AWB Chapter 246
Chapter 246
"So, this is why you're willing to cooperate with us?"
The representatives of the Earth Federation Committee turned their attention to Zhizi, awaiting his reply.
“I know what you want to ask, Mr. Condsford. You think that the Human Union, which destroyed nearly half of our high-ranking officials, should be regarded as our mortal enemy, and should not be on the same side as you Earth Union now.”
Tomoko gave a friendly smile.
"If that's your opinion, it just means you still don't understand the Trisolaran world. In order to survive, we are willing to become a vassal race of the Kana people and cooperate with the Earth Federation again, so there's nothing wrong with that."
This explanation made sense to everyone, but they were simply limited by their human way of thinking and couldn't quite grasp it at first.
As an absolutely rational race, how could the Trisolarans give up their chance to survive because of a momentary impulse, just like humans? For them, even history is categorized as nihilistic. How could they possibly fight to the death with humans for the sake of so-called racial hatred?
"However, we need to make some changes to our cooperation methods. In the past, the Trisolarans were able to cooperate with Earth because of Luo Ji as the Swordholder. We have to admit that Mr. Luo Ji's existence is both a deterrent and a form of protection."
When the topic of Luo Ji, the first Swordholder of Deterrence, was brought up again, many officials of the Earth Alliance couldn't help but lower their heads, especially those officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who had supported Cheng Xin becoming the second Swordholder.
"Although we share a common goal, the cunning of humanity is something the Trisolaran civilization still needs to learn from. Therefore, the main body of our cooperation this time is not the Earth Alliance, but Lin Xuan."
"impossible!"
The Minister of Works was the first to stand up and object.
"That's absolutely impossible. The Earth Federation is the administrative body of humanity. Although the establishment of the Earth Federation is inextricably linked to Mr. Lin Xuan, in essence, Mr. Lin Xuan does not belong to the high-level of the Earth Federation. If the Trisolarans' cooperative body were to change to Mr. Lin Xuan, the legitimacy and authority of the Earth Federation's administration would face an unprecedented challenge."
Upon hearing this, many local officials immediately realized what he meant.
Yes, it's fine to let Lin Xuan control the Earth Alliance, but it's absolutely unacceptable for Lin Xuan to become the main entity cooperating with the Trisolarans.
So, should the people at the grassroots level listen to the local government or to Lin Xuan?
One of the most important reasons why Cheng Xin was able to be supported by the doves was that she possessed the ability to communicate with the Trisolaran world. Apart from Luo Ji and Lin Xuan, she was one of the few people in the human world who could communicate with the Trisolaran world.
Otherwise, given Cheng Xin and Ai AA's serious crime of letting Wade go, she would never have the chance to step into the Earth Alliance again in her life.
“Mr. Lin Xuan, you must know something about Cheng Xin’s situation. Her memories have been altered, and she has become a tool for the Trisolarans to split the internal regime of Earth. Her appearance has fully demonstrated the drawbacks of this cooperative relationship. As long as the Trisolarans’ desire to destroy humanity remains, this risk will exist.”
The Minister of Engineering put it euphemistically, but what he really meant was that if Cheng Xin could be controlled, Lin Xuan could also be controlled. This situation was too dangerous, and even if the probability was extremely small, we absolutely could not allow such a possibility to exist.
Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
"Oh, you've learned your lesson, that's rare indeed. When Cheng Xin was chosen, why didn't you guys have such high awareness? I thought you weren't aware of these drawbacks, but it seems you could all have thought of them!"
Everyone remained silent. They all knew what they were worried about: Lin Xuan's existence could completely replace the entire Earth Alliance, which meant that everyone present would lose their jobs because of Lin Xuan's appearance.
"Fine, I can't be bothered with your affairs. Just like you said, I'm not a high-ranking member of the Earth Alliance. This kind of matter concerning the fate of two civilizations should indeed be handled by your Earth Alliance. I'm not here today to replace the Earth Alliance, but to settle accounts with those dove representatives!"
As Lin Xuan spoke, she reached out and sent a list to everyone present via the brain network.
"These are the Earth Federation officials who participated in the plan to destroy the Ringworld. I've already killed some of them. As for the rest, I'll give you one day to commit suicide. If I find you still alive tomorrow morning, I will personally come to collect your lives!"
As Lin Xuan spoke, he didn't intend to linger any longer. Countless nanobots formed a ladder beneath his feet, carrying him out of the broken second-floor conference hall.
The faces of all the local officials changed drastically upon seeing the names on the list.
Some even fainted immediately.
This list was jointly selected by Zhi Zi and Lin Xuan, and it includes almost all the doves, with Cheng Xin at the head!
It can be said that the destruction of the entire RimWorld was all the work of the doves.
They were terrified—terrified of the unknown, terrified of the future!
They didn't know what would happen after the Ringworld took humanity away—whether it would lead to destruction or a new life.
But either way, it seems that it will have a huge impact on their existing status!
Therefore, they chose betrayal, or rather, they forced all of humanity onto another path—Project Dark Domain!
The Trisolaran world no longer needs human traitors like ETO; they have to do it themselves.
Only by destroying the Ringworld will humanity be forced to agree to build the Dark Domain.
It's worth mentioning that the idea of building the Black Domain was actually accepted by most of humanity.
At least 90% of humanity supports the Dark Zone Project and opposes the construction of RimWorld, as evidenced by the widespread hatred towards Vader!
The day after Lin Xuan's return, the entrance of the Dilian Building was densely packed with people kneeling.
These were all people on Lin Xuan's list. They were all tied up, their hands and feet bound, and kneeling neatly on the street in front of the building.
Nowadays, these asphalt roads are rarely used, so their kneeling here does not obstruct traffic, but it does make passersby stop and watch.
"What's going on? Why are so many people kneeling down all of a sudden?"
When someone in the crowd asked a question, someone immediately stepped forward to explain the situation, giving them a brief account of the destruction of RimWorld.
In this era, the lower classes don't actually pay much attention to politics, but RimWorld was built by Vader forcibly conscripting all of humanity. So when they heard that these people were responsible for the destruction of RimWorld, their anger surged up, and they cursed the Earth Federation officials kneeling on the ground.
Especially Cheng Xin, who is in charge and serves as the spokesperson for the Black Domain Project, has appeared in the media quite often before.
Now that things have taken a turn for the better, she has naturally been dragged into the fray again.
However, putting everything else aside, she is indeed the most innocent one among everyone. After all, she has been used as a pawn from beginning to end and had no idea that things would develop to this point.
Looking at Cheng Xin kneeling on the ground, Lin Xuan suddenly remembered someone she had seen in her past life.
Environmentalist girl.
When the West needed her, she was an environmental activist; but when the political winds shifted, she became a spy colluding with enemy countries.
It's ironic.