Lighting up super-god technology in the Three-Body World

Chapter 179 Slowing Down Together

Jiang Fan nodded slightly.

"It was right not to expose it beforehand."

Those who have read the original work know that there is also a sophon on the Trisolaran fleet responsible for communications.

His gaze swept around, pinpointing Chen Zhou and the others, and he walked up to them, asking...

"Sinking Ship, does your First Fleet have any means of contacting the Trisolaran system?"

Chen Zhou nodded and said,
"Yes, the Trisolaran civilization created a total of four sophons, in pairs, one pair of which was used for communication between the First Fleet and Trisolaris."

Jiang Fan asked again,
"Is there a way to bypass the Sophon's contact with the First Fleet?"

Shen Zhou was slightly taken aback, not expecting Jiang Fan to make such a request, but he quickly understood its meaning and replied,

"Yes, but it will take time, and I also need to return to my original body."

Fearing that Jiang Fan might not understand her, she added another sentence.
"Give me some time and I can use encrypted brainwaves to communicate directly with the captain of the First Fleet, utilizing the innate talent of the Trisolarans."

Jiang Fan nodded and said,
"Okay, please also calculate whether we can reach the time you mentioned if we start slowing down now."

After saying that, he gave Xiling a look, and Xiling immediately projected a holographic dynamic star map, which marked the calculated distance between the Far Traveler II and the Trisolaran First Fleet.
The reason it is not the actual distance is because the two sides are too far apart. The observation results only show the contrail of the First Fleet. Its speed and position are calculated from the contrail, not the actual distance seen.

This is also why Jiang Fan only dispatched one long-range ship. The fewer ships there are, the smaller their wakes will be. If there is only one ship, it will be virtually undetectable and thus avoid being exposed.

Using a holographic computing model, Chen Zhou quickly drew a conclusion.
"It's too early to slow down now. We can start slowing down a week later, at which time I will contact the captain of the First Fleet simultaneously."

"If communication goes smoothly, both sides will slow down simultaneously and stand still against each other about five million kilometers apart in a month."

Jiang Fan nodded.

"Okay, let's proceed with this plan."

Having an inside agent makes a world of difference compared to not having one.
According to Jiang Fan's original plan, the Yuanyou should appear publicly in the sight of the Trisolaran civilization, and all conversations should be open and transparent, with both sides making reasonable arrangements regarding the ownership of the First Fleet.
But plans can't keep up with changes. Now that human civilization has more room to maneuver in terms of strategic maneuvering, it's natural to want to make some adjustments.

The first step in any tactic of sowing discord is to ascertain whether the target of such a move intends to abandon their allegiance and embrace the light.
There are ways to play that exist, and there are ways to play that don't exist.

When it comes to conspiracies and tricks, humans are definitely the ancestors of the Trisolarans.

A week passed quickly.
The group gathered around Shen Zhou, who had reverted to her Trisolaran form. Their brain-computer interfaces were connected to her Trisolaran brainwave network—a clever maneuver the Trisolarans had implemented upon their first visit to Earth.

It was only then that Jiang Fan clearly understood why, in the original work, the Trisolarans both feared and despised the Earthlings.

The reason is that if the two sides communicated directly, humans could know all of the Trisolarans' thoughts, while the Trisolarans would know nothing about human thoughts.
For example, right now,
Jiang Fan and the others, who were connected to the Trisolaran brainwave network, could completely see through Shen Zhou's thoughts, while Shen Zhou could not read Jiang Fan and the others' thoughts.
When the First Captain connected to his brainwave network a little later, the First Captain had the same feeling.

So it's no wonder that in the original story, the Trisolarans dared not appear before humanity, and Yun Tianming, relying solely on his intellect, was able to live a comfortable life within the Trisolaran civilization.

This is because it is inherently unfair for those with transparent thinking to be above those with opaque thinking.

soon,

Jiang Fan and the others sensed an unfamiliar thought, but the next moment, that thought showed obvious fear and panic and immediately cut off the connection.

On the Trisolaran fleet
The captain suddenly trembled, his eyes filled with panic, which terrified the crew. They asked,

"Captain, what's wrong?"

The captain was stunned for several minutes before he came to his senses. He then cut off all contact with the Trisolarans without saying a word and walked straight into a closed room.

Higher-ranking Trisolarans can actively sever ties with lower-ranking Trisolarans, a fact evident in the interactions between the Führer and the Regent.
It's only the head of state who actively reads the thoughts of the consul; how can there be a situation where the consul actively reads the thoughts of the head of state?
If this weren't the case, and the Führer's thoughts could be passively read by all Trisolarans, then there would be no such thing as a Führer, or rather, every Trisolaran would be a Führer. On the Far Traveler 2, everyone looked puzzled. Jiang Fan directly asked Chen Zhou telepathically, "..."

"What's happening here?"

The sunken ship returned.

"The other end disconnected."

Why was it disconnected?

"Because I'm afraid."

Jiang Fan understood, and then said,

"Let's communicate via text first. You can contact the captain of the First Fleet again."

Shen Zhou nodded, and then the connection between everyone and her was severed.

Because the Trisolarans have nothing in their bodies except for their eyes, and they are temporarily unable to communicate through thought, they can only express themselves using the most primitive form of writing.

At Jiang Fan's instruction, Xiling projected a holographic writing screen.

Soon,
Chen Zhou raised his hand and wrote the Chinese characters for Blue Star on the holographic screen.
"They connected, and he asked who you were."

Jiang Fan also wrote,
"I told him my true identity and that I wanted to speak with him alone."

On the Trisolaran fleet
The first captain, who had once again established contact with the sunken ship, didn't sense the wall's presence this time and asked curiously.
"Human Research Officer, what just happened?"

The sunken ship returned.

“Our communication with humans is a one-way process of having our information read. Just now, Mr. Jiang Fan and a group of friends from Earth shared their thoughts with me.”

Upon hearing this, the captain felt like swearing. What kind of situation was this? Inviting a wolf into the house!

"Human Research Officer, I must remind you, you are a citizen of the Trisolaran civilization!"

The sunken ship returned.

"Of course I know, so I know even more how difficult it is for a Trisolaran to have a transparent mind. Before this, I used the body of a human from Earth!"

The captain remained silent for a while, seemingly organizing his thoughts; he had too many questions!

Before he could ask, Chen Zhou relayed his thoughts again.
"With Mr. Jiang Fan's authorization, I will describe the current situation,"

"Humanity has mastered antimatter engine technology, and we are currently less than 100 million kilometers away from you."

"I returned from my human body on Earth to my Trisolaran body in order to avoid Sophon contacting you."

"Finally, Mr. Jiang Fan said that he would like to speak with you alone."

The sheer volume of information was overwhelming for the captain.

"The Earthlings have cracked the antimatter engine? You're less than 100 million kilometers away from us? That's impossible!"

Chen Zhou responded calmly.

"It's true, and we're starting to slow down. If you're interested, slow down too!"

(End of this chapter)