Chapter 4 Broken and Healed Femur
It was a sunny morning, and many people gathered in front of the headquarters building of the coalition government. They were all waiting for the unveiling of the Moon Setoff Monument - what was under the black cloth in front of them.
Wow
The staff dragged a corner of the black cloth, and the black cloth slowly slid down, revealing a gray-black cube made of granite.
This is the Monument to the Departure of the Moon.
The carvings on the monument are very simple, with only a pattern symbolizing the month-by-month plan and a few philosophical lines of small words.
"Today is June 22, 2058, and what was just unveiled behind me is the Monument to the Launch of the Moon."
The reporter introduced the monument to the audience behind the screen.
In the coalition government headquarters building behind the monument, an old man was looking through the tall floor-to-ceiling windows at what was happening below.
There are more wrinkles on his face than fourteen years ago, and his waist is more stooped.
But his eyes were brighter.
"Xiao Xi."
he called softly.
When Hao Xiaoxi heard the call, he glanced at his son's photo on the screen saver of his phone, then stood up and came to Zhou Zhezhi's side.
"sit."
Hao Xiaoxi sat down without thinking.
"The backup plan for the moon." Zhou Zhezhi asked with concern, "Have you received a reply?"
Hao Xiaoxi replied: "Some countries raised objections and did not sign on the plan. The main differences focused on the donation of strategic nuclear weapons."
Zhou Zhe shook his head and sighed.
Although Hao Xiaoxi didn't say it, he didn't need to think about it to know which countries had raised objections. After all, there were only a few countries with strategic nuclear weapons.
But why are they unwilling to donate nuclear weapons?
Do they still plan to use nuclear weapons against their compatriots during the long interstellar wandering journey?
"well."
Even at the most difficult moment in human history, human beings still cannot unite.
Zhou Zhe sighed and said, "I'm afraid it will be the same as fourteen years ago."
Hao Xiaoxi's eyes changed slightly.
fourteen years ago
She knew that what Zhou Zhe was talking about was the attack on the Gabon base, and that the Ark space station crashed at that time.
"Be on guard against death."
"Make plans."
Zhou Zhe emphasized.
Hao Xiaoxi nodded seriously. She knew why Zhou Zhezhi suddenly mentioned fourteen years ago. It was because all countries had recently received a strange message.
205807
July 2058, which is next month, happens to be the month when the month-by-month plan is officially launched.
The information itself is nothing surprising.
What is surprising is the way information is obtained and how history repeats itself.
These numbers come from the laboratory.
It is an arrangement of microscopic particles observed by experimental instruments when scientists conduct optical experiments, and it has occurred in almost thousands of laboratories around the world.
Not only that, as early as 1987, China had received similar news.
It was an aviation industry technology research institute at the time, and the number it received was 2044, and 2044 was the year the Gabon base was attacked.
The combination of the incomprehensible way the message was delivered, and what had happened since the last time a similar message was received, made everyone uneasy.
What will happen in July 2058?
"Our country is opening all underground cities." Hao Xiaoxi said seriously, "maximizing the safety of people within the country."
Time flies by, and July comes in the blink of an eye.
People finally understood what the string of numbers 205807 means.
The destruction of mankind!
Three planetary engines on the moon were overloaded and exploded at the same time. Humanity's plan to exile the moon not only failed, but also pushed the moon into the embrace of the earth.
When the earth and moon collide, the consequences are self-evident.
Humanity must take immediate measures, and countermeasures are being discussed in the coalition government conference room at this moment.
After hearing what Hao Xiaoxi said, the representatives of the Stars and Stripes Kingdom protested strongly: "Young people, if you let them in now, they will never come out again!"
"Do you know what happens next?"
"Wait until the food is gone!"
"Everyone will starve to death in there!"
Hao Xiaoxi replied politely but forcefully: "We are opening the underground city to inform you, not to solicit your opinion."
Zhou Zhe smiled happily.
Xiaoxi can now take charge of her own business. If this crisis can be solved, it is time for me to step back and give the stage to young people.
The representatives of Stars and Stripes stood up.
He was beaten so hard by Hao Xiaoxi that he couldn't breathe unless he stood up.
Hao Xiaoxi ignored him.
"Everyone, please take a look."
she told representatives of other countries, pointing to the screen.
Time is running out.
After a small meeting in the morning, the coalition government held a conference in the evening. Representatives and reporters from various countries attended the meeting.
Everyone is concerned about the same problem.
Now how to do? Is humanity going to perish?
"Mr.president."
"Dear representatives."
"Friends all over the world."
Zhou Zhe walked up to the podium with a cane. He spoke slowly, with a faint soothing power in his voice.
"This is a fossil from 15,000 years ago."
A photo appeared on the big screen, showing a fossilized bone.
Representatives from various countries looked confused.
They didn't understand what Zhou Zhe was trying to say. Why would he take out a photo of a fossil at a critical moment that determines human life and death?
“A human femur that broke and then healed.”
"It is a symbol of the birth of human civilization."
Zhou Zhe said eloquently: "Fifteen thousand years ago, a broken thigh was fatal because you couldn't avoid danger or find food, and you could only wait to be eaten by wild beasts."
He changed the subject: "But!"
"This femur...is healed!"
He said with burning eyes: "This means that after he was injured, someone would treat his wounds, someone would provide him with water and food, and someone would protect him from wild beasts."
In the old man's hoarse voice, people gradually became quiet.
“It’s this mutual aid.”
"Unity."
"We have survived and continued the fire of civilization."
People looked at Zhou Zhezhi's face quietly.
Suddenly, they felt a tenacious power from the old man's voice.
"In 1944, after the successful test of the month-by-month plan, we proposed a backup plan to detonate global nuclear weapons in a phased array on the lunar surface, trigger lunar nuclear fusion, and self-destruct."
"There are representatives from thirty-three countries here, and they have received the same message as me."
Zhou Zhe held up his cell phone.
The phone screen displayed densely packed bright red numbers.
"This is the exact number of nuclear weapons that can be deployed around the world, and it is also the total amount of nuclear weapons required to trigger lunar fusion."
"These numbers were once top secret."
"But it means nothing now."
"I don't know the source and intention of this information, but it seems to remind us that today, fifteen thousand years later, another broken femur is in front of us."
“Are we still making the same choices we did fifteen thousand years ago?”