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

Since Luo Ji stepped down as the Swordbearer, he has seen through human nature and will no longer be involved in any decision-making concerning human life and death.

Because for him, he has fulfilled his promise as a wallfacer.

Zhuang Yan on the side was silent for a moment, and then slowly spoke.

"But... our funds were also included in the seized funds."

Luo Ji: ...

“Damn the doves!”

Chapter 257 Beihai is back

Shi Qiang leaned back in a chair made of woven vines, closed his eyes and began to count sheep out of boredom.

At the same time, Liu Chang was moving tubes of reagents back and forth, and from time to time he asked Shi Qiang to help him move two machines from the warehouse to continue his research and experiments.

The two of them could not remember how many days they had lived on Green Star. Ever since they were put under house arrest by the three tree people, their every move had been closely monitored.

Since the two did not bring any tools to record time when they left the spacecraft, Shi Qiang now feels that he lives in a daze every day.

If Principal Liu hadn't been here to chat with him, Shi Qiang would have gone crazy long ago.

Now they finally experienced the pain that Diaz suffered back then, and in some sense, they were even more miserable than Diaz.

After all, when Diaz was imprisoned, he could rely on the time it took to deliver meals to judge how much time had passed.

Now they don’t even have to go through the process of delivering meals, and they live directly on the various plants and fruits and vegetables growing around the laboratory.

"Lao Liu, what are you researching here?"

"Gene fragment cutting and cultivation... you don't understand even if I tell you, why are you asking me?"

Liu Chang rolled his eyes at Shi Qiang, who felt he was asking for trouble, so he stopped asking questions.

However, after so many years, Shi Qiang still hasn't learned anything from Liu Chang.

He himself was not willing to learn at all. According to Shi Qiang, he would not learn anything even if he drank water and waited for urine, so Liu Chang had no way to deal with him.

During this period, the three original tree people also visited them several times, but mostly to ask questions about the historical development process of mankind.

Shi Qiang originally didn't want to pay attention to the questions from the tree people who had put them under house arrest, but Liu Chang didn't care at all and told these tree people everything he knew.

Shi Qiang wanted to say something, but when he thought of Principal Liu's identity, he shut up.

There's nothing he can do. Others are smarter than him and naturally think of more than him. They don't need him to remind them at all.

Just when Shi Qiang was wondering when Zhang Beihai would come back to save them, Liu Chang poured a whole bottle of reagent onto the ground.

"We failed again. Shi Qiang, tell the tree people to bring another batch of experimental materials next time they come."

Shi Qiang had experienced this process countless times and had already become accustomed to it.

Ever since they were placed under house arrest on Green Star, Liu Chang has been studying the planet's unique climate and the fossilized organisms that once existed there.

As a result, this planet is like a monster spawner, always bringing surprises to Liu Chang.

"Shi Qiang, look, what is this?"

Liu Chang took a piece of stone whose shape was completely unrecognizable and shook it in front of Shi Qiang.

"This is a mammoth fossil bone. See this one? Although it is different from what I have seen on Earth, they are most likely the same species."

"Shi Qiang, look what this is..."

Liu Chang treated these fossils as treasures and would take them out to show off to Shi Qiang from time to time.

He also knew that Shi Qiang couldn't understand, so he was the only one talking every time and Shi Qiang only needed to be a listener.

"Do you know what this means? Shi Qiang, the creatures on Earth are almost identical to those on Green Star. This is the natural selection of evolution!"

"If this is the case, it proves that many of our previous conjectures were actually on the right track. The Earth is indeed a petri dish for humans, and all the seemingly coincidental choices are actually scripts that were arranged long ago."

"This……"

Shi Qiang scratched his head.

"So what you mean is that we are all bugs kept in captivity by advanced civilizations?"

"That's not right. If we follow your logic, biology will cease to exist. Survival of the fittest. Humans are indeed cultivated on Earth by advanced civilizations, but the Earth's biological circulation system is exactly what we should explore."

Liu Chang laughed and said, "A small mistake can lead to a big mistake. Do you know how much computing power is needed to complete such a unified self-circulating ecosystem? Even if you tie hundreds of millions of Shi Qiang together, it may not be enough!"

When Shi Qiang heard this, his face suddenly turned dark.

"Old man, if you want to chat, just chat. Why do you always treat me as a unit of measurement?"

However, he roughly understood what Liu Chang said.

The entire earth's ecological cycle system actually has rules set in advance by that advanced civilization.

They set up everything and then placed humans on this planet to live and multiply.

And everything humans do on Earth is actually within their calculations.

The rise and fall of species is all within their calculations.

If the Super Dream computer can predict the next hundred years, then they can directly calculate what will happen millions of years later.

This is no different from predicting the future.

In fact, the only variable in the entire ecosystem is the invasion of other civilizations.

"So, before the Three-Body Crisis came, another thing was happening."

"It's just that our attention was all on the Three-Body Crisis at the time, so we didn't notice it."

There seemed to be light in Liu Chang's eyes.

"A large number of endangered species are beginning to appear, which is actually a precursor to the collapse of the ecosystem."

"That civilization only has so much time left for humans. Once the ecosystem collapses, the entire human race will inevitably go extinct, because humans themselves are not suitable for the living environment of the Earth. It was the first generation of observers who forcibly created an Earth environment suitable for human survival."

"It seems that the first person who proposed to protect the environment can indeed be called a great man. It's a pity that his ideals were eventually used by politicians as a means of political bargaining. This is indeed somewhat ironic."

At this moment, the door of the laboratory was suddenly opened slowly.

The two turned their heads and saw white branches sticking out from the door. Those branches looked very light and illusory, as if they did not exist in this world at all.

The two of them were already accustomed to this fantastic scene and were not panicked.

"Tree of Imaginary Numbers, what are you doing here?"

The person outside the door was none other than the Imaginary Tree among the three tree men.

In the past, these tree people were about the same height as Shi Qiang, but no one knew what they did outside. Every time I saw them, their size would grow larger.

Until now, they have even grown too large to enter the laboratory, and can only use the branches on their bodies to indicate their presence.

"Principal Liu, Zhang Beihai and the others are coming back."

Upon hearing this, Liu Chang paused what he was doing.

Shi Qiang, who was standing by, also smiled instantly.

"Look, your good days are over!"

The fact that Zhang Beihai was able to come back alive only meant that their mission had been accomplished.

They might be able to go home too.

Even if I can't go home, it just means that my house arrest on Green Star can come to an end, right?

"Please forgive us, we have placed you under house arrest here not intentionally, but we really cannot allow you to participate in the development of Green Star during this period of time."

The Tree of Imaginary Numbers said this in a very tactful way, but Shi Qiang didn't buy it at all and snorted coldly.

"Your attitude was not like this before. Why, now that you see Zhang Beihai and the others are back, you're starting to give in?"

"No...just."

The Imaginary Number Tree wanted to explain something, but Liu Chang simply stood up and took off his research suit.

"Come on, let me see what you have accomplished over the years."

Chapter 258 How to Start a War

The two followed the footsteps of the Imaginary Number Tree and arrived at the surface of the Green Star.

The star system where the Green Star is located is very interesting. The light from the stars cannot penetrate the surface of the Green Star, but the plants on the Green Star can produce different colors by absorbing the energy released by these lights.

At dawn, the ground appears blue, and in the afternoon, the grass turns golden yellow, and then the color becomes darker and darker until it turns into a final fiery red.

Shi Qiang looked at the spectacular scene in front of him and was silent for a long time before he uttered a word.

"That's fucking awesome!"

Liu Chang on the side simply chose to ignore Shi Qiang's speech and turned his attention to the tree man in front of him.

"If I'm not mistaken, these should be energy storage devices, right?"

"Yes!"

The Imaginary Number Tree has no facial features, but both of them could clearly sense a hint of surprise in its tone.

It's no wonder. After all, these two have been locked up there for many years, and the development of the tree-man civilization in the outside world has undergone tremendous changes.

Unexpectedly, Liu Chang recognized the basic use of this thing at just one glance.

This inevitably makes people feel a little unbelievable.

Liu Chang was silent for a moment, shook his head, and there seemed to be some complexity in his eyes.

He seemed to have thought of something and looked up at the imaginary number tree in front of him.

"So, the reason you asked us to come this time is actually related to the troubles you have encountered recently, right?"

Upon hearing this, the Imaginary Number Tree also fell silent.

Although he did not express confirmation, Liu Chang already had a general idea of ​​what had happened.

In the early stage of the formation of primitive society, an important sign of the transition from primitive society to slave society was the improvement of production capacity.

When energy storage devices appear, it means that the production capacity of this civilization is far greater than their consumption capacity.

This is also an important node in the transition from a matriarchal society to a patriarchal society.

From then on, war will accompany the entire historical process of civilization.

Although there are many differences between treeman civilization and human civilization, as long as consciousness is not unified, war is inevitable.

Liu Chang had actually speculated before that the three tree men were actually three seeds split from the big willow tree.

They are of the same origin, but they appear different because they have inherited different functional characteristics.

But now, they are on the same historical development path as human civilization, which made Liu Chang feel as if he was witnessing history.

“This is the inevitability of history.”

Liu Chang felt a little emotional. He originally thought that a civilization like the Treeman civilization, which was composed of only three conscious entities, should not have too serious ideological differences. But now it seems that this unified dynasty itself is an existence that violates the laws of nature.

A civilization without external enemies will quickly fall into internal conflicts.

"Things may be worse than you think, Mr. Liu Chang."

Just as Liu Chang was thinking, another tree man appeared.

Compared to the holy and illusory imaginary tree, this tree man looks more full of vitality.

Even though there was a long distance between the two sides, Liu Chang and Shi Qiang could still feel the endless vitality emanating from each other.

As they approached it, their cells began to cheer together.

The Tree of Life, as one of the three tree people, has obtained the almost boundless and tenacious vitality of the big willow tree.

Everything Liu Chang and his colleagues have eaten over the years, including the samples used in experiments, are made up of its body.

Two of the three tree people have already arrived, so it is impossible for the remaining world trees to stand idly by.

It’s just that the way it appears is a little special compared to the previous two.

All they saw was a little tree man, jumping towards them.

Compared to the tall and majestic other two tree men, the image of this little tree man seems a little cute and adorable.