Chapter 197: The Correct Interpretation of Tianshan Murals_1

Philip, seeing the shock and horror on Jiang Yu and Number Three's faces, thought his trump card had stunned the two of them.

Jiang Yu was stunned for a few seconds before asking, "The Trisolarans have disclosed information about the 'Dark Forest' to you?"

Philip laughed heartily, "This is another clever part of your strategy! You played on the Host's suspicions about the 'Dark Forest' and stealthily hid this crucial information from us!

"But the Host saw through your conspiracy and revealed all the messages about the 'Dark Forest' to us two Wallbreakers!

"In fact, the moment the Tianshan Murals were discovered, your true identity was exposed!

"It's just that Pei Yunqi didn't know the three key pieces of information, so his interpretation of the murals was wrong!

"You must have breathed a sigh of relief when you heard his incorrect interpretation!"

Jiang Yu suddenly thought of something else; previously, he had told his own people inside ETO as "King Wen of Zhou" that he was in dire need of intelligence about the 'Dark Forest'.

This Brother Philip must be one of our own! He used the Wallbreaker method to tell me such crucial information!

Then Jiang Yu suddenly thought, "The murals, yes, the murals! Number Three, go and get the Tianshan Murals material quick!"

He stood up and said to Philip, "I want you to explain those murals to me!"

Philip smiled and said, "I'd be happy to serve. There's a saying in China, 'Don't stop until you hit the Yellow River,' and I'd like to see what you'll have to say then."

Overwhelmed with excitement, Jiang Yu paced back and forth in the living room; Philip took this as a sign of extreme nervousness, which made him even more certain of his own guess.

Soon, Number Three brought the photographs of the Tianshan Murals and then closed the curtains and set up the multimedia player.

Number Three projected the first mural photograph, and Jiang Yu sat down: "Mr. Philip, please begin."

Philip started his explanation; the first mural was not much different from Pei Yunqi's interpretation.

During the second mural, Philip said, "The target of the three 'Black Cuboids' is Venus, the second planet of the Solar System.

"The first key piece of information unknown to Pei Yunqi is that Venus is not an ordinary planet; it's actually a Second Era Life Form..."

Jiang Yu raised his hand, "What do you mean by Second Era Life Form?"

Philip frowned, "Please don't quibble over such trivial issues, the term 'Second Era Life Form' is what the Host uses, I don't know how you 'Black Cuboid People' refer to it."

Jiang Yu pressed further, "Can you be more detailed?"

Philip smiled, "Still quibbling! Even if you 'Black Cuboid People' have no concept of it, didn't Thirty-Six also follow up with an explanation a few days ago, about the characteristics of life forms from four different epochs?

"Thirty-Six's explanation of the Life Epochs brought about a change in the Host's understanding.

"At first, the Host called Venus a First Epoch Life Form, but in the past few days, it changed to calling it a Second Epoch Life Form.

"Although the Host didn't actively explain the concept of the several life epochs, it largely accepted Thirty-Six's explanation.

"Pretending you don't know at this point is really a low-level lie!"

Jiang Yu pinched his temple; this information was too crucial, it was equivalent to proving Thirty-Six's guesses!

At least the wisdom of the Trisolarans agrees with Thirty-Six's view.

And Thirty-Six's thoughts seem to even go a step deeper than the Trisolarans!

The Trisolarans, after hearing Thirty-Six's conjecture, added an epoch to their recognition of Life Epochs!

Jiang Yu secretly decided, before finding the technology to block Sophon, he couldn't let Thirty-Six share his conjecture anymore!

At this point, Jiang Yu made a welcoming gesture, signaling Philip to continue.

Philip went on, "Although I don't know why your 'Black Cuboid People' target the Second Era Life Forms, it's clear you encountered some setbacks on Venus.

"It seems that you and the Second Era Life Forms both suffered heavy losses, and the survivors could only flee to Earth.

"If I'm not mistaken, that 'Dark Forest' in Northwest China has suffered serious damage and is no longer capable of interstellar travel!

"Therefore, you had to develop industrial capabilities on Earth to repair or manufacture a new 'Dark Forest'.

"Please display the third mural. This painting signifies that you encountered attacks from Third Era Organisms on Earth..."

Hearing this, Jiang Yu immediately understood what the fine points that looked like pinpricks in the third mural represented: "Microorganisms!"

Philip nodded, "Right. You found that you didn't have antibodies against Earth's microorganisms, hence you resorted to your consciousness transplantation technique.

"Please display the fourth mural..."

Jiang Yu took a deep breath. Philip's explanation made more sense. He had felt that the fine points in the third painting didn't seem like a depiction of rain when he had heard Pei Yunqi's interpretation.

Pei Yunqi and the others lacked an understanding of the Life Epoch, so they didn't grasp the meaning of that mural.

The fourth painting depicted several human-like figures leaving the 'Dark Forest'.

Inside the heads of these humans, a simple, stick-figure-like creature with four arms was drawn.

There were also a few 'Black Cuboid People' with four arms lying inside the 'Dark Forest.' Their chests were depicted with a double-image of a heart, indicating their hearts were still beating.

Philip continued, "This is the most crucial painting in the Tianshan Murals. Inside the heads of those humans, a little four-armed figure is drawn.

"It means these individuals, though they appear human, possess the consciousness of 'Black Cuboid People'!

"At the same time, the 'Black Cuboid People's' bodies remain in hibernation inside the 'Dark Forest'."

Jiang Yu first understood why Philip thought he was one of the 'Black Cuboid People' and then a chill ran through him. If what Philip had said was true, were there still 'Black Cuboid People' among humanity?

However, he then thought of the latter part of the Tianshan Murals and felt slightly relieved.

Finally, Jiang Yu thought, "There is a flaw in your explanation. Given that the 'Black Cuboid People' have mastered consciousness transplantation technology, why couldn't they produce antibodies to Earth's microorganisms in their bodies?"

Philip was somewhat disappointed because Jiang Yu had only shown momentary surprise upon hearing his earlier explanation.

Gathering his spirits since Jiang Yu still wasn't conceding, he had no choice but to continue the fight:

"This is another crucial piece of information Pei Yunqi doesn't know: the aggressiveness of the Third Era Organisms is a hundred times stronger than humans can imagine!

"Humanity has been fighting these organisms for years and has only managed to hold them to a draw.

"We have achieved this draw because, from an early age, human bodies have pursued a 'conciliatory policy,' not fully resisting the Third Era Organisms but opting for co-existence instead.

"If humans came into contact with Third Era Organisms from another planet, the balance in human bodies would immediately collapse, starting from the foundation up.

"I believe it's likely the same for the 'Black Cuboid People.' Despite advanced genetic technologies, they are somewhat helpless against some Third Era Organisms.

"Not to go too far, just consider introducing Mars fungi to Earth; the entire ecological balance of our world would be disrupted immediately."

Philip smiled, "Surprised? To break through your ruse, the main conference told us so much information!

"You can stop playing dumb now. It's understandable that Pei Yunqi doesn't know, but you surely do."

Jiang Yu nodded, neither admitting nor denying his knowledge. He thought to himself: You might not believe it if I told you, but not only does Pei Yunqi not know about this, I don't either!