Interlude Reality 02: Reason and Matter Chapter 19: Mars Industry (Part 2)
"I heard that it was you who proposed the motion to revoke Operation Biosphere?"
"Yes, what's the problem?"
The blond man in the treatment projection nodded gracefully with a serious expression on his face.
"The Biosphere Operation has no subversive significance in the current AI mechanized society, and the current position of the human white paper is 1% behind. We must speed up mineral mining to meet the needs of wormhole drilling and other super projects. This is the latest decision made by our human parliament, and all plans will tend to this action. So I decided to send the advance team to the interior of the Darwin Pit for preliminary exploration, and apply to the superiors to cancel the meaningless scientific research behavior. Is there any problem?"
"First, I don't think you are qualified to exercise peer review veto power. Second, now, right now, I demand that you and your exploration team withdraw from the Darwin Pit in accordance with the law, Mr. Remington."
Faced with the image of the middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties or fifties, the girl did not have any timid thoughts or feelings. Instead, she moved closer and used brain waves to convey the information to the receiver, and began to argue for her legitimate rights and interests.
"According to the AI agreement, the development rights of the entire Darwin Pit currently belong to the Spirosome Company. We will take samples of the semi-natural deformed ecosystem inside the Darwin Pit in three days. The AI Council has approved this action, and I will be supported by the big data chain. I hope that Mr. Remington has received the consultation email and code I sent. This is an established fact. Please leave my test site."
“…”
The data has been received.
The man in the high-quality image had a slightly thoughtful expression, as if he was searching for information or looking for something.
However, it didn't take long before the man showed a confident expression. He straightened his clothes a little, coughed, and then looked slowly at the light pink princess doll. His voice came out clearly from the loudspeaker.
"I regret to say that I must reject your request, Miss Zhang Lingmeng. I regret to point out that the Human Council's target is to complete the Human Plan White Paper. As a member of the Human Plan, our Mars Industry has already launched diversified solar system exploration, but the reserves of rare earths and helium-3 are still not detailed and rich. In contrast, Darwin Crater has a sufficient number of rare earth mines and helium-3 reserves, which are sufficient for use for quite some time."
"And if you please be frank, biosphere research does not have much special significance. Although I have read your topic and it is indeed very tempting and has considerable prospects, it is obviously unrealistic and inappropriate for the current situation. So I will send an exploration team to conduct a secondary detection."
"I believe that the materials in Darwin Crater can significantly support the progress of the Human Plan White Paper. This is my judgment, and also the judgment of the Mars Industry."
"Yes, there are indeed a lot of resources there, that is undeniable."
The little girl frowned as she thought, organizing her words and expressing her ideas one by one.
"But it contains the only non-Earth biosphere that is currently in semi-automatic circulation. This is the first and only biosphere structure in human history that has surpassed the Earth module. It contains too many secrets and too many isolated evidences. It can be said to be a treasure given to mankind by nature. This is something that no laboratory has been able to do so far. It is unique and a one-of-a-kind product so far."
"It contains countless biological samples, various social systems, biological structures, different gene chains and ecosystem structures. It can even be said that there are many things that are different from human cognition, or even completely opposite. It is very likely that it is a key to unlocking human evolution."
"We can even find some kind of recyclable biosphere from the comparison with the Earth's biosphere to create a better future for mankind—"
“A treasure of nature?”
Remington's voice suddenly rose, as if filled with some inexplicable anger.
"A possible future? Stop harboring such boring fantasies, biology student. Look at what you are using, and what we are using. Since we already have mechanized bodies and directional transformation, do we still need biological things? Bionics may still be feasible, but we have to wait until we go to another planet!"
"You have no idea what a great lesson it means to have such a ruin like Darwin Pit wasted here for so many years. I simply cannot imagine what the moon people are doing. Don't they have any self-awareness as human beings? The minerals contained in Darwin Pit are treasures for all mankind, not some dispensable biological experiment! The helium-3 and rare earth minerals contained in it can even allow the entire human society to continue!"
"The mines on Mars won't last long, and the production of helium-3 on Saturn's rings is not guaranteed. Don't you know what the huge amount of helium-3 stored in the Darwin Mine means? It has been there as an emergency product from the beginning. Now the helium-3 and rare earth tests on the mines on the back of the moon do not meet the standards, which means we have to open the sealed mines and take out the rare earths and minerals for high-precision processing to maintain the operation of human society. Which is more important, the operation of the entire society or your so-called biosphere experiment? Don't you have any idea in your mind?"
"But this thing is a solitary piece of evidence! It's the only one! And now you're letting your robot soldiers run rampant here. Is that any different from an elephant running wildly in a china shop?!"
Looking at the man who seemed inexplicably arrogant, the little girl seemed to show another side of herself that Li Lin could not see.
"Perhaps with your poor brain level, you are completely incapable of understanding what a solitary piece of evidence is. It means that it is unique so far, and there is no second one! It is an irreplaceable miracle! Minerals are everywhere. You can go to Titan, Jupiter's rings, or even the Kuiper Belt to dig them, but there is only one biosphere!"
"Huh? That's an interesting statement, you're a biology student. Do we have to postpone the release of the human white paper just for a so-called single piece of evidence that was born by accident? Humans can already accomplish any biological requirement and any idea through the evolution of machinery and AI. High-precision, directional machinery is more meaningful than any animal or plant. Our progress comes from being down-to-earth rather than sentimental. I'll apply for a second arbitration in thirteen days. We'll see then."
As for my poor brain? You'd better worry about your identity. This time, even with incomplete arbitration materials, the pass rate is still 48%.
The man in the video snorted coldly and immediately closed the communication.
In the corridor, the little girl fell to the ground, gasping for breath in her consciousness network, seeming to be a little angry, but also a little sad.
