Chapter 171: Billions of Misunderstandings

"Professor, this is the simulated ocean area."

"With the help of the wave-making system, we can simulate waves and tidal phenomena in real time."

Hearing this, Lv Yongchang turned his head and looked in the direction of Shen Siwen's finger.

A pool of water that was neither too big nor too small.

This is the so-called "ocean".

He squatted down and observed carefully: "The water quality looks good."

Shen Siwen smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Professor, this is the result of the second experiment."

"Huh?" Lv Yongchang raised his eyebrows slightly, "What do you mean? The first experiment failed?"

"Alas." Shen Siwen sighed softly, "During the first experiment, we also encountered the same situation as the United States."

"Simulated marine red tide flooding, introduced a large number of organisms died..."

"Until Zero took over the main control system, this situation improved."

Lv Yongchang did not speak, but cast an inquiring look at Professor Shen Siwen.

"Professor Lu, although Biosphere 2 has achieved phased success, I have to pour cold water on you." Shen Siwen said again after a moment of silence, "With the current human technology, it is basically impossible to create a self-circulating biosphere on a starship."

Lu Yongchang's face changed slightly.

How could this be? !

According to the system, artificial biosphere technology is clearly a prerequisite for starship manufacturing!

Is there wrong information in the system? !

Thinking of this, Lu Yongchang's face suddenly became ugly.

"Professor Shen, please explain it in detail."

Shen Siwen sighed softly: "With the help of Zero, we have conducted countless simulations."

"Finally, we found a combination that can barely maintain balance."

"Even so, this biosphere still needs Zero to monitor it in real time and make various fine-tuning to it."

"For example, if the concentration of carbon dioxide in the biosphere is high, Zero needs to increase the light intensity in the tropical rainforest area a little bit..."

"At present, this small biosphere is like a chaotic system. You never know what unexpected situation will occur in the next second."

"Only artificial intelligence like Zero can keep up with its speed of change and make appropriate adjustments to it."

"Besides...the crops produced by this biosphere are basically only enough for a few of us researchers to eat. Once the number of crops is increased, other problems will inevitably arise."

"Therefore, it is completely unrealistic for us to realize a truly self-sufficient biosphere in a starship of a few hundred meters or a few thousand meters in size."

Shen Siwen said a lot at once.

Lv Yongchang also understood what Shen Siwen meant.

It's just...

"Ahem, Professor Shen, I think you have a little misunderstanding of what I mean."

Lv Yongchang coughed a few times and said awkwardly: "It's my fault that I didn't explain it clearly at the beginning."

"Our current demand is not the kind of ecological starship that is completely self-sufficient."

"The so-called biosphere technology is just to better control the environment inside the starship. Do you understand what I mean?"

Looking at Shen Siwen's confused eyes, Lu Yongchang pondered for a moment and continued to explain.

"For example."

"Although most humans are currently sent to hibernation cabins."

"But in interstellar voyages, there are always people who need to stay awake."

"In addition to the necessary fleet status monitoring, some basic research cannot be interrupted."

"At that time, we will build some starships that can accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time."

"The technology we need to achieve long-term control of the internal environment of this kind of survival starship."

"So, can you understand?"

Shen Siwen suddenly realized!

The corners of his eyes twitched violently a few times.

God knows how much effort he has spent in order to create a perfect biosphere during this period!

Apart from anything else, at least half of his hair has fallen out.

"If this is all you want, Professor Lu, then the biosphere project can be declared a success." Shen Siwen said with a sad face, "If it's just to control the living environment in the starship, as long as there are certain equipment, it's not worth mentioning for Zero now."

After all, after removing hundreds of different organisms, even the chaotic system becomes simple.

"Ahem!" Lu Yongchang scratched his head again in embarrassment, and he also found that he was not doing it right.

This is equivalent to asking the chef to prepare a full banquet for him when he just wanted to eat a bite of white rice.

...

After visiting the research results of Shen Siwen and his team, Lu Yongchang's eyes moved slightly.

"By the way, if this ecosystem is moved to Mars, can it be maintained?"

Shen Siwen was stunned: "Of course it can, just build various facilities in proportion and introduce the same proportion of biological populations."

"...What if we add 500 million humans?"

Shen Siwen: "..."

Looking at the shit-eating expression on Shen Siwen's face, Lu Yongchang shook his head with regret.

"What a pity..."

Shen Siwen's expression moved slightly: "Professor, are you planning to bring humans to Mars?"

Lv Yongchang nodded: "The surface of the earth will soon be unsuitable for human habitation."

"The original reserve of mineral resources has been almost consumed after completing the escape plan."

"Next, we need to obtain as many resources as possible before the solar helium flash occurs in order to cope with future interstellar travel."

"Mars is a good springboard."

Shen Siwen frowned, as if he was thinking about something in his mind.

After a long time, he hesitated and said, "Professor, if we just build a Martian city for human habitation, perhaps our algorithm can do it."

"However, at that time, we may need to input a large amount of resources to maintain its operation."

When Lv Yongchang heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Input a large amount of resources?

This is nothing at all!

The technology for industrial synthesis of proteins and carbohydrates is already very perfect. Even without crops and livestock, humans can survive under a perfect industrial system.

It's just that the quality of life will be slightly reduced.

Thinking of this, Lv Yongchang smiled faintly.

He stretched out his hand and patted Shen Siwen's shoulder in front of him.

"Professor Shen, this task is up to you!"

Shen Siwen: "???"

As if afraid that Shen Siwen had misunderstood him, Lu Yongchang explained in detail again: "I need you to design a Mars city that can accommodate 500 million people. Resource consumption is not a problem. The key is to ensure the stability of the internal environment!"

"I will arrange other researchers to assist you. I want to see a complete design plan within three months."

"In six months, humans will evacuate the Earth completely. We need to leave some time for the construction of the Mars city."