I, a ship girl, am the savior of civilization.

Ding Yi didn't continue, but the colonel still realized what was about to be said.

Pointless.

With a sigh of dejection, the colonel quickly regained his solemn military demeanor, waving the others away and leaving the space to Ding Yi and the two uninvited guests.

As a senior colonel in the Space Force, he was certainly not uneducated. After Ding Yi explained the characteristics of the strong interaction shell of the water droplet, he understood what the water droplet meant.

With just a little power, this droplet could, like a vengeful Grim Reaper, slowly or quickly annihilate the fleet that had formed a dense welcoming formation.

The confidence and joy brought about by the explosion of technological advancements in human civilization were utterly destroyed in an instant by a tiny detector.

"We were too careless after all."

Recalling the previous rampant victory-oriented mentality, when almost everyone believed that the Trisolaran civilization was no longer a threat to humanity, and some even began to demand that the Trisolarans be provided with some shelter after their defeat, the colonel couldn't help but give a self-deprecating bitter laugh.

Humanity is too arrogant, so arrogant that it doesn't even take precautions against an unknown probe, and even greets the water droplet with a welcoming formation.

If it weren't for the appearance of that mysterious girl, the burst of water droplets might have turned all of humanity's star-level fleets into the most spectacular nuclear fireworks in history.

From the words of the white-haired maid-dressed loli who had confronted his subordinates earlier, it can be inferred that the girl whose chest was covered by water droplets seems to be named "Lola".

So it seems they should probably thank Laura.

Turning his head to look behind him, he saw that the door to the research module had been completely closed, and Professor Ding Yi was about to have a conversation with the two people.

Hopefully, the professor will bring good news. There's already been too much bad news today.

After silently praying for a moment, the colonel walked towards the captain's cabin.

Regarding the Trisolaran civilization's unimaginable technology and the two little girls who suddenly appeared to save the fleet... he had to give a proper report to the United Nations and Fleet International about such a big matter.

132. The Captured Sophon

"You speak the same language as us?"

After the other unrelated people left the cabin, Ding Yi straightened his clothes and asked the most important question in a sharp way.

After Laura suddenly appeared, she used her native language, which Ding Yi was most familiar with. Ding Yi remembered clearly that at that time, only a handful of people spoke.

But how is it possible to analyze a language with a thousand-year history in a single instant using only a limited number of syllables?

Rather than guessing at words in the void, Ding Yi is more inclined to believe that the uninvited guest, known as Laura, had other means of obtaining information about Earth before even appearing.

Even the explanation that a third party, besides Earth and the Trisolaran civilization, had already infiltrated Fleet International is plausible.

"Well, Laura doesn't know either."

Ding Yi's question startled Laura for a moment, and then she replied somewhat shyly, "It seems that I've never had any language barriers when interacting with humans."

This is true. Although Astra contains all the languages ​​of Earth, Laura herself knows very well that communication between ship girls and others is not simply a matter of sound wave transmission.

The most classic example is that even if two Earthlings who don't speak the same language are in front of her, as long as Laura is willing, both of them can understand what Laura is saying.

At first, Laura didn't notice this, and it wasn't until Ding Yi asked her that Laura belatedly realized it.

It is important to know that the Trisolaran world experienced a period of great decline, resulting in the loss of a large amount of cultural heritage. Meanwhile, as the power of the United Nations gradually became centralized, diverse languages ​​began to merge.

Modern human language is no longer like that of the Pacific Rim or the Marvel universe; instead, it presents a complex interplay of different languages.

Although multiple languages ​​still exist, it has become commonplace for English words to appear in Chinese and for Chinese pronunciations to occasionally emerge in English conversations. It can be said that global unification and cultural unification are already on the right track.

Humanity, under the long-term threat of the Trisolaran civilization, has officially embarked on the path of a community with a shared future.

"It's probably something like a telepathic connection."

The ship's boot toes and heels kicked the already dead water droplet back and forth. Laura, holding little Belfast, sat on a high stool not far away and asked casually.

"Um, Dr. Ding Yi, are you? May I ask about the current situation on Earth?"

The impact of the water droplets, and Ding Yi's words upon arrival, "Silly children, run!", gradually awakened Laura's memories of the Trisolaran world. However, just to be on the safe side, Laura still wanted to confirm.

"Although this is public information for us, I am sorry to say that it is difficult for extraterrestrial beings, especially those of unknown origin, to agree to it."

Ding Yi cautiously but boldly refused Laura's request.

Laura wasn't angry; in fact, it was somewhat expected. So, even after being rejected, Laura had already prepared other ways to find out the current state of Earth.

Moreover, Ding Yi's refusal actually benefited Laura's subsequent contacts with Fleet International and the United Nations.

Without saying much, the macro-micro capture device, which had been enhanced several times, brought the entire solar system into its monitoring range. The space bridge was activated instantly, forming a spherical spatial vortex with a faint blue light in Laura's hand.

Question: When Fleet International and the Droplet first meet, how can they effectively obtain information about Earth?

A library? A web link? Or perhaps a direct craniotomy to examine the memory?

The answer is, find Zhizi.

As a means of technological restriction imposed on Earth by the Trisolarans, the Sophon can move at near-light speed, observe the entire Earth society in the microscopic realm, and suppress high-energy physics through the chaotic particle accelerator.

Similarly, as the eyes of the Trisolarans, the sophon possesses functions such as data storage and quantum communication.

At the moment when Fleet International and the Droplet made contact, Sophon was also responsible for guiding the Droplet's three major fleets' star-class warship nuclear fusion reactors to attack targets.

In an instant, Sophon, the closest to the three fleets, was spotted by Laura. And upon spotting her, Laura was astonished to realize that Sophon was frantically fleeing the research ship she was on.

It seems that the Trisolarans realized something from the fleeting antimatter annihilation shield that Laura used during the destruction of the droplet.

The Trisolaran fleet is powered by antimatter annihilation, and the Trisolaran civilization understands the difficulty of using antimatter for shields better than Laura.

Having mastered a stable and reliable antimatter shield means that Laura has surpassed the Trisolaran civilization in antimatter technology.

The energy release during the annihilation of matter and antimatter is extremely violent; in fact, under normal circumstances, antimatter cannot be used for defense. Laura's ability to use it is actually due to her borrowing the Space Bridge.

The excess energy is transferred at the moment of annihilation activation, and the spatial vortex of the space bridge can remain stable as long as it does not exceed the limits of the space bridge's tolerance.

After capturing the trajectory of the Sophon, the space bridge's spatial vortex completely enveloped the Sophon in a spherical shape and transported it to Laura's hands.

Realizing she had been captured, Sophon's escape defense mechanism was forced to activate. After realizing that the speed of light alone was not enough to escape this closed-loop world composed of a single spatial vortex, Sophon made the most dangerous decision.

By reducing its own dimensions, it re-exposes the two-dimensional form that existed in the three-dimensional world when the Trisolarans first etched the sophon.

In its two-dimensional form, the sophon is large enough to contain a planet. Based on the previous test at the speed of light, the sophon can confirm that it is trapped in a space similar to a Möbius strip.

Therefore, the only way is to fill all the teleportation ports in an instant. In three-dimensional mode, this expansion method can only result in material overlap, like a phase shifter, leading to either compression or spatial exile.

But the Sophon is different. Once unfolded, the Sophon is two-dimensional and has no thickness. Although it is unknown whether it can escape the limitations of the space bridge, this is at least the only chance for the Trisolaran Sophon.

"Hmm? That's a very good idea."

Sensing Sophon's plan, Laura secretly agreed. Ultimately, she was facing the pinnacle of a civilization's creation, and Sophon's seemingly reckless actions were commendable.

However, it would be wishful thinking to think that this method could break the constraints of the space bridge.

As mentioned before, Laura has accumulated a wealth of usable adaptive knowledge through countless iterations of Stellaris. The reason why the ship has not yet been upgraded to a higher level is simply because the technology tree has not yet been fully integrated.

Only after this final, chaotic iteration, when the universe begins to break through the cycle, can the Starcraft technology tree be formally formed, and Laura be able to construct groundbreaking ship hulls.

If you recklessly breach the ship's hull, dismantling it later will be very troublesome and painful.

Of course, the lack of civilization commands is also a significant factor. If there were enough civilization commands, Laura could easily upgrade her ship to its maximum potential.

Damn it, even though the Light of Noah is all mine, the Civilization Command program has unexpectedly failed to disengage.

In other words, Laura is like a protagonist in a novel who possesses a wealth of advanced technology, but the technological gap prevents her from applying it to the ship's hull, despite having the soul of an immortal emperor in a mortal body.

However, Laura can still use this knowledge to some extent.

For example, four-dimensional structural physics, which forms the basis of gigabit megastructures.

Since Sophon wanted to escape the space bridge that was affecting the three-dimensional world by using only some two-dimensional features, Laura went a step further and directly applied two-dimensional features to the entire closed-loop world.

In that case, Zhizi will completely lose her last advantage.

Opposite Laura, Ding Yi stared in horror at the small, crystal-like world in Laura's hand.

In that tiny world, a miniature three-dimensional sphere floats silently, with clearly visible circuitry inscribed on it.

Almost instantly, a terrible thought flashed through Ding Yi's mind. Clinging to the last shred of hope, Ding Yi cautiously asked.

"What exactly is this ball?"

In response to Ding Yi's question, Laura remained nonchalant, flipping through the completely sophon-like internal database as she answered.

"This, according to your understanding, should be a two-dimensional unfolded sophon, right?"

133. Aierriel will eventually stand at the pinnacle of the world.

Tomoko!

Ding Yi was shocked, his shock beyond words.

Even now, with the explosion of applied technology, effective theories about sophons have only just been proposed, and methods to shield sophons are ultimately limited to the small laboratory realm.

Because of the early Sophons' technological blockade against humanity, any scientific research attempts in the microscopic realm have been effectively doomed. Therefore, even now, using existing theories to solve the Sophons' surveillance of Earth remains an unsolvable problem.

Although everyone was confident that Fleet International would ultimately prevail in the war against the Trisolaran fleet, one thing was beyond doubt.

That is, all of Earth's tactical plans and strategic decisions are transparent to the Trisolarans.

And now, the sophon, which has plagued Earth for centuries and has been observing humanity from the realm of God, is helplessly appearing in Laura's hands.

Ding Yi wanted to say something in rebuttal, but his rational thinking as a scientist prevented him from forming a fixed concept. If Laura could destroy the water droplet so easily, then capturing the sophon didn't seem like an unimaginable thing.

Finally, Ding Yi's lips trembled for a moment before she finally asked.

"Yes, how did you do that?"

Laura glanced at Ding Yi with a slightly puzzled look, then made a grasping motion with her left hand and replied matter-of-factly, "That's all you need to do."

Ding Yi: ...

Laura's seemingly vague yet crystal-clear answer sent a chill down Ding Yi's spine. He knew perfectly well that the key to his incomprehension lay in the vast technological gap between the two.

To Laura, capturing the core concept of the Sophon was like common sense.

就像是在做方程“3X+6=12”一样，绝大部分人都会自然而然地将下一步列为“3X=6”,但对于那些刚刚接触的人而言，更容易理解的步骤应该是“3X+6-6=12-6”。

Even for younger students who cannot understand equations, the very concept of addition and subtraction is a perplexing puzzle.

Clearly, Ding Yi, and even Earth's civilization, is like that student who doesn't understand addition and subtraction.