"Halley's Comet? Never heard of it! Ma Kai shook his head vigorously.

"It is a huge comet that has passed by the earth every once in a while from ancient times to the present, and it has been observed since the beginning of human civilization, and its arrival has almost run through the thousands of years of recorded human history. It can even be said with certainty that it existed before human civilization, before the birth of life on Earth, and like an old neighbor, it passed by the Earth every few decades to say hello. However, it was not until modern times that the British astronomer Halley confirmed its orbital period, hence the name Halley's Comet. ”

"The period of its arrival on Earth is very stable, probably between 76 and 79 years, which is very rare in cosmic objects. And the last time it came to Earth was in 2061. Wendy said as he drove, as if he didn't care at all, as if he were telling an ordinary story.

"2061? That's not ...... Wasn't that the year an alien monster descended on Earth? Ma Kai asked in surprise, although he didn't know what Halley's Comet was, but everyone in the Human Alliance knew that 2061 was the year when natural disasters befell Earth. All bad things started that year, and this came from the word of mouth of the older generation, and unlike other news that has been revised by the government, there can be no water. His shock and Wendy's indifference just formed a sharp contrast, and the man named Ye Yan was still indifferent in the back row with his eyes closed.

Wendy did not answer Mackay's question directly, but continued to speak casually: "Since the distant Middle Ages, both the astrologers hired by the Western court and the Qin Tianjian in the Eastern court have called this comet the 'ominous star' or 'broom star'; When the ominous star passes by the Earth, various disasters occur, such as the great tides caused by the change of the gravitational pull of the moon, the biblical Flood of Destruction, or the tail of a comet sweeping through the Earth and carrying away a large amount of air and destroying humanity, or the toxin-laden fragments of a comet falling into the atmosphere causing large-scale diffusion, and so on. Fortunately, none of these prophecies went bankrupt and none of them came true, so mankind gradually relaxed its vigilance against this demonic star and used it as a fashionable study. But to say that this disaster star really has no impact on human history at all, that is not necessarily the case......"

"The first time in history to record this disaster star in historical texts was we Chinese, it was in the Shang Dynasty more than 3,000 years ago, when King Wu of Zhou was marshal. The armies of the Shang and Zhou dynasties fought a decisive battle in Muye, when the comet was in the sky, and the night was like day. So Jiang Shang, the national teacher of King Wu, took the opportunity to swear: Day and night are reversed, and the country changes hands! As a result, the morale of King Wu of Zhou's army was greatly boosted, and he killed the enemy bloodily and overthrew the powerful Shang Dynasty. The war was bloody, millions of corpses were ambushed, and then the last emperor of the Shang Dynasty, Xin (King Xin is the contemptuous name of the Zhou people for Emperor Xin), was also forced to be martyred in Lutai. The war was so tragic that it changed the fortunes of China for thousands of years. Of course, this history is too long, mixed with too many novelists' words, and it is quite absurd, but the appearance of this disaster star during the Battle of Makino is indeed a historical fact. Ahem...... In short, as soon as this comet appears, there will always be disasters in the world."

Wendy was talking about the wonderful things, and he was in high spirits, but who knew that Ma Kai was drowsy when he listened. It's no wonder that he, who has lived in the slums since he was a child, and runs around all day long for a living, where does he have time to learn this historical knowledge, the depressed Wendy made a sharp turn and threw him off.

"Huh? Major Wen, what did you just say about the battle of horse herding, I haven't, I haven't heard of it......" Ma Kai said embarrassedly.

Wendi also knew that dropping his schoolbag with this stupid boy with a worrying level of education was like playing the piano to a cow, so he had to sigh: "Alas...... It's not a battle of herding, it's a battle of makino. Let's not talk about ancient things, let's go back to the year 2061, the year when everything is normal, most of the earth is a scene of peace, and everything is thriving. Because of the popularization of education and the improvement of personal quality, people in various countries and regions in the world have understood the value of peace and are extremely disgusted with war. The rich live a luxurious life, and even if the poor can't be compared with the rich, they can eat all day long as they work hard; Although there is still some inequality in the world, most people still believe in fairness and justice, and live a life of peace and contentment under the constraints of the law. What bothers mankind is nothing more than the pollution caused by overexploitation in the past half century or so and the somewhat weak economic situation due to excessive comfort, which seems to be a trivial thing that seems to be extremely boring now! In short, it was a carefree era, a golden age in the history of human development. ”

"Everything was normal that year, according to the laws of the old past, and Halley's Comet was about to visit Earth again as in the past......"

"In fact, after the science has come to an end, most people no longer believe in the ominous predictions about Halley's Comet, after all, it is a matter of chasing after the wind and shadows, and it is easy to be punctured if it is not accurate. Instead, astronomy enthusiasts became very interested in this extraterrestrial visitor who visited Earth regularly, and both official and non-governmental organizations began to invest a lot of money in observing and calculating the comet's orbit. The year 2061 is the heyday of the old era, and the observation of Halley's Comet has reached an unprecedented boom, which may be the only thing that earthlings who have been at peace and quiet for too long can use to stimulate themselves - what will the legendary disaster star bring to the earth? ”

"Perhaps it was because human civilization at that time had experienced the explosion of science and technology and the rapid development of productive forces for three hundred years since the Industrial Revolution, and felt that it was already incomparably powerful. No threat is on the horizon, although astronomers have long warned that Halley's Comet in 2061 will be the closest to Earth ever recorded, and it is better to take precautions early. It's a pity that no one in power listened, and no one was willing to pay for this inaccurate thing. Of course, this can't be blamed on them, after all, even if the trajectory is close to the earth, as long as there is no accident, it will still pass by the earth as it has in the past hundreds of millions of years, and there will be no contact. ”

"It's a pity that the accident still happened, no, it shouldn't be said to be an accident. This disaster star is alive and intelligent, and it has been waiting for this day premeditated, for hundreds of millions of years! Wendi's voice trembled a little, and when he said this, even he, who had always been calm and confident, couldn't help but get nervous, and the calm smile on his face was gone, replaced by some mysterious and arrogant looks, revealing a frightening weirdness!

"You...... Major Wen, what are you talking about? You just said that the star was alive and premeditated? Ma Kai looked at Wendy in disbelief, he didn't believe that the wise Wendy would say such a "crazy thing", but Wendy's expression made him have to be suspicious.

"Yes, he's alive, he's a living demon!" Wendy also seemed to be aware of his gaffe, and added: "This is not just my speculation, many scientists who specialize in studying the internal situation of the natural disaster have this idea. ”

"It's just a part, not too much, and this kind of thinking is different even among scientists, and they can't rule out the intention of grandstanding when they say this. Wendi, don't go further and further down this boring road, our top priority now is not to figure out how these monsters came to be, but how to devise tactics to eliminate them and take back the living space of our human beings. If you keep going like this, I'm afraid you'll go mad. At this time, Ye Yan, who had been sitting in the back seat, spoke, he still looked like he was closed and indifferent, if he hadn't spoken suddenly, Ma Kai would have almost forgotten the existence of this person.

Wendi smiled awkwardly, and then said with a straight face: "Brother Ye, you have a point, but I still think that knowing oneself and knowing the other can win all battles, at present, we still know too little and too little about these alien creatures, if we can understand them better, maybe we can find their weaknesses, win by surprise, once and for all!" ”

"Humph! There is no such thing in the world as once and for all, and all victories on the battlefield are won by fighting and accumulating iron and blood little by little. If you have this kind of luck mentality, what is the difference between it and a gambler who always wants to get something for nothing? Of all the war gamblers in history, which one ended well? Ye Yan said coldly.

Wen Di is embarrassed, Ye Yan is his superior and respectful senior, and his criticism is naturally justified. It's just that Wendy can't get off the stage in front of a recruit, which is really a shame for him; But he didn't expect Ma Kai to think of this at all, he just looked at him curiously with wide eyes and asked, "Major Wen, what happened to the Halley's Comet that I just said came to Earth?" Let's go on! ”

Although Ma Kai didn't know anything about ancient things, he was very curious about modern times and how these alien beasts came to Earth, and he had the audacity to urge Wendi, a major officer. Wendy was happy to change the subject, and continued: "On July 28, 2061, Halley's Comet passed by the Earth as scientists predicted, and everything was not different from what happened in the past. But just as it reached the perigee, an unexpected change suddenly occurred! ”

"Halley's Comet has been thought to be composed of massive meteorites and evaporating gases and frozen liquids in previous observations, but the core of Halley's nucleus is too dark for humans to observe. But just as this large rock passed by perigee, it suddenly spewed a large amount of gas in the opposite direction of the Earth's gravity! This anomaly is far beyond the predictions of scientists, and it does not look like what an ignorant meteorite would do, as if it had been carefully planned. ”

Wendy paused for a moment when he said this, he obviously didn't want to be criticized by Ye Yan anymore, so he changed the direction of the topic and said lightly: "Can you imagine?" In this way, a large amount of gas erupted in the opposite direction of the earth has the same effect as a recoil boost like a rocket launch...... It's as if a hand has pushed it towards Earth on Halley's Comet! I say this, Ma Kaie, do you understand? ”

Ma Kai shook his head, nodded again, and said, "I don't quite understand what gravity and thrust you are talking about. But Major Wen, you describe it very vividly, and I can imagine what it was. ”

Wendy couldn't help but laugh at Mackay's honesty, and he continued, "You can understand what's going on." Halley's Comet in 2061 was supposed to be the closest ever to Earth, and it was pushed towards Earth at perigee. The star immediately deviated from its original orbit, was captured by the Earth's gravity, and began to deflect and orbit like the Earth. It's like a spinning top tethered to the earth, constantly spiraling closer to the earth. The huge gravitational pull is the rope that the Earth uses to tie it, and the tighter this rope gets, the faster Halley's Comet crashes into the Earth! In order to take care of the fact that Ma Kai, who was not highly educated, could understand, Wendi deliberately did not use some astronomical terms, but used extremely vivid analogies.

"What can I do! If it hits, isn't the Earth going to be doomed? Ma Kai exclaimed!

"That's not going to happen, Halley's Comet is much smaller than Earth's. Even if it hits, it will not have a devastating impact on the earth, but we humans will suffer from the consequences of environmental change because of the damage caused by the impact and a series of subsequent disasters. There is even a danger of extinction! ”

"At that time, the whole of humanity was shocked and plunged into a panic, because there were many civilian observers, so governments tried to cover up the news to avoid panic, but they were not able to do so. Of course, the panic is only some of the small people who are already prone to joy and anger, and the real people of insight are not desperate. After all, there were still some superpowers on Earth at that time with advanced space technology and precision-guided weapons...... For example, the United States! ”

"The United States? How come I have never heard of this country? Ma Kai looked at Wendy in confusion, if the United States is really so powerful, then why did he never know that this country existed? He thought to himself: "The Asian Federation under the Human Alliance is mainly composed of China in the old era, united with some small Asian countries, such as South Korea and North Korea, and people who speak Chinese like me and Major Wendi know that they are descendants of Chinese without asking. The European Federation is composed of Britain, France, Germany, and Italy, the traditional powers of Europe, and some small countries, while the other Russian Federation and the Indian Federation are all in a similar situation, all of which are collectively integrated by the countries of the old era. How is it never mentioned? ”

"The United States of America is recognized as the most powerful nation on earth in the twenty-first century." Wendy accentuated his tone and said slowly: "The United States and we are not on the same continent, she is on the other side of the sea, a country as beautiful and rich as her name. At that time, the United States was at the top of the world in terms of economic strength, military strength and even cultural soft power, and was the undisputed global hegemon. The American himself considers himself to be the 'patriarch' of this earth, and although many times this kind of behavior will only annoy others, he does have the strength. ”

At that time, all mankind was looking forward to the emergence of a savior, and the Americans, who had always felt that they were the messengers of justice, and the defenders of peace, of course, shouldered this responsibility of saving mankind, and they Americans instructed the United Nations General Assembly to adopt a resolution on the United States to be solely responsible for resolving the Halley's comet crisis. However, at that time, they were the only ones who had this strength, and they had the world's most advanced space technology and powerful long-range precision-guided weapons. In fact, with their strength at that time, it was not impossible to prevent this disaster star from entering the earth. At that time, American experts proposed two of the most feasible plans: one was to use three space shuttles to dock with three large space stations in the universe with laser beam weapons before Halley's comet entered the earth's sphere, and use the laser beam matrix to continuously irradiate Halley's comet so that he could spew gas again to break away from the earth's gravity and then move away from the earth; Second, after Halley's Comet enters the earth's atmosphere, it is easier to locate by taking advantage of the fact that its speed is constantly slowed down due to gas friction, and the ground precision-guided missiles are used to continuously bombard it and break it down into countless small fragments, and these small fragments of meteorites will soon be consumed in the atmosphere due to the high heat generated by friction, and will not bring any disasters to human beings. ”

"That'...... Which option did the Americans choose? Ma Kai asked cautiously. Vendy is extremely gifted with oratory, and his words literally take Ma Kai back to the crucial moment of 2061, when all of humanity is on the verge of fear.

"It's a pity that they chose the second option, and this plan directly led to the arrival of the Earth Destruction Era, the collapse of humanity for more than half a century from 2061 to the present!" Wendy said coldly.

"They failed?" Mackay asked in surprise.

"No, they succeeded, very successfully. Success is overdone! Wen Disheng said through gritted teeth.

First of all, I apologize to all readers, I promised that there would be another update on June 1st, but it didn't happen. I've broken my promise, and I'm sorry for you. Not only that, but today it was not updated until almost three o'clock in the middle of the night, which is really wrong.

Secondly, I would like to say a word of thanks to all readers. I thought that someone would scold me after I broke my promise, but I didn't expect that there would be a lot of support in the product section (although there weren't many people in the first place, laughs), which was really touching. Gave me a lot of support and motivation.

To finally explain, the recent southern has been a terrible rainstorm that has been apocalyptic. (Everyone says it's El Niño, is it really the end of the world?) Fliggy is a hard-working outside worker working on the front line, and now he comes in the rain every day, goes in the mud, and has to work overtime, and when he returns home, he only has half a life left, which is really more terrible than the end of the world. sighed that he could come back alive, and said that his fate was great. Therefore, there is a delay in the update, please understand.

And in this chapter, some of the things mentioned about Halley's Comet are exaggerated, in fact, the star that appeared in Makino in history is not Halley's Comet, Jiang Ziya didn't say that, and Halley's Comet in 2061 is not the closest to Earth (Halley's Comet said: "Do you want me to take the blame?"). These people can be regarded as novelists, living as if this work is happening on another earth in a parallel world.

Finally, I would like to ask readers again for their recommendation, collection and support!