Chapter 86 Arrogance is the Source of Civilization's Destruction_1

"Logic!"

"I am your Wallfacer!"

When Logic heard this sentence, he found it immensely ludicrous in that moment because that phrase was just too well-known.

Every time that sentence was spoken, a Wallfacer was about to fall.

It was as if an invisible spell had been cast, and whoever uttered it became the Grim Reaper, clasping the Wallfacer's throat with invisible shackles.

At this moment, Logic still had confidence; he was chuckling. How could anyone possibly see through his Wallfacer plan?

After all, he hadn't even started to implement it!

He couldn't possibly become the fastest failing Wallfacer in history!

But what Ye Wenjie said next made Logic feel as if he were plummeting into an abyss, "Your Wallfacer plan sounds really ridiculous. Getting everyone in the world to play a game, it's utterly baffling what benefit this could have for humanity. The Three-Body Civilization is puzzled, and I have pondered for a long time, until today, when Sophon gave me an answer..."

"What answer?"

Logic touched his chin, quipping, "It can't be the secret address of my browser, right? If it's that... sigh, I admit I'm guilty!"

Ye Wenjie ignored Logic's words, slowly extending her hand to pluck a fallen leaf from the tree in front of her, "The marvels of nature are always like this, even without any so-called system identification, there are still no two leaves with exactly the same pattern, just as there are almost never two identical fingerprints in this world."

She turned her head, her icy words delivering a fatal blow to Logic, "Logic, you're very clever. You used the technology you learned from Sophon—oh, that's right, you call it Shoji Technology—to boldly deceive the Three-Body Civilization. It's probably because you discovered the weakness of the Three-Body Civilization..."

"The Trisolarans cannot lie; they are unable to discern lies, but they are not stupid..."

"They found me, so from the time you took over the ETO, from our first meeting, I've had Sophon monitor you all the time..."

Logic's complexion began to darken.

"Although Sophon cannot observe your real-time movements, Sophon can see other things, like the Third Red Coast Base you're building. Have you noticed that the Battle Armor you are using to construct the base is covered with human fingerprints?"

Ye Wenjie seemed oblivious to the change in Logic's expression, continuing reflectively, "The global fingerprint database couldn't find a match for any of those fingerprints. To confirm my hypothesis, I had Sophon collect fingerprints from everyone across the globe and compare them. That's the answer I was looking for!"

"And the result of that answer is!"

"The fingerprints on those hundreds of Battle Armors, belonging to at least several hundred distinct living beings, do not exist in this world. They really are like a group of phantoms, ghosts that don't exist in the world. Where are they?"

Ye Wenjie's voice was somber as she continued, "I had Sophon search every place on Earth, unable to find any signs of life. I've been thinking here, until I saw your Wallfacer project, and it led me to a... a hardly believable... and yet crazy idea..."

"You!"

"Logic!"

"Possess an independent miniature universe, or shall we say, a universe not yet discovered, highly similar to human civilization?"

"And your real Wallfacer plan is to somehow, through a game, bring all the people of this Earth into your miniature universe to create and develop."

"As for the purpose..."

Ye Wenjie shook her head, "I haven't figured it out. Is it to evade the technological blockade of Sophon, to give humanity a chance for a technological explosion? Or to develop a miniature universe, to find another home for humanity, to leave a way out?"

She was inquiring.

As a Wallbreaker, she didn't need to know every detailed step of the Wallfacer's plan, just a rough idea would suffice!

Logic's eyes were tightly closed, uttering not a word, his heart filled with long-lasting unwillingness. He felt powerless, having overlooked that the Battle Armors used to construct the base were made by The Wandering Earth, and they bore fingerprints.

He truly hadn't anticipated Ye Wenjie would collect those fingerprints and compare them with those of everyone in the world.

Sophon!

Sophon!

"I know you're not content, but your neglect has really been too much..."

"Weakness is not the original sin of a civilization; arrogance is!"

"Logic! You are too proud, too confident! You always think that everything is under your control! You always think that you are smarter than everyone else!"

Ye Wenjie continued coldly, "Your Battle Armor is made from a type of steel that doesn't fit this era, and the Ark Reactor is a technology that shouldn't exist, which might mean… you have another small universe or a human civilization from another world, possessing a higher technological civilization?"

"Actually, you don't need to answer!"

"Because Wallfacers only need to guess, they don't need evidence at all. What I need is to break through the walls in your mind and see through your true thoughts."

Ye Wenjie continued, "What comes next is my Wallfacer Plan!"

She shook her head in resignation. "You really are vigilant, really careful, or should I say, you really are lucky, to the point that even the Three-Body Civilization has been unable to find the entrance to that small universe of yours."

She had asked Sophon.

Whether it was possible to observe Logic's specific situation without alarming the Shoji Technology, to spy on his actions silently, and find the entrance to the small universe.

Logic could enter the small universe.

Then so could the Sophons hiding in the dark!

Unfortunately.

There was no way.

"So I had to think of another way, which is to have a Sophon constantly revolving around you, who, even with the interference of the Shoji Technology, could observe your every move, record the moments you enter the small universe! Make you apprehensive, afraid to enter the small universe again!"

"Is that useful?"

The silent Logic countered, "I won't possibly be apprehensive! Even if you do observe me entering the small universe, what of it? With the current technology of the Three-Body, it's completely impossible to capture any fluctuations of my entering the small universe, nor to find the entrance to the small universe. With the Trisolarans' technology, it's still 20,000 years too early!"

"But that's my Wallfacer Plan!" Ye Wenjie said, somewhat exhausted, and slowly found a chair to sit down, "Indeed, Sophon cannot stop you from entering the small universe, it can only watch you enter the small universe, but it has the power to let all Earthlings see you enter the small universe!"

"It can even let Earthlings know of the existence of the Three-Body Civilization, to know that the Three-Body is about to invade the entire Earth!"

"When Earthlings learn that a terrifying civilization is about to invade Earth, when Earthlings find out that you, Logic, have a small universe, a haven where you can avoid everything, possessing wealth and resources beyond what the Earth can measure..."

"Will humanity choose to see you as a savior then?"

"Or as a selfish coward who could flee at any moment?"

"Logic!"

"Do you really think humanity will thank you?"

"Logic!"

"Please answer me! With your sociology! With your years of observation of human society, tell me!"

"Logic!"

"Answer me!"

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