The chief pondered for a while and then continued:
"It started three years ago. I don't know if you still have any impression. One night in the summer three years ago, a global astronomical phenomenon occurred."
Xu Zhou began to recall as he spoke. Three years ago, he should still be in the laboratory of the Institute of Optics in Hangzhou, and he was still an intern assistant at that time.
Suddenly he remembered something and blurted out:
"Chief, are you talking about the global aurora three years ago?"
The chief nodded.
"But this phenomenon has also caused astronomers from many countries to conduct research. The areas where auroras generally occur have various requirements, and they are not available everywhere."
"In cities like ours in the Dragon Kingdom, rare phenomena such as aurora are basically possible."
Xu Zhou nodded, the aurora was an extremely rare phenomenon.
Even in polar regions like Antarctica, they are not always available.
The global auroral phenomenon at that time directly aroused extensive discussions among most astronomy enthusiasts, and astronomy experts from various countries were also making reasonable guesses on the Internet.
At that time, the most talked about effects were probably the effects of solar storms.
However, because it only appeared for one night, this phenomenon did not continue to occur later, so the heat disappeared.
Xu Zhou still remembered that many colleagues in the laboratory were talking about this matter.
The chief continued:
"This kind of thing naturally did not attract our attention at the time, but some academicians in the field of astronomical research in the Academy of Dragon Science started to study the reasons as if they had found a treasure."
"As time went by, we didn't take it seriously until two months later, when three academicians in astronomy leapt to find me."
Xu Zhou was a little surprised and said: "Leap-level report?"
The chief nodded.
"Yes, they bypassed Liu Zhongmin and came directly to me. Although it is not in line with the rules, the three of them promised to die that there would be something important in return. We only met the three of them after considering it all!"
"So the contents of what the chief just said were all known to the three of them?"
The leader shook his head and said:
"Not entirely, they were just an inducement. Although the global aurora phenomenon attracted widespread research attention at that time, very few actually persisted for more than a month. And our academicians persisted for more than two months before we came up with this After the first harvest, they discovered that this aurora phenomenon was all the result of changes in solar storms on the sun's surface and abnormally active sunspots."
"The only previous impact of this scale was the Carrington incident in 1859."
"I think you should have heard about this historical event."
Xu Zhou nodded and said:
"In 1859, while observing sunspots, Carrington discovered that two extremely bright white lights suddenly appeared in a large sunspot group on the north side of the sun."
"This time the sunspot anomaly intensified the power of the flare, and the impact directly had a major impact on mankind's newly established telegraph electromagnetic system. Sparks appeared in telegraph machines in various telegraph offices and wires melted! People in high latitudes can See the colorful Northern Lights in the sky and read the newspaper at midnight without lighting up!”
The chief nodded, and then he continued:
"As you said, society at that time was not what it is now. Life was full of electronic and electrical equipment, and there were no artificial satellites in the sky, so the harm caused was limited. But it is different now. Three academicians of the Dragon Academy of Sciences It is speculated that there will be a solar eruption comparable to the Carrington event in the near future, which will cause a huge blow to modern human society."
Xu Zhou looked puzzled when he heard this.
Those three academicians were right when they said that if the Carrington Incident happened again, modern human society would be completely destroyed.
Electrical power and telecommunications will be paralyzed, satellites in low-altitude orbits may collide and fall, and wireless power and communications will lose their effectiveness.
But even if this is the case, it will only affect the level of civilization at most. How can it not be regarded as a global mass extinction?
"I know what you are thinking. We all thought so at first. We just need to be prepared. This solar eruption will have an impact on humans at most, but it is not unbearable."
"But things turned around half a year later, when the impact expected by the three academicians did not come, so the three of them continued research to find the cause of this anomaly."
"It was also during this half-year study that they discovered an even more terrifying thing."
Xu Zhou paused, knowing that the next step was the focus of the whole matter.
The chief said solemnly:
"After half a year of non-stop observation of the sun, they discovered some abnormal phenomena. After interpreting these phenomena, they discovered a shocking fact..."
"The life of the sun has reached its end! The earth will usher in the ultimate disaster caused by the rapid nuclear fusion reaction at the end of the sun's life in the next fifteen to twenty years! Solar helium flash!"
Hearing this, Xu Zhou's expression changed drastically, and his brain was in shock.
Helium flash!
Solar helium flash!
The content contained in these four words is no less than the shock that Xu Zhou received at the moment of his rebirth.
As a medium-mass star, the Sun is predicted to have a lifespan of at least 10 billion years.
According to astronomers' speculation, the sun is still in its prime and has at least 4.6 billion years of life left.
How could a helium flash occur at this stage?
Moreover, once a helium flash occurs, the temperature of the sun's inner core will continue to rise, causing it to enter the red giant stage, thus affecting the operation of all planets in the entire solar system.
Although this process may be short-lived, the burst of energy is extremely huge.
The energy created in an instant can be compared to the total energy that the sun has exploded over billions of years.
Enough to swallow the earth in the blink of an eye.
In the end, even if the earth can still exist, humans will definitely no longer exist... No! Strictly speaking, all living things will disappear and become extinct.
Xu Zhou felt that no living thing could survive the solar helium flash.
"No, the sun is in its prime now. How could it be an end-stage star? It is even less likely that a helium flash would occur."
"Is there an error in the data? Or a calculation error?"
The leader shook his head and said:
"Of course we are worried about what you said. We once divided the entire data and gave it to astronomers from multiple countries for verification. After the final integration, the results were the same."
"At the same time, we also used supercomputers to build models and checked them hundreds of millions of times, and the results showed that there were no errors..."
At this point, Xu Zhou already understood that as a leader, he would not make decisions easily.
And now that he dares to say it like this, he must have done all kinds of calculations and inferences in the process.
Until all results are the same, there is no way to escape this conclusion.
The earth will be destroyed, and humans and countless species will face mass extinction!
At this time the chief continued:
"However, we have never given up on our self-rescue plan. In the two years since it was confirmed, we in Dragon Kingdom have maintained the original development progress in order to prevent any abnormalities from being noticed by the outside world."
"Secretly, we are also constantly studying the self-rescue plan. None of us know how powerful the solar helium flash will be. How can we survive the crisis? These are all questions."
"We are thinking about escaping from the Earth and returning to Earth after the helium flash is over."
Xu Zhou thought for a moment, and if he waited until the impact of the helium flash was over before returning to Earth, it would be possible that several generations of humanity would have changed.
But if a helium flash really comes, it seems that humans really have no other solution except looking for a temporary shelter in the depths of the universe...
The power of helium flash is so powerful that no one dares to risk staying on earth.
"So what do you mean now, Chief?"
"Xu Zhou, the original plan to leave the earth is almost impossible to realize. Humanity's technological level is completely unable to meet this technology."
"But it's different now. Your appearance has changed the future. Controllable nuclear fusion can allow us to obtain enough energy in the universe to maintain the continuation of life. Coupled with the success of small-scale nuclear fusion technology, human beings' plan to escape from space has become more feasible. Very practical!”
"So our senior leaders of the Dragon Kingdom have unanimously decided after unanimous deliberation by the core council. We hope that you can serve as the commander-in-chief of the Dragon Kingdom's escape plan. In the following time, you need to use all your time and energy to build an escape road for everyone. On the mission!”
"We know that this task is difficult and laborious, but among all the people in the Dragon Kingdom, I only see you with such ability!"
"Please, Xu Zhou!"
After saying that, the leader actually wanted to bow to Xu Zhou. This shocked Xu Zhou and he jumped to the other side to avoid the bow.
"You have to do it, I understand what you said, chief. I agree to this task. Whether it is for others or myself, at least I want to live for a few more decades, so I will naturally go all out!"
The chief's eyes showed a look of relief. If anyone has the chance to lead the people of the Dragon Kingdom to survive now, then this person is definitely Xu Zhou!
In just one year, the Dragon Kingdom's international situation was able to change so much, and it also studied controllable nuclear fusion, a necessary strategic energy source for space exploration.
In comparison, there are still fifteen years left. Within these fifteen years, anything is possible!
