Chapter 23: Conspiracy Theories

In a way, the assumption that Richie has a solution to the existing dilemma is the premise of all discussions. If the hypothesis is true, then there is still hope for everything, and if the hypothesis is false, then there is no need to discuss it, and the entire human society will simply give up the struggle and put all the hope of preserving civilization in the city of life.

The second scenario has no point in being discussed, so the entire human society, including Zhao Huasheng, can only discuss and explore under the premise that the hypothesis is true.

The assumption that "K2-level civilization arranged a Dyson sphere around the sun" is obviously contradictory to the assumption that "Li Qi has a solution to the existing dilemma", which is the focus of Zhao Huasheng's discussion. Zhao Huasheng does not want human society to put too much energy and resources in the wrong direction, because to do so, to do so would mean suicide.

"Of course, I'm not too sure about that." Zhao Huasheng sighed, "But under the current situation, we can only pin our hopes on this matter." ”

"The research department will hold a plenary meeting to discuss your statement, and when the meeting is over, I will tell you the results of the discussion." Wang Tang said.

"Okay, I'll wait for you." Zhao Huasheng said.

Wang Tang was silent for a moment, but did not cut off the call. After a while, Wang Tang said, "Hmm...... Zhao Huasheng, I heard that you have been in love recently? And Li Qi's sister, Li Wei? ”

"Yes." Zhao Huasheng said indifferently, "Psychologists told me that positive emotions help me in my work, can help me expand the breadth of my thinking, and make my thoughts more sensitive. ”

"That's not going to please a girl." Wang Tang sighed, "But it seems that this matter is indeed of some use to your work, at least you have never made such an enlightening statement before. Okay, goodbye, I'll go and report this to my superiors in the research department first, and we'll have a meeting later. ”

"Goodbye."

The call was cut off, and Zhao Huasheng once again set his eyes on Meng Zhuo: "Tell me again, how far the psychologists under the scientific research department have made in Li Qi's psychological research." ”

"There's not much progress on that." "They still can't know exactly when Richie changed or why Richie became interested in you. But...... Psychologists have come up with a new theory after referring to and analyzing a large amount of data. ”

"You know, because of his almost unimaginable contributions and talent in stellar physics, Litchie has the title of "Son of the Sun". However, many of Richie's major discoveries that shook the world were almost all published in the past two years, and the time frame of this incident coincided with several other events, such as "Richie talked to a mysterious person", "Richie's personality changed", "Richie secretly paid attention to you" and other things, so psychologists speculated that the reason why Richie was able to make so many contributions may be ...... It's not because of Richie's own outstandingness. In other words, psychologists suspect that Richie's contributions have something to do with the mysterious being hiding behind him. ”

This, in turn, undermines the credibility of the fact that extraterrestrial supercivilizations have had contact with Richie. But if you think that extraterrestrial super civilization doesn't exist, then I don't know how to explain it. Monjo said.

"There will be an explanation." Zhao Huasheng nodded, "Believe me, I can solve all these mysteries...... What is the opinion and analysis of the scientific research department on the mysterious existence hidden behind Li Qi? ”

"There is so little information available that they can't really analyze anything." "There are two main types of opinions, the first is that the being is an extraterrestrial civilization, and the second is that the being is some mysterious terrestrial human being. In the second group, there are also those who believe that we have complicated the matter, that the person who spoke to Li Qi was just an ordinary person, and that the conversation was just an ordinary daily exchange, but that we had over-interpreted the conversation record with the loss of the previous and the aftermath, and under the influence of the existing mysterious atmosphere. ”

"In short, if we want to have a more specific analysis, we have to get more information to do it." Monjo's tone accentuated.

Zhao Huasheng said: "I know. Tell me about the current state of human society. ”

"What's the situation...... Not so good. The recent weather anomalies have finally attracted the attention of ordinary people, and the people who have mastered the knowledge represented by astronomy enthusiasts and peripheral celestial families have gradually spread the news close to the truth to the whole society, and the current human society ...... It's messy. Conspiracy theories are rampant, and we've counted at least 300 different conspiracy theories so far. Among these conspiracy theories are the claim that the government conducted secret weapons tests to darken the sun, the theory of alien invasion, and even the claim that the government carried out a human clean-up program by reducing solar radiation, and the absurd rumor that the government and aliens secretly colluded to sell the earth and its people in exchange for their own interests. ”

"In addition to rumors, various cults have also risen with the wind, doomsday theory has revived, many people who claim to be saviors, and people in the divine realm are developing believers on a large scale, the crime rate has increased fivefold, hedonism has begun to flourish, and the social order is in danger of collapsing......"

"I'm not interested in these details." Zhao Huasheng said.

"Okay." Meng Zhuo agreed, "Of the five billion people who need to be evacuated, 2.7 billion have been evacuated to Equateur City and moved into temporary settlements. ”

"Of the remaining 2.3 billion people, more than 600 million have made it clear that they will not be evacuated, and follow-up mobilization is underway, and the remaining 1.7 billion people are being evacuated in batches according to the plan due to capacity constraints. The agricultural sector is developing low-temperature planting technology and marine and mountainous planting technology, and grain reserves have been shipped, but because it is not known when the technology will make a breakthrough and how long the disaster will last, the city has implemented a strict food rationing system, and people need to participate in the construction of Equateur City in exchange for materials to sustain themselves. ”

"The army has begun to expand, the police force, the reserve force, the militia force, the joint defense team, etc. have begun to organize on a large scale, and the government is doing everything to maintain order in Equateur City."

"According to incomplete statistics, there have been at least 10 million unnatural deaths since the outbreak of the solar crisis due to continuous extreme low temperatures, as well as due to factors such as large-scale migration, various turmoil, and illegal crimes. This number is increasing rapidly. ”

"The initial construction of the City of Life has been completed, and the first to obtain the qualification for admission are scientists in various fields, in the City of Life, they can conduct their own research without interference and threats."

"The planned large-scale solar exploration program, which included at least thirty solar probes and a manned solar observation spacecraft, has been hampered by the existence of a presumed K2-class civilization, and the plan has been put on hold for the time being."

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Meng Zhuo maintained his tone without the slightest fluctuation, as if he was reading, and told the news one by one. The more Zhao Huasheng listened, the heavier his heart became.

This is something that has never been done in human history, such a huge scale of migration, such a huge scale of construction, and other complicated affairs, truly involving every individual in the entire human society. It's like a powerful vortex that attracts everyone, and no one can stay out of it.

"What will the future of our human civilization be?" A question popped up in Zhao Huasheng's mind, but unfortunately, there was no one to answer it.

"It's all ready, and we're ready to go." At this moment, a report was heard from outside the tent. Zhao Huasheng nodded and walked out with Meng Zhuo.

Still with Meng Zhuo and Li Wei, sitting on the plane to Equatorial City, Zhao Huasheng's thoughts were still a little scattered.

The land of Siberia is still flat, still white and flawless, and the scenery is still beautiful, but Zhao Huasheng is no longer in the mood to look at those things at this moment.

I don't know how long it took to be on the plane, but the communication equipment in front of Zhao Huasheng suddenly received a communication request. Zhao Huasheng pressed the answer button, and Wang Tang's voice came out.

"The meeting is over." Wang Tang said, "A total of 137 scientists in various fields participated in the discussion of your statement. ”

"Oh, what is the result of the discussion?"

"The end result is that scientists are receptive to your claims to a limited extent. Hmm, by the way, the probability of the existence of K2-class civilization has been lowered from 90% to 50%. This means that a lot of manpower, material resources, and scientific research resources will be redirected from dealing with K2-level civilizations to other scientific aspects. In addition, with the approval of the head of state, the Ministry of Scientific Research decided to restart the solar exploration program. ”

"When does it start?" Zhao Huasheng asked.

"From now on." Wang Tang said without the slightest hesitation, "We don't have any time to waste. But...... Before the solar exploration program resumes, we intend to send a message to the vicinity of the sun. ”

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