Chapter 13 Van Gogh
The wall-breaking person's performance review was completed quickly.

Aristotle said, "The Wallfacer Hines has concealed his strategic intentions very well; I need more time."

Mozi said, "I have some guesses about the strategic intentions of the Wallfacer, Radiaz, but I need more time to prove them. I will make him die by my hand, just like Taylor did."

Von Neumann said, "The Wallfacer Taylor is dead. My mission is complete. There is nothing more to say."

Qin Shi Huang said, "Van Gogh has been arrested. I hope the remaining two wall-breakers will fulfill their mission and not repeat Van Gogh's mistakes."

Newton said, "Gentlemen, Van Gogh was just an accident. There won't be another Luo Qing. The rest of the Wallfacers are just ordinary people."

Qin Shi Huang glanced at everyone and concluded:
"Now that the second and third Wallbreakers have finished their reports, we need to shift our attention to the fourth and fifth Wallfacers, namely Luo Ji and Luo Qing."

Qin Shi Huang said, "We have discussed Luo Qing enough recently, so let's talk about Luo Ji here."

Qin Shi Huang said, "Just now, Your Majesty conveyed a new order."

The stone stirred up a thousand waves, and the crowd on the platform erupted in cheers.

Qin Shi Huang then said, "The emperor's new order is: kill Luo Ji."

The sky suddenly darkened, then quickly brightened again. The three suns intertwined dozens of times in the sky within a short minute, until another star stabilized in the sky.

Administrator: "The previous Eternal Era was too short, so I fast-forwarded to a longer one. You can continue."

On the horizon, a forest shimmering with a metallic sheen is growing at a visible speed. Those are "dehydrated plants," one of the simulations of the Chaotic Era in the game. The arrival of the Stable Era allows these plants to complete the entire process from germination to blooming in minutes, with the branches crackling as the new buds emerge.

But the crowd had long lost interest in the grand spectacle of the "Three-Body Problem" game. Faced with Qin Shi Huang's new decree concerning the ruler, many people stared wide-eyed.

"Here we go again! Does the Lord think that Luo Ji, an ordinary person, is a greater threat than Luo Qing?" someone shouted from Fangtai Square.

Qin Shi Huang nodded: "It seems that this is what Your Majesty thinks at present."

Just as everyone was whispering among themselves, someone called out in a low voice, "Einstein is here!"

A tall, thin figure moved through the restless crowd. He was an elderly man with disheveled white hair, wearing an ill-fitting military uniform with numerous unknown medals adorning his chest. He ascended the steps of the pyramid and walked towards Qin Shi Huang.

Qin Shi Huang asked, "Mr. Einstein, how is the situation?"

"The Lord is urging us to act quickly," Einstein shook his head, a hint of confusion in his eyes. "The Lord's fear of Luo Ji far exceeds that of the so-called cultivator Luo Qing. This is the second time since the Evans era that the Lord has urged us to take action against Luo Ji."

These words immediately silenced the entire pyramid platform.

Mozi broke the silence first: "I have said before, what can truly threaten the Lord is never force, even if that force is the best in the world."

Newton chimed in: "Therefore, we should formulate a plan to kill the Wallfacer Luo Ji as soon as possible."

Someone asked, "So what should we do? Ever since Taylor was broken through the wall, the remaining Wallfacers have been protected like golden eggs by various countries, making it difficult to even get close. With the armed forces we have, we can at most flatten a small African country, and if we are exposed, we will immediately face encirclement and suppression by major powers."

Some people sighed: "In comparison, Van Gogh's three years of working at the BBC and infiltrating the United Nations hall to break down barriers is already a great courage and a miracle. Every barrier-breaker is extraordinary, and even if he fails, he is still worthy of our respect."

One of the attendees said, "Let's just use nuclear weapons. We have a few in stock, and we also have the coordinates of Luo Ji provided by Zhizi."

Before he could finish speaking, someone retorted, "Oppenheimer, do you think the people at the PDC are idiots? Underneath Luo Ji's Nordic manor is a Cold War-era nuclear bunker, more than 300 meters deep. And how could we possibly drop a nuclear bomb there? We don't have hypersonic missiles. The area where these Wallfacers are located has more missile defense systems than trees."

Oppenheimer retorted, "Give me the computing power from the Sophon, and I can create an intercontinental ballistic missile by hand."

"Come on," someone scoffed. "Without a complete industrial system, by the time you've finished developing your intercontinental ballistic missiles, the main fleet will have already reached the solar system."

Qin Shi Huang, tired of this, tapped the square platform with his sword, ending yet another argument.

Since Ye Wenjie's arrest and Evans' death, ETO has become far from orderly. After all, its members are scattered all over the world, and their high degree of freedom makes it difficult for him to control everyone. Qin Shihuang said, "Quiet. We can think about how to kill Luo Ji offline and discuss it online. Besides the direct order to kill Luo Ji, there is another matter to discuss today, which is how to deal with the increasingly tight encirclement by PDC."

One person, seemingly fed up, jumped out and said, "Your Majesty, are we really going to bury our heads in the sand like ostriches and pretend we can't see Luo Qing?"

Qin Shi Huang pointed his sword at this man, and a white light engulfed him.

Qin Shi Huang said somewhat helplessly, "I have also bestowed a title upon Socrates. Mozi has already said that I will personally find a solution to Luo Qing's problem. The focus will now be on Luo Ji."

Seeing that no one dared to interrupt him, Qin Shi Huang nodded in satisfaction.

"Now, let the security team explain the current predicament the organization is facing, and the extent of losses at each stronghold—"

A piercing alarm suddenly blared throughout the game world, and the giant fireball in the sky began to pulsate irregularly, casting flickering light. On the distant horizon, a silver wave was approaching.

That was a tsunami triggered by gravitational waves from a star.

"Administrator! What's going on?!" Qin Shi Huang shouted.

"I...I don't know." The administrator's voice sank down from the sky, sounding somewhat flustered.

But no matter what efforts the administrators made, looking at the increasingly chaotic celestial phenomena, everyone present clearly understood one thing.

The Three-Body Problem is about to enter a chaotic era.

"How about we all dehydrate ourselves first, and then hold the meeting after the Chaotic Era is over?" This remark elicited a burst of laughter.

"This is such a hassle. Let's agree on a location and have the meeting in person."

"Judas, what you're saying sounds like something a PDC spy would say."

“Don’t talk nonsense. My loyalty to the Lord is as clear as day.”

Qin Shi Huang repeatedly tapped the square platform with his long sword: "Turn off body feedback. Everyone, turn on your mods and anchor your coordinates. Don't get swept away by the flood. The meeting isn't over yet."

"Someone's logged on!" someone shouted in the square. He saw a white pillar.

All ETO members stood still and subconsciously looked eastward.

They soon noticed that at the bottom of the pyramid, a figure was slowly climbing the steps, step by step, the figure getting higher and higher.

"This person...how come he looks so much like Van Gogh?"

"It's not just similar, it's Van Gogh!"

Wasn't Van Gogh arrested?

The chaos on the platform did not affect the figure climbing. Under everyone's gaze, he stepped up the last step and stood steadily on the platform.

"Van Gogh...?" Qin Shi Huang said uncertainly.

The man stood at the other end of the platform. Under the rolling celestial phenomena of the chaotic era, he seemed to be separated from the shadows, facing off against all the members of ETO across the sky filled with swirling lightning.

"It's such a hassle to log into this crappy game of yours..."

Van Gogh said.

Qin Shi Huang's expression changed drastically.

(End of this chapter)

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