The Wallfacer: Everyone wants to break through my wall.

Lin Feng vaguely saw the figure of a woman, but he couldn't make out her features.

Lin Feng opened his mouth, wanting to ask about his location.

There was no sound, but surprisingly, the woman understood what he was asking.

"Oh, this is the Taylor system's Jupiter base. Welcome to the future, thirty years from now," the voice replied.

"You have just emerged from hibernation and need some time to rest and recuperate so that your body can get used to the state after the passage of time."

Compared to resting, there was another matter that Lin Feng wanted to know sooner, so he asked the other party about the outcome of the war in the Kuiper Belt.

"The outcome of the war?"

"You're asking about the war that took place in the Kuiper Belt, right? The war ended a year ago, and the Kuiper Belt is now under the complete control of the human government," the voice replied.

A year ago, they ended the solar system civil war in the Kuiper Belt and also gained control of the Kuiper Belt.

Lin Feng opened his mouth, continuing to ask the question that remained unanswered.

"What is the current state of the Taylor Group?"

"The question you asked is far too complicated. You should recover for a while first, and then search for the answer to your question online. It's not troublesome at all; it's very convenient. You just need to say something to your personal terminal and move your eyes, and you can do it," the voice replied.

After about three hours, Lin Feng's vision returned. Although he was still very weak, he was still able to move his eyes and speak.

The device he was speaking to was the screen in front of him. He cannot be exposed to environments with bacteria, so he can only communicate remotely through a machine.

By connecting to the network, Lin Feng discovered that he was still inside a spaceship, just like before he hibernated, except that this spaceship was anchored in a closed hangar.

Lin Feng focused his mind on the internet; he needed to understand what had happened during the period after his hibernation.

About three days later, the door on the hangar wall opened, and Lin Feng's mechanical double entered.

Lin Feng was greeted by a blonde woman, the kind with a voluptuous figure.

“I am the person in charge of this base, Laura William. You can just call me ‘Laura’.”

Laura smiled and shook hands with Lin Feng.

Chapter 153 The Dictator Facing the Wall

Lin Feng then asked in return, "It's a pleasure to meet you. What is your relationship with Domon William?"

"He is my father, and he often talks about you to me, haha."

As they walked and talked, Laura and Lin Feng discussed Kuiper's involvement with the ETO.

In the Kuiper Belt campaign, ETO, relying on the advantages of the Sophons, waged guerrilla warfare against the human fleet in the Kuiper Belt.

The enemy was very cunning; they hollowed out the meteorite to use it as a logistics base, where oxygen, shells, and food were all processed.

Because they are buried deep inside meteorites, these ETO logistics bases are difficult for human fleets to find.

At the very least, it will not be an easy task for humanity to conquer the Kuiper Belt within fifty years.

The reason why humanity was able to conquer the Kuiper Belt in thirty years was entirely due to the presence of a traitor within the ETO.

The specific details are unknown, but it is known that Sophon abandoned ETO, which caused ETO's God's-eye view to disappear, and the transportation and supply network was no longer so covert, gradually exposing the surveillance of the human side.

Just like the Guzheng Operation, ETO, having lost the help of the Trisolarans, was easily dismantled by the human fleet.

This includes not only space, but also the ETO members lurking on Earth.

"He told me that you are a god, and that you foresaw, even before leaving Jupiter, that among the human traitors brought by Kuiper, there were ETO traitors."

"ETO can be said to have been completely and severely damaged. The Trisolarans no longer trust them, and without the Sophons as their intelligence source, they were quickly eliminated by a joint intelligence agency."

"ETO no longer exists in this era. Even if there are still humans with extreme ideas similar to ETO, the Trisolarans will no longer trust them. Humanity has defeated ETO."

Laura made no attempt to hide her praise for Lin Feng.

Although this praise seemed somewhat inexplicable to Lin Feng.

After hearing about ETO, Lin Feng remembered another matter closely related to the Taylor Group.

"Don't just report the good news. The ETO issue is resolved, but the current political landscape within the solar system is not optimistic," Lin Feng said.

"You already knew?" Laura asked in surprise.

“There’s everything on the internet,” Lin Feng replied, then continued, “If this continues, it could easily escalate into a new civil war, or a confrontation like the one during the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union. With so many private armed forces, the Taylor Group can’t possibly put human governments at ease.”

"What are you planning to do?" Lin Feng asked Laura beside him.

After the Kuiper Belt campaign, the Taylor Group, much like the Soviet Union after World War II, experienced a surge in capabilities across all areas, with its military capabilities rising by an exceptionally dramatic rate.

Today, the Taylor fleet has five combat-ready fleets, each several times larger and more tonnage than the three fleets of thirty years ago, and capable of launching more powerful electromagnetic guns and lasers.

The Space Force only has seven fleets of similar size, which is two more than the Taylor fleet.

It's important to understand that these seven factions were formed by the combined efforts of various human forces, while the Taylor faction is just one force within human civilization.

"The Solar System Fleet Joint Conference organized a negotiation in the hope of peacefully resolving the dispute and settling the issue at the negotiating table."

“We have decided to have you attend. The Taylor Group has always been your right-hand man, and we will listen to you.”

Laura informed Lin Feng about the joint meeting of the Solar System Fleet and hoped that Lin Feng could represent the Taylor system at the negotiations.

The predecessor of the Solar System Fleet Joint Conference was the PDC. Since the outbreak of the Kuiper Belt War, a rift has formed between the space political circle and the Earth political circle. As space resources were developed, the influence of the space political circle surpassed that of the Earth political circle, and all countries, including the major powers, were declining.

The space political circle thus seized control of the PDC and reorganized it into the Solar Fleet Joint Conference, a political alliance centered around the Space Force.

To put it bluntly, it's just a PDC with a different name, and the internal representatives have been replaced with representatives from the space politics circle.

Upon hearing Laura's request, Lin Feng frowned. "I've only recently ended my hibernation and I'm still unfamiliar with many things. It's too rash of you to entrust everything to me. What about Dormont William? He should be able to handle this."

“His… his father died in battle. During the Kuiper Belt siege, his flagship was hit on the bridge by an enemy cannonball accelerated to five percent of the speed of light,” Laura replied somewhat dejectedly.

Lin Feng's expression hardened, and he replied after a long while.

"……Feel sorry."

The two walked in silence for a while until they reached the interior of the base, which was as bustling as the space city it once was, with bright lights replacing the dim light in the passageways.

Looking at the bustling city scene, Lin Feng turned around and asked Laura.

"How are the other core members of the Taylor faction doing? Tell me about them."

“Davis, Stock, and Smith are all dead. Of the core members you knew, only five are still alive, along with an cyborg named Davis, who has taken Davis’s place. Their attitude on this matter is that they all hope you will make the decision,” Laura said.

……

As agreed, Lin Feng participated in the negotiations hosted by the Solar System Fleet Joint Conference.

The meeting was held on a virtual platform, with both sides sending out spaceships to act as relays for the internet signal. Despite the distance of over 100,000 kilometers, the signal delay was not significant.

The delegates at the meeting were not surprised by Lin Feng's presence, as the Taylor Group had already communicated with them beforehand.

"Mr. Taylor, we hope that the Taylor System can peacefully transfer all its warships to the Space Force for the safety of the solar system. Of course, we are not asking you to transfer them for free; it's up to you to agree..."

At the start of the negotiations, the Space Force representative seized the initiative in the conversation.

Lin Feng listened quietly to the other party's requirements for the Taylor Department, shaking his head repeatedly.

Lin Feng calmly replied, "I'm sorry, the armed forces are part of my plan, and no military force of the Taylor Group will be transferred."

"Do you know the consequences of doing this? It will lead to a division within humanity, Wallfacer Feng Taylor. You will bear the historical responsibility for severing human civilization," a representative asked.

“If this is your plan, we have the right to ban it,” the Earth representative said.

"Then you can try to abolish it by force. The plan is right in front of you. As long as you are willing to pay the price, you can abolish it." Lin Feng sneered and gestured with his hand.

The delegates looked grim. If it were so easy, what would be the point of a judgment?

“A dictator!” said the Earth representative.

The European fleet representative asked, "Can't you think about human civilization? The Trisolaran fleet will arrive in the solar system in a few centuries, and human civilization needs to concentrate its efforts on development!"

"Back in the days before I went into hibernation, there was competition between the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, which accelerated humanity's journey into space. Unfortunately, the Soviet Union collapsed, and humanity had just stepped onto the moon when it had to retreat again. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the United States also began its decline," Lin Feng murmured.

The representative of the American Fleet raised an eyebrow and countered, "You want the Taylor Group to play the role of one of the two superpowers?"

“No, what I mean is that a space force without an enemy would become as weak as the United States without the Soviet Union,” Lin Feng replied with a smile.

Chapter 154 The Familiar Mistake of This World

Lin Feng, representing the Taylor system, achieved results in his negotiations with the Solar System Fleet Joint Conference.

The result is that nothing has changed; the Taylor faction, which possesses armed forces, still has a powerful armed force.

Cut off military power?

Impossible. Lin Feng has been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. With a gun in hand, he can develop it properly for another hundred years or so and then, in the era when Cheng Xin awakens, he can directly kill that damned Swordholder election mechanism.

Even without Cheng Xin, Lan Xin and Hei Xin can still take the stage and wield the sword. But as long as the democratic election system is eliminated, it can be fundamentally prevented by electing a fool as the sword-wielder.

Military power is essential to achieving this goal.

In this cruel universe, only the strong deserve to have a voice.

Of course, besides resolving Cheng Xin's mess, Lin Feng had other purposes for acquiring military power, such as ensuring the smooth execution of some of his plans and preventing them from being rejected by the likes of the PDC, and protecting Luo Ji and Hines from being sentenced and convicted after they were relieved of all their burdens.

For various reasons, Lin Feng resolutely chose military power.

This day is a negotiation destined to be recorded in human history, just like the collapse of the Soviet Union and the four circuit breakers in the US stock market.

On this day, Lin Feng's original titles changed from 'a figure who needs to be viewed dialectically,' 'a figure whose merits and demerits are 30/70,' and 'a historical figure who did good deeds but ended up doing bad things' to 'a cold-blooded dictator,' 'garbage of the old era,' and 'a primitive man whose brain has not yet shed its wildness.'

On this day, Lin Feng was announced by the Solar System Fleet Joint Conference to be stripped of his Wallfacer status, and no longer enjoy legal immunity or any of the privileges of a Wallfacer, and was removed from the Wallfacer program.

But at the same time, Lin Feng also became a dictator on this day.

After the joint meeting with the Solar System Fleet concluded, Lin Feng's mechanical clone was taken by Laura in a small spaceship to one of the Taylor System's main fleets, which was currently anchored nearby.

On the small spaceship, Laura sat in the pilot's seat and spoke to Lin Feng in the co-pilot's seat.

"Excuse my bluntness, but you are more direct and tough than I imagined. Those are the sum of all human power except for the Taylor system."

Lin Feng replied dismissively, "The idea of ​​a collection of all human power is just a bit intimidating."

Lin Feng was someone who had seen a lot of storms. Let alone the combination of all human forces except the Taylor system, even if the leader of the Trisolarans stood in front of him, he would still have the same attitude.

"Let me count what they are: representatives of the three major fleets, representatives of space cities, representatives of the space union alliance, representatives of Earth... there aren't many, just these four categories."

As Lin Feng recalled the events, he counted on his fingers and realized that there weren't many representatives who had participated in the meeting.