A group of tents of all sizes were set up outside the camp. Although it was simple, it was enough to shelter from wind and rain.
These tents were brought from the Fishbone Base, and before the apartment building at Camp 27 was built, residents who were forced to relocate to the surface could only temporarily live here.
The rows of simple tents form a sharp contrast with the one hundred iron houses in the middle of the camp, just like slums and rich areas.
It's funny to say that they had previously ridiculed the immigrants who entered the surface in two batches, saying that they would not live a comfortable life and had to go to the surface to endure hardships.
But now the situation seems to be reversed, and those who they once laughed at have now become those who they envied.
After passing through several simple tents, Jiang Chen walked to a tent located in the corner of the camp and saw an old man with white hair sitting at the door, as if waiting for him.
Are you Academician Qin?
Looking at Jiang Chen standing in front of him, the old man smiled kindly and stood up.
Yes, maybe you are that Jiang Chen?
Jiang Chen nodded.
Your health doesn't seem to be in good condition.
The old man waved his hand and said something surprised Jiang Chen.
It's okay, I'm a cyborg.
Cyber?Can electronic people age?
Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, but soon returned to normal.
I heard that you have something important to me, is it just for this?
Of course not.Academician Qin shook his head, but there was something I wanted to hand it over to you.
As he said that, he took out a black ball the size of a baseball from his pocket.
Looking at the thing, Jiang Chen frowned. He always felt that he had seen this thing somewhere.
Suddenly, his pupils shrank.
Golden Apple?Jiang Chen said softly.
Academician Qin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Is that what do you call this thing?"But I'm afraid you will disappoint. This is just a communicator. It is a communication device based on Dr. Crane's special properties of Crane particles and is used as a "mobile phone" for interstellar communication.Of course, the energy of this thing has been exhausted, and all it can provide you with is only a coordinate.
Jiang Chen took the black ball and looked at it carefully in his hand.It looks similar to the one he picked up from the U-235 submarine, but this one is obviously lighter.
Moreover, I guess this thing is the real Golden Apple, not the copycat version of Golden Apple created by the Third Reich.
But this thing is not used to broadcast other timelines in disorder, but to perform cross-distance communication.
Can this thing... speak to the past?
Hearing Jiang Chen's question, Academician Qin smiled. It was OK in theory, but just like Schrödinger's cat, even if you shouted a word to the past, you could not verify whether anyone heard this sentence, let alone whether the person who heard it could understand it.
Is this true?I heard that this thing is made from brain extract, Jiang Chen said to himself thoughtfully.
That is a fallacy.Academician Qin smiled and said, indeed, the activity of the Crane particles can be observed in the brain extract, but how can we really use the human brain to make this thing?
Someone really did this in a parallel world... Jiang Chen silently complained in his heart.
After pausing for a moment, Academician Qin looked at Jiang Chen and continued, to be honest, this thing has lost its function.The reason I gave it to you is just to explain a fact to you.
What facts?Jiang Chen asked casually while observing the metal ball in his hand.
This is an experiment.
Jiang Chen stopped the movements in his hand and looked at Academician Qin.
experiment?
Yes, the experimental topic is to study the regular evolution of human social structure in the face of extreme scarcity of resources.Academician Qin calmly told amazing facts.
Jiang Chen's expression was a little surprised, or unbelievable.
But soon he noticed something was wrong.
It's really a coincidence.
Is the PAC government that idiot?
This is a civil defense project, and it is a civil defense project established during the period when the international situation is extremely deteriorating. It should not be difficult to put more spare nuclear fusion batteries, right?
It was set for 50 years, but it was forced to start in 20 years.
And that Tang Yan, obviously, is not just a politician.
However, he never expected that the entire refuge was just a laboratory, and everyone in the refuge was a guinea pig.
In fact, energy is not enough from the beginning.Even including Zhang Qiming, who would choose the kindness as the first shelter director and Tang Yan, who would choose the coldness as the second shelter director.None of them are suitable candidates for directors, but they can be used as typical personality for research.
The experimental results will be sent through this device to the colonial ship Zheng He several light years away.
The experiment discusses typical cases, eliminates interference terms and discusses the prominent parts of the sample.
However, such an experiment is a bit too cruel for people to happen.
Although it is just a small refuge, don’t you think this is a microcosm of a society?
Why are you talking to me about this?Jiang Chen asked with a smile when he stuffed the metal ball into his pocket.
He is not a PAC person and has nothing to do with the disbanded World United Organization. He is not idle yet to worry about people who are light years away.
I just want to provide you with a way of thinking. If you are lucky enough to face that choice, I believe you will definitely understand something.
Ideas?Which choice?
Ideas?Jiang Chen asked in confusion.
Yes, I have lived in the shelter as a researcher for 20 years and I have been thinking about another question besides the subject I am responsible for.
What's the problem?
You must have heard of reproductive isolation.
This is not a profound concept, even in 21st century biology textbooks.Jiang Chen just recalled it slightly and nodded.
Due to factors such as geographical isolation, different groups of the same organism reproduce in different habitats. Due to the inability to communicate genetically and undergo natural selection in different environments, the formation of two completely different species eventually leads to the formation of two completely different species.
Looking at Jiang Chen, Academician Qin nodded with approval.
Although there are still some flaws in theory, this is generally the case.Under geographical isolation, after tens of thousands of years of evolution, the same species will also evolve into two completely different species.Geographic isolation is the prerequisite for reproductive isolation, so I don’t know if you have considered a possibility.What kind of result will be produced if there is geographical isolation between people due to some factors?
Reproductive isolation?Jiang Chen was stunned.
No, it is ideological isolation.Academician Qin shook his head and threw out a concept that Jiang Chen had never heard of.
Have you noticed that just 20 years have passed, people living underground and people living on the surface have been separated into two types.What if it is 50 years?Or longer.
Jiang Chen showed a thoughtful expression on his face, waiting for him to explain.
In different environments, civilization changes its own carriers and environment, sociologically, it is called civilization evolution.Just like ancient people and modern people do not have reproductive isolation, they have an insurmountable gap in their thinking.
Turning your eyes to deep space several light years away, are those colonial ships flying into space also creating some gap with us?
The moment the colonial ship accelerates to the third cosmic speed escapes outside the solar system, they are no longer Earthlings.In other words, they have evolved into some kind of higher being, who have gathered the entire elite of human civilization.
So what about this?No matter what they evolved into, they were no longer on Earth.Jiang Chen said indifferently.
Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Academician Qin just smiled.
What did European colonists bring to the American continent in the 16th century?
Kill?
No, it is civilization.
Is there any difference?Jiang Chen was about to ask this question, but suddenly he was stunned.
For Ah, because there is no difference...
The rebirth of civilization will surely be accompanied by bloody barbarity.Academician Qin said softly.
You mean...will they come back?
Whether they will come back or not, what they will do is certain.And for us ‘indigenous’, this process will inevitably be accompanied by pain.bleed?sacrifice?However, what is really chilling is that these behaviors may be justified in their opinion.
These tents were brought from the Fishbone Base, and before the apartment building at Camp 27 was built, residents who were forced to relocate to the surface could only temporarily live here.
The rows of simple tents form a sharp contrast with the one hundred iron houses in the middle of the camp, just like slums and rich areas.
It's funny to say that they had previously ridiculed the immigrants who entered the surface in two batches, saying that they would not live a comfortable life and had to go to the surface to endure hardships.
But now the situation seems to be reversed, and those who they once laughed at have now become those who they envied.
After passing through several simple tents, Jiang Chen walked to a tent located in the corner of the camp and saw an old man with white hair sitting at the door, as if waiting for him.
Are you Academician Qin?
Looking at Jiang Chen standing in front of him, the old man smiled kindly and stood up.
Yes, maybe you are that Jiang Chen?
Jiang Chen nodded.
Your health doesn't seem to be in good condition.
The old man waved his hand and said something surprised Jiang Chen.
It's okay, I'm a cyborg.
Cyber?Can electronic people age?
Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, but soon returned to normal.
I heard that you have something important to me, is it just for this?
Of course not.Academician Qin shook his head, but there was something I wanted to hand it over to you.
As he said that, he took out a black ball the size of a baseball from his pocket.
Looking at the thing, Jiang Chen frowned. He always felt that he had seen this thing somewhere.
Suddenly, his pupils shrank.
Golden Apple?Jiang Chen said softly.
Academician Qin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "Is that what do you call this thing?"But I'm afraid you will disappoint. This is just a communicator. It is a communication device based on Dr. Crane's special properties of Crane particles and is used as a "mobile phone" for interstellar communication.Of course, the energy of this thing has been exhausted, and all it can provide you with is only a coordinate.
Jiang Chen took the black ball and looked at it carefully in his hand.It looks similar to the one he picked up from the U-235 submarine, but this one is obviously lighter.
Moreover, I guess this thing is the real Golden Apple, not the copycat version of Golden Apple created by the Third Reich.
But this thing is not used to broadcast other timelines in disorder, but to perform cross-distance communication.
Can this thing... speak to the past?
Hearing Jiang Chen's question, Academician Qin smiled. It was OK in theory, but just like Schrödinger's cat, even if you shouted a word to the past, you could not verify whether anyone heard this sentence, let alone whether the person who heard it could understand it.
Is this true?I heard that this thing is made from brain extract, Jiang Chen said to himself thoughtfully.
That is a fallacy.Academician Qin smiled and said, indeed, the activity of the Crane particles can be observed in the brain extract, but how can we really use the human brain to make this thing?
Someone really did this in a parallel world... Jiang Chen silently complained in his heart.
After pausing for a moment, Academician Qin looked at Jiang Chen and continued, to be honest, this thing has lost its function.The reason I gave it to you is just to explain a fact to you.
What facts?Jiang Chen asked casually while observing the metal ball in his hand.
This is an experiment.
Jiang Chen stopped the movements in his hand and looked at Academician Qin.
experiment?
Yes, the experimental topic is to study the regular evolution of human social structure in the face of extreme scarcity of resources.Academician Qin calmly told amazing facts.
Jiang Chen's expression was a little surprised, or unbelievable.
But soon he noticed something was wrong.
It's really a coincidence.
Is the PAC government that idiot?
This is a civil defense project, and it is a civil defense project established during the period when the international situation is extremely deteriorating. It should not be difficult to put more spare nuclear fusion batteries, right?
It was set for 50 years, but it was forced to start in 20 years.
And that Tang Yan, obviously, is not just a politician.
However, he never expected that the entire refuge was just a laboratory, and everyone in the refuge was a guinea pig.
In fact, energy is not enough from the beginning.Even including Zhang Qiming, who would choose the kindness as the first shelter director and Tang Yan, who would choose the coldness as the second shelter director.None of them are suitable candidates for directors, but they can be used as typical personality for research.
The experimental results will be sent through this device to the colonial ship Zheng He several light years away.
The experiment discusses typical cases, eliminates interference terms and discusses the prominent parts of the sample.
However, such an experiment is a bit too cruel for people to happen.
Although it is just a small refuge, don’t you think this is a microcosm of a society?
Why are you talking to me about this?Jiang Chen asked with a smile when he stuffed the metal ball into his pocket.
He is not a PAC person and has nothing to do with the disbanded World United Organization. He is not idle yet to worry about people who are light years away.
I just want to provide you with a way of thinking. If you are lucky enough to face that choice, I believe you will definitely understand something.
Ideas?Which choice?
Ideas?Jiang Chen asked in confusion.
Yes, I have lived in the shelter as a researcher for 20 years and I have been thinking about another question besides the subject I am responsible for.
What's the problem?
You must have heard of reproductive isolation.
This is not a profound concept, even in 21st century biology textbooks.Jiang Chen just recalled it slightly and nodded.
Due to factors such as geographical isolation, different groups of the same organism reproduce in different habitats. Due to the inability to communicate genetically and undergo natural selection in different environments, the formation of two completely different species eventually leads to the formation of two completely different species.
Looking at Jiang Chen, Academician Qin nodded with approval.
Although there are still some flaws in theory, this is generally the case.Under geographical isolation, after tens of thousands of years of evolution, the same species will also evolve into two completely different species.Geographic isolation is the prerequisite for reproductive isolation, so I don’t know if you have considered a possibility.What kind of result will be produced if there is geographical isolation between people due to some factors?
Reproductive isolation?Jiang Chen was stunned.
No, it is ideological isolation.Academician Qin shook his head and threw out a concept that Jiang Chen had never heard of.
Have you noticed that just 20 years have passed, people living underground and people living on the surface have been separated into two types.What if it is 50 years?Or longer.
Jiang Chen showed a thoughtful expression on his face, waiting for him to explain.
In different environments, civilization changes its own carriers and environment, sociologically, it is called civilization evolution.Just like ancient people and modern people do not have reproductive isolation, they have an insurmountable gap in their thinking.
Turning your eyes to deep space several light years away, are those colonial ships flying into space also creating some gap with us?
The moment the colonial ship accelerates to the third cosmic speed escapes outside the solar system, they are no longer Earthlings.In other words, they have evolved into some kind of higher being, who have gathered the entire elite of human civilization.
So what about this?No matter what they evolved into, they were no longer on Earth.Jiang Chen said indifferently.
Hearing Jiang Chen's words, Academician Qin just smiled.
What did European colonists bring to the American continent in the 16th century?
Kill?
No, it is civilization.
Is there any difference?Jiang Chen was about to ask this question, but suddenly he was stunned.
For Ah, because there is no difference...
The rebirth of civilization will surely be accompanied by bloody barbarity.Academician Qin said softly.
You mean...will they come back?
Whether they will come back or not, what they will do is certain.And for us ‘indigenous’, this process will inevitably be accompanied by pain.bleed?sacrifice?However, what is really chilling is that these behaviors may be justified in their opinion.
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