Zhao Huasheng is a bachelor, and Meng Zhuo doesn't look like he can cook. The two went downstairs together and sat down at the small restaurant they frequented downstairs.

Zhao Huasheng is very familiar with this small restaurant. In the past, Zhao Huasheng didn't know how many times he came here.

The owner of the restaurant, an elderly man in his sixties, is in charge of the cooking, while his wife works as a waiter and cashier. The old man's craftsmanship is very good, and the food is clean enough, so the business of this small restaurant has always been very good. It's just that today I don't know why, the business of this restaurant is much worse. Even though it's dinner time, there are no customers in the restaurant.

Probably because he didn't have much business, the old man also came out of the kitchen and sat down at another table, looking intently at the old TV fixed to the wall.

The news is playing on the TV. The neatly dressed host is broadcasting a piece of news without the slightest emotion: "The Equator Project has officially started today. More than 2 million troops have been stationed in various parts of the equator and will be responsible for the initial construction of the equator project and the subsequent maintenance of law and order. The government has already begun to formulate preferential policies, and a large number of construction workers are converging around the equator, and it is expected that more than 300 million people will participate in the construction of the project. As a supporting project, there will be more than one billion people in catering, culture, entertainment, service and other personnel stationed in the future. The success of the Equator Project is related to the future of our human civilization, and we have every reason to devote the greatest energy and resources to the Equator Project. ”

"It is foreseeable that, because of the Equatorial Project, the equatorial perimeter will quickly become the economic, cultural, political and entertainment center of the entire planet in the coming period."

"We connected to Mr. Sun Hui, the commander-in-chief of the construction of the Equator Project and the director of the Construction Department of the Human Alliance, and he will give us a brief introduction to the construction progress and follow-up planning of the Equator Project."

"Hello everyone, I'm Sun Hui...... We human beings will not be confined to this small earth all the time, and because of the unique geographical location, the vicinity of the equator is destined to become a bridgehead for us human beings to enter space...... So far, there have been 26 dedicated freight railway corridors, 195 air transport corridors, and more than 36 maritime corridors...... In the first phase of the project, we will build more than 5,000 living quarters and supporting living facilities, based on 20,000 people living in one community, the first phase of the project will allow 100 million people to live here. At the same time, a large-scale land reclamation campaign is underway, and large-scale factories for raw materials, processing plants, energy, electricity, food, and light industry are also under construction. ”

"This is a huge construction project related to the future of our civilization, if you are willing to contribute to our civilization, find your own value, and expect to exchange your labor for rich material and monetary rewards, please come to the equator. The construction of the Equator Project has just begun, and a large number of people are gathering here, no matter what kind of skills you have, whether you are a worker, a farmer, or a businessman, you can find your own business opportunities here. Even if you can't find a job for a while, it doesn't matter, the human resources office under the Equator Engineering Construction Headquarters will register your information and help you find a job for free, and the social welfare office will provide you with all the necessities of life before you find a job. As long as you are willing to come here, as long as you are willing to participate in the construction of the equator project, everything will be guaranteed. ”

The scene shifts from Minister Sun Hui, who is wearing a hard hat, to a busy construction site behind him. The host also interjected a paragraph at this time: "I just got the news from the Ministry of Transport of the Union Government, no matter what occupation you are or what age you are, as long as you are interested in going to the equator near the equator to participate in the equator project, the Ministry of Transport will provide you with free tickets and be responsible for ensuring all your living needs on the way." At the same time, we have also received information from the Office of the Union Government that the Union Government is preparing for the specific matters of the transfer to the Equator, and the transfer operation is expected to be carried out within a month. From now on, the capital of our human civilization will no longer be the City of Hope, but the newly built Equatorial City. ”

"The government is moving fast." Zhao Huasheng said, "What name do they use? Under what guise is the Equator Project being advertised? ”

"Space elevators, and the construction of giant space cities." "Because the Earth rotates the fastest near the equator, it's easiest and most fuel-efficient to launch a spacecraft from there." ”

"There are many loopholes in this reason, and it is far from enough to explain the enormity of this project." Zhao Huasheng said thoughtfully, "Human civilization is developing step by step, and people have become accustomed to the current life, but now, on the grounds of developing aerospace science and technology and marching to the starry sky, they are changing all this and changing the living habits of all mankind...... Isn't this reason too weak? How long can it last? How long can the truth be hidden? ”

Meng Zhuo glanced at Zhao Huasheng, still maintaining a faint tone: "Do we need this reason to support it for too long?" Do we need to hide it for a long time? Let's not forget that at the current rate of reduction in solar radiation levels, in just two months, the regions above 50 degrees north and south latitudes will no longer be suitable for human life. ”

"And...... The construction is real. We really need to build countless residential complexes, energy factories, power factories, steel factories, food factories, etc. We still have a lot of infrastructure to build, and we can't do it with the government alone. Only by mobilizing the whole society can we have a glimmer of hope for the strength of the whole civilization. ”

"So, it's not about what you want to get people into going to the Equator Project, it's important to get them here. The government will be an organizer and not an executor, and it will be responsible for organizing people to build buildings here for their own habitation, power plants for their own use, infrastructure for their own use...... Everything that people build is for themselves. ”

The government simply doesn't care how many holes the "Equator Project" justification has, or that anyone will expose it. As long as this reason allows enough people to converge towards the equator. That's the truth.

"Our human civilization has more than 7 billion people, and no more than 1 billion people live in the equatorial region, that is to say, our government needs to relocate 6 billion people...... Zhao Huasheng suddenly felt a little powerless in his heart. Six billion, that's a somewhat daunting number.

Zhao Huasheng can almost imagine that kind of picture. Trains laden with supplies travel day and night on the railways, cargo planes shuttle in the sky, and huge ships go back and forth on the sea...... All of this is done in order to transfer as much of the wealth and population of human society as possible to the vicinity of the equator. Because here you have the best chance of surviving.

The time is too short, the task is too heavy, and there is no other way to do this than to mobilize the power of all mankind.

"What's wrong with the world? It was as if suddenly nothing was the same. The old man next to him muttered, "This is crazy." ”

"Old man...... Don't you go to the equator? Zhao Huasheng asked, "People have gone to the Equator Project, and your restaurant doesn't have many customers anymore." ”

"I'm not going, I'm old, I can't walk, so let's be here." The old man shook his head and said, "If there are no customers, we plan to close the restaurant and go back to our hometown to retire." ”

"Old man, you better go, the government provides all the phone bills on the road for free, with your skills, you get there, reopen a restaurant, and the business will definitely be very prosperous."

"No, no." The old man said, "Anyway, there are not a few years to live, so let's do it here." ”

Zhao Huasheng felt a little blocked in his heart. Zhao Huasheng wanted to tell him the truth of the matter, but he couldn't.

Zhao Huasheng knows that no matter how many loopholes there are, there are also reasons, and as long as there is a reason, human society can maintain basic order and rules. If there is no excuse and the truth is really exposed, then I don't know how much riot and turmoil there will be, and I don't know how much impact it will have on the Equator Project...... I don't know how many more people will die.

"Let's go." Zhao Huasheng put down the dishes and chopsticks and walked out of the small restaurant with Meng Zhuo.

"What about those who refuse to go to the equator?" Zhao Huasheng asked.

Meng Zhuo was silent for a moment and said, "The government can only consider the overall situation, and can only choose to save more people...... The government has done its best. Maybe...... After the big picture has been decided and most of the population has successfully migrated to the equator, the government will choose to make a last effort to save them by releasing the truth. ”

Zhao Huasheng said in despair: "It's true, it should be like this, the government has really done its best......"

It's already dark. Zhao Huasheng raised his head and looked at the night sky. In that night sky, the moon was dim, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars were dim.

The luminosity of the sun has decreased, and the brightness of these stars, which rely on reflecting the sun's light to allow humans on earth to see, will naturally decrease.

"That's right." "I just received the news from the Scientific Research Department of the Crisis Coordination and Handling Center, just now...... The brightness of Mars has also diminished. The magnitude of the decrease in brightness is consistent with the reduction in the level of solar radiation. ”

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