Pang Xuelin followed Liu Xin to the corridor outside the conference room, and outside the corridor was a magnificent holographic projection of the solar system, suspended in mid-air.

The two of them leaned against the guardrail, looking at the endless black void in front of them.

Liu Xin sighed: "Xiao Pang, as early as a few years ago, when you were just emerging in the scientific community, I noticed you, and I was thinking about whether to transfer you to Hope City to work, but I didn't expect you to do such a good job in Jiangcheng, and the results were one after another, so I gave up this idea for the time being." This time, I transferred you to Hope City and let you participate in this project, on the one hand, it is a strong recommendation from Lao Du, and on the other hand, I also want to meet you and see what the young scientist whom Lao Du admires so much looks like. I didn't expect that you gave me such a big surprise, how did you come up with this plan? ”

Pang Xuelin smiled faintly: "I also had a flash of inspiration, but unfortunately I only received the relevant data and information on the Earth's crossing of the asteroid belt half a month ago, otherwise, we should have more time to prepare." ”

Pang Xuelin naturally wouldn't tell Liu Xin that he borrowed the idea of the snow project at the end of the second part of the three-body novel "Dark Forest".

In the dark forest, in order to detect the water droplets sent to the solar system by human beings of the three-body civilization, they used a stellar hydrogen bomb and Neptune's oil film material to create a large-scale dust cloud in space to track the trail of the water droplets, which is called the snow project.

Liu Xin said: "It is enough, your proposal is very imaginative and feasible, as long as it is partially successful, it can greatly reduce the risks and losses that the Earth will encounter when crossing the asteroid belt, which is of great significance to us!" ”

Pang Xuelin smiled and said, "The secretary general praised it falsely!" ”

Liu Xin pondered for a moment and asked, "Xiao Pang, are you interested in working on the Science Committee of Hope City?" With your ability, you are enough to serve as a member of the Earth Science and Technology Commission. ”

Pang Xuelin was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Liu Xin to suddenly put forward such an idea.

"Secretary-General, this ......"

Pang Xuelin was a little hesitant.

Although he has always had the idea of entering a higher level, he didn't expect that on the first day he arrived in Hope City, Liu Xin would invite him.

The Science Committee of Hope City represents the power of scientists around the world, and it can be said that each member of the committee has extremely high power and status.

Pang Xuelin didn't believe it, Liu Xin felt that he was qualified to enter the Global Science and Technology Commission just because of a snow engineering plan.

After all, ability and qualifications are two different things.

Liu Xin seemed to see Pang Xuelin's thoughts, and said: "Xiao Pang, when I was as young as you, I devoted myself to the wandering plan with enthusiasm, and after so many years, I am already in my seventies, and I can't work in the position of the scientific committee for a few years." When the coalition government formulated the bill related to the reform of the system of the Wandering Earth Project, it designed an elaborate system, with the military, the government, and the scientific committee standing together, and the scientific committee had a veto power in any decision related to the Wandering Earth plan! It can be said that the scientific committee has a great responsibility for whether the entire Wandering Earth project can be sustained. ”

"Over the years, no one has tried to challenge the authority of the Scientific Committee, but they have all been forcefully suppressed. Let's put it this way, the Spaceship Faction is a dog that some people with ulterior motives have released to challenge the Scientific Committee, but it has never been successful. However, this situation may not last long, now there is a solar helium flash crisis, the military, the government can still recognize the authority of the scientific committee, once the earth completes the conjunction with Jupiter, with the help of the gravitational slingshot effect out of the solar helium flash range, then mankind is facing, I am afraid it is a political power reshuffle. After all, the power we have in our hands is too great. I don't know if I'll live to that point, but even if I can live this long, it's a matter of whether those guys will be able to sell me as an old man by then. However, for the Wandering Earth Project to last for 2,500 years, the existence of the Scientific Committee is crucial, otherwise humanity may not be able to survive for 2,500 years with those simple-minded soldiers and politicians who only know about infighting. Over the years, I have been trying to find a scholar who has the ability and prestige to take over the scientific committee, but whoever I have taken my eye on either does not want to wade into this troubled water, or the prestige is not enough to overwhelm the many mountains within the scientific committee, so I have never been able to find a suitable candidate. ”

"But now, I think you have the potential, on the one hand, you are still young, your academic life is very long, just by boiling the qualifications, you can survive a large number of people. On the other hand, your contribution is big enough, not to mention the previous contribution to carbon nanomaterials and the BSD conjecture, the snow project alone is enough to make you among the top ranks of the scientific committee, your achievements and prestige are enough, the only thing you lack is qualifications, if you agree to join the scientific committee, I will guarantee you ten years, and after ten years, I will hand over the science and technology committee to you. I have only one request, in the possible turmoil in the future, to keep the scientific committee as a power body, and never bow down in front of the military and the government! ”

Pang Xuelin looked at the unremarkable old man in front of him dumbfounded, and 100,000 grass and mud horses galloped past in his heart, and for the first time, he felt awe of a person.

At the end of the Wandering Earth novel, humanity escapes the helium flash crisis of the sun, but a great rebellion breaks out, and in the end, more than 5,000 people loyal to the Earth faction are all executed.

And this old man, when the earth has not left the range of the sun's helium flash, seems to have penetrated time and space and seen the distant future.

This is a true wise man, and it is no wonder that he has held the position of Secretary General of the Scientific Committee from the beginning of the Wandering Earth Project to the present.

"Secretary-General Liu, can you give me time to think about it? This burden is too heavy, and I need to be careful! ”

Pang Xuelin hesitated.

Liu Xin nodded and said, "Don't worry, you will stay in Hope City for at least another two or three months, I hope you can give me a definite answer before you leave here." ”

"Good!"

Liu Xin smiled and turned around and entered the conference room.

Pang Xuelin looked at the other party's back, and his heart fluctuated.

The reason why he wanted to enter the top level of the Science and Technology Commission was mainly to play a role in the Jupiter crisis.

Now it is only five or six years before the intersection of the earth and wood, but if he can have a higher power and status, Pang Xuelin believes that even if the Jupiter crisis really happens, he will have a way to control this crisis within a certain range.

But now, what Liu Xin wants to take over by himself is a hot potato.

Judging from the meaning he revealed, as long as mankind successfully escapes from the solar system, this rebellion is almost inevitable, and once he agrees to enter the high-level of the Science and Technology Commission, sooner or later he will have to stand on the opposite side of the rebels.

As for whether the Earth faction could survive the rebellion, Pang Xuelin did not hold out any hope.

This is a global rebellion, and almost everyone is on the opposite side of the Earth faction, no matter whether the solar helium flash will break out in the end, the Earth faction must die!

The helium flash of the sun has exploded, and the Earth faction is a monument to mankind.

The monument is used to commemorate and pay respects, and the living cannot be a monument.

If the helium flash of the sun does not erupt, then the earth faction is the sinner of mankind and should all go to hell.

Human nature is like this, and there is no exception!