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

Chapter 179 The stars are shining

Fifty-seven years after the Crisis Era, thanks to the efforts of Sophon, the Earth-Trisolaran organization, which had been annihilated by the 'End,' gradually revived. However, having lost the thought imprinting device, ETO inevitably fell into decline.

However, the Trisolaran civilization also saw what the ETO organization had done, and the ETO organization declared its loyalty to the Trisolaran civilization at its own cost.

The Trisolaran leader even personally sent a 'commendation message' to the ETO through the Sophon.

The destruction of the space elevator also proves ETO's capabilities, which the Trisolaran civilization needs.

In this situation, a surviving ETO member named Liu Xiu picked up the shattered remnants of ETO and pieced them back together.

He proclaimed himself the restorer of the ETO organization, and because he shared the same name as Liu Xiu in history, he called himself Emperor Guangwu of Han and became the fifth leader of the ETO. In the Three-Body game, he was dressed as a lean Han army general in Han armor and sword.

Liu Xiu was one of the few ETO core members who had not been inoculated with the ideological seal. He was also once a "disciple" of Qin Shi Huang. He briefly left ETO because of his irreconcilable differences with Hu Hai, which ironically saved him from disaster.

After becoming the fifth leader of ETO, Liu Xiu relied on his real-world resources to frequently hibernate for short periods to ensure that his aging process did not accelerate, while maintaining control over the ETO organization.

Although he is actually a member of the 2000s generation, 121 years after the Crisis Era, Liu Xiu is only in his fifties, thanks to his periodic hibernation. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be able to continue steering ETO until the Trisolaran fleet probes reach the solar system.

Before Liu Xiu, the white-haired, hunched figure of Einstein emerged.

Einstein said, "Seventy years ago, that kid Hu Hai messed things up and caused the organization to perish once. But since thirty years ago, the Wallfacers have remained active, and the organization has never dared to make the slightest move, to the point that people today have long forgotten that ETO even exists."

Liu Xiu shook his head and said, "The era of Hu Hai is over. The task of ETO today is to live until the final battle and do its part for God. Compared to this, Mr. Einstein, you are a senior from the Evans era. How has your health been lately?"

Before Einstein could answer, a sharp voice rang out:
"Einstein, are you still alive?"

The speaker was Copenhagen, an old man from the Qin Dynasty, a researcher in quantum mechanics, and who joined the ETO around the same time as Wu Miaoyuan and Ma Zhao.

"Thanks to quantum mechanics, I've been in hibernation for half a century and I'm still alive." After saying this, Einstein sat down with difficulty on the scorching shale, leaning on his cane, and looked up at the dim world and the two brilliant setting suns in the sky.

Copenhagen crossed his arms, shook his head, and chuckled: "You're really living a long life. I think you were born in the 20s? Even if you don't count your hibernation time, you must be over a hundred years old."

"I'm one hundred and twenty-one now. Don't worry, I won't live much longer."

“Show some respect to your seniors,” Liu Xiu scolded, then turned to Einstein and said, “Old man, I can arrange for you to hibernate in your old age. My hibernation company has this technology.”

"Thank you for your kindness, but I am too old, too old to hibernate. I don't want to die in a hibernation pod. I estimate I won't live to see the Lord's probe reach Earth." After saying this, Einstein's cloudy eyes flickered.

Liu Xiu could only offer a few more words of comfort.

Soon, more and more people logged into the Three-Body Problem game.

Most of the IDs were unfamiliar, but a few looked very familiar.

For example, Newton.

“Newton? Didn’t Qin Shi Huang turn you into a terracotta warrior before he died? You were his best lackey,” Johann Bernoulli sarcastically remarked.

He was Leibniz's student in real life, and after Leibniz died, he took over the responsibility of opposing Newton.

"Hu Hai and his leadership team have already gone with Qin Shi Huang. There were so many people who were buried alive with him, that's enough. I, Newton, won't make a difference." Newton shook his head. He did not attack this old friend.

Newton hibernated very early and was only awakened after the Devourer crisis occurred, so he was not considered powerful despite his age, and was still relatively young.

Facing Liu Xiu, Newton asked bluntly, "Emperor Guangwu of Han, what is the matter that you have summoned us for?"

"Let's discuss the Three-Body Problem." Liu Xiu, leaning on his Han sword, appeared somewhat reminiscent of the First Emperor in his Han armor. Molten lava-like clouds churned beneath the sky, the dark red light of two suns distorting the figures of everyone present. The air was thick with the acrid smell of sulfur, and shooting stars streaked across the leaden sky with long tails, accompanied by faint rumbling sounds in the distance.

The environment in the Three-Body game is deteriorating. The current game environment is a realistic simulation based on the real-time data of the Sophon, which means that life is not easy for the Three-Body world at this moment.

"The Three-Body Problem has been discussed for a century, it's long been chewed up like sugarcane, what's there to discuss anymore? The Devourers, the Risk Removers, the Immortal Cultivators, and the Eridanus Crystals, which of these four civilizations isn't more interesting than the Three-Body Problem?" someone shouted.

Liu Xiu pointed his sword at the two suns and emphasized: "We are the Earth Trisolaran Organization (ETO), not ESO (Earth Risk Remover Organization), not ELO (Earth Luoqing Organization), not EDO (Earth Dinosaur Organization), not ERO (Earth Eridanus Organization). Why are we discussing other things? Comrades, the Lord's world is experiencing the double sun in the sky, and the Lord is experiencing tribulation! We must sympathize with the Lord's tribulation."

(Note: Due to the large number of extraterrestrial civilizations visiting Earth, many entities similar to ETO have emerged in the vast human society. However, compared to ETO's lawful evil stance, most other related organizations are lawful neutral or chaotic neutral, and therefore have not been completely banned by various countries.)
"Ah, I've had enough of Xianglin's suffering, I've heard enough of her sob stories," someone sighed.

"Your Majesty, let's not worry unnecessarily. The Lord's technological level is the strongest among the hundreds of Trisolaran civilizations. The Lord can easily overcome a disaster like the collapse of two suns."

Liu Xiu countered, "We can withstand two suns in the sky, but what about three? Or three suns in a row?"

“That’s not something we should be discussing. There’s no point in discussing it. We might as well think about getting the Lord to colonize the world quickly,” the man said.

"This is the second reason I called you all here to play the game: the predicament the Lord is facing." Liu Xiu sheathed his sword and looked intently at everyone.

After the entire room quieted down, Liu Xiu smiled and said, "The Lord requires us to assist humanity in fighting against the Devouring Empire!"

Someone raised their hand: "Ah, I know. The problem the Lord is facing is that their fleet arrived too late. By then, Earth may have already been devoured by dinosaurs. The Lord certainly wouldn't want to accept a solar system that has been ravaged by giant lizards."

"So even the Lord knows the principle of 'if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold'? I thought the Lord was waiting to devour the Empire, eat up Earth, and fly to the Trisolaran system."

"Indeed, without God's help, humanity could not have defeated the dinosaurs."

"If humans can't defeat them, can the Lord's fleet defeat the Devouring Empire?"

"That's hard to say. The Devouring Empire's mothership is the size of a planet..."

"I suggest that the ETO (Earth Trisolaris Organization) surrender to the EDO (Earth Dinosaur Organization) immediately!"

Liu Xiu raised his Han sword high, and a meteorite fell from the sky, smashing the man who suggested surrendering into a bloody pulp.

Liu Xiu abruptly halted the increasingly chaotic discussion, saying sternly, "Comrades, your understanding is wrong."

"What do you mean? Does that mean the Lord's fleet really can't defeat the Devouring Empire?" someone asked.

"On the contrary, the Devouring Empire is no match for the Lord. The Lord does not lie. We should not be intimidated by the technological scale of the dinosaurs. You should know that even the Sophon could not detect those giant lizards. Humans at least have Luo Qing."

After Liu Xiu finished explaining, he reiterated: "The Devouring Empire is much weaker than you imagine. The Devouring Empire may not even be a match for humans. Humans are good at stratagems, while dinosaurs only know how to eat."

Some countered, "If this is God's judgment, then humanity should just rely on its own efforts. Why do we need to assist humanity? From the perspective of ETO's original purpose, wouldn't it be better for humanity to perish? We are 'traitors'!"

Liu Xiu's words were resounding: "The Lord desires that we assist humanity in annihilating the Devouring Empire, and prevent any dinosaur from escaping into space, especially not allowing dinosaurs to escape into space in their escape ships. Of course, during this period, the Lord also does not allow any human starship to escape into space. Neither dinosaurs nor humans are allowed to leave the solar system!"

“I don’t understand, we need an explanation.” Some people disagreed with the order.

The projection of the sophon suddenly appeared in the Three-Body game world, and its fully mirrored sphere displayed only one line of text.

[No explanation was given; this was part of the plan.]

(End of this chapter)