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

Politics, economics, and culture have always been intertwined.

The economic base determines the superstructure. The collapse of the economic system has not only affected the education sector, but has also caused serious problems in politics.

The three-seat system of the Asian Fleet was originally quite convenient in terms of decision-making, and the other two major fleets also wanted to follow this decision-making method.

As a result, the economies of the member states of the European Fleet collapsed, leading to a lack of trust among members, let alone allowing anyone else to become one of the three representatives with decision-making power.

Initially, the European Fleet was a tripartite parliamentary decision-making system composed of the Will of the West, the British Empire, and the French.

Later, it became a government ruled by 12 countries.

Sometimes, even deciding on the cuisine for the Space Force next month can take three or four days of discussion.

"Why should we be responsible for supplies? Do you British even know what eating is? Britain is practically a culinary desert in Europe."

"You're talking nonsense. All of the world's top ten restaurants are in London."

"Well said, may I ask what they do?"

French cuisine.

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In the end, the European Fleet had a total of 18 governing countries. The British Empire alone had four representatives: England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland.

On the North American side, the United States also agreed to the resolution to allocate more representatives to govern the fleet. Just when the North American nations thought they would get a share of the benefits, the United States' implementation plan stunned the whole world.

"After discussion, we have decided to add five new governing representatives to the North American Fleet. They are: the Republican representative of the United States, the Democratic representative of the United States, the Social representative of the United States, the Workers' representative of the United States, and the Greenland representative."

When this decision was announced, the various countries of the PDC almost burst out laughing.

"That's brilliant! He could have easily taken it all, but he kindly gave us a position as the Greenland representative," the Danish representative said speechlessly.

How many people are there in Greenland in total?

Moreover, the position was not given to the whole of Denmark, but only to Greenland, which makes the meaning very clear: he wants to dominate the country.

“You should be glad, bro. Maybe he didn’t even want to give you Greenland in the first place. Maybe he did it just because they lost one Green Party member.”

The Green Party is one of the representatives of the United States. Their proposition is to protect the natural environment and they believe in ecological priority.

Originally, they held a certain status in the United States, but since the start of the Crisis Era, all proposals for environmental protection have been labeled as "traitors" and "ETOs," so those who advocate for environmental protection have naturally disappeared.

The actions of the North American and European fleets have prompted the Asian fleet to also begin to stir.

India was the first country to propose changing the three-seat system to a four-seat system, aiming to become one of the ruling nations of the Asian Fleet.

Then, in the first round of voting, Russia opposed, the island nation opposed, and China agreed.

India was dissatisfied and filed a second application.

Then in the second round, the island nation objected, China objected, and Russia agreed.

Although the Indian realized that something was wrong, he still stubbornly submitted a third application.

Unsurprisingly: in the third round, Russia opposed, China opposed, and the island nation agreed.

After three rounds of voting, India, angered by the situation, reported the three seats to the PDC, demanding the removal of Russia's three seats in the Asian Fleet and the PDC's veto power. The reason given was that Russia should be assigned to the European Fleet, not allowed to lord it over the Asian Fleet.

Ultimately, India's proposal to abolish Russia's veto power was rejected by the Russian representative.

Amidst the chaotic and complex international situation, Lin Xuan remained as calm as a rock.

He wasn't too concerned about these things.

The mirror project, the lunar base project, and the Van Gogh project are all proceeding simultaneously.

He had previously visited Wei Cheng in the underground city of Luo City, and the guy's construction speed was much faster than he had imagined. He estimated that in another seven or eight years, the underground city of Luo City would be successfully completed.

This is three to four years faster than the construction of underground cities in London and New York, and this speed difference will only widen as the construction becomes more difficult in the later stages.

"Could you slow down a bit?"

When Lin Xuan made this request, Wei Chengdu was taken aback.

He scratched his messy hair, somewhat confused.

"Why slow down? Isn't it better to build as fast as possible?"

“I have my own plans, so just tell me if it’s possible,” Lin Xuan said.

Wei Cheng shook his head.

"It's difficult. With the improvement of our technology, the construction speed of the underground city is estimated to be completed in less than 5 years. In addition, I have already drawn up all the design drawings. Now the construction team only needs to complete the project according to the parts marked on the drawings."

"With sufficient materials and funds, it is very difficult to slow down unless you personally slow down their construction."

Lin Xuan shook her head.

This method is definitely not advisable. If we deliberately slow down the construction, our intentions will be too obvious, and anyone can tell that something is wrong.

"Since we can't slow down the construction here, Wei Cheng, could you speed up the mirror projects in the other two cities?"

"That... isn't difficult."

Wei Cheng roughly guessed what Lin Xuan meant.

"You want me to complete these three mirror projects at the same time, right?"

Lin Xuan nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, that's what it means."

“That’s not difficult, I’ll try my best, but the completion dates for the three underground cities will definitely deviate a bit. I can guarantee you that the deviation will be within one month,” Wei Cheng said.

"That's enough! Don't even mention a month; a deviation of less than a year is acceptable!"

Wei Cheng's answer delighted Lin Xuan. It was almost impossible for one person to control the completion dates of three projects simultaneously.

After all, there are too many factors that can cause inconsistencies in the project schedule. A single accident could cause the hard-won synchronized schedule to deviate.

But Lin Xuan believed that with Wei Cheng's abilities, he could definitely do it.

Just as Lin Xuan was closely monitoring the construction of the underground city, a message released by PDC once again ignited public opinion throughout human society.

"The sixth thought-printing machine, which had been hidden all along, has been found!"

The sixth thought stamping machine was found in Shanghai. Judging from the code results, this machine has been running continuously all these years.

This means that the number of Stamped Clan members lurking within the Space Force is far greater than imagined.

Also arrested was Duan Yan, Zhang Beihai's student who received the ideological imprint.

Instead of implanting a thought imprint in his brain, Hines gave him a thought imprinting machine.

After transforming it into the Steel Seal Clan, Duan Yan has been dedicated to expanding the Steel Seal Clan's scale over the years, gradually spreading this clan throughout the world and across the three major fleets.

As for how this guy was found, it's a bit bizarre. A driver was using a navigation system to automate his vehicle when the system suddenly went out of control, and the car crashed into an abandoned garage.

The driver then called the police, who arrived and discovered the thought printing machine hidden in an abandoned warehouse.

It seemed like an accident, but only Lin Xuan knew that it was Zhi Zi's doing.

It's highly likely that Zhizi tampered with its vision, causing its eyes to identify the wrong road information, which would have been easy for it. Then it faked a traffic accident, making everything look like an accident.

Just like when Luo Ji was assassinated, on the same day, there were about 300 similar traffic accidents caused by navigation failures around the world, and the car owners all said that the navigation prompted them to take that route.

The Trisolarans are afraid of humans developing escapism; they are not at all as indifferent to the thought stamping machine as previously stated.

However, this point cannot be stated explicitly, just like the Dark Forest Theory.

The escapees may expose the coordinates of two civilizations, attracting attacks from the Dark Forest.

Once humans know what they fear, their greatest weakness will be exposed.

So Zhizi knew the exact location of the thought stamping machine from the beginning, but unfortunately she couldn't give this information directly to the PDC. Putting aside whether the PDC believed it or not, it was quite foolish to expose her intentions.

What's even more frustrating is that Lin Xuan took over the entire ETO.

The Trisolarans suddenly realized that they had no more humans on Earth to use, and it seemed too late to cultivate a new ETO organization.

"Damn Lin Xuan, if it weren't for him, ETO wouldn't have been wiped out."

Left with no other choice, they had to take the risk of using the same method as the assassination of Luo Ji to expose the location of the thought imprinting machine, and then, with the help of humans, personally destroy the machine.