MM Racing Chapter 28 The gravitational wave antenna was destroyed.
Chapter 28 The gravitational wave antenna was destroyed.
However, there was no movement on the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth days; the Trisolarans did not send any message of surrender.
This caused some high-ranking humans to waver. Did the Trisolarans really not intend to back down?
No, there is still a thirtieth day. On the thirtieth day, the Trisolarans will definitely send a message to back down.
On the night of the twenty-ninth day, many humans were unable to sleep and quietly waited for the next day.
But the next day, even after the sun had risen high in the sky, the news of the Trisolarans' compromise and surrender still hadn't arrived.
Human leaders anxiously called out to Sophon, requesting a dialogue with the Trisolaran world, but received no response.
At this point, even some ordinary citizens who had initially remained calm began to take to the streets in protest or leave messages on official websites.
Remove Luo Ji from office, revoke his power as the swordsman, and do not allow the switch to be pressed at 16:37 this afternoon. We must live!
They had to live, even if it meant accepting the peace terms offered by the Trisolaran world and being raised harmlessly like poultry.
There is hope of creating miracles while you are alive; once you are dead, you have nothing left!
Luo Ji sat in a conference room with some high-ranking officials from Earth.
No one spoke; everyone was intently watching the huge holographic projection clock in the conference room.
The hands above keep turning, passing 12 o'clock, then moving to 13 o'clock, and then from 13 o'clock to 14 o'clock and 15 o'clock.
As the clock struck 15 PM, the mood among the senior executives in the conference room grew increasingly somber.
There was only a little over an hour and a half left, but the Trisolarans still hadn't sent any news.
Could it be that the Trisolarans really intend to fight them to the death?
Just as the UN president was about to say something, Luo Ji, who had been very calm, suddenly changed his expression and took the switch he had been holding in his hand closer to examine it carefully.
Noticing Luo Ji's change in expression and movements, the Chief of Staff of the Solar System Fleet, sitting next to him, asked, "Mr. Luo Ji, what happened?"
The others looked over upon hearing this.
Luo Ji did not reply immediately; he solemnly took the switch in his hand and examined it closely.
After looking at it for about ten seconds, he looked up and said, "Quickly, have someone contact all the major antenna bases immediately!"
From this statement, the others understood what had happened: their gravitational wave antenna had malfunctioned.
Someone called the gravitational wave antenna base, but no one answered. They tried the next base, but still no one answered. And the next base, and still no one answered.
This gave everyone in the conference room a sense of foreboding; their hard-won gravitational wave antenna might very well have been destroyed.
Amidst their ominous surprise, they wondered how the Trisolarans had managed to do it.
The Trisolaran droplet left the solar system when threatened, and the Trisolaran fleet was also forced to change course when threatened. According to their detection, there was nothing of the Trisolaran nature in the solar system.
A message appeared on someone's panel. After reading it, he slumped in his seat, utterly dejected: "No need to call anymore. All the gravitational wave antennas have been destroyed. They were destroyed almost simultaneously."
他将信息分享了出去，其他人也看到这条信息:遭遇不明打击，所有引力波天线被摧毁，欧洲引力波天线摧毁时间为14点59分03秒306毫秒，北美引力波天线摧毁时间为14点59分03秒306毫秒，亚洲引力波天线摧毁时间为14点59分03秒306毫秒……
Gravitational wave antennas deployed in various locations were destroyed at the same time, yet they had not detected any anomalies beforehand.
Many high-ranking officials slumped in their chairs, a chill running through them. Without the gravitational wave antenna, they could no longer broadcast cosmic messages. They couldn't even summon the Dark Forest to attack their own destruction, let alone deter the Trisolaran world.
But how did the Trisolarans manage to do that?
There are clearly no fleets or droplets of theirs within the solar system!
Tian Shendao, head of the Astronomy Department of the World Academy of Sciences, said: "The Trisolarans may have mastered faster-than-light travel technology. Only faster-than-light travel can get them to Earth before we discover them."
"I see. The Trisolarans are not afraid of our deterrence not because they have the technology to avoid the Dark Forest attack, but because they have faster-than-light travel technology, which allows them to quickly reach Earth and destroy our gravitational wave antenna."
"For them, the only uncertainty is us. As long as they destroy our gravitational wave antenna and deprive us of our broadcasting capabilities, the threat will naturally disappear."
Tan Xueqiu said in a deep voice: "They are inciting public opinion not because they are anxious and want to force us to change our decision through the public, but because they want to muddy the waters, hold us back, and prevent us from realizing their true strategic intentions."
"It even led us to believe that they had captured Yun Tianming's brain, that Yun Tianming had betrayed us, joined them, and was part of their plan."
This was not part of Cheng Yuan's plan; it was entirely due to human beings overthinking things.
Tan Xueqiu exclaimed admiringly, "You're truly cunning, Trisolarans! Four years ago, you were defeated by Mr. Luo Ji because of your schemes, but today you've outmaneuvered us with yours. You're amazing, you're incredible, we've lost!"
Cheng Xin was also in the conference room. When she heard Tan Xueqiu's words, she felt both joy and heaviness in her heart.
The joy comes from the fact that Yun Tianming is innocent and has not betrayed anyone; the sorrow comes from the fact that human civilization is doomed.
Luo Ji placed the switch he was holding on the table. The gravitational wave antenna had been completely destroyed, and the switch had become a mere decoration, just as he had become a decoration.
Luo Ji said, "Zhi Zi, aren't you going to come out and say something to us? In this battle, you were the superior ones. We are the losers and shouldn't make demands, but could you satisfy my curiosity?"
A mirrored sphere appeared out of thin air in the conference room, and a line of words appeared on the smooth mirror surface: Mr. Luo Ji, what do you want to know?
Luo Ji's first question was: "I want to know how you destroyed the gravitational wave antenna? If it involves your secrets, you don't have to answer me. The loser has no right to ask any more questions."
With His Excellency the Supreme Ruler's consent, this question can be answered: our technology has advanced, and we have destroyed your gravitational wave antenna at faster-than-light speed.
What? It really was a gravitational wave antenna destroyed by a superluminal weapon?
Once the guess was confirmed, Tian Shen immediately asked, "The speed of light is a cosmic constant that cannot be exceeded. How did you manage to do it?"
Zhizi's mirror sphere ignored him.
Luo Ji took a deep breath and asked his second question: "What do you plan to do with us, or rather, with humanity?"
The mirror sphere of the sophon once again displayed the words: I told you a month ago that, according to the order of the Supreme Ruler, you will live on Earth as a harmless species.
Luo Ji asked, "How do you make it harmless?"
We will abolish your weapons production capabilities, your interstellar travel capabilities, your ability to broadcast communications into space, and your scientific research capabilities...
Only retain the technology necessary for daily life and entertainment.