Special Contingent of Future Reinforcements
Names: Special Contingent of Future Reinforcementsspecial contingentFuture Reinforcement Planspecial reinforcement contingents
First appears in Book 2: The Dark Forest, chapter 5 (Year 12, Crisis Era)
Appearances
B1
B2
B3
What you know
Book 2: The Dark Forest
- Ch 5This contingent consists of space force political cadres who will hibernate and serve as future reinforcements, after at least a year of space training.
- Ch 5A group of space force members who go into hibernation to reinforce the future, awakening no sooner than fifty years later.
- Ch 5The special contingent boards a plane after a final salute to Chang Weisi; they may witness humanity's final outcome.
- Ch 7Its members were chosen for loyalty and faith; they entered hibernation before the mental seal existed, so they are trusted.
Connections
- led byZhang Beihai
- has memberZhang Beihai
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 5Farewell to the Contingent
Chang Weisi sees off the Special Contingent at the airport and hands Zhang Beihai a letter for his future successor.
- Book 2 · Ch 5Farewell at the airport
Zhang Beihai and Chang Weisi exchange a solemn goodbye. The special contingent salutes and boards a plane, which takes off into the bleak winter sky as Chang Weisi watches, pessimistic about humanity's future.