Earth Era

The capital city is located in a large basin near the equator of Blue Star, surrounded by rolling mountains on all sides. When they originally chose the Phoenix Galaxy as their base and Blue Star as their capital star, they did not initiate a planetary transformation plan to fully transform Blue Star into a planet suitable for human survival - that would consume too many resources and take too long. , and the actual conditions did not allow it - instead, we chose this basin and covered it entirely, creating a sealed environment in which complete heating, energy, gas circulation, and artificial weather were built. system, etc., and use it as the temporary capital of human civilization.

After hundreds of years of continuous transformation, the environment in the capital city has become almost the same as the earth recorded in the images. There is also warm sunshine - although it is virtual, there are lush plants and gurgling streams.

The head of state's residence is located on a ridge somewhere on the edge of the capital city. Standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, the head of state could have a panoramic view of the entire capital city.

Those who can live on Blue Star instead of in space bases and large spaceships are the elites of human civilization. They either have a lofty political status, or have knowledge so rich that no one dares to underestimate it, or they have a huge amount of wealth. And Shen Qingyuan is the ruler of this city composed of many elites. He is also the leader of millions of spaceships and space bases and hundreds of billions of people outside of Blue Star.

In a sense, the fate of human civilization hangs on him. But now, Shen Qingyuan, standing in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the city as before, did not feel the satisfaction brought by supreme power, but felt indescribable pressure.

A civilization with a population of hundreds of billions, especially when it is on the run, has to deal with too many internal affairs to count. Each of these matters may be related to the fate of the entire civilization, requiring Shen Qingyuan to make the correct decision as much as possible. This requires him to tighten his nerves at all times and maintain peak physical and mental strength at all times.

But recently, Shen Qingyuan often feels that his mental and physical strength are not as good as before. Sometimes when he wakes up in the morning, the first signal from his body is not to get up immediately and go to work, but to hope that he can sleep a little longer. . When thinking about certain issues, there always seems to be some blocks in my mind, and I am unable to think as quickly as before. Especially in the evening, I always feel tight in my chest, and I feel like I want to vomit but can't do it no matter what.

"Maybe I'm really old and no longer qualified for this job." Shen Qingyuan sighed softly, "It's time to train a successor."

There were soft footsteps behind him. Shen Qingyuan didn't need to look back to know that his wife had come in. After more than two hundred years of getting along, Shen Qingyuan and his wife have already had a tacit understanding.

As before, his wife gently placed a cup of tea on the table, then walked forward and stood next to Shen Qingyuan.

Although there is a whole team responsible for serving Shen Qingyuan at any time, drinking a cup of tea brewed by his wife after work every day has become an irreplaceable habit. Only a wife can accurately control the temperature and concentration of the tea she wants. Only a wife can bring the tea to her at the right time when she wants to drink tea the most.

"How was your work today? Are you tired?"

Looking at his wife, who is still elegant, gentle and considerate even though she has aged, Shen Qingyuan felt a little more emotional for no reason today.

"Let's just do it that way. Ayu, these years... you have worked hard."

Zhou Mingyu gently held her husband's hand and said nothing, but Shen Qingyuan had completely felt his wife's thoughts.

"Next year we will return to the solar system. When civilization stabilizes, I will resign as head of state. By then, I will have time to accompany you."

"good."

"Has Fusheng already entered his grandpa's company as an intern?"

Zhou Mingyu said in a low voice: "Yes. Fusheng is relatively soft-tempered, and you don't allow him to reveal his identity. I can only rest assured if he is placed in my father's company."

Shen Qingyuan frowned, then relaxed: "I'm worried that this will have a bad impact."

Faced with the arrangement of her only son, Zhou Mingyu showed rare persistence in front of her husband: "Because of your status, the Civilization and Integrity Committee specially arranged a long-term supervision team in my father's company, which has even affected the normal operation of the company. I can persuade my father to accept this arrangement, but you have to listen to me about resurrection."

"All right."

Shen Qingyuan nodded and did not argue with his wife again.

After chatting casually about the family affairs, his wife turned and left. Shen Qingyuan sat next to the coffee table, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

The portable computer on his wrist vibrated slightly, Shen Qingyuan raised his arm, and the slightly fat face of Wu Wei, the head of the health department, appeared in front of his eyes.

"The investigation of the Nimbus spacecraft incident has reached preliminary conclusions. First, the disease is not contagious. Second, the disease is radiation disease, but the cause of the disease cannot be identified for the time being. Third, the scope of the disease cannot be determined for the time being. , and there are no treatment options.”

Shen Qingyuan said: "Continue to investigate. We must determine the scope of the impact and the cause of the disease as soon as possible. We will return next year. During this period, I will not allow anything that affects stability to occur."

"Yes, Führer."

The communication was cut off, and Shen Qingyuan continued to sip tea, but suddenly, the feeling of discomfort in his chest reappeared. This made Shen Qingyuan a little upset, so he put down his teacup and stood in front of the French window again.

The wrist computer vibrated again. This time, a middle-aged man wearing glasses who looked extremely smart and capable appeared.

"Führer, I just received a report from the health care team and the results of your physical examination are out."

"explain."

"You suffer from Huo's neurological dysfunction. The feeling of discomfort in your chest from time to time is an early manifestation of this disease."

Shen Qingyuan's palms clenched suddenly.

Although he is not a medical expert, Shen Qingyuan has also heard of the name of Huo's Neurological Dysfunction. This is a terminal disease. Even though the technology of human civilization has developed to the current stage, there is still no cure for this disease, but can only delay the progression of the disease.

The disease was only discovered in the past few hundred years, and it got its name because the first doctor to define it was named Huo.

This disease is somewhat similar to the cancer that plagued mankind in the national era. It has gradually become common because the average life span of human beings has increased significantly.

"Your disease is in a very early stage, and the medical expert team believes that as long as you receive complete treatment, you still have at least forty years to live."

Shen Qingyuan is only two hundred and sixty-seven years old now. The average life span of human beings today is as high as four hundred years. Even if he could live for another forty years, no, sixty years, Shen Qingyuan would still be only three hundred and twenty-seven years old, still several decades away from four hundred years old.

Like most people, Shen Qingyuan always thinks that his time is still long and death is far away from him. But now, this news has subverted Shen Qingyuan's cognition in one fell swoop.

"I probably won't be able to see the earth and the sun." Shen Qingyuan's voice became hoarse unknowingly.

The secretary whispered: "If next year and the voyage goes well, it will take us less than two hundred years to return to the solar system. According to the medical expert group, if your physical condition is good, you can also make a single trip of no more than two hundred years." Ten years of hibernation. There is still hope for you to return to the solar system."

Shen Qingyuan was silent for a long time, and the secretary waited patiently. After a long time, Shen Qingyuan said: "Please keep this matter confidential. No one else is allowed to know except you and the medical expert team. Anyone who dares to leak will be punished for leaking secrets."

The health status of high-level government officials and their families is inherently top-secret information. Even if Shen Qingyuan doesn't specifically give instructions, the secretary will notice it. But Shen Qingyuan still asked again with some worry.

"Yes, head of state." The secretary immediately agreed, and then said: "The medical expert team recommends that you start receiving treatment tomorrow. You know, for a disease like Huo's neurological dysfunction, the sooner it is treated, the better."

Shen Qingyuan was silent for a moment and said: "Tomorrow I am going to inspect the resource spaceship fleet. I will postpone the treatment time to the day after tomorrow."

"yes."

After the communication ended, Shen Qingyuan stood in front of the French window and did not leave for a long time.

Shen Qingyuan knew that because of this news, he had to make some changes in his life plans.

At this moment, near the Nimbus heavy transport ship, Wang Hao was still busy with experiments. Unless this accident is investigated clearly, Wang Hao's mission will not end.

A crisp ringtone interrupted Wang Hao's thoughts. When Wang Hao connected, he saw the figure of the Minister of Health who had only been seen in photos and videos in the past.

"Minister, you..."

Wang Hao felt slightly excited.

"Wang Hao, you did a great job. It is precisely because of medical workers like you who are not afraid of danger and have the courage to take on the responsibility that our health department was able to grasp the relevant information about the Nimbus spacecraft incident in such a short period of time."

Being directly praised by the minister will undoubtedly be a highlight in his resume. If it were the others, they would have been so excited that they didn't know what to do. However, Wang Hao said uneasily: "This mission is actually not dangerous. I have found out that this disease is not contagious."

"When you chose to handle this matter personally, you didn't know whether this disease was contagious or not. Wang Hao, you don't have to be humble. I will remember your contribution. However, you can't leave here now. I You need to conduct further investigation into this incident and determine the cause and scope of the disease as soon as possible. I will send some people to assist you. If you need anything, you can ask me at any time."

"Yes, I promise to complete the mission!"