#31 - Chapter 31 Red Oxygen
Yan Fangfang's response was unexpected even to Dongfang Chen, who looked at her in surprise.
"What do you want from me?" Dongfang Chen asked.
"Can you not make me leave the guard team?" Yan Fangfang pleaded.
As expected, you have to be tough!
The game between a man and a woman is like tug-of-war: if you're tough, she's gentle; if you're gentle, she's tough.
Dongfang Chen wasn't being pretentious either, and said:
"You're thinking pretty highly of yourself! Let me tell you, it's lucky that the person who got hurt this time was someone you brought. Otherwise, do you think I could have let you off so easily this time? Besides, your subordinates are also people, and now they're also part of my base. Do you think I wouldn't punish you? I'm not saying this to you, but after causing such a big mess, instead of quickly reflecting on the problems within yourself, you're still thinking about being reinstated? What are you thinking?"
"You!" Yan Fangfang was just about to get angry.
"What about me?" Dongfang Chen immediately retorted.
You can't indulge this kind of young lady!
"Dongfang Chen, oh no, Boss! How about this? As long as you agree to let me go out and kill zombies, I'll agree to anything you want, okay?"
Seeing that being soft didn't work, Yan Fangfang started to act coquettishly.
"Strange!" Dongfang Chen didn't take her up on her offer, but instead said with feigned puzzlement.
"What's strange? What's strange about me?" Yan Fangfang was looked at inexplicably. She quickly lowered her head and looked at herself.
"I was thinking, your subordinate is seriously injured with a fracture, and I don't see a bit of sadness on your face. Instead, you ran over here to act coquettishly with me. Don't you think that's strange? Besides, I'm not interested in old women! Please stay away from me, you're giving me the creeps," Dongfang Chen replied.
"Dong...fang...Chen...! I'm going to kill you!" Yan Fangfang couldn't bear it any longer. She had made concessions again and again, only to be ridiculed time and time again. At this moment, she gritted her teeth.
Women of this age group are not to be trifled with, especially when you expose their shortcomings to their face and call them old women. This is simply pulling hair from a tiger's mouth, tired of living.
Dongfang Chen also knew that what he said was a bit too much. So, before Yan Fangfang completely erupted, he quickly opened the door and hid in the office.
"Dongfang Chen! Open the door! Dongfang Chen! I'm going to kill you! Open the door now!" Yan Fangfang shouted loudly while slamming on the door outside.
The soundproofing in the room was average. The sound of knocking on the door sounded deeper from the inside, and the shouting was already very soft.
There were also several guards in the corridor watching from a distance. They didn't know what was going on, and they didn't dare to interfere.
Dongfang Chen was having a headache when Xiao Lin spoke:
"Commander, the system has issued an emergency countdown mission, would you like to view it?"
"Countdown mission?" Dongfang Chen's attention quickly focused.
"View it!" Dongfang Chen replied.
Emergency Mission Notice (Limited Time):
Situation Summary:
Abnormal atmospheric composition detected. Sample data shows that the (CH4)3 component in the air is seriously excessive. According to the simulation data from the supercomputing center, as the (CH4)3 content increases, a layer of molecular optical film will gradually form outside the ozone layer. Once the optical film is formed, it will seriously affect the penetration efficiency of infrared light.
Mission Content:
Before the molecular optical film is completely formed, help as many human settlements as possible to establish underground survival bases.
Mission Duration:
3 years.
Mission Start Time:
Start immediately.
Special Reminder:
Mission failure will lead to human extinction.
At the end of the notice, the four bright red characters "Human Extinction" were particularly conspicuous.
Subsequently, a constantly flashing countdown appeared on the big screen: 1094: 23: 59: 59.
"Xiao Lin, what exactly is that molecular formula?" Dongfang Chen swallowed and asked in shock.
"(CH4)3 molecular cluster is composed of 3 methane molecules. It is not stable under natural conditions and will decompose into methane gas. However, the supercomputing center simulation data shows that (CH4)3 in the high altitude is affected by solar radiation and will exhibit extremely strong adsorption. This will cause the surrounding methane molecules to be continuously polymerized, eventually forming a hollow nano air sac in the shape of a regular dodecahedron, which is (CH4)12."
"And then?"
Dongfang Chen listened in a daze. Although he was also a university graduate, his major was different after all. The little chemistry knowledge he learned in high school had long been returned to the teacher.
"Nano air sac..."
"Hey~! Okay, okay. Xiao Lin, explain it a little simpler, a little easier to understand, I don't understand," Dongfang Chen interrupted Xiao Lin as soon as she opened her mouth.
What nano, what molecules, listening to it makes my head spin.
"Okay. The most critical issue here is that the regular dodecahedron will form a stable hollow structure similar to a soccer ball. During this process, ozone molecules and oxygen molecules, which act as bridges, will be wrapped inside," Xiao Lin explained as much as possible through vivid metaphors.
"And then? I don't see any connection between this and human extinction?" Dongfang Chen still seemed to understand.
"The 2 ozone molecules and 1 oxygen molecule wrapped in the middle will gradually be ionized into 8 oxygen atoms under the action of solar radiation. And at night, after the solar radiation disappears, the 8 oxygen atoms will recombine into an oxygen molecule: O8. This oxygen molecule composed of 8 oxygen atoms is also called: red oxygen."
"Red oxygen?" Dongfang Chen asked suspiciously.
"Yes, red oxygen. Red oxygen has two characteristics: infrared absorption and magnetic field annihilation. This is also the reason why (CH4)3 forms a molecular optical film outside the ozone layer."
"Infrared absorption? Magnetic field annihilation?" Dongfang Chen's hair stood on end.
He was dizzy listening to everything before. Only the last 8 words were like a thunderbolt, directly hitting his forehead.
What infrared rays and magnetic fields, anyone with a little knowledge reserve is no stranger to them. People's lives in all aspects, and even the entire Blue Star ecosystem, cannot be separated from these two things.
Without infrared rays, photosynthesis cannot be carried out, wouldn't all the plants and animals have to kick the bucket? Without a magnetic field, oh my god, wouldn't that be a mass extinction?
"Good gracious! This is simply inhumane! Annihilation of humanity!" This is too scary to even think about!
"It's not that serious. The molecular optical film can absorb and reflect at most 30% of infrared rays. Plant photosynthesis will be affected, but it is not fatal. The most serious problem is the series of changes in ecology, climate, and temperature brought about by this. The chain reaction caused by this will make human survival extremely challenging," Xiao Lin said.
"Then why is this happening? What caused it?" Dongfang Chen calmed down and asked again.
"According to monitoring data, the cause is a type of microorganism living in the soil and sea. These microorganisms mainly grow and reproduce by decomposing the corpses of dead animals and plants. They have mutated due to the influence of viral RNA. This causes them to release (CH4)3 during the process of decomposing food," Xiao Lin explained.
"Truly, success is due to Xiao He, and failure is also due to Xiao He!" Dongfang Chen understood and sighed.
Microorganisms have played an immeasurable role in the evolution of life on Blue Star. It is not an exaggeration to call them the creators of life on Blue Star.
In the first billions of years, they continuously consumed carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and produced oxygen. This is what made Blue Star turn blue, and what allowed all living things to multiply and thrive.
And now, it is microorganisms again, who will personally destroy everything they created?
Dongfang Chen felt very tired at this time.
Before, he thought it was difficult to live, but it was just because he didn't have money.
But now, wanting to live is really difficult.
Wanting to survive, you have to wrestle with the entire Blue Star ecosystem. Is this something that humans can do?
Leaning on the sofa, he didn't want to move at all.
Why me! I'm not a savior! Why should I bear such a responsibility?
