A Million Possible

Chapter 55: Global Lock

“Stab…”

The TV in the breakfast shop suddenly turned into a blue screen, as if the signal was disturbed.

Cheng Lin and a few citizens who focused on watching the news were suddenly disappointed.

After thinking about it, Cheng Lin got up and went out with excuses, and returned shortly, with an extra tablet in his hand.

In order to prevent himself from being tracked again, he put his mobile phone in the safe house. He just went out and secretly returned to the dormitory and took out his own tablet.

This will never be tracked, right?

Cheng Lin thought, connected to the wifi in the store, then thought for a while, and did not try to read the official news again.

Instead, I opened the browser and entered the “Spiritual Forum” in the guest mode.

For this kind of weird thing, the news in the spiritual forum is often more accurate and detailed than the official media.

Opened the biggest gossip section.

As expected, the topic of the entire forum has exploded.

Most of the posts on the first page are within one minute.

A lot of red, the amount of reading and reply are extremely impressive.

It shows people’s enthusiasm.

“In-depth analysis of “Starry Sky”! Is it alien life or astronomical phenomenon? 》

“Reprinted! Daniel from the Academy of Social Sciences just posted a blog post, let’s take a look! 》

“Inside News! When the starry sky appeared, mysterious electric wave signals were received all over the world! It is suspected to be related to the Jamus incident a year and a half ago! 》

“”Cheng Lin” Appears Again! Which old man has an inside story, he’s a little flustered……”

“Mom, it’s not bright, I’m not an overtime shift…”

“I heard that the federation is also panicked. It’s not dark on their side, and our side is not bright. What are you doing?”

“Three-body reality version?” Raising funds to build a “natural selection” battleship”

…

Cheng Lin read one by one.

I found that although the vast majority of ordinary netizens in this forum are blowing water, there are indeed many people with energy hidden behind.

Many posts mentioned official internal news.

Let Cheng Lin also opened his eyes.

“Well, did He respond to me? No wonder Trisle was so eager to catch me…”

Cheng Lin thought to himself.

For the starry sky, the most recognized guess is extraterrestrial life, that is, signals sent by aliens.

However, according to the calculations and observations of some instruments, no signs of other civilizations existed around the earth.

And those luminous stars, except for the moon, are also the existence of the Galaxy, which is extremely far away from the earth.

Some people infer from this that this is an exchange between aliens and the earth at an infinite distance.

And with this claim that everyone should not panic, even if the earth is under the gaze of an alien civilization, but the other party does not know that it will take hundreds, tens of thousands, tens of thousands of years…

Of course, compared to the curious side of the starry sky, the most important, and the most worthy of attention, is the issue of the lateness of the day.

It is imminent at this time, but there are still too few relevant news.

“Your bun.”

Suddenly the lady boss brought it over earlier.

The hot millet porridge looked very warm on this cold winter night-let’s call it winter night.

“thanks.”

Cheng Lin smiled.

Hearing this, the woman wiped her hands on her apron, but did not rush away.

Slightly shyly glanced at the tablet in front of Cheng Lin, then hesitated, and asked, “That…what’s going on online? Is there any news? Why doesn’t the sky light up?”

Cheng Lin shook his head: “There is no accurate information yet.”

“Then that face last night…”

“Some people say it’s an alien.” Cheng Lin said frankly.

“Alien? Ah, alien…Thank you, you eat.” The woman murmured and left.

Cheng Lin turned his gaze back, and first took a sip of the rice porridge, which was fragrant and warm to the stomach. The rice porridge slipped down the esophagus into the stomach, and his body was instantly warm.

After refreshing the webpage, Cheng Lin was attracted by a newly-appearing sticky news.

“latest news! The world is suspected of being locked in tides! Confirmed by multiple Nobel Prize winners in physics! 》

Cheng Lin was taken aback and clicked on the post.

The content of the main post is very brief, more like a short message:

“The latest news, just now, the top research institutions of my country, the Federation, the Soviet Union and other major countries jointly issued observation reports to respond to the current global time disorder. It is said that the earth is very likely to be locked in tides! Specific news Undisclosed…”

The reply below the main post reached hundreds of floors in these tens of seconds.

The most common reply is: “What is Tide Lock?”

Cheng Lin was not clear about this knowledge. He flipped it down a bit, and as expected, some netizens explained below:

“Tidal locking (or synchronous rotation, captive rotation) occurs when a gravitational gradient makes a celestial body always face another celestial body with the same face; a tidal-locked celestial body revolves around its own axis and takes one revolution around its companion. Time. This synchronous rotation causes a hemisphere to be fixed towards the partner.

Usually, at any given time, only the satellite will be locked by the tide of the larger celestial body around, but if the physical properties and masses of the two celestial bodies are not very different, each will be locked by the tide of the other party. In this case Just like Pluto and Karen.

The above is taken from Encyclopedia. ”

Cheng Lin read every word carefully, and then looked dazed.

Continue to scroll down.

“So what are you talking about after posting such a large paragraph? Who can give a more popular explanation?”

A certain netizen collapsed and said, with the expression of falling off the table.

Someone below explained:

“Let me give an example, it’s like between the earth and the moon, the moon is locked by the earth!

So we on the earth can always only see one side of the moon,

But can’t see the back of the moon!

The first time mankind saw a complete moon was in 1959, a photo sent back through the Soviet spacecraft Lunar 3!

usually,

Only satellites will be locked.

But this is only generally speaking,

According to this news, our planet, as a Planet,

If it is locked by Star, which is the sun,

Then a very direct phenomenon will occur.

That is……

When a planet is locked by the Star tide,

One side of the planet will be eternal light,

And the other side is in eternal darkness! ”

…

After reading this explanation, Cheng Lin’s breath tightened slightly.

There will be eternal light on one side…

On the other side is… eternal darkness?

Isn’t this exactly what is happening on the earth now?

The entire Eastern Hemisphere was stagnant in the night, with no daylight.

The western hemisphere faces the sun without seeing the night.

This is… the power to change civilization this time?

This is what he used?

When Cheng Lin was frightened, another message appeared in his mind:

[You have learned the fact of global lock-in, and people on the earth are temporarily unable to accept it][This is normal. In the current framework of civilization and science, the earth will be locked silently within a few hours. This is incomprehensible.][Such a short time lock will cause everything on the surface of the earth to be thrown into the air, and the creatures will become extinct][The powerful life wandering in the universe is often possessed, or knows how to use some power to do some unthinkable things][Similar things are not uncommon in the evolution of civilization][Amidst the panic spreading across the globe, three more days have passed]

The scenery in front of him suddenly became blurred.

Xiaolongbao, white rice porridge, and salty and crispy cucumber have all become smears on oil paintings.

Wait until the scene in front of you becomes clear again.

He found that nothing seemed to have changed.

He was still sitting in the shop, and these foods were still placed in front of him.

It’s just that the other diners in the store changed a batch.

The TV in the corner lights up again.

The hostess on the screen is broadcasting the report with an effortless expression:

“…It has been confirmed that due to changes in celestial bodies, the earth has been locked by the solar system Star,

Experts predict that the existing pattern of day and night will continue within a few days,

But I believe this time will not be long…”

There is a trace of confusion hidden in the host’s seemingly calm voice, just like many people in this world.

There was silence in the breakfast shop.

Suddenly Cheng Lin heard a soft sigh.

He turned his head and looked, behind him, the lady proprietor of the breakfast shop was staring blankly at the TV, her eyes filled with the inherent confusion and confusion of ordinary people.

After a pause, she suddenly remembered something, her eyes lit up, and she looked at Cheng Lin with a tone of confirmation:

“Classmate, you said…If this is the case, will the price of the dishes increase next?”

…

Walked out of the shop.

Cheng Lin found that the outdoor temperature was much colder than three days ago.

The days are still passing by cars on the street, but a sense of tension and anxiety that pervades the streets and lanes cannot be erased.

Even the sound of the horns of the cars seemed weak.

The city stagnated in the dark night is full of artificial light sources, and human industrial civilization has shown strong adaptability in the face of this sudden darkness.

But how long can this adaptation last?

[After the earth continues to lock, slowly, finally some changes begin to happen][The panic of people in various countries is still within control, but nature has begun to move according to new laws][The extreme contrast of light on both sides of the earth caused a huge temperature difference, which in turn caused strong winds to blow continuously from the night hemisphere to the day hemisphere][Due to the convection of the atmosphere, the temperature difference is still within an acceptable range in a short period of time, but in the long run, it is foreseeable that the land on both sides will gradually become unsuitable for human habitation][Due to the convection of the ocean, the speed of seawater freezing is very slow, so there is no need to worry about it in the short term, but in the long run, it is not optimistic][The temperature in the narrow zone between day and night is relatively moderate, but it is very dry, and the precipitation is concentrated in the direct sun area. 】

[People are still reluctant to think about these possibilities][People are still struggling to find scientific explanations and solutions, so another ten days have passed]

The scene beside him became blurred, then clear.

Ten days passed in a blink of an eye.

Cheng Lin unexpectedly discovered that snow started to fall in the sky.

The feather-like snow fell from the cold and withered night sky, and this northern city was clothed in white at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Cheng Lin turned around and found that the small shop had closed.

The lights at the door went out.

There are a lot fewer vehicles and people walking on the streets, and most of them are in a hurry.

Upon seeing the faces of these citizens by chance, Cheng Lin found that none of them were smiling.

Looks a bit confused and numb.

There is also a hint of violent implied.

[Ten days have passed, scientific research has not progressed, but the world has begun to undergo some unexpected changes][For example, there have been small-scale riots in some places][For example, the crime rate in countries all over the world has suddenly increased][Also, for example, the temperature difference between the hemispheres between day and night starts to widen at an incomprehensible speed][Some scientists predict that at the current rate, at most three months later, Xia State and some areas of the Federation and other countries will become uninhabitable][Humans must start migrating to areas where day and night blend]

“Ding Dong!”

The tablet in Cheng Lin’s hand suddenly rang.

He picked it up and found that the tablet was still connected to WiFi, and the noise came from a pop-up news.

“Just now! The world’s top astrophysicist, astronomer, and mathematician Steve was found to have committed suicide in his study! The last words of this great scientist are left on the desk: Science collapses, war is approaching, where will mankind go?”

…

[A few months later, the war broke out]