Volume 1 The Gold Rush Chapter 18 Project Spark
Several big men who were holding Qiao Yuan heard the United Nations Secretary-General announce the guilt. Grabbing Qiao Yuan's hand and instantly exerting force, everyone sitting on it is a pivotal figure, if there is a slight mistake, the world pattern will change unpredictably.
"Just because I don't have proof that I'm not an alien spy means I'm guilty?" Qiao Yuan was stunned by this absurd theory, "Then what evidence do you have to prove that everyone here is not an alien spy?" ”
Several old people were silent for a long time, and the secretary general said: "Don't use logical traps to defend yourself, this is a meaningless struggle!" As humanity's first extraterrestrial spy, you will be imprisoned for life. ”
Qiao Yuan still wanted to defend himself, but he was forcibly escorted and dragged out.
Such a scribbled conviction? No judges, no juries, no lawyers...... Legally convicted him like that? Perhaps it was annoyance, or perhaps it was the rising desire to survive, Qiao Yuan yelled in grievance, trying to break free from these steely hands. But it was all in vain, and these magical hands were like a few pythons; The more he struggled, the tighter he shackled.
He was back in the dark, disgusting, stench of dogs. Several big men carried him like a big loach and poured him into the cell. He entered the dark and disgusting dog cave again, and all the fear, despair, and disgust welled up.
Lying on the ground, Qiao Yuan almost vomited his stomach, tears running down his cheeks and into his mouth, making him feel even more nauseous. After a pause, Qiao Yuan leaned against the corner. Hollow, blank eyes; The mind is messy and empty.
Ever since Dr. Phisan announced that the alien "gold diggers" were already on their way, the importance of the United Nations began to be highlighted. After the proposals adopted by all governments, the "Spark Project" began.
This is a global crisis, and it can strike at any time. Now, next second, 10 days later, 10 years from now? No one can give an exact time when the "gold diggers" arrived on Earth. This is a kind of apocalyptic threat, and human beings are like playthings in the hands of others, and they may disappear into the universe at any time. Governments around the world blocked the prophecy-like message, and the world continued to function as if nothing had happened.
Governments have not given up on this apocalyptic threat, and at the call of the United Nations, they have come together to launch the Spark Project.
The Spark Project is divided into four parts:
Part I, Defensive Strategy; Ma Fu, a scientist from Tiangong, is in charge, mainly responsible for finding the "fire" of the origin of the earth's civilization! After systematic analysis, everyone agreed that fire may become a lifesaver for mankind, and it is necessary to find and discover the secret of fire to save mankind and protect the earth.
the second part, the escape strategy; Phisan, a scientist from Tiangong, will build an escaping spaceship within 150 years based on the knowledge left by previous undersea civilizations. This epochal spaceship will carry the fire of human civilization to the vast universe. This is a great project, and as Phisan said, as time permits, within 200 years, humanity will enter the interstellar age. This will be another era of technological explosion for mankind.
the third part, the rescue strategy; As the name suggests, the core idea of the Chinese Science Institute is to explore the previous undersea civilizations, or other friendly extraterrestrial civilizations, in the hope that they can support the earth and save humanity. In everyone's opinion, this is the most feasible and effective solution at present. The vast majority of people have great illusions and hopes about the previous undersea civilizations.
Part IV, Negotiation Strategy; The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kim Moon-so, is in charge for the time being. Most people think that he can be left and right in the face of global complexity, so who better to face aliens than him? Jin Wenxiu repeatedly shirked and negotiated with aliens, which in his eyes was far beyond his ability and mastery of negotiation skills, so he didn't dare to rashly take over this burden. At everyone's strong request, he reluctantly took responsibility for the time being.
U.S. President Burak proposed a strategy of self-defense, but it was rejected by other members of the United Nations. Everyone agreed that with the current scientific and technological military strength of mankind, it is completely meaningless to use the mantis arm as a car, and it is better to use resources to support the escape strategy. Braque turned his face with everyone on the spot, declaring that he would use the power of the country to launch a self-defense strategy at a critical moment to protect the safety of the earth.
When the people could not resist him, they stopped dissuading him. Because the strategy is not recognized, the self-defence strategy is seen as a separate action by individual countries and is not part of the United Nations Spark program.
In the spacious roundtable room of the United Nations, Kim Moon-so announced the greatest plan since the dawn of mankind.
Qiao Yuan almost forgot the time, and he felt like he had fallen into a void world. After two failed hunger strikes, he slowly began to adjust to life in prison.
"Hey! Dead? ”
The cap-like iron door opened, and the prison administrator shouted impatiently inside.
Although the management is very strict, there is still a month of outing. After careful observation, he found that there were not many prisoners here, and they were all released to operate alone, and they never allowed any contact between the prisoners, even if they looked at each other, it was impossible.
Through various temptations, Qiao Yuan probably had a little understanding of this place. This prison is built on the ground of a small island, this uninhabited island, must belong to the military restricted area. There are no more than 30 inmates in the prison, otherwise one person is allowed to go out every day, and no matter how this arrangement, the inmates will have the opportunity to meet.
"Hmm!" Qiao Yuan responded a little dumbly, and his reaction seemed a little delayed.
The warden led him to a clearing in the ground, which was not very large, and was surrounded by a high wall in a circle. On the high wall were guards with guns every less than a meter, two eyes staring at the clearing like eagles, fingers on the trigger. As long as there are people in the open space, they dare not relax for a second.
When Qiao Yuan first came to the clearing, it was the first time he had seen the sky in such a long time. He was so excited that he crawled on the ground like a monkey, and not only did he almost lose his life, but now he was handcuffed no more than 20 centimeters. Walk as slowly as a snail, and if you want to go faster, you can only jump forward like a zombie.
When he arrived at the clearing, Qiao Yuan was like a deflated ball, and the whole person fell straight back, lying on the sand and gasping for breath. Today, he can roam freely in this clearing all day long, and as long as the alarm on the wall is not triggered, no one will stop him from sleeping, swearing, and eating dirt, no matter how crazy his behavior is.
He liked to lie flat and look at the sky, and through the round wall, he thought of the fable of the frog at the bottom of the well. Sometimes he also thinks about the universe, thinks about alien civilizations, and lies down like this and observes the sky all the time, although his body is bound, but his mind wanders throughout the universe, making him feel that he is free at the moment.
When it was dark, the guard activated the prompt sound, and Qiao Yuan walked in slowly, he deliberately walked very slowly, just wanting to stay outside for a minute longer.
It's a bit strange today, usually there is a person standing by the door waiting for him, but today there is no one to see. Even so, he didn't dare to make a mistake, for fear that what little freedom he had would be ruthlessly deprived.
He slowly moved towards his kennel, muttering to himself: Why is there no one today?
Suddenly, a dark shadow strangled him from behind, and he wanted to shout for help, but a foul-smelling handkerchief was already covering his mouth and nose. His whole body was like an electric shock, and he fainted.
Although the Spark Project is a top secret, governments around the world are in full swing to put it into the plan, but everything is not as smooth as people expected. The prophecy of the end of the Phisan was also rejected by many in the know.
Dr. Bigao, a new quantum mechanics scientist in the United States, raised many questions; One of the most unreasonable is that the previous undersea civilization is wiped out, will alien gold diggers attack the earth? Obviously this is uncertain; Second, there is no evidence that previous undersea civilizations were wiped out during space travel. A civilization that could travel the universe 200 million years ago, and the current technology is no longer measurable by human vision, how can it be so easily destroyed?
Third, according to the physical knowledge left by previous civilizations, even if the mystery is understood, it is completely impossible to achieve in-depth application and enter the interstellar era within 200 years. This is equivalent to modern people giving primitive people the production drawings and original interpretation of the computer, even if they understand the meaning, can they make it in a short time? Apparently he was overly optimistic and had illusions about the current heights of physics and materials manufacturing.
Bigao believes that from these three perspectives alone, the doomsday prophecy of Phisan is completely blindfolded under uncertainty. In this way, he raised his position in physics and mythologized himself as a prophet.