Chapter 172 The Eve of Escape

Faced with Lv Yongchang's request, Shen Siwen's eyes twitched again.

A Mars city where 500 million people live together...

This is not an easy job!

Let's not talk about anything else, just talk about the former US Mars cabin.

It only accommodated three astronauts, and after less than a month on Mars, serious problems arose.

According to Lv Yongchang, 500 million people will live in the Mars city for several years.

Even if there is input of external materials, it is still extremely difficult to stabilize a Mars city that can carry 500 million people.

But...the mission has been given, can he still refuse?

Shen Siwen sighed silently, subconsciously reached out and touched the few remaining hairs on his head, and whispered: "Professor, I will try my best."

"Just...there is one more thing I need to apply to you."

"You say." Lv Yongchang responded directly without any hesitation.

"Professor, I think we need to start the gene preservation plan." Shen Siwen said seriously.

"Not only edible livestock, but also many necessary animal and plant genes, and even a lot of microbial populations."

"These organisms are crucial to our future immigration and planet transformation plans!"

Lv Yongchang nodded thoughtfully.

That makes sense.

Humans can enter the hibernation capsule to start interstellar travel, but these animals and plants can't have several hibernation capsules, right?

Live transport consumes a lot of energy and is very risky.

Therefore, transporting genes has become the best choice.

As long as there are enough gene samples, they can completely recreate an "Earth" after arriving at a habitable planet after the technological level reaches the standard.

"Okay." Lu Yongchang said in a deep voice, "You make a list of organisms for me in the next few days, and I will arrange someone to be responsible."

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2033.1

A few months passed in a flash.

Under Zero's control, [Tower of Babel] and [Jianmu] have been completed long ago.

The perspective moves to 91,000 kilometers from the surface.

At this time, the earth is no longer the original blue.

The entire surface of the planet is covered with dense white clouds.

This is because the internal reaction of the sun is becoming increasingly intense, the temperature of the earth's surface is rising, and the seawater is evaporating in large quantities.

And in this thick white cloud like cotton candy, two thin ribbons suddenly appear!

The ribbons stretch for a full 91,000 kilometers and are connected to two huge silver-white disks in space.

This is the last technological achievement of mankind in the past year.

Spaceport.

Each spaceport has a diameter of 10 kilometers and has 4 "ports".

And around these ports, a 800-meter-long starship is quietly parked in the empty space.

They are the Luanniao I starships that are responsible for the human escape plan.

Dozens of helium-triple fusion reactors provide it with sufficient energy, and under the drive of the latest Hall thrusters, the Luanniao I starship can reach a maximum speed of 200km/s.

...

Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Although the global average temperature has continued to rise in the past six months, the polar glaciers have basically melted away.

However, as the roof of the world, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is not only not eroded by seawater due to its terrain, but the temperature is even much lower than that of low-altitude areas.

But even so, at this moment, the temperature of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in winter has reached about 10 degrees Celsius.

This is about 20 degrees Celsius higher than the normal temperature in the past!

Coupled with the increasing precipitation, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau at this time looks like a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

Lush pastures and bushes can be seen everywhere.

The only pity is that the animals and plants that were originally unique to the plateau have quickly disappeared because of this rapidly changing environment.

The space elevator [Jianmu] is located in an area with a higher altitude on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

Because the geology of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is fragile, it took a lot of effort to lay this foundation.

A newly built building complex sits quietly near the foundation of the space elevator.

Because the environment is gradually deteriorating, the first laboratory of the Human Union had to move to the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

At this moment, there are only a few million awake people left on the entire earth. In order to save resources, except for the 3.8 billion people in the escape plan, the remaining 500 million people on the earth have also entered the hibernation cabin.

Only when Lv Yongchang and his team leave the earth and arrive on Mars, these 500 million people will be awakened again.

Among these 500 million people, except for scientific researchers, most are starship drivers and various workers.

By then, they will not only be responsible for promoting the progress of basic science, but also for obtaining as many resources as possible for interstellar navigation in the entire solar system!

…

Lv Yongchang stood by the window of the office, silently looking at the scenery outside the window.

Full of vitality.

There was a bit of emotion in his eyes.

It must be said that the miracle of life is showing up all the time.

Even though the earth has reached this situation, there are still a few "paradise" in the world.

"Ah..."

Thinking of the humans who are about to be forced to leave the embrace of their mother planet, he sighed slightly and asked in a low voice: "Zero, the escape plan will start today, right?"

The holographic projection quietly unfolded.

"Yes, Professor." Zero responded calmly, "Currently, the last batch of hibernating humans in the escape plan are heading to the spaceport via the space elevator."

"It is expected that the last Luan Bird I starship will sail out of the space port in an hour."

"Professor, do you need to play the real-time video?"

Lu Yongchang's eyes moved slightly and he turned to look at the holographic image behind him.

"good!"

The picture changes rapidly.

[Jianmu] Inside the spaceport, the hibernating cabin, which is silvery white in color and filled with light yellow deep-sea fluid, follows the tracks and enters the 800-meter-long Luanniao Type I starship ahead.

In the upper right corner of the screen, a bright red number is beating quietly.

That is the time it takes for the last starship to fill the hibernation cabin, and it is also the time it takes for these 3.8 billion people to set off for the Kuiper Belt!

"Professor, the Congressman is here."

As Zero's voice fell, the office door quietly opened.

Seeing the old man leaning on crutches at the door, Lu Yongchang hurried forward to greet him.

"President, why are you here?" Lu Yongchang's eyes showed a bit of annoyance, "If you are looking for me, just inform Zero."

The old man slowly walked into the office on crutches, smiling cheerfully and waving his hands.

"It's not in the way, it's not in the way."

"Unlike you, after everyone hibernates, I have a lot of free time now."

Speaking of this, the old man said with a slightly exaggerated expression: "You don't know, recently I don't see a few new files on my desk a day."

Hearing this, Lu Yongchang suddenly laughed.

"Wouldn't it be better to have some free time?" He winked at Su Yutong and said, "You have been tired for such a long time, why can't you take a break?"

Su Yutong on the side quietly moved a chair and placed it next to the old man.

The old man smiled and nodded to Su Yutong: "Thank you."

"I don't want to rest!" The old man's eyes were full of emotion, "If the earth can be the same as before, I will be fine even if I am busy day and night."

After hearing this, the atmosphere in the office became a little quiet again.

The old man was keenly aware of this. In order to adjust the atmosphere, he moved his eyes slightly and said with a face full of ridicule.

"Speaking of which, Yutong, how is your relationship with Yongchang now?"

The moment he heard this, Su Yutong's eyes flashed with shyness, and he pretended to be calm and said: "President, I am just Professor Lu's assistant."

Lu Yongchang also looked at the old man with a wry smile on his face: "Senior Councilor, when has this been, do you still have the intention to make a joke?"

Looking at the two young people in front of him, the old man sat on his chair and laughed.

"Okay, okay, I, an old man like me, will not get involved in your young people's affairs."

PS. Dear readers, Ka Wen Ka is so awesome today. I spent a long time grinding out this chapter, so... there is only one chapter for now. I will add another chapter if I adjust well tomorrow.

I'm going to change the map next, I have to think about the plot QAQ