Earth Era

"How long will the entire plan take?"

Huang Yuan said: "We divided this plan into three stages. The first stage is to manufacture a planetary accelerator and lay it on the equator of the two planets to change their orbits. This stage can be divided into two smaller ones. The first stage is the design, manufacture and installation of the planetary accelerator, which is expected to take at least fifty years. The second stage is to push the planet to change its orbit, which is expected to take about fifteen years.

The second phase of the work is to wait for the final fusion of the planets, during which time the planetary accelerator will be dismantled, modified, and laid again above the equator of the brown dwarf after the brown dwarf is formed. The process is expected to take two decades.

The third stage is the final activation of the stellar accelerator, carrying our civilization out of the Bread Nebula. Based on the current observational data, combined with the mutual motion data of the Phoenix Galaxy and the Bread Nebula, at the beginning of the third stage, the shortest total distance from the Phoenix Galaxy to beyond the Bread Nebula is about twenty light years. We will continue to accelerate the brown dwarf, but it will still take about 2,200 years to travel the twenty light-year distance.

There are three stages in total, taking a total of about 2,300 years. Our generation, and even the next generation, will not be able to see the final results. "

After Huang Yuan finished speaking, the expressions of the participants were different. But at this moment, everyone was shocked by the magnitude of this plan.

Artificially pushing the fusion of two planets to create a star, artificially changing the orbit and speed of the star, taking more than two thousand years to push it to sail over a distance of up to twenty light years, these contents can no longer be considered simply To describe it as huge, it should be called crazy.

"Führer, this is the plan that our Scientific Planning Committee believes is the safest. At least, it is more feasible than waiting for a breakthrough in illusory basic science. If we implement this plan, we will be able to achieve it in less than a hundred years. If in If we make some technological breakthroughs during the voyage, the voyage time may be shortened."

Huang Yuan was confident enough to obtain Shen Qingyuan's permission. The reason is simple. Under the current circumstances, executing this plan is the best choice, bar none. Especially when the third stage arrives, during that long period of more than two thousand years, research on basic science can still continue. This means that this plan is the most fundamental guarantee. If you are lucky, this time will be shortened, but even if you are unlucky, human civilization can always continue and break through the blockade of the Bread Nebula.

Moreover, now that the new economic reform policy has begun to be implemented, the implementation of this plan will no longer increase the burden on the people. It could start executing simply by redirecting resources otherwise devoted to basic scientific research toward the program.

Shen Qingyuan looked at Zhao Yang: "What do you think?"

Zhao Yang said: "I agree with the implementation of the plan."

"Lei Zhen?"

"I agree."

"I agree."

Except for Huang Yuan, a total of ten political committee members all expressed their support. After thinking again, Shen Qingyuan finally nodded: "Very good, let's start implementing this plan. Huang Yuan, you did a good job, you did not disappoint me."

There was a tremor in Huang Yuan's voice: "Führer, please rest assured."

"From now on, the Government Affairs Committee will also serve as the Resource Coordination Committee. Huang Yuan, which departments you need to cooperate can be put forward at the meeting, and different committee members will go to coordinate. The current tasks of the government are to cooperate with , mainly coordinate the project. And, please plan and announce this matter. It has been silent for too long, and our civilization needs a piece of good news to stimulate it. "

Shen Qingyuan glanced at the political committee members again and calmly said those two words: "The meeting is dismissed."

Shen Qingyuan did not change his hibernation plan because of the emergence of this plan. Shen Qingyuan knew that he had to hold on for at least another eighty-five years before he could let go until the voyage truly began. He could sense that dissatisfaction with the new economic reform policy was still brewing in society, and only if he was alive and still firmly in power could this plan be ensured to be executed smoothly. If he dies early, then this plan will most likely come to nothing.

This blockbuster news was finally announced in major media, and it immediately aroused a strong response. Suddenly, concepts such as planetary fusion, brown dwarfs, and super accelerators have become the most mentioned words recently. Shen Qingyuan once again entered hibernation at this time.

Xinghui Group Headquarters.

Zhou Yueshan looked at a report in front of him, his face full of solemnity.

"The Messenger Project has been approved and is about to be implemented? Fusion of two planets, artificially creating a brown dwarf, and then accelerating it to escape the Bread Nebula? Are these scientists crazy?"

Zhou Yueshan knew that the reality had pushed him to the edge of the cliff and he had to make a choice. With the step-by-step implementation of the messenger plan, the capital scale of Xinghui Group, which focuses on real estate, will gradually shrink, eventually falling from a top large group company to a second- or even third-rate company.

In fact, on the first day this news appeared, Xinghui Group's share price plummeted 9%, and Zhou Yueshan saw no hope of a rebound in the share price.

Capital is the most profit-seeking. Even if the messenger plan is just a concept at the moment and there is still a long way to go before it can actually be implemented and succeed, just such a hope is enough to make Xinghui Group irreversible.

After closing the news interface, a message popped up: "Mr. Zhou, there is a guest named Li who wants to visit you. Do you want to see him?"

Zhou Yueshan's expression changed several times, and finally he gritted his teeth and said, "Bring him to see me."

During this period of time, Advisor Li visited him several times, but he never really made up his mind. Now it seems that the time has come for me to make a choice.

Consultant Li still looked fat. As soon as he came in, he smiled heartily: "Mr. Zhou, hello, hello. I haven't seen you for a month, but your energy is still so strong."

Zhou Yueshan forced out a smile, walked over with a smile and shook hands with Consultant Li: "Both each other. Why did you come to see me?"

The secretary had quietly left and closed the door. From now on, the conversation between the two will only be known by the two of them and will not reach the ears of any third person.

"Mr. Zhou, you are asking knowingly." Consultant Li smiled, "You won't tell me that you haven't seen the message yet, right? Messenger plan, haha, the brown dwarf hasn't appeared yet, and people have already It’s really crazy to have a name for it.”

"Oh, you're talking about this. The messenger plan is indeed crazy, but it seems very feasible. Our civilization finally has hope."

Advisor Li's eyes flashed, and he said with a half-smile: "Mr. Zhou, whether this is a good thing for our civilization is still debatable, but I'm afraid it's not very good for you. I noticed that today alone, The total assets of Xinghui Group have shrunk by a full nine percent, what do you think of this matter?"

Zhou Yueshan spread his hands: "The capital market is like this. Any news may affect people's judgment and eventually be reflected in the stock price."

"Oh? In this case, Mr. Zhou, don't you want to change the situation? I am here to visit you in accordance with Mr. Nickel's wishes. I hope that Mr. Zhou can also show sincerity."

Looking at Consultant Li's half-smiling face, Zhou Yueshan gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "What kind of sincerity do you want?"

The smile on Consultant Li's face gradually disappeared, and his voice became serious.

“The first and second phases of the Messenger Plan will last almost a hundred years. This means that the current economic model will continue for another hundred years, and people will suffer for another hundred years. And, even if the third stage arrives, it does not mean that the suffering will end. You should know that 99% of the energy supply of our civilization at the current stage comes from fusion fuel mined on the two planets. Once the two planets After merging into brown dwarfs, can we continue to extract energy from them as conveniently as before?"

Zhou Yueshan remained silent.

"Energy shortage will run through the entire third stage and will last for more than two thousand years. During this period, even if the economic reform plan is stopped, the people will still be in misery. This means, Public opinion's support for Mr. Nickel will not diminish with the arrival of the Messenger Plan."

Zhou Yueshan remained silent. Consultant Li said calmly: "So far, the largest energy companies in civilization have transferred at least 20% of their equity to the Locke Charitable Foundation. Some other large consortiums with real estate as their main assets have also cooperated with our fund. The meeting has initially reached an intention to cooperate. Mr. Zhou, this is your last chance to make a choice. If you still reject me this time, I will not visit you again."

Zhou Yueshan gritted his teeth and said, "Tell me your plan."

Advisor Li smiled and said: "Our plan is very simple. At this stage, we just need to find a way to make the messenger plan impossible to execute."

"The Messenger Plan has been approved by Shen Qingyuan, how can you prevent the execution of the plan?"

Consultant Li looked steadily into Zhou Yueshan's eyes. At this moment, this short and fat man actually exuded a strong oppressive aura: "This is not a problem that you should be concerned about. All you need to do is to ask our Locke The charitable foundation provides financial support, and we will naturally do the rest.”

Zhou Yueshan's expression changed several times, and finally he nodded heavily: "Okay, I'll join."