In fact, besides sending Cheng Xin there, Wade had more important matters, which was also something he had to do after deciding to join Emrys for the grand vision of the future he was building.
"Devil?"
Wade lowered his head, scrutinizing the document, and sneered indifferently.
"If it's to save humanity, I'd rather be a devil."
The content of this document was very simple.
It was Emrys, in his capacity as the Fourth Wallfacer, submitting a resource allocation request to the Planetary Defense Council and the five Supreme Supervisory Councillors.
The resource requests on the first few pages were nothing noteworthy, mostly similar to those of other Wallfacers.
Research scholars in biology, genetics, human species, and so on, as well as various metals, rare resources, and the like.
The focus was on the last page.
It required the UN Planetary Defense Council to recruit severely convicted prisoners with excellent physical and psychological qualities, who voluntarily joined "Human Evolution," from all over the world.
"Severely convicted prisoners?"
Wade's gaze fell on the last three words, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, and he sneered.
"Why insist on—identity? Since the goal has been determined, all that's left is—the 'means' of how to achieve the goal."
Severely convicted prisoners?
No, in that case, the selection pool would be too small, wouldn't it?
As he pondered, Wade took out a fountain pen, unscrewed the cap, and then—drew a heavy line through the words "Severely convicted prisoners."
The force went through the paper, deep into the desk!
The dark ink slashed across, carrying a hint of sharpness and killing intent, directly erasing those three words!
After a moment of thought, Wade added his own suggestion after the sentence.
"Screen 'recipients' with excellent performance in all aspects, regardless of age, identity, region, or willingness, number—ten thousand!"
Either don't do it, or do it perfectly!
This was Wade's consistent philosophy; he didn't care how impossible the goal seemed, as long as there was a "Theoretical" possibility, it could definitely be accomplished.
It was merely—a price.
This price was well worth it.
Wade sneered, tidying the document.
"Vadim, send this report—to the Council, tell them, this is part of the plan, and it's a 'necessary price'!".
Life as a Wallfacer was quite boring.
The "plan" was proceeding systematically, with Maximus on guard, let alone a mere ETO; even if the Trisolarans came, they couldn't break in.
One day, Shi Qiang found Emrys.
"Ye Wenjie wants to see you."
Upon hearing this, Emrys was genuinely surprised.
"Her? Wants to see me?"
"Yes." Shi Qiang frowned deeply, also very confused.
"Since she was caught and imprisoned, except for the initial interrogation, she has never expressed a desire to communicate with the outside world, but suddenly saying she wants to see you, I suspect it's—."
At this point, he suddenly stopped speaking, his expression very serious, looking around, the meaning self-evident.
"Sophons?"
Emrys smiled.
"Alright, I'll go see her. I'm quite curious what the founder of the Earth Trisolaran Organization wants to see me about."
After several hours of flying, Emrys and Shi Qiang arrived at a secret prison in the capital.
The security level here was very high, and members were supervised in layers to ensure no ETO infiltration.
Emrys finally met Ye Wenjie.
The Trisolarans' "Only true God"!
She was both the Destroyer of humanity and its savior.
It was she who contacted the Trisolaran civilization, initiating everything; but it was also she who lit the last spark of hope for humanity.
If it weren't for Ye Wenjie giving Luo Ji the initial hint, Luo Ji probably wouldn't have ultimately comprehended the "Dark Forest Law," and even less likely would he have been able to keep the Trisolaran civilization at bay for a century, preserving the last spark for humanity.
From this perspective.
Ye Wenjie was a "Heretic," but not a thorough "Heretic."
Returning to reality, Emrys observed Ye Wenjie's cell; it was noticeably tidy, with bedding and daily necessities all available, and there was even a television mounted high up for her to understand the outside situation.
It was called a prison, but it seemed more like a nursing home.
Except for the iron gate outside.
Ye Wenjie sat upright, like a white poplar.
"You are—the Fourth Wallfacer who succeeded 'Luo Ji'?"
As she spoke, she kept observing Emrys.
"Yes."
Emrys nodded.
"What do you want to see me about?"
"Can—we talk alone?"
Ye Wenjie was silent for a few seconds, looking at Shi Qiang and the others who were with him.
"Don't worry, I won't pose any threat to him. I just—have some things I want to say to him privately."
Emrys glanced at Shi Qiang.
The latter understood, and he and the others left the room. "Alright, now it's just us."
Emrys said indifferently.
"I read your declaration." Ye Wenjie got straight to the point; her eyes were captivating, seemingly able to see into people's hearts.
"You are not a savior, you 'deceived' all of humanity."
"So what?"
Emrys wasn't surprised; he never thought his "Lie" could fool everyone.
Ye Wenjie fell silent.
She looked at Emrys, seemingly going through an internal struggle, and sighed.
"Do you—understand cosmic astronomy and sociology?"
"No, I don't."
Emrys replied.
"—How should I explain it to you?"
Ye Wenjie took a deep breath, seemingly having made the decision that had plagued her her entire life.
"Suppose, in the universe, there are a huge number of civilizations, these civilizations are as numerous as the observable worlds, and these civilizations form an 'organized cosmic civilization society.' Based on the above theory, we can derive a—a cosmic axiom."
"First, survival is the primary need of civilization."
"Second, civilization continuously grows and expands, but the total amount of matter in the universe remains constant."
"Do you—understand what I mean?"
After Ye Wenjie finished speaking, her gaze shot directly at Emrys, as if containing some expectation.
"Sorry, I don't understand."
Emrys said indifferently.
"I am not a scholar; you should say these words to Luo Ji, he might understand what you mean."
Ye Wenjie seemed a little embarrassed.
It was the first time in her life she had met someone like Emrys.
But she had no choice; she had to do this.
"Alright, then I'll explain it to you again—"
Ye Wenjie slowly said.
"These two theories are concepts born from the chain of suspicion and technological explosion, which means."
"The Dark Forest."
Emrys spoke the rest of the content before her.
"Once a cosmic civilization is discovered, it will inevitably suffer a Destroyer blow from other civilizations. Based on the chain of suspicion, neither side can determine whether the other is a benevolent civilization; and based on the theory of technological explosion, the speed and acceleration of civilization's progress are inconsistent, a weak civilization may surpass a powerful civilization in a short time. This is what you want to say, right?"
Ye Wenjie was stunned.
Wait, how did you say everything she wanted to say in advance?