Did the world end today?

Chapter 181 Matchup
Lin Xu really couldn't wait even a second longer.

After communicating with Jiang Xingye, he realized that he had been overlooking a rather crucial point.

That is, Jiang Xingye's "authority".

She is pollen, she is the mastermind behind the butterfly contingency plan.

If she was able to get herself assigned to Suzaku No. 1, didn't she conduct a screening of the other personnel on Suzaku No. 1?

The answer is, she definitely did the screening.

She played a role in at least the selection of several key figures.

Therefore, Qi Yuan, who was also on Zhuque-1, had other roles.

He either possesses some crucial information or can play an irreplaceable role in key operations.

However, he has not yet "asked" for that crucial information, nor has he "initiated" that crucial action.

Trial and error!

Back in his office, Lin Xu immediately sat down at his desk.

Immediately afterwards, he opened his notebook and wrote down the next action plan.

First, investigate all of Qi Yuan's files from the Starship Era to determine his unique characteristics.

Second, continue the "destruction simulation" in an attempt to find Zhou Yue's trump card.

Let's do these two things for now!
I also have to memorize information in the bracelet world. There are too many tasks at once, it's impossible to complete them all!
Lin Xu closed his laptop and pushed open the door to the lounge.

Then, he lay down on the bed and gently touched the bracelet.

Consciousness was drained, and then, it quickly fell away.
Good morning, Comrade Lin Xu.

Zhiyun's voice rang out above his head, but this time, Lin Xu ignored him.

"Bai Mo!"

Lin Xu called Bai Mo, who was in the bridge command room, through internal communication.

Immediately afterwards, he quickly informed Bai Mo of the situation and activated the butterfly contingency plan according to the established procedures.

But this time, he issued a new order.

"Summon Qi Yuan to the bridge command room!"

"I have something to ask him!"

"clear."

Bai Mo's voice came through the earpiece. Lin Xu quickly ran towards the command room. When he entered, Bai Mo was already waiting at the door with the smart eyepiece.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Xu quickly put on the goggles and accessed the operation interface of the Butterfly Plan.

He then gave Zhiyun the command to connect to the quantum computer and start the "World Destruction Simulator".

While the computer was preparing, Lin Xu turned to Bai Mo and asked:
"I have a question now."

"You're the mastermind behind the reverse flow plan, aren't you?"

"In your past twenty years of work, have you ever felt that the world's technological and social development is locked down?"

"Locked up?"

Bai Mo was stunned for a moment.

After frowning and thinking for a moment, she answered:

"No."

"The world has encountered many problems in its development, but it is certainly not locked down."

"We have made progress in all scientific research fields, and we have even developed much faster than in the last twenty years."

"Our progress is also very rapid, including in terms of basic theory."

indeed.

If the technology in this world were locked down, it would be impossible for a monster-level project like GOHEPA to emerge.

This proves one point.

The development of the world I live in is not locked down either.

Otherwise, what you're seeing should be another world triggered by the node.

Lin Xu breathed a sigh of relief, and at this moment, the quantum computer was ready.

Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately began inputting parameters according to the predetermined "simulation plan," and at the same time, Qi Yuan also walked into the bridge command room.

"Qi Yuan!"

Lin Xu raised his hand and said:
“Report your resume to me.”

"I don't have time to watch it now. Just pick the part that impressed you the most and tell me about it from beginning to end!"

"what?"

Qi Yuan was stunned for a moment.

When should we begin?

"Start from when you can remember!"

Lin Xu didn't know what information about him was important, so he could only cast a wide net.

Try to get as much information as possible; perhaps one of them will be the key information?
Such information may not be recorded in official archives, but it exists within him.
I must remember.

Qi Yuan first looked at Lin Xu, and then at Bai Mo.

After Bai Mo nodded, he spoke:
"If I were to start from when I have memories..."

"Then it will be when he is 6 years old."

"When I was six years old, I met a girl."

???

Lin Xu looked up in astonishment.

"You and Su Yuchen have known each other since you were six years old?"

"You two are childhood sweethearts??"

"Yes—is there a problem?"

Qi Yuan said in a serious tone:

"We are a model couple."

"I see. You can continue."

At this moment, the quantum computer was ready, and Lin Xu input the first element of destruction.

"Quantum Zeno effect".

This effect itself is actually just a phenomenon-level theory formed by the intersection of "observational methods" and "quantum theory," and its core description can be summarized in just one sentence:

Frequent observations can suppress state changes in quantum systems.

To put it in simpler terms, it's like playing a game of "Red Light, Green Light" where if you keep staring at the target without turning around, the target will never move.

From the perspective of quantum physics theory, this thing does not pose any so-called "doomsday risk".

After all, in the real world, quantum systems are simply too large.

It's so large that human observation is simply insufficient to have a substantial impact on it.

However, physicists led by Wang Yifan still suggested including this effect in the test, because in the presence of high-dimensional channels, they really cannot be sure whether this effect will cause some kind of special chain reaction.

Therefore, Lin Xu obediently did as instructed.

After the parameters were input, the quantum computer quickly began its simulation.

Meanwhile, Qi Yuan's narrative had progressed to when he was 10 years old.

Lin Xu heard every word he said.

But what he said was basically of no reference value!

They're all Su Yuchen!
Holy crap, is your life going to be all about Su Yuchen?
He couldn't interrupt Qi Yuan, for a simple reason.

Since Su Yuchen is so important, that crucial information might be hidden in their relationship.

Just listen patiently.

For some inexplicable reason, this last hour before the end of the world turned into a massive dog food sharing session.

Bai Mo and Shen Li, who were listening nearby, also had strange expressions, but they couldn't stop it.

After a moment's thought, Lin Xu projected the information from the Butterfly Contingency Plan control panel onto the large screen in the bridge command room. He then authorized Bai Mo to operate the simulation.

He himself was memorizing the information while listening to Qi Yuan's story.

Plain, mediocre, even unremarkable.

Before the age of 17, Qi Yuan was just an ordinary young man from a small town.

They are not even as good as young people in small towns.

However, the turning point will occur in 2026.

"2026 should be the most important year for me. In that year, I was still working in PMC overseas."

"However, I received an order from Poly—actually, it's more accurate to say that I actively sought it out."

"At the time, no one in the team agreed to take the job because the situation was very unclear. The target of the operation was a white-glove mercenary group under the Western Alliance."

"But at the time I felt that there was no hope in working my way up in PMC, so I took a few people and went out on my own."

"After we succeeded this time, we were recruited by the government."

"We initially worked for Poly Group, then for the Coast Guard, and eventually ended up directly within the system."

"and many more."

Lin Xu interrupted Qi Yuan.

He keenly realized that this turning point might be the key to the problem.

"What is your mission?"

"Raid several CIASAD outposts to gather intelligence."

Qi Yuan replied:
"I don't know the contents of the intelligence—I still don't know."

"Shen Li, investigate this!"

Lin Xu turned to look at Shen Li, the only one who was still free, but Shen Li shook his head.

"No need to check."

"I know about their mission." "You know about it??"

Lin Xu looked at Shen Li in astonishment.

He's clearly not on that line—he's just an aerospace engineer.

If he knew, wouldn't that mean he was involved in this operation?

Sure enough, Shen Li's next words confirmed Lin Xu's guess.

"This operation is related to me."

In an instant, it was as if thunder had struck Lin Xu's mind.

Shen Li and Qi Yuan
The two of them are connected in this world!
"Tell me in detail!"

Lin Xu spoke immediately, and Shen Li replied:

“CIASAD orchestrated an assassination plot against several key figures, including me.”

"Qi Yuan raided their stronghold and obtained the operation plan in advance, which is why I was able to survive."

"Otherwise, I might have murdered him in a rather discreet way."

How to conceal it?
A hint of doubt flashed in Lin Xu's eyes.

But he soon reacted.

No, that's not important.

The important thing is that Shen Li survived.

In his own world, Shen Li was dead.

However, his death or life did not change the bracelet's choice of this world.

This is actually a bit off.

Although Lin Xu had only experienced two worlds and didn't fully understand how the bracelet world worked, he intuitively felt that people who had died in the real world should not continue to live in the bracelet world.

unless
His death was not the key turning point.

Or rather, his death and his life brought about the same result.

But how is this possible?

It is absolutely impossible.

Do not create entities unless absolutely necessary.

But now, only by adding new entities can everything before us be explained.

"Alignment".

There must have been a corresponding factor in Shen Li's death.

He survived, but the impact of his survival triggered another opposing factor.

What is it?
Lin Xu's brain was racing, and at that moment, Bai Mo spoke up to report the progress to him.

"The simulation results are invalid. The world has not been destroyed. The influencing factor reached 4%, but the world's development has not been locked down!"

"clear."

Lin Xu waved his hand absentmindedly.

"Try the theory that the speed of light is variable."

"it is good."

Bai Mo turned back to continue operating the quantum computer, while Lin Xu looked up at Shen Li after a brief moment of thought.

"After you survived, did your life trajectory undergo any major changes?"

"What I mean is, did this unsuccessful assassination attempt have any psychological impact on you?"

"No."

Shen Li shook his head, his brows also furrowed.

That's weird
Lin Xu was still thinking when Qi Yuan suddenly spoke up:
"If this mission is important, then I have other details here."

"Actually, we only succeeded halfway through this mission."

"Our original goal was to raid three CIA sites simultaneously, but we succeeded only at the one I was at."

"The other two outposts were both lost, which means..."

"If the base itself stores intelligence related to the assassination plan, or even has a reserve of assassination personnel..."

"So, it's possible that some people still died in the operations planned by CIASAD?"

Yes.

Lin Xu felt as if he had been enlightened.

The "entity" that needs to be added is not necessarily Shen Li himself.

It's not necessarily because something has changed about him.

Rather, it's about positioning.

He survived.

Who died?
At that moment, a name suddenly jumped into Lin Xu's mind.

Zhang Liming.

he died.

Shen Li and Zhang Liming.

These two people have something in common.

They were all victims of Mnemosyne's technology.

However, one died in the real world, and the other died in the bracelet world.

However, it is precisely because the two of them did not die at the same time in the same world that they entered this starship era world where "technology is not locked"!
Depend on!
Everything became clear.

Regardless of what cards Zhou Yue actually holds.

But now it's certain that this trump card is related to both Shen Li and Zhang Liming!
I should have thought of it earlier.

Even David Julius said that Zhang Liming was likely to be attacked.

This is Zhou Yue's trump card!
It's not because of the Lanzhou Stone Project!

It's because of him!

Lin Xu glanced at the time.

At this moment, only 5 minutes remain before the end of the world.

That's too late.

He turned to look at Bai Mo and asked:
"What were the simulation results?"

Bai Mo shook his head.

"Oh no, the theory of variable speed of light cannot meet the standard for locking down the world."

"It should."

Lin Xu nodded.

He was not surprised at all.

nonsense.

This is not Zhang Liming's research area at all; it would be strange if it were related to this!

The last two minutes.

Lin Xu turned back to Shen Li and asked:
"What exactly is your research area? Is it related to high-energy physics?"

"what?"

Shen Li shook his head.

"No!"

"We have absolutely no connection!"

"I work in aerospace; I have absolutely no involvement in high-energy physics!"

That's weird.

If he is not involved in high-energy physics, then Zhang Liming is indeed involved in high-energy physics.

Then the two of them.
How can they be substituted for each other?
There is only one answer.

That trump card must lie in the overlapping area of ​​"aerospace" and "high-energy physics".

The last ten seconds.

The end of the world is coming.

Lin Xu let out a long breath.

Then, he spoke.

"That's too late."

Goodbye, friends.

"We've made great progress this time!"

"I'll come again next time."

next second.

Deimos is torn apart.

The end of the world has come.

Lin Xu's consciousness was instantly disintegrated.

At the last moment, he saw Shen Li's face.

This man, who "died in reality," appears so bewildered at this moment.

But amidst the confusion, there was also a sense of relief.

Lin Xu closed his eyes.

The questions in his mind had not yet dissipated.

A field at the intersection of aerospace and high-energy physics.
what exactly is it?
(End of this chapter)