"Buy time to slow the cooling trend..."
Liu Chunshi rubbed his temples with both hands, his expression grave, and said, "Currently, none of our timelines have a method to control the weather, except for No. 8 Spacetime."
"Therefore, we not only lack methods in this area, but we don't even have a mature theory."
Zhang Tianyuan listened patiently. He knew that Liu Chunshi wouldn't just spout nonsense, so he must have some substance to his argument.
Sure enough, after giving us a heads-up, Liu Chunshi got down to business. "However, although there are no methods or theories, some basic knowledge can still help us."
"The atmosphere is cooling down now because it's getting colder..."
At this point, Zhang Tianyuan looked up. "So all we need to do is figure out how to heat it up?"
"Hmm." Liu Chunshi lowered his hands from between his eyebrows and clenched them tightly. "That's the basic principle. If we don't want something to get cold, we just need to find a way to heat it up."
"But as I just said, we currently lack the methods and theories to support this, so what exactly needs to be done to heat the atmosphere, and what the consequences of heating the atmosphere will be, are completely unknown."
Zhang Tianyuan also fell into deep thought.
However, he wasn't as conflicted as Liu Chunshi.
As someone who knew about the future of the Snowpiercer Spacetime, he was thinking about how to heat up the atmosphere there.
As for the consequences of atmospheric heating, they will certainly not be worse than the outcome of only a few thousand people remaining.
Cooper, standing beside him, was also stroking his chin in thought.
Suddenly Zhang Tianyuan raised his head again:
Heating the atmosphere must require a lot of energy, right?
Liu Chunshi nodded. "Very big."
Although no precise calculations were performed, this is basic common sense: the energy required to manipulate weather is undoubtedly far beyond human capabilities.
Otherwise, weather weapons would have appeared long ago.
Cooper, who was standing next to him, scratched his head.
He naturally thought of an entity, an entity that influenced the entire Earth.
sun.
"Since this energy is difficult to provide artificially, is it possible for us to appropriately alter Earth's orbit to allow Earth to receive more energy from the sun?"
Cooper looked at the two of them, his expression...
He was very serious about it.
Liu Chunshi was stunned for a moment. He had never expected this method. He couldn't help but glance at the ground.
Could it be that Cooper received some kind of inspiration because they are now in No. 3 Spacetime?
Zhang Tianyuan was also surprised by this answer.
Cooper smiled somewhat sheepishly, "I learned about Planetary Leap Project when I was here before."
Zhang Tianyuan then understood.
The Planetary Leap Project for Wandering Spacetime was proposed only after the Mutual Aid Society was established.
Unlike the Wandering Earth Project, which relies entirely on Planetary Engine.
The Planetary Leap Project relies on the combination of the Mutual Aid Society's Spacetime Tunnel and Planetary Engine.
This involves launching a spacecraft ahead of the intended path to scout ahead, and then, after confirming safety, opening a dual Spacetime Tunnel in space connected to the spacecraft's location.
This Spacetime Tunnel needs to be large enough to pass through the entire Earth.
This way, Earth can instantly jump to the spacecraft's location.
Using a small spacecraft as a beacon for spacetime jumps not only allows for faster flight speeds than Earth, but also consumes far fewer resources than propelling the entire Earth—in short, negligible.
The Planetary Engine originally installed on Earth were used for fine-tuning the orientation and for normal travel outside the jump phase.
Even if the sun suddenly experiences a helium flash, it could potentially transport Earth, Wandering Spacetime, to other dimensions for temporary refuge.
Comparatively speaking, this is much more convenient than migrating the global population.
This plan is currently in the research stage, but if it proves feasible and the base's energy resources can withstand the pressure, it will most likely be implemented.
Therefore, Cooper's idea does have a theoretical basis; he has most likely read the paper on Planetary Migration Project published by Wandering Spacetime.
Although it was quite creative and not entirely impossible, Zhang Tianyuan still shook his head. "It's too dangerous."
"Although Earth's orbit is not static, human-induced changes could potentially affect other aspects of the Solar System."
For example, a change in the gravitational field—perhaps such a change would attract a meteorite from within the Solar System in the Snowpiercer Spacetime due to the altered Earth's gravity?
These things are hard to predict.
"Moreover, for Earth, a sudden increase in the energy transmitted by the sun might actually damage the atmosphere..." Liu Chunshi also expressed his opinion.
The Finch Spacetime is the most typical example.
Let's not ruin Earth's atmosphere, or it will really be gone.
Zhang Tianyuan then pointed out another point.
"Most importantly, the Planetary Migration Project is based on the situation in No. 3 Spacetime, and many scenarios do not match the current needs of No. 8 Spacetime. It is impossible to complete the research on these differences within three days, let alone execute it within three days."
Cooper scratched his head, quickly turning his hair into a mess. "It seems that's true. The Planetary Migration Project never intended for Earth to move closer to the sun."
It was only then that he realized that although the situations in the two timelines seemed similar, they were actually completely opposite and couldn't be applied to each other at all.
The Planetary Migration Project has never considered changing to any particular orbit so that Earth can receive more of the Sun's intense love.
Those scientists would love for Earth to be as far away from the sun as possible, ideally several light-years away...
"However, just because the Planetary Migration Project didn't work doesn't mean that another 'planet' won't work..." Zhang Tianyuan suddenly looked up meaningfully.
The other two were taken aback, then looked up as well, only to see a ceiling made of steel.
Suddenly, Liu Chunshi had a thought, as if he understood what Zhang Tianyuan was talking about.
" Planetary Engine?!"
Cooper's eyes lit up as well.
" Planetary Engine!!!"
The two of them immediately became excited.
Heating the atmosphere requires enormous energy; simply put, it requires a sufficiently powerful heat source.
And isn't Planetary Engine a readily available and powerful heat source?
Zhang Tianyuan said, "Every time the Planetary Engine runs, the ejected plasma carries enormous heat. It can even create a heat zone around the Planetary Engine, at a temperature of minus sixty degrees Celsius, where even the rain is boiling water..."
Isn't this just heating up the atmosphere?!
Liu Chunshi and Cooper exchanged a glance, then both nodded, saying in unison, "This method will work!"