Starting as a Wallfacer, his defection to the Three-Body Problem shocked the world.

Chapter 236 Xihe

Twelve days later, accompanied by a series of loud explosions from their home planet, the Trisolarans personally destroyed the six square towers located on the equator of their home planet.

These square towers were engineering structures built by the Trisolarans during the Deterrence Era, named Qi Yaxiusuo, which was translated as Xihe in the Trisolaran society.

Xihe is the mother of the sun in Chinese mythology. She gave birth to ten suns and also had the ability to control the rhythm of time. She could make the sun rise in the east and set in the west at her beck and call. Therefore, the calendar for calculating time was also written by her.

Although the Qiyashus built by the Trisolarans does not have the ability to control the sun, it can distribute the sunlight received by one of the locations outwards during the Chaotic Era, which can be regarded as a way to reduce the damage caused by the Chaotic Era.

Of course, just from the name, one can tell that the construction of this thing is inextricably linked to Yun Tianming, the thirteenth governor. His fairy tales combine nearly a hundred years of human stories, and these stories themselves carry the wisdom of nearly a thousand years of human development.

Therefore, the Deterrence Era was not only an era of vigorous development of human civilization, but also an era of rapid development of the Trisolaran civilization.

As for why this name was chosen, it's probably just for good luck, since the Trisolarans dream of controlling the laws of the Chaotic Era and completely defeating the three suns.

To put it bluntly, I've invited your mother.

The complete destruction of all Qi Yaxiu's residences was also an order from the Führer.

"It's truly unexpected that a leader known for his conservative and steady approach to strategy would issue such a do-or-die order," said the Minister of Education, looking at the collapsing pagodas.

Beside him, the newly appointed science governor also agreed with the former's statement, nodding slightly.

"There's nothing we can do about it, senior. This evacuation operation concerns the survival of the entire civilization. The leader cannot afford to make the slightest mistake. He even dares to kill those governors, let alone a few unused towers."

Upon hearing this, the Minister of Education couldn't help but sigh.

"If it were in the past, the whole civilization would have worked together, and there wouldn't have been so many troubles. But since the stories of the Fairy Tale Governor began to circulate among the people, it has caused divisions within our ranks for the first time."

He wasn't complaining much; he was simply stating the facts.

The Trisolarans' current technological advancements are absolutely inseparable from Yun Tianming; the entire civilization's technological explosion was almost entirely caused by him.

However, what brought them success also brought them failure. The corresponding negative effect was that it enlightened the people, which suddenly increased the difficulty of managing the Trisolarans.

It was only then that the leader suddenly realized how important it was to have a guiding ideology to govern the entire civilization. This was not to keep the people ignorant, but to enable the power of everyone in the civilization to be focused and exerted in one place, so as to drive the entire historical process.

If the development of a civilization is like pulling a cart with horses, then the Trisolaran civilization rushed forward headlong until it reached a hill, where the cart got stuck, and no one knew which direction to pull it in.

Therefore, Yun Tianming's appearance actually showed the entire civilization a new direction, enabling the entire civilization to escape from the abyss.

However, the aftereffect is that when the first person starts to leave the group, a second person will follow suit, and this situation will escalate until the entire civilization is torn apart.

Therefore, it is very necessary for someone to step forward, unify thinking, and determine a general direction for progress. Moreover, this thinking must have two characteristics.

First, it must align with the perceptions of the majority. This doesn't mean you have to give up most of the benefits to everyone, but rather that they must feel it's reasonable. This requires more effort in education. The kind of civilization you want to build will naturally depend on the kind of education you promote.

If the goal is to establish a slave empire, then it is necessary to educate them from childhood to establish a caste system, dividing people into different classes of social status, so that they are less likely to rebel.

Secondly, this idea should never be declared definitively at once. Ideally, the idea itself should be able to keep pace with the times and be constantly updated. Otherwise, if it remains rigid and inflexible, the development of civilization will be constrained by these rules and regulations.

Once the general direction was determined, all that remained was some embellishment. If the leader were given another three to five years, he could at least consolidate 80 to 90 percent of the power, if not return the entire Trisolaran civilization to its initial stage of ideological unity.

Now, everything is uncertain.

In order to reduce the occurrence of variables, the leader had no choice but to cut off his own escape route, just as they forced human civilization into the dark realm. Only by completely extinguishing hope can civilization work together to minimize its inherent uncertainty.

"Let's go, it's time for us to get on the ship."

The Education and Culture Commissioner patted the Science Commissioner on the shoulder and strode up the escalator, which would take them directly into the ship's interior.

Although the leader has always said that all civilizations are treated equally, as governors, they still have the right to enter the spaceship without dehydration.

After all, they were responsible for the transportation of the entire civilization, and it was impossible for all the people to be dehydrated.

"Sir, this way please."

As soon as they boarded the spaceship, the Trisolarans in charge of registration swam over to process the formalities for the two governors.

Beside them, towed by hovercars, crates of Trisolarans were stacked like mille-feuille cakes and transported onto the ship, where they were stored in the storage compartments along with the cargo.

This single box alone could hold at least a thousand Trisolarans, while the number of Trisolarans evacuated this time was as high as several hundred million.

In this respect, the Trisolarans' evacuation plan is somewhat similar to the digital life proposed by Hammerk, except that the latter's method was more radical and ultimately failed to be realized.

Comparing the two civilizations' drastically different choices regarding evacuation, one can't help but wonder, what makes humanity think it can defeat the Trisolarans?

"Gentlemen, the third evacuation fleet is about to set sail. At that time, the entire ship will enter warp drive mode. Please prepare yourselves..."

As the broadcast rang out on the Trisolaran homeworld, the cultural and educational governor turned around and looked at the homeworld through the porthole.

If nothing unexpected happens, this will be the last time they see their home planet. Soon, the planet will be reduced to dust by the Dark Forest.

But just as the education official was engrossed in watching, there was a sudden movement in the vast, dark universe in the distance!

"Senior, look over there, what's that!"

The science official exclaimed in surprise.

Unlike him, the education official was also staring wide-eyed at the darkness in disbelief.

In the darkness, a colossal spaceship, the size of an entire planet, was slowly approaching them.

When all the Trisolarans saw the ship's hull, they all felt their hearts skip a beat.

This ship... is the Navigator, which they have been searching for for many years!