Shanghai.

imcrc headquarters.

Sitting on the roadside stall eating a barbecue and suffocating a glass of beer, Luo Wenxuan said suddenly with emotion.

"Am I ... I believe in love again."

Sitting across the table, Yan Xinjue, who returned from the shift on the other side of the moon, blinked aggressively.

"... You took the wrong medicine again today?"

"No, I'm serious this time."

Seeing Luo Wenxuan didn't seem to be joking, Yan Xinjue calmed himself and frowned at him.

"What happened to you?"

With a slight sigh, Luo Wenxuan re-buyed his beer in his glass, a flash of memories appeared in his eyes.

"... some time ago, I participated in the unveiling ceremony of the Luzhou Science Award."

As soon as he heard this sentence, Yan Xinjue immediately responded to what he wanted to say.

"... that hologram?"

Nodding his head, Luo Wenxuan responded.

In fact, it wasn't just him, it touched many people. At the time, he was at the scene and saw tear marks on the faces of the non-girly guests at the scene, and his eyes filled with moving tears.

Later, the image was also recorded and transmitted to the Internet, causing a lot of sensation.

But these are the last words.

"... After drinking this wine, I will be relieved from tomorrow on."

Yan Xinjue glanced at him silently, echoing resolutely.

"Are there any subjects?"

"That's it."

"Is that assistant Kong?"

"Not that ... she's in Jinling, she's still a little far away, and recently there seems to be a job transfer to go to Beijing. I wonder if love in other places is not a delay, so I give up ..."

It seemed to realize that his own statement was a bit jerk, Luo Wenxuan smiled embarrassedly and touched the back of his head.

Even though he was no stranger to him, Dr. Yan couldn't help rolling his eyes.

"... Who the **** is that? Inconvenient to disclose."

"In fact, there is nothing inconvenient to disclose, that is, the clerk who has just been transferred to the Administration Management Division some time ago ..." A slight cough, Luo Wenxuan continued, "It is the one with the last name Lin."

...

For human civilization, 2024 is definitely an extraordinary year.

From the resumption of the manned ascension plan, to the first discovery that humans are not alone in the universe, to the collapse of the gates of hell, and the establishment of the Human Alliance and the Earth Defense Forces, only a year has passed. .

In the face of potential threats from outer space, the establishment of a rapid reaction force to meet in high orbit has become the consensus of all countries.

The Kuiper Belt is the ideal boundary, but countries on Earth obviously do not have the ability to reach their hands that long. In the event of a conflict, the greatest possible battlefield will still be pulled to the ground.

The current countermeasure of the Human Alliance is to launch an observation satellite from China to Pluto to observe a series of physical parameters such as the electromagnetic wave signal, mass, and possible heat source of the Kuiper belt to ensure that potential potential Early warning of intrusions.

On the other hand, the five major nations on the planet have launched joint military exercises. It is assumed that, when encountering a series of strategic strikes including not only nuclear strikes, genetic weapon attacks, chemical weapons attacks, etc., the hostile forces invading the earth will "never "Retreat" firmly resisted.

What is more interesting is that although most of the soldiers participating in the military exercise felt confused about this imaginary enemy and the imaginary scene, the military exercise unexpectedly set up a bridge of friendship between the members of the People's Federation. .

At any time, the common enemy is the best catalyst for the alliance, especially in a situation where the imaginary enemy is sufficiently powerful and mysterious.

Just two years ago, China and the United States were incapable of dealing with each other on trade issues. Now people seem to have forgotten this matter. Without talking and shaking hands, it is at least difficult to see hostility on the Internet Sounds out.

As for Academician Lu ...

After one year, even if people still miss the name, they will still feel sad, but if it was not the day of his taboos, no one would take the initiative to mention his name.

Time will heal all the pain.

The wheel of history always leaves everything ruthlessly, and continues to move forward under inertia ...

...

Autumn in 2025.

Great Northwest.

On this frontier away from the bustling and hustle and bustle, the impression of the desert and the Gobi Desert has become an endless forest, and a green field covered with bushes and other vegetation.

The artificially excavated river flows slowly and nourishes one side of the soil.

At the moment when the wind passed, the layers of leaves waved up and down, like a rough sea.

Looking at the piece of forest, Chen Yushan gently stroked the ring on her lower hand, and there was a hint of relief and fascination in her eyes.

It's been almost a year since that day.

The "Oasis" program has been carried out to this day, and some initial results have been seen.

Facts have proved that when energy is completely liberated, no matter how bad the natural conditions are, they will also be at the feet of human beings.

The two river basins are evolving towards the three river basins, and the third river is the spectacle of artificial excavation.

In the planned blueprint, it will go west along the Silk Road, deep into the northwest, cross the dead restricted area, fill seawater into artificially excavated salt lakes, and form artificial cumulonimbus clouds by the evaporation of sunlight there, watering This side of the soil ...

At this time, a lady in a black suit with shaved short hair came behind Chen Yushan and said smartly.

"The matter of Xingkong Cancer Research Foundation has been completed, with a registered capital of 5 billion yuan, and funding for scientific research projects of more than 20 research institutions including the Jinling Institute of Advanced Research and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Medical Research Institute.

"When the cancer problem is basically solved, the money will be automatically transferred to the frozen dormant rights protection fund for special expenditures for the treatment of some diseases."

The person speaking was Cai Yunxia, ​​who was Chen Yushan's assistant long ago.

There have been rumors that Chen Yushan intends to train her as the successor to the general manager of Xingkong Technology, and there are rumors that the relationship between the two is somewhat unusual.

After all, man is such a boring and gossip creature that he likes to add his own brain to everything.

Fortunately, she is a woman. Otherwise, if she is a man, she might have to hear some unpleasant rumors.

"Okay, I know," Chen Yushan nodded approvingly, and said softly, "You have done a good job with this thing. It seems that you have successfully become a manager who can stand alone."

A embarrassed smile appeared on Cai Yunxia's face.

Although most of the time she was unsmiling, serious and capable, but when she was praised by Mr. Chen, she still couldn't help showing a stern expression on her face.

In her mind, Chen Yushan is like her master. The teaching that the apprentice has been taught to starve to death has been very popular in the workplace, and few people will teach their subordinates, and Chen Yushan is undoubtedly an exception.

Not only does she take care of herself at work, Cai Yunxia can even clearly feel that she is cultivating herself as her successor.

In fact, it's not just her. Every employee of Xingkong Technology pays the respect to this president second only to Academician Lu himself.

"The World Expo will start today, but our starry sky technology is the main force of Jinling High-tech Park, don't you plan to visit it?"

"No, I prefer it here," overlooking the swaying forest, Chen Yushan bent her corners, and narrowed her eyes against the breeze. "The scenery here is really awesome."

Cai Yunxia: "In fact, from the perspective of economic benefits, I think it is better to plant some farmland between the forests. The desalination device and the plasma one-way transmission membrane can easily extract fresh water from it for irrigation."

"no need."

"Oh?"

"He said that the future grain will not be grown from the fields, but will be produced in a building as tall as the Pearl of the Orient, like a factory product, from vertical workshops."

It's him again ...

After hearing this familiar sentence, Cai Yunxia sighed again, a helpless expression appeared on her face.

"What he said ... is almost your Bible."

Did not deny this sentence, Chen Yushan just smiled slightly.

"I want to ask you one thing."

Hearing this sentence, Cai Yunxia's expression suddenly disappeared, and she put away the smile on her face.

"Please speak."

Without turning back, Chen Yushan turned her back and said in a relaxed tone.

"In the future, Xingkong Technology will take care of you."

Cai Yunxia froze.

For a moment, she even thought that she had heard it wrong.

"Please mean ..."

"It's literal," turned to look at her assistant, Chen Yushan said with a smile, "without exception, my board should have approved my resignation."

Although there was an episode before, Xiao Tong almost didn't break her phone, but she finally convinced Xiao Tong.

Looking at President Chen in amazement, Cai Yunxia's lips trembled slightly, and after a while, she spit out a word.

"Where are you ... going?"

"Go to Beijing to visit an old man."

"and then……"

Looking at the distant sea of ​​sea, Chen Yushan's face evoked a smile, leaving a meaningful sentence.

"Maybe, it's going to be far away."

I don't know what scenery there will be.

It's a rare wayward one myself ...

Chen Yushan's heart couldn't help expecting something about this journey.

At the same time, just when Chen Yushan had decided where to go, she was far away in a nursing home in Jinling.

Looking at the sunlight through the cracks in the leaves outside the window, biting his pen and thinking about Fan Tong for a long time, he finally wrote the last sentence on the page.

[That is a beautiful planet, and even if it prospers throughout the universe, it is difficult to find another gem comparable to it. 】

[Like the world described by the Gaia hypothesis proposed by British scientist James Lovelock, where living and non-living bodies form a complex system that can interact with each other, everything is perfect on a harmonious track Impeccable prosperity. 】

[When saying this, the tone of "it" was a bit lonely, because it had already faced the desert that was deserted and looked at billions of years. Perhaps just as all beautiful things will end in destruction, the inevitable heat death is the eternal end of all things in the universe. 】

[But I still want to believe that somewhere in this universe, there must be a treasure similar to it. 】

[And the distance between us and it is just a man who dreams and is curious, and is desperate to find his ideal. 】

"Just here."

Closing the book, he left the title he had conceived in the footer.

The Things on Mars

Fan Tong at this moment did not know how this clumsy work he had written because of boredom during the recuperation had any impact on future generations.

Sitting in the ward, he wouldn't even think that in the future that is not too far away, whether the "holy relic" really exists, whether his identity should be considered a geologist or a science fiction writer, or even he is in the ruins. Declaring whether the sounds heard are just his own hallucinations ... a series of questions will become the most controversial topic in academia.

But even so.

The world he described in words still inspired countless captains who dreamed about the universe to set off on their journey and set sail for the world beyond the Kuiper Belt ...

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(Thank you for the reward of the book friend "Girl on a White Horse" (* / w＼ *) ~~~)