Chapter 61: Fraud_1

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Trisolaris, Supreme Council Hall.

All the Governors were seated around the Premier, engaged in a heated discussion about the situation of Observation Subject Number Three, Jiang Yu.

There was no sound in the entire meeting room, as all the Trisolarans communicated through an organ atop their heads resembling a mirror.

This organ acted like a transmitter, sending their thoughts as bioelectric waves to other Trisolarans, while simultaneously, the communication organ emitted various colors as a complement to the bioelectric waves.

The communication organ was the most conspicuous part of a Trisolaran's body, occupying a large area since it also served to receive the thoughts of those around them.

Had they been using sound to communicate, the meeting place would have been so noisy that no one could have heard what was being said.

The Trisolarans were different, however, with their communication organs being able to present their thoughts to over a hundred compatriots and receive the thoughts of a similar number of compatriots at the same time.

Their communication efficiency was extremely high, starting with Governor Number Seventeen briefly summarizing the recent status of Observation Subject Number Three.

In just three seconds, all the attendees had understood the situation of the human youth, Observation Subject Number Three, Jiang Yu.

In the subsequent two seconds, Governor Number Seventeen received the thoughts expressed by the other nineteen Governors.

Governor Number One: It's obvious that Observation Subject Number Three is now beyond our control; let's not waste resources on this.

Governor Number Two: Why are the actions of Earthlings always so difficult to understand?

Governor Number Three: I suggest we continue our observation. This Earthling is quite unique, and his behavior could be beneficial to our "Lie Plan".

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The colors expressed by the Premier were always more vivid than those of the other Governors.

The Premier meant: Governor Number Seventeen, has Observation Subject Number Three truly betrayed his teacher, or is he still carrying out the plan he mentioned before?

Governor Number Seventeen replied to the Premier: My team has yet to draw a conclusion.

At the same time, he replied to Governor Number One: He had previously stated his intent to gain the trust of humanity's high echelons and use it to dismantle humanity. Perhaps this is part of his plan.

In response to Governor Number Two, he said: I apologize, my team has been assembled for such a long time, but now we can only distinguish very simple lies. The performance of Observation Subject Number Three has brought us a new definition of deception, a pity we are still far from learning even the basics.

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In slightly over two seconds, Governor Number Seventeen had replied to both the Premier and each of the Governors.

The other Governors had also completed their rounds of communication.

In the end, the Premier decided: Continue to maintain surveillance on Observation Subject Number Three; let's see whether he is a fighter for humanity or a disgrace to it. Without my permission, no one is to communicate with Observation Subject Number Three again.

Today's meeting was primarily concerned with the issue of Earth and ended in just a minute and a half.

They discussed whether to abandon the Trisolaran Organization on Earth?

Why the Miracle Project had ended in failure?

Whether Earthlings had obtained critical information about Trisolaris through other channels?

As well as the mission of the new Sophons sent to Earth, among other subjects.

After the meeting concluded, they entered a brief rest period.

Although their communication efficiency was very high, such multi-person communication placed a tremendous burden on their brains, and so after each session of multi-person communication, they would hibernate for a few minutes.

Trisolarans had a "Hibernation Switch" on the outer skin of their brains; one press would immediately put them to sleep.

However, during hibernation, all their instinctual responses were still functioning.

If they encountered danger during this time, their bodies would immediately react and flee to underground shelters.

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When the exceptionally harsh Chaotic Era suddenly arrived, the hibernating Trisolarans had often all fled to their shelters and were only gradually awakening from their slumber.

Or they simply dehydrated themselves, waiting to rehydrate before awakening.

Their highly efficient communication was also in place to cope with the sudden onset of the Chaotic Era, as some critical information had to be communicated within a short period of time.

Yet reality often was that one second they were communicating normally, and the next second they had to take evasive action or dehydrate.

It was not until Sophon reached Earth that Trisolaran scientists learned that there are civilizations in the universe that communicate in such inefficient ways, using sound.

It was then that Trisolaran biologists began to pay attention to their own communication organs and launched a series of investigations.

Regrettably, they never found out from which civilization the evolution of such efficient communication organs began.

They could only be certain that Trisolarans had possessed these organs since a very early time.

Especially during the Chaotic Era, rapid communication greatly enhanced their mobility and increased their survival rates.

Some scholars even surmised from this: those intelligent beings without efficient communication organs perished, and the intelligent species that could communicate efficiently have survived to this day.

Minutes later, the Governors woke up one after another, and whoever woke up first left first, not disturbing those who were still asleep.

In the end, only the Supreme Ruler remained in the Council Hall. He had actually been awake for a while, but he sat there motionless, not leaving immediately.

Human behavior was a great shock to the Trisolarans, even though their communication efficiency was so low that they couldn't convey certain "implicit" messages.

But they had a terrifying instinct: deceit.

The Supreme Council of Governors debated for a long time about whether to learn deceit from Earthlings.

Some Governors believed that deceit was a defilement deep in the soul of all living beings, while others thought that deceit might be useful in the universe.

In the end, the Supreme Ruler overruled all objections and had Governor Number Seventeen design a "Lie Project," choosing specific subjects to observe and analyze.

The recent briefing by Governor Number Seventeen on Subject Number Three reinforced the Supreme Ruler's belief.

In the future, a reliable "deceit model" would undoubtedly play a significant role.

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On the way to the detention center, Jiang Yu and Yang Dong sat in silence in the back seat of the car for quite a while.

Jiang Yu knew that although Yang Dong said she didn't blame him, there was inevitably an unresolved issue between them after what had happened.

He initiated a conversation, "You knew all along that everything in the 'Three-Body' Game had truly occurred four light-years away, right?"

"Right," Yang Dong replied faintly while looking out the car window, "So I've always been trying my best to help every civilization in the game, but unfortunately, I never found a way out."

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "You have found a way out: interstellar escape. Of course, for us, it's interstellar invasion."

Yang Dong felt somewhat sad, "I never thought it would be my mother who caused the Earth to be invaded by aliens. You all must hate her quite a bit, right?"

Jiang Yu spoke frankly, "Hate is not the word, but there are always some grievances."

Yang Dong exhaled, "I share those grievances. Why did my mother keep me in the dark? Why did she do such a thing?"

"Teacher Ye kept it from you precisely as a form of protection," Jiang Yu said.

Yang Dong glanced at Jiang Yu, then looked out the window again, remaining silent.

Jiang Yu didn't offer further explanation. Some barriers were not overcome by explanations but required the right moment to be resolved.

Upon arriving at the detention center, the two quickly met Ye Wenjie.

For some reason, Jiang Yu saw a sense of relief in the old lady's eyes.

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