Rebirth 2009: Synthetic God

Shanghai, smart building.

Zhou Rui held the tablet, even though he had watched this video many times.

Gan Yuan said: "Mr. Zhou, according to your request, I have created hundreds of new websites at home and abroad to prevent the foundation's official website from being attacked and shut down, and freed up many of the group's server power to ensure that they can operate smoothly, but it still seems not enough. .The speed of information dissemination exceeded expectations from the beginning..."

Her tone was a bit strange: "The following people reported that some new websites had just been launched, and hundreds of thousands of people poured into them before they were even announced on the 'True History Foundation'."

Zhou Rui nodded and said: "Is it so fierce? Then increase the intensity."

In addition to the endorsement of his leader Zhou and his own popularity, the reason for such an outrageous effect was that, more importantly, he used starlight for the first time.

Designate this event as his advocacy event, and then use a star to enhance its communication power.

Zhou Rui threw the tablet aside and said: "Although there is a little hiccup, we still have our own work. I am going to Wanhu Base. Today is the time for the experimental payload of the 'Toad Palace Project' to land on the moon. I have to Come and have a look, and contact me anytime if you have any questions.”

"Okay, Mr. Zhou."

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At California Institute of Technology, Hanson Doyle's alma mater, a group of students sat quietly in the classroom, staring intently.

But they were not in class, but watching a video together. The professor changed today's lecture plan and broadcast the shocking news that was spreading wildly on the Internet.

In the screen, Hanson Doyle held up several printed photos and said:

"We re-selected the astronauts and selected the most loyal, most patriotic, best able to understand the significance of the Cold War and keep secrets, not the best."

"We reorganized the data, and with the lessons learned from the Soviet space department, we knew how to make a lie look reasonable based on the data."

"Most things are real, but not that real. For example, the Saturn V is real, but its power is not that strong. The Apollo 11 lunar module is also real, but it is not that complete and cannot be really sent. Moon"

"Space suits, space food, space materials. We have been working hard for ten years to achieve this goal. Many things have been 70% completed, but the last 30% is often the most difficult, and now... they can all be ignored."

"We have a basic understanding of the moon, and the lunar probe brought back a lot of data and images, which assisted us in making more 'reasonable' fabrications and adaptations, and also simulated the lunar soil."

"We even decided to conduct a live TV broadcast. Although there was no prior knowledge of this technology, when a hundred perfectly woven lies were put together, adding one more stone seemed nothing. Executives from the top even said that any problem would be overwhelming. propaganda machine to cover up.”

"The worst-case scenario is that together with the Soviet Union, all the aerospace achievements of the past ten years are destroyed. In fact, this is even more beneficial to us, because the Soviet Union is more advanced. As for credibility, in the context of the Cold War, Worthless."

Hansen took another sip of coffee, probably because the coffee was getting less and less bitter, and some residue exploded in his mouth.

"I enjoyed it at the beginning because I also knew that the Apollo program was not only aerospace research, but also one of the most important parts of the Cold War. For the victory of the United States, I was willing to do some things that went against my principles. Of course, my principles Time doesn’t matter, I’m just a deputy.”

"It's just that as preparations become more and more complete, even the Soviet aerospace department has been completely controlled and is only waiting for us to put on a 'big show'. I suddenly feel empty. In fact, we have a chance. As long as we have another ten years, we can really send people to the moon. Whether it is the first country of mankind or not, it will be a huge achievement."

"As for the last thing, everyone has already guessed it. There is a secret underground base in the center of the Nevada desert. It was built to prevent nuclear war. It is an absolute top secret. The truth has long been guessed, but there is no evidence. There is no one like me."

"We completed all the filming there. Professionals checked over and over again, frame by frame, to see if there were any holes. Of course, because no one had actually been there, we just relied on past research. These things will eventually evolve with human technology. The development will become "suspicious", but I still believed that even if it was faked this time, we would still be able to go to the moon and become the first human being after winning the Cold War. "

"Then we launched the Saturn V, and tens of millions of people witnessed it on TV, and then Apollo 11 orbited the earth for a few days, but there were actually no astronauts on it, because there were too many fake things, and we couldn't ensure them. Safety."

"In the end, it was just a play. Part of the live broadcast and part of the pre-recorded video together completed a pioneering work in human history, in every sense."

"Actually, doubts arose from the very beginning. Almost the day after the 'moon landing' was completed, many media began to question our authenticity. After all, the technical gap between the performance before and after was not the slightest bit, and the format of the live broadcast was also incredible. At that time, many The family doesn’t even have a color TV set.”

"But as the supervisor said, any doubts will be washed away by the powerful propaganda machine. Maybe even who captured Berlin will become a question many years later, not to mention that it is very far away from ordinary people, and there is no way to do it without certain scientific literacy. The 'Moonshot' of Understanding."

"Doubts were eventually overshadowed by carnival and praise. We conquered the moon and the earth."

"Of course the top Soviet officials would find this unbelievable. They immediately summoned their aerospace scientists to inquire about the matter. However, these people who had been given fatal clues could only weave prepared lies to the leader who had no scientific concept. Some of the contents even That's what we provide

"In addition, the Soviet Union also lost interest in the hugely expensive moon landing plan at that time. The budget may be reduced as a result. Under the combined effect of many conditions, the Soviet Union's doubts only lasted for a short period of time. In the end, the volume of doubts was not even heard. Native American High”

"As for other countries, IMHO, most of them were not qualified to express academic opinions on this at that time. They were too far behind, and at most they could only discuss it among the people."

"I would like to add that in the following decades, the Soviet aerospace sector did not get rid of this control. They continued to provide Soviet aerospace technology, and we also gave them generous monetary rewards, including cooperation with the International Space Station. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, most of these people came to the United States, and of course their final fate was tragic.”

Hanson Doyle became increasingly tired, as if he might die at any time.

Many people around the world who watched the video were worried that the old man would die on the screen before he could finish telling his story.

No, this may not be a story, but a history

Hansen took a breath and continued:

"This is about the causes and consequences of the Apollo 11 moon landing, but its story is far from over."

"After tasting the sweetness and confirming that the Soviet Union was misfiring, the participants immediately became more courageous. The worst did not happen, but things developed in the best direction. Everyone was full of merits, and everyone was praised by the country. He is loved by everyone, he is a guest wherever he goes, and his bonus is enough for an ordinary worker to work hard for half a lifetime, so why should he stop?”

“Scientific fraud is like a curse, addictive to everyone who breaks the rules, and ultimately punishes everyone.”

"It's very similar to the Soviet aerospace department. After the first time, there will be a second time. It becomes more and more unstoppable. The outside world's expectations are getting higher and higher, and our fraud is becoming more and more fake."

"We began to bring back hundreds of kilograms of lunar soil, let astronauts drive mountain bikes on the moon, conduct so-called scientific research activities on the moon, and then fabricated a lot of results based on calculations during the last few 'lunar landings' , this is more like a commercial activity. NASA can recover billions of dollars in costs just by selling toys and models, or authorizing certain manufacturers to use logos, and those astronauts are even more generous in endorsement fees.”

"But the farce will eventually come to an end. Gradually we are facing a situation similar to that of the Soviet Union a few years ago. There is no room for us to continue to 'perform'. The next step seems to be the only thing of 'building a moon base' that can continue to tell the story. The difficulty of falsifying this matter will increase exponentially, and the truth will eventually be exposed one day."

"So in 1972, after the Apollo 17 mission was completed, we suspended the 'Moon Landing Plan' on the grounds that there was no more value. Then we quickly sealed all the contents, and all the information in everyone's hands was taken back and destroyed, just shredded. Hundreds of machines have been worn out."

"Some older plan members chose to retire. They took their generous pensions to South America or some mountain resort, but intermittently, I heard news that many people died unexpectedly."

"I'm not sure if they were also killed because their conscience revealed any bad tendencies, but I have always been wary of this, so I prepared some safe houses very early, and the place I am in now is one of them. one"

Hanson Doyle smiled helplessly:

"Because I was still young, I was only 32 years old at the time, so I stayed at NASA. The goal I set for myself at the beginning was...'Okay, there is no need to compete now. The Soviet Union has also given up on lunar exploration. We can think If we really complete those unfinished technologies and then return to the moon, we will still become the first country to reach the moon."

"But fraud is like a curse. It hovers over the American aerospace industry and NASA. Because we have gone too far in the past, any truly down-to-earth project related to the moon looks like a major technological regression, just like It’s like a man who was once invincible suddenly turned into a bedwetting baby overnight.”

"A small number of people in the bureau who knew the truth at that time warned me that the Cold War had not yet ended and our abnormal behavior of technological regression would only make the world suspicious again. Since it was a game that had already been won and a medal was won, there was no need to expose myself again. Cheating, if I have any plans, at least wait until the Cold War is completely over."

"So, I waited until I was fifty. Secretly, I did not give up. The slow research and design of the 'Eye of Artemis' alone was my life's work. I almost completed its main design work alone. 'In the beginning, it was called 'The Waiter'."

Hansen fumbled for a moment, and then took out a thick stack of manuscripts from outside the camera. The edges were already yellowed and curled, and it contained the early design of "The Waiting Man".

Of course, this is less than one tenth. He will send these things to the "True History Foundation" together.

"But after the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, new problems emerged. The older generation of astronauts died or left, and I have become an old man in the field of aerospace, but the curse has not been eliminated. Because of the brilliance of the "Apollo Project", the latecomers are equivalent to standing on a non-existent step. No matter what they do, they will be regressed, and no matter how they do it, they will be questioned. So the more they fear, the more stagnant and backward they become."

"In my opinion, the only plan that has been established after the 1990s is the exploration of Mars. We used the technology of our unmanned exploration of the moon, but this is the wrong route. Mars is too far away. There is no reason to turn a blind eye to the moon and discuss the construction of Mars. But the moon has become a roadblock for the US aerospace industry and is an untouchable existence."

"Time and too much messy information have turned lies into consensus. Those latecomers really believe in the "manned moon landing", even if they can't find any information in the bureau and can't learn any wisdom. Even some of the technologies we actually did were banned for fear of "exposure."

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At this time, Kennedy Space Center. The big screen was still playing a dead picture. It was the content sent back by the "Eye of Artemis", but not even a pixel moved, like a lifeless photo.

It had lost its chance, and NASA had subjectively given up on this lunar probe.

The command center was also silent.

Because the staff who stayed here were also watching this earth-shattering video.

The fat white man with natural curly hair never closed his mouth.. Every word of Hansen shocked him.

"So this is the truth. Oh my God, I have worked in the bureau for ten years. I always thought it was because I was not qualified to check the manned lunar landing data!"

A colleague on the side said angrily: "I heard that you were the last person to see Hansen. Why did he do this! He is betraying the United States! He should take this secret into the coffin!"

The fat man with natural curly hair was furious: "Why did he leave with a lie! Do you know that he will devote his life to the American lunar exploration project? What qualifications do you have to blame him!"

Thinking of what the doctor said to him, the corners of the eyes of the natural curly hair were a little wet.

(Late-stage liver cancer. He should have died a long time ago! He was holding on with willpower! You shouldn't have let him go!)

Just when the situation was tense, someone suddenly pointed at the screen and exclaimed: "Look! What is that! The screen seems to move!"

Everyone turned to look.

"Impossible! The 'Eye of Artemis' has no power! Maybe it's a meteorite!"

But on the big screen, there were indeed a few pixels moving in the distance.

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"In the past decade or so, when a stronger and faster-rising opponent than the Soviet Union appeared, NASA gradually became serious, but the curse of those decades is not so easy to eliminate."

"Science is the fairest. Everyone must seek truth from facts. Any cheating may seem easy, but in fact it has already marked the price. Our generation once took shortcuts, but this shortcut has become a roadblock for those who come after us."

For some reason, Hansen Doyle's tone was much more relaxed.

He smiled and said to the camera:

"I will submit this video to the 'True History Foundation', along with the many pieces of evidence I have quietly collected and restored over the past few decades. Maybe someone will ask me why I do this. Why not let the United States retain its dignity and let the secret remain a secret forever?"

"The reason is very simple."

"All aerospace practitioners around the world, students who aim to do this, or just amateurs, I have good news for you."

The old man's smile became brighter and brighter, and his voice became louder and louder:

"The moon! The moon, which has been with the earth for 4.46 billion years, is still a 'virgin land'. It is still waiting for the arrival of the first human, and even! It is still waiting for the first human creation to bring back 'lunar soil' !”

“I originally thought that I would be the one to achieve this, so that I could fulfill my lifelong dream and die without regrets, but now, I have no regrets either!”

“I want to sweep away the ‘curse’ of the wanderer that has been hovering in the sky for decades for all American aerospace practitioners, all students who have not yet graduated, and all future scientific researchers!”

“From today on! You can catch up without any burden, and no longer be afraid of comparing with a non-existent ‘predecessor’.”

“Even if we are already behind, even if many honors will be taken away by others, we must keep our feet on the ground! One step at a time! Take a small step first, and then another small step!”

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The moon, an endless gray surface.

The Sea of ​​Rains.

The lonely and quiet “Eye of Artemis” probe maintains the appearance when it landed on the moon, with only two cameras working.

In the distance, a strange thing is approaching.

It has a scratched, gray metal surface, and a five-pointed star-like structure, which gives it "hands", "feet" and a "head". It is several dozen centimeters tall, like a "little man".

An umbilical cord-like power cord connects from its center to the back, which is even more tattered than it, and it is almost unrecognizable. It seems to be the chassis and solar panels of a lunar rover.

"Wu Gang" slowly came to the "Eye of Artemis" and looked curiously at the man-made object in front of him that was out of tune with the moon. It had been wandering on the moon for three years. It couldn't even receive instructions from the ground space agency because the communicator was on "Yutu", and Yutu only had a few wheels and solar panels.

It became a "wild" device. The earth couldn't contact it or monitor it, but it still moved aimlessly on the moon according to the last instruction it received.

It was just that after a long time of wandering, "Wu Gang" seemed to have gradually changed a little bit, and his behavior had more "consciousness".

It itself was not sure.

When he came to the "Eye of Artemis", Wu Gang was stunned for a moment and found that the front track had been lowered, but a door was only opened a crack and seemed to be stuck.

Wu Gang climbed up silently and kicked the door directly.

It may not even realize that it has an inexplicable obsession, which is to "kick the door"..

God knows why.

It once kicked through the back door of Yutu, and today it kicked open the door of "Eye of Artemis".

The door of the warehouse opened, and a brand new lunar rover lay quietly inside.

"Ceryne" waited for its destined

new owner.

A few minutes later, regardless of how many people in the Kennedy Command Center roared in anger, Wu Gang dismantled many of "Ceryne"'s equipment, pulled a wire, and pulled it down.

As for why he had to dismantle things, it was because this guy seemed to move on his own just now as if he had received an order.

Still want to run?

So Wu Gang destroyed the communicator and some things that it didn't know what they were.

It took a fancy to "Ceryne's" solar panels and wheels, and wanted to replace them on Yutu. Yutu provided less and less electricity.

This also made "Ceryne", who had no chance to set foot on the moon, leave wheel marks on the moon in another way.

Wu Gang was a little dazed at the two lunar rovers. There were some emergency maintenance command packages stored in them, but it was the first time to use them, and there was no guidance from the earth, so it was a "headache".

Suddenly, "Wu Gang" raised his head and looked upward.

There were many more visitors in the dark universe.

One after another, huge 20-sided man-made objects flew past at high speed from above, and went to the far end of the moon.

That was the experimental payload launched by the "Chan Gong Project".

When these icosahedrons passed above Wu Gang, it realized that they seemed to be its own kind.

So it simply pulled two lunar rovers, changed direction, and chased the landing point.

With endless energy

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"This video, and the evidence I have collected and reproduced over the past few decades, will be submitted to the 'True History Foundation'."

"They have enough energy to make this matter public, and 'Rui Zhou' has enough wisdom to distinguish the true from the false. By the way, I want to apologize to 'Rui Zhou'. Some of my previous remarks were not my original intention."

"As for my location. No need to look for it anymore. When you see this video, I may have left this world."

Late at night, on an unmanned desert road, an old and thin figure, wearing a heavy field jacket, was driving an off-road vehicle.

On the passenger seat, his own video was playing.

Hansen Doyle, who everyone was frantically looking for, was speeding forward in the dark.

He murmured, "I'm not dead yet... I'm almost there."

Hansen looked at the professional GPS device, then turned the steering wheel and drove into the deserted desert.

The violent turbulence made his thin body feel suffocating pain, and he could only bite his lips to hold on.

In this way, after more than half an hour, he finally arrived at his destination.

Turn off the lights, turn off the engine, and get out of the car.

Hansen took a last look at the GPS device and confirmed his location.

"It's here. The changes are really big. Have they completely leveled this place? Even the highway has been demolished."

If there are photographers who shoot from a unique angle, they will find that this place is similar to many scenes of the Apollo moon landing.

Hansen searched around, and it was obvious that he couldn't find the entrance to the underground. I'm afraid it has been sealed by cement. There is no physical strength left, and the breathing is like a broken bellows.

So he just sat down in the sand.

Falling backwards, just looking at the starry sky.

The starry sky in the desert is always beautiful, like a galaxy.

Seventy years ago, he also dreamed of studying aerospace because he watched the stars on the roof of his house for a night.

However, soon, Hansen found that his vision began to blur and he could no longer see the bright galaxy..

"Damn, even if it's the last time, I really want to see it."

He felt his strength was fading quickly, his limbs were gradually stiffening, and even his breathing was gradually stagnating.

He used the last bit of time to adjust the angle of his neck

"Okay, I may not be able to see the stars, but at least I can see the moon."

"So beautiful."