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Chapter 373 The Fire Seed Project

Chapter 373 The Fire Seed Project
011 Base, inside the operations command center.

The decoding of the storage module is 5% complete. The number may not seem large, but even the newly decoded storage files contain a huge amount of information.

What surprised everyone the most was that the decoded information included records of the issue he cared about most: the aftermath of the cataclysm.

Compared to the records in the capital, the records in the mountain city are clearer and more detailed, but also more incomprehensible.

"So the aftermath of the cataclysm always appears in a completely invisible form?"

"The confirmed effects now include broken gene chains, reduced fertility rates or even complete infertility, accelerated metabolism leading to reduced lifespan, and large-scale respiratory poisoning."

"It seems that all the 'aftershocks' are only targeting individual humans?"

"Is it really that accurate? Or is this some kind of targeted attack?"

While looking at the information displayed on the screen, Lei Jie said with a furrowed brow:

"If even the mountain city couldn't analyze the essence of the cause of the aftermath of the disaster through the phenomena, then it would be quite difficult for us to solve this problem."

"Unless we can develop faster than them in a short period of time and master more advanced basic theoretical knowledge."

"uncertain."

Chen Jian's voice, coming through the earphones, interrupted Lei Jie.

Then, Chen Jian continued:

"The theoretical research approach taken by Shancheng is actually not correct at all. How can we obtain correct results by relying solely on data simulation without experimentation?"

"Although they also try to obtain real-world data by 'interacting with reality,' overall, their data volume is still too low."

"Currently, we have a total computing power that is nearly 19 times that of the 011 project. If the algorithm structure can be optimized in the future and the computing power utilization rate can be increased, our actual usable computing power will be even higher."

"With such high computing power, combined with massive amounts of experimental data, we may not necessarily do worse than them."

As for the so-called fundamental theoretical issues

"We have plenty of time, why rush things?"

"If we can't get it done in one year, we'll do it in two; if we can't do it in two years, we'll do it in three; if we can't do it in three years, we'll do it in ten or twenty years. The revival of civilization naturally takes a long time, and we can afford to wait."

After he finished speaking, Lei Jie was speechless.

You're only considering ideal scenarios!

The problem now is that we don't know when the aftermath of the cataclysm will arrive, and you're telling me we can afford to wait?
Where can we afford to wait?

He took a deep breath and began to speak:
"But our biggest problem right now is that we can't guarantee a stable and secure period of survival."

"Have you read The Three-Body Problem? Given that we cannot solve the Three-Body Problem, the development of all civilizations is determined by random numbers."

"And to be honest, we're in an even worse situation."

"What determines survival is not a random number, but a definite entropy that we cannot calculate."

"So this is the core reason why the mountain city chose this road."

"Given the inability to accurately calculate that 'entropy value,' their only option is to minimize the rate of entropy increase."

As Lei Jie finished speaking, Chen Jian's voice rang out again:
"The line of thinking is wrong."

"What I mean is that for the past three hundred years since the Great Cataclysm, everyone's thinking has been wrong."

"It is simply impossible for us to solve this 'doomsday problem' in a short period of time, no matter what methods we use or what attempts we make."

"All solutions that attempt to solve this problem within a generation or a cycle of civilization are quick fixes."

"The Cult of the Machine God advocates quick victory, the Holy Blood Temple advocates quick victory, and the Circular Chamber of Commerce, as well as its true predecessor and those researchers, need not be mentioned."

"They are thorough opportunists."

"However, the truth is that all of these opportunists failed."

"We must learn from their mistakes."

After these words were spoken, everyone in the mountain city command center, including Shen Yue, Lei Jie, Xie Liu, and Zeng Yi, fell silent.

The theory of a quick victory?
This is not an unfamiliar term to them.

In fact, Chen Jian had mentioned this term repeatedly over a long period of time.

Whether it was monsters, the Mechanicus, or apocalyptic disasters, he said that the idea of a quick victory was unacceptable.

But at that time, his definition of "quick victory" was only a relatively narrow scale, such as "a few weeks" or "a few months".

Now?

Even the concepts of "a generation" and "a cycle of civilization" have been dismissed as mere ideas of quick victory?

This is somewhat...right-leaning.

Shen Yue let out a soft breath; among the group, he was the most composed.

After a slight pause, he asked:
"Captain, so you mean that our generation, our civilization, can only lay the foundation for later civilizations?"

"Of course not."

Chen Jian's voice came again.

"What I mean is that, given that we know the apocalyptic disaster is unavoidable and cannot be resolved in the short term, we should focus more on disaster preparedness."

"Disaster recovery??"

Shen Yue was dumbfounded.

But in an instant, he suddenly realized something.

"You mean, you want to rebuild civilization through disaster recovery works?"

"Like you said, similar to the dehydration of the Trisolarans?"

"Yes."

In the video footage, Chen Jian nodded solemnly.

"But we need more than just disaster recovery facilities, and more than just resources to restart industrialization."

"What we need is a robust system, a system that can guarantee that civilization is based on the fundamental premise of 'the survival of future generations and spiraling upwards'."

"We need sophisticated and reliable education systems and educational equipment."

"We need a large, understandable knowledge base."

"We need resources, we need minerals, we need food."

"We need to transform the environment generation after generation until, on this land we live on, even if only the last two people are left, they can use the existing resources to reproduce again."

"We need to do a lot of things."

At this point, Chen Jian paused for a moment.

Everyone else, however, was momentarily stunned.

This is an incredibly ambitious plan.

It is so grand that it needs to encompass the entire world map.

No one has done this in the past three hundred years.

No one has even come up with such an idea.

A tremendous shock swept through everyone's hearts, and at this moment, Chen Jian continued to speak:
"To achieve all this, we first need a fully mobilized industrial system."

"And to take it a step further."

"We need more excavators!"

Chen Jian's plan was quickly approved.

Because after he revealed his true plan, everyone realized that this seemingly crazy plan was actually the most rational and promising option.

Does an apocalyptic disaster exist? Yes.

Can the apocalyptic disaster be resolved? It definitely can be resolved.

But can such a disaster really be resolved within a generation?

almost impossible.

Therefore, the first thing this Chinese army, and everyone else in this wasteland world, had to do was not to find a way to survive, but to find a way to accept their own death.

This is a fundamental concept that allows civilization to continue.
After the meeting, Shen Yue found Lei Jie.

Sitting in the rest area outside the main entrance of the 011 construction site, Shen Yue asked:
"If this plan is to be implemented, does it mean that our current path of industrialization needs to be reversed?"

"Do not."

Reggie shook his head and replied:

"That's the beauty of this—we don't need to make any adjustments to the original plan."

"We should climb the technology tree when it's time to climb the technology tree, we should gather the refugees when it's time to gather the refugees, and we should expand our power when it's time to expand our power."

“We can simply continue along the established route.” “If there’s any difference, it’s probably like the captain said—we need more excavators.”

"Because, not only in the stages of infrastructure construction and industrial development, but also in the subsequent construction of disaster recovery facilities, we need more engineering equipment."

"Apart from that, there is no other difference."

"Even He Shuo's plans were not affected."

"We still need to take Jinling City and destroy the Mechanicus Cult with minimal cost."

"This is a crucial part of ideological reform, and it's something that can't be skipped."

"understood."

Shen Yue nodded thoughtfully.

After a moment of silence, he turned and asked:
"Then, what about the ring?"

"This was supposed to be our most promising weapon against the apocalypse, is it going to be shelved now?"

"of course not."

Lei Jie shook his head, stood up, and replied:

"According to the captain's plan, we still need to continue exploring how to use the ring."

"It's just that it's no longer the top priority."

"Now, our top priority has shifted to the mountain city."

“There, we need to build the largest city in the wasteland.”

"Only when the city is large enough and the population is large enough can we truly achieve the goal of sustainability."

"A large-scale migration of people will happen very soon."

"And this is accompanied by a population migration of this scale."

"A turbulent era is about to begin."

"turmoil?"

Shen Yue was stunned for a moment.

Then, a mysterious smile appeared on his lips.

He looked at Lei Jie and asked:
"Do you really think the captain would allow such turmoil to happen?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lei Jie's expression changed slightly.

Then, he sighed with relief.

"really."

"Turbulence is impossible."

"It should be said that an era of tremendous change is about to arrive."

Meanwhile, in Yamashiro.

Guo Xu had just led his team to clear out the last batch of small monsters around the mountain city.

At this moment, having just returned to the mountain city, his gun barrel was burning hot, and his emotions were just as fervent.

During his time in the mountain city, he was in a state of high excitement every day. However, this excitement did not come solely from the "hunting operation" or the emotional release of "revenge against the monsters." Rather, it was because he could clearly feel his own progress every day.

No, it wasn't just himself; his own army of defenders was also growing stronger every day.

From initially being unable to even maintain formation in front of monsters, they are now able to spontaneously divide into many small teams and use more flexible tactics to surround and kill monsters.

It must be said that such evolution is inseparable from the Huaxia Army's "all-encompassing knowledge and skills".

However, Guo Xu also believes that the spiritual support of the Holy Trinity is also indispensable.

With the two combined, this army of defenders of the faith will soon grow into a formidable force.

Then, I can lead this team back to Jinling City and bring them new things.

With this in mind, Guo Xu returned to the operations command center located in the center of the mountain city.

He originally intended to report to He Shuo, or rather, share the battle report of this operation.

But when he lifted the tent flap and entered the command center, he found it empty.

"What about people?"

He came out again and asked Yu Qian, who was disassembling and maintaining guns outside the command center, "What do you mean?"

"They went underground."

He answered casually about the remaining money.

Guo Xu frowned slightly, then asked:

"Underground? I remember Commander Chen Jian said yesterday that we were going to plan the next phase of the cleanup operation today?"

"Has this plan been cancelled? What should we do next?"

"It has not been cancelled."

Yu Qian shook his head and replied:
"The commander simply has more important things to do."

"They need to explore all the underground facilities in the mountain city and make a judgment on the city's maximum production capacity."

"This is important for their future plans."

"Understood"

Guo Xu nodded slightly, but after a moment of silence, he suddenly asked:
"So what? It still comes down to the same question: what's next for my team?"

"Make your own arrangements."

Yu Qian replied:
"A large number of pilgrims will be arriving in the mountain town soon. The leader's idea is that you should handle it yourself."

"You can lead a team to protect them, stay in the city to keep watch, or continue to carry out the cleanup mission independently."

“You don’t need to report to him repeatedly; after all, this is your own team.”

"However, you may have to leave the mountain city in the near future."

“We plan to set up a blockade zone here, which obviously cannot accommodate the armed forces of other factions.”

".clear."

Guo Xu had long anticipated this day would come.

He just hadn't expected this day to come so soon.

After a moment's thought, he continued to ask:

"And what about the pilgrims?"

"Will they not be allowed to enter again?"