Chapter 255: All Gung-Ho (Extra for everyone's recommendation tickets)_1

Chang Weisi may not have understood the covert message from his superiors back then, because he talked to Jiang Yu about it, expressing confusion over some of Zhang Beihai's motives.

Even after Zhang Beihai had joined the "Reinforce the Future" plan, he wrote a letter to subtly remind the future Space Force Commander.

However, Jiang Yu thought that Chang Weisi's actions could very well have been a cover for Zhang Beihai.

Because Jiang Yu knew, Chang Weisi had made many efforts to ensure the smooth implementation of the "Reinforce the Future" plan.

During Chang Weisi's lifetime, Jiang Yu hadn't asked him a single word about these matters.

After Chang Weisi's death, these matters could no longer be verified.

Jiang Yu only knew that after Chang Weisi retired, the Space Army had never again engaged in any actions related to the "escape plan."

Confronted with the successful Zhang Beihai, Jiang Yu seemed to have an endless stream of words, "The captain of the 'Natural Selection' is named Dongfang Yanxu, her name is a homophone for 'continuation,' as if it signifies that she will be the continuation of humanity.

"And the name of the 'Natural Selection' itself seems to carry a hint of irony.

"Humans became the rulers of Earth through the gift of natural selection, but competition among interstellar civilizations cannot rely on slow natural selection to gain competitive advantage.

"Faced with the Trisolaran crisis, humanity as a whole acted like a naive child, waiting for natural selection to grant further evolution to humanity, but this kind of essential evolution might never happen again.

"Your hijacking of the 'Natural Selection' is like humanity's second massive evolution!

"Now, humanity can only grow and possibly gain a competitive advantage by the choices made by the one or two truly awake individuals in the group."

Zhang Beihai also spoke seriously, "The thing humanity is best at is blinding themselves.

"Turning a blind eye to ugliness that can't be changed in the short term, turning a blind eye to statements that pierce the soul, turning a blind eye to the warnings of true insight within the collective consciousness.

"And such self-deception is like an infectious disease, with people psychologically suggesting to each other, allowing everyone to hide contentedly in the cage of their mind, and anyone who wants to break free from this cage becomes an outcast.

"If such psychological suggestion multiplies, it becomes a global sweet dream, even if some facts expose the falsehood of this dream, people choose to find reasons to discredit those facts."

Jiang Yu said with a smile, "You won't try to steal my rice bowl like Ding Yi, will you?"

Zhang Beihai smiled easily, "I just wanted to thank you again for your help, for fueling the 'Natural Selection' to the brim.

"Before meeting you, I always felt that my actions were a desperate gamble, perhaps my awareness was really outdated.

"But no matter what, I still had to do it because it might be the last hope.

"Your support has given me a tremendous boost."

Jiang Yu sighed, "If it turns out we were wrong, then that would be a good thing; even if the children have to execute me, I will go to the scaffold laughing!"

Zhang Beihai took a long sigh after that; before "the answer" is revealed, everything is an unknown, and everything must proceed according to one's plan.

He then asked, "By the way, what are those things you gave me?"

Jiang Yu smiled and said, "Wait until you get out of the command cabin to look at them, there is a detailed manual inside, you will definitely like it."

Zhang Beihai nodded, "My mission is complete, but it seems yours is not yet over."

"It will be."

After ending the call with Zhang Beihai, Jiang Yu fell back into contemplation.

For two centuries, Zhang Beihai had been a true loner, always keeping his real intentions hidden deep within his heart, successfully deceiving both the Trisolaran World and the human world.

Jiang Yu's thoughts seemed to fly back two centuries to the moment he became a Wallfacer.

On the podium of the United Nations stood the confident Tyler, Rediaz who was preparing for a big fight, and Heinz, who was full of longing for his plan.

And of course, there was Logic, looking utterly confused.

The images from two hundred years ago flowed through Jiang Yu's mind.

Even today, Jiang Yu believed that a mistake of the "Wallfacer Project" was revealing humanity's only advantage in the war to the Trisolarans, drawing too much of their attention to the plan.

Just as Jiang Yu said back then, "the Wallfacer Project had already lost half the battle the moment it was announced."

After all, no matter what plan is being carried out, once it is implemented, traces are bound to be left, losing the most basic element of concealment in strategy.

However, the "Wallfacer Project" seemed to serve as a wake-up call for the clear-headed among humanity, those fighting for the future of humankind, providing them with the best possible cover.

As the Trisolarans focused their main attention on the Wallfacers, plans like Zhang Beihai's became even more concealed.

Inspired by his father, Zhang Beihai began to close off his heart for a long time, starting his deception against both allies and enemies.

This seemed to be a legacy of wisdom. With no need for many words, father and son communicated mind to mind, solely with the phrase "think more" and the final gaze of Zhang Beihai's father.

Pulling back his thoughts, Jiang Yu began to focus more on his next move.

Compared to the breathtaking hijacking of the warship by Zhang Beihai, Jiang Yu's well-prepared actions seemed to proceed naturally, and it would be surprising if they did not succeed.

Just back in Jupiter City, Jiang Yu learned that people had named the Trisolarans' probe "The Waterdrop," and many believed it to be a gift to humanity from the Trisolarans, an artifact symbolizing peace.

As Jiang Yu and Number Three disembarked the ship, they saw a woman's speech being broadcast on the big screen at the dock: "'The Waterdrop' has erased our sense of alienation from that distant world, replaced by a strong desire for identification.

"Yes, in this cold and vast universe, being carbon-based life forms is a fate in itself!

"'The Waterdrop' has made us feel this love, any chasms of hostility can be dissolved in this love."

Jiang Yu cursed, "Nonsense!" and quickly left the dock.

The live broadcast of "The Waterdrop" had the whole city boiling over, and even in Jupiter City, there appeared some from the Dongguo Clan who advocated for securing living space for the Trisolarans!

A member of the 'Dongguo Clan' was loudly speaking on the street: "After defeating the Trisolarans, humanity should provide living space for the Trisolaran Civilization in the Solar System.

"We could offer several dwarf planets such as Pluto from the periphery of the Solar System for the Trisolarans to settle!

"Even though there is hardly any sunlight there and it's extremely cold, with the help of humanity, the Trisolarans could have a stable living space without worrying about the unpredictable Chaotic Era.

"We could even allow the Trisolarans to settle on Mars, giving them better living conditions.

"When 'The Waterdrop,' the symbol of peace, traverses four light-years to reach the Solar System, we should even consider welcoming Trisolarans into Earth society, to demonstrate humanity's broad-mindedness."

Number Three expected Jiang Yu to explode in anger, but Jiang Yu just shook his head and said, "They're getting all fired up about a haircut and picking lice— comically zealous!

"If the universe weren't so cold and merciless, they might actually be touching!"