Liu Zhongmin has never been so embarrassed since he started working. The dignified dean of the Longguo Academy of Sciences is now sitting on the ground with dark eyes, and his expression cannot be described in words.
He looked at the chief on one side, as if he wanted to see that he was joking, but his reason told him that how could the chief of a country joke about such a thing.
"Chief...are you sure you're not kidding my old man?"
"Our Dragon Kingdom is really prosperous in science and technology, and the nation is united as one, with unprecedented cohesion. Why is it over?"
Xu Zhou quickly stepped forward, helped Liu Zhongmin up, and then sat on the sofa beside him.
The leader smiled bitterly and said:
"Don't get excited, Old Liu. You are the second to know about this matter. The reason why I didn't tell you first is because I'm afraid you won't be able to accept it for a while."
"But now time waits for no one, we must take countermeasures as soon as possible."
Liu Zhongmin rubbed his brows. His expression had not yet relaxed from the stiffness. He looked at the two of them and asked:
"what is going on?"
The leader pondered for a while and finally said:
"Strictly speaking, it's not that our Dragon Kingdom only has fifteen years left, it should be said that all mankind!"
"All mankind?"
Xu Zhou nodded and added:
"To be more specific, it should be a global mass extinction of biological species!"
Hearing this sentence, Liu Zhongmin immediately thought of an asteroid hitting the earth?
At this time, the chief said to Xu Zhou:
"Xiao Xu, please explain it to Lao Liu."
Xu Zhou nodded, and then roughly explained the whole story.
During this period, he mainly talked about the power of solar helium flash and its consequences.
After Liu Zhongmin heard this, everyone was dumbfounded.
Just now, he thought about ten thousand possibilities in his mind, even ridiculous reasons such as the reversal of the earth's magnetic field.
But I never thought that the disaster would come from the sun.
That huge star that gave birth to thousands of lives on Earth!
If there is a major earthquake or a global tsunami, humans may still have a chance to survive, even if it is a small number of people, that is hope.
But as a celestial disaster like a solar helium flash, humans are really powerless to face its power.
It's like humans trampling ants to death.
There is no place to hide!
At this time Liu Zhongmin looked at Xu Zhou and said:
"Is it possible that there is an observation error... or a calculation error?"
Xu Zhou shook his head slowly. To be honest, he had such doubts after leaving the chief last time.
So before he left, he asked for an observation record. These records were produced by three different devices observing at the same time. Unless the three devices broke down at the same time, there is no doubt about the authenticity of the data.
Then he spent a full eight hours checking everything. Finally, he didn't trust himself, so he imported it into the super-intelligent AI in Qinglong's backend, and then used the data model to check it.
There is no change in the result. Some inconspicuous anomalies of the sun do prove that it has reached the second half of its life cycle, and will soon undergo red giant transformation, followed by a helium flash.
So this time he put all his verification processes and models in front of Liu Zhongmin.
"Dean, here are all the calculation processes, including the mathematical model built."
"Look over it and tell me if there's a wrong step in it?"
Liu Zhongmin quickly looked at the formulas on the white paper. Because they were all annotated, they looked very fast.
When the last half hour passed, he leaned on the sofa and let out a long sigh.
"There is nothing wrong... all processes comply with calculation rules and the model is constructed reasonably."
"Xiao Xu, you are right. Mathematics does not lie. The result is a solar helium flash..."
The chief spoke at this time.
He looked at Liu Zhongmin and said:
"Old Liu, I'm not telling you to discourage you. The reason why I called you here is because I want you to cooperate with Xiao Xu to complete our escape plan from the Dragon Kingdom."
Liu Zhongmin was startled when he heard this, and then looked at Xu Zhou.
"Do you have an idea? That's right... no wonder you've been squatting in the laboratory for the past three days. I knew you were holding back your ultimate move!"
Xu Zhou also smiled bitterly and said:
"It's not really a big move, it can only be said to be a glimmer of hope for the Dragon Kingdom."
After speaking, he took a deep breath and continued:
"Here are the documents. The chief has just read them. My plan is to escape from the solar system!"
"The target is Proxima Centauri-B, which is 4.2 light-years away!"
Liu Zhongmin's pupils shrank and he escaped from the solar system...
He is not the chief, so he may not have a concrete concept of this difficulty.
You must know that the only alien planet that humans have actually set foot on so far is the nearest moon, and the other planets have been landed by probes.
Now Xu Zhou actually directly talks about escaping from the solar system... This is not a science fiction movie!
Apart from anything else, how to solve the problem of vehicles? How to solve daily necessities? Where is the destination?
These are basic questions, which also involve difficult problems in various other areas.
Let’s talk about a basic one, the distance is 4.2 light years, which seems to have no concept.
But if you think about it, it takes more than 4 years to reach the speed of light. How long will it take humans to reach the current speed of space flight? Thousands of years?
The history of mankind only lasts for ten thousand years!
"Xiao Xu...your plan..."
Xu Zhou raised his hand to indicate that he understood Liu Zhongmin's concerns.
"Dean, I understand that you are worried, but please believe me. Since I have made such a plan, I will naturally make corresponding preparations. Whether it is vehicles or speed, at least we will not let our dragon country's fire species use the current technological level. To carry out the plan to escape from the solar system."
“Of course, it’s unrealistic for me to complete it in a short period of time, but we still have fifteen years, and I think there’s still a chance for everything!”
Liu Zhongmin interrupted:
"Maybe it's only ten years. We still need time on the road."
"Ten years is enough! I'm confident!"
At this moment, Xu Zhou's eyes burst into unprecedented light, and he knew he couldn't be cowardly!
Now the only person in the world who is most likely to complete this plan is him. He is equipped with a super brain system. If he gives up, everyone on the earth will be doomed to have no hope.
Liu Zhongmin was stunned for a moment, and then remained silent for a while.
Suddenly he slapped his thigh sharply.
"Just do it! If you don't do it, you will die! Old man, I don't have many years left to live, but we must pave the way for our next generation!"
Then he raised the key issues of Xu Zhou's plan.
"Xiao Xu, according to your plan, how many people can survive in the Dragon Kingdom?"
This is a question that the chief has always wanted to ask. Both of them looked at Xu Zhou, hoping to hear as many numbers as possible.
Xu Zhou was stunned for a moment.
How many people can be saved?
Well...this is a serious problem.
According to his plan, it is natural that he can take them all away, and of course he will take them all away, but the reality will definitely not reach the ideal level.
The current population of Dragon Kingdom is at least 1.4 billion, and it is uncertain whether the growth will be rapid or slow in the future.
According to his current assumptions, he may only be able to take away eight to one billion people at most.
Excluding the elderly and sick people who will die within the next fifteen years, it is estimated that there will be many left.
Although it is cruel to say this, the people who can be taken away are mainly young and middle-aged people. By then, some elderly people who are too old will definitely not be able to adapt to space travel.
Instead of dying because your body can't bear it on the way up, it's better to stay on Earth and live one more day.
At this time, the eyes of Liu Zhongmin and the chief gradually dimmed.
Yes, this is a very cruel decision. It would be extremely cruel to let Xu Zhou decide it or say it out loud.
The leader smiled, patted Xu Zhou's shoulder with his generous palm and said:
"Xiao Xu, don't be too stressed. It is inevitable to face choices at this time. It is impossible to take them all away..."
Liu Zhongmin also consoled him:
"Yes, I think this issue may only be known in time. It is probably too early now."
Xu Zhou nodded. After all, we didn’t know there would be more than a billion people at that time, so we really didn’t dare to say too much now.
At this time the chief said:
"If nothing else, it would be great if one hundred thousand people could leave the earth and preserve the fire."
Xu Zhou was stunned for a moment, then let out a confused hum.
Liu Zhongmin was startled by this number, and then laughed:
"Chief, you may not know how difficult this is. In fact, let alone 100,000, it is already very difficult for 10,000 people..."
The chief's eyes dimmed even more when he heard this number, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Xu Zhou was stunned when he heard the conversation between the two.
what? Ten thousand people? One hundred thousand people?
How could he find it difficult if it was just this level.
"Okay, Xiao Xu, don't be too stressed. Even if you can only take away a few thousand people in the end, it will be a good result!"
"Yeah, let's work hard first, and then we'll just do our best to see the results!"
Xu Zhou: "???"
Then he smiled and said:
"Chief, Dean, I think you may have misunderstood."
"If it goes according to my plan..."
Xu Zhou raised ten fingers and said:
"The ideal situation is one billion people. Of course, if we estimate conservatively, my goal is to ensure a minimum population of 800 million."
"In addition to the human population, we also need to retain the genes of many species on Earth. By then we may have to complete a complete cycle of self-sufficiency in space!"
After Xu Zhou finished speaking, Liu Zhongmin and the leader were stunned!
A series of question marks arose in their hearts at the same time!
what?
800 million? One billion?
Are you sure you're not kidding me? !
