"Half?" Wen Zhonghua asked, puzzled.
"Yes, the Nebula Main Consciousness are contradictory, but their greatest enemy is us, humanity. Once they confirm that they can successfully break free, they will definitely destroy humanity before they can break free; otherwise, they will certainly become research subjects for us."
"I originally thought that these Nebula Main Consciousness would attack us humans after they were freed, but I didn't expect them to have this trick up their sleeve. In other words, they won't even wait two hundred years. As soon as Academician Xiao creates a sufficiently powerful organism, they will destroy us immediately," Hu Yu said bitterly.
"These bastards, Old Hu, let's go all out. We already have 10,000 tons of antimatter. Let's find an opportunity to gather them together and deliver a devastating blow all at once. I don't believe they can survive. Do they really think they've become sentient?"
"Chief of the General Staff, please don't act rashly. Apart from these few special locations, they are actually monitoring our every move. Before the antimatter could even hit them, they would have already escaped. Right now, I am still working with physicists specializing in electromagnetism to study the capture of Consciousness Field. If we can capture their Consciousness Field, perhaps we will have a way to counter them."
" Academician Xiao, should we continue to help them create organisms?"
"Of course we need to. Not only do we need to manufacture them, but we also need to manufacture perfect individuals."
Why is that?
"General, I've always wanted to create a living being, but it's never developed consciousness. Now I have this opportunity to study how consciousness is generated. Also, if we can control these things well, they might become some decent henchmen."
"You really dare to think that way, Academician Xiao. How could these guys possibly listen to us?" Wen Zhonghua said.
"That depends on whether Academician Zeng and his team can help."
" Academician Xiao, just say the word. We'll do everything we can to meet your requirements," Academician Zeng said, patting his chest.
"Is there a way to tamper with a living organism without being detected by its Main Consciousness?"
"This should be one of your strengths, right?"
"Sigh, if I had a way, I wouldn't have come to you. For biological structures to react, they're all large, bulky things, and either the structure is altered or added, making them easy to detect. What I'm thinking is, is there a way to program atoms using electric or magnetic fields? Normally they're just ordinary atoms, but once we activate a field of a certain frequency, these atoms will react in a certain way, achieving the effect of controlling the body."
"What we can achieve right now is only at the molecular level. For example, there are hundreds of thousands of nanorobots in almost everyone's body, responsible for maintaining our health. We can make nanorobots even smaller."
"No, no, we'll be discovered. Don't underestimate these Main Consciousness. Although they don't have much technology, they've been searching for a way to escape. They must have some research on living organisms. It's easy for them to distinguish what should and shouldn't have. We can only try to find a solution at the atomic level."
"Controlling atoms over a long distance isn't impossible; directional magnetic field lines can do it. However, to make atoms react on a large scale, the magnetic field source can't be too far away, and the power also needs to be extremely high."
"In other words, there are no theoretical problems, only technical difficulties, right?" Academician Xiao said with a smile when he saw the somewhat frightened look on Academician Zeng's face.
" Old Xiao, this is absolutely a theoretical problem. We need to find a new way to control atoms. Wouldn't it be simpler to just use a laser cannon to destroy this body in one go? As long as we increase the power, I guarantee we can destroy the body within five light-seconds."
"It still won't work. Although I'm a novice, I know the characteristics of laser cannons. These Main Consciousness won't give the laser cannons a chance to attack. And the long distance I'm talking about isn't just a few light-seconds, but more than ten light-years. Furthermore, in order to accommodate these Main Consciousness, the body will be made extremely powerful. Unless you are confident that you can use a laser cannon to attack a target fifteen light-years away."
"Why not just destroy it with one shot? Why make it so complicated?" Wen Zhonghua offered another suggestion.
"My Chief of Staff, those Main Consciousness will definitely verify the physical body before the experiment. If they are 90% certain, they will kill all of humanity and then complete their liberation. At that time, who will fire the shells? Even if shells are fired, they can dodge them. Any bomb only has a small area of damage and is useless. Besides, we cannot deploy weapon systems and equipment inside the Nebula Region; we can only deploy them outside the Nebula Region. Then we can confront them. If they pose no threat to humanity, they can still continue to complete their liberation. If they threaten humanity, even if they have achieved liberation, they will not be able to escape. That is why I said we should attack from a distance."
"What if we lay our cards on the table and our Main Consciousness still wants to kill us? At worst, we can wait for the next chance for liberation," Wen Zhonghua asked.
"We'll have to use our old tricks for this: broadcasting. We'll broadcast it throughout the entire galaxy, letting them know about the existence of this consciousness. That will attract the attention of some advanced civilizations. I think there will always be some civilizations interested in their kind of existence. Besides, they've waited billions of years, and the chance for liberation is right in front of them. They might not give it up. Who knows when the next advanced civilization to break into the Nebula Region will be?"
"Wouldn't that mean their Main Consciousness would willingly be controlled by us? They wouldn't be that stupid, would they?"
"Our demand is that we leave before they complete their liberation, and they can complete it after we leave. As long as we leave the Nebula Region, we guarantee we will not pose any threat to them."
" Academician Xiao, I don't even believe this guarantee, do you think they will?"
"As long as we are genuine, they are likely to believe us. So for the next hundred years, we need to send a message to all of humanity: humans are the most trustworthy people."
"I feel like this is even more complicated than playing chess... It's making my head spin."
"This is game theory. It's indeed very complex; one wrong step can be fatal."
"Alright, since Academician Xiao is going to make this move, our Science City will definitely lend a hand. It's just a matter of affecting a few atoms, we still have a hundred years, I refuse to believe we can't solve it!" Academician Zeng said boldly.
"I believe you can do it, but remember, without the influence of a specific frequency field, these atoms cannot be any different from normal atoms, otherwise we'll be in big trouble. If you succeed, I'll personally treat you to the most famous wine in Guizhou, which has been treasured for over a thousand years."
You have such good stuff?
"Not much, not much. I brought it from Earth. I don't really like this kind of thing, so I've kept it."
" Academician Xiao, can I join?" Wen Zhonghua asked shamelessly from the side.
"If we can get through this crisis, I'll bring out all my treasures. What do you say, everyone?"
"Okay, we'll definitely get through this."
In Academician Xiao's laboratory, a humanoid creature slowly opened its eyes. It had a head twice the size of a normal person, short and stout limbs, and looked somewhat cute.
"Me? Is this me?"