Most of the aquariums in the sea-soaked chamber are extraordinary, floating directly in the water, forming a three-dimensional "round table".

But there are also some that are not the modification of the aquarium genetically extraordinary! Therefore, there are also some structures similar to "bubbles" in the council hall, which are actually some spherical glass covers, which are also fixed to the floor with columns, and the opening is at the bottom, for non-aquarium transcendents to enter and participate in meetings.

"As you know, the Crystal Palace moves every three years." Zhu Mei looked at many transcendentals, and the transcendents also looked at her one by one.

"In the past, we have always had the support of the remnant organization, and wherever the Crystal Palace migrated, they always found our exact location in the middle of the sea, and every month they sent some key supplies and goods to replenish us, so that we could easily live under the sea......"

"But you probably don't know it...... That's because we use the same set of arithmetic functions as the rest of the organization to calculate the foothold!

"This set of functions is calculated according to the changes in the seabed magnetic field, which began to change subtly every three years about 20 years ago...... It is because of the same set of estimation methods that the rest of the organization and we can stay in touch for a long time...... But now something goes wrong!

"It's only been two years since the last regular migration, and the magnetic field on the ocean floor hasn't changed in any way! But our original foothold has been mastered by Neptune City, and we can't go back, and we can't calculate a new foothold, that is...... Over the next year, we lost touch with the organization and were left on our own. ”

At this time, a transcendent muffled voice asked, "Can't you use the communication buoy to take the initiative to contact the rest of the organization?" ”

Zhu Mei shook her head: "Organization...... It's very mysterious, especially when it comes to secrecy, and we've always waited for them to come to us, not on their own initiative. ”

"It's only a year." Another transcendent spoke, "We have so many submersibles, all kinds of factories and equipment, technicians from all walks of life in Crystal Palace...... If you want to survive under the sea for a year, it's not easy? ”

Zhu Mei's face became serious: "I can answer you this question...... Not easy, not at all! ”

The transcendents looked at each other.

Except for a few people who were as sad as Zhu Mei, everyone else was a little dazed.

"If nothing else, the most pressing concern right now is energy." Zhu Mei nodded to a transcendent and motioned for him to come up, "In this regard, please ask our Minister of Energy to explain to you." ”

"Hello everyone." The transcendent was a man with slightly bulging eyes and fish whiskers at the corners of his mouth, and he spat bubbles and said, "Lady Chijiao Wang is right, our energy resources are already facing a big crisis, and it is no exaggeration to say that if the whole city continues to live as luxuriously as before, in a week, our Crystal Palace will lose all power and turn into a dead city under the sea in the dark!" ”

"Really?" Everyone was surprised.

The Minister of Energy looked sad: "As you know, our previous energy sources mainly came from the extraction of oil, gas and combustible ice!" These resources are abundant on the seabed, for example, oil accounts for one-third of the earth's total volume, and natural gas accounts for nearly one-half, and we have mastered the full exploitation and utilization technology.

"But! In the past, before we migrated, we sent exploration teams in advance to explore near the destination, and after successfully drawing a map and marking various mineral resources, we would move to the city......

"But this time we were in such a hurry that we didn't know anything about the seabed in this area...... And exploration itself also consumes a lot of energy, and I am not even sure that the energy materials we have left at present are all used for exploration, and whether we can find new energy veins before they run out? ”

Hearing this, everyone's hearts sank and they began to realize that something was wrong.

Energy is an indispensable thing in the life of an undersea city.

It can be as small as the power of lighting, heating, water separators, and private submersibles in ordinary people's homes...... From the patrols of the Crystal Palace, to the virtual projection barriers, to the numerous factories and the high-powered equipment that keeps the city running...... All of them use energy!

Once there is no energy...... In the vast expanse of ordinary people will die quickly, and the transcendents may live a little longer, but only for a while.

Crystal Palace only has small submersibles, and it is difficult to travel long distances, which makes it difficult for everyone to escape to nearby land.

Lupin, on the other hand, suddenly remembered an interesting philosophical question he had seen in his previous life.

Suppose you are a helpless nobleman, stranded at sea with a loyal and strong slave, and you are in a lonely boat, and you happen to have a week's worth of food and water in your hands, as well as an interesting book.

Do you choose to keep your food and water to yourself, comfortably take the last part of your life, and finish reading this interesting book?

Or do you choose to give food and water to the strong slave, so that he can try to paddle desperately on the vast sea, to fight for that faint hope of survival?

That is the dilemma that Crystal Palace is facing now.

If you use energy for exploration, you may be able to find new energy veins, but it is more likely to accelerate death! In this case...... Should we go for large-scale exploration?

"Actually, we're not in a desperate situation." At this time, Zhu Mei spoke.

She looked around at everyone solemnly: "At the beginning of the establishment of the Crystal Palace, all kinds of crises were endless, and there were not so many high-tech submersibles, not so many factories and equipment, and not so many technicians...... Didn't we make it through the same?

"In extraordinary times, with extraordinary means, I personally propose to restart the 'Crucible Project' to help us survive this most difficult period!

"At the same time, exploration in all aspects should not be stopped, but a combination of offshore manpower exploration and offshore submersible exploration can be used to further save energy."

"The Point Guard Is Here"

She finished.

Some of the transcendents had blank expressions, as if they didn't know what the Crucible Project was.

But there are also some who are extraordinary, and their faces change slightly.

"What's the Crucible Project?" Lu Ping had already woken up Chu Zixue from the time he attended the meeting, and he also wondered in his heart at this time.

"It's a cruel plan, and if it weren't for the survival of many human beings, they would generally not want to use it." Chu Zixue's expression was complicated, "You also know that if the body of the undead is destroyed, as long as it is not devoured by the earth creatures or attacked by the spirit body, it will not hurt the soul, and then it can continue to grow." ”

"And then?" Lupin was inexplicable, "Does the Crucible Project have anything to do with the undead?" ”

"Infinite regeneration, almost completely violating the law of conservation of matter and energy, doesn't make you think of anything?" Chu Zixue smiled bitterly, "You must know that human beings' thirst for energy has never stopped......

Lupin's face changed slightly.

The undead? Furnace?

"As you might have guessed, it's to throw the undead into a high-temperature furnace and generate electricity by burning their bodies!" Chu Zixue no longer sells Guanzi, "The fire in the furnace is not the unity of the spirit body, nor is it devoured by living beings, so the undead will continue to regenerate, and the fat, protein, and sugar that are regenerated are all organic matter that contains energy, and they are all substances that can be burned to produce energy."

"You can think of them as ...... Living energy veins. ”