Emrys never expected that one day, he would be reduced to being hunted by an intelligent AI!
It wasn't that Moss, or the United Human Government, could pose much of a threat to him. If he truly set his mind to it, he could think of ninety-nine ways to quickly and perfectly resolve this matter.
To deal with this instance, considering the 'extremely dangerous' warning, he had prepared many powerful treasures.
Among them were several Whirlwind missile launchers, containing thousands of sub-munitions, capable of covering an area the size of a football field in one go, completely vaporizing any living organism within a two-hundred-meter radius into atoms!
There were also hundreds of Hellfire missiles, thermobaric bombs, and various other types of ordnance.
In addition to these, he also carried the most formidable weapons: the Earthquake Cannon and the Plasma Annihilation Array.
The former, firing gigantic shells, could trigger earthquakes and firestorms, creating canyon-sized fissures, easily destroying several square kilometers of area. Even the most fortified bunkers or strongholds couldn't withstand it!
The latter was even more powerful; this thing... was the main weapon used by Titan.
Super-giant plasma clusters could easily flatten city blocks, with an explosion core diameter of about three kilometers, and an electromagnetic pulse storm capable of affecting ten kilometers!
If he were truly pushed, he could unleash this thing, aiming at the temporary disaster relief area of the United Human Government after the space elevator crash. Just one shot, and two of the protagonists would be meeting their maker.
With a large amount of 'Source Energy,' he could anchor The Wandering Earth.
Then, he could directly summon 'Lancelot' from the Transformers world. Faced with absolute firepower, the United Human Government would have no choice but to surrender.
But unfortunately, Emrys, though he didn't consider himself a good person, couldn't bring himself to do something so 'extreme.'
Moreover, even the most extreme Inquisitor Eisenhorn wouldn't issue an extermination order for an entire world's population over such a matter.
Extreme is extreme, and inhumanity is inhumanity; these are two different things.
After all, from the perspective of a rogue trader, the most valuable commodities in this world, besides a large amount of manpower, were only artificial intelligence and the quantum computer Moss. This was precisely the fundamental reason he wanted to resolve the conflict.
If it were just a matter of simply destroying a world, Emrys would have many options.
But from his personal perspective, Emrys had many personal considerations for The Wandering Earth; he didn't want to turn this place into a sea of fire.
Nor did he want to use coercive methods to force the Human Government to submit.
Violent suppression was indeed the simplest method,but Emrys also knew very well that if he truly resorted to violent suppression, all he would gain would be scorched Earth and endless war!
The humanity he would face was one that had endured thousands of years of disaster and emerged from suffering.
And what it was best at was resilience and resistance; they would never yield to violence!
In fact, what truly made Emrys choose to step back was not Moss, but this humanity.
Otherwise, to deal with this instance, he specifically used 'miniaturization' technology to store large-scale weapons of mass destruction in his private space, which could flatten the entire planet in minutes!
Therefore, the best solution for Emrys was to find the United Human Government and seek cooperation.
Although The Wandering Earth had limited resources and its technological level was ordinary, its vast population base was also a considerable 'asset'!
As for the candidates for cooperation, two names emerged in Emrys' mind: Zhou Zhechi and Ma Zhao. If anyone in the entire movie could detect the existence of Moss and prepare for it in advance, then it could only be these two people.
Zhou Zhechi, as a diplomat of the United Government, was astute and had detected the existence of Moss early on, though he wasn't entirely certain at the time. It was only after the 'Moon Crisis' that he truly confirmed that it was Moss behind several crises.
It was also this seasoned diplomat who, at the end of the movie, orchestrated the global internet shutdown, cutting off Moss' plan.
The other person, Ma Zhao, the developer of 550A, which was the predecessor of Moss.
He was also the designer who wrote the command 'to protect the continuation of human civilization' into Moss' underlying logic.
If he could meet these two, Emrys was confident he could persuade them, but the problem was... his current identity was that of a global fugitive, listed on Moss' kill list!
Thinking of this, Emrys was filled with anger.
Without distinguishing right from wrong, it determined he was an invader who would cause great harm to human society, giving no chance for explanation.
No wonder the Imperium's attitude towards intelligent AI was always to err on the side of killing rather than letting go.
"Thirty days—" Emrys lowered his head and looked at his 'wristwatch,' which displayed the time he had left.
Because the 'Traveler' hadn't been anchored yet, the time ratio between the two sides was still 1:1. The Inquisitorial fleet would arrive at Roaming Port in about thirty days.
He didn't have much time to waste on The Wandering Earth; its value wasn't enough for him to spend more time here.
"No choice. Although I didn't really want to use this method, what with time running out?" Emrys leaned on his knees and slowly stood up, deciding to lay all his cards on the table and block Moss' path.
"Sorry, I'm flipping the table."
After the space elevator crashed, the Gabon Aerospace Training base suffered an extremely severe impact. Almost all facilities in the entire base were destroyed, and casualties were heavy.
Among these people, some were elites about to become astronauts, and some were grassroots workers.
But more importantly, the loss of the space elevator meant that transportation would be more difficult, and humanity might very well lady the window period seven months later, thus being unable to verify the feasibility of the 'Moon Pursuit Plan.'
The Moon Pursuit Plan was a prerequisite for the Mountain Moving Plan!
Years of effort turning into smoke left many astronauts, including combat personnel, who had poured their hearts into this plan, feeling lost and heartbroken.
But even more, there was anger towards the rebels!
Just as everyone was feeling lucky to have survived the disaster and simultaneously hating the rebels, an alarm suddenly blared again at the base!
The piercing alarm sound was like an arrow tearing through the sky!
The combat personnel, already on edge, heard the sharp alarm again, thinking the rebels intended to take advantage of this disaster to attack and destroy the planetary engine still under construction. They all raised their electromagnetic rifles, nervously awaiting orders!
"Unidentified creature invading!"
"Warning, an extremely dangerous unidentified creature is invading and heading towards the planetary engine! All combat personnel, immediately provide support!"
What?
Someone is invading the planetary engine!
This alarm pierced the hearts of these combat personnel, giving an outlet to their already pent-up rage!
As for the 'unidentified creature' mentioned in the warning, it had been completely forgotten by the angry combat personnel, who paid it no mind.
What unidentified creature?
That's just the damned rebels!
"Damn it, these sons of bitches, the rebels, they still dare to come?!"
"Kill them!"
"I'll fuck their skulls!"
The combat troops, their blood boiling, immediately rushed towards the planetary engine. That was their last hope!
The space elevator was destroyed, but the planetary engine was still there, so they still had hope. But if even the planetary engine was destroyed by the rebels, then the Mountain Moving Plan would truly be over!
"Fuck you!"
Zhang Peng, still searching for Liu Peiqiang, heard the alarm, his veins bulging, his eyes bloodshot.
"If I don't beat the shit out of you, then you sons of bitches are clean!"
"Stop swearing, hurry up!" Nov glared at him and rushed into the fighter jet.
The two friends exchanged glances, seeing the burning rage in each other's eyes.
Fighter jets took off, ground combat personnel assembled, and along with rows of gantry robots, rushed towards the unfinished planetary engine, while the sky was thick with drones, almost like a dark cloud!
Everyone's eyes were filled with rage!
They were determined to make those damned rebels taste the fire of revenge!
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TL/N : I've read the Three Body Problem but the author's other book the Wandering Earth is good as well.