Did the world end today?

Chapter 206 Timeline Anomaly

Lin Xu opened his eyes in bed and sat silently for a long time.

He had seen too much in the world of bracelets during the League era.

Artificial gravity? Perhaps it is artificial gravity.

A colossal spatial creation.

High-dimensional channel stabilizer.

Ascension ceremony.

Rapidly developing biomedical technology.

There are many more secrets hidden beneath this vast city.

Why does it need to fly?
From Lin Xu's perspective, a city floating in the air, apart from its "symbolic significance," usually doesn't have many practical positive effects.

This will not only create difficulties for logistics and transportation, but also pose a major problem for the operation and maintenance of the city itself.

This is 20 years from now, not 200 years from now, and there won't be that many people needing resettlement.

But it eventually took flight.

In other words, there must be a rather special reason why it must fly in the air.

Perhaps this is the key to solving the problem.

The next time you enter the world of smart bracelets, you can try asking them.

After pausing for a while, Lin Xu sat down at his desk, opened his notebook, and wrote down a few clues.

Jiang Xingye is dead again, dying at the exact moment the Butterfly Plan was activated. It's highly likely that her death prevented the Butterfly Plan from gaining ultimate authority.

The Dimensional Ascension Project achieved the highest level, Level Zero, but ultimately failed; humanity in the Alliance era did not obtain the key to overcome the apocalypse.

Entropy reduction technology is a key technology for development in the next 20 years, and most technologies currently seen are related to 'entropy reduction'.

Lin Xu highlighted the last point.

According to Qi Yuan's account in the Bracelet World, humanity should have acquired gravity interference technology around 2035—a remarkably rapid advancement.

But why did they choose this path?

Or is this just a route that was accidentally specialized during the study of high-dimensional channels?
Very strange.

The development path of this entire world is so strange!
No, it can't be called strange.

It should be said that the world's technology is too specialized.

They seem to be focusing their efforts on one direction: "controlling higher-dimensional channels."

All other technologies are merely tiny "scatterings" radiating from research in this direction.

Was this route choice right or wrong?

Was their "failure to ascend to a higher dimension" "predestined," or was it simply because they lacked something?
Do I have the opportunity to help them successfully ascend to a higher dimension?

An hour is still too short.

He glanced at the time; it was already 11 p.m.

The number on the bracelet shows a "2", meaning I have two more chances.

Then let's try going in again.

This time, we activated the butterfly contingency plan at top speed, quickly gathered information, and thwarted the dimensional ascension plan.

The impending doomsday presents both an unfamiliar challenge and a tremendous opportunity for me!

What if, after entering this time, I successfully prevent the "man-made disaster"?

What if this world could continue for another hour?
That would give you a lot more room to maneuver!

Even if the world cannot continue, the technology possessed by humanity in that world would obviously have led to groundbreaking progress in the research on "doomsday" and "higher-dimensional channels".

After obtaining information from them, one's own real world can also be greatly improved.

Lin Xu did not hesitate and lay back down on the bed.

At this moment, the number displayed on the bracelet is "2".

He has two more chances.

A gentle touch to the bracelet, and consciousness is instantly drained.

Then, it plummeted rapidly.
"Lin Xu! Lin Xu!"

"What are you thinking about?"

The familiar voice reached Lin Xu's ears.

He opened his eyes and was greeted by a completely unfamiliar scene.

This sense of unfamiliarity is not relative to the real world he inhabits.

Rather, it is relative to.
The last time he entered the bracelet world!

He is not in Jinling.

He's not on that "Sky City"!

He was in an ordinary room.

In that instant, a strong feeling of dizziness washed over me.

Lin Xu almost felt like he was about to faint.

The owner of the voice kept urging him on.

"Lin Xu! What happened?"

"Have you remembered everything I told you?"

Lin Xu turned his head away.

Jiang Xingye.

She's still alive?!
Are you kidding me?
Where am I? Which timeline am I in?
Seeing the confusion in Lin Xu's eyes, Jiang Xingye frowned slightly in dissatisfaction.

"You didn't miss a single thing I told you, did you?"

"Why can't you pay a little more attention? These things are really important!"

"I know a lot of things might sound ridiculous to you, but it's true!"

"I'm not joking with you, and I'm not either."

"Wait a minute."

Lin Xu raised his hand to interrupt Jiang Xingye.

What time is it now? What is the date?

Jiang Xingye was stunned for a moment.

She looked into Lin Xu's eyes, a strange expression appearing on her face.

This forest order
It seems like things have changed?

A person's temperament can be very evident at times.

Just a few minutes ago, the person sitting in front of him was the "familiar Lin Xu," but now...
But things are completely different now.

His eyes were incredibly calm and composed. Although it was the same face, the expression on his face was completely different.

Similarly, his tone carried an undeniable air of authority.

It even makes it irresistible to oneself.

“2029年7月4号，上午10点02分。”

"what happened?"

As Jiang Xingye finished speaking, Lin Xu's expression changed once again. In that instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

Ultimately, these thoughts converged into the most probable and likely explanation for the current situation.

The timeline selected by the bracelet is out of order.

Or rather, it was interfered with.

Instead of returning to the point in time before the apocalypse on April 23, 2045, I was deviated to a random point in time further back!
That's right, even the "dimensional ascension ceremony" that took place last time shouldn't be the final apocalypse.

Because, although its scale and influence are exaggerated, they do not seem sufficient to completely destroy human civilization.

Not to mention destroying the universe!

It is incomparable to the apocalyptic catastrophe that "washed away the entire starry sky" that occurred on Deimos.

In that case
The changes that occur over time should also be unrelated to it!

That was just a "random" occurrence.

My bracelet has lost its "anchoring of time," and I am no longer just someone who can only enter the last hour of a parallel world.

but.
Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
Let's ignore that for now!
This was the first time that I had been able to meet Jiang Xingye face-to-face after entering the bracelet world.

We must find a way to get more information from her!
"Butterfly."

“I am a butterfly.”

As soon as Lin Xu finished speaking, Jiang Xingye's expression changed instantly.

She stared in astonishment, her eyes widening.

"Butterfly. Is that you?!"

"Is it really you??"

"it's me."

Lin Xu nodded.

Then he continued:

"It is now July 2029. You should have received messages from the higher-dimensional channel more than once."

“You’ve set anchor points for yourself, so you should have heard about anchor point-related information from this information.”

"Coffee, or Zeroth."

Have you heard of it?

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Xingye stood up abruptly.

She looked at Lin Xu in disbelief, raised her hand as if to grab his shoulder, but quickly withdrew it.

Zeroth
Jiang Xingye was very familiar with this word.

Not just because of that star
In a dreamlike illusion, she would always involuntarily associate the word with a certain person.

Zeroth, the zeroth law, zero order, Lin Xu.
She didn't know why she associated this word with Lin Xu.

After all, the Lin Xu he knew was just an ordinary flight control engineer.

He has certainly achieved some success, and his development has been rapid since leaving Sky Dome Technology. He has even begun to study and work hard in the popular field of gravity engineering.

But in the end
He was just an ordinary person.

He shouldn't be that important.

But if he weren't that important
How could I possibly keep thinking about him and constantly connect him with all the bizarre things that happened to me?
I'm not the kind of person who's obsessed with romance.

I keep matters of the heart separate from things like "the end of the world"!
Now, everything has an explanation.

Why did you suddenly appear?

"Did you already know, or are you only finding out now?"

"Don't worry."

Lin Xu did not answer, but instead said:
"Now, I'm going to briefly explain the logic of this system to you."

"Then, I need all the information you already have."

"We have limited time, so we need to keep it as brief as possible!"

"clear."

Jiang Xingye hesitated for a moment, then sat down opposite Lin Xu.

Lin Xu then explained everything about butterflies, pollen, killer bees, ant nests, and the giant filter to her at top speed.

After hearing all this, Jiang Xingye was completely stunned.

But Lin Xu didn't give her time to think.

"Now tell me, what information do you have, what is your current identity, and what impact have you had on the world?"

After speaking, Jiang Xingye pondered for a moment.

Then she replied:
"Ant nest".

"I have already conveyed the information about the ant nest to the authorities."

"Just as you thought, I did provide some key technical information and have obtained very high-level access."

"But my information is incomplete!"

Jiang Xingye's speech became faster and faster.

"We have mastered nuclear fusion, room temperature superconductivity, and quantum computing—quantum computing has not yet reached a mature stage, but we are making good progress."

“We have also made progress in gravity monitoring, but the most important thing is the ‘piping effect’ you mentioned.”

"We completed our first space experiment on the piping effect a year ago, and since then, the world has changed."

"I've always suspected that you are the butterfly, and I've always been watching you, but I've never been sure."

"The result is now."

Jiang Xingye did not continue speaking.

Lin Xu nodded slightly.

That's enough information.

He was quite certain that this world was still "chosen" or "constricted" by the bracelet.

Its development path is no different from that of the Starship Age and the Age of Confusion.

When she, the butterfly, was "absent," Jiang Xingye, as the "pollen," largely took her place.

She propelled technological advancements, aligning this world with her own reality in order to achieve convergence.

But the problem now is.
Why couldn't she continue?

She's dead? How did she die? When exactly?
this point is very important.

Thinking of this, Lin Xu asked:
"Butterfly Contingency Plan!"

Has the butterfly contingency plan been submitted?

Jiang Xingye's eyes widened.

How did you know I was going to submit the butterfly contingency plan?

"No. Of course you know."

She excitedly stood up again.

"I'm going to submit the contingency plan right now!"

"Today is the day!"

(End of this chapter)