Huayu 05, our science fiction movie universe

"what is this?"

Huang Ji was stunned when he saw Liu Peiqiang search a room that looked like a base dormitory and found something that resembled both animal hide and cloth.

"How could those people have missed this during their search?"

Huang Ji took the animal skin scroll, opened it, and was immediately stunned. Then he became completely absorbed in it.

After a moment, he raised his head and let out a long sigh.

"I see."

"What do you know?" Cheng Xin asked him.

Huang Ji didn't say anything, but just shook the animal skin scroll in his hand.

"This scroll contains the base's rules and regulations, which are probably prepared for the new employees living in these dormitories."

Among these rules and regulations, some reference a code entitled "The Galactic Alliance's Law on the Protection of Precious Intelligent Races."

"The Galactic Alliance's Act on the Protection of the Precious Intelligent Races"?
The group looked at each other, puzzled. Although they recognized each word Huang Ji spoke, the combination of them sounded completely unfamiliar.

"I never understood before that even if I, a human undercover agent in the Dragon Clan, had the technological level of humans at that time, which was only in the Bronze Age, we would never be a match for the Phoenix Clan, and it would be impossible for us to drive those aliens away from Earth."

It can be said that the gap between the human race and the phoenix race under Emperor Zhuanxu at that time was greater than the gap between us and the Trisolarans now!
But the reason why humanity has been able to develop to this point on its own is precisely because humanity did indeed win once more than 4,200 years ago.

Emperor Zhuanxu did indeed drive away the aliens and complete the mission of severing the connection between heaven and earth.

Through this, I learned about interstellar laws, and consequently, just how important Emperor Zhuanxu's decision to sever the connection between heaven and earth truly was.

Everyone was waiting for him to continue, but Huang Ji suddenly put away the animal skin scroll.

"This is not the place to talk about these things. Let's go back to the lunar base and report the situation to Earth."

Shi Qiang naturally agreed with Huang Ji's words, and they immediately prepared to return to the ground along the route they had come from.

At this moment, at the entrance of the alien base, the lunar base's engineering vehicles and personnel had cleared an opening, while Chen Ang and his group, having gained nothing, had already left.

Huang Ji and the others returned to the lunar base, while on Earth, Luo Ji began his first attempt.

Using Ye Wenjie's method of informing the Trisolarans, and with the government's help, he established a large signal transmission base and pointed the electromagnetic wave transmitter at the sun.

Once all preparations were complete, he began the showdown between Earth civilization and Trisolaran civilization in full view of everyone and via live online broadcast.

"I speak to the Trisolaran world."

Luo Ji spoke loudly, not loudly, but clearly, assuring the Trisolarans's sophon that they would hear him.

However, nothing changed, and there were no unusual phenomena at the scene.

On the moon, Huang Ji and his group, who had just returned to the base, happened to witness this scene. At the same time, Chen Ang and his group on the other side of the monster spaceship experienced the same thing.

"What does he want to do?" Everyone looked puzzled.

Luo Ji then raised his right hand, revealing something about the size of a watch on his wrist.

"This is a vital signs monitor, which is connected to a cradle system via a transmitter."

You must remember what happened to the Wall-Walker, Diaz, not long ago, so you must know what the Cradle System is.

The signals emitted by this monitor are transmitted to dozens of large radar stations around the world via the Cradle System link.

The signal is transmitted once per second, maintaining the non-triggered state of these radar station systems.

If I die, the cradle system's sustaining signal will disappear, and the radar station will continue to emit electromagnetic signals toward the sun. These signals will be amplified in the sun and then transmitted out at a stronger frequency.

These signals contain the cosmic coordinates of the Trisolaran galaxy.

Of course, at that time, the sun will also become a lighthouse in the Milky Way, and the positions of the solar system and Earth will be revealed at the same time..."

As Luo Ji spoke, before anyone else on Earth or the Trisolarans could react, Huang Ji on the moon shouted that something was wrong, while Chen Ang simply uttered, "Idiot."

"What is Luo Ji trying to do?" Shi Qiang also sensed something was wrong and asked with a serious expression.

"He wanted to emulate that Diaz by exposing the interstellar coordinates of Earth and the Trisolaran civilization, thus forcing the Trisolaran civilization to submit."

Huang Ji stared at the big screen and said.

Shi Qiang was taken aback when he heard this.

"How could he be so reckless? Didn't he know to wait until we got back to discuss it?"

However, Huang Ji stopped paying attention to these things at this point and turned to leave with Shi Qiang.

"where to?"

"Let's go to another alien base. Since the moon is a super-large weapon, the aliens certainly don't only have one base on it. The one we went to before should be their living area."

Huang Ji pulled Shi Qiang, Liu Peiqiang, and others onto the lunar landing vehicle, entered a series of coordinates, and began speeding across the moon.

"Dr. Luo Ji should be able to keep Zhi Zi occupied for a while."

Huang Ji said this in the car.

On Earth, Luo Ji's shouts continued, and he even went so far as to press a pistol against his own heart.

"Now, I will stop my heart from beating, and at the same time I will become the biggest criminal in the history of two worlds."

I deeply regret the crimes I have committed, but I will not repent, because that is the only option.

I know the Sophon is right beside me, but you never heed the calls of humanity. Silence is the greatest contempt, but now, you may remain silent, but I will only give you thirty seconds.

Luo Ji looked at his watch and began the countdown.

His voice was steady, not at all like someone who would shoot himself, but people around the world who saw this scene through the lens of photography would never doubt his resolve.

However, none of these people understood what Luo Ji was trying to do.

Fortunately, reality soon showed them the truth.

As Luo Ji counted down to 10, a metal sphere appeared in front of him. The sphere was quite large, blocking out half of his field of vision, and it had a fully reflective surface, allowing Luo Ji to see his reflection through it.

On this sphere, a line of text appeared:

You can give it a try!

Upon seeing this word, Luo Ji, who was counting down, paused in his speech.

He really hadn't expected the Trisolarans to be so calm. Could they be lying to him? After all, his deduction should be correct, but Shi Qiang had said that the Trisolarans wouldn't lie.

Then another line of text appeared on the sphere:
You Earthlings should know that we don't lie.

The camera zoomed in and captured the sentence clearly.

Luo Ji stopped counting down, but he didn't lower the gun pointed at his heart.

【You don't need to be so nervous, Luo Ji, the Wallfacer. I am your Wallbreaker.】 The words continued to appear above Zhizi.

I know you want to negotiate with us and continue human civilization on Earth, but unfortunately, your plans are likely to fail.

"You already knew about the dark forest phenomenon in the universe?"

Luo Ji's brows furrowed tightly.

Yes, I knew that a long time ago; it's strange that you only found out so late.

"Dark Forest Theory?"

On the speeding lunar rover, Cheng Xin asked in confusion.

Huang Ji nodded.

"Professor Luo Ji's reliance on this theory to engage in dialogue with the Trisolaran civilization should be his own source of knowledge."

The so-called "Dark Forest Theory" states that once a civilization is discovered in the universe, it will inevitably suffer a devastating blow from other civilizations.

In fact, this is a reflection on the Fermi Paradox from many years ago, which should be based on two basic axioms.

First, survival is the primary need of civilization; second, civilization continues to grow and expand, but the total amount of matter in the universe remains constant.

Based on these two axioms, along with the important concepts of the chain of suspicion and the technological explosion, the entire universe can be described as a vast dark forest.

Each of our civilizations is like a hunter in a forest. When you see another hunter, you can't judge whether they are good or evil, so the best approach is to shoot before they do.

"But we now know that there are aliens in the universe, and alien races such as dragons and phoenixes. They even arrived on Earth more than four thousand years ago, so the Dark Forest Theory simply doesn't hold true."

Cheng Xin couldn't help but retort, and Huang Ji nodded.

"Yes, so it's impossible for Professor Luo Ji to use this to threaten the Trisolaran civilization."

"So this is why you're not afraid I'll reveal the coordinates of Earth and the Three-Body Problem?"

Luo Ji looked at Zhi Zi in front of him and asked.

Yes, in conclusion, the Dark Forest theory is a false proposition, and Earth's coordinates have already been leaked into the universe.

Although we do not know how you humans made those powerful alien civilizations leave more than four thousand years ago.

But it's clear they've given up on this place.

This is like an African tribe broadcasting to your most powerful nation, saying, "I have two primitive tribes here." The most powerful nation wouldn't care.

Luo Ji nodded as he read these words.

"Yes, that's true. I've heard about what you're talking about before. But if big countries can ignore it, do you think the other tribes in the African jungle can ignore it?"

What you said makes sense. A dark forest does exist on a small scale, but those lower-level civilizations that are concerned might not have the capability to reach Earth.

"So you are also gambling, betting that after your Trisolaran civilization arrives on Earth, it can quickly improve its technology and civilization level in order to resist those enemies of the same level who arrive on Earth a little later."

Luo Ji smiled, the gun still firmly pointed at his chest.

"So, broadcasting the location of Earth and the Trisolaran civilization to the universe is not entirely useless."

This adds a new variable for you; new civilizations will take notice of this place. They may not be stronger than you, but they could definitely be a problem, and there might not just be one problem.

"You've finally got a chance to escape the Trisolaran system; you don't want to get stuck in another quagmire, do you?"

Zhizi remained silent for a long time, and then a line of text appeared above.

Actually, we can talk.

The cosmological picture described by your scientist named Huang Ji may be more accurate.

There are countless extraterrestrial civilizations in this universe. Since they can coexist, we don't necessarily have to fight to the death. We can cooperate, form alliances, and jointly address other crises in this universe.

"So you're not lying, right?"

The Trisolarans never lie.

"Since we're going to cooperate, we have to show sincerity."

There were no more messages from the Sophon. The Trisolarans on the other end seemed to be discussing something, and after a while they sent another message.

We can lift the technological blockade against humanity and impart more advanced knowledge to you, but you must also allow us to migrate to Earth.

You should be aware of the crisis we face. The Earth is vast, and you yourselves comprise hundreds of countries with diverse populations. Giving us a piece of land is not a difficult thing.

"Then you'll have to negotiate with our coalition government."

Luo Ji smiled and began to lead the sophon towards the United Government.

Next, they will have to negotiate with these Trisolarans.

"So the Three-Body crisis was resolved just like that?"

Liu Peiqiang stared in disbelief at the remote live stream on the small screen in the car.

Cheng Xin, standing to the side, seemed quite happy, saying, "Wouldn't it be better if we could coexist peacefully and stop fighting?"

"It's just a temporary peace," Shi Qiang said with certainty.

"Yes!" Huang Ji echoed.

At this point, their lunar rover was about to reach its destination, and its speed began to decrease.

"Based on the information we obtained from the Classic of Mountains and Seas and extraterrestrial relics, we can roughly sketch out a picture of the universe."

In this cosmic landscape, there exist a considerable number of cosmic civilizations, each with different levels of civilization.

The less advanced cosmic civilizations still follow some of the Dark Forest Theory, which is an important reason why Professor Luo Ji was able to force the Trisolaran civilization to sit down and negotiate.

However, a low-level cosmic civilization is still a low-level cosmic civilization. Once the Trisolaran civilization arrives on Earth, takes root, and develops smoothly for a period of time, it may well turn against us again if it is no longer afraid of other low-level civilizations.

"Given the right opportunity, we will certainly take action against them."

"But our technology will also develop. As long as the Trisolarans release the Sophons from their blockade of our basic physics, and we can also have the Trisolarans teach us more advanced knowledge, then our technological explosion may be able to catch up with the Trisolaran civilization."

As Cheng Xin spoke, Shi Qiang, Liu Peiqiang, and Huang Ji, who were listening, exchanged glances and couldn't help but think: This Dr. Cheng Xin is somewhat naive.

It was the witch Zhao Xiumei standing to the side who spoke:
"If our technology catches up with the Trisolarans, and we are not afraid of them, why should we keep our promise and let them immigrate to Earth?"

"Huh?!" Cheng Xin was speechless.

Zhao Xiumei continued:
"Sister, the Trisolarans all know that we humans lie and love to lie, so how could they possibly trust us?"
Humans are untrustworthy; this is an ironclad rule they already understand. They are trying to appease us now, but there will inevitably be another war between humanity and the Trisolaran civilization in the future.

Just like before the Three-Body Problem crisis, did we reach an agreement with a certain country and then the problem was solved? (End of Chapter)