"Before I got in touch with you, I didn't know that feeling was called loneliness......" Gaia's voice was like a ripple, slowly sounding in Lin Han's consciousness.

"The solar system is deserted, and the universe is boundless and dead, cold, and dangerous. Maybe just the most insignificant wave in the vast expanse of space can wreak havoc on all life on Earth, plunging me into chaos and pain. ”

"More than once, many small celestial bodies flew in the deep sky, and when I was ignorant, I thought it was a message from a distant world, and I was full of anticipation and hope for this, and like a child, I took the stones thrown over me as a gift......," she said slowly.

"It wasn't until later that one of them pierced the atmosphere and brought disaster with flames, destroying countless lives. ”

Lin Han was silent for a while, and then asked again: "In the universe, is it really just endless dead silence, and there is nothing?"

"Maybe. To the eternal universe, we are just as small. Gaia said.

"Maybe in a more distant place, there will be some other celestial bodies of life. ”

Hearing this, Lin Han couldn't help but think of the famous "Fermi Paradox".

In the vast universe, the living earth is so lonely that people are full of doubts about life itself - perhaps life is only a fleeting glimpse, and death is the eternal theme of the universe.

Of course, there is also a very low possibility that the Earth is really lucky, lucky enough to be one of the few living objects in endless space.

But this possible luck makes people feel less fortunate at all, because it looks more like a kind of self-comfort.

At this time, Gaia said: "Actually, I think that this wonderful connection between us may be more precious than the appearance of life itself. ”

"After all, for hundreds of millions of years, I can only quietly watch everything that happens on the earth, the vicissitudes of life. There are more than 100 billion human beings alone, not to mention all kinds of other life......" she paused.

"However, you are the only one who can pass through the barrier between me and ordinary beings, and only you know of my existence. ”

Lin Han showed a smile: "I think so." ”

Looking at the long clouds outside the window, he was silent for a long time, he seemed to remember something again, and asked in his heart: "By the way, Gaia, is there an upper limit to the influence of advanced life authority on the human body?"

"Advanced Life Clearance affects others in much the same way that Permanent Growth Authority does to you. A part of the life force obtained from nature is given to the human body, so that the inside of the human body can be created like a fetus. Gaia said.

"Each tree brings the same increase as permanent permissions, which is 1 in 10 billion?"

"Hmm. ”

Lin Han thought for a while: "You say...... Can the vitality brought by a tree prolong a person's life by a second?"

"This should be less than a second in terms of proportions, but it is not necessarily, it may vary from person to person. Gaia hesitated.

"Anyway, the conditions for obtaining advanced life permissions have already been told to you, so you'll know if you try it when the time comes. ”

……

The plane soon arrived at the end point, the capital of China.

This is where Lin Han studied at university and where he once worked, and has rarely come back since he resigned. So after getting off the plane, he sighed for a while.

Most of the Vientiane employees on board went to the headquarters of Rice Technology in the capital after getting off the plane to discuss a detailed plan for Vientiane's $2.5 billion investment.

A few other people, together with Lin Han as assistants, were arranged to live in the super-star hotel in the capital, the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.

For being able to live in the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, which is one of the top hotels in China, Lin Han and others are also very satisfied.

It's just that although they are arranged by the government to live in, the corresponding accommodation fees for the state guesthouse still have to be charged.

The presidential suite of the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, more than 20,000 soft girl coins a night, full stay, and food expenses are calculated separately. Spending money is like running water.

After staying in the State Guesthouse for more than a week, the money spent millions, but the above ignored Lin Han and the others, as if they turned a blind eye.

If it weren't for Zhang Shihou who had been running around the imperial capital and occasionally contacted Lin Han, he would probably have suspected that he had forgotten about it.

According to the organization's arrangement, Zhang Shihou took Lin Han back to China and the task was already considered a complete one, and he could return to Handong Province to continue to be his deputy chief, and when he retired, he might be able to get a regular idle position.

It's just that people's pursuits are always changing, although Zhang Shihou has been prosperous in his life, and he has counterattacked all the way. But when he jumped up and became the deputy governor of Handong Province, his vision was naturally different.

As someone said, below the provincial level is not called politics. And crossing the gap between the hall level and the level are two completely different realms.

Therefore, after a conversation with Lin Han before, Zhang Shihou began to run around the capital after returning to China, and sometimes he was in contact, but he was quite busy, and others didn't know what he was busy with......

The state guesthouse is luxurious and pleasant, the classical architectural style alone is incomparably complex, carved beams and painted buildings, phoenix towers and dragon pavilions, making people feel like being in the ancient royal court.

Living comfortably and having nothing to do, Lin Han stayed in the room, either reading or exercising, and every day he ate was sent by a tender girl in uniform and stockings with long legs.

The meals are different every day, and the girl who serves the food also changes every day.

……

On this day, the girl who served Lin Han food left the room, still with a standard smile on her face, and went straight to an office.

After closing the door casually, the temperament on the girl's face changed faintly, which was completely different from ordinary waiters, but more like a soldier.

In the office, a middle-aged man immediately said, "What's wrong, did you find any results?"

The girl shook her head: "The bugging device in the room is indeed gone." ”

The middle-aged man subconsciously lifted his black-framed glasses, as if he couldn't believe it: "Impossible, how did he find out?"

Seeing that the girl was silent, he couldn't help but stretch out his fingers, knocking back and forth on the table, and after a while, he said again: "What was he doing just now?"

The girl was silent for a moment, and said hesitantly, "He...... He's reading. ”

"What book?"

"Building Mechanics" and "Advanced Engineering Geology". ”

The middle-aged man closed his eyes and slapped his forehead helplessly: "Are you sure?"

The girl didn't speak, just nodded.

"Jingle bell—"

At this moment, the phone on the middle-aged man's desk suddenly rang. He hurriedly sat up straight and picked up the phone: "Ah, hey." ”

On the other end of the phone: "Deputy Chief Zhang will come over to see Boss Lin in a while, let's prepare a little." It is estimated that there will be news from above tomorrow. ”

……

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ps：

Due to the infestation of mythical beasts, when it comes to official names, "province" is written as "偗" after "province".