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

Asia: Kunlun Mountains:

A drop of water crashed directly into the mountain. The hard rock could not stop its progress at all, and it directly destroyed the thinker array consisting of more than 100,000 clones hidden underground.

Then, it turned back and crashed into the interior of the Red Coast Base, burying the huge antenna used for transmission by the Red Coast Base, along with the database of the Mewtwo World, in the ruins of Kunlun Mountain.

Europe: Northern Highlands of Scotland:

Based on the accurate information provided by Sophon, the water droplets accurately hit the Thinker array hidden in Loch Ness, which took almost no effort.

When the water droplets penetrated the metal plates on the Thinker Array, the entire Loch Ness twisted downward like a flush toilet, and countless clones were crushed by the vortex formed by the Coriolis force of the water flow. The entire Loch Ness turned into a sea of ​​blood, and the broken limbs of clones could be seen everywhere.

Africa: Sahara Desert:

An artificial pyramid was easily destroyed by water droplets. This was the last Thinker array of the Mewtwo Database. After destroying it, the computing power of the Mewtwo Database would drop directly to less than one-thirtieth of the original computing power.

With this computing power, it may take decades or even a hundred years to build a model structure like before.

Today, humans have completely lost the ability to utilize solar broadcasting.

It was not until this point that the officials of Earth International suddenly realized what a stupid decision they had made.

No one was surprised that the water droplet would attack Lin Xuan's Mewtwo database, but it also blocked the sun's broadcasting ability. What does this indicate?

This means that in addition to Lin Xuan, the Trisolarans are also afraid of Luo Ji!

Because Luo Ji's original plan was to use the sun to launch a "curse" outward.

Although no one knows what the principle of this curse is, the fact that the Trisolarans are afraid of Luo Ji's plan is enough to explain the problem.

The Trisolarans are not only afraid of Lin Xuan, but also afraid of Luo Ji!

And what did I and others do?

In order to retaliate against Luo Congmin politically, they personally cancelled Luo Ji's identity as a wallfacer, blocking the last way out for mankind.

At that time, Luo Ji seemed to be unconcerned about the cancellation of his identity as a wall-facer. Perhaps he had guessed that this would be the result.

It is a luxury to expect humans to remain sane forever.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Sophon sent a message to all people on Earth through the Internet.

"We will destroy all the underground cities in 12 hours. Please move to the ground immediately."

Then, a huge death countdown that filled the entire screen appeared on everyone's mobile phone screen. When the time was up, five water droplets would immediately attack more than 5 underground cities on the earth.

"Run!"

This was what everyone was thinking. Although they didn’t know why the Trisolarans were so kind as to give them a warning, no matter what, the best thing to do was to escape from the dungeon as quickly as possible.

Chapter 137 Darkest Hour [Part ]

One hour ago, at the Trisolaran combat meeting.

Yun Tianming looked at the target that the Trisolaran was about to hit with water droplets and couldn't help but frown slightly.

"Wait a minute, I have a problem."

He spoke slowly, immediately attracting the attention of all the consuls present.

"Fairy Tale Archon, please speak."

Fairy Tale Archon is what the Trisolarans call Yun Tianming.

Although everyone does not care much about this human archon, the future development of the Three-Body Civilization still needs to rely on the fairy tales provided by Yun Tianming. In addition, given his identity as an archon, it is still possible to let him have a say.

"If you want to destroy the underground city, then the residents living in the underground city will also be killed, right?" Yun Tianming asked.

"Yes, there is no use in keeping these bugs, so it's just right to clean them up together." The Trisolaran still didn't lie and spoke frankly.

"This is unnecessary. Killing these people will not do you any good."

"Fairy Tale Archon, please be aware of your position. If you just feel pity for these bugs, then there is no need to do so. After we occupy the Earth, these people will also be executed. The only difference is that they will die sooner or later. Of course, the same goes for you. After you complete your work, we will execute you as well."

Yun Tianming: ...

Although he had been in the Trisolaran Fleet for a long time, he was still not used to the direct way these guys spoke.

"Okay, it's up to you whether to kill them or not. After all, the entire solar system will soon belong to you... oh no, to us. But executing these people now will not only do you no good, but may also be a loss."

"why?"

The 12 consuls asked Yun Tianming questions at the same time, and Yun Tianming suddenly felt his brain buzzing.

The only way he could communicate with the Trisolarans was through talking, but the other party could directly transmit what they wanted to say to him through brain waves, saving even the effort of translation.

"Haven't you always wanted to learn how to cheat? Human society was born out of mutual deception. Do you remember the story I told you?"

"You mean the story about the kid and the wolf?"

"Yes, it's the story of 'The Boy Who Cried Wolf'. Deception and trust, two contradictory things, make up human society. Don't you think it's amazing?"

"Humans learned to deceive at the beginning of their birth. This skill is actually not conducive to the development and continuation of a race and civilization. According to your theory, when a civilization encounters another civilization, a chain of suspicion will arise, and then it will have to destroy the other. Then, between people and individuals, won't there be such a chain of suspicion? In fact, because of the deceptive nature of humans, this chain of suspicion will be even stronger. But now humans are still united. Doesn't this run counter to your theory?"

The executives were silent for a long time before someone spoke.

"It's different. The situation is different. There is something forcing everyone to fight... No, because of the knowledge sealing rules, I can't tell you this yet."

Yun Tianming keenly sensed something strange. There was obviously something else behind the words of the Trisolarans. In the future, when he communicated with them, he could approach it more from this angle and trick them into telling him what was hidden behind it.

"Even if this theory is proven to be true, humans have already been defeated. We can just make them submit to us. Why do we have to kill everyone?"

Now that humanity’s defeat is an established fact, what Yun Tianming has to do is to protect the lives and safety of as many people as possible. This is the only thing he can do now.

"If humans submit to us and are willing to be our slaves, then killing them now would be destroying our own property. This is very unwise, right?"

The Science Archon shook his head slightly.

"Fairy Tale Archon, we understand that you want more humans to survive, but making so many humans slaves is a huge project. According to our idea, we only need to preserve one hundred millionth of the human population on Earth."

"40 people...isn't this too few?" Yun Tianming was shocked.

He originally thought that no matter what, the Trisolarans would leave 40 million people for the human race, but now they are planning to kill all humans until only people are left!

"This is just the first step. Later we will allow these humans to reproduce to the current population." said the Agricultural Archon.

"I don't understand. First, they killed humans until there were only a few dozen of them left, and then they restored their population to billions. What was the purpose of doing this?"

"Sorry, I can't tell you. This is a cosmic rule that runs parallel to the previous theory."

"As you said, if the universe only follows that theory, then when projected between individuals, civilization will not exist at all, because the only possibility between individuals is destruction."

"But that theory is not the only rule governing the operation of the universe. There is another rule that runs parallel to it in the universe. It is because of its existence that individuals and individuals form civilizations."

Yun Tianming asked his next question in a flash.

"What about civilization? There is a second rule between individuals. So, is there also a second rule between civilizations?"

"Yes, but that rule requires a lot of our resources, so most civilizations choose to only implement the first rule. Only a few civilizations implement the second rule, and even more choose a simpler and cruder method to only complete part of the second rule."

“So, although the second rule and the first rule seem to have very different effects in their implementation, in fact, the principles are the same.”

Although Yun Tianming did not understand what these two cosmic rules were, he still wrote down every word the other party said. There would always be someone who could understand it. He just needed to record it and find an opportunity to pass on this important information.

"That is to say, you are actually implementing the second rule now, but you think it is a waste of resources, so you want to simplify the process."

"Yes."

"Then we can make a deal. I can answer your three questions and won't cheat you in the process. As for whether I'm lying, you should have a way to test my brain. When a person is lying, it's difficult for the brain and heartbeat to escape detection. You should have such a lie detector device." Yun Tianming decided to take a gamble.

The 12 archons of the Trisolarans looked at each other. To be honest, Lin Xuan had made them a little afraid of the word "transaction".

But the price Yun Tianming offered was really hard for them to refuse.

"Okay, so what do you want?"

"12 hours. I want to buy 12 hours for the humans in the dungeon to escape. Is that okay?"

"Okay, let's start the deal. We will test your heartbeat and brain. During this time, please do not lie to us."

Finally, the Trisolarans brought an instrument and asked Yun Tianming to sit on it. It should be a device similar to a lie detector.

There are two lights, red and green, on the top of the device. When the red light is on, it means that the detection device has detected that Yun Tianming is lying. If it is green, it proves that he is telling the truth.

“The first question is, how do humans view the profession of teachers?”

This question seems ordinary, but Yun Tianming knows that the Trisolarans definitely have a deeper meaning behind asking this question. He must think of a way to cover up the key information without deceiving the other party.

This was difficult because Yun Tianming had no idea what the key information was, so he could only answer tentatively.

"Teachers are a profession that exists based on educational activities. Teachers have existed since the birth of Confucianism, and people have great respect for them."

Yun Tianming deliberately hid two words here. People's respect for teachers comes more from this profession rather than from the teachers themselves. After all, there are good and bad teachers. Good teachers deserve respect, but bad teachers deserve contempt. Only the concept of respecting teachers has been passed down through the ages.

He didn't know whether such hiding would be effective, but he had to try.

The green light came on, proving that he was telling the truth, and Yun Tianming couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Second question, you said that teachers are an extension of Confucianism, so why has the so-called Confucian school gradually faded away, but education still exists in human society?"

The second question was still related to education, which made Yun Tianming probably guess what the other party wanted to know.

“Because education is a way of transferring knowledge.”

Yun Tianming hid more information this time. He only said one thing. There is another one: education is a way for the ruling class to radiate ideas downward.

These two are actually the fundamental reasons why education still exists. Yun Tianming doesn’t know which of the two needs to be hidden more, so he can only take a gamble and hide the latter piece of information.

"The last question is, why do humans still use traditional education methods to impart knowledge even though they now have a faster way of transmitting knowledge like the Mewtwo Project?"

"It's probably because of addiction. After all, as far as I know, long-term use of that thing has serious side effects."

Yun Tianming really couldn't hide anything, because this was all he knew.

The green light came on for the third time, proving that Yun Tianming was not lying.

"Okay, we will fulfill our promise and give humans 12 hours to escape," said the military governor.

Yun Tianming breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He knew that these guys would not lie. As long as they said something, they would definitely do it.

"I need a break."

Yun Tian knew that there was no point in staying any longer, so he just found an excuse to rest.

After Yun Tianming left, the consuls began to communicate.

"I still haven't found out anything." The Archon of Culture and Education said helplessly.

"Yes, it's too difficult to pry open this person's mouth." The Scientific Archon also agreed.

"He may not have deceived us, but he hid key information."

"Let's try more. Humans are the children of that civilization. They are born with the ability to deceive. They also have a unique way of communicating information, such as teachers. Maybe when we figure out why that civilization designed the human species in this way, we can understand the second law of the universe."

The Trisolarans did not obtain any useful information from Yun Tianming through this wave of questions, but they were not in a hurry. They had plenty of time anyway. The most important task next was to gain control of the Earth.

The 12 hours passed quickly.

After receiving the message from Tomoko, the people in the underground city immediately began to evacuate to the ground. No matter what the future holds, they must at least stay alive now.

The precious 12 hours that Yun Tianming won for humanity were more than enough for everyone to evacuate.

But 12 hours after arriving, some people still couldn't leave.

These people were mainly divided into three categories. The first category was those who had completely given up resistance and suffered mental breakdowns. They accounted for the vast majority. After seeing the fleet being easily destroyed by the Trisolarans, they had lost the desire to live, so they decided to wait for death in the dungeon.

The second type of people are the speculators. After they know that the dungeon cannot be preserved, they want to take more property in the dungeon for themselves. They work tirelessly to search for valuable things in the ruins of the city again and again, trying to bring them to the surface, but the result is that they are left in the dungeon forever.

The third type of people are a group of crazy people. After learning the news that destruction is coming, they are not afraid but excited as if they were taking drugs.

They stripped naked and ran down the street, pulling up carts of champagne to celebrate, hugged each other in the central square, and passionately kissed complete strangers.

Some crazy people even used their weapons to shoot other people who were fleeing, and then shouted excitedly.

They seemed to be enjoying this final doomsday carnival, destroying everything they saw to vent their anger.

Finally, the 12-hour countdown ended.

Five drops of water began to destroy the more than 5 underground cities at the same time. The violent earthquake lasted for more than an hour, and even many people who escaped to the ground were injured.

Everyone looked at the destroyed dungeons in confusion, not knowing what to do in the future.

In such dark moments, human nature is distorted.

Many people spontaneously organized cleanup teams without even receiving orders from the Trisolarans to assist the water droplets in destroying the remaining underground cities.

It seemed that if they did this, the Trisolarans would spare them.