He didn't need Professor Jodriffin's reminder at all.
At this moment, the Pentagon was already in chaos.
When the adjutant walked into the office, Secretary Marshall was pacing back and forth with a heavy heart. He didn't stop until he heard a knock on the door. He raised his head with hope.
"Is the news accurate?"
"I'm afraid … it's true. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has performed calculations on the published results. So far, we have tested up to 10 ^ 15 digits, and no errors have been found. "
In an instant, the expression on Marshall's face collapsed, and his heavy heart sank to the bottom of the valley.
This was the news he didn't want to hear.
It took the Oak Ridge National Laboratory three days just to verify their results. He really couldn't imagine that if the China launched an attack on their network with Star Voyage One, they wouldn't have any room to fight back.
"I need a risk assessment report. If the China launched a network attack on us with quantum computers, we would have to cut off the submarine optical cable. What would the impact be? And if we take direct military measures … "Marshall took a deep breath and suppressed the throbbing in his heart. He continued," If we have to take military measures, how long will it take to end the threat? "
Hearing this, a bitter expression appeared on the adjutant's face.
"Sir …"
Marshall spoke in a dignified tone.
"What, is my order not clear enough?"
The adjutant lowered his head and spoke.
"… If the situation deteriorates to that point, we may not be able to contact our nuclear submarines deployed in the Atlantic Ocean at all. According to the report from the Institute of Information Engineering at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, their satellites can directly hijack all of our radio frequency bands. Any unit that is separated from the physical optical cable may fall into chaos. "
Not to mention, their orbital airborne brigade could appear anywhere in the world within an hour.
This place could be the Pentagon, the White House, or their missile base.
No matter what, direct military measures were the worst choice.
"If we must assess the threat, according to Professor Jodriffin of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, they may be more terrifying than nuclear weapons.
"Instead of responding to the risk, we should find a way to prevent this kind of thing from happening."
Marshall's face was pale.
"Do what I tell you to do."
The adjutant immediately stood at attention.
"Yes!"
Marshall's expression softened a little as he watched the adjutant walk out of the door.
His adjutant was an excellent strategist.
Although he was unwilling to accept this fact, his rationality told him that there was at least an eighty percent chance that what his adjutant said would happen.
Thinking of this, Marshall no longer hesitated. He reached out to grab the phone on his desk and called the White House.
In any case, in order to prevent the situation from developing to the worst, he had to report the matter.
In particular, he had to remind those presidents not to do anything out of line at this critical juncture …
…
Ever since the opening of the maglev train between Shanghai and Jinling, the two cities seemed to have become one. Shanghai Station and Jinling Station were as close as subway stations.
In the morning, Lu Zhou was still at the Shanghai Supercomputing Center. In the afternoon, he was already standing in the laboratory of the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, showing his latest research results to an old man.
On the silver-white disc, a holographic image of a tank floated. Although it was a miniaturized version, the composition details and colors were basically no different from the real thing.
It could even be said that if the scale was magnified according to the ratio of 1: 1, it might even be able to pass off as the real thing.
Director Li stretched out his hand and poked the tank model floating in the air. He looked at his index finger that passed through the image and spoke with interest.
"This thing is a bit interesting, if it's placed …"
"On an aircraft carrier, right?" Lu Zhou knew what the old man was thinking at a glance. He then reached out and grabbed the corner of the table where the equipment was placed and shook it.
The violent tremor was not transmitted to the holographic image, but it was displayed in a more intense way. The tank floating above the silver ring was quickly torn into colorful fragments, like a pool of paint splashed on the ground, it was impossible to tell what it was originally.
Director Li was slightly stunned. He then had an awkward expression on his face. He reached out and scratched the back of his head.
"I see … It can't move, right?"
"You can say that." Lu Zhou nodded simply and said, "It's fine if it just moves vertically in space, but if it swings left and right, it will cause distortion of the image. Just like what you see now, the entire composition has to be reconstructed. "
Driven by the computer, the holographic fragments that turned into a pool of paint quickly reorganized in the air and restored their original appearance, as if nothing had happened.
However, Lu Zhou still sighed softly in his heart.
Earth's technology is still not advanced enough.
The thing that he got from the system's lottery would not affect him at all even if he played basketball or sang a rap song, let alone running and jumping.
But for now, this thing could probably only be used as a billboard or as a replacement for a home TV or air humidifier.
"Also, I don't recommend that when you see any new technology, your first reaction is to think about how to use it in the military field. This is an era of peace, and we can do more imaginative things to maximize its value. "
Lu Zhou stretched out his index finger and gently swept the edge of the silver-white ring.
The image floating in the air quickly changed from a tank to a floating video window.
He looked at the empty and sci-fi structure and continued to speak.
"We are now researching how to change the holographic image from a simple 3D picture to an interactive interface that can be operated by touch. Once this technology is realized, maybe the things we only see in sci-fi movies can come to this world. "
While he was talking, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.
Lu Zhou looked at the holographic image trembling under the disturbance of sound waves and coughed.
"We are researching the noise disturbance compensation mechanism. This is not very difficult, it should be solved soon … I'm going to take a call first."
Lu Zhou left Director Li in the laboratory, turned around, and walked out the door. He then took out his phone from his pocket.
Strangely enough, the call was from Luo Wenxuan.
Lu Zhou picked up the phone and put it next to his ear.
"Hello?"
"It's me."
"I know it's you, what do you want?"
"Ah, can't I call you if I don't need anything?"
"Then I'm hanging up."
"Hey! Wait, wait, wait, I'm just kidding, don't take it seriously. "
Lu Zhou: "…"
Seeing that there was no sound from the other end of the phone, Luo Wenxuan coughed and continued.
"Here's the thing. Yesterday, the Lunar Hadron Collider just finished its last experiment of the month. Originally, there was no need to talk about this kind of thing, but unexpectedly, we found something very interesting in the experiment … It's very unusual, but we don't know what it means. "
He paused for a second and continued to speak.
"Even though I can send all the information to your email right now, I think … you might want to come in person."
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