Chapter 196 Chain of Suspicion! A New Term That Shocks the Entire Universe!
"How was it destroyed?" Luo Ji asked.
"As you know, 187J3X1 is in a stable period just like the Sun, so it is absolutely impossible for it to become a nova!"
"Through observation, we discovered that it was destroyed by an object traveling at near-light speed. This thing is very small, and they call it a Light Particle."
After hearing what the envoy said, Luo Ji looked up.
The night sky tonight was pitch black; one could barely see a single star.
He took a step forward.
The worshipping crowd below stood up one after another, making way for this Wallfacer, but they soon closed ranks again behind Luo Ji.
Everyone was like someone in the cold yearning for sunlight.
"Then what should I do now?" Coming before Hins and his companion, Luo Ji asked.
Hins bowed slightly to Luo Ji and said: "You are a Wallfacer and can do anything within the scope permitted by the Wallfacer Project. Although there are still restrictions on your actions, you can mobilize almost all of Blue Star's resources, including the fleet."
Luo Ji nodded slightly: "I don't need to mobilize any resources right now; I only want to make two requests."
"Please go ahead."
"First, all cities must restore order and resume normal life."
"Second, everyone should go home; let this place quiet down."
Hearing Luo Ji's words, although the people were very reluctant, they still obediently left.
Soon, the crowd dispersed.
Only Luo Ji, Da Shi, Hins, and Jonathan remained.
However, Hins and his companion soon left as well.
In this empty desert, only Luo Ji and Big History remained. Looking at this friend who had accompanied him for so long, Luo Ji asked: "Big History, do you have anything you want to say?"
Da Shi remained stunned there, and only after a moment did he come back to his senses: "Brother, I really think I must have slept until I was confused."
"What, you don't believe I am an angel of justice either?"
"Even if you beat me to death, I wouldn't believe it."
"Then what about the representative of the super-self?"
"A bit more reliable than an angel, but to be honest, I don't believe that either, because I don't think that's how it is."
"You don't believe there is justice and fairness in the universe?"
"I don't know."
"You are a law enforcement officer; how can you not know?"
"I said, I don't know; I am truly confused now."
"Then you are the most clear-headed person."
"Really? Then can you tell me about the justice and fairness of this universe?"
"Sure."
Su Qiu nodded slightly, and the Luo Ji he was portraying walked straight into the depths of the desert: "Follow me."
Big History followed him closely.
The two walked a very, very long way, heading toward an unknown area.
"Where are we going?"
Crossing the highway, Da Shi asked, somewhat puzzled.
Luo Ji said softly: "To the darkest place."
Soon, the two arrived at the darkest place.
"Let's begin."
"Can you put it in simpler terms? With my level of education, I won't understand if it's too complicated."
"Anyone can understand it, Big History. Truth is very simple." After glancing at the person beside him in the darkness, Su Qiu smiled and continued: "Now we need to find two axioms for cosmic civilization."
"One: Survival is the primary need of civilization."
"Two: Civilization needs to continuously grow and expand, but the total amount of matter in the universe remains constant."
Da Shi nodded as if he understood: "And then?"
"That's it."
"Huh? With just this little bit, what can we deduce?"
"The universe is vast, and life is even vaster!"
Su Qiu took a cigarette from Big History, lit it, and then pointed at the starry sky: "According to the deduction from the second axiom, this universe should have been crowded from a very, very long time ago."
Hearing this, Big History was even more puzzled and asked: "That's not right; the universe clearly looks very empty."
"That is what we are going to talk about next."
Su Qiu paused, then stood up and moved three or four meters away from Big History.
Under Da Shi's puzzled gaze.
Su Qiu said: "We need to put some distance between us so that it feels like space."
Three and a half meters. This distance is not far, but it is not close either.
In an environment shrouded in darkness, Su Qiu and Big History could not see each other; the only things they could see were the lit cigarettes in their hands.
"Big History, treat the lit sparks as two civilizations."
"These two civilizations are far apart."
"Let's just simply take them as being one hundred light-years apart. At this moment, you have detected my existence, but you don't know more detailed information, and I am completely unaware of your existence."
"Under the premise of knowing of my existence, please make your choice regarding me."
"Please note that this choice needs to keep in mind the axioms of cosmic civilization (goodwill is not actively attacking or destroying other civilizations, and malice is the opposite), and always consider the environment and distance in the universe."
Big History was stunned for a moment, then continued: "I would choose to approach you."
"If you are well-intentioned toward me, I would choose to communicate with you; if you are malicious, I would choose to destroy you."
Su Qiu nodded and then moved the cigarette in his hand. That tiny spark began to move back and forth.
"This approach is completely feasible on Blue Star, but it doesn't work when looking at the universe."
"Because a Chain of Suspicion exists between civilizations."
Once this special term appeared, Big History was confused, and the audience in the real world was also confused.
【Chain of Suspicion?】
【What on earth is this thing?】
【I think what Big History said is very correct. If you are good to me, I can choose to communicate with you; if you are not good to me, I will destroy you. This is no problem!】
【But why would Luo Ji say that this only works on Blue Star and doesn't work in the universe?】
【I don't know why Luo Ji would say that, but what I do know is that any player who has experienced the war era knows that there has never been a term for mutual well-being between cosmic civilizations.】
【Isn't this locked by the rules of the war era?】
【No, no, no, in the past before the war era had arrived, it was also absolutely impossible for harmonious coexistence to appear between different civilizations.】
【Although I don't understand what a Chain of Suspicion is, I think what he said should be the same as what I described.】
At this moment, the Three-Body livestream room fell into a brief silence.
Everyone fell into deep thought over the three words 【Chain of Suspicion】.
It was also at this time that Su Qiu continued to speak, explaining to Big History:
"You unilaterally believe that I am safe, but this is not a reason that can make you feel safe, because according to the first axiom, a benevolent civilization cannot pre-emptively regard other civilizations as benevolent."
"Therefore, you still don't know now whether I consider you to be benevolent or malicious."
"Even if you do know, I don't know whether you think of me as benevolent or malicious. This is a very recursive topic."
"It will cycle infinitely."
"This,"
"is the Chain of Suspicion."