Did the world end today?

Chapter 330 Stranger

Jinling.

Lin Xu, who had just returned from Lop Nur, went straight to his office without even having a chance to rest.

His mind was still replaying Zhang Liming's last question.

If what you give to the bracelet is actually yourself, then what is it?
According to Jiang Xingye's account from that era in the bracelet world, this is indeed very likely.

After all, their world has begun to be eroded, and a lot of information has been lost. So, it is indeed possible that they used some method to transmit the bracelet to themselves, but they have forgotten the specific process.

The specific process will only be known once the "fourth-dimensional civilization" is fully completed.
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Of course, this is not the key issue right now.

The key now is to find Ayana first and see if she, the "lighthouse," has any impression of that four-dimensional civilization.

On the way to the activity room, Lin Xu described the information of the new era to Jiang Xingye while checking the latest work report.

He could clearly feel that after entering that world, his brain, or rather his "consciousness," was further splitting.

It was as if two personalities had suddenly appeared in his mind; one personality was talking to Jiang Xingye, while the other was absorbing new information.

This feeling
Very different.

Dimensional ascension?

No.

To be precise, my brain is developing in the direction of "quantumization".

Lin Xu recalled a biophysics theory he had seen before, which stated that the human brain itself is a quantum system, and most neural activity is formed through quantum entanglement that has not yet been discovered in the brain.

If that's the case...
That would be interesting.

Could this characteristic be related to humanity's "high-dimensional adaptability"?
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Could this trait be the key to human survival in a defined system?

Lin Xu shook his head slightly, pulling himself out of his chaotic thoughts.

At that moment, Jiang Xingye, who was standing to the side, happened to speak up and ask:
"So you mean that the humans in that world have actually achieved dimensional ascension, but it's an incomplete ascension?"

"Yes."

Lin Xu nodded slightly, then replied:

"Theoretically speaking, no single civilization can achieve a complete dimensional ascension. A complete dimensional ascension can only be achieved by superimposing countless different worlds."

"However, compared to our world, their world's dimensional ascension is far more fragmented."

"Their timeline has been swallowed up, and a lot of information is missing."

"The timeline has been swallowed up."

Jiang Xingye nodded thoughtfully.

After a moment of silence, she spoke:
"This timeline should not refer to the timeline from the birth of civilization to the end of civilization."

"Theoretically speaking, it should be the timeline from the ascension of civilization to a higher dimension to the end of civilization."

"what??"

Lin Xu was stunned for a moment.

He had never thought of this before.

But perhaps this is the reasonable approach?
This is why the people of that world say that their world is the strongest "pseudo-fourth-dimensional civilization," because according to the current timeline, their world began to ascend to a higher dimension much earlier than any other world.

genius!

Lin Xu gave Jiang Xingye a thumbs up.

"You've solved one of my biggest problems."

Jiang Xingye asked, puzzled:

"what is the problem?"

"There is a closed-loop problem."

Lin Xu continued:

"Only when we ascend to a higher dimension can the fourth-dimensional civilization become more complete. Only when the fourth-dimensional civilization is more complete can it send me information, allowing me to enter other worlds."

"This is the most fundamental logic of the 'closed loop'."

"Now there's only one question left: why is the message I'm sending to myself in this form?"

Why send a bracelet? Why enter another world? Why not just guide me directly to the world where the four-dimensional civilization resides?

These are all problems.

"I do not know either."

Jiang Xingye shrugged.

"I can confirm that this part of the information I receive does not include it."

"Of course not."

Lin Xu shrugged.

"The four-dimensional civilization at that time probably didn't know the answer to this question."

At this moment, the two had reached the door of the activity room. Through the glass of the activity room, Lin Xu could see at a glance that Ayana was lying on the bed, undergoing her daily routine neurological test.

As she turned her head slightly, Ayana noticed Lin Xu standing outside the door.

She immediately pointed in Lin Xu's direction, and upon noticing her action, Julius, who was in charge of the test, also stopped what he was doing and directed the surrounding researchers to quickly remove all the testing equipment.

Pushing open the door, Ayana jumped off the bed and ran excitedly toward Lin Xu.

"Brother, sister!"

Lin Xu waved to Ayana.

"How was your day? Did it go smoothly?"

"very smooth!"

Ayana nodded vigorously.

“The testing is almost complete,” Mr. Julius said, “most of the data that needed to be collected has already been collected.”

"Once he puts this information into 'code,' they can start trying to decode it."

"Maybe then I won't have to catch those bad guys myself -- Oh, by the way, I caught another bad guy yesterday, and this time I wasn't hurt."

"Unfortunately, he was too disorganized and useless."

Another one caught?
As soon as Ayana finished speaking, Lin Xu's expression changed instantly.

"Who is it?" Ayana shook her head and replied:
"I don't know who he is. He has no name and no other information. It's as if he was about to die."

"I don't know why he appeared in my mind. I'm still trying to sort out his memories."

"If anything special happens, I'll let you know right away!"

"no problem."

Lin Xu nodded first, then added:
"Don't rush, make sure you're safe first."

For Ayana, the struggle and devouring of different personalities is itself an adventure.

For an "ordinary person," let alone the struggle between personalities, even the "communication" between different split personalities is almost impossible.

But Ayana is different.

The higher dimensions have had an irreversible impact on her, blurring the boundaries between her personalities. While this allows her to merge between different personalities, the dominant personality itself has also fallen into an undefended danger.

Lin Xu genuinely didn't want to see any problems arise with the main personality of "Aishwarya".

This is not just about interests.

More importantly, this personality is a "legacy" that incorporates He Qijun's personality.

Her existence itself has unique significance.

After chatting for a few minutes, Lin Xu pulled Ayana to sit down on the sofa next to him. Then, he went straight to Ayana and told her about the new information about the "four-dimensional civilization" and "another world".

"Knots" in higher dimensions, "darkness" distributed throughout space, and the process of a world's birth and destruction.
Ayana listened quietly, and Lin Xu noticed a rare look of worry on her face.

His heart tightened instantly.

Have you ever seen a world like this?

Ayana let out a soft breath.

I have never seen it.

"But... he's met the person I just told you about."

"Who is he?"

Lin Xu asked impatiently.

But the moment he asked the question, he realized that it was actually meaningless.

Ayana has already stated that this is a "chaotic" personality.

It doesn't even have a name.

The information he possesses is likely extremely limited.

However, to his surprise, after listening to his description of the "higher-dimensional world," Ayana seemed to have found her direction.

"He must be someone who has been half-swallowed."

"Half swallowed?"

This statement left Lin Xu somewhat puzzled.

"Yes."

Ayana's two hands were tightly clasped together. At this moment, her expression even resembled that of Xu Jin when his Asperger's syndrome flared up.

Jiang Xingye gently took her hands and separated them, then softly comforted her:
"It's okay, we'll think about it slowly."

"Um"

Ayana nodded and began to explain:

"He's strange; he has no past and no future."

"He is like a fragment of memory, but even these fragments are incomplete."

"His message was like a dream; I didn't know why it appeared there, or when it would end."

"Many completely unrelated things were linked together to form a bizarre and fantastical story."

"I can't understand these stories at all because they're too confusing."

"But I'm certain he has seen the world you're talking about."

"Why? How were you sure?"

Lin Xu pressed for an answer, and Ayana paused for a few seconds before replying:
“He had seen those ‘knots’ and he thought that I was one of those ‘knots’.”

"But actually I'm not. He said I'm a ball of light."

A ball of light.

This is very similar to the characteristics of a "lighthouse".

"So, he wanted to go back to his original world, but he failed, which is why he ended up here with you?"

"No."

Ayana shook her head again.

“He escaped from his original world, which is why he came to me.”

They escaped.

That means there's something wrong with his world.

That is very likely a "pseudo-fourth-dimensional civilization" swallowed up by a "doomsday disaster".

If I could complete his information, it might be beneficial to me.
Very useful.

Lin Xu took a deep breath, looked directly at Ayana, and asked:
"Could you tell me about his experiences?"