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

Over these three days, Hines's little shop finally welcomed its "real" customers.

“We are officers of the Space Force, here to gain a belief.”

There were six people in total: three men with European features, two women with Asian features, and one Asian man.

They neatly arranged their identification documents on the reception desk.

"North American Fleet Space Force, Andy."

"European Fleet Space Force, Kenyon."

"Asia Fleet Space Force, Park Seung-yeop."

……

All six were young, tall and steady, and looked confident and mature. But Hines could sense that they shared something with Wu Yue: a sense of melancholy and confusion.

But one of them was different.

"Asia Fleet Space Force, Duan Yan."

His gaze was firm, unlike the others who were filled with confusion, as if the words "Humanity will prevail" on the stone tablet were carved to describe someone like him.

“Young man, you don’t seem like someone who needs to gain faith,” Hines said.

"Yes, Doctor, I am Zhang Beihai's student. I deeply agree that his ideas are correct and that humanity will prevail!"

Before taking on the Reinforce the Future Project, Zhang Beihai was the Director of the Political Department of the Space Force.

In addition to ensuring the smooth implementation of future reinforcement plans, another part of his daily work is to conduct political and ideological work with newly enlisted Space Force recruits.

Therefore, everyone calls him Political Commissar Zhang.

Hines was somewhat puzzled upon hearing this.

"Since you already have the belief that you will win, why do you still need to accept the mental imprint?"

“It’s because of time, Dr. Hines,” Duan said.

"time?"

"Yes, I am immortal, Doctor. I have lived too long."

"Ideals, beliefs, determination, courage—these things all change over time. Perhaps centuries from now, the ideals I firmly believe in now will become false propositions, and I will also begin to doubt the idea that 'humanity will prevail.'"

"Therefore, I need a belief."

"An ideal belief that can be implanted in my brain makes me forever convinced of the proposition that 'humanity will prevail'."

Hines nodded.

"understood."

After a moment of silence, he asked again.

"Are there many people like this in the Space Force?"

"Many, Doctor, almost all the immortals thought that this day would come."

Hines let out a long sigh.

"I'm sorry, but the PDC has regulations that the thought imprint can only be used on Space Force soldiers who have lost their faith. You are already firm enough, and I have no authority to perform this operation for you."

But then he took out a piece of paper with latitude and longitude coordinates written on it and handed it to the other person.

"That's all I can do for you. Go now."

In the following days, the small shop opened by Hines became more and more prosperous. There were two main types of people who came to have their minds implanted: one was the Space Force who had lost their faith, and the other was the immortals who came to reinforce the future plan.

For the former, Hines had the oversight team responsible for implanting thought imprints into them, and each time the implantation was completed, these people were grateful to Hines.

"Doctor, that's really good, thank you..."

As for the latter, Hines rejected their implantation application, just like Duan Yan, and gave them only a note, letting them find the answer themselves.

After doing all this, Hines finally let out a long breath, as if releasing years of suppressed emotions.

"Huizi, everything I did was right. I will go to the future with you and tell you everything."

After handing over the implantation of the Belief Center to the PDC's oversight team, Hines bought a plane ticket and flew back to the courtyard he and Keiko had in the island nation.

Looking at everything familiar around him, Hines couldn't help but recall the wonderful time he and Keiko Yamasugi spent living here.

He missed Keiko dearly, but he knew that now was definitely not the time to wake her up.

If the PDC finds out what he did to the mind imprint, he will suffer the same fate as Rediaz, and at that time, his wife, Keiko Yamasugi, will also be implicated.

……

"From today onwards, I am a Wallfacer."

When Hines finally received the letter of appointment, his expression was complicated.

"I will face the wall in front of everyone, including you, my dear."

Hines said to Keiko Yamasugi, a hint of apology on his face.

“It’s alright, it’s what you should do, Bill.” Keiko Yamasugi’s eyes remained gentle, soothing Hines’s worries.

"We must deceive everyone, including me. The Sophon is watching us all the time. Only in this way can humanity have a chance to defeat the Trisolaran world."

“I’m so sorry, Keiko. When I married you at St. Paul’s Church, I made a promise to God that I would never lie to you. But now, I may have to break that vow,” Hines said.

“Bill, this is what you should do. Love is sacred, but in the face of a war between two civilizations, love is nothing. This is a life-or-death game, and its outcome will determine the fate of mankind.”

Huizi seemed to have thought of something, and took out her love charm from her small bag.

“If you still have any concerns, then I will make a second promise to the gods regarding you.”

"Whether you deceive me in the future or not, I will always trust you."

Hines nodded, took out his own bell, and jingled it against Keiko Yamasugi's bell.

"I also promise you that any deception I may give you in the future will be for the work of the Wallfacers. My lies will be limited to this. After we defeat the Trisolarans, I will explain everything to you."

This time, Keiko Yamasugi remained silent for a long time before asking the question.

"Hins, do you think humanity can defeat the Trisolarans?"

"My answer, like my love for you, is unwavering. I believe that humanity will prevail!"

From this moment on, Hines is a Wallfacer, and he will deceive everyone... including himself!

"God is dead, I am God!"

In the early stages of his thought imprinting experiment, Hines imprinted himself with the proposition that "everything I did in the Wallfacer Project was correct." He transformed himself into God, a God who does not need to repent.

Only in this way can he resolutely carry out his plan.

In a hazy vision, he seemed to see Keiko Yamasugi walking towards him, just like at the wedding held at St. Paul's Church.

Keiko Yamasugi walked slowly toward him and told him, "I will love you forever."

A happy smile spread across his face, and the figure of Keiko Yamasugi gradually became clearer before his eyes.

Finally, the shadow walked up to him and slowly spoke.

"Hearthface, I am your Wallbreaker!"