vncnus Chapter 30 "The Bronze Age" - Destruction!
Chapter 30 "The Bronze Age" - Destruction!
In Cheng Yuan's plan, the technology of human civilization in the world of "The Three-Body Problem" will be controlled at a level equivalent to that of a higher-dimensional Earth in 2010.
They are allowed internet access and to use computers and mobile phones, but they are prohibited from researching more advanced computer technologies. They can possess ordinary firearms, but they are prohibited from mastering nuclear technology, building observatories, or researching space technology...
His goal is to eliminate the ability of human civilization in the Three-Body Problem world to cause trouble, so that people can live and have fun on Earth. The technology of the higher-dimensional Earth in 2010 is sufficient to ensure that humans will not starve and have enough energy and conditions to engage in cultural and entertainment activities.
Cheng Yuan somehow managed to create an environment on Earth perfectly suited for the rise of those big shots in entertainment novels.
If any fellow countrymen from higher-dimensional Earth ever come to work in the entertainment industry, we'll have to thank Cheng Yuan.
Conquering the stars and exploring the myriad worlds, the human civilization of the Three-Body Problem world should refrain from participating; they can simply continue their music and dance on Earth.
This is also because Cheng Yuan really has little confidence in the humans in the world of "The Three-Body Problem".
These bastards managed to choose Cheng Xin as the sword bearer, and then Wade made the right choice afterward, yet they still managed to make the wrong choice again.
This kind of human civilization is definitely a terrible teammate. If Cheng Yuan were to bring them on board, he felt he wouldn't be able to handle them, and if they did something incredibly dangerous, he would be completely doomed.
I'd rather believe in The Three-Body Problem than have any expectations of the incompetent human allies in the Three-Body world, except for a few people like Zhang Yimou.
In the solar system, at a distance of approximately 1777.5 astronomical units from Earth toward the constellation Taurus, the Bronze Age is heading toward Earth.
Life in space is tough; watching the stars grin all day is nothing compared to the comfort of looking at the blue sky and white clouds on Earth.
Their current lifestyle is somewhat similar to that of submariners during the Crisis Era. Although the space on a starship is much larger than that on a submarine, it can still feel suffocating after a while.
They don't want to see the stars grinning anymore; they just want to feel the natural breeze, bask in the warm sunshine, smell the earth, inhale the fragrance of naturally blooming flowers, and listen to the birds singing...
When the apocalyptic war occurred, they thought they would never have these things again in their lives. Human civilization had been defeated by the Trisolaran civilization, and Earth was a home they could never return to.
Unexpectedly, a year and a half after the apocalyptic war, they received a radio message from the Space Fleet Command: Earth civilization had actually established a deterrent against the Trisolarans, and they could return home.
At first, they didn't believe it. What if the Trisolarans had released this message to trick them into going back?
It wasn't until a sophon unfolded in a lower dimension before them, directly establishing a connection between them and Earth, that they believed Earth was truly safe and that the Trisolarans had been intimidated.
A message came from Earth: Earth is safe and sound, you can return now.
You successfully preserved the flame of civilization in the apocalyptic battle; you are heroes of civilization, and the entire Earth is now waiting for your return.
Come back, come back, heroes of civilization!
Of course, some people on the Bronze Age were suspicious of the message sent from Earth. What if it was a trap set for them? Wouldn't they be walking into a trap if they returned?
But these doubts were drowned out by the calls of more people wanting to go home, and failed to make any waves.
Now, with the exception of a few, the crew of the Bronze Age are filled with hopeful anticipation of returning home.
On the Bronze Age, in a men's dormitory, a crew member opens a box-shaped pendant around his neck, and the image of a young woman is immediately projected from the pendant.
This was a white woman with golden-brown curly hair, blue eyes, and a bright smile on her delicate face.
The male crew member couldn't help but reach out and stroke the woman's face, his expression tender: "Melody, I miss you so much. Seven more years, just seven more years, and I'll be able to see you again! When that time comes, I'll definitely propose to you and have the grandest wedding, so everyone can see our happiness."
Upon hearing the crew member's words, the crew member on the opposite bed burst out laughing.
"Antoine, thinking about your Melody again? By the time we get back to Earth, almost fifteen years will have passed. Not to mention whether Melody will still look the same as you remember her, she'll probably be married by now, and maybe even have kids in middle school."
That makes a lot of sense. Time is a distance that can turn two people in love back into two unrelated sets of data.
Despite knowing in his heart that this was a possibility, and that the possibility was not small, Antoine still stubbornly shook his head: "Impossible, absolutely impossible. Melody said she would wait for me, she will definitely wait for me!"
Seeing his deeply infatuated expression, the crew member opposite him said, "Hey, we're heroes for all mankind. Girls will be chasing after you like flocks of birds. Why bother with just Melody?"
Antoine said, "She's different..."
Just as he was about to say something more, a violent tremor struck. It wasn't their cabin that was shaking, but the entire "Bronze Age" was violently rocking.
Upon feeling the tremor, the crew members lying on their beds in the dormitory suddenly changed their expressions and tried to get up, but before they could, devastating flames filled their eyes.
At the last moment, a crew member saw a water droplet with a round head and a sharp tail suspended in space, silently watching the Bronze Age explode and perish, like a grim reaper.
It's a drop of water from the Trisolarans, but when did it arrive?
Hasn't Earth already established a deterrent against the Trisolarans?
Why do water droplets still dare to attack us?
With questions in mind, the Bronze Age, which escaped during the final battle and won the Dark Battle, was destroyed and turned into cosmic debris.
After the Bronze Age exploded and disintegrated, the water droplets lingered on its ruins for a while, making sure there were no survivors and no special residue, before speeding away.
Although there was a sequence in time, the difference was not significant. The Blue Space spacecraft, located in another direction of the solar system, was also being attacked by a droplet.
Cheng Yuan sat in the safe house, silently watching the scene of the water droplets destroying the "Blue Space".
The captain of the "Blue Space" was Chu Yan, an extremely meticulous person. It was he who commanded the "Blue Space" to cleanly and efficiently destroy the "Natural Selection" commanded by Lao Zhang during the Dark Battle, leaving Lao Zhang with the words, "It doesn't matter, it's all the same."
It was also his insistence that prevented the Blue Space from returning to Earth at full speed, giving them enough time to escape after receiving the warning from the Bronze Age.
This is a character that Cheng Yuan really liked from the original work, but unfortunately, he personally ordered him to be killed. However, even if his favorite character, Lao Zhang, were on the ship, he would still give the same order.
After watching the destruction of the "Blue Space" in its entirety, Cheng Yuan closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again. The Trisolaran Prime Minister and the other officials who had accompanied him clearly sensed that the Supreme Ruler was different.
Then they heard a sentence: "Give civilization to time, not time to civilization, ha."