In the conference hall soaked by sea water, most of the aquatic creatures are floating directly in the water, forming a three-dimensional "round table".
But there are also some extraordinary transformations that are not aquatic genes! Therefore, there are some structures similar to "bubbles" in the conference hall. They are actually some spherical glass covers, which are also fixed to the floor with pillars and have openings at the bottom for non-aquatic extraordinary people to get in and participate in meetings.
"Everyone knows that the Crystal Palace moves every three years." Zhu Mei looked at the many extraordinary beings, and they all looked at her.
"In the past, we have always received support from the Yujin Organization. No matter where the Crystal Palace moved, they could always find our location accurately in the vast sea, and would send some key supplies and commodities every month, allowing us to stay on the seabed Easy life…”
"But you may not know...that's because we and the Yujin Organization use the same set of calculation functions to calculate the foothold!
"This set of functions operates based on changes in the seafloor magnetic field. Starting about twenty years ago, the seafloor magnetic field began to undergo subtle changes every three years. As long as the changed magnetic field parameters are input, the coordinates of the new foothold can be obtained... ...Because we use the same calculation method, Yujin Organization and we can keep in touch for a long time... But now there is a problem!
"It has only been two years since the last regular migration, and the underwater magnetic field has not changed yet! However, our original footing point has been controlled by Neptune City. We cannot go back, and we cannot calculate a new footing point. That is to say … Over the next year, we lost contact with the organization and were on our own.”
At this time, Chaofan asked in a muffled voice: "Can't we use the communication buoy to proactively contact the Yu Jin organization?"
Zhu Mei shook her head: "The organization... is very mysterious, especially in terms of confidentiality. It has gone to the extreme. We can only wait for them to come to us, and it is impossible to find them on our own initiative."
"It's just a year." Another Chaofan said, "We have so many submersibles in the Crystal Palace, various factories and equipment, and technicians from all walks of life... Isn't it easy to survive on the bottom of the sea for a year?"
Zhu Mei's face became serious: "I can answer your question...it's not easy, not easy at all!"
The extraordinary people looked at each other.
Except for a few people who were as worried as Zhu Mei, others were a little confused.
"If nothing else, the most urgent problem right now is energy." Zhu Mei nodded at Chaofan and motioned for him to come up. "In this regard, please ask our energy minister to explain to everyone."
"Hello everyone." Chaofan, a man with slightly protruding eyes and fish whiskers at the corners of his mouth, puffed out bubbles and said, "Ms. Scarlet Dragon King is right, our energy is already facing a big crisis. It is no exaggeration to say that , if the whole city continues to live as luxuriously as before, in one week, our Crystal Palace will lose all power and turn into a dead city under the sea in darkness!"
"Really?" Everyone was surprised.
The Minister of Energy looked sad: "As you all know, our previous energy mainly came from the extraction of oil, natural gas and flammable ice! These resources are very abundant on the seabed. For example, seabed oil accounts for one-third of the earth's total, and natural gas accounts for nearly two-thirds. One, and we have also mastered sufficient mining and utilization technology.
"But! These resource veins require geological exploration teams to slowly search for them. In the past, before we moved, we would send out exploration teams in advance to explore near the destination, and only after successfully drawing maps and marking various mineral resources, we would Migration from city to city...
"But we are too anxious this time. We still know nothing about the seabed in this area... and the exploration itself also consumes a lot of energy. I am not even sure about the remaining energy materials we currently have, even if they are all used in exploration. Can we find new energy veins before they run out?"
Hearing this, everyone's hearts sank and they began to realize that something was wrong.
Energy is an indispensable thing in underwater city life.
From the lighting, heating, water separators, and power of private submersibles in ordinary homes... to the patrols of the Crystal Palace, virtual projection barriers, numerous factories, and high-power equipment that maintain the operation of cities... they all use energy!
Once there is no energy... ordinary people in the vast world will die quickly. Extraordinary people may be able to live for a while, but only for a while.
The Crystal Palace only has small submersibles, which are difficult to navigate long distances, which makes it difficult for everyone to escape to nearby land.
Lu Ping suddenly remembered an interesting philosophical question he had seen in his previous life.
Suppose you are a helpless nobleman who drifts to the sea with a loyal and strong slave. You are sitting in a lonely boat, and you happen to have a week's worth of food and water in your hands, as well as an interesting book.
Do you choose to keep food and water for yourself, spend the last period of your life comfortably, and read this interesting book?
Or should we choose to give food and water to the strong slave and let him try to paddle desperately for the slim hope of survival in the vast sea?
This is the dilemma Crystal Palace is facing now.
If energy is used for exploration, new energy veins may be found, but it is more likely to accelerate death! In this case...should we go for large-scale exploration?
"Actually, we are not in despair." Zhu Mei spoke at this time.
She looked around seriously at everyone: "When the Crystal Palace was first established, there were all kinds of crises one after another. At that time, there were not so many high-tech submersibles, not so many factories and equipment, not so many technical personnel... We didn't also Still surviving?
"In extraordinary times, we use extraordinary means. I personally propose to restart the 'Melting Pot Plan' to help us survive this most difficult period!
"At the same time, all aspects of exploration should not stop, but a combination of offshore human exploration and offshore submersible exploration can be used to further save energy."
"The Point Guard Is Here"
She finished.
Some of them looked confused, as if they didn't know what the Crucible Project was.
But there are also extraordinary ones, and their expressions change slightly.
"What is the melting pot plan?" Lu Ping, who had awakened Chu Zixue since attending the meeting, was also wondering in his heart.
"It is a very cruel plan. If it is not for the survival of many human beings, most people would not be willing to use it." Chu Zixue looked complicated, "You also know that if the body of the undead is destroyed, as long as it is not eaten by earth creatures or killed by If the spirit and body attack together, the soul will not be hurt, and it can continue to grow."
"Then what?" Lupine was confused, "Is the Crucible Project related to the undead?"
"Infinite regeneration almost completely violates the law of conservation of matter and energy. Doesn't it make you think of something?" Chu Zixue said with a wry smile, "You know, human beings' desire for energy has never stopped... "
Lu Ping's expression changed slightly.
Immortal? furnace?
"You should have guessed that it is to throw the undead into a high-temperature furnace and burn their bodies to generate electricity!" Chu Zixue no longer pretended, "The fire in the furnace is not the fusion of spirits, nor is it the devouring of living things, so the undead It will continue to regenerate, and the regenerated fat, protein, and sugar are all organic matter containing energy, and they are all substances that can be burned to produce energy.
"You can think of them as... living veins of energy."
