Chapter 34 Humanity Pause
After realizing this, the atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became excited.
After being busy for so long and putting in so much effort, is the first important clue directly related to this disaster finally going to surface?
Unfortunately, although some primitive hieroglyphics of the Yangjiagou tribe have been unearthed before, the writing system has not yet been completely deciphered.
People only understand the meaning of a few words.
"Old Lu, how long will it take you to decipher it?"
People's attention was focused on Professor Lu Zhengyi, who was best at interpreting and deciphering original texts.
Lu Zhengyi said solemnly: "I will do it as soon as possible."
He formed a team with several archaeological experts who were also good at this and immediately devoted himself to this matter.
Although he was itching to know the meaning of these original characters, Zhou Cheng had no choice but to wait.
Time passed quietly during this unbearable wait, and five days passed in the blink of an eye.
Zhou Cheng, who came to check on any progress almost every day, finally got a result on this day.
Professor Lu Zhengyi came to the conference room looking somewhat haggard.
"Professor Lu, is there still no progress in decryption?"
Facing Zhou Cheng's slightly hopeful gaze, Professor Lu Zhengyi shook his head dejectedly.
"Deciphering ancient characters is a systematic endeavor. The more I delve into these characters, the more I feel like I have no idea where to begin."
"What's the difficulty?"
“They’re so primitive.”
Professor Lü Zhengyi sighed, “They haven’t formed a complete system yet. They are very irregular and some parts are too arbitrary.”
"Can't you interpret the meaning?"
"No, quite the opposite. There are so many possible interpretations that it's hard to tell which one is correct. Judging from the current situation, it will probably be impossible to decipher it without several years of time and more text samples."
Looking at the dozen or so crooked characters on the rubbing, as well as the more than 200 characters of the same style unearthed previously, people fell into silence.
I thought that obtaining this stone tablet would bring me within reach of the first important clue. But I didn't expect that there was actually an abyss between us.
If these words cannot be deciphered, what is the point of digging up more stone slabs?
Do we really have to wait for years and years? Can human civilization today afford to wait?
Even with the support of the entire civilization behind him, it seems unable to provide even a little help at this moment.
In the silence, Liu Yu suddenly stood up.
"Professor Lu, perhaps we can try another approach. Um, artificial intelligence."
She thought hard while organizing her words. "We have many complete artificial intelligence programs left over from the heyday of the era. If we modify them slightly and train them with archaeological data, they might be of some use."
AI?
The professors were a little confused.
Zhou Cheng also has some understanding of artificial intelligence technology, but not much.
The professors know nothing about artificial intelligence.
"That's it!"
Since Liu Yu proposed this idea, it should be feasible to a certain extent.
As long as it's feasible, it's fine. Even if it ends up being wrong, there's nothing to lose.
After quickly reaching a consensus and deciding to give this method a try, Liu Yu thought for a moment and said, "It's just that... this would require a lot of computing power. At this stage, within our civilization... there should only be a Level 1 supercomputing base that can meet the demand."
There are currently 26 first-level supercomputing bases in the world.
Each supercomputing base undertakes an extremely important task, such as government management systems, global communication systems, weather forecast systems, hydropower systems, etc.
If the computing power of the supercomputing base is occupied, work in corresponding fields around the world will have to be suspended.
One can imagine how huge the impact is.
"You go and work out the details of the plan. I'll report to the primary decision-maker on the supercomputing matters."
"good."
Zhou Cheng called the office of the first decision-maker. After waiting for a few minutes, the call was connected.
After reporting the current situation, the first decision-maker's slightly low voice came over.
"Just one supercomputer...is that enough?"
"That's enough."
"No, not enough."
The first decision-maker slowly said, "Except for the six supercomputing bases that are crucial and cannot be diverted, I will hand over the remaining 20 first-level supercomputing bases to you. Run the AI programs simultaneously to decipher and interpret these ancient texts. This will prevent errors that may occur with a single program."
Zhou Cheng's pupils suddenly constricted.
It would certainly be better to have more results for reference, which would be more helpful in accurately interpreting the meaning of these ancient characters.
But... without these supercomputing bases, how can the human world function?
The deep and powerful voice of the first decision-maker continued to reach Zhou Cheng's ears: "For this matter, it is worth putting the human world on pause."
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World Government Announcement:
In order to fully decipher the meaning of the ancient characters at the Yangjiagou site, the World Government plans to suspend external services at 20 first-level supercomputing bases in three days, and it is expected to resume in two days.
At that time, television broadcasting systems, network transmission, bank settlement, smart vehicles, food delivery, urban transportation and other systems will be temporarily unavailable.
Residents are requested to stock up on necessary supplies in advance and stay at home as much as possible. If there is an emergency, please contact the emergency teams of the cradles..."
Three days later.
The whole earth seemed to be quiet at this moment.
Although the city wasn't particularly bustling in the past, it certainly wasn't deserted. But now, the bustling streets are deserted, with no more smart cars zipping around or smart wheelchairs trundling along.
People who were unable to travel and had no access to computers and televisions could only gather in various residential areas.
"Have you heard? The stone tablet unearthed from the Yangjiagou ruins contains the so-called oracle from the 'Moon Goddess'. If we decipher the text, we'll know what exactly caused the disaster."
"Oh, I'm buried up to my neck in the dirt, and in the end I don't even know what happened. I really can't accept dying like this."
"That's right, isn't it just two days of not going out? What's the big deal? If we can really decipher the reason, not going out for a month wouldn't matter."
"With so many supercomputers... they should be able to decipher it, right?"
"That's for sure."
In every settlement and residential area, white-haired old people were chatting enthusiastically about this matter, speculating about what they could decipher.
On the other hand, under Liu Yu's command, thousands of programmers compiled and modified artificial intelligence programs, as well as training data compiled by archaeological experts, have been prepared.
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