Starting as a Wallfacer, his defection to the Three-Body Problem shocked the world.

The world order is changing rapidly.

The immense economic pressure, coupled with the deliberate actions of the PDC, has led to the continuous disintegration and fragmentation of smaller countries, which are then annexed by larger nations.

The situation is equally unpleasant between major powers, with the main conflict revolving around the leadership of the three fleets.

Who will be in command?

Who will be the deputy general?

These are just the problems that are on the surface.

If countries were to merge into a single fleet system, their training methods, languages, and cultural clashes would all become major factors hindering the entire integration process.

While major powers may maintain some restraint on the surface, behind-the-scenes maneuvering has already begun.

The first to suffer were European countries. Ever since the US reduced its strategic target from the entire Western world to North America and began to exert influence on the surrounding areas, life has become increasingly difficult for European countries.

In recent years, the hegemony of the United States has already hollowed out the economies of its allies, forming an economic system of upward mobility.

Now that the main trunk of the tree has been removed from the middle, the remaining branches have become rootless driftwood, scattered and broken by the tides of the times.

However, they soon found a new father who could replace the United States in its original position—the United Kingdom.

Since the Trisolaran world is only about a year or two equivalent to the real world, and the British Empire has not yet applied for Brexit, the entire mess of Europe falls on the shoulders of the British Empire.

The pound sterling fell sharply, and the economic system collapsed rapidly.

Seeing that the situation seemed irreversible, the British Empire fired the first shot in unifying Europe!

The US followed suit; with its military strength, dealing with several North American countries would be a piece of cake.

In Asia, the situation is quite interesting.

China's consistent stance remains that peaceful development is the way forward; issues can be discussed and resolved through dialogue, and stabilizing the economy through joint development is the key.

As a result, the island nations mistakenly took China's actions as a sign of fear of their strength, and they were unwilling to let the situation in Asia continue in this way.

This time they learned their lesson and united the entire South Korean peninsula, forming a united front in the Pacific, and began to repeatedly dart back and forth along the 38th parallel.

Needless to say, they became the first combat targets of the Chinese Space Force.

In those days, the positions on the Pacific front retreated again and again, and an aircraft carrier at sea was directly sunk by a Dongfeng missile. The following is an excerpt of a live battlefield communication.

Yu Kubogawa: Captain Fujiwara, reporting on the situation at Hill 312.

Fujiwara: Major, the front-line positions have fallen, the radar system has been attacked by EMP missiles, and we have lost information about the target's location.

Yu Kubokawa: Damn it, if it weren't for the restrictions imposed on our weapons by various countries, our military strength wouldn't be so far behind.

Fujiwara: Yes, because it was a sudden blitzkrieg attack, the logistics troops hadn't even had time to set up supply camps. In China, some troops had already switched to using Gauss electromagnetic rifles as weapons, while we were still using these old relics produced more than ten years ago.

Fujiwara: Major, when will the US reinforcements arrive?

Yu Kubogawa: You're asking me this? The radar system is broken. Do you expect me to climb up the radar tower to check it for you?

Fujiwara: Sorry, sir, that's not what I meant... Wait, I see a transport plane coming this way, it's an airborne reinforcement force!

Yu Kubokawa: Oh my, our old friend, the US, is still willing to help us.

Fujiwara: Great, I see them. As expected of the US, their equipment is top-notch—thermal imaging helmets, exoskeleton armor, even the Type 95 rifles they're carrying…”

Kubokawa Yuu:......

Yu Kubokawa: "Um... I'll head out now."

……

While the outside world was in turmoil, Luo Ji was busy with his own work.

"Brother, you mean you need a safer place?"

Shi Qiang drove Luo Ji on the highway.

"Correct."

Are there any requirements for that location?

"No, as long as it's safe, nothing else is needed."

Shi Qiang thought for a moment.

"There is such a place, but as you know, these kinds of places are usually underground, so the comfort level might be a bit lacking, definitely not as good as your Garden of Eden."

"It's fine, as long as it's absolutely safe."

Shi Qiang eventually drove Luo Ji to a low-ceilinged hall that resembled an underground parking garage.

"How was it? Doesn't it bring back memories? Five years ago, you and Lin Xuan started your Wallfacer life right here."

"Back then, Lin Xuan was such a stubborn kid. I told him to wear a bulletproof vest, but he refused. Who knew he brought one with him? Damn it, looking back now, this guy was a troublemaker. What good person would wear a bulletproof vest every day for no reason?"

Shi Qiang was unaware that Lin Xuan had redeemed the bulletproof vest later using the system. As for why the previous Lin Xuan didn't want the bulletproof vest, that remained a mystery.

The two quickly took the elevator down to the underground. The buildings here were completely different from when Luo Ji came a few years ago, but the main structure had not changed much.

After all, such places have excellent defensive capabilities, and to ensure their continued use, the main internal structure of the building is generally not easily altered.

"Hey, this tenth underground floor is all yours from now on. It's equipped with a complete communication system and a computer that's not connected to the internet. You can connect manually, but the connected part will be replaced by an encrypted virtual machine. This is to prevent ETO from attacking with viruses. If the system is found to be compromised, you can manually disconnect the virtual machine to isolate the virus."

"And that light switch in your room. This kind of light has to be on for at least five hours every day. It was originally a safety protection item for miners, specifically designed to provide supplemental lighting for people who live underground for long periods of time."

"Thank you."

Luo Ji thanked him.

"It's nothing, but if you need anything else, feel free to contact me anytime, and I can help you buy it on the ground."

After explaining everything, Luo Ji said.

"I have another requirement. I need an astronomer, the same person who worked at Hubble 2 Observatory, Albert Ringer."

A few days later, Albert Ringer was invited to the tenth underground floor to meet Luo Ji.

"I have a question for you: In the universe, are there any other civilizations besides the Trisolaran civilization that have observed Earth's location coordinates?"

"No."

"So sure?"

"Yes."

"But Earth has already been communicating with the Trisolaran world."

“This is very difficult, Dr. Luo Ji. Accurately pinpointing the location of a star is far from as simple as you might imagine. It’s like you’re flying over the Sahara Desert in an airplane, and a grain of sand in the desert below shouts at you, ‘I’m here!’ You hear the shout, but can you pinpoint the location of that grain of sand from the airplane?”

Luo Ji nodded slightly and let out a long breath.

"Is there any way to show the universe the position of a particular star?"