Shanghai.

Imcrc headquarters.

Sitting on the roadside stand eating barbecue, stuffy a glass of beer, Luo Wenxuan, said suddenly with emotion.

"I believe in love again."

Sitting opposite the table, Yan xinjue, who came back from the moon shift, blinked in a dazed face.

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

"No, I mean it this time."

Looking at Luo Wenxuan doesn't seem to be joking, Yan Xin feels calm and frowns at him.

"What's the matter with you?"

With a slight sigh, Luo Wenxuan, who bought beer for himself again in his glass, has a trace of memory in his eyes.

"... some time ago, I attended the unveiling ceremony of the land boat Science Award."

As soon as he heard this, Yan xinjue immediately responded, what he wanted to say in the end.

"... the hologram?"

Nodded, Luo Wenxuan answered.

In fact, it's not just him, it touched a lot of people. At that time, when he was at the scene, he saw that all the guests' faces were covered with tears, and his eyes were filled with moving tears.

Later, the video was recorded and spread to the Internet, causing a great sensation.

But that's all later.

"... after drinking this wine, I will take care of it from tomorrow."

Yan xinjue looks at him speechless and perfunctorily adds a sentence.

"Do you have any objects?"

"I think so."

"Assistant Kong?"

"It's not that... She's in Jinling. She's still a little far away, and it seems that there's a job transfer to go to Beijing recently. I wonder if the long-distance love has delayed others, so I give up... "

it seems that I also realize that there are some assholes in my story. Luo Wenxuan smiled sheepishly and touched the back of his head.

Even though it's no surprise that he looks like this, Dr. Yan can't help turning his eyes in his heart.

"... who is that? It's not convenient to disclose. "

"In fact, there's nothing inconvenient to disclose. It's the clerk who just transferred to the administration department some time ago..." he gave a light cough, and Luo Wenxuan continued, "it's the one whose surname is Lin."

...

for human civilization, 2024 is definitely an extraordinary year.

It's only a year from the restart of the manned fire landing program to the first discovery that they are not alone in the universe, to the collapse of the Hellgate, and the establishment of the human alliance and the earth defense force.

In the face of the potential threat from outer space, it has become the consensus of all countries to establish a rapid response force to attack in high orbit.

The Kuiper belt is the ideal boundary, but the countries on the earth obviously do not have the ability to extend their hands that long. In the event of conflict, the most likely battlefield will still be pulled to the ground.

At present, the strategy of human alliance is to send an observation satellite from China to Pluto to observe a series of physical parameters such as electromagnetic wave signal, quality, possible heat source and so on in the Kuiper belt, so as to ensure the early warning of potential invasion in the first time.

On the other hand, the five major countries on the earth have launched joint military exercises, assuming that when encountering a series of strategic attacks including but not limited to nuclear attack, gene weapon attack, chemical weapon attack, etc., they will resolutely resist the hostile forces invading the earth "never retreat".

Interestingly, although most of the soldiers participating in the military exercise felt confused about the imaginary enemy and the imaginary scene, the military exercise unexpectedly built a bridge of friendship between the member states of the people's Union of China.

At any time, a common enemy is the best catalyst for alliance, especially when the imaginary enemy is powerful and mysterious enough.

Just two years ago, China and the United States were still at loggerheads on trade issues. Now, people seem to forget this. Without handshaking, at least it's hard to see the voice of hostility on the Internet.

As for academician Lu...

after one year, even if people mention the name, they will still miss it and feel sad. But if it was not the day of his birth, no one would take the initiative to mention his name.

Time will heal all wounds.

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

...

in the autumn of 2025.

Northwest China.

In this frontier fortress far away from the bustling and noisy, the desert and Gobi desert in my mind have become endless forests and green fields covered with shrubs and other vegetation.

The man-made river flows slowly and nourishes one side of soil and water.

When the wind blows, the cascading leaves and waves rise and fall like a rough ocean.Looking at Chen Yushan, she gently stroked the ring on her hand, and there was a trace of joy and longing in her eyes.

It's almost a year since that day.

Today, the "oasis" plan has achieved some initial results.

It has been proved that when the energy is completely liberated, no matter how bad the natural conditions are, it will crawl at the foot of human beings.

The two river basin is evolving towards the three river basin, and the third river is the wonder of artificial excavation.

In the blueprint of the plan, it will go west along the Silk Road, go deep into the northwest, cross the forbidden area of death, pour the seawater into the salt lake that has been dug manually, and form the artificial cumulonimbus cloud by the evaporation of sunlight there, water the soil and water...

at this time, a lady in a black suit and short shaved hair walked behind Chen Yushan, her voice dry Say it with practice.

"The project of star cancer research foundation has been completed, with a registered capital of 5 billion yuan. It supports scientific research projects with appropriate qualifications in more than 20 research institutions, including Jinling Institute of higher learning and Medical Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences."

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

The speaker, Cai Yunxia, was Chen Yushan's assistant a long time ago.

There have been rumors that Chen Yushan intends to train her to be the successor of general manager of star technology. There are also rumors that the relationship between the two is somewhat unusual.

After all, people are such a boring and gossipy creature, like to add their own brain to everything.

Fortunately, she is a woman. Otherwise, if he is a man, he may have to spread some bad rumors.

"OK, I see," Chen Yushan nodded approvingly, and said softly, "you have done a good job. It seems that you have successfully become a management person who can stand on one's own side."

Cai Yunxia's face showed a embarrassed smile.

Although most of the time she is a serious and skilful look, when she is praised by Mr. Chen, she can't help showing some shy expression on her face.

In her mind, Chen Yushan is like her master. The saying that apprentices died of starvation has been very popular in the workplace. Few people will give their subordinates money, and Chen Yushan is no doubt an exception.

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

In fact, it's not only her, but also every employee of star technology, whose respect for the president is second only to academician Lu himself.

"The World Expo starts today. Star technology is the main force of Jinling High Tech Park. Aren't you going to have a look?"

"No, I prefer it here," Chen Yushan said, bending her mouth and squinting her eyes in the breeze as she looked down at the swaying * *, overlooking the scenery. "The scenery here is so unforgettable."

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

"No need."

"Oh?"

"he said that the future grain is not produced from the fields, but in a tall building like the Oriental Pearl, which is produced like a factory product from a vertically distributed workshop."

When he heard this familiar sentence pattern, Cai Yunxia sighed again, and a helpless expression appeared on her face.

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

Without denying this, Chen Yushan just smiled lightly.

"I want to ask you something."

Hearing this sentence, Cai Yunxia's expression was suddenly solemn, and she put away her joking expression on her face.

"Please tell me."

Did not turn back, back to her Chen Yushan, with a relaxed tone to continue to say.

"In the future, star technology, please."

Cai Yunxia is stunned.

For a while, she even thought she had heard it wrong.

"Please means..."

"literally," she turned and looked at her assistant. Chen Yushan smiled and said, "no surprise, the board of directors should have passed my resignation."

Although there was a little episode before, Xiaotong almost didn't blow up her phone, but she finally convinced Xiaotong.

Looking at Mr. Chen in surprise, Cai Yunxia's lips trembled slightly. After a long time, she uttered a word.

"Where are you going?"

"Go to visit an old man in Beijing."

"And then..."

looked at the distant * * and Chen Yushan raised a smile on her face, leaving a meaningful sentence."Maybe, it'll be a long way away."

I don't know what the scenery will be there.

It's hard to imagine that she's a willful person......

Chen Yushan can't help but look forward to the journey.

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

Looking out of the window through the leaves of the sun, biting his pen to consider for a long time, fan Tong finally wrote the last sentence on the page.

[... It's a beautiful planet. Even if its prosperity has been found all over the universe, it's hard to find another gem comparable to it. ]

[just as the Gaia hypothesis proposed by James Middleton Lovelock, a British scientist, describes the world, where the living and non living bodies form a complex system that can interact with each other, and all of them achieve perfect common prosperity in a harmonious orbit. ]

[... When saying those words, the tone of "it" is a little lonely. After seeing the prosperity and silence of the world, it is like an old man. Facing the desolate desert, it has looked at billions of years. Perhaps just as all beautiful things will end in destruction, the inevitable heat silence is the eternal end of all things in the universe. ]

[but I still want to believe that somewhere in the universe, there must be a treasure similar to it. ]

[and the distance between us and it is only a person who is full of dreams and curiosity, and who is desperate for his ideals to find out. ]

"that's it."

When he closed the book, he left his long conceived title in the footer.

Fan Tong at this moment doesn't know what kind of influence this book has had on later generations because of its boring during recuperation.

Sitting in the ward, he would not think that in the not too distant future, a series of questions, such as whether the "relics" really exist, whether his identity should be considered as a geologist or a science fiction writer, or even whether the voices he claims to hear in the relics are his own illusions, will become the most controversial topic in the academic circle 。

But even so.

The world he describes with words still inspires countless captains who have dreams of the universe to embark on a journey. They set sail for the world beyond the Kuiper belt...

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