Did the world end today?

Chapter 226 You are not a god, but you are the future of everyone.

Does the failure of the choice axiom lead to an abnormal time flow?

That's right.

This logic works.

Once the axiom of choice fails, the superposition of quantum states will inevitably be unable to "choose" the direction of collapse, and the spacetime structure will also become fragmented due to the lack of continuous choice, ultimately resulting in an abnormal flow of time.

But this is not the point.

The key point is that when Zhang Liming said those words, Lin Xu was almost immediately certain that he really was the core figure of the Error Correctors organization.

nonsense!

This solution is simple from a "technical" standpoint, inexpensive in terms of cost, and excellent in terms of effectiveness.
Lin Xu hadn't thought of that before.

But now it seems that the solution Zhang Liming casually mentioned might actually be the most suitable one.

He looked at Zhang Liming with a clear and meaningful searching in his eyes.

Zhang Liming was baffled.

"what happened?"

"You're not trying to say that I'm a major villain in real life, are you??"

Lin Xu couldn't help but roll his eyes.

“I’ve already said it, even in that world, even if you really are the core of the Error Correctors organization, you can’t be called a ‘major villain’.”

"You are just my enemy, not the villain."

"Perhaps, to you, I, the butterfly, am the villain."

"Them! Them!"

Zhang Liming interrupted Lin Xu.

"What do you mean 'you' and 'us'? It's them!"

"Hahahaha"

Lin Xu couldn't help but laugh.

"Okay, it really is them."

"But seriously, do you have any clues about why you went from being an ordinary high-energy physicist to the head of the world's largest 'secret organization'?"

Zhang Liming shook his head.

"First of all, I am not an ordinary high-energy physicist, I am a top high-energy physicist."

"When faced with a massive shock like the change in the laws of physics, someone like me should start thinking about where the world should go."

"And if I happen to discover that such a pattern of change might be 'companioned' to the end of the world, then it would be even easier to push myself to the extreme."

"In addition, I may have been influenced by higher-dimensional channels, which amplified the emotional aspects of my personality."

"The so-called perfect man has no self, the divine man has no merit, and the sage has no name."

"It sounds simple, but it's actually very difficult to do."

"Letting go of obsessions? It's not that easy. I have obsessions in another world, and I have obsessions in this world too."

"Oh?"

Lin Xu asked curiously:
"So what is your obsession in this world?"

"Upward dimension."

Zhang Liming answered without hesitation.

"I have always believed that ascending to a higher dimension is the only way for humanity to save itself."

"Of course, the path to dimensional ascension is uncertain."

"But ultimately, we are going to explore that path."

"Because it is very likely that the apocalyptic disaster itself does not originate from our dimension."

"Our world is like a painting. Twenty years from now, a bucket of water will be poured down and completely destroy the painting. What's the point of just resisting in this world?"

"We will eventually find the hand that poured the water out."

"Even if we can't cut off that hand, we should at least give it a push and make the bucket of water splash somewhere else."

After Zhang Liming finished speaking, Lin Xu nodded thoughtfully.

"A very vivid way of putting it."

He silently accepted the tea Zhang Liming offered and took a sip.

Cliff tea is very bitter.

Lin Xu felt the bitterness on his taste buds rush directly into his brain.

After a few seconds of pause, he finally spoke:
"last question."

"If I find you in that world."

"What kind of communication method do you think I should use to convince you?"

Zhang Liming looked directly into Lin Xu's eyes and said solemnly:
You can't convince me through communication.

"You can only kill me."

"Because that's the kind of person I am—once I've made up my mind about something, I'll stay with it until I die."

"Otherwise, why do you think I would study Taoism?"

"I am also using this method to refine my mind."

Lin Xu slowly exhaled.

"understood."

Zhang Liming is truly one.
A rather peculiar person.

Perhaps this is why Zhou Yue was so determined to kill him in the first place?
Such a person would be very difficult to deal with if they became an enemy.

Lin Xu put down his teacup and stood up.

"Alright, I have to go now. I have things to do this afternoon."

"Oh?"

Zhang Liming became interested.

"Should we attend the first joint summit this afternoon?"

"No."

Lin Xu shook his head and replied:

I will not attend this summit.

"what?"

Zhang Liming was stunned.

"This summit is going to discuss the future direction of technological development, aren't you going to attend?"

"To be precise, the summit did not discuss the future direction of technological development, but rather the preparatory work to lay the groundwork for the future direction of technological development."

Lin Xu corrected:
"So, this is not the deciding point yet, and I don't need to participate for the time being."

"Ok."

Zhang Liming shrugged.

"I was thinking that if you were to participate, this would be a good opportunity for you to gradually step into the spotlight."

"But it seems you don't have that plan yet."

"Stepping into the limelight?"

Lin Xu frowned and asked:

"Why do I need to step into the limelight? Does it help our work in any way?"

"Obviously, yes."

Zhang Liming solemnly stated:

"We only have 20 years. In these 20 years, we must mobilize all our resources and go all out to achieve the goal of 'surviving the apocalypse'."

"But even within the context of the alliance, this goal is not so easy to achieve."

“We will have internal disagreements—just like you see in another world, there is a clear conflict between the error corrector and the butterfly.”

"Our real world is the same."

“I tend to take the ‘upward’ approach and promote the pipeline project.”

"However, there is another route now that tends to take the 'refuge' route."

"Although the specific implementation method is still unknown, the idea has already taken shape."

"At some point in the future, these two schools of thought will inevitably collide."

"And at that time, we will need a true opinion leader."

"Only an opinion leader who stands at the forefront can persuade everyone."

"This opinion leader can only be you."

Lin Xu's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"You want me to become a god?"

"Do not."

Zhang Liming shook his head.

"You can never become a god, because a god cannot be killed, but you can."

"You don't need to become a god."

"Because you are everyone's future." "So, you don't need to worry about your safety."

"As long as you show people this future, they will take the initiative to protect you."

"Because what they are protecting is actually themselves."

"understood."

Lin Xu nodded.

“I’ll consider it—but not now.”

"Bai Mo just messaged me to ask me to come and see the first progress of the Reverse Current Project."

"This is a good opportunity for me to see if I really need to do what you said."

"Step into the spotlight."

Two hours later.

Lin Xu, Jiang Xingye, Bai Mo, and Qin Feng got into the car and headed straight for the old city of Jinling.

Sitting in the car, Lin Xu looked at the materials Bai Mo had submitted and remarked with a sigh:

"The reverse flow plan is progressing quite quickly. According to your current report, it has made great progress from our initial vision in terms of both scale and depth."

"I can't see any problems at the moment, but you've done a very good job of sorting out the core of the whole plan."

"It's not just about eliminating the influence of 'higher-dimensional divine authority'."

"On the other hand, it is also a work that pursues the ultimate efficiency optimization."

"However, just like you said, the results of this first batch do need to be verified."

"Yes."

Bai Mo nodded.

Her expression remained as calm as ever, and the indifferent yet determined glint in her eyes reminded Lin Xu of a certain artificial diamond.

It's not particularly beautiful, nor does it radiate any special light, but it's very useful and irreplaceable.

After a slight pause, she continued.

"In fact, the core of the countercurrent plan is divided into several aspects."

"First, information transmission."

"Second, talent selection."

"Third, resource allocation."

“Each of these aspects involves many, if not countless, different sub-plans.”

"For example, in terms of information dissemination, we need to build a credible public opinion environment, foster an atmosphere of knowledge worship, simplify access to knowledge, and weaken information barriers."

"In terms of talent selection, we need to promote the fairness of educational resources, attach importance to objective natural endowments, and achieve endowment matching - which is essentially teaching according to aptitude. We also need to accelerate the talent training process."

"In terms of resource allocation, we need to accelerate talent mobility, break down industry and departmental barriers, achieve intelligent operation of social organizations, and ensure that market interests do not interfere with the overall interests defined by a 20-year timeframe."

"In short, it's very complicated."

"Just to give a single example, in terms of information transmission, we have considered many solutions."

"Our initial thought was to be simple and direct, and go straight for brain-computer interfaces."

"But now it seems that this thing is really limited in its usefulness."

"Just like you said, it's not as good as smart glasses, because the efficiency of receiving visual signals is actually not much worse than direct neural connections."

"So, that's exactly what we're doing now."

"clear."

Lin Xu nodded.

"It must have been tough for you—a student who studied aircraft manufacturing, ending up doing a sociology project like this."

"It's not difficult."

Bai Mo smiled, a rare occurrence for him.

Then she replied:
"In the end, I am just an ordinary person who was dragged down by 'divine authority'."

"However, this divine authority does not come from a higher-dimensional channel, but rather from the inherent inertia of human cognition."

"Mr. Lin, you've seen different versions of me in different worlds, but honestly, am I really cut out for aerospace design?"

This question truly stumped Lin Xu.

Upon careful recollection, Bai Mo realized that in the three worlds he had entered, he had not actually continued to work in the field of spacecraft manufacturing.

Although there are interfering factors, but...
Indeed, she is better suited to focus her efforts on sociology.

Thinking about this, Lin Xu asked thoughtfully:

"So how did you initially choose this major?"

"I remember you saying that you were born with a curiosity about the universe and space?"

"Oh no, you only became curious about space after you entered the higher-dimensional channel in 2021."

"Your choice of undergraduate major should not be related to this."

"Yes."

Bai Mo smiled wryly and replied:
"Actually, I initially wanted to study economics or sociology."

"However, economics and sociology are subjects that only the middle class can afford to study."

"My family needs a skill that is easier to monetize."

"So I went to study aircraft manufacturing."

Bai Mo's tone carried a hint of barely perceptible "grievance," and in Lin Xu's view, her expression at this moment was quite rare.

He didn't know how to answer for a moment, but Jiang Xingye, who was sitting next to him, suddenly spoke up:

"My initial goal was to study archaeology."

"What kind of archaeology? Martian archaeology?"

Lin Xu said something with a hint of teasing, and Jiang Xingye replied in a serious tone:
"real!"

"And what I initially wanted to do was the sub-field of 'prehistoric archaeology'."

"Didn't I tell you before? I've always felt that civilizations should go through different cycles."

"Back then, I was thinking, what if one day I actually unearthed some prehistoric civilization?"

"Isn't that much better than Sanxingdui?"

"You should read less of the Tomb Raider Chronicles."

Lin Xu ignored Jiang Xingye, who pinched his arm in annoyance before turning back to continue studying her quantum physics course.

Lin Xu then turned to Bai Mo and asked:
"So our job today is to verify the first batch of 'key talents' found in the reverse flow plan?"

"Yes."

Bai Mo replied:
"To be precise, not the first batch, but the very first."

"We have developed a model to screen potential suitable talents based on big data, but our current computing power is limited, so we can only limit it to a relatively small range."

"However, the accuracy of this model should still be relatively high."

"Because we have already verified it with our existing personnel."

“For example, Zhang Liming, we collected most of his resume information from age 0 to 20, and the model predicted his possible future.”

"In reality, the accuracy rate is over 50%."

"This is actually a very, very high number."

“We can’t control random factors. For example, a physics genius might become a businessman after winning ten million in the lottery.”

"But if we remove such random factors, it is really sufficient as a reference for talent selection."

"can."

Lin Xu continued to ask:

"So who are we looking for this time?"

"An undergraduate student, just starting his sophomore year."

Bai Mo replied:
"A mathematical genius—a very strange mathematical genius."

"Oh?"

Lin Xu became interested.

"A math genius? No, isn't every math genius a bit strange?"

"To put it another way, if he really is a mathematical genius, then nothing he does would be surprising, right?"

"no."

Bai Mo's expression was somewhat conflicted.

“He’s really special. That’s why I insisted on including you – otherwise we could have handled the others ourselves.”

"It's because I just happened to see the intelligence you submitted."

"And this person has connections with the intelligence you just submitted."

"He is trying to build a completely different mathematical system."

"A mathematical system after the changes of mathematical laws."

Lin Xu was stunned for a moment.

How to construct a mathematical system based on the changes in mathematical laws?

What normal person who does math would do something like this!
It's like creating your own language to write a novel.

Hmm, this is really a bit strange.
(End of this chapter)