The Wallfacer: Everyone wants to break through my wall.

Civilizations continue to grow and expand, but the total amount of matter in the universe remains constant.

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I'll destroy you, I'll fight you!

The blood-stained words were reflected in the starry sky; the pyramid that began from the singularity was piled high with the corpses of civilizations; through that tiny ice hole, the explorer glimpsed the truth beneath the veil...

A nightmare from two centuries ago awakens thoughts that have been dormant in the darkness. Survival is the first instinct of life, and when life becomes aware of fear, that is when it is truly called 'life'.

A ray of light pierced the darkness, illuminating the entire pitch-black world, and Luo Ji awoke from his hibernation.

At first, I could see several thin, transparent tubes, then a human face, and then the face disappeared, revealing a ceiling radiating a soft light.

A gentle voice reached Luo Ji's ears.

"Welcome to this era."

Luo Ji's mind was still in a sluggish state of initial awakening. Of the doctor's words, Luo Ji only grasped one piece of information: it was now the year 204 of the Crisis Era, and he had been in hibernation for 184 years.

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Meanwhile, Lin Feng also awoke in Jupiter's orbit, where the main fleet of the Taylor series was stationed.

During Lin Feng's recovery, he learned two pieces of news: Luo Ji had awakened from hibernation, and the star 187J3X1 had been destroyed.

However, apart from the Taylor system, no human faction noticed either the news of Luo Ji's awakening from hibernation or the news of the destruction of the 187J3X1 star.

As time passed and generations stepped down from their positions of power, they naturally forgot the conditions under which Lin Feng awoke from hibernation, as well as the Luo Ji curse and the 187J3X1 star.

Only the Taylor faction, despite having experienced more than one power transition and successive generations of senior leaders handing over power to the next generation, has always maintained a high level of importance because Lin Feng is the core foundation of the Taylor faction.

Of course, Davis also played a role. Davis was a pillar of strength for the Taylor Group, ensuring that the core of the Taylor Group remained unchanged.

Otherwise, it's not impossible that Lin Feng might be abandoned by the Taylor Group someday in the future.

"I have something I'd like to ask you."

Tang Tao, a core member of the Taylor Group, acted as a messenger between the Taylor Group and Lin Feng, and issued a question to Lin Feng.

The questions he asked were exactly what the Taylor Group's top executives wanted to know.

"What do you want to ask?" Lin Feng asked, still lying in the hospital bed.

Tang Tao then replied, "Is Luo Ji, the Wallfacer, actually a spokesperson for some alien civilization in the universe?"

"A spokesperson? Why would you have such an idea?"

Lin Feng asked with a forced smile. He almost burst out laughing because of Tang Tao's question, but he managed to hold it in.

However, upon closer examination, it is understandable that Tang Tao and other high-ranking members of the Taylor system would have such an idea: to send radio information to the outside world via stellar broadcasting.

Even a fool would know that they were sending these radio messages to some people in space.

The destruction of the star 187J3X1 must have been the work of extraterrestrials on the receiving end of the radio signal.

This easily leads to the association that Luo Ji became the spokesperson for other alien civilizations on Earth, just like ETO did back then. And Luo Ji's status in that alien civilization must have been higher than that of ETO in Trisolaris, which is why he could destroy a planet with just a radio message.

Seeing Lin Feng's unusual expression, Tang Tao did not get angry or show any other unnecessary emotions, but humbly asked Lin Feng for advice.

"If not, how could Luo Ji have commanded the force in the universe that destroyed the 187J3X1 star? Or is it all just a coincidence?"

"Luo Ji only has himself as his spokesperson. Once everything is set in stone, you will naturally understand why this is the case." After answering in this way, Lin Feng did not intend to continue the discussion on this issue.

The fewer people who know about the Dark Forest Theory, the better, because if more people know about it, democratization will inevitably occur. The majority is power, and once the majority gains control over the Dark Forest deterrence, they will think more rationally about whether to broadcast the Dark Forest Theory to their targets.

However, the results of such rational group discussions are precisely what undermine deterrence itself, thus inevitably leading to the failure of the dark forest deterrence strategy.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Feng inquired about the four plans he had proposed before hibernation.

"Did the international internet security force that I requested Taylor Group to assist the Earth government in establishing before I went into hibernation meet my requirements?"

"The Taylor Group provided them with the best electronic equipment and personnel who were selected through rigorous screening by the Taylor Group. Combined with their own self-written automated programs, internet viruses would be eliminated as soon as they appeared on the internet, within two seconds."

The plan was executed even better than he had imagined, and Lin Feng nodded in satisfaction.

The third plan was designed specifically for Luo Ji to prevent him from being harmed by the Killer virus.

Although Lin Feng had led the Taylor Group to wipe out the Killer virus and the huge network of interests and black market behind it many years ago.

However, human nature is prone to evil, and there will always be madmen who want to take revenge on society who will be recruited by the Trisolarans. It is not impossible to obtain the original code of the Killer virus from the Trisolarans. All they need to do is have the Sophons display these programs in the sight of human traitors, and let the human traitors type them out themselves.

Therefore, in order to ensure Luo Ji's safety, Lin Feng formulated a third plan before hibernation.

If the Killer virus has been completely eradicated, that would be ideal. If it hasn't, this plan can serve as a precaution to prevent any unforeseen events.

Reality is not a story. In a story, the protagonist can become invincible just by being surrounded by a halo. There is no such thing in reality.

"You emphasized Luo Ji's importance more than once before you went into hibernation. Should we go and bring the Wallfacer Luo Ji to the Taylor system now?" Tang Tao asked Lin Feng for his opinion after some deliberation.

The safest place right now is naturally the Taylor Group. Since Luo Ji is so important, he should be protected as a priority.

But Lin Feng rejected Tang Tao's suggestion.

Lin Feng said, "There's no need for that for now. His work will be very challenging. Let him enjoy the beauty of this era for a while, consider it a short vacation, and don't disturb him."

Thinking about Luo Ji's future life, Lin Feng couldn't bear to disturb his enjoyment after waking up from hibernation.

After becoming a Wallfacer, Luo Ji's greatest desire was to return to being an ordinary person. However, fate played a cruel trick on him. Ye Wenjie revealed the basic concepts of cosmic sociology to him, and he thus deciphered the Dark Forest Theory, which destined him for a life full of hardships.

After arriving in the future and losing his Wallfacer status, aside from the assassination attempt by the Killer virus, this period can be said to be the most relaxing and leisurely time for Luo Ji. Lin Feng felt that it would be better to let Luo Ji enjoy it for a while longer.

"understood."

Tang Tao simply nodded; he did not press Lin Feng to ask why he did not provide Luo Ji with a higher level of protection.

"By the way, do you know someone named Da Shi?"

Thinking of the Killer virus, Lin Feng then thought of Officer Shi, who had saved Luo Ji's life several times.

Chapter 207 Things Aren't That Serious

"The Grand Historian? I don't know." Tang Tao shook his head slightly.

Lin Feng said, "A policeman who retired from the army, with rich work experience, who once served as Luo Ji's bodyguard."

Although they don't know who Da Shi is, the Taylor Group can find this person based on Lin Feng's description.

"This hibernator, is there something you need from him?"

Tang Tao asked, puzzled, and Lin Feng replied, "You guys figure out a way to arrange for him to continue protecting Luo Ji."

"Ok."

Lin Feng thought for a moment and then added, "Also, there's no need to notify other human forces about the destruction of star 187J3X1 for the time being."

Tang Tao, who was about to leave, paused. Although he didn't understand or could not guess Lin Feng's intentions regarding Lin Feng's other requests, he would choose to obey.

However, the request that Lin Feng is making now carries a hint of betraying his allies.

The destruction of star 187J3X1, the curse of logic, is indeed real, and this is undoubtedly a very significant event for all of humanity.

Tang Tao hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is this part of the plan?"

"Yes, this is part of the plan." Lin Feng said seriously, his firm words temporarily suppressing Tang Tao's doubts.

Lin Feng continued, "In a few days, I need to check whether your first and fourth plans have met my requirements."

"Understood, we will prepare the spaceship for you in advance."

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Luo Ji was transferred from the recovery room to the regular intensive care unit. The bed could move on its own and did not require manual pushing.

Just before leaving the recovery room, Luo Ji heard the doctor call "Next," and he turned his head with difficulty to see another bed being moved into the recovery room.

Having regained much of his senses, he now understood that his awakening was not a particularly sensational event for this era; in the eyes of the doctors, he was merely an ordinary hibernator.

The information implied behind this made Luo Ji ponder deeply.

The corridor, like a recovery room, had no lights; only the walls emitted light. Luo Ji squinted, and as he squinted, the section of the corridor he was in darkened. This dim section moved with his bed, and when his eyes adjusted to the light and opened, the dim section of the corridor lit up, maintaining a comfortable level of brightness.

While Luo Ji was surprised, he couldn't help but admire the designer's painstaking efforts in creating such a human-centered design.

Along the way, Luo Ji encountered many people, whether they were doctors, nurses or others. They all smiled and waved to him when they approached.

The optimism and positivity in their eyes surprised Luo Ji.

The eyes are the windows to the soul. The gaze of ordinary people is the best reflection of the level of civilization of their region and era. Luo Ji once saw photos from the late Qing Dynasty. Regardless of their status, the people in the photos all had numbness and dullness in their eyes, without a trace of life.

Compared to before Luo Ji went into hibernation, the decadence and despair in people's eyes had disappeared without a trace, replaced by a sunny confidence, which deeply touched Luo Ji's long-numbed heart.

A voice in Luo Ji's mind was telling him—this is a different era.

The hospital bed moved silently into the intensive care unit, and Luo Ji's curiosity about this era grew even stronger.

After chatting with people in the neighboring hospital beds who had woken up a few days earlier and were from the same era, Luo Ji was shocked by a piece of news.

Peace talks! Humanity and the Trisolarans negotiate!

"They said they wanted to negotiate?" Luo Ji asked eagerly.

“No, but they have no other choice. Humanity is invincible now,” the hibernator said.

The hibernator exclaimed excitedly, "You would never guess just how powerful humanity has become."

"How powerful? More powerful than the Trisolaran fleet?" Luo Ji asked incredulously.

The hibernator scoffed, "The Trisolaran fleet is nothing. The Trisolaran fleet's speed is only one-tenth of the speed of light, while the human fleet can already reach seventy percent of the speed of light. What a difference! It's like heaven and earth."

"This...really?"

Luo Ji turned his skeptical gaze to the nurse. Seventy percent of the speed of light—even though Luo Ji wasn't particularly knowledgeable about physics, he knew how unrealistic such a speed was.

The nurse smiled and nodded. "That's right."

The hibernator continued, "There's also interstellar colonization. Humanity launched several spaceships to colonize other star systems. The fastest of these colonization ships reached 99 percent of the speed of light, which even the Trisolaran fleet couldn't catch up with at full speed."

"Moreover, the most powerful thing is not the fleet. Space fleets are already outdated in this era."

"Have you heard of the interstellar cannon? With a giant railgun, we can directly threaten the stars of the Trisolaran system. One shot can destroy the Trisolaran civilization," the hibernator said with an air of seriousness.

Luo Ji turned his gaze to the nurse again, and she nodded once more.

“Cannons can threaten the Trisolaran civilization in the Trisolaran system, but the threat of the Trisolaran fleet remains,” Luo Ji said.

The hibernator laughed and said, "There's no need to worry about that. Let me tell you, the weapons that the human fleet is equipped with now are more than enough to deal with the Trisolaran fleet. For example, there are near-light-speed ballistic weapons, which require celestial bodies as cover to withstand. Their penetrating power is extremely terrifying."