"Zou Wei, what's wrong?"
Just when the researcher discovered the signal, he was stunned.
Next to him, the leader of the research team came over, looked at the stunned researcher, and asked strangely.
"Team leader, I found a special tachyon signal deep in Jupiter."
Seeing the team leader approaching, the researcher named Zou Wei quickly called up the tachyon fluctuation data just detected and explained his findings to the other party.
"According to analysis, this is a tachyon fluctuation caused by the decay of matter."
"But the signal characteristics, we have never seen or recorded before, do not belong to any decay engine of Yifei."
"In addition, according to triangulation, the source of this tachyon fluctuation is tens of thousands of kilometers below the atmosphere of Jupiter, which already belongs to Jupiter's liquid hydrogen ocean."
"I wonder if Jupiter has just been bombarded by a mass bomb, resulting in energy convergence or magnetic field disturbance, causing a special PP chain reaction inside Jupiter."
The researcher briefly states his analysis.
Ever since Yi Fei mastered tachyon-related technologies, he has conducted tachyon surveys of celestial bodies, stars, and space and time in the universe.
Found in natural situations, except for low-mass stars, PP chain fusion.
Some other celestial bodies and planets will suddenly experience abnormal tachyon fluctuations in their natural state.
These fluctuating signals are often very short-lived. According to analysis, they should be caused by the intersection of magnetic fields, accidentally touching the electroweak unified mechanism, and disturbing the weak force gauge field.
In addition, through sky surveys, Yifei also discovered some persistence in many directions in the starry sky. The signal characteristics are not like the tachyon fluctuations caused by natural magnetic field disturbances.
Combined with the descriptions in the lizard civilization database.
Yi Fei determined that these unnatural tachyon fluctuations come from civilizations that have entered the modern technological era and mastered magnetic field technology.
The activities of civilization and the use of magnetic field equipment have inadvertently disturbed tachyons.
However, because they have not mastered the corresponding tachyon technology, these civilizations are still in a state of ignorance about the tachyon fluctuations they have inadvertently created.
By analyzing these tachyon signals, the technology of determining the coordinates of civilization in the vast starry sky and vast interstellar space is called unnatural tachyon fluctuation monitoring within the lizard civilization.
This technology can be regarded as a necessary analysis technology for wandering civilizations that have not mastered intelligent life and rely on plundering scientists and technologies from other civilizations to maintain their own stability and development.
"Jupiter's PP chain reaction?"
The team leader's expression was startled, and then he seemed to think of something and asked: "Track the signal and check the changes."
"OK."
The researcher nodded.
The tachyon detection equipment was turned on, pointed in the direction of Jupiter, and continued tracking.
"Huh?"
But, the equipment just started.
He discovered something was different.
The signal strength deep inside Jupiter is stronger and moving faster.
In a short period of time, the signal source has accelerated to hundreds of kilometers per second, drilled into the core of Jupiter, and penetrated tens of millions of meters below the atmosphere.
"This depth has almost reached the metallic hydrogen layer in the core of Jupiter. The environment here has exceeded hundreds of millions or even hundreds of millions of atmospheres."
"Moreover, such movement trajectories and accelerations do not look like natural tachyon fluctuations, but rather like artificial creations."
There was a bit of confusion in the researcher's eyes, as if he didn't understand what kind of thing could move like this deep in the core of Jupiter, which has a pressure of hundreds of millions of atmospheres.
really
The research team leader next to him saw the moving speed of this signal source and its purpose of penetrating into the core of Jupiter, and his thoughts were confirmed.
"Ignore this signal and do not attempt tracking again."
After confirming his idea, the research team leader no longer hesitated and quickly issued instructions to the researcher.
"Team leader, what is this?"
Seeing the team leader's expression as if he knew what this was, the researcher asked curiously.
"Don't ask if you shouldn't ask."
The clan leader glared at him and didn't let go at all.
"But."
"This is Yi Fei's top secret, so be careful."
"Unless you want to improve your evaluation in the future, confidentiality awareness is directly rejected."
The team leader ignored the researcher's question and still didn't let go at all.
Top secret.
The researcher's expression was shaken, as if he thought of something.
Looking at the detection interface next to him, where the signal point was frantically drilling holes in the core of Jupiter, his eyes showed deep shock and curiosity.
"Team leader, I don't want to ask anything."
"Let me ask, what material can withstand the pressure deep inside Jupiter?"
"Don't stay in the laboratory during vacations. Watch more TV series and TV series, Trisolaris Water Drops. Have you heard of it?"
As a member of the Yifei scientific research team, the team leader did not hide the issue that only involved materials but not the whereabouts and purpose of the signal. He patted the researcher on the shoulder and gave a hint.
"Three-body water drop."
The researcher understood the team leader's answer and shouted with a somewhat shocked expression: "Has the strong interaction material really been mass-produced?"
This well-known quantum super material based on the strong interaction force system is familiar to Yi Fei and even every researcher in the world.
Although, as technology enters the force field level, the issue of materials is no longer so critical and important.
But in fact, this sentence refers more to the previous conventional high-strength, high-temperature-resistant materials, rather than to superconducting materials and more awesome quantum materials.
Technologies like strong interaction materials are one of the more awesome quantum material technologies.
Once the mass production breakthrough is achieved, it will be enough to bring an unimaginable leap to Yifei, and at the same time point the direction of the next stage of quantum material research.
Before this, there had been rumors within Yifei that strong interaction materials had achieved breakthroughs, but they were unable to get out of the laboratory and achieve mass production.
But now, this deep dive into Jupiter's technological creations.
Just looking at the signal strength caused by the decay of matter, you can tell that it is not small, at least it is not a cute little thing of tens of centimeters or one or two meters.
If not a cutie, but a big guy.
It is obvious that mass production of strong interaction materials has been achieved.
Only if this kind of material is mass-produced can the technological creations that penetrate deep into the core of Jupiter be made large enough to withstand the environment of hundreds of millions of atmospheres in the core of Jupiter.
"I don't know either, but at present it seems that it should be mass production."
Regarding the researcher's inquiry, the team leader was not sure and could only give an answer from the perspective of logical inference.
But when I say this.
There was also a hint of shock in his eyes, as well as unspeakable anticipation.
Chen Yi did not know about the discussions between researchers and team leaders at the Ganymede Weak Force Gauge Field Research Center.
Controlling the space fighter, he entered the metallic hydrogen layer of Jupiter.
Chen Yi uses the fighter's mechanical device. Several hundred kilograms of metallic hydrogen with a purity of 6.9 were dug up to make souvenirs and stuffed into a warehouse with a strong interaction material frame.
With the help of a sealed cargo compartment, the internal pressure is maintained to ensure that the metallic hydrogen inside will not disintegrate due to leaving Jupiter. Then the angle of the fighter plane is adjusted and the return flight begins.
Five p.m.
Flying for several hours without turning on the mass elimination device.
A fighter plane more than 40 meters long, with the blue sky and white clouds in the sky reflected on the surface of the fuselage, and the high-rise buildings on the ground, with its engine turned off, came to a steady stop under the drag of a flying space shuttle. In the square of Penghai base.
"Leave in the morning and come back in the afternoon."
"It seems that with the mass elimination device, there is no problem at all in building a same-day flight to the planets in the solar system."
Watching the space fighter land and then looking at the time, Chen Yi suddenly had an idea in his mind.
Of course, if you want to build a planetary flight, you can only use a connecting starship or spaceship for the journey from the planet to space.
After all, the gamma decay engine is a big killer inside the planet.
According to the current engine radiation power of the space fighter, if it is turned on for 30 seconds above a city, the city below will turn into a hell on earth.
Although the starship of the planetary flight does not need to drill Jupiter, and the engine power does not need to be so powerful, it is also an unbearable damage to the weak ecosystem of Blue Star.
As for changing the engine.
Instead of using the gamma decay engine, replace it with another engine.
Well, when the aircraft reaches sub-light speed, except for the gamma decay engine that ejects gamma rays at the speed of light, the propulsion efficiency of other engines will be as low as possible. It is simply not suitable for sub-light speed or even near-light speed navigation.
"Brother Yi."
At this time, Qin Xiaoyu's shout suddenly sounded not far away.
"Mr. He and Director Lin of the External Relations Department came to see you and said that they have important things to report and you need to make a decision."
"You want me to make important decisions?"
"Why is it so serious that it needs to be said in person?"
Hearing Qin Xiaoyu's call, Chen Yi was stunned for a moment, with several questions in his mind.
"I don't know, they just came here not long ago." Qin Xiaoyu shook his head.
"Let's go and have a look."
Not knowing when he saw Qin Xiaoyu, Chen Yi walked quickly towards the base hall without hesitation.
In previous eras, it was because of marginal issues in various regions.
A leader also needs to carry out various diplomacy and various foreign visits.
However, as Yi Fei became the core of the space age, the lizard civilization was defeated and the control of various regions was completed, coupled with the incorporation of a large number of professionals from the headquarters.
Chen Yi, the founder of Yifei and the new leader of the space age, has almost become a hands-off shopkeeper.
Except for some strategic and general matters, the daily management and operation of Yi Fei and human civilization did not require his intervention at all.
In this case, He Yu and Lin Qian from the External Relations Department came to him to report the matter and asked him to make a decision. Obviously, there was something involving a major strategy for Yifei and even the entire human civilization.
But Chen Yi thought about it.
In addition to not needing to be reported by others, Xuannv will immediately notify the attack of the cosmic dimension-enhancing forces, and it is impossible to think of anything happening recently that meets this standard.
Past the lobby of the base.
He Yu, the general manager of Yifei, and Lin Qian, the director of Yifei's external relations department and a representative of the new generation, are already waiting aside.
The two people still held some documents in their hands.
"Has anything major happened recently within human civilization?"
Chen Yi glanced at the two of them, greeted them and sat down, and asked curiously.
On the way here, Chen Yi also wanted to understand something.
Since He Yu came here with Lin Qian from the External Relations Department, it is obvious that the matter with him this time is most likely related to human society and humanistic psychology.
After all, the External Relations Department is responsible for Yifei's external relations, and its expertise is in social engineering and intellectual matters.
"Mr. Chen, this is the population birth data of human civilization in the last year that Yifei took over and was responsible for most of the world."
"Since more than a year ago, with the promotion of Yifei Lifespan Potion, other social welfare, neural virtual game warehouse and other equipment, the birth rate of all mankind has begun to drop to 2 per thousand."
"And every month that passes, the number of births drops."
"As of now, the annual average number of births calculated by Yifei's latest statistics is less than 0.2 thousandth of the total population."
After getting along for such a long time, He Yu already knew Chen Yi's character, and without any delay, he reported the outline of the matter and handed the detailed documents in his hand to Chen Yi.
"0.2 thousandths, 2 thousandths"
"This birth rate is almost the same as no birth rate."
"Did it drop so sharply all of a sudden?"
Chen Yi had a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Although he knows.
With the promotion of life-span medicines and the popularization of various benefits, fully automated production has reduced hard work.
People can easily live to be hundreds of years old. The vast majority of people are no longer willing to give birth to children at a young age and put more constraints on themselves. The fertility rate and the birth rate of new people will definitely usher in a decline. Take a plunge.
But I didn’t say that the fall would be so severe.
The birth rate is 2 per 10,000. Based on the current human population of 8 billion, the entire human population is born in one year at 1.6 million, which is less than 2 million.
This is no longer a fall, this is a collapse, a comprehensive collapse.
Moreover, according to He Yu, the birth rate has not yet stabilized and is continuing to decline.
Although Chen Yi understood that there was a reason why the black dragon was completely castrated.
However, the number of black dragons affects the overall birth rate of the population and cannot lead to population collapse.
"Did you find it? What's the reason?"
"Is the material welfare not good enough, the pressure of having a baby is too great, or are there other factors? Education, medical care, housing?"
At this time, Chen Yi also realized the seriousness of the problem.
The development and progress of a civilization cannot be separated from population.
The more powerful a civilization is, the larger its theoretical population will be.
Although human civilization has entered the space age, it has completed industrial automation production and completed a comprehensive reform of the industrial system. It no longer requires a large number of people to go to factories to drive screws.
Most people just need to live and enjoy the benefits of the new era.
But the total population determines the number of scientific researchers.
Without enough population, there will not be enough scientific researchers, and science and technology will not be able to develop and progress.
By then, unless Xuannv comes out to be a tool, even if human civilization does not wander, the fate will be the same as that of a wandering civilization like the lizard civilization.
Technology has stagnated, and a large number of technologies have experienced gaps.
The overall science and technology plan and the development of the technology tree began to become unbalanced, and eventually led to its demise.
(End of chapter)
