The Wallfacer: Everyone wants to break through my wall.

Edith was taken aback. The fact that she hadn't explicitly refused meant there was still room for negotiation, which was a bombshell.

Lin Feng explained, "Because research on light speed curvature spaceships leaves a trail, which is a region of low light speed. This phenomenon is irreversible, just like how methane burns into water, and water cannot turn back into methane."

"The flight path has the effect of broadcasting coordinates, which is very dangerous. However, it may be less effective than broadcast coordinates and will not be discovered by the hunters in the dark forest very early. But as time goes by, the exposure of the coordinates of the Trisolaran system is inevitable."

"The most important thing for the Trisolaran civilization to do now is to escape to other star systems before the hunters roaming the dark forest discover them."

Edith's face lit up with understanding. She finally understood what Lin Feng had been worried about all this time, and she also realized why the Three-Body Problem was behaving so abnormally.

Lin Feng continued, "However, this is also a dead end. Light-speed warp drive spaceships are not rare in the Dark Forest, and their survival rate in other star systems is actually not high."

"Actually, I don't quite understand why they are so foolish. In the current situation, cooperating with humanity is their only way to survive. The solar system and even the surrounding star systems will face the risk of destruction because the coordinates of the Trisolaran system are exposed. We clearly have a basis for cooperation."

"Although I don't want to belittle anyone, based on my personal intuition, there might be a problem with the Trisolaran decision-making level. Unnecessary suspicions have made them unable to see how to continue the path of civilization. They are not far from their demise."

As he spoke, Lin Feng pointed to his head.

……

Lin Feng's words naturally reached the Three-Body world.

“I think Feng Taylor is right.”

“He’s deceiving us. Feng Taylor is not trustworthy.”

The Trisolaran leadership is divided into three factions.

One faction advocated following Lin Feng's advice and immediately fleeing into space.

The second faction believes that Lin Feng should be helped to complete the "non-existent" plan, achieving microscopic transformation of all members, and enabling them to escape the Trisolaran system at the speed of light, just like the Sophon.

The last faction believes that once the light-speed warp drive is developed, the Trisolaran civilization will no longer face an existential crisis, because no attack can outpace the speed of light. As long as they react in time, the light-speed warp drive will not be threatened. They only need to stick to their original path and mass-produce light-speed drives.

"But the Trisolaran civilization needs to continue, and we don't have many other options. Although humans are unreliable, those wanderers in the universe pose a more deadly threat to civilization."

“No, we have other options. We will follow the path that Feng Taylor has pointed out.”

Among the governors who support the 'non-existent' plan, there are two factions. One faction believes that the Trisolaran civilization can complete the plan on its own, while the other faction believes that the Trisolaran civilization should help humanity complete the 'non-existent' plan, and then replicate it after seeing humanity succeed.

"But that would create a group of life forms whose thoughts we cannot read. We do not have the human talent to see through lies. If the microscopic life form whose thoughts we cannot read is not one of us Trisolarans, but claims to be one, we will only be deceived and move towards self-destruction."

This is also something the Trisolarans are extremely wary of. The existence of the "Magic Eye" civilization during the development of sophons makes the Trisolarans wary of microscopic things.

Therefore, the governor who opposed the idea that Lin Feng 'did not exist' clearly stated, "The path provided by Feng Taylor is also an extremely dangerous one."

Supporters of the light-speed warp spaceship countered, "Feng Taylor is trying to mislead our judgment. The light-speed warp spaceship moves at the speed of light, and reaches the speed of light instantaneously, without any acceleration time. Even a terrifying dimensional reduction attack would not threaten the life of the pilot of the light-speed warp spaceship if he was alert enough."

"Our light-speed warp spaceship is definitely not as bad as Feng Taylor said. He just wanted to trick us into helping him solve his non-existent plan."

The ruling class, which opposes light-speed warp drive spaceships, also offered a rebuttal.

"But Feng Taylor's analysis is based on facts. Since light-speed warp drive spaceships are safe, it means that even if the production is small, as time goes by and the number of cosmic civilizations increases, there will inevitably be a large number of light-speed warp drive spaceships in space. We will see large areas of low-light-speed regions left by light-speed warp drive spaceships. Low-light-speed regions should be common in the universe."

"However, these were not observed."

Proponents of light-speed warp drive spaceships replied, "That doesn't necessarily mean that light-speed warp drive spaceships have been suppressed. It could also be that the cosmic order has been established and the low-light-speed region cannot be restored. If light-speed warp drive spaceships are used frequently and in large quantities, it means that the speed of light in the entire universe will continue to decrease, and the consequences of that would be extremely serious."

“Scientific ideas are not just guesswork; we should prepare for the worst,” said Science Administrator 7309, expressing his dissatisfaction.

“But we can’t trust what Feng Taylor says,” the military governor retorted.

At this moment, the leader spoke up, "Besides Feng Taylor, we can actually ask another human."

"That human brain?"

The officials were stunned for a moment, and some of them could not accept the head of state's choice at all.

"It's unacceptable that the Trisolarans' choice of their future fate is left to a viper-like human? That human brain might lead the Trisolaran civilization astray."

Although, under normal circumstances, a head of state would not allow anyone to question his decisions, the head of state made an exception and pardoned the consuls because they were worried about the safety of the entire population.

The leader explained, "It's just to refer to the opinions of the human brain. We are all Earthlings, but the human brain can be closer to Feng Taylor in terms of thinking, which can help us understand whether Feng Taylor's behavior is deception or a warning."

Chapter 270 Technological Blockade is Meaningless

Lin Feng came to the Trisolaran envoy's room again. This time was different from the last time. Last time, Lin Feng came to communicate with the Trisolaran world, but this time, the Trisolaran world took the initiative to come and communicate with Lin Feng.

The girl in the kimono made a cup of tea for Lin Feng, who was sitting opposite her, and then, without much formality, started talking to him about business.

“Maple Taylor, we can renegotiate our deal.”

"'Non-existence' is a rather attractive research direction. After internal discussion, the Trisolaran world cannot accept your terms of the deal. However, we can provide sophon assistance on this research project and conduct in-depth scientific research cooperation."

Lin Feng took a sip of the still-steaming tea, put down the teacup, and refused, "I refuse. I cannot accept this deal at all."

The kimono-clad girl, who had expected Lin Feng to readily agree, gradually lost her smile, her expression returning to its usual coldness.

“Maple Taylor, I must remind you, the Trisolaran world is not without other options,” the girl in the kimono said.

The girl in the kimono was reminding Lin Feng that the Three-Body world wasn't without other options. Lin Feng's concept of 'non-existence' was just one of the many options that sounded promising.

Lin Feng replied, "Survival is the first need of civilization. Your Trisolaran civilization wants to survive, and so does our human civilization. Your demand is that we help you survive, while we are destroyed in the crisis caused by your experiments. How can I accept that?"

The girl in the kimono replied, "With Somoko joining your 'non-existence' research, the quantum-level microscopic scanning problem can be solved. Once the key technical obstacles are overcome, your research progress will inevitably be greatly accelerated."

“The completion of the research on ‘non-existent’ is a beneficial thing for both you and us.”

Lin Feng shook his head. "That only benefits you. Even if the research on 'non-existence' is completed, if we humans do not master quantum observation technology as efficient as that of sophons for the human brain, we will not be able to achieve large-scale seamless transfer of human consciousness to the microscopic level. Only you who have mastered sophon technology can do this. So what is the point of our human research on 'non-existence' even if it succeeds?"

The girl in the kimono was thinking about humanity completing the research on the 'non-existent' as soon as possible, while Lin Feng was considering what would happen after the research was successful.

Yes, that's right. By collaborating with the Trisolarans on scientific research and with the help of the Sophons, humanity can certainly complete various scientific research projects related to 'non-existence' that are currently at a bottleneck much faster. But what happens after that?

Humanity needs to achieve seamless consciousness transfer, and this technology must rely on the sophon's observational abilities, which can only be described as magical.

So, would the Trinity Force grant humanity this technology? Even a child wouldn't guess.

In addition, in Lin Feng's vision, the sophon will also serve as the 'eyes' of a miniaturized human, used to promptly identify dangers.

Otherwise, what if we plunge headlong into the two-dimensional foil strike zone?

"Giving you the Sophon technology is an unacceptable condition for the Trisolaran world," the kimono-clad girl replied without any room for negotiation.

“Then we have nothing to discuss. In my proposed concept of ‘non-existence,’ sophons play an extremely important role. They are a technology that we humans will inevitably have to research and develop in the future.”

Lin Feng had no intention of making any concessions. He was determined to obtain the Zhizi technology before finding a suitable alternative and would never back down.

The second meeting between the envoys ended in this unpleasant manner.

……

On the way back, Lin Feng encountered Liang Gong, who learned from the Three-Body world about the results of the interview and the Three-Body world's subsequent choice.

"Random passerby," Liang Gong said regretfully, "you shouldn't have been so definitive. They chose to abandon your 'non-existence' plan and instead build light-speed warp spaceships on a large scale."

Lin Feng helplessly spread his hands and replied, "I have no choice either. Sophon technology is an essential part. In my concept of 'non-existence,' sophons will act as the eyes of the hidden human civilization. Any place that sophons cannot detect is either related to an advanced civilization or has an extremely extreme environment, such as a black hole. Humans can know about it in advance and then stay away from these places."

"Without sophon technology, the 'non-existence' of humanity is not necessarily absolutely safe, and humanity, still struggling to survive, will inevitably be unable to escape the dark forest."

Even if they become 'non-existent', humans still need 'eyes' to be vigilant about their surroundings, otherwise what if they end up in a war zone between two advanced civilizations?

Sophons can serve as detectors for humanity, helping us understand the environment. Even if they break, it's not a big deal because they can be mass-produced. Interfering with sophons is simply a matter of severing quantum entanglement.

At the same time, seamless transfer of consciousness also requires the magical observational ability of sophons; otherwise, it would be impossible to transfer the quantum collapse in the human brain to the microscopic electronic brain.

“Giving humanity sophon technology is something the Trisolaran world absolutely cannot tolerate,” Liang Gong sighed, regretting that Lin Feng had not been able to obtain the help of Trisolaran technology.

Lin Feng shook his head and replied, "Liang Gong, don't be so absolute. Many things in the cosmic history are uncertain. For example, two centuries ago, if someone said that humans could easily destroy the sun, people would only think that person was mentally unstable. But now, if you say that, people will just think it's a matter of course, because humans really can destroy the sun."

"The same goes for the Trisolarans. Right now, they still think they are the protagonists of their destiny, and they are arrogant. But once they see more of the dark forest, they will realize that even the Trisolarans, which have been through countless destructions and trials, are nothing more than ordinary dust in this universe. There are civilizations in the universe that are more miserable and stronger than them."

Knowing the plot, Lin Feng was naturally aware that the Second Fleet of the Trisolarans had engaged in a fierce battle in Taurus.

It's hard to say who will win or lose, but the wreckage has formed a new cloud of dust.

In the original novel, the Trisolaran Second Fleet was in the process of fleeing from civilization because the coordinates of the Trisolaran system had been broadcast by humanity, indicating that the Trisolaran system was doomed to perish. The Trisolaran civilization urgently needed a new home to rebuild itself.

In this situation, the continuation of civilization should be the top priority. The Trisolaran Second Fleet has no reason to choose to engage in battle with a powerful enemy at this time. Therefore, it can only be interpreted as having no choice but to fight the enemy, as they cannot leave without winning.

Referring to past science fiction works, Lin Feng pondered that perhaps advanced civilizations in the universe had developed things like gravity wells and spacetime anchors that could prevent spaceships from entering the light-speed curvature.

Therefore, Lin Feng was confident that even if the Trisolaran light-speed warp drive fleet launched a large-scale escape, they would soon suffer a major setback.

Even if they don't suffer a major setback, it doesn't matter. As the universe continues to shrink in dimensionality, after witnessing the brutality between various civilizations, the Trisolaran civilization will eventually realize its own insignificance and powerlessness, and will either lie down or build a small universe to hide away.

The Trisolarans are arrogant now because of the presence of humans. Strength and weakness are relative, and the Trisolarans believe they are very strong. It's that simple.

"I do hope they can set off soon in their light-speed warp drive," Lin Feng said with a smile.

Liang Gong was completely confused and couldn't understand what Lin Feng was planning.

Chapter 271 Human history is divided into two

Time flies, and a year has passed since the second meeting with the Trisolaran envoy.

On this day, a big thing happened.

Lin Feng saw a document report, immediately stood up, and ran out of the office, heading towards the Microscopic Space Research Institute.

“Mr. Taylor, I didn’t expect you to come in person.”

The director of the Microscopic Space Research Institute warmly welcomed Lin Feng's arrival.

Lin Feng took a breath and then smiled, "I came to see your research results. I heard from Davis that you have made new breakthroughs."

The director smiled and welcomed Lin Feng in, explaining excitedly, "Yes, our research group member, Dorland William, had a sudden inspiration and successfully created a single-molecule object. However, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that this method can be continuously extended, allowing humanity to bypass the two-dimensional materialization technology of Trisolaris and extend microfabrication technology to the more microscopic particle level."

A single molecule refers to a single molecule, which is artificially separated from a large mass of molecules.

However, Lin Feng didn't come here specifically for this matter, but for something else.

Compared to that matter, a single molecular object is insignificant and not worth mentioning.

"Where are the Dorlanders?" the director asked the people around him.

The assistant replied, "He just finished his research and went to rest."

"Since he's resting, there's no need to disturb him; his health is the most important thing."

Lin Feng quickly stopped the director from sending someone to call Dorland over.

Lin Feng: "How exactly do you do it? I want to see it for myself."

“Okay, we’ll demonstrate for you right away,” the director replied, then led Lin Feng to a square container.