Chapter 352: The Frenzy Before the Night_1
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Trisolarans are born without parents. To a certain extent, they are an extension of their parents' lives because they inherit not only their parents' genes but also a part of their memories.
Thus, Trisolarans have no parents, only siblings.
Due to work, most Trisolarans separate from their siblings after the age of one to three and may never see them again in their lifetimes.
Each person, from the moment of birth, is "a brick" to be moved wherever needed.
Without kinship, Trisolarans' emotional lives lack warmth from an early age and are quite stale.
Emotions are seen as a sign of weakness, so some political dignitaries or so-called successful individuals are very good at suppressing their emotions. The entire Trisolaran society also regards emotion suppression as a virtue.
The greatest shock to the Trisolarans after discovering Earth civilization was an emotional one.
It made many Trisolarans unable to suppress their emotional expression any longer.
Jiang Yu wasn't sure whether this intelligence was good news or bad. From 171266's tone, seeking a way out for their civilization seemed to be ingrained in their bones.
It was a thought determined by the memories passed down from his ancestors generation to generation.
Even when communicating with Jiang Yu and disclosing so much information to him, he viewed it in the light of "seeking a way out for civilization," albeit in a uniquely hopeful manner, aiming to gain strength from external sources.
This was somewhat like what Ye Wenjie and her associates aimed to do.
The objective of "seeking a way out for civilization" endowed the Trisolarans with a strong sense of unity, so the absence of the family as the basic social unit did not affect their concept of collective dedication.
But any intelligent lifeform will have emotions, even indifference is a form of emotion.
The solidarity of the Trisolarans is bad news, while the explosive change in their emotions is good news.
Because the two are contradictory. If emotions explode, they could destroy this unity.
And having been suppressed for so long, an outburst could be a matter of time, or they may choose not to destroy their unity due to the pressures of survival.
This intelligence is a mixed blessing. Therefore, the fourth piece of information about Trisolaran society must be good news: Trisolarans' creative capabilities are generally inferior to those of humans.
The rule of the Trisolaran Government isn't as oppressive as before, yet individual interests still yield to the collective.
This means that individual autonomy is not very strong. Although they have enough intellectual vitality to achieve a technological explosion, it still falls short of Earth's in terms of explosive force.
This is the only advantage of human society over Trisolaran society. Humanity's relatively temperate living conditions have always allowed for sufficient autonomy, a vital foundation for technological development.
Jiang Yu could breathe a little easier with this knowledge. Otherwise, if the Trisolarans had already won at the starting line and ran faster than Earthlings, the gap between humanity and the Trisolarans would only grow wider.
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Intimidation Era, Year 62, November 28, 8 AM.
Today, a grand power transfer ceremony for Intimidation control will be jointly held at the public square on the grounds of the Intimidation Center by PDC and Fleet International.
Jiang Yu, who has been on Earth all this time, was naturally among the invited guests.
Upon arriving at the square, he observed the sea of people, each one exuberantly shouting Cheng Xin's name, expressing support for the new Swordholder and approval for the replacing of the Swordholder.
The lively scene of tens of thousands of people was spectacular.
Political dignitaries from PDC and Fleet International were beaming with joy, standing together, discussing how much more animated this event was compared to Sophon breaking through the Wall.
Only Jiang Yu entered with a stern face. The political dignitaries from PDC and Fleet International automatically made way for him; upon settling in, both groups maintained a clear distance.
A PDC staffer deliberately commented in a voice loud enough for Jiang Yu and the others to hear, "The guests from the Solar System State seem quite unhappy."
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Another staff member cooperated by explaining, "Of course, this is because all the free people believe that the Solar System State should not intervene in the replacement of the Swordholder."
"Therefore, this vote took place only in the PDC and Fleet International. Now that the guests from the Solar System State have been excluded, they certainly aren't pleased," he continued.
A staff member from Fleet International also joined in, "I heard that the Solar System State once suggested that the three political groups should nominate a new Swordholder, and they said that elections are unreliable!
"It's the elections in the Solar System State that are unreliable, after all! They have always liked to manipulate elections," he mocked.
Some officials from PDC and Fleet International were smirking, neither intervening nor agreeing.
An official from the Desert North Farm, unable to stand it any longer, wanted to scold them.
But Jiang Yu held him back saying, "The lion does not turn back when a dog barks; these small shrimps aren't worth our anger.
"As long as we are at peace with ourselves about our actions, there will be others to punish them; no need for us to take action," he said.
The few staff members didn't dare to say any more. Their snide comments were instigated by the attending officials, but causing the Wallfacer to get angry might cost them dearly.
The officials from PDC and Fleet International, who had hoped to see someone from Desert North Farm make a fool of themselves, were also left feeling awkward.
Seeing that the atmosphere had become somewhat tense, the current rotating chairman of the PDC took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Jiang Yu.
After a few words, Jiang Yu asked coldly, "I heard that you are going to put Logic on trial?"
The rotating chairman of the PDC laughed, "It's not us putting him on trial, but the citizens demanding the trial!"
Jiang Yu reminded him, "Have you forgotten already? Logic once transferred the deterrence authority to you, and you refused it. Now you are putting him on trial, what kind of logic is that?"
"It was not transferred to the current government," the chairman spread his hands and repeated, "I will say it again, it's not us who want to try Logic, but the citizens!"
Jiang Yu scoffed, "Some people will not let Logic be humiliated!"
The chairman grew nervous, "Don't, don't cause any trouble!"
Jiang Yu smiled and said, "You're hard of hearing, aren't you? It is 'some people' who won't let Logic be humiliated, what does that have to do with me?"
The rotating chairman assured with a smile, "I assure you, it's just letting Logic go through the motions to appease public anger!"
Jiang Yu scoffed, "Just having this idea is a sin in itself!"
He left the rotating chairman to ramble on as much as he might, Jiang Yu kept his silence.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade Jiang Yu, the chairman quickly arranged for increased security at the Deterrence Center, to ensure that the transition of the deterrence authority went without hitch.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the handover ceremony officially began.
After the speech by the current rotating chairman of the PDC, he handed over a colored glass trophy shaped like a cup to Cheng Xin.
The top of this "trophy" was spherical, with blue oceans and green continents, symbolizing Earth.
The rotating chairman also presented an olive branch as a symbol of peace.
Sophon then took the stage to speak and presented Cheng Xin with a colored glass "trophy" representing Trisolaris, and released doves of peace.
Amidst the wave of applause, Cheng Xin took the stage to give her speech.
Jiang Yu always responded coldly to this, and just as Cheng Xin began to speak, a line of text suddenly flashed before his eyes: I've just received intelligence that the Trisolaran Government has issued an attack order to 'The Waterdrop'! The Second Invasion Fleet has actually departed five years ago!
Most importantly, Cheng Xin must not become the Swordholder!
I've been discovered, Wallfacer, farewell!