Chapter 166: Can it fulfill our wishes?
"Wanwan, we recently discussed some very practical issues with Qianyu and the others."
Professor Qian always got straight to the point, but spoke in a gentle tone: "Now the world beyond the apocalypse is getting better and better, and we have made great breakthroughs in various fields through the advancement of crystal core energy. However, we have to think about a question: if the apocalypse ends and all the zombies disappear, then where will the crystal cores be?"
Chi Wan lowered her eyes. She had discussed this issue with Li Xingye a long time ago.
But there is no solution.
The population of a world is limited, and so are the number of zombies.
Especially now, with the efforts of Li Xingye and the people in the base, the threat posed by zombies to the survivors is becoming less and less.
At that time, Li Xingye even joked: "Wanwan, I finally understand the purpose of this one-way opening mechanism of space to us. It is completely to protect your world."
At that time, Chi Wan first thought that Li Xingye was talking about the space in order to prevent the zombie virus from spreading to the modern era.
But later, when he mentioned that the crystal cores would eventually become extinct with the disappearance of the zombies, Chi Wan broke out in a cold sweat when he realized what Li Xingye really meant.
If modern "businessmen" knew that the existence of crystal cores could bring such huge profits, would they... take the initiative to create zombies?
Just like now, the fact that the crystal core, a "new energy source", actually comes from zombies may be exposed sooner or later, and then the mechanism of space will be the most powerful guarantee.
But when Chi Wan discovered that the "authority" of the space was becoming more and more relaxed, he suddenly had an inexplicable guess: Is the space for saving the end of the world, or for... using these items in the end of the world that can greatly promote technology to seduce reality?
Especially when she subconsciously "collected" Qiangzi and others from the end of the world into the space.
She also discussed this matter with Li Xingye, and Li Xingye told her very seriously not to tell this to anyone in the modern world, and not to try to completely connect the modern world and the end of the world.
Therefore, when handing over the crystal core and protective gear to the country, Chi Wan concealed the existence of the space itself and only described everything as a one-way channel.
Fortunately, so far, what Chi Wan was worried about has not happened, and the highest opening authority of the space is always in her own hands.
After hearing what Professor Qian said, Chi Wan didn't quite understand what she wanted to say.
Because they knew the source of the crystal core early on.
Therefore, they should have known long ago that crystal cores are limited.
Why am I suddenly telling myself all this at this time?
Chi Wan thought for a moment and said softly, "Professor, do you have any new discoveries?"
If we use energy as an analogy, perhaps the existing stock of crystal cores does not seem to be that much, but after all, its volume is more than an order of magnitude smaller than oil or natural gas that provides the same amount of energy.
Not to mention the higher-level zombie crystal cores.
Although the use up of the crystal cores was foreseeable with the naked eye, that should have happened much later.
Professor Qian was silent for a while, then he said: "We discussed it and thought that the crystal core might be another energy system beyond our knowledge. But, if we can do more in-depth research, perhaps..."
"No! Professor, do you know how dangerous this is?"
When Chi Wan heard what Professor Qian said, he suddenly understood what she wanted to say.
Professor Qian and his team actually want to go to the end of the world and study zombies directly!
Chi Wan's mind suddenly became confused. On the one hand, she knew that these scientists were trying to have a more promising future.
However, subconsciously, she was still afraid of the end of the world.
Even the end of the world she saw later was not that scary with the help of Li Xingye's abilities.
But she didn't dare to gamble, what if?
Professor Qian was rejected so harshly, but he still spoke in a kind tone: "Wanwan, I know what you are worried about. Please rest assured that we will never do anything that will harm the world today. I hope you can believe me.
"Actually, this is the common request of several of us old guys. Please listen to me first and then make a decision, okay?"
When Chi Wan heard Professor Qian say this, she couldn't say anything to refuse and could only listen in silence.
Professor Qian dropped another bombshell in a relaxed tone.
"Wanwan, I guess you have a way to get to the end of the world, right? Then you might also have a way to send us there. Lao Deng and the others have discussed that we have lived long enough to use the rest of our lives to do something more meaningful.
"I know you are a good kid. You work hard to maintain the balance between the modern world and the apocalypse, and you also work hard to protect our world. Really, we all like you very much, and we appreciate your determination.
"So, we can't let a little kid like you take all the initiative. We plan to organize a scientific expedition team to stay in the apocalypse and never come back. That way, there's no need to worry about us bringing the virus back.
"We are really curious about the formation of the apocalypse, and we know nothing about zombies, crystal cores, and the mechanism of superpowers. But it has a huge impact on our existing technology.
"You may not know this, but we have already developed a new generation of stealth fighters, which are truly invisible! No detection equipment can detect them. This is all due to the ability provided by the apocalypse to shield its own existence.
"There are still many such magical powers in the end times. Only when we see them with our own eyes can we better judge in which fields they are applicable. Of course, the most important thing is that if we can study the core composition of the crystal core, and even create the crystal core without zombies, then how many steps will our country and our world take?
"As we get older, our only wish is to see our country become more and more prosperous, and to see that those high-tech technologies that should have been advanced can also greatly improve people's livelihood in daily life. I originally thought that we would not be able to see that scene in our limited lifespan, but Wanwan, it is you who gave us hope.
"We want to try one more time before our lives end, to see what limit we can reach. Can you fulfill our wish, Wanwan?"
It had probably been a while since Professor Qian spoke so many words in one breath, and his throat became a little hoarse by the end of his speech.
But the excitement in her voice kept hitting Chi Wan's heart, making it impossible for her to utter the words of rejection she had prepared.
These older generation scientists are willing to give everything for new breakthroughs and achievements, even if it means they have to stay in a doomsday world where everything is unknown to them.
How could she refuse such a sincere heart?
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