Chapter 176: The Third Hibernation and Awakening_1

Jiang Yu and Di Fengyi's conversation was only overheard by the surveillance personnel on Sophon's side.

But the plan was already set in motion, so Jiang Yu and Di Fengyi could talk about it freely.

Di Fengyi said with a smile, "What I admire most about you is the design of the intelligence signal and the clever way you used to deceive everyone."

The three intelligence signals of the "Plan Zero" were transmitted by two probes sent to Mars one after another.

These probes were the ones that Jiang Yu had asked Bil to assemble four years ago, and their target was not Mars, but Mars' moon Phobos!

Mars has two asteroid-like moons, with Phobos being the larger one and quite close to Mars. According to reports from You Haoming and his team, when the sky was clear, one could see Phobos slowly crossing the sky.

Since it only takes seven and a half hours for Phobos to orbit Mars, sometimes it can be seen three times in one day.

Deimos, on the other hand, is about half the size of Phobos, with an average diameter of only about twelve kilometers and is farther from Mars.

With the naked eye alone, it's difficult to spot its presence.

When Jiang Yu realized the harm of "antiescapism," he already had a rough idea for "Plan Zero."

After consulting with professionals like Bil, the plan became very detailed.

First, they launched a probe toward Deimos, allowing the probe to masquerade as an extraterrestrial civilization and communicate with Earth.

Therefore, the artificial satellites far away on Mars did not find any man-made artifacts on Mars itself, confirming that this was not the doing of Earthlings.

In fact, they never considered that the source of the signal was in space.

After completing the first and second communications, Jiang Yu feared that someone would see through his tactic of "invisible in plain sight," so he activated the self-destruct system of the probe.

By that time, the probe responsible for sending the third message was already on its way to "take over."

As a result, You Haoming and others on the surface of Mars did not receive any signals. This was the so-called "method of an advanced civilization."

At the end of the conversation, Jiang Yu said to Di Fengyi, "Add two dishes tonight, 'Plan Zero's main objectives have all been achieved, we should have a small toast."

Di Fengyi replied with a laugh, "No problem, with this operation, we have restored humanity's spirit of exploration and pulled humanity out of the mire of defeatism..."

But Jiang Yu interrupted Di Fengyi, "Humanity is forgetful, who knows when they might exhaust this spirit of exploration again, wandering in circles in the same spot."

Di Fengyi was momentarily stunned, his mood becoming heavy again.

Jiang Yu looked at the last streak of twilight in the sky, "I don't accept such a future! This is exactly why we exist!"

...

After that, Jiang Yu prepared for hibernation again. During the preparation period, he transferred Gu Zhize's group to Moon City, asking Bil to build a special laboratory for them.

Jiang Shiliu entered hibernation a few days before Jiang Yu did, leaving the right to awaken him to Thirty-Six and Jiang Yu.

Before going into hibernation, Jiang Shiliu had a long talk with Jiang Yu. Jiang Shiliu still couldn't see any hope for the future, but he wanted to see how advanced the Trisolarans' intelligence was.

In the end, Jiang Shiliu entered hibernation with mixed feelings.

On the day before Jiang Yu was to hibernate, Di Fengyi brought a document, "This just came from Bil, hoping for your approval."

The document was an application to join Moon City, and the applicant was Kong Fangcheng.

The document was standard, nothing special, but the applicant made Jiang Yu realize—this was Kong Xiang's son!

No wonder Bil insisted that Jiang Yu make a decision, by all accounts, Moon City would not accept the application of Kong Fangcheng's father, a member of ETO.

But the relationship between Jiang Yu and Kong Xiang seemed more complex than simple enemies or teacher-student; therefore, the immigration department of Moon City was also undecided.

Jiang Yu held the document and was stupefied for a long while before he said, "Allow him to join, but for the time being, do not let him access anything too confidential."

At this point, Jiang Yu shook his head, "A teacher won't be foolish enough to harm their own son. My precautions seem redundant, but the process is still necessary."

This process was essentially for the sake of showing people like Bil.

Di Fengyi nodded, "I will explain your request to Bil."

Hibernation had become routine for Jiang Yu. As he lay in the hibernation pod and felt that familiar sense of tiredness from the drugs, he took a deep breath, his work had achieved another phase of success!

...

It felt like only a moment had passed, yet that moment seemed eternal, then Jiang Yu regained consciousness.

When he heard the doctor say, "Welcome to the 20th year of the Crisis Era," Jiang Yu allowed a slight smile to form.

Waking up on schedule, according to the plan set before hibernation, suggested that no major changes had happened recently.

Subsequently, the routine of recovery began. This time, his recovery was noticeably quicker than the previous two.

A day later, Jiang Yu saw his parents, their hair now graying, looking significantly older.

Jiang Yu could not help but shed tears, having missed another eight years of his parents' lives.

Since becoming a Wallfacer, he had realized the debt he owed to his family could be a lifelong regret.

Although Jiang Yu had experiences akin to time travel and reincarnation, his parents and family remained his original loved ones. The only difference after his transmigration was the existence of the Trisolarans.

However, Jiang Yu's parents did not see it as a debt; instead, they were delighted that Jiang Yu was a Wallfacer.

While they painstakingly took care of Jiang Yu, they also briefed him on the changes over the past eight years.

Most people were increasingly strapped for cash, and rationing for meat had begun three years ago; the supply of non-staple foods was now somewhat difficult.

In addition, five years ago, a batch of light industrial enterprises for daily necessities went bankrupt, causing a shortage in daily goods, with some household appliances now requiring coupons!

However, it was said that life in Moon City was very good, with many people desperate to live there.

But the Moon Cities generally wanted technical personnel and high-end talent, with not so many spots open to the general public.

On the fourth day after Jiang Yu awoke, Di Fengyi visited the hospital room, marking the beginning of Jiang Yu's return to work.

Di Fengyi first gave an update on the recent changes in the PDC: "Now, aside from the mainstream defense plan, other plans have been gradually marginalized.

"Especially the Wallfacer Plan, since up to now there's been no sign of hope, and support for the program, whether from the public or politicians, has plummeted.

"Even your supporters have dwindled to half of what they were eight years ago.

"As the Space City and Sun Nation plans have been integrated into the mainstream defense plan, the only ones still ongoing are the Wallfacer Plan and the Ternary Computer Project.

"All others have been definitively canceled, including the Star Warrior project you were in charge of, which was canceled three years ago.

"The Super Soldier project, being a domestic initiative, hasn't been canceled following the others, but due to lack of significant results, it also is planned to be shut down within a year."

Jiang Yu chuckled, "Thank goodness we acted quickly, otherwise my Wallfacer Plan would certainly have been affected."