Did the world end today?

Chapter 434 Synchronizer

"Zhang Yuan has confessed everything."

In the office, the secretary handed Lin Xu a report.

"This contains a list of all the key members of Planetary Reincarnation."

"Based on the intelligence he provided and the intelligence provided by other individuals we subsequently arrested, the list was confirmed to be accurate."

"We have informed other major powers around the world and are currently searching for members of the organization."

"Currently, the number of people apprehended has reached 80% of the list, and we expect to complete all the work within two days."

"it is good."

Lin Xu nodded slightly.

The fact that the operation went so smoothly was both unexpected and, in another sense, within his expectations.

After all, what they possessed was intelligence that truly represented a "dimensional reduction attack."

The entire organization has been thoroughly investigated, and even their "creed" and "ideals" have been fundamentally undermined.

With the full support of national power and relatively ample time, he really couldn't think of any organization that could withstand this round of iron fist.

Getting wiped out in one wave is normal if you really want to survive.
Even Zhou Yuelai isn't enough.

If Zhang Liming comes, there might still be a sliver of hope.

but
Where is Zhang Yuan?

Lin Xu asked:
"How is he? Is he still emotionally stable?"

The secretary paused for a moment, then replied:

"It's hard to evaluate."

"His emotions should be relatively stable, and he did not do anything drastic."

"But it's quite negative."

"It will probably take a lot of effort to make use of this person."

"Need not."

Lin Xu waved his hand and said:
"There are too many candidates to choose from. Even within the group of people who have experienced higher dimensions, there are a large number of stable and usable individuals."

"I'm just curious."

From Lin Xu's perspective, Zhang Yuan can indeed be considered a talented individual.

Within his limited capabilities, he utilized the Planetary Reincarnation and Error Correctors organizations to significantly amplify his achievements, even to the point of leaving a mark on history.
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Of course, this particular instance wasn't exactly honorable.

If given the right guidance, he should be able to play a significant role.

However, there are risks involved in utilizing him, and this matter can only be decided by the actual "employer".

That has nothing to do with me.

I cannot stay in this world forever, nor can I do everything, big or small.

Lin Xu stood up and continued to ask:

"Where's Jiang Xingye? Has he arrived yet?"

"arrive."

The secretary's gaze shifted slightly to the left.

"Just outside."

Should we let her in?

Lin Xu frowned, hesitated for two seconds, and finally answered:

"Let her in."

He didn't know why he was so hesitant.

But what must be faced will eventually have to be faced.

"clear."

The secretary turned and walked towards the door, while Lin Xu returned to his seat.

At that moment, he was all alone.

Only Zhiyun's voice occasionally reported the latest fleet deployment to him.

"Zhiyun".

Lin Xu suddenly spoke up:
Can I ask you a rather unconventional question?

"Theoretically speaking, no problem is unconventional for me."

Zhiyun's reply immediately sounded:

"You can ask me any questions you want, and I will do my best to answer them."

"Okay. This isn't a technical issue."

Lin Xu paused for a moment, then continued to ask:

"I want to ask, why do I feel resistant to those familiar people here?"

"The closer the relationship, the less I want to be in contact with them."

"Bai Mo is a small exception. When I meet her, I don't feel as much pressure."

"But Jiang Xingye, Qin Feng, Qi Yuan, Ayana, and Zhang Liming..."

"these people"

"Even just imagining meeting them makes me feel..."

"It's not exactly painful, but it's definitely a feeling of resistance."

"clear."

Zhiyun's analysis occurs on an infinitesimally small timescale, and it responds immediately.

"It's probably 'guilt'."

"You feel guilty towards everyone in this world because you have seen their fate, but you also know clearly that you are powerless to change it."

"Because of guilt, I chose to run away."

"This is a normal, instinctive reaction, and you don't need to be confused about it."

Guilt?

seems like it.

Lin Xu seemed to realize something.

What makes Bai Mo special is that he has witnessed her death countless times in this world.

Moreover, at that time, she and he were "going to die at the same time".

To some extent, this can be considered a form of psychological compensation.

But what about everyone else?
Aren't all the other people and Bai Mo destined for the same fate?
Lin Xu felt that this reason was a bit hard to believe.

He was still arguing with himself when suddenly there was a knock on the office door.

He said "Please come in," and then that familiar figure appeared at the door.

Jiang Xingye.

"sit down."

Lin Xu pointed to the seat opposite him.

Jiang Xingye's gaze remained fixed on him, as if he had seen something unbelievable.

Before she could even sit down, she suddenly asked:
"You are Lin Xu?"

"Butterfly?"

Lin Xu nodded and replied:
"it's me."

"But how is that possible!?"

Jiang Xingye stared at Lin Xu in disbelief.

The blurry image from my dream—or rather, my hallucination—appeared before me, and it even completely overlapped with a familiar person from my life.

On many occasions, when receiving high-dimensional information, she did wonder if the person providing the information might be someone she knew.

But when the results were presented to her, she still found it hard to accept.

Lin Xu
That's clearly him, isn't it?
But the man she knew was just an ordinary flight control engineer.

He is indeed very intelligent, but his intelligence is not outstanding in the face of true geniuses.

He has a good personality, but if we're talking about "perseverance," he's probably far less "tenacious" than those trained soldiers.

He can't even manage to go to the gym regularly!

How could someone like him be that butterfly?

Jiang Xingye's eyes were filled with disbelief. Lin Xu said with a hint of teasing:

"You didn't expect that, did you? It's me."

"By the way, at this point, you don't actually know 'Butterfly's' true identity, right?"

"I don't know."

Jiang Xingye shook his head, then asked:
"This Lin Xu of yours is not the Lin Xu of this world, right?"

"What I mean is, not even the same body, right?"

"Yes."

Lin Xu nodded and replied:
"The other me should still be working at Sky Dome Technology right now."

"Understood"

Jiang Xingye nodded slowly. "You have crossed the boundaries of matter and come to this world."

"You no longer need me to deliver messages—or has my mission of delivering messages come to an end?"

"No."

Lin Xu pointed to the glasses on the table and continued:

"Wear these glasses and you can directly communicate with our artificial intelligence—namely, Zhiyun."

"It will provide you with all the information you need—within your authorized scope, of course."

"After reading this, you will understand everything about your 'mission'."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Jiang Xingye reached for his glasses.

Lin Xu coughed and said:

"I'll look at it later, there's no rush now."

Jiang Xingye smiled awkwardly and withdrew his hand, then asked;
"Let's not talk about that for now. So, what do you need me to do?"

"Or to put it simply, why are you contacting me now?"

"I need you to make sure the world is on the right track."

Lin Xu replied:
"In the previous world, we achieved a leap in basic technology."

"I was able to come here because of my contributions in the previous world."

"And in your world, I also need you to achieve a leap in a key technology."

"What technology?"

Jiang Xingye immediately sat up straight.

A technology that would require the combined efforts of the entire world to achieve.
This thing doesn't sound like it's that simple.

But for some reason, the more challenging it is, the more excited I become.

"A technology that can truly connect all the different worlds."

"Serial connection??"

Jiang Xingye was stunned.

Before entering this door, she had actually obtained some basic information from other staff members.

She also knew that the fleet that had just caused a huge uproar in the world was not actually aliens, but "compatriots" from another world.

After meeting Lin Xu, she became even more certain of this fact.

but now.
Lin Xu actually said that he needs a technology to connect the world?
No, you've already crossed dimensional boundaries to get here, yet you still can't truly connect the worlds?
"Yes."

Lin Xu solemnly replied:
"We can indeed travel between different worlds, but in reality, such travel is inherently unstable."

"Similarly, the cost of shuttling is also extremely high."

"We need a large fleet, or at least a sufficiently advanced flagship."

"And every time this flagship enters a higher dimension, it faces the risk of loss."

"If it crosses two worlds just to bring back a message, then the message it brings back will naturally be delayed."

"Because although there is no concept of 'time' during the voyage, it must land at a certain point in time."

"The interval between suitable landing times is its time cost."

"A very simple example: it took us a month from the last landing to this landing."

"Based on our understanding of high-dimensional passages, the next suitable passage for landing will appear in three days."

"But the next suitable 'window' for landing will appear one year and three months later."

"Clearly, such information transmission efficiency does not meet our requirements for 'information synchronization'."

"Therefore, I need a technology that can completely align information between different worlds."

"Time sequence".

Jiang Xingye suddenly spoke up:

"The core of this technology is the temporal nature of world processes."

"You can't pass information back to the past, because that would cause conflict."

"Although I don't know what the consequences will be, it probably won't be good."

As soon as Jiang Xingye finished speaking, Lin Xu's eyes lit up instantly.

Good guy.

I was originally planning to explain this part to her properly, but before I could even open my mouth, she had already discovered the problem herself!
"That's right, it's about timing."

"So what you actually need to develop is a 'synchronizer' that can 'select where information lands'."

"This technology is not that simple; in fact, I would say it is more complex than the technology used for 'transcontinental voyages'."

"So, what do you say? Do you want to do it?"

"I didn't have any other choice, did I?"

Jiang Xingye's expression suddenly relaxed.

She shrugged, picked up the teacup on the table, took a small sip, and then said:
"To be honest, I was a little scared when I first walked into this office."

"I have a feeling that I'm in deep trouble."

"After seeing you, I became even more afraid."

"But now, I'm not so afraid anymore."

"Fear?"

Lin Xu asked, puzzled:

"Aren't you nervous?"

He thought to himself, "In this world, you'll eventually become the real Martian Queen."

With that kind of attitude, what could you possibly be afraid of?

"I'm really scared."

Jiang Xingye nodded emphatically.

"It's that fear of everything you're familiar with being destroyed."

"It's hard to describe—it's like dreaming that you've just become a ghost and arrived in the underworld, a place you don't know at all, that kind of fear, do you understand?"

"I don't understand."

Lin Xu shook his head repeatedly.

What kind of description is this?

Who can understand this?
"Oh well, never mind then."

Jiang Xingye put down his teacup and continued:

"But things are alright now—in fact, the world hasn't changed."

"What you've brought are just some new technologies and new rules, not changes to the underlying logic."

"The core of this world remains the same."

"Even you are very similar to the you in this world."

"Ok?"

Lin Xu asked curiously:

In which aspect?