Chapter 78 Fishing Net Operation_1
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Two weeks later.
Logic and Lin Sen had wandered through several countries' historical sites and scenic spots, appearing to enjoy their time leisurely without deploying any tasks.
These two weeks of sightseeing were also Lin Sen's means of protecting No. 7. Communication with Sophon was bound to leave traces, and Lin Sen didn't know how No. 7 managed to avoid being detected by the Trisolaran world.
But delaying time was also a form of protection for No. 7. Lin Sen was confident that No. 7 would still seek him out eventually. There would always be some information that made you take the risk and appear, regardless of the consequences. In the end, who could deceive whom?
Apart from the First Emperor of Qin, Lin Sen still had two cards up his sleeve, didn't he?
Lately, Sophon Monitor No. 7 seemed a bit restless, only vaguely sensing that something was amiss without understanding the specifics.
Yet, he exhibited no abnormalities, aware that Lin Sen might want to keep him around, which could be advantageous for him as well.
The First Emperor of Qin had already started producing Quantum Chips, and the integration of the chips with the processing equipment's drive modules was to be completed soon, only lacking the final instruction set for the drivers. In fact, the First Emperor of Qin could even redesign it himself, it would just require more time.
Sophon Monitor No. 7 knew that if the last segment of the driver instruction set was handed over to the First Emperor of Qin, he might betray the Trisolaran world immediately after acquiring all the technology, becoming an enemy to both Trisolaris and the human world.
In recent days, Sophon Monitor No. 7 had been analyzing the psychology of the First Emperor of Qin and calculating the possibilities of eliminating him.
The First Emperor of Qin certainly harbored hatred for humans and would not ally with human society even in dire straits; his only choice would be suicide.
As long as he could time it perfectly, allowing the First Emperor of Qin to destroy the modified Photolithography Machine while also being killed or committing suicide would suffice.
He could then push everything onto Lin Sen, as no Trisolaran behavioral model would apply to him.
The abandonment of ETO by the Trisolarans might have been predestined from the beginning. When Lin Sen first analyzed the PDC for Logic, the seed of betrayal had been planted—not in the heart of the First Emperor of Qin, but in the hearts of the Trisolarans.
As for the First Emperor of Qin,
Over the years, he had been teaching Sophons and could feel their growth; it brought him great satisfaction.
The Trisolarans were like children to the First Emperor of Qin, and as the children grew up, they wished to demonstrate their strength, even proposing the "Smartmachine" plan.
The plan was straightforward and devoid of complex scheming. The Trisolarans even believed they had kept it well concealed, yet the First Emperor of Qin saw right through it.
In his view, the "Smartmachine" plan was naïve—an opinion he shared with Lin Sen.
Much like the early "Miracles" project, the "Smartmachine" plan seemed useful but was, in fact, useless.
Even with the execution power of the Trisolarans, they would likely adopt an ostrich approach at critical moments (the Trisolarans habitually chose not to communicate)—war is not a simple matter of arithmetic; it requires determination, patience, and composure.
Engaging in such low-level warfare would only stabilize human society more, and they might foster an unprecedentedly powerful human race. The Trisolarans had no clear understanding of this; how dare they contend with humans?
It was for this reason that the First Emperor of Qin desired to show the Trisolarans what true scheming was about. Without exploitation and betrayal, there could be no real cunning.
The "Smartmachine" plan would only be viable on one condition: if the executor were the First Emperor of Qin. His task was to lie low, lie low, and lie low again—the "Smartmachines" had to step in at the most critical moment.
Vying with humans for resources was a joke. Lin Sen had always been clamoring for resource exchange, which was plainly a low-level deception; he undoubtedly had other motives hidden.
The Trisolarans were always led by the nose by Lin Sen.
Child, when will you become independent, independent without the need for any protection...
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Several months ago, Lin Sen had routinely tasked various countries' special forces with aerial patrols.
He roughly assigned some tasks, specifying the required direct line distance each aircraft needed to travel daily, and then let the coordinators from each country complete the patrol plans.
The specific patrol tasks were executed by the coordinators who reported to him periodically about the status and arrangement of the tasks.
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It looked like a casually assigned task, after which Lin Sen didn't bother with it anymore; many of the subsequent details were coordinated by the supervisor.
Additionally, under Lin Sen's suggestion, the PDC also equipped the routine patrols of special forces with "Flying Blade Nets" and installed them on military aircraft.
This was part of what Lin Sen had the PDC prepare; of course, there were many other preparations made to confound the Sophons.
The hints were not very subtle, and when fishing with Logic, he joked to Kent, "You should use the Flying Blade Net to catch fish. Next time we fish, we can switch out the gear."
Kent didn't show any reaction, but he had understood Lin Sen's intentions. During Kent's routine inspections of the special forces, he informed the PDC to equip the Flying Blade Net weapons.
In fact, Lin Sen's hints to the PDC were quite clear and even somewhat risky, which was also why Lin Sen often provoked the ETO and Trisolaris.
It must be said that the Trisolarans were lacking in cunning and relatively weak in intelligence analysis.
Their attention was focused on Lin Sen and Logic, without conducting a comprehensive analysis of Kent's behavior.
The Flying Blade Net was another human improvement to the Flying Blades after the Guzheng Operation, launched from the muzzle and designed to unfold after leaving the barrel, reaching the size of a soccer field when fully deployed.
The perimeter of the Flying Blade Net was equipped with rocket propulsion devices.
If the Flying Blade Net were to be deployed directly over a building, the entire structure would be sliced into many long, narrow pieces.
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At 2 a.m. that day, the sky was dark.
Lin Sen suddenly awoke and immediately called Kent and the dispatchers from various countries.
Lin Sen approached a large screen at the remote monitoring center, which displayed the real-time positions of the operation teams.
Seeing everything unfolding as he had envisioned, Lin Sen slowly exhaled a breath of relief.
A few minutes later, he picked up the microphone and issued an immediate order:
"Squad DX-7723, change your course immediately and fly at top speed to ** and fire the Flying Blade Net at Building ** of the ** factory.
The code name for the operation is 'Fishing Net'."
The command was instantaneously communicated to all operation teams.
This was the first command Lin Sen had given them, and with an operation code at that, which immediately reminded many of them of the early crisis's 'Guzheng' operation, and they understood the significance of this order.
After issuing the command, Lin Sen immediately inquired with the dispatcher of Country D: "How long will it take to fly at full speed to **?"
Country D's dispatcher: "Considering the current distance, it will take about 9 minutes."
Lin Sen: "The speed needs to be increased; it must be faster!"
Tonight, there was a special forces patrol flight route that would be relatively close to the First Emperor of Qin's factory base, specifically DX-7723 squad.
But not too close, either too close or too far would be disadvantageous for the plan.
Over the past few months, the continuous patrol flights might have attracted Trisolaran attention initially, but without any further action, they failed to garner sufficient Sophon attention or, to put it another way, it did get their attention, but they couldn't deduce the underlying reason.
If it were the ETO leadership, they might discern a huge conspiracy from certain trajectories, even to the point of deducing Lin Sen's target. It's not that the ETO leadership are extremely clever individuals, but they have maps opened by Sophons, providing them with an unparalleled advantage in intelligence analysis.
Despite Sophon No. 7's matchless talent, in many respects, they still possessed the Trisolarans' inherent way of thinking. They held an unbeatable advantage logically but were significantly lacking in recognizing cunning.
The Trisolarans lacked trust in the ETO, missing opportunities to save the ETO time after time—perhaps in the hearts of the Trisolarans, their own intelligence was more important than that of the ETO.