Therefore, it is also said that whether we make a voice or not, "Thanksgiving" may come at any time, so instead of sitting still, it is better to grow as soon as possible.

Obviously, relying only on the earth and confined to the solar system, our civilization cannot achieve "transcendence" in the substantive sense.

……

At this point, Chu Yanran agrees very much, but the question is how to determine that our progress is in the right direction?

Once again, this seems to involve the issue of human ethics.

Some people may not understand that the meaning of progress is clear, so why should it involve human ethics and rise to philosophy?

The reason is actually quite simple...... That's that we don't have that much time.

Regarding this point, Chu Yanran had already discussed it with many experts and scholars, including Zeng Yijie, long before all this happened.

You Gege also agrees with this very much......

We don't have time.

At least we can't say for sure when the next scientific outburst will be, and what conditions will be required.

And if it can't be determined, then the world is really what You Gege said...... It's all accidental......

……

Sighing softly, Chu Yanran was about to pick up the cup when the door of the lounge opened, and a handsome young man walked in.

Chu Yanran was stunned at first when she saw him, and then her eyes widened.

"You...... You are ......"

The young man smiled slightly, stepped forward and stretched out his hand to Chu Yanran and said, "Hello, Miss Chu, I am the consciousness carrier of Minister Li Shaoan, you can call me M Li." ”

M Lee? What kind of weird name is that...... But then again, the consciousness carrier of Li Shao'an's minister?

Chu Yanran seemed to understand something, and she seemed to be confused.

She carefully looked at the M Li in front of her, he had all the characteristics of Li Shao'an in his youth, but he was completely like a stranger.

M Li saw Chu Yanran's puzzled face and said, "Miss Chu, please take a seat, I will explain it to you in detail." ”

"Oh...... Good ......"

……

"Miss Chu, I know you must have a lot of doubts now, but before I explain it to you in detail, please take a look at this agreement." M Li signaled, and the female assistant behind him immediately stepped forward and put a crystal plate in front of Chu Yanran.

Seeing the crystal plate that was so familiar that it couldn't be more familiar, Chu Yanran seemed to realize something.

She took it and saw that the title reads "Dead Sea Papers".

"Dead Sea Papers?!" Chu Yanran looked at M Li in surprise.

M Li smiled back and didn't explain much.

Chu Yanran didn't ask much, and hurriedly looked down......

This is indeed the "Dead Sea Papers" that she learned about when she was on Gaia, but compared to the mutilated version on Gaia, the one she has in her hand is obviously much more complete now.

The content of the entire document is no longer simply to define the order and establish the anthropocentric development intention, but on this basis, it stipulates many constraints for specific signatories.

Of course, at the same time, this instrument also gives the signatories great authority and resources.

After reading the entire Dead Sea Papers, Chu Yanran found the final agreement on the last page.

The general content of the agreement is twofold.

First, after signing the "final agreement", the signatories will undergo a comprehensive transformation, and there are two directions of transformation, one is to obtain a consciousness carrier like M Li, and the other is to obtain eternal genes and obtain almost eternal life.

Second, the signatories will be directly connected to the central core after being transformed, dedicating themselves to serving mankind, and the agreed minimum service time is 300 years.

At the same time, in order to ensure that the signatories do not waste these precious 300 years, the central core will carry out a mandatory memory backup and memory hardening improvement for the signatories every 30 to 50 years.

In a word......

As long as Chu Yanran signed this agreement, she would be tantamount to throwing herself into the crucible that boosted human progress, and it would be impossible to regain her freedom until it was wiped out.

Faced with this agreement, Chu Yanran's instinctive reaction was resistance.

Because it's incredible.

No matter how this unimaginable three hundred years should be spent, even if Chu Yanran agrees to join, is her energy enough to burn for three hundred years?

Chu Yanran was deeply skeptical about this.

Even a figure like Chu Hongjun has times when his thinking lags behind the times, and Chu Yanran is not confident that he can bear such a heavy burden.

So...... Chu Yanran didn't put pen to paper for a long time.

Seeing this, M Li said: "It seems that Miss Chu still has some concerns about the agreement?" ”

Chu Yanran nodded, she frowned and said, "I...... I don't feel like I'm qualified to sign this agreement, it's ...... That's too big and too long. ”

M Li said with a smile after hearing this: "In fact, every person screened by the central core has the same concerns when facing this agreement, but when it is actually operated, it is not as difficult as imagined. ”

"Huh? What do you mean? ”

M Li thought for a while and explained: "That's it, Miss Chu, the agreement is put aside for the time being, and I'll take you to meet someone first." ”

Chu Yanran was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously asked, "Who?" ”

……

The vast and mysterious underwater base is in operation at all times, and there seems to be no such thing as a rest here.

But on the way to the destination, Chu Yanran quickly noticed that there is actually a clear job rotation mechanism here, and almost all the heavy work is done by various machines, and people are absolute "conductors" here.

The capsule car surrounding the base was moving at a speed of 1,100 kilometers per hour, but Chu Yanran, who was in it, did not hear the sound outside the cabin at all, and he didn't even know how the transparent capsule car operated.

M Li sat opposite Chu Yanran, and he introduced to Chu Yanran: "The base under Lake Vostok is only one part of the main construction, and we are now heading to the first central axis located in the western Pacific Ocean very close to the Nansha Islands. ”

Chu Yanran didn't have any feelings when she heard the first central axis, but the Nansha Islands made Chu Yanran feel very cordial, because it was the territory of the motherland, even if it was just very close, it also made Chu Yanran feel an indescribable excitement.

M Li He is good at observing words and feelings, and he said: "After arriving at the destination, I will arrange Miss Chu's itinerary as soon as possible, and at the same time, after the itinerary is over, we can safely accompany you for a special outing, and we can take you to the place where you want to go at that time." ”

"Really?!" Chu Yanran looked at M Li in surprise.

M Li nodded: "Of course, but considering your personal safety and how important you are to us, we will arrange an escort for you, please understand this." ”

It doesn't matter if she accompanies Chu Yanran or not, because her heart has now flown to China......

……

Around 8 p.m. on November 9, 2076

The capsule car, as Chu Yanran called it, arrived at the "first central axis" in the western Pacific Ocean.

In fact, the so-called "first axis" is the central node in the new global scientific research framework, and it is also a huge underwater base, but unlike the Vostolhu underwater base, the main task of the "first axis" is observation, not experiment and research.

As a result, there are relatively few staff, but the security presence has more than doubled.

As for the reason, Chu Yanran does not know, but it can be roughly guessed that it should be directly related to the "observed" placed in the first central axis.

The only important "observables" that Chu Yanran can think of are "forerunners", "factor order" and "imaginary entities".

But after entering the "First Central Axis", Chu Yanran did not see any of the above three in the base, but saw a lot of droplet-shaped mysterious devices suspended in the dark deep sea.

"What are those?" Chu Yanran couldn't help but ask after the search was unsuccessful.

M Li replied very directly: "Miss Chu will naturally be clear after signing the agreement, but ......"

Chu Yanran understood, those were secrets.

……

"Excuse me, is Professor Fu here?" When M Li took Chu Yanran to the observation room located at the top of the first central axis, he was stopped by the guards.

The guards did not answer, but after a while, a young man who looked like an assistant came over, and he looked very enthusiastic when he saw M Li.

"M Lee?"

M Li turned around and smiled: "Xiao Ke?!" It's been a long time, how are you doing? ”

"That's it, oh yes, why did you have time to come here today?" Xiao Ke looked at Chu Yanran beside M Li.

Chu Yanran was also looking at him, and felt that this person was a little familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere.

Xiao Ke seemed to feel the same way, and he nodded slightly at Chu Yanran: "Hello." ”

M Li introduced: "This is Ms. Chu Yanran, I brought her to see Professor Fu, but it doesn't seem to be convenient now. ”

"Chu Yanran?! Are you Ms. Chu Yanran? Xiao Ke was startled, he finally understood why it felt familiar.

Chu Yanran was taken aback, and said in her heart: 'Why are the young men so frizzy now, is my name so influential?' ’

"Uh...... Yes, you ...... Know me? ”

Xiao Ke nodded violently: "Yes!" I've been exposed to your theory of time curvature since I was in elementary school, and although it was completely heavenly for me at the time, it was only when I grew up that I realized how great your theory was, you ...... You're my idol! ”

Chu Yanran has never been called an idol, especially when she is stared at by a handsome young man with such bright eyes, so she feels weird.

Fortunately, at this time, a voice interrupted the little fan's gradually out-of-control emotions.

"Okay, Xiao Ke, pay attention to your image."

This sound?!

Chu Yanran was taken aback when she heard this, and when she turned around, she saw an extremely familiar figure leaning against the door of the observation room, smiling at her with a cigarette case in her hand.

"Xiaohan?!"

Fu Yihan smiled slightly: "It's been a long time, Sister Yanran." ”