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Seeing the three bright red exclamation marks on the big screen and the harsh and sharp siren sounding at the same time, Qin Ke's pupils shrank and everyone lost their countenance, because such an alarm means that the highest level of danger is about to happen. occur!

Even when the first wave of high-energy charged particles attacked so densely and powerfully that the "planetary shield" was a little overwhelmed, Shimmer never popped up such a warning!

The next second, Shimmer popped up a new alert again, this time with detailed information:

[NASA’s Mars Probes 1, 2, and 3 have successively sent back the latest warning news. A meteorite with a diameter of about 200 meters has changed its trajectory due to the impact of the “super giant solar storm” and is flying towards the Blue Star. It is expected to collide with Blue Star in 19 minutes! 】

[Based on communication time correction, deducting the 14 minutes it took for the Mars probe’s warning information to be transmitted back to Blue Star, it is estimated that the meteorite will actually arrive in Blue Star’s outer space and collide with Blue Star in 5 minutes! 】

[Currently, all Blue Star’s ultra-high-altitude satellites have been damaged or have entered a protective shutdown state. All orbiting satellites within the protection range of the “planetary shield” have begun to search and capture traces of the meteorite. It is expected to be discovered within 1 minute. Please pay attention to the latest warning news about this meteorite! 】

A meteorite with a diameter of 200 meters has deviated from its original trajectory due to the influence of a "super giant solar storm" and is about to hit a blue star?

Everyone in the "Command Center" looked at each other with astonishment. Lao Tao and Edward Witten stood up suddenly in shock.

What is the concept of a meteorite with a diameter of 200 meters? The energy generated by its impact is equivalent to the power of 3500 million tons of TNT explosives, which is the power of 1750 Hiroshima "Little Boy" atomic bombs exploding simultaneously!

Now that it is flying towards the blue star, the deployed "planetary shield" will bear the brunt of the impact and violently collide with it before the planet's atmosphere!

The design goal of the "Planet Shield" is to defend against "super giant solar storms". For example, the impact of high-energy charged particle clusters equivalent to the explosive power of 120 million tons of TNT has been quite difficult to cope with. It all relies on the original upgrade and optimization of "Zhu Rongzhi" The operating algorithm of "Light" enables the "Planet Shield" to break through to 120% power and operate stably before successfully resisting it.

Now faced with large meteorites whose impact energy exceeds that of high-energy charged particles by nearly 30 times, the "planetary shield" is simply like paper and cannot protect it at all!

Although in theory, it is possible to bombard the meteorite with nuclear bombs or other powerful explosive devices and forcibly change its trajectory, etc., there are only a few minutes left before the impact, and there is no time to organize a response!

Lao Tao swallowed subconsciously, and then asked with difficulty: "Can we close part of the defensive light curtain in advance based on the prediction of the collision trajectory later, so that the meteorite can pass through the 'planetary shield'... and then rely on the atmosphere To burn it down? This will not endanger our 'planetary shield'. At most, some high-energy charged particles will enter the ground, and the damage should be controllable."

When a meteorite passes through the atmosphere, it will generate strong friction with the air because it travels too fast. The surface temperature of the meteorite will also rise sharply in a short period of time, causing it to fragment and explode violently due to uneven heating, internal reactions, etc., and eventually fall. When it reaches the ground, it will shrink a lot and even completely turn into thousands of tiny meteorites.

This is common sense. As a mathematician by profession and a half-physicist by profession, it is not surprising that Lao Tao would make such a proposal.

Ning Qingyun, a more pure physicist, especially a great expert in fluid mechanics, shook his head and looked pale:

"I'm afraid not. The size of this meteorite is too large, and the friction generated by the atmosphere cannot burn it and melt it. It would be fine if it fell into the ocean. If it happened to fall on land, it would at least create a crater with a diameter of more than 6 kilometers, and All buildings within a radius of more than 20 kilometers will be destroyed!"

Just then, a glimmering alert popped up on the big screen again:

[Seven low-Earth orbit satellites captured the target meteorite at the same time! The impact point is being deduced based on its forward trajectory...]

[After the deduction, the speed of the target meteorite is 62 kilometers per second. It is expected to collide with the "2" light curtain area of ​​the "Planet Shield" in 51 minutes and 1705 seconds. The current "Planet Shield" has successfully blocked it. The probability is 0! The target meteorite will penetrate the "1705" light curtain area, then penetrate the atmosphere, and have a 97% probability of falling into the Arctic Circle... The specific landing impact point is being deduced...]

Seeing that they had fallen into the Arctic Circle, most people immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It was a vast place with few people and the damage caused was relatively small. Maybe Tao Zhexuan's proposal just now was still feasible, but the next second, another scene appeared on the big screen. pop up【! ! ! ] alarm prompt.

[After deduction, there is a 91% probability that the landing impact point of the target meteorite will be near the "No. 6881" launch base, which will cause a devastating blow to the "No. 6881" launch base. It is recommended that the "No. 6881" launch base be moved immediately. "The launch tower switched to a protective shutdown state to avoid nuclear radiation pollution! 】

[There is only 2:47 left before the target meteorite collides with the "planetary shield"]

【2:46】

【2:45】

Looking at the countdown on the big screen, the atmosphere in the "Command Center" was so tense that it almost solidified.

Edward Witten murmured in a daze: "How could it be such a coincidence that it happens to be the launch base of 'No. 6881'... Are humans destined to escape this disaster..."

There are 455 launch towers marked as "critical" in the entire "Planet Shield" plan, of which 50 are marked as "the most critical". The "No. 6881" launch tower is these 50 "most critical" launch towers. One of the "key" launch towers, it plays an irreplaceable key role in restoring the planet's magnetic field balance, correcting the planet's rotation slope, and correcting the planet's orbit.

This is also because the Arctic Circle is dominated by the ocean, and there are only ten-thousand-year-old glaciers in the Arctic. There are too few places suitable for building launch towers. The "No. 6881" launch tower is built on glaciers.

Its location was chosen with great effort and was not replaceable at all.

Although in theory, the "Planet Shield" was built with redundancy in mind, even if the "No. 6881" launch base tower is really destroyed, it will not cause the entire "Planet Shield" plan to fail. But it will inevitably cause the probability of success of the three high-level goals of "restoring the balance of the planet's magnetic field", "correcting the planet's rotation slope" and "correcting the planet's orbit" to plummet.

In particular, one must take into account the other serious consequences of a meteorite of this magnitude striking Arctic glaciers.

Even if it is weakened by the atmosphere, the final impact of the target meteorite is still terrible. The Arctic plate is equivalent to withstanding the concentrated bombing of more than a thousand nuclear bombs. It will not only produce terrible natural disasters, melt large areas of glaciers, trigger tsunamis, and lead to the Arctic One hundred and fifty-nine launch towers in the circle collapse or suffer serious malfunctions, which will cause cold waves to hit countries in the northern hemisphere, and even the entire Arctic plate will be shaken. The planet's magnetic field will further become chaotic and deteriorate, and the difficulty of repair will increase by several levels.

This is very likely to have immeasurable terrible consequences, and then the glimmer of light will shine again [! ! ! 】The real reason for the highest level warning.

Except for some administrative staff present who did not understand these details, the rest were scientists who had been studying Arctic climate issues. How could they not have thought of this.

Precisely because they knew too much about the importance of the "No. 6881" launch tower, everyone felt a strong sense of frustration and powerlessness at this moment.

Edward's words also echoed in everyone's minds. Do humans really have to go down the road of frequent natural disasters, decline and destruction?

Are all these years of hard work, and all these years and nights, all in vain?

Despair, chagrin, helplessness, pain, unwillingness, negativity, anger, sadness, sadness...all kinds of negative emotions enveloped the entire "command center", and even command sub-centers around the world fell into suffocating silence.

Only some people still looked up at Qin Ke, who had been silent.

"The situation is not that bad. There are ways to solve it." Qin Ke finally spoke.

With just one sentence, everyone immediately turned around in surprise and focused their attention on him.

In such a desperate situation, can Academician Qin still come up with a solution?

Qin Ke's eyes were like lightning, he looked around the crowd and said in a deep voice: "There are only more than two minutes left. The time is limited. I don't have time to explain in detail. Everyone, please allow me to take over the highest management authority of the 'Planet Shield' project. , and solve this crisis in my own way.”

At present, the key and major operations of the "Planet Shield" project require collective decision-making by the "decision-making team", and only after secondary confirmation by more than 20 command sub-centers, they will be handed over to Shiguang for execution. This is for Balance the interests of all parties and ensure the safety of the entire project. But there is only one exception.

Qin Ke is the founder and de facto chief designer, chief engineer, and commander of the "Planet Shield" project. In early August this year, the "decision-making team" held a meeting to authorize him to take over the entire "Planet Shield" in an emergency. "Cover" has the highest management authority to ensure rapid response to emergencies.

It's just that this authority is too sensitive and affects too many people's nerves. Qin Ke never intends to use it.

The last decision to increase the power of the "planetary shield" from 100% to 120% also followed the normal decision-making process of the on-duty "decision-making team members".

But now there are only more than two minutes left, and there are more operations to come. Qin Ke no longer has time to go through such a joint decision-making process.

He took a deep breath and pressed his palm on the light screen in front of him: "Take over the highest management authority!"

New news was immediately displayed on the big screen: [The four-fold security test of palmprint, fingerprint, voiceprint, and retina passed simultaneously. Qin Ke, member No. 01 of the "Supreme Decision-making Team", officially took over the "top management" of the "Planet Shield" project. Permissions"! 】

"Get ready to start 'Project X' now!"

Everyone said "Ah". "Project Or the last "insurance" when making unpredictable and dangerous operations, and now Academician Qin wants to start "Project X"? But it has nothing to do with artificial intelligence now...

Before anyone could figure it out, Qin Ke had already begun to issue instructions:

"The power of the 'Light of Zhurong', the energy supply core of all launch towers of the 'Planet Shield', has been increased to 130%!"

[Power exceeding 120% is serious overload, please confirm whether to execute it. 】

"implement."

[The command has been accepted, the power boost operation is being executed, and the estimated completion time is 10 seconds. 】

"120% of the power of 'Zhurong's Light' continues to be used to maintain the overall operation of the 'Planet Shield', and the additional 10% of energy is gathered into the 'No. 1705' defensive light curtain area through the 'Momentum Transfer Function'!"

[Reminder, the accumulation of such high-intensity energy into a defensive light curtain area will lead to a serious excess of energy. The current rebalancing algorithm cannot solve this problem. Please confirm whether to implement it. 】

"Execute. After the launch of 'Project

[The command has been accepted and will be executed in 8 seconds! 】

"Qin Xiaoke..." Ning Qingyun was right next to Qin Ke. At this time, she fully understood Qin Ke's plan, and couldn't help but hold on to the corner of his clothes with worry and distress.

Qin Xiaoke is trying to gather powerful electromagnetic energy through the "No. 1705" defensive light curtain area to block the target meteorite and electrolyze it!

However, the "Planet Shield" has never been designed with relevant functions, and Shimmer does not have any relevant functional algorithms. Now it is definitely too late and impossible to rewrite the algorithm and enter it into Shimmer, so Qin Xiaoke plans to do it himself To act as an "instant algorithm generator", through the "brain signal command system" in "Project

Ning Qingyun herself also wore a closed helmet specially designed for "Project I felt dizzy and exhausted when I arrived.

Now Qin Xiaoke has to face an even higher difficulty. He has to use human brainpower to resist the massive energy rebalancing operation required when a meteorite hits!

Even a supercomputer may not be able to handle such a terrifying amount of calculations, and no matter how "god" Qin Xiaoke is, he is still a human being!

How is it possible to handle such a huge amount of calculations?

Lao Tao and Edward Witten on the other side also wanted to understand. Lao Tao also experienced "Project X" and he lost his voice:

"Qin Ke, no, this plan is too dangerous for you! Real-time adjustment of energy rebalancing in such a large area requires too much information and calculations, even a supercomputer can't calculate it. It is impossible to do it with human power. If you force yourself, it will easily lead to insanity, and in severe cases, it may even cause brain damage and turn you into an idiot!”

Qin Ke looked around the crowd and said with a confident smile: "Impossible? These three words are not in my dictionary!"

"But……"

"This is the method with the highest probability of success that I can think of. The 'Planet Shield' plan must not fail. As for me, you don't have to worry. I didn't force myself. I naturally have the confidence and determination to make such a decision. Sure!"

Qin Ke looked at Lao Tao and others: "The worst result is that I am just too tired to fall asleep. At that time, the 'Planet Shield' plan will be entrusted to you for execution, and the subsequent 'Fast Plasma Cloud' The 'Planet Shield' is enough to handle attacks automatically, and I believe you can handle the occasional minor accidents."

Qin Ke looked up at the big screen. There were only about 2 minutes left in the countdown.

A new prompt also popped up on the big screen: ["Project X" is ready and can be started at any time! 】

Qin Ke stood up and walked to the "X Project" room next to him.

Ning Qingyun burst into tears. She couldn't help but catch up a few steps and cried out: "Qin Xiaoke——!"

Qin Ke turned around and suddenly smiled: "Jun'er, there's no need to make it so tragic. I'm not like Dagu, challenging the invincible evil god Gatanjie. I'm just doing what I should do. Only I You can do it, just trust me like before, okay?”

"Hmm..." Ning Qingyun's heart was as sharp as a knife. She knew that this time it would never be as easy and simple as Qin Ke said, and even Qin Ke would really challenge the "impossible".

But now that Qin Ke has made a decision, she can only support him unconditionally instead of becoming a burden and drag on him.

Ning Qingyun gritted her teeth, wiped away her tears with all her strength, and then showed a strong smile: "You must win, my Ultraman Tiga!"

Qin Ke felt hot in his heart. He put his arms around Ning Qingyun and kissed her soft red lips vigorously in front of everyone. Then he let go and said softly: "Jun'er, you have your responsibility. Do your best. Do your best and wait for me to come back. Don’t worry, I will be safe.”

After saying that, he turned around and strode into the operation room of "Project X". (End of chapter)