Chapter 69 Resource Exchange Plan_1

At the same time, the PDC also decided to further strengthen Logic's security work.

At this point, the PDC still did not know that 10 more Sophons would soon arrive on Earth, tasked with assassinating Logic and Lin Sen, provided of course that they could destroy the safety deposit box.

Lin Sen continued to speak, "Next, I will replace Mr. Logic in announcing his latest plan, the Resource Exchange Plan."

Everyone in the audience was all ears; the hypothetical plan Logic had presented at the last hearing had been utterly shocking, and subsequent plans such as controlled nuclear fusion, space elevators, and brain-computer interfaces had all achieved tremendous success.

Today, through Lin Sen's analysis of the Trisolaran Soothsayer Imprint, the mystique surrounding Logic was greatly enhanced,

and it was also for the purpose of initiating the Resource Exchange Plan, which was just a part of another plan.

Lin Sen went on to say, "We have also analyzed that after going through the consumption of two hundred civilizations, the Trisolarans have not much resources left. Now, the more we deplete their resources, the greater the odds we add to our victory in the final battle.

The Resource Exchange Plan is based on this premise.

If front-edge physics is to break through what's hiding behind the Sophon blockade, it would require the construction of a 20-kilometer long high-energy particle accelerator at the very least.

The Resource Exchange is about building multiple High-energy Particle Accelerator Spaceships and distributing them to the Kuiper Belt. At such a distance, a Sophon cannot interfere with two high-energy particle accelerators at the same time, each particle accelerator requiring one Sophon for interference.

In the Solar System, our resources are virtually unlimited.

However, for every Sophon they build, they need to use the gravity of their planet as a framework, reducing protons to two dimensions that envelop their planet, and then etching circuits onto the two-dimensional protons.

Even though they can now build Sophons much quicker, the resources they consume are very real, and given the slow pace of Trisolaran technological development, their building speed may not necessarily increase by much.

For real-time communication and control of the Sophon, the sent Sophon on Trisolaris must have an entangled state Sophon. That is to say, for every 20-kilometer long High-Energy Particle Accelerator Spacecraft we build, they would need to build two Sophons.

Such particle accelerators can also be designed modularly; their storage rings, acceleration sections, and collision sections can all be built and constructed in modules, eventually achieving modular assembly, and we aim to save costs as much as possible.

In the future, we can first manufacture the dockyards, and there will always be ways to solve the resource issues for building it.

"I hope the PDC will approve this plan," he said.

Many people below understood the difficulty in building a particle accelerator, and they could accept that even the Whirlwind Stomp was designed to fight Wallfacers since they knew about the Wallfacers' role. However, such a huge cost also weighed on their hearts.

There was consensus that the Trisolarans were low on resources, but the effectiveness of using high-energy particle accelerator spacecraft to deplete the Trisolarans' resources and the actual impact on Trisolaris—was it really feasible?

After discussions and consultations, the Science Advisory Group was deeply divided, with most people not optimistic, mainly because it was impossible to analyze the cost for the Trisolarans to build Sophons, and the cost for humans to build high-energy particle accelerators seemed too high for humanity to bear.

It's not that no one had thought of similar plans, but there was too much unpredictability in them. A democratic governing body could not possibly gamble so many resources on it.

Such plans could only be proposed by Wallfacers, not just because of the privileges granted by the Wallfacing scheme but also because Wallfacer Logic had indeed brought humanity the dawn of victory over these four years.

Garanin, "I must remind you that many members of the Science Advisory Group are pessimistic about this plan. We are uncertain whether it will achieve the expected effects and how many High-Energy Particle Accelerator Spacecraft will be needed to effectively curb the Trisolaran Sophons.

For now, the High-Energy Particle Accelerator Spacecraft does not yet have the conditions to be constructed until the overall completion of the space elevator and the transfer of controlled nuclear fusion into space, and the real construction of the Space Motherport is finished. Only then can we proceed with the construction of the Particle Accelerator Spacecraft."

Moreover, there are still many technologies related to the space high-energy particle accelerator that have not achieved breakthroughs, and we are uncertain how long it will take for these technologies to advance.

Additionally, the cost is too high, primarily due to the difficulty in manufacturing various materials, such as the superconductor materials necessary for use in space (humanity has yet to discover room-temperature superconducting materials, plus cooling turns out to be the biggest challenge in space). The equipment for various systems is also very large, and even the volume of its computer systems is unimaginable.

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This complex system, stretching 20 kilometers, consumes too vast an amount of resources.

The future construction of the Space Force will also necessitate a massive investment of resources. If this plan is to be implemented, can the Wallfacer specify the exact number of constructions?"

Lin Sen: "The future Space Force will be humanity's true force against the Trisolarans. In warfare, the key is to meet the conventional with the conventional and achieve victory with the unconventional. The resources consumed by the plan are indeed excessively enormous. We have set the number of High-Energy Particle Accelerator Spaceships to be built at 10."

This number just happens to be at the upper limit of what the PDC can accept.

Garanin: "We can agree to the plan, but the Science Advisory Group believes that 10 ships might not have the intended effect.

The cost of creating Sophons might not be as high as we imagined, and even my staff tells me that they can collect Helium-3 from the space of their star system. After all, they have three suns. The maximum speed of Sophon construction could very well depend on the speed at which they collect resources."

Resource exchange is merely about consuming the resources of the Trisolaran home planet. Our primary battle target is the Trisolaran Interstellar Fleet.

I must remind you that this plan's resource consumption is too great. By implementing this plan, nearly all of Logic's Wallfacer resources will be exhausted. Are you sure you want to proceed?"

The Trisolarans building Sophons might not be as difficult as we think. Given time, they could even continuously produce Sophons (there must be some limitations), whereas building Particle Accelerator Spaceships is far too difficult for humanity, not only in terms of resources but also because of human nature.

Lin Sen: "Confirm execution. The plan is viable, letting the Trisolarans pour all their resources into Sophon construction, and we can even ensure that their fleets receive no supplies from the rear. That too is support for the doomsday battle.

It's part of the plan!"

Garanin: "Agree to the plan!"

Lin Sen: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Finally, Mr. Logic would like to know about the quality of modern soldiers, and he will assign some exercise tasks.

I need authority over the movement of a small number of elite special forces from all countries around the world. I don't need them for anything right now, but at a critical moment, they will need to perform some exercise tasks.

For ease of dispatch, I suggest that each country appoints a coordinator, whose requirement is to be clear about all locations and building facilities of their respective countries.

There's no need to assemble them. Let's just get ready first, and in the end, likely, only a few countries will participate in the exercise. The timing is not certain and may last up to half a year."

Garanin: "Agreed. We will discuss with the countries immediately and select the coordinators. We will send all the information on the coordinators to you within two days. You can contact them at any time and give instructions until you notify us to cancel."

Lin Sen: "Thank you, Mr. Chairman, that concludes my plan report."

Resource Exchange Plan:

The first layer: Borrow the Whirlwind Stomp to make humanity realize the importance of Logic, in exchange for PDC's resource support for Logic.

The second layer: Humanity will build High-Energy Particle Accelerator Spaceships, and the Trisolarans must follow suit, spending a large amount of resources on Sophon construction, directing most of their efforts into it. Resources are finite; overinvestment in one area means neglect in others.

As for the First Fleet, Lin Sen understands that perhaps humanity will never have to face them.

The third layer: Modularized accelerator spacecraft that can connect various ships' prow and stern components to each other.

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The final layer, who says a scientist's tools can't be weapons!

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