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Lan Nuo, who has been improving the self-replication efficiency of micro-machines in the laboratory, received an urgent message, which is an early warning of possible famine after a large-scale reduction in food production in desert areas such as the Middle East.

As big dogs in the past, they have mastered oil resources, and they have indeed stored a large amount of food to deal with various extreme situations. However, because of oil, those areas have gathered too many people and built too prosperous cities. Now There is a food crisis all over the world, and the food reserves of these desert countries have become stretched.

At the same time as receiving the communication, Lan Nuo also received a detailed form, which described the change curves of food reserves and food shortages with graphs. In the next month, the food shortages in these desert countries will become more and more Big, after a month, it is basically impossible to gather enough food for the people to eat. At that time, there may be a famine that starves people to death.

The situation is imminent, and the technology currently being developed by Lan Nuo obviously still needs some time.

"Can you temporarily develop a low-cost food synthesis method, we can accept certain taste problems, even if it is difficult to eat, it is good to solve the problem of famine." Garning can see on the forehead Clear sweat.

Although this matter is not under the control of the Planetary Defense Council, it can be seen that the upper echelons have put him under considerable pressure. After all, Lan Nuo's current project has become the last straw to save these desert countries.

Lan Nuo shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it's difficult. I have some special fungi and insects that make food. They can reproduce on a large scale in a short period of time, but to do this, there must be sufficient organic matter." .

Usually, these types of fungi and insects are used together with Bamboo Grass, which is an extremely fast-growing herb that can grow faster than bamboo shoots, absorbing solar energy and converting it into organic matter.

But this kind of crop needs a lot of water, which is exactly what we are extremely lacking now, and although their growth cycle is fast, it takes at least a week to harvest.In addition to the reclamation of farmland and the time for logistics and transportation, it may not be completed within a month.

However, I have a compromise solution here, but it will cause great damage to nature.

Insects and fungi that have been genetically modified do not have too many restrictions on the types of organic matter they consume. That is to say, even if it is not brilliant bamboo grass, as long as it is the remains of animals and plants, they can be digested by them, and at a considerable cost High efficiency is converted into organic matter that humans can eat.

Not all the world has been affected by this drought. There are large areas of natural rainforest in a large number of tropical areas. When necessary, these rainforests can be cut down, and various vegetation can be collected to cultivate these fungi and insects.

But for us, this is nothing more than drinking poison to quench our thirst. Destroying these tropical rainforests will only further accelerate the desertification of the earth. I am afraid that the natural disasters next year will be more serious. I can hand over the insect species and bacteria to the Planetary Defense Council. How to implement it , it depends on you.

In addition, if it is a country in the Middle East, it can use pure energy to synthesize organic matter when necessary. I have always developed two routes for the synthesis of organic matter at the same time. One route is to use biology to transform organic matter in nature. , into a human edible type, which is the traditional route. …

The other is to directly use water and carbon dioxide, use catalysts and special reaction conditions, and consume energy to directly synthesize organic compounds.

In fact, this technology has been developed before me, but the cost outweighs the gain. The cost of production in this way is dozens of times higher than that of food grown in nature. It consumes a lot of energy to synthesize a small amount of organic matter. I At present, the cost is kept down as much as possible, but the energy required is still quite large, and the cost is about four times that of self-cultivation in major grain-producing areas.

However, energy is the most consumed. If Middle Eastern countries are willing to consume enough oil reserves and consume a large amount of energy for organic production in a short period of time, their food crisis can also be alleviated to a certain extent.

However, like the previous solution, this will emit a large amount of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, which will also cause huge damage to the already harsh natural environment.

I can also submit the relevant technical information and the template of micro-robots to the Planetary Defense Council in a while. I hope you can make the right choice. "

Lan Nuo's words made Garning, who was already sweating profusely, heaved a sigh of relief. He now feels that Lan Nuo is like the last insurance for human beings. If he encounters any major problems, as long as he is found, he can at least cover it.

Both of these technical solutions require a considerable price, but it seems to be enough to solve the immediate urgent need. After all, desert countries are a minority, and the food reserves of real big countries are at least enough to deal with it for a year. , and even reserves food for at least five years in the future.

Lan Nuo looked at the food reserves of countries around the world on the form, and his brows frowned. The original book did not say how long the famine lasted. Lan Nuo thought it might be a matter of one or two years, but never Judging from the food reserves of various countries, the duration of this severe natural disaster may far exceed his expectations.

The grain reserves of various countries, especially a large country in the east, are enough to cope with at least three years of complete crop failure. No matter how severe the natural disaster is, it will not be impossible to lose crops. Therefore, it can last much longer than three years.

Under such circumstances, if we want to have the starvation march of tens of millions of people in the original book, making human beings like locusts, where there is no grass, this natural disaster will last at least five years.

This is probably just an appetizer. It is estimated that in the last one or two years, the order around the world will remain relatively stable. After all, the controllable nuclear fusion was ignited smoothly in the original book. , then the human environment will definitely not allow the ignition to proceed so smoothly.

It is basically impossible for Zhang Beihai to assassinate Lao Hangtian with a meteorite.

Lan Nuo took a look at the progress of his experiment, and found that there was no way to speed up many things.Especially for this kind of animal and plant cultivation, his rehearsal is useless, he can only see the future for 15 minutes, and the cultivation of these animals and plants often takes weeks or even months, and those micro-machines also need to replicate themselves These long-term tests cannot be saved, and it is impossible to produce results in the shortest two years. …

The Great Trough was not recorded in detail in the original book, and the immediate difficulties came faster than imagined.

Moreover, Lan Nuo suspects that his own appearance may have triggered the butterfly effect, causing Dr. Ding Yi to miss a certain inspiration. The original book records that Dr. Ding Yi denied the tokamak device in the process of research and development of controllable nuclear fusion. Structure, a new way to complete the new theoretical framework of controllable nuclear fusion.

But right now, the big trough is coming, and the main research and development direction of controllable nuclear fusion is still the tokamak device. This probably means that Ding Yi missed a certain inspiration due to some minor accidents, and has never thought of a new solution. .

The delay in the emergence of this technology may lead to catastrophic consequences. In the original book, human beings can come out of the big trough. On the one hand, a large number of people starve to death, and the remaining food is enough to eat. On the other hand, scientists have developed food synthesis technology at a critical moment, and before that, controllable nuclear fusion has been ignited, and there is almost endless energy that can be used in the synthesis of organic matter.

This will solve the food problem in the future and restore human life to the state before the Great Depression.

However, if controlled nuclear fusion is not ignited before the Great Valley, then even if food synthesis technology is invented, there will not be enough energy to produce a large amount of food. Such a project that consumes a huge amount of resources is likely to be difficult to continue, and the direct result is that human beings are completely unable to get out of the abyss of self-destruction during this period.

Lan Nuo realized that he must speed up and demonstrate his abilities in more fields.

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At the headquarters of the Planetary Defense Council, Garning was very surprised to see the visiting Lan Nuo. He is very busy now, and the Planetary Defense Council is arguing with a group of South American and African countries.

The deforestation of the tropical rainforest there has met with considerable resistance, but what makes Garning most angry is that the local country used to cut down a large amount of tropical rainforest every year and sell it as timber, and earn a lot of money from it every year , and this year, after hearing that food synthesis technology needs their tropical rainforest, these people immediately stopped logging, and then started to sit on the ground and raise prices.

Even in the face of a common crisis, it is still difficult for human beings to unite completely. The more these small countries in Africa and South America dance happily, the more Garning misses Lan Nuo. If only people in the world could be like him If you bury your head in your responsibilities and silently contribute to mankind, there won't be so many bullshit things.

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"You mean you want to apply to join the controllable nuclear fusion project? This... With the authority of the Wallfacer, this kind of thing is indeed possible. In fact, according to the spirit of the Wallfacer project, we must do everything possible to satisfy you. a reasonable request.

But... Now the food crisis is imminent. According to the forecast of meteorologists, this disastrous climate may continue in the next two years. Your current food synthesis technology is already the last straw for human beings in a certain way .

Although it is impossible for us to force you to work, but at this time, I am afraid to divert our energy to other projects..." After that, Garning did not continue, and Lan Nuo dropped his original project at this time. Going to engage in controllable nuclear fusion, the people of the earth who put almost all their hopes on him may experience serious panic, and maybe some turmoil will arise.  …

"The experimental progress of food synthesis technology will not be slowed down. In fact, the technology in this area has reached the final stage of experimental adjustment. There are not many places where I need to participate, but it takes a lot of time.

As for the transformation of organic matter, the technology is quite mature. As long as there is enough fresh water to plant Bamboo Grass, a large number of insects rich in protein and fat, and fungi rich in starch can be produced in large quantities.

This part of the technology can already be put into practical production applications, and another part of the more important organic synthesis technology that can completely solve the human food problem must be matched with the nearly unlimited energy source of controllable nuclear fusion to produce the best Effect.

If we still rely on fossil energy as the main energy source, then we are equivalent to choosing to mine food from the ground. This consumption will be extremely huge, and it is likely that this part of resources will be consumed in a short period of time.

I think it is a dead end for the current controllable nuclear fusion project to continue to use the tokamak device, and the current research direction is likely to enter a dead end. If the ignition of controlled nuclear fusion cannot be completed within a year, mankind will face a real food crisis. "

Garning sighed and shook his head helplessly: "Although I admit that your brain is almost the most powerful human brain today, you should know how much difference there is between controllable nuclear fusion and the field you are currently studying. Big chasm, across such a large field, even I can hardly believe that you can do better than the scientists who are running the project now.

However, if you insist on this, we can indeed arrange relevant positions for you, allowing you to participate in the development of controlled nuclear fusion technology.

In fact, in terms of industrial capacity, we haven't been hit too hard by the famine.

As long as there is sufficient food supply, there will be almost no decline in industrial production capacity, and the major industrial countries on the earth attach great importance to food security and have sufficient food reserves. If you really want to do this If you try, the Planetary Defense Council can mobilize enough resources. As the only Wallfacer who makes money for the Council, you are indeed qualified to use this resource.

But if it fails... You know, not long ago, Taylor committed suicide. He was exposed by the wall-breakers of the Earth Trisolaran organization. He wanted to turn the future human fleet into a group of quantum ghosts, so that these The macro-atomized quantum ghost, fighting the Trisolarans.

Although we cannot confirm that this is his real plan, judging from the fact that Taylor chose to commit suicide, I am afraid that everything the wall-breaker said is true. After a betrayal of human beings, whether it is the Planetary Defense Council or the Wallfacer Project, their powers have been greatly reduced.

Under this premise, do you really want to take huge risks to carry out cross-field scientific research?Failing that, even your permissions... will be severely limited. "

Lan Nuo didn't seem to understand the risk at all, nodded and said: "It doesn't matter! I will take action!"

[To be continued]

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