Working Prophet

"Do we have a spaceship that can cross planes?"

"No, even if such a spacecraft really exists, the technology required is impossible to build with our current technological level. Moreover, once the severe cold comes, we will not have the extra resources to carry out this research, so we changed the direction. .”

Li Yu quickly thought of something, "That giant squid in Neverland?"

"Yes." Taylor smiled, "You have used the [Reincarnation Bell], but the [Reincarnation Bell] is too inefficient. You can only bring one person there at a time, and you have to find the body in advance."

"We need more convenient and faster technology that can transport as many people as possible to Bratis in one go."

"But if we are only in a virtual world, what does it mean if your research is successful?"

"This is not an ordinary virtual world, you can think of it as a projection of the real world..." Mr. Qin explained.

"Or a parallel cosmic plane, where the material and the real world can even be converted into each other, but the cost is relatively high, and the godhead sequence you master is also real."

"Then you haven't solved this disaster. Why don't we stay in the virtual world until this ice age passes?"

"The resources we have on hand are not enough to sustain us for that long." Mr. Qin said, "This plan was designed to buy us time from the beginning, so that we can continue the research we failed to complete and save our tribe."

"You want to send everyone to another universe plane and occupy the bodies of the indigenous people there." Li Yu looked at Taylor, "You have been recommending the book "The Three-Body Problem" to me before."

"Because the environment described in that book is very similar to ours now." Taylor said softly, "This will help you understand our situation."

"But I didn't expect that we turned out to be the Trisolarans in the story."

"There is no difference between Earthlings and Trisolarans. They are all just trying to survive, and survival has never been about justice. As Lao Qin said, this is a cruel universe."

"But the continent of Bratis is very small. Even including the elves, there are only less than 20 million dwarves." Li Yu said, "It is impossible to accommodate the consciousness of all people on earth."

"Twenty million people are enough for our civilization to continue. We will give priority to those talents with important talents and give them reincarnation quotas. The remaining quotas will be allocated by drawing lots."

"Actually, we don't have enough resources to allow everyone to reincarnate. As for you, what you have to do next is very simple. You just need to continue preaching in another dimension."

"Preach?"

"That's right," Taylor said, "Although our current technology has made a breakthrough compared to the [Reincarnation Bell] period and can achieve living reincarnation, there is still a certain chance of failure, and if the target object has strong resistance, we The faith that needs to be consumed will also increase geometrically.

"So the best way is to let them take the initiative to open their hearts to us, and this requires the help of religion."

Li Yu was silent for a long time and then said, "I can't do it, you should find someone else."

Mr. Qin and Taylor looked at each other, and the latter shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, we can't replace anyone else."

"Why?"

"Because the results of the vote are out."

"But Mr. Qin told me before that I am nothing special." Li Yu said, "Then I should be replaced. There are many outstanding salesmen besides me in the business department, and I can only join the Third Age. It’s only been a year.”

"That was just an angry remark, and of course you are special because your presence can resolve differences on the board."

Taylor said, "You know, as long as there are more people, disagreements are inevitable, especially when five people each have a veto power, reaching a consensus will be more difficult than landing on the moon. Besides... you know Is it the fate of failure in this competition?”

“Am I going to lose my ticket to the New World?”

"No, it's much worse than that."

"You think you can save that plane by giving up leading your own tribe? This is too naive.

“The amount of faith that is required for the emergence of group consciousness is an astronomical figure, and we can no longer harvest faith one by one as gently as before.

"When the time comes, we will use more drastic measures, and if necessary, we will even burn the lives of believers to fill the gap for us. They will die as well, and most importantly, you will die too."

Mr. Qin said coldly, "Don't think that we can't do anything to you because you have [Reborn]. We can put you in an iron can and bury you underground. Not only will your immortality not be able to help you, but you will also become Your eternal damnation."

Taylor smoothed things over and said, "Don't scare him, Lao Qin, he was just too shocked when he was exposed to the truth. We need to give him some time to think about it."

"He is a very smart man and I believe he will soon understand what is the right choice."

Taylor smiled at Li Yu, "I know you still have doubts about what I just said, so let me show you the outside world."

"outside world?"

"Yes, the real world."

After Taylor finished speaking, he stood up and walked towards the door. Li Yu saw this and followed him.

The two walked through the silent corridor outside the door, and Taylor stopped outside the door at the end of the corridor.

“Push that door open, get on the next train that comes by, and you’ll see for yourself the world as it is, even though it’s not that beautiful.”

Li Yu did not open the door immediately, but asked the last question, "Who are you, and why can the board of directors decide the fate of mankind without authorization?"

Taylor did not answer this time, but just smiled mysteriously, "It would be too boring to solve all the puzzles at once. Let's leave some suspense later."

After Li Yu left, Taylor returned to the tea room.

Mr. Qin had already put away the tea set at this time.

Taylor said, "He is yours, why do you treat him so badly?"

“Although I voted in favor in the end, as you said, it was just a concession to resolve differences, and I still don’t think it was a good choice.

"We should find someone who is more responsible, values ​​collective honor, and is willing to sacrifice to serve as a guide for mankind." Mr. Qin said seriously.

"If you like The Three-Body Problem, you should also know what will happen if humans leave their future destiny to Cheng Xin."

"He is not Cheng Xin," Taylor said. "I have confidence in him. He just needs some time to grow."

Mr. Qin did not refute, just looked out the window at the rich night, "I hope you are right."

"But your concerns are reasonable. We may have given him too much freedom before, and it's time to make sure he is under control." Taylor's eyes flashed, "After all, we don't have much time."