271: Chapter 271: Don't anyone try to steal my thesis

Jiang Zhe nodded gently, "Yes, and there is a consensus in astronomy that traces of life have appeared in the Venusian atmosphere; though it is very faint and the evidence is not sufficient, at least the concept exists!"

Xiaoyu nodded thoughtfully and asked again, "In that case, assuming life really did exist on Venus, then, Brother, what I mean is—if Venus had experienced one or more biological explosions and successfully produced intelligent life, their first choice would be to come to the nearest planet, Earth, right?"

"I remember Earth was a frozen planet at that time, but it still had oceans!"

"If there was intelligent life, would they..."

Speaking up to this point, she felt a bit embarrassed, feeling as if she was talking nonsense, but she still made up her mind to ask, "Could they have already arrived on Earth?"

Xiaoyu's casual question caused the eyes of the viewers who were preparing to log off to light up.

"Xiaoyu asked a great question!"

"If there really was intelligent life on Venus, when they encountered an apocalyptic crisis, they definitely would have had to run!"

"Before Venus turned into hell, life definitely would have had to migrate!"

"The closest one to us is Earth!"

"So, could those ancient myths on our Earth have been left behind by the Venusians who were far away yet right before our eyes?"

"Thinking about it is terrifying!"

"..."

History Staff Quarters.

Professor Chen Runzhi stared at the big screen with bright eyes, "This child has hit on a key point."

Qian Mingyi nodded, a smile spreading across his lips, "Whether it's true or false, if Venus really did have intelligent life, their only way out would be Earth; after all, it's just like humans landing on the moon."

"If our Earth were destroyed, our first reaction would be to rush to Mars and then slowly terraform it."

"Of course, if the technology were sufficient, we would head straight for the moon, enter the moon's underground, and build a large ecological home..."

At this point, Qian Mingyi suddenly remembered something and looked at the three of them, "I remember that the National Academy of Space Science has a team that has created a model for a lunar habitat in the coming years; establishing an ecological dome on the lunar surface, then drilling down beneath the moon; building a large-scale lunar ecological park and underground city."

"Besides that, the timeline of 12,000 years ago, before Venus completely turned into hell, happens to coincide with the time when the moon was captured and the global flood occurred."

Old Liu shook his head, "Your theory is correct, but in reality, Venus lost its satellite a long time ago by scientific definition; if it only turned into a Venusian hell 12,000 years ago, the Bear Country's Venus probes would have been able to detect many clues."

Qian Mingyi shrugged, "That doesn't matter, as long as the general direction is correct, there's no problem."

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National Astronomical Observatory.

Wang Weiguo said, "The hypothesis that intelligent life from Venus migrated to Earth is even crazier than the moon coming from Venus!"

Professor Zhang Qinian nodded in agreement, "But if the moon really was knocked out by an impact, the scale of that impact would be enough to destroy everything on Venus; it is logically sound that intelligent life would flee before the destruction."

Zhang Lin couldn't help but ask, "Then where did they go?"

Wang Weiguo glanced at him.

"It could be Earth, or it could be that life never appeared on Venus at all."

...

Qingfeng Temple.

Zheng Ming watched the screen, rarely showing a hint of a smile, "Look at Xiaoyu, how humble she is when asking questions!"

Then he glanced at Jiang Zhe on the screen with dissatisfaction.

"Unlike some people, acting all high and mighty, as if everything they say is the absolute truth."

Celestial Master Zhang looked at him, "Brother Zheng, you have a lot of prejudice against him."

Zheng Ming snorted coldly, "It's not prejudice. I just can't stand his attitude—that 'you are all idiots, only I understand' vibe."

Robert spoke softly from the side, "But he does understand."

Zheng Ming's mouth twitched, and he made up his mind—I'm not inviting you anymore!!!

...

Villa living room.

Jiang Zhe looked at Xiaoyu and nodded with satisfaction, "Drawing inferences, not bad!"

He paused, raised his hand to check his wristwatch; it was exactly 11:00 PM.

"However, it's late today, let's do it next time; your question touches upon ancient super-civilizations."

"I remember you have an exam before the New Year tomorrow; please make sure to get a perfect score. We'll talk about it again the night after tomorrow."

Xiaoyu's face immediately fell, "Ah, Brother, just talk for a little while longer..."

"No. The exam is important."

She pouted, but still nodded obediently, "Alright, let's leave it at that for tonight."

She stood up, walked towards her room, and waved at Jiang Zhe, "Brother, love you!"

Jiang Zhe pursed his lips, looking helpless, "Who did you learn that from? In our domestic culture, we don't do that."

Xiaoyu chuckled, then turned and went back to her bedroom.

"Ah? Is it over already?"

"No, I was just getting hooked!"

"Xiaoyu has an exam tomorrow, let's be understanding."

"The night after tomorrow, be there on time."

"Goodnight Brother, goodnight Xiaoyu!"

"I can't get enough of listening, I can't get enough!"

...

National Astronomical Observatory.

Director Wang Weiguo stood up abruptly and immediately instructed everyone, "Old Zhang, Xiao Zhang, hurry!"

Zhang Lin was stunned for a moment, "Director Wang?"

"I saw the comments from Ouyang Baili and his team in the livestream tonight!" Wang Weiguo pointed at the dark screen, "That means they are watching too; we must publish our paper faster than them!"

"As for who gets the byline, anyone is fine, I don't want to be in the spotlight anymore."

"Last time we beat them to the publication about the tiamat planet; this time, for the hypothesis about the moon and Venus, we must beat them again!"

"The number of high-quality papers determines how much funding the country will allocate in the future!"

Zhang Lin and several young researchers looked at each other, instantly burning with passion.

"Understood!"

"Get moving, get moving!"

Professor Zhang Qinian had already started pulling up documents on his computer.

"I'll build the framework first, you all split up to find data: topography of the far side of the moon, double tidal locking, the one-quarter ratio of Venus to the moon, global myths recording two moons... and include the simulation animations as well."

"As for whether there was intelligent life on Venus... never mind, since there is no evidence currently, let's not write it down."

For a moment, the sound of keyboards echoed throughout the research institute's meeting room.

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Huaqing University Physics Dormitory Building.

Ouyang Baili narrowed his eyes, staring at the livestream room that was gradually going dark, "Old Guan, Professor Wu, Li Mo!"

Guan Jingming and the others looked up, "Hm?"

"Tonight I saw a comment from a junior researcher at the National Research Institute. Last time we were beaten to the punch by them, but this time!"

"We absolutely cannot let them get ahead of us!"

Professor Wu thought about how hard they had worked before, "I won't participate, you three will be fine."

"That's fine, I only invited you because I saw you were here; whether you participate or not is up to you." Ouyang Baili said without a hint of politeness.

Professor Wu's mouth twitched, "You... no, I insist on staying here and watching!!!"

At this moment, Li Mo had already started opening his laptop, "Professor Ouyang, Master, I'll go pull up the recording from tonight and take screenshots of the key data."

Guan Jingming nodded, "I'll go check the data on the directional arrangement of rocks on the far side of the moon."

Professor Wu scratched his head, "Then what am I responsible for?"

Ouyang Baili grinned mischievously, "You're responsible for serving us tea and water."

"You, Ouyang, there is no love anymore!" Professor Wu pointed a finger at Ouyang Baili, looking indignant.

"Alright, alright, then you're responsible for the Venus part!"

"That's more like it!"

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On the other side, Gusu, Dougu Company Operations Department.

The lights in the supervisor's office here were still on.

Supervisor Wang Shulin stared at the recently darkened livestream room on the screen, his mouth curling up uncontrollably, and without turning his head, he asked his subordinate behind him, "Xiao Zhou, have the statistics for tonight come out yet?"

The young operator nearby nodded, "Brother Wang, peak concurrent viewers, 20 million!"

"Gift tips, 20 million!"

Wang Shulin sat up straight abruptly, "How much?"

"2 million!" The young operator turned the computer screen showing the data towards him.

Wang Shulin took a deep breath, "20 million online, 2 million in tips, damn it, this is more popular than top-tier celebrities; for a knowledge-based livestream to reach this level, he is the only one since the dawn of the internet."

As midnight struck, the internet began to ferment wildly again. This time, Jiang Zhe made it to the headlines eight times, causing even celebrities who rarely speak out to jump in.