Did the world end today?

Chapter 253 We Will Have Better

Is physical death also a form of correction?
What does it mean?
Just as Lin Xu was about to ask a question, a more detailed explanation was sent to his secure machine.

[It is known that Zhang Liming may use Ayana as a springboard to enter different worlds, using his existing experience and technology to promote the development of these worlds and "correct" their errors.]

[Based on reasoning, Zhang Liming must strictly ensure the uniqueness of the world's progress and eliminate additional interference.]

If Zhang Liming's physical body exists, it is possible for him to enter other worlds again through higher-dimensional channels or via the Lighthouse.

After repeated iterations, the countless worlds in the perpetual superposition state may fall into complete chaos.

Therefore, to eliminate risks, only one Zhang Liming personality can exist in the same world.

[Having determined that Zhang Liming's personality has manifested through Ayana, the physical Zhang Liming should voluntarily withdraw from the decision-making level, or take more extreme measures to seek greater benefits.]

Understood.

Lin Xu looked thoughtfully at the words on the screen.

indeed.

Two tigers cannot share one mountain, and two Zhang Limings cannot be contained in one world.

He could certainly choose to live and serve as Zhang Liming's deputy, the "more advanced" one.

But how could he possibly accept that?

He was arrogant, paranoid, and proud.

He wouldn't even be willing to be his deputy.

Furthermore, the requirement of "uniqueness of world progress" would limit him to this world, making it almost impossible for him to conduct research on higher-dimensional channels or attempt to influence other worlds.

This was torture for him.

So rather than enduring torment, it's better to cut the Gordian knot and give the new self that has arrived in this world a final gift.

Was death terrifying to him?

It's not scary at all.

This is the most insignificant thing.

Once he has fully seen the truth of the world and completely understood the premise of the "eternal superposition state world," he will no longer care.

In this respect, Lin Xu himself is actually quite similar.

I also know that countless worlds are waiting for me, so when I entered the bracelet world, I didn't see death as something to be afraid of.

Death is essentially a bargaining chip, a necessary means to achieve one's goals.
Lin Xu turned off the screen of the security device.

That night, he got one step closer to the truth.

However, the closer he got to the truth of that world, the more he understood Zhang Liming.

This ruthless person
They are pitiful, but also admirable.

It was already 11 p.m., and the number on the bracelet had not yet returned to "1".

Lin Xu has no plans to enter the world of bracelets again.

He ate a quick late-night snack, took a shower, dried his hair, and went back to his bed.

This time, he didn't fall asleep immediately.

Instead, he started scrolling through his phone, which is quite unusual for him.

News of the Geneva explosion is still making headlines, but the authorities have begun to respond and control public opinion.

The most popular video among them comes from "Against the Current".

Lin Xu clicked on the video. The program was still organized in the form of "guest interviews," but this time the guest was quite unexpected for Lin Xu.

Not any physicist, but Xu Gong'ou.

The issue he was discussing was not the Geneva bombing itself, but rather the "Moon Surge Project".

In his account, the Lunar Surge Project was a space experiment targeting "high-dimensional influence particles" that occasionally appear in the universe.

He provided a detailed explanation of the physical definitions of the so-called "high-dimensional space channel," "spacetime quantum foam," and "holographic duality theory." Perhaps because he himself does not engage in professional high-energy physics research, he was able to use more accessible examples to explain the complex theories.

After listening to the entire video, Lin Xu could clearly feel that this "science popularization" had achieved the expected results.

Even if you exclude all the physics knowledge you have already encountered and understood, even if you are an ordinary person who has only received junior high school physics education, you can still fully understand what Xu Gongou's words mean.

In addition, the experimental footage interspersed in the interview program, as well as the realistic animation rendered by CG, made Lin Xu watch with great interest.

Good guy.

It brought back memories of watching Uncle Neil's shows when I was a kid!

However, it's likely that these two shows will leave the same regrets for both generations.

When I was a kid watching Uncle Neil, I couldn't find colored tape, brushes, or latex.

Looking at the current events, the audience can't find a giant nuclear bomb to blow up the higher-dimensional passage.
A normal person wouldn't think of replicating Xu Gong'ou's experiment, right?

However, when Lin Xu opened the comments section, the first comment with the most likes was...
"I just discovered a high-dimensional portal. Friends with nuclear weapons, please DM me."

If you had truly discovered a higher-dimensional channel, would you still be sitting here posting comments?
Most of the comments were just playing on the memes, but Lin Xu also saw some serious discussions.

"According to the official style, we should say that we're leaving nine-tenths out of one. Now they're even bringing up concepts like higher dimensions. Could it be that the authorities have already started interstellar travel?"

"It's possible; the network might already be built."

"Network righteousness?? How dare you! What blasphemy!"

"Seriously speaking, there are a lot of new placeholder papers on aRxiv lately. Although there are no actual results yet, it seems like the world has changed."

"I've seen it too, but I can't access that part yet. So, is there any connection between the Geneva explosion and the higher-dimensional portal?"

"There should be some, otherwise the timing of this video's release would be too coincidental, wouldn't it? It seems to be explaining something, but without going into too much detail."

"What can't be said openly? What's the point of hiding it?"

"Is it to suppress the heat? I don't want you guys to discuss it too much."

"Are you an idiot? What's the point of suppressing overseas buzz?"

"Who knows? What if it appears in China next time?"

"This kind of experiment is so dangerous, but we have to do it. We definitely need to calm things down first, so you don't get worked up."

As Lin Xu scrolled through the comments, he could clearly sense that public attention was shifting away from the Geneva bombing itself and towards deeper issues.

That's the purpose of the "Against the Current" project team releasing this video.

However, public opinion has not been completely quelled.

The worries and anxieties remain.

This emotion requires further information synchronization.

countercurrent!

The waterfall is beginning to take shape, but there is no one who should be thrown under it.

It's time to gradually tell the public the truth.

This world is different from the world of the Alliance era in the Bracelet World, but you could also say it's the same.
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After all, the greatest "resistance" in that world comes from those who correct mistakes, but from another perspective, isn't that also the ultimate brilliance they unleash in order to survive?
If they can do it, so can everyone in this world.

Therefore, the truth about the Geneva bombing must be made public to the people!

Lin Xu put down his phone and picked up the security device again.

He gave Wang Yifan the order to "reveal the truth," and after recovering, he relaxed and lay back down on his pillow.

This time, he really fell asleep in 0 seconds.

Meanwhile, in Geneva.

In the conference room of the LHC Research Institute, Joanne walked solemnly opposite Wang Yifan and said with great concern:
"CERN has officially notified us to suspend all research and experimental projects."

"At least until the cause of the explosion is clearly answered, we cannot conduct similar experiments again."

"--Actually, it's not that similar experiments can't be conducted, but rather that no more high-energy particle collision experiments can be carried out."

"In other words, we may lose this largest and most reliable particle collider, and it may not be able to be put back into operation for at least a few months."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Yifan looked up at Joanne in astonishment.

"Who made this decision?"

"Are they crazy? Don't they know how tight our schedule is?"

"What we need right now is comprehensive support, and they actually resort to this underhanded tactic at a time like this?"

Joanne, sitting across from him, sighed helplessly. She picked up the coffee cup on the table to drink, only to find that there was only a little liquid left and some grounds left over from multiple refills.

After hesitating for a second, he still poured the last bit of coffee into his mouth.

After spitting, he answered:

“We have no choice.” “In fact, this order was not issued by CERN, but by the Swiss Federal Council.”

"They are indeed under considerable pressure, and public demonstrations have begun to spread across the country."

"If this situation continues to develop, their country's administrative system could very well collapse."

Wang Yifan's eyes gleamed with disbelief, as if he were hearing some absurd story.

"Protests? Spreading nationwide?"

"Administrative collapse??"

Are you kidding me??

"I admit that this accident was very serious, but from the perspective of the administrative body, it is just a relatively large-scale natural disaster."

"26 people died and more than 180 were injured, right?"

"How could such an accident lead to the collapse of the administrative management system?"

"By the way, has the disaster relief work ended? Why aren't they doing disaster relief at a time like this, and instead they're starting a protest?"

Seeing Wang Yifan's expression, Joanne wanted to say something, but in the end she could only remain silent helplessly.

After a long silence, he suddenly uttered a sentence:
"Socialism has really spoiled you, Yifan."

"Do you think that in any country, disaster relief and people's livelihood work can override everything else, even political power struggles?"

"It's good that they were able to react quickly. If this had happened in my country, the opposition party might have already taken to the streets to campaign for votes."

"You have a very clear understanding of your own country."

Wang Yifan wanted to laugh, but couldn't manage to.

After a few seconds of pause, he began to speak:
"But I think Switzerland is a relatively normal country?"

Joanne shrugged.

"If you call a city-state alliance a normal one, then it is indeed quite normal."

"Seriously, haven't you heard of their abstract referendums?"

"No."

Wang Yifan shook his head.

“I’ve spent too much time in the lab and don’t pay attention to these things.”

Joanne stood up and sighed again, saying:

"So that's why you've been able to develop so rapidly over the past 20 years, even without the help of some so-called 'butterfly.'"

“In your country, there are too many scholars as focused as you, but in other parts of the world, there are too few like you.”

"In any case, we must find a way to solve this problem."

"But to be honest, it's difficult."

"If we really can't solve it, I suggest we switch to BEPC instead."

"At least on your turf, we won't encounter such a thing."

Wang Yifan nodded thoughtfully.

Indeed, if I switch to BEPC, I won't have to worry about "external pressure" at all.

The problem is that BEPC's equipment is too old and its power level is too low.

Conducting precise experiments is virtually impossible.

The situation seemed beyond saving, and no matter how much I did, it would be to no avail.

What was originally a dream start was almost ruined. For a moment, a slightly crazy idea even popped into Wang Yifan's mind.

Honestly, if the Swiss authorities are truly determined to obstruct the experiment...
Is there any need for this "city-state alliance" to exist?
He looked up, and Joanne noticed his gaze, involuntarily shrinking back as she said:
"Yifan, your eyes look as scary as a wolf's right now."

"I can indeed be as ruthless as a wolf when necessary."

Just as Wang Yifan was about to continue speaking, the security device in his pocket suddenly vibrated.

Joanne wanted to say something more.

"and many more."

Wang Yifan raised his hand to interrupt.

He then took out his secure device, and as the screen lit up, a document that had clearly been preliminarily edited was sent to him.

He clicked on it and saw several large words in the title.

Analysis of the root causes and principles of the Geneva explosion.

Open the file, and the first line of keywords contains several words that I am familiar with.

Wormholes, quantum spacetime foam clusters, collapse, unitarity principle, quantum decoherence

"Come and look at this!"

Wang Yifan called over Joanne, who had tactfully stepped aside.

The two looked at the document at the same time, remaining silent.

Only when Wang Yifan flipped too fast would Joanne reach out and pat his arm, then gently stop him.

"and many more."

Ten minutes later, the file was flipped to the last page.

Joanne looked excited.

"Amazing reasoning."

"It's perfectly reasonable. It only needs empirical verification to serve as a guide for our next stage of work."

"This is not just a simple survey result; it's even..."

Joanne couldn't continue.

Wang Yifan then finished what he hadn't said.

"This is an answer."

"Yes."

Joanne let out a heavy sigh.

"This is an answer."

"That's amazing. One day. You told me before that I had to wait one day, and I thought you were joking."

"But you really only spent one day."

"I think our problem has been solved."

"If this answer is presented to the Swiss authorities, and they still insist on using administrative means to interfere with an international collaborative research project, then..."

“Then I think it would be better for everyone if they honestly went back to the city-state era.”

"Yes."

Wang Yifan smiled mysteriously.

Then, he spoke:
"Let's prepare to hold a press conference."

"We want to disclose the key principles within this material."

"public?!"

Joanne suddenly stood up.

"Are you crazy?? Do you even know the value of this material??"

"you"

"Don't yell into my ear, I'm not hard of hearing yet."

Wang Yifan interrupted, dissatisfied:
"Of course I know the value of this material, but it must be made public."

"This is an explanation, and it's the first step we must take."