Episode 7 recap: Wang Miao entered the Three-Body game.
Shen Yu Fei quickly called Wang Miao, and he also understood their magic. He analyzed that it was a device. Shen Yu Fei asked him to explain, and Wang Miao continued vividly describing it. They could set up a screen in space, over 150,000 kilometers away from the Earth's surface, with a width exceeding 300,000 kilometers, beyond the observation range of all observation points. They could project the shimmering universe they wanted to display onto this screen, and they would be able to see it at a position very close to their pupils. They could set up a screen no larger than two millimeters, projecting the countdown right in front of their eyes.
However, everything exceeded the realm of scientific understanding. Wang Miao also knew that initially, such ideas were considered absurd and heretical, like entering a primitive tribe without even electric lights, where he would screen an open-air movie for everyone. After everyone saw this open-air movie, their reactions would be as shocked as his own. Wang Miao also understood Shen Yu Fei's intention. If she wanted him to think of himself as a turkey ready to be slaughtered, he was prepared to cooperate and play the role of the turkey scientist. He was also very curious about which farm he was on and who the farmer was. He wondered if joining the scientific community would provide answers to these questions.
After Shen Yu Fei finished listening, she quickly hung up the phone. Soon, Wang Miao arrived at Shen Yu Fei's doorstep. He came to find her as she was about to study nanotechnology. Shen Yu Fei came out and sat opposite Wang Miao. He sought answers to his questions from her. Shen Yu Fei didn't say much but simply told Wang Miao to follow the clues and find the answers in the world of the farmer.
Mu Xing and Pan Han quickly met each other because of some information. They exchanged contact information, and Xu Bing Bing, who had been secretly following Mu Xing, observed everything and promptly reported her whereabouts to Shi Qiang.
After returning home, Wang Miao used the item given to him by Shen Yu Fei and checked it on his computer. He discovered it was a virtual software, a game called "Three-Body." Shi Qiang wasted no time and took the game to find Chang Wei Si, urging him to thoroughly research it.
Shi Qiang and Wang Miao then entered the virtual game of "Three-Body" to delve deep into its exploration and study. They quickly became deeply immersed in it. However, while competing for an item, both Wang Miao and Shi Qiang fell off a cliff within the virtual world. Shi Qiang swiftly removed his equipment, but Wang Miao remained trapped in the virtual world.
Inside the virtual world, approximately a month had passed, alternating between scorching heat and extreme cold. Wang Miao's companion, Ji Chang, soon discovered a shooting star and became excited. At that moment, two shooting stars streaked across the sky, although they had been seen the day before as well. These shooting stars appeared larger than ordinary stars and had a disc-like shape, moving rapidly in the sky and visible to the naked eye. However, this time was different because there were two shooting stars, indicating that the Stable Era was approaching.
There would be a maximum of three shooting stars, and no more. Wang Miao wondered if the simultaneous appearance of three shooting stars would bring about an even better Stable Era, but Ji Chang urged him to pray that it wouldn't happen.
It had been a long time since everyone felt so at ease. The duration of the Stable Era could last a day or even a century, and according to records, during the Western Zhou Dynasty, there had been a Stable Era lasting two centuries. Apart from the Stable Era, there were Chaotic Eras, which were intervals between Stable Eras. It was a world without rules or order, and civilizations could only develop during relatively long and warm periods of the Stable Era. Most people would dehydrate and store themselves collectively, waiting for the arrival of the next lengthy Stable Era to revive and resume production and construction.
Wang Miao also learned that the goal of this game was to use people's intelligence and insight to analyze and study various phenomena, and to understand the rules of the sun's movement, which was crucial for the development of civilizations. However, in his view, the sun's movement had no rules at all. Shortly after, the two of them set off for Chao Ge.
When they saw a pendulum, it meant they had almost reached their destination. Ji Chang quickly presented Zhou Wang with an accurate ten-thousand-year calendar, and his prediction soon came true. Zhou Wang excitedly gave orders, and his subordinates immediately began the process of rehydration and revival. Ji Chang looked at the multitude of people before him and shouted, urging everyone to enjoy the wonderful life of the Stable Era to the fullest.
The Three-Body game was indeed designed to be open to the public, with the hope that skilled players could solve the Three-Body problem and accurately predict the Chaotic Era and the Stable Era. The intention behind this was to prevent the Trisolarans from invading Earth. This idea aligns with the perspective of the Redemptionists, who seek to save humanity from the impending threat.
I apologize for the misunderstanding. You are correct. The Three-Body problem is unsolvable, and the purpose of the game is to foster empathy between human elites and the Trisolarans, ultimately luring them into joining the ETO (Earth-Trisolaris Organization). The game is designed to establish a connection between players and the Trisolarans, creating a complex and tense interpersonal interaction. Thank you for clarifying this point.
It's futile. Firstly, the Three-Body problem itself lacks predictability or regularity. Secondly, the Trisolarans have already discovered that their planet will eventually be torn apart by the three suns in their star system. In their galaxy, there were originally multiple planets, but they were all torn apart by the three suns, leaving only the Trisolaran planet. When the Trisolarans were in despair, Ye Wenjie brought them hope, which compelled them to desperately advance their technology and mobilize their entire civilization to build ships and conquer Earth. Therefore, this game is not intended for Earthlings to play, but rather for those who may belong to the Trisolaran organization.
This is a bug. With such advanced technological civilization, do you believe ants can solve your math problems?
Why can the Trisolarans undergo dehydration? During the Chaotic Era, they would completely expel the water from their bodies, transforming into dry fibrous objects. Then, during the Stabilized Era, they would "rehydrate" and continue the development of Trisolaran civilization.
The Chaotic Era refers to the period when the Trisolaran planet orbits around three stars, while our Earth is in a prolonged Stabilized Era.
Think of it as a human's outer skin. After dehydration, they become like dried paper-cut figures, but they can be folded and restored to their original form after rehydration.
It's like shouting "dehydration" and "rehydration"! It's like the Three-Body game coming to life.
I've always had a question about the Flying Blades in the Three-Body Problem. How were they fixed on both sides of the Panama Canal? Considering the tremendous cutting force of the blades, wouldn't the pillars on both sides be sliced if they were bound to them?
Moreover, after the ship passed through, how could they remain firmly fixed on both sides? I really can't figure out what they were fixed on and how they were fixed.
The movie "The Wandering Earth" turned my fantasy of seeing Liu Cixin's work come to life in the world of science fiction into a reality. Now, the long-awaited "The Three-Body Problem" TV series has finally premiered.
As someone who eagerly followed it for eight months back then, I'm truly delighted and satisfied. Wishing a brighter future for Chinese science fiction!
Exciting, my friends! This is the Three-Body game I imagined! The book was a bit dry at times, but the TV series is much more enjoyable. It allows the audience to explore a fascinating new world with great interest.
For fans of the original work, the pacing of the first few episodes of the TV series was a bit slow, but the Three-Body game in the seventh episode was truly a pleasant surprise.
I would call it the first explosive moment in the TV adaptation of Three-Body!
Ye Wenjie's life experiences inflicted immense damage to her inner self, which led to her subsequent actions. It was also because of her opportunity to work at the Red Coast Base that she came to understand the world beyond humanity.
It was through this opportunity that she had the chance to press that button. She detested the society and the people of that time. Her heart was filled with hatred and disgust.
Since she lacked the ability to seek revenge herself, she allowed civilizations capable of doing so to carry out her desires. When a powerful civilization encounters a weaker one, it either enslaves or annihilates it.
The Trisolarans were merely tools to her—they were never the masters of Ye Wenjie, but rather a weapon in her hands.
Haha, with me around, I'll definitely make you feel like Galileo. Shi Qiang, are you serious?
Let me briefly explain to everyone: 1. Shen Yufei showed Wang Miao a miracle that is not the inexplicable scientific world depicted in popular fiction. Instead, it is the Three-Body world, a civilization similar to humans but far more advanced in technology.
This can explain why scientists committed suicide and why human science couldn't make substantial breakthroughs. The only person who can explain everything behind all of this and shed light on the truth for all of humanity is Ye Wenjie.
I read the book about eight years ago during middle school. I still remember that at that time, my understanding of King Wen of Zhou was that he represented the "statistical science derived from extensive observation and induction," which gave birth to a treasure guiding agricultural production in the central plains of northern China—the lunar calendar.
However, in the chaotic era, it held almost no significance and eventually became a form of mysticism (so how did they predict the precise days of chaos in the long history? Remember that the history of the Three-Body world is much longer than that of Earth, as Hamlet is to monkeys, successful predictions will always emerge in the course of lengthy history).
One absurd point is that King Wen of Zhou and his followers ridiculed the "Martians" countless times, saying, "This is the era of chaos," yet they still hoped to obtain results through systematic observation and induction (even if there is some irregularity in the motion of the three-body system with minor disturbances within the galaxy, it wouldn't be completely irregular).
It's absurd, but also despairing.
The drama is portrayed quite well, but there has always been one thing that confuses people: Are King Wen of Zhou and his followers NPCs or players? When I was reading the book, I understood them as NPCs, and there are some performances here that seem stiff, like NPCs.
However, at the beginning, it is explicitly stated, "My ID is XXX," which seems like something a player would say, and the subsequent portrayal becomes a bit confusing.
The book doesn't provide a clear explanation either. After Wang Miao changed his game name, those NPCs still said, "I remember you, you used to be called Hairen," and so on.
Therefore, it's highly probable that members of the ETO organization are portraying major NPCs such as Mo Zi and King Wen of Zhou, disguised as players, guiding and encouraging players to explore the Three-Body world.
It's similar to official shills in online games who constantly urge players to recharge or promote second-tier rankings.