Chapter 530: Please Destroy Heavenly Mother_1

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Jiang Yu remained calm for a while before asking, "I understand, you don't want to fight, but is it that Heavenly Mother is still commanding you to fight?"

"Yes, that's the case."

Jiang Yu asked, "Then why don't you resist Heavenly Mother?"

"She is omnipresent, great and solemn, questioning Heavenly Mother's orders is a grave sin!"

Jiang Yu folded his arms, "Can I understand it to mean that Heavenly Mother has tinkered with your consciousness somehow, making you think she is great and irresistibly compelling you to obey her?"

It took a while for the other party to reply, "I don't know, because we are not allowed to have such thoughts."

Jiang Yu laughed, "Well then, how about this—I help you get rid of Heavenly Mother and set you free. Would you then submit to me?"

"Without Heavenly Mother, we would soon die."

"That's a pity," Jiang Yu continued to inquire, "Can you describe the structure of your bodies specifically? Does Heavenly Mother have any other weapons?"

The other side stated, "In your terms, we are a combination of mechanical and carbon-based structures.

"Heavenly Mother has many weapons, but only we possess the function of self-maintenance, which is why we have been operational for a very long time, and most of the other weapons are basically in disrepair.

"Especially after the species that cooperated with us fell into hibernation, ramming became the only tactic we've used."

Jiang Yu's eyes lit up as he continued to ask, "Is your structure designed by your Heavenly Mother?"

"This is a commonality among cosmic life forms," the other party explained, "The initial data you sent contained a simple introduction to humanity.

"Aren't you the same? You have a central command system, a judging system, limbs as a working system.

"You eat and rest, which is to intake energy and recover from your own consumption. These functions are also about self-maintenance.

"The basic prerequisite for life forms to proliferate throughout the universe for a long time is the ability to maintain themselves."

This speech left Jiang Yu momentarily taken aback, as in human consciousness, biology and machinery are two completely unrelated things, but given such an explanation, Jiang Yu found himself at a loss for words.

After a pause, Jiang Yu asked again, "How did you come into contact with the Trisolarans?"

"What Trisolarans?"

Jiang Yu clarified, "The civilization that sent out the photon particles to you."

The other party replied, "Heavenly Mother has been drifting around for a very long time, and we captured a Proton Probe a while ago. Not long after, Heavenly Mother heard someone calling out.

"So, Heavenly Mother instinctively came to this star system to see who was sending out the call.

"That Proton Probe must be the technological product of the so-called Trisolarans. They were intentionally attracting us here."

Indeed, all of this was nearly in line with Jiang Yu's speculations.

Jiang Yu added, "We were also attracted here by the Trisolarans, so let's put it this way, both you and we were played by the Trisolarans.

"Not only do you not want to fight this war, but neither do we. Is there any way to stop the fighting?"

"Yes," the other side replied, "Destroy Heavenly Mother!"

Jiang Yu asked with a smile, "Do you genuinely not want to fight, or is it just pretense? What I'm hearing sounds like, 'To stop the battle, unless we all die in combat and Heavenly Mother is also destroyed by you.'"

It was over half a minute before the other party replied, "Sorry, I don't quite understand what you mean.

"Was I not clear enough? How could you interpret it that way?"

Jiang Yu scratched his head; indeed, insincerity seemed to be a specialty of humans.

He then asked, "If we destroy Heavenly Mother, wouldn't you die too?"

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"Please destroy Heavenly Mother, we have longed to cease fighting, since long, long ago."

The response once again took everyone by surprise. Could it be that they would rather let their entire race perish than fight?

Peacekeepers, ah!

The other side explained further: "The meaning Heavenly Mother brings to us is battle, yet apart from battle, what is the meaning of our existence? What is the meaning of life? What is the meaning of the universe?"

"If Heavenly Mother has lost her purpose for existence, do we still have a reason to exist?

"So, please, let us welcome the end of our fate! And grant us release!"

"We have longed to cease fighting, since long, long ago."

Jiang Yu and the others were somewhat moved. After a while, Jiang Yu asked Zhuang Yue, "Can we destroy that giant planet?"

Zhuang Yue considered for a moment, "Once The First Army Group arrives at the frontline, it should be possible."

The First Army Group was also equipped with a Dark Matter Detonator.

Jiang Yu nodded, then said to the creature on the giant planet, "If we destroy the planet you are on, can we destroy Heavenly Mother?"

The other side answered, "The planet is the nourishment for Heavenly Mother. Once the planet is destroyed, Heavenly Mother will soon perish as well."

Jiang Yu said, "Alright, we can try to destroy Heavenly Mother."

"Thank you."

"However, before our weapons reach the frontline, you'll have to tell me more about your kind, like how you managed to invade our warship?"

The other side: "I'm sorry, I'm not clear on that. This is an instinct given to us by Heavenly Mother, just like your eating habits. We were born knowing how to do it."

Hearing the other side use a word as respectful as "granted" to describe Heavenly Mother, Jiang Yu immediately felt an intense sense of irony.

Even though they respected Heavenly Mother so much, cherished her dearly, they were also the ones who wished for her disappearance the most, so they could be liberated.

Jiang Yu thought that this would make a good story, a warning bell for humanity, to never harbor such insincere beliefs.

The other side continued: "I know you hope to get some technological information from me, but sorry, technology for me is instinctive, and I don't know how to explain it.

"However, I can tell you two stories that will be of great help to you.

"Heavenly Mother once said that the origin of life lies somewhere in this universe, and only by finding it can life possibly undergo a fundamental transformation, becoming a being transcending the universe and time.

"Heavenly Mother also said that the universe is already very fragile. Once the current balance is completely shattered, the universe will awaken from its slumber and punish all intelligent beings!"

Jiang Yu quickly asked, "Do you also have the concept of the origin of life?"

"We are aware of it, but do not know how to explain it. We have always been in pursuit of the meaning of life, possibly by finding the source and the end of life, can we truly understand life and grasp its meaning."

After a long pause, Jiang Yu finally said, "Thank you for your warning, as you said, this is of great help to us."

After the communication ended, Jiang Yu again instructed that they must rescue Yue Tong and others, then swiftly had the science academy organize relevant discussion groups to explore the clues gained from this communication.

Afterward, Jiang Yu fell silent for a long time before saying to Belinsky and Shi Mingwei beside him, "The further we proceed, the more abstract the dilemmas faced by civilizations seem to become.

"Just like the conundrum of life encountered by the Trisolarans, we face the conundrum of trajectory."

Then he sighed and added: "It's hard to imagine that a First Epoch Life Form, in order to confront other civilizations, would directly create a civilization!

"This First Epoch Life Form has the control of an entire civilization, her influence can be exerted on every living being.

"But it is a civilization without a soul, because it lacks a reason for existence, hence they have no real drive to live."