After Wilson left, the office hadn't been quiet for more than a few minutes when Zero's synthesized voice started playing again.
"Professor, Academician Fang Xu is here to visit."
Lu Yongchang raised an eyebrow slightly and muttered to himself, "Fang Xu?"
What is he doing here?
Unable to come to a conclusion, Lü Yongchang raised his voice slightly and raised his right hand to gently rub his temples as he said, "Zero, let him in."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of the office door opening followed.
"Yongchang!"
Fang Xu's strong voice rang out at the door at the same time.
"What's wrong?" Lu Yongchang put down his right hand that was rubbing his temples and asked with a slightly tired expression, "Shouldn't you be resting these past few days?"
"What are you doing here all of a sudden?"
Fang Xu didn't speak immediately, but turned around and closed the office door, then quickly walked to his desk.
Lu Yongchang frowned slightly, unable to figure out Fang Xu's intention behind his actions for a moment.
Is there anything left that needs to be handled with such care?
"What exactly happened?" Lü Yongchang subconsciously lowered his voice. "Why are you being so careful?"
As he spoke, Lü Yongchang glanced at the robot standing next to the desk: "Zero, keep an eye on it."
"Received." Accompanied by a synthesized voice, the office's open windows quickly closed, and even the curtains were drawn.
Under the watchful eyes of Lü Yongchang and Ling, Fang Xu reached out and pulled out a chair in front of his desk, then sat down without hesitation.
What should be done about the core components?
Without any preamble, he stated directly, "I've been thinking about this issue during my vacation these past few days."
"Thinking about that thing makes me unable to sleep soundly."
"It's too dangerous!"
Upon hearing this, Lü Yongchang's expression immediately changed.
core.
Within the Academy of Sciences, this term is used to describe only one thing.
[Drawing] The given two-dimensional core.
Perhaps because he had just advanced to a Level 4 civilization, he led the Academy of Sciences to launch too many scientific research projects.
Exhausted, he subconsciously forgot about this deadly thing!
Seeing Lü Yongchang's expression instantly turn serious, Fang Xu sighed softly and said in a low voice.
"More than two hundred years!"
"Although there has been no movement on this thing, leaving it there is always a potential problem."
Lü Yongchang's expression grew increasingly serious: "You mean..."
"You threw it away?"
Before he could finish speaking, he shook his head repeatedly, rejecting his own proposal: "No, no."
"Let's set aside whether the painting was tampered with."
"The idyllic civilization that has yet to arrive is something we cannot handle."
"The consequences would be unimaginable!"
After all, the original request made by [the painting] was for human civilization to carry this core while waiting for the arrival of the pastoral civilization.
Lu Yongchang simply couldn't believe that a dignified Level 7 civilization would be so trusting of a mere Level 2 civilization!
Once it can observe the external environment in real time, discarding the two-dimensional core will only bring annihilation to humanity.
Moreover, as a positioning target for transmitting information to the pastoral civilization, the loss of the two-dimensional core would mean that human civilization would be creating an extremely terrifying enemy for itself!
Fang Xu's face darkened.
He quickly understood the meaning behind Lü Yongchang's words.
"Then what should we do?" he said grimly. "We can't keep carrying this dangerous thing around forever, can we?"
Lü Yongchang did not reply immediately.
He pursed his lips tightly, carefully considering a suitable solution.
But when faced with an existence far stronger than themselves, all their "plans" seem so pale and powerless!
"...What do you think, how about we go and study this two-dimensional core?"
Fang Xu's voice rang out softly, gently touching Lü Yongchang's heartstrings.
Lu Yongchang, who was still pondering a solution, subconsciously held his breath.
Fang Xu's words made his heart skip a beat.
"Researching a two-dimensional core?" Lü Yongchang asked, his voice somewhat hoarse. "That's probably..."
Fang Xu's voice grew increasingly low: "Back then, [the painting] did not prohibit this."
After a moment of contemplation, Lü Yongchang slowly said, "It might be the arrogance unique to a Level 7 civilization."
"Perhaps in its view, a small Level 2 civilization is simply incapable of analyzing two-dimensional fragments."
"But it probably didn't expect that in just over two hundred years we would become a Level 4 civilization."
“So…” A hint of excitement flashed in Fang Xu’s eyes, “Yongchang, this is a golden opportunity!”
"It has only been a little over two hundred years since the death of [the painting]."
"For advanced civilizations, or even for the universe, this amount of time is insignificant."
"If we could extract some technology from the two-dimensional core and the two-dimensional fragments..."
"That would be an immeasurable boost to human civilization!"
"Perhaps we can use this opportunity to enter a Level 5 civilization!"
Hearing this, Lü Yongchang's expression became increasingly hesitant.
Fang Xu is right.
The constraint devices for two-dimensional fragments and two-dimensional cores alone are enough for human research!
Not to mention the mysterious two-dimensional core and two-dimensional fragments!
Dimensions have always been a forbidden zone that ordinary civilizations can hardly reach.
In the universe, whether it is two-dimensional or four-dimensional space, it is extremely rare, and may even not exist.
Without observational samples, all research can only start from theory.
This undoubtedly greatly increases the difficulty of scientific research.
But now.
A tremendous research opportunity is right in front of humanity!
Lu Yongchang had to admit that at that moment, he was moved!
But thinking of the tragic state of that Lator civilization flagship, Lü Yongchang felt a chill run down his spine.
He didn't want Aurora and Gamma to become two-dimensional "a piece of paper".
"It's worth studying."
After much deliberation, Lü Yongchang finally made up his mind: "But we cannot conduct research near Dawn Star."
"We need to send it to a farther place."
Fang Xu nodded repeatedly. Like Lü Yongchang, he was also fully aware of the immense power this thing could unleash: "Of course!"
"It would be best to send it outside the Gliese 555 star system." As if thinking of the two-dimensional scenario, Fang Xu quickly added, "That way, even if something goes wrong, we'll have time to react."
“No!” Lü Yongchang quickly shook his head in denial. “We cannot be sure whether the painting has tampered with the two-dimensional core.”
"Just send it to the Ice Giant Star."
"There are also man-made structures over there. If it can really detect the external environment..."
"We should be able to get away with the star gold mining project on the Ice Giant side."
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