366: Chapter 365 Evolving Through Self-Elimination

The Trisolaran Central Fleet.

Inside the flagship.

The vast command hall, where golden light once flowed like liquid, had vanished, leaving the entire space somewhat dim.

Occasionally, a few sporadic beams of golden light would flare up abruptly.

Revealing the towering figures of the many Trisolaran Executives within the hall.

But, unlike in the past,

this time, only 11 Executives with heights reaching 9 meters remained.

The remaining 22 Executives were generally only 5 to 7 meters tall.

"Lin Mo, see you on the Moon."

Through the Sophon, the Chief Executive formally concluded the communication of their first contact with Lin Mo.

Just then.

Several brilliant rays of golden light.

Erupted from the mind of a 9-meter-tall Executive.

"Lin Mo is lying. Coupling with a Dimensional Reduction Fragment will inevitably lead to obtaining high-dimensional knowledge."

"What? My thoughts... No, no!..."

The golden light dissipated.

The hall returned to dimness.

A moment of silence.

The three supreme leaders at the very top issued a unified verdict.

"The Ninth Seat."

"You voluntarily exposed your thoughts, which violates the Trisolaran prohibition."

"You are hereby sentenced to death, to be carried out immediately."

"Go and perform the reproduction ritual."

The Ninth Seat's figure trembled slightly.

A chaotic tangle of golden thought-light pulsed violently within the hall.

"I didn't mean to, but I couldn't help it..."

"I don't want to die, I am not reconciled..."

"Violating the prohibition requires the death penalty; no one is an exception..."

"Natural selection, survival of the fittest..."

"Glorious evolution must be accompanied by cruel elimination..."

After a mental struggle that everyone could witness,

the Ninth Seat finally gave up the struggle.

Before leaving the hall, it emitted one last ray of golden thought-light.

"May the Trisolaran Civilization be eternal."

Time ticked away second by second.

Three hours later.

A figure only seven meters tall entered the golden hall.

Rejoining the ranks of the Trisolaran Executives.

The meeting officially began.

"Everyone."

"The Thirty-Six Stratagems: Deceiving the Heavens to Cross the Sea."

"This is the stratagem I have applied to the human pioneer, Lin Mo."

The Chief Executive sent a golden beam of thought-light to everyone.

"By utilizing the enemy's inertia of thought, and through deliberate exposure and guidance, we feign falsehood to hide the truth, disguising our true intentions to achieve victory through surprise."

"This is the theoretical core of the strategy of Deceiving the Heavens to Cross the Sea."

"According to the comprehensive calculations of the Trisolaran supercomputer, there is a probability of over 99.4% that Lin Mo is aware of the transparent nature of Trisolaran thoughts and is using this to scheme against us."

"Therefore."

"I simply decided to play along with his scheme."

"As it stands now, the strategy of Deceiving the Heavens to Cross the Sea has achieved initial success."

At the very top.

The three supreme administrators spoke.

"Although there are many key points we cannot understand, it is indeed brilliant."

"Chief Executive."

"You are the true wise one of our Trisolaran Civilization."

Receiving praise from the leaders,

the Chief Executive remained calm.

Maintaining a calm state of mind for the vast majority of the time is also a unique advantage of the Trisolarans.

"We cannot let our guard down."

"Lin Mo is the supreme wise one of humanity and has the potential to see through our stratagem at any time."

"The human extinction plan must be accelerated."

The Chief Executive condensed thirty-some golden spheres composed of thought-light.

They flew toward the Trisolaran high-ranking officials present.

"These are the major human extinction plans preliminarily drafted by the quantum supercomputer, which can be implemented relying solely on the Sophon."

"It will take another 50 years and 4 months for the Droplet probe to reach the Solar System."

"During this period, we must implement the human extinction plans one by one, leaving humanity no chance to catch its breath."

Everyone accepted the light spheres with extreme discomfort.

Integrating them into themselves.

Previously, once a thought-light was condensed, it would be known by everyone.

But now.

Everyone's thought-light spheres can only be passed one-on-one.

This highly inefficient method of communication caused the group of high-ranking Trisolarans to feel intense physiological discomfort.

But there was no other way.

The cost of violation is death; using self-elimination to facilitate the evolution of the entire Trisolaran race...

By absorbing the information within the light spheres,

everyone officially learned of the human extinction plans drafted by the Trisolaran quantum supercomputer.

"Variant Modification."

"Viral Invasion."

"Core Riot."

"Sea Monster Attack."

"Artificial Intelligence Out of Control."

"Lunar Fall."