Chapter 145 Bring Two Bottles of Moutai
Everyone is familiar with VLBI. Its full name is Very-Long-Baseline Interferometry, which is translated into Chinese as Very-Long-Baseline Interferometry. It uses multiple radio telescopes to form a virtual telescope with a larger aperture. It is a very commonly used observation method in the fields of astronomy and aerospace engineering. In the first half of 2019, EHT used eight radio telescopes distributed around the world to form a huge virtual telescope with an aperture close to the diameter of the earth, and took the first photo of a black hole in human history. This is the eye with the strongest vision in human history, but this record is about to be broken by the 1220 Global Joint Observation Task Force.
They proposed the concept of asynchronous timeline continuation coherence. The simultaneity originally required by VLBI is no longer necessary. The same telescope at different space-time coordinates can also synthesize images. The task force uses the revolution of the earth itself to move the telescope. The earth revolves around the sun once a year, drawing a circle with a diameter of two astronomical units, and this circle will become the virtual aperture of the telescope. This is definitely the largest super project in human history, but the operator behind it is no longer human power, but the sun's gravity.
A great project must have a great source as its core driving force.
For such a long observation baseline, calling it Very Long seems petty, so it is called Very very very long.
Once the plan succeeds, we will completely get rid of the myopia, astigmatism and cataracts that are inherent in human civilization, and human cognition of the outside world will take a big step forward!
The astronomy team said excitedly at the podium.
It can also provide support for the Hedgehog Project or the Human Cannon Project.
"When will this telescope be available?" someone asked.
The head of the astronomy team thought about it and raised three fingers.
"Three days," he said. "Three days later, at midnight on January 3, all radio telescopes in suitable locations around the world will be turned on simultaneously, thus starting a one-year observation mission."
“Are you confident that you can see the target clearly?”
"Comrades, our goal is not only to see it clearly, but also to find a way to deal with it and contribute to the final victory of mankind."
The audience burst into applause.
Old Zhao was huddled in the last row, snoring loudly.
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On the other side, people in the command center were still eating melon seeds.
"No matter what you want to do, you have to follow the framework of the three laws of time delivery. Specifically, in terms of operation, it is to be double-blind, weaken the purpose, reduce the amount of information carried, and the receiver can only receive the goods under the premise that the sending is an established fact." Lao Bai muttered while eating melon seeds, "These are the pitfalls we have stepped on. Here are the lessons from the past. Don't repeat the same mistakes. Any attempt to challenge this iron rule will lead to failure."
"We don't challenge it." The nuclear working group said, "I want to drink some water. These melon seeds are too salty."
Wang Ning poured a glass of water and handed it to him.
"Then I have said everything I need to say." Bai Zhen clapped his hands, fell back and leaned on the sofa, "My brothers, the world is in danger, it all depends on you."
The nuclear working group was stunned.
"Hey hey...Team Leader Bai, what do you mean?"
"It's meaningless. I just have no other choice." Old White is not afraid of boiling water. "I'm tired. If the world is destroyed, it's destroyed. Let's just throw the shit away."
The nuclear working group realized that this person was different from Zhao Bowen. Old Zhao was at the core of the team from beginning to end, and all the issues were pushed forward by Old Zhao. In fact, it was impossible to separate him from the team, let alone retreat. But Bai Zhen was different. Old Bai's division of labor in the command center was to be responsible for drumming up the drum, and what he was doing was to retreat. If pushed to the limit, this guy would really give up at the last minute. At this time, Zhao Bowen was not there, so he said he would not do it, so he quit.
The nuclear working group can only offer consolation and comfort.
"Don't try to persuade me. You are the ones who forced me to do this." Wang Ning said, "If you want the plan to go forward as scheduled, you must trust us. Don't doubt people you employ. Don't employ people you don't trust. You must give us the power to handle this key as we please... Forget about state secrets. Which piece of paper in this room is not a state secret?"
Lao Wang pulled out a piece of draft paper from under his butt and slapped it on the coffee table.
"This piece of paper is also a state secret. Are your unit's secrets more precious?"
“We have absolutely no mistrust…”
"Then grant us the power to dispose of the key as we please. Don't hold it tightly in your hands like you do now and refuse to agree to anything." Wang Ning slammed the table to interrupt him. "No matter what we do with it, you have no right to ask. Otherwise, we can go back to our own homes and our own mothers. Let the world be destroyed."
"this……"
The other party is in a bit of a dilemma.
"I'll give you some time to think about it, but you have to think clearly. The end of the world is nigh, and every second that passes is a second less."
Wang Ning folded his hands, looking calm and composed.
The people sitting across from the coffee table were silent for a moment, and a tall middle-aged man took out his cell phone and said, "I'll ask the leader for instructions."
"Go ahead." Wang Ning nodded.
He got up and went out to make a phone call, and popped his head in a few minutes later.
"What does the leader say?" Wang Ning asked.
"The leader said he would hold a meeting to discuss it." The man waved his hand and called everyone else in the living room out. The last one to leave stood up and took two steps out, then turned back and put the key on the coffee table into his pocket. He also glanced at Bai Zhen and Wang Ning on the sofa.
"It's really difficult to coordinate work across departments." Bai Zhen sighed.
"It's irrelevant to talk about something just because it's a wall, not to mention that it's across departments and industries, and it's a confidential unit." Wang Ning shrugged, "Unless a senior leader gives the order, you'll be killed by running through the procedures."
"If the headquarters had its own nuclear industry department..."
"You want to rebel?"
"This is the first time I feel that Lao Zhao is an amazing person. How did he unify so many units from all walks of life?" Bai Zhen found it incredible. "If I were to take the lead in this matter, I wouldn't be able to get it done in three years, let alone three months. Just thinking about it makes my scalp numb. This wrangling could last until the end of the world."
"You don't have a cousin as awesome as him."
More than ten minutes later, the nuclear working group came back. They stood in a row opposite the coffee table. The leader very solemnly placed the key on the coffee table and pushed it to Bai Zhen.
"Team Leader Bai, Team Leader Wang, in an emergency, we must act with discretion. On behalf of the Central Security Commission, China National Nuclear Corporation, and the Rocket Force, I am handing this key over to the Nanjing Command. Please confirm receipt."
Bai Zhen took the key and said, "Confirm."
"So from this moment on, the ownership, disposal, use, and custody of this key will be transferred to the Nanjing Command Center. Please confirm the handover."
"confirm."
"From now on, we will not bear any responsibility for this key. The transfer of power and responsibility is clear. Please make sure to keep the key safe. You will be fully responsible for any consequences of subsequent actions. Please confirm."
"Confirmed." Bai Zhen said, "If the key is stolen by the CIA, you can put Wang Ning in jail."
The head of the nuclear task force sighed, "Team Leader Bai, this key is now yours. You can give it to them however you want. But I still have to remind you that your previous method of delivery is not suitable for this thing. Even if it is really an ordinary USB flash drive, it may not be useful after being placed in a time capsule for 20 years, let alone a sophisticated nuclear weapon control system. You must find a solution to ensure that the microelectronics are intact."
He stepped forward and shook hands tightly with Bai Zhen, and then with Wang Ning.
"Save that girl, then save the world."
He said.
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The nuclear working group evacuated, leaving only Wang Ning and Bai Zhen in the living room.
The two looked at the key on the coffee table, were silent for a while, and then clapped their hands happily and cheered.
"I said we should be more rogue. We should be more rogue to deal with them. Old Zhao just can't let go of his intellectual arrogance. He acts like he is working for the people and bringing peace to the world. He is so touching, but in the end he can't get anything done. It takes three years for a scholar to rebel." Wang Ning patted his chest, "In the end, we two old rogues have to take action."
"If Lao Zhao can't do it, we should do it. It can be considered as courtesy before force."
Strictly speaking, Zhao Bowen, the Iron-Handed Chaser, is famous in the underworld and is efficient and resolute in his work. He can't really be considered a scholar. But compared with these two old guys, he is nothing.
The two of them happily went downstairs to have lunch. Their mother and sisters went to play mahjong, so they let them take care of their own lunch. This made the two brothers very happy. What could be more joyful than having their wife not at home?
He boasted at the dinner table until two in the afternoon, went home to take a short nap, and then went back to work.
"Now that we have the key, what should we do next?" Wang Ning asked. "We have only eliminated the human obstacles that should not have existed, but the problem of transportation has not been solved at all. They are right. Even if it is really a USB flash drive, it will be damaged after 20 years. If we want to deliver it safely, we must have an environment that ensures that the microelectronics will not be easily damaged."
It can be expected that although the superiors agreed to give the Nanjing Command full authority to handle the key, such tolerance and leniency are not unlimited, and the Command had better succeed in one go.
"Why don't we wait for Lao Zhao to come back and call a meeting? Everyone can think of it, and everyone can help."
"Lao Zhao? Lao Zhao is useless. Can three cobblers really be as good as Zhuge Liang?" Bai Zhen sneered, "If they had an idea, they would have come up with it long ago."
He squeezed his eyes shut, covered his face with his hands, and yawned.
"Old Wang, think about the three laws of slow time, think about it."
Wang Ning was stunned.
"What is the first law?" Bai Zhen asked.
"The sender must be aware of all the information about slow delivery, which means that the status of the goods for delivery must be certain, and the act of slow delivery must become an established fact before the recipient can receive the goods." Wang Ning replied.
"What is the Second Law?"
"The sender cannot be the same person. It should be double-blind or even multi-blind. Why are you asking this?"
"Just asking casually, maybe there is something behind this?" Bai Zhen sat up slowly and poured himself a glass of water. "Among the seven billion people in the world, we are the ones who have the deepest understanding and knowledge of these three laws. If we can't find a way, then no one else can."
“It’s just a framework.”
"Yes, it is a framework. All our actions must be carried out within this framework. Think about it again, Lao Wang, think about the first law again. Is it just a framework?" Bai Zhen held the water cup and frowned. "Take the sender as the origin of the coordinate system. The sending party must become an established fact before the recipient can receive the goods. Lao Wang, can it be reversed?"
"What are you daydreaming about?"
Wang Ning rolled his eyes.
"We have tried it. It is impossible to dig first and then bury. This violates the First Law. The world does not allow it to happen, so it is bound to fail. The order of sending and receiving on the timeline cannot be reversed."
"The order of the two established facts of sending and receiving the key on the timeline cannot be reversed... But there is another established fact that can be used in front of us, Lao Wang, it can provide such an environment, an environment where microelectronic devices are not easily damaged." Bai Zhen put down the cup, "I understand."
"Do you have an idea?"
"Yes, but I can't tell you. If I tell you, it will become ineffective."
"So you want to do it alone?" Wang Ning was surprised. "How are you going to achieve double-blindness?"
"Go get me two bottles of Moutai."
(End of this chapter)
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