The Science Fiction World of Xueba

The Wallfacer Project Hearing is an official channel for the United Nations Planetary Defense Council to communicate with the Wallfacers.

Hearings can be initiated by the United Nations Planetary Defense Council, or initiated by Wallfacers, to exchange views on issues related to the Wallfacer project.

According to the original plan, the United Nations will convene several wall-facers to hold a formal hearing of the wall-facer project one year after the official start of the wall-facer project.

It's just that what Garning didn't expect was that it hadn't been half a year since the Wallfacer Project started, and some Wallfacers had asked for a hearing on their own initiative.

...

In the evening, in the living room of the luxuriously decorated presidential suite of the Hilton Hotel.

Holding a glass of red wine, Pang Xuelin stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows, staring at the flashing neon lights outside the window in a daze.

Earlier, the Hilton family sent someone to inform him that out of support and respect for those facing the wall, this presidential suite will be permanently reserved for him, and it is not open to the public on weekdays. As long as he comes to New York, he can stay at any time.

Therefore, this suite has become Pang Xuelin's preferred place to stay in New York.

"Professor Pang, here is the information you want."

At some point, Cheng Xin quietly appeared behind Pang Xuelin, and handed a document to Pang Xuelin.

"Thanks!"

Pang Xuelin returned to the sofa area, put the goblet of red wine on the coffee table, and then took the document from Cheng Xin and began to read it.

After a long time, Pang Xuelin raised his head, saw that Cheng Xin hadn't left yet, and said, "Okay, it's getting late now, go back and rest."

Cheng Xin said, "Professor Pang, are you... are you worried about tomorrow's hearing of the Wall Face Project?"

Cheng Xin didn't know what happened. After Pang Xuelin returned to New York and met with PDC Rotating Chairman Garning, the PDC issued an announcement, announcing that the first hearing on the Wallface Project would be held in three days.

The news attracted the attention of people and media all over the world.

Although the Wallfacer Project was launched less than half a year ago, the five selected Wallfacers have shown signs of gradually moving closer to the image of the "savior" in the eyes of the public.

Especially as the founder of the Wall Facing Project,

Pang Xuelin has become the focus of public opinion.

After the first round table meeting, Taylor and the others followed Pang Xuelin's advice and chose to keep a low profile.

Including Pang Xuelin, whether returning home or in Switzerland, the itinerary was arranged in secret.

Therefore, the Wallfacer has always carried a hint of mystery in the eyes of the public.

And tomorrow's Wallfacer Project hearing will be after the Wallfacer Project Conference, and the Wallfacers will once again make their official appearance in front of the public.

Pang Xuelin smiled lightly and said, "There's nothing to worry about during the hearing. I'm thinking about something else. You should go to sleep now."

"oh!"

Cheng Xin hesitated for a moment, then turned and returned to her room.

Pang Xuelin came to the floor-to-ceiling windows again, thinking about the next plan.

The Wallfacer hearing is essentially a game between the Wallfacers and the Planetary Defense Council (PDC).

Although the Wallfacer has unlimited power in name, in essence, every move of the Wallfacer is restricted by the PDC.

And this restriction poses a fatal threat to Pang Xuelin's plan.

Therefore, if Pang Xuelin wants to break this restriction, he must find a suitable opportunity to directly take over or even replace this highest authority of mankind!

The Great Trough is undoubtedly the best time.

During the Great Depression, human civil strife occurred frequently and the current situation was turbulent. Although the original book did not describe it in detail, the total human population has dropped from 8 billion to 1.5 billion in just 50 years. It is conceivable how much humanity has suffered. suffering.

It's just that if he wants to launch a crisis during the Great Depression, Pang Xuelin must have the power to shock the overall situation. In addition, he must have the ability to solve the human food crisis and energy crisis, so that he can possibly reach the top of the highest authority of mankind.

"So, you have to start preparing now!"

Pang Xuelin thought to himself.

According to the description in the original book, in the next 30 years, although human beings have invested huge sums of money in energy, spaceflight and other fields, they have not achieved results. It was not until the end of the Great Depression that human beings broke through nuclear fusion technology and space elevator technology one after another.

What Pang Xuelin has to do now is to make breakthroughs in nuclear fusion technology within 30 years.

Space elevator technology is more difficult, and Pang Xuelin does not seek to solve it within 30 years.

However, he must find another way to enter space at a lower cost than chemical rocket power.

And most importantly, Pang Xuelin must firmly control these two technologies in his own hands!

...

At nine o'clock the next morning, accompanied by Kanter and Cheng Xin, Pang Xuelin boarded the convoy to the United Nations Building.

Along the way, there are crowds of people on both sides of the road, and cheering crowds are everywhere.

Many people held up Pang Xuelin's portrait and flags to show his support.

Since the implementation of the Wallfacer Project, due to the legendary and weirdness of the plan, the impression that the Wallfacer is the savior of mankind has gradually become deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

There are even many rumors on the Internet that these five Wallfacers have superpowers, especially Pang Xuelin, whose legendary experience has given rise to many story versions.

Many people have regarded him as the hope of human beings to fight against the Trisolaran civilization.

Pang Xuelin looked away from the cheering crowd outside the window, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

In the past six months, the media has been reporting on the Wallfacer project, which is not without benefits. At least one thing is certain, the Wallfacers have a strong political influence on a global scale.

As long as there are no mistakes in the Wallfacer plan, this influence will further increase in the foreseeable future.

Twenty minutes later, the convoy arrived at the gate of the United Nations Building.

Under the close protection of the guards, Pang Xuelin calmly walked into the UN Building.

The first hearing of the Wallfacer Project was held in the round table meeting room of the former UN Security Council.

Only now, in the center of the round table, there is an extra square table, which is the position of the wall-facers.

The Wallfacers will be here to accept questions from representatives of the PDC member states.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Pang Xuelin officially stepped into his seat.

Around the circle, except for Garning, the rotating chairman of the PDC, the rest are representatives of the five permanent members of the Planetary Defense Council and the ten non-permanent members of the Council.

Compared with the original UN Security Council, today's PDC has much greater powers and responsibilities. The permanent members have become more cautious in using the veto power, and the relevant resolutions of the PDC have corresponding legal effects. Basically, all countries will Execute in accordance with the resolution.

"The United Nations Planetary Defense Council's first hearing on Wallfacers is now underway. Next, let Wallfacer Pang Xuelin make a statement!"

Garning said.

The camera lens is aimed at Pang Xuelin, and his sunny and lively smiling face is transmitted to hundreds of millions of viewers all over the world.

"Respected Chairman Garning, respected representatives of PDC countries, good morning everyone, I am Pang Xuelin, Wallfacer."

"Presumably everyone has heard about the conversation I had with Mr. Garning three days ago. Since the resources I need to mobilize this time are likely to exceed the threshold granted by the Wallfacer Act, I request a hearing to issue a hearing on myself. The first-stage plan will be presented."

"Since the three-body crisis came, I have noticed that although various countries have carried out a lot of cooperation under the framework of the United Nations Planetary Defense Council. However, in terms of mainstream defense plans, there are still irreconcilable differences among countries. The failure of the 'Technology Publicization' movement led to major countries launching their own research on mainstream defense plans, which resulted in a great waste of resources. Of course, I don't expect countries to put aside their differences and share technology. After all, for all countries As far as the country is concerned, national security is still in an important position 'second only to earth defense'. In addition, I also found that countries are increasingly inclined to aerospace and military fields in the research and development of new technologies, while research on people's livelihood is declining. "

"Therefore, out of an attitude of being responsible for all mankind, I hope to implement an international scientific research cooperation led by Wallfacers outside the mainstream defense plan. These cooperation will mainly focus on non-sensitive civilian areas, such as modern agricultural technology, biological Medical engineering, artificial intelligence, new energy and basic science, including related theoretical research in the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, etc. In order to ensure that these researches can be carried out without interference, I need to obtain an island with an area of ​​more than 10,000 square kilometers dominance, and an annual research funding of no less than 100 billion U.S. dollars, and the funding is increasing by an average of 10% per year."

After Pang Xuelin's words fell, the venue suddenly became noisy.

No one expected that Pang Xuelin would make such an outrageous request.

In comparison, the resources consumed by the remaining Wallfacers are nothing to mention.

"Professor Pang, are you kidding me?"

In the venue, the American representative sneered.

Pang Xuelin smiled lightly and said, "I know this requirement is a bit high, so I requested a hearing for the Wall Facing Project, and I didn't explain it with 'this is part of the plan'. Of course, if you insist on me making a reasonable explanation, I will All I can say is that this is — indeed, part of the plan.”

There was a burst of laughter in the venue, and the American representative snorted coldly and didn't speak again.

At this time, the Russian representative said: "Professor Pang, you just said that you need the right to control an island with an area of ​​more than 10,000 square kilometers. I would like to ask, what do you want an island for?"

Pang Xuelin said indifferently: "I don't want this plan to be interfered by any country other than the PDC. Moreover, tens of thousands of scientists may participate in this plan, including their families. Therefore, I need to build a facility that allows scientists to A city where they can live in peace with their families.”

The British representative said: "Professor Pang, you just mentioned that the annual research funding of 100 billion U.S. dollars, such a huge expenditure, is used for scientific research projects that have nothing to do with mainstream defense plans. Don't you think it's a bit wasteful?" ?”

Pang Xuelin smiled lightly and said: "I think everyone has heard of the topic I talked with several Wallfacers at the roundtable meeting after the last Wallfacer conference. I mentioned that in the future, with more and more Resources are invested in the field of aerospace and military industry, and countries neglect the field of people's livelihood, which is very likely to trigger a worldwide crisis. Many people think that I am worrying unfoundedly, but I personally don't think so."

"Of course, I have no way to convince the leaders of various countries to give priority to investment in the field of people's livelihood. Whether it is the current mentality of the global public on the three-body crisis, or for other purposes, we humans have essentially entered a state of war. For one reason I can only ensure that there are people who can stand up to deal with this crisis through the level of the Wallfacer plan. If the Planetary Defense Council rejects my plan, then I can only grant The highest amount of resources I can mobilize to independently promote this plan! Of course, before that, I will visit the permanent members of the PDC to try to persuade the leaders of various countries and gain the recognition and support of the people and the scientific community of all countries as much as possible.”

As soon as Pang Xuelin said this, the expressions of the representatives from various countries could not help but change slightly.

At present, as the resources of various countries are tilted towards the field of aerospace and military industry, it has caused controversy within the scientific circles of various countries. If a Wallfacer takes the lead, it may trigger a global discussion in the scientific community.

Moreover, with the launch of the Wall Facer Project, all over the world, the Wall Facers have a tendency to be "deified".

Even the leaders of various countries dare not ignore the political influence of a Wallfacer.

At this time, Garning, the rotating chairman of the PDC, said: "Professor Pang, we can understand your painstaking efforts, but the resources you are asking for now have exceeded the highest possible limit granted to a Wallfacer by the Wallfacer Act." The amount of resources is called. Moreover, the dominance of an island of more than 10,000 square kilometers may involve the sovereignty of the relevant countries, and the PDC cannot give you an answer immediately. I suggest that the hearing of the Wall Face Project be temporarily adjourned. What do you think of the professor's request for internal discussion and communication, and then give you a clear answer?"

Pang Xuelin nodded and said with a smile, "Yes!"

Garning said: "Since this is the case, the first Wallface Project hearing will be temporarily adjourned."

Pang Xuelin smiled and nodded towards the representatives of various countries, and then left the conference hall.

As soon as he came out of the hall, Kanter, Cheng Xin and the others greeted him.

Kanter exclaimed a little: "Professor Pang, your proposal just now is really too bold!"

Several other Wallfacers, Rey Diaz is working on a stellar hydrogen bomb project, Taylor is working on a ball lightning weapon, and Hines is trying to improve human intelligence through brain science. Although it consumes a lot of resources, they are basically Within the purview of mainstream defense plans.

Only Pang Xuelin, at the hearing of the Wall Facing Project, directly demanded that countries increase investment in the field of people's livelihood, and even demanded to take the lead in it.

Regardless of the degree of courage and daring, it was beyond his imagination.

Cheng Xin on the side stared at Pang Xuelin unblinkingly with a pair of beautiful eyes.

She has been with Pang Xuelin for several months, and Pang Xuelin's coldness and determination in the process of the ladder plan made her always think that Pang Xuelin was a radical wallfacer, and even had some unscrupulous methods.

But today, what Pang Xuelin showed is more like a wise man who sees through the future.

In fact, many people are aware that the current global political atmosphere has shown signs of inadequacy, and that the kind of crisis that Pang Xuelin mentioned may really happen in the future.

But there are not many who can say it openly like Pang Xuelin.

Not to mention, he also took the initiative to use the wall-facer project to back up possible crises for human beings.

Don't think about victory, think about defeat first!

This is a qualified Wallfacer!