Did the world end today?

Chapter 278 Doomsday Hysteria

With 30 minutes left, Lin Xu memorized the information Jiang Xingye had prepared while waiting for Ayana to arrive.

After experiencing an apocalyptic catastrophe, the world's rules of conduct have undergone tremendous changes.

If every world Lin Xu had seen before was propelled forward by a powerful, centralized, and meticulously operated state apparatus, which, while highly efficient, revealed a kind of "rigid" order, then this world was full of vibrant energy.

Everyone here exudes a kind of "joyful" enthusiasm.

This enthusiasm became even more pronounced after Lin Xu met Jin Xiaochuan via video conference.

"Hello, Mr. Lin!"

Lin Xu was deeply impressed by Jin Xiaochuan's chaotic and dejected state when he last met him before the high-dimensional information particle collision experiment.

But now, he is almost a completely different person.

It's not just that he's become a different person compared to that "desperate him".

Even compared to Jin Xiaochuan from the world of Destiny Stone, he appeared more optimistic, more positive, and more relaxed.

"Mr. Lin, you really scared me last time."

He smiled and said:

"But now I know that what President Jiang said is right, you are indeed doing what you should be doing."

"Alright, your time is limited, I won't take up too much of your time."

"I am currently working on the deduction of the boundary of the domain of the axiom failure as you requested, but progress is still slow."

“I’m trying to build it using a purely mathematical model, and I’ve got some results, but it’s far from being ready for experimentation.”

"I thought it wasn't beautiful enough."

In mathematics, beauty is good, beauty is right.

Therefore, Jin Xiaochuan's judgment was correct.

If it's not beautiful enough, it means the system isn't right enough.

Thinking of this, Lin Xu spoke up:
"That's right, you don't need to rush."

"Breakthroughs often happen in an instant, perhaps today, perhaps tomorrow."

"Perhaps right at this very moment!"

Jin Xiaochuan laughed, but then shrugged and said:

"It won't be that fast."

"But I promise you, when you come again next time, we will definitely have a result!"

"no problem!"

Seeing Jin Xiaochuan like this, Lin Xu once again felt the magic of this world.

It's not just the world that's changing.

What has changed is everyone in the world.

This feeling is truly different.
Jiang Xingye, who was standing nearby, seemed to notice his expression, then took a few steps closer and asked:
"So, our world has indeed changed, hasn't it?"

"Yes."

Lin Xu's glasses had split into two parts: one part was rapidly browsing the technological data accumulated in this world, and the other part was browsing a brief history of the world's development over the past two years.

But when he carefully examined the contents of the brief history, he discovered that the world's super-high efficiency was definitely not something that came out of thin air.

"As you can see, we have built an advanced version of the Countercurrent Plan—it was proposed by Bai Mo, but she is not here today."

“We have comprehensively quantified knowledge contributions through a fully controlled artificial intelligence evaluation system.”

"These knowledge contributions can be directly converted into contribution points and used for currency exchange in the market."

"You can think of it as a 'knowledge reward for all' program."

"This plan still has many problems and is still being optimized, but there is no doubt that it is very effective."

"And that's why we've made such rapid progress in the field of applied technology."

After Jiang Xingye finished speaking, Lin Xu nodded thoughtfully.

A nationwide knowledge reward program?

This is an experience that can be used as a reference.

However, the most important reason why this world is able to apply such a strategy is that they have already traveled three years further than the world of Destiny Stones, and their artificial intelligence development is also three years ahead.

If we want to implement this in the Destiny Stones world, we might need to make some additional changes.

Lin Xu memorized the plan, and then asked:
"So what's the deal with Jin Xiaochuan?"

“His change is very representative—I can understand that people in this world are prepared, but where does their optimism come from?”

Jiang Xingye swiped the screen to switch to a new interface.

On the interface, five large characters are prominently displayed.

"Doomsday Hysteria".

Doomsday Hysteria?
Lin Xu's brows immediately furrowed.

He could sense that this wasn't a very good word.

Exhilarated.

The negative impact of this situation is clearly greater than the positive impact.

But why didn't I see the negative impact?

He looked at Jiang Xingye, who didn't keep him in suspense and answered directly:
"Humanity has never achieved true equality, but after the doomsday intelligence was revealed, the people here achieved unprecedented equality."

"Whether you are rich or poor, whether you are in a high position or a commoner, the end of the world is fair."

"In this state, the greatest instability in the whole society is eliminated, and the social atmosphere becomes more and more positive every day."

"The end of the world is no longer a catastrophic symbol, but has become a special kind of 'symbol of equality'."

"Therefore, most people's mindset has begun to become more positive - because in the next 20 years, most of the 'oppression' from the outside will naturally decrease."

"understood."

Lin Xu let out a soft breath.

At that moment, he instantly realized that it was absolutely impossible to directly transplant the experience of this world's "public apocalypse" to the world of Destiny Stones!
Because this world is destined to perish.

Therefore, the end of the world will bring equality.

But what about the world of Steins;Gate?
That world, in a very high probability, will survive the apocalypse.

In the face of a massive, but not world-destroying, disaster, privilege will become even more rampant!
This issue needs to be assessed by sociology experts at think tanks.

it matters.

Lin Xu looked at Jiang Xingye and said solemnly:
"Thank you, this information is crucial."

"You're welcome." A sly smile appeared on Jiang Xingye's face.

"Shouldn't you thank Bai Mo?"

"?"

Goodness, why does it smell like vinegar?

Lin Xu was about to explain when Ayana arrived.

Ayana walked into the office still in a "wooden" state, just like the Ayana she had seen before when she was locked up by Zhang Liming.

Qin Feng finished his deployment work and, seeing Lin Xu meeting Ayana, immediately came over to explain:

“We have used every interrogation method available to us against her.”

"But to be honest, the effectiveness of these methods is very limited."

“Based on what you said, we believe that there are other personalities in Ayana’s body. We are worried that if we use overly extreme methods, it may damage or disable these other personalities.”

"Therefore, we can only choose to exercise restraint for the time being."

"clear."

Lin Xu nodded slowly.

This still seems to be a dead end.

Zhang Liming knows Ayana too well; his understanding of Ayana has far surpassed Zhou Yue's.

However, in contrast, he and others in his world had very limited understanding of Ayana.

After all, no one has experience like Zhang Liming's.

What should we do?
Purely neurological, and even psychoanalytic, strategies have proven ineffective.

Is it really necessary to use a brain-computer interface to extract all the information from her brain, as suggested by humans in 2036?
This does seem to be a simple and crude approach.

After all, even in the world of Steins;Gate, Julius's team is making attempts in this direction.

Theoretically speaking, when the problem of the "chaotic system of the human brain" is solved, the biggest problem of information extraction will also be solved.

The problem is, there's a lock on Ayana here.

Are we left with no choice but to abandon her, try to obtain information from Ayana in the world of Destinystone, and then bring it here?
The efficiency is too low.

Furthermore, the personalities in the minds of the two Ayanas are not entirely the same.

Missing any message is a loss for both worlds.

Lin Xu was still thinking.

If all else fails, should we restart Zhou Yue's career?

No, no, no, although he had similar experiences to Zhang Liming, but...
In that instant, a flash of inspiration struck Lin Xu.

wrong.

People who have similar experiences to Zhang Liming and Zhou Yue.
one left.

Lin Xu's eyes lit up.

Even at this moment, he couldn't help but want to laugh.

They mocked Zhang Liming's arrogance and conceit.

It's also a way of mocking one's own slow realization.

He wanted to find someone by "unlocking the lock".

But why couldn't that person unlock the door himself?
Is there any need to doubt his abilities?
"I know what to do."

Lin Xu looked confident.

"How to do?"

Qin Feng and Jiang Xingye asked the question almost simultaneously.

Lin Xu waved his hand but did not answer.

He looked directly into Ayana's eyes and then spoke:
"Zhang Liming, it's no use if you don't cooperate."

"In this world, your opponent is me."

"And in higher dimensions, you are not without opponents either."

"What a coincidence, I've already met your opponent."

As Lin Xu finished speaking, Ayana, or rather Zhang Liming, seemed to have a subtle change in her eyes.

Qin Feng immediately noticed this change, but he didn't interrupt; he simply waited quietly for Lin Xu to make his move.

Lin Xu paused for a moment.

Then, he changed the subject.

“Aishwarya, I am speaking to you now.”

"I know you can hear me."

"You may not know who I am, but in another world, I once celebrated your birthday."

"It's not a sand cake, and it's not a candle made of sticks."

"It's a real cake, and candles that can be lit."

“We did many more things together, including with this older sister next to me, who is one of your favorite people.”

"So you have to trust me, and you have to trust her too."

Lin Xu paused again.

He wanted to give Aishwarya, who was "possibly eavesdropping," some time to process what was happening.

After a moment, he continued:

"Promise me you'll hide well and not get caught by this 'terrible man'."

"Then, I'd like to ask you for a favor."

"Now or in the future, there will be a man named He Qijun who will become your neighbor."

“You can trust him completely, because he is also our friend.”

"If you can see him"

"Please pass on a message to him for me."

"His mission is accomplished; we are taking good care of his parents."

"Please ask him to go all out to eliminate, or rather, defeat, Zhang Liming."

"Open this lock. I'll take you out!"

(End of this chapter)