Did the world end today?

Chapter 307 The Valley of the World

lighthouse?

Lin Xu's expression changed instantly.

In his mind, in the field of high-dimensional technology, the description of a lighthouse should be unique and used only to describe Ayana.

so.
Was the chaos caused by the previous time travels related to Ayana?
If that's the case, then Ayana's role is a bit too much like a supermodel, isn't it?
Looking at Jiang Xingye, Lin Xu took a deep breath and then asked:

What is a lighthouse?

"This is an analogy."

Jiang Xingye replied:

"The reason why Ayana became a beacon in higher dimensions is actually due to two factors."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Xu immediately perked up.

Previously, whether in the main world of Destiny Stones or the world of the Alliance era in the Bracelet, research on Ayana was limited to "functionality," that is, "what role she can play."

As for how exactly she played her role, no one has ever known, and research has made no progress.

but now.
It seems that research on her has officially entered the level of basic theory?

This is undoubtedly a major breakthrough.

If we can figure out the basic principles behind Ayana becoming a lighthouse, it could very well have significant implications for the origins of butterflies, pollen, and even, further, the origins of higher-dimensional tsunamis!
"what reason?"

Lin Xu asked impatiently.

"Imagine a high-dimensional space, an ocean made of information, in which there are seawaters of different densities, temperatures, and even colors."

"This is our first prerequisite."

"The second premise is that in the entire three-dimensional world, no matter is special or transcendent. All matter, including humans, is information from a higher-dimensional space, which is projected onto a lower dimension as an 'information manifestation entity' through the holographic duality theory."

"This is the second prerequisite."

Jiang Xingye paused slightly at this point.

After confirming that Lin Xu understood, she continued:
"Based on these two premises, we can deduce that for an information set to become a lighthouse in a high-dimensional space, it must first have two different attributes."

"First, the high stability of information."

"Second, the high degree of significance of information differences."

"Only in this way can the 'seawater' formed by this collection of information be distinguished in the ocean."

"clear."

It's a reasonable guess, and overall it doesn't exceed the scope of information I already know.

The problem is that this only explains why Ayana is a lighthouse, but it doesn't explain how such a "lighthouse" is connected to the "randomness of crossing".

Lin Xu's eyes were full of doubt, while Jiang Xingye continued speaking.

"So in fact, the most crucial point is not about Ayana herself."

"She is not some transcendent 'superhuman,' just like butterflies and pollen are not so-called 'chosen ones.'"

“Even without Ayana, a new ‘information set’ may still emerge in the future, becoming a beacon in higher-dimensional space.”

"What makes her special is her communicability."

"Alright, that's the whole theoretical foundation."

"Now, we're going to discuss a new issue."

"If the essence of a lighthouse is a collection of information, do we really need a 'person' to act as a lighthouse?"

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

Yes.

If the essence of a lighthouse is a collection of information, then why must a lighthouse be represented by a person?
It can be a collection of information that has a physical existence, or it can be just a single piece of information that is not mapped in three-dimensional space.

"So now you understand, right?"

"The reason you were able to enter this world at a stable point in time is because someone, or some kind of force, set up a lighthouse on the 'time plane' of this world."

"Or, to put it in our terms, it's like setting up a beacon."

"This beacon is anchored in a fixed location in our world, serving as a guide for the butterflies."

"The reason why you randomly travel to different points in time is mainly due to the interference of time storms."

"The time storm altered the time plane of the entire world, tearing it apart and forcing it into an eternal superposition state, while also causing the beacon to shift as it 'penetrated' all worlds."

"That's why you appear at different points in time."

"wrong."

Lin Xu interrupted Jiang Xingye and then asked:

"Then how do you explain that I entered the same world continuously in the forward flow of time within a certain period of time?"

"Because of the convergence of 'interference'."

Jiang Xingye answered without hesitation:
"The effects of time storms, or limiters, are real-time."

“You once entered a certain world, and although you died along the way, the influence you exerted is still in effect.”

"That world developed an incomplete limiter due to some kind of inertia, which offset some of the effects of the time storm and forced the interfered beacons to tend towards stability."

This is completely consistent with my previous judgment.

So, does that mean that in this world, humanity during the Alliance era has made a further step forward?
They eliminated most of the interference and relocked the beacon to 2044.
No, if we can do that, how could we not survive the apocalypse?
Lin Xu looked at Jiang Xingye in surprise. The latter seemed to have guessed what he wanted to ask, so he shook his head and said:

"It's not that simple."

“We solved most of the problems with the incomplete limiter, but it is not the core of solving this ‘interference’.”

"Limiters and anti-interference are two completely different technical routes, but they overlap to a certain extent." "It should be said that anti-interference technology and high-dimensional adaptive technology are truly from the same source."

"So, it's impossible for us to make it to the end."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Xingye let out a slow sigh.

But in that instant, her expression relaxed again.

"The good news is that we have discovered the key to the problem."

"The most difficult part of limiter technology, namely the 'chaotic system' part, has been completely solved."

"Even if it's impossible in our world, you definitely can."

"clear."

Lin Xu nodded slowly.

This seems like good news?

But why does Jiang Xingye's expression always seem so strange to me?
This is absolutely not because she foresaw the impending destruction of the world.

For her, the destruction of the world wasn't actually that hard to accept.

Moreover, she couldn't possibly be afraid of death.

She's a ruthless person who can transmit messages by breaking off her own fingers at different times during her repeated deaths.

If even she can't accept "temporary death," then there is absolutely no hope for this world.

Lin Xu was somewhat confused. After a brief silence, he asked:
"So should I now... gather as much information as possible, and then restart this world?"

"Since limiter technology can be improved time and time again, if you keep experimenting, you should eventually be able to create a complete limiter, right?"

"By then, the world's mission will be complete."

"We can face death calmly, and then we will bring you back after the main world has truly completed its dimensional ascension."

"not that simple."

Jiang Xingye slowly shook his head.

"This world has entered its countdown."

"Zhang Liming's impact far exceeds our imagination. Do you know why you were always locked in the final moments of the world's destruction during each of your previous time travels?"

"In order to obtain as much information as possible?"

Lin Xu frowned and asked:

"Isn't that the reason?"

"Yes and no."

Jiang Xingye stared into Lin Xu's eyes, then said:

"This world is not truly at the lowest point of the valley."

This world is not at the lowest point of the valley.

When Jiang Xingye said those words, Lin Xu's hair stood on end.

He understood the deeper meaning behind those words all too well.

If the world were a small ball situated in a valley that is high on both sides and low in the middle, its ultimate fate would inevitably be to roll down to the lowest point of the valley.

But what if the ball stops temporarily while rolling down the hill due to the obstruction of the terrain?

In the short term, the world is certainly stable.

But a gust of wind or a shower of rain can make it continue to slide.

And what will result from such a decline?
A devastating outcome.

Vacuum decay!

"You mean, vacuum decay will occur in this world?"

"What is the reason? Where does the root cause lie?"

"Clearly, a time storm."

Jiang Xingye shrugged and said:

"The time storm destroyed the balance of the world—of course, its influence should not have been so great."

"For example, if it were the world of Destiny Stones where you are, even if a time storm occurred, it would not be enough to push the world to the point of decay."

"Or rather, even if vacuum decay occurs, it should be locked at a time point after 2044."

"But the fatal thing is that every time you, this butterfly, arrive, you add a new impetus to the world, because you represent a complete, passive, and pure increase in entropy in an open system."

"This directly led to the complete destruction of the causal structure of this open system's world, with phase transitions at the boundary spanning linear time."

"When the energy barrier is breached, the entire world will be destroyed."

"But we... have no time left."

"The butterfly's power is inherently small. If placed in the last moment before the end of the world, even if you travel through time countless times, you still wouldn't be able to push that little ball to continue moving towards the valley."

"But if the influence starts to spread from 2025, that would be terrible."

"So, we really don't have any time left."

"This world can only withstand a very limited number of pushes."

"Maybe 10 times, maybe 5 times."

"Perhaps... only 3 times?"

(End of this chapter)