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

Chapter 342 Boiling the Three-Body Leader
"Let me introduce you. This is the Risk Eliminator Sensor. You should have met it through Sophon." Luo Qing's voice flowed into the room like a voice-over.

As risk removers for Earth and the Trisolaran world, as well as for the First Earth, the Eridanus civilization, and the Devouring civilization, the Risk Remover Sensor should rightfully serve as one of the witnesses to the meeting.

Just now, the Risk Remover sensor was 94 light-years away from Earth and should have been able to return to Earth in 94 years. However, Li Bai just went to pick up the sensor and directly transported this ideal black body across eleven dimensions to Earth in an instant.

The risk remover stood up and smiled at the Trisolaran leader.

"This is Li Bai, the god behind the Devouring Empire... I think the Trisolaran world should be able to understand what 'god' means in the universe. Li Bai is also one of the witnesses to this negotiation."

The Trisolaran leader nodded with difficulty.

Li Bai naturally ignored the dehydrated worm. In his eyes, dehydrated worms were far more disgusting than dinosaur worms or human worms.

"This is the commander of the Galactic Carbon-Based Federation fleet. The Carbon-Based Federation is..."

Lan interrupted Luo Qing's narration.

"I have already inputted the information of the Galactic Carbon-Based Federation into its memory."

After the Trisolaran leader finished digesting the memories of the Milky Way Carbon-Based Federation, its terrified expression finally eased somewhat. It struggled and placed all its pleading eyes on the Carbon-Based Commander.

Lan turned her head away, unable to bear it.

The Trisolaran leader, observing the other party's reaction and the human attire on Lan's body, vaguely realized something and felt a sense of desolation.

"This is Karl, the current leader of the Devouring Civilization."

Karl, holding the firewood, gave a cold snort, which served as a greeting to the Trisolaran leader.

"This is Lin Jun, the only blue-light mushroom in the Light Speaker civilization, and also the current leader of the Light Speaker race."

The green mushroom nudged its cap towards the direction of the Trisolaran leader, as if to say hello.

"All the named civilizations of the Solar System are here. Other alien species similar to the White Fish Clan were not invited to participate in this negotiation between the Solar System and the Trisolaran System due to insufficient intelligence. Do you have any questions? Or... do I need to introduce myself?"

The camera flew away from Luo Qing's shoulder and began filming freely. Luo Qing stood next to the Trisolaran leader, calmly awaiting the leader's reply.

"no need."

A line of text appeared above the head of the Trisolaran leader.

It was the meticulousness of the Carbon-Based Federation Commander who preemptively created a speech bubble on the head of the Trisolaran leader to convert the brainwave fluctuations in the thought membrane into human-readable text and display it on it.

Luo Qing nodded.

"These are your Water Drop and Sophon, now returned to their rightful owners. Next, the Chairman will discuss with you the issue of compensation for Earth's civilization."

As Luo Qing spoke, he made a feint kick, and nine water droplets rolled to the front of the Trisolaran leader. Then, seventeen six-dimensional sophons rolled round and round to the edge of the pot. The sphere, which was completely mirror-reflecting, was reflecting the blazing firelight.

Upon seeing this, the Trisolaran leader felt utterly desolate.

Before the meeting began, the Carbon-Based Commander, who was in charge of the negotiations, said: "As a representative of the Federation, I am honored to meet the leaders of two great civilizations here. According to the Federation's definition of carbon-based civilization, both Earth and the Trisolaran world are standard carbon-based civilizations. Just now, I conducted a detailed evaluation of the two civilizations and determined their true civilization levels."

"Earth's standard civilization level is 6B."

The Three-Body Civilization's standard civilization level is 1A.

"1A?" The old man beside him was somewhat confused. Luo Qing had already explained the standards for assessing civilization levels... but how could the Trisolaran world be 1A?
Lan showed the old man a picture. In the picture, 415 warships of the Trisolaran Second Fleet were flying towards the solar system at the speed of light.

Lan reiterated: "According to the civilization assessment standards, the Trisolaran civilization, which possesses a light-speed flight fleet, is rated as 1A, officially stepping into the quasi-advanced civilization stage."

The old man looked at the 415 light-speed spaceships and thought of the demise of nearly 4100 star-class warships in the Fleet International, and was slightly taken aback.

So... is the gap between humanity and the Trisolaran world really this vast?

Upon seeing its own light-speed fleet and the carbon-based Federation commander's assessment of it as an "advanced civilization," the Trisolaran leader seemed to regain some confidence. It tried to climb out of the pot, but the high temperature of the pot's edge burned it.

Luo Qing scolded, "Don't move around, or I'll add more firewood."

The Trisolaran leader was somewhat angry. It looked at Luo Qing, its thought membrane fluctuating violently with its brainwaves, and lines of text kept popping up in the dialog box above its head.

The Trisolaran leader said: "As the supreme ruler of the Trisolaran civilization, I oppose this disrespectful imprisonment and the torture of being subjected to boiling water."

Luo Qing naturally wouldn't allow his leader to fall into the other side's sophistry, so he directly resorted to violent suppression.

“Karl, prepare a packet of salt. If it dares to complain again, add salt.”

Soon, a packet of salt appeared on Karl's little front paw.

The Trisolaran leader was stunned. The Trisolarans' skin was far less complex than the phospholipid bilayer structure of the human body. It was a two-way permeable membrane. Although it could maintain its normal osmotic pressure by absorbing water, it could not cause water loss in the high-salinity environment of the outside world, which was different from humans.

High-concentration saline solution is fatal to the Trisolarans. For example, a human can swim freely in a high-concentration saline solution ten times the standard concentration, but a Trisolaran would immediately lose water due to the high salinity of the external water and die from severe dehydration.

That tiny packet of table salt could easily kill the leader of this so-called quasi-advanced civilization.

The Trisolaran leader bowed his head and said, "Please... don't add any more fuel."

Luo Qing did not stop them from doing this. The water level had already reached over 50 degrees Celsius. If an old-style human were to be submerged in it, they would be scalded to death in no time. The Trisolarans were resistant to heat, but it was estimated that they would not survive for long if this continued.

Carl stopped adding fuel.

The old man said, “The cauldron that is soaking you is the Simuwu Ding of China. Although it is a replica, it is enough to show our civilization’s respect for the Trisolaran world. The most important things for the country are sacrifice and war. Using such a bronze cauldron to soak you is a courtesy of our civilization. As for the flames below, it is just a misunderstanding. I just heard that warm water can speed up your soaking.”

The Trisolaran leader: "...Alright, thank you for your hospitality."

The old man smiled and said, "It's alright."

Lan, sitting to the side, presided over the meeting, saying, "First, we must clarify one fact: the conflict between Earth and the Trisolaran world was essentially triggered by the Trisolaran world's proactive invasion. Therefore, as the invader, the Trisolaran world should bear full responsibility for all the consequences of this war. Trisolaran leader, do you have any objections to this assessment?"

The Trisolaran leader looked sorrowful: "Does my objection still have any value at this moment?"

Lan: "Yes, right now, the Trisolaran First Fleet and the Trisolaran Second Fleet are still flying towards the solar system, which will mean the escalation of the war between the two sides."

The Trisolaran leader said: "If it weren't for your attention to Earthlings, and the interference of the Dinosaur God and Mr. Risk Remover, the Trisolaran world would have been the victor in this war."

Lan: "I regret to inform you that although the Trisolaran world already possesses a second fleet capable of traveling at the speed of light, the second fleet is still far from being a match for Luo Qing. And now, the actions of the droplet probe have brought a devastating crisis to the Trisolaran world."

Lan: "I am not speaking from the perspective of the human world, but from the perspective of the Trisolaran world. If you give up this negotiation, then I can tell you clearly: the Trisolaran world will be attacked by Mr. Luo Qing and will eventually perish."

Lan smiled and said, "Of course, you can also choose to believe that the Second Fleet can deal with Luo Qing, and then give up this round of negotiations. I will send you back to the Trisolaran system."

(End of this chapter)