8mi #914 - Chapter 914: In despair, wait for death or fight? Four major projects, none of them can be mi
#914 - Chapter 914: In despair, wait for death or fight? Four major projects, none of them can be mi
Sending billions of humans to their doom is an unprecedented, heinous crime.
This crime...
God won't forgive him.
Brady himself can't forgive himself.
Ten thousand deaths wouldn't atone for it!
"Before you die, do something for me," Chen Hao suddenly said.
"Ah?!"
"Before the Hunters appear, if there's no way to deal with them, I'll execute you in front of the whole world in an extreme way!"
Chen Hao stared at him: "Until then, your knowledge might still be useful to me."
"You... you mean, there's still hope?" Brady stammered.
"I don't know."
"You talked to the higher-ups of the alien civilization, saying that the civilization of those 'Hunters'... exceeds level 1!"
"So what?"
Chen Hao's gaze was ice-cold: "Give up resisting? Wait for death? Watch the people around you turn to ashes in the disaster, and do nothing? As long as we do something, there's hope, even if it's only a one in ten thousand chance!"
These words stunned Brady.
From the beginning, he thought Chen Hao was colluding with the president, trying to steal his research results.
At that time, he was very angry.
After knowing the truth, he turned to despair, his heart filled with endless guilt, only seeking death.
But...
Faced with such despair, he never thought that Chen Hao would fight so hard.
Even based on the lowest estimate, the Hunter civilization is at level 2.
What does that mean?
These were Chen Hao's words.
Brady certainly knew that he had pushed China to the peak of the world. Someone like him should be even more aware of how big the gap between enemy civilizations is. He should be more desperate than others, but... he chose to resist!
"Unlock the handcuffs," Chen Hao ordered.
Click!
Brady's handcuffs were opened, finally regaining his freedom.
Thump...
He suddenly knelt down, kowtowing with tears streaming down his face.
It was guilt towards billions of people.
It was heartfelt respect for Chen Hao.
This respect wasn't because Chen Hao held a supreme position in the scientific community, but because he still chose not to give up in the face of the most desperate moment!
Also.
If Chen Hao could save the disaster, wouldn't he also be helping him atone for his sins?
Of course, Chen Hao didn't kill him, certainly not out of softheartedness, let alone to help a stranger atone for his sins.
Putting aside right and wrong, only look at strength.
Being the first to discover extraterrestrial intelligent life is proof of strength in itself, right?
The universe is so big.
There are so many galaxies.
Why was Brady sending radio waves to Gliese 832c?
This guy has real skills!
And in the following research, there's a lot of astronomical knowledge that he might be able to help with.
Now, what Chen Hao cares about isn't the heinous crime the other party committed, but dealing with the impending disaster.
As long as he can solve the doomsday disaster, he doesn't mind using anyone!
... ...
Back to Shanghai!
Chen Hao thought about the problems all the way.
There are several problems that need to be solved urgently.
First, learn the alien civilization's language, reverse engineer the brain-machine interface, and obtain technology beyond level 1 civilization.
Second, develop a super-fast cosmic spacecraft.
Tiangong?
Not fast enough!
At the speed Tiangong is designed for, it would take who knows how many years to fly from Earth to the Kuiper Belt.
Third, find the Einstein-Rosen bridge, that is, the wormhole that exists under the theory of relativity, but has not been discovered so far.
Fourth, obtain a method to destroy the wormhole.
All four problems must be solved, otherwise, we will face a doomsday disaster.
Especially the first one!
Science requires long-term accumulation.
He once obtained the memories of more than 2,000 scientists, but the era those scientists were in came from a level 0.7 civilization, okay?
Admittedly.
After integrating everything, he can make technology surpass 2033 today in 2004.
But to reach level 1 civilization...
It might be possible, but definitely not in a few years.
And to surpass level 1 civilization, it might not be possible even by exhausting a lifetime!
Obtaining science from a civilization beyond level 1 in the fastest way, and then integrating and further improving it, is the only way to have a chance to deal with this disaster.
Reverse engineering the brain-machine interface is something he already has ideas for, and it's the primary focus in the early stage.
As for the spacecraft...
The projects currently under development have given him inspiration.
One is Tiangong.
The other is anti-matter weapons.
At the beginning of the design, Tiangong's power came from Helium-3, so there was a moon plan - building a lunar mine.
But!
Tiangong is to protect the Earth, belonging to the early stage of the sea of stars, just a starting idea and verification.
And flying to the Kuiper Belt to destroy the wormhole...
Speed is the top priority!
No need to build it as big as Tiangong.
It can be small.
But it must be fast.
Helium-3 is not enough as power, there is absolutely no possibility of reaching that speed.
Anti-matter research is used to create weapons.
Is it possible...
To use anti-matter as power?
With the same mass, the energy released by the annihilation of matter and anti-matter is unmatched by any nuclear energy.
Of course, the annihilation of matter and anti-matter is instantaneous, but the spacecraft needs continuous propulsion.
If this idea is feasible, it needs to be further researched.
A total of four projects, none of which are indispensable.
Third, find the wormhole.
Fourth, obtain a method to destroy the wormhole.
These two are cause and effect: you have to find the wormhole first, know what the wormhole is, before you can find a way to destroy it, so... you must complete the third item before you can carry out the fourth item.
Wait for the spacecraft to be developed, and then fly to the Kuiper Belt to slowly find the wormhole?
No way!
There's simply not enough time.
Therefore, we must use astronomical means to find it in advance.
Thinking wildly all the way, I finally returned to Shanghai.
Entrance of the Comprehensive Scientific Research Center.
"Eat it," Chen Hao handed over a metal bead.
Gulu!
Brady swallowed it without hesitation.
Poison?
It doesn't matter!
Thinking of himself dragging all mankind into an abyss of despair, his closest and dearest people will die, his heart is filled with guilt, even desperate for death.
"Mr. Chen, can we... succeed?" he asked after swallowing the metal bead.
From the capital back to Shanghai, he asked several times along the way.
"I said I don't know!"
Chen Hao frowned: "Now is the time to do everything possible, not to consider whether we can do it."
There is no choice!
Either wait for death, or resist.
So there is no need to ask the result, just need to go all out!
"Then... what is my task?" Brady asked again.
"Find the wormhole."
"Ah?!"
Brady was dumbfounded, with an unbelievable look on his face: "No... Mr. Chen, listen to me! Although according to the theory of relativity, the existence of wormholes is reasonable, but so far there has never been..."
"Never been discovered?" Chen Hao interrupted him.
"Yes!"
"If it had already been discovered, would there be a need for you to find it?"
"I..."
"Being able to discover Gliese 832c, being the first to discover highly intelligent life, shows that you still have some ability."
After saying this, Chen Hao changed his tone: "The reason why wormholes have not been discovered so far, I think the most core reason is that there is no targeted equipment - okay, prepare for the meeting!"
Meeting?
Brady was even more confused.
What kind of meeting?
The key is, you don't even know what a wormhole is, how to make equipment to find a wormhole?