Chapter 85: Logic! I am your Wallfacer!_1

If there was ever something on Earth that could make Logic feel apprehensive, it was never Virgin Mary Cheng Xin who led to Earth's destruction, or even that of the entire universe.

It was that woman whose calm was enough to drive one to despair.

Ye Wenjie!

Because she was someone who had nothing left to lose, no family, no lover, no children, with nothing but her contemplation of the starry skies, she had become someone almost devoid of any weaknesses.

She...

Was terrifying!

Logic walked silently on the forest path, holding a bunch of fresh flowers, as he trod the familiar yet unfamiliar trail.

The place where Ye Wenjie conversed with Sophon was right in front of her daughter Yang Dong's grave, which was also where Logic had his first exchange with Ye Wenjie.

It must be said.

The location was chosen exceedingly well.

Last time, Logic was full of vigor, carrying the absolute confidence of someone who would save the world.

This was also where Ye Wenjie reminded 'Logic' about the Dark Forest Law, where she got the chance to save the world and to atone for her younger self.

But now.

This place would once again become the spot where Ye Wenjie pushed the world toward the abyss.

The contrast between the two...

Logic felt incredibly ridiculous; he took a deep breath and saw the disturbingly familiar figure. Ye Wenjie was dressed in all black, silently standing in front of Yang Dong's grave.

Gone was the gentle and scholarly mien of the old lady he had met before.

Now.

She exuded an aura of severe coldness, absolute intelligence. Ye Wenjie at this moment could truly be called the leader of the ETO organization!

She had cast off her usual disguise.

Because she had gained absolute confidence.

This was also the reason she chose to make contact with Sophon.

Logic placed the fresh flowers in front of Yang Dong's grave, still pondering in his mind what Ye Wenjie might have mastered. He himself had never exhibited extraordinary powers in this world, had kept himself very well hidden.

Where had he gone wrong?

Ye Wenjie said nothing, and the two of them just stood there in front of the grave, letting the cold wind pass by. In that stern atmosphere, Logic was the first to falter because he couldn't wait any longer.

He desperately needed to know what Ye Wenjie had really said to the Three-Body Civilization or what she had done.

His heart was filled with fear.

Just as in the Deterrence Era, the Three-Body Civilization was afraid of the Swordholder 'Logic,' he was no longer entitled to delay time with Ye Wenjie.

Logic spoke up, "Professor Ye, you have once again chosen to destroy Earth. Do all these people on Earth really have no reason to exist?"

If one were to say.

In the past, Ye Wenjie's decision to send signals to the Three-Body was understandable, excusable; her plight was sympathetic, and perhaps anyone else might have done something even more extreme than her.

But what about now?

Logic's eyes were filled with incomprehension, and Ye Wenjie did not answer, but instead she smiled faintly, "Logic, you're really not bad. I've always thought you were a mathematician with decent talent. But later, I realized I was wrong!"

She lifted her head to gaze at the starry sky, "I've never paid attention because the shining halo of your mathematics outshone your other identity. You are a sociologist, and you've hidden this aspect very well. You've never published any papers in sociology, nor have you written any books on the subject. If one doesn't understand you deeply, I'm afraid very few would know of your other identity."

She laughed self-deprecatingly, "You've deceived everyone. I should have realized earlier. How could someone with such extraordinary talent suddenly switch fields to pursue an industry almost diametrically opposed to sociology... Logic... you're too terrifying!"

Logic's mathematical talent was too strong.

It was acknowledged by the entire Earth's mathematical community, forcibly written into textbooks, standing tall as an exemplar in schools, an unparalleled genius!

People enthusiastically discussed the awards he had won, the papers he had published, his brilliant wit, his unparalleled genius. They compared him with ancient luminaries, debating his late bloomer status, beginning to delve into mathematics after college graduation and achieving dazzling success in just a few years.

That was a topic everyone loved to talk about!

Beneath this dazzling halo of mathematics.

Almost all Earthlings did not pay attention to his other identity!

But it was his other identity that was truly terrifying.

After all, an outstanding mathematician appears every so often. Not only was Logic an age-defying genius, but there was also Wei Cheng in the same era, and in history, there have been many more great mathematicians.

Mathematics is not the weapon to deter the Trisolarans!

Instead, it's the scarcely noticeable sociology!

Logic fell into silence. When he realized after his crossing, he subconsciously concealed his sociological research because he knew what the consequences of continuing that research would be.

Being enlightened by Ye Wenjie and then suspected by the Three-Body Civilization, becoming Sophon's number one surveillance target, directly facing full-scale pursuit by the ETO organization...

Without Earth's protection.

Without Shi Qiang's protection.

Without high-tech protection, Logic admitted to himself that his danger had increased, and his survival rate was only ninety percent. Rounded up, there was only one outcome...

Death!

That's why he chose to hide, to choose a profession completely unrelated to sociology, which was mathematics.

Logic did not confirm it but chuckled lightly, "Professor Ye, you're really exaggerating. I chose sociology mainly because there are more girls studying it. Look at those who study mathematics, one head balder than the next, one pair of glasses thicker than the next. How could that compare to the appeal of studying sociology?"

Ye Wenjie's face remained calm as she looked at Logic, and suddenly she expressed a sigh, "Logic, you truly have adopted the appearance of a Wallfacer. No matter the situation, you always maintain absolute rationality, your words are always lies, never revealing any of your real thoughts to others."

She turned her head, her gaze fixed on Logic, "Your Wallfacer Project, is it really to deceive that so-called omnipresent Sophon?"

Wallfacer Project.

It was a top-secret plan proposed by Logic, currently classified as highly confidential, but certainly not hidden from the Three-Body Civilization, nor from Ye Wenjie.

Logic's Wallfacer Project was to prevent Sophon, to prevent that omnipresent Sophon from spying on all of Earth's movements.

But the Wallfacer.

Was he really guarding against Sophon?

Ye Wenjie's eyes became exceptionally sharp, like the blade of a knife, causing Logic to feel uncomfortable and frown. She then uttered a sentence that was beyond his wildest imagination, deeply chilling, and nightmarish.

"Logic!"

"I am your Swordholder!"