Chapter 1225: 1225
Dr . Amos’ field of research was in electrical engineering and neurology . He lived in a research institute on the basement floor of the Future Group with his daughter, who was still in elementary school .
The neural bridging technology of Celestial Trade that enabled the human consciousness to directly connect with robots was one of his inventions . It even won the approval of a digitalized human from the twenty-second century . The technology played a pivotal role in Celestial Trade’s space construction and mining field .
Strictly speaking, his expertise was not compatible with Project 071, but geniuses always received many privileges . Jiang Chen often rewarded researchers who were invested in academic research and made outstanding contributions with more privileges .
For example, Dr . Amos recently had a strong “interest” in aerospace and applied to join Project 071 . Therefore, Jiang Chen immediately approved the decision .
It was just that since the establishment of the project team, he seemed to be zoned out from the start . It was the first time he openly expressed his opinion .
Dr . Amos stood up and said as he grew more excited .
“We could make a bold assumption that 3 . 7 billion years ago, the entire northern hemisphere of Mars was still a sea . At that time, Mars was the world of arthropods . They fought each other and finally a special species… who had more arms, or smarter brains, in short… were vastly different, ended up at the top of the food chain . Much like our ancestors did . ”
Everyone around the conference table, including Jiang Chen, watched the passionate Dr . Amos with the same stunned expression .
“They used tens of thousands of years, or hundreds of thousands, or even millions, or tens of millions of years to end the great migration . They built a fire near a river and ignited the flames of the Stone Age . They were good at digging holes and more sensitive to ores than humans . They quickly moved from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age and quickly moved toward the Iron Age . ”
“Because of the collective consciousness and the restraint of reproduction, it may have taken them longer to be free from slavery and the matriarchal form of society compared to us . But in the endless struggle, they finally did it, they got rid of the old thoughts and finished the Renaissance Era . They eventually went through the Industrial Revolution, and entered the modern era, and may have gone further than us…”
“The society made up of arthropods… that is ridiculous . ” The previous professor who refuted him, said in disbelief, “If they could go further than us, why have they never been here . ”
“Maybe they have been,” Amos shrugged . “It’s just that you and I haven’t noticed . The time scale of more than three billion years has gone beyond the reach of archaeologists . They may be older than the cyanobacteria from Archaean rocks of western Australia . ”
“Indeed, we don’t rule out this possibility . ” Hawking, who also did not speak previously, suddenly spoke up and stood on Dr . Amos’s side . “Any species has the potential to evolve into a civilization . Especially in this magical universe, anything incredible can happen on the scale of billions of years . ”
“I still can’t believe we have enough evidence to prove that…”
The table was divided into two sides . The conservatives thought that the discovery at Mine 071 was likely to be a natural phenomenon . It originated from large-scale volcanic activity two billion years ago . The spiral void was only formed after alkaline rocks were eroded by acidic groundwater, and the special mineral was only sprayed out from the inner mantle .
The other side’s perspective was bolder, or full of imagination . As Dr . Amos said, this spiral formation was not a natural phenomenon at all, but rather buildings of a civilization that humans could not understand .
Or ruins .
“We have to go down to find out . ” A scientist was rubbing his temples as he said with a bitter smile .
“The drone can only reach six kilometers underground . ” The expression on Kelvin’s face was somewhat helpless . “This also surprised us the most . The iron content in Martian soil is too high, and the target area may be a rich iron ore, causing the electromagnetic waves to be attenuated . We have increased the power of electromagnetic waves to the limit, but the size of the drone can only be so big… unless we build a communication base station below, but this is impossible . ”
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“Wired transmission?” Jiang Chen frowned .
“There is no equipment,” Kelvin shook his head . “It is on Mars, not our lawn . It’s not difficult to design a wired transmission detector, but Mars is now moving to apogee . If all goes well, we may only see what’s inside Mine 071 next year . ”
Wait until one year later .
For aerospace research, waiting for one year may not be a problem . But waiting for a year to drop a detector may be too slow .
Just when everyone was in deep thought, Dr . Amos spoke again .
“Maybe we don’t have to choose electromagnetic waves . ” Breaking the silence at the conference table, this time Amos looked at Jiang Chen and said in a subtle tone, “Electromagnetic wave communication may not be possible, but the thing I’m studying…may be possible . ”
When Jiang Chen heard this, he understood what he meant .
That’s right, electromagnetic waves can’t do it, but it’s not difficult for that thing to do it .
Klein particles!
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Klein particle waves can transmit information through the fourth-dimension . If it can easily permeate through time’s boundary, it can easily pass through a few kilometers underground .
However, only Jiang Chen and Dr . Amos knew about Klein particles . Therefore, everyone else was completely confused by the phrase “maybe we don’t have to choose electromagnetic waves” .
“What is it?” Kelvin had to ask .
“Another Class-S confidential?” Dr . Amos shrugged . “Perhaps even higher . ”
“Let’s end today’s meeting here . ” After understanding what Dr . Amos meant, Jiang Chen stood up and looked around the scholars and experts before stopping on Kelvin . “Come and see me after . ”
“Okay . ” Kelvin nodded .
After the meeting, Jiang Chen asked Amos to wait for him at the gate of the express train, then he walked with Kelvin .
“Other members of the Earth Defense Alliance may have gotten some news, but it is nothing substantial . They may know something big is happening on Mars, but they’re confused about the details . ”
“You’re worried…” Kelvin’s eyes flickered .
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“Yes,” Jiang Chen nodded seriously . “Now is the moment we need to be united . Unnecessary suspicions may cause cracks in our alliance . ”
“But we can’t prove that Project 071 is connected to extraterrestrial civilization, telling them will do nothing except create more arguments . ” Kelvin smiled bitterly while he shook his head, “How did the information get leaked? The port? Or…”
“Putting that problem aside . With the business activities of Celestial City increasing by the day, it’s very difficult for such a large project to be completely disguised . Especially when we dispatched Marine Corps to Mars, it would be odd if no one suspected anything . ” Jiang Chen shook his head . “We must know what is hidden in that mine . If it’s a treasure, then get it quickly . If it’s just a pile of scraps, then clarify the misunderstanding . ”
After a pause, Jiang Chen went on .
“After you go back, I want you to do something right away . ”
“Go ahead,” Kelvin said immediately .
“Transfer the command authority of the frontline working team of Project 071 directly to me, and I’ll personally take command of the situation . ”
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