Chapter 418: New Wallfacing Plan

The Wallfacing Project, after a lapse of 380,000 years, once again came into the view of Humanity, and this time, the Divine Vessel Civilization faced an adversary whose threats far surpassed those of the Trisolaran Civilization.

They also monitored the entire civilization, but the Trisolarans lacked cunning, whereas the Fungus Civilization was like a shrewd sage hidden in the shadows, with numerous tricks that were unpredictable and hard to guard against.

The main direction of technological development in the Divine Vessel Civilization now lay in the High-dimensional Quantum Space. The Fungus Civilization's infection of human consciousness in the high dimensions effectively blocked the Divine Vessel's path to explore the High-dimensional Quantum Space.

This scene, similar to how Sophon once blocked the development of human technology, was nevertheless even more troublesome.

The Fungus Civilization could infect the consciousness of a civilization from the high dimensions and read a lot of civilization-related information. However, the essence of thought still followed the objective laws of quantum mechanics and could not be directly read due to the "observer effect."

Information and thought are not the same, and while the Fungus Civilization could access all the "seen" and "heard" of every individual of the Divine Vessel Civilization, they did not know their "thoughts." This was precisely why the new Wallfacer plan could be carried out.

Also, the Fungus Civilization had its weaknesses. Their delay in action and reluctance to launch a full assault also indicated that the conventional forces of the Fungus Civilization were not confident they could immediately annihilate the Divine Vessel Civilization.

They could only patiently wait and continually torment the spirits of all individuals of the Divine Vessel Civilization, causing them to despair and give up resisting, thus internally disarraying their ranks and gradually sliding toward that comfortable yet fatal abyss of death.

However, the Divine Vessel Civilization was not so easily subdued. As long as they could stabilize internally and remain united, it might be difficult for the Fungus Civilization to succeed in their conspiracy.

But the cruel laws of the universe never allowed for much optimism. According to the studies of the future of the universe, given the current intensity of the Fungus Civilization's mental interference with the individuals of the Divine Vessel Civilization, the resiliency of the Divine Vessel Civilization could only last another three thousand years.

If this interference were to increase in the future, that time span would decrease even further.

Next, the Divine Vessel Civilization might face unprecedented turmoil. Even the Civilization Alliance of the Divine Vessel might split, and even if the civilization's upper echelons understand that this is a conspiracy by the Fungus Civilization, they would be powerless to stop the entire civilization from falling.

Most people would choose to pursue comfort and pleasure in "the universe's final days"; they would not be willing to strive, and the Divine Vessel Civilization would enter a significant period of decline.

When the Divine Vessel splits, that will also be the time for the Fungus Civilization to launch their attack.

Lin Sen understood that this "war mode" of the Fungus Civilization was the most efficient and deadly.

The technological level of the Divine Vessel Civilization had already reached level 2.8, and in the conventional sense of civilization warfare, it was nearly impossible to completely annihilate them; only the Divine Vessel could destroy itself.

If they were to engage in conventional warfare, the battle could even last over a hundred thousand years, and there were only two possible outcomes.

One is that the Divine Vessel Civilization would choose to use the Two-dimensional foil, vacuum decay... and other extreme measures, to perish together with the enemy, letting the brilliant flame of civilization extinguish in the universe.

Two is, over the lengthy years of conflict, the Divine Vessel Civilization might again break through the shackles of its technological levels, revitalizing from the ashes like a Phoenix Nirvana, and perhaps then there would be hope to conquer the Fungus Civilization.

But at this moment, the Fungus Civilization was like a specter lurking in the High Dimensional Space, silently observing every move of the Divine Vessel Civilization, penetrating all secrets of the Divine Vessel. They were waiting for that final opportunity, like a cheetah quietly stalking its prey, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to the Divine Vessel Civilization. This silent threat was the ultimate test for the Divine Vessel Civilization.

At this very moment, over fifty civilizations of the Shenzhou United Body were all intently focusing their gazes on Lin Sen, their eyes filled with expectation and trust.

They hoped that this former Wallfacer could step forward once more with a plan that could save the Divine Vessel Civilization, leading them out of adversity and towards a new dawn.

The first Shenzhou Defense Council new Wallfacer hearing.

In the solemn conference hall, under the watchful eyes of all, Lin Sen slowly stood up, his voice piercing through the silence and echoing throughout the space.

"I actually have no Wallfacing plan, facing such a bizarre Fungus Civilization, any plan would prove useless.

"Even if I had any plan, my current team should be able to support me in completing it, and if special resources are needed, I would also apply to the Council."

"But first, we must cast aside our concerns for the Fungus Civilization, they are, as their name suggests, merely a disease, a pathogen that parasitizes our consciousness."

"Our consciousness might have 'fallen ill' under their infection, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing."

"We haven't had a disease in hundreds of thousands of years; we have even forgotten that we still have immune systems."

"If Divine Vessel can navigate through this crisis and cleanse the 'pathogens' from our consciousness, we might just achieve the ultimate ascension of our civilization."

"The Fungus Civilization is our crisis, our challenge, and also our opportunity for growth."

In the end, he firmly uttered a few words:

"Divine Vessel... must prevail!"

Upon hearing Lin Sen's "No Wallfacing Plan," the Trisolarans couldn't help but feel a surge of bitter memories. Those words had brought them endless trouble and suffering in the past.

Although Lin Sen's speech was brief, even after 380,000 years, one could still sense his charisma and charm from those days.

Next, Hines took the stage to speak. He emphasized that escape was not an option, "The Fungus Civilization has already recorded everything about Divine Vessel through 'seeds'; no matter where we flee, they can track us down."

"What we need most now is to establish a comprehensive monitoring system for thoughts, bringing the thoughts of all civilization entities under the surveillance of the 'Divine Ship Seed'. We need to analyze the rules by which the Fungus Civilization affects the consciousness of the Divine Vessel Civilization, and, if absolutely necessary, we can try to establish a thought infection shield."

Frankly speaking, a thought infection shield is just another form of Thoughtcontrol. If the high-dimensional terminal thoughts of the Fungus Civilization infect us, then we can add another layer of Thoughtcontrol on the receiving end."

However, most people know this is of little use. The infection by the Fungus Civilization resembles an emotional infection; Thoughtcontrol, by further restricting thoughts, cannot remove emotions."

Even the analysis of escape couldn't alleviate the concerns of some subordinate civilizations. If Divine Vessel were to split, and all civilizations scattered and fled, then Divine Vessel might lose its threat to the Fungus Civilization."

The Fungus Civilization would likely only chase a few major civilizations, while those smaller, vassal civilizations might be spared. Even if the chances are slim, it's worth the gamble for them."

The heart of a person is immeasurable, let alone the heart of a civilization. They followed Divine Vessel originally out of an "irrational" choice, betting their civilizations on a sliver of hope; how could they possibly remain steadfast behind Divine Vessel now."

Rey Diaz, as always, emphasized a determination to fight at all costs, "The only way out for Divine Vessel is to find the Fungus Civilization; we cannot sit idly by waiting for death. If Divine Vessel wants to survive this crisis, it must dare to risk everything."

"He will form the Civilization Alliance Exploration Fleet, conducting probes in all directions."

"He firmly believes that we will definitely find traces of the Fungus Civilization. Perhaps the interference from the Fungus Civilization is limited by distance, and we could also locate them by analyzing the varying degrees of infection in different regions."

"As long as we don't give up, there is always a chance!"

Logic's speech was as usual; he needed a bit more time to present a plan.

Logic might not be a good Wallfacer, as with the unsealing of past events in the fight against Trisolaris, people knew that Logic didn't play such a significant role."

But the Council still gave him a chance because he always managed to find new possibilities outside the established contingencies."

It's not planning that is the opportunity for breakthrough, but the enlightenment."

The Council understands that the Fungus Civilization infects consciousness, subtly changing people's emotions. The new Founding plan's other implication is still to give all civilizations confidence.

After all, when morale dissipates, leading the group becomes much more challenging.