Earth Era

In the slightly cold morning breeze, Zhao Huasheng wrapped his clothes tightly and sat on the co-pilot of the car.

There was another high-level meeting this morning, even higher than yesterday's meeting. Not only the top leaders of the alliance will appear, but leaders of various departments and fields, and relevant scientists will also attend. This is a meeting to discuss "how human society should deal with this solar crisis". Because of his special status, Zhao Huasheng, an ordinary researcher, was also invited to attend. This is why Zhao Huasheng woke up early again today.

Monjo's driving skills are high. Under Mundzo's control, Zhao Huasheng once gave birth to the illusion that the family car he was riding in had been upgraded into a luxury car without knowing it. But this illusion didn't last for too long, or in other words, Zhao Huasheng's attention didn't stay on it for too long. Mengzhuo is a silent and rational man. Mengzhuo didn't speak, and Zhao Huasheng didn't speak either. Zhao Huasheng just put his eyes out of the car.

The bustling city is as usual. The influence brought about by the weird changes in temperature has not yet spread to the world of ordinary people. The people that Zhao Huasheng saw were still in a hurry as before, there were still snack trucks hawking on the street, and office workers were still crowded together waiting for the bus. At this moment, the sun is dim, but no one pays attention to the sun.

Zhao Huasheng had a strange thought in his mind.

"The entire huge human society is like a slow-moving, slow-feeling behemoth... It always responds slowly to external stimuli. When it really feels the harm that this change has brought to itself, it often And that’s when it’s irreversible.”

"However... Fortunately, human beings have the powerful tool of science. If we are still in the age of ignorance, I am afraid that we will not know what happened until we are finally extinct."

This idea was very weird, so Zhao Huasheng threw it out of his mind the next moment.

Meng Zhuo sent Zhao Huasheng to the door of the meeting room, and then waited outside. The meeting will start later.

"First of all, please let the scientific research department speak." The host of the meeting said.

The representative of the scientific research department is a highly respected stellar physicist. Originally, the representative of the scientific research department should belong to Li Qi, but Li Qi is no longer there.

"During this period of observation and research, we have not found any possible reasons for the decrease in solar radiation levels." The scientist said, "Although this is helpless, we have to say this. The only thing we can tell you One point is that the radiation level of the sun is still dropping - in the past twenty-four hours, it has dropped again by three thousandths. We don't know how far it will drop, and we don't know How long it will last, let alone whether the solar radiation level may increase to normal levels in the future, we don’t know anything. We can only advise everyone to be psychologically prepared for the worst.” said the scientist.

"What do you mean by the worst psychological preparation?" asked the old man who was the head of the alliance.

The scientist was silent for a moment, then replied: "The sun is completely extinguished."

"Please tell me the consequences of this situation, and the probability of it happening," the Führer said.

"Sorry, we can't estimate the odds that this might happen, we don't know anything." The scientist replied, "As for the consequences... do you know about Pluto? If the sun goes out, the earth will become about the same as Pluto. To that At that time, the surface temperature will drop to more than minus 200 degrees Celsius, all liquids will condense into solids, and all the gases that make up the atmosphere will solidify due to the extremely low temperature, falling from the sky to the surface, and the earth will lose all protective layers. Interstellar radiation and asteroids would bombard Earth freely...all life would be wiped out."

There was a buzz in the meeting room. The host of the meeting asked: "So, what is the recommended action for your scientific research department?"

"If it's possible..." The scientist hesitated, and then said: "Build a large number of shelters in the tropics, and bring all the people in the high latitude and temperate zones to the tropics. The insulation effect of the ocean and the atmosphere is limited after all. , the frigid and temperate regions will soon become unsuitable for human survival. If we humans are lucky and the sun situation does not continue to deteriorate, the tropics may still be more suitable for human survival. At the same time, we should devote the greatest energy to the process of new energy research and development Among them, if there is a breakthrough in controlled nuclear fusion, we can at least retain a little seed of human civilization."

"Also, I propose to carry out the latest solar observation plan. In the shortest possible time, launch the most and most advanced solar probes to the sun. When necessary, we will also carry out a manned observation plan. After all, only the first Find out what's going on with the sun so we can figure out how to save it."

The head of state looked at the representatives of the industrial and social sectors: "What do you think?"

The representative of the industrial department said: "Based on the current industrial foundation of our human civilization, we have the ability to build a large number of shelters near the tropics in a short period of time and to tilt all industrial resources to scientific research, as long as you order and allow us to stop all other non-essential constructions That’s fine. As for the possible social impact of stopping all other non-essential construction projects, this will be left to the social sector to study and solve.”

The representative of the social sector said: "There is no problem. We just have a suggestion. We suggest not to disclose the real situation of the current crisis to the public for the time being. Premature disclosure of the truth is likely to cause social riots, which is not conducive to the arrangement and implementation of follow-up plans."

A representative of the agricultural department interjected: "If rationing is implemented, our food reserves will be enough for all human beings to eat for three years. But after three years, we will face the risk of food shortage. Therefore, we request that part of the scientific research resources be allocated to agriculture. Inclining, we require scientific research departments to develop high cold-resistant grain varieties as soon as possible, as well as develop soilless cultivation and indoor cultivation technologies."

"This is what we should do," said a representative of the Agricultural Research Department of the Central Academy of Sciences.

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After the representatives of the scientists truthfully told the truth about the current crisis facing human civilization and put forward their appeals, the specific how to deal with it was handed over to the relevant departments for detailed discussion. The meeting was very long, and Zhao Huasheng had no say in these matters. Even Zhao Huasheng was able to attend this meeting because of his special status.

In the constant speeches and discussions, Zhao Huasheng's thoughts gradually drifted to the distance. Li Qi's shadow once again appeared in Zhao Huasheng's mind, the goodbye that Li Qi said before he died, and the last blank piece of paper left to him.

In Zhao Huasheng's thoughts, the ordinary white paper seemed to possess some kind of magical power suddenly. Although it was blank, it seemed to carry thousands of words that Li Qi wanted to say.

Li Qi knew everything, but Li Qi didn't say anything.

Zhao Huasheng knows that his identity is very special and that he is very important, but even Zhao Huasheng himself doesn't know what is special and important about him.

"Hello." At this moment, a young woman sitting next to Zhao Huasheng greeted Zhao Huasheng. Zhao Huasheng recovered from his fugue, nodded slightly to the young woman, and said, "Hello."

"My name is Li Wei, and I'm Li Qi's younger sister." The young woman said, "I'm currently working in the High Energy Laser Laboratory of the Institute of Optics under the Central Academy of Sciences of the Alliance. I heard my brother mention you. He said that you are a Very hardworking, very smart young man."

Li Wei's age this year will not be more than twenty-five years old. At the moment, she is sitting on the seat, so she can't tell her height, but Zhao Huasheng can tell that her figure is very slender. A delicate face paired with a head of smooth long hair looks very moving. It's just that Li Wei's eyes were slightly red and swollen, and even with makeup on, the redness and swelling could not be covered up.

Hearing what Li Wei said, Zhao Huasheng was also depressed, "Brother Li is a very good person, he takes good care of me."

"I heard that my brother drank with you on the last night before he died?" Li Wei asked.

"Yes." Zhao Huasheng nodded, "If I knew that he would have an accident that night... Even if it made him angry, I would stay with him all night."

Li Wei lowered her head, took out a tissue from her bag, and wiped her eyes lightly.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to blame you." After a while, Li Wei calmed down, "No one wants to see such an accident happen. It's just that I have some questions that I want to get answers from you."

"Please tell me," Zhao Huasheng said.

"My brother left you the only relic...is that a blank piece of paper? My brother also said that you can solve all our doubts?" Li Wei asked.

Zhao Huasheng was a little surprised, because Li Wei also knew about these highly confidential matters. But thinking of Li Wei's identity, Zhao Huasheng was relieved.

Zhao Huasheng nodded and confirmed these things.

Li Wei looked away from Zhao Huasheng, and her thoughts seemed to drift far away: "I understand my brother...he is a person with strong planning and self-discipline. As long as I can remember, I don't remember him doing Anything meaningless. So... I believe my brother's last words. He must have his own reasons for choosing to do this. I have a hunch that in this solar crisis, our human All efforts will fail, and the ultimate hope, as my brother said, lies in you."

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