Chapter 388: The Uniqueness of the Solar System_1

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"This doesn't make sense!" Jiang Yu said, "You also mentioned that macroscopic dimensions are being reduced! How could consciousness appear in other dimensions?"

Venus: Does reduction mean that the dimension has disappeared? Although your understanding of dimensions is still naive, haven't you considered that the fifth and higher dimensions are hidden in the microscopic world? Have you never thought about why it's the fifth and above dimensions that are hidden in the microscopic world, and not the fourth?

Jiang Yu suddenly felt a chill, "Because although the fourth dimension is fragmented, it still exists!"

He paused and then asked, "Is this the universal truth? That macro dimensions are not only being reduced, but also continuously transitioning to the microscopic dimensions?"

Venus: I have said before that every time a reduction occurs, my memory suffers a loss, so I can't directly answer your question. You will have to find out for yourselves, but I want to remind you that the universe as you see it is very different from its true face.

Jiang Yu nodded, "I understand."

Venus: As long as you understand that consciousness is not in the three-dimensional world, then you should be able to understand that sight, hearing, touch... none of them can give consciousness an accurate perception. Between consciousness and external objects, there's always a barrier; everything you see is merely an appearance at the three-dimensional level, including the death of life!

Jiang Yu, "Can you explain that more clearly?"

Venus: I do not have eyes, but I can see the true face of life and the universe. This includes the dimension of time, which is actually visible, but you cannot see time. You can only feel it through indirect indicators such as the hands of a clock, the change of seasons, the movement of celestial bodies, and so on. But appearances are just that—appearances, and they can never represent the essence.

Jiang Yu, "So you're saying that the life we see is just...just a shell?"

Venus: Some religions have indeed given interesting contemplation to life, but it's more than that. Because you think that when death occurs, that's the end of a life-form, you don't understand the plight of those humans on me. I have controlled the essence of their lives; that's why they continue to live in ways that seem bizarre to you.

Jiang Yu, "That sounds incredible."

Venus: Haven't you ever thought that a person who dies at ten years old has an independent consciousness and that a person who dies at a hundred also has an independent consciousness? Isn't it clear? The essence of life has little to do with the lifespan of the body.

Including now, by using genetic technologies to extend human life spans to two hundred years, it's still the same consciousness governing that life-form. There hasn't been a situation where a hundred years ago there was one consciousness and a hundred years later a different one. Through such simple observation and reasoning, you should understand that the depth of life is forever in a place you cannot see."

Jiang Yu was silent for half a minute before he asked, "Then what kind of life-form are you? Did you give a planet a huge consciousness?"

Venus: No, I left my consciousness in the higher-dimensional space; what I am now can only be considered a projection from the high-dimensional world. Perhaps because when consciousness crossed dimensions, only a thin projection was left behind; that's why I feel my memory is incomplete. Now, the discussion about life is over.

Jiang Yu, "But you still haven't clearly explained what those 'O' and the Chinese character '羊'(sheep)-shaped beings are!"

Venus: You still don't understand the meaning of the essence of life. Let me explain it another way, in the realm of consciousness I am like a huge celestial body, attracting smaller consciousnesses through gravity. They either fall into me, this larger body, or they become the satellites of this body.

Jiang Yu contemplated for a moment, "So you're saying, 'O' and the Chinese character '羊'(sheep)-shaped beings were once intelligent beings? And they'll all be under your control from now on, right?"

Venus: You could understand it that way.

Jiang Yu insisted, "Then I demand you, immediately release your control over all human consciousness on Venus!"

Venus: To you, they're already dead! And as far as I know, the PDC was your enemy at that time.

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Jiang Yu: "That won't do either. Although they are enemies, they are also our compatriots. Their death has already redeemed them; they should not continue to suffer."

Venus: But I still need them to contact you.

Jiang Yu spread his hands: "You'll find a way. If you continue to mistreat our compatriots, you are our enemy, and the bombardment will continue!"

Several seconds later, Venus: Alright, give me some time.

Taking advantage of this brief pause, Jiang Yu digested the intelligence he had obtained that day. The command center was as quiet as a graveyard; no one dared to disturb him.

It was only a few minutes later that Jiang Yu came back to his senses: "None of today's conversations can be revealed! This information is crucial for us, and it must be extremely important to the Trisolarans as well!"

From Wu Xinghai to the staff officers, everyone stood at attention: "Yes!"

But Number Three asked: "Our side has a Sophon Blind Zone, what about Venus's side? What if the Trisolarans' Sophons are watching over there?"

Jiang Yu smiled: "I don't think Venus would have any trouble dealing with Sophons."

He then said: "Wake up Thirty-Six! I need his wisdom now!"

Number Three nodded and immediately contacted Jiang Shiliu.

Thirty-Six had been hibernating, while Jiang Shiliu had awakened a decade ago, and the new generation of intelligent central computer, Milky Way II, was his masterpiece.

At that moment, Venus reestablished contact: I have discarded all human consciousnesses; now they have truly become mere corpses. I allow you to send someone for verification.

Jiang Yu nodded: "I will send a few from the J135 squadron to check later. Let's continue our earlier conversation. Do the Trisolarans' Sophons know about our conversation?"

Venus: That little thing is very fragile in the other dimensions. After suffering setbacks, they have long since dared not send those flies my way.

Pausing briefly, Venus then asked: Wouldn't you like to know why the Trisolarans are so determined to colonize the Solar System?

Jiang Yu was taken aback: "Of course it is because they want to seize the deterrent power of the Dark Forest! And the Solar System is a stable system, the stable environment they have long coveted."

Venus: Earth's technology has developed to the point where we can create habitable environments in space; don't the Trisolarans have this technology? For civilizations entering space, a stable environment can essentially be created by themselves. Especially after the Trisolarans had lightspeed spaceships, they could have chosen a star system without intelligent life and peacefully develop there. So why are they still fixated on colonizing the Solar System?

Jiang Yu had considered this point before: "Because they must eliminate or control humanity, otherwise their star system is at risk of exposure, and they also have to face extortion from humanity with the threat of the Dark Forest."

Venus: With lightspeed spaceships, their elite could have sneakily fled to another star system, thus avoiding your deterrence. That is the correct strategy for survival. Exterminating humanity is too risky for them; like now, having been broadcasted by human universe signals, they can no longer sneak away.

Jiang Yu frowned: "So what is their purpose in invading the Solar System?"