Did the world end today?

Chapter 236 Lighthouse

Chapter 236 Lighthouse
When He Qijun revealed his identity and said "I request to return to the team," everyone's eyes changed.

For those standing beside He Qijun, this moment was nothing more than a "reunion after a short separation" a few months later.

But for He Qijun himself, he had been drifting in the endless void for who knows how many years.

Qin Feng saluted He Qijun in a flash, then said:

"Welcome back!"

He Qijun returned the gift in return.

After his personality took over Ayana's body, Ayana's demeanor and bearing changed instantly.

She no longer seemed like a naive child, but rather exuded a decisive and resolute aura.

"Thank you."

He Qijun spoke again:
"I know you'll definitely come up with a solution."

"Now it seems that I was right after all."

"You haven't given up on me—so what time is it now?"

"July 2025, 9."

Lin Xu answered immediately.

"So early??"

A look of surprise appeared in He Qijun's eyes.

"I thought it would take at least a few years, or even more than a decade—but then again, if it really took more than a decade, this place would have changed drastically by now."

"Yes."

Lin Xu pointed to the village activity square at the entrance of the village on the opposite bank and asked:
"Shall we sit over there and chat?"

He Qijun hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said:
Okay—but I'm not sure how much time I have.

"You should know that the person speaking to you right now is not the real me, but just a cloned personality."

“This personality is unstable—and even if it were stable, it could not last long.”

"So, we probably need to hurry."

"no problem."

Lin Xu turned around and gestured for Qin Feng to take notes. Then, the two sat down on a stone bench in the square.

Some villagers passing by at the village entrance looked curiously in their direction, but they all regarded them as tourists who happened to be staying there.

They'd seen plenty of teams like this before, so they weren't surprised.

The only thing that piqued their curiosity was the person in the very center, "He Qijun".

A foreign face, sitting upright with a straight posture—it's impossible not to attract attention.

"You can relax a little."

Lin Xu said in a relaxed tone:
“This time it’s really home – this is your hometown, and we are the guests.”

"That's true."

He Qijun smiled and suddenly asked:
"Can I go see my parents later? They should be staying in the village during the autumn harvest."

Lin Xu replied:
"We've already made arrangements, we'll be there later."

The nature of He Qijun and another researcher's "sacrifice" has never been determined, and their parents' identities have been kept secret for the time being.

This was originally just the coordination group's "unwillingness to give up," but now it seems that the decision was absolutely correct.

As He Qijun said, the fact that there is no definitive conclusion proves that there has been no giving up.

After hearing Lin Xu's words, He Qijun asked curiously:
"Under what identity?"

"We can't exactly tell them that this Ayana is their son, can we?"

"That can't be."

Lin Xu also laughed.

"If you want, you can use Ayana's body to impersonate your own girlfriend."

"But if we do it this way..."

Will your parents have any objections?

"That's not."

He Qijun shook his head helplessly and said:

“I was 32 and still unmarried when I left. If I were to send an Indian girlfriend back now, they would probably beat me up.”

"Besides, it wouldn't be acceptable according to military discipline."

"really."

Lin Xu nodded first, then changed the subject and asked:
"You know Ayana very well?"

At this point, the two officially got down to business.

I wouldn't say I know it very well.

He Qijun put away his joking expression and said solemnly:
“Ayana is a very special being. It is certain that she has entered a higher-dimensional passage.”

"From the perspective of real-world time, she only left our world for a moment."

"But if viewed from a higher-dimensional perspective..."

"She is almost an ever-present 'lighthouse'."

"No, it can't be called 'a lighthouse'."

“There are countless versions of her in countless worlds; she is present in almost every region of the high-dimensional passage.”

"Anyone who enters a higher-dimensional channel may merge with her through 'information flow'."

"And such a fusion will eventually manifest the characteristics of an 'extra personality'."

He Qijun's choice of words was extremely concise, yet his description was incredibly apt.

A "lighthouse" for higher-dimensional worlds?
indeed.

She seems to be a "target" or "port" that can guide human consciousness lost in higher dimensions.

Through her, He Qijun returned to his own world—albeit in a different way.

However, there is also a problem with this.

Lin Xu asked:
Why is it described as an integration through information flow?

Where is her physical body?

"Higher-dimensional worlds have no physical form."

He Qijun shook his head and replied:

"I don't know how to express it because I'm not a professional in this area."

"But I can confirm that there is no matter in the entire higher-dimensional world."

"Or rather, there is no physical substance as we perceive it."

"Everything, once it enters the higher-dimensional channel, will instantly disintegrate into pure information."

"Then, after leaving the higher-dimensional channel, it will recombine from information into physical matter."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xu's eyes narrowed instantly.

He Qijun has absolutely never studied quantum physics, nor has he ever received any intensive training in this area.

However, the few words he uttered are truly one of the most standard explanations of the "holographic principle".

Matter does not exist; matter is merely a higher-dimensional information encoding description.

The duality theory of AdS/CFT is based on such a foundation, and He Qijun directly "succinctly revealed" its core.

He really understood.

And he must be right!

Thinking of this, Lin Xu couldn't wait to continue asking:

"So do you know how this kind of information flow fusion happens? Do you know how to reproduce this fusion?"

"I do not know."

He Qijun shook his head and said:

“I did consider exploring this issue, but I had too little time. I hadn’t found any clues before you discovered it.”

Still short?

Lin Xu was stunned for a moment.

"So how long did you explore that higher dimension?"

"There is no concept of time in higher dimensions."

He Qijun corrected, "But based on my experience, it's probably no more than a hundred years?"

"Of course, based on my previous experience with counter-interrogation training, people's perception of time is often inaccurate in that kind of environment."

“I spent nearly four months correcting my sense of time by counting silently, but even so, it was impossible to be completely accurate.”

4 months.

During those four months, he did only one thing: he kept counting silently.

He was trying to calibrate his sense of time in this way, but in reality, he had no idea whether this method would work.

In the seemingly endless emptiness, his only companion was the utterly lonely counting in his mind.

Lin Xu was certain that even he himself would find it difficult to maintain his consciousness and avoid going insane under such circumstances.

But He Qijun did it.

He not only didn't go crazy, but he even became more determined.

He was the one who truly saw through the bloodshed.

Lin Xu's respect for him deepened, but He Qijun continued speaking as if he didn't care at all.

In short, I haven't found the answer to this question.

"However, in my 20th year in the higher-dimensional channel, I found a way to move within the higher-dimensional channel."

"Year 20?"

Lin Xu's eyes widened.

"Before this, there's nothing you can do?"

"It's not that there's nothing that can't be done."

He Qijun shook his head and replied:

"Higher-dimensional space is a rather magical place for me. It removes all the interference of 'materiality' and retains only the purest spiritual information."

"So, in fact, the richness of the spiritual world is even greater there."

"For example, if you want to 'fantasize' about something, that kind of fantasy will be more realistic."

"Of course, your desires, emotions, and perceptions will also be amplified."

That's correct.

Bai Mo had previously stated that once a person enters a higher-dimensional channel, their "personality traits" will be amplified.

But in reality, what is being magnified is not personality traits, but the perception of the entire mental world.

Thinking of this, Lin Xu spoke up:
"As of now, the information you mentioned is completely consistent with our speculation."

“This information is very important—even if it were just this information, you have already exceeded expectations.”

"However, what exactly is the method for moving through higher-dimensional channels?"

In the world of wristbands, Lin Xu himself has had the experience of using high-dimensional channels to traverse space.

But at that time he was completely bewildered. He didn't know what he had done and could only let the "randomness" of the outcome drag him forward, falling into a world that he had not chosen.

Upon hearing his question, He Qijun answered without hesitation or beating around the bush:

"lighthouse."

“As I just said, Ayana is actually a beacon for our information streams.”

"She has a certain 'attraction' to information from her surroundings."

"She is like a whirlpool in the sea, or a star in the universe."

"Her information will be captured and then integrated."

"Therefore, if we want to transmit information in high-dimensional channels, we must rely on her as a lighthouse."

"First, you must determine your direction using a lighthouse."

"Only then can you make a purposeful move."

"The key issue is that, as a piece of information, you cannot choose where the information flows."

"You can only adjust your 'weight' or 'attributes' in a higher-dimensional world by 'adding information'."

"When these weights and attributes change, the direction of your message itself will also change."

"understood."

Lin Xu nodded thoughtfully.

"If I were to put it in layman's terms, then high-dimensional space is actually a large information distribution center. Each piece of information is distributed along different paths because of its own 'information entropy,' so you can adjust the result by actively changing the information entropy?"

"Yes."

He Qijun gave Lin Xu a thumbs up.

"But the biggest problem here is that the matching relationship between the energy and flow direction of information entropy is a fuzzy chaotic system."

"It is almost impossible to predict accurately; it can only be roughly estimated within a very limited range."

“This part is too complicated. I still have time now, so I will explain to you in writing how to adjust information entropy.”

"no problem."

Lin Xu slowly exhaled.

He Qijun has provided enough information.

Can one artificially select the flow direction by changing information entropy?

This also aligns with the principles of holographic duality theory.

After all, within the AdS/CFT dual framework, the encoding of different information entropies will be projected into different low-dimensional worlds by the high-dimensional boundary.

Changing information entropy utilizes this "universal rule"!
This can absolutely be called an unprecedented and significant contribution.

The name He Qijun is already worthy of being recorded in history.

For a moment, Lin Xu suddenly felt that he might not be the "most important" person.

Or rather, one is not the protagonist of this world.

I am merely using a relatively unique world to drive the world's development, and everyone in this world...
Including He Qijun, Bai Mo, Zhang Liming, Xu Jin, Qi Yuan, and Jiang Xingye
They are all main characters.

Is there any more important information?

Lin Xu began to speak:
"If you don't have the information right now, or don't know how to express it at the moment."

"We can take you home to have a look first."

"Just like you said, this personality may not be stable."

"Although you won't be consumed by Aishwarya's personality so quickly, time is limited."

"You need to take care of things at home."

"it is good."

He Qijun stood up.

His posture remained upright, as if centuries of drifting had not changed what was etched into his very bones.

Instead, it made that thing even more resilient.

"So here's the question—what identity should I use when I meet them?"

"Don't worry, we've already arranged that."