全球危机

003

"Our human civilization has encountered the most serious challenge in history." The old man stood up and looked around at the people in the conference room, his voice a little sad.

"Our human civilization is far from being fully developed... We can't even land on Mars. I can understand the insignificance of human civilization, and how ridiculous and difficult it is to rely on the power of human civilization to change the sun. But we have no choice. We must face the difficulties and overcome this crisis. Our human civilization will continue. If we fail, we will perish. It's that simple." The old man said, "Fortunately... Fortunately, our technology has developed. Although things are difficult, there is still hope."

"I order... From this moment on, the Human Alliance will enter the wartime emergency stage. We will mobilize all available forces to face this crisis. All scientists, all engineers, politicians, workers, businessmen, and all walks of life must unite. Only in this way can we have hope of winning."

"Adjourn... William, Meng Zhuo, you two stay." The old man said.

People left one after another, and only William and Meng Zhuo were left in the huge conference room.

"I've read your information." The old man glanced at William, "From elementary school to entering the Institute of Stellar Physics, you have always shown extraordinary talent. You are very smart and hardworking."

William felt okay when there were many people just now, but now that he was the only one left to face this old man, he felt the huge pressure. The old man in front of him was the supreme leader of the Human Alliance, a person that William had no chance to meet.

Facing the old man's praise, William didn't know what to say.

"You don't have to belittle yourself, because you are really smart, hardworking and studious." The old man said slowly, "But... within the scope of human civilization, your intelligence and hard work are still within the normal range. You have not shown any ability that can be called heaven-defying. Even in the scientific community, or even in the Institute of Stellar Physics, your qualifications are not the best, at most they can only be considered upper-level."

"There are many people who are smarter than you, and many people who are more hardworking than you. So, William, I'm very curious, why did Director Jasper choose you at the last minute to let you take on this most difficult task? Can you tell me why?"

"I... I don't know." William thought for a while, and finally had to admit this fact dejectedly. Because the reality is indeed like this, although the old man's words are cruel and do not take care of his self-esteem, they are all true.

"Ah." The old man sighed, stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the prosperous city below through the French window, leaving only a slightly hunched but still very generous back to William and Meng Zhuo.

"William, to tell you the truth, I don't have the confidence to overcome this crisis." The old man said, "The mass of the sun is more than one million times the mass of the earth. We are so powerless facing a small earth, let alone facing the sun. But you also know in your heart that these words cannot be said in public. There is only one thing I can do, that is to try my best to tilt resources in this direction, so that scientists and engineers can pursue that little bit of hope on behalf of all of us humans."

"To tell you the truth, when I first received this news, I almost despaired. But fortunately, I received the next news right after that. I knew that Director Jasper had known all these things for a long time, and that Director Jasper left his only relic to you, and said that you can answer all our questions... I have had contact with Jasper and know what kind of person he is. Since Jasper said that you can answer all our questions, then you must be able to do it. In this incident, if my confidence in the technology of our human civilization is 1%, then my confidence in Jasper... is at least 20%."