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Wang Chen still couldn't help but reveal the entanglement in his heart to the two companions, and the expressions of the two companions also became solemn, as if it was indeed difficult to find a suitable answer to this question.

Mike unexpectedly took the initiative to respond, and he only said one name: "Fountain of Youth". （《Tuck everlasting》）”

"That's right! Well done, Mike. Ryan seemed to have found the treasure, and his expression relaxed, "This book really illustrates the understanding of death by the immortal. When I read this book as a child, I wondered: Is eternal life a blessing or a curse? What do you think, Wang? ”

Wang Chen thought for a while, and waved his hand to indicate that this question was difficult to answer: "It's all possible, it depends on everyone's experience and position." ”

Such a modest answer naturally did not impress the Americans, and Ryan said in a didactic tone: "There is an end to everything, and eternal life is never a blessing, on the contrary, it can bring curses to people—like a boat stuck in the middle of a river, or forgotten by God, that feeling is ......," he said, shaking his head.

"No one is not afraid of death." Wang Chen wanted to refute.

"Yes. But eternal life is another kind of hell. Ryan looked into Wang Chen's eyes and said, his eyes were sharp, which made Wang Chen feel a little uncomfortable, "You can read the book "Fountain of Youth", you have won many awards...... Oh, and it's been adapted into a movie twice. ”

Wang Chen was curious and asked directly: "Why don't you tell me about it, I'm not particularly sensitive to children's literature." ”

Sure enough, Ryan began to narrate the storyline endlessly—starting with the family accidentally drinking a sip of magical spring water, they gained the special ability of immortality, not even getting hurt, talking about the heroine and the father who drank the spring water talking about the idea that eternal life is hell on the boat, talking about the father showing envious expressions when he saw the dying person, and talking about the heroine's hesitation to choose eternal life or give up......

"If you hadn't spoken it vividly, I would have felt that this book was a bit anticlimactic." Wang Chen complained, "But it's really a good story, and I'll take the time to read the original book." ”

"There's nothing wrong with knowing these plots, the important thing is to think about life and death." Ryan said with a smug look on his face that he likes to be praised for telling good stories.

"But ......," Wang Chen pinched his chin and muttered, "The family who drank the spring water not only allowed their bodies to freeze time, but also didn't suffer any harm, right?" ”

"Yes."

"Don't you think...... They are a lot like the Nt fleet? Wang Chen boldly put forward his own ideas.

"Very much like that." Mike replied decisively.

"Yes, you're right." Ryan also agreed with Wang Chen, and his tone said that it should be like this.

Wang Chen then said: "Then let's change our thinking, the invincibility of the Nt fleet may not be simply invulnerable, but at the moment of destruction, the N particle command is used to completely restore and restore the original state, in this way, the so-called 'invincibility' can also be achieved." It's like...... Just like Sevia, at the moment of getting old, enter the survival pod and complete the 'rejuvenation', but this speed is sped up by ......"

"Wang, humans are not non-living beings like battleships...... Ryan interrupted Wang Chen's words.

"Makes sense." Mike clearly supported Wang Chen.

"It doesn't have to be life," Wang Chen explains, "and matter can also be reorganized in the moment of destruction." ”

Ryan was silent for a moment, then said, "I see what you mean, but for now, we can only guess, and arguing about this is fruitless." Indeed, there was no way to confirm this topic, and the three of them began to discuss something else as they spoke. However, Wang Chen's view expands the definition of "invincible" to a new level.

……

The next two weeks were nothing special, and the time was fast approaching the beginning of May, and the day was approaching to submit the list of relatives who had fled.

Some people have already decided to give the list of relatives to the commander early, but some members have to make difficult choices. Neither of Silka's children is yet to take care of themselves, and there will be no temporary guardians for them on the ship, so she must choose one of the two children and the other place must be given to her husband. There are also Lucien and others who need to make similar choices, and their families are larger, and it is difficult to make a choice between them.

The specific process is said to have been very unpleasant, and there was a serious conflict between Miller and Lucien, and in the end, Gao Jie came forward to appease Lucien, and he had no choice but to helplessly and helplessly choose two older children to fill in the list. As for Silka, she chose her husband and daughter after hesitating in every possible way.

After May 10th, the status of the two main members of the command development team can be described as plummeting. And most of the personnel of the space station also sighed at the harsh conditions while feeling a little lucky for themselves, even if they were indignant, they were unwilling to speak up for those two.

……

On May 13, the Overwatch space station flew to a location adjacent to Minerva and entered Jupiter's orbit. Unlike Minerva, which is assembled in modules, the Overwatch arrives directly at the entire space station in its full form, and its construction materials can be imagined to be strong.

Due to the centrifugal power generated by the Minerva's high-speed rotation, Wang Chen can only watch the photos of the Watchman through the PDA: the shape of the Watchman is very unique: it is composed of seven cube module cabins, with one module cabin as the core, and the remaining six pieces are neatly attached to its six faces, which looks very beautiful, like the appearance of three three-dimensional cross mortise and tenon joints, or the shape of a Luban lock (a certain model). But the space station is designed in this shape, and obviously does not have the function of adding centrifugal gravity. Almost all of the station's surface is reflecting white light, and Wang Chen speculates that its external material may be nickel-based superalloys, or it may include N-star technology.

"The other modules will arrive next month with the people who operate them," Wang Chen's fellow members told him, "I heard that they are all clones, the same as that Sevia." It appears that the "other modules" refer to the "capsule system", and the speculation that the operators are all clones seems to have been confirmed.

"Looks like Silka is really worried." Wang Chen thought in his heart, and couldn't help but admire Ryan's rationality.

There was a lot of speculation about what the space inside the Overwatch would look like, and although Wang Chen was curious, he felt that it didn't matter even if he didn't know - compared to this, he was more focused on what was about to happen: the Nt fleet and the first line of defense of the "Earth Defense Plan" were about to encounter.

But here's the problem, according to the location of the first line of defense of the "Earth Defense Program" is about 2000000000000000 kilometers from the earth, it will take at least 80 days to get a report of its interception results, that is, nearly three months later. Wang Chen also reminded himself in his heart all the time: It's still early, don't be impatient.

Even so, there are still many people on the Minerva who are also keeping an eye on the date, and whether this defensive action, which everyone is nervous and looking forward to, has already taken place, affects everyone's hearts.

As May came to an end, an atmosphere of anxiety became more and more pervasive on the Minerva space station, with many people distracted at work, resting distracted, and extremely sensitive to their surroundings...... Everyone knew in their hearts that something was about to happen, and they were all restless, anxious to know what the outcome would be. But there is no way, the cold numbers prove that they will not be able to get the result before August - can the nuclear bomb, the top weapon of mankind, successfully intercept the invincible Nt fleet?

But soon, a sudden, more urgent news reached the Minerva:

The manned spacecraft responsible for transporting the Watcher's operators exploded during transport, leaving none of the clones on board to survive.

The ship was expected to arrive on Minerva in early June.

- "Cause of the explosion...... Unidentified ......"