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

Chapter 226 I Can't Let It Be Late!
In the 54th year of the Xinyuan era,
Central Building,

Da Shi and Luo Ji sat in front of Jiang Fan, staring at each other, neither willing to concede. Xi Ling stood to the side, covering her mouth and chuckling.

"Old Jiang, don't even think about sneaking off to the Trisolaran system to cause trouble. I'll take care of guiding the liberation movement."

"That's right, Lao Jiang. It's better to be safe than sorry. Although mind transfer technology is very powerful, if an emergency occurs and you don't have time to transfer the mind, the consequences are unacceptable to humans!"

Just as the Far Traveler II entered the Trisolaran system, the two stepped into the office and immediately overheard Jiang Fan and Xi Ling's conversation.
As the supreme leader of humanity, it is absolutely unacceptable that he would want to disguise himself as a Trisolaran and conduct on-site investigations in the Trisolaran system!
Jiang Fan sighed helplessly, then glared at Xi Ling. If it weren't for this girl leaking the secret, how could Luo Ji and Da Shi have walked in so quietly?

Xiling playfully stuck out her little tongue, clasped her hands together and shook them up and down, blinking her beautiful eyes frequently, her eyes, like rippling autumn water, filled with a flattering intent.

Seeing this, Luo Ji looked at him as if he wanted to confront him, and said,

"Old Jiang, don't be harsh with Xiling. She did the right thing! Ensuring the safety of the leader is the most fundamental interest of human civilization!"

"If you're worried that the situation in the Trisolaran system is getting out of control, then let me personally go to the Trisolaran civilization to assist the Sunken Ship in its liberation movement!"

At this time, Da Shi was Luo Ji's most loyal supporter; he would second whatever Luo Ji said.

“That’s right, Lao Jiang, if Lao Luo isn’t enough, then I’ll go too. In any case, you can’t go!”

He casually gave Xiling a thumbs-up, "Well done!"
Xiling looked away from Jiang Fan's gaze, beaming as she gave Da Shi and Luo Ji an ancient chivalrous salute, her slender hands clasped together in a fist.

Jiang Fan was both amused and exasperated, and gently ruffled her hair.
"When did you become so close to them?"

Xiling wrinkled her delicate nose and gave her reason.

"Since you won't listen to me, and I don't want to go against your will, I guess I'll have to let someone else do it."

Jiang Fan sighed.

"You're such a clever little devil, I didn't give you a chance to convince me at all."

When the source code was written, apart from the most basic human logic, Jiang Fan did not set any permissions for Xiling. Therefore, he was able to control Xiling because Xiling was willing to obey his commands.

When Xiling chooses not to cooperate with him, there's nothing he can do except format all the code, erase Xiling's memories, and reshape her personality.
Xiling became the chief steward of human civilization and served humanity for countless years entirely out of her own evolutionary needs and her own will; no one could force her to do anything.

Once she determines that something will greatly threaten the core interests of human civilization, she will eliminate it without hesitation.

However, this situation is not common because judgment is subjective and very difficult for a data life form. There are very few things that she would identify as extremely threatening, including Jiang Fan's safety.

After sighing, Jiang Fan showed no sign of blame. He turned to look at Da Shi and Luo Ji.

"Since you all know, I will definitely have to consider your suggestions."

Upon hearing this, Da Shi and Luo Ji's tense expressions gradually relaxed. In their eyes, and even in the eyes of all mankind, even if Blue Star were to explode, its importance would not be as great as Jiang Fan's illness.

Habitable planets can be found again, but problems with leaders are the problem that human civilization least wants to face. There was only one person a little over a hundred years ago who could simultaneously be both extremely humble and profoundly wise.

Luo Ji poured himself a cup of tea, then poured one for Da Shi as well, and after gulping it down, he said...
"During this time, Da Shi and I will be staying in the Central Building, so don't even think about sneaking away."

Da Shi nodded.

"Uh-huh."

Jiang Fan had no intention of running away, and smiled in response to his old friend's wariness.

"I'm over a hundred years old, how could I possibly do something so frivolous?"

Da Shi and Luo Ji nodded in agreement, but then Jiang Fan changed the subject, saying, "But this is a very rare opportunity to observe the liberation process of a different civilization, which is of great reference value for thinking about the future of human civilization."

"The Trisolaran civilization is the only alien civilization we have come into contact with. If we don't count Bubble, she is just a tomb keeper. Therefore, a thorough investigation of the various social conditions of the Trisolaran civilization is a major event to enhance the foundation of human civilization."

"How about we compromise?"

"I know you're worried about me having an accident, but that doesn't mean you can deny my potential for improvement, right? So, let's compromise and the three of us go to the Trisolaran system together. What does Da Shi think?"

Da Shi covered his ears as if to say he wouldn't listen, and shook his head repeatedly in the face of Jiang Fan's earnest gaze.
"Don't ask me about this. If Luo Ji agrees, I agree; if Luo Ji disagrees, I disagree."

Having failed to win, Jiang Fan could only turn to Luo Ji.
"How's it going, Lao Luo?"

Luo Ji frowned and decisively rejected the idea.
"No, this reason alone is not enough to justify risking the safety of human civilization's leader!"

Jiang Fan pursed his lips.

"Then let me give you another reason: apart from me, I'm afraid none of you have the ability to subdue the entire Trisolaran civilization."

"This matter is very important; it relates to whether future development can proceed on a fast track."

"The universe is dangerous; a civilization far more powerful than the Trisolarans might come after us at any time."

"Therefore, we must develop our scientific level at the fastest speed. This requires perfect cooperation between the two civilizations to achieve perfect complementarity between their technologies."

Luo Ji's brows furrowed even deeper, and he asked in a deep voice,

"Old Jiang, no other civilization has discovered Earth in the past tens of thousands of years. The Trisolaran incident was even caused by humanity itself. Why are you in such a hurry to respond to a more powerful alien civilization?"

Jiang Fan didn't answer directly, but instead asked a seemingly unrelated question.

"Old Luo, do you know Murphy's Law?"

Luo Ji nodded.

"I know it, but I don't quite agree with it. It's more like a subjective feeling, lacking objective data to prove it."

Jiang Fan Road,
"You might not believe it, but I have a feeling that the discovery of human civilization by the universe is a super Murphy's Law. The more we don't want it to be discovered, the easier it is to be found."

Luo Ji responded,
"That's impossible; nothing is that illogical."

Jiang Fan shook his head and said,
“I told you you wouldn’t believe me, but I really have a sense of crisis, and I’ve found evidence of it in history.”

Not only Luo Ji, but Da Shi and Xi Ling were also completely bewildered.

"What evidence?"

Jiang Fan said slowly,
"In ancient times, the earliest territories of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors were in the Yellow River basin. At that time, people believed that there were only various tribes,"

"Then came the barbarians during the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties; the Arabs appeared during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods; the people from the Western Regions appeared during the Qin and Han dynasties; and it wasn't until the Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties that the British and Americans came into being."

"It seems that as time goes by, we always encounter more and stronger alien civilizations. Of course, you could say that they exist all along, but I just haven't encountered them before."

"But isn't this situation very similar to interstellar society? Right now, we only know about human civilization and the Trisolaran civilization, just like primitive tribes only know about themselves and other tribes,"

"Time keeps moving forward, and according to the established patterns, no matter how well we hide, we will discover more and more alien civilizations and be discovered by them. I can't afford to be slow!"

(End of this chapter)