Those who face the wall, but are in the Nascent Soul stage.

Chapter 166 "Tire" Civilization

Currently, humanity's understanding of that giant ring-shaped spaceship of the third civilization is very limited, even less than its understanding of the Trisolaran civilization.

If it weren't for the images provided by the Risk Remover civilization, humanity wouldn't even know that giant ring-shaped spaceship existed.

According to the data provided by the risk mitigators, the giant ring-shaped spaceship is speeding towards the solar system at a speed far exceeding the third cosmic velocity, but the exact speed is unknown to humans.

But one thing is certain: that giant ring-shaped spaceship existed as early as the Qin, Han, and Roman periods, or even earlier, during the nascent stages of civilization, and was already flying towards the solar system in the Oort cloud.

It just so happened that it was discovered after humanity entered the space age.

It is yet another being far beyond human civilization.

Unfortunately, humanity lacks reconnaissance capabilities similar to those of the Sophons. The other two Sophons have likely already reached the vicinity of that super spaceship, but the Trisolarans obviously won't share any relevant intelligence with humanity.

In this future battle in the solar system, humanity, fighting on home turf, will be the weakest side.

Some have even drawn parallels to the Japanese and Russians who fought in the Northeast region during the Qing Dynasty.

Luo Qing had no choice.

He was too busy to spare any time, and his spiritual sense was limited, so he knew nothing about the super spaceships that were still outside the Kuiper Belt.

According to the risk mitigaters, the massive ring-shaped spaceship arrived in the solar system 200 years earlier than the Trisolaran fleet, almost at the same time as the Trisolaran probes.

Compared to it, the threat of the Trisolaran fleet suddenly seemed insignificant.

After all, the Trisolaran fleet is still three hundred years away, while this giant tire can float over in a hundred years!
Because this ring-shaped spacecraft resembles a tire, it is known as the "Tire Spaceship".

It brought an extremely strong sense of oppression to humankind.

Almost no one believes that the "Tire Spaceship" came to the solar system to coexist peacefully with Earth; it looks too much like a wandering interstellar pirate.

Judging people by their appearance is a universal phenomenon.

The risk-takers had shown photos of the 'Tire Spaceship' to heads of state from various countries. The highly detailed photos showed a rugged, violent, and steel-like combination. Compared to the 'Tire Spaceship,' human starships looked like exquisite little figurines.

The Joint Space Force is also feeling unprecedented pressure.

This overwhelming pressure was placed before humanity, and the joy brought by overcoming the great slump thanks to the super grass quickly disappeared.

Humanity had no chance to catch its breath and began to study how to deal with this super-sized tire.

The Planetary Defense Council has held multiple meetings on this matter. At the Wallfacer hearing, Luo Qing also clearly stated that it is impossible for a Nascent Soul cultivator to contend with a planet-level enemy.

But Luo Qing also said that he would stand firmly on the front line against the invaders, even if it meant sacrificing himself on Pluto.

While moved, humanity also became more anxious. Operational plans against third-party civilizations became the new mainstream defense strategy.

In humanity's past plans, the solar system showdown 300 years from now was conceived as a "fleet battle."

Instead of "fleet attacking planets".

No one cared about the Trisolaran fleet's ten probes anymore; dealing with the "tire-shaped spaceship" became the Space Force's main task.

Various combat theories based on planetary-sized enemies have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

The most effective solution that humanity could think of was to manufacture as many stellar-type nuclear bombs as possible, since only stellar-type nuclear bombs could effectively damage a spacecraft of that class.

The production of stellar nuclear bombs has skyrocketed from hundreds to thousands per year. These stellar nuclear bombs have consumed a large amount of human resources, but with Super Grass as a safety net, humanity has no worries about the future.

Humanity has something to thank the Wallfacer, Rydiaz, for this.

Although Rediaz is a historical figure from 50 years ago.

However, the tens of thousands of stellar nuclear bombs that humanity has accumulated have not made humanity feel safe. Based on the deductions of the Digital Republic and MOSS, the possibility of defeating the Tire Civilization with only stellar nuclear bombs is very low.

Since the Tire Civilization has developed to the point of interstellar wandering, it must have a fairly high-tech interception weapon system. The interstellar nuclear missile defense system deployed in the solar system may not be able to break through the enemy's anti-missile system and launch all the stellar nuclear missiles onto that giant spaceship.

MOSS also pointed out that instead of hoping to destroy the Tire Civilization with stellar nuclear bombs, it would be better to try utilizing existing celestial bodies in the solar system. MOSS implied that tens of thousands of stellar nuclear bombs would be enough to propel the Moon forward.

Humanity understood this hint, but instead of blindly arming the moon with hydrogen bombs, it completed the construction of three large satellite engines on the moon that had not yet been completed.

Among the many mainstream defense plans of the Planetary Defense Council, the Lunar Strike Program is hailed as humanity's last line of defense.

A suicidal approach, sacrificing everything for the moon.

In addition to the mainstream defense plan, humanity has begun to seek other solutions, and some have even boldly proposed to "seek help" from the Trisolaran civilization.

The PDC official first clarified that he was not an ETO, stating, "Whether it's humanity or the Trisolaran civilization, their core objective is the stable development of the solar system. The Tire Civilization appears to be enormous, inevitably causing immense damage to the solar system, and might even destroy Earth. The Trisolaran civilization certainly wouldn't want to stand idly by and watch Earth be destroyed; they might sympathize with humanity and be willing to share some science and technology, at least to allow humanity to resist until the Trisolaran main fleet joins the solar system battlefield. Even if the Trisolaran civilization only wants to reap the benefits, they still need to hold out until Earth, the 'fruit,' isn't destroyed. In that case, the monkeys currently guarding the 'fruit' are the Trisolaran civilization's support targets."

The PDC official's request for assistance was well-received by many, who believed that the principle of "there are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests" applies equally well to different civilizations.

Unfortunately, the Trisolaran civilization did not provide any feedback to humanity.

No matter how passionately the PDC official, holding the six-dimensional sophon, expounded on the principle of "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold," the Trisolaran civilization remained unmoved, not displaying a single word to appease the official.

Ultimately, it was the commander of the Joint Space Force who reprimanded this farcical scene:
"Human civilization can only rely on itself. Instead of daydreaming here and hoping that the Trisolaran civilization will take pity on us and give us some technology, we should work hard and build a powerful space fleet within the next 100 years!"

These words resonated with most of the pro-war faction. (Because of the Wallfacers, almost all of the permanent members of the Planetary Defense Council are pro-war.)
Thus began a major military transformation in the human world.

(End of this chapter)