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

However, whether to be the president or the sword bearer is not something Cheng Xin can choose. From the beginning to the end, she is just a puppet elected by the doves. Even if she sits on the presidency, she is just a tool used by others.

In this political struggle, she is the only one who cannot decide her own destiny.

"This group of people is simply too much!"

After hearing about Cheng Xin's recent experiences, Ai AA was so angry that he slammed the juice in his hand on the table.

"They were the ones who lifted you up in the beginning, and they are the ones who are throwing you down now. These bastards from the Earth Federation have really ugly faces."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Xin sighed helplessly.

"Isn't that what political struggle is all about? It may seem like a glorious time, but in reality we are just pawns of those in power."

"Aren't you Lin Xuan's lover? How dare they do this to you!"

Ai AA was a little puzzled. In his opinion, although Lin Xuan was a mysterious figure, her status was almost the same as Luo Ji. Even if Cheng Xin was not treated like Luo Congmin, she should not be targeted like this, right?

Cheng Xin smiled helplessly.

"It's just a gimmick, you really believe it."

"Liu Bei in the Three Kingdoms was a descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan. It's just a title. These identities are useful when politics needs you. When it doesn't need you, even if you have a great title, it's useless."

After hearing this, Ai AA fell silent. After thinking for a long time, she slowly spoke.

"Then...how about this, you come with me, don't be the president, and don't be the sword bearer anymore. Come to the Star Ring Corporation, and I'll assign you a position. From now on, we can live together and don't worry about the shitty things of the Earth Union."

Cheng Xin: ...

"How about running away with me right now? I'll take you away right now. How about that?"

Ai AA looked at Cheng Xin with anticipation in his eyes, while the latter rubbed his aching head with his fingers.

"AA, I have to be the sword bearer."

"Why? I don't understand. How can being the Sword Holder be as happy as being with me? As long as you take the initiative to say that you don't want to be the Sword Holder, the Earth Alliance will not be able to do anything to you. Then you can come to our Star Ring Group. I promise that you will live a better life than you do now!"

Cheng Xin let out a long sigh helplessly.

"It's not as simple as you think, AA. Luo Ji can no longer continue to serve as the Sword Holder. I am the only candidate. Once I am gone, what if the Earth Union elects another incompetent Sword Holder? What should humans do then?"

Ai AA stared into Cheng Xin's eyes, and both of them remained silent.

After a long time, she slowly spoke.

"But how do you know that you are qualified for the job?"

……

"Dad, Cheng Xin will take over as the second generation sword holder. After tomorrow, you can leave here."

Luo Congmin, wearing a black windbreaker, came to the deterrence center alone and met his father.

At this time, Luo Ji was leaning back in his chair with his back to her.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't succeed the Sword Bearer." Luo Congmin lowered his head in shame when he said this.

Luo Ji, who had his back to her, finally took action after hearing this.

"I never said I wanted you to be the next Swordbearer."

"Yes, I know, but I..."

"Your mother told me that you did the right thing, kid. The research on the warp ship is more important than being the sword bearer."

Luo Ji slowly turned around, allowing Luo Congmin to see his face at this moment.

Compared to ninety years ago, his father's appearance has hardly changed, but his eyes have become deeper and more unpredictable than before.

"Don't blame yourself, kid. The moment the Swordbearer needs to be elected, this position has already lost its original meaning."

……

The sword-bearer handover ceremony began at noon the next day.

Although Ai AA's identity prevented her from being present in person to accompany Cheng Xin, the Star Ring Group still sent a bodyguard to serve as Cheng Xin's personal guard to ensure her safety.

Nowadays, Cheng Xin's status among the local officials has already plummeted. Although she knows that no one will hurt her, Ai AA is still angry that Cheng Xin was bullied by those people, so she sent a bodyguard to follow and protect her to complete the handover ceremony smoothly.

Sure enough, just as Ai AA guessed, when Cheng Xin arrived at the deterrence center, almost none of the local officials who used to have a good relationship with him came to see him off.

She seemed to be abandoned by the whole world and was about to fall into a bottomless abyss.

"Ms. Cheng Xin, let me carry the bag."

The personal bodyguard chosen by Ai AA for Cheng Xin thoughtfully reached out to help Cheng Xin pick up the luggage. This was the only thing that made Cheng Xin feel relieved.

No matter what, at least AA's kindness to me has not changed.

After passing through a series of military restricted areas, Cheng Xin finally arrived at the deterrence center.

It was a building made entirely of metal. Since its main structure was underground, only a small exhibition hall could be seen on the surface, which was used to display some historical relics from the Crisis Era.

Escorted by the army, the two men walked through the exhibition hall and arrived in front of the elevator.

"The previous generation's Sword Holder is on the 50th floor underground. When you go down, he will complete the handover of the Sword Holder to you."

After the staff explained a whole set of precautions in detail, the elevator arrived just in time.

Afterwards, several people accompanied Cheng Xin down the elevator and came to the floor where Luo Ji was.

Luo Ji had been waiting here for a long time. When the elevator door opened, Luo Ji was sitting upright in a chair, holding the key that was enough to destroy both worlds in his hand.

"Long time no see, Cheng Xin."

This was not the first time that Luo Ji had met Cheng Xin. The last time they met was when Luo Ji had just become a wall-facer. At that time, Lin Xuan took the initiative to strike up a conversation with him, which led to the two of them meeting each other.

And now, it has been three hundred years since the two met again.

"Teacher Luo, long time no see."

Cheng Xin and Luo Ji are from the same era. For some reason, after seeing Luo Ji, Cheng Xin felt a sense of familiarity in her heart, as if at that moment, they all returned to the era of PDC.

The two of them only said this one sentence, and there was no further communication.

On the way here, Cheng Xin had already memorized the sword-wielding man's intimidation methods, so there was no need for Luo Ji to teach her anything more, as she had already learned most of it.

"Then the next step is the handover ceremony of the sword bearer."

Before the official handover, the Earth Union officials also notified the Trisolarans to move all water droplets away from the solar system, and deployed a large number of antimatter space-based cannons to lock the position of the No. 3 Sophon.

With today's human technology, humans are no longer afraid of water drops. Even if ten water drops attack at the same time, humans are still able to fight back.

However, out of caution, the Earth Alliance still dispatched heavy troops to monitor the movements of the Trisolarans to prevent them from taking any actions that cross the line.

Cheng Xin took a deep breath and slowly walked to Luo Ji.

She looked at the switch of the gravitational wave transmitter in the other person's hand, and felt her heart suddenly beat faster.

From today on, she will become the next Sword Bearer, which also means that she will shoulder Luo Ji's responsibilities.

"I heard that you spent a boring 90 years here, but I would not choose to spend my life like this. Even if I become a sword bearer, I don't think I should be like you and completely abandon my emotions and become a person without emotions."

As Cheng Xin spoke, she reached out to take the transmitter switch from the other person's hand.

But just as her finger was about to touch the switch, a cold pistol was pressed against the back of her head.

Cheng Xin felt as if her body had been electrocuted and froze in place, her face filled with horror and disbelief.

She slowly turned her head and saw that the person holding the gun was the personal bodyguard assigned to her by Ai AA!

At this time, several soldiers in the distance had been knocked down on the spot at some point, and the guns in the other party's hands were snatched from those soldiers.

Luo Ji witnessed the whole process, but he didn't say a word from beginning to end.

"why?"

Cheng Xin didn't understand why this bodyguard suddenly turned against her and pointed a gun at her?

But the next second, she understood everything.

The bodyguard slowly tore off the human skin mask on his face, revealing a face that frightened and familiar to her!

Thomas Wade!

Wade looked at Cheng Xin, his hand holding the pistol still showing no sign of relaxing.

His signature smile slowly spread across his face.

"Long time no see, little girl!"

Chapter 191: The Sword Holder Never Needs to Election

Cheng Xin was confused!

The top executives of the Local Federation who were watching everything from the sidelines were also stunned.

Wade's sudden appearance was something no one expected.

Some people who were born in the Deterrence Era did not know Vader. They only thought that he was an extremist lurking in the Deterrence Center.

But some PDC officials in the Crisis Era knew very well that Thomas Wade was a hundred times more terrifying than the extremists.

And there is only one purpose for his sudden appearance here!

He wants to become the new generation of swordsman!

"Quick, where are the troops? Stop him!"

An official from the Ground Federation yelled almost crazily that the deterrence controller must not fall into Wade's hands no matter what.

Almost at the same time when the Ground Union officials were planning to send troops, the Three-Body Civilization sent a communication request.

"Human, don't act rashly, it's too late for us to stop him!"

When such an unexpected event occurred, the Three-Body Civilization was also filled with shock and anger.

Wade is the third person they want to kill the most besides Luo Ji and Lin Xuan.

His threat is too great. Once he becomes the Sword Wielder, his own deterrence will increase linearly to 100%.

In the personality analysis of the Three-Body Civilization, even when Luo Ji served as the Sword-Bearer, his deterrence level was only around 92%, and this value continued to decrease as the time he served as the Sword-Bearer increased.

But Vader is different, his deterrence is 100%.

Luo Ji can reach 92% because he only has 92%, and Wade can reach 100% because the upper limit is only 100%.

Therefore, Wade's death actually made the Trisolarans breathe a sigh of relief. Although they later considered the possibility that the other party had faked his death, more than ninety years had passed, and the Trisolarans did not believe that the other party could remain so patient.

Unexpectedly, Wade really held his breath and lay dormant for nearly 90 years before finally giving everyone a fatal blow at this point in time.

If Lin Xuan's offensive was as overwhelming as a dragon, and Luo Ji's attack was as swift and deadly as a cheetah, then Thomas Wade was a poisonous snake. Until the very end, when he was sure of victory, he would choose to lie dormant and wait for the opportunity.

But it’s still a bit hard to understand. How did Wade successfully infiltrate the Star Ring Group?

This puzzled the top leaders of the Federation of Local Governments.

After all, Ai AA could never be the mastermind behind this, she doesn't have such big ambitions.

Being the swordsman is not a good position. If AA is behind the attack, her fate will be miserable.

The Sword Bearer has the highest power in both worlds, but he cannot protect the people around him. The reason why Zhuang Yan and Luo Congmin are fine is because Luo Congmin is the president of the Earth Federation. Even without Luo Ji, her position in human society is unshakable.

But Wade is different. Once he becomes the Sword Bearer, anyone related to him will be placed under house arrest by the Earth Alliance to a greater or lesser extent. As long as AA is not mentally ill, he will not cooperate with Wade in doing this.

The Trisolarans quickly gave an answer to this question.

They made a similarity comparison between Wade, the boss of the Star Ring Group, and Thomas Wade. From their behavioral habits, it can be judged that they are exactly the same person.

"Damn it!"

All the officials of the local federation now understood everything.

Wade did not choose to disappear in the Deterrence Era, but instead blatantly built the Star Ring Group right under the noses of the entire human race and the Three-Body Civilization.

I thought that the ability of the Halo Group to develop a curvature-driven spacecraft was the limit of what this company could do, but I didn't expect that even the curvature-driven spacecraft was just a side effect of Vader's plan.

But if you think about it carefully, you will find that there are still many doubts.

Luo Congmin and Wade cooperated so well, it was as if she knew in advance that Wade would do this, and deliberately handed over the identity of the Swordsman to Cheng Xin.

After all, in the original plan, Cheng Xin was not a candidate for the Sword-Bearer. She didn't even have any possibility of becoming the Sword-Bearer.

If Luo Congmin is elected as the Sword Bearer, then Wade's plan will fail completely.

It was this chain of events that made it possible for Cheng Xin to become the swordsman, and it was this that led to the subsequent dispatch of the school beauty's personal master by the Star Ring Group, leading to the current situation.