Chapter 6 Big-Faced Cat, CC, Old Friends (More Updates with Monthly Tickets)

Although Lin Xian had some doubts about the historical truth told by Uncle Wei Shengjin.

But for now, at least one thing is certain

The fourth dream completely disappeared.

Many things have completely changed.

The mysterious old man is gone, and so are the so-called Space-Time Police Station and Space-Time Court. So it is conceivable that his unfounded crime must also be gone.

Anyway.

From a criminal in history to an innocent citizen again, Lin Xian felt a lot more relaxed.

After such an analysis, it is not difficult to guess

The mysterious old man in the fourth dream is most likely Copernicus himself.

It was he who finally stole Jask's entangled space-time particle. This space-time particle should have helped him with many things, perhaps not just in sending back time travellers. Copernicus should have obtained the entangled space-time particle from that entangled space-time particle. He discovered more secrets, so he could control more laws of time and space, and established the time and space court and the time and space police station that he controlled.

But the moment Jask destroyed the entangled space-time particles.

The future that belonged to Copernicus disappeared.

His centuries-old plan failed because of this, and the future direction is heading towards the future that Jask expected.

"so"

Lin Xian thought to himself:

"The world line of 0.0000000 should be the future that Copernicus hoped to achieve."

"And the world line 0.0000042 should be the future that Jask hopes to achieve."

What about before?

Because Liu Feng's space-time clock had not been reset to zero before the fourth dream, he could not detect the space-time curvature of the previous dreams and world lines.

But even if the curvature of their space-time is not known, it does not prevent them from being different world lines that actually exist.

The first, second, and third dreams, who wanted and who created the future?

"wrong."

Lin Xian suddenly realized.

The fuse and culprit of these changes in the future world is actually himself!

Although he is not the driving force behind the scenes

But the reason why these future world changes are actually related to his behavior.

The first dream has remained unchanged for 23 years. It started from a little Rhenish cat that pried the gears of time and space, and was finally pushed completely to another world line by Professor Xu Yun's hibernation cabin filling fluid, to the future of the second dream.

The second dream jumps to the third dream, which comes from the founding of Rhineland Company.

The third dream jumps to the fourth dream, where he handed over the cold fusion manuscript to Gao Yan of the Academy of Dragon Science.

The fourth dream jumps to the fifth dream, where Jask destroys the entangled space-time particles. Although the person who directly took action in this matter was not Lin Xian, he was the trigger.

"It's just that now I can only act as a trigger, but I don't have the ability to actively change the world like Copernicus and Jask."

Lin Xian realized that this was his biggest shortcoming at present.

Jask has a plan to immigrate to Mars, and he also has the ability to do it;

Copernicus has the ability to complete the plans of the Space-Time Police Station and the Space-Time Court;

Reflect on yourself

One is that there is no clear plan, and the other is that there is not enough ability.

So next step.

You should start from these two points to gradually achieve your desired future and complete your own closed loop!

"Of course, the prerequisite is to join the genius club first and see what the ultimate goal of this group of people is. Only then can I make my own plans and plan my future."

"As for developing our own power, we must indeed put it on the agenda. Let's make Rheinland Company bigger and stronger!"

This is the current situation.

Although there was no particularly useful information from Uncle Wei Shengjin, at least the development and changes in the world of the Fifth Dream gave Lin Xian a new understanding of the relationship between time and space, the future, and closed loops.

However, let’s wait until we are out of dreams to think about this kind of thing.

The current fifth dream world is still mysterious to him, and he still needs to explore it carefully.

Lin Xian lowered his head.

Looking at the metal detector-like device in Uncle Wei Shengjin’s hand:

"Is this metal detector in your hand used to find hafnium alloy safes?"

"Yes."

Uncle Wei Shengjin nodded:

"It's a long story. I started hibernating when I was a teenager. I have been hibernating for more than 200 years. I don't remember anything when I wake up. Even with memory notebooks and memory videos, I also believe that these memories are real. But I After all, there is no sense of reality and no sense of my previous existence.”

"I did quickly start a new life on Mars under the guidance of a psychological counselor. Just like that, I started working, getting married, having children, and holding grandchildren, step by step. I spent my second life happily and happily."

"At first, I didn't feel like I was worried about gains and losses. After all, I lived a very happy life. But from the moment someone told me that I was called Wei Shengjin, I lived as Wei Shengjin, but I was not the Wei Shengjin that I used to be on earth. , that teenage boy.”

"I don't know if you can empathize with me. As a human on earth, the teenage boy Wei Shengjin disappeared the moment I fell into the hibernation cabin. I often think about it."

"Is it really the original Wei Shengjin who wakes up from hibernation after more than 200 years? Or is it just another person who was told to be Wei Shengjin? Am I really Wei Shengjin? Is it really still the same person who fell asleep? The teenage boy in the hibernation pod?”

Speaking of which.

Wei Shengjin paused, his face a little confused:

"It's hard for me to describe this feeling to you in words. It doesn't matter if you don't think about it carefully. Anyway, people are not creatures living in the past. As long as the present is happy and free, it doesn't matter who they were in the past. unimportant."

"But once I'm free and my brain is relaxed, I can't help but think about this question. It's hard for me to convince myself. Especially now that I'm seventy years old, I'm even more confused and want to know the answer."

"I don't want to know who I am when I die."

With that said, Wei Shengjin took off the large backpack on his back and opened it.

Lin Xian found that it contained a variety of field equipment, survival tools, food, notebooks, power supplies, etc.

Uncle Wei Shengjin rummaged around, found a plastic-sealed photo, and handed it to Lin Xian.

Lin Xian took it and held it in front of his eyes.

This photo seems to be a very new one, with no signs of age, but according to what Uncle Wei Shengjin said before, this photo should have been taken shortly before hibernation.

because

What was captured in the photo was the scene inside the Thame Bank warehouse. It was three safes in the middle of a row of hafnium alloy safes, right next to each other.

The number 724 is written on the hafnium alloy safe in the middle, and Wei Shengjin's name is engraved on the nameplate.

There was an English name on the safe on the left, number 723; only half of the safe on the right was photographed, number 725. The text on the nameplate looked like Russian but not like it, so Lin Xian couldn't be sure.

The focus of this photo is obviously on the combination wheel of Wei Shengjin safe.

Eight password wheels combined into one password

23730907.

"Uncle Wei, is this your birthday?"

Wei Shengjin smiled and shook his head:

"No, even as a teenager, I wouldn't be stupid enough to use my birthday as the password for such an important safe, right? That would be too unsafe."

"Then what is this date?"

Lin Xian remembered that Uncle Wei Shengjin just said that he was born in 2373.

Well, since this date is not his birthday

What else could it be?

"Is it a festival that has special meaning to you?" Lin Xian continued to ask.

"I have no idea."

Uncle Wei Shengjin shook his head again:

"I don't know anything. After waking up from hibernation, I lost all the memories of my youth. The ID card shows that my date of birth is January 3, 2373, which is far different from the safe password of September 7. It definitely doesn’t matter.”

"But then again, why did I set the safe password to this when I was a teenager? I think the same as you, it must have some very special meaning? For a teenager who is about to sleep into hibernation For a little boy traveling to an unknown future, what will he put in this time capsule? What will he leave to his future self? "

Uncle Wei Shengjin lowered his head and smiled:

"After retirement, my grandson grew up quickly and no longer needed to be taken care of. My son also lived a very happy life. My wife also left me a few years ago. I have been busy all my life. After a long time of leisure, I couldn't help but think about that original The problem."

"Every night, I sit in the yard and look at the stars, holding this photo and imagining what the young me would put in this time capsule."

"I really want to know the answer. I even want to enter the password with my own hands, open the seal of time, and see for myself. But this dream is destined to not be realized. The super disaster in 2400 did not directly affect Donghai City, but the subsequent earthquakes and wars , Abandonment caused the city to gradually collapse and be buried under the soil over the years.”

"Naturally, the hafnium alloy safes in Thame Bank have also disappeared in those years of war and destruction; they may have been buried with the city, they may have been stolen, or they may have been destroyed. In short, they can be found It can’t be found, not to mention that the earth has long been abandoned and reduced to a large wildlife park.”

"But after all, I decided to take a trip! I want to find out the answer! I want to see what precious memories the teenage me has left for me as an old man in the future."

Wei Shengjin smiled and raised the metal detector in his left hand:

"So here I am. I finally took the step to find myself at the age of seventy. I took the Earth-Fire Space Bus from Mars to the Earth more than half a year ago. After several months of journey, I finally arrived on the Earth. , and then came to the place where Donghai City used to be, that is, this forest, and began to search aimlessly. "

"I have been searching for more than two months, but I haven't found anything, let alone my safe No. 724. I haven't found any other safes."

Lin Xian helplessly spread his hands:

"It's really hard to find, just like finding a needle in a haystack. Are those safes buried in the forest? If the safes are buried deep, they probably won't be able to be detected."

Wei Shengjin laughed:

"I understand all the things you said. Otherwise, why would I have been dilly-dallying, hesitating, and not coming to Earth until I was 70 years old?"

"I have thought about it for so many years, and I know how difficult it is to do it and how slim the hope is. But I am so old, and this is the last thought. In order not to leave regrets in my life, I might as well give it a try!"

"The worst result is that I can't find it. If I can't find it, I will just take it as a trip to the earth. Anyway, it will take two years for the Earth-Mars space bus to arrive. At worst, I will take the bus back to Mars in a dusty state."

At this point, the origin of Mr. Wei Shengjin has been figured out.

He came to Earth from Mars this time just to find the hafnium alloy safe that belongs to him.

Just right.

Lin Xian was also very curious about what information was written in his hafnium alloy safe and on the small note written to him by Chu Anqing.

Chu Anqing said that the moment she saw the content on the small note, she could understand the truth and falsehood of the dream world.

Even the changes in the fifth dream now can most likely prove that the dream world is real.

But

Lin Xian still wanted to know

What words would Chu Anqing write for herself in the last few tens of minutes of her life as a thousand-year-old pile that touched the particles of time and space?

It must be very important information, right?

This is the clue she left for herself with her last life, perhaps more important than she thought.

"Then let's find it together, Uncle Wei."

Lin Xian said:

"I also want to know what's hidden in my safe, let me try my luck with you."

"Of course no problem." Uncle Wei Shengjin smiled heartily:

"Your name is Lin Xian, right? Then I will call you Lin Xian in the future, and you don't have to be so polite to call me uncle, after all, you were born much earlier than me. This phenomenon is very common in society now, so people don't use this name anymore. You can just call me by my name in the future, Wei Shengjin."

"No, no, no"

Lin Xian shook his hand and refused, insisting:

"I'll still call you Uncle Wei. After all, this is Earth. Let's talk about generations on Earth and respect tradition."

The name Wei Shengjin is really well-known.

Forgive Lin Xian for not having such a skill.

So.

The two formed a team.

While chatting, they followed the route set by Wei Shengjin.

Lin Xian had never held out any hope of finding the safe. He knew that it was impossible to find a needle in a haystack.

However, after finally finding a living person who could speak, Lin Xian couldn't let him go, right?

He must get as much intelligence and information as possible.

Wei Shengjin was very skilled in holding the metal detector, moving left and right along the ground, very seriously.

Lin Xian followed Wei Shengjin like a tail, asking questions:

"Uncle Wei, you have such a good body, have you also been strengthened by drugs and gene editing?"

"Haha, there is no such thing." Uncle Wei Shengjin was amused:

"Those are all concepts in science fiction, not on Mars."

Okay.

It seems that the technology tree has changed.

Lin Xian chuckled.

It can't be that the two blue-eyed girl assassins brought some psychological trauma to Jask, right?

So much so that he was very opposed to drug enhancement and gene editing, so naturally, on his Mars, he would not develop technology in this area.

That's right.

That's Jask's Mars, and he must have the final say.

"Since you don't have physical enhancement, give me the backpack and I'll carry it for you."

Lin Xian has always respected the elderly and loved the young:

"To save you some energy and increase your speed in detecting underground metal reactions. I'm younger than you and I'm sure I have better physical strength."

"Haha, then thank you, Lin Xian, this backpack is really heavy, it makes my waist bend."

Uncle Wei Shengjin was not polite.

He put down the big backpack directly on the spot and let Lin Xian carry it on his shoulders.

It was indeed heavy, but acceptable.

Lin Xian had good physical strength, and he had been training in the astronaut secret training center a few months ago, so his physical fitness was also improved.

With the backpack on his back, Lin Xian continued to ask about things on Mars.

I have learned a lot about economy, politics, structure, and technology.

In general.

According to Wei Shengjin, life on Mars is still very comfortable, without so much pressure and no war.

The fundamental reason is that although Mars implements a federal system, SpaceT is still the only one behind the scenes.

SpaceT's dominance does not rely on weapons and power, but on real technological skills.

The Mars immigration plan was not officially launched until around 2350, and it developed very slowly. At the beginning, there were only a few small bases, and they had to rely on the supply of materials on the earth.

In 2400, the earth suffered a major disaster, but Mars was not affected at all. Under the leadership of Jask and SpaceT, the Martians began to build and develop steadily.

This is not a simple matter.

Mars is much farther away from the sun than the earth, which leads to very limited solar energy that can be received on Mars.

As the saying goes, all things grow by the sun, and Mars is inherently disadvantaged in obtaining solar energy.

But compared with other difficulties in building Mars, the problem of sunlight is the most insignificant.

Mars' atmosphere is too thin to block dangerous cosmic radiation and rays, and the air pressure is too low to lock in liquid water.

Mars has no magnetic field, which is its weakest link; the reason why life on Earth is so comfortable is because of the existence of Earth's magnetic field, which deflects solar storms and cosmic rays so that they cannot reach the surface.

Similarly, the low gravity environment of Mars is also a major test for the human body's adaptability and long-term evolution.

For more than two hundred years, humans on Mars have been contending with these external factors.

They united as one, overcame countless difficulties, and finally developed Mars into a self-sufficient, well-off living planet.

In other words, the standard of living on Mars in 2350 will not be as good as that on Earth in 2024.

Then in 2350 and 2550, humans on Mars were building homes, and technological development was basically at a standstill. After all, the first priority was self-sufficient survival.

After 2550, after all the problems of food, clothing, safety, diet, and life are solved, Mars will truly enter the stage of developing science and technology.

This is the arrival of the next bottleneck. Resources and energy are all problems. Until today, 2624, the living standards and technological level of humans on Mars can only barely reach the level of Earth in 2200.

Lin Xian had no practical concept of this statement. Through comparison with the conversation with Wei Shengjin, he roughly judged that in this future, the technological level of the earth in 2200 would be similar to that of New Donghai City in the second dream.

High-density nuclear batteries have been solved, but there is still a certain distance from controllable nuclear fusion.

SpaceT controls all the lifeblood of Mars and determines the development direction of Mars. It has absolute say in all federations.

When Jask died, there were 200 million people on Mars. Now, the total population of Mars has exceeded 500 million.

Wei Shengjin also said:

"In fact, there is another important reason why humans on Mars are reluctant to come to Earth. That is that the super disaster in 2400 was too scary. No one knows when the next disaster will occur without warning."

"So, everyone is afraid of this side of the earth. No one is willing to come to travel, let alone live. The fact is that before the super disaster in 2400, there was really no sign at all, it was very sudden. Appeared."

Lin Xian followed Wei Shengjin with a heavy backpack on his back.

Another super disaster in 2400.

He did not think that this kind of disaster was caused by nature.

Because there were no similar disasters in the previous four dreams, at least not in the records.

If it is really a natural disaster.

Such as solar storms, internal movements of the earth, foreign meteorites, etc.

If the fifth dream exists, then the first four dreams must also exist.

It is impossible to say that the sun in the first dream was very generous and did not erupt an electromagnetic storm; and then when the fifth dream suddenly became angry, an electromagnetic storm broke out?

This is obviously impossible.

The earth does not have that much face. In front of the huge sun, the earth is a small piece of garbage, not worth mentioning.

So, the reason is self-evident.

This is something Lin Xian has always suspected.

The super disaster on Earth in 2400 will most likely be caused by humans. Although I don’t know Jask’s specific purpose, the so-called “history education” on Mars should be a lie and not true history.

even

Why did humans give up on the earth so easily? What's the secret behind this? Lin Xian still insists that no matter what, the earth is more suitable for human survival than Mars. Is it possible that letting humans abandon the earth and escape is a conspiracy in itself?

Lin Xian followed behind and thought, but did not follow Wei Shengjin's words.

Wei Shengjin walked in front.

While detecting, he chuckled and said:

"Hey, I think these people are a little unfounded. How can a super disaster like that sweeping the world be so easy to encounter? How can it be such a coincidence?"

"Don't you think so, Lin Xian? There's no way the earth has been fine for more than two hundred years, and then as soon as the two of us came, the earth exploded, right? Hahahahahahahaha"

Uncle Wei Shengjin smiled heartily.

Lin Xian also laughed heartily.

Yes, it’s such a coincidence, Uncle Wei!

Lin Xian lowered his head and looked at the watch on his left wrist.

16:41 pm.

There are only 8 hours left for Wei Shengjin to laugh and laugh.

He suddenly thought.

If the white light that destroyed the world at 00:42 simply destroyed the earth, would humans on Mars be able to survive?

After thinking about it, Lin Xian felt that it was not realistic.

If white light is indeed some kind of weapon that destroys the earth, then the intensity and scope of such a blow coming at the speed of light must be very large.

It is impossible to say that the earth has been evaporated, Mars is still fine, and the sun is still fine.

There is a high probability that if it is destroyed, it will be a solar system, and no one can escape.

But then again

What is that white light?

Is the earth really destroyed?

Or is it that the earth is fine and I was kicked out of the time loop?

I really don’t know when I will find the answer to Bai Guang.

Beep beep beep beep!

suddenly.

The metal detector in Wei Shengjin's hand made a fierce and rapid sound.

"found it?"

Lin Xian didn't expect it to be shipped, so he hurried over.

Wei Shengjin moved the metal detector slightly and found the place where the signal was strongest. The beep, beep, beep, beep, beep was fixed there:

"This location,

Uncle Wei Shengjin affirmed.

Lin Xian thought of a question:

"Can your detector detect all metals? Since this is the ruins of the former Donghai City, it's like that."

Uncle Wei Shengjin shook his head:

"That kind of steel must have rusted and corroded after such a long time. My machine cannot detect that kind of rusty metal. This detector is very advanced and is not a security inspection machine that identifies metals through electromagnetic induction. "

"I won't explain the principle of this to you. In short, my detector can only detect metal bodies with a smooth surface, no rust, and a complete structure."

"I came prepared for this journey. The hafnium alloy material is resistant to high temperatures and corrosion and will never rust. If you use this detector to detect it, you will definitely detect it accurately!"

"What if it's a stainless steel basin?"

Lin Xian asked rigorously:

"Is it possible that stainless steel basins can be detected?"

Wei Shengjin shook his head and smiled:

"Lin Xian, stainless steel materials are not absolutely immune to rust. Even the most powerful stainless steel materials cannot last for decades in an outdoor environment. Rusting is inevitable. What's more, it's been 200 years. The stainless steel is also rusty.”

"If you say that it is newly produced stainless steel, that is even more ridiculous. On this abandoned earth, the industrial level is almost non-existent, and it is absolutely impossible to produce stainless steel materials. We can responsibly talk about the current planet There cannot be any piece of stainless steel on it.”

rigorous!

Lin Xian couldn't help but give Wei Shengjin a thumbs up:

"Okay, Uncle Wei, I can see that you are really prepared!"

"Okay, Lin Xian, take out the folding shovel from your backpack, and let's dig up the soil together and take a look.

After two months of exploration and the first shipment, Mr. Wei Shengjin was obviously very excited, rolling up his sleeves and getting ready to dig in the soil.

Leave it alone!

If you can find the first one, you can find the second one!

Lin Xian took out two folding shovels from his backpack. They seemed to be made of high-grade materials and were stronger than expected after unfolding.

Mars technology is worthy of its name.

The two people acted quickly and started digging the hole with shovel after shovel.

I didn't expect that the thing was buried quite deep. I dug it more than one meter deep, but I still haven't found it yet.

Wei Shengjin wiped his sweat.

He climbed out of the pit, climbed back in with a metal detector, and scanned directly below.

Beep beep beep beep! ! ! !

This time it was louder.

"That's right, Lin Xian, definitely there

Lin Xian was also tired and sweating profusely.

After all, the dream world is August 28, 2624, the hottest time of summer, and you are still doing such heavy physical work.

“We need to make the hole a little wider.”

Lin Xian took the kettle from Wei Shengjin, drank a few sips, and wiped his mouth:

"Otherwise, the two of us can't stand in it. There must be enough space before we can dig it out."

Wei Shengjin nodded.

So the two stopped digging vertically and started widening horizontally.

Fortunately, Wei Shengjin's Mars technology shovel was sharp enough to cut through the soil like tofu. It took no effort to shovel the soil, and the two men's project progressed quickly.

“It has an archaeological feel.”

Lin Xian said while standing in the pit

During this period of time, I had a lot of social experience in grave digging and archeology.

Click!

Lin Xian stepped on the shovel, and it got stuck halfway, causing a spark to pop out.

"Looks like I dug it."

Lin Xian picked up the shovel and took a look, and found that there was a small gap in front of it. The only metal that could make the gap with this Martian technology was hafnium alloy.

as expected.

The two dug along the stuck area and quickly dug out a corner of the hafnium alloy safe!

"Uncle Wei, this is the thing. You really found the right one."

Lin Xian pointed at the source of all evil beneath his feet.

He has known this thing since it has been fighting wits and courage for so long, and it turns into ashes.

Success is just around the corner.

The two of them didn't even have time to wipe off their sweat. They doubled their speed and dug vigorously, finally erecting the hafnium alloy safe that was hundreds of years old and shiny silver.

Throwing away the shovel, the two of them immediately came over and looked at the nameplate on the front.

Number: 1277

Name: Pang Ya

Suddenly, there were two sighs.

"When I go to this safe, the queue reaches number 1277."

Lin Xian complained:

"This Taimu Bank has really become bigger and stronger."

He turned his head and looked at Wei Shengjin, who was sitting relaxedly on the ground:

"Uncle Wei, when you kept the safe, what was the highest number? Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot that you lost your memory."

Wei Shengjin said that after hibernating, he had no memory of the past at all. Naturally, he would not remember what happened when he stored the safe. After all, he did not even know the meaning of the password 23730907 or why he set this date. .

Lin Xian randomly turned the eight password wheels on the safe and gave it a try out of boredom.

Needless to say, the quality of this safe is really good. It is made of hafnium alloy, and the combination wheel is still so smooth and crisp.

After trying several passwords and pressing the lock, it still couldn't be opened. Lin Xian gave up and turned around to console him:

"It's okay, Uncle Wei. Although the safe we ​​worked so hard to dig out is neither yours nor mine, it's not necessarily a bad thing."

"Think about it, you have been searching here for two months and you haven't found one. Maybe Taimu Bank is not in this forest at all. You may not have the idea that Donghai City is so big, and I don't know about your Mars either. How big is the previous city, but Donghai City covers an area of ​​more than 6,000 square kilometers. If you scan and detect it at your speed, you won't be able to complete the detection in twenty years, let alone two years. "

"Okay now, you have directly discovered the core area. Since you can find the first safe, there must be a second and third one around it. It is even possible that where we are now is the ruins of the former Taime Bank. You should be happy."

Wei Shengjin turned his head in confusion and looked at Lin Xian:

"Are you comforting Lin Xian? Hahaha, you are worrying too much. At such an old age, how can I be depressed over such a trivial matter? Hahaha, but thank you. I was just too tired just now and couldn't speak for a moment. After all, I am 70 At this age, my physical strength is incomparable to that of young people like you.”

Wei Shengjin picked up the kettle, drank a few sips, and handed it to Lin Xian with a smile.

Seeing that the 70-year-old man who was chasing his teenage dream was in a good mood, Lin Xian felt relieved and waved his hand to show that he was not thirsty.

Then he took a step forward, sat on the newly dug hafnium alloy safe, and looked into the depths of the forest with Wei Shengjin:

"Uncle Wei, I still have some questions about history that I would like to ask."

"Hey, why are you always so polite, Lin Xian?"

Wei Shengjin waved his hand:

"You really haven't adapted to this era, so I'm a little restrained. You really don't need to call me uncle, just like I call you by your name, just call me Wei Shengjin!"

"Forehead"

Lin Xian decided to skip the title and go straight to the point:

"I want to ask two questions. The first question is"

"Why in 2400, after a super disaster, when Jask came to pick up people from Mars, everyone left without hesitation? Normally, no matter how broken, rotten, ruined or technologically backward the earth is, it cannot survive Are so many people really willing to leave their homes and go to Mars if they have enough to eat?”

Wei Shengjin sighed lightly.

He said slowly:

"Look, this is the drawback of you not receiving a history education. I'm very confused about how you passed the general knowledge test of hibernation and awakening? If you don't pass the test, you have to make up for it. If you are not sure that you have the ability to integrate into the current society, It is not allowed to live freely in the future era.”

"Historical education says that the situation on the earth at that time was very bad, not just war and not having enough to eat. Even after decades, the world's population has been depleted, but the natural environment has not improved, such as volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunami forests, etc. Xian, if you haven’t experienced that kind of horrific scene, you definitely can’t understand their thoughts.”

"Look at the war scenes and disaster movies in the movies. Who wouldn't want to retreat to a safe place when faced with that kind of situation? And at that time, between 2400 and 2500 AD, the safest and most comfortable place was definitely Mars."

"After 2500 AD, the earth's environment may indeed have improved, but those immigrants from the earth at that time have either died or have settled on Mars. The children and grandchildren of the new generation of Martians are not willing to go to the backward earth. Could it be that Do you want an old man like me to go back to the earth to hunt for survival and live a primitive life?”

"I definitely don't want to do this. Moreover, the Earth, Fire and Space Bus runs once every two years. Whoever really wants to return to earth will never be stopped by anyone. You can come whenever you want, with personal freedom. It's just that it's difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Now Mars Life is obviously much happier than on Earth, and no one will come.”

"Unless one day, the technological level and living standards of the Earth can reach half or even one-third of those of Mars, then it is estimated that many people will be willing to live on the Earth."

Lin Xian nodded.

continued:

"Yes, that's the second question I want to ask."

"You said before that after the last batch of Mars immigrant spacecraft flew away in 2500, there would be millions or even tens of millions of people left on the earth. But now more than 100 years have passed, and there is a certain level of knowledge reserve. , why has it not developed to the stage of industrial civilization?”

Wei Shengjin screwed on the kettle lid.

Set aside.

Continue to explain to Lin Xian:

"100 years is indeed a long time, enough to achieve a technological leap. But the prerequisite is that the population must be concentrated enough and knowledge and basic equipment can be sustained."

"SpaceT's spacecraft has spent decades picking up all the Earth's humans who are willing to leave the earth. Except for some die-hards, most of the remaining people have various physical problems and cannot ride on the spacecraft and cannot adapt to the environment. Gravity environment, people unable to travel in space for long periods of time.”

"It is no exaggeration to say that those left behind are all the old, weak, sick and disabled. Under such a basic premise, the population is so dispersed that it is impossible to truly unite. It can be considered a huge organization if it can gather tens of thousands of people."

"But what can a population of tens of thousands, including young and old, do in industrial development? It would be great if they can maintain an agricultural economy. So after more than 100 years of reproduction and reproduction, the total number of people left on the earth can exceed 3,000 10,000, and developed to the level of living in the Middle Ages, which is already a miracle.”

"The technological explosion of civilizations does come quickly, but no civilization can explode suddenly and without accumulation. Every outbreak of the industrial revolution seems to be rapid, but in fact it is accumulated over hundreds of years. the result of."

"This accumulation is not just the accumulation of knowledge and basic equipment, but more of the accumulation of talents and even geniuses. Only geniuses can truly promote the development of history, and given the population base, there are only more than 100 years and several generations, so the probability of a genius appearing is too small."

"You may not believe it, even after nearly a thousand years, the geniuses listed in children's textbooks are still Einstein, Newton, Gauss and other miracles of human civilization. In fact, there is a gap of more than 100 years between Newton and Gauss; and there is another gap of more than 100 years between Gauss and Einstein."

"But I still have a good idea about the prospects of the earth. I am very optimistic. If we give the Earth's human beings another 100 or 200 years, when their population increases, the quantitative change will definitely lead to qualitative change, and they will easily enter the industrial age. "

Lin Xian listened to Wei Shengjin's evaluation of history, humanities, and civilization, and felt quite insightful:

"You seem to know a lot. What do you do on Mars?"

"Hehe, before I retired, I was a teacher at a university."

"Oh, awesome!"

Lin Xian praised:

"Then I will call you Professor Wei in the future."

"Oh, I'm not a professor, just an ordinary teacher, you can just call me Wei Shengjin."

"Then I will call you Teacher Wei." Lin Xian was still trying.

"Hey, whatever you want."

As he said, Wei Shengjin stood up and patted the dirt on his body:

"Then let's continue? I speculate that there should be other hafnium alloy safes in this area. Let's take this place as the center and scan and detect in the east first!"

Wei Shengjin was full of energy and took Lin Xian to continue on the road of archaeology.

All the way to the east.

Wei Shengjin was still operating the metal detector, and Lin Xian helped him carry his bag and tools.

Suddenly.

The two stopped, looked up, and looked at the jungle in front of them that was blocked by lush branches and leaves.

In the distance

There seemed to be sounds of chasing and shouting.

Lin Xian thought it was a wild beast at first, but when he listened carefully, it was people shouting! There were several people!

Finally, I can meet a living person again, and it is likely that they are local people on Earth!

Lin Xian was very excited.

Wei Shengjin was a person who had been brainwashed by historical education. Lin Xian didn't believe him very much. He wanted to hear the intelligence of the local people on Earth.

Just as he was about to move forward.

Wei Shengjin pulled Lin Xian behind the tree and made a shushing gesture with his index finger at his mouth:

"Shh, don't get excited, let's hide first. The earth is very chaotic now, especially near the East China Sea. It is so remote and there are no big cities. It's all villages. Some people are not easy to deal with. It's better to hide first."

While speaking.

The sounds of chasing and cursing on the other side of the jungle were getting closer.

Lin Xian and Wei Shengjin hid behind the tree and poked their heads out.

Whoosh!

A graceful black figure jumped out from the leaves and came to an open space. She pulled out the shiny black machete from her waist, found the right position and landed to wait.

Lin Xian took a deep breath and opened his eyes wide.

Dark brown hair,

Frowning and sharp eyebrows at this time,

The teardrop mole at the corner of the left eye,

Familiar face, familiar figure, familiar appearance!

He was just about to shout

"Damn it! Kill her for me!"

With a vulgar shout, the fierce man with a face full of flesh, led by three younger brothers of different lengths, thicknesses, fatness and thinness behind him, jumped out of the bushes and swung forward with a stick:

"Hit her for me! Hit her hard!"

In the blink of an eye, the situation became a mess, with spears and short knives forming a four-on-one situation. An inch longer, an inch stronger, especially the wooden red tassel spear in the hand of the tall and thin brother, poking from a distance, the hidden spear could not escape, and the fight was indistinguishable.

Damn!

Lin Xian couldn't help it and jumped out from behind the tree.

They were all old acquaintances and family members, why fight:

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Lin Xian emerged from behind the tree and ran towards the chaos:

"Stop fighting! Stop! Stop! Stop fighting!"

However,

No one paid any attention to him.

A Zhuang and San Pang waved their short knives at the air, Er Zhuzi poked at the air with a long spear, and Da Lian Mao stood on the periphery waving a stick and verbally attacking.

CC had already exhausted all his energy just to dodge the four people's random attacks, and had no time to look at Lin Xian.

"I told you to stop fighting, stop it first!"

Lin Xian had already run to Big Face Cat and slapped his shoulder:

"Brother Face, give me some face! Stop fighting!"

Huh

A cold stick came at his head, and Lin Xian dodged it sideways.

Big Face Cat's face was full of flesh:

"Who the hell are you? Give you some face!? Who do you think you are!"

The third younger brother heard the voice and stopped and looked at the eldest brother.

At the same time.

CC finally raised his head, looked over here, and opened his eyes wide:

"Lin Linxian?"