The giant corporations that started from Night City

Chapter 501 Give civilization to the years instead of giving years to civilization!
"At this rate, even if we only build one high-energy accelerator on Mars, the Trisolarans will have to arrange a sophon to interfere."

"Then it's Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and even in the orbit of Pluto. As long as we can be far enough apart, the Trisolarans will have to send more sophons to blockade."

"If we can force the Trisolaran civilization to create more than ten intelligent beings, their social economy and order will fall into a state of collapse, just like ours once did."

The lawmakers present were able to reason on their own about the situation that might arise next.

Even if we assume the worst possible scenario and the Three-Body Civilization still occupies the solar system, the number of races they can migrate over is still extremely limited.

Except for those very lucky few, the rest have to stay in their hometown and wait to die!

This is the greatest advantage of human civilization. Once the two sides are caught in a long and protracted war of attrition, the one that will suffer will inevitably be the Three-Body Civilization.

At this moment, Luo Ji's mind emerged with the masterpiece "On Protracted War" written by a great man. The former bandits also wanted to rely on blitzkrieg to annex the entire Chinese land.

However, the broad strategic depth and the people's struggle as vast as the ocean gradually dragged down the high-spirited bandits. Failure to achieve a quick victory was tantamount to slow death.

This is the turning point for both sides!
The human solar system has more than enough resources, so we can just squander them and create as much as we want.

In an instant, Galnin and the members of the parliament present suddenly realized that humans had found a way to defeat the Trisolarans ever since they left the Earth and were able to utilize the resources of the planets in the solar system.

It’s a pity that humans at that time were too arrogant and fell into a vicious circle of thinking. They completely ignored the development of the basic scientific system and only believed that giant ships and cannons could fight against the Three-Body Civilization.

He only thought about how to consume a large amount of resources to build a fleet, but never thought about how to use the distance advantage of the eight planets to play guerrilla tactics with Sophon.

Many of the congressmen present were Chinese, and they immediately thought of that brilliant great man. It turned out that the idea of ​​fighting against the Three-Body Civilization and breaking the deadlock had already appeared three hundred years ago.

It's time for them to pick up the weapons of struggle.

"So there is still hope for humanity...!"

The more Galnin thought about it, the more excited he became. If they followed the specific plan that Luo Ji had mentioned, they would not need to build 10,000 high-energy particle accelerators at all. At most, they would only need one or two hundred accelerators scattered in the orbits of different planets.

The cost is not high, but the benefits are expected to break through the blockade of Zhizi.

Galnin's breathing quickened at the thought of being able to break through the blockade of the sophon's research in the microscopic field. What a wonderful vision.

However, just when everyone was about to immerse themselves in beautiful fantasies, Hines suddenly spoke up and poured cold water on everyone:
"If we had realized this method twenty years earlier, there might have been a way, but it's too late now. The Trisolarans won't allow us to do so."

He pointed to the ceiling of the conference room, indicating that there were water droplets flying in outer space that had just slaughtered the European and North American fleets.

“No one can stop the drip.”

As soon as the words fell, everyone was instantly pulled back into the cold, cruel reality. The Trisolaran detector was already at the gate of the city. If they made any move at this time, the water droplets would physically interfere with and destroy them.

Now the water droplet has completely entered the inner part of the solar system and will reach the earth in less than twenty hours.

This terrifying weapon can easily penetrate any armor plate, even the earth.

Once the water droplets reach the Earth, no place on Earth will be safe, and plans to build high-energy particle accelerators will be out of the question.

Now the only remaining fleet strength of mankind is the 700 warships of the Asian Fleet. The Water Droplets can easily destroy more than a thousand warships, not to mention their limited strength.

What is even more despairing is that nine more water droplets will arrive in the solar system in three years, which is enough to circle all eight planets in the solar system. Humans will not even be qualified to play guerrilla warfare.

The main fleet of the Trisolaran civilization is still 2.1 light years away from reaching the solar system, but the ten water droplets they send out are enough to turn the human world upside down.

Any wise person or great counterattack plan will be destroyed and eliminated by the water droplets without leaving any trace.

"We should have thought of this sooner, now it's too late."

The light of hope that flickered in everyone's eyes was extinguished again. The hope was ruthlessly taken away. The suffocating feeling made many elderly congressmen faint on the spot.

They really couldn't bear the continuous blows.

"Why didn't you do this earlier, you idiots? Why did you build a space fleet? We clearly had a chance to win, but we ended up like this!"

The civilian representatives at the joint meeting raised angry questions. No one could accept that they had worked so hard for most of the day only to have worked in vain in the end.

This stupid method that was once sneered at by everyone could have worked from the beginning and found a way for mankind to save itself, but they ignored it.

Silence, regret, and remorse are intertwined in everyone's heart.

Hines sighed softly: "We all have our own limitations of the times. At that time, we did not expect that humans would have the opportunity to leave the earth."

"You are too blindly optimistic and lack a true understanding of the technological gap."

As soon as these words were spoken, the meeting fell into silence. Humanity has come to this point and it is indeed impossible to blame the faults of one person or one group.

Humanity had many opportunities to defeat the Three-Body Civilization, but unfortunately, due to repeated mistakes, arrogance and despair, humans missed the chance.

"Perhaps we should re-examine this war between civilizations with a higher-dimensional mindset. There is always hope in despair. We will have a chance, yes..."

Luo Ji murmured to himself. He had never given up his plan to become a wallfacer. The reason he refused to resume his identity as a wallfacer was that he wanted to get rid of the shackles and complete his mission.

However, he had no specific plan for the Wallfacers or measures for humanity to save itself in his mind.

The only things that echoed in his mind were the words that Ye Wenjie had said to him in front of Yang Dong's grave two hundred years ago.

Luo Ji always felt that he was getting close to some ultimate truth, but he was just a little bit away from thinking of it. This feeling of stagnation, of being on the verge of revealing the truth but unable to do so, made him feel a little breathless.

Just as everyone was feeling extremely upset that human civilization had missed a great opportunity, Paul Atreides, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke:

"Since I proposed this plan, I naturally have the confidence to execute it successfully. Just arrange people to do it, and I will figure out the rest."

In an instant, everyone's eyes were once again focused on Paul, and they suddenly remembered that this meeting was held to ask Paul questions.

"Can your technology deal with water droplets?" Galnin looked at Paul in surprise. In order to complete this clumsy plan, the water droplets must be dealt with first, otherwise this plan cannot be implemented.

"Mr. Paul, I must remind you that the strong interaction material of water droplets is a hundred times harder than any material in the solar system. Humanity's current technology cannot overcome it."

"Unless you also have control over strong interaction material technology, or some other technology, bombardment alone will not work."

Hines looked at Paul motionlessly. He had no idea how powerful the global giant company behind the other party was, and how much change it could bring to this war.

"I know all the problems you mentioned, and I am confident that I can solve them."

Paul nodded indifferently, then turned around and faced the media cameras on the side, facing all the humans who were watching this meeting:
"The existence and cruelty of the Trisolaran civilization have proved to us that the universe is not lonely and that survival is never cheap."

"I can't ask you to survive when the end of the world comes, or to have the courage to face death and the end of civilization. All I hope is that you can contribute to the human race to the best of your ability."

"Don't try to escape reality by committing suicide, because it will cause trouble to others, especially jumping off a building or lying on the tracks, which may accidentally injure others or hinder traffic."

“Don’t vent your emotions by going crazy or being violent, as this will cause others to fall into negative emotions. Please stay quietly in your room and wait patiently for the dawn.”

"For those who still have hope for the future, please take care of your body and emotions, clean up the garbage around you, restore order in the city, and calm down and wait for the government's unified arrangements."

The Global Giant Corporation is an organization that respects humanity. It will never stand on the moral high ground to kidnap anyone, nor will it brainwash anyone to ask them to do something.

There is no passionate declaration of doomsday, no impassioned encouragement, only calmness and rationality.

Face everything calmly, including death.

People who had long been on the verge of despair and whose mentality had exploded slowly raised their heads. If human civilization was really about to die out, then all their current actions were also related to the expression of dignity in the last leg of humanity's journey.

Compared to dying in an ugly and funny posture, dying gracefully, calmly and generously seems to be the only way for the human species to leave a decent mark in the epic story of the universe.

Soon, Paul ended with the most popular words on Earth in the Three-Body Universe: "Give civilization to the years, not years to civilization."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was thunderous applause at the hearing of the Wallfacer Project. The desperate people finally regained some fighting spirit, and the plan to build 10,000 high-energy accelerators was officially approved.

However, the sword of Damocles hanging over the head of human civilization has not been lifted. The water droplets have passed the orbit of Saturn and are constantly approaching the earth.

In the face of real and present threats, people cannot feel reassured by just a few speeches and decisions.

How to deal with the whistling water droplets has become an urgent problem that humans need to deal with.

But for the world's giants, it is not difficult to deal with Waterdrop at all.

They have plenty of ways to get the water droplets.

Not to mention the black hole containment box technology obtained from the Warhammer universe, even the neutron material alloy plates that have existed for decades are enough to smash water droplets into pieces.

Even antimatter weapons can destroy strong interaction materials such as water droplets.

At this very moment, many executives of giant companies at the War Moon headquarters were watching the video of the Doomsday Battle. They carefully watched the entire process of the water droplets destroying more than a thousand star-class battleships.

I have to say that this little water drop gadget is really attractive. It is convenient, flexible, and has a low cost.

Even a civilization like the Three-Body Problem, which is short of resources, can produce ten water droplets. If a giant corporation in the universe obtains this technology, it will be able to produce hundreds of thousands of water droplets in minutes.

However, it is a bit troublesome for the giant corporation in the universe to create something similar to the water droplets in a short period of time. Now that there are ready-made ones, it is better to directly take the Trisolarans' water drops for free for research and replication.

Jack Wells looked at the human fleet on the holographic screen, which was hit by the water droplets like a series of firecrackers, and couldn't help but exclaimed:

"I never thought that a civilization that can't even achieve the speed of light in interstellar travel could create such an innovative weapon, and its technological strength is so strong."

Dr. Halsey, who was standing by, subconsciously explained, "The environment in which different civilizations live will determine the direction of their own technological development."

"The living environments of humans and Trisolarans are very different, so naturally their technological capabilities are also completely different."

At this point, V also thought deeply about this topic.

If there were no iron ore on the earth, or if the iron content was not so abundant, human civilization would probably have taken a different development path.

Humans once relied on stone tools to become the dominant species on Earth, and were later divided into countless races and tribes.

Some people who were the first to smelt bronze and forge weapons established early empires through violent killing, such as the Assyrian Empire in the Middle East.

But soon, the Assyrian Empire went to ruin. The main reason was that a nomadic nation from the sea, with new iron weapon smelting technology, defeated the Assyrian Empire which used bronze weapons.

Iron weapons are cheaper to produce and are as sharp as bronze, making them suitable for large-scale assembly.

If iron weapons had not appeared, the brutal Assyrian Empire would have continued to loom over the Middle East like a ghost, suppressing the local people with bloody killings.

If we move the timeline back further, if iron had not appeared, the modern industrial revolution would probably have been affected to a certain extent, and human beings would definitely not be what they are today.

“Even on the same planet, ethnic groups in different regions have different development processes.”

Dr. Halsey went on to say, "More importantly, the situation in the Trisolaran Universe is far beyond the ordinary universe. This universe has long been riddled with holes."

"It would be hundreds of times more difficult for the Trisolaran civilization to develop a lightspeed spacecraft than for us to build an ether phase engine."

Only members of the Science Hub who are well aware of the difficulty of scientific research understand how difficult the Three-Body Civilization is.

There is always a price to pay in the pursuit of truth, but the Three-Body Civilization has to pay a hundred times more than the giant corporations in order to get a return of less than one percent.

Because this universe has long been riddled with holes by higher-dimensional civilizations, the normal curvature changes of the universe are not natural at all, but are all caused by "artificial" influences.

Without being able to observe the regular changes in the curvature of the universe, there would be no way to talk about space-folding technology or technological creations such as superluminal engines.

(End of this chapter)