Chapter 56: Neutrino Detection (4000 words)

In this way, with the government's order, nearly 30,000 professional soldiers, that is, nearly half of the soldier group, participated in this military operation to capture the Chiyanjiao people.

They churned back and forth on large meteorites and searched for major planets...... A large number of machines shuttled around, and the whole ruin belt has never been so lively, and there are often animals rushing out, making chickens and dogs jump.

There is a lot of strength in numbers, and the soldiers will not find the main owner for a while, but they will find a group of more strange and tenacious underground life.

There are animals, insects, colonies, and plants......

If they hadn't witnessed it with their own eyes, biologists would never have imagined that there was such a tenacious life in the world.

These strange creatures are basically underground and elongated, and generally have the ability to harness heat differences. In the right environment, the growth rate is very fast.

They do not have any special intelligence, but they have a unique body structure and high-strength biological tissue, which is very beneficial to the study of nanodynamics and gene dynamics.

Especially...... Some plants and colonies are an eye-opener for foodies! Not every creature has the capacity to go through the effort to study, but most things can be eaten!

Every time they go to a strange planet, people try to collect something that they can "eat". This habit seems to have become some strange culture of the new human race.

So much so that now there are more and more types of food in Noah, and there is a mess of everything. Anyway, the superhuman digestive system and immune system are very good, and when cooked, they are all proteins......

The new government has also opened several large rooms to nurture these extraterrestrial life, and all kinds of security work is of course done with all kinds of dedication.

This aspect of biological cultivation is mainly in charge of Ling, and there are several graduate students tutoring on the side, in fact, she alone is enough.

Sure enough, in this ruin zone, another large black fungus was discovered. It looks a bit like a mushroom, and it has become the best hot pot adjunct!

According to research and practice, this macrofungus is rich in amino acids, extremely rich in nutrients, and free of any toxic substances. And it tastes very good, when added to the clear soup, it will form a delicious pot base like chicken soup, and it can also effectively avoid problems such as eating too much hot pot.

For example, the fruit of "Lilith", each one is the size of a bullet, and after drying, it tastes a bit like a pistachio, and it "crunchy" in the mouth.

This fruit has strong antioxidant properties, and after research, it was suddenly discovered that the reason why the Chiyanjiao people lived so long was because of ...... For the sake of long-term consumption of this nut!

Can this nut prolong life?!

Yes, there is indeed a small amount of oxygen here, but it is generally not needed for large life.

The oxidation of oxygen is toxic to them.

In fact, oxygen is the same for humans. Oxygen-breathing life, generally shorter-lived, is to blame...... It's oxygen.

It is not oxygen itself that directly kills cells, but it is produced by it, a harmful substance called "oxygen radicals". This free radical can cause damage to the biofilm system and intracellular oxidative phosphorylation disorders, and is a direct participant in human disease, aging and death, which is very harmful to human health and longevity.

Some of the current longevity technologies of new humans are based on the research of free radicals. People have painstakingly researched a genetically modified bean that can provide a small amount of antioxidant ability, but the effect is far inferior to "Lilith"!

When this conclusion was reached, the scientists were all ecstatic...... Crazy research on the large-scale cultivation of "Lilith".

It's a great thing to be able to live longer! Besides, this nut tastes good.

But some rejoice and some grieve.

Not finding a large number of Chiyanjiao people is not a satisfying thing after all.

Dr. Rimbaud was very dissatisfied and said, "The number of people in the Red Flame Horn is so small that they haven't been found after looking for so long. How long does it take for 10,000 people to multiply, isn't this a thing? ”

"Even if cloning is used to speed up reproduction, there is too little genetic diversity. Inbreeding will definitely get stupid. ”

"At first glance, they are not a species with particularly strong reproductive ability, and if the population is too small, the value will be reduced a lot!"

Yu Yifeng also nodded approvingly.

Therefore, finding a large number of Chiyanjiao people has become the most urgent task of Noah's society at present.

The new government has issued the task of finding the search to the various research groups, so that everyone can participate and work together to find a solution.

Not to mention, in just two days, there are really a lot of "methods".

It has been suggested that it can be found with the newly captured super-life "toad". This kind of life has an extremely sensitive perception ability, and has a good appetite, especially like to prey on the Red Flame Horn people, they can search a range of hundreds of kilometers in a short time.

But these toads are still in a wild and untamed state, and it is impossible to obey the orders of the soldiers......

There are also people who apply, and more people can be sent to search. For example, there are many "young people who love adventure". The combined number of these curious explorers is estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands.

In the case of material affluence, the pursuit of spiritual prosperity has become a great pleasure for the people of Noah, in addition to research and work, of course, there are more extracurricular activities, such as exploration, games, crafts, art, etc.

"Well, what's the joke?" Now is not the time to explore at will, Yu Yifeng saw through their little plan at a glance, and righteously refused.

Having said that, tens of thousands of people plus a large number of robots are searching for places larger than the earth, and it is indeed impossible to search for them in a short time. 30,000 people are spread out in such a huge area of ruins, not even fur, even if hundreds of thousands are added.

Satellites in the sky make it difficult to detect organic matter buried deep in the soil. There were some large caves that could have been found, but when the soldiers entered, they didn't catch the Red Flame Horn.

Time passed day after day, and Yu Yifeng's patience was slowly wearing off......

On this day, he was roaring loudly in the office: "At most, it can only be delayed for half a month, not for one more day!" You should also know that our immediate mission is to transport Quinton's corpse, and to learn the truth about the entire war! ”

"No one knows what catastrophic consequences will happen if one more day is delayed!"

In the face of the experts' proposals, his tone was rather unkind.

In front of him, there stood several biologists and sociologists with unpleasant faces, who had come to apply...... Work postponement.

Seeing that the expected 45 days are approaching and the reorganization of the mothership is about to be completed, the people's search and arrest operations have not made a particularly big difference, which is also extremely difficult for them.

On the one hand, the performance of this group of Red Flame Horn people is indeed very good, whether it is in terms of physical fitness, intelligence or cultural inheritance, they have the value of being a subordinate race.

On the other hand, it is impossible to search here endlessly.

"Half a month...... At most, it will be postponed for half a month! ”

Yu Yifeng emphasized again: "We can't waste it endlessly. In case this ruin belt really only has such a tribe of Chiyanjiao people, wouldn't it be in vain? ”

Seeing that the captain disagreed, the group of biologists hurriedly persuaded: "The life here has the habit of burying itself in the ground, and in a dormant state, they will not come out for many years. ”

"And we can't just use explosives and blow the ground upside down...... The area we are currently looking for is only 2.3% of the entire ruin area, and it is normal that we have not found it! ”

"Theoretically, there can't be only one tribe in a place, as long as there is enough time to find it......"

Another expert answered: "I wonder if I can use nuclear bombs to create a batch of earthquakes and scare them out?" ”

Yu Yifeng frowned, hearing this kind of bad idea, he didn't know what to say. If it really doesn't work, you can only reluctantly try.

At this time, the liaison on his body rang, and when he opened it, he saw that it was the military calling.

He didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly connected.

"Report to the captain, I am the seventh squadron of the second brigade, and we have met a ...... About a thousand people of the Red Flame Horn tribe! There was a fierce battle! ”

A soldier's voice came from the opposite side, with a faint hint of joy.

"Caught the Red Flame Horn!"

Yu Yifeng was shocked and hurriedly connected the relevant satellite signal.

As can be seen from the video, this war between the natives and interstellar civilizations is coming to an end.

The group of Red Flame Horns lived in a deep cavern, with a few sentry posts. In the face of the enemy's invasion, they crawled out of the sand one by one, and when they came to their senses, they began to charge fearlessly.

However, in the face of the heavily armed army, they had no room for resistance and were quickly captured.

"Fierce, really fierce!"

"Yes, the Red Flame Horn people are actually at the top of the food chain, and it's normal for them to have a small number." Several biologists were amazed.

The discovery of this small tribe also made the office lively.

With the first harvest, they also have more confidence: "Captain, can you postpone it for a while?" There's still a ...... here."

"Yes, Captain."

Yu Yifeng frowned and didn't speak, in fact, he was also quite embarrassed.

He always felt that it was not a good thing to delay here. He was even a little disgusted, it took only ten days to catch a thousand people, which was not enough to stuff his teeth, and this efficiency was still too low.

At this moment, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he suddenly thought of a report he had seen a few days ago, picked up the contact again, and dialed a phone call.

At the same time, he said to the group of biologists: "The high-energy physics laboratory is debugging the new detection equipment, which has taken several years, and it is said that it will be completed in the near future. ”

"Let me help you ask, is this equipment ready, if this thing can be used, it will soon be able to find the Red Flame Horn people hiding underground!"

Physicists have been working on a new generation of detection technology for a long time...... That's neutrino detection!

This technology has been developed in secret, and because of the high degree of difficulty, it has not been completely completed, so it has not been completely disclosed.

Neutrino directional communication technology has long been completed by new humans, but neutrino detection is much more difficult than neutrino directional communication, and it also requires more large and complex instruments.

In the final analysis, it is difficult to detect its presence because of its small mass and uncharged, and its interaction with other particles is very weak. If even detection is difficult, let alone "imaging" neutrinos.

"Hey, how do you know? It will take another two days to prepare! But it is stated in advance that this machine is only a trial and there is no guarantee that it will be found! The final answer came from the other side of the phone, and it was Professor Ding Yidong's voice.

Suddenly, these biologists breathed a sigh of relief.

……

Two days passed quickly, and Yu Yifeng and more than 100 other high-level government and military personnel hurriedly came to a large instrument of the 10-kilometer level.

In addition to the ten kilometers of the main body, it is also connected to the internal nuclear reactor and the Large Hadron Collider, and the whole thing is a complete neutrino detection device.

Yu Yifeng finally understood why the bigger the spacecraft was, the more awesome it was, because the instruments and equipment inside were getting bigger and bigger...... The space occupied by instruments is far larger than the living space of people.

Theoretically, neutrino detection technology can completely detect the overall situation of the underground, whether it is 100 kilometers, 1,000 kilometers or 10,000 kilometers, it can basically be seen at a glance like X-rays.

"But there are so many things underground, and all the images are superimposed on top of each other, and it's not easy to tell apart...... Many things have to be overlooked. How about we look for only one kilometer of the surface? ”

"Okay, for now."

Ding Yidong and several other experts are confirming the final parameters.

"These people have special scales on their bodies, and the scales contain metal elements, so we specially tuned certain frequency bands to focus on detecting these scales."

"Ordinary organic matter is actually very difficult to detect......"

Yu Yifeng is watching the specific instructions of this device.

Because of the power, this device cannot detect the entire planet at once, but only partially and partially.

"The neutrino beam is a decay product of a secondary particle, and it cannot be produced by a direct target from the primary beam. To increase its strength, special focusing equipment is required. ”

And this neutrino detection device, a large number of neutrinos are collected from nuclear reactors and then emitted like radar to the rated area.

"Let's get started." Yu Yifeng couldn't wait to say when he saw that the commissioning work was completed.

Today's instruments, the amount of engineering is getting larger and larger, and it is no longer possible for a scientist to complete it overnight. The huge hadron collider turned into a single component, and it was not too much to spend more than a decade on such a highly complex thing.

This also makes people sigh that the difficulty of the technology tree has skyrocketed.