Early Warning Paper

A night of studying.

The aftereffects of the Strengthening Fluid were still there; Chu Xuan didn't feel sleepy at all.

He checked the time, tidied up, and headed out.

"Brother Xuan!"

Han Duoduo was also heading to school at this time.

Huh?

Why did Brother Xuan look a bit more handsome compared to last night? Was it an illusion?

"Xiao Xuan, morning!"

Liu Qi walked out and also greeted Chu Xuan.

In fact, although Chu Xuan was about to graduate from university, he wasn't really that old.

One could take the university entrance exam after seven years of compulsory education.

Generally speaking.

One could complete compulsory education at fourteen.

The current Chu Xuan was only eighteen.

In the Underground City, most people at this age would have already been working for four years.

At eighteen, he was considered "old."

Liu Qi seemed young in the movie, but he was already twenty-four.

During the Jupiter crisis, he was twenty-five.

Usually, there wasn't much communication with him.

While others were proud to have an astronaut for a father, Liu Qi remained resentful about his mother's death.

He was a bit rebellious.

He was very sensitive about matters related to his father, Liu Peiqiang.

...

Looking at Liu Qi, Chu Xuan actually felt a slight sense of familiarity.

A strange world.

Familiar faces.

Perhaps, it was also a form of comfort regarding "home."

He wasn't alone; there were still some "acquaintances."

"Hukou Ge," Chu Xuan snapped out of it, smiled, and called out to Liu Qi.

This was Liu Qi's nickname.

Han Ziang walked out at this moment.

"Grandpa Han."

Han Ziang still had to work in his seventies; besides retirement being abolished, he also couldn't stay idle.

After all, as an astronaut and a lieutenant colonel, Liu Peiqiang's benefits weren't low.

Supporting this family of three was no problem at all.

"Xiao Xuan, you're graduating soon, right?"

Han Ziang looked at Chu Xuan with a kind face.

The relationship between the two families had always been good; he had watched Chu Xuan grow up.

He then looked at Han Duoduo, who was staring at Chu Xuan with sparkling eyes. In a few years... that might not be bad!

They knew each other's backgrounds well.

He was a handsome and talented young man.

Good character.

Ambitious and capable.

"Yes!" Chu Xuan nodded.

Han Duoduo quickly praised, "Brother Xuan is still the best."

"I'm not impressive?" Liu Qi muttered sourly from the side.

Han Duoduo curled her lip.

"Tch, Liu Hukou, then why didn't you try getting into a university back then?"

"I just didn't want to take the exam."

...

Han Duoduo and Liu Qi began their daily sibling bickering mode.

They laughed and joked all the way.

Once they reached the public transport platform, they went their separate ways.

The production area was at the bottom of the Underground City, while his laboratory was in the outermost ring of the North District, a building constructed by digging into the mountain.

Over the years, the Underground City had undergone three expansions.

But the scale wasn't large.

Firstly, there was no population growth.

Secondly, it was for safety.

There was a massive object weighing hundreds of trillions of tons sitting above; they couldn't just dig holes randomly below.

Of course.

The previous three expansions weren't because they ignored safety.

Digging a small amount wouldn't actually cause any problems.

Because the Planetary Engines had a base made of special composite materials, covering an area of hundreds of square kilometers.

This distributed the terrifying weight of the Planetary Engines.

Small-scale construction below wasn't a major issue.

N3 Experimental Base.

Besides university students' research internships, half of the Underground City's botanical research projects were located here.

If he graduated.

He could choose a research direction and apply to the Underground City for a larger laboratory.

He could also take on trainees to help with chores.

Naturally.

Not all graduates from every major received this treatment; it was mainly because botanical majors didn't have massive research projects.

Most were small-scale teams.

If it were a mechanical engineering major.

A cutting-edge project would easily involve dozens or even hundreds of researchers—that was the norm.

Chu Xuan was very satisfied with the original owner's major.

When the time came, he would at least be a small boss and wouldn't need to work a 997 schedule under someone else.

...

That is, for now.

It was the early stage of the Wandering Earth era.

People still had longings for food yields and variety.

After all, the good life had only ended a little over a decade ago.

However.

As generations passed.

The subject he was studying would surely be less and less valued.

Expecting someone who had never eaten or even seen an apple to research how to grow more apples for everyone to eat...

...was clearly unrealistic.

Fortunately, this had nothing to do with him; who knew what the situation would be in a hundred years.

...

Shortly after.

Chu Xuan arrived at the research laboratory.

It was a good thing he was in his graduation internship.

Otherwise, if he didn't show up to school on time, he would quickly receive a warning from the university.

Strict entry and strict exit.

That was the teaching philosophy of the universities here.

Half an hour later, after performing the routine recording of experimental data, he went to the lounge.

After a long silence, he began to write his paper.

"Analysis of the Dangers of the Gravitational Slingshot After Earth's Orbital Change"

Introduction: While passing through the asteroid belt, Earth underwent multiple orbital changes, resulting in the Earth-Jupiter distance during the gravitational slingshot being far too close.

Although it remains within safety limits!

But!

The possibility of an anomaly in Jupiter's gravity cannot be ruled out; if it occurs, it will lead to disaster events far beyond expectations.

When the disaster level reaches a certain threshold, it may cause large-scale failures of the Planetary Engines.

...

Blah blah blah, and there were three thousand words.

Besides explaining the possibilities, there were also countermeasures.

Even the plan to ignite Jupiter was described in detail within.

He suggested that even if they didn't believe it, they should still be prepared.

At the very least, launch a box of "matches" in advance.

Stand by at all times.

If it really came to that, there would be no need to sacrifice the Space Station.

Honestly, even Chu Xuan himself felt it was crazy.

It was enough to make some people turn in their graves.

When watching the movie, many people came forward with calculations and various criticisms.

Yes, maybe those people were right.

But.

Now.

Having transmigrated to this world where such bizarre things had happened.

Then, it was better to keep those coffin lids shut.

If a movie is a universe, some things will naturally be different.

For example, in Marvel, Captain America being able to trade blows with Thanos is quite ridiculous.

But in their world, they can go toe-to-toe for a while just to keep the scene exciting.

With Thanos's strength, a bunch of ragtag soldiers can all trade a few moves with him—who is he supposed to complain to?

In Chu Xuan's view, he stopped thinking about it.

One year—there was only one year left.

He didn't want to die young again.

...

This was just the first draft; he didn't care about the format. He wrote down the main points first and would look up data to fill the template later.

How helpless!

Even after transmigrating, he still had to write papers and follow formats.

Once I become a big shot one day, I'll write however I damn well please.

...

After the first draft.

He continued studying.

He pulled out all the Astrophysics textbooks and study notes, starting from the most basic knowledge.

Otherwise, he wouldn't even know what data to look for.

A pile of dry text—who was he trying to fool?

One week.

For a whole week, Chu Xuan was verifying and learning, finally managing to master the subject.

And he had mastered it with extreme thoroughness.

It had to be said.

The effects of the Strengthening Fluid were truly incredible.

However.

It was still not enough; after all, it was a minor, and the textbooks he had weren't deep enough.

He needed to absorb more and even cram for the brain-burning subject of mathematics.

Alright!

Nothing more to say, time to grind.