248: Chapter 248 Cosmic Models

In the White House, Brzezinski sat at a corner of the "Resolute" desk while President Mason read his report.

"A simple scientific research Experimental Base is actually nothing; it's more of a symbolic gesture. After all, everyone knows exactly what is on the moon."

"But if they have already started building an industrial base, that is definitely bad news for us."

Mason nodded, closed the report, and then looked at his Secretary of State.

"Brzezinski, based on the wolf amendment, we actually have no better way to deal with them."

The wolf amendment could be said to be America's most inexplicable move regarding space.

At the time, they solemnly vowed they were worried about China stealing their space technology to prevent damage to America's national interests.

The true purpose remains unknown, but this is no longer important to China.

Because even with the restrictions of the wolf amendment, China's progress in space has not been affected in the slightest.

On the contrary, it has become more independent and creative.

The "Tiangong" space station is the best proof of this.

"Mr. President, I don't actually value the moon itself; to us, it's just a wasteland."

"Just like Earth's South Pole or North Pole, the situation is the same; I have no interest in those damn scientific studies."

"I only know that on Earth and in space, America has always been the leader; this is our political leverage."

Brzezinski was a bit anxious, speaking very quickly.

"Then, suddenly on the moon, China has a massive base—oh, and it's the only one."

"What do we have? A satellite? Or a flagpole?"

"I hope you will think deeply about what this means, Mr. President."

After hearing this, Mason stood up, walked slowly to Brzezinski's side, and patted his shoulder.

"I know, but we can't do anything about them. The Outer Space Treaty does not prohibit building bases on the moon."

"And even if there were relevant laws, you and I both know they are just a formality. At a critical moment, do you think they would be useful?"

"I know, but America cannot be left behind. I think it's time to bring NASA to the forefront."

"They have a similar plan; it's just that they've encountered a few difficulties now."

"I believe that if we mobilize our strength to overcome these difficulties, these problems will be solved easily."

Brzezinski looked at Mason after finishing, his eyes full of passion; the adrenaline rush hadn't passed yet.

President Mason fell into deep thought. If they really did this, it wouldn't be something a small amount of money could solve. Would the US Congress agree?

Furthermore, the current financial situation in America was also terrible. Mason knew better than anyone that they were, one could say, heavily in debt.

This space project is a huge money sink. Investing in the military at least allows one to see the equipment and put it to use.

Once the cannons fire, gold flows like water; burning US dollars in wars all over the place often brings rich returns.

Space exploration and research will not yield any returns in the short term.

Wasn't the Soviet Union dragged down like this back then? This might very well be a trap China is digging for them.

Mason thought about many things in an instant; he didn't immediately nod to Brzezinski.

These accounts needed to be calculated carefully. Whether to tilt resources toward NASA was not something Mason could decide alone; he couldn't bypass Congress.

"Brzezinski, go back for now. I will consider your suggestion; I need time."

"Lobbying Congress will also be necessary, but you know I will put it on the agenda."

Brzezinski nodded; he knew Mason wasn't lying to him.

Having finished his business, he took his leave and left the White House...

Construction of the Lunar Base continued.

Chu Ge spent the whole morning in the base's control center chatting with "Tianzhi," waiting for those calculation results.

"Tianzhi, your head isn't dizzy, is it?"

[Dizzy? What does that feel like? I'm sorry, Academician Chu, artificial intelligence does not have those complex human feelings.]

"Tianzhi" replied mechanically.

"Not a single humorous cell. To you, it would feel like lagging. I'm really impressed; what's your humor value?"

[5%]

"Raise it by 10%."

[Yes, following Academician Chu's command, the humor value has been raised by 10%. Adjustment complete. This AI's humor value is now 15%.]

Chu Ge felt like he might have made a mistake; why did it become so wordy?

Finally making it through the time, Chu Ge dashed toward the underground cave of the "Intellect Brain."

Chu Ge scrambled to yesterday's data terminal.

He couldn't wait to pick it up and look at the calculation interface.

"Haha, Tianzhi, I love you to death."

Chu Ge unplugged the data cable and hurried toward the aerospace carrier.

Arriving at the Flight Control Center, Chu Ge calmed his mind slightly.

"Commander Wang, help me connect to Elder Chen at the Ordnance Research Institute; I have something important for him."

Commander Wang saw Chu Ge and was about to greet him, but was cut off by Chu Ge's words.

"Hello."

Academician Chen's familiar voice reached Chu Ge's ears.

"Elder Chen, it's Chu Ge. I have something I'd like to trouble you with."

"Academician Chu, I've quite missed being troubled by you. Go ahead, what is it?"

"I will send you a set of encrypted data in a moment. Once you receive it, go find Director Wu and ask him to help arrange a top-tier domestic neutrino research team to perform data verification using their precision equipment."

"If the verification is correct, please notify me promptly."

"Alright, no problem, but how do I contact you?"

"Go through the military," Commander Wang interjected from the side.

It was no problem for Chu Ge to contact Academician Chen, but contacting the aerospace carrier was not simple; ordinary departments did not have the authorization, except for the military.

Actually, the aerospace carrier couldn't just communicate with the outside world at will; besides the Flight Control Center, there were several secret data centers that required authorization.

This time was an emergency for Chu Ge, and he hadn't contacted his family in a long time.

And Dilireba Nazha—two months had passed without a word, and he didn't know how she was doing now.

Chu Ge dazed for a moment, then quickly regained his focus.

The data for Elder Chen was about the fourth oscillation mode of neutrinos.

It was a new mode that "Tianzhi" had calculated over 12 hours.

Chu Ge had integrated the inspiration given to him by the bionic system of the Starship Ruins into the neutrino oscillation mode.

If verified, this mode would hold true.

Then Chu Ge could continue the calculations until he found the "enzyme" responsible for energy conversion and various catalytic effects in that bionic system.

Reflected in the universe, this is the conversion process between dark energy and dark matter.

These two substances together account for 95% of the total mass of the universe.

Among them, the role of dark energy is greater than that of dark matter, accounting for about 67%.

Chu Ge's universe model posits a certain connection between the two, and the link for this connection is a mysterious particle.

A typical Grand Unified Universe model—very bold.

Chu Ge needed experiments to verify some data; if there were no problems, he was prepared to continue along this line of thought...