"The 71 signal segment was successfully deciphered in southwest China, and the text message was 'balanced'. ”

"Signal segment 51 was successfully deciphered by the Royal Danish Society, and the text message was 'symmetrical'. ”

"The 08 signal segment was successfully deciphered in South Africa, and the text message was 'force'. ”

"The 98 signal segment has been successfully deciphered on the Brazilian Earth, and the text message is 'habitable'. ”

"66 Signal Band... Textual message 'Revolution'. ”

“......”

Under the brain storm of the people around the world, one decipher after another has sprung up, and the huge bonuses funded by various countries and temporarily advanced by Ding Sheng have also been issued to the account in minutes.

Subsequently, the winners were reported by the media from all over the world, and the popularity of brainstorming reached a new high!

At the same time, more than 1,000 of the most professional decipherment researchers gathered in Hawaii began to turn their work to calibrating, adjusting, and sorting out these answers to find the appropriate order of words and make reasonable guesses in the next step, so that the accurate information to be conveyed by this extraterrestrial signal can be distilled more quickly.

"It's not enough, there must be one of the most critical pieces of information that has not been deciphered, and it is not possible to sort out a long sentence that is smooth and has a certain literal meaning for the time being. After typesetting these answers N times, Guan Ju said that he was helpless.

In fact, according to the words habitable, revolution, orbit, etc., Ding Sheng probably understood that this was the description of the earth by an alien civilization, but as Guan Ju said, these words lack key intersections, making it impossible to judge the meaning of the alien civilization's visit this time, and friends and foes are unpredictable.

"Come, let me give you a live broadcast of the joint multinational meeting at the United Nations building. ”

At this moment, Guan Ju suddenly pulled in a shot.

“... We should prepare for the 'worst' as soon as possible and bring the world into a state of emergency readiness." ”

"No, all of our 'unfriendly' actions will anger the visiting guests without the exact information. ”

"Guests, can you guarantee they'll be guests?"

"No, but because I can't guarantee it, you think we should try to confront an alien civilization with space-hopping technology?"

"Cowardice!"

"Stupid!"

Ding Sheng is also very helpless, it seems that the countries are divided into two factions, and they are currently arguing.

And the only thing that can truly twist humanity together is the full version of extraterrestrial information.

——

The brainstorming continues.

"47 Signal Band... Textual information 'optimal solution'. ”

"39 Signal Band... Text message 'friendship'. ”

"24 Signal Segments... Text message 'sharing'. ”

"88 Signal Band... The text message 'star', this is not right, the 03 signal segment is also a 'star', repeated, apply for secondary calibration. The researcher responsible for the review and upload asked questions.

"The second calibration is complete, and the text message is confirmed to be correct. ”

"But how can two apparently completely different signals be the same word?"

"Something must have gone wrong. ”

"Don't plant the flag yet, this answer is waiting for the time being. ”

On the laboratory side, Ding Sheng and Catherine also received the news that the decipherment results of the 88 signal segment were pending for the first time.

"Both are stars, but the signal bands are completely different, there is indeed a problem with the logic, let me calibrate it. Guan Ju said, bringing the 88 signal segment in.

Soon the calibration results came out.

Although I can't say it, it's indeed the answer. Guan Ju was a little confused.

"Is it possible that these two stars have different meanings, for example, one refers to a star and the other refers to a planet..."Ding Sheng analyzed.

"There's another possibility. Catherine added.

“？？？”

"The two signal segments of 03 and 88 are not sequential, but juxtaposed, and when combined, they are..."

"Double Star!"

Ding Sheng and Catherine said it in unison.

"I see!"

"I get it too!"

At the same time, wisdom drove the two of them to gasp.

...

Mona Kea Observatory, deciphering the team's video communication meeting with the United Nations Building.

"Livable. ”

"Double star. ”

"Share. ”

"Symmetry. ”

"Balance. ”

"Revolution. ”

"Tracks. ”

"Optimal solution. ”

"I know it's crazy, but that's the truth. ”

"This alien civilization wants to find a symmetrical equilibrium point for the optimal solution on the other side of the sun, and then share the orbit of the earth with us!"

During the video conference, Dr. Catherine Oxton, the first leader of the decipherment team, was briefing.

"So you mean, the other side brought the planet over?"

"That's right, what we mean is that the other side is using the outpost as a vanguard, and then bringing their own planet over. Ding Sheng stood up and helped.

"We are deeply honored to have such young and outstanding scientists as you as these two people. But Dr. Ding, you just used the word 'vanguard', since the alien civilization wants to find a balance and then share the orbit with us, shouldn't it be with friendship?"

"Of course not!"

Ding Sheng, Catherine, Shen Heng, Wharton, and all the researchers who know some astrophysics said at the same time.

Not to mention, this neat sound really startled the representatives of various countries on the other side of the video.

"In the hypothetical double star orbiting system with the sun as the orbital center, the Lagrange point can indeed be balanced by force, but because of the disturbance of other celestial bodies in the solar system, there is no stable stay here at all, and then the gravitational pull of the sun increases, the gravitational pull of the earth weakens, and under the action of the additional Coriolis, the binary star system is out of balance, and both of them are out of their original orbits, and the small mass drifts inward, and the massive one drifts outward. Therefore, this so-called symmetrical equilibrium point simply cannot exist. An astrophysicist stood up and gave a brief lecture.

"So the alien civilization is preparing to expel the Earth into our own orbit under the guise of friendship?"

Anyone who has studied physics knows what happens when the Earth is out of orbit.

Drifting out, away from the sun, the temperature drops sharply, the earth turns into ice balls, the oceans freeze, the amount of carbon dioxide and water vapor released decreases, the greenhouse effect weakens, and the temperature drops faster, which is a devastating blow to humanity and even the planet.

Drifting inward, approaching the sun, stability rises dramatically, glaciers melt, continents are submerged by the sea, and finally fly towards the sun, where they are ultimately destroyed.

"I'm afraid it's more serious, in order to ensure the stability of the planet after it merges into the new star system, the best thing to do is to clear the other planets in the orbit in advance. I guess the outpost came this time to carry out a clean-up mission. ”

Finally, from the day the alien signal was discovered, to now, Ding Sheng has sorted everything out smoothly.

"If the outpost cannot be stopped, it will be an unprecedented planetary extinction catastrophe. ”

At this point, a thick haze hung over the United Nations building and the Hawaiian Islands.

...

After the meeting ended, Ding Sheng walked in front of the crowd with a frown.

"Ding!"

A voice came from behind.

"Catherine, is there anything else?"

"I have come to say goodbye to you solemnly, and by the way, I ask you not to do anything stupid. Catherine said with a hand outstretched.

"Farewell, stupid thing?" Ding Sheng was confused.

"Listen to me, whatever you have to do, don't go. Anyway, it's a pleasure to work with you...", Catherine suddenly reacted, "No, you don't know yet. ”

"Don't know what?" Ding Sheng was completely confused.

"I thought Guan Ju had already told you that NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) had just sent the news that Titan had disappeared shortly after we deciphered the alien signal. Catherine's expression was gloomy, and this was the first time that such an expression had appeared on her face.

"In an instant. ”

"What!"

Ding Sheng was suddenly frightened, and immediately called Guan Ju, "Why didn't you tell me?"

"You've always wanted me to evolve and learn on my own, so I was thinking that it might be better for Catherine to tell you about this. ”

Even Guan Ju's voice was a little more sad than before.

"Did they do it?" Ding Sheng asked Catherine.

"They should have somehow learned that we identified the shared orbit as a hoax, so NASA thought it was an interstellar declaration of war with a deterrent nature. ”

Titan is Saturn's 9 moon, with a diameter of about 220 kilometers, and the weapons that can destroy it in an instant are definitely not something that the current Earth can block.

Considering that the outpost has not yet reached the jump point, it is likely that this force is just a vanguard of the vanguard.

The gap in strength is the main reason why Catherine advises Ding Sheng not to do stupid things.

If the future is already predestined, living in the present has become the first priority.

"All members of the UN unanimously agreed on the doomsday non-disclosure agreement, so with three and a half days left, you should also go to your family, friends, and everyone you care about to say goodbye. Catherine said.

"Catherine, I'm not like you, you're a real genius, and I... There were some amazing experiences. I sometimes wonder if it was because of me that things suddenly turned out like this, but it doesn't seem to matter anymore. Dr. Katherine Oxton, I, Ding Sheng, am a pleasure to work with you. ”

After speaking, Ding Sheng shook hands with Catherine, then hugged again, and walked in two directions of the observatory.

...

"Hey, Chen Xu, I'm going to do something big in a few days, so tonight, call everyone to get together in the old places in neighboring states. ”