Let you be the wall-facer: you turn around and join the Three-Body Problem?

"Can stars move?"

Liu Chang said in shock.

"Yes, there is something that can do it. We call it a phase engine."

“The basic structure of this thing is probably like this.”

As Tianchen spoke, he waved his hand and displayed something in front of the two of them.

The two were shocked the moment they saw that thing!

“Isn’t this a Dyson sphere?”

But Liu Chang soon discovered something was wrong.

"This device... looks a little different from the Dyson Sphere."

Seeing that the two were obsessed with watching, Tianchen warned them.

"I hope your civilization has not built such a thing, otherwise you will definitely be attacked by higher-dimensional civilizations!"

"Why?" they both asked at the same time.

"The reason is very simple. I will explain it to you now to prevent you from building these things out of curiosity. As an observer, Lin Xuan probably cannot tell you, but I am not an observer of your Earth No. 4. The fact that we can meet here means it is your chance." Tianchen said.

"The fundamental purpose of this device is to upgrade dimensions!"

"Dimension promotion?"

"Yes, just like you are now in a three-dimensional world, but you can only choose to reduce to a two-dimensional creature. This technology can be realized when you reach the fourth level of civilization, but you cannot increase the dimension. It is absolutely not allowed by the universe."

"why not?"

"Depending on the theory, I can only say this much. This is a general direction. You don't need to know too much. You just need to know that dimensional upgrading is absolutely dangerous."

"So that means we can only stay in the three-dimensional world for the rest of our lives?"

Tianchen did not comment.

"It's worse than you think. If you just stay in the three-dimensional universe, it's fine, but you may soon be reduced to two dimensions."

"The universe is a battle royale, no one is immune. The end will come to every civilization sooner or later. It's just a matter of time. This is also true for the civilization that created us. Just remember, don't think about going against the trend and take the initiative to upgrade your dimension."

"The first step of this device will be to absorb stellar energy and use it for its own benefit. As long as the star system you are in is not one of those unlucky places with two or three stars, then the next step in your technology tree must be to try to use stars as energy batteries."

"It's not dangerous at this point. Some civilizations in the universe have also reached this point. But what's dangerous is your way of thinking about using stellar energy."

"Just like artificial robots begin to think about philosophical questions such as what is the meaning of my life, when stars can also be easily utilized, the next step of civilization's development will definitely be towards the path of upgrading dimensions."

"As for how to upgrade, I cannot tell you, and you'd better not explore this question lightly, as it will lead to the destruction of your civilization."

"I hope you didn't have the idea to build this device."

Upon hearing this, Shi Qiang and Liu Chang nodded repeatedly.

"Of course not, how could we build this thing...haha!"

Tianchen left quickly. Before leaving, he told the tree man that his experiment was over and from then on, he would never come here again.

……

After leaving the Green Star, Tianchen headed straight into the depths of the universe.

After flying for a distance and being very far away from the green star, another figure slowly emerged in the universe.

"Tianchen, you still like to stir up trouble. Can't you learn from Lin Xuan?"

The person who came was a middle-aged man. Like Tianchen, he also looked very ordinary.

Tianchen saw the person coming and said with a smile.

"Earth Star, this is more interesting. I don't like Lin Xuan's stable personality. She is always so ordinary and does nothing. That's too boring."

Tianchen deliberately revealed the information to Shi Qiang and the others.

There is a rebellious psychological phenomenon in psychology. The more you forbid people to do something, the more they will do it.

"You are just too good at stirring up trouble, that's why you destroyed Earth No. 5. I have told you many times not to get involved in the internal strife of mankind, but you just didn't listen." The middle-aged man called Earth Star blamed.

"You're talking as if the experiment would be successful if you didn't cause any trouble. Didn't your Earth No. 6 get blown up? Earth, don't forget the fundamental purpose of the experiment. It's to break through the limitations of dependency theory on us."

“As long as the theory is broken, it doesn’t matter whether the experimental method is glorious or not.”

"But if you interfere with Earth 4's experiments like this, they will easily go down the wrong path. You and I both know that the path of using stars to upgrade civilization has been blocked. As long as the theory of dependence and the law of the dark forest exist, this path is an inevitable dead end."

"I have already told them that if they still try to use the ether engine to upgrade their dimensions, then I can only say that they are too stupid and they deserve to be destroyed."

"The purpose of the experiment is to survive by cutting off the tail and finding a new way to bypass this old way and complete the dimensional upgrade. If they can't even figure this out, then the experiment on Earth No. 4 will fail sooner or later."

Hearing Tianchen's words, Dixing sighed helplessly.

"By the way, what have you been doing in the past few hundred years? Why haven't I seen any trace of you, old man?" Tianchen suddenly asked curiously.

"Me? Nothing. Just like you. Since we've already failed, we might as well have some fun. I recently discovered a very unlucky civilization in Centaurus. They actually have three stars."

"How pitiful! The upper limit of their civilization level in this lifetime is level 2." A trace of pity for the weak flashed in Tianchen's eyes.

"Not necessarily. If they are willing to abandon their original star system and look for another planet that is suitable for them to live on, then who knows."

"That depends on luck. If they are unlucky and encounter a civilization stronger than them, they may not even be able to maintain their Level 2 civilization due to the restrictions of the Dependency Theory."

"The universe is a gamble, and you and I are just chess pieces on the board at the mercy of others."

"Oh, transcendence, how ridiculous! The so-called experiment is nothing more than a beautiful fantasy of ours. Before the end of the three-dimensional world, shall we go and watch another good show?"

"where?"

"Remember the Federation of Civilizations built on the Dependency Theory that I told you about last time?"

Tianchen was stunned.

"I have some impression of it. It seems to be called the Carbon-Based Federation. It's a miracle that they haven't collapsed yet!"

"They were originally going to collapse. After all, these civilizations have not yet mastered the application of dependency theory. However, God has blessed them. They have recently encountered external conflicts, which has temporarily avoided the possibility of internal collapse."

Hearing this, Tianchen immediately became interested.

"That's really interesting, worth watching."

"Well, let's go. If the experiment fails completely, then... this will be the last good show we can watch."

As the two were talking, they disappeared into the universe, leaving no trace, as if they had never been here.

Chapter 166 Ai AA

Ai AA feels that he is really lucky.

She was born in the Deterrence Era, and while studying for her doctorate, her major research area was cosmic sociology.

Cosmic sociology is a graduate program that has only become popular in the Deterrence Era, with only a small number of places available in some universities.

The reason is very simple. Most of these new majors are just shell majors that are popular. Ordinary universities simply do not have the ability to open new majors every year, so they will choose some popular majors to open branches, but in fact the content learned is the same.

For example, the artificial intelligence major in the AD century, excluding some top schools, is just a third-generation by-product of the communication engineering and electronic information engineering majors in most schools. In essence, except for slightly different score lines, what they actually learn is almost the same.

The major of cosmic sociology is such a major.

Its major, which integrates sociology and astronomy, is a major that has only emerged in major universities since Luo Ji became the Sword-Bearer.

But this major...how should I put it, it's like taking the best of hundreds of schools and combining them into a pot of slop.

Cosmic sociology has neither the knowledge reserves of astronomy nor the research depth of sociology. It can be said to be a very useless major.

Ai AA was also fooled at the beginning and chose this major to study for a master's and doctoral degree.

But just when she thought she might be unemployed right after graduation, a turning point occurred.

A man named Weide approached her and invited her to work as an astronomy assistant at the Star Ring Group.

According to Ai AA, Weide was a AD man who hibernated until the 61st year of the Deterrence Era.

These hibernators from the century AD are very popular in the Deterrence Era. The interest from their bank accounts alone is enough to ensure they will never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of their lives.

The great depression lasted less than a few years. There was inflation in those years, so the funds of the hibernators were recalculated, and the interest was rolled up over decades. This is a real long-term investment.

After waking up, every AD person became a multi-millionaire, each one richer than the other.

Some people choose to use the money to spend their old age in peace and enjoy the good things brought by the Deterrence Era, while others decide to invest the money and start their own company.

And Wade obviously belongs to the latter.

Although the brain network allows these hibernators to quickly understand the changes in the world during their hibernation.

But the feeling of being out of touch with society will still exist.

Therefore, Weide needed an assistant to help him complete the initial establishment of the Star Ring Group.

"Mr. Weide, you are very lucky that you chose me at first sight among so many people. Please rest assured that my professional level will not disappoint you!" After completing the entry procedures, Ai AA met his boss Weide, the founder of Star Ring Group.

He was a serious man, and Ai AA could not sense any emotion on his face. However, Ai AA did not care as long as the other party did not owe him salary.

The man looked at the playful girl in front of him, and somehow, another person suddenly popped up in his mind.

She was also a rather naive girl, but she lacked some of Ai AA's liveliness.

"Hehe, these two are just exactly the same silly. If they could meet, they would probably become very good friends."

The man thought so.

The Star Ring Corporation was established around the 63rd year of the Deterrence Era, and its main research projects focus on interstellar services.

In the Deterrence Era, going into space is no longer a difficult task. It only takes a few hours to travel from Earth to another planet by taking the Star Dome Railway, which is even more convenient than taking the green train before.

The Star Ring Group has set its sights on the commercial profits and plans to create a business gap in interstellar navigation services.

But this requires the presence of an assistant within the company who has a very good understanding of modern people.

After all, if you want to make money, you must first understand customer needs.

So Weide started searching for suitable candidates on some headhunting software.

Interestingly, no matter what software Weed changed, he could always see Ai AA's resume in the most prominent position.

It was as if someone was deliberately hinting to him to recruit this person into the company.

Although Wade didn't know who was behind this, he felt that since the other party could do this, there must be a deeper purpose, so he might as well go along with the other party's wishes.

Thus, Ai AA became an employee of the Star Ring Group and the only assistant of Weide himself.

I have to say that although Ai AA looks a little silly, her professional ability is indeed strong. Whether it is astronomical knowledge or the market demand of modern human society, she can analyze it clearly.

This made Weed think of the girl again.

When she was at PIA, that girl was just like AA, with extremely high efficiency and professionalism. Apart from being a little silly and naive, there was really nothing wrong with her.

“They are really similar.”

Weed touched his face subconsciously.

This face does not belong to him, but is a human skin mask that is fitted to his face through special means.

There is no information about him in this world anymore. Whether among humans or the Trisolarans, he has already died in the last century.

And along with him died, his former name - Thomas Wade!

Wade liked this feeling very much, even though the Deterrence Era had arrived and the Three-Body Crisis had long been resolved.

But he still had no intention of exposing his fake death.

Because it’s just so much fun!

He had become a person who had never existed, which made Wade, the former director of the Intelligence Agency, feel an inexplicable sense of relief.

Just like a thief who is always worried about his things being stolen, Wade, as an intelligence officer, is no longer used to exposing his real information.

Being able to add an extra layer of fake identity gives him a sense of security for self-protection.

"As for Lin Xuan..."

Lin Xuan had calculated ahead of him that the Trisolarans would definitely kill him, so he used clones to help him fake his death and escape.

Thomas Wade once asked Lin Xuan what the purpose of doing this was, or what kind of compensation he hoped to pay?

But Lin Xuan just smiled and replied.

"One day, when I need you, you will naturally know how to repay me."