3 Science fiction

The appearance of the "housekeeper" did not arouse the curiosity of the other three as Wang Chen thought, because similar robots had already entered thousands of households. This hemispherical robot, which is only knee-high for adults, was developed by a South Korean technology company and shared the relevant technology with other companies, resulting in many derivative models, so that this robot can play a role in various fields, among which the most popular is the home robot, which can stretch out two mechanical arms to assist people in doing various housework, the defect is that it is not yet fully intelligent, and remote control needs to be commanded.

Wang Chen still didn't give up, he gushed about the difference between the "butler" and those commodities on the earth: the "butler" is completely intelligent, has an independent AI, and if there are no restrictions, it can even interact with the AI system on the Minerva space station, but this will be an extremely dangerous attempt; In addition, the "housekeeper" has four robotic arms, with a total load of 1.5 to 2 tons, and it can also freely enter and exit various pipelines on the space station for maintenance and repair, which is a good helper for Wang Chen and others.

Wang Chen's efforts made the three of them interested, Gao Jie and Ryan greeted the "butler", and Silka also stepped forward to touch it, because of the faces of the members who had already landed in the space, the "butler" also correctly called out the names of the three people. Then, Gao Jie set up the vodka, Ryan took out the food, and Silka took the wine glass, and they smiled together and looked at Wang Chen, who gave up completely and joined the three of them.

Ryan opened the vodka, the fiery pungent smell came to the nose, and the four of them began to taste good wine on the food - saying that it was food, it was actually the supplies called "toothpaste" and "swallowing" on the space station, because each supply transportation usually takes more than a year, and the delivery of general ingredients takes up space and increases the cost, and the launch center will definitely refuse, so it is a rare luxury to enjoy this bottle of vodka.

Gao Jie saw Wang Chen sucking the "toothpaste" boldly, and said as if he remembered something: "It turns out that my lover didn't lie to me, there is really a food like 'toothpaste', he said that he saw it in the works of Mr. Ye Yonglie." During the two years of space training, Gao Jie had such an idea.

"Well, you're talking about "PHS Wandering the Future", which was a science fiction work from more than a hundred years ago, and most of it has come true today." Wang Chen said after sucking the "toothpaste".

"Gao, do you like sci-fi?" "You can come to my cabin, there are a few nice books there." ”

Before Gao Jie could respond, Wang Chen suddenly interjected, but deliberately lowered his voice and said, "Eh, tell you something, I just found out." His unusual behavior surprised the other three, so they all leaned their heads over to listen to him, "I just checked the list of goods, and found a container that was not registered, and only the commander had the authority to move and open it. I was curious, so I asked the 'butler' to go down to the disc and check it, and from the analysis of the information about the contents of the container, I came to the conclusion that it was a gun inside! And judging by the weight, there is more than one handful! ”

"Guns? Nothing strange, right? Ryan shrugged and said, not surprised, "Wang, you see, we are in contact with extraterrestrial civilizations here, and it is not clear whether the other party is friend or foe, and it will be safer if we have weapons." ”

"I know what you're thinking, King," said Syrka, "and you're afraid that these guns will be used to point them at our own people. ”

Wang Chen also confessed directly: "Yes, we are far away from the civilized world here, and the closed space brings loneliness and depressive feelings, which will become the fuse of various incidents, so I am worried about ......" He was speechless for a while, because what he didn't say was a little terrible.

Ryan stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder: "Wang, you probably know a lot of similar nautical works or real events, and your worries are reasonable, but you also know that the AI on the space station can automatically analyze the behavior of the members of the space station and make correct judgments, and can control the situation in time, you should know more about this than us, right?" And then there are those containers that only the commander has permission to move, and I trust Miller, he won't mess around. ”

"So don't worry, everyone here has passed a rigorous psychological test." Gao Jie also appeased Wang Chen. The persuasion of the three people made Wang Chen feel a lot more comfortable, and Gao Jie changed the topic in time: "By the way, how is our communication with the earth?" ”

Wang Chen understood this and replied: "Those three correspondents (from the United Kingdom, Norway, and Sweden respectively) are on duty in turn, receiving news from the earth at any time, and the first batch of information we received after coming here is very large, and they are still processing it. ”

"What about wormholes? Is there any new movement? Silka understood what Gao Jie meant, and she pushed the boat with the current.

Wang Chen spread his hands and said helplessly: "That's a bottomless pit, Miller ordered to send a message to the wormhole several times, but there was no response, no reflection back, he was about to give up." ”

"Come on! For the sake of Minerva, and for our 'butlers', everyone have a drink! Ryan filled the wine glass, and the four of them drank together, and Wang Chen no longer thought about those troubles.

The four of them talked a lot, and since China, the United States and Finland are both educational powers, they analyzed the teaching methods and educational concepts of various countries. In today's world, whether it is Finland's phenomenal education, the United States' PBL problem-based learning or China's PDC education, it has cultivated quite a lot of top talents for the world, and many countries are vying to introduce these advanced education methods or directly send students to study in these three countries.

After a while, the food was finished and the wine could not be drunk, and the four of them began to clean up, when the voice of the communicator came from the space station radio: "Please come to the communication room immediately to get the PDA (Personal Digital Assistant): Mike Carmack, Gao Jie......" There are no other three names.

"It looks like your reception has been handled, don't worry about it, go to the communication room." Silka said that Wang Chen and Ryan said that they would handle the place, and Gao Jie thanked them and went to the communication room. In the communication room, the three correspondents were there, and as soon as they saw Gao Jie, they put the PDA in her hands, and then continued to work on other information. Because Minerva is too far away from the earth, the information transmitted between the two places is easily weakened or interfered with, and it needs to be corrected by the communicator, otherwise it is easy to have problems such as incomplete information and unrecognizable. After thanking the communicator, Gao Jie returned to the cabin and eagerly opened the PDA, a metal-framed, glass-like tablet with a central screen that displayed three messages from Earth.

The first and second are from the State Council of China and the United Nations, respectively, and are some official content congratulating them on their successful arrival on the space station, and the third is from Gao Jie's husband, which is large and contains two videos and several photos. The first video is the video of China's 150th National Day parade celebration ceremony on October 1, 2099, which is as grand and spectacular as the celebration ceremony in previous years, so that the viewer's heart is excited, the PLA honor guard as the only parade troop walked in front of the rostrum of Chang'an Avenue with neat steps, and the crowd held high flowers and five-star red flags to form a parade, singing the national anthem, one after another, a jubilation. The second video is what Gao Jie has been looking forward to, the content is that her husband takes her son to school together, in the video, her son is six years old (currently seven years old), looks smart, lively and cute, and his face has grown, Gao Jie even dare not recognize it. In the video, the son greets his mother and wishes her good health and all the best on the space station...... The video is only three minutes long, but Gao Jie watched it over and over again. The photo was recently transmitted, and it was also her son, who looked taller and stronger than in the video, Gao Jie caressed the screen with her hand, the corners of her mouth unconsciously raised, and her eyes gradually moistened.

Suddenly, Gao Jie saw a photo of her son holding a book, and she suddenly remembered that Silka invited her to her cabin to read a book, but she did not respond because Wang Chen interjected. So Gao Jie wiped away her tears and took the PDA to Silka's cabin.

"Come on, high!" Silka was glad to see the other party come as promised, "That's right, this is back for you." With that, she handed back the remaining half bottle of vodka to Gao Jie. Gao Jie showed Silka the videos and photos of her children on the PDA, which made Silka marvel.

Silka's room was simple and well-organized, and there was a photo of their family on the snow on the bedside, which looked warm and happy. Gao Jie browsed the books on the bookshelves next to the bed, and she saw many familiar titles: "Around the World in Eighty Days", "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea", "The Mysterious Island...... Mostly Jules Verne's science fiction novels.

"I recommend you read this, high." Silka took out a copy and handed it to Gao Jie, "The content is not long, I can read it quickly, and it is very interesting." ”

Gao Jie took the book, and the title of the book was "Journey to the Center of the Earth". "My husband introduced me to this book, and I always thought it was a geography or tourism book."

"Hehe, didn't you notice that this is a science fiction novel?" Silka joked, "Look, my husband and I like to recommend this book, so take it." Science fiction is not only culture, but also a vision and reflection on the future. Gao Jie thanked Sirka and took "Journey to the Center of the Earth". At this time, the voice of the communicator was heard on the space station radio, telling Silka to collect the PDA, and Gao Jie returned to his cabin.

Gao Jie lay on the bed, turned on the PDA again, looked at her son's videos and photos repeatedly, and listened to his voice calling for his mother, and her tears came again...... Wiping away her tears, she forced a smile and used the PDA to record a video to her son and husband as a reply, which was transmitted to the communication room through the space station's network, but the other party interrupted the upload halfway through, because she was busy processing the information received from Earth and could not send personal information, so she had to browse her son's photos and videos again, and tears once again came to her eyes......

During the two years of space training, she was able to go home once in a while to spend time with her son, but this time she only slept and opened an unimaginable distance from her family in space and time. However, now that the future of the space station is uncertain, many hidden dangers may still be lurking in the calm as Wang Chen worried, and it is still unknown whether they can return home smoothly, and how many years will it be a few years before they see their son again? Thinking of this, Gao Jie suddenly felt that it was difficult to breathe, and she had to turn off the PDA and be distracted to think about something else, so she picked up "Journey to the Center of the Earth" and read it.

Due to her work and expertise, Gao Jie rarely read science fiction after graduating from primary school, and "Journey to the Center of the Earth" did not arouse her interest, she just quickly skimmed the first few pages and saw that the professor found an ancient parchment from the ancient book, which recorded information in an orderly order, waiting for the professor to solve the puzzle...... When she read this, she was too tired to fall asleep......

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Gao Jie did not read the next chapter: the ancient parchment also had a man's name written on it, Arna Saknusem.