Did the world end today?

Chapter 199 Don't Let This Starry Sky Down

Chapter 199 Don't Let This Starry Sky Down (Bonus Chapter for Alliance Leader Kou Shimu x1)

Lin Xu opened his eyes and sat up in bed.

The impactful scene in the bracelet world left him unable to calm his heartbeat even after he was separated from it.

He didn't know what he would see in the end.

But he was certain that what he was seeing was definitely "fragments of a parallel world".

Even after leaving that scene, he couldn't recall a single detail.

But that "concept" remained only in his mind.
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So why can't you remember?
Is it because my level of spiritual advancement is not high enough?

How much is enough?
Lin Xu didn't think much of it and went straight to his desk, quickly writing down a few messages.

First, high-yield nuclear explosions have been confirmed to cause piping effects. While this may have some degree of randomness, the probability of triggering it is likely not low.

Second, piping effects can be caused simultaneously from both sides of a high-dimensional channel—or in other words, a high-dimensional channel does not have an inside or outside distinction.

Third, after the "seawater surged in," the form of the apocalypse changed to some extent, which should be related to changes in the laws of physics.

Fourth, by utilizing this change in the "form of the apocalypse," perhaps we can neutralize the apocalypse?

Lin Xu circled the last sentence with his pen and marked it with an emphasis mark.

This is indeed a very good direction.

If the piping effect of "breaking through a higher-dimensional channel" can indeed cause changes in the doomsday disaster, then solving the doomsday problem will no longer be a mystery.

This approach sounds much more plausible than "closing the passage" or "escaping through the passage."

And most importantly, this thing has empirical evidence.

Although the result was not good.

The world was still destroyed.

But how to say it?

When Suiren raised the first flame, it must have caused many disasters due to the uncontrollability of the flame itself.

But in the face of such disasters, humanity has continuously learned and progressed, eventually controlling the flames and transforming them from a "disaster" into the most important driving force to date.

Can't there be such a process for "doomsday"?

Moreover, one's trial and error can even be done outside of the main world.

Lin Xu paused for a moment, leaving a few ink dots on the brush.

After a moment's thought, he wrote down the last clue.

I have become one with time and space.

He tried hard to recall how he felt at that moment, but no matter how hard he tried, it was all in vain.

The feeling was so wonderful that it was indescribable.

Looking back now, he even feels that it was some kind of hallucination.

It's like a hallucination, like being drunk or eating too many poisonous mushrooms.

But reason told him that it was impossible for him to hallucinate in the world of the bracelet.

That must be a real experience.

In that experience, I used all my mental energy to abstract what I perceived into a single sentence.

"I have become one with time and space."

I cannot yet understand the meaning of this statement.

We can only try to make a judgment when the "dimensionality" is higher.

Lin Xu breathed a long sigh of relief.

He looked down at the bracelet.

The number above jumped directly to 1.

Was this time really that exhausting?

But there is nothing we can do.

There is indeed a lot of information.

Lin Xu put down his pen and closed the notebook. Only then did he realize that his body was completely soaked with sweat.

Take another shower and go to sleep.

Lin Xu went into the bathroom, washed up quickly, and then lay back down on the bed.

Then came a perfect 0-second fall asleep.
Lin Xu slept very well.

I didn't dream, nor did I toss and turn.

He even felt that he had only closed his eyes and opened them once, and it was already broad daylight.

When Lin Xu woke up, he felt full of energy.

Unfortunately, the numbers on the bracelet didn't recover very quickly—they only returned to a stable "2".

Fortunately, I've obtained all the necessary information, so I won't have much need to intensively engage with the world of fitness trackers in the short term.

After a quick breakfast, Lin Xu got into the car Qin Feng had called and headed straight to the office. When he knocked on Xu Gong'ou's office door, he was surprised to find that Xu Gong'ou had also just gotten up.
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I just got out of my cot.

"You sleep here?"

Hearing Lin Xu's surprised tone, Xu Gong'ou smiled and waved his hand, saying:

"It's just a quick nap, what's the big deal?"

"The situation is urgent now, so we should postpone things that involve enjoyment."

"If it's a regular project or a regular meeting, I wouldn't even bother to look at a room unless they arrange a five-star hotel for me, let alone stay there."

Lin Xu nodded in relief.

This is indeed the normal working state of a top scholar.

"You have worked hard."

"It's not hard."

As Xu Gongou put on his clothes, he asked:
"How's the situation? Can you confirm the effects of the nuclear explosion?"

"can."

Lin Xu answered briefly but firmly:
"Currently, it appears that a nuclear explosion with a yield of tens of millions of tons should be able to trigger a piping effect."

"But there is one key point."

“We absolutely cannot cause piping in two high-dimensional channels at the same time.”

"We can handle the piping effect of one channel, but if it's two, then we're really doomed."

"Sure??"

"Sure!"

Lin Xu answered with absolute certainty.

Because he knew perfectly well that when two high-dimensional channels independently formed piping, the disaster would only take the form of a plasma storm.

That's a relatively "fixed" rule.

It is the inevitable result of the constant laws governing this universe.

The subsequent "strange" disaster was the result of the combined effects of two high-dimensional channels and a so-called "wormhole," and it had absolutely nothing to do with the main world they were currently in.

Upon receiving his reply, Xu Gongou's face revealed an undisguised expression of excitement.

"Then there's no problem, then there's no problem."

"I'll start the project right now!"

"This project can be pushed forward. If they don't want to hand over the data, then they don't want to hand over the data."

"By the way, Engineer Lin, do you have any data on hand?"

"Yes, we have some general data."

Lin Xu replied:
"In fact, most of the data they possess is meaningless."

"All we need to know is how to detonate it and what method to use to detonate it." "That's right!"

Xu Gongou nodded vigorously.

"That's it! That's right!"

After one hour.

The first global launch meeting for the Lunar Nuclear Explosion Project—or, to use the project's official name, the "Lunar Surge Project"—was officially held.

Xu Gong'ou attended the meeting as the Chinese representative.

When he sat down in the conference room, an aura of dominance instantly enveloped the entire venue.

Even across screens, thousands or tens of thousands of kilometers, representatives from other parties could sense his almost arrogant and intense self-confidence.

Xu Gongou, however, showed no intention of concealing his brilliance.

He knew that he had a bigger hand than anyone else at the table.

This hand of cards was not easily obtained.

Lin Xu
He now understands the young man's experiences much better than before.

Countless deaths, countless pains, countless rebirths.

He is not some "opportunist" under "high-dimensional influence".

In a sense, this young man was even a kind of "martyr".

He was forging ahead relentlessly, and I, too, could not let down everything he had painstakingly created.

Xu Gongou raised his head, looked directly at the camera, and spoke his first words.

"China will lead the Moonsurge project and play a dominant role in all subsequent work of the project."

"If you have any questions about this, you may leave the meeting now."

"After leaving the meeting, you will be permanently excluded from the Moonsurge project and will also permanently lose the right to share related intelligence, information, and research results."

As soon as he finished speaking, the hall erupted in an uproar.

No one expected him to start with such an extremely forceful statement.

Some of the delegates even stood up.

However, it was Joanne, whom Xu Gong'ou already knew, who sat steadily in her chair without moving.
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He even pushed down the officials next to him who stood up to protest.

The chaos and commotion lasted for nearly two minutes.

Xu Gongou did not stop him, but simply sat there quietly and waited.

Eventually, the room fell silent.

No one left.

On the other side of the ocean, Joanne turned on her microphone, tapped it twice to test it, and then asked:
"Siegel, does your decision represent the decision of all members of your project team?"

"I can."

Xu Gongou nodded.

"This is the final decision."

"I need to clarify that we do not belittle any of our allies or friends."

"In the face of apocalyptic disaster, we are all equal."

"However, after rigorous calculations and careful consideration, we believe that it is the most efficient and profitable option for us to lead this project."

"clear."

Joanne nodded.

"But you still need our information support, right?"

"We possess the data from the first nuclear explosion, we..."

"We have that too."

Xu Gongou interrupted Joanne.

"Of course you must share data, but that is not a condition for exchange, nor is it a bargaining chip for some of your politicians to spread rumors."

"Alright alright."

Joanne shrugged.

"So, there's no room for negotiation?"

"No, are there any other questions?"

Joanne shook her head.

"I'm done. Siegel, let's move on."

"I'll figure out a way to handle things on our end."

Joanne's attitude seems to represent the attitude of the United States.

After he turned off the microphone, everyone else looked at each other in bewilderment.

"If there are no further questions, let's move on to the formal discussion now."

"First, we need to define our goals."

"Our goal is to send a 20-megaton nuclear bomb to the far side of the moon within a month and detonate it near the upcoming high-dimensional passage."

"A month!?"

The EU representative immediately jumped out.

"How is this possible?! A month isn't even enough time to prepare the launch vehicle!"

"Moreover, this is a delicate operation, and we need astronauts present to operate it!"

"How will they get up there? These are two sub-projects, we..."

"We are ready."

Xu Gongou interrupted again.

"We happen to have a spaceship that can handle this transport mission."

"There's no need to worry about that."

"What about other aspects?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Russian representative raised his hand to indicate that he would speak.

"We have nuclear weapons that are readily available and of appropriate yield."