Did the world end today?

Chapter 374 Locking the Limit
"In 2021, Qin Shizhong entered the high-dimensional channel for the first time."

“Through a higher-dimensional channel, he established contact with the ‘border ghost’ that was wandering within the ‘border’ due to some opportunity.”

"Based on the information exchanged during this contact, the Boundary Ghost modified some of the 'concepts' of the lower-dimensional world."

"The reason for modifying the concept may be to prove its influence to Qin Shizhong."

"Of course, it could also be a prelude to their subsequent plans."

"By 2026, information from high-dimensional channels will be nearly publicly available."

"Guided by the information from the border ghosts, Qin Shizhong confirmed the authenticity of the high-dimensional passage and took the opportunity to go to the Qinling Mountains, where he entered the high-dimensional passage once again."

"During this information exchange, the Boundary Ghosts formulated a new plan and made new modifications to the world."

"Through this conceptual modification, it aims to guide the world's development in the direction it desires."

"But as of now, we still don't know what direction he wants."

In the temporary office, Lin Xu had already organized all the information at hand.

Once the timing of Qin Shizhong's first conceptual modification was determined, the general framework for "Border Ghost" to modify real-world conceptual information was also basically clear.

After listening to his analysis, Jiang Xingye nodded in agreement.

"So this explains why his first revisions were only made to those he knew well."

"Because of that 'ghost,' he needs to use Qin Shizhong as a 'probe' to gather information."

"Qin Shizhong was unprepared when he first entered the high-dimensional channel."

Therefore, the information he can provide is also limited.

"When he entered for the second time, he had already 'gathered' information in advance, which is why the ghost was able to make large-scale modifications to the concept of the real world."

"In that sense, the impact of these two on the real world is 'pulsed'."

“Each time it enters a higher-dimensional channel, the ghost can acquire new information and exert new influence.”

If we extrapolate from this perspective...

"Perhaps Qin Shizhong's purpose was to help that ghost escape the boundary?"

"Also a possibility."

Lin Xu nodded slightly.

"But in any case, breaking down boundaries is only the first step."

"After breaking free of the boundary, the ghost will definitely enter a higher dimension."

"How to combat information interference in higher-dimensional space is yet another new problem."

"So I think they probably want to get it done in one go."

"Perhaps their short-term goal is to establish stable channels of communication?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Feng stood up.

"Probably!"

"Once the communication channels are established, he can immediately gain access to the highest level of authority in this world."

"His demonstrated abilities may even surpass yours!"

"But he himself probably couldn't do that."

"That's why he sought cooperation with us."

"The core deal in this collaboration should be..."

"Limiter".

Lin Xu and Jiang Xingye answered at the same time, while Qin Feng nodded silently.

After a slight pause, he continued:
"At this point, we have basically figured out his background."

"He most likely can't send commands directly to the ghosts—everything is proceeding according to the pre-designed plan."

"This explains why, even though we caught him faster and more efficiently than he expected, the crisis of 'concept modification' still occurred as scheduled."

"In that case, the problem we were worried about no longer exists."

When Qin Feng said those words, Lin Xu immediately realized what was going on.

Jiang Xingye, on the other hand, still seemed somewhat bewildered, as if he were "kept in the dark."

"What do you mean?"

What do you mean by saying that the things we're worried about no longer exist?

"Doesn't he still have the ability to change concepts? Isn't his threat still there?"

"No."

Lin Xu slowly shook his head.

"His threat is still there, of course."

"However, such a threat is impossible to implement." "You yourself said that the way ghosts affect the world is in a pulse-like manner."

"You know about warship games, right?"

"What he received was only the information carried by Qin Shizhong at the point in time when he entered the high-dimensional channel, and he could not see the information in the future."

"After all, he is not truly looking down on our world from a higher dimension."

"Therefore, he can perform many 'predictive' steps."

"But these steps have one thing in common, or rather, a common bottom line, which is..."

"We cannot destroy the opportunity for the next pulse!"

Jiang Xingye answered quickly:

"In other words, his strategy ceiling is locked."

"He could never destroy our world, because that would be the same as destroying himself."

"He doesn't even dare to have a significant impact on the world in a real sense, because such impacts are beyond his control!"

"That's right!"

Lin Xu nodded at Jiang Xingye with satisfaction.

"That's impressive, they've all learned to answer first."

Jiang Xingye rolled his eyes.

"I just didn't think of it for a moment—but the logic is actually not complicated."

"But couldn't Qin Shizhong himself have thought of that?"

"It's not that he couldn't think of it."

Lin Xu stretched and stood up.

"Perhaps this is a kind of... higher-dimensional disease?"

"All those who have entered higher-dimensional channels will believe that they are the most special beings in the world."

“They all believe that as long as they possess the abilities bestowed by the ‘higher dimensions,’ they will have the power to control the world.”

"But that's just an illusion."

"Physics is fair to everyone."

"Whether you have seen higher dimensions or not, whether you have special abilities or not, everything you can control will not exceed the abilities you already possess."

"All right."

"The next time we see him, we can have a real, fair negotiation."

"This investigation went more smoothly than I expected."

"correct."

"How is that teacher named Zhang Ziyi doing now?"

"she?"

Qin Feng subconsciously scratched his head.

"Nothing special."

"However, she did make a special request."

"She said she wanted to see Qin Shizhong."

"To see Qin Shizhong? Why?"

Lin Xu asked, puzzled:
"Are you still unable to let go of the naive feelings you had when you were young?"

"That's not it."

Qin Feng shook his head and replied:
"According to her, she always felt that she had forgotten something more important—something more important than her memory of Qin Shizhong himself."

"She wanted to try and see if she could remember what this matter was if she actually met this person."

Lin Xu frowned and asked:

"Didn't she know Qin Shizhong was in danger?"

"know."

Qin Feng replied:
“We have explained the situation to her, but she still insists on trying—of course, with our consent.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Xu decisively spoke up:

"Then let's take her back."

"Maybe not"

"I'm also a little curious, what else could she possibly do that she knows is dangerous, yet still chooses to try it?"

(End of this chapter)