Liu Peiqiang was quick.
Of course, what is meant here is the speed at which he completed his tasks! Not any other aspect!
In just a matter of days, he took advantage of the powerful 'connections' of his 'godfather', sweeping across Pandora Planet and achieving the minor goal Logic had set before.
One could even say that in the future, he could break through to various targets, fully meeting Logic's requirements. After all, Liu Peiqiang had a 'godfather' behind him! (dog head emoji).
This situation.
Made Logic, who was in the Three-Body Universe, quite surprised. Faced with Liu Peiqiang's moves, he couldn't help but laugh. Indeed, the road to wealth was all about recognizing a godfather!
So Logic opened his copy of The Art of War by Sun Tzu.
He decided to stir some things up!
After all, he had scattered so much bait before, it was time to hook the fish!
...
Ever since the day Shi Qiang cleared that game by the Tri-Body Deity together with Logic, he discovered the secret—that the alien civilization Three-Body was making contact with Earthling Shen Yufei through this game.
So, he took a VR device from Logic and brought it back to the Temporary Earth Alliance's base and gave it to Chang Weisi.
This VR device.
Was a critical clue in their search for alien civilizations.
Chang Weisi chose not to believe it outright but verified it carefully, experiencing the game himself, confounded by the final insurmountable Three-Body problem and attempting a world destruction, feeling the extremely realistic approach of death.
On the second attempt, he chose to cheat!
He summoned Earth's other allies and invited almost all of the world's top mathematicians to form Earth's strongest math squad, the ultimate backup team, ready to conquer the final problem of Three-Body Deity's game.
But what Chang Weisi had never imagined was that, even with almost all the world's top mathematicians assembled and supercomputers at their aid, they still couldn't calculate an answer in the face of the shifting Three-Body problem.
Chang Weisi gg!
Once again, game over!
He had a big headache. Logic had given him the clue, yet he couldn't unlock it himself. Did he really have to seek Logic out again?
But to only listen to one person's opinion…
Is that really prudent?
Chang Weisi was particularly troubled, but what relieved him was that there had been no recent suicides of top scientists, so he wasn't in a rush and had enough time to deal with the issue.
Finally, amidst various discussions, a remark from Shi Qiang completely awakened Chang Weisi, "Have we considered the question that all the top mathematicians present couldn't solve this difficult problem, the so-called Three-Body problem. So, how did Shen Yufei do it? Is she a cross-era genius like Mr. Logic?"
The Three-Body problem is a lock.
The way to solve the Three-Body problem is the key.
But the Three-Body problem is utterly chaotic and disordered; its variations are different at any given moment, making its answers unpredictable and requiring deduction—rote memorization is useless.
Just like the last math question in high school, even though it's based on knowledge from the textbooks, a slight reordering or alteration, when placed in front of you, makes it unrecognizable!
Memorize the solutions? Impossible!
Therefore.
A rigorous and massive surveillance operation began, and all of Shen Yufei's actions, even those from before, were scrutinized. Shi Qiang quickly found a clue.
Waving a piece of draft paper excitedly in his hand, he pointed at a person's portrait, "It's him! Shen Yufei's current husband, Wei Cheng. Look at his draft paper; I saw three small balls!"
The group of mathematicians pounced on it, their eyes widened as they stared at the draft paper—some calculating verbally, some mentally, and some pondering over it at the desk, deducing bit by bit.
For a long time.
A deep sigh was heard, "Humanity is so fortunate to have witnessed the birth of two epoch-making geniuses in one era, yet so unfortunate, for if it weren't for a twist of fate, this man named Wei Cheng might have lived his entire life in obscurity... He should have been an immortal monument in the history books of Huaxia!!!"
"Compared to Mr. Logic, who excelled in various fields, Wei Cheng might truly be a pure mathematician!"
"Such a shame... A pure genius like that, who should have shone brightly, ended up buried in obscurity for so long... missing out on the golden years of his life... Alas... alas... alas..."
Many mathematicians expressed their regrets.
What should have been the most brilliant talents had become this...
Whose misfortune was this?
Was it Wei Cheng's, or...
Fortunately, there was still a chance to remedy the situation. Chang Weisi made a decisive move and chose to secretly capture Shen Yufei. They didn't choose to break through the tough-talking Shen Yufei; instead, they targeted Wei Cheng.
As many mathematicians said, he was truly too pure; just by placing the problems from the Three-Body game in front of him, without having to speak a word, with only a piece of paper and a pen, Wei Cheng would immediately immerse himself in solving them. With just a few strokes, he had the answer.
And Chang Weisi and the others had obtained the key to unlocking the clues, lifting the veil on everything.
They had seen the history of the Three-Body Civilization, the 'orders' given to Shen Yufei by the Three-Body Civilization, and the ruthless hunting list.
They also found the conversation between the Three-Body Civilization and Shen Yufei.
"I will send Sophon to monitor the entire Earth; it's only the size of a proton, completely undetectable by the civilization of Earthlings..."
"Sophon will lock down human technology, prevent the particle collider from influencing anymore, and humanity will not be able to make any further advances in fundamental sciences. Physics, will cease to exist!"
"Purge Plan: Eradicate the elites of the current scientific community..."
"Strangle Plan: The Three-Body Civilization has observed all Earthlings and conducted future behavior analysis, strangling those infants who carry excellent genes and who would significantly advance humanity in the future..."
"Temptation Plan: Use human weaknesses to tempt some Earthlings to submit to the Three-Body Civilization, wealth, longevity, immortality, to welcome the arrival of the lord..."
Everyone looking at that densely packed, meticulous and detailed series of plans couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines, it was terrifying, truly terrifying.
But their eyes involuntarily drifted to the last plan.
"Ultimate Plan: Assassinate Logic!"
"Why?" Shen Yufei, puzzled at the time, asked, "He's just a mathematician, does mathematics contribute to technology?"
"He is a mathematician, but he is more than that, his talent strikes us with fear, he is a man cursed by knowledge! Kill him! At all costs, kill him!"
Everyone was shocked, and then elated. It was as if they had seen a glimmer of hope against a terrifying alien civilization.
See that?
The Earthling Logic is feared by an alien civilization!
But in an instant.
They witnessed a vision of despair, only to hear Shen Yufei confidently proclaim, "Lord! I have completed the task!"
And behind her.
Logic, with hands in his pockets, looked up at the sky, lost in thought, and after a long time, uttered a sentence that made everyone dizzy with a profound sense of despair.
"I!"
"Logic!"
"Join Three-Body!"