Chapter 2 Dr. Einstein

Yannick didn't know that he didn't come at the right time. Dr. Einstein had started the lecture ten minutes ago. Speaking for two hours.

　　 It turned out that he didn't want to give up halfway, and when he was suffering from backache, Dr. Einstein announced the end of class.

　　 Watching the students exit the lecture theatre in an orderly manner, each class prepares for the next class, Yannick couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, moved a little stiff limbs, and walked to Dr.Einstein.

Dr. Einstein, who was sorting out the lesson plans on the podium, noticed the two people who came by and asked. "Is there anything I can do for you two?"

　　 Yannick gave a standard aristocratic gentleman ceremony. "Hello, Dr. Einstein, I am Yannick Hohenzollern. I am here to visit you."

　　 "Hohenzollern?" Dr. Einstein didn't seem to react at all, and after murmured twice, he suddenly reacted. "His Royal Highness!"

　　 He screamed so loudly, Yannick looked around subconsciously and nodded after making sure that there was no one else. "Exactly."

　　 Dr. Einstein asked slightly cramped. "I don't know what your Highness did for me?"

Although Einstein opposed the monarchy, the past ten years have also made him see the incompetence of the government and the incompetence of the common people, and his thinking has also changed a little. The German people are still living in dire straits, far worse than during the reign of William II. And recently there are rumors everywhere that if Germany restores the emperor system, the situation may be much better. Einstein was not disgusted with such rumors. He thought that if William II could completely abandon his crazy ambition to conquer the world and concentrate on governing Germany, the situation in Germany might really improve a lot.

　　 Therefore, he was not hostile to Yannick's visit, he was just curious about its purpose.

　　 Yannick looked at the time. It was still early for lunch, so it was not good to invite him to have a conversation while eating, so he simply spoke directly. "Doctor, I have studied the mass energy formula E=mc2 you proposed. From that formula, it can be inferred that we can directly convert part of the mass of matter into huge energy that can be directly used by humans."

Einstein seemed to be stimulated by the phrase "huge energy", frowned invisibly, and asked cautiously. "Then how does His Royal Highness want to use this energy?"

　　 Hmph, if I said I wish to make mushroom bombs to grow mushrooms in other countries, you would definitely rise up against it, right? "I think this kind of energy will easily replace coal and oil as a new energy source. It is not difficult to see that the heat released by this reaction is much higher than the energy released by burning fossil fuels (a difference of about a million times)." For example, , A nuclear power plant consumes 80 tons of nuclear fuel every year, so only 2 standard containers can be carried. If it is changed to coal, it will need 5.15 million tons, and it will be enough to transport 705 vehicles with a 20-ton truck every day. If natural gas is used, 1.43 million tons are required, which is equivalent to burning 200,000 barrels of household gas every day.

　　 Yannick tells the purpose of his trip. "I want to establish a super energy research department and hire you as the person in charge."

　　 Einstein neither agreed nor refused, but gave an ambiguous answer. "Will your Royal Highness Yannick allow me to think about it for a few days?"

Yannick didn't want to grind around with him, so he simply pointed out. "Doctor are you worried about this energy being used in weapons?"

　　 "..." Although Einstein has no concept of nuclear weapons, being a genius is not for nothing. He could completely imagine that if this energy was used in military weapons, it would definitely be a world-destroying super weapon comparable to Pandora's Box. Once such weapons appear, they may pose a huge threat to the survival of the human race.

　　 If technology develops in the future so that a rifle bullet has the power of one cannonball, one aerial bomb is enough to destroy a city.

　　 "Doctor, do you know why there are constant wars in human society?" Yannick did not wait for Einstein to speak, and took the lead. "I think the war is based on the geographical environment, that is, it is caused by fighting for a certain living space and natural resources. But if one day we suddenly have inexhaustible land, inexhaustible mineral deposits, and inexhaustible energy. , Then do we still need to go to war?"

　　 Dr. Einstein shook his head somewhat puzzled. "But Your Highness, the earth may be very big but energy is limited, but our population is constantly growing."

Yannick couldn't help snapping his fingers. "You are right when you say that the population will continue to grow. You know that the world population broke through the 1 billion mark in 1830, and the world population now exceeds 2 billion. With the advancement of medicine, the birth rate will increase. The mortality rate will drop. We can boldly predict that the world population will exceed 3 billion in 30 years and 6 billion in 50 years. How many people do you think our planet can bear?"

　　 "..." Einstein never considered this question, so he calculated it seriously. Halfway through the calculation, he found another problem. "His Royal Highness Yannick, I don't think the number of people on the earth is a problem. The biggest problem is the scale and nature of the consumption of resources." The population may really continue to grow, but the earth will not increase accordingly. All kinds of resources-food, water, and energy are limited. The number of people depends on their support. Once these resources are exhausted, the end of mankind will come. Yannick nodded. "Yes, so we need to find endless resources so that humans can continue to multiply and survive."

　　 Yannick repeatedly emphasized the inexhaustible resources, and Einstein couldn't help but wonder. "Where are the endless resources you are talking about? Under the sea or underground?"

　　 "You only need to look up to see." Yannick smiled slightly and raised his finger to the sky. "The endless resources I'm talking about are the starry sky above us. The universe will be the last frontier of mankind. Only by moving towards the universe can we avoid the destiny of extinction."

　　 Seeing Einstein's shocked expression, Yannick couldn't help but feel refreshed. "Humans have to leave the earth if they want to explore the universe. This is only the first step. The second is to land on the moon, then Mars, and then the entire solar system. In the future, our steps will eventually move beyond the solar system. Set foot on the sea of ​​stars. And the super energy in your formula may be the driving force for us humans to explore the universe."

Yannick gradually became a little impatient when he said that he had a dry tongue. "If Dr. Einstein has always insisted on your narrow and pedantic worldview, then I have nothing to say. But I have something to give to you. You and I are just a dust in the universe. If you think you can be alone It would be a big mistake to change the course of history. It's like no one can change the direction of a big river. Perhaps some accidental factor may change the direction of the river, but in the end it will eventually return to its place. The direction to go. This is the law of nature, the inevitability of history! Those who cannot keep up with the trend of history can only call it pedantic!!"

　　 After dropping these words, Yannick bowed to the stunned Dr. Einstein and turned away.