572: Chapter 571 What do you need me to do?

"Vanguard?" Zhao Ming felt a shiver in his heart.

"Yes."

"A type of micro-particle detector manufactured by the Trisolaran Civilization, based on protons, capable of two-dimensional unfolding and possessing intelligence," Lin Mo explained in detail.

"I call it—Sophon."

"Sophons can travel through the universe at near-light speed and can switch between high and low dimensions at any time."

"In a low-dimensional unfolded state, it can cover an entire planet, monitoring everything happening on the surface."

"At the same time, it can transmit information back to the home planet and the Trisolaran Fleet four light-years away in real-time through quantum entanglement communication."

"The most critical point is that Sophons have been lurking on Earth for a long time and are secretly developing their own human forces, attempting to disintegrate us from within."

Listening to Lin Mo's account, Zhao Ming's expression became even more solemn.

He finally understood why the Chinese high command went to such great lengths to carry out this "Seed Project."

An alien civilization with a technological level far beyond humanity's, which had already sent its vanguard to China's doorstep. How could this war even be fought?

"Wait..." Zhao Ming suddenly frowned and asked the most crucial question.

"If Sophons can monitor the entire globe, then our conversation here, wouldn't it also be..."

"Good question." Lin Mo nodded approvingly. "This is also our only advantage at the moment."

He raised his hand and drew a perimeter on the holographic screen, encompassing the entire map of China, including all sea, land, air, and space regions.

"Due to some special, unknown reason, the entire territory of China is within a massive quantum blind zone."

"In this area, Sophon's quantum communication is severely interfered with; it cannot enter, nor can it conduct any effective surveillance."

Quantum blind zone? Zhao Ming immediately grasped the core of this term. This meant that China was safe, the only pure land. But this also simultaneously meant...

"All regions outside of China may have already been infiltrated and controlled by the Trisolarans." Zhao Ming spoke the terrible conclusion for Lin Mo.

"Correct." Lin Mo nodded. Silence fell in the office once again.

Zhao Ming felt a chill run down his back. He had originally thought he was facing only the rise and fall of a country, a nation. But now he knew. What he was about to face was a life-and-death battle between two civilizations. And the chessboard was the entire Earth. The pieces were the billions of humans outside of China.

"So, what do you need me to do?" Zhao Ming looked up at Lin Mo. In his eyes, the youthful spirit from before was gone, replaced by a cold sharpness.

Lin Mo did not answer, but stared intently at Zhao Ming. "To counter the infiltration of Sophons, and to allow China to steadily advance its own technology projects, we have specially formulated a plan."

"Codename—City Defense Plan." Lin Mo said, projecting a top-secret file into mid-air.

Zhao Ming quickly browsed through the file's content. When he saw the core of the plan—that China would take the initiative in North America to establish a "knock-off" Trisolaran organization in the name of the Trisolarans—a startling light instantly erupted in his deep eyes.