To counter the impending invasion of the Trisolarans, aerospace scientist Cheng Xin spearheads the Staircase Project—an initiative to actively scout the Trisolaran fleet by launching the brain of Yun Tianming, who suffers from a terminal illness, into space. Upon learning that Yun Tianming has always loved her deeply and even gifted her a star, Cheng Xin is overwhelmed with regret and enters hibernation. Two centuries later, she awakens and donates the star to the United Nations, which leads to her election as the Swordholder—the one tasked with deterring Trisolaris. However, her compassion inadvertently triggers a full-scale attack by the Trisolarans, plunging human civilization into imminent peril...
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