Beiwei City, Purple Mountain Observatory.

This is the general control system of the city dome system, and the geocentric energy discharge is also here, and now it has been made into the model of a planetary cannon according to the international trend.

As one of the top academicians in the country, the more thoroughly he studies α Star Technology, the more worries he has than others.

At this time, in the classroom seats, rows of senior officers with the rank of colonel sat as neatly as wooden stakes.

Nakago looked at his watch and turned on the monitor.

On the projection map, the huge city is displayed in an electronic sandbox, and the sky above the city is like a soap bubble, shrouded in a huge layer of degenerate protection.

[At this time, there are many similar crafts in the market, that is, making a map of the city, and then pouring it with epoxy resin to form a city in the palm of your hand that can be played. 】

Zhonghewu's mentor is a R&D personnel from a well-known aviation department in the north, and after being transferred to Beiweicheng, he has always emphasized: "Before understanding the planetary protection system left by the α civilization, you should not modify it arbitrarily." ”

Zhonghewu has always been of the same opinion. Now he is using a 'warning' tone to persuade the military to be cautious about "the Southern Academy of Sciences following the international trend to modify planetary cannons."

Five minutes after the lecture began,

He enlarged the structure under the city dome system, and said in a somewhat urgent tone: "When the α civilization designed the city dome system, its main function was defense, and the weapon model we developed for the δ civilization on this basis is a barbaric development that violates the original design concept.

Last year, when our probe passed by Thunderstar (the first gaseous planet), we also saw batches of bugs producing nests on the surface of the atmosphere. Therefore, using the energy leaked from the city dome system to attack is extremely more beneficial than it loses. ”

On the left side of the meeting, the generals on the screen are either nodding or holding pens to take notes, all listening attentively.

At the back of the seat, Zhou Xi bit his pen and looked at this scene, and said silently in his heart: "How much can I listen to?" God knows. ”

……

After 2 hours, the workshop ended.

Zhou Xi accompanied Zhonghewu and took the elevator to the vacuum rail cabin station.

On the way, Zhonghego asked, "What do you think of today's lesson?" ”

Zhou Xi: "That's a good point. ”

Zhonghewu: "Then what are you doing rolling your eyes in the back when you have a meeting today?" ”

Zhou Xi tilted his head and asked, "Is there one?" ”

Zhonghewu: "You've been rolling your eyes, and you haven't listened to the whole class. ”

Zhou Xi sighed: "Alas, I think everyone is too polite, and no one asks questions in the whole class?" He glanced at Nakahego's expression. He continued.

Zhou Xi: "First, no one can figure out how long the current energy trough of the α civilization will last for the city dome system. You and we, the technical department, just know a little bit more than you do, and have some predictions. Those of us who are engaged in technology have focused our hopes on the intelligent nano-beam control system given by α civilization. However, compared to politicians and military strategists, we lack information about the current situation. ”

Zhonghewu: "No matter what, we must respect science. ”

Zhou Xi: "Sociology is also science. ”

Zhonghewu turned abruptly, and Zhou Xi raised his head to meet his eyes.

A few seconds later, he opened the flat of his portable phone and opened a video. The video shows a rotating disc star, and one city after another is marked on it, according to the number of invasions, they are marked in blue, yellow, orange, and red.

Zhou Xi: "Judging from the current situation of Ziwei City, we can now use the planetary radiation cannon and rely on our defense to survive the energy trough period of the city dome system, but low-latitude cities cannot, near the equator, the frequency of δ invasion is much higher than ours. They can't hold on. ”

Zhonghewu: "Take it upon yourself to launch an active attack with an energy dissipator!" It will also make the entire city dome system collapse earlier! If you activate the elastic defense system, you can survive the trough period. If you release energy to attack actively, it will be of no use except for 'political show', and the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Wait until this senior finishes yelling.

Zhou Xi slowly exhaled and said: "In history, it is often the hearts of the people that collapse earlier than the city wall, so it is still meaningful to show the political show of brave attack. ”

Nakahego looked at Zhou Xi with the eyes of watching an absurd drama, as if it was the first time he had seen this person.

Zhou Xi smiled at him, a touch of helplessness in the corners of his eyes: "Yes, the people above have more social information than us, and our progress in deciphering the offensive weapons of α civilization is too slow, so that we have been passively beaten for a long time. The people of the city cowered like rats, and while they waited for nothing, they were constantly worried that they might one day be slaughtered. Despair has crept up unconsciously, and the slightest defeat will ——。 Alas!

The chaos of despair may be no less devastating than the invasion of δ. In particular, there have been no cases of mass killing of carbohydrate insects outside the city. Behind the discussion of the feasibility of adults surviving in the wilderness is the idea that individual survivalism prevails over collective survivalism.

Therefore, in order to remove the pressure from within, it is necessary to act with a counterattack, even if it makes the outer walls more vulnerable. ”

Zhonghewu opened his mouth, and after a few seconds, he said indignantly: "It's not to the point where you said it is now, everything is your imagination." ”

Seeing this, Zhou Xi knew that some of his speech had already been listened to by the mentor, so he nodded and admitted his mistake: "Yes, it's my imagination, maybe this situation is not so bad." ”

The sudden retreat of the celestial migration made Zhonghewu pause, feeling that he couldn't find anything to top in one breath, and after holding back.

As if to annotate the situation just mentioned, "The intelligent light weapon will be completed in five years, and the large energy transmission tower in Beiwei City will be able to launch support strikes against other cities within a radius of 3,000 kilometers. ”

After saying this military order-like speech, the vacuum pipe came, and he lay down in it.

And Zhou Xi is to stay here for the time being, preparing to draft relevant scientific and technological reports, and go to the military to report.

……

In fact, there are two key points that are not mentioned in the words of Zhou Xi just now.

First, the nature and function of cities are different, which will make them tolerate war differently.

For example, North Vies, which is an administrative capital and has several world-class universities. As a result, the city was well governed, able to mobilize more people to hold on to all kinds of practical things in the war, and was able to convey scientific information about all aspects of progress to all departments of the city. Universities are also in the process of effective operation, although the layman does not understand what the situation is, but knows that the government science and technology department is now preparing a solution.

People's hearts are very stable, stable to do things, stable to wait, waiting for the moment of counterattack!

However, the situation in Beiwei City cannot be summarized to the whole country. Just as the city of towers cannot be compared to Steelgrad.

In the pre-war commercial metropolises, large cities such as the Freeport, the administrative model was different. That kind of administrative model is relatively free, which is conducive to the convergence of commerce and goods. But in war, such a liberal model is a little weaker in terms of mobilization. Since the commercial city is to create attraction, it also creates a very prosperous service industry.

For example, movies, theaters, restaurants. This part of the industry is bourgeois such as celebrities and media tycoons, and it is impossible to run out with the evacuation of the city. Of course, the evacuation law cannot be strictly enforced, and many small traders and hawkers, and white-collar workers in the property market are still staying in the city.

In the current war, this group of people is unable to play an effective role due to their profession and their own white-collar class positioning. They are like ordinary people who applaud superheroes in Hollywood movies.

When the source of faith is someone else, that faith is very empty. And this illusory confidence must be supplemented by constant bluffing. Addiction has been formed, and once it is broken, there will be a severe withdrawal reaction.

On the other side of the planet, this is already the case in New Amsterdam, the number one city.

The media is encouraging, constantly encouraging. But it is becoming less and less sufficient. The current frequency of attacks encountered by its latitude is not high, and at this time, the energy trough of the city dome can be sustained. But it is one of the most active cities in the world that has demanded a proactive counterattack.

And the second reason may be a little sad.

So far, the human beings of the Pan Star have received too little information about the two super civilizations. δ civilization is already clearly hostile, what about α civilization?

A good politician can't believe that another powerful power would be willing to travel tens of thousands of light-years to help a weak force and ask for nothing.

What is the purpose of α civilization? Various experts in the study of extraterrestrial civilizations, as well as doctors of psychology, have not been able to give a definite answer.

At this time, the motive of the α civilization to give itself such a powerful city dome system is questionable, does this system that draws energy from the earth's mantle have any other purpose than to surround human cities? Could it be that something beyond the imagination of human civilization is set inside the planet?

So, you might as well 'die' and let some cities activate the counterattack system, consume some energy, and see what impact it will have on the system of α civilizations.

All this, Zhou Xi knew that even if he said it, he couldn't change it, so he kept silent.

……

Six months later, inside the Central Lounge of the Central Academy of Sciences.

Without saying a word, he watched the international news on the hanging TV, and at this time there was only the accent of the reporter's current affairs report, and the hall was unusually quiet.

The scrolling headline below the TV screen is glaring – The Destruction of the City of Delhi. And the interface is a tragic scene where a big city is instantly burned into glass.

Just a few days ago, the city of Derry and New Amsterdam used high-powered planetary cannons to defeat the warships of δ civilization, but now they have turned into ashes overnight.

In the news, the scientific conclusion of experts is that the protective shield was weakened and destroyed by the δ naval guns. The leaders of the countries lowered their flags in silence, and then the press release announced: "The enemy is so ferocious, humanity must keep fighting." ”

……

In the evening, in the restaurant.

Zhou Xi and Zhonghewu meet again.

Zhou Xi still ate heartlessly, drying a whole box of canned meat and taking a large plate of vegetables. On the other side of the table, Nakahego was chewing on the small amount of vegetables in his bowl.

Zhonghewu looked at the wind and clouds of the universe, and smiled: "I really envy your good appetite." ”

Zhou Xi wiped his mouth and said, "If you are not active in eating, you are not active in doing anything!" ”

Zhonghewu: "Your equation is correct. ”

[A few days ago, Zhou Xi applied for the supercomputer and the data of the total energy fluctuation data of the city dome system in the supercomputer and the launch scale of several energy cannons in New Amsterdam, and made relevant calculations, and came to the conclusion that the city dome system will fall into a state of energy shortage in advance, but the scientific research department of the southern continent claimed that the city dome shield can still be supported, and there is no need to be nervous, and firmly believes that taking the initiative to fire back will not affect the defense of the city dome system, and declares that it will continue to counterattack. 】

Zhonghewu covered his head and cursed: "Those South Asian politicians, they ate too much curry, concealed the data and forced everyone. ”

Zeusan put down his knife.

"It wasn't the destruction caused by the naval guns of the δ civilization, but the explosion caused by the instability of the degenerate matter. α human-fed defense system consumes more energy than we think. And those (South Asian subcontinent) politicians blindly increase, increase, and increase, provoking the design margin, thinking that they can defeat science! It's a bunch of a**! ”

What Zhonghewu said was confidential.

More Classified Intelligence: The New Amsterdam side that followed the cannon is now frightened by the devastation in Derry, and the margin shown by the City Dome Control Center is decreasing. Finally, the data was opened up and the status of its city dome system was communicated to other countries.

Only then did everyone discover that the α civilization had set up a remedy for the insufficient defense of the city dome system. That is, the urban plate collectively sinks into a large pit, while the degenerate film above flattens.

If they had known that there was such a backup plan, the countries would have the bottom in their hearts, but the Deli City side waited for the value to drop to zero in order to open up and pretend to be forced. And New Amsterdam may also be thinking of "I have more margin than you, you go to test the water first". Concealing the data for several months, and not speaking out until the bombing of Deli City was wiped out, the old men of the city were really afraid.

But the problem is that in the past few months, they have won successive battles, creating an illusion for the world, that is, "There are no serious consequences for extracting energy to fight back?" And the political gains are so huge that they have become two cities that dare to fight back, almost becoming a beacon between the East and the West, the only two in the world!

Especially on the side of the East Pacific, Nanfang News, Xindu Daily and other media have written a lot of articles and written all kinds of remarks that 'the moon is rounder outside, and the system of the South Asian subcontinent is better'.

……

The disc without saying a word, and picked up the last grain of meat foam with chopsticks.

And Zhonghewu on the side sighed: "There are some secrets that should not be told to you, but please be prepared." Nakahego opened his backpack and pulled out a newspaper from a month ago.

In the newspaper, Puhai City, the country's first-generation economic city, announced the news of the appointment and dismissal of military posts, and Zhonghewu drew circles on them, and the words "radical" were written outside the circles.

Before the planetary heavy artillery fired, it needed to last a month to extract energy, but the extracted energy was difficult to reject, and it was obvious that a few months ago, when world public opinion was at its peak, there were already cities in the country that were taken to the pit.

And in this matter, the national general military command held an emergency meeting in the early morning and called Zhonghewu over, Zhonghewu only learned about the situation, which is why the chief scientist was angry and wanted to scold his mother.

When he died, he perfunctory scientists, and when something happened, he called scientists to discuss.

……

At night, inside the dwelling place of the Celestial Migration.

When he opened the Internet, a reminder suddenly popped up.

System Tip: According to the National Security System lockdown, all your current conversations are being checked by high confidentiality.

Obviously, when he chatted with Zhonghewu in the evening, he had been locked by the security department, and certain measures were taken to prevent further leaks. Of course, this is also related to the fact that Zhou Xi has undertaken important scientific research tasks in many projects, and if it were not for the progress of these war research projects, Zhou Xi would have been directly locked up right now to ensure the non-proliferation of secrets.

Zhou Xi opened the video, which shows a day of teaching in a middle school in the fringe mountains.

Teachers worked hard to write formulas on the blackboard, imparting knowledge, and every day, Zhou Xi would look at the lessons of these classes, and the vast majority of each month's salary was donated to these areas.

On the Internet, Zhouxi's 'friends' are these teachers, one is the chief scientist, some are ordinary teachers, the class gap is very large, it seems that it should not be the same kind of people, but in the past ten years, there has been a lot of communication.

Zhou Xi looked at the time below and typed into the teacher's self: "Next, many heroes will be born, and I will be resonated!" ”

This sentence has been reviewed many times in the background of the network, and it has finally passed the review! - Personnel of the core secret department in the war, and any correspondence must be supervised by multiple people.