Prediction: Global Auroras

Hearing the question from beside him, Lü Yongchang let out a deep sigh.

The worst - case scenario had come true.

The abnormal activities of the sun had indeed advanced by two months!

Moreover, the sun was aging significantly faster than in his previous life!

According to Lü Yongchang's calculations, in about 15 years or so, the sun would experience another helium flash.

Lü Yongchang's eyes twitched slightly.

It had actually shortened by a full five years!

"Professor Lü?"

Ye Nangeng's urging voice came from the side.

With great effort, Lü Yongchang twitched the corners of his mouth, forcing a hideous smile. "The sun, there's a problem."

...

Half an hour later.

Ye Nangeng stared blankly at Lü Yongchang in front of him.

"Impossible... How could this be?!"

"So far, the sun has only existed for 4.6 billion years. According to the model, it can exist for at least 10 billion years!"

"How could it just enter the aging stage like this?!"

Ye Nangeng's face turned red, and the gray - white beard at the corner of his mouth twitched slightly. He shouted loudly, "This is absolutely impossible!"

"Your calculation method must be wrong! The sun can never enter the red - giant stage within just over a decade!"

Facing the emotional Ye Nangeng, a trace of pity welled up in the depths of Lü Yongchang's eyes.

In his previous life, upon learning this incredible news, countless scientists had fallen into collapse!

Every highly - educated person couldn't believe this conclusion!

However, the fact was right in front of humanity!

The edifice of astrophysics that humanity had built with countless time and effort was so easily toppled!

"Old Ye, calm down." Lü Yongchang said softly. "The calculation process is all here. I've explained in detail all the steps you couldn't understand just now."

"Do you think there are any loopholes?"

Old Ye's expression froze suddenly.

It was precisely because he knew that there were no loopholes in Lü Yongchang's calculation formulas that he found it so hard to accept all this!

Mathematics doesn't lie.

In the mathematical model, the sun was aging at a visible rate.

Even, in the near future, the sun would enter the red - giant stage!

He shakily raised his wrinkled hand and forcefully plucked a strand of his beard.

"Ouch!"

Old Ye gasped and murmured to himself, "This... this is real..."

The next moment, Old Ye suddenly turned his head to look at Lü Yongchang beside him, and his withered right hand grabbed his arm. "Professor Lü! Then... what should we do now?!"

Lü Yongchang's face was serious, and he said word by word, "Go find the Speaker!"

...

In the First Ring Road area of Beijing.

In the Speaker's office.

"Yongchang?" When he saw Lü Yongchang, Speaker Li's face showed a faint smile. "What? Instead of focusing on your task of miniaturizing the fusion reactor, why do you have time to come to me?"

Lü Yongchang's face was full of bitterness. He slowly shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Speaker, I have something very important to report to you!"

Seeing the serious look on Lü Yongchang's face, Speaker Li's expression also gradually became solemn.

He put down the pen in his hand and said to Lü Yongchang with a solemn expression, "Go ahead."

Lü Yongchang took a deep breath and slowly said, "Speaker, the sun has entered a stage of rapid aging!"

"According to predictions, it will enter the red - giant stage within ten years and will experience a helium flash within fifteen years!"

"By then, human civilization will cease to exist!"

"..."

As Lü Yongchang's voice fell, the Speaker's office fell into a deathly silence.

After a long time, the Speaker finally took a deep breath.

"Whoosh..."

His brows knitted tightly, and the knuckles of his right hand unconsciously tapped gently on the desk...

"Yongchang, are you sure everything you just said is true?"

Looking at the strong suspicion in the Speaker's eyes, Lü Yongchang nodded helplessly. "Speaker, if you don't believe me, you can find some astronomy experts to verify my speculation."

Speaker Li shook his head with a bitter smile. "Yongchang, it's not that I don't believe you, but what you said is really a bit too outrageous."

Lü Yongchang fell silent.

The Speaker was right.

To be honest, if he hadn't been reborn and truly witnessed the scene of the helium flash, he wouldn't have believed what he was saying either!

The sun, which was in its prime, would enter the red - giant stage within ten years and experience a helium flash within fifteen years?

To be fair, the Speaker was already being nice to him by not kicking him out directly!

"Speaker, Old Ye from the National Astronomical Observatories of China is outside. How about... I call him in and you can ask for his opinion?"

Seeing the Speaker nod, Lü Yongchang quickly opened the door and pulled Ye Nangeng in.

The Speaker frowned and looked at Ye Nangeng standing beside Lü Yongchang. "Old Ye, do you think Yongchang's speculation is likely?"

Facing the Speaker's question, Ye Nangeng nodded with a bitter face. "Speaker, I... I didn't find any loopholes."

Although he had expected Ye Nangeng's answer, when the Speaker heard this sentence, his pupils still shrank to the size of a pinhead in an instant!

"Tap... Tap... Tap..."

The sound of knuckles tapping on the solid - wood desk filled the entire office.

Even though Lü Yongchang was extremely anxious, he still patiently waited for the Speaker to make a decision.

After all, facing a disaster of this magnitude, without the help of the country, there was no way he could "turn the tables"!

"Since both of you say so, I'll believe you this time."

The Speaker said with a solemn face, "I will immediately call a meeting to verify this situation. If the situation is true..."

"We may have to start considering our way out."

After speaking, the Speaker leaned back in his chair and sighed again.

Lü Yongchang's eyes flickered slightly.

"Speaker, according to my speculation, tonight, extremely intense auroras will occur over various parts of the world!"

"This is the sign that the sun has completely entered the aging stage."

The Speaker's eyes flickered slightly.

As the Speaker, he naturally knew some basic common sense. Auroras generally only appear over the Antarctic or Arctic.

As for a global aurora outbreak...

The last time was in 1958, when there was a violent solar activity!

The current solar activity was obviously not enough to support the occurrence of such a magnificent scene!

So, he nodded slightly. "Okay, I see."

"If there is really a global aurora outbreak, I think... your inference will be more persuasive!"

As he spoke, the Speaker gave Lü Yongchang a meaningful look.

...

That night.

In the Great Hall of the People in China, an emergency meeting was held, inviting most of the astronomers and physicists in the country.