Chapter 2 Short Gatherings

New Year's Day in 3333 has passed. One weekend, Zhaoli, Duofan, Lu Yuan, and Chade got together again - in an abandoned, dark, backlit, thick house that Chade found, so that they could escape the overheated weather outside and the dreary atmosphere of the working environment, and of course, more importantly, they wanted to avoid the surveillance instruments or eyes, so that they could speak freely. Naturally, the topics they talk about the most are the things that are most relevant to them: work, life, climate and the environment. By the third century of the third millennium AD, the accelerated development of human technology has caused extremely serious damage to the earth's environment, and as a result, the global population has shrunk to about 500 million, and with the further deterioration of the environment, the population will be further reduced. At this time, the outdoor temperature within 40 degrees north and south latitude remains between 45 and 60 degrees Celsius all year round. According to the comparison of the remaining millennium data, this millennium has risen by four to five degrees compared with the average annual temperature of the earth in the last millennium (two millennia). Such a large climate change has now created a situation in which the former plateau glaciers are now only left with rocks eroded by glacial flows; In winter, only a small fraction of the snow in the Arctic freezes into ice sheets, and in summer it is almost none; The thickness of the Antarctic ice sheet has melted from an average of 3,000 meters a thousand years ago to an average of 1,000 kilometers. Greenland's ice sheet has disappeared at low latitudes; Desertification is accelerating, forcing back large areas of grassland and sparse trees; One of the lungs of our planet, the Amazon rainforest, which accounts for almost half of the earth's forest resources, has long begun to transform into a sparse grassland ecology because it is located near the equator, and has almost become the next Sahara. The earth is trying to regulate itself like an organism, but the destruction of human beings still causes the abnormal climate to reappear frequently. In some areas, it rains for more than 200 days in a row, while in others there is not a single raindrop all year round, and at the same time, disasters such as wind, floods and fires occur every day, destroying all life on the surface every day. In addition, climate disasters have also altered the landscape. The former rivers have disappeared, and the areas that used to have little rain have now become Zeguo, and new rivers have come into being. What was once a green river and its surroundings are now left with parched riverbeds and dry plants waiting for irrigation. Creatures of all kinds will not be able to adapt to this change quickly - whether plants or animals, the changing climate will bring them only death, as a member of the many biological families that are closely related to the earth, can humans be spared? There is only one answer – no. At present, all people's production and life can only be carried out indoors, and even the production of grain and vegetables can only be carried out in a constant temperature room with shading and cooling function. Fortunately, the development of agricultural technology and predatory development can also make it possible to produce food indoors to meet the basic needs of most human beings. However, the unfair distribution caused by the unequal rights has also led to the emergence of many beggars. In fact, human beings have been working hard for a thousand years to restore the environment before the take-off of the earth's science and technology, but there are still some people who hold the lifeblood of the economy and continue to do more harmful things to the earth for their own selfish interests, and this part of the people has the most right to speak. Because they control the economy, they have a voice, and because they have a voice, they control the economy. There are already pessimistic scientists predicting that the current harsh environmental situation may be irreversible. Today, there are no inherent borders of the state, and the ruler divides the former country into districts for easy management and rule, and this ruler is a company called KX. It is a company that owns all the state apparatus (army, police, courts, prisons). Naturally, KX rules all human activity on this planet, and it must be carried out under its control and permission. Even the scientific research of scientists cannot be carried out or cannot be funded without the support of KX. Zhaoli, Duofan, Lu Yuan and Chade, the acquaintance relationship between the four of them was established because of the unpleasant incident three years ago. Three years ago, Zhao Li, Duofan's son and Lu Yuan's daughter were treated in a childhood cancer ward, and the father of the three children got to know each other, and thus formed a special friendship of sympathy. Of course, what started out was the love between the mothers of the children for their children and the concern for the children in the same room, and soon evolved into friends who talked about everything. At that time, Zhaoli was still strange, why did the daughter-in-law make a big pot every time she cooked, the son and daughter and the two of them were only four people in total, and they couldn't finish eating anyway, it turned out that every time they went to the hospital, the daughters-in-law of several families brought more food and shared it with each other, and over time, although the number of times they went to the hospital because they were busy with work was not as much as the daughters-in-law, but also because of the acquaintance of the daughters-in-law, they also established a rare friendship with each other. The acquaintance with Chade was met when he went to the hospital to visit his son as a friend of many times. Among the four, Duofan and Lu Yuan are both more than 1.8 meters tall, and Zhao Li and Cha are more than 1.7 meters. After hundreds of years of borderless marriage, there is no longer the so-called distinction between Caucasians, yellows, Europeans and Americans, East Asians, West Asians, etc. In terms of characteristics, Duofan's face shape is more square, Zhaoli and Lu Yuan, Chade are all emaciated faces, hairstyle, Duofan and Zhaoli are short and flat, and Chade is longer, he is like all other artists, with shoulder-length hair, and Lu Yuan, probably because of too much brain (who made him a doctor in several disciplines), there is no hair from the middle forehead to the zenith, if you want to describe it exactly, it can only be said that the sparse hair around the middle surrounds a very bright piece of flesh in the middle. In terms of clothing, everyone is more casual, but they found that there is a special rule in clothing, if he has a new girlfriend, he must wear formal clothes on various occasions, if he does not have a new girlfriend, the clothes will be sloppy, after he was found to have this rule, the three of them laughed at him for this. Among the men, they not only talked about the short topics of their parents, but also said a few words of concern for their families, and then worried about their future life, work and poor environment. In the midst of the worries and chatters, some ideas on how to get rid of the current troubles also pop up from time to time, and basically, after everyone's gossip and discussion, each idea eventually boils down to an unattainable ideal goal and is abandoned. As the terminally ill children became sicker and passed away one after another, a sense of urgency spread across their families, and they felt strongly that for the sake of their families' future, their survival and health, they could no longer give up looking for even one percent of the chance of survival. They also swore that they would have to work harder to achieve this slim goal of survival. Among the opportunities, there are Zhaoli, Duofan, Lu Yuan, and a scientist named Ivan who Chade is quietly looking for. More than a decade ago, he published a paper on wormholes in a scientific journal about wormholes, which was about the existence of wormholes in the solar system. I heard that he was later kicked out of the laboratory because he did not do scientific research work that would benefit the company as required by the company. The four of them already knew that this kind of thing that was not marginal and would not bring benefits to the company was completely opposed by KX and was forbidden to do so. And in the end, because Ivan repeatedly violated the company's rules, he was kicked out of KX company. They found a place to sit on the tattered furniture in the abandoned house, and introduced to them many times: "The main content of this paper is that the wormhole of the universe is not only composed of a white hole, a black hole and a Schwarzschild throat, that is to say, the gravitational port of the black hole and the ejector of the white hole are not single and flat, that is to say, there is more than one gravitational inlet and the ejector port, and they are in an irregular state of scattering branches, and the gravitational port of the black hole and the ejector of the white hole are not necessarily in the same spatial position all the time. Its location may be erratic. Black holes and white holes cannot be seen with our naked eyes, not even space telescopes, and can only be detected by specific devices." He leaned down many times, his hands drooped, and his elbows rested on his thighs, and said: "He also said that for thousands of years, there have been texts and his records of the so-called mystery of human disappearance, and the answer has never been found. Zhao Li asked him: "I'm not a physicist, but I'm interested in watching some related media reports!" Books and stuff! Therefore, I also know that the energy of black holes is very powerful, and even the earth can suck into the black hole, let alone a few people! He nodded many times and said, "Yes!" The energy of the black hole is very powerful, but because of the extension of the distance, the energy at its end gradually decays, and when it sweeps to the earth, it can only suck away some people, cars, ships and other objects. Lu Yuan asked: "Where are we looking for this Ivan, is this guy already having a way to find wormholes?" "Yes, it is said that this scientist who is obsessed with studying wormholes, after years of continuous research, not only has a way to discover wormholes, but also studied the basic principle of the existence of wormholes, and based on the principles, he has created a device that can pass through wormholes." He's pulling sponsors everywhere because of lack of funds, and he's trying to find some bold people to experiment! Zhaoli was a little moved. Zhao Li calculated in his mind for a while, and asked, "Can we if a few of us scrape together some money?" Chade: "You said it easily, it's not as easy as buying a car and building an airplane, hundreds of thousands and millions of dollars can be done." He blinked many times: "I think that although his thing is a science and technology that surpasses our current scientific water, there will also be a lot of existing technology used in it, and it is impossible for him to come up with a new technology out of thin air like building a castle in the sky." So! With mature technology, the cost will not be very high. If we can contribute a lot of money, we can't make it work, what! I don't think this Ivan will be able to get this technology down. Besides, even if he can actually complete it, what about the later experimental phase! It not only takes time, but also needs a large amount of money to support. Zhaoli asked: "After talking for a long time, do you support investment?" He said many times: "It means so." Lu Yuandao: "There is still some truth in your analysis. Zhaoli: "You and Ivan must know more than we know about each other." He shook his head many times: "I am engaged in theoretical physics, and it is actually far from his astrophysics!" Zhaoli shrugged: "For us, it's not all the same. Changing his posture several times, he stretched his body: "I have tens of millions of myself, which is the inheritance inherited by my wife, um!" I can borrow some more from a private small boss, and I guess I can make up enough for 100 million! Zhaoli, Lu Yuan, and Cha De all shouted: "I didn't see it, it's deep enough!" There is so much money. He smiled many times: "That's my wife's, not mine." Zhaoli: "No matter how much money you have, if you don't take it out to save your life, it's just a pile of paper, and in the end it can only be reduced to dust." Me! If you move your family out, you may be able to make up 30 million! Lu Yuan looked at it many times, then at Zhaoli, and solemnly: "I secretly sold some of my scientific research results, and I can take out almost 70 million!" Duo Fan and Zhao Li both stared, looked at him with their mouths open, and their eyes widened: "The richest one is here!" He pointed at Lu Yuan many times, and then pointed at Zhaoli and Chade: "I still have to borrow, and people can directly give out 7,000." Thumbs up to Lu Yuan: "Interesting!" Interesting! Turning to Chad, "What are you, artist?" When Chade heard the call to him, he immediately buried his head in a low voice: "How can I have money!" Zhao Li teased: "He is a wiser person than all of us when he earns and spends!" Duofan and Lu Yuan both listened, "Hehe! Hehe! Laugh. Zhao Li: "Oops! Don't stare at me! I just mean that now is not the time to save money! You understand more thoroughly than we do, and you understand it thoroughly. Hehe! Many times: "Hey, hey! The money is spent on finding women, it's wise enough. Chad was also said to be "Hey, hey!" Laugh. Zhao Li said to Duofan: "Hmm! Tiny! It's almost 200 million, is it enough? He pouted many times and said, "Maybe it's a big family!" Zhao Li looked at the other two: "What do you think?" I thought I could take a look or a chance. Didn't you say that the higher-ups had already left a way out for themselves? Those of us who can't count on following the top management can only figure it out on our own. Or, as some people do, dig a hole hundreds of meters deep and hide, like a mouse? I think that's too depressing, and it's even more unbearable, it's okay to stay underground for a day or two, but I'm afraid it will make people have a nervous breakdown after a long time. Ay! Now think about it, what's the use of saving so much money! Such a broken environment can still make us live for a few days! Lu Yuan still didn't believe it: "You really want to invest in this investment?" You! Isn't it a bit fearless for the ignorant! He almost said "the ignorant are fearless", but fortunately he paused and changed his meaning again. The other two were silent, and Zhao Li thought to himself: Was it moved by me? Many times: "I don't have the bottom in my heart, it's hard to say, it's hard to say!" He deliberately dragged the word "yah" for a long note. His words dragged everyone into silence for a long time. Zhao Li didn't give up, he broke the silence first, and said, "I think we can think more and prepare a few more methods. Like, well! It's best to see what his thing looks like, to see what the equipment that passes through the hole is like, and then decide whether it's worth investing and taking a risk. What do you see? After many times, Cha De nodded in agreement, Lu Yuan was noncommittal, they stared at him for a while, maybe he didn't have any good way, and finally reluctantly nodded and agreed. Many times: "I think, no matter how many ways there are, there must be a primary and a secondary." As far as we are concerned, I think it is safest and most practical to dig a hole first, but in terms of investment, it doesn't matter which one is carried out first and then later. Zhaoli said, "Okay, let's all inquire about how we can contact Ivan." It may be more convenient and faster for you to walk with him many times, and you will have to contribute more. Many times: "For everyone and for yourself, what is this effort!" Zhaoli: "Who will prepare the cave where you are hiding?" Lu Yuan: "It's up to me, I know a general place from a friend, and I'll ask him for some details." As for how to do it, it's up to everyone to decide. Zhaoli: "Let's talk about it then." Lu Yuan: "Now you have to say yes, or not." He patted Lu Yuan on the shoulder many times: "Don't worry, how can we be willing to let you carry all the burdens alone?" Don't think about it so much! Lu Yuan was still asking what he was asking many times, but Zhaoli didn't listen any more. Zhao Li remembered something and asked Chade: "Introduce you to the girl from our unit, how is the development?" Well! Looking at your sloppy appearance, I'm afraid it's a blow again, right? Chad: "Hey! Hey! Are you looking for another mother for me, the first time we meet, I won't be allowed to eat this, and I won't be allowed to do that, can you make people have any passion for love! Zhaoli: "That's how we do economic work!" I think it's a good habit. Like you, your life is a mess from day to night, and there is no one to hold on to it, so what will you do in the future? Gotcha, you don't want to pull it! Chad: "Hey! I'm sorry! Zhaoli: "Nothing! Well! There's a new one in our department, and this one is a good match for you. Chade immediately came to his senses: "Tell me, what does she look like?" Zhao Li: "What about her, yes! She is 1.7 meters tall, her silver-white hair is draped over her shoulders on both sides, her skin is fair and translucent and delicate like clotted cream, and a pair of charming big brown eyes grow on both sides of her straight nose, and ah! Her legs are as slender and straight as green onions, oops! Not to mention the hips, not to mention the waist, it's just too surname! Zhao Li smiled and continued: "When she first reported to our department, all the people, whether male or female, had straight eyes. Especially those young people, whew! Of course, they are all men, their eyes are straight, their legs are soft, and the air in and out of both nostrils is uneven, hehe! Even their eloquent mouths don't listen to the call at this time" and frowned: "If it's a friend, introduce it to us!" Ay! Does she speak nicely? Zhao Li: "Of course, gently sweet." Well, it seems that no one is chasing her!" Chade: "You are anxious about me!" Zhao Li: "I see, she's not so easy to chase." Cha De looked proud: "There is no girl I can't chase!" Zhaoli: "Really?!" Zhaoli continued: "However, she has a shortcoming. Chad: "Tell me quickly, what a shortcoming!" Hey, no one is perfect. Zhao Li was stunned word by word: "She is a cold beauty." Chad: "Cold beauty? Zhaoli: "Yes! She is very calm in the face of things. Chad: "So she's still very mature?" Zhao Li: "Yes! Some of them can't help it! First he circled around her, and then, then, and then touched her, so that she was not angry. Zhao Li looked at Chade's face, saw that he hadn't reacted, and continued: "Some bold people guess they did it?" Chade glared: "Hmm! Zhao Li: "They dare to touch the beauties with their hands, and there is an even more perverted one, he also lifts the skirts of beautiful women in front of many people from time to time, which is the kind of miniskirt." In this way, the beauty just glared, pouted and scolded, 'Get out'. Ha! Now that I think about it, I began to disdain it, and looked at Zhaoli with a scrutinizing eye: "Shouldn't this recruit girls, your economic department also uses it?" Zhao Li smiled and looked at the investigation for a while, and he finally reacted: "Don't you say it, she's a robot!" Tease me again! Before he could finish his sentence, a fist rushed towards Zhaoli's shoulder. Zhao Li laughed, pursed his lips and said contemptuously: "She is not only a robot, I also feel that she was arranged by the company in our department to spy on us." Ay! It's not easy for us to do that! "A little bit of rare tea leaves soaked in water, after four people brewed and drank slowly, has been diluted and has not much tea taste. After another short meeting, they left one after another. The silence of the night has long since enveloped the ruined walls on both sides of the street and in the surrounding spaces. Zhaoli looked up at the countless twinkling stars in the sky, thinking about whether those places are the destination of our survival, bottomless, really bottomless. Even when he returned to his home, Zhaoli was lying sideways on the sofa in the living room, still tossing and turning and unable to calm down. His wife, Eleni, who heard the movement, walked out of the bedroom. She had just taken a shower, and a towel wrapped around her brown hair, and the bath towel was wrapped between her breasts and thighs, showing off her plump and concave body curves, making people feel that she was not like a woman who had already given birth to two children, and I didn't know that she was just a mother's child. She bent one leg on the back of the sofa with one hand, stared at Zhaoli with sad eyes and turned to the side: "Rest for a while and then eat?" Zhaoli: "Not busy!" I've eaten it. Did the princess sleep? Aryn: "Hmm! Zhaoli got up and caressed her neck with one hand: "What's wrong?" The face is so bad!" Eleni choked up, "The doctor said that my son is only a few days, and a week at most. Tears were already rolling in her eyes, and then they flowed. Zhao Li's eyes began to blur as well, but he couldn't shed tears, he had to be strong in front of her. Zhao Li hugged Eleni into his arms: "My dear, the child has cancer, and it is not easy to persist until today, if he goes, he will not be tortured by illness in the future." Aryn: "Hmm! Zhaoli: "I took a week's leave to accompany him every day and accompany him for the last few days." Well, when you see your son in the future, you should look relaxed as usual, okay?" Elle: "Hmm!" Zhao Li: "And yes! I discussed with them many times to see if we could let a few of their children go to the hospital every day to play with my son, and we have already discussed this beforehand. Eleni: "Alright! Zhaoli: "Where! Shall we go to bed? On the bed, Eleni was on her side, her head resting on Zhaoli's arm, her eyes slightly closed, and tears still shining on her eyelashes, which Zhaoli gently wiped away with her hand. Zhaoli, who was in a heavy mood, fell into deep thought in the dim light. He had in his mind the image of the earth hundreds of years ago on TV, and she was so beautiful and moving. Mountains, forests, grasslands, lakes, all kinds of animals and plants grow freely, blossom and bear fruit under the mild sun, and pass on to the next generation. And today, no creature dares to stay in this scorching sun for too long, or it will die. In this way, the wealthy KX company is still wantonly destroying the dying earth for its own interests. What's even more infuriating is that they are still promoting how they care for them every day, and calling on everyone to contribute money and power to strive to get us back to the way we were, and they also said that every year the company spends a few percent of its profits on environmental improvement. What nonsense, I don't know yet! As their economist, I know very well that they spend a ghost's money, that is, the money from the fundraiser goes into their own pockets, and they will spend the money they earn?! Nonsense. With such a botched performance, they didn't feel bored at all - it was really vile, vile, and thorough. I heard that those high-ranking people have already prepared a safe place on other planets, and they are not afraid of the complete destruction of the earth at all. Ay! What should we do with the future of our children? The children will have an incurable disease at a young age, and they will all pass away from this world, which should be a warning to us adults, and how to raise the rest of the children born in the future? Is it like this, to get by, to be devastated by the harsh environment? Or look for opportunities to get out of this predicament. After thinking about it, Zhao Li felt that if he didn't take action, it would really be too late.

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