Did the world end today?

Chapter 366 From beginning to end, it was just me.
After explaining things to Jiang Xingye, Lin Xu went into the lounge at the back of the office.

Lying on the bed in the lounge, he briefly recalled and reviewed his strategy, and then, without the slightest hesitation, gently touched the bracelet.

His consciousness was quickly drained away, and then he fell rapidly.
When he opened his eyes again, he saw Jiang Xingye's familiar face.

This time, he returned to the grassland he had seen many times before, instead of the incomprehensible "high-dimensional network".

Before Jiang Xingye could speak, he interrupted and said:

"Let's get straight to the point."

"How effective was the spell last time?"

"very nice."

Jiang Xingye was slightly taken aback, then replied:
"Our entire civilization has reached the critical 10% completion level."

"If we can increase the completeness by more than 2% in the next spell, then we may be able to quickly break through this critical point and bring our civilization to a new level."

"clear."

Lin Xu nodded and continued to ask:
"What was the process like? To save time, you don't need to show me the detailed process again, just tell me the summary result."

"I need to know what specific adjustments this spell has brought us, and what direction we should take with the next spell."

"it is good."

Jiang Xingye's expression showed a slight difference; she seemed to have noticed that Lin Xu's state this time when he entered the bracelet world was completely different from the previous times.

But she didn't know why—even from a higher-dimensional perspective, she couldn't "see through" the strictly encrypted information carried by the butterfly.

Therefore, she could only quickly answer Lin Xu's request:

"Just as you expected, after amplifying the location of the spell's reception through the so-called 'family experiment,' more and newer physicists emerged in the world that received the spell."

"This incantation can almost be said to have completed the screening of all researchers with physics talent. At the same time, the professional-level information it contains has given some inspiration to researchers who are already in the fields of quantum physics and high-energy physics."

"In short, it is a balanced spell."

"Its logic of action is basically the same as that of the spell for the 'elite world,' except that it has a wider scope, more universal effects, and is gentler."

"Based on our current intelligence analysis, this spell took effect as early as 1600, far earlier than the average year that quantum physics was developed in most parts of the world."

"After the spell took effect, the direction of development of physics in the world was adjusted, and as we expected, a trend of 'specialization' emerged."

"Ultimately, a significant portion of the worlds that received the incantation also completed their dimensional ascension."

"However, there are still problems with this spell."

"Excessive 'universality' has led to the negative effect of Gresham's Law, where bad money drives out good."

“In some parts of the world, the process of experimentation does not lead to scientific exploration, but rather to a kind of idealism or even ‘religious’ outcome.”

"And this is one of the root causes of why those worlds ultimately failed to achieve dimensional ascension."

"The correction of 'religiousization' has consumed a great deal of productivity and ultimately slowed down the world's progress."

"understood."

Lin Xu nodded thoughtfully.

Bad money drives out good money.
This is a completely new concept.

In other words, if a spell is too "downgraded" or too "lower," it may have the opposite effect.
In the next spell adjustment, I will have to consider how to limit the disadvantages brought about by this "sinking".

However, this issue is not Lin Xu's primary concern for the time being.

He now has something even more important to do.

That is, to go and see the real world.

Thinking of this, Lin Xu stepped closer to Jiang Xingye.

He looked directly into Jiang Xingye's eyes and asked:
"Jiang Xingye, do you really exist?"

Jiang Xingye was taken aback by Lin Xu's question.

At this moment, her expression was no different from that of the Jiang Xingye that Lin Xu knew.

Lin Xu even wondered if he was overthinking things.

How could such a living, breathing person be a "front-end program chosen by a higher-dimensional civilization"?
But then, he immediately noticed an unusual panic in Jiang Xingye's eyes.

That kind of panic
It was as if she had some important secret that had been discovered.

Lin Xu's heart skipped a beat. After a slight pause, he took a deep breath and continued:
"Don't tell me you're just a special procedure used to receive me."

As soon as he finished speaking, a slightly bitter smile appeared on Jiang Xingye's face.

"Do not."

"of course not."

She closed her eyes slightly.

"This moment will come sooner or later."

"I actually knew a long time ago that you would guess the truth at some point."

"But I didn't expect that this distance would be so short."

"Perhaps, from the moment you began to investigate the truth of that 'border ghost,' this unchangeable outcome was already destined."

"But I still held onto a sliver of hope; I always hoped to buy myself some more time."

"That would not only create more opportunities for us."

"more importantly"

"Perhaps I will see you a few more times."

"pity."

Jiang Xingye gradually fell silent.

Lin Xu listened to her somewhat strange statement with a puzzled look on his face, and then asked:

"What exactly is the problem?"

"What does 'Border Ghost' mean? What exactly is wrong with your world?"

"This is a distorted world."

Jiang Xingye waved gently.

The grassland in front of them disappeared completely, day and night changed, the sun set, the starry sky rotated, and the Milky Way appeared before them.

She gazed at the starry sky above her, somewhat mesmerized, and then said:

"We are indeed a civilization that has completed its dimensional ascension ahead of schedule."

"But our civilization has never been humanity's true hope."

"The integrity of civilization cannot be called a lie."

"Perhaps it should be said that it is more like a temporary expedient, like drinking poison to quench thirst."

"My world is struggling to survive by constantly introducing other worlds that have completed dimensional ascension."

"But one day, such an existence will eventually collapse."

"Because the carrying capacity of this civilization has its limits."

"why?"

Lin Xu interrupted Jiang Xingye.

"The carrying capacity of civilization—what kind of new concept is this?"

"This is not a new concept."

Jiang Xingye shook his head and said:

"This is a concept that belongs only to the current world."

"As I said, we have chosen a path that is like drinking poison to quench our thirst, and this path determines that we will be limited by our 'carrying capacity'."

"You might be wondering why you've only seen me since entering this world."

"the reason is simple."

"In this world, there is only me."

"This world is me."

"I am also part of this world."

(End of this chapter)