Reborn Before the Apocalypse: My Backing is the Nation

Chapter 169 Is it really necessary to be so damn stupid?

Looking at the data in front of him and the conclusions reached by the team of scientists after careful collective discussion, Sun Changhe slowly said: "Based on the above information, the truth and process of this apocalypse are most likely as follows."

First, the Reaper civilization influenced the sun through some unknown means, causing certain changes to the sun.

These changes, through some unknown mechanism, affected the Earth, ultimately causing extremely intense movements in the Earth's mantle, which in turn affected the Earth's crust, leading to massive earthquakes that covered the entire globe and ultimately destroyed our civilization.

Are there any violations of physics and logic in this entire process?

He looked at the team of scientists.

After a moment, the scientist, whose hair had turned a little gray, murmured, "From an overall perspective, it does not violate physics and logic."

太阳的每秒钟辐射能量在3.8*10^26焦耳，而地幔的总质量约为4*10^24千克，要剧烈扰动地幔以至于引发覆盖全球的烈性地震，外部需要输入的能量约在10^24焦耳左右。

By analogy, this is roughly equivalent to the energy of 240 trillion tons of TNT exploding simultaneously.

Taking into account the losses during the process, we can increase this number by another order of magnitude, that is, estimate it to be about 10^25 joules, which is equivalent to about 2400 trillion tons of TNT exploding simultaneously.

This number is large, but compared to the sun's radiation energy per second, it is still only about 2.6%.

In other words, 2.6% of the sun's energy radiated every second is enough to cause such drastic changes to the Earth. This is entirely consistent with physical theory in terms of magnitude.

Sun Changhe remained silent for a moment, then looked at him again: "So, do we have the ability to influence the sun?"

The expert shook his head slightly, his face blank: "No. Not at all, it's impossible."

His tone was more resolute and certain than ever before.

Jiang Yang, like all the other attendees, fell silent.

He had long known this would be the outcome, but before that, he still harbored a glimmer of hope: perhaps with the rapid advancements in human technology, we now have a clever enough way to influence the sun?
The expert, with an unquestionable and resolute attitude, completely shattered any lingering hope in Jiang Yang's heart.

Yes, after all, it is such a huge star, how could it be affected by the human world?

Even if humanity were to exert all its efforts and concentrate all the nuclear weapons on Earth to launch at the sun, the impact on the sun would be far less than that of a speck of dust blowing onto a human body.

In any case, the sun is there.

No matter how much the human world struggles or what means it employs, it will remain there and will not produce any additional changes.

The enormous difference in magnitude is enough to negate all the efforts of human civilization.

At this moment, Jiang Yang felt an extra surge of anger towards the Reaper civilization.

Don't you think too highly of human civilization?
Creating the end of the world by influencing the sun... isn't that making a mountain out of a molehill?

As for?
It's like blowing up the entire Mount Tai, only to wipe out a nest of ants at its foot.

Are you guys really that serious?

But it was precisely this method of world destruction, which far exceeded the scale of the norm, that made Jiang Yang, and everyone present, clearly feel the determination of the Reaper civilization.

Perhaps... this is a consequence of the previous failed attempt to destroy the world?

If the last neutrino annihilation plan failed, then let's try a different approach.

Even if you combine the power of your entire civilization, there is indeed a very small chance that you can save yourself by destroying our harvesting tools and escaping the harvest. So, how will you solve this problem this time?

In any case, this harvest is imperative and must be completed.

After a brief moment of anger, Jiang Yang was left with nothing but a profound sense of powerlessness.

Even after countless cycles of life and death, even though he considered himself to have an iron will, even though he possessed the unimaginable ability to loop through time and had countless opportunities to try, he still felt a sense of bewilderment and despair at this moment.

Even if you give an ant a hundred million chances, it still couldn't move Mount Tai in less than three months.

Even if humanity were given a hundred million chances, the human world still wouldn't be able to influence the sun within that timeframe.

It's not about resolving this apocalypse, but simply affecting the sun.

Whether the impact is good or bad, it's already impossible to simply affect the sun.

So... is there any point in our struggle?
Thousands of attendees fell silent at that moment, and no one spoke.

At this moment, any words seem so meaningless and unnecessary.

At this moment, Jiang Yang was slightly surprised to see a smile appear on Sun Changhe's lips.

"To deal with our tiny ant colony with the force of Mount Tai pressing down on us, huh, that's quite a grand gesture."

We certainly have every reason to despair right now.

but……

7.4 years ago, the supervolcano on Sumatra erupted, covering the global sky with volcanic ash, causing temperatures to plummet by 5 degrees Celsius, killing vast areas of vegetation, and killing animals due to lack of food. The global population dwindled to just a few thousand.

Braving the biting cold, our ancestors embarked on a migration in search of survival. Looking at the icy, snowy land beneath their feet and the swirling snow, did they despair?
Around 2 years ago, during the Last Glacial Maximum, the global population had dwindled to less than a million. The oceans froze, and icebergs rose. Did they despair as they looked at this icy world?
Over a hundred years ago, when that Eastern nation was plunged into darkness, countless patriots sacrificed their lives, yet they were still unable to save the country, forced to watch helplessly as their land crumbled. Were they in despair, living under an abyss of darkness?

Sun Changhe sighed softly: "We all know the answer: despair, of course, utter despair."

but!

Despair doesn't mean we should do nothing!

Hope doesn't come out of thin air; it is precisely because we can hold firm to our beliefs and persevere even in the face of adversity that we will eventually see the light of hope!

Tens of thousands of years ago, our ancestors did not accept their fate in dire straits, but persevered in the boundless darkness where there was no hope, and finally ushered in the dawn, giving rise to the human civilization we have today.

More than a hundred years ago, the martyrs of that Eastern country did not give up in the darkness, and eventually that powerful country emerged, the first apocalypse was resolved, and the framework of our current world government was built with that country as the main body.

Today, we have an unprecedented level of technological advancement and an unprecedented level of engineering capabilities.

We have enough wisdom to understand and transform this world, enough strength to pursue a better life, and we have mastered equipment and weapons that our ancestors never dared to imagine, enabling us to fight against enemies.

How can we accept this situation out of despair?
Even in despair, persevere, continue to investigate the truth of the apocalypse, and seek ways to save yourself.

Even in the darkest of times, we must persevere. Perhaps in the next life, we will see the dawn of hope!
Distinguished attendees, esteemed members of the council and decision-making bodies, I propose that the doomsday plan continue in this lifetime. We must not only not relax our efforts, but instead invest even more heavily in uncovering the truth and seeking hope!

(End of this chapter)