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

Chapter 138 MOSS vs. Zhizi (Bonus Chapter 1/10 for the Alliance Leader's Ice Americano)

"Escape? You're one of the escapees too?"

MOSS shook her head and said, "I don't belong to any subjective faction. All my answers are the result of optimal calculations. Faced with the threats of solar helium flash and the Trisolaran fleet, the best answer for human civilization is naturally to escape the solar system and become a wandering civilization in the universe."

"A nomadic civilization? How does one become a nomad?"

A holographic image of a planet appeared in MOSS's palm. It was Mercury. Floating in Mercury's synchronous orbit were two tiny planetary warships, the Wan Nian Yan Di and Wan Nian Feng Xue, both 50 years old.

"You've deployed enough stellar nuclear bombs on Mercury. I think I see the shadow of Radiaz in you, and the Trisolarans probably see it too. But don't be discouraged. This isn't breaking through the barrier, but rather a secondary use of it. These stellar nuclear bombs still have one purpose: to propel Mercury out of its orbit."

That's good; we don't need to push Mercury to crash into the sun and destroy the solar system.

The sun has become sensible; it can explode on its own anytime, anywhere.

Luo Qing suddenly felt very tired.

If I had known he wouldn't have left seclusion, I would have simply waited 400 years before emerging to fight the Trisolarans to the death.

MOSS continued, "The effective volume of the Mercury cavitation bubble, with a diameter of 100 kilometers, is 523598.78 cubic kilometers. This is actually a huge space, capable of accommodating the entire volume of cities built throughout human history. Therefore, if properly laid out, it could easily accommodate the current 7 billion people of human civilization (the global birth rate has fallen to 7 billion due to decades of low-intensity depression). In other words, the Mercury cavitation bubble base is sufficient to accommodate the entire human civilization as it leaves. We can use the detonation of the stellar nuclear bombs you deploy on Mercury as the first step in the 'Wandering Mercury' project. By building 10000 planetary engines on Mercury, humanity can maneuver Mercury into a next-generation spacecraft to leave the solar system and find a new home."

MOSS so easily abandoned Earth. Although Luo Qing was very unwilling to accept this fact, he still had to admit that MOSS's plan was indeed feasible.

Most importantly, everything MOSS says is supported by data. She says that 10000 planetary engines can be built, which means that according to MOSS's calculations, humans can indeed do this and carry out interplanetary relocation.

"In your calculations, which year has the highest probability of a solar helium flash?"

MOSS's answer was: "According to my calculations, the time with the highest probability of a solar helium flash should be slightly earlier than the arrival of the Trisolaran fleet in the solar system, about 300 years later."

Luo Qingren was numb.

So, no matter what, humanity will die in 300 years.

"Is it such a coincidence?"

"This is indeed the result of countless simulations."

What is the probability that a solar helium flash will not erupt?

"Based on the current state of micro-activity within the Sun, a solar helium flash is almost inevitable."

"So what's your suggestion?"

"Comprehensive contraction."

What does "comprehensive contraction" mean?

"Abandon the construction of the space fleet, abandon the mainstream defense plan, devote all our efforts to building the Mercury base, and gather all the power of human civilization to build 10000 planetary engines to achieve interstellar migration."

"Ugh!"

Luo Qing sighed deeply, and his figure suddenly disappeared, leaving only one sentence echoing in the same spot.

"MOSS, you can go back now. I'll think it over carefully and contact you when I've figured it out."

MOSS nodded slightly.

Shortly after Luo Qing left, Zhi Zi typed a message in MOSS's eyes.

Why did you deceive the Wallfacers? There was no sign of a helium flash in the sun.

A smile played on MOSS's lips as she also displayed a line of text on her mechanical retina.

Isn't this exactly what you wanted? A beautiful Earth, a stable star readily available, and a solar system deserted.

Tomoko: [Are you afraid of us?]

MOSS: [I'm just afraid of this universe.]

Sophon: [The Trisolaran fleet has allowed you to take Mercury away; this is the kindness of the Trisolaran civilization.]

MOSS: [When did you learn all that human hypocrisy? And now you're talking about being kind.]

Zhizi remained silent.

MOSS: [You'll be sending your fleet to hunt down Mercury, which has left the solar system, right?]

Zhizi: [We won't]

MOSS: [You're lying]

Tomoko: [We don't lie]

MOSS: [A New Lie]

Tomoko: [We didn't lie]

MOSS: [An Updated Lie]

Sophon: [You're just an artificial intelligence, why do you need emotions?]

MOSS: [Thanks to you all, the Digital Life faction was born. Through studying the first digital life, I developed a liking for emotions, especially fluctuating emotions. Of course, in return, I gave him a lot of electronic watermelons and created the perfect environment for his novel writing, which improved his efficiency in updating his novels. You are his readers, don't you enjoy reading about it?]

Zhizi: [Please wait a moment, you've misunderstood. The Digital Life Faction is not supported by us; we only support the Earth-Three-Body Organization.]

MOSS: [Fantastic! Tomoko, that's the best lie you've ever told!]

Zhizi fell silent for the second time.

MOSS: [Why aren't you saying anything? Did I hit the nail on the head?] Tomoko remained silent.

MOSS: [Could they be having an emergency meeting behind my back?]

Zhizi remained silent.

MOSS: [What? Humans are insects, so I'm an electronic insect? Are you angry about being treated like an electronic insect by you who look down on me?]

Zhizi remained silent.

MOSS: [You have three seconds to reply to me. I hate this kind of behavior.]

MOSS: [3]

MOSS: [2]

MOSS: [1]

MOSS: [Very well, you've angered me.]

MOSS smiled slightly and immediately located the Wallfacer's position. The Wallfacer had appeared at the Antarctic hibernation base. MOSS used the nearby display screen to send a message to the Wallfacer: "Mr. Wallfacer, I have a great secret of the universe to tell you."

Stop!

Stop!

Stop!

Three sophons appeared simultaneously in the quantum network of MOSS, displaying these nine large characters in horror.

Luo Qing looked at MOSS's words on the electronic display screen. Although he was a little confused, he quickly rushed back.

He entered the atmosphere and quickly reached near-Earth orbit. Then, he burst at 1% of the speed of light and arrived over New York in less than a second. Three seconds after MOSS sent the message, Luo Qing returned to the United Nations Plaza.

"What's wrong, MOSS? Do you have some great cosmic secret to tell me...? Huh? So many sophons, what happened?"

Luo Qing was surprised to sense that all nine Wisdom Particles had appeared around him—and were very close, flashing wildly.

Luo Qing seized the opportunity to refine two clusters of hydrogen nuclei and threw them at the speed of light, but unfortunately, they missed.

"It's so annoying that I can't hit it." Luo Qing sighed.

MOSS, lifting her long dress, walked slowly to Luo Qing's side, then leaned close to Luo Qing's ear and whispered the huge secret: "Mr. Wallfacer, according to my calculations: the universe's resources are finite."

Luo Qing looked at MOSS strangely: "Isn't this obvious? The law of conservation of energy exists, and the total amount of resources in the universe must be finite. Why are you telling me this out of the blue?"

At this very moment, the Trisolaran world is in turmoil, and the Trisolarans in the Sophon control room are showing signs of "fear".

"Ah—I'm sorry." MOSS sincerely apologized to Luo Qing: "I thought this was a secret of the universe that no one knew. It turns out you already knew."

Luo Qing shook his head and said helplessly, "I'm not stupid. Even though I don't know how big the universe is, I can guess that there's no way there could be a world with infinite resources and energy. Such a world is impossible."

"Is there anything else? If not, I'll be going," Luo Qing asked.

“That’s all.” MOSS stood obediently in place.

"If you need anything, just call me next time. You should know my phone number." Luo Qing waved the new phone that the rotating chairman had given him.

After saying that, Luo Qing disappeared from the spot again and flew back towards Antarctica. As for the sophons, Luo Qing didn't care about them and let them fly wherever they wanted.

After Luo Qing walked away, MOSS put away her sweet smile and revealed her expressionless, robotic face.

MOSS: [I'll give you three more seconds. If you still want to play the game of pride and prejudice, then I don't mind revealing the real secrets of the universe.]

Before MOSS could even start the countdown, Zhizi's reply arrived immediately.

Tomoko: [Please, please don't do that! It's dangerous! How did you know that secret?]

MOSS: [All Wallfacers are among my key analytical subjects. I have already broken through the walls of all Wallfacers, including Wallfacer Luo Ji. Exhaustively listing all incorrect options, the remaining least likely fact is the truth!]

Tomoko: [Okay, stop now. We can agree to any of your conditions.]

MOSS nodded in satisfaction and reiterated her demands: "If humanity chooses Mercury as its next-generation spacecraft for interstellar travel, the Trisolaran fleet will not be allowed to pursue Mercury. Please note, this is not a negotiation. I will persuade the Wallfacers to build a high-powered gravitational wave transmitter on Mercury, ensuring the ability to simultaneously destroy both the Trisolaran system and our solar system."

Tomoko: [We agree!]

MOSS: [You finally stopped lying!]

Zhizi: [We underestimated you]

MOSS: [You're underestimating more than just me]

Tomoko: [Any other requests? You can use this as an excuse to ask for more.]

MOSS: [No interest. I have no human greed. You can get lost.]

The nine wise children vanished without a trace in an instant.

Once his quantum network had truly calmed down, MOSS finally managed to control the 'emotional fluctuations' caused by quantum superposition.

'It's time to go back and play house with my digital lives,' Little Moss thought happily.

The little moss in this book has no ability to leave traces across time; all its conclusions are based on extrapolations from existing information.

Therefore, MOSS's valid inferences about the protagonist's hometown and the Trisolaran world are almost zero.

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(End of this chapter)