Did the world end today?

Chapter 418 Bearing Everything

"According to Lin Xu's description, what you lack is the industrial capacity to manufacture limiters."

"In fact, the biggest problem lies with the materials, isn't it?"

Zhang Liming speaks very quickly; his current situation is not much different from Lin Xu's when he first entered this world.

The only difference is that Lin Xu knows when this world will be destroyed.

But he himself knew nothing about it.

Although Bai Mo judged that his arrival would not immediately lead to disaster.

However, the introduction of new substances, rather than new information, will inevitably amplify the instability of this world.

Perhaps this second, perhaps the next second, or perhaps five years from now, this world will eventually be destroyed.

As for myself, I will inevitably have to walk a journey through this world as if treading on thin ice.

Every second of your life is precious.

Zhang Liming urged Bai Mo with his eyes, signaling her to give an answer as soon as possible.

Bai Mo immediately nodded and replied:
"Yes."

"But fundamentally, what we need is not just materials, but a complete industrial system."

"We have already pushed the development of productivity to its limits, but we still see no hope of creating a stable limiter in the foreseeable future."

"This is not a purely technical issue, it is..."

"Do not."

Zhang Liming shook his head, interrupting Bai Mo.

"This is a purely technical issue."

"You may not know this, but in the world of Steins;Gate, we have already created a reliable limiter."

"And we only spent two years."

Two years?!

Bai Mo was dumbfounded.

She looked at Zhang Liming in disbelief.

Two years to manufacture a limiter from scratch?

"Don't think this is unbelievable."

"In fact, we have verified that if the technical route is completely correct and no technical branch is wasted, the maximum time required to manufacture a limiter array can even be compressed to less than a year."

"Of course, this is no longer possible here."

“You have gone astray; you have failed to fully construct a mathematical system that makes the ‘choice axiom fail’ suitable for your world.”

"You also failed to achieve the right balance among the various technologies."

"But it's okay, there's still time."

"We can start all over again."

"Given enough time, I could even create a second world here that transcends dimensions!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Mo's eyes instantly became wary.

Such arguments.
How is he different from the original Zhang Liming in this world?
Noticing her expression, Zhang Liming quickly waved his hand and said:

"Don't misunderstand, that's not what I meant."

"You may not understand, but after experiencing the development of the world of Destinystone, my clearest understanding now is that no world can ascend to a higher dimension on its own without the help and contributions of other worlds."

"This is not some clear, tangible limitation."

"Instead, it is a kind of perceptible rule."

"The resources of a single world or a single universe are limited, and the 'information' derived from those resources is also limited."

"No matter how you rearrange this limited information, you can never get a result greater than the sum of the original information."

"so."

"So what do you mean by 'dimensional ascension'?"

Bai Mo also interrupted Zhang Liming's somewhat lengthy narration, after which the latter paused briefly before replying:
"Limited dimensional ascent".

Zhang Liming explained:

"After your world, the butterfly has entered other worlds."

"Or to be more precise, he entered another world and saw more of the world's development from that world."

"The development of these many worlds is extremely inspiring for us."

"And one of them might be a perfect fit for the development foundation of your world."

"Similarly, it can also meet my needs for information transmission."

"What is it?"

Bai Mo finally saw a glimmer of real hope.

"Lin Xu—I mean, the butterfly, calls that world the world of war."

"However, the name 'World of War' is merely a simplification used to identify the characteristics of the world."

"In fact, the most important contribution of that world was that they discovered a way to artificially create boundary defects."

"Boundary defects?"

Although Zhang Liming had mentioned the term twice, it was still a completely new concept for Bai Mo in this world.

Zhang Liming briefly introduced the definition of "defect," and after listening to his explanation, the light in Bai Mo's eyes grew even brighter.

"So you mean, it's possible that we can use these flaws to escape the final apocalypse and then ascend to a higher dimension?"

"That's true in theory, but it's unnecessary."

Zhang Liming shook his head and replied:

"This world, or rather, all worlds except the world of the Destiny Stones, are destined to be destroyed."

"You all understand this, right?"

"Similarly, you should also know that no matter which world is destroyed, it will eventually be retrieved from the Sea of ​​Time by the main world and restored to its original form."

"Therefore, for the world I am in right now, it is meaningless to explore how to avoid the end of the world."

"All we need to do is convey the information as effectively as possible."

"And the study of flaws in the world of war helps me to convey the information I need to convey."

"clear."

Bai Mo nodded, his brows furrowing slightly.

After a slight hesitation, she asked:

"So, what exactly is the message you want to convey?"

Are we eligible to receive this information?

Zhang Liming did not answer immediately.

After a few seconds of silence, he finally spoke:
"No."

"At least for now, I can't send this message to you."

"Can I ask why?"

Bai Mo pressed on with his question, and Zhang Liming replied:

"Yes, the reason is not complicated."

"This is an uncertain message, but its impact is enormous."

"It touches upon the ultimate secret about butterflies."

"I'm not sure if this message, once released, will have any impact on the world."

"In my prediction, once this information is released, it could even directly lead to the collapse of the entire tree-like world."

"Therefore, I can only release this message at the last moment."

"Of course, during this period, I also need to supplement and improve this information."

"so."

"So you're demanding our full cooperation, but you can't give a sufficiently good reason?" A hint of doubt flashed in Bai Mo's eyes, but Zhang Liming answered without hesitation.

“That’s right, but the technology I have from other worlds is my reason.”

"it is good."

Bai Mo didn't say another word.

She turned to the security guards who were waiting nearby and then said:
"Contact Earth and report the situation."

"Tell them that the first limiter experiment was a success."

"I need to return to Earth immediately—get the spaceship ready and have them prepared for docking."

"Yes!"

The team members immediately turned and headed towards the communications room, while Bai Mo waved to Zhang Liming and said:
"Come with me."

"it is good."

The two walked side by side toward the open gate in the distance. Zhang Liming looked around curiously and remarked with a sigh:

"The technology in your world is far less advanced than I imagined."

“As Butterfly mentioned before, you have not yet entered the stage of energy creation.”

"I thought that even large-scale deployment of engineering machinery would be more advanced than in our time."

"But it seems that your technology in this area has stagnated."

"Yes."

Bai Mo led Zhang Liming forward. In the distance, on an open space, a tall building that reached the sky was reflecting bright starlight.

"We have precisely calculated the total production capacity that the world can generate, and with the help of quantum computers, we have made a strict allocation of that capacity."

"We are committed to achieving the highest efficiency with limited production capacity, and those technologies that are not necessary or have low marginal utility are naturally abandoned."

“We are different from you; we don’t have much room for error.”

"so."

"I see."

Zhang Liming quickly explained:

"I didn't mean to accuse you at all."

"I'm just lamenting—lamenting how difficult it is for your world to get through this."

"Apart from the so-called main world, isn't every world actually like this?"

Bai Mo glanced back at Zhang Liming and continued:

"At least, we've also built a space elevator."

"Come on, come in."

Zhang Liming followed Bai Mo into the elevator, along with the other crew members who would be responsible for powering the spaceship with the Akubieri engine.

"It's not anti-gravity technology?"

Watching the elevator ascend rapidly, Zhang Liming asked in astonishment:

"Theoretically speaking, wouldn't it be more convenient to directly use anti-gravity technology as the core power source for a space elevator?"

"More convenient, but less efficient."

Bai Mo replied:
"It's still a matter of manufacturing process."

"Our manufacturing capabilities are insufficient to mass-produce anti-gravity devices in a short period of time, and the limited production capacity that meets the standards must also be used for limiter manufacturing."

"Therefore, using traditional structures and high-strength materials to manufacture the space elevator is our most pragmatic choice - we're almost there, let's start putting on our spacesuits."

Under Bai Mo's guidance, Zhang Liming quickly took off the protective suit he was still wearing and put on the one provided by Bai Mo.

This led him to discover that the core principles of the two protective suits were not significantly different.

He silently kept this discovery in mind—perhaps, if he had the ability, he could send this message back.

Lin Xu did not mention this point in his previous technical report, probably because he thought it was unimportant.

However, if it can be determined that the warp-speed bubbles generated by the Akubieri engine can be counteracted using the same technology as the "high-dimensional protective suit," then perhaps Akubieri technology could become a branch of humanity's search for "high-dimensional adaptive solutions."
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But that can only be done if you have the capacity to do so.

At this moment, the elevator has reached outer space. Looking down, the elevator shaft looks like a thin rope hanging above the earth.

This scene reminded Zhang Liming of the snake charm performances of Indians, and also of the "divine rope" in Chinese legends.

Humans eventually created the magic rope.

But it leads not to the Heavenly Court.

It's just another uncertain future.

After calming himself down, Zhang Liming followed Bai Mo into the spaceship.

Bai Mo had already completed his report to Earth, and during the brief few minutes of the Acuvue engine warming up, Zhang Liming finally heard the voice of another key figure.

Jiang Xingye.

"Hello, Comrade Zhang Liming."

"This is Jiang Xingye, and I am speaking to you on behalf of the coalition government."

Zhang Liming stood firmly in place and answered:

"I am Zhang Liming."

"I can only speak for myself. Thank you for your trust."

"You're welcome."

Jiang Xingye spoke as fast as Zhang Liming.

"I have received Bai Mo's report, but the specific details are still unclear."

“我们需要你尽快返回地球，按照曲速泡设计，你将在2039年12月6日17时04分抵达地球。”

"I will meet you then."

“We need to discuss your plans further, as well as the possibility of exerting influence on the ‘butterfly’ in the future.”

"But based on current technological intelligence, it is almost impossible for us to directly influence butterflies."

"The Novikov principle of self-consistency cannot be broken. Even if we could travel to other worlds through the limiters you created—the world the butterfly reached—you could not send the information back."

"Because according to you, you come from a butterfly that has returned to the main world from our world, right?"

"In terms of time, we are already locked in."

"So I have to ask you, do you have any expectations regarding the method of information transmission?"

"Have."

Zhang Liming answered without hesitation.

At this point, the Acubieri's engines had warmed up, and the captain issued the order to set sail.

"I will explain the specific operational details to you after we meet. Right now, I need you to prepare for the connection immediately."

"At the same time, I need all the key decision-makers to be present."

"Because my plan requires mobilizing the power of the entire world."

"Furthermore, for this plan to be realized, we must make enormous sacrifices."

"What I mean is, an unprecedented and extremely tragic sacrifice."

"We will be forced to bear all the sins—sins that are truly inhumane, even anti-human!"

"We must be prepared for this!"

"clear."

Jiang Xingye gave a brief answer.

"Ten seconds countdown, preparing to enter warp bubble."

"You have 5 seconds to give me a brief description!"

The engine roared to life, and everything in front of Zhang Liming began to distort and deform.

He suppressed the intense dizziness and finally said to Jiang Xingye:
"Time Fragment!"

"A fragment of time from Earth flying towards all worlds!"

(End of this chapter)