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

Chapter 205 The Other Two Wallfacers

"Why are you the only one who woke up? Where is your husband?"

Keiko Yamasugi covered her mouth and took a sip of the tea brewed by the cultivator. She felt full, as if she had drunk it many times before.

Moreover, this tea doesn't taste good at all. It lacks the essence of tea brewing by cultivators and tastes like cheap, mass-produced tea.

But she forced herself to drink it anyway.

Luo Qing looked at her with a smile.

“Hmm… My husband hasn’t woken up yet. The United Government has set a five-year timeframe for him to be unfrozen. I want to get used to this world in advance. Like last time, my husband is not good at living, and he will need me to take care of him after he wakes up.”

"Ah, how wonderful! What more could a husband ask for than a wife like this? It's the luckiest thing in Hines' life that she has a wife who loves you like you do." Luo Qing's words were once again filled with envy.

Keiko Yamasugi asked curiously, "Professor Luo, haven't you developed any romantic relationships during your two hundred years on Earth?"

"No."

"What about before?"

"No."

"I thought you had a romantic affair."

"no"

Luo Qing rejected Yamasugi Keiko's gossip offensive three times in a row.

“Alright.” Keiko Yamasugi shook her head with some regret, finally getting to the main point of her trip.

"Professor Luo Qing, I actually wanted to ask you whether the Wallfacer Project still has any use in this day and age?"

"Of course there are. I recently posted a Wallfacer plan, which is being implemented in both the formation of a coalition government and the establishment of an international organization."

“This is not the same thing,” Keiko Yamasugi said.

"what do you mean?"

Keiko Yamasugi said, "You are no ordinary Wallfacer. I now suspect that the Wallfacer Project Act is no longer effective in this era. The fact that your Wallfacer Project can still be implemented is due to your own status and strength. But he is different. He has been in hibernation for too long... I want to ask, besides you, how much Wallfacer power do the last two Wallfacers, Hines and Luo Ji, still have?"

Luo Qing took a sip of the industrial tea he had brewed himself. The moment the tea entered his mouth, he subtly used his spiritual power to annihilate it into single hydrogen and oxygen atoms, and then spat it out.

Ugh, what a piece of junk, a counterfeit product.
Merchants selling counterfeit goods, you're doomed.

Facing Keiko Yamasugi, Luo Qing explained, "Don't worry, the Wallfacer Project is still effective. The United Government inherited the United Nations, so it is naturally responsible for the Wallfacer Project."

However, your concerns are valid; the Wallfacers of this era may have very limited power. But that's alright. Whether it's Dr. Hines or Dr. Luo Ji, I will personally offer my assistance to their Wallfacer projects.

Keiko Yamasugi did not appear relieved by those words.

"I would like to ask you for a favor."

"Oh, you say it."

As if she had made up her mind, Keiko Yamasugi said to Luo Qing in a startling way, "I would like to ask you to abolish Hines' Wallfacer status."

Luo Qing raised an eyebrow. He was a righteous and pedantic man, so when he removed Yamasugi Keiko's memories, he did not look into other private matters. Although Yamasugi Keiko's mid-stage acquired strength was enough to withstand soul searching, he did not do so. But at this moment, he was a little curious.

What is this Japanese woman thinking?
“I can’t do it,” Luo Qing said. “My highest political status within the human system is that of a Wallfacer. I cannot abolish Wallfacers of the same rank. Only with the unanimous authorization of the United Government and Fleet International can Dr. Hines’ Wallfacer status be revoked… Can you tell me why you’re doing this?”

"I hope my husband will live a simple and ordinary life for the rest of his life."

“Those who face the wall can also lead ordinary lives,” Luo Qing said.

“No, he won’t.” Keiko Yamasugi shook her head and said, “I’ve been awake for several months now. I’ve read through the history of the last one or two hundred years and have a deep understanding of this era. I even know that gene editing technology has been completed and his long-cherished wish to improve the thinking ability of the human brain has come true… This era is too wonderful for him. He must be unwilling to accept this, but I don’t want him to continue to cause trouble.”

Luo Qing comforted her, "Huizi, you need to know two things. First, the dinosaur crisis has temporarily replaced the Trisolaran crisis. Second, the Sophons have completely withdrawn from the solar system."

Therefore, in the eyes of the United Government, the title of Wallfacer is purely honorary. The reason the Wallfacer program is still being maintained is because the United Government has become accustomed to my Wallfacer status and therefore won't easily tamper with the underlying code. Since the Wallfacer program has been reduced to a mascot, why worry about Hines? Even if he really wants to do something, don't stop him.”

Keiko Yamasugi didn't speak, but instead bowed her head deeply to Luo Qing.

Luo Qing said, "It seems you have a different perspective on this era and don't fully believe the 'Letter to the Hibernators' issued by the United Government." (Note: The "Letter to the Hibernators" is an official document compiled by the United Government, one of the essential readings for the Thawors. Its main content is an analysis of the current situation, focusing on the Devouring Crisis rather than the Trisolaran Crisis.)

Keiko Yamasugi said, "I come from the old era and have a deeper understanding of the Three-Body crisis. I'm sure my husband feels the same way. He will continue to push forward his plan."

“The Wallfacer Project is a one-blind project, it’s not transparent to you or the United Government, but as long as his plan is harmless to the world, let him do it. As Dr. Hines’ wife, you should support him.” Seeing that Luo Qing’s attitude was firm and that she had no intention of ending Hines’ Wallfacer status, Keiko Yamasugi did not press the matter further.

"I understand, Mr. Luo Qing. Then I won't bother you any longer. There are still many people in line behind you."

"Would you like another cup of tea before you leave?"

"No need... hiccup." Keiko Yamasugi let out a burp, and after a moment of confusion, she bowed deeply to Luo Qing before pushing open the door and leaving.

...

"Is Mr. Aristotle gone?" A woman's voice came from the back of the courtyard.

"I'm leaving," Luo Qing said.

Keiko Yamasugi wasn't the first person to visit him; another woman had arrived earlier—Hypatia, the Norwegian waitress who gave the speech at the beer hall.

Of course, Hypatia did not recognize Luo Qing at that time. In her memory, this was the first time she had met Luo Qing, the Wallfacer, in 193 years.

Hypatia brought all the key intelligence from Liu Xiu's Three-Body Game meeting, including the true identities of the three wallbreakers.

As for her purpose in doing so, it was for Caesar, a former leader of the ETO organization who had disappeared and died.

As the only remaining liberal member, Hypatia was loyal to only Caesar. This loyalty had no direct connection to the Trisolaran organization or the Sophon; it was purely out of gratitude for Caesar's help during her childhood and to her family.

After Caesar's defeat and death in his struggle against Qin Shi Huang, Hypatia's loyalty to the Trisolaran organization came to an end.

However, a few days ago, she obtained a lot of crucial intelligence through the Three-Body Problem game, and Hypatia was caught in a dilemma after thinking it over.

She paid no attention to her own safety, but was only concerned about the future living environment of Luo Ji's son.

He went to work at the beer hall just to earn more money for his godson.

However, the treacherous actions of Liu Xiu, the true successor to Qin Shi Huang, had completely threatened the living environment of Luo Ji's son. Coupled with the consequences of Caesar's defeat and death, Hypatia finally made her own choice.

—I've been a Wallfacer for a long time.

The risks of the Golden Plains, the Trisolarans' impending annihilation of the Solar System fleet and the Devouring Empire, the Trisolarans' final mission...

Hypatia truthfully informed Luo Qing of all the important intelligence she had gathered.

Without the existence of the Sophon, Hypatia effortlessly betrayed the Sophon, completing the crucial defection before this final battle.

Even when Hypatia defected, she was still marveling at how easy it was for her to defect.

Liu Xiuzhen had absolutely no suspicion of the old members who were not under her ideological seal.

But for some reason, Luo Qing remained calm throughout.

In response to the numerous pieces of information brought by Hypatia, Luo Qing replied with only three words: "Understood."

"You didn't seem surprised at all by the news I brought. I really don't know if it's because you're habitually confident of victory, or if you simply don't care about such trivial matters..."

Luo Qing casually said, "It's no use knowing. Am I going to dismantle the Golden Plains right now? Letting me see what level the upgraded Golden Plains is at is more important than anything else... As for the fact that Hines's Wallbreaker is his wife, I can't comment on that."

"But I have already given you all the information. Are you completely giving the ETO free rein to do whatever it wants at this stage?"

"What are you in a hurry for?"

“Uh…I…” Hypatia stood there helplessly.

Why is she in such a hurry? She's not in a hurry at all.

The expected criticism did not materialize.

Luo Qing said calmly, "I know what you want to say. I've already explained it to you before. However, when I erased your memories, I also erased yours. Our conversation is now repeating itself for the third time."

Hypatia wondered if she had misheard. She looked at the time in disbelief and realized that she had been in the Wallfacer's compound for two hours... Hadn't she just arrived half an hour ago?
Luo Qing continued, "Whether I let ETO run rampant, don't intercept the Golden Plains, don't stop the Wallbreakers, or even allow a certain sophon to engage in some borderline information transmission at the edge of the solar system, I'm aware of all of this."

"If you insist on an explanation before you're willing to leave, then I think I can only give you the standard answer from a Wallfacer."

"It's part of the plan."

(End of this chapter)