Did the world end today?

Chapter 234 Helan Mountain

Lin Xu opened his eyes.

Bright lights shone overhead, and a soft bed lay beneath me.

This is already the "main world" where I am.

But his consciousness seemed to have been absent from his body for a long time, remaining somewhat blurred.

Everything Zhang Liming said had a really strong aftereffect on him.

Countless worlds in perpetual superposition, butterflies in perpetual superposition, countless opportunities to restart.
Such a grand plan was destined to end in certain death.

Such profound sorrow is truly hard to bear.
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So, did Zhang Liming really not know?

Did he truly not know that the fate of his world was already sealed?

Or perhaps he actually knew, but his personality, influenced by the higher-dimensional channel, prevented him from easily letting go of this matter, making him want to make one last desperate attempt even when he knew there was no hope?
Lin Xu actually leans towards the latter.

He could understand Zhang Liming, but he couldn't forgive him.

Because it was purely crazy, gambler-like behavior on his part.

The chips he placed on the gambling table included not only the countless "split worlds" he belonged to, but also all worlds, including the world of the Destiny Stone.

Lin Xu simply couldn't accept his reckless actions.

But
If we look at it from another perspective, did he do something wrong to the people in his world?

He did not.

They just want to live.

No one is naturally nourished, and no world exists naturally for the sake of the Destiny Stone world.

They always have their own ideas.

but.

Lin Xu knew this well.

True principles are not just empty words.

Only those who, after seeing through the bloody truth, still resolutely move forward possess a true ideology.

People in the confused era saw bloodshed, while people in the starship era saw even more horrific scenes of shattered bones and flying flesh.

However, during the Alliance era, in this so-called "golden age of humanity," they had never seen such a cruel outcome.

That's why they harbor illusions and hope for the best.

Speculation?

No, this doesn't count as speculation.

Perhaps this should be called the "theory of quick victory".

But when they finally realize that the apocalypse has cornered them with no way out, they will eventually let go of their desire for a "quick victory".

The countries and people of this world are no different from those of the previous two worlds I have experienced.

They just need a real error corrector.

The corrector's task is not to correct the "butterfly's" mistakes, but to correct the world's overly impatient, arrogant, and even conceited thinking.

Lin Xu let out a soft breath, got up and walked to the table, where he wrote down the clues he had just obtained in his notebook.

[First, Zhang Liming attempted to obtain a single world that would ultimately lead to victory by restarting an infinite number of superimposed worlds, but this method has an inherent flaw—insufficient information.]

Insufficient information will act as a ceiling, limiting the world's ultimate development. No matter how many restarts there are, information and resource barriers will lock the world's progress before it crosses the threshold of doomsday.

[Secondly, Guo Aixia is a key figure in the research on Ayana. Finding him would allow us to establish contact with Zhang Liming in advance and uncover the Error Correctors organization beforehand.]

Third, the one who possesses the secret to traversing higher dimensions is "Helan Mountain," one of Ayana's personalities.

Of these three clues, the last one is the most confusing to Lin Xu.

The first point was something he had already anticipated, or at least guessed.

The second point...
Guo Aixia is a neurology expert in this world, and she obviously is in that world as well.

It's normal for him to have contact with Ayana, and it's not surprising that he eventually became a core member of the research group.

In the third point, the personality of "Helan Mountain" puzzled Lin Xu greatly.

This name doesn't sound like a personal name at all; it's more like some kind of...
Codename?

Perhaps we should ask Qin Feng.

This person, or rather, this personality, is really important.

Based on his current performance, he is even stronger than Zhou Yue in terms of "spatial transfer".

Because Zhou Yue has to go through a "musical chairs" process every time he enters a higher-dimensional channel, this is both a blessing and a curse for him from the higher-dimensional world.

Because he cannot freely use high-dimensional channels for transfer.

But "Helan Mountain" is acceptable.

Not only could he do it, he even taught Zhang Liming and the error correctors.

This is different from accidentally and inexplicably falling into the passage and overcoming the barriers of space.

Lin Xu even vaguely felt that this person might be a key point in his "path" to a higher dimension.

So who is he?
Lin Xu glanced at the time; it was already 9:30 PM.

The number on the bracelet is a flashing "1", meaning that I won't be able to enter the bracelet's world for a while.

This time, I really expended a lot of energy.

Let's start then.
Rest.

He opened the door, ran to the bathroom to wash his face, and after sobering up a bit, he went to sit on the small balcony outside the living room.

The autumn breeze at night was still a bit chilly, but it also made his thoughts much clearer.

Qin Feng, who had been hiding somewhere smoking, suddenly appeared. He was like a ghost; after Qi Yuan arrived, he rarely saw him during most of his free time, but if Qi Yuan called out to him, he would appear in front of him within 3 seconds.

Just like he also has some higher-dimensional ability to travel through space.

"How are you? Are you back to your senses?"

Qin Feng asked with a cheerful smile.

"Return to life?"

Lin Xu was stunned for a moment.

You know what, that word is actually quite well used.

Returning from the world of the bracelet is like returning to one's soul.

Lin Xu nodded and replied:
"He's come back to life."

"any progress?"

Qin Feng asked curiously:

"Have you discovered any new clues?"

It was no secret to Qin Feng that he would bring new clues every time he lay down and got up.

So Lin Xu didn't bother to hide it and simply nodded in reply:

“We have a clue.” “First, we can confirm that our main focus at this stage is to build a spacetime symmetry breaking interference device, similar to the ‘limiter’ from another world.”

"Secondly, in another world, Zhang Liming is a real villain."

"Oh huh?"

Qin Feng immediately became interested.

"What kind of major villain?"

Lin Xu briefly explained Zhang Liming's situation to Qin Feng, whose brows furrowed more and more as he listened. Lin Xu initially thought he was moved by Zhang Liming's madness, but after he finished speaking, Qin Feng suddenly said:
"If that's the case, then he's actually right."

"The interference can no longer be eliminated unless you manufacture a newer jamming device in a shorter time."

"He has completely hijacked you—whether you cooperate or not, the outcome is the same."

"Because you have to continue developing this technology, it's a necessity for our world."

"I know this."

Lin Xu nodded.

How could he not know Zhang Liming's intentions?
The “threat” he refers to must be one that leaves no room for compromise and is not subject to any human control.

The so-called "cooperation" is nothing more than wanting to be an extra "icing on the cake".

"However, I will not be kidnapped by them."

“I want to take their place, so I need to find them first, get all the information they have, and then find Ayana to truly guide that world to develop along the path we want.”

"Ah."

Qin Feng raised his head thoughtfully and looked at the city lights in the distance.

"This is difficult."

"It's like starting from scratch; no one can help you anymore."

"Even if you wanted to rely on official resources, it would be difficult to do so in such a short time, wouldn't it?"

"And to be honest, based on what you've described, there seems to be something wrong with the ideology in that world."

“If we really hand the project over to the authorities, I worry that it will be subtly influenced by a new batch of ‘error correctors’ and veer off in a direction we don’t want to see.”

"After all, you can't monitor that project all the time."

"Yes."

Lin Xu stood up and stretched.

"So I have to do it myself."

"Fortunately, the inability to monitor the entire system has one advantage: I only need to exert influence at key points."

"Doesn't this feel a lot like playing a strategy game?"

"Select a branch, see the results, adjust the branch, and then continue to optimize."

"really."

Qin Feng nodded in agreement.

He reached out and patted Lin Xu on the shoulder.

"come on!"

Even if I'm all alone, I will fight to the end.

"This was said by the older brother to the younger brother, not by the security guard to a VIP."

"I know."

Lin Xu rolled his eyes.

"But I am not alone."

“I still have Jiang Xingye.”

"Oh, by the way, are you married?"

"puff"

Qin Feng almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Forget it."

"You're the boss, whatever you say is fine."

"I'm going to have a smoke in a bit, you stay here by yourself."

"Want some late-night snack? I'll order you something."

"Forget about the midnight snack."

Lin Xu waved his hand.

"Help me find someone."

"There are very few clues, only one name, or rather, it's more like a code name."

“I don’t know if you can find out, but this person is very important to us, and even to the whole world.”

"How important is it?"

Qin Feng interrupted.

"how to say"

After pondering for a moment, Lin Xu asked:
"Would you like to go see the edge of the Milky Way?"

"Do you want to engage in interstellar colonization or interstellar mining?"

"This person is very likely to help us open up this path."

"understood."

Qin Feng's expression changed instantly.

"So what's the clue?"

Helan Mountain.

Lin Xu replied:
"This person seems to be named Helan Mountain."

"Helan Mountain???"

Qin Feng suddenly stood up.

Are you sure it's Helan Mountain?

"Yes."

Lin Xu was baffled.

"What's wrong??"

Qin Feng took a deep breath and replied:

"This is one of the two researchers who entered the higher-dimensional channel."

"His name is He Qijun, and Helan Mountain is his code name!"

(End of this chapter)