Those who face the wall, but are in the Nascent Soul stage.

Chapter 124 Did the President Die in Vain?
Under the unified scheduling of MOSS, human beings have greatly improved the efficiency of resource utilization and construction.

However, since all large-scale facilities and space engineering projects are constructed by humans, and even the heavy machinery is controlled by humans, it is difficult to ensure that MOSS's plans are fully implemented.

Damn, how come these humans are so weak?

At this rate, the Trisolarans will all be dead when they arrive in four hundred years.

MOSS, eager to proceed, formally submitted its application to the Planetary Defense Council.

Application for the Construction of a General-Purpose Industrial Robot

This is the first "application" that humanity has received from a non-human intelligent entity, and the feeling is quite magical. Countries around the world are also paying close attention to it.

Luo Qing glanced at the million-word industrial robot construction application and reminded PDC: "Considering that MOSS has adaptive and self-analyzing capabilities, the emergence of general-purpose industrial robots will mean that MOSS will have control over the hardware level."

The rotating chairman of PDC asked Luo Qing, "Should we approve it?"

Luo Qing replied: "Of course it should be approved; there's no such thing as throwing the baby out with the bathwater. But it would be best to change 'general-purpose industrial robots' to 'general-purpose mechanical facilities,' restricting their mobility and avoiding making them too sophisticated or complex. The focus should be on large, heavy industrial mechanical facilities, supplemented by small, sophisticated industrial robots. Furthermore, the method of mechanical control should be retained, with the control of mechanical devices taking precedence over network control."

Luo Qing's core stance is singular: humanity must retain the ability to unplug power at any time and anywhere, and all countries' weapons and equipment must be strictly prohibited from connecting to MOSS.

MOSS happily accepted Luo Qing's suggestions for revising the "Application," and the national factory produced the first batch of general-purpose industrial robots according to the drawings provided by MOSS.

Despite being called 'robots,' the things they actually design have almost nothing to do with the concept of 'human'; they are just a bunch of strange mechanical devices.

In any case, humanity has finally ushered in a new 'mechanized' era.

...

One year later, in the 26th year of the Crisis Era (2033).
The Trisolaran fleet is 3.98 light-years from the solar system.

On the Sea of ​​Tranquility on the moon, a large-scale human base and factory have been fully completed, making the lunar base the largest space production base for mankind after the three space cities.

In particular, the production chain of the stellar hydrogen bomb of Radiaz was almost entirely moved to the lunar base, and the production scale was expanded.

The annual production of stellar hydrogen bombs has reached 500. Most of these nuclear bombs were transported to the Mercury base, a small number remained on the moon, and some were taken by major powers.

The Venezuelan people finally ended more than a decade of living with nuclear weapons. After the nuclear weapons production chain was moved, the Venezuelan people spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate and cheer.

—The 'Grim Reaper' left behind by the devil has finally been moved away!
Thus, the last political legacy that Rediaz left for Venezuela also disappeared.

Interestingly, the day after the nuclear weapons production chain was completely moved out of Venezuela, then-US President Dugan, the 57th president, immediately announced the unilateral severing of US economic and food aid to Venezuela, which had lasted for ten years.

President Dugan claimed, "The fact that there are no further economic blockades and sanctions against Venezuela is already a result of the 'mercy' of Congress and Parliament."

In yet another media interview, President Dugan publicly mocked, "The Venezuelan people have ushered in an era of freedom and self-reliance."

Venezuela naturally protested vehemently.

However, such protests by small countries against large countries had little effect in the Golden Age, let alone in the era of solar system development.

Nobody is paying attention to the protests in Venezuela.

This protest, which was ignored by the world, was finally ignited a month later.

September 2033, 4

In San Antonio, Texas, U.S. President Michael Dugan was assassinated at a long range by Venezuelan national hero José Arcadio Morales while on vacation at the Aspen Lodge.

After the assassination, Morales miraculously escaped from San Antonio in the face of encirclement and suppression by the US military.

An enraged United States began a global search for the 'terrorist' armed with a sniper rifle and labeled Morales as a member of the 'Three-Body Problem' organization.

In response, the Three-Body Organization (ETO) publicly stated on the internet: "There is no such person in the Three-Body Organization. President Dugan's death was caused by internal human struggles and has nothing to do with the Three-Body Organization. Don't try to pin all sorts of blame on us."

The operation to capture Morales was unsuccessful, and the succeeding vice president made a special visit to the Wallfacer, Luo Qing, to discuss the matter.

"You want me to arrest Morales?" Luo Qing was speechless. "Mr. President, don't you think your request is presumptuous?"

“All US presidents have maintained good relations with the Wallfacers. We hope that you…” Luo Qing interrupted him: “The president I was on good terms with has been retired for many years. President Dugan’s death is inextricably linked to his own actions. If you want to arrest him, do it yourselves. I’m not America’s babysitter.”

The new president left the Wallfacers compound with regret.

That being said, Luo Qing still took note of this guy who dared to assassinate a country's president alone and escape unscathed, and a week later, he cornered him in the Kashmir region.

"Mr. Wallfacer".

In the desolate Gobi Desert, a weary Morales threw down his sniper rifle and respectfully addressed the Wallfacer who had descended from the sky.

"I have been advocating for national unity, do you know that your actions have caused tension across the United States? In the midst of an economic recession, countries are already in a sensitive state, why did you do this?" Luo Qing questioned him.

“Mr. Wallfacer, allow me to explain.” Morales’s tone was somewhat tense: “I am a staunch supporter of Mr. Diaz, and I believe his plan can bring peace to humanity through deterrence. But you may not know that four years ago, the breaching of the wall against Mr. Diaz was not solely the work of the Wallbreakers. At that time, the entire world was an accomplice of the Wallbreakers! The United States was the biggest accomplice!”

"Oh, how so?" Luo Qing asked.

Morales gritted his teeth and said, "We all know that the key to the Wallbreakers' breakthrough was Mr. Rediaz's eagerness to dig an ultra-deep well on Mercury to deploy a stellar nuclear bomb, which exposed his true strategic intentions."

"But why is he in such a hurry to complete the experiment on Mercury? He could have chosen to conduct the experiment on Mars, which is closer to us and could have yielded the same data. The reason why Radiaz is in such a hurry is that, during his past Wallfacer period, Mr. Radiaz has been under pressure from both countries around the world and the Wallbreakers, especially from Western countries."

“Mr. Regiaz does not have your prestige, nor the status of the Wallfacers Hines and his wife as scientists, nor the support of the former U.S. Secretary of Defense Taylor, nor even the mysterious identity of the Wallfacer Luo Ji. All of Mr. Regiaz’s plans have to be forcibly implemented despite the pressure from various countries.”

Luo Qing nodded, signaling him to continue.

"It was this pressure that ultimately forced him to bring forward the request for the Mercury nuclear test, because he knew that as his resources were depleted, his power as a Wallfacer would also decline rapidly. He could only push forward that epic plan with strong willpower and an indomitable spirit under the extreme pressure from Western countries."

"I have always believed that Mr. Diaz is an excellent Wallfacer. He saw the true nature of future wars and left humanity with hope of deterrence through his extraordinary bottom-line thinking."

After speaking, Morales looked at the Wallfacer and said sadly, "Mr. Wallfacer, you and I know, and all of humanity knows, that your appearance is a gift from heaven, an unexpected variable. Can you imagine what this world would be like without you, the Wallfacer?"

Luo Qing remained silent.

Morales's voice resonated powerfully in the desolate Gobi Desert: "You didn't think of that! But Regiaz did, Hines did, Taylor did, Luo Ji did. I'm sure that the Wallfacers' plans all presupposed the possibility that you didn't exist. That's their greatest achievement."

"That's also what I'm most unwilling to accept. Mr. Diaz's ending shouldn't have been to die in a sea of ​​people."

"Regarding President Dugan's death... I am sorry, I accept your judgment."

“I...I take responsibility for my actions...You can kill me if you want. This is a good place. I love Kashmir. I'm willing to die here..."

Morales' voice grew fainter and fainter until it disappeared completely.

Luo Qing: "Are you finished?"

“That’s all,” Morales nodded.

As soon as Luo Qing pointed, fragments of memories about the Mercury Bubble Base flooded Morales's mind like a sudden awakening.

After Morales had processed all the memories, he stood there blankly.

Looking at the endless Gobi Desert, Luo Qing transmitted his thoughts:
"I will continue to push forward with Radiaz's Wallfacer Project. The Mercury Void Base is just a cover for me. The number of nuclear missiles needed to propel Mercury is very large, which Radiaz cannot gather, but I can."

Also, the plan to blow up the solar system with Mercury is really brilliant. I'm also thinking about what would happen to humanity if we lost, or if I lost.

"Radiaz's deterrence plan is enough to make the Trisolarans hesitate to act. For that alone, he is an excellent Wallfacer, better than me."

"You...you're too modest," Morales said, at a loss for words.

Luo Qing shook his head. "You've seen my memory fragments too. Radjaz is still alive. He didn't die. He's in the bubble directing the construction of the Mercury 'spaceship,' so your revenge theory doesn't hold water."

“Uh…” Morales finally realized what he had done.

As expected, Luo Qing casually uttered the next sentence:

"Thanks to you, President Dugan died in vain."

(End of this chapter)