In a mysterious building somewhere in Shangjing City.
Even though it was the third time Xu Zhou came here, he was still a little dizzy from the twists and turns inside.
Although he often studies and uses his brain, in fact, he cannot remember the road when encountering more complicated road conditions. He is a typical road idiot.
Fortunately, there were soldiers guarding the house along the way, and everyone had seen Xu Zhou several times and gave him directions twice. They successfully found the house with a long corridor as the entrance.
"Today the chief is in the 8th office on the right... Let me count and see..."
Quickly counting to the 8th office, Xu Zhou gently knocked on the door.
"Enter!"
Xu Zhou pushed open the door and entered. The chief's eyes lit up slightly when he saw him.
"Xiao Xu! Why are you here?"
After Xu Zhou saluted, he said a little tiredly:
"There are only fifteen years until the helium flash, and every minute and second during this period is extremely precious. Since I agreed to the chief to take over this task, I naturally have to seize the time."
When the chief heard this, his face suddenly lit up with joy.
Then he asked Xu Zhou to sit down, and after the assistant served two cups of tea and went out to close the door, he asked:
"Can you tell me your opinion? Regarding the future of Dragon Kingdom...or even just a rescue plan for some of the citizens of Dragon Kingdom."
Yes, the chief never dared to expect that Xu Zhou could save everyone in the entire Dragon Kingdom. It was naturally good for everyone to live together.
But for a Dragon Kingdom with a huge population base of over one billion, it is indeed too idealistic.
Not to mention more than a billion people, there are hundreds of thousands of people who can keep fire...
The chief no longer imagined, but looked at Xu Zhou, waiting for the other party's answer.
Xu Zhou paused, and then said seriously:
"Chief, here are all the models and results I have calculated these days. Among the current ideas you told me before, the underground faction and the resistance faction are almost impossible to complete."
The chief's eyes suddenly dimmed when he heard this.
"That's right...that's right. It seems we are too idealistic."
As a native of the Dragon Kingdom, the feeling of homesickness in my bones cannot be erased.
Who would want to leave their homeland and leave the earth unless absolutely necessary.
This is the planet that the Dragon Kingdom has relied on for thousands of years, but now it has to give up?
Xu Zhou also understands the thoughts of the leader and everyone, but the reality is cruel. Since he accepts the task, he must be responsible for everyone!
"Chief, for now, there is only the plan to escape from the earth mentioned before. Our escape goal must be within the universe."
"I see, so our goal is to survive in the universe for how long before coming back?"
At this time Xu Zhou still shook his head and said:
"No! We might not come back!"
The chief's pupils shrank.
"Chief, you are not a professional in the field, and you may not understand what solar helium flash means."
"Once a helium flash event occurs on the sun, the entire solar system will become completely different from what it is now, and the nearest planets will be affected or even destroyed."
"When the sun turns into a red giant, the earth will basically be uninhabitable if it still exists. At the same time, after the solar helium flash, the living environment on the earth will no longer be suitable for humans. Food, resources, etc. will all be problems."
The leader nodded and signaled Xu Zhou to continue.
"So I suggest that our escape plan not only sets our sights on the universe, but our destination should even be on other planets!"
The chief nodded when he heard this, and then he said:
"Some people have suggested a plan to colonize Mars before, what do you think?"
Xu Zhou shook his head when he heard this. This plan was still too short-sighted.
The size of the helium flashes after the sun undergoes red giant transformation cannot be estimated, nor is the number of them known.
Mars is not even close enough!
"Mars may be the best choice at other times, but at present, if we want to ensure safe survival under the solar helium flash, our goal should be outside the solar system!"
The chief was shocked when he heard this. Outside the solar system, this is not a science fiction movie!
Can mankind's current technology really achieve such long-distance space navigation?
If a malfunction or accident occurs in the universe, there will be no chance to escape!
"Xiao Xu, outside the solar system, it is very difficult for us to find a planet suitable for human habitation."
At this time Xu Zhou slowly shook his head and said:
"I have determined the target. After calculations, at present, the only planet I mentioned that is at a suitable distance and is suitable for human habitation!"
"That's Proxima Centauri-B!"
The chief frowned slightly, indicating that he didn't quite understand.
Xu Zhou didn't expect the chief to understand. After all, the chief was not omnipotent and knew everything.
He took out a notebook, then opened one of the files and said:
"Chief, look."
"Proxima Centauri is 4.2 light-years away from our earth. It is the closest and most suitable planet I have found so far."
"Of course, even if this planet cannot be used as a place for long-term survival, we can also use it as a springboard to continue to more distant planets, but for now this is the most suitable place."
“First of all, in terms of mass, Proxima Centauri-B is only less than 2% larger than our earth. At the same time, it is at a suitable distance from the star Proxima Centauri. This ensures that the habitability of the planet is similar to that of the earth, and it is very likely to exist. Liquid water. Of course it all depends on whether it has an atmosphere."
After reading these documents, the chief listened to Xu Zhou's introduction, and finally said in a deep voice:
"Xiao Xu, this is a gamble!"
Xu Zhou nodded and said:
"Chief, from the moment the sun's helium flash is confirmed, we have no other chance except gambling!"
"Stay and wait for death. Staying in the solar system means waiting for death. If you rush out, you will die or live. I think you understand the probability, chief."
"Isn't there a more secure way?"
Xu Zhou still shook his head. He was a scientific researcher, not a politician.
All he said was based on data. He would not say anything that the data was not sure about.
In the office, neither of them continued talking.
The silence lasted like this for a full five minutes. Finally, the leader sighed. After opening his eyes again, his eyes no longer hesitated, but became extremely sharp.
At this time, he seemed to have made up his mind. Xu Zhou once again felt the pressure from the top leader of the Dragon Kingdom from the other party!
"Dean Xu Zhou, you are right, our Dragon Kingdom has no other chance except gambling."
"Compared to other countries, we are already lucky. Not only do we have the upper hand, but we also have talents like you. If we still can't avoid the fate of destruction, it will be our fate!"
Xu Zhou nodded immediately and said:
"Chief, you don't have to worry too much. At least for now, I think the feasibility of this plan is not low. It is definitely more likely to survive than staying in the solar system!"
Just then there was a knock on the office door, and the chief smiled and said:
"Old Liu should be here. It's time to tell him about this."
After saying that, the door opened and Liu Zhongmin was stunned for a moment when he saw that Xu Zhou was also here.
"Hello, Chief...Xiao Xu, why are you here?"
The chief asked him to come over and sit down, and then explained: "Xiao Xu has something to report to me."
Liu Zhongmin immediately made contact with the three days he had disappeared. It seemed that Xu Zhou's sudden disappearance was related to some task assigned by the leader.
Then calling yourself here now... is it necessary for the mission?
Liu Zhongmin muttered a few times in his heart, and then immediately sat down next to Xu Zhou and faced the chief.
"Chief, what happened to you in such a hurry to summon me?"
The leader smiled bitterly, then looked at Xu Zhou and said:
"Xiao Xu, please explain it to Lao Liu."
Liu Zhongmin was shocked when he saw the chief's wry smile.
What big thing happened again? What went wrong in the Dragon Kingdom?
wrong! Everything is going well in Long Kingdom now, it can even be said to be better than ever before. How could something happen...
Could it be that there is some international problem against the Dragon Kingdom?
At this time, Xu Zhou interrupted Liu Zhongmin's random thoughts.
"Dean, you are so calm after hearing what you said next. I thought it was outrageous when I heard about it before, but..."
Liu Zhongmin became even more curious, waved his hand and said:
"Don't worry, I have strong endurance. Unless the earth explodes, I have never seen any big winds or waves."
Xu Zhou looked strange, but he still coughed slightly, and then said seriously:
"Dean, our Dragon Kingdom probably only has fifteen years left!"
Snapped!
Liu Zhongmin's hand holding the cup shook. The cup fell to the ground, and the tea splashed everywhere!
"Xu Zhou! What nonsense are you talking about!"
The next moment, he turned pale and looked at the leader aside and said:
"Forgive me, Chief! Xu Zhou must have a high fever and be confused!"
"This guy hasn't left the laboratory for three days. Now he's not clear-headed and talking nonsense..."
At this time, the chief raised his hand and said with a smile:
"Don't be nervous... In a sense, Xiao Xu is telling the truth!"
Now Liu Zhongmin completely collapsed on the ground...dumbfounded!
