Did the world end today?

Chapter 122 Psychological Anchors

Chapter 122 Psychological Anchors
Lin Xu opened his eyes, and the sunlight streaming in from the window reflected off the wall in front of him.

The time was 10:58 a.m., and this time, he didn't stay in the bracelet world for a full hour.

However, this is still a very important clue.

Because when I left the world of the bracelet, I clearly noticed that the apocalypse had not yet occurred.

When I was thrown into space, everything was normal on Mars, including Deimos.

Apart from the spaceships and aircraft burning in geosynchronous orbit, that space remains silent and quiet, just as it was billions of years ago.

Based on the information I had in the previous world, even at the fastest possible speed, when I lost consciousness, there were still at least 14 minutes left before the apocalyptic disaster struck Earth.

So what's going on here?

Did the end of the world happen later, or did I enter the world of the bracelet earlier?
Lin Xu was puzzled. He sat quietly on the edge of the bed and thought for a moment. He stood up and walked to the refrigerator to get a Coke, but when he opened the refrigerator, he found that there was only chilled coconut water inside.
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Even this thing was preserved only after much pleading and cajoling with the nutritionist.

Fine, coconut water it is then.

Lin Xu unscrewed a bottle of unlabeled coconut water and poured it into his mouth. Then he sat down at his desk and opened his notebook.

In fact, he gained a lot from this "new world".

First and foremost, there is the world's technological progress.

Leaving aside the so-called "nuclear thermoelectric liquid oxygen engine" in the aerospace field, this technology already existed in the 90s, and even with some development 20 years later, it has not surpassed the limits of theory.

What really caught his attention were two points.

Achieving Quantum Communication

[Basic verification of the quantum spacetime bubble effect]

First of all, the first point seems quite illogical to Lin Xu.

In fact, in most literary or film works, the so-called "quantum communication" is misinterpreted.

Real-world quantum communication refers to the act of encrypting conventional communication with a carrier using the principle of quantum entanglement, rather than transmitting information through action at a distance using entangled quantum pairs.

From a fundamental principle perspective, quantum pairs cannot transmit information through action at a distance.

This is because it involves information entropy transfer that exceeds the speed of light, and in the physical world, nothing can exceed the speed of light.

Therefore, in existing experiments, people have indeed observed action at a distance of entanglement between quantum pairs at extremely long distances.

However, when you try to "attach information" to a quantum pair, the entangled quantum pair immediately fails due to the observer effect.

Or decoherent in some form.

This principle, in theory, cannot be broken at any time and has nothing to do with technological development.

Because breaking this principle means breaking the theory of causality and allowing the reversal of cause and effect.

The problem is that in this new "bracelet world," humanity has indeed achieved the "miracle" of communicating using action at a distance.

Lin Xu simply couldn't understand how this was done.

The only answer is to look for it in the world of fitness trackers.
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As for the second key technology, namely the quantum spacetime foam effect, it is much easier for Lin Xu to understand.

According to Shen Li, twenty years later, humanity will obviously have developed more sophisticated gravitational wave detection methods to detect the gravitational wave noise generated by spacetime foam.

This technology is very useful to the world we live in, and it might even drive the rapid development of fundamental physics.

Thinking of this, Lin Xu silently drew an "important" mark after this clue.

He then continued to write down more clues he had obtained.

[Western Alliance, the Atlantic Democratic Front alliance, may be a potential enemy.]

The rebellion originated from within; it is highly likely that both Suzaku-1 and Yinghuo Space Station have been infiltrated, and the first mate has been confirmed to have defected.

Things happened too fast for Lin Xu to confirm more detailed information.

But at least the point of being the "chief culprit" has been confirmed.

The next time I enter the bracelet world, as long as I can find the first mate in advance, I can curb the trend of rebellion and thus buy myself more time.

Lin Xu let out a soft breath and put down his pen.

In fact, he has obtained far more information from the New World than this, but most of it is still relatively vague at present.

Examples include the "Butterfly Plan," "Shen Li," "Sandstorms on Mars," "Zhu Rong Base," and "Project Tianhuo."
This new world is far more complex than the last one.

Furthermore, the conflicts between the various factions seem to be intensifying.
The “red glowing Earth” that I saw clearly represented some kind of huge disaster, but was it a man-made disaster or a natural disaster?
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It is unlikely to be a man-made disaster.

After all, even if all the nuclear weapons currently available to mankind were combined and detonated on the Earth, the surface area that could be covered would not exceed 0.4% of the total surface area of the Earth. Even if you increase it tenfold in 20 years, it would still not reach 5%.

Such an explosion might destroy human civilization in some sense, but it's still far from creating a "blood-red planet."

But what if it's a natural disaster?
This is also inconsistent with the order in which the disasters occurred in the previous world.

Lin Xu felt his mind was in a mess. He looked up at the clock on the wall and realized that it was already past noon.

Okay, let's put it aside for now.

Let's grab a bite to eat first!

Lin Xu took out his phone and sent a message to Jiang Xingye, then asked Qin Feng to arrange a car.

Qin Feng's perception has improved rapidly. Although he follows Lin Xu with a security team every day, he has gotten used to being around the two young men, Lin Xu and Jiang Xingye.

When there's nothing going on, it stays close to the two of them for protection. If it happens to witness them flirting, it will disappear into the background, observing and keeping watch, emphasizing not disturbing them, completely transforming into a smart third wheel.

Lin Xu sometimes felt he was a bit of a bother, but he always just said one thing:

It is my duty.

It's the same today.

Once in the car, Qin Feng first reported the progress of the interrogation to Lin Xu.

According to him, the interrogation of Zhou Yue has basically entered the final stage, and a breakthrough can be achieved in the near future.

"For the past two weeks, we have been trying to break through his psychological defenses."

"We have already used many methods, both physiological and psychological."

“But he was very resolute most of the time—until the day before yesterday, when we found the person you mentioned.”

Lin Xu was stunned for a moment after he finished speaking.

"Ayana? You found her?"

"That's right," Qin Feng nodded in reply.
"At first we thought she was an employee of the Prince Hotel, but we couldn't find her even after searching for a long time."

"Later we expanded our search and found that she was not a staff member at all."

"She was just a local who sneaked out of the nearby residential area along the beach to steal things from the Prince Hotel."

"Locals? Stealing?"

Lin Xu frowned slightly.

"Is she very beautiful?"

"Do not."

Qin Feng shook his head and replied:
"If we're talking about East Asian aesthetics, I really can't see what's so beautiful about her."

"But I must say, she does have a special kind of charm."

"More innocent?"

"Psychological analysis of her shows that she has a strong tendency to self-destruct. If you want to make an analogy, can you compare her to Fiona from Inglourious Basterds?"

"You actually watch American TV shows?"

Lin Xu asked, somewhat surprised.

"Why can't I watch American TV shows? You don't think that's against the rules, do you?"

Qin Feng looked at Lin Xu with amusement, and then said:

"In short, this Ayana is indeed a very attractive girl, and her psychological attributes are very compatible with Zhou Yue's."

“Zhou Yue is also a person with a serious self-destructive tendency. He regards himself as a god, which is essentially the destruction of the self in order to pursue the rebirth of the superego.”

"Of course, you don't actually need to know too much about this field of psychology."

"But the result was that his emotions did indeed fluctuate drastically after meeting Ayana."

“He has a tendency to compromise, but we still need to try to figure out exactly how to use Ayana to force him to talk.”

"so."

Lin Xu nodded thoughtfully, then suddenly asked:
"Why not try killing Ayana in front of him?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Feng's expression changed instantly.

"Mr. Lin, you need to rest."

His words were quite meaningful.

Lin Xu coughed and explained:
"What I mean is, pretend to kill her, don't actually kill her."

"it's the same."

Qin Feng shook his head and said:
"When you make this suggestion, whether it's true or false is no longer important."

"Zhou Yue didn't become a killer bee overnight."

"We cannot lose you, but you must also stay true to yourself and not lose your way."

"It's not time for a psychological team to intervene yet."

"I hope you use this time to find that anchor point yourself."

Hearing his words, Lin Xu let out a heavy sigh.

Yes, I might really need it.
We've found that anchor point.

But where do the anchor points come from?

He fell silent, while Qin Feng continued:
"To be honest, someone like you who experienced a major upheaval when you were just an adult might sometimes be more dangerous than a killer bee."

"Because his downfall was traceable, logical, regular, and even predictable."

"And you are unlikely to be."

"Your parents' illness is random and irresistible. You must, absolutely must not think that using higher-dimensional channels can change the outcome that has already occurred."

"This will throw you into complete chaos."

"rest assured."

Lin Xu sighed heavily.

In fact, he had already accepted this fact and had psychologically reconciled with it.

He knew clearly that his change was brought about by his "extreme utilitarianism" as he repeatedly entered the world of smart bracelets.

I really need to find an anchor point.

Jiang Xingye?
At this moment, the car had stopped outside the test area of the launch site. Jiang Xingye jumped into the car and sat down in front of Lin Xu.

The sunlight reflected off her forehead, where her hair was damp with sweat.

"I'm exhausted."

Jiang Xingye opened his backpack and took something out.

"look at this!"

Lin Xu took it and saw that it was a small model.

A rough, but clearly meticulously crafted model of "Star Traveler 1".

Lin Xu asked curiously:

"Your car?"

"Is that not allowed? I'm also a part-time engineering student, okay?"

Jiang Xingye tilted his head and continued:

"look down!"

Lin Xu turned the model over to look at the bottom, where a few words were engraved in a slightly crooked way.