Did the world end today?

Chapter 20 The Fate of the Planet

There was no negotiation, no unnecessary shouting, and no storming of the building.

The tactics employed by those emergency response personnel were quite simple.

Once the drone takes off, a large-caliber bullet is fired, and no matter what kind of monster or demon you are, one shot will blow you up.

Lin Xu subconsciously touched his head.

The feeling of being hit by a large-caliber bullet is completely different from the experience of committing suicide by shooting myself.

Although there was no pain, the feeling of my head exploding was still somewhat novel.

As he pondered the information, he turned on his computer and quickly recorded two new pieces of information in the "clues" document.

The industrial manufacturing methods for M46X and PEEK-RTM materials originate from planetary cycle structures.

The industrial-scale production method is expected to emerge between 2025 and 2030.

The first piece of information was confirmed by the hostages. As for the second piece of information, Lin Xu didn't have time to ask about it; it was just his own speculation.

However, the "upper limit" of 2030 is confirmed, because the Star Travel One project took 7 years to complete and will be finished in 2032.

From any perspective, the last two years should have already seen the product enter the design finalization and actual production stages.

Going back further, the patent application should be around 2028?
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Research and development also takes time.

Does that mean that the planetary reincarnation organization actually existed long ago?

Right now! Right at this very moment!

Lin Xu opened his browser, clicked on the search box, and quickly typed in four words.

Planetary cycle.

The first result that popped up was the orbital period of a planet, and the second one turned into a metaphysical article published by a marketing account.

After looking through it all, there was no useful information.

After a moment's thought, he added the words "doomsday" after "planetary cycle".

Good grief, this time it jumped directly to the online novel interface.

There was still no useful information.

What's going on here?

In theory, in this highly information-driven era, any organization, no matter how secretive or closed off, will leave some trace online.

Unless, of course, this organization completely cuts off from communication with the outside world.

Or perhaps they were originally a secondary organization within an existing circle?

Just like the offline groups in some "arts and culture sharing groups".

They don't need to rely on "external" means to acquire new talent, and internal communication also relies on relatively closed social media platforms.

In this way, it is indeed impossible to find any trace of their existence on the Internet.

The only way to understand them is to join them.

But how to join them is an unsolvable problem.

They can only wait for them to come to them.

do not care!
First, copy down the technology!

Lin Xu closed the clue file, then opened a new document and began recording the industrial production process he had memorized.

This matter is not so simple. After all, an industrialized production process involves quite complex equipment and raw materials, and the environmental and reaction conditions that must be guaranteed during the process are accurate to several decimal places.

Lin Xu could only write down the general process from memory. As for the more specific data, he planned to enter the bracelet world several more times and retrieve it bit by bit.

After spending more than half an hour, he finally managed to write down most of the process.

At first glance, I realized that I was unfamiliar with the names of most of the devices inside.

What are melt injection molding machines, micro-precision blending extrusion systems, and integrated vacuum vulcanizing machines?
Lin Xu wasn't even sure if he had spelled the names of these devices correctly.

We can only verify it bit by bit.
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However, even so, based on the information we have, these two industrial production processes are already quite mature.

It's so mature that as long as the documentation is complete, it can be used immediately.

He couldn't help but marvel at the power of the Planetary Cycle Organization.

Industrialized manufacturing processes are far more complex than small workshop or laboratory production.

To give an extreme example, in the field of materials science, you might inexplicably create a high-temperature resistant material with super-strong performance and super-low cost during a muffle furnace firing process. You could even repeatedly reproduce and extract the same material in this laboratory.

But once it comes to large-scale production, that's no small matter.

In most cases, the industrial production of new materials relies on the support of national-level resources.

Does planetary reincarnation possess such power?
Wait a moment.

Could this be an official organization?

Lin Xu couldn't help but shiver.

He gave the document he had finished editing one last check, then stared blankly at the computer screen.

Technology can be copied sooner or later.

However, the mysteries of "doomsday" and "planetary cycle" are not so easy to unravel.

At that moment, a risky idea popped into his head.
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Now that it has been confirmed that Jiang Xingye is a core member of the Planetary Reincarnation Organization, and that the Planetary Reincarnation Organization may already exist, is it possible that she is already in that organization?
Ask her?
Lin Xu picked up his phone, unlocked the screen, and opened WeChat, but then hesitated. If he really had to ask her, how should he begin?
He immediately asked her, "Hey, do you know about the Planetary Reincarnation Organization? Are you a member of the organization?"
so?

Even if she were, she wouldn't admit it, would she?
We need to probe indirectly.

But what reason can we give?
Last time I was able to use the excuse of being confessed to to get away with it, but I can't do it again this time, can I?

Just as he was struggling with this, a red dot suddenly popped up on Jiang Xingye's chat box.

Damn it.

I haven't sent a message yet, but you sent it first?
Lin Xu quickly opened the chat box, initially thinking it was some work arrangement, but unexpectedly, Jiang Xingye sent him a news link.

"Scientists predict that an asteroid could potentially cause the end of the world in 2036? Is this true?"

Lin Xu clicked on the link and glanced at it; a strong sense of a marketing account hit him.

"No, you actually believe in this?"

He typed a reply, and Jiang Xingye quickly responded.

"Can't I even have some fun? You're such a boring person."

"This is your reaction when a girl offers to share something with you?"

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Lin Xu was speechless.

"Oh no! I'm so scared! Is the end of the world really coming? What should I do? Sister, protect me!"

"I told you to give me a response, not to act like a wimp!"

Jiang Xingye sent an angry panda head-banging emoji, followed by a threat:
"I could punch through three of you with one punch!"

"I thought you just enjoyed the thrill of being a female S."

Lin Xu replied briefly, then seized the opportunity to ask:

"By the way, do you really believe in the doomsday prophecy?"

"I don't believe it."

Jiang Xingye replied:

"Isn't this just for fun?"

"However, there's nothing special about an asteroid hitting Earth—it's not like we haven't been hit before."

"Didn't everyone used to say that the extinction of the dinosaurs was caused by an asteroid?"

"If we were to be hit by another car this time, human extinction might be a possibility, right?"

"However, even if humanity goes extinct, it wouldn't really be the end of the world."

"After all, for Earth, human history is but a fleeting moment."

"You're quite optimistic."

Lin Xu laughed and said:
"You'd be quiet if an asteroid hit you on the head."

"I can't."

Jiang Xingye's chat box kept flashing.

"There are still more than ten years to go. By then, Tianqiong Technology's space travel spaceships may have already matured, and I will have already taken a spaceship to Mars."

Mars.

Lin Xu frowned slightly.

He is now particularly sensitive to this word.

He immediately typed a question:
"Are you really planning to go to Mars?"

"Go if you have the chance!"

Why miss out on such a rare experience in life?

Jiang Xingye's answer did not reveal any of the information Lin Xu wanted, and he shook his head in slight disappointment.

But the message popped up again the next second.

"But thinking about it, topics like the universe and the end of the world are really quite grand."

"This Earth has existed for so long, are we really the only intelligent life form here?"

"It seems the evidence isn't complete yet, is it?"

"It's possible that several generations of intelligent life have already appeared on Earth."