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Chapter 147: Chief: We have already been turned into humans by Qu

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Warhammer 40K universe, Makelage.

Jiliman's eyebrows furrowed.

"Interesting."

"A civilization kneeling on the ground dares to say to the arbiter, 'You cannot destroy us.'"

Xikaliewusi muttered beside him: "Isn't its brain dehydrated and broken?"

"No."

Jiliman shook his head,

"Its thought signal has already returned to stability. This shows it has thought of something."

"Something that can make Saiwen stop."

"What can make Saiwen stop?"

Marvel Universe,

Tuoni stood up directly.

"Wait, wait."

He walked around the holographic projection once.

"This Three-Body Chief, it's been beaten like that, the droplets shattered, the entire fleet leaking water, and then it says, 'You cannot destroy us.'"

"Jiaweis, is this guy bluffing or does he really have a trump card?"

"Cannot be determined, sir."

"But from the pattern of its thought signal, when it said this, the signal was stable."

"There is no typical deceptive fluctuation."

"Does it really think it has a card to play?"

Tuoni put down the whiskey.

"Alright, I'm all ears."

Stellar Peoples League flagship.

Xideni, Grand Marshal's coffee cup hovered at his lips, not brought to his mouth.

"Apologize now? What were you doing earlier?"

Chief of Staff responded:

"Grand Marshal, the point isn't the apology. The point is the latter sentence."

"'You cannot destroy us.'"

Xideni put down the cup: "What gives it the right to say that?"

"I don't know."

"The Three-Body civilization did those things to humanity, and Saiwen is famously protective of the young."

"In this situation, they still dare to negotiate terms with Saiwen..."

Xideni lowered his leg from the armrest, sat upright.

"Either it's stupid, or it really has a killer's mace."

Dragon Ball world, King Kai's Planet.

Beijita jumped down from the rock.

"Hey, what does this bug mean? Still being tough after being beaten like that?"

Wukong squatted on the ground, tilting his head:

"Hmm... it doesn't seem to be just being stubborn."

"It seems to really have some idea."

"What idea could let Saiwen spare them? This time Saiwen is clearly here to settle scores."

"I don't know." Wukong scratched his head, "But I really want to see."

Bike crossed his arms, hummed from his throat.

"Don't rush. The answer is coming right away."

……

Heavenly screen.

Saiwen gripped the ice axe, looking toward the flagship's direction.

"You say I cannot destroy you."

His tone carried a hint of curiosity. Really just a hint.

"Tell me your reason."

The chief's thought signal shuddered deeply.

Then it spoke.

"God."

"As everyone knows, among the myriad worlds, you love humanity the most."

"Right?"

Saiwen fell silent for a second.

"Yes."

He answered succinctly.

"Humanity is the object I protect."

"This has never changed."

The Chief's thought body twitched slightly; this time it was not fear.

It was excitement.

Then,

The Chief's thought signal suddenly became unusually smooth, as if rehearsed countless times,

"Since you cherish humanity, you absolutely cannot destroy our Trisolaran civilization."

Saiwen tilted his head:

"I don't understand this logic."

"I cherish humanity; you harmed humanity, so I should destroy you all the more."

"No."

The Chief's thought signal pushed outward in a heavy wave.

"You cannot."

"Because......"

"Our Trisolaran civilization is already human."

……

Dead silence.

On the sky curtain.

On the myriad-worlds public screen.

Inside the Trisolaran fleet.

Land of Light.

Everywhere.

At the same time.

Fell into utter dead silence.

Saiwen's hand gripping the ice axe stopped.

He lowered his head to look at the flagship; the green indicator light flashed twice.

"What did you say?"

The Chief's voice steadied.

It even carried a hint of pride.

"I say, our Trisolaran civilization is already human."

"After the sky curtain began broadcasting the story of the Trisolaran world, I immediately contacted the respected Sword Bearer Luo Ji on Earth."

"I, on behalf of the Trisolaran civilization, proactively proposed a comprehensive reconciliation plan."

"All of the Trisolaran civilization's advanced technology—sophon technology, strong interaction force materials, warp drive engines, and light-speed starship design blueprints—will be unconditionally transferred to humanity."

"In return, Earth's human civilization agrees to accept the Trisolaran civilization as part of the human civilization community."

Saiwen froze for a full three seconds.

He had seen countless strange things on the battlefield in his lifetime, but this maneuver was a first.

"You and humanity are completely different species."

Saiwen spoke, his tone filled with obvious confusion,

"Trisolarans are dehydrated life thought-forms; humans are carbon‑based, water‑based life."

"Even your basic biological structures differ. How can you be considered human?"

The Chief had been waiting for exactly this remark.

"God, do you still remember Qu?"

Saiwen blinked.

Qu.

That extremist biologist who once forcibly performed genetic engineering on humanity across all tomorrow universes,

later personally intervened by the Ultraman King, who used light power to reshape its consciousness and abilities, turning it from a madman into…… a benevolent version of a giant meat worm.

"I remember."

Saiwen nodded,

"Qu has already been remade by the Ultraman King and will no longer threaten any civilization."

"That's right." The Chief's thought signal almost leapt.

"I have already reached an agreement with Qu."

"Qu will, under the radiance of the Ultraman King, employ its reformed, wholly benevolent genetic‑engineering technology to transform all members of our Trisolaran civilization,"

"into the same carbon‑based biological form as Earth's humans."

The Chief's thought signal grew ever more excited.

"We, we will be human right away!"

Saiwen's ice axe almost slipped from his hand.

He opened his mouth, then closed it.

He opened it again.

Still he uttered no word.

The Chief seized this opening, and his thought signal poured out like a barrage:

"God!"

"Once Qu finishes the transformation, our Trisolaran people will be genuine carbon‑based life!"

And biologically, there will be no essential difference between us and Earth humans.

By then, the past conflicts between us and humanity will be...

The Supreme Leader paused, as if savoring those few words.

That is humanity's own internal contradiction.

You said, isn't that right?

Saiwen stood in space, gripping an ice axe, his mouth slightly open.

He scratched his head.

If... that's really the case.

Saiwen's speech slowed down.

That seems... not a problem either?

The Supreme Leader almost fainted on the spot again, but this time it was because he was too excited.

Exactly!

The Supreme Leader's thought signals became ecstatic, verging on losing control.

Since it's humanity's internal contradiction, how we handle it is entirely humanity's own affair!

Our grudges with humanity, let us resolve them internally ourselves!

Divine One, you protect humanity, so from now on you should also protect us?

After all, we are humans too!

Saiwen's battle-worn Ultraman brain crashed.

He looked at the fleet before him, at the Trisolaran Supreme Leader who had leaked down to only thirty percent of his bodily fluids, and at the entire Trisolaran fleet,

His facial expression was a... bewilderment never seen before.

He has fought countless monsters and resisted countless invaders in his lifetime.

Encountering someone who turned himself into a human to rely on him?

First time.

Logically, it is actually so self-consistent.

If Qu truly transformed the Trisolarans into carbon-based human form, and if Luo Ji truly agreed to the acceptance plan, then Trisolaran civilization, in legal terms, can indeed be considered part of the human civilization community.

Saiwen lowered his head, looking at the ice axe in his hand.

He scratched his head again.

He wanted to say something but once again got stuck.

……

Warhammer 40K Universe, Marklag.

Guilliman's Justice Sword slammed onto the ground. Not because of anger. But because his hand wasn't steady.

It... it turned itself into a human?

Sikarius's mouth opened to the point where his jaw was almost dislocated.

Progenitor, did I hear wrong?

You didn't hear wrong.

Guilliman vigorously rubbed his face.

The Trisolaran Supreme Leader changed the entire civilization's racial form.

From a dehydrated lifeform to a carbon-based human.

Then he used 'We are humans too' to shut Saiwen up.

The flagship of the Star-People Union.

Sidney Marshal's coffee cup fell to the ground for the third time.

She didn't go to pick it up.

She just sat in the command chair, her eyes wide and round, motionlessly staring at the skydome.

The chief of staff softly called 'Marshal' three times beside her before she came to.

... I have served in the military for forty-seven years.

Sidney's voice sounded a bit faint.

I've seen surrenders, I've seen pleas for mercy, I've seen territorial concessions and indemnities.

But to alter the genes of one's entire species just to survive?

She drew a deep breath, then exhaled heavily.

I'm convinced.

This Trisolaran Supreme Leader is really a talent, damn it.

The chief of staff cautiously asked: 'Marshal, do you think this trick works?'

Whether it works or not, you ask me?

Sidney pointed at Saiwen's bewildered face on the skydome.

You look at Saiwen's expression, he himself is dazed.

Dragon Ball World, King Kai's Planet.

Goku whooshed to his feet.

Hey?! Wait a minute!

He spun twice on the grass, his face full of shock.

They turned themselves into humans? Then Saiwen has no reason to fight?

Bi Ke's expression was unprecedentedly splendid.

"This Trisolaran Chancellor…" He opened his mouth, closed it, then opened it again.

"It is ten thousand times smarter than Cheng Xin."

Vegeta sat down heavily from the rock onto the ground.

"I, Vegeta, have roamed the universe for so many years, never seen such an operation."

"If you can't win, run; I understand that."

"If you can't win, surrender; I also understand that."

"If you can't win, turn yourself into their own kind?? What the hell is this??"

World King held the teapot, the corner of his mouth twitching twice.

"This is… this is called what again…"

"This is shameless!" Wukong blurted out.

Marvel Universe, Avengers Headquarters.

Tony Stark held the edge of the holographic projection table, leaning his upper body forward forty-five degrees.

"Jarvis."

"At your service, sir."

"Is what I just heard true? The Trisolaran civilization, to avoid being exterminated by Sewin, actively transformed itself into humans?"

"Yes, sir."

"According to the information broadcast by the sky curtain, the Trisolaran Chancellor claimed to have contacted Qu of the Darwin-altered universe, planning to carry out carbon-based biological transformation on the entire race."

Tony stepped back two steps, then plopped back onto the sofa.

"I thought I had seen enough oddities today."

He picked up the whiskey on the table and gulped a big mouthful.

"I was wrong."

……

Inside the Trisolaran First Fleet.

After the Chancellor finished saying that, the entire fleet fell silent for about three seconds.

Then, the Trisolarans who reacted exploded.

The eagle-faction officer was the first to crawl up from the ground, its already shattered life-support device swaying back and forth, but its thought signal shone bright like a newborn star:

"Long live the Chancellor!!"

"The Chancellor is wise!!"

"I said the Chancellor would definitely have a way! Long live the Chancellor!!"

The dove-faction officer was also awakened from hibernation by this cheer,

it dazedly received a bit of the public channel's information,

then its thought signal instantly surged from weak to overload:

"Wait, are we going to become humans?"

"Really or fake?!"

"Really! The Chancellor has already arranged it!"

"Qu will come to transform us!"

"Then from now on we will be…… carbon-based lifeforms?"

"Yes! Genuine people!"

"Two legs, two hands, the kind that eats and sleeps!"

"Mom!!"

The entire fleet's communication network was completely flooded by the cheering signals at this moment.

The strength of the thought signal directly exceeded the equipment's load limit.

Several escort ships' communication arrays burned out on the spot.

And accompanied by extreme excitement, the Trisolarans' physiological system again exhibited…… collective dehydration.

Yes, dehydrated again.

But this time it's not because of fear, but because they were too excited.

The Trisolarans' life-support devices are prone to cracking under extreme emotional fluctuations.

Fear causes dehydration; excitement also causes dehydration.

The life-sustaining fluid in the flagship corridor rose another two centimeters.

But no one cares anymore.

A young Trisolaran scout suddenly shouted on the public channel:

"Wait! Have you all thought about it?"

"If we become humans, then we wouldn't be……"

"Can we openly follow the Supreme God Civilization?!"

The thought transmitted, and another gasp went up.

"What? Our Trisolaran civilization can openly be Ultraman's dog??"

"Country bumpkin, look at your little ambition; humans are Ultraman's partners, not some guard dog!"

"Our Trisolaran civilization can pack up and upgrade, huh…"

The communication network exploded again.

Exactly! If we are humans, Ultraman must protect us!

In the future, whenever the Three-Body planet encounters any danger, Saiwen must still come to save us!

Protection of the Master God Civilization! Free! Freeloading!!

Leader! The Leader is the greatest leader in the history of Three-Body civilization!!

The hawkish officer spun three times in the control cabin, excited, the life-support system bumping against various equipment and clattering, liquid splashing everywhere, but it didn't care at all:

Who would dare bully us Three-Body from now on?

Under Ultraman's protection! Try messing with me!

The dovish officer rarely stood on the same united front as the hawkish:

Exactly! From now on we'll be proper humans! With official status!

The Leader's thought-form hovered in the fleet's core region, receiving the jubilant signals pouring in from all directions.

Its life-support system was leaking terribly.

It didn't care.

Because it succeeded.

……

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