Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

"It's almost the same. I have calculated and adjusted this parameter repeatedly. According to the current structure, I have corrected it tens of thousands of times using AI."

Li Chu looked tiredly at the digital parameters on a panel. In front of him was a huge metal space. Four pillar-like towers towered in this huge cave. The towers were hundreds of meters high.

There are black spherical objects on the top of the tower. It took ten years to build the solar launch tower. Using this light and shadow material, Jean and the others have completed a small-scale solar simulation experiment.

It's just that it's only the initial experimental stage, and there are still a lot of problems that need to be overcome. Deguna and Jean jumped off the tower, and Tang Rao asked worriedly.

"How was the final check?"

Gene said after lighting a cigarette.

"It's totally fine."

Deguna seemed a little tired. They had been working without sleep for nearly several months and finally completed the final steps, but for them, this was just the beginning.

Guyi is still looking at the model of the sun's core. It has been nearly 30 years since he constructed this sun model using light and shadow materials to the finished product.

The difficulty of this kind of work is really too huge for them. There are a lot of astronomical numbers that need to be calculated, and a lot of complex material problems that need to be solved. Fortunately, light and shadow materials have helped them solve this problem.

The problem of solar energy can also be effectively solved thanks to light and shadow substances.

The first step of the artificial sun has begun. The next most complicated thing is controllable nuclear fusion. This problem is based on many methods deduced by AI. Gene and the others can only slowly study it by combining AI with themselves.

Jean and the others have not interfered with matters on the grassland for a long time, because they do not have any energy to care about matters on the grassland. Although Monica will come over from time to time and talk to them, compared to the situation on the grassland, Jean and the others What I care more about is the solar tower in front of me.

The temperature is still dropping. If the sun can no longer shine on this land in the next half century, mankind will definitely perish.

Although many people don't feel anything now, it's just because the current construction scale of cities and towns is relatively large, but these buildings will always age one day, and the lowering temperature will one day sweep through all human towns.

By then it will be too late to think of a solution. When the low temperature begins to erode human society, it will not give humans a chance to breathe. In addition, the monsters that keep approaching will be slow, but it is only a matter of time before they get close to humans.

Jean went to fight those monsters in detail. Some monsters are very powerful in combat, and they have no life, no fear of death, and no pain.

A strong and warm human sanctuary is the ultimate means to continue human civilization.

Today's test is very important. Everyone worked hard for several months to complete it. Gene put away his smile and came to Ellie's side, holding her shoulder and comforting her.

"It's okay. Even if we fail, we still have time."

The one who has changed the most over the years is Deguna. Everyone else is basically the same as they were decades ago. Deguna is only fourteen or fifteen years old and looks like a young girl, but she is the oldest among them all. .

"Move quickly."

As Deguna said, Gu Yi and Tang Rao went to the console opposite the tower and began to debug the launch data.

Witte sat quietly aside. In the past few months, they had discussed it countless times. Basically, all the available knowledge was used. With the addition of AI deduction, this huge and unknown year and month will be available. The results of the project have made them exhausted.

Although they can continue working without sleep or food, mental fatigue is now the norm.

"Hope everything goes well."

Rose muttered, and Li Chu laughed.

"It can't be successful from the beginning. If it were successful from the beginning, we wouldn't need to spend so much brainpower on research."

Rose glared at Li Chu unhappily. This was the work of eight people who had worked hard, but the possibility of failure was very high.

The reason why humans are not recruited is that the whole system engineering team wants to form a team. It is difficult to complete without ten years of education, and the education process must be accompanied by practice.

It is too time-consuming to cultivate high-end technical talents, and they cannot stop to do so, so they can only bite the bullet and do it.

"It's time to start."

Deguna said, and with a violent roar, the ceiling at the top of the cave opened little by little, revealing the gray sky.

Tang Rao glanced at the watch at hand and said.

"10:23 am, 04 seconds."

Gu Yi pressed the button, and with bursts of violent sizzling sounds, white electric sparks flashed on the four black balls. All eight people put on black goggles.

There are more and more electric sparks on the black ball, and gradually turn into white light. The light starts to get brighter and brighter, and the energy is constantly gathering on the transmitter.

At this time, accompanied by a violent rumbling sound, the stone on the cave wall rolled down, there was a loud bang, and four white rays of light shot straight into the sky.

The whole world seemed to fall into daylight for a moment, but soon there were traces of scorch on one of the launch pads, and immediately after the smoke started to appear, applause appeared on the other three workstations.

Everything stopped in an instant. The skin of the eight people was burned, part of their clothes were melting, and the indoor temperature reached 1,000 degrees in an instant.

The scorching air was cooling down, and the eight people's skin began to recover little by little.

Until the indoor temperature returned to normal, the eight people looked helplessly at the four blackened launch pads. In an instant, Tang Rao kicked the base of the console in anger, denting the console.

"Don't do that. It will be very difficult to repair."

Gu Yi said hurriedly. The eight people took off their eyepieces. The first launch experiment failed completely.

After a period of inspection, it was found that many of the internal circuits of the four launch pads were burned out and most of the internal components were damaged. Everything had to be started over. Fortunately, the launch pads were made of light and shadow materials, so it was quick to rebuild them and build them again.

"The launch of Mingmi using miniature models has improved. What is the problem?"

Deguna sighed, and Gene laughed.

"The toy model and the built launch pad are completely different. Although the working principle is the same, the energy that needs to be withstood and the related materials that can withstand the energy will be unstable."

Gene's words explained the reason for the failure very well. Li Chu adjusted all the values ​​​​at the time of launch. Everyone came over and started to watch.

Sure enough, many values ​​showed abnormal values ​​just after the launch, completely exceeding the normal range.

"There is absolutely no way. Even the AI ​​needs to calculate for a long time before it can know what value has the problem. We have to work backwards. I am not sleeping for such a huge calculation work, and it will take several days to know the result."

Everyone looked at Li Chu, and he said reluctantly.

"I understand, let me calculate the values ​​first, and then you can slowly analyze the error interval and the correct interval."

"Call it off, take a rest, let's walk around the town and change our mood."

Rose said, Li Chu did not intend to continue working, and the results of several months were wiped out in just over 10 seconds.

Such failure is normal, but at the same time it is unacceptable. From the beginning of this project research to the beginning of the experiment, they have put in too much effort.

The eight people stepped out of the base. Everything in the surrounding town was normal, and there were some new buildings. Moreover, the town was colorful and no longer a single color.

"Really, how could it be such a failure? I need to take a good rest for a week."

Deguna said, and others also agreed. Many people bowed when they saw them.

Gene pulled Ellie and separated from the others. They hadn't walked outside for a long time, but there were many more buildings outside, only four or five kilometers away from them.

"That kid has come to see you many times, Gene."

Ellie said, Gene nodded, he knew that Ellie was talking about Monica.

"She has been quite unhappy recently."

Ellie said helplessly.

"Maybe something bad happened."

Gene nodded and said.

"I've heard her complain to some extent that the current Special Investigation Bureau has begun to become corrupt."

Ellie frowned slightly. She naturally knew why this happened. This was a real human being.

Gene laughed. He knew very well in his heart that during the period when they did not appear, the people from the Special Investigation Bureau were probably deeply tied to the family, and now all the rights were in the hands of the family.

But it's very stable now, and nothing they can do will help.

The two of them left the town all the way and came to the edge of the bare mountain forest. Some dead trees could still be seen before, but now they have been almost chopped down.

"Actually, I hear a lot of sounds, Gene."

Ellie muttered and Gene nodded. No one knew what to say about Ellie's extremely special ability.

"Everyone is living a very miserable and depressing life. If this continues, another doomsday will eventually come."

Gene took out a cigarette and didn't answer. Ellie continued.

"Can't we do something?"

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Jean shook his head.

"We can't do anything at the moment, things have to be prioritized."

As soon as Jean finished speaking, a red light came quickly toward them not far away. As soon as Monica landed, she walked over angrily.

"What on earth are you studying? Do you really not care about everything?"

Just as Ellie was about to speak, Gene stopped her and signaled her not to explain.

"What we are studying has nothing to do with you, Monica. I hope you can do your job well."

Monica stared at Gene angrily.

"Everyone just saw that white light. I don't care what you are studying, please go and see what is going on in the town!"

Gene asked.

"Can we solve the problem by going and taking a look?"

Monica was furious. The town was already in despair. Many tragic things happened every day. Ordinary people were just cattle and horses of the family. The family could do whatever they wanted and no one could stop it.

The Special Investigation Bureau has been reduced to a lackey of the family. They are no longer able to carry out some fair and just measures like in the past. Everything they do is for the family.

People who want to join the Special Investigation Bureau are doing it to gain power, and no one wants to do anything. This kind of society looks terrible to Monica.

"Can you think of a way, Gene?"

Monica said in an almost pleading tone, and Gene shook his head.

"Even though the tree is rotting, it's still standing tall, and that's all you need to know."

Monica asked as she looked at Jean in shock.

"Then when the trees fall, no one can stop them."

Gene nodded.

"The general environment is like this. If you don't want to see it, just choose to leave or join, choose one of the two."

Monica laughed, and she turned around to leave. The last bit of hope had disappeared, when Allie walked over and took Monica's hand.

"We're working on artificial suns."

Monica turned around in shock, and Ally pointed to the sky in the distance and said.

"This morning is the beginning of the experiment. We will still be very busy in the future. If you want to know, follow me."

Jean sighed helplessly.

"Don't tell anyone, this is our top secret."

Although Monica knew that the gods must know something extremely threatening, so they wanted to research it desperately.

Soon Monica was brought to the main control room of the base, and Ally played some videos to her. Monica was shocked to see the creatures and tentacle-like plants in the videos.

"Their only weakness is light. If there is no light, humans will definitely encounter the impact of these monsters in the future."

Monica was extremely shocked at this moment, as well as the temperature changes in an area on the side. In the towns where humans now live, the temperature during the day is about 15 to 20 degrees, and it reaches a minimum of 3 degrees at night.

But it was already below zero in other places, and such coldness would take away everything. Monica recalled the heavy snowfall in her childhood.

Gene handed Monica a cigarette and then said.

"How many brains do you think we have? Do we still have time to deal with the misery you are talking about? How much energy do we have? We are not omnipotent. These things can only be handled by you. The reason why we give you the right is Is it just for you to show off or enjoy? Do you remember, I made it very clear from the beginning that your job is to maintain the stability of this grassland."

Monica lowered her head, clenching her fists, and Gene continued.

"How you maintain stability is your business, Monica. Do we have to do these things ourselves? Why does your power exist?"

Monica nodded, lit the cigarette, and smiled helplessly.

"Either wait for total annihilation, or slowly kill some people until the sun rises? It's really a difficult and cruel choice."