Time unconsciously entered the era of crisis three years.

Because he was too busy with work, Pang Xuelin didn't have time to return to China during the Chinese New Year this year.

In this regard, Pang Xuelin could only apologize to Zhuang Yan on the phone.

Zhuang Yan also understood this, although he was a little disappointed, he didn't say much.

In the following months, Pang Xuelin began to form an advanced research institute dedicated to research in the fields of basic science, modern agricultural technology, biomedical engineering, new energy technology, and artificial intelligence technology.

After all, it will take at least five years to complete the construction of the Transwarp City, and before that, it is necessary to ensure the investment in these research projects involving people's livelihood.

This Institute for Advanced Study was also named the Transwarp Institute for Advanced Study by Pang Xuelin, because the Institute has not yet had a substantive research subject in a short period of time, in the next few years, Pang Xuelin can only use the Institute for Advanced Study as a scientific research fund distribution entity.

Any qualified research institution or individual in the world can apply for project funding through the official website of Transwarp Advanced Study.

After passing the evaluation of the Transwarp Institute for Advanced Study, you will be able to receive funding for the project.

When the Transwarp project is completed in three to five years, Pang Xuelin will be able to invite those outstanding researchers who have received funding from the Transwarp Institute for Advanced Study in the past few years to participate in the research in Transwarp.

This work is very cumbersome, and the project management team of the scientific research fund, the expert review team, and the administrative body of the Transwarp Institute for Advanced Study are completed, all of which need to be asked by Pang Xuelin one by one and participate in the formation.

Perhaps because Pang Xuelin is Chinese, the Chinese side has given strong support to the Transwarp Advanced Research Institute, and the number of staff sent by China to the Transwarp Advanced Research Institute alone is close to half of the total number.

At Transwarp, Chinese and English are the joint first working languages.

In addition, Pang Xuelin also contacted many top project management talents through the relationship with the United Nations and joined the Transwarp Institute for Advanced Study.

Of course, to say that the Transwarp Institute for Advanced Study has no entity, it cannot be said that the same cannot be said.

In April of the third year of the crisis, the Institute of Theoretical Physics of the Transwarp Institute for Advanced Study was officially established at the original site of CERN, which gathered hundreds of top physicists from around the world who are still committed to physics research.

Even the discoverer of macroatoms, Nobel laureate Ding Yi, was invited by Pang Xuelin to serve as the director of the Institute of Theoretical Physics.

However, Pang Xuelin did not expect these theoretical physicists to produce much in the short term, and he needed to keep the theoretical physics research continuous.

In May of the crisis era, the preparations for the ladder plan were finally completed, and the nuclear bombs used to accelerate the probe in space had been deployed one by one according to the requirements of aerospace dynamics experts.

"Professor Pang, tomorrow is the oath-taking ceremony for the candidates of the Ladder Project, do you want to attend?"

When Cheng Xin walked into the living room, he found Pang Xuelin standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in a daze.

Since Kante was sent by Pang Xuelin to preside over the construction of Star Ring City, Cheng Xin has become Pang Xuelin's only assistant, and he has to help Pang Xuelin arrange his work and daily schedule.

However, Pang Xuelin is not the kind of character who likes to show his face, and he generally can't shirk most occasions when he can go or not.

The rest of the time, he spent the rest of his time in meeting after meeting.

The overall design and planning of Transwarp City, the establishment of the Transwarp Institute for Advanced Study, and various affairs ultimately fell on Pang Xuelin's head.

Recently, the administrative body of the Transwarp Institute for Advanced Study has been established, and all affairs have been on the right track, so Pang Xuelin can be considered a little easier.

But even if he has free time, Pang Xuelin basically doesn't go out of the door, either dealing with various documents, or just sitting alone in a daze.

Sometimes Cheng Xin will faintly feel a trace of sympathy for Pang Xuelin, with such a mission on his back, you can imagine how much pressure he is under.

But sometimes when Pang Xuelin deliberately scolds himself or mocks his own ideas, Cheng Xin will grit his teeth at Pang Xuelin again, hoping that God will accept this guy in the next second.

However, after following Pang Xuelin for so long, Cheng Xin feels that he has grown a lot.

At least look at some things and not be as naïve as they used to be.

Pang Xuelin turned around and said, "Let's participate, just go and see Yun Tianming, how is he doing during this time?" ”

Cheng Xin said: "Vader said that he performed well, but I feel that he is not in a very good state, and he seems to have completely closed himself off." Professor Pang ......"

"Huh?"

"Isn't it a little cruel for us to do this?"

Pang Xuelin smiled faintly: "Then what do you think can be done without being cruel?" Watching him die silently? ”

"Huh?"

Pang Xuelin said: "Cheng Xin, you've been with me for almost a year, right?" ”

"Eleven months and three days."

"Do you remember that clearly?"

Cheng Xinqiao's face flushed, and she hurriedly said, "The day you transferred me to the office of the wall-facing person, it happened to be my birthday...... So I remember it more clearly. ”

Pang Xuelin nodded and said, "Then let me ask you, if there is a group of terrorists who kidnap a group of children and occupy a nuclear power plant." They were going to destroy the nuclear power plant, and in the process of planting bombs at the nuclear power plant, they threatened the lives of their children and threatened that no one outside would be allowed to enter, otherwise they would die with the children! But if we don't stop them immediately, they could threaten the lives of millions of people in a city. Now, if you had a weapon in your hand that could kill everyone in the plant, including the kids, would you press the launch button for that weapon? ”

Cheng Xin's eyes widened, and he smiled reluctantly: "How is it possible?" That doesn't happen in reality. ”

Pang Xuelin said lightly: "What I'm talking about is if ......"

"What if...... No, even if that happens, there will be a better way to solve it......"

Cheng Xin's voice gradually became quieter.

Pang Xuelin looked at Cheng Xin quietly and did not speak.

Cheng Xin subconsciously looked away, and for some reason, she saw a little disappointment in Pang Xuelin's eyes.

"Okay, I'm a little tired, you can go and rest too!"

"Oh!"

Cheng Xin breathed a sigh of relief, but when she thought of Pang Xuelin's disappointed eyes just now, her heart was empty, and she felt uncomfortable inexplicably.

"If that happens, will I press that button?"

Cheng Xin was a little dazed.

……

The next day, Pang Xuelin took Cheng Xin to the United Nations Building.

Neither of them mentioned what they said yesterday.

The swearing-in ceremony, which took place in the United Nations General Assembly Hall, was closed to the public and attended by a small number of people, in addition to the seven candidates for the Ladder Project, as well as UN Secretary-General Say and PDC Chairman-in-Office Garnin, who presided over the ceremony.

There were only two rows of people sitting in the front row of the audience, except for Pang Xuelin, Cheng Xin and Zhang Beihai, the rest were all people involved in the project in PIA.

Pang Xuelin's gaze swept over the seven candidates one by one, and finally settled on Yun Tianming's face.

Compared with a few months ago, Yun Tianming looked much haggard, his eye sockets were deeply sunken, and his whole person was as thin as skin and bones.

Cancer was eating away at his body, and even if he didn't participate in the Ladder Project, he wouldn't be able to last long.

He looked calmly ahead, and only glanced at Pang Xuelin and Cheng Xin when they came, and never turned his gaze after that.

The process of taking the oath is very simple, the seven candidates come to the stage one by one, put their hands on the United Nations flag in the hands of the UN Secretary-General, and say the prescribed oath, to the effect that they will always be loyal to human society and will not do anything in the universe that harms the interests of mankind.

The oath was taken according to the serial number of the candidates, and Yun Tianming was ranked fifth.

All the candidates, two of them still in wheelchairs, were in good spirits, and their lives were like a lamp that had almost run out of oil, and at the last moment the wick flame was turned on.

Among them are physicists with advanced pancreatic cancer.

Four candidates came to power one after another, expressing their allegiance to humanity.

One of them, the physicist in a wheelchair, stood up tremblingly and faced the United Nations flag as he took the oath, expressing his loyalty to humanity.

When it was Yun Tianming's turn, Yun Tianming silently walked up to the oath platform and said, "I don't take an oath!" ”

Say in the audience was slightly stunned: "Mr. Yun Tianming, can you tell me the reason?" ”

Yun Tianming said lightly: "In this world, I don't feel much love, as for whether I am loyal to human civilization or not, it depends on the three-body civilization I see!" ”

With that, he turned around and returned to his place.

"Yun Tianming, he ...... How could he say that! ”

Cheng Xin's eyes widened, looking incredulous.

Pang Xuelin smiled faintly and said, "Yun Tianming has entered the final list of candidates. ”

"Huh?"

Cheng Xin raised his head and looked at Pang Xuelin puzzled.

Pang Xuelin said: "This is just a test, whether you are loyal to human civilization or not, and it is not a mandatory requirement for candidates." ”

Cheng Xin hesitated a little and said, "Professor Pang, what ...... How did I feel that Yun Tianming was telling the truth just now? ”

Pang Xuelin laughed and said, "If you think so, you say that the three-body person, will you believe what he said?" ”

Sure enough, as Pang Xuelin expected, Yun Tianming and another American girl who refused to take the oath entered the final list of candidates.

However, the girl was declared dead of advanced brain cancer that night.

In this way, Yun Tianming became the only candidate.

On the afternoon of the third day, Pang Xuelin and Cheng Xin came to the hospital to bid farewell to Yun Tianming.

"Take care all the way!"

Pang Xuelin looked at Yun Tianmingdao.

Yun Tianming nodded, and then, he turned his gaze to Cheng Xin, slightly complicated.

Pang Xuelin smiled: "Let's talk, I'll go out and have a look." ”

Pang Xuelin walked out of the ward and called Zhang Beihai, who was waiting in the corridor, over: "Beihai, go and ask the experts of the Ladder Project Team to see if you can carry some crop seeds, wheat, corn, potatoes, peppers and other ...... on the probe."

"Yes!"

Zhang Beihai nodded and turned to leave.

Pang Xuelin turned around and saw that Cheng Xin had appeared behind him at some point.

"Thank you!"

Cheng Xin glanced at Pang Xuelin with complicated eyes and said.

Pang Xuelin said: "It's okay, why don't you talk for a while." ”

Cheng Xin said: "He said that he wanted to be alone. ”

Pang Xuelin nodded and did not respond.

Cheng Xindao: "Professor Pang ......"

"What's wrong?"

Pang Xuelin was slightly stunned, he felt that Cheng Xin was a little strange,

"Nothing?"

Cheng Xin turned around, only to feel like a numb heart.

In the ward just now, Yun Tianming's last words to her kept echoing in her mind.

"Professor Pang is very good, follow him well, he will give you a happy ......"

Cheng Xin understood the implicit meaning of Yun Tianming's words, and then replied in a ghostly manner: "He has a girlfriend......

Finally, the two looked at each other awkwardly.

Yun Tianming drove Cheng Xin out on the grounds that he wanted to be quiet.

Twenty minutes later, Yun Tianming was wheeled into the operating room.

Twelve hours later, the probe embarked on a long journey aboard Yun Tianming's brain.

The only time Pang Xuelin saw the Ladder Craft was when its radiant sails were deployed in geosynchronous orbit, and the 25-square-kilometer sail briefly reflected sunlight into the northern hemisphere.

In the middle of the night, an orange-red light appeared on the pitch-black sky, and after five minutes, it gradually dimmed and disappeared, like an eye that slowly closed after glancing at the Earth in space.

"It's time for me to go to bed, too!"

Watching the ladder plan aircraft completely disappear into the night sky, in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, Pang Xuelin drank all the red wine in the cup.

……

Two days later, Pang Xuelin left Cheng Xin and Zhang Beihai in New York, returned to the capital alone, and worked together with Zhuang's mother to persuade Zhuang Yan to go into hibernation.

In the end, Zhuang Yan couldn't resist the strong request of her boyfriend and Zhuang's mother, and chose to agree.

In the following month, Pang Xuelin put down all his work, and together with Zhuang's mother, he used his own special plane to take her to the world's famous scenic spots.

In July of the third year of the crisis era, Zhuang Yan hibernated.

In July of the same year, Pang Xuelin returned to New York and held a roundtable with Frederick Taylor, Manuel Rediaz, and Bill Hines, who also returned to attend the hearings on the Facing the Wall, to discuss the progress of their plans.

In August, Pang Xuelin chose to hibernate.

Before hibernation, Pang Xuelin specially talked to Zhang Beihai, Weide and Cheng Xin.

For Zhang Beihai, Pang Xuelin gave the other party two choices, first, hibernate with himself, and the time of awakening was set by himself.

Second, go to the Galapagos Islands and work with Kanter to build Star Ring.

After Zhang Beihai was silent for a long time, he chose to hibernate, but the time to wake up, according to Pang Xuelin's requirements, was set 25 years later.

As for Vader, Pang Xuelin asked the other party if he was willing to join the office of the wall-facer, Vader chose to refuse, and Pang Xuelin was not reluctant.

In the last Cheng Xin, Pang Xuelin also gave her two choices, one is to help Kante build Star Ring City, and the second is to hibernate with herself, when she will wake up, when she will wake up, and always be her personal assistant in the next wall plan.

Cheng Xin finally made the second choice.

Pang Xuelin set a hibernation time of five years for himself, but he agreed with the PDC that in these five years, he would wake up in advance if there was any accident in the face of the wall.

Luckily, everything went well.

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