Earth Era

In the slightly cold morning wind, Zhao Huasheng wrapped his clothes tightly and sat on the co-pilot of the car.

There was another high-profile meeting this morning, even higher than the one yesterday. Not only the top leaders of the alliance will appear, but leaders from various departments and fields, and related scientists will also attend. This is a meeting to discuss "how human society should deal with this solar crisis". Because of his special status, Zhao Huasheng, an ordinary researcher, also received an invitation to attend. This is also the reason why Zhao Huasheng gets up early again today.

Meng Zhuo's driving skills are very high. Under the control of Meng Zhuo, Zhao Huasheng once gave birth to the illusion that the family car he was riding in was upgraded to a luxury car unknowingly. But this illusion did not last for too long, or in other words, Zhao Huasheng's attention did not last too long on it. Meng Zhuo was a silent and rational man. Meng Zhuo didn't speak, and Zhao Huasheng didn't speak either. Zhao Huasheng just put his eyes outside the car.

The bustling city is as usual. The influence of the strange changes in temperature has not yet spread to the world of ordinary people. The people Zhao Huasheng saw were still in a hurry as before, there were still food trucks selling on the street, and office workers were still huddled together waiting for the bus. At the moment, the sun is dim, but no one will pay attention to the sun.

Zhao Huasheng had a strange thought in his heart.

"The entire huge human society is like a slow-moving, slow-feeling monster... It is always slow to respond to external stimuli. When it really feels the harm that this change has brought to itself, it often It’s time for things to be irreversible.”

"But... Fortunately, human beings have the powerful tool of science. If we are still in the age of ignorance, I am afraid that until we finally become extinct, we will not know what happened."

This thought was very strange, so Zhao Huasheng threw it out of his mind at the next moment.

Meng Zhuo sent Zhao Huasheng to the door of the conference room, and then waited outside. The meeting starts later.

"First of all, please let the scientific research department speak." said the host of the meeting.

The representative of the scientific research department is a highly respected stellar physicist. Originally, the representative of the scientific research department should be Li Qi's, but Li Qi is no longer there.

"During this period of observation and research, we have not found any possible reasons for the decrease in the level of solar radiation," the scientist said. "Although it is very frustrating, we have to say this. The only thing we can tell you is The point is, the sun's radiation level is still going down—in the last twenty-four hours, it's down again by three thousandths. We don't know how much it's going to go down, or how long it's going to stay For how long, let alone whether the level of solar radiation will increase to normal levels in the future, we don't know anything. We can only advise everyone to prepare for the worst." The scientist said.

"What is the worst mental preparation?" asked the old man who was the head of the alliance.

The scientist was silent for a moment and replied, "The sun is completely extinguished."

"Please tell me the consequences of this situation and the probability of it happening," the head of state said.

"Sorry, we can't estimate the odds of this happening, we don't know anything," the scientist replied. "As for the consequences...do you know about Pluto? If the sun goes out, the Earth will be similar to Pluto. By then , the surface temperature will drop to more than minus 200 degrees Celsius, all liquids will condense into solids, and all the gases that make up the atmosphere will condense due to extremely low temperatures, falling from the sky to the surface, the earth will lose all protective layers, quite a variety of Interstellar radiation and asteroids would bombard Earth freely...all life would be wiped out."

There was a humming sound in the conference room. The host of the meeting asked: "So, what is your scientific research department's recommendation for action?"

"If possible..." The scientist hesitated, then continued: "Build a large number of shelters in the tropics, and gather all the people in high latitudes and temperate regions to the tropics. After all, the thermal insulation of the ocean and atmosphere is limited. The cold zone and temperate zone will soon become unsuitable for human survival. If we humans are lucky and the sun situation does not continue to deteriorate, the tropical region may still be more suitable for human survival. At the same time, put the greatest energy into the process of new energy research and development. If there is a breakthrough in controlled nuclear fusion, we can at least retain a little seed of human civilization."

"Also, I propose to carry out the latest solar observation plan. In the shortest time, the most advanced solar probes will be launched to the sun. When necessary, we will also carry out a manned observation plan. After all, only the first Find out what happened to the sun, and we can find a way to save the sun."

The head of state looked at the representatives of the industrial sector and the social sector: "What is your opinion?"

The representative of the industrial sector said: "With the industrial base of our human civilization at this moment, we have the ability to build a large number of shelters near the tropics in a short period of time and to divert all industrial resources to scientific research, as long as you order us to stop all other non-essential engineering construction. That's fine. As for the possible social impact of stopping all other non-essential construction projects, this should be left to the social sector to study and resolve."

The representative of the social sector said: "This is no problem. We just have a suggestion. We suggest not to disclose the real situation of the crisis to the public for the time being. Premature disclosure of the truth can easily lead to social unrest, which is not conducive to the arrangement and implementation of follow-up plans."

The representative of the agricultural sector interjected: "If the rationing system is implemented, our food reserves will be enough for all human beings for three years. But after three years, we will face the risk of food scarcity. Therefore, we require some scientific research resources to be transferred to agriculture. Tilted, we ask the scientific research department to develop high-cold-resistant food varieties as soon as possible, as well as soilless cultivation and indoor cultivation techniques."

"This is what we should do," said the representative of the Agricultural Research Department of the Central Academy of Sciences.

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After the representatives of scientists told the truth about the current crisis faced by human civilization and put forward their demands, the specific response was handed over to the relevant departments for detailed discussion. The meeting was long, and Zhao Huasheng had no say in these matters. Even Zhao Huasheng was able to attend this meeting because of his special status.

In the continuous speeches and discussions, Zhao Huasheng's thoughts gradually drifted into the distance. In Zhao Huasheng's mind, Li Qi's shadow appeared again, the goodbye Li Qi said before he died, and the blank piece of paper left to himself at the end.

In Zhao Huasheng's thoughts, that ordinary piece of white paper seemed to have some kind of magical power suddenly. Although it was blank, it seemed to carry the thousands of words Li Qi wanted to say.

Li Qi knew everything, but Li Qi said nothing.

Zhao Huasheng knows that his identity is very special and that he is very important, but even Zhao Huasheng himself does not know what is special and important about himself.

"Hello." At this moment, a young woman sitting next to Zhao Huasheng greeted Zhao Huasheng. Zhao Huasheng came back to his senses from the wandering, and nodded slightly to the young woman, and said, "Hello."

"My name is Li Wei, and I'm Li Qi's younger sister." The young woman said, "I am currently working in the High-Energy Laser Research Laboratory of the Institute of Optics of the Central Academy of Sciences of the Alliance. I heard my brother mention you. He said you are a Very hardworking, very smart young man."

Li Wei will be no more than twenty-five years old this year. She is sitting on the seat at the moment, so she can't tell her height, but Zhao Huasheng can see that her figure is very slender. With a delicate face and long smooth hair, it looks very moving. It's just that Li Wei's eyes are slightly red and swollen, and even if she puts on makeup, she doesn't cover up the redness and swelling.

Hearing Li Wei say this, Zhao Huasheng also felt sad, "Brother Li is a very good person, he takes good care of me."

"I heard that my brother had a drink with you on the last night before he died?" Li Wei asked.

"Yes." Zhao Huasheng nodded, "If I knew that he would have an accident that night... even if I made him angry, I would accompany him all night."

Li Wei lowered her head, took out a tissue from her bag, and gently wiped her eyes.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to blame you." After a while, Li Wei calmed down, "No one wants to see such an accident happen. It's just that I have some questions that I want to get answers from you."

"Please speak." Zhao Huasheng said.

"My brother left you the only relic... It was a blank piece of paper? My brother also said that you can solve all our doubts for us?" Li Wei asked.

Zhao Huasheng was a little surprised, because Li Wei actually knew these highly confidential things. But thinking of Li Wei's identity, Zhao Huasheng was relieved.

Zhao Huasheng nodded and confirmed these things.

Li Wei looked away from Zhao Huasheng, and his thoughts seemed to drift far away: "I understand my brother... He is a person with strong planning and self-discipline. I don't remember him doing anything from as far back as I can remember. Anything that doesn't make sense. So...I believe my brother's last words. He must have had his own reasons for choosing to do so. I have a hunch that in the midst of this solar crisis, all the efforts of our species All will fail, and the ultimate hope, as my brother said, is in you."

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