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

"Autopilot is on. Estimated time of arrival: 3 hours and 24 minutes."

"The current spatial fluctuation anomaly value is high. If you need to switch to curvature drive navigation, please switch to manual driving mode."

Lin Xuan adjusted the seat back of the spaceship to make it as comfortable as possible, and then looked through the information that had been compiled over the past few days.

These days, Lin Xuan has had no idea about the clue about the number "3" given by Tomoko.

However, the Earth Union's observatory brought him some good news.

"About 23 days ago, an abnormal energy fluctuation was detected near the Oort Cloud. At first, the observatory thought it was an asteroid, or that the tail of the curvature spacecraft was disturbed and caused the universe to overlap. However, when the observatory analyzed the waveform of this energy, it found something interesting."

“This energy band just appeared out of nowhere, as if it was supposed to be there.”

"Whether it's before or after the wave band occurs, no new wave bands are detected. It's as if... it's as if something flashed here, stayed for a few seconds, and then disappeared completely."

"But this is obviously impossible." The person in charge of the observatory said excitedly.

"Based on our past experience, any movement in space will inevitably leave clues. Even if we introduce the so-called concept of time travel, it is just a jump in the time scale. It is impossible to completely hide the clues before and after."

"The only explanation is that, with our current knowledge, we are still unable to observe each other."

"Do you know what this means, Mr. Lin Xuan?"

The person in charge of the observatory blushed and danced with excitement when he said this.

"This means that it is most likely an advanced civilization with technology far superior to that of Earth. After entering our territory, it greeted us in this way. It was a friendly signal."

Listening to the narration of the person in charge of the observatory, Lin Xuan couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

"We encountered the same situation you described before, but the thing that sent out the friendly signal was the Trisolaran water droplets."

When the person in charge heard Lin Xuan's words, his face froze.

After all, according to Dr. Luo Ji's theory, the universe should obey the law of the dark forest. This sudden appearance of a friendly advanced civilization reveals a hint of weirdness no matter how you look at it.

It's like a bartender telling you that it's her first time, which is unbelievable.

"Why didn't you report this to the Earth Union in advance? A spaceship that is suspected to be from an advanced civilization has its lights flashing at the entrance of the Oort Cloud, and your observatory didn't even notify the Earth Union? Are you planning to wait until the alien civilization enters the Earth before telling us anything?"

Lin Xuan looked at the band on the computer screen and had her own guess about the identity of the uninvited visitor, but the evidence she had was too little to draw a conclusion so easily.

"It's not their fault. I told them not to say anything first."

Just as the two were talking, Luo Congmin suddenly walked in from outside.

After she sorted out the information, she needed to come to Lin Xuan in person to report again, so as to avoid any omissions in her decision-making.

"Brother, our guesses are roughly the same, so I think we only need to inform you about this matter. Telling the people in the Earth Union will not only fail to solve the problem, but may also backfire. The Earth Union needs stability now, so this kind of uncertain news should be put aside for the time being."

Luo Congmin never had any expectations for the Federation’s parliament. In most cases, she made the decisions herself or pushed the matter to Lin Xuan.

The opinions of the Local Council are used for reference only.

"From what we can see so far, the other party should have good intentions, but why he came to the solar system is still unknown. I think it is necessary to screen all the planets within the Earth Union to ensure that he has no chance of hiding."

Lin Xuan smiled but didn't refuse.

It seems that this little girl Luo Congmin is planning to do something bad again. She is in charge of this matter, but I am afraid she has other intentions.

But Lin Xuan thought that it might be a good idea to let her try. After all, she had no idea about the so-called Observer No. 3. Letting Luo Congmin look for it might bring different results.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you."

Chapter 271 Borrowing People

No matter what the purpose of the observer No. 3 hiding in the dark is, it is irrelevant to human beings now.

This is not self-confidence, but compared with the dark forest attack, the arrival of an alien civilization observer cannot attract too much attention.

In the end, this matter was only briefly discussed at the Local Union Council, and there was no further news.

The turning point came on the 15th day when the observatory reported the incident to Lin Xuan.

At around three o'clock in the morning, all ground-based defense facilities within one celestial unit distance from the Earth fell into collective silence, and the silence lasted for about half a minute.

Don't underestimate this less than half a minute. If someone wants to attack the headquarters of the Earth Federation on Earth, half a minute is enough for him to accelerate at full power and then crash head-on into the Earth Federation's twin towers.

Moreover, the defense facilities of the Earth Federation are no longer what they used to be, especially the Earth, which serves as the headquarters, and has been armed to the teeth.

Unless they were attacked by a higher-level civilization, it would be impossible for the other party, with the same level of technology, to paralyze all of their defenses in an instant.

"This is a naked provocation!"

When the Strategic Department received the news from the Ground Union Headquarters, it was almost furious.

Some veterans who had participated in the Doomsday War were so nervous that their veins were throbbing.

Such a familiar scene made many of them recall the scene of the Doomsday War.

"No matter who this person is, we must find him out, otherwise how will the Earth Alliance Fleet maintain its reputation?"

In just less than three hours, the three starport bases on Io, Europa and Mercury almost simultaneously dispatched troops to reinforce the fleet in the direction of Earth.

Moreover, the main ship attacked as soon as it made a move, and there was no intention of conducting reconnaissance at all.

What a joke, I need reconnaissance to mobilize the fleet in my own home?

Do you really think our local association is a soft persimmon?

If the Local Union Committee wasn't afraid that they would have another Doomsday War, given the murderous nature of those people in the military, they would probably have pushed forward at full force.

After experiencing several major purges, now everyone in the entire local federation is a warmonger. Everyone is worried that there is no one to train their troops. When they see an accident at home, their first reaction is not panic but surprise.

But they were smart enough to remember who had the final say in the local alliance. While mobilizing the troops, they also made a report to Lin Xuan.

"Okay... I understand. Let the military do whatever they want. Just treat it as a military exercise. Otherwise, I think these guys will be restless all day long."

Lin Xuan simply gave a simple reply and didn't ask any more questions about the matter.

He knew very well that No. 3 was probably just expressing his intentions to him. If the other party wanted to demonstrate to him, there was no need to go through so much trouble.

But the problem now is that I know the other party has arrived, but I don’t know where to find him at all!

According to what Chieko said, Observer No. 3 should have some kind of agreement with the original owner of his body.

The previous energy signals and the current collective silence of the Earth's defenses were like two people exchanging secret signals.

The other party said the above sentence: Palace Jade Liquor.

But I have no idea what to say next.

Isn't this embarrassing?

Not matching the code is the least of the problems; the key is how should I explain my current identity?

Say you are a time traveler?

Come on, do you really think this is science fiction?

Why don't you say that you are the Zeroer who restarted the previous universe?

Just when Lin Xuan was worrying about this matter, No. 3 showed up by himself.

Number 3 suddenly appeared in Lin Xuan's office without any warning, just like the energy band that appeared out of nowhere outside the Oort Cloud.

When Lin Xuan pushed open the door of the office, a slightly burly man was already waiting in front of the desk she usually used.

He leaned back in his chair, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Lin Xuan pushing the door in, he was not surprised at all, and continued to sip a cup of tea leisurely.

Most of the man's face was covered by a mask, so Lin Xuan couldn't see his appearance clearly, but for some reason, Lin Xuan was extremely sure in her heart that the person in front of her was Number Three.

After the two of them were silent for a few seconds, Lin Xuan finally broke the silence.

He directly opened the system, exchanged an atomic decomposition pistol from the mall, and then pointed it at No. 3's forehead.

"Take off this mask in three seconds, or I will let it disappear from this world along with you."

Number Three obviously didn't expect that Lin Xuan would pull out a gun without saying a word... No, the two of them haven't even had time to say a word yet, this guy has pulled out a gun, and he was so scared that he quickly took off the mask on his face.

"Don't... Fourth brother, no, Fourth brother! Third brother is wrong. I just wanted to play a little joke on you because we haven't seen each other for a long time. Why can't you take it as well as before?"

When No. 3 took off his mask, he had a standard square face.

How many sides are there? Lin Xuan really found it hard to imagine that the word "angular" could actually describe a person's appearance.

Seeing the other party like this, Lin Xuan couldn't help but laugh and put the gun back in his hand.

"It would have been great if you had done this earlier. You're just pretending to be an expert in front of me without saying anything, right?"

"That's impossible. We haven't seen each other for a long time. I think this special way of appearance can give you a surprise, right?"

"Old Four, I haven't seen you for so long. You look so thin. Did you not eat or sleep well here? So, why don't you hand over the control of Earth Four to me and let me take care of it for you for a few days?"

Seeing the other party acting like an old friend reuniting, Lin Xuan didn't show much reaction on the surface, but she secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

Originally, he was prepared to deal with a tough guy, but now it seems that this No. 3 has a good relationship with the original owner of this body. This is one of the few good news since he knew his identity as an observer. ?

But Lin Xuan did not let down her guard. The more familiar the other party was with her, the greater the risk of being exposed.

"Tell me, what do you want to see me for?"

In response to the other party's teasing, Lin Xuan chose to directly avoid the topic and take the initiative back into her own hands.

He was not familiar with the working style of the original owner of this body. The more he said, the more mistakes he would make. Since he didn't know how to answer, he simply didn't answer.

"It's nothing. The eldest and the second eldest asked me to come to you. Tianchen and Dixing have been eliminated. Now there should be only four of us observers left for this experiment. According to the eldest eldest, we can start the [final experiment] whenever you are ready."

"【The last experiment】?"

Lin Xuan had a rough guess about the observer's duties, they were more like conducting a Gu breeding experiment. ?

The six earths may well represent six completely different directions of development, and the purpose of raising Gu is naturally to compete for the final winner.

The winner takes all, the loser eats dust, this is set from the beginning. ?

Then this so-called "final experiment" is probably to verify which of the six earths will go and which will stay.

Lin Xuan still has very limited information at the moment, but it is already very difficult to analyze so much from the other party's few words. ?

But what to say next? ?

She didn't even know how to participate in this final experiment, and who were the boss and the second in command mentioned by No. 3? Lin Xuan was still confused.

"You know, before I came here this time, I heard them say that you were actively interfering with the development of Earth 4. I didn't believe it at first. I thought that Tianchen was messing around on Earth 4 under your name."

"Now it seems that it is really you!"

Number Three looked very excited, as if he had seen something extraordinary.

"Tell me, how did you suddenly change so much? Among the six of us, you were the most rigid in doing things and strictly followed the rules of the experiment. How come you are the first to break the rules now?"

Lin Xuan didn't say anything. He couldn't answer this question. He couldn't say that he did it to save his own life, right?

The Three-Body Crisis did influence the turning points of events at many key nodes. Otherwise, the Earth would have entered the two-dimensional era by now.

"But I understand you. I've said before that experiments with some uncontrollable variables will be more interesting. The eldest and the second are both in charge and in charge. You don't know their two experimental fields. One is completely on the path of mechanical ascension, and the other is just crazy about the technology tree of biological evolution. It's very boring."

"If you say that they had no hand in it, I don't believe it at all, but these two people just f*cking refused to admit it. I told you long ago that when they die and are sent to the crematorium, their bodies will be burned clean, but they will still keep their mouths shut."

"If we want to intervene, then we can intervene. Anyway, we don't know if the boss and his men are still alive. They might have been killed by some civilization. We should have terminated this experiment long ago. I say, we shouldn't conduct the final experiment. It would be better for us to just go back to our homes, pack our bags, and live our own lives."

No. 3 was still talking, but Lin Xuan quickly captured the key information from it.

"You mean to say that as observers of this experiment, you have actually interfered with the development of the Earth you are on?"

"if not?"

Number Three looked at Lin Xuan with a matter-of-fact expression.

"I just raise a few cats and dogs. After so many years, I have developed feelings for them. What's more, they are a civilization?"

"Tianchen was an accident. He was too good at courting death, and the civilization he brought with him was also courting death. In the end, they were killed by high-dimensional monsters. As for the remaining five observers, who among us would not protect our own?"

"So, you came to see me this time because of this matter, right?"

Lin Xuan looked at No. 3, and he saw a hint of wanting to ask someone to do something for him in the other's eyes.

"Well... um, to be honest, my brother does need your help with something."

"Actually, you don't have to do it yourself. Just lend me some people."

"Who do you want to borrow?"

For some reason, Lin Xuan suddenly had a strange feeling. He always felt that No. 3 seemed to be hiding something from him.