Luck is with me
By the end of the questioning, some questions were even beyond the syllabus, but Chu Xuan still managed to answer them. At this moment, no one had any doubts left.
That paper was indeed produced by Chu Xuan alone.
"Good!"
"This kid, quiet as can be, yet he's been storing up his strength all this time."
"..."
He Shuli looked visibly moved.
The principal was also beaming with smiles; after all, this time, Chu Xuan had truly brought honor to the university in the Underground City.
A single paper, and nothing has actually happened yet; isn't that a bit exaggerated?
Hah! That's just lack of understanding.
This paper was reviewed and approved by the United Government Council this morning, becoming a Level 1 emergency contingency plan.
You have to understand, the entire United Government currently only has eight Level 1 emergency contingency plans.
Now, this paper has pushed forward the United Government's ninth emergency contingency plan.
Corresponding combat forces worldwide must learn about it, be informed, and conduct drills; the impact it brings is significant.
For this reason, a massive amount of manpower and material resources will be invested to support this contingency plan going forward.
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The result of the defense was obvious. "Approved!" "Approved!" "..."
The five reviewers unanimously gave high praise; they couldn't find a single flaw. Chu Xuan's grasp of the material was truly solid.
Clap, clap, clap! The room instantly erupted in applause.
It wasn't applause for the paper. After all, it was just a potential accident, and the probability wasn't high—only 0.01%—so not many people were worried.
This applause was for the excellence Chu Xuan had just displayed.
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Three hours later. "Congratulations!" The principal looked at Chu Xuan with eyes full of admiration.
After receiving the official response from the review panel upon completion of the process, the school responded quickly and provided cooperation. They awarded Chu Xuan an A1-level degree in Astrophysics ahead of schedule.
"Thank you!" Chu Xuan was also extremely happy.
University degrees in The Wandering Earth are divided into three levels. A1 is the highest, and A3 is the lowest.
Among them, generally only a major can earn an A1 upon graduation; minors are usually A2, and A3 is for advanced vocational roles.
Take the path Han Duoduo is on, for example. Starting as an assistant intern. Even if she works hard later and her professional level reaches that of a university graduate, she can only obtain an A3-level degree.
Previously, Chu Xuan could only obtain an A1 in Botany. Now, it's equivalent to being able to obtain two A1s.
Moreover, this is just for now. If his paper is proven correct, the rewards from the United Government will definitely be substantial.
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After finishing all this, Chu Xuan returned home. He let out a long sigh of relief.
Having gained attention, the United Government's preparations would be more sufficient; at the very least, the Jupiter Crisis wouldn't cost him his life.
A heavy stone had finally fallen from his heart. As he thought about this, he gradually drifted off to sleep.
Early morning. The alarm clock woke him up, and he was just about to perform his daily check-in. However, right at that moment, the system sent a notification.
[Congratulations to the host, you have influenced the destiny of a large number of humans and received feedback from the civilization's fortune.]
[The base probability for daily extra rewards has increased to 30%.]
"What?" Chu Xuan jumped straight up. Civilization's fortune? Base probability?
This surprise was a bit too big; 30% was already very high. So, the check-in system could be played like this?
"Doesn't that mean, adding the halo from next door, the probability is over half?" Chu Xuan thought to himself.
However, the next second, the system gave a reply that made his heart turn slightly cold.
Because of the paper, many people's destinies had changed. Previously, the person of fortune was next door. Now, the possibility of the person next door becoming a hero was a bit slim. To put it bluntly, his paper had changed too many things.
Thinking of this, a trace of heat flashed in Chu Xuan's eyes. "Fortune is with me!"
This was much more reassuring than sponging off someone else's luck. As long as he could farm enough of the civilization's fortune, he could obtain even more.
Before, he only needed to feed the family next door. From now on, he had to find a way to help this... civilization?
...
It took a while for Chu Xuan to calm down. If this was the case, his future path needed to be carefully planned.
But there was no rush. For now, the main thing was still to learn and accumulate. It was just a bit surreal. The check-in probability was actually related to the entire civilization.
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Three days later. The final plan for the United Government's ninth emergency contingency plan was released, and the gravitational slingshot trajectory for Earth was fine-tuned. The radius was slightly larger.
However, it was only larger by a little over 60,000 kilometers, which is just ten Earth radii.
There was no way around it; to use Jupiter for acceleration, it was impossible to be too far away; otherwise, multiple accelerations would be required.
However, circling too much in the Solar System had significant drawbacks. First, time. Second, safety.
Scientists estimated that the Sun wouldn't expand for several decades, but heaven knows if there would be any other changes during that time. If they circled to the perihelion, and the Sun just decided to: give them a kiss, a hug, and burn them to ash! What then?
Therefore, they directly abandoned the plan of using gravitational slingshots multiple times and adopted the existing route. By expanding it by 60,000 kilometers, if Jupiter's gravity surged, the impact would be 80% less than before.
In that case, with the engines running at full power, they could completely escape. They wouldn't even reach the step of igniting Jupiter.