EBE Chapter 237 Tender Sprouts
Chapter 237 Tender Sprouts
When the Navigator appeared above the Trisolaran homeworld, Zhang Beihai ordered all the hibernating crew members to be awakened and the portholes to be switched to observation mode.
From the ship, everyone seemed to be floating in space, quietly gazing at this magnificent planet from afar.
Even thousands of kilometers apart, the crew of the Navigator could feel the same emotion emanating from all the life that this planet had nurtured—fear!
Fear of the unknown!
The Trisolarans looked at the colossal object in the distance, much like Zhang Beihai and others during the Doomsday War two hundred years ago, when they saw the water droplets coming towards them.
"Everyone, remember this moment, remember this time. This will be humanity's first counterattack, and the reason for our existence."
Zhang Beihai stood at the front of the stage, his voice not so much passionate and impassioned, but rather calm, a calm that judges life and death.
Below the stage, the crowd remained silent. Their eyes, tempered by the darkness of the universe, had long lost their humanity, leaving only a burning desire for revenge.
If these people once still retained a trace of human emotion, now their actions are governed by absolute reason.
Zhang Beihai and Chu Yan completed this transformation in just half an hour.
After Shi Qiang and Liu Chang left, the entire fleet underwent tremendous changes, and Zhang Beihai quickly became the dictator of the entire fleet.
This was not his original intention, but rather a consequence of the environment. Of course, Chu Yan was the biggest catalyst for this phenomenon. From beginning to end, he had been intentionally or unintentionally stripping away the independent thinking of the fleet members, forcing them to act according to orders.
Zhang Beihai initially strongly opposed this, even at the cost of turning against Chu Yan.
But as it turned out, Chu Yan was right.
Humans who have escaped Earth are no longer human, and for the Human Federation, too many decision-makers will only lead it to destruction.
At least before Zhang Beihai's death, the People's Union should have been a dictatorial society, a regime that bound everyone together by the bond of revenge.
Under such influence, Zhang Beihai quickly accepted his new identity.
As for why Chu Yan didn't become a dictator himself, according to him, if he wanted to ensure the dictator's power was absolutely secure, then he, who was most likely to rebel and seize power, absolutely could not oppose the dictatorship.
Not for any other reason than so that the remaining people can retain their last vestige of absolute rationality.
"We once made a grave mistake because of a moment of weakness, which destroyed our homeland and displaced our people. But now, we are no longer hesitant or naive. Since we cannot fathom the truth of this universe, then let us kill them all. Those who are not of our kind can all become victims of our blades. May humanity prosper and flourish, and may humanity's glory endure forever!"
“May the glory of mankind last forever!”
The roar of the ship engulfed the entire vessel, making the entire universe seem so small in comparison.
Soon, escorted by two teams of soldiers, a specially made metal lever was brought to the stage and handed to Zhang Beihai.
This is the launch button for the biological virus—the embryonic larva of the tender sprout. It's a new contraption that Principal Liu Chang commissioned someone to create back on Green Star.
Under the creation of the three tree people, biotechnology on Green Star has developed quite rapidly, making the creation of this virus a piece of cake for them.
This virus is effective on almost all organic organisms. Once infected, it quickly implants into the organism's brain, scans for weaknesses, and takes root within the brain.
Once the time is right, the sprout will break through the soil and completely destroy the host's consciousness in one fell swoop.
This virus might not sound particularly special, right? That's because you don't yet understand how it spreads.
It can only be transmitted in one way—through brainwaves.
If a human is unfortunately infected with this thing, at worst they will be turned into an idiot and lose consciousness.
However, if a Trisolaran is infected, then the situation becomes much more serious. Once an infected Trisolaran sends a message to other Trisolarans, the message will also be transmitted to them along with the copied virus data.
Principal Liu Chang had wanted to develop this virus for a long time, but two key issues remained unresolved.
First, there's the limitation of the transmission distance. The Trisolarans haven't actually appeared on Earth yet, so there's no opportunity for them to make a move. Second, even if the virus were to spread, it wouldn't be able to infect the Trisolarans on a large scale.
Secondly, this is entirely a case of working in isolation. Even if Principal Liu Chang manages to create it, he doesn't know if it will actually work. What if someone else has the antidote? Wouldn't all his efforts have been in vain?
This is like using a smallpox virus that died out countless years ago to deal with modern humans. People might die at first, but it would be difficult to cause the large-scale death you imagine.
The problem was eventually solved after the three children of the willow tree were encountered.
The Tree of Life directly helped Liu Chang raise the mutation potential of this viral larva to an almost unsolvable level. It can be said that as long as this larval virus sticks to an organism, it will quickly replicate the other party's genes and study the corresponding weaknesses to crack it within a few seconds.
It is a fully adaptive, evolving virus. As long as the mutation rate keeps up with the rate of resolution, the virus's transmission efficiency and lethality will be terrifying.
Now, this catastrophic virus, capable of destroying half a civilization, is in Zhang Beihai's hands. As long as he pulls the lever, the virus will be directly deployed onto the Trisolaran transport ship that is about to evacuate, causing the entire Trisolaran race to suffer a severe blow at this moment.
Logically speaking, such an old-fashioned metal transmission switch should not appear on modern spacecraft.
But since this is humanity's first counterattack against the Trisolarans, it's natural to make it a bit ceremonial.
"Crack!"
As Zhang Beihai pulled the lever without hesitation, the navigator's belly slowly opened, and dozens of missiles carrying viral larvae slowly emerged from the cabin, heading straight for the Trisolaran homeworld and the transport ship!