strictlysupreme Chapter 148 Earth Alliance
Chapter 148 Earth Alliance
The Deterrence Center is an underground structure located 100 meters below the surface. It will penetrate the Earth's crust and extend into the Earth's mantle.
Of course, this is just humanity's current design concept for this building. Even with the help of the Trisolarans, the actual construction work will take more than a decade.
Therefore, the current deterrence center is located in a reconstructed underground city site. To ensure Luo Ji's safety, the site has been reinforced several times and equipped with a complete ecosystem.
To ensure that the same thing doesn't happen again when ETO tried to assassinate Luo Ji, only people close to Lin Xuan are allowed to enter the deepest part of this underground building, and only one person can enter at a time, in order to prevent accidents from happening again.
The interior design of the building also follows the principle of simplicity, keeping things to a minimum.
Simple as a tomb.
"Aren't you going to take a nap or get some rest?" Zhang Xiang asked, looking at Luo Ji sitting upright in his chair.
After Lin Xuan completely controlled the nanobots, his safety was no longer a concern.
Therefore, Zhang Xiang was naturally assigned to be in charge of Luo Ji's security.
It's more accurate to call her a full-time nanny than a security guard.
After all, Luo Ji is now the safest person in all of humanity.
Both the Trisolaran world and the human world are worried that if this person, who holds the fate of both worlds in his hands, were to suddenly have an accident, he might just send both worlds to their deaths on the spot.
Therefore, in addition to the human side, the Trisolarans also dispatched a droplet to the solar system to be responsible for Luo Ji's safety.
Initially, the Trisolarans wanted to use all the remaining water droplets to protect Luo Ji, but Luo Ji did not allow it.
This kind of protection is also a form of disguised surveillance of Luo Ji, which is undoubtedly a great offense to the Swordholder.
"Swordholder" is a nickname people use for Luo Ji.
The Dark Forest is the Sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of the Trisolaran and human civilizations, and Luo Ji is the hair hanging precariously on its tip. If the two worlds show the slightest disturbance, he will not hesitate to press the switch on the broadcast, bringing a devastating blow to both civilizations.
His current position is somewhat similar to that of Lin Xuan during the two major international periods, but there are also fundamental differences between them.
Lin Xuan, as the monitor, had far more freedom than Luo Ji, the swordholder.
Lin Xuan possesses the ability to balance the two sides, but he is unwilling to get involved in the internal struggles of humanity. His relationship with the two major international organizations is more like that of a boss and his employees.
The boss didn't want to work, so he hired two employees. He would beat whoever didn't do a good job.
Luo Ji's role is primarily to balance the imbalance between the Trisolaran civilization and human civilization, and the balance he has painstakingly maintained could collapse at any time, so he must always be careful.
Since becoming the Swordholder a few months ago, Luo Ji has barely slept a wink. He has been staying in this small room, guarding it.
In front of him was a white wall, but this wall was not an ordinary wall; it was made up of display screens.
They connect the more than 1,000 observatories that humans have established in the solar system, as well as more than 100 gravitational wave transmitters that are under construction.
At the very beginning of deterrence, humanity had already mastered some technologies for receiving gravitational waves and neutrinos, but lacked transmission and modulation technologies.
Therefore, in the very first month after the establishment of the deterrent, the Earth Alliance eagerly demanded gravitational wave communication technology from the Trisolarans.
Although both technologies are limited to the speed of light compared to quantum communication, this technology represents a qualitative leap compared to electromagnetic wave communication.
When the alarm is triggered, Luo Ji, who is located in the deterrence center, will be able to receive the message immediately and decide whether to press the broadcast switch.
This is his duty as the swordsman.
Upon hearing Zhang Xiang's question, Luo Ji couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"Not interested in."
"What do you mean you're not interested? You haven't slept for almost three or four days, are you sure your body can handle it?" Zhang Xiang exclaimed.
He was really afraid that Luo Ji might be too sleepy and accidentally press the broadcast switch, which would mean the end for all of them.
Luo Ji shook his head slightly.
"It's alright. Lin Xuan has already provided me with the necessary medicine, which will allow me to recover my mental state in a short time. Even if I don't sleep at all, as long as I close my eyes and rest for a while, I won't feel too sleepy."
"Is that so? That's acceptable." Zhang Xiang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
After a long silence, Luo Ji suddenly looked at Zhang Xiang and asked.
"Zhang Xiang, how long until our next meeting?"
"Professor Luo, you just met with your spouse the day before yesterday. You probably won't be able to see them again for another four days."
“I know, but this whole thing is illogical. We’re not the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, who can only reunite on Qixi Festival.”
Zhang Xiang was immediately amused by Luo Ji's analogy.
"You know what, your current situation really does resemble that of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl."
To ensure the smooth progress of Luo Ji's work as the Swordholder, the Earth Alliance imposed certain restrictions on him. Zhuang Yan and Luo Congmin had the opportunity to accompany Luo Ji once a week, which is why Luo Ji did not feel that his life was too lonely.
"Now I finally understand how insidious Lin Xuan is," Luo Ji said with a wry smile, shrugging his shoulders.
"How to say?"
"He knew about the Dark Forest Theory from the very beginning, even earlier than any of us, but he guided me step by step to become the Swordholder."
"Because being the Swordholder is no easy job. Look at me now, it's practically the same as being in prison. Next time you have Zhuang Yan come to see me, bring me two boxes of fruit or something, and it'll be more like a prison visit."
As Luo Ji spoke, he stretched, switched the detonator to his other hand, and got up to stretch his body, which had become stiff from sitting for so long.
"That guy dug a huge pit for me to jump into. If I had known that the life of a Swordholder would be so boring, I shouldn't have established a deterrent in the first place. Damn, the more I talk about it, the angrier I get. I was led astray by this kid."
Zhang Xiang shook his head slightly.
"Don't even mention you. I've been on duty here all day and I'm already feeling incredibly bored. I really don't know how you've managed to stay in this room for months."
“Hey Zhang Xiang, listen to me. You must remember this from now on: don’t believe Lin Xuan’s nonsense. He’s the real Wallfacer. He lies to everyone, the Trisolarans and Earthlings.”
"I know, but he never cheats the people around him."
"So what am I? An accident? I'm starting to regret it now. When I became a Wallfacer, I should have just gone straight to farming like Mr. Taylor. By the way, what's Taylor doing now?"
"It seems... he's still hibernating, but he might have woken up and become a normal person. After all, he handled his own hibernation procedures, and we still don't have the authority to know where he's hibernating."
"Then let's not disturb his life as an ordinary person... Sigh, to be honest, I'm a little envious of him. He barely did anything and just won without lifting a finger."
"That's true. The Earth Alliance has almost forgotten about the existence of this Wallfacer. It's unbelievable that we've already gone through four eras."
"The era of the UN General Assembly, the era of the G7, the era of the Global International, and now the Global Alliance... I feel like it all happened just yesterday."
The Earth Alliance is a political system re-established by humanity after the collapse of the Earth International at the beginning of the Deterrence Era. It is also known as the Earth Alliance for short.
The establishment of the Earth Alliance was entirely for the purpose of restricting Luo Ji.
This political system remains a democracy, but it did not adopt the five governing laws previously proposed by Lin Xuan. Instead, it added a president position at the top level.
The president's power is above that of all ministers and representatives, and he has absolute control over the final decision.
The reason it is said to be used to deal with Luo Ji is because the president of the Earth Alliance is none other than Luo Ji's daughter, Luo Congmin.
Shi Qiang's words came true. After Luo Ji became the Swordholder, Luo Congmin became the President of Humanity.
This is actually forcing Luo Ji to delegate power.
As the swordsman, Luo Ji possesses the ability to communicate with the Trisolaran world, and the Trisolaran world only recognizes Luo Ji.
In other words, any negotiations between the Earth Alliance and the Trisolaran world would be meaningless without going through Luo Ji, the Swordholder.
In an instant, Luo Ji became not only a hero to humanity, but also the most powerful person on Earth.
This left the Earth Alliance representatives feeling somewhat uneasy, as they had become the laughingstock of the group. A government with no real power would only be met with ridicule.
Therefore, they need a representative president who can equally distribute Luo Ji's rights as the swordholder and reclaim the rights in Luo Ji's hands from humanity.
Initially, the Earth Alliance wanted to ask Lin Xuan for help, but Lin Xuan completely ignored them, saying, "Find a solution yourselves," and then nothing more.
Left with no other option, the Earth Alliance turned its attention to another individual.
As Luo Ji's daughter, Luo Congmin undoubtedly became the most suitable candidate for president. In addition, her influence in the political arena was already considerable, so choosing her was naturally the wisest choice.
Luo Congmin initially showed considerable resistance to this matter. After all, given the precedent of the Minister of Science, she did not want to become the second government official forced to commit suicide by the public.
After the establishment of the Earth Alliance, the first thing Luo Congmin did was to exonerate the Minister of Science. But if he were to end up like him one day, who would exonerate him?
But later, under Lin Xuan's persuasion... no, her guidance, Luo Congmin still accepted the presidency.
There will inevitably be an ideological conflict between the Earth Alliance and Luo Ji, because one is the sword-bearer standing at the level of the entire civilization, while the other is just a bureaucratic regime composed of egoists. Just like how I haven't killed Cheng Xin yet, since this is the general trend of the future, I should keep the known hidden dangers in my own hands.
Not all hidden dangers in this world need to be eliminated as soon as they are seen. Some things should only disappear when they are meant to disappear.
While Earthlings were busy building gravitational wave transmitters, the Trisolarans were not idle either.
They first reviewed with Yun Tianming the reasons for the Trisolarans' defeat in this war, and ultimately reached a consensus: their contempt for human civilization.
If ETO were still around, the Snow Project would certainly not have escaped its notice. Unfortunately, Lin Xuan was not personally in charge of the Snow Project, so the Trisolarans only focused their attention on projects related to Lin Xuan, which led to their disregard for humanity.
Abandoning contempt for humanity is the first step to victory in war.
The blockade by the Sophons has been lifted, and now the Trisolarans are more concerned about the technological explosion of their own civilization.
Since joining the First Fleet, Yun Tianming has been creating one fairy tale after another for the Trisolaran world.
This is his job. Only by gaining the trust of himself and the Trisolarans can he access some of the more core secrets.
Although humanity has won the war against the Trisolarans, Yun Tianming is very clear that humanity is far from defeating the Trisolarans.
Only when humanity surpasses the Trisolarans in its overall scientific level, narrowing the gap between the two civilizations to almost nothing, will the war truly end.
Until then, Yun Tianming will continue to perform his duties, waiting for the day when Lin Xuan needs him again.
After waiting for a long time without receiving a reply from Lin Xuan, he found himself being noticed by the Trisolarans.
At the end of the first year of the establishment of the deterrent, Yun Tianming's status in the Three-Body world was suddenly elevated to an extremely high level.
Although he was previously known as the Thirteenth Consul.
But everyone knows that the title was just a respectful way of addressing him.
Because he was the first Earthling to make contact with the Trisolaran world and an envoy of Earth's civilization, becoming a governor had nothing to do with him personally, and Yun Tianming naturally did not have the same power and status as other governors.
But things are different now. The Trisolarans' respect for Yun Tianming is genuine, and they have begun to intentionally or unintentionally show goodwill towards him.
This sudden change in attitude immediately alerted Yun Tianming.
After asking around, he roughly learned what caused all these changes.
The fairy tales he created were very popular in the Three-Body world. At this time, Yun Tianming's works had become well-known stories in the Three-Body world.
More importantly, the Trisolarans thus achieved a leap forward in their thinking, and their society began to undergo a transformation. The Enlightenment gradually took shape in the Trisolaran world, and a plan for all humanity was about to be born.