Chapter 5 The Three-Body Problem

"We have spaceships capable of crossing planes?"

"No, even if that kind of spaceship really exists, it is impossible to build it with our current level of technology, and once the cold comes, we don't have the spare resources to conduct this research again, so we changed directions."

Li Yu quickly thought of something, "That king squid in Neverland?" ”

"Yes." Taylor smiled, "You've used the [Reincarnation Bell], but the efficiency of the [Reincarnation Bell] is too low, you can only bring one person over at a time, and you have to find the corpse in advance. ”

"We need more convenient and faster technology that can get as many people as possible to Bratis at once."

"But if we're just in the virtual world, what does your research mean even if it's successful?"

"It's not an ordinary virtual world, you can think of it as a projection of the real world...... Mr. Qin explained.

"Or a parallel cosmic plane, where the matter and the real world can even be converted into each other, but the price is relatively high, and the sequence of godheads you have mastered is also real."

"Then you didn't solve this disaster, why don't we stay in the virtual world until this glacial period has passed?"

"We don't have enough resources on hand to sustain us that long." "This plan was originally designed to buy us time so that we could continue the research we couldn't complete and save our race. ”

"You are going to send all of them to another cosmic plane and occupy the bodies of the natives there." Li Yu looked at Taylor, "You have been recommending the book "The Three-Body Problem" to me before. ”

"Because the environment described in that book is very similar to what we have now." Taylor said softly, "This will help you understand our situation." ”

"But I didn't expect that we turned out to be the three-body people in the story."

"Earthlings, three-body people, there is no difference between the two, they are just trying to survive, and survival has never been about justice, just like Lao Qin said, this is a cruel universe."

"But the continent of Brattis is very small, and even if you count the elves, there are less than 20 million dwarves." Li Yu said, "It is impossible to accommodate the consciousness of all earthlings. ”

"20 million people is enough for our civilization to continue, and we will prioritize those with important talents and give them reincarnation quotas, and the rest will be distributed by lottery."

"Actually, we don't have enough resources to complete the rebirth of everyone, and as for you, the next thing to do is very simple, just continue to preach in another plane."

"Missionary?"

"That's right," Taylor said, "Although our current technology has made a breakthrough compared to the [Reincarnation Bell] period and can achieve living reincarnation, there is still a certain chance of failure, and if the target has a strong sense of resistance, the amount of faith we need to consume will also increase exponentially.

"So the best thing to do is to get them to open their hearts to us, and that's where religion comes in."

Li Yu was silent for a long time and then said, "I can't do it, you better change to someone else." ”

Mr. Qin and Taylor glanced at each other, and the latter shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, we can't replace anyone else. ”

"Why?"

"Because the results of the vote have come out."

"But Mr. Qin told me before that I was nothing special." Li Yu said, "Then I should be able to be replaced, there are many excellent salesmen in the business department besides me, and I have only been in the Third Age for a year." ”

"That's just a gas remark, and of course you're special because your presence can resolve the board's differences."

"You know, as long as there are more people, disagreements are inevitable, especially when five people each have a veto, and it will be more difficult to reach a consensus than going to the moon, not to mention...... Do you know what it takes to lose this competition? ”

"Will I lose my ticket to the New World?"

"No, it's much worse than that."

"Do you think you can save that plane by giving up leading your own race? It's also naΓ―ve.

"The amount of faith that needs to be consumed for the advent of group consciousness is an astronomical amount, and we can no longer harvest faith mildly and gently, as before.

"When the time comes, we will use more drastic means, and if necessary, we will even burn the lives of believers to fill the gap for us, and they will die too, and most importantly, you will die too."

Mr. Qin said coldly, "Don't think that we can't do anything about you if you have [Reborn], we can put you in an iron pot and bury you in the ground, your immortal body will not only not help you, but will also become your eternal curse." ”

Taylor said on the sidelines, "Don't scare him, Lao Qin, he's just too shocked to come into contact with the truth, we need to give him a little time to think about it." ”

"He's a very smart guy and I'm sure he'll soon understand what's the right thing to do."

Taylor smiled at Li Yu, "I know you still have doubts in your heart about what I just said, so let's let me show you the outside world." ”

"The outside world?"

"That's right, the real world."

Taylor stood up after saying it and walked towards the door, and Li Yu also followed when he saw this.

The two walked through the silent hallway outside the door, and Taylor stopped outside the door at the end of the hallway.

"Push open that door, hop on the next passing train, and you'll see the world for yourself, even though it's not all that beautiful."

Li Yu didn't immediately push the door, but asked the last question, "Who are you, and why can the board of directors decide the fate of mankind without authorization?" ”

Taylor didn't answer again this time, just smiled mysteriously, "It's too boring to solve all the puzzles at once, so let's leave some suspense later." ”

When Li Yu left, Taylor returned to the tea room.

Mr. Qin had already put away the tea set at this time.

Taylor said, "He's your man, why do you treat him so badly?" ”

"I did vote for it in the end, but like you said, it was just a concession to resolve the differences, and I never thought it was a good choice.

"We should find someone who is more responsible, values collective honor, and is willing to sacrifice to act as a guide for humanity." Mr. Qin said seriously.

"If you like "The Three-Body Problem", then you should also know what will happen to human beings who hand over their future fate to Cheng Xin."

"He's not Cheng Xin." "I have faith in him, he just needs a little bit of time to grow." ”

Mr. Qin didn't refute, just looked at the rich night outside the window, "I hope you're right." ”

"But your concerns are valid, we may have given him too much freedom before, it's time to make sure he's under control." Taylor's eyes flickered, "After all, we don't have much time. ”