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

"Lin Xuan, I want to ask you something."

Chang Weisi hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Do those clones you made have a backdoor system?"

"What the hell? A backdoor system?"

Lin Xuan was confused after hearing this.

"That is to say, do you have any backup plans for these clones? After all, you have handed over their control to the PDC. I mean, is there a possibility, just a possibility, that you can manually remove this control?"

Chang Weisi spoke very quietly when he said this, as if he was afraid of disturbing someone, but both parties knew that their conversation was being monitored in real time by Chieko, so it would be useless to speak in a quiet voice.

"Do you want to hear an official answer or an unofficial answer?" Lin Xuan asked with a smile.

"Unofficial."

"Unofficially, I can't do it at all. Like Hines, the PDC has absolute supervision over the production of clones. It's almost impossible for me to tamper with it."

Since cloning technology has been widely used, PDC has sent special people to monitor Liu Chang. Principal Liu doesn't care about this and sometimes even asks the people who monitor him to be his laboratory assistants, helping to wash bottles and so on.

"Is it impossible?" Chang Weisi was a little disappointed.

"Of course not. What are you thinking, General Chang Weisi? With the experience of Hines, the PDC is monitoring me more strictly than before. If they want to do anything to the clones, it's impossible."

"Ok."

Seeing that he couldn't get anything useful out of Lin Xuan, Chang Weisi had no choice but to get up and leave.

After seeing Chang Weisi leave, Zhang Xiang walked in from outside.

"Why did he come to see you, Chief?"

Lin Xuan smiled, picked up a piece of braised pork with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. After a long time, he said.

"Zhang Xiang, try not to get too close to the Space Force recently, so as not to bring trouble upon yourself."

"What do you mean?"

Zhang Xiang didn't quite understand. Although he did not belong to the Space Force, he was a soldier under Chang Weisi. Now Chang Weisi became one of the three decision-making seats of the Asian Fleet. Logically speaking, the entire Asian Fleet should be his colleague. Why did Lin Xuan tell him to be wary of these people?

"Just do as I say. I'm doing this for your own good."

Lin Xuan was too lazy to explain anything. Just as he guessed, Chang Weisi would never come to him for no reason. What he wanted to confirm was whether there was any way to remove the control over the clone.

I think the other party’s next move should be related to the entire PDC.

Chapter 97 Don’t support idle people

Things are far worse than Lin Xuan had imagined. The conflict between the immortals and ordinary people has become increasingly difficult to reconcile.

On April 4, this contradiction finally turned into an armed conflict between the two sides.

Eagle Sauce, Florida.

A space soldier who was expelled from the army because of his identity as an immortal robbed a police station with a fake gun, but was shot dead on the spot by the police with a real gun.

When this news was released by the media, people all over the world were silent.

The last time we heard such a nasty news was when a man in Florida covered his hands in peanut butter and attacked his neighbor who was allergic to peanut butter.

Sure enough, Florida never keeps idle people, just like the Rice Flower City in the island country anime Conan never keeps people.

However, this incident also triggered a protest against the immortals in the United States.

"Taxpayers' money should not be used to feed these immortal monsters. Their existence will only be a destabilizing factor for society. We should send all these immortals to the guillotine and kill them just like we executed Rey Diaz."

Soon, the demonstrations spread to other states and chaos engulfed the city.

Although many people don’t even know what is going on, it doesn’t matter. As long as there is chaos, they can start their own “zero-yuan shopping” activities.

The shops along the street were looted and the car windows were smashed by the protesters. People seemed to be experiencing a carnival before the end of the world.

"Hello, is this the buyer with the last digit 8813? Yes, I'm the overseas purchasing agent you contacted. Um, I only got you the black crocodile leather bag you wanted, is that okay? I want the red one... Then wait a moment, I'll go to two other stores to see if they have the red one."

Once the chaos broke out, the rush to buy by many agents really became a rush to buy.

This chaos lasted for about three days before it was quelled by the city defense forces. However, after this commotion, the issue of the immortals was completely exposed.

The PDC had to hold an emergency meeting to discuss the fate of the immortals.

"I have a suggestion. How about we exile these immortals to an isolated island and let them fend for themselves?" suggested the representative of the British Sun.

"I advise you not to do this," said the Australian representative.

The trouble brought by the immortals is indeed a headache for all countries. On the one hand, they have done nothing wrong. If the PDC takes action against them, it will inevitably greatly undermine the morale of the Space Force. On the other hand, these people basically hold multiple positions and have a very high status in various countries. Even if the PDC wants to touch them, it will be difficult.

Just like the decrees issued by the PDC before, it seems that the immortals have been hit in terms of economy, human rights and status, but in fact it is just for the grassroots people to see. If the anger of the grassroots people can be suppressed, it would be the best. If it cannot be suppressed, then we will find other ways.

"Who said we have to take action against those powerful immortals?" The Eagle Sauce representative suddenly spoke at this time.

"you mean."

"Stupid, we can just catch some typical cases and make an example of them. We don't need to do it to everyone."

"Not all immortals are rich and powerful. Aren't those immortals who participated in the [Future Support Plan] also immortals?"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

"This...isn't appropriate."

"Those immortals who participated in the reinforcement plan for the future are all warriors who volunteered to join the battle against the Trisolaran fleet in the future. Isn't it a bit inappropriate to target them?"

However, a sneer appeared on the face of the Eagle Sauce representative.

"What's inappropriate about that? Since they are willing to die for humanity, it is only natural for them to help humanity solve its current predicament."

"Besides, I don't really want to execute them. I just have other things for them to do."

As the Eagle Sauce representative spoke, he took out a design drawing and placed it on the table.

Everyone only took a quick glance and knew what the Eagle Sauce representative was planning to do.

"You still don't intend to give up the idea of ​​building weapons on the moon base?" said the representative of the Willy Country.

The design drawing that Eagle Sauce took out was of an improved laser weapon. Compared with the previous version, this one was generally larger in size and gave people a strong visual impact.

Previously at the PDC conference, everyone discussed this issue with Professor Wang Miao: Is it possible to deploy a giant cannon on the moon that can destroy the Trisolaran fleet?

But the result was a categorical rejection by Wang Miao.

It’s not that it can’t be created, but that it’s meaningless.

Although they have not actually fought the Trisolaran fleet, just from the fact that the ten probes launched had an acceleration of 8% to 10% of the speed of light, they knew that it was completely unnecessary to build defense facilities on the moon.

It's too heavy and it's difficult to even turn it around. If you want to use it to attack the Trisolarian fleet, it will probably be destroyed before you can fire a few shots.

However, the American representative did not directly answer the question raised by the Italian representative, but asked everyone a question in return.

"Everyone, do you think that your control over the three fleets is sufficient now?"

Upon hearing this, all the representatives looked at each other in bewilderment.

The Eagle Sauce representative Xiaoxiao continued.

"From this incident, you only saw the conflict between the immortals and ordinary people, but what I saw was the demise of the country."

"The three fleets are slipping away from our control little by little. Everyone, think carefully. The Space Force is different from any army we have led before. In the past, we were able to control the sea, land, and air because the earth was so big, but now it is different. The Space Force has appeared, and they will open up new territories in space."

"The three most important things for building a country are population resources, territorial resources, and military resources. The Space Force is almost able to achieve these three points."

"By then, please think about it. Can the power in your hands still pose any threat to the Space Force?"

Everyone in the meeting hall was silent.

Indeed, the concerns of the Eagle Sauce are not unreasonable.

The only thing that can restrain the Space Force is another Space Force.

But what if the entire space fleet mutinied?

There is a saying in China that goes, "A general is not always subject to the orders of his ruler when he is away from the battlefield." If the Space Force really doesn't want to listen to them, then the PDC will have no way to deal with these guys.

"So... you want to build a weapon on the moon, a weapon that can threaten the Space Force?" asked the British National Flag representative.

"Exactly."

"From a long-term perspective, after we defeat the Trisolarans, the Space Force will most likely be our biggest threat. Moreover, there are Steel Seals lurking in the Space Force. In order to prevent this possibility, it is necessary to build weapons at the Moon Base."

Ultimately, 46 of the 30 countries voted in favor of the decision.

This giant cannon was named "Gabriel", which means judgment.

However, only those who participated in the PDC meeting and Sophon knew that the judgment was not against the Trisolarans, but against the three major fleets.

Chapter 98 College Entrance Examination

These days, television programs are almost completely dominated by news, all reporting on the chaos caused by immortals in various places.

I don’t know whether these journalists are intentionally creating the illusion that the immortals are always causing trouble, or whether they simply think that this news is hot-selling. In any case, everyone’s hostility towards the immortals is intensifying invisibly.

Some so-called "experts" and all kinds of monsters and demons came out to criticize the immortals.

Some said that the cell division drug they drank could not prolong human lifespan at all, but instead increased the chances of their cells becoming cancerous, and they would die of cancer within a few years.

Some also say that they are insiders of the government and know some of the truth. The immortals were a scam by the upper class from the beginning, a tool for the lower class to divert their hatred, or maybe capital is the driving force behind it.

Anyway, in the end, the stories they spread were more bizarre than the last.

Luo Congmin is not happy to see these things, because she is different from most people. She has come into contact with immortals and knows that those things on the Internet are fake.

Chang Weisi, Zhang Xiang, Lin Xuan, Ding Yi, Wang Miao, these people are all immortals.

They are not as bad as they are said to be on the Internet.

At the beginning, when Luo Congmin heard people around her saying bad things about the immortals, she would retort, but after a long time, she became too lazy to say anything.

You can shut up one or two people, but can you shut up thousands and millions of people?

When one person slanders you, it is called slander, but when a group of people slander you, it is justice.

So she hardly watches the news these days. In this respect, she is a bit like her mother Zhuang Yan, but Luo Congmin is more stubborn than Zhuang Yan. Zhuang Yan would stop watching the news if she gets annoyed, but Luo Congmin still insists on watching it even though she is annoyed.

She switched the TV from program mode to on-demand mode and pressed the remote control twice before she remembered that she needed to use another remote control to control the on-demand mode.

"Tsk, it's so hard to watch TV now. I have to change four or five remote controls to change a channel. Why didn't Qin Shi Huang unify the remote controls when he unified the writing system?"

Lin Xuan on the side smiled when she heard this.

"These are things that came later. Before the satellite dish era, watching TV was not so complicated."

"What is a satellite dish?" Luo Congmin asked puzzledly.

"Oh, yes, I almost forgot. When you were born, this thing was completely banned. It used to be everywhere in the countryside. It was very easy to make. You could install it on the roof and directly receive the signal to watch TV."

"Then why is such a good thing banned?" Luo Congmin puzzled.

"What do you think?"

Luo Congmin thought for a while.

"Are you afraid that someone will use it to communicate with the Trisolarans?"

Lin Xuan was stunned when she heard this.

My goodness, this girl’s train of thought is a bit too weird.

"Obviously not. They're just trying to make money. If everyone uses this thing, who would watch TV programs on demand?"

Luo Congmin nodded, not quite understanding.

"That does make sense. If there really is something this good, I won't subscribe to TV shows anymore."

Now, if you want to watch TV, you have to become a member first. Not only that, you also have to get advanced on-demand viewing. Some unscrupulous businesses will even recommend member-exclusive ads to you. It really makes people feel a bit outrageous.

As he was speaking, Luo Congmin selected an old movie from seven years ago - "Man Jiang Hong" from the on-demand option.

This movie was released in 2023. At that time, Luo Congmin was busy preparing for the entrance examination from primary school to junior high school, so he had no time to watch movies.

Unexpectedly, seven years later, you still have to pay to watch this movie on demand on TV.

"Please pay 6.9 yuan to watch "Man Jiang Hong"."

Luo Congmin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the prompt. The price was not too expensive considering the current commodity prices.