Did the world end today?

Chapter 239 The World Will Change Because of You

First leg?
Jiang Xingye's gaze towards Lin Xu was extremely complicated.

In fact, she had already let her guard down the moment the other party uttered the keyword "ZEROTH".

But after hearing everything Lin Xu said, she found it hard to believe.

Doomsday, higher dimensions, chaotic time
All of this was too far, too far away for her.

Yes, I did experience some "abnormalities".

However, these anomalies are still within the realm of understanding and explanation.

And what about the things Lin Xu mentioned?
Totally incomprehensible.

Jiang Xingye stared blankly at Lin Xu, wanting to say something, but not knowing where to begin.

After several seconds of silence, she finally spoke and asked:
"Lin Xu, are you out of your mind?"

Lin Xu was speechless.

Only then did he realize that Jiang Xingye was still a complete novice!
She hasn't received enough high-dimensional information, and may not have even touched on the most core part.

She could understand "ZEROTH" and even vaguely sensed that the information might come from a specific person.

But she doesn't know what this information means, and she hasn't yet "realized" the changes it brings!

What are you doing?
Do I have to prove it to her?
No.

No proof is required.

Time will prove everything.

All she needs to do is remember.

Seeing that Jiang Xingye still looked somewhat bewildered, Lin Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

He opened his mouth and said:
"This is not even a question that needs to be discussed."

“I can prove it to you right now, but there’s no need.”

"Now, I only have 26 minutes left."

"In 26 minutes, Lin Xu will become the Lin Xu you know. He won't remember anything I told you. He might just think he took a nap in the office."

"But the world is actually different now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Xingye's expression changed slightly.

Is the world different?
An unprecedented sense of heaviness suddenly pressed down on her, leaving her somewhat at a loss.

But in the end, she did not question the veracity of everything Lin Xu said.

She simply asked:
"So, where should I begin?"

That's it!

Looking at Jiang Xingye's expression, Lin Xu clearly realized that she had taken over the baton he had passed on.

This is her.

She might have doubts, feel confused, or even be afraid.

But she won't stop.

Lin Xu casually pulled an A4 sheet of paper from the printer in the conference room and quickly drew an arrow on it.

He circled the starting point of the arrow and then said:

"Now, we are here."

"July 2025, 9."

"Just like I just told you, this place is almost the starting point of this world for me."

As he spoke, Lin Xu pointed his pen toward the end of the arrow.

"June 19, 2044, this place will be the end of my world."

"But in fact, this is not the end of this world."

"The end of this world is at 0:4 on April 23, 2045."

"But between 2044 and 2045, there is an insurmountable barrier."

"That is, the so-called 'limiter' that I've already mentioned."

"Your goal is to find the technology related to the limiter, save it, and hand it over to me the next time I enter."

"After acquiring the technology, I will return to another world to optimize and upgrade it, and then find an opportunity to pass it on to you so that you can support a new round of exploration."

"This is what I mean by the 'relay' plan."

"Do you understand?"

Jiang Xingye frowned.

Prior to this, her understanding of "time" was entirely linear.

This was the first time she had thought about her plan from a non-linear perspective—but it didn't seem so difficult to understand.
"Understandable."

Jiang Xingye nodded solemnly, then asked:

"So what exactly do I need to do? I mean, what is the specific plan?"

"a lot of."

Lin Xu let out a soft breath.

This is too early; nothing has been set up yet.

This brought him unprecedented "confusion," but also unprecedented opportunities.

Just like I told Qin Feng, this is like a strategic game where you have to constantly choose a decision tree.

And now, I'm in the "first round".

The opening is especially important, and I must arrange all my actions clearly in the last 22 minutes.

So, where to begin?
After a moment's thought, Lin Xu wrote down a few keywords on a piece of paper.

Ayana.

Status and influence.

enemy.

Development direction.

Among them, Ayana is the core of the core, and is the key person that Jiang Xingye must find.

Precisely because of her crucial role, she doesn't need to be considered much for the time being.

And the others.
Status and influence are the foundation of everything.

But how to obtain it is a difficult question to answer.

Should we cooperate with the official authorities?

If we're going to cooperate, how should we cooperate? The first fork in the road has appeared.

Lin Xu did not make the decision himself, but instead passed the question on to Jiang Xingye.

"The first thing we need to determine is this."

"I am a butterfly, and you are pollen."

"In the future, you will gain access to a lot of key information, including but not limited to intelligence, technology, and even knowledge and experience in social development."

"These things are a precious treasure to you, and to the whole human world as a whole."

"You need to choose a path: whether or not to cooperate with the official channels."

"If we do not cooperate, we will always keep the identity of the pollen secret, and the development speed will be slower, but the risk factor will also be lower, and the deviation rate will also be lower."

"If we cooperate with the authorities, the development speed will increase by 1000%, the risk factor will increase by 500%, the path deviation rate will increase by 200%, and the number of hostile forces will increase by a certain amount."

After Lin Xu finished speaking, Jiang Xingye suddenly laughed.

Are we playing some kind of strategy game?

That's why they say a couple is in perfect sync.
Jiang Xingye immediately understood what he meant.

"That's right, it's a large-scale strategy game—the idle type, no less."

"After setting up the path, the next time we check to see if you've collected your results, it might be 10 or 20 years from now."

After he finished speaking, Jiang Xingye said with a hint of teasing:

That's quite interesting—only for you.

"It's only interesting to you. For a little person like me in a game, it's terrible."

"I am in another world, just like you."

Lin Xu answered casually, then immediately asked:

"So what's your choice? Cooperate, or not cooperate?"

"I choose the middle."

Jiang Xingye answered without hesitation:
"There must be a way to establish limited cooperation with the authorities and obtain their support, without being completely exposed."

"This is not a game option with only two choices; I can explore more possibilities."

".Okay."

Lin Xu did not refute, but instead wrote the words "limited cooperation" directly on the paper.

"Next comes another decision point."

“In the process of development, you will inevitably encounter obstacles and enemies, and the biggest enemy is the so-called ‘error corrector’.”

"They will steal, interfere with, or even sabotage your technological development achievements."

"And now, you have two choices."

"First, get rid of all the relevant personnel we find—and by 'get rid of,' I mean a physical cleanup."

"Second, continue the confrontation and try to use their strength to support our own development."

“This time, you have no choice but to compromise, because I know those who correct mistakes very well.”

"Their key figure, Zhang Liming, is an absolute fanatic."

"Only death can stop him from going forward."

"clear."

Jiang Xingye thought for a moment and replied:

"Eliminate the main threats, keep the useful ones, extract the remaining value, and then find a way to completely eliminate the threats."

Good guy.

You're even more ruthless than me!

At this moment, Jiang Xingye's eyes revealed a hint of "firmness," and Lin Xu was completely relieved.

She is Jiang Xingye after all.

Even in September 2025, even if she is still a complete novice who knows nothing, she is not someone anyone can just scam!
"last question."

Lin Xu pointed to the third keyword on the paper.

"Direction selection".

"The first two are 'choices', but the last one is the foundation."

"Your goal is to find the technology for the 'limiter,' and in this process, you will inevitably need to actively explore."

"So, where do you plan to begin?"

"This technology involves several key technologies, including but not limited to high-dimensional channel stabilization technology, field constraints, or rather, restriction and isolation technology, as well as a mathematical system under the failure rule of the choice axiom."

“You have to invest resources, manpower and technology in every direction, but I think it’s almost impossible to build a complete and effective limiter in 20 years.”

"Therefore, we must make it move faster in some aspects."

Which one do you want to choose first?

"Whichever you choose, I can provide you with a list of relevant personnel so you can get started quickly."

"Good guy"

Jiang Xingye subconsciously smoothed his hair.

"Since all the great people are here, let's choose the last one first: mathematics."

"Logically speaking, the more basic the thing, the more important it is. Let's choose this one first!"

"no problem."

Lin Xu glanced at the time.

Only 5 minutes left.

Fortunately, the plan has been arranged.

A tree diagram had already taken shape on paper, and Lin Xu used the last bit of time to quickly fill in the key nodes in the development path, including people, technologies and events.

This helped her leverage information asymmetry to develop rapidly and quickly establish the necessary foundation.

Lin Xu even wrote down the results of a football betting game, which he had stumbled upon on a short video platform. He remembered the score as 5-0.

What if?
What if Jiang Xingye can use it?

Having some start-up capital is always better than starting from scratch.

He then solemnly handed the paper to Jiang Xingye.

Then he began to speak:
"Jiang Xingye, this world will change because of you."

"From this moment on, for every moment of the next twenty years, you must remember this sentence!"

(End of this chapter)