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

Chapter 143 This is the moment when humanity's stars shine brightest.

Quiet.

The entire room fell into a deathly silence.

The last time a similar scene occurred was when Lin Xuan was facing representatives from various countries at the PDC.

For a moment, all the rulers of the Trisolarans were at a loss for words. They had considered a million possibilities, but they never expected Lin Xuan to pull such a stunt on them.

After a long silence, Zhizi finally uttered two words.

"A poisonous snake."

That's right, this is the second name the Trisolarans use for humans besides "insects." In their eyes, humans are as cunning as venomous snakes, and Lin Xuan is the most cunning of them all.

His cunning is so extreme that it's impossible to guard against him.

"So, you're not a representative of any advanced civilization at all?"

Lin Xuan smiled.

“I never said I was one from the beginning. Wasn’t this so-called observer identity something you imposed on me from the start?”

The Trisolarans remained silent.

Indeed, it seems that from the very beginning, it was our wishful thinking that the other side had some kind of observer identity that led to the current situation.

In that case, it's not really Lin Xuan's fault; it's just that the Trisolarans are too prone to overthinking.

"Wallfacer Lin Xuan, so this was your real Wallfacer plan all along! We've all been fooled by you!" The military governor was so angry he almost spat out blood. He never expected that despite his meticulous planning, he would actually make a mistake and be defeated by the Wallfacer.

“Wait a minute, this isn’t right. If Lin Xuan isn’t an observer, then a lot of things don’t make sense,” the Science Administrator said.

His reminder made everyone realize what was going on.

"Yes, it doesn't make sense. If he's not the representative of that advanced civilization, then why would he possess so many strange and unusual technologies that don't belong to humans?"

Indeed, the Trisolarans weren't too surprised by the various technological products Lin Xuan pulled out, entirely because of his status as an observer.

If Lin Xuan wasn't an observer, then none of this makes sense.

"Actually, technology is relatively easy to explain. After all, that civilization might really have left some backup plans on Earth. Although the probability of them being discovered by ordinary people is not high, it is still possible."

"What I really can't understand is his previous behavior. If he were just an ordinary person, how could he possibly be there to observe every single crucial moment?"

Lin Xuan was taken aback by the Trisolaran's words.

What does it mean to be there to observe every important moment?

"Haven't I been involved in every single important event? It seems I haven't missed a single important event so far, has I?"

Suddenly, Lin Xuan seemed to have thought of something, and he began to retrieve his memories of Shi Qiang.

The Super Dream Database integrates the memories of all mankind, including Shi Qiang's. He quickly found what he wanted without much effort.

Shi Qiang's memories are from before he hibernated. Lin Xuan hasn't had time to upload the data after he hibernated into her brain yet, but that's enough.

Lin Xuan pulled Shi Qiang's memory back in time, all the way to the first Wallfacer hearing 200 years ago.

Soon, he saw "himself" from that time in Shi Qiang's memory.

At that time, Lin Xuan had not yet transmigrated to this world, but she herself had already become the fifth Wallfacer.

Lin Xuan had actually been curious about this before, but he kept the question buried in his heart and didn't even ask Shi Qiang.

Only now, after he has acquired all of humanity's memories, has he had the time to examine the true situation.

In Shi Qiang's memory, Lin Xuan appeared twice. The first time was on the way to the UN General Assembly. Shi Qiang asked Lin Xuan to wear a bulletproof vest, but she refused. However, the specific reason was unknown.

The second time was at the operational meeting of the Guzheng Project, where I also appeared.

Lin Xuan was certain that there was no such person as him in the original story, which meant that the previous owner of her body was far more complex than she had imagined.

It's a pity that Ye Wenjie died too young, otherwise I could have checked her memories and maybe found some more clues.

Now, the only one who can provide more clues is Wang Miao.

Lin Xuan then checked Wang Miao's memories in her mind and made new discoveries.

In Wang Miao's memory, he appeared three times. Once was at the guzheng project's operational meeting held by Chang Weisi, Shi Qiang and others, where he attended as a meeting assistant.

The previous two times, he was an undercover police officer at the predecessor of ETO, Science Frontier!

Goodness, it seems this body of mine is something else. After changing two owners, it surprisingly ended up joining the same organization.

Lin Xuan was too lazy to guess why he had transmigrated, or what kind of thing the system was. He just wanted to figure out what the original owner of this body had done before he transmigrated to this world.

He began to search through all of humanity's memories of him, and the results shocked Lin Xuan.

If you remove the part of your memories from after you time-traveled, before you time-traveled, only Shi Qiang, Chang Weisi, and Wang Miao had any impression of you!

There is a problem, there is a big problem!

This is clearly not right.

A person who has lived for at least twenty years, yet fewer than three people in the world remember him, and they are all complete strangers to him.

Is this reasonable?

This is not reasonable.

Even though we have to exclude many people who have already passed away and whose memories were not preserved, this is still far too little.

Only three out of 30 billion people have ever seen themselves?

After organizing her thoughts, Lin Xuan pieced together the information she already knew.

First of all, the previous owner of this body had joined ETO and knew Wang Miao, Shi Qiang, and Chang Weisi. He was involved in the Guzheng Project, but at that time he was unknown and a nobody.

Then, no one knows you yet, and it's possible that most of those who do know you are dead. In short, out of 30 billion people, you can't find a fourth person who remembers you.

Moreover, the reason he became a Wallfacer was because the Trisolarans actively wanted to win him over, which means that the Sophon noticed him very early on, around 2005, two years before the Crisis Era, when the two Sophons had just arrived on Earth.

"That's all the information we have for now. As for my background, it seems I'll have to extract more information from the Trisolarans in the future."

Lin Xuan let out a long breath. He had always felt that the original owner of this body was definitely not simple, and now it seemed that this had been confirmed.

Perhaps... the original owner of this body was indeed an observer of some advanced civilization.

Does this mean I've let the other party usurp my place? If that's the case, and I've violated the experimental guidelines, will my main civilization come after me?

Probably not.

After all, Lin Xuan is the observer, and he, Lin Xuan, is not. Why should the restrictions imposed on Lin Xuan be imposed on him, Lin Xuan?

"Let's get down to business first. Whether I am an observer or not is something you can discuss later. Let's fulfill the three conditions I mentioned first."

"First, we will announce the curvature drive technology."

"Second, disclose the technology to destroy the Sophon."

"Third, basic disciplines."

“That’s impossible, Mr. Lin Xuan, you’re making things difficult for us,” Zhi Zi said.

They have now accepted the fact that Lin Xuan is human.

If Lin Xuan is indeed human, then the Trisolarans have truly been defeated. After all, as a human, Lin Xuan is not subject to the limitations of observers, and if he wants to broadcast coordinates, he can simply activate the switch at any time.

However, the three conditions proposed by Lin Xuan put the Trisolarans in a difficult position.

"What, do you think I wouldn't dare to die with you?" Lin Xuan had already placed his hand on the Cradle System. As long as he took the watch off his body, the Cradle System would immediately stop sending out information.

If they do not receive the information from the anti-trigger device, the abandoned stellar-class hydrogen bombs buried on Mercury will immediately be launched at the location shown in the picture, broadcasting the coordinates of the Trisolaran civilization.

"No, Mr. Lin Xuan, you can change three conditions. Anything else is fine, but these three are not acceptable?"

The way Lin Xuan is addressed in the Three-Body world has subtly changed.

"Why not?"

"The knowledge sealing principle, to be precise, means that the third condition cannot be met: advanced civilizations must never transmit accurate knowledge of theoretical foundations to lower civilizations. Otherwise, they will be violating the knowledge sealing principle, and the consequences will be unimaginable."

"As for the first two, if humanity needs warp drive technology, we can build you a spaceship capable of warp travel, or... we can provide you with finished products for your research, but we cannot directly transfer this technology to you in a theoretical way."

Lin Xuan had actually vaguely guessed this outcome beforehand.

In the original storyline, after the Trisolarans established a deterrent against humanity, they provided humanity with a large amount of technology. However, they made a great deal of deception in terms of basic theory. It was not until Bai Aisi built the Sun accelerator that the fact that the Trisolarans had been deceiving humanity in terms of basic theory was verified.

It now seems that it's not just because the Trisolarans learned to deceive, but also because directly explaining the theory might violate the knowledge sealing principle.

"What will happen if we break the rules?" Lin Xuan asked curiously.

"We don't know, we don't know either, but something very bad is bound to happen."

“But you have already violated the rules,” Lin Xuan said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the Trisolarans fell silent.

Indeed, it seems I have violated the knowledge sealing principle.

When he was being misled by Lin Xuan before, he provided her with a lot of information. In addition, there was the incident with Evans a long time ago. The Trisolarans had unknowingly violated the knowledge sealing principle multiple times.

But it seems... nothing really happened.

Unlike the Dark Forest theory, this principle does not come with penalties for violations. However, due to their unique living environment, the Trisolarans are always cautious and never dare to cross the line.

“This puts us in a difficult position, Mr. Lin Xuan,” Zhi Zi continued, relaying the Trisolaran governors’ message.

"Difficult to handle? Then don't do it. I see you still don't understand the current situation. You may not suffer any losses for violating the knowledge sealing rule, but if you don't agree to my conditions, I will definitely broadcast the coordinates to attract the Dark Forest's attack."

"Since you're all so unwilling, then I won't make things difficult for you. I've already lived for two hundred years anyway, so how about we all die here today?"

As Lin Xuan spoke, she reached out to take off her watch.

"stop!"

Tomoko uttered those words almost instantly.

"We promise you!"

"Then let's do it. I want to see results. These three conditions aren't difficult for you." Lin Xuan withdrew her hand and crossed her legs.

At this point, his position and that of the Trisolarans truly reversed.

"Already doing it."

As she spoke, Zhizi popped up a website for Lin Xuan, which was filled with all sorts of complex formulas and illustrations, with detailed annotations on each formula.

At this moment, physicists, seeing the various technological principles that suddenly appeared on the internet, excitedly began taking photos and making records.

"Tsk tsk tsk, so this is what curvature technology is like?"

"My God, no wonder we can't figure out how to deal with Zhizi. This idea is too advanced."

"Damn it, I knew there was something wrong with the basic theory at this point back then. See? The Trisolarans gave the correct answer! Ugh, I'm so angry! If I had persisted a little longer back then, I might have discovered the error at this point. Then my name would definitely be remembered in history like Einstein's!"

At this moment, Lin Xuan looked at the information shared by the Trisolarans. He only glanced at it briefly, and the computing power of 30 billion people in his brain automatically generated the verification results for synchronization.

"How come you only have this much information on curvature drive technology? Are you planning to keep it a secret?" Lin Xuan asked.

"No, no, no, you've misunderstood, that's not how it is," Tomoko quickly explained.

"We are still in the theoretical stage regarding warp drive. There are many problems that we haven't had time to solve, so we haven't been able to build it yet."

Lin Xuan nodded slightly.

This is similar to the actual situation of the Trisolarans in the original story. Their renaissance and technological explosion only began a few years after Yun Tianming arrived at the First Fleet, and warp drive technology was also born at that time.

"Alright, it seems you're quite sincere, so let's do it that way." Lin Xuan's words immediately put the Trisolaran governors at ease.

Although they were defeated, it doesn't mean they have no chance at all.

"Humans were able to turn the tide in such a desperate situation, and the Trisolarans believed they could too, as long as they had some time... Wait, what are you doing!"

The officials suddenly looked at Lin Xuan in horror.

The latter slowly removed the cradle system from his hand and casually tossed it aside.

The moment the cradle system detached from Lin Xuan's arm, the anti-trigger device was activated, and the signal was interrupted.

"No, you're crazy!"

"You will destroy everyone!"

Shock level from the military governor +999!

Shock level from the Science Governor +999!

Shock level from the Education and Culture Governor +999!

……

Just when everyone thought the matter was about to come to an end, Lin Xuan suddenly activated the broadcast, shocking everyone present, including Yun Tianming.

At the same moment, the instant Lin Xuan interrupted the cradle system, hundreds of stellar-class hydrogen bombs were launched into space.

After flying a certain distance, they were collectively detonated in deep space, and the enormous energy was directly poured into the [painting] hidden in the universe!

Instantly, the entire universe was illuminated.

After the photons absorbed that energy, a series of images were revealed in the universe.

The first painting is a human figure, but its face is not clearly visible. However, it is holding a stone hammer, which represents an important milestone in human evolution—learning to use tools.

The second painting depicts a tribe of humans gathered around a campfire, led by a human with a snake's body.

The third painting is the Mona Lisa that Luo Ji and Zhuang Yan saw at the Louvre.

……

Subsequently, more and more paintings appeared, one after another, covering the entire solar system, and the content they contained became increasingly complex.

There are people who appear in human mythology, and there are people who appeared during the Renaissance.

There were thinkers like Socrates, Plato, and Confucius.

There were also scientists like Einstein, Planck, and Newton.

Even the portraits of the three major fleets and those who have made outstanding contributions to humanity over the past two centuries have been projected onto the solar system.

They are densely packed, almost filling the entire solar system.

People on Earth looked up at the sky and were deeply shocked by what was happening in the solar system at that moment.

At this time, even during the day, every picture in the solar system can be clearly seen.

The figures in these paintings represent the wisdom, thought, and spirit of all humankind.

They are the ones who have made up the brilliant human civilization we have today.

Each of them is like a star in the universe.

And at this moment, humanity shines like a constellation of stars.