Chapter 6: The Privy Council, the Beginning
Dongguo, Central Special Zone, Central Office. An underground conference hall. There are no internet facilities or monitoring facilities here. There is only a group of high-ranking and powerful people in the Eastern Kingdom, and they are the military and political bosses of the Eastern Kingdom. Everyone is a figure in power.
There were two documents in front of each of them, and most of the people present flipped through them casually, and these two materials were very professional, and there were not even the least remarks. At least there are few people here who can understand it. After flipping through this pile of materials like a book from heaven a few times, everyone turned their heads to look at the person in the first place.
The secretary looked at his watch, leaned over to the old man and said, "Chief, you can start." The old man nodded, and the secretary quietly withdrew to bring the people in the conference room.
The old man picked up the enamel jar in front of him, took a sip of tea, and cleared his throat. Opening:
"You're here today, and we're going to make two things public, and we're going to make three preparations. Not that I'm alarmist, in three months, maybe shorter. Our country will face an existential challenge. Not only our country, but all countries around the world and all of humanity will face challenges. We must unite all the forces and resources in the country to tide over this difficult time. I would like to add here that the information in your hands is 'black' level information, it comes from the Sea Country, and our agents have brought it from the 'God's Gate'. Moreover, according to the data, it is speculated that the sea country should have discovered this fact a year ago or even earlier, and we do not know what stage they have been preparing to, but there is indeed not much time left for us.
"Time is pressing, due to the incomplete sorting of the data, and the urgency, I can only ask Dean Yan Yan of the Central Council to lead his team to complete this analysis. Time was particularly short, so we discussed it while analyzing and sorting it out. ”
After the old man finished speaking, he turned his head to his left hand, "Dean Yan, please explain it to everyone." ”
The second on the left hand, with gray hair in his fifties, Yan Wenkuan, the dean of the First Research Institute of the Central Committee. He took off his reading glasses and stood up. "I was shocked when I got this information, and I even doubted the authenticity of this information. But then we were convinced of this fact by various data docking. - Due to the complexity of the documents, too many branches and internal encryption, the decryption work was slow, but we connected with the 'Central Academy of Astronomy', the 'Shudu Institute of Atomic Physics', and the 'Sky Eye' large radio telescope center in Shudi. Gradually, the authenticity of the existing data was confirmed. ”
"Data number A, B, E, YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK, 'NUMBER A' SEA STATE SPACE AGENCY, AND THE CARD COMPANY JOINTLY SUBMITTED AN OBSERVATION REPORT TO THE CROSS HOUSE, THE DATA MENTIONS: SEA COUNTRY LOOKOUT 3 (orbiting satellite) captured a kind of gamma rays from deep space, this gamma ray is a large number of associated gamma produced by the explosion of a celestial body in the deep space of the universe, which is a kind of gamma that has never appeared in all celestial body observations, and the sea country space agency named it 'X gamma'.
A year after 'Number B', God's Gate was established, and the capture and research around this gamma ray began to bear fruit. This gamma travels faster than the speed of light in a vacuum, but has some properties of a light particle. For example, in the ion beam state, special refraction trapping can be performed. Its spin-off technology is the true core of God's Gate's published 'genetic engineering' and 'mutant' projects. ”
'Number E', the information points out that the mysterious organization "Dark Angels" active in Iraq is a product of God's Gate. According to the description, the members of the 'Dark Angel' mercenaries are all 'superhuman soldiers', with various body indices far beyond normal people. ”
"According to the information, there are about 70-80 people inside the Dark Angels, who are directly under the 'God's Gate'. Among them, there are about ten people with superhuman abilities, and they are called New Humans internally. We call them for the time being: mutants ... ”
Speaking of this, the sound of gasping came from all around. Everyone looked at the information solemnly and listened to Yan Wenkuan's statement.
"The next thing to talk about is this mutant project: according to the analysis of the data, they actually use X gamma as the radiation-induced interference gene. Here's a photo you can take a look at "Yan Wenkuan holding up a photo from the profile", which is one of their X gamma products. This is also the true result of God's Gate, and we can think that it is this thing that created the ten mutants of the "Dark Angel". Combined with the Gate of God Xuancheng, they solved the problem of the limit of human life in the future. It's not hard to guess that this is a drug test that revolves around the genetic level. ”
Everyone picked up the photo in their hands, which showed a tube of glass and metal mixed with a tube-shaped container, and the light green slightly fluorescent liquid showed a beautiful light in the container, like a green starry sky.
"And what's next is the point," Yan Wenkuan held up another piece of paper.
"According to the characteristics and capture methods of X gamma that we obtained,。。。。" Yan Wenkuan paused deliberately. "Our Tianzhou, at 4 a.m. this morning, also captured a considerable amount of X gamma and sent the sample back to the ground through space projection. In other words, we have confirmed that the content of this information is correct. ”
The Commander of the Central Military Department immediately stood up excitedly, "Professor Yan, you mean, this technology allows us to develop super soldiers as well?" He held up the pale green photo of the genetic medicine in his hand.
"Theoretically yes, but, in reality, we don't have time. There is no such foundation either. ”
Where can the big boss of the military department understand this? I'm scratching my ears and cheeks and preparing for an inquiry. The old man next to him interjected.
"In other words, this experimental agent will have a fairly high mortality rate when used in clinical practice."
"Yes, according to the clinical results of God's Gate, the mortality rate is as high as: 95%, that is, in fact, only a few lucky people can survive and reap the benefits, can you imagine how many human clinical trials have been requisitioned behind the dark angels, only 10 mercenaries?" Yan Wenkuan added.
The face of the military boss turned ugly. It is the elite of the elite who use this potion, but the mortality rate of almost total annihilation means that there is a bottomless pit in it.
The old man said in a timely manner: "Okay, the matter of genetic medicine will be discussed later, and Dean Yan will tell us about X Gamma." ”
At this time, Yan Wenkuan opened another document.
"Haiguo has already done a lot of research on X Gamma, and according to their state-of-the-art "Watcher, a redshift analysis from the high-altitude orbit observation satellite, there is an unknown celestial body in deep space 60,000 light-years away from us, which the Haiguo Space Administration has named a 'white hole'. We parsed this data at the same time that our own orbital satellites were already online. It is believed that in no more than 72 hours, the gravitational pull of this celestial object should be preliminarily observed. ”
"As you know, a high-quality star has a chance to quickly collapse into a black hole after reaching the end of its lifespan, and the black hole uses its terrifying gravitational pull to capture everything within its gravitational range, including light particles. At the time of the birth of a black hole, there is something that escapes the gravitational pull of the black hole, and the black hole will shoot gamma rays from the poles, but these rays are fleeting and do not pose a threat. And this 'white hole', on the contrary, thinks that it has an almost infinite repulsion, ejecting any matter in its own core. These include a large number of X gamma, and it is reasonable to believe that a white hole is an inversion of a black hole that captures more than its gravitational capacity, a phenomenon in which super-large black holes in star systems evaporate. The ejection period of a white hole will be much longer than that of a black hole. According to the comparison of all the black holes we have detected in the river system, the 'white hole' on the data has never been observed, so it is very likely that this is a 'wandering black hole' suddenly appeared in our river system for unknown reasons, and it is in the early stage of the explosion, from the increasing X gamma we have captured one after another, it can only mean one thing... Yan Wenkuan pushed his glasses.
"Our entire galaxy will probably be bombarded with the ubiquitous and massive amount of X Gamma in the not-too-distant future! And this phenomenon will eventually lead to catastrophic consequences. The use of X gamma for genetic research is indeed a precious catalyst, but if it is used as a normalized indiscriminate exposure to sunlight, it may be deadly enough for all species. It is a new type of gamma radiation, with the penetrating power of neutron radiation and the contamination of heavy element radiation. In the absence of any protection, the human gene chain will be quickly broken down, and in the future, it is expected that under the influence of X gamma, at least 90% of the world's population will die within 30 days. In other words, there are now 20 billion people in the world, and in the end, according to the calculation of adaptive probability, theoretically no more than 2 billion people will survive. And the species extinctions that have triggered include plants and animals, including our survival resources. Optimistically, it is estimated that the number of people in the world who will survive by then will not exceed 1 billion. And this in the near future, at the latest, at the end of the year ... Yan Wenkuan's cold voice echoed in the conference room, and due to the angle, Yan Wenkuan's glasses flashed with cold light.
The silence of the four seats was suffocating, and the pins could be heard. The big guy here only felt a chill on his back, and bursts of cold sweat came out of his forehead.
At this time, the old man stood up with a serious expression: "What does this report mean, do you know?" ”
It means that our eastern country is facing unprecedented challenges, and all mankind is facing unprecedented challenges. I believe that the Haiguo is secretly mobilizing the whole country to circumvent it, and the acceleration of their resource policy in Iraq is a signal. Ladies and gentlemen, we must also take action to mobilize all the people's strength, technological reserves, and resource reserves. The sea country has to solve the problem of the survival of 2 billion people, and we have to solve the problem of 6 billion. The world order will inevitably be reshuffled, and if we don't handle this matter well, the East Country... There is a high probability that it will disappear into the stage of history. The old man banged on the table.
The gossip of the audience began to discuss, and it was obvious that the intelligence and information brought back by Zeng Zhengdong were like a depth charge, shocking these eastern giants. They are the rulers of the Eastern Kingdom, although they usually play games with each other in order to fight for interests and political achievements, and they do not make small moves in secret. But this time the intelligence was too exciting, and even after understanding Yan Wenkuan's explanation, the first thought was: "It's over", no matter if it is a high position and a huge family root. But in the face of such a global catastrophe. The power of any family, even the state, seems so fragile.
In the face of the desire to survive, everyone put away their usual pampered and unfazed performance, argued fiercely, and fought for more resources on their own territory, Yan Wenkuan and the old man didn't speak, just watched all the people talk nonsense.
Yan Wenkuan shook his head and looked at the messy meeting scene. In the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Eastern Kingdom, the first leaders were bold and unified the territory of the Eastern Kingdom, which was divided by the heroes and independent of each other, and then united with the Snow Country, which was bullied by the Sea Country very badly, to form a joint fleet.
Especially in the sea country, the science and technology at that time was at least 50 years ahead of the two countries, but the gap in military strength was several times, coupled with the continuous war, the science and technology gap of the sea country was constantly analyzed, and the technological gap was constantly being smoothed out. In the end, the domestic economies of the three countries were hit hard after the countless coral reef islands of the Lost Sea buried more than 20 million people and countless warships from the three warring parties. The three parties finally sat down at the negotiating table and signed a peace agreement.
At the same time, because of the stimulation of the war, the eastern country and the snow country were at war for five years. Although the comprehensive national strength of the eastern country and the snow country has declined, the scientific and technological strength has made great progress. So much so that now with the Black Earth Continent as the dividing line, the three major powers of the two northern continents have formed a delicate balance.
Peace has been coming for too long, and the second and third generations of military administration in the eastern country have lost their bloody nature. Coupled with the opening up of trade and economy, a group-type development with families and regional interest communities as the core has gradually formed, that is, the political structure of the eastern country has gradually become 'sea'.
Yan Wenkuan didn't speak, just frowned and looked at the scene. And the old man also did not speak. In terms of power, the old man's lineage is in decline, and he does not have overwhelming competitiveness when he is in the first place. But the old man's methods are very clever, he has insight into the status quo of several major families guarding against each other and checking each other, and skillfully dissociates from the rise of these family forces and achieves this delicate balance, so that no one can dominate in the whole process, which is also the result that everyone is happy to see. So he took control of the current situation.
Even further, it is the situation of the old man that can ensure that the interests of all families and the development of the entire eastern country are in a balance.
Seeing that the military and political bosses were arguing, his face was red, and the old man took another sip of tea, and with a bang, he slammed the teacup on the table. The bigwigs finally quieted down.
"Comrades, there are no eggs under the nest. We have to come up with a countermeasure, at the moment, there is no choice but to do our best to come up with everything, if, human beings return to the primitive society of slash-and-burn overnight. We also need to preserve the seeds of civilization. ”
"Next, I would like to announce that from today onwards, I will take the lead in the formation of the Central X Committee. Expand the team, organize all experts and functional departments, come up with a feasible plan as soon as possible, and at the same time we must mobilize the whole people as much as possible, time is running out, we must race against time... Right now... All of you here, it is necessary for us to take a unified position, and if you are in favor, please show your hands and vote. The secretary ~~~~~~ you come in and take a record of your voting. The old man stood up and took the lead in mobilizing. Even vigorously and resolutely did not give everyone present more time to react. If these families are not tied to the warship, then there is only one thing that can follow, and that is extinction... ”