Xia State Assembly Hall.
The most outstanding physicists and astronomers of the Xia Kingdom took their seats.
The Speaker of Parliament sat solemnly at the very front of the assembly hall.
A deep worry was evident in the depths of his eyes.
"Cough cough!"
The councilor reached out to straighten the microphone and cleared his throat.
Seeing that everyone in the audience was looking at him, Councilor Li pondered for a moment before speaking.
"Professors and academicians, I have called you all here in a hurry today because I have just received some news."
As he spoke, Representative Li reached out and turned on the projector in the Xia Kingdom's Grand Hall.
A paper appeared on a huge projection screen.
Upon seeing this paper, all the professors and academicians present frowned.
A murmur of discussion followed.
"Is this... that paper that was published in Nature a few days ago?"
"That's right, I remember that paper quite well."
"What is Speaker Lee trying to say by bringing up this paper at this time?"
"I don't know... Perhaps the sun really is entering its aging period?"
"Nonsense! How could this be?!"
"..."
Seeing the murmurs and discussions below the stage, Councilor Li's expression became even more serious: "Quiet!"
"Based on the data in the paper, as well as the observation data from the Xia Guo Astronomical Observatory over the past month."
"Professor Lü Yongchang came to a conclusion after calculation."
"The sun is aging at an unprecedented rate. According to model predictions, the sun will become a red giant within ten years and will experience a helium flash within fifteen years!"
Representative Li paused slightly before adding, "This calculation data has been verified by Ye Nangeng of the Xia State Observatory."
"..."
After he finished speaking, the huge Xia Kingdom Grand Hall fell silent.
The pupils of all attendees instantly contracted to pinpoint size!
Ten seconds later, an uproar erupted!
"What?!"
"How is that possible!"
"Professor Lü Yongchang? Isn't he researching controlled nuclear fusion? How come he's suddenly studying astronomy?!"
"I heard he's still a sophomore undergraduate student, this... this can't be a joke!"
"But... since Elder Ye actually accepted Professor Lü's calculation results, doesn't that mean..."
"Let's not speculate wildly, let's wait for the Speaker's explanation!"
A few minutes later, the commotion gradually subsided.
Representative Li glanced around at the crowd below the stage and spoke again: "To be honest, I don't really believe this conclusion either."
"The reason I've gathered everyone here today is to conduct a verification."
As he spoke, the image on the projection screen changed.
Looking at the neat rows of derivations, each professor frowned deeply.
"This is Professor Lü Yongchang's latest solar model. Take a look and see if you can find any flaws."
"Furthermore... based on this model, it is predicted that around 10:50 PM tonight, extremely intense aurora phenomena will occur globally."
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look out the window.
The sky outside was pitch black, with no sign of the aurora borealis.
The councilor raised his wrist and looked at his watch.
21:56
There is less than an hour left until the predicted time.
"Academician Yang Jianchuan, what is your opinion on this statement?"
Representative Li asked calmly.
Academician Yang Jianchuan, whose name was mentioned, frowned and muttered to himself, "Impossible..."
"Although an extremely intense aurora event occurred in 1958, that was during a period of intense solar activity."
"Based on recent observational data, solar activity is far below this standard!"
Representative Li nodded slightly: "So that means the possibility of a global aurora event occurring at present is extremely small, right?"
Seeing Academician Yang Jianchuan nod, Representative Li took a deep breath: "That means that if a global aurora really does occur in an hour..."
At this point, Representative Lee stopped talking.
None of the people present were fools; they naturally understood the meaning behind the congressman's long speech.
After a moment of silence, Councilor Li spoke again with a solemn expression: "Professors, it's still early. Let's first examine Professor Lü's model!"
...
22:35.
All the professors and academicians frowned as they looked at the page of the deduction process on the projection screen.
"Mr. Yang, have you noticed anything wrong?"
An academician looked worried and asked Yang Jianchuan beside him in a low voice.
Yang Jianchuan slowly shook his head: "I...I can't see the problem."
"In fact, after looking at this model, I think there's something wrong with the stellar models we built before."
"What?!" The academician was taken aback and exclaimed, "This... Professor Yang, you can't joke like that!"
As a leading figure in the Xia Kingdom's astronomical community, Professor Yang rarely made mistakes in his astronomical judgments.
That is why Mr. Yang's views directly influence the judgments of most people!
Old Yang's expression was solemn, and he sighed deeply: "I also hope it's not true."
"Human history is too short and the level of technology is too low."
"The only star we can actually reach is the Sun, so... it's normal for the model to be wrong."
Seeing the expressions of disbelief on the faces of the professors around him, Professor Yang softened his tone slightly.
"Of course, our model might be correct, but there might be some problems with the sun that we don't know about, which is why this strange phenomenon is happening..."
Upon hearing this, the expressions on the professors' faces softened slightly.
After all, if the fundamental model of stars is wrong, it means that the foundation of human astronomy will be completely shaken!
This is unacceptable to any researcher!
"Cough cough..."
A councilor cleared his throat and asked from the stage, "Gentlemen, have you found any loopholes?"
"Or rather, does anyone have any objections to this deduction result?"
Time slowly passed by, bit by bit.
The vast Xia Kingdom Assembly Hall was completely silent.
Hundreds of professors and academicians lowered their heads, not daring to meet the gaze of the legislator on the stage.
Several senior academicians in astronomy and physics sighed and shook their heads helplessly.
Seeing this scene, a hint of disappointment flashed in Representative Lee's eyes.
He slowly closed his eyes and sighed deeply.
“If that’s the case, then…”
Before he could finish speaking, a gasp came from below the stage!
"aurora!"
"The aurora really happened!"
Representative Li suddenly opened his eyes and turned to look out the window!
A dazzling red light appeared in the sky above the capital!
The red light gradually spread across the entire sky.
Under the aurora's glow, the once bright moon was tinged with a blood-red hue, as if foreshadowing humanity's future!
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