9 Rosebuds

At 9:07 on November 17, in that cabin, Gao Jie, Wang Chen, Silka, and Ryan gathered together to exchange what happened the day before.

"I can't understand, how can I conjure something else out of thin air in the air? How amazing are N-particles? Ryan said with some excitement that although he had slept well, he was still excited when he woke up about yesterday's topic.

Wang Chen explained: "Junior high school students know that the number of protons determines the element, and if the number of protons in the gas atoms in the air is redistributed to the cluster, another element will be formed, which is equivalent to breaking up a car and then using these parts to build an airplane!" ”

"Lego?"

"A good analogy, but much more complicated."

Sirka also joined the discussion: "Splitting a nucleus is to release a lot of energy, whether it will be a nuclear reaction, can the technology of the N star people suppress this energy?" ”

Wang Chen touched his head, his eyebrows twisted into a pimple, and he said in a tangled voice: "If what the 'housekeeper' said is true, then it seems that they have found a way." Yesterday after you left, someone asked a similar question, and the 'housekeeper' said that their circuit diagram was designed to find space for energy release, but in what way, he said that our level of knowledge could not understand. ”

"Is that circuit diagram that is electronically engraved on a particle complicated?" Silka asked.

"It's complicated," Wang Chen closed his eyes and quickly opened them again, "imagine drawing a ballpoint pen on the earth with completely uninterlaced lines, ensuring that each line is less than a centimeter apart." ”

"Oh my God!" "It's crazy!" Silka and Ryan marveled together.

"As for the rest, he didn't disclose any information about the location of the N star, and as long as it was related to technology, their answers were very obscure, and the excuse was that it was difficult to explain in words alone, because it was completely incomprehensible with our technology." Wang Chen said with a disappointed expression.

"It's like the gap between humans and animals and bugs?" Gao Jie asked.

"I'm afraid it's bigger than that."

The four fell silent for a moment.

"Eh, did you know that the communication room can't send personal information? Or Miller's order. Gao Jie said suddenly. The other people's faces were surprised at first, but they all quickly calmed down, revealing a "right-for-right" expression.

Wang Chen said: "We have learned about the invasion of the Nt fleet, this information cannot be spread easily, people will be chaotic, we have just recovered from the era of great reconciliation." ”

"So many people are looking forward to this extraterrestrial contact, bringing back such bad news, it will definitely make many people collapse, it's good to keep this secret first." Sirka agrees.

Ryan didn't speak, and it was clear from his expression that it was not wise to hide such things from the public, even though some of the movies he had starred in had similar episodes.

"Looks like the atmosphere on the space station is going to get tense." Wang Chen said disappointedly.

Seeing Wang Chen so depressed, Ryan quickly changed the topic: "Wang, did you see the N particles later?" Didn't they bring it? ”

"Yes, the N-particles are also in that consciousness memory, and they are the kind that can be voice-activated in English." Wang Chen had some energy, and the topic of switching really worked, "But we can't control it, because we don't know the voice-activated command...... Not just a word can drive it. ”

"Did the N-star consciousness tell you voice-activated commands?" Silka asked expectantly.

"Just one sentence."

"Just one sentence?"

"Yes, the N-star people don't dare to risk letting the voice-activated command leak out too much, and the possibility that the memory will be intercepted by other intelligent civilizations exists, so there is only one sentence in it. And we can't find and develop enough instructions in just five years......"

"No wonder escaping through a wormhole is the highest priority they give us." Gao Jie sighed in a low voice.

Silka couldn't help but ask, "What's that instruction?" ”

Wang Chen touched his nose and said: "Reproduceyourself in or on somewhere. means 'copy yourself', and the 'where' in the back will limit the scope." This Chinese-English sentence really made Ryan and Silka, who were carrying the translator, distinguish for a while before they understood.

"So the point is 'Reproduceyourself,'" Ryan said with a confused look on his face, "this command can't be a molecule somewhere or something that is transformed into N-particles, right?" ”

Wang Chen gave Ryan a thumbs up and said approvingly: "Completely correct, this instruction can transform other particles, which is the first step in using N particles." ”

"It's hard to think," said Silka, shaking her head with wide eyes and a little panic, "I'm afraid I'll have to guess this command for a month...... No, three months! Not to mention any other directives...... N-stars: How did they find so many and still so complicated instructions? ”

Wang Chen closed his eyes and shook his head, he couldn't explain it.

"So we're going to develop instructions from scratch, right? Only five years? I think it's doable! Ryan suddenly said, "There are so many people on the planet who use English, at least hundreds of millions, and it shouldn't be difficult for so many people to develop instructions together...... Oh! Oops, I can't tell the Earth about this yet, and ......"

"And you can't bring N particles back to Earth." Commander Miller's voice suddenly rang out, and he appeared in the doorway.

"Commander!" The four men in the room stood up at the same time, and the commander motioned for them to be free.

Wang Chen asked with a little worry: "Commander, are you okay?" Miller looked more tired than before, his eyes were bloodshot, he must have had a hard time yesterday, and he had to think about communicating with Earth, and there was a lot of anxiety to deal with. However, the other three could see that it was better for a person with a strong self-esteem like Miller not to deliberately show worry and concern, which would hurt his self-esteem. Fortunately, Miller didn't care, smiled in response to Wang Chen's concern, and naturally took a chair to join the four.

"I didn't think you still had such a small group." Miller half-jokingly, but the word "small group" still stung the four of them. The space station is like a fishing boat drifting from afar, it is another small world far away from civilization, and the behavior of "small groups" is absolutely unpleasant or even forbidden.

So Ryan once again used his good skill to divert the topic: "Commander, the earth knows about yesterday's contact with the N-star people, how did you reply?" Why can't you bring N particles back to Earth? ”

"It's the Earth side that doesn't want to bring the N particle back, once it spreads on the Earth, maybe we haven't had time to control it, and the Nt fleet can use it to wipe out humanity." Miller was open and honest, and did not mean to hide it, "There is another worry: the N particle is too powerful, but the threshold for operating it is very low, so ......" Miller scratched his head and showed a helpless expression.

"In that case, you have to beware of your own people not doing evil with it, right?" Sirka speculated on what Miller hadn't said, and the latter smiled wryly, it seemed that Sirka had guessed correctly.

Wang Chen continued: "But it's still too early to say this, we haven't developed any instructions for voice-activated N-particles, and it's still doubtful whether it has a substantive effect, and there is also the invasion of the Nt fleet......

Miller raised his hand to interrupt Wang Chen's words: "I understand your concerns. The Earth side is investigating the invasion of the Nt fleet, and a lot of resources are moving. The authenticity of the N particles will be verified by Minerva. ”

"We?" The others asked.

"Everyone." Miller replied affirmatively, "After a while, the four of you will go to the laboratory to verify whether you can control N-particles with sound, and remember that the N-star consciousness said: whether or not you can manipulate N-particles varies from person to person." So first of all, let's see how many of our 25 people here can manipulate N particles, and then make the next step. ”

Wang Chen asked, "Then if no one can manipulate the N particle, does it prove that it is fake?" ”

Ryan gently patted Wang Chen on the shoulder and said, "Don't be anxious, friend, wait for the results to come out and discuss them." ”

Miller clapped his hands and stood up, motioning for everyone to go to the research room, and several people also got up and left the cabin one after another, Gao Jie and Miller walked last.

"High, wait a minute." Miller stopped Gao Jie, "I didn't hear your opinion just now, are you worried about something?" ”

Gao Jie shook his head and replied: "Commander, I don't care about N-particles, N-stars, or alien invasions at all, what I hope most now is to get in touch with my husband and children and let them see the email I wrote to them." ”

"I couldn't send a private message yesterday, it was my decision." Miller said slightly apologetically, "As the commander, I am responsible for all the information transmitted back to Earth, and the Earth side has asked the space station to temporarily implement communication control." ”

"There's no way around it, and I'll obey orders. It's just that people can't get in touch with the Earth on the space station, and it's difficult to alleviate the longing for their families, which will cause a lot of problems. Gao Jie cleverly warned the commander of the consequences of controlling communications.

"I will explain it to Earth, but an order is an order." The commander also did not budge, and it seems that he is not optimistic about achieving communication in the short term.

The two didn't say anything more, and came to the research room together, at this time Sylka had already entered, and Ryan and Wang Chen were waiting in the corridor. Gao Jie found that the glass on the outside wall of the research room was covered from the inside, obviously not wanting people outside to know about the inside - but there was nothing to be curious about, and people from outside would enter one after another.

In less than 1 minute, Silka came out, her expression was relaxed, she waved her hand to the people outside and said, "Unfortunately, I'm not." ”

"It's my turn." Ryan bowed gentlemanly to Gao Jie and Commander Miller, then walked into the research room, only to come out in two minutes. "Ahh Ryan held his head and pretended to complain, but quickly showed a funny smile, and then made a "please come in" gesture to Gao Jie.

"Gao, let's go inside." Miller said on the side. "Come on!" Wang Chen also encouraged her. In this way, in the expectation of several people, Gao Jie walked into the No. 1 research room.

Although he had seen the interior through the window in the corridor, Gao Jie still felt the almost extreme cleanliness of the research room—the floor, the four walls, the top, the tables, cabinets, and all kinds of research equipment under the bright white light...... Almost everything is white, and the windows are covered to give a sense of ascension.

"Gao Jie," Minerva's AI voice said, "Please say 'Reproduceyourself in this room' in English, in your usual tone. ”

“Reproduceyourself in this room.” Gao Jie repeated as requested, followed by a brief silence.

"Say 'Reproduceyourself in this room' in English, in a high-pitched voice." The AI said again, this time with a request for tone.

Gao Jie cleared his throat, took a deep breath, and said, "Reproduceyourself in this room."

There was another brief silence as the AI made a new request: "Please say 'Reproduceyourself in this room' in English, in a deep voice." ”

Gao Jie quickly recalled some unpleasant memories in his mind, and then said the words.

Soon, the AI responded: "Gao Jie, thank you for your cooperation, I'm sorry to inform you: you couldn't manipulate the N-particles, please leave the lab now, and have a good day." ”