90: Chapter 90: Earth Breathing and the Singularity

At this moment, in the high school principal's office.

The air was still thick with the chilling implication of "it's our turn to be that space-occupying big flower."

But unexpectedly, Xiaoyu's brother's speech about [partnerships] and [mutual pursuit] struck...

It was like a ray of warm sunlight in the dead of winter, dispelling all despair and chill!

"Good! Very good! Extremely good!"

The first to jump up wasn't Principal Fu, but the geography teacher, Zhang Cuilan, clenching her fists!

Her face was flushed, and her nose felt a bit sore.

"This child Xiao Yu, she understands, she really understands."

Zhang Cuilan said excitedly:

"She combined the other possibility of the Troodon I taught in class with Jiang Zhe's Earth Engineering theory."

"She isn't just rote memorizing, she is comprehending!!"

Xiao Yu was her student, especially in front of an audience of over four million.

This was no less than a public speech. She looked at the principal with excitement,

"What Xiao Yu said is correct; Earth has prepared the manual and the toolbox. What it is waiting for is a civilization that can understand it, and perhaps even maintain it."

"The desire to explore deep in our human bones, the longing to look up at the starry sky, might not be romance, but a sense of responsibility written into our genes."

"It might even be the mission humanity was born for!"

Beside her, Xiao Wang took a deep breath, his face also filled with shock.

"This is truly amazing!"

"Jiang Zhe explained the five mass extinctions as Earth's construction work, yet Xiao Yu was able to interpret warmth from that framework."

"Even guardianship and symbiosis."

Xiao Wang couldn't help but sigh: "She usually keeps a low profile, but this spiritual insight and imagination are even more extraordinary!"

"But ultimately it is Jiang Zhe. Don't look at how he keeps talking; in reality, he is constantly guiding Xiao Yu..."

"Jiang Zhe sets the stage, lays the groundwork, and finally lets Xiao Yu jump out to cooperate with him."

"The effect of tonight's live stream is simply incredible!"

Beside him, Xiao Wang slowly exhaled, calming his excited heart:

"So, we humans aren't parasites at all, we are gardeners!"

"Maybe even [Earth Risk Defense Warriors] hired by Earth?"

"Maya, this change in status is too fast. It's very intense, I like it!"

Principal Fu saw that all the teachers in the office were so excited.

He couldn't help but look speechless.

"What is there to be so surprised about?"

"Jiang Zhe plays the bad cop, Xiao Yu plays the good cop, scaring my old heart until it can't take it."

"From a horror movie to a suspense film, and then to an inspirational film... truly impressive!"

...

Kyoto, within the University of History faculty housing.

The living room was filled with smoke, all from the cigarettes Old Liu was smoking.

Professor Old Liu stared blankly at the projection screen, watching Xiao Yu's flushed, excited face.

"Guardians, partners, mutual pursuit..."

He repeated these words.

Suddenly!

His eyes lit up as he looked at the three people, his expression fascinating.

"Old Chen, Old Wang, Old Qian!"

"Did you hear that? This isn't ecology anymore, this is damn philosophy!"

"This is simply the ultimate conjecture in terms of civilization!"

He fiercely lit a cigarette, speaking eloquently.

"I used to think Xiaoyu's brother's angle was tricky, a reverse deduction method."

"Cold, cruel; but Xiao Yu injected emotion into this cold framework, injected the meaning of human existence."

"Earth isn't cold; it can also be fiery!"

Old Chen narrowed his eyes, "Old Liu, you are wrong; Earth really does... breathe."

The originally enthusiastic Old Wang, Old Qian, and Old Liu stopped instantly.

The three were stunned, looking at Old Chen.

"Breathing?"

"What are you doing?"

"Are you crazy too?"

Old Chen scanned his brothers with a deep expression:

"When I went to the USA before, I attended one of their geological seminars."

"They needed history personnel from Xia Country to provide relevant historical geological research from that dynasty."

"They made an astonishing discovery by analyzing seismic waves from nuclear tests —"

"The Earth's core at the very center has a 6-year periodic oscillation, exactly the same as a heartbeat — the Earth's core is the heart."

Old Chen emphasized:

"The traditional theory of constant Earth core rotation was directly punctured by this discovery."

"Secondly, the climate: geological records — roughly 1500 years per pulse cycle, alternating between cold and hot, as accurate as tidal effects — this is Earth's pulse."

"And whenever the deep water of the North Atlantic Ocean changes, the global climate shivers — this is a fluctuation in blood circulation, causing the whole body to tremble."

Old Chen took a deep breath, his expression serious.

"And that's just the beginning."

"The real breathing is material exchange."

"Atmospheric carbon dioxide is absorbed by plants, and then exhaled by humans, animals, and volcanoes."

"A throughput of hundreds of billions of tons per year, this is the [Carbon Cycle], Earth's [Basic Metabolism] — equivalent to the gas exchange in human lungs."

"Even slower is [Geological Breathing], volcanic eruptions are [exhaling] — bringing things from the mantle to the surface."

"The internal [plate subduction] that causes Earth's earthquakes is [inhaling], dragging surface material back into the mantle."

"This inhaling and exhaling, macroscopically on the scale of hundreds of millions of years, is entirely Earth's deep circulation system at work."

At this moment, his expression became increasingly grave:

"I originally thought these were just jokes from that group of lunatics in the USA..."

"Until today, when Xiaoyu's brother guided Xiao Yu to realize these things, I discovered..."

"Every country has lunatics, that kind of cutting-edge [lunatic] like him!"

They were originally listening to it as a bedtime story...

And yet you, Old Chen, are telling me that Xiaoyu's brother is actually playing for real????

Who would have thought that one could really find organs on Earth exactly like those in humans?

...

On screen, inside the six-story building, living room.

Xiao Yu finished these inspiring words, her beautiful eyes widened, as if to say, Brother, hurry up and praise me!

Jiang Zhe looked at his younger sister, then was slightly stunned.

This pause lasted for a full twenty-five seconds.

His expression changed constantly: confusion, surprise, astonishment, appreciation.

Finally, he realized — it was the mental boost he had previously added to Xiao Yu that had just arrived...

It wasn't until Xiao Yu felt a bit embarrassed from being watched that he slowly spoke:

"Not bad."

"To be able to realize this layer of symbiosis and guardianship between Earth and humanity..."

"It means you didn't just listen to the excitement, but truly followed along and thought, completing the journey of Earth over four billion years."

"What you said is the Dao follows nature."

"The high technology we humans rely on today has never been able to separate itself from the resources Earth prepared over billions of years."

"It nurtured life from the primitive, then pushed life onto land, and when the land became shaded, it began to bury forests and hoard them underground."

"When these oils, coal mines, and natural gas were brewing to maturity, and even ready for extraction..."

Jiang Zhe paused for a moment, then continued:

"Xiao Yu, look, human wisdom exploded all of a sudden!"

"Technology grew at an incredible speed, and humanity began to harness this gift."

"And then set our sights on the vast starry sky."

"Building rockets, breaking free from gravity, rushing into space!"

"Seeing the order of the Solar System, the vortex of the Milky Way, the birth and death of distant nebulae, and even glimpsing the edge of a black hole's event horizon!"

"The more we learn, the more we can discover two things!"

He solemnly held up two fingers.

"1: Humans are very powerful, yet very small!"

"2: Earth cannot protect us forever, so we must do something!"

"Perhaps, this is the meaning of humanity's birth!"

Listening to her brother's narration, Xiao Yu felt an inexplicable sense of pressure.

Humans are so small...

Nowadays, natural disasters can affect global human life, and even simple viruses cannot be completely conquered.

How can we protect it?

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Zhe asked curiously.

Xiao Yu calmed her previously excited heart and couldn't help but ask: "What should we humans do?"

Not only did Xiao Yu want to ask, but even the friends in the chat were sending massive amounts of barrage comments asking.

Earth protects humans, yet humans cannot protect Earth; what kind of guardian is that?

Unexpectedly, Jiang Zhe grinned, "This involves the technological Singularity."

"Singularity?" Xiao Yu scratched her puppy-like head, "What is that?"

"This, it's something your brother summarized himself."

"Alright."

He glanced at the time on his watch...

It was only eleven o'clock, and there was no class tomorrow, so he decided to talk a bit more.

"Then, let's continue!"

"Yes!"

Xiao Yu smiled and loosened her iron grip; she was really afraid her brother would end it right now.

Now the live stream had five million viewers!