Three-body: The Most Competent Wallfacer in History

After having visited several descendants of the Fireseed People, Jiang Yanqi felt very disheartened. In their stories, the Fireseed People had never suffered abuse.

The environment for the re-education through labor was almost the same as described in the online materials, except that one couldn't leave the re-education planets, and there was no wage for the labor. The work in re-education was similar to that in other cities.

The only difference was that in other cities, failing a work assessment or not being excellent enough would affect one's wages, but at the re-education facilities, failing an assessment would add to the years one had to spend in re-education.

After returning, Jiang Yanqi once again sank into deep thought. The longer he worked in the Solar System State, the less he was able to hate it.

It was comfortable, stable, yet vibrant.

Compared to the Kindling Star System, the Solar System State now seemed more like the representative of Humanity, especially since the Solar System State was now advancing into the micro Fifth Dimension, an ambition never held by the Kindling Star System.

The key point was that the Fireseed People who were captured a long time ago had already been assimilated by the lifestyle of the Solar System State; over more than two hundred years, people had long forgotten the calamity of their nation's destruction.

Just as Jiang Yan had said, there were no longer any Fireseed People in the world.

Even though Jiang Yanqi had obtained a clue from his great-uncle's family, he could not feel happy about it.

They had long forgotten the Fireseed People and the New Fire Seed Galaxy established by the "feigned death plan" of the Fireseed People.

To ask them to take revenge for the Fireseed People or to revitalize the civilization of the Fireseed People was a fool's dream.

Jiang Yanqi let out a long sigh. He truly was the only Fireseed Person left!

Several more disheartening days passed, and one day while at work, Jiang Yan suddenly suggested going out to eat.

Jiang Yanqi, remembering the favor he still owed, agreed.

The two went to a restaurant where Jiang Yan ordered several dishes and two bottles of wine.

He held up a bottle with a smile and said, "My father liked to drink beer, my mother preferred red wine, but me, I like both.

"Let's try the red wine first, don't be in a rush to swallow, savor it with your tongue."

This was Jiang Yanqi's second time drinking alcohol. The last time he hadn't managed to properly taste the wine before he threw the glass away.

Following Jiang Yan's suggestion, he tasted the wine, and it wasn't bad.

Jiang Yan laughed again, "The sunglasses are very nice. They're a real antique, at least they haven't manufactured sunglasses like these in the past century or two."

Back when Humanity first entered the space age, sunglasses were quite popular in space because only with sunglasses could one directly gaze at the sun in space.

After settling in the New Continent Star System, many of the aesthetic habits from the Solar System era changed, and the quiet disappearance of sunglasses was one such change.

People from the Solar System State no longer liked to stare at stars; they preferred to look into the vast expanse of outer space, which meant sunglasses were no longer needed.

The sunglasses that Jiang Yanqi carried with him were for the purpose of disguise given to him by Jiang Yang on his eighteenth birthday.

Later, Jiang Yanqi also asked the Avenger about it, and indeed, they were antiques from Jiang Yang's family, and truly heirlooms left by his grandfather.

This was the only thing from the Fireseed Star System that Jiang Yanqi dared to wear out, serving as a memento.

Jiang Yanqi spoke truthfully, "These are a birthday gift from my father for my eighteenth birthday."

"On my eighteenth birthday, my father also gave me something..."

"A pair of sunglasses?"

"A small speedboat!"

Jiang Yanqi smiled helplessly. Aside from shared flying shuttles, private small speedboats could be driven within certain airspace, and there were also races for such speedboats.

But just like car racing, these competitions were expensive, not something the average person could afford to participate in.

Jiang Yan first bragged a little and then laughed, "At that time, my father said driving such an exciting thing wouldn't be complete without sunglasses, so he gave me a pair as well."

Then he asked, "You've been preoccupied these past days, haven't you?"

"You saw through me?" Jiang Yanqi didn't deny it.

"Then unburden yourself, you might feel better afterward."

Jiang Yanqi was just about to shake his head, but feeling that a direct refusal was too impersonal, he said, "It's like this, there was someone I always thought was very bad.

"But recently I discovered he isn't as bad as people have made him out to be; in fact, he's somewhat great, so, so I'm feeling somewhat uncomfortable about it."

"Having this realization means you're growing," Jiang Yan said, taking a sip of wine, "Let me quote something my father used to teach me:

"One must not completely negate human nature just because of its ugliness and indifference, because there is also beauty and kindness within it."

Jiang Yanqi seemed to have an epiphany, mulling over the sentence in his mind.

At that moment, the intelligent robot began serving dishes. Jiang Yan took a bite and continued, "Having two different views about a person is just because you're standing from different perspectives.

"Some people are loved for removing violence and bringing peace, but aren't the families of the violent ones he removed going to see him as an enemy?"

Jiang Yanqi took a sip of his strong drink, "I understand now. The reason my views were one-sided before was that my thoughts were too simplistic."

He then said, "I originally had a clear goal, but now all of a sudden I don't know how to achieve it."

"What goal?"

"I have a group of enemies, and I really want to wipe them out completely."

Jiang Yan suddenly looked slightly stunned, then glanced around to make sure no one was around, leaned forward, and whispered, "You're one of the Fireseed People, right?

"I'm not talking about the Fireseed People who were captured two hundred years ago, but those who escaped during that capture."

Jiang Yanqi was surprised, "How, how did you..."

"Because your design thought process is very similar to that of the Fireseed People from over two centuries ago," Jiang Yan whispered,

"The intelligence design of the Solar System State is different from the intelligent technology approach of the Fireseed Star System; only someone like me who has seen both could distinguish them.

"As for Old Zheng, he would just think you have a novel approach, that's all."

Jiang Yan, keeping his voice low, said, "Don't worry, I won't expose you, on the contrary, I admire your talent.

"However, I hope you can discern between right and wrong. The Solar System State and the Fireseed Star System aren't enemies, no matter why you came to the Solar System State, don't think about harming it.

"Engaging in slaughter is a waste of your talent and will delay your life."

After thinking for a while, Jiang Yanqi said, "I am very grateful for your help recently, please keep this secret for me."

Jiang Yan spread his hands, "I wasn't planning on making it public in the first place, I was just afraid you'd do something foolish."

"The enemies I was talking about are Avenger No.2," Jiang Yanqi briefly described the "Trojan Horse Plan" of Avenger No.2. After a few drinks, today he especially felt the need to confide.

Jiang Yan frowned deeply, "I had no idea there was such a thing. Fortunately, after we accepted the surrender of Avenger No.2, we shut it down immediately."

He then asked, "What about the Solar System State? Do you hate the Solar System State?"

"I used to," Jiang Yanqi said, "but now I'm not sure if I should consider the Solar System State an enemy anymore."

Although all the dishes were served, there was silence at the table for a long time.

Finally, Jiang Yan broke the silence, "I've said what I wanted to say. Since you're not sure, don't rush your decision.

"But remember, your own choice is very important."

"Choice?" Jiang Yanqi recalled his father, Jiang Yang, saying something similar.

"I've decided," Jiang Yanqi didn't hesitate for long before saying, "I want to settle on Blue Maiden Star."

He planned to go back today and destroy the pathogen weapon he had brought from the Fireseed Star System.