Chapter 422 Negotiations, The Top Level Bluff 1

Suddenly, Mr. Lin Sen's thoughts were invaded by information from the Fungus Civilization, which must be their means of communication with him.

[Hello, Mr. Lin Sen:

Indeed, to us, you are filled with endless curiosity and puzzlement. But these answers are of no consequence to us, they are more just a way to add some fun to our lives.

It's rare to encounter a civilization as unique and interesting as yours, which is why we wish to communicate with you.

This is not a negotiation, we are purely interested in you and want to hear what you have to say.]

Upon hearing this, a confident smile curled up at the corners of Lin Sen's mouth, he seemed very confident that as long as the dialogue began, Lin Sen's bluffing could start.

Lin Sen slowly began to speak, his voice steady and powerful:

"You might have fully understood the history of the Divine Vessel Civilization.

"But what should interest you most, I believe, is the history of me as Wallfacer, leading humanity to overcome Trisolaris.

"Even civilizations that joined the Divine Vessel later doubt the authenticity of that part of history. Indeed, it is hard to believe unless one has experienced it firsthand."

[Yes, at first, we too were skeptical about that history. After all, all documents can be forged or altered.

But many from that period are still alive today, and through some means, we have also confirmed that the history is true.

This made us even more curious as you seem to have known the future history of humanity from the very beginning.]

Lin Sen took a deep breath, his gaze becoming deep and distant, as if traversing the boundaries of time and space, he continued:

"You could say that in Crisis Era Year 7, I knew the future history of humanity.

"It was a journey filled with hardships and tribulations. After going through the dark times of the Great Low Valley, humanity finally chose to pave its years with civilization.

"However, in the battle of doomsday, our warships were completely destroyed by a Waterdrop weapon of the Trisolaran Civilization. At that moment, humanity seemed to plunge into the abyss of despair.

"Afterward, Logic used the laws of the Dark Forest to successfully deter the Trisolaran Civilization, bringing humanity into The Deterrence Era.

"However, this Deterrence didn't last long, and after Trisolaris's second invasion, luck once again favored humanity, but we also entered the Broadcast Era.

"In the end, the Trisolaran Star System was destroyed, and our entire Stellar System was two-dimensionalized.

"Fortunately, during the battle of doomsday, one warship defected. Subsequently, it miraculously escaped amidst the dual pursuits of the Trisolaran and Human Civilizations. They left behind a seed of hope for humanity, allowing civilization to continue."

Lin Sen's words were concise and powerful, as he recounted the tale of the original timeline without any concealment.

[That matches our conjectures. Under those circumstances, for Human Civilization to retain even a spark of survival was indeed fortunate.

Looking at it now, you are also quite remarkable, with achievements that far exceed our imagination.

To deftly craft a series of interconnected plans from those vague and fragmented pieces of future history, and ultimately alter the fate of Human Civilization, is incredible.

You truly are a sage of your civilization, and you deserve our utmost respect.

So, can we talk about how you obtained this piece of future history?]

Finally, the critical point of the negotiation had been reached, and Lin Sen's bluff was about to officially begin. Sometimes, for a lie to succeed, even oneself needs to believe in it.

It all depended on Lin Sen's acting skills:

"During that time, I almost fell into an abyss of despair, numbing myself with alcohol day after day, the line between reality and illusion blurring within my heart.

"Until one day, not knowing if it was reality or a dream, I opened a memoir. This memoir recorded every phase of humanity's development after encountering Trisolaris, each detail striking a chord in me.

"I read it word by word, swept up in a torrent of emotions, unable to calm myself. The shock convinced me that these were not just fictional words, but true history that had occurred."

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"At that moment, I solidified a belief: No matter how arduous the journey ahead, we must do everything in our power to save our human civilization."

"People mired in despair usually struggle because they cannot find a direction; the memoir gave me that direction!"

When Lin Sen finished speaking, the scientists of the Fungus Civilization immediately plunged into intense analytical work, attempting to detect any possible trace of deceit in his words.

After careful reasoning and verification, they reached a surprising conclusion: Lin Sen's words were no fabrication; he indeed had come into contact with such a memoir.

But at the same time, they also noticed that Lin Sen was holding back in his speech, as if he were hiding some key information.

Lin Sen understood that it was nearly impossible to completely deceive the Fungus Civilization, which was close to a divine-level civilization; the most crucial information could only be genuinely presented, with appropriate concealment to enhance its authenticity.

Surely the memoir of the Holy Mother he had read was not just about Trisolaris.

Soon, the Fungus Civilization replied:

[The information you've provided indeed has answered many of our questions, and you have begun by requesting a negotiation with us.

But merely these pieces of information are insufficient for you to engage in formal negotiations with us!]

This information aligned roughly with the predictions of the Fungus Civilization; they needed to acquire more information to judge further.

Lin Sen hoped to negotiate, but until now, he had yet to present a truly substantial bargaining chip, one that could influence the direction of the talks.

Lin Sen's expression was grave: "This indeed is not a condition for our negotiations.

"We are negotiating, and my negotiation demand is to preserve our civilization, naturally, we must also present sufficient bargaining chips.

"The information just now was a demonstration of goodwill before the negotiation.

"Didn't you notice that when the Divine Vessel Civilization ascended past Level 1.9, with each technological advancement, we chose some galaxies to complete the civilization's ascension?

"And in that process, history would always have some subtle changes.

"Those changes are even unknown to the vast majority within the Divine Vessel Civilization itself. All relevant information has been strictly kept confidential and utterly destroyed by the Wallfacers and the higher-ups of the Divine Vessel."

[We indeed have noticed this. So, did you also lay some foreshadowing here?]

"Indeed we did," Lin Sen openly admitted. Knowing about 'the seed,' we deduced that there must be an extremely powerful civilization at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

"If you carefully studied my Wallfacing plan, you would have realized that its core was actually about civilization backup.

"We continuously backed up our civilization, then spread those backups across the vast sea of stars. Once these backup civilizations were separated from the main civilization, they would develop independently, essentially becoming two distinct civilizations.

"There were two purposes for this: firstly, to promote self-evolution of the civilization through competition; secondly, to cope with any possible calamities that the main civilization might encounter.

"If the main civilization faced an extinction-level disaster, then these backup civilizations might be able to take the baton of civilization and continue the legacy.

"There is an ancient human saying, 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket.'

"I know that civilizations usually do not implement a backup plan because it might eventually lead to war between the backup and the main civilizations, but we do not care!

"Given that there are many civilizations in the Divine Vessel alliance and combining our understanding of 'the seed,' the backups we made in advance are also extremely difficult for you to discover.

"Additionally, you should have noticed that we have set up multiple long-range broadcasts within 'mo.' I have designated a lot of content for the broadcasts.

"But those executing the broadcasts know how to choose; all of this was meticulously planned tens of thousands of years ago.

"If our backup civilizations receive your information, they could arguably find a way to deal with you.

"Our civilization took only 380,000 years to travel a path that other civilizations haven't crossed in hundreds of millions of years, and we believe these backup civilizations have the potential to take over for us and continue on."

PS: Lin Sen's schemes are not so simple; such a threat is probably not taken seriously by the Fungus Civilization.

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