporters Praise was given.

After the visit, Shen Qingyuan gave an impromptu speech on the spot, delivering a speech full of fighting spirit and hope, which was transmitted to any place where humans exist in the Phoenix Galaxy with the help of reporters' audio and video equipment.

After the inspection of the resource reserve fleet, Shen Qingyuan handled several more urgent government affairs during lunch time and finally had some time to rest. But even this bit of rest time is not entirely your own. The secretary was reporting on the afternoon schedule, while the makeup artist took the time to touch up her makeup - Shen Qingyuan must maintain an energetic and healthy appearance when appearing in public, and must not show any signs of fatigue or aging.

The place we want to go to in the afternoon is Dock No. 9. The dock is the most important logistics facility. During space navigation, any repairs or modifications to the spacecraft must be carried out in the dock. It is foreseeable that when the great migration really begins, the shipyard will be one of the busiest places among the human fleets.

At the end of the inspection, Shen Qingyuan met with several heroes who had outstanding performance in the preparations for the Great Migration and awarded them medals. Later, he listened to reports from the military and police departments on security and military deployment during the Great Migration. , and handled some other government affairs, the busy day's work finally came to an end.

It's almost time to go to bed. The secretary was about to leave, but Shen Qingyuan stopped him unexpectedly.

"Secretary, inform the medical team to start treatment tonight."

The secretary asked in surprise: "It's half an hour before it's time to go to bed. There's not enough time."

Shen Qingyuan has never taken the initiative to break his work and rest schedule, but today, Shen Qingyuan planned to make an exception.

"Our fleet is about to return to the solar system, and there are too many things to deal with. Tomorrow's work cannot be delayed."

"The treatment requires anesthesia and I was told by the medical team that you will need at least a full day's rest."

"Let the makeup artist and the medical team handle it. I authorize them to use psychotropic agents. I have only one request. I must appear in public tomorrow with full energy and clear thinking."

The secretary's lips moved a few times, trying to persuade him, but finally gave up the idea. He knew that no one or anything could stop Shen Qingyuan's determination to push the fleet back to the solar system within the scheduled time. In order to achieve this goal, Shen Qingyuan can replace seven high-level government officials at once without hesitation. Now, Shen Qingyuan can also overdraft his own health without hesitation and allow the medical team to use harmful drugs on his body. Psychotropic agents.

When Shen Qingyuan came to the treatment room, the medical team was fully prepared. A doctor guided Shen Qingyuan to lie down on the hospital bed. After inhaling some gas, Shen Qingyuan completely lost consciousness.

At this moment, New Jupiter is orbiting in a biochemical experiment base with a high security level.

Wang Hao once again fell asleep. When the only conjecture that could become the truth was finally falsified, Wang Hao lost all the way forward. There was endless mist pouring out from ahead, completely shrouding Wang Hao inside.

"All the crew members of the Nimbus and Feiyan spacecrafts fell ill collectively. This has completely ruled out the factor of individual differences."

"Suffering from this disease in space, and the progression of the disease stops after returning to the Phoenix Galaxy, which means that the cause of the disease must be located in space."

"The target galaxies have completely different environments, which completely eliminates the possibility of galactic causes of disease."

"When all other factors are eliminated, contracting the disease during space navigation becomes the only possibility. And... if it is not caused by unknown radiation in space, what other possibility is there for the crew to be infected in space? What about illness?"

"None of the passengers of the Blue Danube spacecraft got sick. What's the reason? The experimental animals also didn't get sick. Is there any qualitative difference between the space coordinates where they are located and the Nimbus and Feiyan spacecrafts? Is it different?"

Unable to fall asleep for a long time, Wang Hao simply got up, opened the galaxy coordinate map on his computer, and began to mark different coordinate points on it, trying to find suspicious places. But no doubt was found, but a piece of news caught Wang Hao's attention.

"Astronomers announced that through joint observation data from seventeen observatories, they have determined that an interstellar dust cloud has moved to the same position as the Phoenix Galaxy and has most likely enveloped the Phoenix Galaxy. The size of the interstellar dust cloud is temporarily It’s impossible to be sure, but according to observatory staff, the dust cloud will not have any impact on us except causing the brightness of distant stars to slightly decrease..."