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

Chapter 436 Foundation Building and Manifestation of Sainthood (3k)

Luo Ji addressed the world.

This live feed appeared on screens connected to the public network, both inside and outside the Earth, across all industries, and even in the virtual world.

Luo Ji was wearing an outdated gray suit, which looked even more dim against the backdrop of the moon, with only his dark red tie burning like a cluster of flames in the deep space hues.

A series of low gasps came from the classroom.

As one of only two cultivators on Earth, Luo Ji is clearly quite popular, and he receives enthusiastic responses from students.

Ding Yi stepped down from the podium and appeared beside Lieutenant Colonel Xi Zi at some point.

"Coming to class?"

"Mmm," Xizi replied in a very low voice.

Do you understand?

“It’s a bit hard to understand.” Xi Zi looked troubled. As a technical officer, her understanding of theoretical physics was not deep. She had a general impression of various theories, but once she went deeper, she felt a bit lost.

"It's okay if you don't understand. This isn't meant for you." Ding Yi looked out the window, her gaze distant.

Outside the window, the Bauhinia flowers at Tsinghua University are swaying gently.

Early April is the peak blooming season, and the entire campus seems to be immersed in a purple ocean.

If this class continues, Ding Yi wouldn't mind discussing with his students the relationship between "Uncertainty Theory" and "Parity Non-Conservation." In the temporary physics edifice that Ding Yi is currently building in his mind, these two dark clouds have been merged together to form a new foundation for physics.

As for the existing, universally recognized "edifice of physics," Ding Yi temporarily relegated it to the trash can.

Ding Yi was also slightly puzzled. The more he delved into the underlying logic of "parity non-conservation," the more alarmed he became. His intuition about physics told him that "parity non-conservation" was, on the surface, a minor bug in the current standard physics model.

But upon closer inspection, "parity nonconservation" looks exactly like a thin layer of leaves and straw disguised as a trap to cover up that bottomless pit.

Okay, the particles are asymmetrical during the weak interaction. Where did that asymmetrical part go? Who took it?
This also meant that Ding Yi's reverence for the real Einstein was not as great as his reverence for this living, fake Einstein.

How exactly did he come up with this so-called law of parity non-conservation? How was this classical understanding that weak interactions do not satisfy mirror symmetry measured? Moreover, parity non-conservation was proposed in 1956... exactly one year after Einstein's death.

The more Ding Yi understood the non-conservation of parity, the more absurd it felt to him as if primitive people had discovered relativity.

Is it reasonable that humanity discovered the inherent flaws in the grand unified model of the universe before it even mastered its formula?
Is this scientific?

Unfortunately, Ding Yi had asked that fake Einstein more than once, and the other party would always lie on the recliner, squinting his eyes, and tell him: "My friend and I were just guessing, and we didn't expect that it would just be confirmed by someone using the beta decay experiment of cobalt-60."

"Did you just get your Nobel Prize in Physics by chance?" Ding Yi asked, staring at him.

"You've won it several times already, but you don't go on stage to accept the award yourself. Who can you blame?" Old Einstein chuckled.

As Ding Yi pondered, the world around him grew increasingly noisy, as if not only the students, but all of humanity was agitated.

Suddenly a strong wind blew in, and the Bauhinia flowers outside the window swayed violently. The clusters of purplish-red flowers broke off from the tightly attached branches, like clouds falling from the sky, creating a purple breeze.

"It's so beautiful," Ding Yi exclaimed.

At some point, he also learned to appreciate the beauty of things beyond physics formulas.

Xi Zi noticed that Dr. Ding Yi's attention was completely off Luo Ji, and also off the matter Luo Ji was currently reporting on regarding the "movements of the Second Fleet of the Three-Body Problem." She wanted to say something to the old physicist, but Luo Ji had already dropped a bombshell in the live broadcast.

It shook the whole world to its core.

Luo Ji: "All indications have confirmed that the Trisolaran Second Fleet has restarted its engines and is heading towards Earth."

The world was in an uproar.

The students were equally in an uproar.

Ding Yi was also forced to snap out of his daze from the shower of Bauhinia flowers.

"What did Luo Ji say?" Ding Yi asked.

"The Second Fleet is heading towards Earth," Xizi said nervously.

"Oh, okay." Ding Yi said expressionlessly.

Unlike these students, Ding Yi has a higher level of information access; even the new president of the federal government may not know as much as he does.

Ding Yi knew exactly how many trump cards Luo Qing had reserved for Earth. Not to mention the super-individual combat forces like the Risk Eliminator Sensor, Light Amber, and Self-Clear, even the formation barrier was something the Second Fleet couldn't overcome.

Of course, the Second Fleet was unaware of this intelligence, so it was normal for them to disobey the orders of the Trisolaran world and take such a risky and desperate action, which was very much in line with the short-sighted strategic habits of the Trisolarans.

Ding Yi didn't pay much attention to it.

But at this moment, the class had completely erupted in excitement.

"What do you mean? Does the Second Fleet have to fight Earth to the death?"

"Hasn't the Trisolaran world already surrendered?"

"Sure enough, I knew they were up to no good ever since the Trisolaran world cut off contact five years ago."

The classroom erupted in chaos, and online discussions quickly followed suit, sparking widespread condemnation both on and off campus. From that moment on, Ding Yi knew that the lesson was temporarily unavailable. If it couldn't be taught, so be it; there would be plenty of opportunities to teach it later.

"They fear power but don't appreciate virtue; they're a bunch of dehydrated worms," ​​the young student angrily retorted.

"The Trisolaran world has openly violated the peace agreement led by the Carbon-Based Federation. Are they really not afraid of retaliation from the Carbon-Based Federation?" a student pondered.

"I wonder what's going on with Qingxian now. Didn't the government say that Qingxian and his friend Li Bai went to Trisolaris? What exactly happened?" Some female students were worried.

"No matter what happened, the federal government should no longer harbor any illusions about the Trisolaran world. Those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts." A young male student carrying an old cloth bag stood up and raised his arms to shout.

From the very beginning, the students here have no shortage of the courage to be angry.

Not only students, but also people all over the world, the capricious behavior of the Three-Body world has aroused the anger of everyone.

"The problem is... the light-speed warship... Qingxian isn't here, can we win?" a thin student whispered, causing concern among the students.

"We... can probably beat them," one student said calmly.

"Relying solely on the solar system fleet is definitely not enough. Our star-class warships are not yet capable of light-speed travel. However, according to reports, a major breakthrough could be achieved in the next few decades. Before that, we may have to rely on external forces for intervention."

"The Carbon-Based Federation is over a hundred light-years away... It's better to rely on our own strength than to expect the Interstellar 'United Nations' to intervene."

"Let's see what Dr. Luo Ji has to say first. I saw him taking his child for a walk in Wuming Garden a few days ago. This Wallfacer always has a relaxed demeanor, which makes people feel at ease."

At this moment, Luo Ji's speech was still ongoing.

Luo Ji: "Since January 14, 209 of the Crisis Era, when the Trisolaran Second Fleet began to decelerate from warp light speed, Earth's sophons have been trying to communicate with it through low-dimensional expansion."

Luo Ji: "The communication has lasted for two years. As of yesterday, all our attempts to communicate with the Second Fleet of the Trisolarans have failed. After a year of relative stillness, the other side made a large-scale adjustment of direction yesterday and entered a state of normal power acceleration four hours ago."

Luo Ji: "Currently, the Trisolaran Second Fleet has reached approximately 0.2% of the speed of light and is still gliding towards the solar system. It has already broken through the safety warning line of 3200 astronomical units and is heading towards the Kuiper dust belt. According to the current acceleration rate of the Second Fleet, the Trisolaran Second Fleet will enter the Kuiper dust belt and set foot on the territory of the solar system in ninety days."

Some students whispered among themselves, "They didn't even use a warp drive?"

The students present are all physics majors, and some of them are even graduate students who have participated in the research on warp engines and are very familiar with the operating principles of warp engines.

A female student adjusted her glasses and said, "Warp drive will cause a slow-light-speed warp wake to spread, which will pollute the cosmic environment around the solar system and form a slow-light-speed pollution zone. If the Second Fleet is really here to colonize the solar system, it will definitely protect the environment around the solar system from being polluted."

"That's probably the reason," a student nodded.

"Ha, they haven't even occupied the solar system yet, and they're already thinking about the 'future'. These Trisolaran devils are really just like some modern devils. We should thank them." A student from the Common Era sneered.

Luo Ji's speech continued.

Luo Ji: "From the moment the Trisolaran Second Fleet abandoned all communication with Earth until yesterday's abrupt acceleration, it has completely betrayed the relevant agreements of the 'Treaty of Truth.' Its aggressive intentions are now crystal clear. According to the resolution of the Solar System Federation Government, Earth will declare war on the Trisolaran Second Fleet, and all defensive forces in the Solar System will be forced to retaliate in self-defense!"

As soon as Luo Ji finished speaking, a spiritual light suddenly appeared on his body, and his strength at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage was no longer hidden and was revealed!

The background of the Somoga's image then shifts to a space perspective, completely enveloping the nine planets from an ultra-long distance.

"This perspective is...the solar system?"

At the same time, nine planets, including Earth, experienced noticeable tremors.

"Earthquake?"

"It's alright, the building is only so heavy. If it collapses, we'll just lift it up."

"No...it's not an earthquake, look out the window."

Suddenly, a jade-white pillar of light, hundreds of kilometers in diameter, rose from Mount Everest, shooting through the sky at the speed of light and soaring into the clouds.

Even from across most of China, students can see the magnificent 'sky-reaching white jade pillar'.

Or rather, almost everyone in the entire Everest hemisphere witnessed this scene.

“Damn it…” a student cursed as he looked out the window at the beam of light.

Almost simultaneously, dazzling pillars of light rose from the highest peaks of the nine planets. These nine pillars of light spread continuously in the deep space of the universe at the speed of light. The pillars of light from the other eight planets traversed the void in different colors, intending to intertwine above the Earth to form a super giant array covering the deep space of the universe.

"Dude, is the Foundation Establishment stage this awesome?"

"Idiot! This is clearly a backup plan set up by Qingxian before she left!"

Nine hours later, the nine-colored beams of light from the nine planets will intertwine above the Earth, forming the prototype of a grand array stretching 15 billion kilometers, enveloping the solar system, including Pluto, and providing complete protection for the solar system.

The scene then shifts, fixing the perspective on the sun.

A 20-kilometer-long spear of starfire burst forth from the surface of the sun, captured live by a recording device in Mercury's orbit. It slowly solidified and then hovered on the sun's surface, aiming at the direction of the Trisolaran Second Fleet.

Even just from the video broadcast, everyone could feel the devastating power behind this spear.

Luo Ji's voice was detached, as if it carried a hint of divinity.

"I hereby declare that, based on the Trisolaran world's capricious and shameless behavior, the Nine Luminaries Celestial Array will enter a fully activated state."

"In my capacity as the commander, I will work with the Solar System Armed Forces to protect the safety of the Solar System until Luo Qing fully returns."

(End of this chapter)