Chapter 83 Logic Loop_1

Science Advisory Group: "There's still a contradiction. If a Sophon is to carry out an assassination, how would it know that a Particle Accelerator Spaceship is a real threat to Trisolaris?"

Lin Sen: "This is the logic loop. A cause can lead to an effect, and an effect can also become a cause. Due to the special nature of the Wallfacer Project, when cognition is unilaterally transparent, the result becomes part of the cause. Add to that, the plan I announced also somehow became part of the cause, and that's how the logic loop is formed.

"The Trisolarans certainly do not want us to know whether Particle Accelerator Spaceships are a real threat to them, and their actions have helped us complete the logic loop.

"We only have to do one thing: if a Wallfacer is assassinated by a Sophon, then we will go crazy building Particle Accelerator Spaceships in the future, and the construction speed will surely be faster, so the Trisolarans wouldn't dare to gamble.

"This would force the Trisolarans to have only one choice: not to dare assassinate. Without the assassination, the logic loop cannot close, and we can't deduce.

"Wallfacers can bet their lives against the Trisolarans. Their choice not to choose is also a choice... This...is also part of the plan!"

Neither humanity nor the PDC knows about the Dark Forest. That Logic poses a threat to Trisolaris is the premise of the logical chain. Thus, Logic's deterrence can only come from his plan, adding the Particle Accelerator Spaceship as the ultimate project to close the logical loop.

It also has another premise: to make humanity believe that the accelerator is Logic's ultimate project. Looking over all of Logic's plans, think hard, and it's all serving the Particle Accelerator.

This is obviously a wrong direction of deduction that Lin Sen gave to humanity; what Trisolaris truly fears is the Dark Forest. Now, the technical breakthrough for the Space Accelerator Spaceships is imminent, and Lin Sen is about to ask the PDC to build more accelerator spacecraft.

This is Lin Sen's goal, to blackmail humanity into building accelerator spaceships with the threat of Sophon assassination.

Middle-aged journalist: "So that's how it is. All possibilities are considered, and our enemy's logic is a tool for our use. As long as we stick to the Wallfacer's plan, this logic loop can never be broken.

"The Trisolarans, deeply mired in their logical chain, have only one choice in the end: they dare not assassinate. The Wallfacers are too great!

"Also, I want to ask, did the Wallfacer consider all of this four years ago? Your plan today is interlinked with the Wallfacer's plan from four years ago.

"Mr. Logic's plan four years ago, for the brain-computer interface and nanomaterials, was actually to speed up space construction for humanity. The high-energy particle project is even more magnificent; it has brought a breakthrough in our controlled fusion technology. We even feel that it is the foundation of your High-Energy Particle Accelerator Spacecraft plan.

"And this time, the quantum computing technology we've acquired, is essentially there to serve the High-Energy Particle Accelerator Spacecraft project. It can significantly improve the construction of the accelerator spacecraft.

"Of course, our biggest question is still how you were so certain that the Trisolarans would pass such technology to the ETO. That wasn't another ploy to bait the Trisolarans, was it?

"Also, I don't know what Mr. Rediaz has to do with you. Building a Particle Accelerator requires third-generation controlled fusion and quantum computing. The raw material for third-generation fusion is helium-3, and you contacted Rey Diaz four years ago to build the Moon Base to mine helium-3 resources.

"Putting all this together, I can hardly put into words how I feel right now. All I can say is praise the Wallfacer!"

The reporter's words indeed elevated everyone's understanding of the Wallfacer to a new level. Each plan appears ingeniously interconnected; every action is shocking.

His wisdom and strategy inspire awe and admiration. His presence is like a mountain, providing an immense sense of security.

Lin Sen: "Indeed, the Wallfacer has calculated everything. This is part of the plan!"

Science Advisory Group: "Thanks to the technology obtained this time, the biggest technical obstacles for the High-Energy Particle Accelerator Spaceships will soon be overcome.

"Moreover, breakthroughs in quantum computing could also significantly reduce the size of the spaceships. Since the spacecraft needs to travel to the distant Kuiper Belt, environmental control and life support systems must undergo comprehensive testing, which will also take a considerable amount of time.

"We estimate that in five years, we can build the first High-Energy Particle Accelerator Spacecraft, and thereafter, we can speed up our construction rate.

"If we can produce one every two years in the future, then the Trisolarans will have to produce a Sophon every year. In any case, this would be a heavy blow to Trisolaris.

"We still tremble at the thought that the Trisolarans nearly descended upon Earth through quantum computing. The war might not happen in 400 years, or even in 200, perhaps it could be as soon as tomorrow.

"Since the Trisolarans have chosen to descend to Earth to confront us, it shows that we indeed pose a threat to them. We will respond to them with more Particle Accelerator Spaceships!

"Every response from them is an affirmation of our conviction that we will prevail!

"We can win this war!"

The Spirit Master's rallying cry finally spread its magic around the world, exciting even the staid members of the Science Advisory Group, not to mention all of humanity.

At this moment, an indomitable spirit returned, as did tenacious willpower and the courage to face future challenges!

In the original work, more than a thousand spacecraft worked for fifteen thousand Trisolaran hours to finally complete the construction of the first Sophon, and software tuning took another five thousand Trisolaran hours. Fifteen thousand Trisolaran hours is close to 1.5 Earth years, making the entire construction take up to two years.

To create a Sophon, one needs to process a proton to unfold into two dimensions using the gravity of the Trisolaran planet as a framework, then etch on the two-dimensional level (two dimensions does not mean the thickness is strictly zero, just extremely small). Also, two Sophons cannot be constructed simultaneously – building them en masse is a long, drawn-out process, and even if it can be sped up, it won't be by much.

Making the Particle Accelerator Spaceship consume Sophons would definitely harm Trisolaris; this is the basis for the PDC's agreement with the plan.

The plan to make accelerator spacecraft consume Sophons had been suggested by many in the PDC, but consuming so many resources for such a task was impossible for humanity to complete. Only a Wallfacer could initiate the plan.

The press conference ended.

Just then, Kent approached Lin Sen and said, "Chairman Galning agrees to allocate resources according to the Wallfacer scheme to recalculate the number of ships to be built. The Science Advisory Board will provide a reasonable figure.

"Also, the PDC has submitted a new Wallfacer application, but this matter will still need to be discussed for a while. Chairman Galning wanted me to inform you in advance."

Lin Sen: "Thank you, Chairman Galning, and all members of the Science Advisory Board."

The Wallfacer bill prohibits the addition of new Wallfacers, but Lin Sen is already essentially a Wallfacer. The addition of Wallfacers also involves a lot of issues regarding resource allocation, which is also a point of contention within the PDC.