Chapter 667

【Human curiosity about the uncertainty hidden behind new phenomena is infinite.】

【When such research is disclosed, how much damage will subsequent research on nuclear technology—nuclear fission, nuclear fusion, etc. —cause to normalcy?】

【Humanity will never have peace and will forever live under the Sword of Damocles of "Containment Object-8260."】

【Now, any country with a little bit of strength can make humanity perish at any time!】

【This is an act of betraying the Foundation!】

【You need to give an explanation to all members of the Overseer Council.】

【—O5-1】

The correspondence between the O5s reveals a corner of early human civilization—the common ancestors of human civilization did not stay away from war as the "Precursor" civilization expected.

Perhaps, to some extent, the depth of the contradictions between humans and humans is no less than the contradictions between the "Precursor" civilization and other civilizations.

"A few letters, like finishing a small section of human war history."

"I feel like I've seen this kind of script many times; after wars broke out within many civilizations, they all used nuclear weapons to end them."

"Although the O5s feel that that era was terrible, I think it was much better than this era—at least there won't be a passing 'Lord Ravager' who burns and destroys the galaxy if they don't agree."

"Only an Emanator can contend with an Emanator... in front of the pressure of an Emanator, all the preparations of mortals seem weak and unbearable."

"Hurry up and contain 'Destruction'; I think He fits the definition of an anomaly."

"Uh... is there a possibility that everything related to Aeons and Paths can be seen as an anomaly?"

"The Foundation should be able to be subjective, right, and contain all those bad Aeons..."

"Question: Which one is bad, 'Abundance' or 'The Hunt'?"

"..."

【To O5-1:】

【I'm sorry, but I don't think there's anything wrong with my research.】

【I admit that I helped the United States develop new weapons, but the technology of "Containment Object-8260" has already been leaked.】

【You are very clear about the development history of other timelines; are we the only ones who have made attempts to delay the world war?】

【"Containment Object-8260" has been independently discovered eight times, eight times! Even if we try our best to block the news, Germany will sooner or later discover them.】

【Rather than causing this result, letting both sides stand on the same starting line and both possess this power is probably more beneficial to humanity.】

【Moreover, the goal you have pursued for twenty years—the end of war—has been achieved, precisely thanks to "Containment Object-8260."】

【I have worked with Robert Oppenheimer, Otto Hahn, and Albert Einstein for a long time. Their maturity in thinking about "Containment Object-8260" far exceeds any physics researcher in the Foundation.】

【Why do we think that "Containment Object-8260" can do better under our containment than they can?】

【"Containment Object-8260" brings more than just threats. It is energy, Number One. It represents infinite possibilities.】

【For any star system-level civilization, it is absolutely impossible for them to get rid of the shackles of Earth purely by relying on chemical fuels; this idea is too naive.】

【"Containment Object-8260" can do far more than we imagine. It can not only be used as a weapon, but also be used to generate electricity, and may even be used to change terrain and build large facilities.】

【It will be the necessary ladder for us to move toward the universe and reach the stars.】

【These are all things we can envision.】

【Holding such technology in our hands, we are like a selfish noble lady who locks a canary in a birdcage for her own selfish desires, making it lose its freedom and only able to sing for us.】

【Humanity's thirst for uncertainty has always existed. Undoubtedly, so-called anomalies can also stimulate this.】

【Then for so long, what have we been doing?】

【—O5-7】

Research on nuclear physics is inevitable; this is something everyone knows well.

Every individual in civilization is yearning for a better life, and although the direction of better is different, it will eventually boil down to the need for more energy.

The light of civilization will become brighter and brighter in the great leaps at the fuel boundary, eventually becoming a great star in the sea of stars.

But the more they think about it, the more the viewers feel a hint of dissonance.

It seems that all this should not have developed in this direction...

"First of all, I personally think that the fact that the nuclear fission phenomenon was contained as an anomaly at the beginning is itself... very strange, very strange. It really looks like the Foundation is being stupid, so O5-7 thinks that the nuclear fission phenomenon should be made public, and I agree."

"Seeing this, I have a question, although I won't get a reply, I still have to ask it... apart from a small part of containment objects, is there really a paradigm for studying anomalies like reality distortion, thaumaturgy, and memes?"

"There shouldn't be; I have a hint of unease—O5-1 and O5-7 are both going to extremes. Unlike the current Foundation, one side thinks that everything that exists with risk is an anomaly, while the other side simply thinks there are no anomalies... Wow, how did these people become O5s???"

"Might as well compare the 'Empyrean Parasite' and nuclear fission; the former forms a system of its own, and doesn't even have a system, while the latter belongs to"

"If you ask it this way, O5-7 would say that the theory corresponding to the 'Empyrean Parasite' is just something humanity hasn't discovered yet."

"Then wait until humanity discovers the corresponding theoretical system, and then it's fine to dismantle it from the anomalies."

"Yeah, then now O5-1 insists on positioning a physical law as an anomaly, so what can be done?"

"Might as well think that the judgment standard for so-called 'daily' and 'anomalous' is not in the Foundation at all, but in all of humanity."

"If you say so, it's better to say there is no standard..."

【Overseer Council's evaluation of the "Insurgency" project and the vote on whether to terminate the project】

【Due to the containment failure of "Containment Object-8260," this anomaly has profoundly affected and even permanently changed the course of human history, thereby causing irreversible damage to normalcy.】

【Since the Foundation has already found that a large number of possible anomalies can be further discovered on the premise of understanding the characteristics of "Containment Object-8260," containment work for these anomalies has become impossible.】

【A large amount of evidence now shows that the "Insurgency" team led by O5-7 was ineffective in containment and even actively facilitated this containment failure.】

【As the primary responsible person, O5-7 will have to be held accountable, and O5-4 and other high-level personnel of the "Insurgency" will also be held responsible accordingly.】

【The "Insurgency" project, carried out to this point, has caused huge losses, and the Overseer Council believes that continuing this project will seriously violate the original intention of the Foundation in starting the project.】

【It even runs counter to the core principles of the Foundation—"Secure threats," "Contain anomalies," "Protect normalcy."】

【Therefore, the Overseer Council believes that it is necessary to immediately terminate the "Insurgency" project, and the Overseer Council will withdraw all authority regarding this team.】

【In favor: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13】

【Opposed: 4, 7, 11】

【Abstain: 12】

【9 in favor, 3 opposed, 1 abstention, the plan is passed.】

【The "Insurgency" project will be terminated immediately.】

【Accountability for O5-7 and the main responsible members of the "Insurgency" will be carried out later.】