A year ago, the cress that appeared in the crags showed the mystery of nature to mankind for the first time, and at the same time prompted many scientists in the scientific community to study it.

Over the course of the year, a number of related research papers have been published, and it is undeniable that this has indeed promoted the development of science. But what worries Gao Xiang is how much benefit this kind of crack can bring to mankind.

Just like an earthquake, if it never happened, then human understanding of it must be so poor that even the word "earthquake" is difficult to come up with. But if an earthquake happens, geologists will know about it, but at the same time, countless people will suffer from it.

There are gains and losses, and different conclusions can be drawn from different angles, but in general, earthquakes are geological phenomena that never happen.

Gao Xiang's biggest concern is, is the appearance of the space crack some kind of ominous omen?

"When the universe reveals its majesty and mystery to the insignificant human beings, it may be the time of disaster. Zhan Hua is an astrophysicist, so he explains this problem in terms of his area of expertise, "Do you know that the Dao supernova exploded?" he said in a low voice.

Gao Xiang nodded slightly, they are all big families of physics, even if they have been subdivided into different categories, Gao Xiang has a shallow understanding of supernova explosions. There are some massive stars in the universe after the nuclear burns out, its temperature not only does not cool down, but produces a lot of light and heat in the process of rapid collapse, which is a supernova explosion.

Zhan Hua said solemnly: "A single galaxy can be regarded as a self-gravitational system, because the supernova explosion requires the self-gravitational system to reduce energy to increase kinetic energy in order to increase temperature. Therefore, some scholars believe that the gravitational system is a 'negative heat capacity' system and is unstable. ”

Gao Xiang nodded. Zhan Hua continued: "Before the supernova explodes, we humans may not be able to accurately discover this dust-like massive star in the universe. However, when a supernova explosion occurs, it is so bright that its burst of electromagnetic radiation illuminates the entire galaxy in which it is located, so we can spot it with the help of telescopes. ”

"You're saying that the appearance of a rift in space is similar to a supernova explosion?"

"Yes, in the objective sense of existence, they are very similar!"

Gao Xiang thoughtfully recalled the meaning of Zhan Hua's words, if the spatial rift has a meaning like a supernova explosion, then first of all, this is an unstable system. When this instability reaches its peak or a critical value, it is time to explode; secondly, when it is dark under the lamp or the accuracy of observation is not up to the requirements, some phenomena that exist in the dark cannot be observed, and can only be known to humans through a large-scale magnification.

Massive stars exist in the universe, and if it is extremely difficult for a supernova to explode into human vision, is the space rift also like a stepping stone for mankind to understand the "massive star" behind it?

At its worst, a supernova explosion is undoubtedly the end of a massive star. So does the space rift also mean the end for the earth?

The question suddenly became like "the farmer and the turkey", and it was creepy.

"The universe we live in may not be as strong as we think, maybe it's just another unstable system of self-gravitation. Zhan Hua had a weird smile on his face, and he didn't look like a scientist. It's a bit like a wizard who likes to talk about philosophical questions and fool people.

Gao Xiang took a breath, he knew that Zhan Hua was joking, but he really couldn't laugh. Because with Zhan Hua's jokes. A thought in his heart was vaguely triggered. I really hope that such speculation is just a conjecture, if the spatial rift is really a symptom before the collapse of an unstable system. That would be doomed to catastrophe for humanity.

"You have all understood the general situation, according to the latest instructions from your superiors. The focus of the next work of the Kuocangshan base will be shifted from XK1992 planning to the study of spatial cracks. Here is your work arrangement, and I hope you can adjust your status as soon as possible. ”

Lieutenant General Hong Tian's words caused a commotion in the conference room, especially the experts who study astronomy and the universe, and they all started to talk about it.

The so-called XK1992 plan is actually a SETI plan (search for extraterrestrial civilization plan) based on reverse research on extraterrestrial technology, and the localization of extraterrestrial technology is an important link, but the core of scientists is to explore the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations. Now that Lieutenant General Hong Tian has said that the focus of the base's work will be shifted to the spatial rift, some people are naturally happy and some are worried.

However, the discussion was only temporary, and as spatial cracks were discovered in various places, the experts attending the meeting naturally knew which was the main and which was secondary.

The most urgent task at the moment is to find out the cause of the spatial rift as soon as possible and thoroughly study the potential risks as soon as possible. Now the cracks only appear in inaccessible places, if they appear in the crowded downtown area one day, they can't hide it if they want to, and the fun will be great.

The work was arranged, and Gao Xiang and Zhan Hua were placed in a working group.

And just when everyone was familiar with the business, an urgent message was delivered by the correspondent. Because of this news, everyone present was stunned.

"A few minutes ago, the military received information that martial law had been placed on the site of the incident, and the mall was closed to customers. ”

Another crack appeared, this time in a mall.

Shopping malls, which means a lot of people, and this is the first crack to appear in public, has a deep meaning. For a moment, a sense of urgency hovered over everyone's heads.

"This kind of thing may happen more frequently in the future, and I think the cracks can't just happen in China, so you have to be prepared. ”

Lieutenant General Hong Tian stood up and said solemnly.

At that time, all kinds of bulls, ghosts, snakes, and gods will inevitably jump out and associate it with the end of the world, and if there is no reasonable explanation, society is very likely to face a turmoil. But to be honest, the inexplicable appearance of a spatial crack is indeed very demagogic, and it is easy for people to imagine it with the end of the world. They're looking for a plausible explanation.

Beijing, Golden Autumn Garden.

A special meeting was held in the smoke.

The participants were all domestic bigwigs. There were eleven in total, and among them was an old man with gray hair and a vicissitudes of life. He is the former military head who resolutely launched the purge more than half a year ago, and the old man who was called an old man by Su Caiwei.

At this time. After the Great Purge, the political atmosphere of the core layer was renewed, and the old people completely retired after launching the Great Purge and no longer interfered in any affairs, which made many new leaders breathe a sigh of relief. After all, no one wants to go up and there is a great god pressing on him.

Although he is old, but it is related to the fate of the country, this meeting still invited the old man over.

The conference room was full of clouds and fog, and everyone frowned.

The latest report was submitted, and a spatial crack appeared in a busy area, although there were no casualties. But how to settle this matter is a problem that has to be faced.

The last time it took a few months for the spatial crack that appeared in the cliff bucket to disappear naturally, could it be that this time he also sent troops to garrison it for a few months? Not to mention whether this would cause the impact of three hundred taels of silver in this place, can you guarantee that similar situations will not occur in other places in these months?

Failing to find a thorough solution to the problem, relying solely on concealment will cure the symptoms rather than the root cause. Everyone understands this truth, but they really don't know much about the spatial rift, and they can only treat the symptoms first and delay the time.

At the same time, the United States, the White House.

A meeting of the National Security Council of the United States is underway, and David spoke at the meeting. Wei Hefeng is now David's right-hand man, so he was very lucky to get the opportunity to attend the meeting.

"That is, there are five goddamn spatial rifts on our American soil, too?" the Secretary of State wrinkled his forehead as he listened to David's account. Two thick eyebrows twisted together.

The director of national intelligence stood up and said, "I think what Mr. David said is the truth, according to the latest news from our intelligence agencies, China on the other side. Spatial rifts also appeared there there, and there were more than ten of them. ”

"Damn!" said the vice president, who had been listening. But it quickly became clear that there was no need to compete with China for such "troublesome things". When he heard that China had more cracks than the United States, he reflexively wanted to scold. Seeing the strange gazes from everyone, he couldn't help but laugh.

"What we should do now is to figure out how to explain to the people, you must know that the spatial cracks that appear in China are basically in the deep mountains and old forests, and the five that have appeared in our United States, two are in the warehouse of the air force base, one is in the research institute, the remaining two are on the roof of a skyscraper, and one is actually in the swimming pool, there are already many witnesses, and we have taken a safe way to restrict the freedom of those people......

Security Advisor Cutler stood up.

The appearance of space cracks in the United States is somewhat unkind, either military warehouses or research institutes, and even because of the appearance of space cracks, the water in the entire swimming pool leaked, and a total of more than 30 people were swimming in the pool at that time.

The president glanced at the Secretary of Defense, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the White House Chief of Staff and others who participated in the meeting, nodded and said, "Mr. Cutler is right, we have to find a way to explain to the people!"

At this time, the president also felt that this problem was very troublesome, because in the first half of the year, special combat personnel were dispatched to fight along the river, which directly caused confrontation with China, and for this reason, it also caused a lot of follow-up trouble. The result is a continuous decline in the approval rating! Now the president can no longer stand the doubts of the people, but the problem is that the matter of spatial rifts is absolutely beyond his control.

Thinking about the approval rating, the president couldn't help but glance at David. The starting point of the last operation was to believe that the cyberstorm was related to China's XK1992 plan, after all, the cyberstorm caused the theft of a large number of extraterrestrial technology research results from the United States, and the most suspicious person was the participant in the XK1992 plan.

Even if the other side is not a participant in the XK1992 plan, the fact that the other side has obtained information from the United States is a reason to use force against them.

It's a pity that the final result is extremely dissatisfying, not only did they not get useful information, but they caused a lot of trouble.

"At present, although there are spatial cracks of unknown origin in various places, and the number is slowly increasing, they are still in a stable state on the whole. ”

David thought about it and reassured everyone. (To be continued......)