"Hello? Academician Lu, hey, what a rare guest. You're finally done with your retreat? "
State Administration for National Defense director's office.
Director Li, who was sitting at his desk, was originally reviewing documents. He didn't expect to suddenly receive a call from Lu Zhou. He was overjoyed.
On the one hand, it was because Lu Zhou suddenly ended his retreat, so he must have made progress in his research. On the other hand, it was because Lu Zhou hadn't taken the initiative to call him for a long time!
However, just when he was ready to listen to what Lu Zhou wanted him to do, the tone on the other end of the phone was a bit strange.
At least, it was different from what he imagined.
"Let's not talk about anything else. What's going on with the prehistoric ruins on Mars?"
"What, what's going on?"
Director Li was confused by this question. He was a little muddled, and he didn't react for a while.
Realizing that his statement might have caused a misunderstanding, Lu Zhou took a deep breath, changed his question, and continued to ask.
"Okay, I'll ask another question. How did the news of the Martian civilization and the extraterrestrial civilization suddenly become public while I was in seclusion? "
"Oh, that's what you're talking about." Director Li leaned back on the office chair and said with a smile, "This is quite complicated … Didn't I tell you about this some time ago?"
Lu Zhou: "???"
What the hell?
When did I say that?
Seeing that there was no response from the other end of the phone, Director Li couldn't help but feel a little awkward. He coughed lightly and reminded him.
"Don't you remember? It was probably five or six days ago. At that time, I called you, hoping that you would come to Shangjing for a meeting so that we could all sit together and discuss it. In the end, you just said 'whatever' to me on the phone, and then hung up. I heard that you were on a retreat, so I didn't continue to call you. If you didn't mention it, I would have forgotten. You haven't called me back yet! "
Forget about whether he remembers or not …
Lu Zhou didn't even remember such a big thing.
"Then you guys just did whatever you wanted?"
Director Li smiled embarrassedly and said, "How is that possible? This kind of thing can't be done casually … We held three working meetings and invited all the experts we could. First, we asked for opinions within a small group, and then we raised hands within a limited group to vote. In the end, the resolution to disclose the Martian ruins was passed by 310 votes to 270, and part of the top secret content was lifted. "
"Although I abstained from voting at the time, after thinking about it, I realized that the international relations experts did make sense. In a situation where the interests were still unclear, it was too risky to contact extraterrestrial civilizations behind the back of the international community. Other countries will be suspicious of us, and our own people will not be able to act freely. If we take a wrong step, at the very least, the diplomatic achievements that we've worked so hard to build over the past decade will be destroyed. At the very least, it will escalate to a civilization-level diplomatic crisis. "
"Anyway, we are the only ones who can send people to Mars now. We have the initiative from the beginning. In this case, there is no need for us to do it secretly. We can directly contact the extraterrestrial civilization, and then use this as a bargaining chip to establish an international 'foreign' organization that can represent the voice of all mankind. This is the right way to build a community with a shared future for mankind! "
Lu Zhou listened to Director Li's impassioned speech on the other end of the phone. He held his forehead and felt a headache coming on.
Now, whether it was the Mars landing office or the top officials of Chang 'an Avenue, it seemed that everyone believed that the sound coming from the "Gates of Hell" belonged to the extraterrestrial civilization.
And according to their "inference", the level of technology of this civilization was not low.
Being able to use technology that was completely unknown on Earth was one of the reasons. Being able to survive on Mars without supplies was the second reason. Having an estimated lifespan of billions of years was the third reason. In addition, they used the proof of the ABC conjecture as a threshold for communication. At least they had surpassed the Earth civilization in mathematics.
Mathematics was the foundation of all scientific foundations. At least they had a higher imagination space in the area of the upper limit of technology. This imagination space alone was enough for people on Earth to take it seriously.
There was actually nothing wrong with this analysis. If he didn't know the inside story, Lu Zhou would probably do the same.
However, the problem was that he knew the inside story.
That Holy Relic was really a 'thing'. It was a relic left behind from a civilization outside of time and space. There was no doubt that it was an extraterrestrial civilization, but what this "extraterrestrial civilization" represented was obviously a little different from the extraterrestrial civilization that most people imagined.
At least, human civilization had no hope of establishing diplomatic relations with a planet several light-years away through it …
Of course, Lu Zhou could pretend that he didn't know anything. After all, with his current status, it was not particularly difficult for him to do something without others knowing.
But now that the national issue had risen to an international level, even if he wanted to do something secretly, it would be very difficult.
For example, the evidence of the Martian ruins had won a lot of diplomatic capital for China, but at the same time, it had also made China bear a lot of international responsibility. Now, it wasn't just the people of China, but people all over the world were ready for their first close contact with extraterrestrial civilizations. Even though this would not affect his "treasure hunt" plan to go to Mars, it would still add a lot of variables to the plan.
There was no response from the other end of the phone. Director Li, who had been talking for a long time, couldn't help but feel a little bored. Out of worry that Lu Zhou had thrown the phone aside, he couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"Um, is there a problem?"
"No."
"You didn't call just for this, right?" Director Li heard some emotions in Lu Zhou's voice. He said, "You said it didn't matter!"
"This is my fault … But you are right, there are benefits to being public."
If it were him, he would definitely wait until he returned from Mars before playing this card. However, this involved a problem of poor information, and he couldn't blame him too much. After all, from the perspective of national interests, this was the right choice for China.
After sighing, Lu Zhou changed the topic and continued.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this … There is one more thing I have to tell you."
Director Li had a hunch that something big was going to happen.
"Please go ahead!"
However, in the end, he still underestimated how shocking the information contained in Lu Zhou's next sentence was.
Lu Zhou paused for a moment and spoke.
"About the ABC conjecture …
"I've already done it."
…
"Did something happen?"
In the activity room of the LSPM research group, Schultz looked at the strange expression on Lu Zhou's face as he came back from outside. He was slightly taken aback and asked worriedly.
Looking at the three teammates who trusted him very much, Lu Zhou took a deep breath and spoke slowly.
"There is something important that I have to confess to you."
Schulz, Shinichi Mochizuki, and Perelman exchanged glances and read the confusion in each other's eyes.
The activity room fell into silence.
Just when Lu Zhou was thinking about how to break this silence, Schulz suddenly spoke up for him.
"So … You are going to get married soon?"
Upon hearing these words, Lu Zhou, who had been preparing his emotions for a long time at the door, almost choked on his own saliva. Tears almost came out of his eyes.
"Ahem, what is it? How did you associate it with this thing? "
Schulz shrugged his shoulders and spoke helplessly.
"Because your expression is too serious. In my impression … this is the only thing that requires some mental preparation before you say it."
"I see." After staring at Lu Zhou for a long time, Shinichi Mochizuki's expression gradually became weird. He continued, "Are you trying to say … You are actually an alien?"
"Okay, stop guessing." Lu Zhou sighed and said, "I'm not an alien, but … How do I say this, our research topic actually has something to do with extraterrestrial civilization."
Although he knew what the truth was, it was better to cooperate with the official announcement. If he didn't tell the truth, it would be difficult to explain. Thinking of this, Lu Zhou had already weaved a set of white lies in his mind, but he soon discovered that before he had time to tell the story, the three people were already stunned.
Obviously, they, like Lu Zhou, knew nothing about the matter that was causing an international uproar.
Lu Zhou sighed in his heart and went straight to the point.
"… I'll just pick the main points."
"In short, the ABC conjecture is the dialogue threshold set by extraterrestrial civilization for us. It proves that it is the prerequisite for us to be able to carry out a smooth dialogue with each other … It may seem like I'm a little crazy, but this is the truth. If you don't believe me, just watch the news later. "
"So … I'm very sorry."
"I may have used you."
Perelman: "…"
Schulz: "…?"
Shinichi Mochizuki: "…?"
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