Chapter 129 1 family of 3
Chapter 129 1 family of 3
"Mr. Ding, please don't make things difficult for us. This really isn't something we can decide."
The Trisolarans' ten probes are still about three months away from arriving in the solar system, but the international community and the general public on Earth have basically concluded that the Trisolaran fleet has come to negotiate.
Otherwise, it's inexplicable why they would actively send ten probes into the solar system. In people's eyes, this was a test by the Trisolarans, and humanity had already won this war.
Perhaps it was unwise of us to be overly concerned about the Trisolaran fleet from the beginning.
This idea became even clearer after seeing the images transmitted back by the Hubble Telescope. When the Trisolaran fleet passed through the dust cloud, the originally uniform fleet had become sparse, and the "brush" shape could no longer be maintained. The entire Trisolaran fleet appeared to be in disarray.
Therefore, in the eyes of humanity, the Trisolarans no longer pose a threat to Earth. Although the news of peace talks has not yet been confirmed by the two major international organizations, an internal official of the Fleet International has indeed revealed that humanity is already preparing to negotiate with the Trisolarans.
This is the first contact between humankind and an extraterrestrial civilization in history, so it is of great significance. Many things are still under discussion, such as the receiving order of the ten probes. Should it be from left to right first, or should it spread from the middle to both sides?
After all, it will be broadcast live globally, and on such an important occasion, humanity should fully demonstrate its powerful strength.
They have treated accepting the mission from the Trisolaran probe as a performance, but they still need to carefully consider the selection of the people to contact the ten water droplets.
As in the original storyline, Dr. Ding Yi insisted on applying to board a research vessel to observe the water droplets up close, as he also wanted to see just how powerful this civilization, which had kept physics locked away for hundreds of years, truly was.
However, both Fleet International and Earth International immediately rejected Ding Yi's proposal.
It's not that he wasn't qualified, but a few years ago, when Lin Xuan was in hibernation, she specifically instructed both parties.
Under no circumstances should Ding Yi be allowed to participate in this scientific research mission. If he insists on going, Fleet International and Earth International may even take some violent measures to stop him.
Although Lin Xuan is still in hibernation, everything is proceeding according to his plan. After all, he has done almost everything he needed to do, and now it's time to show the results of his efforts over the past two hundred years.
Unbeknownst to everyone, a massive escape that would shatter their worldview was about to unfold.
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"We should grant the Trisolarans more rights and freedoms; this is humanity's first step into the universe!"
"Once the Trisolarans arrive on Earth, Project Sunshine should proceed simultaneously to demonstrate Earth's civilization's friendliness and sincerity to them!"
Inside the underground city, a councilor stood on a platform, speaking eloquently to the crowd below.
Project Sunshine was a project prepared by humanity to welcome the Trisolarans to the solar system, and its specific engineering content was divided into three different schools of thought.
Some believe that once the Trisolaran colony fleet arrives in the solar system, humanity should voluntarily relinquish some planets with harsher ecosystems.
Let the Trisolarans live there and coerce them into providing scientific research support to humanity, in return for providing the Trisolarans with the necessary resources for survival.
The relationship between humans and the Trisolarans is similar to that between the Earth International and the Fleet International, but with some differences. Humans will gain absolute control over the Trisolarans.
Another viewpoint is that the Trisolarans should be allowed to enter Earth and become servants of humanity, just like clones.
Some extreme thinkers believe that humans should have equal rights with the Trisolarans, and could even marry and have children with them, sharing culture and fully reflecting biodiversity.
The plan received widespread support from the public, who believed that Earth is a beautiful planet and that humanity, as the victor in the war, should be more tolerant of other civilizations.
However, neither Earth International nor Fleet International supports this resolution.
The masses may be blinded by illusions, but politicians will not.
Because that fog was originally set up by politicians to fool the masses. In this special era, the masses do not need overly lofty ideas, as that would be detrimental to the stability of the situation.
Therefore, these lawmakers wanted to achieve their political goals through the masses, and their methods were almost identical to those used to force Luo Congmin to step down.
However, the masses are not so easily fooled nowadays. Some immortals and awakened hibernators are aware of the threat posed by the Trisolaran fleet, so they are staunch opponents of Project Sunshine.
"Listen to me, everyone. The Trisolarans are also human beings. Their lives are equal to those of humans. Don't you hibernators and immortals also enjoy the same rights as ordinary people? Why are you opposing my proposal? Don't let historical hatred cloud your judgment. We should look forward and coexist peacefully with the Trisolarans on Earth."
"Bullshit! Forgetting history is tantamount to betrayal. The pain you're talking about is what we experienced firsthand. What you see is just a simple passage recorded in a history book. It wasn't your family or your friends who died. What right do you have to forgive the Trisolarans on our behalf?"
The immortals and hibernators cursed as they hurled various vegetables at the stage.
"We are a race about to set foot on the stars and the sea, we have a long-standing cultural heritage and a tradition of etiquette, we... Damn it, can you guys stop just grabbing tomatoes?"
Shi Qiang somehow managed to haul a large truckload of vegetables, including tomatoes, potatoes, and cucumbers, and supplied them to the group of protesting hibernators.
This thing is incredibly valuable in the dungeon now; throwing it away is practically like dropping a bundle of cash.
So, in the end, this so-called propaganda left both sides somewhat bewildered and amused.
Shi Qiang eventually went to find his son. Although the child was indeed disappointing, he was still his own flesh and blood.
After Shi Xiaoming went to prison, he was released after a few years. He borrowed some money and planned to open a small shop peacefully after his release.
As it happened, Lin Xuan overthrew PDC's rule, and after Earth International was established, everyone's assets were reshuffled, so Shi Xiaoming's debts naturally did not need to be repaid.
With the subsequent economic recovery, his small shop made some money, which allowed him to buy a hibernation license, allowing him to travel directly two hundred years into the future.
Shi Qiang didn't reminisce with Shi Xiaoming much; he just wanted to confirm that his son was still alive.
In the end, however, he still asked Luo Congmin to find a job for his son on the Reach Star Space Station, even if it was just cleaning.
Shi Qiang always felt that staying on Earth was not safe, and Luo Congmin didn't say anything. It was just a small matter to her. Besides, Shi Qiang was originally part of Lin Xuan's team, and his family could naturally live in any territory controlled by Lin Xuan.
Luo Congmin had previously assigned Shi Qiang a job, his old profession, to be in charge of security in the underground city.
Shi Qiang really enjoyed this job. After two hundred years, he had finally risen from a lowly policeman to the position of Director of the Provincial Public Security Bureau. Although this was not a high-ranking position compared to Luo Congmin and others, it was a great achievement that fulfilled his long-cherished wish.
Over the past two centuries, the Mirror Project has built tens of thousands of underground cities, with several thousand in China alone.
Apart from Hangzhou, almost every city has its own underground city.
There is actually one in Hangzhou, but it's not called Hangzhou Underground City. It's called Linjiang County Underground City because Lin Xuan said that calling it Hangzhou Underground City was unlucky and that it was easy to be swallowed by lava, so he changed the name. Others don't know what he's talking about, but since it was Lin Xuan's request, they naturally had to change it.
Luo Congmin originally wanted to arrange a job for Luo Ji as well, but Luo Ji simply chose to give up.
In his words, he had finally gotten rid of the savior's identity, so he should rest for a few more days and experience the life of an ordinary person.
His removal from the Wallfacer status was actually related to the previous ministers of the Five Departments. Luo Congmin's proposal to revive and reinforce the Future Task Force directly disrupted Earth International's original plan to place its personnel in Fleet International.
Therefore, Earth International turned its attention to Luo Congmin's father, Luo Ji.
If I can't deal with the Trisolarans, can't I at least deal with you?
Thus, Luo Ji was stripped of his Wallfacer status. However, he was happy to be free, since with his daughter's power, he could still live a good life even if he wasn't a Wallfacer.
Later, Luo Ji also woke Zhuang Yan from hibernation, and the family of three lived happily together. Luo Ji was finally able to put aside all his troubles and spend these two happy years in peace.
Lin Xuan's plan is still gradually unfolding in various places.
Unlike the original storyline, Fleet International's 5000 warships largely utilize immortals and sleepers as fleet commanders and high-ranking military officers, so most of them have either played or heard of the game "Star Wars: Dark Campaign".
The three fleets are not as scheming and infighting as in the original story. In order to deal with the possibility of being adrift in space and unable to return, as in Star Wars: Dark War, each warship is equipped with a complete hibernation system.
The power supply is provided by the cold nuclear fusion battery invented by Dr. Ding Yi. Without returning to space, it can hibernate for more than a thousand years without any problem. However, the spaceship's fuel cannot support it to drift for that long. Therefore, after hibernation, the entire ship will eventually become a ghost ship, like a lone boat in space.
This is for use in conjunction with the [Deep Sea Acceleration Fluid].
When the ship enters forward four-stage mode, in order to ensure that the personnel inside the cabin are not crushed into a pile of minced meat, it is necessary to inject deep-sea acceleration fluid into the cabin.
This liquid is extremely rich in oxygen. During respiration, the liquid fills the lungs and then successively fills the various organs. When the human body is filled with deep-sea acceleration fluid, the internal and external pressures are balanced with those in the deep sea, giving it the super pressure resistance of deep-sea fish. Under the overload conditions of a spacecraft's ultra-high acceleration, the pressure environment of the fluid-filled compartment is similar to that of the deep sea, hence the name.
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