Three-body: The Most Competent Wallfacer in History

Guan Yifan briefly outlined the Paradise incident, "The higher the achievements of a civilization, the more brutal the Dark Forest Strike it suffers."

He said with a wry smile, "I hope the two of you can understand that this universe is a world where hope and despair are intertwined.

"Humanity must harbor hope, but also have the wisdom and courage to confront despair."

Cheng Xin slowly nodded her head, she had always felt as long as there was hope in the hearts of humans, the universe would be a place full of hope.

But the more she realized a fact: the universe was not a place of hope.

And the place of hope had to be built by humanity, step by step, without taking shortcuts or picking up any easy bargains.

At this moment, Cheng Xin finally understood part of Jiang Yu's deep intentions, that humanity must become strong to have the right to speak of goodness in the universe.

Guan Yifan went on to explain, "About half a century ago, the Strategic Department proposed the concepts of native civilization and striking civilization.

"A native civilization refers to a civilization with the majority of its members living in the civilization's Origin Star System or Colonial Star Systems.

"While a striking civilization refers to one where the majority of its members are constantly engaged in Dark Forest Strikes against lower-level civilizations, or are fighting with other civilizations for interests.

"With the current strength of humanity, we still belong to the category of native civilizations; only after the prevalence of Transition Spacecraft, might we have the potential to become a striking civilization.

"Now, the Solar System State does not have many Jump-Drive Spaceships, and they are not yet for sale; I am not clear on the specifics of their capabilities either.

"However, Wallfacer Jiang Yu believes that 'a country engaged in prolonged war will perish.' He thinks that humanity should focus most of its energy on developing its own strength.

"Regarding the handling of interstellar wars, except for encounter battles, all should be fought with strategy, with the ability to resolve the conflict quickly before each war starts, and with the confidence of 'must win if war comes.'

"Although this contradicts many of the concepts of the Dark Forest Law, Wallfacer proposes an even more heartening point of view:

"Humanity should not regard the Dark Forest Law as an insurmountable rule; in the future, we should be the ones setting the rules in the universe!"

As he spoke these words, even Guan Yifan, who was a scientific researcher, was inspired, his eyes shining brightly.

Cheng Xin sighed once more, touched by the confidence Jiang Yu gave humanity, "How are the people of the Solar System State living now?"

"With the massive application of intelligent technology, humans no longer have any physical labor," said Guan Yifan:

"Wallfacer continues to increase investment in science and technology and military power, and now about 8% of the population of the Solar System State are engaged in research and military industries.

"The work of humanity now is basically creative professions, design professions, planning and management professions, or communication roles between organizations.

"Creative professions such as artists. The Solar System State is now a paradise for the art world, with all forms of art thriving, and people almost forgetting about works like the Mona Lisa.

"Oh, by the way, the mainstream of contemporary art is traditional Eastern art, which emphasizes the expression of mood and spirit.

"Design professions, like architectural designers or high-tech industrial product designers; planning professions, like those in the Strategic Department; management professions, like those in the Governing Council.

"Jiang Yu once issued a strict order that, no matter what, the planning and managing of humanity must be completed by humans themselves.

"Communication professions, for example, interstellar product sales, company spokespersons, and so on."

Ai AA said, "That sounds rather nice."

Guan Yifan sighed, "Conflicts of interest among humans still exist, but fortunately, the Solar System State has safely overcome the hurdle of artificial intelligence.

"This dates back two centuries..."

He briefly recounted the Dark Forest Strike in the Enbo Star System and the abduction of Jiang Que, "In Year 97 of the Galaxy, the First Corps of the Solar System State reached the Kindling Star System.

"The Solar System has not disclosed the specifics of the incident. All we know is that Avenger No.2 was placed under house arrest in the New Continent Star System, and since then, the Fireseed Star has disappeared from the star charts."

Cheng Xin frowned, "As for the fellow beings of humanity..."

But Guan Yifan waved his hand to interrupt Cheng Xin, "In the universe, enemies who are kin can bring greater disaster to a civilization.

"Because they are the ones who understand us the most and know how to inflict the greatest harm on the human world.

"At least after the success of the Solar System State's Shadow Project and Eraser Project, the likelihood of exposing the human world has been significantly reduced.

"Yet the Kindling Star System did not show the least bit of fraternal sentiment and directly broadcasted the location of the Enbo Star System.

"This was the only Dark Forest Strike humanity encountered since the Paradise incident, and someone should be held responsible!

"In the words of Wallfacer, in the past, some wanted to put Logic on trial, even though what Logic destroyed was a star system that had virtually nothing to do with humanity.

"Now someone has exposed the human world; how can they be let off?"

Cheng Xin's shoulders sagged, and she didn't say anything more; she then recalled a comment Jiang Yu had made about her: She was unmerciful when she should have been merciful, and blindly merciful when she should not have been.

Guan Yifan continued with the previous topic, "Since then, artificial intelligence in the Solar System State has advanced rapidly.

"The Governing Council and Wallfacer Office carefully allow artificial intelligence to enter more areas of human life, mediating social conflicts, and finally achieving a relatively harmonious coexistence of humans and artificial intelligence.

"When we each left the Solar System, we still had some concerns about artificial intelligence.

"But the more intelligent artificial intelligence became, the more harmoniously it coexisted with humans."

Ai AA repeated, "That sounds rather nice."

Guan Yifan took a deep breath and stood up, "Time is limited; I'll give you a quick tour of this planet, and then we should prepare to leave."

Cheng Xin was taken aback, "Do AA and I have to leave too?"

But Ai AA said directly, "No, we will wait here for Yun Tianming."

Guan Yifan smiled, "Waiting here for him is also my purpose. In the near future, this place will become an interstellar battlefield. Wallfacer has personally issued a warning for Yun Tianming to leave immediately upon arrival.

"Originally, an intelligence signal emitter was to be dispatched to alert you and Yun Tianming, but I specifically requested to stay and wait for you, as I wanted to meet you historical figures."

Cheng Xin slowly got up, feeling a bad premonition, "Interstellar war?"

"Yes!" Guan Yifan said, "The Solar System State and Starship Earth have been planning for more than two hundred years to launch a war against the Trisolarans.

"The war is about to break out soon, and it will likely be the largest and most intense interstellar war in human history. This planetary system is very likely to turn into a battlefield."