RNP Chapter 1 The Sudden Drop of an "Insect"
Chapter 1 The Sudden Drop of an "Insect"
The sky was azure, without a trace of impurity, as pure as a crystal-clear glass ball. A sun hung in the sky, casting its warm light upon the earth, like a gentle and kind mother, showing no trace of the cold and violent era of chaos.
On Earth, on such a sunny day, many people would be out with their families, the elderly with children, couples with their kids, and young lovers holding hands, enjoying this warm and beautiful moment.
But this is a Trisolaran planet, where civilization is entirely dedicated to survival, leaving no room for leisure or entertainment.
In the central square of the capital city of Trisolaris, the enormous metal pendulum stopped swinging during that council meeting. Now it stands in the square only as a symbol of the Trisolaran civilization, commemorating its past and ensuring its enduring legacy.
Despite the warm sunshine today, the square was deserted, with not a single Trisolaran present.
In a world where everything is for the survival and continuation of civilization, leisure and entertainment are luxuries.
Suddenly, a dark figure appeared out of thin air and landed in front of the giant pendulum monument, instantly detected by the square's surveillance cameras.
"Warning! Warning! Warning! An unidentified object has been detected falling at coordinates (37°N, 18°E). Nearby sheriffs are requested to investigate immediately!"
"Warning! Warning! Warning! An unidentified object has been detected falling at coordinates (37°N, 18°E). Nearby sheriffs are requested to investigate immediately!"
"warn……"
Alarm messages were sent to the Three-Body Security Officer's terminal, which was located near the square at that moment.
Radium 1127, a security officer responsible for maintaining order in the central square of the capital, was both surprised and curious when he saw the alarm message that automatically popped up on his terminal:
Who is this fearless individual who dares to cause trouble in the central square of the capital?
The central square of the capital is one of the most important places for civility. If you dare to cause trouble here, what's the difference between that and actively courting death?
The terminal automatically played the live footage, and upon seeing the scene, Radium-1127's brainwaves paused.
In the footage, he saw that what fell in front of the giant pendulum monument was not an object, but an Earthling!
Earth is a life-bearing planet they discovered more than two hundred years ago. It has only one sun and is forever in a constant state. There are never-frozen blue oceans, lush green forests and fields, and the sun is always warm and the breeze is always cool. It is a beautiful world like paradise.
Humans on Earth were born in this paradise, a race of intelligence that differed greatly from them in appearance and thought.
According to Radium 1127, Earth is located in the solar system, which is 40,000 light-hours away. Even their fleet would need 4 million hours to reach it. With Earth's technology, travel within the local star system is still in its infancy, let alone sending a person across star systems.
If Earthlings possessed such technology, why would they need to intimidate them with a suicidal approach?
There's something strange about the humans on Earth!
These questions flashed through Radium 1127's mind, but he didn't spend time thinking about them deeply.
Because the environment of the Trisolaran planet is suitable for them but not for Earthlings, it needs to be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise this Earthling of unknown origin may die due to environmental problems.
While driving the vehicle toward the Giant Pendulum Monument, Radium 1127 contacted the Sheriff.
The fact that a human from Earth would suddenly fall into front of the giant pendulum monument is not something a lowly sheriff like him can handle; it must be reported to a higher level.
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At the head of state's residence, the leader of the Trisolaran civilization is working.
In the Trisolaran civilization, every individual is a cog in the machine of civilization's continuation; if an individual cannot work, they will die, and the head of state, as the civilization's supreme leader, is no exception.
Although his status and power are extremely high compared to ordinary Trisolarans, the responsibilities he bears are equally heavy, and he has a great deal of work to do every day.
Suddenly, a communication request came in.
The leader glanced at it; it was an urgent communication request from the Sheriff, at the highest level—potentially having a significant impact on the survival of civilization.
An urgent communication request from the magistrate—what's going on?
Without much thought, the leader granted permission for the communication access.
As soon as the call connected, a 3D image of the sheriff appeared in the room, and the sheriff's brainwaves were transmitted in sync with the image, filled with fear and confusion.
"Sir, we've discovered a 'bug'!"
What's so surprising about an insect?
In order to ensure the better survival of civilization and escape the Trisolaran crisis as soon as possible, the Trisolarans have long since abandoned emotions such as fear and sadness during the long process of evolution, becoming calm and numb.
The head of state was somewhat displeased by the magistrate's fear and confusion. If he could not give him a reasonable explanation, today would be the magistrate's last day in office.
Before the leader could speak, the sheriff said again, "Your Majesty, a human from Earth has fallen into our territory."
Upon hearing this, the leader's brainwaves paused. What did he mean by "a human from Earth has fallen into our territory"?
The magistrate didn't explain much, but simply projected an image, which the head of state immediately recognized as the central square of the capital.
Unlike the central square of the capital he usually saw, this square was now sealed off by numerous security officers in protective suits and armed with guns, and a number of weapons were deployed, all aimed at the giant pendulum monument in the center of the square.
The leader looked in that direction and saw a life support pod in front of the giant pendulum monument, where dozens of Trisolarans in protective suits were busy working.
Looking through the screen at the life support pod, the leader's brainwaves paused again; inside the pod was a human from Earth.
It was an Asian human male, whose clothes had been removed. He had a well-proportioned and slender figure, and by Earthling standards, he was 1.83 meters tall. Judging from his appearance, he was about 24 or 25 years old.
The head of state understood why the magistrate had said they had found a "bug".
Many years ago, they used sophons to send a message to Earthlings: You are insects!
The leader had the same question as Sheriff Rai 1127: How did this "bug" get here?
Earth is in the solar system, 40,000 light-hours away from them. Even at their fleet's speed, it would take them 4 million hours to reach it. With the current technology of humankind, even traveling within our own star system is difficult, let alone suddenly sending a living person over.
Earthlings do indeed have plans to send people to them, but that human brain is still drifting in space, and according to Earthling time, it will take another century to reach them.
In his contemplation, the head of state realized the reason for the magistrate's alarm and bewilderment.
If it wasn't done by humans, then who sent this "bug" over?
What was the purpose of sending him here?
Thinking further, could this "bug" in the life support pod really be a human?