Chapter 1495 Difficult to Choose
How long does it take a person to prepare mentally before he can choose to count hundreds of millions of lives as a "price" to pay for the survival of civilization?
Gao Wen felt that the answer might be "permanent" - no one can be prepared for this kind of mentality, no one can take this as a mathematical problem with peace of mind, this is something that will never become "natural". The size of the refuge metropolitan group is doomed that more than half of the world's population will be kept out of the barrier, facing the impact of the demon tide, and those survivors who come out of the refuge will take at least one generation to slowly understand And remember the price.
But if there is no other choice, this terrible option will still become an executable plan, whether it is himself, Rosetta Augustus, or Belsetia and the two dragon leaders, all here Everyone knows a truth - most of the difficult decisions in this world are not made in a state of "peace of mind".
You may not be willing, but you have to choose, as Veronica once told Gao Wen, the appearance of every victim means the incompetence of the decision-maker—but the decision-maker will still continue to make decisions, sacrifice The latter will always accompany the process of civilization development.
It was in this situation that the Typhonians gave their solution, and Gawain believed that Rosetta Augustus was fully aware of the significance of this solution.
But this shouldn't be the only option.
"The sanctuary city group plan circumvents the engineering problem of planetary barriers, but the price is that its protection scale is limited, and there will be astonishing sacrifices," Gao Wen tapped on the table lightly, "and I still have a question about it... We all know that neural networks are the basis for generating non-directional trends of thought. We need a large number of 'computing nodes' to be densely integrated into the network, and these computing nodes are all human beings... where do you plan to arrange such a large number of 'nodes'? ?Should we concentrate on building specialized 'node shelters' and use several cities to assume the 'source' function, or distribute these computing nodes in various refuge cities?"
Speaking of this, he paused and began to explain his own problem: "If you build a 'node shelter' in a centralized manner, you can maximize the efficiency of network operation and maintain a sufficient strength of mental unity field with as few nodes as possible. Correspondingly, we have to consider the safety and daily operation of the 'node shelter'. Since most people in the whole city need to access the network to maintain the unified field of mind, we must leave special and absolutely reliable personnel in the real space to Keep these connected nodes alive while keeping the entire city safe.
"Considering the high concentration of computing nodes, in this case, once there is a problem with one or two node shelters, the 'strength' of the unified field of mind may be greatly reduced, or even completely penetrated by the magic wave.
"And if the computing nodes are distributed in various cities, it can effectively reduce the risk of barrier breakdown caused by a large number of nodes being offline at the same time. In the case of equal computing power, even if there are problems in several shelters or in the wilderness The interruption of some of the lines will not affect the shelter groups around the world,
And because of the abundance of nodes and high security, those who serve as computing nodes can also take turns to rest, but the disadvantages of this are also obvious-computing centers distributed in various cities will incur higher costs than 'node shelters' , At the same time, because each city must have a complete set of node facilities, this reduces the 'capacity' of each shelter in disguise, and will make more people lose their chances of survival. "
"We have indeed considered these two different situations," Windsor Mapel looked at Gao Wen in surprise, as if he did not expect that the other party could fully understand the structure of the refuge city group in such a short period of time , and directly considered its two implementation plans, and she thought so deeply, but she quickly adjusted her expression and replied with a very serious attitude, "At present we are inclined to the second solution, that is, to use the Computing nodes are allocated in each refuge city, and a complete set of supporting systems is built in each city.
"We know that this will reduce the 'capacity' of a single shelter, but this is to maximize the safety of all shelters in the world. Because once the magic wave starts, each shelter will be closed, except for neural network-based communication. In addition, there will be no flow of people and materials between cities... No one can go across the unobstructed wilderness to repair a faulty node shelter, so the only way is not to have a node shelter."
After Windsor Mapel's voice fell, the figures around the round table also fell into deep thought at the same time. This is such a cold and realistic plan that even the leaders of the most powerful countries in the world would not Every effort is needed to carefully weigh all the details of the plan and deduce all possible variables in its implementation.
As the caller and organizer of this meeting, Gao Wen looked at everyone present with his eyes while he was thinking. After a minute of communication, the Silver Queen suddenly raised her head to break the silence: "Let me tell you about our plan."
The queen stood up, put her hands on the edge of the round table, and slowly said: "The Silver Empire's plan also bypasses the difficult goal of the 'planetary barrier'. Similar to Typhon, we also tend to build a Vaults that are achievable with the current level of technology, and move large numbers of people into shelters, the difference is that our solution should be able to keep more people... and hopefully keep everyone in the world."
As soon as these words came out, the gazes of everyone around the round table changed instantly. Gao Wen vaguely thought of something, and subconsciously said, "You mean..."
"Gondor Wasteland," the Silver Queen nodded, "We intend to repair and rebuild the Sentinel Tower that was damaged in the previous war, restart the magnificent wall, and build the entire Gondor Wasteland into a sanctuary!"
As soon as this remark was made, there was a sudden silence around the round table. Even Rosetta Augustus, who always had a poker face, opened his eyes slightly. Belsetia clicked after a moment's pause. Nod and start explaining this amazing concept in detail:
"The sentinel tower itself is a powerful force field projection device, and it also has a high-speed information transmission function. At present, part of the communication link between the Silver Empire and the Cecil Empire relies on the remaining sentry towers. The tower is used to complete the forwarding. We have realized the compatibility adjustment between the neural network and the sentinel link, so only a small amount of modification is required, and the sentinel tower can be converted into a transmission node of the neural network and a projection node of the unified field of mind—— And their power will be enough to shelter the entire region of Gondor."
"Wait, I have a question." As soon as the Silver Queen finished speaking, Rebecca raised her hand and asked, "The Great Wall is a circular barrier, even if it can 'enclose' the entire Gondor region Get up, what about the sky and the underground?"
"This part is accomplished by the 'blocking wall'," Belsetia nodded, apparently the issue that Rebecca thought of had already been discussed on the Silver Empire side, "The two buildings built in the previous Wasteland War The blocking wall that runs through Gondor is still standing on the ground. Although the mana pollution in the wasteland has receded, the blocking wall itself has not been abandoned, but only needs a little modification. The purification of those that make up the blocking wall The tower can be used to guide and transform the energy field projected by the Sentinel Tower.
"Everyone here has just experienced the wasteland war. We all know that the principle of the blocking wall is to interfere with the magic energy environment of the entire wasteland area through 'frequency modulation'. Its core part itself is a wide-area Force field projection and control devices, and according to Master Verania's calculations, if we can restore the operation of all the sentinel towers and add the function of the blocking wall, we will be enough to support a barrier covering the entire territory of Gondor—— Barrier coverage includes the sky and the earth.
"In this way, judging from the 'scale' of the shelter, the Gondor Shelter will be sufficient to accommodate the world's population...at least the living space and the storage space for basic living supplies are sufficient."
The Silver Elf proposed an astonishing yet attractive plan—frankly speaking, even Gawain had to admit that this plan was completely beyond his expectations, and it sounded extremely feasible.
Restart the ancient majestic wall, let the ancient barrier and the modern blocking wall interact, and finally turn the entire wasteland into a refuge for mortals. The ancient kingdom of Gondor, which was once destroyed in the "Magic Tide", will become a place of sanctuary In the past, the desperate situation of death has turned into the hope of the continuation of civilization. This is not only an escape plan, but also a very romantic and dramatic plan.
Gao Wen even felt that if Mo Chao had the will, he might have to say a word of admiration after seeing this plan - why don't you leave this place and change homes?
But he was not overwhelmed by this romantic and dramatic plan. Instead of lamenting, he paid more attention to the shortcomings and risks behind this plan: "Have you considered the shortcomings of this plan?"
"Yes," answered him was the great astrologist Verania sitting next to the Silver Queen. This lady who had personally presided over the construction of the Sentinel Tower stood up and met Gawain's gaze calmly, "' Although the scale of the Gondor Sanctuary is far greater than the Sanctuary City Group in Typhon's plan, its ability to resist risks is actually lower.
"In our plan, the entire refuge is maintained by a large and complex sentry tower-blocking wall system. Considering the actual limitations in technology, production capacity, and the urgency of the magic wave, it is almost impossible for us to create If more sentinel towers or blocking wall nodes are used as 'redundant components', it is already the limit to complete the 'refuge transformation' of the Gondor wasteland within a year and a half.
"Therefore, the entire system after Gondor Sanctuary is activated is equivalent to operating at a critical point. Every sentinel tower and every node of the blocking wall is extremely critical and cannot afford losses... Maybe the situation of the blocking wall is not enough. Well, we should still be able to squeeze out some production capacity to build backup components now, but the Sentinel Tower is definitely not redundant..."
"That is to say, within half a year to a year of the demon tide, there will be no problems with the sentinel towers supporting the barrier," Rosetta said in a low voice, "Even if one of the towers shuts down, the shelter will be destroyed..."
"Indeed," Verania nodded lightly, "Compared with the sanctuary city group, the disaster tolerance of the Gondor sanctuary plan is almost zero, and its advantages and disadvantages are obvious—our plan can protect as many people as possible. Possibly more people, but at the cost of multiplying the risk."
"The risk of this plan is really great," Gao Wen also said at this time, "and I think the biggest risk comes from those sentinel towers... Let me be blunt, we all know the situation of those sentinel towers, To describe it as 'in disrepair' is the most euphemistic term, and in previous wars, several Sentinel Towers were completely destroyed by the attack of the Wasteland Legion. With the current capabilities of the Silver Empire, it can really be 'rebuilt' Are these towers? There are still those towers that need to be 'repaired', and will they be able to return to their heyday when they are repaired?"
Gao Wen's words were straightforward, but Verania did not show any dissatisfaction with this, she just responded frankly: "It must be admitted that the Silver Elves are no longer capable of restoring the Sentinel Tower to its full glory and 'rebuilding' those destroyed The tower is actually a major repair of the wreckage, plus some modern alternative technologies to restore it to operation. These repair and reconstruction methods are not reliable, but considering that the duration of the magic wave itself is not long, these unreliable repairs Tinkering becomes 'reliable'."
Having said that, what Verania meant is actually very clear-the silver elves have lost the complete technology to build the Sentinel Tower, but relying on their tinkering experience and the newly developed modern magic technology, they can make those who are The towers damaged in the war temporarily resumed operation. In theory, they can guarantee that there will be no problems with those towers within half a year to a year when the magic tide lasts.
But if something goes wrong within a year and a half...then only the global GG will be left.
And in Gao Wen's view, the problem with this plan is actually more than that.
"The bigger challenge we have to face is the wasteland itself," Gawain said slowly after thinking for a moment, "moving everyone to the Gondor Sanctuary, even if it's just for a year at most, will not be a problem. will be a huge challenge.
"Although the chaotic mana in the wasteland of Gondor has subsided, the wasteland is far from being restored to a livable state. Currently, except for the marginal area and the purification area affected by the giant tree of Thorin, most of the ancient country of Gondor The environment in the area is still harsh. The slightly better place is a wasteland, and the worse place still has toxic water bodies and soil pollution. It is not easy to set up settlements in these places. We need life support facilities with an amazing scale and quantity In order to ensure the survival of ordinary people... and it is only barely maintained.
"In general, the Gondor wasteland is still a 'wasteland', and its natural environment restoration has just begun, let alone discuss any infrastructure. There are no towns, no fields, and most areas have no communications and roads. There are primitive wastelands that cannot maintain order everywhere, and countries will face huge chaos after migrating in..."
Gao Wen shook his head when he said this, and his tone was not optimistic: "Hundreds of millions of people have been stuffed into a primitive and barren land of lawlessness. To be honest, even the Cecil Empire may not be able to maintain normality under such circumstances. social order, not to mention those small and medium-sized countries that originally had problems with execution and mobilization.
"We will not underestimate the tenacious will of mortals in the face of crisis, but we also cannot overestimate the ability of 'groups' to maintain reason and order in complex environments, especially when all people have to crowd in a wilderness. Survival resources must be calculated carefully, and the state institutions that maintain social order are almost in a state of failure..."