Did the world end today?

Chapter 440 First Communication

Chapter 440 First Communication
torch??
Lin Xu looked at Ayana in astonishment and asked:
"What do you mean? What is a torch?"

Ayana's eyes shifted slightly, and then, as if reciting a poem, she spoke slowly and deliberately:

"We are trying to develop cross-world communication technologies."

"During the technology development process, we discovered that Ayana's ability to receive information from other worlds is most likely related to her unique brain structure."

"We know that there is a stable quantum system in the human brain, and most human consciousness comes from this system."

"Therefore, we conclude that Ayana's special properties must be due to the special composition of the information set when the quantum system in her brain passes through the boundary and returns to a higher dimension."

"So we tried to replicate Ayana's personality, just like you did before."

"But we found that the replicated personalities did not seem to have any initiative."

"It requires a complex physiological system to drive it, just like a program needs an additional driver to run."

"The best solution is to use biomedical technology to create an Ayana that is completely identical to the original, or a 'clone'."

"But at this stage, our technology is clearly not capable of achieving this, and even if it were, the ethical challenges would force us to put the plan on hold."

"Therefore, we devised a new technological approach."

"We are attempting to use large-scale quantum computing arrays to fully analyze the structure of the human body and to create, in a 'mechanical' form, machines capable of containing and driving consciousness."

“We call it the ‘Soul Container’ project.”

"The project progressed rapidly at the beginning, and we broke down most of the human body information down to the cellular level. However, as we continued to move forward, we encountered insurmountable obstacles."

"When we try to further disassemble these cells, or instead of disassembling them, we directly combine them into meaningful functional regions, we find that contradictions and paradoxes increase exponentially and rapidly break through the limits of current quantum computing capabilities."

"No, quantum computing theoretically has no limits, and I think you've all known that for a long time."

"However, energy has its limits, and so does heat dissipation capacity."

"We were forced to build even larger fusion power plants, and even spread them all over the surface."

"The reason we didn't place this system on other disaster recovery planets far from Earth is because we confirmed that, from a physical perspective, the boundary defects are located in the airspace above Earth."

"We need to take advantage of the boundary defects, so we have to stay here."

"This is a crucial step, and we seem to be close to success. But every time we get closer to success, we find that even greater challenges lie ahead."

"We haven't failed yet, but we're still a long way from achieving the results you want."

"It is January 2031. I am Jiang Xingye. I and Ayana have recorded this information on Mars."

“Next, Ayana will bring you this information.”

Please take note, and best wishes.

After reciting, Ayana blinked and looked at Lin Xu, then asked:
"Brother, is the situation over there very bad?"

"That's not true."

Ayana's recitation brought Lin Xu a great sense of relief.

"It's not what we expected"?
"torch"?
Upon hearing these two keywords, Lin Xu's heart clenched.

He even thought that something terrible had happened in that world, and that it was on the verge of destruction.

But now, the situation is much more optimistic than I thought.

A massively deployed energy array?
Used to power large-scale quantum computers?
No, theoretically speaking, this is not intended to power a quantum computer.

After all, the "size" of a quantum computer has an upper limit. Once a certain number of qubits is reached, it will be sufficient to perform all calculations within the universe.

What this energy array is actually meant to power is the cooling unit of the quantum computer.

In summary, although this is a relatively "extreme" approach, it is at least a possible approach.

If they succeed, they may be able to break free from individual limitations and truly achieve a leap forward in cross-world communication.

Thinking of this, Lin Xu smiled slightly and offered words of comfort:

"No."

He shook his head slightly.

"The situation over there is actually better than we expected."

"At least for now, their approach doesn't seem to have any major problems, and their progress isn't slow either."

"Only three years have passed—two and a half years—and they've already begun to address the energy issue."

"If they could increase the energy output to a higher level, perhaps they could actually succeed?"

"so."

Ayana nodded thoughtfully and said in a low voice:
"But it doesn't seem that easy."

“I always hear them say that humans have created more energy in three years than the sun has created in three years, but it is still far from enough.”

"sun?!"

Lin Xu was greatly surprised.

Good heavens, they've really created an artificial sun.

No wonder Ayana described that Earth as a "torch".

"it does not matter."

Lin Xu continued to comfort him:
"From one sun to the second sun, they no longer need to spend three years."

"Perhaps in a year, perhaps in a few months, they will be able to transform another planet into a torch."

"They should have already been doing it when you entered the passage, right?"

Yes, Mars.

Ayana nodded and said:

"The sister over there is transforming Mars into a new torch."

Mars again.

Lin Xu glanced at Jiang Xingye subconsciously.

This kid seems to have a special fondness for Mars—but to be fair, this planet might be the most suitable for terraforming besides Earth.

But here comes the problem.

If Earth and Mars have already been completely transformed into torches, what about humans?
Where have the people gone?
Migrate to a new disaster recovery planet?
So, do you still live on Earth?

Upon hearing Lin Xu's question, Ayana first nodded, then shook her head.

"The Earth's environment is no longer suitable for human survival."

"Now, although most people are still on Earth, some have migrated to the Qian Xuesen spacecraft's ecosystem."

"Qian Xuesen?"

Ayana nodded emphatically.

"Ok!"

"It's a very, very large ecosystem, in space."

"It can accommodate 4000 million people, and its capacity will continue to expand."

A space ecosystem.

That's one solution, but the question is... why not find a new planet?
Seemingly sensing Lin Xu's confusion, Ayana replied:

"Because the spacecraft's carrying capacity is too small, although a round trip only takes half a day, maintenance and repair will take a very long time."

"So, it would be better to use a gravity tunnel to send people into space and settle them in space."

That's a great idea!
Lin Xu sighed sincerely, then keenly realized that the world seemed to be developing a little too fast in terms of efficiency and utilitarianism.

Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

Not necessarily.

Perhaps we'll have to wait until the next "intelligence sharing" session to find out.

"All right."

Lin Xu patted Ayana's arm and then said:
"Go and rest."

"You've had a long day too—but to be honest, I'm quite surprised they waited three years to 'send' you here?" "No, that's not it."

Ayana shook her head.

"I've already entered higher-dimensional channels many times over there."

"However, this is only my first time going in here."

It turned out to be the case.

How could I have forgotten about that?

Therefore, this is the biggest problem caused by asynchronous information flow.

The bigger problem is that once the information is received, there is no going back.

I cannot go back to a point in time before this point, because even if I did, the paradox would cause that world to perish after it had developed to this point in time.

But if that's the case...
I must synchronize the information with Jiang Xingye.

Both sides must maintain a strict "information synchronization rate".

If Ayana only entered the higher-dimensional passage once, then they can only enter it once as well.

This ensures that the timeline after this synchronization remains in an unobserved state.

He glanced at Ayana, his eyes filled with apology.

"Can you hold on?"

Ayana immediately understood what he meant.

"I'll be fine, brother."

"It's actually very easy—it's really easy for me, I'm not lying to you."

"I can't stand staying in a higher dimension for too long; it's too lonely there."

"But... if it's just going once and coming back, it's really no problem!"

"That's good."

Lin Xu took a deep breath and then said:
"I want you to enter the high-dimensional channel again, and the sooner the better."

"You need to pass on the information we received to them as soon as possible."

Lin Xu briefly explained his judgment to Ayana, and after confirming several times that she had understood, he continued:
"Although it is very likely that the information gap revealed by this synchronization has made the other world aware of the problem."

"But just to be on the safe side, let's do another 'repetition operation'."

"Alright, now have them take you there."

"I'll wait for you here. When you come back, we'll have a late-night snack together."

"it is good!"

Ayana nodded with a hint of excitement, then turned and ran out the door.

The staff followed closely behind her, while Lin Xu silently watched her back, his eyes filled with worry, but even more so with anticipation.

Compared to when the personality "Aishwarya" first appeared, she has grown a lot.

Compared to the original "Ayana", she is now completely different.

The current Ayana is gradually developing the qualities of someone who can stand on her own.

Such tangible progress always makes people feel that the hope for this world seems to be growing day by day.

Meanwhile, in the world of "The Age of Confusion," 2031.

Jiang Xingye stared anxiously at the unstable, even somewhat "erratic," high-dimensional passage within the base, waiting for Ayana's return.

When the helmet of the protective suit first appeared outside the passage, she almost couldn't wait to rush over, but reason made her stop quickly.

He had to wait, until Ayana completely left the higher-dimensional channel, or even until the higher-dimensional channel disappeared, before he could make contact with her.

Otherwise, random disturbances could destabilize the channel, leading to unpredictable consequences.

It took more than ten seconds from Ayana's appearance to her complete departure, but those ten seconds felt like an eternity to Jiang Xingye.

She was both hopeful and afraid of disappointment.

A mix of complex emotions welled up within her. As the higher-dimensional portal finally disappeared, she immediately and impatiently opened the hatch and rushed to Ayana's side.

"How about it?"

Was there an echo?

Ayana hadn't had time to take off her helmet from her protective suit, and her voice sounded somewhat muffled.

"I saw them."

At that moment, the huge weight in Jiang Xingye's heart suddenly lifted and shattered into pieces.

Three years.

In the past three years, Ayana has entered higher-dimensional channels several times.

But she never managed to get any useful information from it.

Ayana, from the "World of Destiny Stones," seemed to fall silent.

Was it because something happened to the "butterfly" on its return journey that it failed to deliver the message?
Or is it because their world has entered a completely different dimension due to the arrival of the butterfly, and their connection with other worlds has been severed?
or.
The so-called "main world" no longer exists?

Jiang Xingye once wanted to arrange for the fleet to return to the Destiny Stone Main World and bring back news from there.

However, the risk of doing so was too great, and she could not take the risk unless absolutely necessary.

The confusion stemming from the unknown lasted for three long years, but now, the fog has finally been lifted.

"So, what exactly is the reason?"

Jiang Xingye asked:
Why don't they reply? Why don't they arrange for you from that world to enter a higher-dimensional portal?

"no."

Ayana took off her helmet.

"I entered the higher-dimensional channel the moment my brother returned, but things were moving too fast in this world and too slow in that world."

Ayana relayed Lin Xu's judgment to Jiang Xingye, and after listening, Jiang Xingye was stunned and stood there in a daze.

It turned out to be the case.

This world
Or rather, no world ever develops along a path of "progress" in time.

Stepping out of the lower dimension and looking at it from a higher dimension, the real driving force behind the development of all worlds is actually...
Observation.

If it is not observed, it will not develop.

If it is not observed, time stands still.

relativity.

As long as Ayana on their side doesn't enter the higher-dimensional channel, time in this world is frozen for both sides.

The same principle applies to the world of the Destiny Stones.

"boating."

Jiang Xingye let out a heavy breath, then said:
"We are in the same boat, propelling the boat of 'time' forward by rowing in unison."

"I understand."

"What we need to do now is determine the frequency of rowing."

"Unfortunately, we are already three years apart."

"But it's okay, when should we schedule the next synchronization?"

"2031."