"What are you still waiting for? Take this ETO operative away. I intend to end this press conference before four o'clock, and I don't want this kind of person wasting my time."
Upon hearing Lin Feng's order, the guards finally moved. They had delayed because they were waiting for Lin Feng's next instruction.
The reporter struggled as the guards dragged him away. He glared venomously at Lin Feng on the stage, locking eyes with Lin Feng's condescending gaze.
"I curse you! Feng Taylor!"
"Even if it bankrupts me, I'll take you to court!"
Like the final wail of a defeated dog, the reporter's words did not make Lin Feng feel the slightest threat. If anything, they gave him the urge to laugh.
"Human joys and sorrows are never shared. How noisy..."
Lin Feng shamelessly dug at his ear, then turned his gaze back to the other reporters present.
For a moment, every reporter felt as if they had been targeted by a vicious wolf. Their backs went cold, and they lowered their heads, not daring to meet Lin Feng's eyes for fear of sharing the previous man's fate.
No one wanted to go to prison!
No one wanted to be locked up forever!
No one wanted to inexplicably be saddled with the crime of being against humanity!
They already regretted attending this press conference. If they had not feared Lin Feng would label them ETO operatives and have them arrested, they would not have stayed another second.
Lin Feng spoke with a smile. "Don't be nervous, everyone. Do I look like the kind of lunatic who arrests people at the drop of a hat?"
You don't just look like one. You clearly are one!
The reporters cursed him inwardly, using every foul insult they could think of.
But they only cursed him in their hearts. No one dared say it aloud. The entire press conference hall was deathly quiet, filled only with Lin Feng's voice.
Lin Feng sighed and shook his head.
"I, Wallfacer Feng Taylor, have work that is both heavy and complicated. I truly have neither the mood nor the energy to answer questions unrelated to Wallfacer work."
"If someone insists on asking, then I can only suspect that person is a spy sent by the ETO to deliberately interfere with my work."
"So... everyone, please do not ask me any more questions unrelated to Wallfacer work."
This was a naked threat. The reporters present fully realized just how overbearing and unreasonable this Wallfacer was.
They also fully understood what a difference in class truly meant.
He was a man called a Wallfacer but was, in truth, an "emperor," while they were merely common rabble—or perhaps not even worthy of that.
"Who's next?"
As Lin Feng spoke, his eyes swept across the gathered reporters.
At that moment, every reporter had the same thought in mind—please don't pick me. I don't have any more questions!
Some reporters' trousers had already become damp, and a faint stench began to spread.
Life and death rested entirely on Lin Feng's whim. The essence of dictatorship was displayed in full!
"Hm? No more questions? There were clearly so many people just now."
Lin Feng withdrew his gaze with a sigh and pointed at one of the reporters.
"You. Yes, you. I remember you were particularly eager to raise your hand just now. You were only a little slow. If you have any questions, you may ask them now."
The reporter Lin Feng pointed at felt like crying himself to death. If he had known this Wallfacer would be so insane and tyrannical, he would never have raised his hand so eagerly, even if beaten to death.
His legs still trembling, the tall, thin reporter desperately forced out a smile uglier than tears. His voice shook as he rose, gave a respectful bow, and asked Lin Feng his question in the most deferential tone of his life.
"R-respected Mr. Taylor, the Wallfacer Plan you have devised... can it truly defeat the Trisolaran Fleet that will arrive in the Solar System centuries from now?"
Lin Feng nodded and answered with the certainty of someone who had already foreseen the future.
"Of course. I've said it before—no one understands better than I do how to carry out the Wallfacer Plan against Trisolaris."
In the Three-Body Game, eternal night reigned without a star in the sky. Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere had condensed into ice and fallen to the ground. The biting currents of wind swept it across the land, and when they struck the body, it felt as though countless invisible blades were scraping the skin.
On the boundless snowfield, several people had gathered together.
They were discussing what they had seen in the news.
"First Emperor, does that man pose a threat to the Lord?"
Qin Shi Huang shook his head. "The Lord told us there is no need to worry."
Such an answer did not satisfy everyone present. In their eyes, the Macro-Electron Storage Plan was indeed the most dangerous of all the Wallfacer Plans.
"Does that Macro-Electron Storage Plan truly pose no threat to the Lord? That is energy accumulated by the entirety of human civilization over centuries. If, after the Lord arrives, that energy is used in the battle against the Lord..."
"Feng Taylor intends to build high-potential towers around the globe, using Earth's natural electric field to store electrical energy. Beyond that, there will be the storage of electricity converted from all sorts of clean energy sources. Centuries from now..."
Generating energy was not difficult. Energy could be said to exist everywhere; even within pure emptiness, quantum tides constantly churned.
The true difficulty was how to store and use that energy. The Law of Entropy Increase meant that no container could seal energy away completely.
Every energy container in this world was nothing more than a leaking bucket. The only differences were their capacity and the size of their holes.
If humanity truly could store all the energy produced over several centuries and use it in battle against the Trisolaran Fleet, that would undoubtedly be terrifying.
"I understand your concerns, but the Lord's attitude is equally clear. If there truly were a threat, the Lord would not ignore it," Qin Shi Huang said.
Qin Shi Huang shared the same concerns as they did. The Lord had made the position clear to him, but had not explained why it was unconcerned.
It was not that they did not believe in the Lord. They were simply afraid the Lord had misjudged things. The Lord was too easily deceived.
The Macro-Electron Storage Plan was the most dangerous of all the plans, at least on the surface.
But precisely because the plan displayed openly was like this, they could not help worrying about the Wallfacer Plan hidden beneath it.
"No matter what, Feng Taylor must still be defeated."
"First, it will deal a blow to All Humanity's confidence, making them feel inferior and leaving them without the courage to resist the Lord in the future. Second, I worry that the Lord may have made an error in judgment. Even if the Lord's judgment is correct, defeating Feng Taylor will allow the Lord to win more easily in future battles."
No one present objected to the proposal.
The Wallfacers had always been targets the ETO intended to defeat. Now there was simply one more.
"Leave it to me."
One of them stepped forward and volunteered.
He was Von Neumann, the Wallbreaker who had previously defeated Wallfacer Frederick Taylor!
"Von Neumann, you have already completed one Wallbreaker Operation. You should give others a chance."
Someone beside him tugged at Von Neumann's suit in dissatisfaction. He had also been preparing to step forward and become a Wallbreaker, but Von Neumann had beaten him to it.
"Precisely because I have completed one, it should be me."
Von Neumann wore a confident smile. As the first Wallbreaker to complete a Wallbreaker Operation and defeat a Wallfacer, he had every reason to be proud.
"During my previous Wallbreaker Operation against Frederick Taylor, I gained a deep understanding of Ball Lightning. No one in the organization is more suitable than I am," Von Neumann said.
After looking around at everyone present, Von Neumann lifted his head proudly and stated his intentions.
"Furthermore, I believe that if two Wallfacers are defeated by the same Wallbreaker, the blow to All Humanity will undoubtedly be enormous."
"I will make this father and son understand that they are not Wallfacers at all. They are simply complete and utter failures."
Everyone fell silent. In the end, Qin Shi Huang spoke.
"Von Neumann, I must remind you that Feng Taylor is different from his father. You may be arrested and imprisoned for life. You may even die."
"Mozart has already been arrested."
Qin Shi Huang was reminding Von Neumann that this opponent was different from the previous Wallfacer.
This Wallbreaker Operation would most likely be one Von Neumann would never return from!
He would be arrested!
He would be sentenced to death!
He would become a sinner of All Humanity!
Yet Qin Shi Huang saw no hesitation or fear in Von Neumann's eyes. Not a trace.
"To sacrifice oneself for the Lord is the duty of a Wallbreaker."
Von Neumann's utterly calm words echoed across the snowfield.
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