Base 011, inside the combat command room.

The decoding work on the storage module has been completed by 5%. The number might not seem large, but even just the files that have been decoded contain massive amounts of information.

The most surprising thing for everyone is that the decoded information includes records of the aftermath of the cataclysm, which is the issue he is most concerned about.

Compared to the records of the Imperial City, the records of Mountain City are clearer and more detailed, but at the same time, more... incomprehensible.

"So the aftermath of the cataclysm always appears in... completely invisible forms?"

"The confirmed impacts now include genetic chain disruptions, reduced fertility rates to the point of being completely infertile, accelerated metabolism leading to reduced lifespans, and large-scale respiratory poisoning..."

"It seems all the 'aftermath' targets only human individuals?"

"Are we really accurate on this, or is this some kind of targeted attack?"

Watching the information output on the screen, Lei Jie said with a frown:

"If even Mountain City couldn't see through the phenomenon to analyze the essence of the cataclysm aftermath, then solving this problem is indeed quite hard for us."

"Unless, we can develop faster than them in a short time, mastering more advanced fundamental theoretical knowledge..."

"Not necessarily."

Chen Jian's voice interrupted Lei Jie through the headset.

Then, Chen Jian continued:

"Mountain City's theoretical research route is actually hardly correct, relying on simulations without experiments, how can correct results be obtained?"

"Although they also attempt to obtain real-world data through 'interaction with reality,' generally speaking, their data volume is still too low."

"Right now, what we have is a computing power equivalent to nearly 19 times that of 011 facilities. If subsequent algorithm structures can be optimized, the utilization of computing power rises, our actual available computing power will be even higher."

"With such high computing power combined with massive experimental data, we might not necessarily do worse than them."

"As for the so-called fundamental theoretical issues..."

"We have time, why rush?"

"If it can't be resolved in a year then two years, if not in two years then three, three can't then ten, twenty years. Civilization recovery inherently requires a long time, we can afford to wait."

After he finished speaking, Lei Jie was speechless.

You're considering only ideal states here!

The current problem is, we don't know when the aftermath of the cataclysm will strike, yet you say we can afford to wait?

Can we really afford to wait?

Taking a deep breath, he spoke:

"But our biggest problem now is that we can't ensure a stable and safe living period."

"Have you read Three-body? Without resolving the Three-body problem, the development of all civilization is determined by random numbers."

"And frankly, we're even worse off."

"What decides survival isn't a random number, but a definite 'entropy' that we can't calculate."

"So this is why Mountain City chose this path as their core reason."

"Without accurately calculating that 'entropy value,' their only choice is to minimize the speed of entropy increase."

After Lei Jie finished speaking, Chen Jian's voice rang again:

"That mindset is wrong."

"I mean, for the past three hundred years after the cataclysm, everyone's mindset has been wrong."

"We fundamentally can't resolve this 'doomsday problem' in a short time, no matter what methods we use or attempts we make."

"All plans attempting to solve this problem within a generation's time or within a round of civilization's time are victory theories."

"Mechanical God Sect is victory theory, Holy Blood Temple is victory theory, Ring Chamber of Commerce and their true predecessor, those researchers, are even more so."

"They are thorough victory theorists."

"However, the fact is, all these victory theorists failed."

"We must learn from their lessons."

After this sentence, everyone in the Mountain City combat command room, including Shen Yue, Lei Jie, Xie Liu, Zeng Yi, fell into silence.

Victory theory?

This isn't a stranger term to them.

In fact, for a long time, Chen Jian had repeatedly mentioned this term.

Whether against monsters, Mechanical God Sect, or the doomsday disaster, he said, victory theory is not advisable.

But back then, his definition of "victory" was relatively narrow, like "a few weeks," "a few months" in scale only.

Now?

Even "a generation," "a round of civilization" are already considered victory theory?

This is somewhat... extreme.

Shen Yue gently exhaled, among everyone, he is considered the most stable one.

After pausing slightly, he asked:

"Captain, so what you mean is, our generation, our round of civilization, can only lay the foundation for subsequent civilizations?"

"That's not it either."

Chen Jian's voice came again.

"I mean, knowing a doomsday disaster is unavoidable and can't be solved in the short term, we should focus more on disaster preparedness."

"Disaster preparedness??"

Shen Yue was stunned.

But in an instant, he suddenly realized.

"You mean, you want to rebuild civilization through disaster preparedness structures?"

"Just like you said, similar to the Three-body people's... dehydration?"

"Correct."

In the video image, Chen Jian nodded solemnly.

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