The giant corporations that started from Night City

Chapter 506: Bugs have never been defeated! Regain lost confidence!
However, the strong interaction material that is only atom thick also brings a fatal weakness to the water droplets.

That is the weapon that breaks through the strong interaction material. Just one gram of antimatter is enough to disintegrate the outer shell of a water droplet.

The strong interaction force shell of the water droplet is maintained by a special force field generator inside. Once the shell is penetrated, the energy of antimatter annihilation will quickly squeeze into the interior and destroy the internal generator.

The positively charged atomic nuclei quickly disperse, and the atoms resume normal motion, becoming a material similar to ordinary metal alloys, which makes the water droplets lose their strong defensive properties.

This is the truth behind how a drop of water was crushed by a single shot.

The Infinity-class aircraft carrier only needs to put one gram of antimatter inside the shell. At the moment of hitting the water droplet, the antimatter will come into contact with the water droplet, causing annihilation effect, which can destroy the indestructible strong interaction force shell.

As for the alloy material behind it, it can fully withstand the explosion energy of a nuclear bomb with an equivalent of 20 tons.

The huge fireball in the sky was gradually dissipating, and after a burst of snow and flickering, televisions around the world gradually began to display images.

People saw that the Infinity-class aircraft carrier was still firmly anchored in the sky, while the unstoppable water droplet disappeared without a trace, and no trace could be found anymore.

The shadow of death that had hung over human civilization had disappeared, and in an instant, humanity was boiling again.

From the beginning of the Doomsday Battle to its end, they have experienced too many ups and downs, great joys and great sorrows. Some people cried with joy and then fell asleep, falling into dreams with heavy fatigue.

After their nerves, which had been tense for too long, were finally relaxed, many people simply collapsed on the spot, never wanting to get up again.

At this moment, there were only nine of the ten drops of light left in the space. In the minds of mankind, the Infinity-class aircraft carrier had already become the descendant of the Sun-Shooting One.

Their ecstasy and excitement at this moment were just like those of the people who witnessed Houyi shooting down the sun.

After two long centuries and countless disasters, humans finally broke the myth of the invincibility of the Three-Body Civilization. They had been waiting for this day for too long.

Humanity desperately needs a victory to restore its confidence. A race that has been in a state of failure for a long time will inevitably go to extremes and destruction.

Everyone's eyes were filled with tears amidst laughter and joy. Even some men as tough as steel couldn't help but cry. They didn't care how the water droplets were destroyed. They only cared about how hard-won this victory was.

On the Infinity-class aircraft carrier, Luo Ji, who knew the truth, was still confused.

This was not because Luo Ji was surprised that Paul could create 1 gram of antimatter for use in weapons, but because the other party knew that the strong interaction shell of the water droplet was only one atom thick.

To build a good model of water droplets in such a short time and target their weaknesses would be impossible without a sufficiently strong and deep scientific and technological foundation.

Especially the strong interaction material, which is extremely unfamiliar to any scientist on earth, and may even be a fictional substance that only exists in theory.

Because of this, no one knows how thick the shell of the water droplets will be, or how much antimatter they will need.

After thinking about it, Luo Ji felt that the only possibility that could make sense was that the global giant company already had the necessary material conditions and technology to produce water droplets.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for a global giant to plan such a perfect counterattack plan in such a short time.

This giant corporation, seemingly only slightly more powerful than human civilization, is likely to be even more powerful than the Three-Body Civilization and possess even more terrifying technological capabilities!

"Dr. Luo Ji, the earth is safe now, you can go back anytime." Paul looked at Luo Ji and ordered him to leave.

Luo Ji nodded blankly. He found that he could no longer see through Paul and the global giant behind him.

Soon, Luo Ji landed on the ground in a giant enterprise's shuttle. He was surrounded by a crowd of people. Countless people smiled beautifully and threw flower petals towards Luo Ji.

The land, which was originally just a desolate desert, was now covered with beautiful flowers. People cheered enthusiastically and called out Luo Ji's name.

Of course, there were more voices calling for Paul, but unfortunately Paul did not come down with Luo Ji, but went to Earth International first.

This victory, which can be called a historical turning point, gave humanity enough breathing space and was even the key to humanity's turnaround.

Originally, some people questioned Paul's plan to build 10,000 high-energy particle accelerators, but with the disappearance of the water droplets, all doubts disappeared.

In the meeting room of Earth International, Hines and Jonathan had been waiting for a long time. Members of parliament and authorities from various departments of the Earth also stood up and cast respectful glances at Paul.

Seeing that Paul had arrived at the venue, Jonathan was more respectful than before. He trotted over to greet him and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Paul. Both Earth International and Fleet International have expressed their warm congratulations on this victory."

"Your public support has reached an all-time high. Now no one will question any of your plans."

The shot from the Infinity-class aircraft carrier has given Paul the title of "savior", and all mankind has placed their hopes on him.

"Sir Paul, I'm curious about how you knew the weakness of the water droplet and how you came up with a way to destroy it."

Hines remained calm and cautious, unlike the fanatical people outside who had an almost blind worship of Paul.

Paul only replied half-jokingly: "Maybe it's because we are lucky. If the water droplet hadn't hit the muzzle, we might not have been able to deal with it."

Of course Paul knew that behind the so-called luck was a carefully planned plan.

If it weren't for Luo Ji's Dark Forest Theory to lure the enemy deeper, the water drop would not have come running so straight over.

If the water droplets do not run over, it will be difficult for the cannonballs of the Universal Corporation to hit the water droplets. If there is no deceleration limit of the gravitational field, the water droplets will dodge the cannonballs.

Everything requires careful calculation.

The gravitational wave broadcasting mentioned by Paul and Luo Ji's Dark Forest Theory are the core weapons that disrupted the Trisolarans' thoughts and caused them to make mistakes.

At the same moment when the water droplet was destroyed, the remaining nine water droplets immediately changed their attack strategy, all switched to low-speed sailing, and merged into the dark space.

In fact, this is the real use of water drops. Compared with charging into battle openly, it is better to lurk in the darkness and wait for an opportunity to assassinate important targets of the enemy so that the water drops can exert their full strength.

Not long after, people also observed that the nine water droplets in the night sky disappeared, which made them mistakenly believe that the Three-Body Civilization had become timid, so they cheered even more excitedly.

But soon, Paul made a statement through media news, so that people who were in the midst of carnival and excitement could calm down for the time being.

"Humanity has not yet achieved final victory. To defeat the Trisolaran civilization, we still need to work harder and make progress."

"The Trisolarans compared us to bugs, which is a good metaphor because humans have tried everything to eliminate bugs, including poisons, fire, flooding, genetic modification, fly swatters..."

"But the bugs have never been eliminated!"

"This is just like our tenacious human civilization, which will never be destroyed by the Trisolarans."

Paul's speech was easy to understand, and the people who were watching the live broadcast were in tears. In the history of mankind, there has never been such an inspiring speech. The value of these words far exceeds the Declaration of Independence more than 300 years ago, and exceeds the idea that all people are born equal. The cohesion of mankind has become more solid than ever before.

At this moment, the ridicule that Sophon left in the eyes of all mankind has become an inspirational sentence that stimulates the fighting spirit of mankind.

Yes, humans are bugs.

Individual individuals are fragile and pitiful, but the insects that gathered together defeated the advance troops of the Trisolarans. Now let the proud Trisolarans see how the humble insects defeated them!

After Paul made this speech, Earth International and Fleet International immediately joined forces to launch a plan to build a high-energy particle accelerator.

Through precise calculations, the best accelerator layout point is achieved with the most reasonable resource allocation.

Now that the imminent threat of water droplets is gone, the accelerator construction plan was immediately launched with great fanfare.

This time, humans no longer complain about each other.

Everyone believes that the value of their labor can save human civilization, and they are willing to accept all the heavy costs in order to defeat the Trisolarans.

Working day and night, eating and working under the stars.

At this moment, Paul and Morgan Blackhand watched as people in various parts of the Earth were actively building the foundations of high-energy particle accelerators. They knew that this was just a futile effort to cover up the real plan.

But this seemingly futile plan is extremely important to these humans.

People always need to do something to prove their own value and existence, otherwise they will fall into nihilism and live in a twisted state.

Finding something for these people to do will prevent them from always falling into arrogance or inferiority complex.

"This is the state that humans in the Trisolaran Universe should be in. It's a pity that they realized this truth too late. If they could realize it earlier, they wouldn't need our help at all."

Morgan Blackhand couldn't help but sigh.

The humans in the "Three-Body" universe are like talented lazy students who only study hard when facing the final exam so as not to fail.

Once they pass the exam, they will return to their lazy and arrogant self.

"It's not too late to wake up now."

Paul smiled. Next, humans will build high-energy particle accelerators in orbit around the eight planets. Even if only a dozen are built, it will be enough to force Sophon to run back and forth, wasting the opponent's time.

When the distance and number of experiments exceed the blockade limit of the intelligent particles, the Trisolarans can only watch humans break through the technological blockade, although the Universal Corporation can directly help humans lift the blockade or provide technological points.

But Li Ang didn't intend to do so.

Humans in the Three-Body Universe not only need victory to dispel their inferiority complex, but also need success to build up their self-confidence.

Breaking through the blockade of the Three-Body Civilization is the key to regaining self-confidence. The process will be slow, but Leon is willing to accompany the humans here and regain their long-lost self-confidence.

Now, the Three-Body Civilization has taken the accelerator construction plan completely seriously, but facing the conspiracy of human civilization, they have no way to deal with it for the time being.

If we continue to forcibly block human technology, we will inevitably need to use more intelligent particles.

But at this stage, the Three-Body Civilization does not have so many resources to play this resource competition game with humans.

Just as the Trisolarans were pondering, the second hearing of the Wallfacer Project was held. The difference was that this time the topic was not to question the construction of the accelerator, but to discuss the next countermeasures.

Galnin, the chairman of the Wallfacer Project Committee, smiled amiably and nodded to Paul. "Sir Paul, we are glad to see that you have proven your worth and brought stability to mankind."

"Now all of humanity is unswervingly supporting your plan of moving mountains. This has never happened before among all the previous Wallfacers."

Being a wall-facer is not an easy job.

Taylor, who advocated building a ghost fleet to fight against the Three-Body Civilization, ended up committing suicide in despair.

Diaz threatened the fate of all mankind and tried to force the Trisolarans to leave the solar system, but ended up being stoned to death by his own fellow countrymen.

Neither of these two dead wallfacers had a good ending.

As for Luo Ji and Hines who came out of hibernation, no one noticed them for the time being.

At this time, Lin Yun, the representative of the Asian Fleet, also nodded and agreed: "This is an incredible achievement. We are surprised that humans only need 1 gram of antimatter to defeat the water droplets."

"Before this, everyone was horrified by the water droplets' overwhelming performance on the battlefield on Jupiter."

"Looking back now, the Trisolarans were not invincible."

The more life and death the situation is, the more you need to stay calm.

Everyone understands this simple truth, but knowing is easier said than done. After witnessing the destruction of the North American and European fleets, humans became as panicked as ants on a hot pan.

Longing for the savior to come and hoping to wake up from the nightmare.

The whole process of Paul's action, in the eyes of ordinary people, is extremely heroic in turning the tide. A sense of extreme danger of death and survival has fascinated countless people.

However, only Paul himself knows that it is not himself who is powerful, but the giant global enterprise behind him, which is the crystallization of the wisdom of the most cutting-edge scientific researchers of countless civilizations.

This is the clear overall idea of ​​Governor Li Ang.

He was just a pawn carrying out his mission.

All the seemingly thrilling and lucky scenes are the inevitable results of careful planning and calculation.

"Now is not the time to celebrate. The remaining nine drops will reach Earth in three years. Only by capturing them all will we have more time."

Paul responded calmly.

It will take time for the world's giant companies to restore confidence in human civilization, and it will also take time to gradually undermine the confidence of the Three-Body civilization.

Only by letting the Trisolarans watch helplessly as they are defeated by the pathetic insects and gradually defeat the strong with the weak, can this tenacious civilized race be completely conquered.

(End of this chapter)