The Three-Body Problem: The Most Competent Wallfacer of All Time

Chapter 255 Worst Case
While talking, Jiang Yu pulled out the relevant documents and showed them to Gu Cheng.

In the 8th year of the crisis, the Trisolarans launched ten probes, but when they reached the last "snow field" in the solar system, only nine probes skimmed the traces of interstellar dust.

Gu Cheng didn't look at the electronic screen, but said: "This problem has been settled more than ten years ago, and it is likely that one of the detectors lost power or was damaged.

"After all, it's been nearly two centuries of space travel, and anything can happen. It is said that the starships of the Trisolarans have broken down a lot.

"Another possibility is that there were two detectors in close proximity, or in tandem, so that ten detectors produced only nine traces."

"That's not right." Jiang Yu pulled out a picture from his laptop: "This was taken fifty years ago, and they passed through the last 'snow field'.

"Look, there is one trace, and the other nine traces are far apart!"

The picture in Jiang Yu's hand has been processed through steps such as magnification and color correction. Otherwise, it would be difficult to clearly see the traces of the probe passing through the cosmic dust in the original picture taken by the space telescope.

After toning, the interstellar dust has a light silvery white color, much like a thin layer of dirty snow.

As Jiang Yu said, in the picture taken 50 years ago, one trace is far away from the other nine traces.

Jiang Yu asked: "Didn't you guess that one of the probes parted ways with the other nine probes because it had other missions, and it didn't even pass through the last piece of interstellar dust?"

While thinking, Gu Cheng took a sip of tea.

In the colonies orbiting Jupiter, many daily utensils are different from those on Earth. For example, the metal teacups and lids used in Jupiter are integrated.

There is a straw in the middle of the cup lid, and there is a small mechanism in the straw. There is a valve-like structure in the middle, which is usually closed, and it can only be opened by pressing the small mechanism on the handle.

So when you drink tea, your hands are not idle.

Because there is no gravitational force, drinking tea here is all drinking, otherwise a cup of tea may be drunk everywhere.

In order to facilitate cleaning, the teacup and lid can be disassembled, but the two must be screwed together when filling tea.

The teapot is also airtight, as long as you put tea leaves, you can add water through the water inlet inside the teapot, and then pour it into the teacup through the straw.

During the whole process from brewing tea to drinking tea, the liquid will not be exposed.

Gu Cheng took a sip of tea and said, "It's not impossible, but where did that detector go? What's the purpose?"

Jiang Yu sighed: "This is exactly what I'm thinking about."

Gu Cheng smiled: "It shouldn't be a big problem, anyway, it's just a detector. In the words of your era: it can't make any waves!"

Jiang Yu shook his head: "In the morning, I just consulted the astronomers, the No. [-] probe, well, I called this probe that may be 'outlier' in advance, the No. [-] probe.

"The detector that has been within your monitoring range is called the No. [-] detector.

"According to the pictures from 50 years ago, astronomers used the traces left by the No. [-] probe to calculate its approximate orbit, and it can also reach and enter the solar system.

"It's just entering from the other direction that Probe One entered the solar system.

"I also found that the azimuth of the No. [-] probe entering the solar system is the closest to Jupiter!"

Gu Cheng spread his hands: "What does this mean?"

Jiang Yu rubbed his temples: "I really envy you!"

He took a deep breath and looked into Gu Cheng's eyes: "This shows that the situation has exceeded my expectations, and I have to prepare for the worst!"

Speaking of this, Jiang Yu suddenly smiled and said: "I believe that after I came to Jupiter City, your negotiation should go much smoother."

He smiled and said: "As a man of the Yuan Dynasty, I have always hoped to command a fleet. Give me [-] warships, and let me have a good time!"

Seeing that Jiang Yu started to negotiate terms, Gu Cheng also smiled: "To be honest, your contribution is far less than the command of five hundred warships.

"Two hundred warships, this is the limit I can get for you."

Jiang Yu smiled and said: "Don't be so stingy, there must be four hundred ships!"

Gu Cheng shook his head: "220 ships."

Jiang Yu was so angry that he vomited blood: "Is there any counter-offer like you? I lowered a hundred ships, and you will give [-] more?"

After talking about the fierce bargaining between the two, Jiang Yu finally got the command of 280 warships.

Gu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Jiang Yu asked for something, he would be relieved, at least he could use these requests to manipulate Jiang Yu.

He warned: "As long as you board the warship, you have to obey the command of the commander of the fleet. Our plan is to set off in ten days..."

Jiang Yu smiled and said: "Don't make any misunderstandings, the warships under my command will not participate in the contact with the probe."

Gu Cheng stood up all of a sudden: "Not participating? Then you have to..."

Realizing his gaffe, he lowered his voice a bit: "Then what do you want these warships for?"

Jiang Yu sighed and asked: "I want to be honest, can you give me the command of the entire solar system country's warships?"

Gu Cheng stopped talking. Just now he thought he could handle Jiang Yu, but now he feels that he has not seen through Jiang Yu's intention at all.

So he didn't dare to talk nonsense!

Jiang Yu said with emotion: "It's just a probe of the Trisolarans, and you actually have to bring all your wealth to meet it.

"What kind of mentality is this? I'm afraid of poverty, for fear that people will look down on you?"

Gu Cheng took a deep breath before saying: "This is the first official contact between the earthlings and extraterrestrial civilizations, and there will be no war with the Trisolarans in the future, so..."

Jiang Yu waved his hand: "I don't listen to you! The command of 280 warships will be handed over in a short while. From today on, these warships will completely obey my orders!"

"No!" Gu Cheng hurriedly said, "I can't give you so many warships."

Just kidding, he brought a large army to touch the detector. Jiang Yu's military strength was enough for Jiang Yu to launch a mutiny!
When he was bargaining before, he was so generous mainly because he thought that Jiang Yu would definitely go to intercept the Trisolarans' detector together. Under his nose, Jiang Yu couldn't make any trouble.

But it's different now, who knows what Jiang Yu will use these warships for?And according to what Jiang Yu meant, not only did the 280 warships not follow the main force, Jiang Yu also didn't plan to participate in this contact with extraterrestrial civilizations.

After a long bargain, Gu Cheng was only willing to give Jiang Yu eighty warships.

Jiang Yu wanted to ask for a few more ships, but Gu Cheng bit him to death. Jiang Yu said that the eighty warships he got were all new warships.

But Gu Cheng was unwilling to give him another boat.

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