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The core interests of the Trisolarans and the Human Alliance are actually not completely consistent.

Whether it is to form a star sea community with the human coalition, or to help the human coalition advance technology, the core appeal of the Trisolarans is to get rid of the fate of periodic destruction of their home planet.

Although the Trisolarans can now avoid the Chaotic Era by transferring population to any solar system other than the Human Revolutionary Union before the parent star approaches a certain star, this will not only lead to the death of the Trisolarans on the parent star. All the construction was destroyed, and the Trisolarans, who temporarily lost their home planet, would still lose some independence to a greater or lesser extent even if they still had more powerful technology and space fleets.

And just like the Trisolarans don't know when the Chaos Era will come, the Trisolarans also cannot calculate when the Chaos Era will end. If the next Chaos Era lasts too long, the human coalition forces will gain If the scientific and technological strength of the Trisolarans exceeds that of the Trisolarans, then the Trisolarans may become a vassal of the human alliance.

Although the Trisolarans have launched many sophons into the universe to detect other habitable planets, and the human alliance has also promised that once the Trisolarans find a habitable planet, the Human Alliance will open the access to this planet for the Trisolarans free of charge. However, as long as the superluminal technology cannot be broken through, it will take 'ten years' or 'hundred years' to calculate the time for sophons to reach another galaxy, let alone find a suitable trisolaran in that galaxy. Survive the planet now.

Therefore, for Trisolarans, it is very necessary to find other ways out for their race before the next chaotic era—whether the human coalition finds a livable world without human life, or the human coalition finds a way out in an alien world. It is acceptable for the Trisolarans to find a feasible super-light travel technology in the world.

Of course the Trisolarans know that pinning their hopes on humans will make the Trisolarans and humans highly bound, but as the human coalition forces have obtained a super-beam technology in the Foundation world, although this technology is due to the fact that both sides are currently For incomprehensible reasons, it quickly proved that it could not be popularized on a large scale for the time being, and the Trisolarans who could see hope in such a short period of time finally suppressed most of the voices that opposed any cooperation with humans.

Afterwards, the Trisolarans thought that since they could no longer get rid of the influence of humans, it would be better to take the initiative to strengthen cooperation with the Human Alliance and help the Human Alliance absorb technology from themselves and other worlds. The speed of scientific and technological development, secondly, it can also get a share of the pie when the human coalition discovers some special technologies that the Trisolarans have not mastered, and thirdly, it can also cause dependence on the Trisolarans in the cooperation, and eventually form a situation where no one can leave. It's up to whom.

And the development of things did not differ much from what Trisolarans had expected at the beginning. The advanced theoretical foundation accumulated by countless generations of Trisolarans allowed the human coalition to integrate unique technologies from various worlds into their scientific research at a faster speed. system, and quickly find practical channels for these technologies.

At present, although it is not enough for the human coalition forces to completely develop dependence on the three-body people, time is also pressing, and among the human coalition forces that have tasted the sweetness in the cooperation with the three-body people, if someone now proposes that the end and the three-body people Human cooperation must first face the opposition of the scientific research system.

In addition to scientific research personnel, the engineers sent by the Trisolarans to various important projects of the human coalition also had a considerable impact on the human coalition, especially among the space forces that the human coalition attaches great importance to. Humans have more fleet design and application experience than allied human forces.

If the human coalition forces want to master space combat methods from scratch in the shortest possible time, they will have to cooperate with the Trisolarans no matter what.

The fact is also the same. In addition to sending military personnel to learn the military theory of space warfare from the Trisolarans and conduct military deduction with the Trisolarans, the Human Alliances also need to learn from the Trisolarans in the research of the new generation of space warships.

As long as the joint design bureau headquartered in Academy City (Daming Yuexin Base) can come up with a new generation of space battleships that can be achieved by the human coalition forces, and whose indicators far exceed the Kaifeng cruiser, it means that the Trisolarans will have the ability to fight against humans. The coalition's space fleet develops the ability to exert direct influence.

Now that the Trisolarans have opened the door to cooperation with the Human Alliance almost free of charge in order to deepen their connection with the Human Alliance, the Human Alliance suddenly intends to slow down the speed of exploring the new world, which is completely unacceptable to the Trisolarans.

After all, whether it is to find an uninhabitable world or to obtain super-light technology, the human coalition forces are required to be more active in the exploration of other worlds. Now the human coalition forces suddenly announced that they will slow down the frequency of exploring other worlds. It has already touched their core appeal.

It's just that the reasons given by the human coalition are completely reasonable even from the perspective of the Trisolarans. Unless the Trisolarans are willing to prematurely consume their influence among humans, the Trisolarans have no position to support In the name of the official, he said to the human coalition that "whether you collapse or not, you must maintain the frequency of opening the portal."

In the absence of a voice through official channels, the attitude of "I know my request is too much, but I am very dissatisfied now" to the human coalition forces through the Trisolarans who are cooperating with humans has become a more appropriate choice at present. .

In this way, even if the human coalition forces are still unwilling to open the portal to another world too eagerly due to their own considerations, there are still steps for both humans and Trisolarans.

Now this question is thrown in the hands of the Human Coalition.

Of course, the human coalition forces can assume that they have not seen the purpose expressed by the recent abnormal behavior of the Trisolarans, but just as the Trisolarans cannot deny the fundamental interests of the human coalition forces, if the human coalition forces ignore the core demands of the Trisolarans, it will also affect to the partnership between the two parties.

The worlds currently controlled by the human coalition forces all have plane coordinates extending from the Daming world, and the coordinates of other worlds in the hands of the human coalition forces have not been used.

The plane information collection device has accumulated many complete time and space coordinates in the past two years. If necessary, the human coalition can actually open the portal to the new world at any time.

It's just that for the human coalition forces, worlds without established connections can be regarded as completely 'stationary'. No matter whether there are creatures that are hostile to humans in these worlds, the later the human coalition forces open the portals to these worlds , the greater the initial advantage the human coalition can gain in these worlds.

Therefore, it is not impossible to continue to open the portal to the new world after the human coalition has been "sufficient", but if there are other civilizations behind these worlds, then no matter whether these civilizations are friendly or not, the human coalition whose administrative power has almost reached its limit will It may be necessary to temporarily abandon the world.

However, the human coalition forces are not afraid that behind the portal is a civilization that is hostile to humans. As long as this civilization does not have cross-world technology, then the human coalition forces will block the coordinates leading to this world for a long time. Human civilization, then it will be troublesome for the human coalition.

If this world is a peaceful world, it would be fine. The human coalition forces can temporarily treat it as if nothing happened, and establish contact with the civilization of this world after making more preparations.

But if this world is a world that is at war, or worse, the human race in this world is on the brink of extinction, then the human coalition forces abandoning this world is undoubtedly a death sentence for this world. Be prepared, maybe the human beings in this world have been killed and injured.

Once this situation occurs, it is absolutely impossible for the human coalition forces to sit idly by.

The key is that before the portal is opened, it is impossible for the human coalition to know the specific situation of another world. Therefore, the biggest question for the human coalition at present is whether the human coalition will risk getting involved in another world for the sake of the friendship of the Trisolarans. Risk of a war, advance to the next world?

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Volume 720 The End of Winter: Chapter 0692 Chapter [-] The 'New Home' Towards Perdition

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"Tomorrow is July 3, 7rd year of the new calendar. The outdoor temperature is minus 27 to 37 degrees, and the indoor temperature is slightly cold. The great manager will temporarily turn off the heater and steam hub to overhaul the core of the energy tower, the chief engineer of Xinjia It is believed that the core of the energy tower has been in continuous operation for three years and seven months, if it does not undergo a thorough overhaul, we may not be able to survive the next cold wave; "

"Xinjia's raw food reserves are close to the warning line. In order to ensure the future food supply of Xinjia, with the approval of the great administrator, we will add a 'little' additive to the broth from now on. The main ingredients of the additive are sawdust and processed 'Frozen Meat', the Great Administrator and his loyal Neighborhood Watch have taken the lead in drinking the broth last night with no adverse reactions... ;”

In the cold steel and snow, a man in an old brown coat is sitting in the same cold chair listening to the radio, stirring the bowl of soup in front of him with a spoon - even though the surface of the broth in front of him has risen A fine layer of ice.

In order to save the few remaining coals, the steam heat lamp on the man's chest has not been working for twelve hours in a row, fine pieces of ice hang on his curled beard, trembling in the man's breath.

"Yesterday, our loyal Neighborhood Watch captured a group of members of the London Gang again, and successfully prevented this evil...organization...to confuse the people, but the captured London Gang members are a group of fanatics and diehards who have been brainwashed , refused to provide the Neighborhood Watch with the names of other London Gang members."

"We would like to once again warn those who have listened to the slander of the London Gang. If you find any members of the London Gang making unfavorable publicity against the managers, neighborhood watches or new homes, please draw a line with the organization as soon as possible and actively report to the nearest The Neighborhood Watch provides the identities of members of the London Gang! We can only hope to survive this winter if we rally around our great stewards and loyal Neighborhood Watch!"

The female voice on the radio is like an emotionless manuscript reading machine, which makes people unconsciously think of those four-legged machines working in various positions, but as the steam core is gradually damaged, apart from being dug more and more Outside the deep and growing mine, the residents of this city (if the remaining population of more than 300 can be considered a city) have found it difficult to see steam robots in other places.

"Your Excellency, Manager! You must stop the atrocities of the neighborhood watch!" While the man was trembling and listening to the radio, another man suddenly broke into his room. However, the steam heating lamp on his chest was on, slightly dispelling the cold for him.

There was another group of people following the man. It seemed that this group of people was preparing to prevent the man from meeting the manager, but when the man rushed to the manager, the manager raised his hand to stop these people from arresting the man.

Under the watchful eye of the manager, the group reluctantly left the room and closed the door for the manager with 'good intentions'.

"Your Excellency, Manager! Neighborhood Watch has seriously crossed the line!" However, the man didn't notice the changes behind him. The heating lamp on the manager's chest was not bright at all, which made the man stunned for a few seconds, but he soon came back to his senses. Come on, shout out to the manager, "The nature of the neighborhood watch has completely changed! They are now frantically persecuting the residents with various excuses in order to consolidate their rights! Yesterday they called them 'London gang diehards'" The Stanis were caught under pretense only to discover that some of the Neighborhood Watch had secretly added a higher proportion of sawdust to the broth for food stash!"

Then, the man explained to the manager a series of evil deeds of the Neighborhood Watch in recent times. For example, the Neighborhood Watch will use food, coal, freedom, and higher human rights to buy some people and develop them into informers. , and use this to instigate the relationship among the masses and maintain their own reign of terror;

For example, Neighborhood Watch will force people to sign the oath of 'absolute obedience', and for those who refuse to sign the oath, Neighborhood Watch will directly slander them as the remnants of the London Gang, and use this as an excuse to cut and deprive this part The food rationing of the residents, and even driving them onto the street at night at minus [-] or [-] degrees;

Even some people in the neighborhood watch will arrest, humiliate and beat innocent people without discrimination in order to satisfy their cruelty. If the watchman argues a few more sentences, his arm will be directly interrupted by the watchman in the neighborhood.

The man was very emotional at the beginning, and he detailed the crimes committed by the neighborhood watch to the manager in a passionate tone, but he soon discovered that the expression on the manager's face remained unchanged from the beginning to the end, as if He already knew what he was saying.

"They are no longer the organization that gives residents peace of mind!

The man finally yelled at the manager, but the manager just lifted the spoon from the completely frozen broth and put it on the table: "Tony."

The manager called out the man's name, and in the short time he said these two words, the iron spoon on the table was completely frozen with the table, "You have other things to discuss with me ?"

Although the manager's body was already shivering from the cold, his voice was still very steady. He looked at the man in front of him and his pupils that were gradually losing their light, and sighed secretly in his heart.

Of course the manager knows what a man wants. As an engineer who has participated in the research work on the energy tower together, the manager can feel from this man before the last autumn that he really thinks that human beings can rely on their own. Trying to survive the coming severe cold, in order to save more people, the idealism emanating from this man is enough to make most people close to him feel ashamed, except for the managers who also have the desire to save mankind, this man , no matter before or after the arrival of winter, there are no friends who can talk to each other.

However...the giant hammer of reality has hammered them into a completely different dimension.

The man who became Tony frowned because of the performance of the manager: "Peter, I think this matter is already very serious, because of the neighborhood watch, our people are living in fear all day long, and engineers are afraid of making mistakes. Dare to do new research, workers are unwilling to do work, we must fix the problems caused by neighborhood watch immediately, or our new home will be ruined!"

"Stark, why do you think our new home is not finished yet?" The manager tore the spoon off the table and threw it into the soup bowl, but the only sound from the soup bowl was the sound of steel hitting the ice. Coal reserves are much smaller than the royal geologists estimated, and now we don't dig enough coal every day for the power tower to work at minimum load for eight hours. "

"But... But didn't the previous broadcast say that our exploration team found a large amount of coal in the ruins of Winter House? Last week, I also saw a whole truck brought back by the exploration team..."

The information provided by the man made the man known as Tony Stark suddenly feel great fear, he couldn't wait to speak, but he was interrupted by the manager before he could speak half: "It's all lies, Tony Stark , it's all a lie"

"Coal, food, timber, steel, these things have all bottomed out. I just asked some people on watch in the neighborhood to pull the coal out of the warehouse at night, and then transport it back in front of the residents during the day. The fact is that the most Three days later, we will have exhausted our last food and coal reserves."

"The so-called overhaul of the steam core is a complete lie, but if I don't tell this lie, then the masses will flee the city in despair now, we have lived in this ice and snow for three years, you know it better than anyone, no With the protection of the energy tower, the people who enter the snow will only have a dead end."

"I know it's wrong, but at least my lies can save them a few more days." The manager lowered his eyelids, "But it's only a few days."

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Absolutely, 'evil..evil..organization..organization' is actually a harmonious word...

Volume 721 The End of Winter: Chapter 0693 Chapter [-] He Commands: Winter Retires

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The man no longer remembered how he got out of the energy tower.

Under the manager's order, the neighborhood watch who originally tried to prevent him from meeting the manager did not make things difficult for him, but the man still felt that his mood was heavier than before entering the energy tower.

The man originally thought that the neighborhood watch, which was gradually making residents complain, was the biggest problem in the city, but he didn't expect that the increasingly crazy and cruel behavior of the neighborhood watch was just the tip of the iceberg in this apocalypse. Under the ice that no one can see, this new home they have built with great difficulty is on the verge of destruction.

The coal resources in the Arctic continent are depleting, and the prey that the hunting team can catch every day is getting scarcer. Although the managers have not disclosed the specific data to the residents, the residents of the new home, who have already become extremely sensitive to the surrounding environment, can still go beyond the border. There is a sense of crisis in the increasingly bland soup.

To make matters worse, the city's engineers and limited resources alone cannot perform any maintenance and overhaul on the energy tower and steam core. Two, which further strained the city's resources.

And the manager obviously couldn't shut up all the insiders. Some people who sensed that something was wrong had given up on the city. The London Gang, which had been disbanded three years ago, had once again revived under his nose. , but this time, he was no longer able to hold his head up and say 'now it's my turn' to the public.

Before talking with the manager, the man always thought that the arrested Stanis family was framed by the neighborhood watch, so when the manager put the evidence that Stanis assisted the London gang in graffiti at night in front of the man, the man only felt what he was doing. There has been a serious separation between the known world and the real world.

After all, the population of this city called "New Home" is less than 350. Any "rumor" can spread to most of the city in a short period of time. When the residents are no longer full of hope for the future, these Despair, like the most terrible virus, can spread rapidly among the population.

According to the manager, the London gang has spread to all corners of the new home. Engineers, workers, cooks, doctors, children, and even some neighborhood guards have become members of the London gang. With the high-pressure policy that has come over time, perhaps nearly half of the population has already entered the snowstorm with the London Gang.

The man couldn't understand the reason why these people wanted to leave their new home. Even though the exploration team had brought back countless times the news that the crowd had frozen to death in the wilderness, everyone should be very clear that being exposed to the wind and snow at night tens of degrees below zero was suicide. , but why half of the people are still willing to believe in the demagogy of the London Gang and choose to embark on a path of self-destruction.

"Lord Stark," the voice from in front of him brought the man back to his senses, and he noticed that there were already seven or eight people standing in front of him, and the shoulders and heads of this group of people were covered. Snow, looks like it's been waiting here for a long time.

"Master Stark," a woman called softly again, until Tony Stark's eyes were on him, the woman bent down slightly, and asked with a pleading tone, "May I ask the management?" Are you willing to consider our request? Will the Neighborhood Watch restrain itself?"

A gust of cold wind poured into the vicinity of the energy tower from the surface. Even though the steam heating lamp on his chest was still working, Tony Stark still felt as hard as his body was frozen. He pulled the corners of his mouth and barely exposed himself. A less intimidating smile.

"Of course," Tony Stark didn't want to lie, but when what he wanted to say reached his lips, it naturally turned into another set of rhetoric, "The management has recognized the problems of neighborhood watch, but to change these problems requires With the support of all of you and a little time, the management never thought of giving up on anyone, I assure you."

However, the woman saw the answer she wanted from the man's hesitation a few seconds ago, she bowed slightly to the man again, then left the energy tower with a small group of people behind her without saying anything.

The current time is nine o'clock in the evening. In the past, Tony Stark should have returned to his bed, but at this time, the upset Tony Stark didn't feel any sleep at all. The purpose is on the road to a new home.

The road paved with broken wood and coal powder has nothing to do with the word "broad". Since the energy tower is being "repaired", most of the road at night has been covered with snow, making the already narrow road even more congested. narrow.

Except for the neighborhood watch patrol, there was almost no one on the street at this time, even around the tavern, there were not many figures wandering around.

This city, which only accommodates a few hundred people, is not big, not even as big as a block before the disaster. Tony Stark, who is familiar with the distribution of every building, has completed the city in less than half an hour. Every street in the city was walked again, and then a second time, and a third time...

He didn't know why he did this, but his chaotic brain had prevented the manager's best friend from thinking rationally about any issues. He could only repeat this meaningless action over and over again, until an abrupt sound came from outside the warehouse his ears.

It was the voice of a girl calling for help, with a few ugly curses mixed in. Judging from the content of their conversation, it seemed that the neighborhood watch had caught another 'thief' who was trying to steal.

The information learned in the energy tower today made Tony not want to pay attention to such things, but when he came back to his senses, his body had already walked to the warehouse door with his consciousness.

Two men who were not too tall surrounded a girl. One of the men was tearing at the girl's clothes, while the other was swearing and waving his fists in the air, and had no direct contact with the girl's body.

"What happened?" Tony Stark couldn't help shouting, even though there was no vicious...event happening at this time.

The voice from behind made the men and girls outside the warehouse stunned for a moment, they turned their heads, and then saw Tony Stark's staggering figure.

"This woman is trying to steal food!" The man who grabbed the girl's clothes shouted first, "We heard movement in the warehouse when we were patrolling, and we found this woman after we went in! According to the latest decree signed by the administrator, we They are going to take her to prison."

When the men were released, Tony Stark looked at the girl who was caught by them. Although the administrators did not deprive the children of food, the three consecutive years of cold made the city have to do everything possible in terms of food rations. The girl's head can only reach his waist due to long-term malnutrition, making it difficult to see the specific age.

"I didn't!" The girl struggled excitedly, "I wanted to, because I missed the food distribution time today taking care of Mrs. Hudson, I swear, I just wanted to get back my food today! But I I didn’t see anything after I climbed in! There’s nothing in this warehouse! I didn’t steal anything! There’s no way I could have stolen anything… eh!”

"Shut up!" The other man quickly reached out to cover the girl's mouth, then looked around cautiously, and after confirming that there was no one around except Tony Stark, he was slightly relieved.

"Let her go." Tony Stark said suddenly, looking at the girl's hair that was like withered grass.

The personal relationship between Tony Stark and the manager is not a secret in this city. Otherwise, when he wanted to break into the energy tower, the surrounding neighborhood watch members would have beaten him down with iron bars, which would have been impossible. Have him meet with the manager.

Therefore, for Tony Stark's request, the two men had very embarrassed expressions on their faces.

"You and I both know she's telling the truth. Give her to me, and I'll shut her up. You can go on to other more important things." Just like everyone in the city knows Tony Stark, Stark also knew everyone in the city—living and dead.

The girl's mother, whose father was an engineer, never made it to the new home.

In fact, only her father arrived in the city at the beginning. After the city was largely completed, the father made a request to the administrator to find his wife and daughter.

At that time, the surface temperature was close to minus 120 degrees. Originally, the manager wanted to refuse this kind of request that was looking for death, but Tony Stark could see his death will from the man's eyes.

The man knows very well that the chances of his wife and daughter surviving are infinitely close to zero, but the goal of building a new home has always supported him to live, but now that the city is on the right track, there is nothing to stop him from "seeking death".

Therefore, knowing that whether he agrees with the man's request or not is pushing him to a dead end, under Tony Stark's persuasion, the manager finally let him take food to die in the ice and snow—perhaps at that time the manager just thought that at least Doing so will make him die a little further away from his new home.

But contrary to everyone's expectations, the man not only returned to the refuge, but also found his daughter in the ice and snow. No one knew how the man found his daughter, let alone the girl's identity. Men have never been willing to mention what has survived on the surface of more than 100 degrees below zero until now.

Sadly, when the second cold wave came a year ago, half of the engineer's body was carbonized by the superheated steam core in order to protect the robot. Since then, the girl has been following those who are willing to take her Mrs. Hudson helps in the dining room.

However, after the administrator turned off the energy supply, Mrs. Hudson, who was in her 40s, fell ill after not persisting for too long in the "slightly cold" environment. Judging from her symptoms, Hudson The wife's life is probably already a dying candle.

After going through the girl's life experience in his mind, Tony Stark sighed in his heart, walked up to them, and then naturally pushed the girl behind him.

"My lord, we are doing this for her own good. You know, the prison is already one of the few that can supply..."

When Tony protected the girl behind him, the man who was holding her clothes let go and tried to explain to Tony Stark again, but this time he was caught by his companion before he finished speaking. Pulled.

"My lord, we handed her over to you. You promised that you would keep her secret, otherwise the manager will have a headache."

The other man said so, and then dragged his companion to other places.

Tony Stark knew what he wanted to express. After learning the real situation of the new home from the manager, Tony knew that once someone started spreading the news that a warehouse in the city had been emptied, the city would collapse instantly. So as long as he didn't want to see the city they built from nothing die, what he promised these two men could never be just an excuse.

Tony Stark sighed again, and then squatted down in front of the girl. He took out a piece of meat the size of a little finger that had been frozen hard from the clothes on his chest, and some sawdust shadows could still be seen on the meat piece— — This piece of meat was originally intended to be used by Tony Stark to convince the managers.

"Go back," Tony Stark handed the piece of meat to the girl, "Mrs. Hudson will be worried after you have been away for so long, I know you are a sensible girl, don't tell anyone what happened today. "

But the girl didn't take the meat as he expected, but instead stared into Tony Stark's eyes, as if she wanted to ask something.

"Anything else?" Tony Stark asked.

"My lord," said the girl, "shall we see spring yet?"