"Well, where did the asteroid come from? I knew this must be an April Fool's joke."

"Did I hear you correctly? An asteroid with a diameter of twenty kilometers is bigger than the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs more than 60 million years ago."

"This is absolutely impossible!"

"Oh my god, I must have been awake just now."

Listening to everyone's words, Xu Lei's face remained calm. It was obvious that he had already guessed that this scene would occur.

Human beings are always full of fear of unsolvable disasters and are unwilling to face them.

This is normal.

The key is to build confidence among the public.

Let them know that an asteroid with a diameter of 20 kilometers is not terrible, and humans have the strength to resolve this crisis.

Then Xu Lei started talking again.

"The current flight trajectory of this asteroid has been confirmed by us and the space agency. This disaster is 100% likely to happen. No one should take chances."

"And we have named this asteroid Pluto."

"But there is no need to be nervous. There are still several years before Pluto reaches Earth. With our current technological level, as long as all mankind works together, we can resolve this crisis."

At the same time, as Xu Lei spoke these words, the three-dimensional scene of the model constructed by Xingtong was also played on the screen of the conference hall.

So that everyone can have a clearer understanding of this disaster.

As for Chen Shihe, who was standing in the background and paying attention to Xu Lei throughout the whole process, he subconsciously covered his mouth after hearing the news.

There was a huge wave in my heart.

I never expected that things would be so serious.

It may be difficult for outsiders to believe everything Xu Lei said, but she firmly believes in it.

Because she knew Xu Lei would never joke about such a thing.

Especially when I think about Xu Lei bearing such heavy pressure alone during this period, I can't help but feel a little sad.

"It must be very hard for you, Mr. Xu, to bear the life-and-death pressure of all mankind on your own body." He murmured these two words softly to himself, and then his eyes gradually became firm, as if he had made up his mind.

But even though Xu Lei used the Future Technology and Space Administration to prove the existence of Pluto, many reporters still expressed doubts about it and boldly asked questions.

I simply don’t believe that an asteroid will hit the Earth.

"Mr. Xu, the fact about the asteroid is unbelievable, so I want to know how you can prove it?"

Hearing this sentence, Xu Lei followed the voice and found that the person asking the question was a blond and blue-eyed overseas female reporter.

"Your Mandarin is not bad." He teased with a smile on his face, and then replied confidently: "According to our calculations, Pluto will appear again in five days, and observatories in various countries can observe it through telescopes. By then, all

Everyone will understand that what I said today is true."

After saying that, he turned around and left without staying on the podium.

Only the reporters were left in confusion.

His purpose of holding this press conference was to announce the existence of Pluto to the world. Now that the purpose has been achieved, continuing to talk about it will not have any good effect.

On the contrary, it may be counterproductive.

Because for a person who is willing to be ignorant, if he doesn't believe it, it's useless to say anything.

They have to be allowed to discover it on their own.

Before convening today's meeting, Xu Lei had already thought of the possible situation, so he specifically asked Xingtong to calculate the time when Pluto could be observed.

Exactly five days later.

When observatories around the world confirm the existence of Pluto, many things will go smoothly.

As for Pluto, it was also the name he personally gave to this asteroid.

——

No one expected that the press conference that originally attracted global attention would end in just a few minutes, let alone that the content of the conference was about an asteroid with a diameter of 20 kilometers.

As a large number of news reports spread on the Internet that day, the whole world fell into an atmosphere of panic.

Overseas forces are urgently demonstrating the existence of Pluto, and all astronomers must closely observe the situation near Neptune's orbit in five days.

In short, all kinds of comments are popping up like bamboo shoots after the rain.

However, compared with mainstream overseas voices questioning this matter, most domestic netizens believe it.

Because many people discovered that when Xu Lei held a global press conference, all major TV stations broadcast it in real time, which was even more impressive than the Spring Festival Gala broadcast during the New Year.

Everyone is not a fool. Seeing that the officials have achieved this level, it naturally shows that the existence of Pluto has indeed been confirmed.

That is to say, one day eight years from now, when everyone looks up at the sky, it is very likely that they will see a huge planet impacting.

But no one felt panic about it.

Instead, he used a humorous tone to poke fun at himself online.

"Our generation has witnessed so much history, including asteroids hitting the Earth."

"How should I put it? Anyway, I believe that future technology can solve this crisis."

"I also absolutely believe in Mr. Xu."

"Although the diameter of this asteroid is larger than that of the dinosaurs, we must know that we are a first-class civilization that has even mastered controllable nuclear fusion technology. It is not difficult to solve an asteroid."

"Everyone should eat and drink. No one can stop us if we really come."

"If you have any regrets, hurry up and finish it in the last few years. Maybe human civilization will really come to an end by then."

…

Maybe it’s because of the existence of future technology that makes people feel very safe.

Thinking that since Xu Lei took the initiative to disclose the news and was confident of leading all mankind to resolve this crisis, it means that the matter is not so bad that it is irreversible.

What's more, there are still several years before the disaster occurs, so it is completely useless to think too much.

But if you want Pluto to be a sure thing, you still have to wait for the observation results from various forces in five days.

It's night.

Longhu High-tech Park.

In the living room of the headquarters building, Xu Lei stood in front of the holographic three-dimensional screen with a solemn expression, personally adjusting various data of the model in front of him.

"Xingtong, if you change a material, you must increase the quality of the device."

"Continue to increase the number of engines."

"Simulated impact."

The model he built was naturally not a heavy cruiser, but a special kinetic energy weapon.

Facing the menacing Pluto, which has a staggering diameter of 20 kilometers, it would be too difficult to destroy it using nuclear weapons, and it may even affect the environment of the Earth.

In this case, using kinetic energy weapons to impact Pluto and force it to change its orbit is undoubtedly the most appropriate solution.

According to Xu Lei's plan, the kinetic energy weapon will be launched in advance at a calculated time, and will eventually collide with Pluto near Jupiter. As long as Pluto's flight orbit changes, it may be captured by Jupiter and become a satellite of Jupiter.

By then, the crisis of human civilization will naturally be lifted.

In order to knock the 20-kilometer-diameter Pluto out of its original orbit, the kinetic energy weapon must not only have a large mass, but also the core is the power engine.

Fortunately, humans now have the manufacturing technology of interstellar battleships, and can fully apply the nuclear fusion power engine of the Heavy Cruiser to kinetic energy weapons. According to Xingtong's calculations, as long as ten such kinetic energy weapons are built, they will be enough to hit Hades.

The star causes it to deviate from its orbit.

However, because the models of kinetic energy weapons have just been constructed, and some are still in theory, it may take some time to actually start manufacturing them.

That is to say, Xu Lei has detailed interstellar battleship manufacturing technology in his mind, which helps him greatly shorten the design process of kinetic energy weapons, otherwise humans will definitely spend a lot of time on this matter.

No matter what, there are at most eight years left for humanity at the moment, and nothing can be wasted.

It's just that the Future Technology Nuclear Fusion Research Institute is responsible for the manufacturing of heavy cruisers. If it is responsible for the manufacturing of ten kinetic energy weapons, it may be overloaded and eventually fail to be completed within the specified time.

The main eggs must not be put in the same basket, and the future of human civilization cannot all be pinned on kinetic energy weapons.

Therefore, the manufacturing work of the heavy cruiser cannot be stopped.

If something happens to the kinetic weapons, the heavy hammer cruiser with extremely strong combat effectiveness will become the trump card to ensure the continuation of human civilization.

Even if multiple preparations are made, I am afraid that even the dormant cabin will have to be taken out in the end.

Speaking of which, ever since the new exhibit was unlocked in the hall of the Science and Technology Museum, Xu Lei had forgotten about this dormant cabin, thinking that it had no use value.

Although promoting hibernation pods can also earn influence, under normal circumstances who would need hibernation pods.

What's more, he can only sleep for fifty years.

Just relying on the purchasing power of those who are dying is simply not enough to cover the cost.

However, things are different now. With the threat of Pluto, no one knows what the final outcome of Earth Star will be.

Taking a step back, if humans fail to prevent the impact of Pluto in the end, then the environment behind the Earth star will inevitably undergo earth-shaking changes.
To be continued...