Did the world end today?

Chapter 248 (Seeking Monthly Tickets) Control Group Petri Dishes and Overtaking
After a brief discussion with Bai Mo about the subsequent public opinion control and guidance plan, Lin Xu and Qin Feng went to the coordination team's office building together.

But when he sat in his office, he couldn't calm down.

On my phone, messages kept flooding in, reporting the latest developments in the disaster.

The public's comments were harsh, and just as Lin Xu had predicted, some people had begun to question the security of technological development.

Lin Xu casually scrolled through the comments, and one post with the most likes caught his attention.

"If it is indeed confirmed that this disaster is related to high-energy physics experiments, then we really need to stop and think about whether it is necessary to develop so quickly."

"Even from the most cold-blooded perspective, such a sacrifice is meaningless."

“We need an explanation. No one has the right to condescend and tell us, 'He will lead us forward.'”

Compared to other comments with a strong Yilin flavor, such as "Wait for your people" and "Does the death of so many people have anything to do with my monthly salary of 3,000 yuan?", this comment best represents the social reaction triggered by this incident.

Most people are not opposed to exploration in cutting-edge physics; in fact, with the popularization efforts of the Reverse Current Project, they are quite interested in and welcome such exploration.

However, the condition for being welcome is that "you can't do whatever you want."

This was something Lin Xu couldn't refute at all.

In fact, if we only consider the explosion itself, it's not really "that serious".

The rate of increase in the number of casualties has begun to slow down, and as Lin Xu predicted, it eventually stopped at the number of "214".

The actual death toll was only 26.

26 people.

It seems really insignificant.

Before the era of alliances, this wouldn't even compare to the casualties of a minute in a small-scale regional conflict.

Even in some abstract countries on the African continent, even the most ordinary tribal conflicts can result in nearly a thousand casualties in a single day, with people using banana knives to hack and slash.

However, Lin Xu was very clear that this incident could not be judged solely from the perspective of "absolute casualty figures".

Because it is the first lesson humanity has learned since entering the "new era".

The lesson learned was learned in an extremely painful way.

Human progress has been incredibly smooth these past few months.

In the past few thousand years, they had never experienced such a dreamlike moment.

However, dreams must end one day, and this people must one day return to the ground.

If we cannot completely abandon this "foolish arrogance," such things will continue to happen repeatedly, slowing down the world's development process from various angles.

What's the use of bringing back so much technology?

Do we really think that we can cover up all the problems that arise in development by relying on the benefits of technology?
impossible.

If there is no apocalypse 20 years from now, this line of thinking is not unreasonable.

After all, as long as the world moves forward, conflicts will be buried and eliminated, and the costs will be accepted and compensated. Society as a whole will maintain a "delicate balance" on the edge of stability.

However, the people here really don't have time.

This world cannot afford any internal strife caused by arrogance and recklessness.

Even if such internal strife only slows down human development by a month.

But this one month may be the life-or-death boundary between "destruction" and "survival".

Lin Xu realized once again that the inspiration he received from the world of smart bracelets went far beyond just "technology itself".

In the Starship Age, he saw the conflict between "divine authority" and "natural endowment," and attempted to resolve this conflict through the "Reverse Current Project."

The problem facing him in this world is the conflict between the rapid advancement of technology and the equally rapid risks that arise after the rules change.

Humanity is doomed if it cannot learn to control risk!

Just like Zhang Liming during the League era.

Is there any difference?

There is only one Zhang Liming there, but if this trend is allowed to continue, countless Zhang Limings will appear in the world of Destiny Stone.

Lin Xu felt his mind was in a mess.

On the one hand, rapid development must be accompanied by some radical elements, and it is necessary to take risks when necessary to obtain greater benefits.

On the other hand, excessive risk-taking can become the final straw that breaks the camel's back.

Such a contradiction cannot be resolved by a project similar to the "Reverse Current Project".

Humans need a control group.
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And this control group is the world inside the bracelet.

The next time we enter the market, the goal can't just be technology.

I must write down everything that happened there and bring it back with me!
With a clear goal in mind, Lin Xu's gloomy mood finally eased a little.

Just then, there was a knock on his office door.

A head with a bun hairstyle peeked out from the crack in the door; without a doubt, it was Jiang Xingye.

"what happened?"

Lin Xu asked, sounding slightly weary:

"Have you heard about what happened in Geneva?"

"heard."

Jiang Xingye, unusually, did not joke around with Lin Xu. Instead, he went straight to the desk, lightly jumped onto it, and sat opposite Lin Xu.

"Has the specific cause been determined?"

"not yet."

Lin Xu shook his head.

"However, based on the existing theoretical foundation, we can already make some preliminary speculations."

“Particles carrying high-dimensional information entropy undergo ‘rapid annihilation’ of information entropy during collisions. This ‘annihilation’ creates quantum spacetime foam, which is actually a cross-dimensional concept that is random in both space and time.”

"That's why it appears on the outskirts of Geneva, far from the LHC—it's uncontrollable."

"As for why it caused the explosion, it is most likely a chain reaction caused by changes in the spacetime structure, but we cannot draw a conclusion at this time."

"so."

Jiang Xingye asked thoughtfully:

"If the timing of quantum foam's appearance is also random, is it possible that it appeared in the past?"

"For example, several hundred years ago?"

Lin Xu answered casually:
"Maybe—what's wrong?"

Jiang Xingye chuckled and continued to ask:

"Is it possible that the Tunguska event and the Wanggongchang explosion were both caused by the annihilation of quantum spacetime bubbles?"

Damn it.

What kind of wild idea is this?
Lin Xu looked at Jiang Xingye with amusement, and asked in a slightly teasing tone:

"Why don't you just say it's a Word of Power effect? ​​Sequence 1 or something?"

"Huh? You're still watching this? No wonder you like my older sister!"

As soon as Jiang Xingye finished speaking, Lin Xu felt like he couldn't hold back anymore.

"This is pure slander—forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. What did you come to me for?"

Jiang Xingye shrugged and replied:

"Actually, nothing special happened. I guessed you might be feeling down after the Geneva bombing, so I came to see you."

"The result was exactly as I predicted—what, have you lost faith in the future of humanity?"

"That's not true."

Lin Xu replied:
"It's not that I've lost confidence, it's just that I've seen greater risks."

He briefly shared his assessment of the balance between adventure and risk with Jiang Xingye, who then abruptly fell silent.

Her expression froze, and she didn't blink.

Lin Xu almost thought she had fallen into some kind of "high-dimensional information transmission state" again, so he subconsciously reached out and held her hand.

But at this moment, her hands were not cold.

"what happened?"

"Don't make a sound." Jiang Xingye raised his other hand.

"I'm thinking."

Lin Xu wisely shut up.

Half a minute later, Jiang Xingye let out a long breath.

"I think I've figured it out a bit."

"What have you figured out?"

Lin Xu asked curiously:

"Have you figured out how to control the risks?"

Jiang Xingye rolled his eyes.

"How could something so complicated be so easy to understand?"

"What I want to understand is something simpler."

"What's so simple?"

Lin Xu became interested.

Jiang Xingye jumped off the table, stood opposite Lin Xu, and held up one finger.

"First, we need to confirm one thing."

"The worlds you can enter aren't actually entered randomly, right?"

"Essentially, whether you enter the world of the Age of Confusion, the world of the Starship Age, or the world of the Alliance Age, it's all a kind of active choice, right?"

"That's true in theory."

Lin Xu is certain of this.

If you are truly entering a random world, then there is no rule that drives world change through "special nodes".

Essentially, all the worlds he enters are selected and then brought to him by the bracelet.

"That's right."

Jiang Xingye smiled again.

"Therefore, the world you are now able to enter has also been carefully selected."

"Regardless of who makes the choice, whether it's you in the future, me in the future, or some kind of special 'influence'."

"However, the purpose of making choices must be to help our world survive better."

"So why did it choose such a difficult world?"

"You should be able to clearly feel now that the world of the Alliance era is much more difficult than the previous two worlds, right?"

Lin Xu nodded.

"That's right, because of the randomness of the landing point, it has become much, much more difficult to obtain information."

"But what exactly are you trying to say? Are you implying that this more challenging world was actually deliberately chosen?"

"of course."

Jiang Xingye replied:

"You think it's difficult because you're using the wrong method."

"Haven't you realized yet? After Project Moonsurge, we no longer need 'that much' technology."

"Of course, that doesn't mean we don't need technology at all."

"But it is clear that, given the pace of development during the so-called 'golden age of humanity,' many technologies can emerge naturally."

Therefore, technology is not the key.

"As you said, the key is to make the technology more easily implemented."

"And the world you see now in the era of the Alliance is the tool you use to achieve this step."

"It's no longer a data packet, and it's wrong for you to still treat it as one."

"It serves as a control group."

"Or to be more precise, it's a petri dish!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Xu suddenly stood up.

Petri dish?
That's right.

The property of time interference is almost as if it were born for the petri dish.

And in these few entries, I seem to have indeed begun to use that world in a "petri dish" manner.

but.
Lin Xu frowned and asked:
"But isn't the efficiency of such a petri dish a bit too low? If the landing point is refreshed randomly every time, how am I supposed to quickly retrieve the information?"

"It's impossible for things to always be random."

Jiang Xingye shook his head and replied:
“I have read the information you provided. In your two recent entries into that world, your ‘timeline’ is consistent.”

"The first time will be in 2025, and the second time will be in 2027."

What do you think this means?

"From my perspective, this may not have been a random occurrence."

"It's possible that the randomness has been corrected."

"Perhaps the next time you enter, it will be in 2029."

"The next time will be in 2031."

“These are signposts, and also key nodes for you to ‘cultivate’.”

As for why it turned out this way...

"It's very likely that you've already corrected part of that 'limiter' when you enter in 2025, making it more complete."

"However, you haven't discovered it yet."

"Of course, verifying this is also very simple."

"You'll know once you try it a few more times."

After Jiang Xingye finished speaking, Lin Xu let out a long sigh of relief.

Perhaps she is right.

And if we want to verify
It doesn't require you to pay much of a cost.

A glint of light flickered in Lin Xu's eyes, but Jiang Xingye continued talking without regard for anything else.

"If you follow this line of thinking, then you still have a lot of potential in that world."

"A limiter can be optimized once, and it can be optimized a second time."

"You might end up being able to drop a beacon at a fixed location."

"For example, one in 2025, and one in 2044."

"In that case, your information acquisition efficiency will reach a new level."

Enlightenment.

Lin Xu nodded slowly.

He cupped Jiang Xingye's face tightly and said:

"Thank you!"

"You're welcome!"

Jiang Xingye gave a vague answer.

After Lin Xu released her, she continued solemnly:

"So no matter what difficulties you encounter here, you don't need to be discouraged."

"Zhang Liming in that world thought you were on the first level and he was on the third level."

"But in reality, when he was chosen in this world, you were already many levels above him."

"Because you are a butterfly."

"You, this butterfly, will always be above all the worlds."
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(It's the end of the month, please vote with your monthly tickets! These three chapters are all long chapters, equivalent to four and a half chapters normally. I'll add the other chapter tomorrow!)
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