Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

Hearing the question from beside him, Lü Yongchang sighed deeply.

The worst-case scenario has emerged.

The unusual solar activity did indeed occur two months earlier than expected!

In addition, the sun is aging much faster than in its previous life!

According to Lü Yongchang's calculations, the sun will likely experience another helium flash in about 15 years.

Lu Yongchang's eye twitched slightly.

It shortened the time by a full five years!

"Professor Lü?"

Ye Nangeng's urging voice came from the side.

Lu Yongchang forced a smile, saying, "Taiyang, something's happened."

……

After half an hour.

Ye Nangeng stared blankly at Lü Yongchang in front of him.

"Impossible... How could this be?!"

"The sun has only existed for 46 billion years so far, but according to models, it could exist for at least 100 billion years!"

"How could it possibly have entered its aging stage so quickly?!"

Ye Nangeng's face flushed red, and his grayish-white beard trembled slightly. He shouted, "This is absolutely impossible!"

"Your calculations are absolutely wrong! There's no way the sun could have entered the red giant phase in just over a decade!"

Faced with the emotionally charged Ye Nangeng, a hint of pity appeared deep in Lü Yongchang's eyes.

In the previous life, countless scientists were devastated upon learning this unbelievable news!

No one with a higher education would believe this conclusion!

However, the facts are right in front of humanity!

The edifice of astrophysics, built by humankind with countless hours and efforts, has been so easily overturned!

"Mr. Ye, calm down," Lü Yongchang said softly. "The calculation process is all here. I've explained all the steps you didn't understand in detail just now."

"Do you think there are any loopholes?"

Old Ye's expression suddenly froze.

It was precisely because he knew that there were no flaws in Lü Yongchang's calculation formulas that he found it hard to accept all of this!

Mathematics doesn't lie.

In the mathematical model, the sun ages at a rate visible to the naked eye.

In fact, in the near future, the sun will even enter the red giant phase!

He shakily raised his wrinkled hand and forcefully pulled out a tuft of his beard.

"hiss!"

Old Master Ye gasped, muttering to himself, "This, this is real..."

The next moment, Old Ye suddenly turned to look at Lü Yongchang beside him, his withered right hand grabbing his arm: "Professor Lü! Then... what should we do now?!"

With a serious expression, Lü Yongchang said, word by word, "Go find the Speaker of the Council!"

……

Within the first ring road of Beijing.

Inside the Speaker's office.

"Yongchang?" Upon seeing Lü Yongchang, Councilor Li smiled faintly. "What's wrong? Instead of focusing on your fusion reactor miniaturization project, you've got time to come here?"

Lu Yongchang's face was full of bitterness. He slowly shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Speaker, I have something very important to report to you!"

Seeing the serious expression on Lu Yongchang's face, Councilor Li's expression also gradually became serious.

He put down his pen and said to Lü Yongchang with a serious expression, "Go ahead and speak."

Lu Yongchang took a deep breath and slowly said, "Speaker, the sun has entered a phase of rapid decline!"

"According to predictions, it will enter the red giant phase within ten years and undergo a helium flash within fifteen years!"

"At that time, human civilization will cease to exist!"

"..."

As Lu Yongchang finished speaking, the Speaker's office fell silent.

After a long while, the councilor finally took a deep breath.

"hiss……"

His brows furrowed deeply, and his right knuckles tapped unconsciously on the desk...

"Yongchang, are you sure what you just said is true?"

Seeing the deep skepticism in the Speaker's eyes, Lü Yongchang nodded helplessly: "Speaker, if you don't believe me, you can find some astronomy experts to verify my speculation."

Councilor Li shook his head with a wry smile: "Yongchang, it's not that I don't trust you, it's just that what you're saying... is a bit too outrageous."

Lü Yongchang fell silent.

The Speaker is right.

To be honest, if he hadn't been reborn and truly witnessed the helium flash explosion, he wouldn't believe what he was saying!

The sun, in its prime, will enter the red giant phase within ten years and will experience a helium flash within fifteen years.

To be fair, the fact that the councilor didn't kick him out directly is already quite kind of him!

"Speaker, Elder Ye from the Xia Kingdom Astronomical Observatory is right outside. How about... I call him in and you ask for his opinion?"

Upon seeing the councilor nod, Lü Yongchang quickly opened the door and pulled Ye Nangeng inside.

The councilor frowned and looked at Ye Nangeng, who was standing next to Lü Yongchang: "Mr. Ye, do you think Yongchang's calculation is likely to be accurate?"

Faced with the Speaker's question, Ye Nangeng nodded with a bitter expression: "Speaker, I... I didn't find any loopholes."

Although he had anticipated Ye Nangeng's answer, the Speaker's pupils still shrank to pinpoints the moment he heard it!

"Da...da...da..."

The sound of knuckles tapping on the solid wood desk filled the entire office.

Although Lu Yongchang was very anxious, he still waited patiently for the Speaker to make a decision.

After all, without the help of the Xia Kingdom, he would never have been able to turn the tide in the face of a disaster of this magnitude!

"Since you both say so, I'll believe you this once."

The councilor said with a grave expression, "I will convene a meeting immediately to verify this situation. If it is true..."

"We might need to start thinking about our backup plan."

After saying that, the councilor leaned back in his chair and sighed again.

Lü Yongchang's eyes flickered slightly.

"Speaker, based on my predictions, extremely intense auroras will erupt in the skies around the world tonight!"

"This is the sign that the sun has completely entered its aging phase."

The councilor's eyes flickered slightly.

As the Speaker of Parliament, he naturally knew some basic common sense: the aurora usually only appears over the Antarctic or the Arctic.

As for the global aurora outbreaks...

The last time this phenomenon occurred was in 1958, during a period of intense solar activity!

Current solar activity is clearly insufficient to support such a spectacular event!

Therefore, he nodded slightly: "Okay, I understand."

"If a global aurora borealis event does indeed occur, I think... your reasoning would be more convincing!"

As he spoke, the councilor gave Lü Yongchang a meaningful look.

……

That evening.

Inside the Great Hall of the Xia Kingdom, an emergency meeting was held, inviting most of the astronomers and physicists of the Xia Kingdom.