Earth Era - v2 Chapter 401

Compared with common radiation sickness, the genetic mutations produced in the Nimbus crew are irreversible. All the gene repair drugs that exist in human civilization are ineffective for this. This was known when Wang Hao got the results of the gene sequencing data.

It is precisely because of this that the on-board doctor of the Nimbus spacecraft is helpless against the pain of his companions. This is beyond her knowledge, and she is simply not competent enough to deal with such lesions. Even Wang Hao, who is a top expert in the civilization, has no way to deal with it for the time being.

To put it simply, even if the crew of the Nimbus spacecraft were located in the most advanced hospital in the capital city on Blue Star—that is, the political and economic center star temporarily selected by the human civilization who fled here—the most advanced hospital in the capital city would receive the full treatment. The combined treatment of the best experts in the civilization is also unable to alleviate or cure their disease.

From the moment this peculiar pathology began to develop in their bodies, they were doomed to die in agony.

Since the investigation has been carried out, Wang Hao has obtained a lot of key information, but it is still not enough. There are also several important issues that Wang Hao did not investigate clearly. The questions are, first, how did the disease arise? How many people will be affected by its production mechanism? Second, how to cure this disease?

Although there is a high probability that the disease is not contagious, Wang Hao still does not dare to take it lightly. If its pathogenic mechanism exists on a large scale in human civilization—that is, it will inevitably cause a large number of humans to suffer from the disease, it is likely to cause another unrest within human beings. And this is unbearable for the current human civilization.

“So… what is the reason that caused all the dozens of crew members of the Nimbus spacecraft to suffer from this disease? Is it the special space environment, or an undiscovered design flaw of the Nimbus spacecraft? ? Or some behavior of the crew?”

Wang Hao knew that his mission was far from over.

At this time, a meeting was underway on the largest planet of the Phoenix Galaxy, “New Jupiter”, and its third-mass moon, the planet known as the Blue Star.

The meeting was held at the Capital City Human Government Building. The participants included senior government officials, including the head of state Shen Qingyuan, heads of various departments, as well as many scientists, engineers and scholars.

This is undoubtedly a high-level meeting, and the discussions of such meetings are usually important events that are related to the fate of the entire human civilization.

A gray-haired old man was meticulously reporting to the audience: “According to the observations of the Phoenix real-time monitoring team and the joint research of scholars from the Stellar Evolution Laboratory, we agree that the instability of Phoenix is ​​increasing. Although it will not explode as a supernova in a short period of time, we have reason to believe that it will have at least one more violent burst of energy in the near future.”

The current head of human civilization, Shen Qingyuan, whose hair was meticulously combed and his expression was serious, as hard and cold as a stone, knocked on the table lightly, interrupting the old man’s report: “I want to know, this kind of violent burst of energy. What kind of impact will it bring to the galaxy ecology?”

The old man looked down at the information and said: “First of all, it will lead to a significant increase in the intensity of interstellar space radiation, stellar wind, and magnetic field disturbance. This will have a very significant impact on various interstellar spacecraft, and directly affect the Phoenix Galaxy. All planets – including the blue star. Secondly, under the influence of the Phoenix star’s energy burst, the new Jupiter and the new Saturn will also have corresponding changes, which will affect the satellites orbiting them twice. Our various activities will be affected by more severe impact.”

“When you say recently, how long do you mean?”

“The exact time cannot be determined. It is a matter of probability. According to our calculations, the probability of a violent energy burst in one year is as high as 85%. In two years, it is 99%. “

Shen Qingyuan’s expression did not change in the slightest, he just wrote something on the paper with a pen, then put down the pen and said with some emotion: “It seems that the Phoenix Galaxy does not welcome us.”

Another gray-haired old man said with a bit of pain: “This is not just a question of welcome or not. The activities of Phoenix Star will become more and more frequent, and the intensity and frequency of energy bursts will become higher and higher – although this They will only bring some inconvenience to our activities and will not completely destroy us, but they indicate that Phoenix has entered old age ahead of schedule, and it may end its own life with the most gorgeous explosion at any time. Our death will surely be buried with us.”

The old man who spoke before said solemnly: “Old Li, don’t be alarmist. According to our calculations, the probability of a supernova explosion on Phoenix Star within a hundred years is only 1.3 in 10,000.”

The old man called Lao Li was about to refute when he was interrupted by a majestic voice.

“What do you mean, the probability of a supernova explosion on the Phoenix star within a hundred years is low, but it still exists? And, once a supernova explosion occurs, if we still stay here, there will be no chance of survival?”

In the face of this voice, the old man did not dare to neglect, and immediately replied: “Theoretically speaking, it is true. But President, you must understand that reality and probability are two different things. There is absolutely no need for us to advance the sailing time for such a small probability. That way. Too hasty.”

Shen Qingyuan was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly: “There is a sharp sword hanging over our heads at all times. But I want to know, since the Phoenix Star is at risk of an early supernova explosion, why did we choose the Phoenix Galaxy as the parking place at that time. ?”

Facing Shen Qingyuan’s questioning, the expressions of the two old men became a little embarrassed. In the end, the old man known as Lao Li replied: “Führer, our existing theoretical system cannot completely and accurately predict every detail of stellar activity and evolution. First, our theoretical system is still incomplete, and second It is the observation technology that limits our cognition. We chose this place because there are two giant gaseous planets and many rich moons in the Phoenix galaxy, but we did not realize the hidden risks above the Phoenix star.”

“Okay, now that the situation is clear to everyone, then we can discuss what choices we should make. Should we continue to wait at the risk of 1.3 in 10,000, and then set sail back to the solar system after all the supplies are collected, or Set sail soon and leave this place where we are not welcome?”

An official-looking person said: “I am the person in charge of the material reserve of the voyage plan. I would like to inform you about the progress of our material reserve: as of now, the fuel collection has been completed 97%, and the total category Of the 37,236,005 material collection tasks, 98.2 percent have been completed, and only some of them are in great demand, such as No. 903 special steel, high-purity manganese ore. , some rare gases, etc. have not yet been completed, and it is expected that it will take up to 30 years to collect enough. That is to say, even if we wait, we only need to wait another 30 years at most.”

Another official said: “As we all know, we are an entire civilization, not a single fleet. At the time of migration, the total number of ships is expected to reach tens of millions, and the coordination of such a large number of ships is very difficult. Every time you set sail and berth will consume a lot of resources and time, and will bring many unnecessary risks. I tend to wait for a while, and after the materials are collected, I will sail directly to the solar system at one time, without stopping in the middle. “

A middle-aged scientist said: “From the perspective of risk control, it is most sensible to stay in the Phoenix Galaxy and wait for all material collection tasks to be completed before setting sail. If you have to stop supplying due to insufficient materials during the voyage, the risk will definitely be It is more than 1.3 in 10,000~www.mtlnovel.com~ I think the judgment of this matter cannot be simply measured by risk. It involves the survival of the entire civilization, even if the probability of 1 in 100,000 cannot be ignored. Even if stopping the supply of supplies in the middle will bring us some risks, so what? It just wastes a little more of our time, and if we continue to stay here, if the Phoenix star explodes, our entire civilization will be destroyed. “

Faced with this issue, people started a heated discussion. In the conference room, nearly 1,000 participants were divided into two distinct factions, and both factions were obviously prepared in advance, and they produced many data and cases to support their arguments.

From morning to night, more than ten hours have passed, and there has never been more than two-thirds of the supporters of these two views. If the number of supporters is less than two-thirds, it cannot be released as a decision of the General Assembly.

This was the case in all three votes. According to the law, when this happens, the head of state has the final decision.

So, after the results of the third vote came out, the eyes of thousands of people in the entire conference room all focused on Shen Qingyuan.

Shen Qingyuan seems to have had a draft for a long time. His expression did not change in the slightest, as if announcing a trivial matter, he said lightly to the participants: “I have decided to set sail and return to the solar system in one year. All units and departments must immediately formulate specific plans, within this year’s time. Be fully prepared in the middle. The meeting is dismissed.”

The participants knew very well about Shen Qingyuan’s leadership style and knew that once he made a decision, he would never change it, so no one tried to protest.

Both supporters and opponents have to accept this reality at this moment.

“Next year, we’re going home…”

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