Zhao Huasheng's body shook slightly.

The brightness before Mars has not diminished. This means that the radiation level on the other side of the sun has not diminished. And now Mars is also dimming......

Meng Zhuo's words were still in Zhao Huasheng's mind: "But the Ministry of Scientific Research has decided to still let the Thunderstorm Mercury probe go to the other side of the sun. The other side of the sun has only been weakened for a short time, after all. They hope to find a little clue from there. ”

"Okay. The whole sun is enveloped. Zhao Huasheng sighed, "What is the condition of the sun today?" ”

"It's not getting better. Solar radiation levels are still decreasing. Mondra shook his head.

"What if...... What if the level of solar radiation has been decreasing, even to the point that even the equator is too cold for human life? What about our civilization? Zhao Huasheng said hurriedly, as if he couldn't breathe.

Meng Zhuo glanced at Zhao Huasheng: "The Equator Project is a project on the surface, and the government is still secretly presiding over the "City of Life" plan. The City of Life project will build a large, fully enclosed city in a geologically stable place to protect against the extreme low temperatures and various bad weather that can be brought about by drastic reductions in solar radiation levels. Even if the sun is completely extinguished, the earth's atmosphere is completely solidified and falls to the ground, because of the protection of the heavy shell and defense system, the city of life does not have to worry about being harmed by various harmful rays and asteroid impacts in the universe, as well as the vacuum and low temperature environment. ”

"City of Life...... How many people can it accommodate? ”

"There will be no more than two million people at most. The Ministry of Scientific Research has made an assessment that because of the extreme difficulty of obtaining energy for the post-apocalyptic earth, if the population exceeds two million, even if we store as much energy and food as possible, it will not last more than ten years. And ten years...... It is the minimum expected time for a breakthrough in controlled nuclear fusion technology. ”

"And what about the rest? That's nearly seven billion people......" Zhao Huasheng muttered. In fact, Zhao Huasheng already had the answer in his heart, but this answer was too cruel for Zhao Huasheng to even think about it.

But this answer, which Zhao Huasheng couldn't even think of, came out of Meng Zhuo's mouth gently and skillfully. Monjo's tone remained unchanged, as if he were saying, "I drank a bowl of noodles today."

"Die." Meng Zhuo faintly spat out the word, "We don't have a choice. ”

"Tell me, all of them, who can qualify to enter the City of Life......" Zhao Huasheng asked tremblingly.

"The elite of human society." Meng Zhuo's tone was still flat, "Only the elite can pass on human civilization. They can be successful businessmen - they can be successful and they are outstanding; It can also be a high-powered politician...... Do not deny that without leaders, human society would collapse completely, as well as scientists, engineers, researchers, and outstanding artists in all disciplines of mankind, such as musicians, painters, singers, calligraphers, etc. They will be the main force in the transmission of human technology and culture. In short, only the most outstanding will receive a pass to the City of Life. Of course, you and I are among these outstanding people. Even if you don't have a special status at this moment, with your knowledge as a stellar physicist, you are qualified to enter the City of Life. ”

"In addition, there will be all kinds of creatures on the earth, chickens, ducks, geese, tigers, leopards, all kinds of plant seeds. After all, if the sun returns to normal one day and humans can return to the outside, it will be difficult for humans to survive without various animals and plants...... There will also be all kinds of artworks and treasures in human culture, which will be preserved in the city of life. The Crisis Center has already sent out a force to determine the selection of candidates and collect various animal specimens and art collections. After all...... If we wait until we are sure that the equator is no longer suitable for human life, it will be too late to do this......"

"Of course...... This is just a worst-case scenario. Personally, I also hope that the situation will get better, and I hope that what they are doing is useless. Meng Zhuo said indifferently.

Zhao Huasheng's body was trembling uncontrollably.

"You're very thoughtful, you're thinking very thoroughly...... You've thought of everything, even the preservation of works of art, the preservation of animal specimens, but you have only thought of our kind, which are our kind! That's seven billion of the same kind! Zhao Huasheng suppressed his voice and shouted this sentence. A red light came out of Zhao Huasheng's eyes, as if he was a man-eating beast.

But Meng Zhuo still maintained his calmness, as if he didn't see Zhao Huasheng's mood change. Meng Zhuo glanced at Zhao Huasheng again: "I said it, you don't have a choice." You have to make that choice. You should look away from a single individual and look at the problem from a global perspective. I ask you, if the worst were to come, and the City of Life could only accommodate two million people, and it was up to you to decide, who would you choose to qualify for the City of Life? ”

"You pick ordinary people? But even if these two million people are all ordinary people, there are also nearly seven billion other people who are not eligible to live. Since everyone is chosen, why not choose the outstanding ones who can better pass on human civilization? ”

Zhao Huasheng wanted to refute, but he didn't know what to say. Monjo's words seem to make a lot of sense...... Since whoever is chosen is chosen, why not choose the outstanding? From the point of view of maximizing profits, it is indeed the wisest thing to choose the outstanding to enter the City of Life. For humanity as a whole, there is no doubt that the benefits that can be obtained by surviving the outstanding are much higher than those of ordinary people.

"And ...... In the planning of the City of Life, only one million places are occupied by the outstanding, and the remaining one million places are reserved for ordinary people. "In the great migration to the equator, everyone will be taken a little blood by the gene bank under the Ministry of Scientific Research to analyze genes, and these genetic data will be summarized in the database, and the next step of genetic screening will be carried out, those with disease-causing genes will be eliminated, those with weak genes will be eliminated, and those with excellent genes will be selected." In the next step, these ordinary people with excellent survival genes will be further screened, and those who have specific skills and are in the prime of life will enter the next round of screening, and then combine the total population structure ratio of the City of Life, the gender ratio and other data for the final round of screening. One million ordinary people will be selected. ”

"Then, in addition to the two million people who entered the City of Life, the remaining seven billion people can only choose to die in the cold and cold, right......?" Zhao Huasheng muttered.

"That's right." Mondra nodded.

Zhao Huasheng took a deep breath, then turned his head and looked at the long street that had become a little deserted. The Equator Project had an almost immediate effect, leaving the once-bustling metropolis deserted in an instant. But even so, there are still some people on this street.

Zhao Huasheng saw a couple walking hand in hand. Although it was a summer night, because of the cold weather, both of them had already put on trousers and long shirts. After walking a distance, the man in the couple lowered his head and whispered a few words in the girl's ear, then took off the gown he was wearing and gently draped it on the girl.

Underneath the man's gown is a simple two-strand tight vest. Beneath the tight vest are his pronounced and strong muscles. The girl stopped and looked at the man's chest, her eyes full of tenderness. She looked at the man's chest, as if she saw the whole world, and saw the dependence.

The girl turned around and hugged the man tightly, and the man hugged the girl. The two snuggled intimately together, as if there was no force between heaven and earth that could separate them.

But Zhao Huasheng knew what forces could separate them. If a man is selected and a girl is not selected in the genetic selection, or a girl is selected and a man is not selected, or both are not selected......

Zhao Huasheng seemed to have something touched in his heart. Zhao Huasheng suddenly couldn't bear to look at this couple.

"They probably don't know their situation yet...... If the level of solar radiation does not improve, if the City of Life project is really to be carried out, what kind of cruel future will they be greeted by? ”

"If it does get to the worst...... How many more people in this world, like this couple, will be in a miserable situation? Among these people, there may be husband and wife, there may be father and son, there may be siblings, friends, lovers......"

"Actually, to some extent, their fate is also in your hands." Meng Zhuo seemed to see through what Zhao Huasheng was thinking, and just when Zhao Huasheng's heart was fluctuating, Meng Zhuo's words floated into Zhao Huasheng's ears.

"In my hands?" Zhao Huasheng muttered.

"That's right." "If Director Richie really knows the solution, and you really solve the puzzle that Richie left behind, then ...... None of us have to face this most cruel choice. Lovers, couples, fathers and sons, siblings, friends...... All people don't have to separate, all people don't have to die. ”

"I understand, let's go, let's go back." Zhao Huasheng nodded, then turned around and left. Meng Zhuo followed behind Zhao Huasheng, and with Meng Zhuo's eyesight, he could clearly see that Zhao Huasheng's black hair was mixed with some white. And Monjo remembered very well that these whites were not available yesterday.

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