23 November 2003, Antarctica, Queen Maude Land.

On the glacier square outside the Blue and White Society's Antarctic No. 1 containment base, wind and snow are howling like blades.

On the land covered with ice and snow, all eyes were white, the wind wrenched the snow, and the clumps were blowing one after another, and the entire field of vision was lost in an instant.

A sturdy young man, in such a cold wind and snow of minus 46 degrees, shirtless, energetically carried out a variety of extremely difficult training movements.

A few meters away, another man said with a smile: "Xiao Gou, too extreme training will not make your physical fitness improve greater." ”

Unlike the younger ones, the man was wearing a thick fleece jacket and jacket, with a large down jacket on the outside, and the warmth was extremely well inadequate.

The young man smiled while training himself: "I know, I am just doing routine training, and I don't expect the ice and snow to make my body stronger, I just hope that this cold blizzard will make me retreat and roll back into the warm base." ”

The man raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh, then you won't go back?"

The young man Xiao Gou laughed and said: "I also want to go back to the warm room, but unfortunately, this level of wind and snow is not worthy!"

The man's heart said that it was so, tempering the will?

"And what level of wind and snow will make you flinch?" the man asked.

Xiao Gou finished the last action seriously before saying, "Well, I don't know, I can't imagine it." ”

"Huh?" the man smiled and said, "The research department is developing a virtual reality instrument, and there will be a testing machine soon, and I heard that it will give priority to the realization of pain simulation to hone the will of the members." Xiao Gou, wait for the machine to come out, and you will sign up to try it when you come back?"

Xiao Gou said: "No problem, I am the first to volunteer. ”

"Hehe, it's said that the intensity will be very terrifying! Xiao Gou, I don't want you to collapse. The man laughed.

Xiao Gou said excitedly: "I'm looking forward to it even more!"

"Also, Master Qi, how many times have you said it, don't call me Xiao Gou, my nickname is 'Crazy Demon'. ”

He said that he was still exercising vigorously, exerting his physical energy while maintaining his body temperature.

The man named Qi Ye sneered and said, "How can you give yourself a nickname? It's not that you just got it, right? It's crazy, if you continue to practice like this, you will practice rheumatism for yourself." ”

Xiao Gou grinned and said: "I'm not making it up, in Extreme Island, my brothers say that I fight like a madman!"

Qi Ye sighed and said, "What? should I still praise you?"

Xiao Gou smiled: "I just praise me, the members of the club must be indomitable and dare to sacrifice." ”

Qi Ye kicked out and directly kicked Xiao Gou out five meters away.

"What are so many sassy words? Going forward is the last decision, I didn't let you move forward at every turn, there is a way out, who loves to drill into the dead end?"

If there is no way out, you should move forward, but the members should try not to let themselves fall into a situation where there is no way out.

Xiao Gou also understands this truth, otherwise the instructor will not let him graduate.

It can be understood that although the assessment of the internship period of the members has also passed, Xiao Gou is not excellent in terms of strategy.

It's not that he's not smart, it's that he always prefers to choose a strategy that sacrifices himself at critical moments.

Sometimes, this is a necessary sacrifice. Sometimes, however, it is unnecessary.

There could have been a smarter way to complete containment with zero casualties, but in the end, one for one.

"You've graduated, Xiao Gou, do you think you can be 'resurrected' like the internship period?"

"Sacrifice is an important quality for members, but it is not the only one. ”

"The biggest gap between excellent members and ordinary members is not the gap in ability and belief. ”

Xiao Gou pondered, "What is it?"

The corners of Qi Ye's mouth curled slightly: "It's alive." ”

"Huh?" Xiao Gou was stunned.

Qi Ye said seriously: "Who is worse than anyone who can become a member of the club? Whether it is wisdom and strength, or talent and talent, it is the best choice." ”

"When you become a member, you can't be a person who does nothing, as long as you can continue to grow, anyone can be the president. ”

"What hinders ordinary members from becoming excellent members is death, and whether or not they can live until that time. As long as you live long enough, anyone can be the best. ”

Xiao Gou was entangled with his facial features, and he always felt that what Qi Ye said was a little too 'oily'.

It's just a beta member, just so slippery, isn't it being worn out by the containment?

Seeing that he didn't listen, Qi Ye frowned and said, "There is only one human life, and you only have one chance to grow." Do you know how many members of the club died in the first mission?"

"It is undeniable that most of them are too unlucky, but some of them could have survived, but in the end, they chose to ...... Hear me clearly, it's a choice! a choice! a sacrifice!"

"This is the defect of the selection of members, and it is also the drawback of the belief in containment. ”

Xiao Gou was stunned, there are still drawbacks to the belief in containment?

Qi Ye stared at him and said, "There is no way to retreat, even if you die, you have to be contained, this is faith." And the reason why there is no way to retreat lies in the mission and responsibility. ”

"It is wise to avoid falling into a situation where there is no way back as much as possible. ”

"Wisdom, duty, and sacrifice are the three basic qualities of members. Every qualified member has these three qualities, but the truth is that many members do not grasp the delicate balance between them. ”

"If you have too strong a belief, you will eventually overwhelm the sanity of the members and turn the containment operation into the realization of your own personal value...... So that the members who could have survived finally exchanged their lives for containment. What a fool. ”

"Xiao Gou, learn to control your beliefs, you should move forward if you are unstoppable, you should leave room for you, you should leave room for you. ”

"Maintain the perfect balance between sacrifice and survival, gambling and steady, even if you die to win and survive no matter what. ”

"In an extremely desperate situation, those who can still grasp the glimmer of life are excellent members. ”

"Containment is for living, not for death. ”

Xiao Gou nodded, he understood, I have to say, it makes sense.

However, he laughed and said, "Of course it's better that everyone survived." Unfortunately, reality is not always so perfect. ”

"Okay, okay, I understand, don't say any more. ”

Qi Ye didn't know if Xiao Gou had listened to it, as the leading partner, he could only talk about it.

Xiao Gou graduated with a very good evaluation, both in terms of physical fitness and will, which is beyond the full score level.

The only drawback is that the strategy is relatively mediocre, with too exuberant and reckless momentum.

In Qi Ye's eyes, as long as Xiao Gou learns to control his beliefs and grows steadily for another ten years, he may be able to become a member of the Gamma Club.

If you're lucky, it's not impossible to become the top member.

However, there is only one life, and it is difficult to say whether you can live to that time.

The three qualities are all top-notch, and skillfully grasping that balance is easier said than done, even if Qi Ye himself didn't do it, he could only use his mouth cannon.

The growth of members still depends on themselves. After all, every member of the club is extremely confident.

Self-confidence is a good trait, but it can sometimes turn into an obstacle to growth.

"There is no such thing as a perfect container. Qi Ye said with emotion.

"Hmm, aren't the presidents of the past the most perfect containment?" Xiao Gou squinted.

Qi Ye shook his head and said, "The president may be the best member, but he won't be the most perfect." The Blue and White Society itself is also growing and advancing with the times. The original president may have had strong beliefs, but his wisdom may not have been as good as ours. ”

"Hey, hey, hey!" Xiao Gou's dream is to become the president, and he was a little unconvinced when he saw Qi Ye say this.

Qi Ye smiled: "Don't be unconvinced, the original Blue and White Society system is not perfect, and it is also the efforts of generations of predecessors to revise and adapt to today." It was only then that the second generation of presidents began to improve the mission and system, and the third generation of presidents systematically established the training methods for members. Four generations continued to refine and correct the mistakes of their predecessors and some outdated ideas. ”

"What about the five generations?" asked Xiao Gou.

Qi Ye looked at the wind and snow in the sky, and said nostalgically: "The fifth generation president is a real genius, you haven't seen him, you don't know the golden smile when he led us against the Zerg!"

There is no doubt that he admires the president of the five generations very much, and in his eyes, the five generations are amazing and have an indescribable charm, as if they can always give everyone confidence.

"So according to what you said, the Blue and White Society has been improving, and it will become stronger and stronger in the future, and the fifth generation will be the most perfect president?" Xiao Gou said.

Qi Ye shook his head and said, "I respect the president of the fifth generation, but I still have to say that he is not the most perfect." ”

"You're asking too much, aren't you?" Xiao Gou pouted.

Qi Ye said: "It's not that I'm demanding, let me ask you, what is the goal of the Blue and White Society?"

"Destroy all containment?" Xiao Gou said.

Qi Ye said: "That's right, so those who can't do this are not the best." Although one generation is stronger than the next, before the ultimate ideal is realized, there is no best, only better. ”

"The best president must be the last president!"

Xiao Gou's eyes lit up and said, "I see, you're right." I decided ......"

"Huh?" Qi Ye looked at him.

Xiao Gou said: "I want to be the last blue and white president!"

"Hehe, don't be the last president of the Blue and White Society to come to an end!" Qi Ye said with a smile.

Although the last president to realize the ultimate ideal and the last president to perish, they are both the last presidents, but the concepts are completely different.

Xiao Gou said angrily: "I have to do it for you." ”

Qi Ye turned around and walked to the base, and said with a smile: "The president is not for anyone to see. ”

The two returned to the warm base, and in the lounge, Qi Ye Meizi lit a cigarette and smoked.

Then he handed it to Xiao Gou and said, "Let's smoke a cigarette." ”

However, Xiao Gou waved his hand and said, "I never smoke." ”

"Try it! The tobacco I cultivated myself has a special composition, and with our physique, we can easily degrade its effects on the body without harming the body. Qi Ye coaxed.

Xiao Gou stubbornly shook his head and said: "Members should not have any bad habits, although it does not hurt the body in the long run, but it takes time to degrade, and there is still damage in the short term." ”

Qi Ye said with a smile: "It's not okay to be too tight at a young age, you always have some bad habits to vent your pressure." ”

"Where did the crooked reasoning come from, I said that if I don't smoke, I won't smoke. "Xiao Gou is very stubborn.

Qi Ye loosened his shoulders and did not force it, smoking his cigarette beautifully while turning on a computer.

"It's going to be handed over tomorrow, you can pick these tasks yourself. Or do you want to stay in Antarctica for another half a year?"

The job of the two of them is to routinely guard the Antarctic No. 1 base, and the containment task is not always there, and newcomers like Xiao Gou often follow the old members to guard at various bases in case of accidents.

Xiao Gou took the initiative to ask to go to a place with poor conditions, so the two came to Antarctica.

Since graduation, it has been half a year, and after the handover is completed tomorrow, they can go to other places to carry out tasks.

As soon as the task was mentioned, Xiao Gou became interested and carefully examined the various 'non-urgent tasks' on the computer.

Since it is not an urgent mission, there is no doubt that it looks like it is a garrison mission, an escort mission, or a training mission.

"Why don't you even have an investigation mission!" Xiao Gou muttered.

Qi Ye looked at it and said happily: "That's not a coincidence, I also saw three investigation missions yesterday, but unfortunately they were all in the northern hemisphere, so I didn't take them, it seems that they were all picked up." ”

Xiao Gou nested on the sofa, only feeling that he couldn't get out of his body. Investigative missions are potential containment missions, and while most of the time, some anomalies are just hype or natural phenomena, but once it is determined that the object was responsible, they will immediately switch from investigation to containment mission. It's a pity that it's been relatively peaceful lately, and I haven't even been able to receive an investigation mission.

"Don't always think about having containment, you should be happy if you don't have it, isn't it good to have a peaceful life? Qi Ye smiled.

"Whatever, you pick one yourself, I'll go to training. Xiao Gou closed the computer, poured a big mouthful of hot soup, and planned to continue to boil his body in the cold.

Qi Ye held a cup of hot tea and stood in front of the window, just watching Xiao Gou train in the wind and snow.

If it comes to hard work, Xiao Gou is simply a machine, he can train all day except sleeping.

Anyway, his physical strength is supplemented by the seafood soup in the club, so in the past six months, in addition to routine inspections, Xiao Gou has been training himself frantically every day.

Whether it's cold or snowy, or calm, his enthusiasm for training remains the same.

I didn't have a long rest, I took a sip of soup and went out again.

Gradually, the wind and snow stopped.

Qi Ye walked out leisurely, stood under the sun that was not warm, and watched with a thermos flask.

There is quite a kind of old man basking in the sun and watching his grandson exert his strength calmly.

Suddenly, it got dark.

Qi Ye was stunned, this kind of darkness was different from the darkness under the wind and snow before.

It's winter, the North Pole is night, the South Pole is day, and it shouldn't be so dark.

He looked up and saw that the sun was being obscured, and there was a lack of sun, which was to ...... Solar eclipse!

"Oh, the solar eclipse in Antarctica, I haven't seen it yet. Xiao Gou finished the last movement of a set of training and looked up to watch the eclipse in a novel way.

Qi Ye said: "Don't say you haven't seen it...... This is the first time in human history that a solar eclipse has been observed in Antarctica. ”

"Yes!" Xiao Gou smiled: "I'm lucky, this is all for me." ”

"Your luck is really 'good'! This is an abnormal ......," Qi Ye frowned.

Xiao Gou was puzzled: "There can be a solar eclipse in Antarctica, and there was no observation record before because no one lived in Antarctica." What's so unusual about this?"

Qi Ye said seriously: "What is abnormal is not the place, but the time. In fact, this solar eclipse has already been calculated and predicted by the society. You don't usually read much inside news, so you don't know. ”

"The predicted Antarctic solar eclipse is tomorrow, not today. ”

Xiao Gou pondered: "Is it a prediction error? or is it ...... Containment Event?"

It's normal to make mistakes in predicting this kind of thing, but it's outrageous to be wrong for a full day.

The error is as long as one day, and it is no longer a question of which day of the eclipse is, but whether there is a solar eclipse.

The formation of a solar eclipse is very subtle, and if there is an error, it may directly cause a total solar eclipse to become a partial solar eclipse, or even no solar eclipse at all.

The two of them looked up at the sky and could see that the solar eclipse was rapidly taking shape, and it was very positive, and it should be a total solar eclipse.

Qi Ye said: "The solar eclipse should occur on the New Year's Day, that is, on the first day of the lunar calendar. ”

"Today is November 23, the thirtieth day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar. There must be some special reason for the solar eclipse to occur on this day. ”

No matter where the Earth turns, there will always be a meridian on Earth facing the Moon. When the Moon is in the Full Moon position, the same meridian on Earth is facing the round Moon.

The meridian is from one pole to another, passing through both the northern and southern hemispheres, so according to the lunar calendar, the full moon is seen on the same day on both the southern and northern hemispheres on the earth.

Because the subjective perception of 'circle' is different, the moon of fifteen can be sixteen round.

However, the New Moon's orbit between the Earth and the Sun, and the day when the Sun appears at about the same time is called the New Moon.

This is the most basic condition for the formation of a solar eclipse. Therefore, all solar eclipses occur on the first day of the lunar calendar.

Of course, it is not absolute, because the human calendar is not perfect, and there will be errors if the time is too long, and the new day may also occur on the 30th day of the end of the month.

But the problem is not here, even if there is an error in the lunisolar calendar due to the re-determination, it is impossible for the Blue and White Society to make a mistake.

The solar eclipse predicted by the Research Department according to the Observatory is tomorrow, that is, tomorrow. It's not a matter of calendar, it's a matter of measurement.

It happened today, either the society miscalculated, or the moon arrived at the expected position ahead of schedule.

Qi Ye didn't believe that it was a miscalculation in the society, so he realized that this might be an abnormal event.

"Drip, drip, drip. ”

Qi Ye's bracelet sounded quickly, and he hurriedly turned on the computer, and sure enough, the Containment Department took the initiative to issue an investigation task.

"The society has determined that it is not the moon that is covering the sun at this moment, but the projection of the moon. Qi Ye said.

Xiao Gou hurriedly asked, "Projection?"

Qi Ye said: "Let's put it this way, the moon has appeared in the place where it will pass in the future, and there are 'clones', which you can understand as having two moons. The real moon is still in its normal position, silently moving. ”

"The new false moon is just a phantom, with no mass and no touch, but can only reflect and shade the sun's rays. It seems to exist only to create a solar eclipse. ”

"It appeared where the moon should be in the future, triggering a solar eclipse in advance. ”

Bi-Moon!

One is true and one is false, both can be seen, but one has quality and the other has no quality.

There is no mass to surround the Earth, and the detectors launched by the Society can't touch it, but it can block out the sunlight, which is definitely a containment or a derivative.

"Is this containment here?" Xiao Gou had already rushed into the house to change his clothes and was ready to go.

Qi Ye said: "It's just possible, it's still investigating." The main investigators are the space crew on the moon base, who are investigating the phantom and whether there is any containment on the moon. ”

"In addition, this solar eclipse can only be seen in Antarctica. To be precise, only Wilkes Land and Queen Maude Land in Antarctica can see a total solar eclipse. ”

"The rest of Antarctica, plus places like southern Australia, can only see a partial solar eclipse. ”

"So in Australia and Antarctica, there are members of the community investigating this incident, and we are just one of them. ”

The Moon splits into a phanthropic image, which does not necessarily mean that the containment object is on the Moon.

Because the Illusion caused solar eclipses in Antarctica and Australia, it is highly likely that some kind of containment was present in these areas, and some characteristic of the Philippines unreasonably forced the solar eclipse in their area.

In a similar situation, several investigation teams are investigating this phenomenon at the same time in different areas.

Xiao Gou and Qi Ye are in the land of Empress Maode, and there is an abnormal total solar eclipse in their jurisdiction, so they naturally let them be in charge of the investigation nearby.

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