Those who face the wall, but are in the Nascent Soul stage.

Chapter 69 Cleaning Up ETO (Please subscribe to this chapter!!!)
This is Luo Qing's first time participating in a discussion on the future school of history, but it should not be the last.

Luo Qing was interested in the three predictions made by the Future Historians.

A period of great downturn.

The era of humanistic revival.

The era of technological renaissance.

Members of the Futurist school of thought believe that human civilization has a mechanism for rebounding after hitting rock bottom. Luo Qing also benefited greatly from the Futurist school's discussions on future social forms, and his vision of the future gradually became clearer.

After concluding the activities of the Future Historians and bidding farewell to Lao Zhang, Luo Qing received an invitation from PDC.

It's more like a "call for help" than an invitation.

A group of Trisolaran rebels, desperate and facing encirclement and suppression by various countries, hijacked the "France," a punt ship bound for England.

After the cruise ship was taken into custody, it crossed the English Channel and fled south into the vast Atlantic Ocean.

The rebels possessed a certain number of "rainbow particles," enough to create a low-yield nuclear explosion that could destroy the entire civilian cruise ship. Therefore, although the "France" was surrounded by the British and French navies and the arriving Spanish warships, the rebels hesitated to act, unsure of what to do.

All solutions proposed by the PDC were rejected by frontline commanders. Special infiltration was impossible, and the Sophon had begun indiscriminately providing intelligence to all remaining Trisolaran rebels.

A Trisolaran researcher, who specializes in indirectly observing the Sophon through the actions of the Trisolaran rebels, believes that: "The appearance of Luo Qing has caused the Trisolaran world to lose its initial composure and arrogance. The Trisolarans no longer have the certainty of victory, which has led to the Trisolaran civilization's increased dependence on the Sophon. The Sophon has begun to interfere with humanity at a higher frequency, attempting to disrupt humanity's development."

Other options, such as the ball lightning weapon, were also rejected by frontline commanders because they could not distinguish between rebels and passengers.

As for emulating the Guzheng operation, that's even more impossible; the number of passenger lives far exceeds that of the rebels.

PDC's negotiation strategy also failed. Sophon had already told the Trisolaran rebels the true purpose of their negotiation experts, so much so that the experts were shot into mincemeat by the Trisolaran rebels as soon as they boarded the cruise ship.

Negotiation experts in "wallfaced" mode attempted to board the ship, but were firmly prevented from doing so by the military. (Note: "Wallfaced" mode is a new term introduced in the seventh year of the Crisis Era, referring to those who have not communicated with anyone or engaged in any official exchanges; they are described as being in "wallfaced" mode.)
But the PDC clearly doesn't want to back down to these terrorists. If they set a bad precedent, then other Trisolaran rebels scattered around the world will each have a 'Rainbow Particle' and will use it to blackmail schools and shopping malls to make demands. In that case, the PDC might as well just disband.

It is unacceptable to let the more than 4000 innocent lives on the 'France' be lost along with the Trisolaran rebels. The morale of the human side was already low, and the death of thousands of people would be too much of a blow to human society.

The PDC Security Council held a serious discussion and unanimously decided to seek help from Wallfacer Number Five. If Luo Qing was willing, they should ask him for help in similar situations in the future. If Luo Qing was too lazy to deal with it, they would have no choice but to try a direct assault.

To my surprise, Luo Qing agreed very readily.

Luo Qing received a call from Chairman Sai at 10 a.m. and arrived at the scene at 10:17 a.m. He hadn't been on a plane for a long time since he revealed his identity.

Occasionally, residents could see someone breaking through the endless thick clouds in the atmosphere, accompanied by layers of sonic booms like thunder, transforming into a long rainbow and shooting off into the distance.

Amateur astronomers and photographers began to enjoy capturing Luo Qing's flight path, and one of them took a photo of Luo Qing disappearing into the sky, which immediately won the Pulitzer Prize for News Photography.

After Luo Qing arrived at the destination, he comforted the helpless commander and, while expressing his appreciation, also ordered the Marines who had attempted a desperate assault to retreat.

With him there, there is no sacrifice.

Then Luo Qing, carrying his sword, flew onto the ship and, without using any movement techniques or sword skills, chased after and killed all the terrorists with simple, ancient sword strikes.

The 'rainbow particles' generated by the rebels were directly crushed by Luo Qing; the guns and explosives had no effect whatsoever.

With over 4000 hostages, not a single hair was lost; instead, they witnessed the power of cultivators.

The "France" terrorist attack marked the beginning of Luo Qing's proactive campaign to eliminate the Trisolaran rebels.

Within a week, Luo Qing arrived at 48 areas where Trisolaran rebels were gathered, some with hundreds of people and others with only three. But whether it was hundreds of Trisolaran rebels plotting in underground shelters or a handful hiding in the basement of his own house, as long as PDC discovered their presence, Luo Qing would simply fly over with his sword and kill them.

Of course, before cutting them down, Luo Qing would briefly check whether they were forced or whether there were any 'undercover agents'. Fortunately, no undercover agents have been found so far. Most of these Trisolaran rebels are composed of old drug lord organizations, terrorist organizations, or small warlords, and almost every one of them has blood on their hands.

That's true. Normal mercenaries and standard-issue armies are still on the side of human righteousness and have a basic sense of right and wrong. These peripheral armed forces of the Trisolaran organization have no faith to speak of. They are all doing dirty work for dirty money. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that some of them are purely for revenge against society.

Later on, Luo Qing almost stopped waiting for nearby troops and police to arrive, eliminating them wherever he found them, so that by the time reinforcements arrived, only a group of decapitated corpses remained at the scene.

Yes, Master Luo was kind-hearted and couldn't stand seeing people struggle; he liked to behead people.

As the story progressed, it evolved into a terrifying tale akin to the arrival of the King of Hell.

Sai was responsible for calling Luo Qing, while Luo Qing was responsible for wielding a sword and slashing people.

The speed at which the Trisolaran rebels were eliminated depended on how quickly the PDC intelligence agencies discovered them. Faced with such an insurmountable and terrifying enemy, the vast majority of the remaining Trisolaran rebels, in despair, surrendered to various countries around the world.

After a week-long crackdown, ETO's peripheral armed forces completely collapsed, leaving only the ETO organization itself.

Having lost its fangs, the ETO can no longer threaten countries around the world through terrorist attacks, and they themselves have immediately fallen into a serious survival crisis.

In particular, the human agents lurking within ETO, at the call of the United Nations, accelerated their efforts to report ETO members.

Due to the large number of undercover agents, situations frequently arose that left the PDC both amused and exasperated, such as "Guo Rugui and Liu Fei reporting each other." (Note: During the Liberation War, both were Kuomintang members of the Communist Party of China who had infiltrated the PDC. Because they were unaware of each other's identities, they frequently accused each other of being "Communist bandits.")
Fortunately, ETO did not completely turn into a brewery. Many genuine ETO members were still exposed. Luo Qing began to go around arresting people with his sword again. Another week passed, and thousands of low-level ETO members had been taken into custody by police from various countries.

In just half a month, ETO was almost completely wiped out, suffering a devastating blow.

This confirms Qin Shi Huang's prediction: the organization will suffer a devastating blow.

During this time, Luo Qing also logged into the Three-Body Problem game using Van Gogh's ID, but unfortunately it was empty and there was nothing there.

The once-powerful ETO has become a mere shell of its former self under the combined attack of PDC and Luo Qing. A mid-level member of the controlled ETO revealed the following information: "The organization may only have the high-ranking members of the council, the various Wallbreakers, and other well-hidden members left. The total number will not exceed one hundred."

In fact, Sophon also tried to save ETO from its decline during this period, but unfortunately its advanced information advantage was not very meaningful in this war of discovery and destruction.

As long as Luo Qing knows of the target's existence, and with a global reach within twenty minutes and a spiritual sense covering thousands of kilometers, even if you use Zhi Zi's intelligence to your advantage, you absolutely cannot escape.

The crackdown on ETO has finally come to an end. John von Neumann, the number one wallbreaker who had been under the surveillance of PDC, was arrested and placed under house arrest. Considering Taylor's last words, PDC did not prosecute him for crimes against humanity, but he was no longer allowed to log in to the Three-Body game.

After his arrest, von Neumann confessed: "Except for the Wallbreaker No. 5 who failed, the other Wallbreakers are still working normally. Tell the remaining Wallbreakers to be careful."

At this point, Luo Qing stopped his attacks on ETO.

The remaining dozens of people were extremely well hidden, and no one knew their true identities. Even Luo Qing didn't have a good solution.

With the threat of ETO gone, humanity breathed a sigh of relief. Without the pressure of terrorist attacks, countries around the world ended their states of emergency, allowing humanity to focus more on building the space elevator.

During this period, the United Nations also held a hearing on PDC and Wallfacers.

At the hearing, Luo Ji clearly stated that the 'spell' had been launched and that he needed to hibernate until the 'spell' took effect, at which point he would be awakened.

PDC agreed, and of the remaining four Wallfacers, Luo Ji became the first to go into hibernation.

Hines and Radjaz, however, believe their plans are constrained by current technological advancements and also require a journey into the future, announcing their near-term plan to hibernate.

In a short time, three of the four Wallfacers left, and countries around the world felt as if three mountains had been removed from their heads, and they breathed a sigh of relief.

Luo Qingge's more than one-month journey as a Wallfacer was completed in the following two weeks.

He first went to Rediaz to learn about the progress report of the Rediaz stellar nuclear bomb, and told him to keep an eye on the wallbreakers, and not to commit suicide like Taylor if the wall was breached, but to leave everything to him.

Radiaz agreed.

In the second week, Luo Qing visited Hines in Tokyo, Japan. He was warmly received by Hines and his wife, Keiko Yamasugi. After learning about their overt plan to use supercomputers to simulate the human brain and thus promote its evolution in order to deal with the Trisolarans, Luo Qing politely bid farewell to the Hines couple.

Before leaving, Luo Qing also told Hines, "Don't think about suicide after being broken down. Everything can start over."

Hines laughed and said, "I'm a person full of hope for the future, so of course not."

Luo Qing then turned to look at Yamasugi Keiko, who was wearing a kimono beside her: "Keiko, you too, watch over your husband and protect him."

Keiko Yamasugi returned Luo Qing's smile with a sincere one.

Thus, Luo Qing finally completed his journey of visiting all the Wallfacers.

It's not just Wallfacers who need to hibernate. At the hibernation base in Antarctica, a technical director of PIA, Cheng Xin, also arrived to hibernate. Coincidentally, this spokesperson for Project Ladder and Wallfacer Luo Ji belong to the same hibernation batch.

Of course, the two didn't know each other.

The world continues to roll forward along its established trajectory, but Luo Qing can finally take a short break.

(End of this chapter)