Earth Era - v2 Chapter 425

This is an informal meeting, and the participants do not hold formal government positions, although most of them have titles such as economic advisor, scientific advisor, confidential secretary, etc., and even some of them are in certain institutions outside the government. , such as a position in a research institute or a university.

These people constitute Shen Qingyuan’s think tank team. Whenever it is necessary to implement a major policy, or make some important decisions, changes, etc., Shen Qingyuan will convene these people to discuss together, measure the gains and losses, and decide the implementation steps and sequence of the policy or plan.

This time is no exception. Even, the specifications of this meeting are higher than ever before. At least, it’s been a long time since consultants have seen so many people with such a wide range of expertise gathered together.

“Dr. Huang Yuan, vice president of the Central Academy of Sciences, and chief scientist of the Institute of High Energy Physics and the Institute of Theoretical Physics, told me that their latest research and calculation results show that it is impossible for us to find materials to resist the The invasion of dark matter particles. To achieve major breakthroughs in basic physics within a limited time, at least 40% of the annual economic output value must be invested in scientific research.”

Shen Qingyuan finished this sentence with a calm expression. He just stated such a thing, without any emotion or inclination mixed in the narrative.

But these words possessed a power that was completely inconsistent with Shen Qingyuan’s tone. The meeting room was silent for a moment, and then it seemed like a bomb had exploded, and the discussion rang out.

An economic consultant roared with excitement: “This is ridiculous! Ridiculous! Forty percent of the economic output of the year? Does he know what this means? This is a complete disaster that will completely destroy the economy of our civilization, It will cause countless turmoil, and even threaten the foundation of the entire civilization!”

The industrial consultant sneered: “Forty percent? Doesn’t this mean that the existing industrial construction must be stopped completely? Does Dr. Huang Yuan know how many projects our civilization is currently advancing? How important are these construction projects to civilization? “

The political adviser said coldly: “Führer, you should be clear that this proposal cannot be supported. Your enemies will be united more closely than ever because of this proposal, and your allies will also abandon you and join yours. The enemy’s side.”

A social psychologist said: “I do not rule out the possibility of riots and armed resistance, rebellion, separatism within civilization after this policy is introduced. You have to understand that this policy will cut the standard of living of all people in half. Above, and accustomed to heaven, no one wants to fall into hell.”

All advisors were almost unanimous in their opposition to the policy. And this kind of situation has hardly happened in the past. Whether a policy is implemented or not, there will always be many voices in the think tank team. Some people oppose it, some support it, some people think it should be implemented slowly, and some people think it should speed up the progress. The final result always comes after people’s repeated discussions and compromises to find an optimal solution acceptable to all parties. Now, these consultants with different backgrounds and different specialties are all united.

There is only one exception. Shen Qingyuan’s gaze passed over many excited advisors, and finally landed on an old man at the back of the conference room.

“Scientific advisor, tell me what you think.”

The old man coughed slightly and said, “I agree with everyone’s opinions. Implementing this policy will drag our civilization into the abyss, and even cause the destruction of civilization. Not only that, but this policy is also extremely unfavorable to you, the head of state, because This policy touches the interests of too many people and too many forces. It is very likely that before this policy is implemented, you will be expelled from the throne of the head of state by your opponents, sentenced for anti-civilization crimes, and eventually spend the rest of your life in prison .”

Shen Qingyuan lowered his eyes slightly, and his expression could not be seen as happy or angry.

But the old man was not finished yet.

“But… if this policy is not implemented, our human civilization is doomed.”

This sentence seems to have some kind of magical power, making the conference room that had been talking about instantly quiet down.

The old man stood up slowly, although his body was trembling slightly, but it seemed to contain infinite power.

“Don’t you understand? Now, it’s not the same as before. Fate has shown its fangs to us, the abyss ahead is already abyss, and we have lost any way out. To implement this policy, we have at least 100% Eighty out of 10 may push civilization into the abyss. If this policy is not implemented, our civilization will inevitably be destroyed here. Now is the time to fight hard, and it has come to a critical moment of life and death for a civilization! “

In front of the deafening voice of the old man, the conference room remained silent for a long time. After a long time, a consultant forced himself to smile and said, “I don’t think the situation is that serious.”

“Isn’t it that serious? Do you think we can withstand the explosion of the Phoenix Star, or will the Bread Nebula go away on its own in a few years? Don’t be blinded by the past, you must understand that in this universe, you do your best but It’s normal to just make ends meet, waste resources recklessly, and spend precious time and energy in pursuit of more comfortable living conditions and a more fulfilling spiritual world. This is not normal! The previous universe was too much for us. Yurong, we are like spoiled children who take all this for granted, and now, this universe is just showing us a little bit of its true colors!”

An economic adviser said: “I’m in favor of investing more in research, but it’s not necessary. Maybe scientists can find alternative solutions to the problem, such as developing a technology that can disperse the Bread Nebula? Just let those stardust Far away from our fleet, naturally there is no way to affect us.”

The scientific advisor sneered: “If you had a minimum of scientific common sense, you wouldn’t make such a naive suggestion. That kind of dark matter particle is a high-speed particle with a half-life of twenty hours, and it can move forward before half of the particles decay. More than 20 billion kilometers. In order to ensure safety, this distance has to be doubled, that is, more than 40 billion kilometers. This means that we must disperse all stardust to 40 billion kilometers away—and That is, a vacuum sphere with a radius of 40 billion kilometers and a diameter of 80 billion kilometers is created in the Bread Nebula to ensure the safety of the fleet. Do you think that completing this project is more important than making a breakthrough in basic physics Simple task?”

Not to mention that human beings do not have a technology to disperse stardust that can be used on a large scale, even if it is developed one day, and it is extremely efficient – an instrument can disperse stardust in an area of ​​​​one square kilometer, but the surface area of ​​this sphere is as high as five 10 trillion square kilometers, that is, 50 trillion instruments like this can be done. How much manufacturing capacity does this require, and how huge and complex calculations, planning, and maintenance are required? This does not take into account that the fleet is moving at a high speed, and the instrument must also move at a high speed. At high speeds, especially in superluminal travel, the interaction between interstellar particles and the fleet will be countless times more complicated.

“Only a stalwart star like a star can provide us with shelter. It is impossible for us to open a channel in the Bread Nebula with our own power. Concentrating on seeking technological breakthroughs and finding a way to resist the influence of stardust is our civilization’s survival. The only hope. Our civilization has come to the brink of extinction, and you are still thinking about the minutiae of quality of life or economic growth?”

Under the questioning of the old man, the economic adviser shut his mouth. But the old man’s tone changed again and eased up again.

“Of course, if everyone accepts the ending of extinction – even if civilization perishes, it will always be hundreds or even thousands of years later, our generation and even the next generation should be able to be born normally and then die normally. If so~www.mtlnovel.com~ we don’t have to think about the issue of increasing investment in science. Everyone should just keep eating, drinking, and enjoying life without these things. I am over 350 years old this year, and There are not many years left to live, and things in the future, oh, leave it to future generations to deal with headaches.”

Shen Qingyuan still lowered his eyes, his expression was calm, but a voice in his heart sighed: “You can at least live another fifty years. I am more than a hundred years younger than you, but I am only a dozen years at most. can live.”

The kind of treatment that had been done before to hibernate for a longer period of time had seriously damaged Shen Qingyuan’s physical foundation. Even later, after confirming that he would not be able to set sail for a short period of time and doing his best to remedy it, he still could not return to the original state.

The problem has been clearly put before people. Whether the future is life or death, it has little to do with the people at the moment, because when the final judgment is pronounced, the people now will definitely be old and dead. But people know that their choice at this moment is related to the fate of future children and grandchildren.

If you choose to sacrifice this generation, it is still possible for future civilization to continue. Future generations will hopefully continue to thrive in this universe.

Choose to fulfill this generation, and life is now almost unaffected. It’s just that civilization will die out in the universe, and the name human civilization will become a thing of the past.

The positive and negative consequences have been fully presented. People’s mood is a little complicated, and at the same time, they are also a little nervous.

How to choose, the control is in the hands of Shen Qingyuan. Because Shen Qingyuan is the head of human civilization and the leader of the entire civilization.

Shen Qingyuan sighed and said slowly, “I don’t want our descendants to curse their ancestors with resentment when the Phoenix Star exploded, not giving them any hope of life.”

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