Volume 5, Volume 5, Chapter 15, The Ghost in the Mirror (VI) – Sombra, February 2119

The experimenter picked up the mirror, and he saw that someone's eyes were full of doubt, why was the object seen in the mirror different from the human eye. "It's a quantum wave function reconstruction model...... the experimenter explains.

(I knew it wasn't going to be a normal mirror.) Regan thought.

"If you don't reconstruct the model and filter the quantum wave features, then it will be an ordinary mirror, and what you see in an ordinary mirror is the same as the 'full-angle cube' that you see with the naked eye, no matter how you turn it, you can only see a certain section of it, just like it only faces you with one face in the end." "It's a bit like the moon, where you can never see the far side of the moon on Earth. “

The experimenter saw that everyone (all the robots) were silent, and he knew that this phenomenon was incomprehensible. But he didn't want to explain it from a more puzzling space-time model such as high-dimensional space-time, because if he did, it would only be more puzzling, so he just gave the example of the moon.

"It's like a living cube, and I feel like it's going to orient us, and of course, I know it's an illusion." Said one of the visitors present.

The experimenter thought about it for a moment and decided to make a simple and closer explanation to the truth: "This is some kind of man-made object in a macroscopic quantum state. I mean, it's man-made, not necessarily human-made. “

Rumors of aliens have long been out of control. So, now when it comes to man-made, it is not necessarily man-made, and the people present are not too uncomfortable. However, only a few national scientific advisers from country A were slightly amazed.

Obviously, compared to controlling the genes of living organisms, the science and technology of making macroscopic quantum state crystals is obviously at a higher level.

Everyone looked at the black crystal, and they all felt cold, like a black deep pupil looking at everyone present at the same time.

After a long time, the president asked, "What is the function of this crystal?" "Obviously, as a president, you don't need to know too much about the principles of jerky, those are the business of scientists and scientific advisors." features, as well as impact. What is this black crystal used for? “

Of course, when President Reagan asked this question, he already had some possible answers in his mind, and the most frightening of all the answers was that it was a weapon of mass destruction, a black crystal, enough to destroy a planet the size of Tran - of course, this is not the worst-case scenario, the worst-case scenario, this crystal is not enough to destroy the entire planet, but just enough to destroy the entire country A.

"Four months ago, we found it in a mountainous area in the west, and there was an abnormal radiation signal there, and the army rushed over and then found it, not knowing what it was used for. However, in later experiments, we found that 'black crystal' – as we often call it – has a high level of energy. “

"How tall?" Before the Minister of Defense asked President Duangen, he immediately apologized to the President.

"Very high." The experimenter said. "It needs to be excited by a specific frequency of laser."

Subsequently, the experimenter led the president and his entourage to another laboratory to observe the laser excitation experiment through a glass window more than one meter thick. The glass window, where values and curves are also displayed, is a display.

The laser-activated "black crystal" was much smaller than the one everyone had just visited, only the size of a fingernail, and they could barely see it when they looked at it from a distance of three meters. However, when multiple purple laser beams are fired at the "black crystal" from different directions, the window glass immediately initiates adaptive adjustment to filter the super feedback light. On the other side of the window glass, the experimental operation room suddenly became dark, and the experimental equipment in the operation room was invisible, leaving only the "black crystal" and the laser beam continuing, emitting dazzling light.

"The brightness is more than what it would be like to look directly at the sun in space, and there is radiation." The experimenter explained.

Everyone stared at the super-strong rays of light behind the window, converging to a point, no, it looked more like multiple rays of light radiating from a point in the center to the surroundings.

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Ten minutes later, the experimental results came out: the input power of the laser is about 1,000 kilowatts, the energy fed back by the black crystal is 50,000 kilowatts, and the energy ratio of the input energy to the feedback output reaches 1 to 50.

"The size of a lighter is equivalent to the reactor of a Miniz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier." In the Air Force One conference room, a staff officer whispered in the president's ear.

President Reagan nodded, but he knew what the staff officer meant, and it was easy to hear what he meant from his slightly pleased tone, and the president was not happy in his heart...... But more than that, there are concerns. Reagan has reached the pinnacle of the dream of a country A with the public image of a hawkish presidential candidate, but few people know that deep down he is not exactly a hawk, and his hawkish style contains a deeper personality.

After watching the Black Crystal experiment, the president, general, and minister all temporarily withdrew from the stand-in robot operation, and their attention returned to the conference room of Air Force One, back to the real world.

"The experimenter's introduction, I believe you have already heard it very clearly, black crystal is not a natural creation. The experimenters even used the word 'etching' to describe the processing of black crystals by unknown civilizations, which can process with a high-dimensional object......" the president said to the crowd.

President Reagan noticed that in the eyes of an assistant who was in attendance, some kind of hope for life was extinguished, and in the eyes of ministers and generals, the flame of hope was still burning stubbornly, not because he did not want to extinguish it, but because he did not dare to extinguish it.

Not even fantasies are left to humanity. Receiving a communication from some unknown civilization, the other party expresses its willingness to make peace - everyone has "peace in the mud" written in their eyes.

If that alien civilization exists, then the impression it gives to mankind now is not even arrogant, there is neither a signal of peace nor arrogant contempt, and it is a good thing to be subjected to it to a certain extent, and these scheming old guys sitting in Air Force One naturally know in their hearts, because, if they are arrogant, maybe they will not bother to trample on the weak ant of humans.

If human beings can live in such a humble way forever, then under the background of humble human beings, they will always be proud and enjoyed.

But that didn't happen, they started with war, spread the virus and sent berserk troops, and they used their fists to communicate with humanity for the first time.

In Room One in the sky, Duke saw the apprehension in the president's eyes, and now he is still involved in the affairs of the country as a staff officer, and it is clear that this is a moment to share the president's problems. Duke wanted to come up with a battle plan, but, at this moment, in the face of the impact of Sombra, his mind was full of illusions, he couldn't come up with a battle plan, and a powerful space fleet kept appearing in his mind, hundreds of giant warships loomed in the glimmer of the galaxy and the universe, shining with the cold light of metal, and the muzzle of the giant ship Sensen pointed at the solar system: Cerberus and giant bats were just a prelude, and the invasion fleet was still behind.

"I have a suggestion." Duque motioned to the president, "Strategic studies should precede tactical discussions." He looked at the president, and the president looked at the people present, and there was not much language exchange, and everyone understood what Duke meant, and as the head of the country's legitimate, economic, and military institutions, strategy must be discussed first.

The president nodded to Duke and motioned for him to continue.

"Just imagine, under what circumstances would such a high-level civilization wage war against the earth." "The solar system is located on the spiral arm of Orion, about 26,000 light-years from the center of the Milky Way, and from the current scientific observations, we are in the most inhospitable part of the Milky Way, with no habitable planets for hundreds of light-years, like a small village in the desert." And the high civilization we imagined seemed to be sparing no effort to occupy my small village. “

The crowd was silent for a while, and then a discussion began. "But the war is certain!" "What we need to distinguish now, as we've always wanted to figure out, is that these wars have a purpose, whether they're being targeted at us, or whether they're 'accidentally' hurting us," one general said. ”

"The odds of hurting us 'accidentally' are slim, IMHO." "Based on human observations, there are no other civilizations in the galaxy, let alone interstellar wars between civilizations," the defense secretary said. So, I don't think it's the interstellar war between other civilizations that 'accidentally' hurt us, and I'm inclined to agree that it's a purposeful, planned war against humanity. The Secretary of Defense turned to the President, "Mr. President, in our hearts, there should be no fluke. ”

"At the moment, no matter how you think about it strategically, the elimination of Cerberus is a top priority, and if you don't eradicate Cerberus, even the country will not exist, and what strategy is there. We are now overstretched in the national economy, where is there any capital to discuss strategy? Someone said this, which is not very popular, but it has caused another discussion among everyone.

President Reagan himself knows that the current economic situation of country A is walking on thin ice, and some time ago it had a stalemate with other major powers at the United Nations General Assembly because of the issue of face, and now it is being given a cold reception by country R of country C - he really does not want to use the word sanctions to describe the predicament of country A, because there has not been any country in history, or which countries can sanction country A.

The tragedy of humanity lies in the infighting, and judging from the current state of affairs, all countries, except for country C, which is a little sincere, are seeking to seek their own national interests first rather than putting the common interests of mankind first. (It's a shame.) The president sighed silently in his heart, if the Cerberus disaster and the protozoa disaster did not happen in country A, country A now has the ability to unify global thinking and formulate an overall global strategy.

The president felt that Duque had a point, and that he should indeed prepare from a strategic priority. All human beings, all peoples, united under some kind of spiritual force - the United Nations is a good platform for communication, but the United Nations is too inefficient.

However, Reagan also disagrees with imperialism and autocracy, which have the ability to act efficiently, but may restrict the development of science, and even regress in productivity and history. So, if we have to unite all of humanity, then the United Nations is now very efficient.

"Mr. President," said the Minister of Economy, "I have a suggestion...... The President's Life? “

The president was stunned in his own thoughts, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses, and then nodded apologetically to the Minister of Economy: "Larry, you can say it." “

"Only when country A regains its vigor can it lead the whole country. Equality, freedom, democracy, country A is the bearer and protector of the essence of human civilization. If our great Aletharia collapses, then, autocracy and totalitarianism will engulf our world and history will go backwards...... And, as you know, without country A, our allies are powerless to protect equality, freedom, democratic spirits, and laziness has made them too dependent on the market dividends of country C...... So, we should think about reviving the economy first, you see, if we can make good use of the 'black crystal'...... I mean, peaceful use, not weaponization, would take us off the national grid for transmission and improve our fragile energy system. “

When the Minister of Economy said this, the President noticed that a little brilliance had regained in the eyes of everyone - it is true that stable and powerful energy is the foundation of the national economy, whether for war or production, and that Country A does not want and cannot let other countries lead the world.

No matter how you turn it, you can only see one section of it, just like it faces you with only one face. "It's a bit like the moon, where you can never see the far side of the moon on Earth." “

No matter how you turn it, you can only see one section of it, just like it faces you with only one face. "It's a bit like the moon, where you can never see the far side of the moon on Earth." “

(End of chapter)