Chapter 37 "Weapon" Speculation_1

"Every time you say such things, we get excited. Do you have any other plans?" Marcus said eagerly from beside him.

"Yes, we have many plans.

There is one that I plan to implement after Logic and I wake up from our first hibernation. I'll just mention the name: Resource Exchange Plan. I won't go into details.

This name should give the Trisolarans a lot of inspiration. Releasing it to the Trisolarans in advance can be seen as a gesture of consideration. After all, we can't be too hard on them," Lin Sen said with a chuckle.

"Haha, you really have a sense of humor, but we dare not underestimate them. Even a one-percent chance is worth our all-out efforts," Marcus responded.

Lin Sen then resumed his analysis, "As I have said before, the Trisolarans' schemes are very poor and even foolish. Their initial Coloring Plan and Miracles Plan were intended to restrict our technological development, but those plans were so rudimentary and foolish they might even be quite pleased with themselves?

The only success they had was their Sophon Plan. They probably didn't expect that it was the real deceit.

We were not deceived by their plans, but by the existence of the Sophon; it was beyond our comprehension, making us believe that the gap between us and the Trisolarans was too great.

In reality, the true gap between us is only at the microscopic level, and it's not that large. Perhaps if we take one step further in the microscopic field, we'll understand the gap between us.

The largest gap in the world is the 'invisible' one. We cannot even comprehend how powerful cross-star level technology is, nor can we understand the level Sophon's technology has reached. Yet they blocked us from advancing in microscopic research, indicating that the gap may be as thin as a piece of paper. Once we break through this paper, we'll see the real gap.

Although we can't break this paper here and now, we can deduce it in other ways. As mentioned in the previous mobilization meeting, the most likely reason the Trisolarans didn't send a small vanguard fleet is because of resource constraints, or even if they did send one, they didn't think it would be able to steamroll us.

No matter how you look at it, their strength is too weak. We should be glad that the first alien civilization we encountered outside our home planet is of such a nature.

If they were strong in every aspect, any resistance from us would be meaningless. The more actions they take against us, the more oppressive they are, the greater our hope of victory," Lin Sen said.

Wang Miao asked, "How can you be sure that the lack of a vanguard fleet is not due to their oversight but objective constraints? You've also said that their strategies are quite inferior."

Lin Sen responded, "No, we must never underestimate them. Although their strategies aren't great, they are absolutely intelligent and rational.

Having experienced 200 cycles of civilization, they would not make such an oversight. If they hadn't considered the possibility of a vanguard fleet when they received Ye Wenjie's message, a large number of their Governors would surely have been held accountable.

They will not rely on luck for anything. The threat of humanity to them is evident, otherwise, they wouldn't use the Sophon to monitor and block our technology. When we introduced the Wallfacer Plan, they immediately sought out the Earth-Trisolaris Organization to formulate a Wall Breaker Plan.

In a direct confrontation with their absolute power, we stand no chance of victory. Their greatest mistake was initiating the Wall Breaker Plan, not because they lack strategic acumen, but perhaps because they no longer have the resources to handle any unexpected situations.

It's hard to imagine just how scarce their resources might be," Lin Sen concluded.

Wang Miao asked in astonishment, "Really? So, we have a great chance of winning?"

"All I can say is that we have a chance of winning, but you need to understand, this chance isn't high. They still have the upper hand," said Lin Sen.

"No one knows whether they've already dispatched a 'Pioneer' or maybe their 'Pioneer' is rapidly approaching us in a way we couldn't imagine. Perhaps our final battle with the Trisolarans will not happen 400 years from now, but in 200 years, or even 100 years.

Of course, there's no need to worry. If their 'Pioneer' could easily destroy us, what would they need the Wall Breaker Plan for? Why would they fear the Wallfacer? In the face of absolute power, are strategies useful?"

"No one knows who the victor of a war will be until it is fought to the end; we cannot give up, for as long as we do not give up, there will be hope, and hope is the priceless treasure of our times."

Wang Miao, "What you say makes sense, their chances of winning are definitely greater than ours.

But we definitely still have plans, no matter what, we can't give in to despair any longer, we still have a chance.

Despite victory being very difficult, we can only press on without looking back. Human civilization may not survive forever, but it cannot end in our generation."

"It's just that we don't know when their 'Pioneer' will appear? And what kind of 'weapons' will their 'Pioneer' bring?"

Lin Sen, "We can speculate about this. Do you remember the content of the Trisolaran game?

They had constructed 1,000 warships before they received Ye Wenjie's message, which means those 1,000 warships were prepared for their cosmic exile. Their astronomical research is definitely more advanced than ours; they would certainly see that the closest and most favorable star system to the Trisolaran Star System is the Solar System.

If they hadn't received Ye Wenjie's message, the most likely bet would have been on the Solar System. Their plan was based on this, and at first, they didn't even plan to build 'weapons.' Upon discovering human civilization, they paused the construction of the Second Fleet and switched to building Sophons instead."

"In the Trisolaran game, they displayed too many of their secrets to us, even showing us the entire process of building the Sophons. Our biggest discovery is that building Sophons is actually more difficult than a space fleet.

When the first proton unfolding failed, the Governor said, 'it cost a space fleet's resources just to produce a failure.' This not only indicates the difficulty of creating Sophons but also the low cost of constructing warships."

"To pour the entire civilization's efforts into constructing inexpensive warships indicates that they are definitely building a trump card 'weapon,' and they have quite some confidence in their 'weapons.' This is also why I made intelligence probing their weapons the top priority at the mobilization meeting.

They must be quite confident in their 'weapons,' but not overly so, otherwise they wouldn't pour all their civilization's effort into building Sophons.

The deeper meaning of building Sophons is that the level of their trump card 'weapon' is hidden behind the particle collision tests which are under blockade. If we take one step further and breakthrough the theories behind today's particle collisions, we might reach the technological level of Trisolaran civilization."

"What truth does the Trisolarans need to conceal by blocking our theoretical physics, and why were they so eager to launch Sophons, even pausing the construction of the Second Fleet?

Does this remind you of any weapon we have, you should have guessed it."

Wang Miao, "You said before that what they've blocked is similar to the discovery of 'Gunpowder,' but I feel it's more like the discovery of nuclear weapons (to evade audit). As long as the discovery of it is blocked, it basically cannot be created."

Lin Sen, "Yes, whether it's 'Gunpowder' or nuclear weapons, both can be said to have started a new era; they both fundamentally changed the form of warfare."

Wang Miao, "'Gunpowder' was discovered somewhat by chance in history, but in reality, it was also inevitable; only once the understanding of material elements reached a certain level would 'Gunpowder' definitely be discovered.

But not so for nuclear weapons.

There are three conditions for the appearance of nuclear weapons:

First, mankind's understanding of matter must enter the atomic nucleus level, with a preliminary understanding of strong and weak forces;

Second, there is the discovery of the exothermic and radioactive phenomena of certain elements and their radioactive isotopes in nature;

Third, Einstein's discovery of the mass-energy equivalence."