Chapter 1405 Migration of Life (Thanks to the amazing user l癶l for the generous donation and certifi
Chapter 1405 Migration of Life (Thanks to the amazing user l癶l for the generous donation and certifi
Shen Hanmeng said, "So having someone else deliver it, without having to worry about appearances, is the fastest way. At that point, our window of opportunity will be very limited."
Chen Mu, who was listening nearby, nodded in agreement. Shen Hanmeng was indeed meticulous; she had even considered this aspect of interests.
From this perspective, the 20% quota reserved for the Stormline leadership could very well be a form of hidden "bribe".
By promising them a certain number of escape slots for their relatives and descendants, the Storm Defense leadership was motivated to take the matter seriously and push it forward.
This is also a form of shared interests.
The person who came up with this idea was most likely Shen Hanmeng.
Ye Changsheng asked, "Dr. Shen, I'm actually quite curious to know, did you ultimately succeed?"
When Mr. Chen and I arrived, the launch center had already been destroyed. There were no survivors, and all clues had been washed away by the flood.
Only your basement apartment survived. What about the others? Did anyone manage to escape to space?
Unexpectedly, Shen Hanmeng also shook her head when faced with Ye Changsheng's question.
"To be honest, I don't know either," Shen Hanmeng said truthfully.
"When the first generation of survival pods was developed, it was necessary to conduct on-site testing."
We dug a basement hundreds of meters underground to serve as our testing center.
It contains a full set of equipment to simulate the extreme environments of space, such as low temperatures and vacuum.
At that time, it was the first generation, and the technology was still very immature.
The most crucial point is that the technology for long-term hibernation has not been mastered at all.
This means that people lying in survival pods will be just like normal people, remaining awake at all times except for normal sleep.
Without a doubt, this was a cruel ordeal for an experiment that had lasted for several years.
Who became the test subject became a difficult and thankless task, something that was passed around from one person to another. This is easy to understand.
Later, it was decided to follow the normal selection process. First, a large-scale screening was conducted to identify willing candidates, then testing and medical examinations were performed, and finally, the results were submitted to the ethics committee for review…
Stormline is a large organization, and its procedures are very standardized.
In particular, the ethics review process can take more than half a year. During this period, the experimenters need to be evaluated multiple times.
I felt at the time that we couldn't let this drag on any longer.
If this process continues, it will take at least a year, and at most two or three years, to complete.
Time is of the essence, we can't delay!
However, as a legitimate organization, we cannot force others; that would be inhumane. Besides, this experiment isn't a life-or-death situation—at least that's how others perceive it.
No matter who is chosen as the test engineer, this process must be followed.
But I know there is one exception!
You two probably guessed it, that person was me.
As the initiator and head of the experiment, I could also act as a test subject, thus bypassing the ethical review of the Storm Defense Line.
This ethical review is to prevent experimenters from being coerced or tricked into accepting tasks that are not voluntary.
As the person in charge, no one can force me, nor can anyone deceive me, because I know 100% of the situation.
In this situation, I decided to be the experimenter.
The expected duration of the experiment is five years.
However, in order to maximize the testing, I made an agreement with them that as long as the survival pod was working properly, the testing time would be extended indefinitely.
To stop testing, one of two conditions must be met:
1. Hibernation technology has been developed;
2. The escape plan is initiated, and the launch site completes its final mission.
However, according to the two of them, the experiment never stopped.
I don't know what happened, or whether this space escape project was ultimately successful.
As for your question, Chief Night, whether anyone has successfully escaped to space using this project, I'm sorry, I really don't know.
Shen Hanmeng explained the whole story to the two of them.
After listening, Chen Mu and Ye Changsheng both lowered their heads and remained silent.
Both of them were pondering what Shen Hanmeng had said.
After thinking for a moment, Ye Changsheng asked, "Dr. Shen, what if someone were lucky enough to escape to space?"
Do you really think those people can survive in space for long? How long can such a hastily implemented plan, with so many sophisticated and complex instruments, be preserved in space?
Shen Hanmeng laughed heartily, "Chief Ye, this is the limitation of your thinking."
You're right, there are too many unexpected things in space. Any small problem can affect the stability of a spacecraft and ultimately destroy the humans on board.
However, you missed one point: that kind of risk only poses a significant problem in purely technological situations.
We also have one more thing – the power of unpredictable energy combined with the assistance of a strong individual.
A spaceship can carry several powerful individuals. When danger arises, these individuals can use their innate magical energy to solve many problems that technology cannot.
For example, if the spaceship leaks, it can be sealed with one's innate magical energy, or the spaceship can be surrounded to form a survival zone, giving engineers a chance to repair it.
It is precisely because of the eerie atmosphere, the powerful individuals, and the cooperation of technology that the difficulty of escaping into deep space has been reduced by at least an order of magnitude.
I am optimistic about life.
Life is essentially a function; regardless of the input from the external environment, it will ultimately output a result. Intelligent life is an even more complex function; its output will be more suitable for survival.
Life will always find a way.
At this point, Shen Hanmeng sighed and said with emotion:
"We are all people who grew up on land and are limited by our environment."
I think we should broaden our perspective. We shouldn't view escaping into space as a failure, a departure from our homeland.
Space is also an extension of the land. Escaping into space can also be seen as a form of migration.
When the environment becomes unsuitable for living organisms, they will instinctively migrate. Our ancestors did the same.
If our ancestors hadn't migrated all over the world, would we still be stuck in the birthplace of humankind?
The environment has changed again. The appearance of the monsters has made the land environment unsuitable once more.
We can view the monsters as a form of 'climate change'. When the climate changes again, shouldn't we, as the ancestors of future generations, migrate again?
This time, however, our migration is into space. Just like hundreds of thousands of years ago, our ancestors crossed oceans to migrate to other landmasses.
Starting with the "Life Function Theory," Shen Hanmeng derived the "Wandering Window Hypothesis" through three curves, and finally obtained the "Space Exile Plan" by using the "Life Migration Analogy."
If the initial theory of life functions was more of a philosophical reflection.
Through such a long evolution, Shen Hanmeng derived his worldview from his theory.
His worldview has begun to influence reality through Storm Defense's "space exile plan".
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