"No, no, no!"
Zhang Zhengqing shook his head repeatedly.
"It's not that we haven't been observing Ross 154. It's that only now have we gained the capability to conduct high-precision observations of it!"
Ren Feng froze for a moment.
Zhang Zhengqing's words were rather beyond what he had expected.
Seeing Ren Feng's confusion, Zhang Zhengqing hurried to explain.
"Twenty-eight years ago, in Earth Calendar year 2272, Proxima b was struck by electromagnetic cannon projectiles coming from the direction of Earth."
"Those electromagnetic cannon projectiles, each containing a micro nuclear bomb, not only destroyed City One but also destroyed quite a few satellites."
"Among them were two orbital telescopes."
"When the Human Fleet left, they took almost all the observation equipment with them to conserve resources."
"And those two orbital telescopes happened to be our only two high-precision optical telescopes."
"It wasn't until a week ago that the Academy of Sciences fully mastered the relevant knowledge and successfully repaired one."
Zhang Zhengqing shrugged helplessly. "As for the Radio Telescope Array..."
"It's located near City One and is still under repair."
The corner of Ren Feng's mouth twitched. "It's been twenty-five years, and this is all the progress we've made...?"
Zhang Zhengqing nodded with a bitter smile. "Making even this much progress is already quite an achievement."
"Twenty-five years ago, Proxima b had only two million people left."
"Even now, the population is only three million."
"Without Zero's help, our efficiency has dropped by far more than just a few times!"
"However..." Zhang Zhengqing changed tack. "Despite all these difficulties, the Academy of Sciences has recently made a new scientific breakthrough."
Ren Feng's eyes lit up.
But before he could ask, Zhang Zhengqing cut him off. "It's still in the experimental stage. Let's wait until it's fully successful before discussing it."
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