From the Three-Body Escape to Super God

Chapter 378 Guan Yifan is very envious of Zhang Heng
What does it have to do with human civilization?
This is a good question.

Most of the time, human civilization cannot even control its own destiny, let alone things that involve the cosmic structure.

Regardless of whether human civilization thinks about it or not, this kind of thing is not their business and it is not their turn to worry about it.

However, Cheng Xin's words made Guan Yifan feel that she had changed a little.

In the past, even if human civilization did not have any responsibilities, she would have to take on all of them, no matter how high or low, and contribute even if it was beyond her ability.

Just as Tomoko commented on her, she lives only for her responsibility.

But now, she actually chooses to avoid it.

"If all civilizations think like you, then the universe must be dead."

Guan Yifan said suddenly.

This sentence also made Cheng Xin feel inexplicably familiar, as if she had heard it somewhere.

"Very familiar, right?"

Guan Yifan smiled and reminded her: "This is what you said to me and Tomoko in your previous 647th microcosm."

At that time, the return movement had just begun, and those intelligent groups called on all civilizations in the small universe to return the mass of the large universe.

At that time, she would also be worried about whether the universe could be successfully restarted.

Even then, as now, it was not her business to worry about what the future of the universe would become.

After Guan Yifan's reminder, she finally remembered that she had indeed said that.

"But didn't Sophon also say that? In a civilization, survival is an individual's first need, followed by responsibility."

"Similarly, in a universe, survival is the first need of a civilization, followed by responsibility."

"I used to disagree with her statement, and even though I still don't agree with it very much now, I find that I am no longer as opposed to it as I used to be."

Cheng Xin replied.

As she spoke, her eyes became confused.

I have always been considered responsible by others and myself, but now I have suddenly become "selfish".

This made her confused and also very frightened!

Perhaps it is because everything has been going smoothly for her and she has never encountered any setbacks. Even if she has, there will always be someone to comfort her in the end and tell her that it is not her fault, but the world's.

So, she just wanted to indulge in her so-called sense of responsibility, because in the end, she wouldn't have to take the blame anyway.

But it’s different now.

She became the leader of a civilization. Whether a civilization would prosper or decline depended on her. There would no longer be Luo Ji, Yun Tianming or others to cover for her!
Not long ago, due to her insistence on clashing with Zhang Heng, this human civilization dared not step out of the small universe again, let alone pick up the soldiers who were left behind.

These days, she has also been criticized by some discordant voices in civilization.

While being criticized, her image as a holy mother also began to plummet.

This is not surprising; it is human nature.

A bad person may do all kinds of bad things in his life, but as long as he does one good thing, people's impression of him will change and they will think that he is not hopeless.

But if a good person who is positioned as a "perfect good person" does one bad thing, or does one thing wrong, people will lose trust in him, and even think that his personality has always been a disguise.

The problem Cheng Xin is facing now is the latter.

After all, she had managed and packaged herself so well in the past, and people trusted and supported her because she could bring people the good life they wanted.

If people just want a politically qualified leader, why would they elect her?
She is by no means a politically qualified leader, and will not be able to lead civilization to a better direction in this regard.

"Is it because of what happened during this period?"

Seeing Cheng Xin's big change in mentality, Guan Yifan also figured out the crux of the problem.

To put it bluntly, Cheng Xin gradually lost the trust of her own people and began to doubt herself.

In other words, she wanted to get comfort from Guan Yifan again.

As long as Guan Yifan tells her like he did before; it’s not her fault, it’s Zhang Heng and those people who doubted you.

She will regain her confidence.

But Guan Yifan did not comfort her. Instead, he said: "This is not a bad thing for you. You shouldn't live in your own fantasy all the time."

"The universe will never become what you want it to be."

"It's time for you to wake up."

Although these words were a bit discouraging to Cheng Xin, Guan Yifan didn't think that waking up would do any harm to Cheng Xin. It was really a good thing.

In fact, as early as when he came to the current cycle universe, he did not recommend that Cheng Xin lead a civilization alone.

Moreover, she did not think that Cheng Xin had the ability to lead a civilization.

Facts have also proved that over the years, except for the hibernation period, Cheng Xin's time in normal governance was not long, but not short either, and he really did not make any achievements.

Even the technological development of this civilization is in a state of stagnation.

It is still the same as it was then.

The technologies used, which can crush ordinary third and fourth level civilizations, were all obtained from other branches of human civilization when they first split up.

"Uh……"

After hearing what Guan Yifan said, Cheng Xin suddenly didn't know how to continue.

She wanted to seek comfort, but unexpectedly Guan Yifan just followed her words and asked her to give up the fantasies in her heart.

But Guan Yifan had no idea what she was thinking, nor did he know that she was pretending. He just thought that she said that because she had truly realized the truth.

"I will help you this time, but after this is over I hope you can put down your current burdens and follow me back to the first world of our human civilization."

Guan Yifan continued: "Even if the future structure of the universe is not ours to worry about, as long as we can live our own ordinary lives like we did in the 647th micro-universe, we can still have infinite expectations for the new universe after the restart."

"Isn't this good?"

In fact, when the last universe returned to zero cycle in Microcosm 647 and on the Blue Planet, the relationship between the two was no longer simple and had long surpassed normal friendship.

This is not surprising. After all, it would be abnormal for a single man and a single woman to be together for such a long time without something happening.

Even if there was no Zhang Heng's Three-Body Universe, the relationship between the two was not simple in the end.

It was precisely because of this relationship that Guan Yifan was able to be attracted to her so quickly this time.

After Guan Yifan finished speaking, Cheng Xin remained silent.

Afterwards, Guan Yifan said no more, as if she had tacitly agreed to the decision.

Then, Guan Yifan left the microcosm and headed for the place where Cheng Xin had captured the marginal civilization and had a conflict with Zhang Heng. There was a door to Cheng Xin's microcosm here that could be reached directly, so it was not a big deal for him to come here.

Arriving in a shuttle, he saw only a small comet floating in space.

Most of those soldiers are probably right up there.

The materials on this comet were all cut off by Zhang Heng from Cheng Xin’s war planet.

The spacecraft moved forward at a constant speed, and when it arrived above the comet, Guan Yifan was finally able to observe the situation above clearly.

Those soldiers are still alive. Even though there is no atmosphere or oxygen on the comet, each of them has a thick layer of protection on their body.

If there is enough oxygen, they can survive for a long time without eating or drinking and only rely on injecting themselves with nutrient solution to maintain life.

Human civilization has developed to this day, no matter which branch it is, although no one can yet travel across the universe in the flesh, the ability to adapt to the universe through technology is no longer limited to eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.

Even if the oxygen storage equipment in the space suit cannot store much at one time, humans can put themselves into a low-energy state of suspended animation.

In this state, either a dose of nutrient solution or a wisp of oxygen is enough to support a human being and maintain signs of life for several months.

At this moment, all the soldiers entered a state of suspended animation.

Next to them, there was only a robot patrolling back and forth.

While Guan Yifan was looking at the robot, the robot was also looking at the spaceship driven by Guan Yifan.

After discovering that a spaceship had arrived here, the robot immediately used the space anchor point and the transfer of the small universe to pass the message to Zhang Heng, who was still far away and unknown where he was.

It seemed that he knew that his whereabouts would be exposed after his arrival, so Guan Yifan did not directly try to take back those soldiers.

Instead, I chose to wait.

He piloted the spaceship slowly to the surface of the comet and began to wait for Zhang Heng's arrival.

On the other side, Zhang Heng, who was about to enter the cosmic string again, also received the message from the robot as expected.

However, the robot did not tell him the identity of the visitor, whether it was a human or an alien, it only said that it was an unknown spaceship.

Zhang Heng thought about it and finally turned back through the space anchor point.

Although after Yan left, even if Cheng Xin did something weird again, it would not have much impact on him. He didn't care much whether Cheng Xin was destroyed or not.

However, if it meant that she could die, Zhang Heng didn't mind delaying it for a little longer.

He wanted her to die or disappear, but it wasn't that Zhang Heng was so cruel to her.

I'm just worried that her continued existence will bring some major impact to the universe in the future!

Since it is an unstable factor, it would be best to eliminate it.

A moment later, Zhang Heng also arrived on the surface of the comet through the space anchor point.

Moving his gaze slightly, he also saw Guan Yifan, who was wearing a heavy space suit and squatting on the ladder of the spacecraft.

Zhang Heng didn't know Guan Yifan, let alone have seen him.

The only understanding I have is limited to my knowledge of the plot of The Three-Body Problem and the introduction of this character in the plot.

When the last universe returned to zero cycle, Guan Yifan was not from the same era as him, Luo Ji and others.

Let’s put it this way, Luo Ji was born in 1979, and if Zhang Heng insists, he can also be said to be a post-70s.

Guan Yifan was born in 2203.

It was already the Deterrence Era. Luo Ji comprehended the Law of the Dark Forest and became the Sword-Bearer alone. Zhang Heng had escaped from the Earth and the solar system alone.

Therefore, the two of them never had any intersection.

"Hello, I don't know what to call you. Would you like to introduce yourself first, or should I introduce myself first?"

When Guan Yifan saw Zhang Heng, he immediately stood up and said, "To be honest, I hate wearing a thick space suit like this. It makes me feel very restrained."

Maybe it was because the space suit was too thick and heavy. Even though there was little gravity on the comet, he felt it was very inconvenient to move in this suit.

He continued: "What I yearn for is the boundlessness of the universe, the vastness and freedom."

"But I can only embrace the universe in this way. Without my space suit, I still can't survive even a second in space!"

Or maybe it was because he saw that Zhang Heng did not wear any protective clothing but did not have any adverse reactions, so he was sincerely envious.

"In theory, when you develop to the point where your consciousness can be independent, your so-called body will be like a shell. You can change it at any time. You don't have to be limited to the human body with carbon as the core element."

Zhang Heng said.

He couldn't figure out Guan Yifan's identity for the time being, and only thought that he might be an important figure in Cheng Xin civilization.

Cheng Xin is sure to achieve independence of consciousness, and she definitely possesses certain techniques that can make her consciousness independent.

So, Zhang Heng thought that if they wanted, they could be like him.

"The consciousness you are talking about is the memory, right?"

Guan Yifan replied.

Although he had never heard of the term "consciousness", he reacted quickly.

"Indeed, in theory, our memories can continue to exist without matter. When the memories return to matter again, they can be any matter and are no longer limited to the original matter."

When he said this, Guan Yifan's tone began to carry a hint of regret: "But when we were developing this path, we went in the wrong direction!"

"Or, we could say, we chose the wrong one willingly."

"You are also a human being, so I believe you are familiar with the perennial question: after humans abandon their human characteristics, are they still human beings?"

“This topic is still being debated to this day.”

"This problem also made us choose to retain human characteristics when developing memory and returning to matter..."

After Guan Yifan finished speaking, Zhang Heng nodded: "This is indeed something that humans can do."

However, if you make the wrong choice, is there no way to recover?

Zhang Heng can change his body again and again, so why can't they?

This involves the development of consciousness. Technology also has different levels. If you don't reach that level, you can't change your body any way you want.

Take the angels for example, even with Zhang Heng's help, they can change their bodies through the server.

However, every time the consciousness enters the server, it is a torture.

Even warriors with extremely strong wills like angels find it a torture, so what about humans who are not that good on the spiritual level?

(End of this chapter)