Chapter 1497 Mother Star Barrier
Small-scale hydroponic farms and circulating water purification systems are certainly impossible to meet the daily operation of a large-scale doomsday shelter, but the experiments conducted by the Cecils in the Kingdom of God of War prove at least one thing if more than a year of preparation is made, then mortals can achieve a certain degree of food and drinking water production in the Kingdom of War, which is enough to reduce the supply pressure in the refuge and allow the limited-scale "Divine Refuge" to accommodate more residents.
In this way, although the two plans of the Dragon Clan are not as large as the elves' "Gondor Shelter" plan (or the changeover plan), as long as they are implemented at the same time, they are still enough to meet the world's refuge needs. Moreover, whether it is the Great Shield of Tallond or the particularity of the Kingdom of God itself, their reliability is beyond the disrepair and some of the Sentinel Towers that have been seriously damaged.
At the same time, if two refuges can be started successfully as Hragor described, it will be more or less a "backup". Although it is still as good as the "Sanctuary Urban Group" of the Tifeng Empire, there will be a lot of security redundancy, at least it will not be the end of the entire civilization because a refuge is penetrated.
In Gao Wen's view, the concept proposed by the Dragon Clan may be regarded as a "mixed upgrade version" of the two plans of Tifeng and the Silver Empire. It also has the reliability, redundancy characteristics of the refuge urban cluster and the huge scale of the Gondor shelter, and to a certain extent, it makes up for the biggest shortcomings of the two plans, which is almost the closest perfect solution that Gao Wen has heard.
The only problem behind these plans proposed by Hragor is that there is great uncertainty in the implementation of all processes, except for theoretical support, no one knows whether the unified mental field can really access the Tallond shield and replace the original god's position. Although the Sentinel Tower is not advanced, it has achieved connection and compatibility with the neural network. In this regard, there are measured data available; on the other hand, no one knows whether it is really so safe and reliable to let the Kingdom of God serve as a refuge. After all, in the field of "God", mortals still know very little, and the Dragon Clan's "Lord of God" plan is also based on old data and theoretical deduction...
But no matter what, Gao Wen knew that these were the best solutions they could come up with in a short period of time.
In the face of heavy pressure of survival, the wisdom and will to survive were stimulated. Behind these grand plans, not only the figures around the round table, but also countless scholars who have worked hard to consider all the resources, technology and the cost of time left in the hands of mortal countries. At the same time, they also have to withstand the countdown pressure of the approaching demon tide and try their best to strike out a protective method that can survive in the limited time and resource framework.
They have to make too many choices in this process. These choices may be the decimal point after a resource, or a list that needs to be adjusted. In the final analysis, they are hundreds of millions of lives and civilizations that last for thousands of years or even millions of years.
Should we choose to sacrifice most of the people to ensure the absolute safety of the remaining half of the "lucky population", or to increase the risk of shelter being penetrated to protect all the people, or to choose unverified and uncertain technologies, hoping that everything will go smoothly like theoretical deductions to achieve a happy ending of "everything is needed"?
No matter which item is chosen, it has exceeded personal desires and interests, and even beyond the concept of gains and losses of a country and a tribe. As for the final result of these options... there is at least one thing that Gao Wen can be sure of. Even if they choose the wrong path here today, there will probably be no historical scholars in the future to comment on the right and wrong of today.
Now, all the sights at the round table finally fell on Gao Wen's side.
Although the leaders of the most powerful countries in the alliance and the most outstanding scholars among the mortals, in the real world they have all stood at the top of their respective fields, in this vast sea of pure white flowers and next to this small round table, they still sit at the table silently. Gowen is the "core" of everything just because he is the convener here and the founder of today's order in the world.
"We want to hear Cecil's plan," Belsetia looked into Gao Wen's eyes. "You should have your own plan, too."
Gao Wen pondered for two seconds, and his eyes became firm as steel when he looked up again. "You may feel unexpected that Cecil's plan is still the 'maternal star barrier'."
As soon as this was said, the round table became quiet in an instant. Several leaders looked at each other, and the scholars behind them were also stunned. It seemed that no one expected that after these plans were thrown out. After discussing for a long time, the last plan proposed by Gauven Cecil actually returned to the origin. Rosetta Augustus was the first to speak, "The mother star barrier is something that cannot be achieved with current technology... What do you mean is that Cecil already has a way to solve this problem?"
"With the current technical strength and resources of the alliance countries, it is indeed impossible to build a mother star barrier from scratch in one and a half years, but we may not need to 'start from scratch'," Gao Wen glanced over everyone and said in a deep voice, "We actually have a 'semi-finished' mother star barrier. Have you forgotten?"
"The semi-finished parent star barrier?" Rosetta was stunned for a moment, but soon realized, "What do you mean... the one you wanted to do when the sentry and all things died..."
"Yes, it was the Sentinel's plan to use runestones to 'taste' the planet," Gao Wen nodded slightly, "By transforming the planet's deep blue network channel, draining the flow, and using runestones as control nodes to build a force field that can cover the world... The essence of this plan is actually to build a parent star barrier, and it is a more excellent and more powerful parent star barrier than the technical indicators proposed by the Noi people in the blueprint."
"Wait, but isn't this thing a doomsday weapon?" The great star savage Vilanya seemed to have not reacted at once. "Once the deep blue network is guided to explode, will the entire planet be shrouded in a deadly energy storm..."
Gao Wen raised his hand to interrupt the big star wise man, and his expression became solemn. "Madam, this is exactly the fallacy. Strictly speaking, it is 'Sentinels want to use the mother star barrier as a doomsday weapon', rather than 'The mother star barrier itself is a doomsday weapon', which is also a misunderstanding that most people are used to. There was even a discussion about whether the rune stone cast by the sentinels is just an environmental transformation equipment in the Settler's technical system..."
Vilania showed a thoughtful look, while Belsetia realized that she had discussed this matter with Gao Wen herself, and even the rune stones left by the Sentinel in the Deep Blue Net Channel were always paying attention to "What do you mean is that the control system built by the Sentinel in the Deep Blue Net Channel can be harmless, and we can control it?"
"It has not reached the level of full control yet, but the progress has been smoothly." In this special venue, Gao Wen did not hide anything. "Cecil has been cooperating with the Deep Blue Well and the Deep Sea Kingdom. We have received the technology left behind after the death of sentries and all things will eventually perish. Although this is not fully disclosed, everyone in the upper level of the alliance should know that so far, we have cracked some of the basic agreements between those runes and relinked most runes nodes through several key channels. The subsequent deciphering of instructions and permission replacement are underway, especially in the deciphering of instructions. I have some unique advantages here."
He said this, raised his hand and pointed to his head, and the people around the round table soon showed a sudden look. To this day, at least between them, the connection between Gauven Cecil and the Legacy of the Settler is no secret.
"At present, the specific deciphering and taking over work is responsible for the Deep Blue Well, and the Deep Sea Kingdom is continuing to search for and locate the nodes in the Deep Blue Network that are still missing, and constantly cast signal repeaters to enhance our control over the entire system," Gao Wen continued, "In fact, we do not need to control all nodes, nor do we need to decipher and take over the entire system left by the Sentinel. After all, we do not intend to permanently destroy the world like the Sentinel.
"At present, it seems that only two-thirds of the nodes and several key system permissions are needed to start the 'main star barrier', and this work is expected to be completed within one year..."
"But what if the number of nodes is really not enough?" Rosetta frowned. "As far as I know, many of the nodes sent by the sentry were destroyed by the Siren in a confused manner, and some were intercepted by the coalition forces before they could be deployed. Although the progress of your rebooting of missing nodes is smooth, what if we finally find that the number of nodes in the Deep Blue Network channel is not enough to establish a home star barrier? At that time, we should have no chance to go back."
"It's very simple. Even a group of cultists can create a rune stone. Why can't we?" Gao Wen spread his hands. "The Siren have completed scanning and slices of all salvaged nodes in the past few months. Through multiple comparisons and data restoration, they have successfully restored the complete blueprint of the rune stone of the node. In a sense, we should thank the Sentinel. In order to allow cultists with limited technology to help them, it has completely transformed the blueprint of the settler. The construction and processing requirements of those nodes are not difficult in the eyes of the magic technicians.
"So, if the rune stone nodes in the Deep Blue Network cannot meet the minimum startup needs of the parent star barrier, then we will create new nodes ourselves to make up for this number. Of course, it is best to have the number of existing nodes. After all, the cost of manufacturing new nodes is not low."
"That is to say, not only can we use the 'legacy' left by the sentry to activate the home star barrier, but this technology is also controllable and replicable from the basic blueprint level," Balogel, who had never spoken much suddenly said, looking into Gao Wen's eyes, "We can fully understand the structure of these things, and we can also analyze its principles, and Cecil is already doing this, right?"
"Yes," Gao Wen nodded. Of course, he knew why the leader of the dragon clan in front of him emphasized this point specifically. "I don't like mysterious and uncontrollable things. Although many people think that those mysterious ancient heritages will be 'classic', I prefer that they can be explained clearly with blueprints, can be produced and reproduced in factories, and can be placed in the laboratory to study and discuss things. This kind of thing will be more at ease when used."
"If this is really possible...there is indeed an unquestionable advantage for the mother star barrier," Rosetta pinched his chin and thought solemnly. "In terms of reliability, anything we have created is probably not as strong as a mother star barrier supported by a planetary power system...or in other words, if even the mother star barrier is penetrated, then whether it is the shelter city cluster or the Gondor barrier, the Tallond shield is like paper;
"From the scale of the 'sanctuary', let alone, the home star barrier can certainly ensure the safety of everyone... In fact, in addition to maintaining the operation of the protective system, the lives of everyone in the world will be unaffected by the demon wave at all, production does not have to be interrupted, social structure does not have to be changed, there is no supply crisis, and there is no need to worry about the chaos in the sanctuary state..."
"Yes, 'production under the barrier is normal' is actually a very important point. In a sense, maintaining production order is actually to ensure the 'disaster resistance' of the home star barrier," Gao Wen nodded slightly, "Because all production and research work is going on as usual, even if we encounter a crisis, we have the opportunity to deal with it. Even if the nodes in the network channel are damaged, we can directly start the factory and create a few new ones to replace it. If other parts fail, we can also find ways to repair it, find ways to organize manpower to study, and solve the problem that as long as the entire barrier does not collapse instantly, we will still have a chance.
"Considering the scale and strength of the entire parent star barrier, if there is something that can make it collapse instantly... then we can't blame it, right?"
Gao Wen's words obviously touched everyone a little, because what he pointed out was the pain points that all "sanctuaries" cannot avoid. When an accident really happens, do people living in "sanctuaries" still have a little control over their own destiny?
The smaller the scale and thin the shelter, the more you have to face this "cave dilemma", you can't hide or avoid it. No matter how great the ability is, you can't perform or deal with it. A narrow shelter is a shell, but this shell can only make people in it feel deeply uneasy, and feel a strong sense of powerlessness when an accident occurs. Because in a narrow "shell", you have no way to repair your shelter, you can only watch it collapse.
Under the barrier of the parent star, the alliance countries will retain all social production and research capabilities. Even if an accident occurs, the trapped beasts will still have the strength to fight and will give it all.
Of course, as Gao Wen's last sentence implies, even if the "maternal star barrier" is really built, even if the trapped beast really retains the opportunity to try with all its strength, an accident may still occur. Perhaps there will be a situation where all the mortals can't be saved... But if that day really comes, at least civilization will die standing and standing.
"Maybe there is one day when all our efforts cannot save our civilization, maybe even the barrier of the mother star cannot stop the arrival of the end of the world, maybe after that day, there will be no tombstones belonging to Loren in the sea of stars, and no one will remember that this season of civilization once existed," after a brief silence by the round table, Gao Wen broke the silence, standing in his own position, holding the table with his hands, "But I hope that at least when that day comes, we can be qualified to make a brief summary of the path we have walked. We have done our best instead of doing better.
Chapter completed!