They traveled through time at the same time, but the villainous scientist

Chapter 23 Wuhou Qimen
"The so-called Qimen Dunjia sounds mysterious, but in reality, it is just a set of techniques for studying and utilizing the laws governing the operation of all things in the world."

Seeing the eagerness in his son's eyes, Zhuge Gong nodded in satisfaction and began to explain.
"To put it simply, it's like what you usually tinker with... uh, physics?"

Zhuge Gong pondered for a moment, then thought of the strange books in his son's study and gave an example.

"Um……"

Zhuge Qing nodded. He usually kept books like "Relativity" and "The Universe in a Nutshell" in his room.

The goal, of course, is to cultivate a persona of someone who loves learning, so that it would be reasonable for them to skip grades in a few years.

With so much to study, he doesn't have time to waste in elementary and middle school.

"It's like a physics problem. If you know where a ball is and what forces are acting on it, you can calculate where it will roll to next, right?"

"Qimen Dunjia calculates similar things, but what we calculate is more complex, involving time, space, and various invisible and intangible influences."

"To facilitate calculations, our predecessors summarized a set of methods and created the Heavenly Stems, Earthly Branches, Nine Palaces, and Eight Trigrams as tools and symbols for our deductions."

It turned out to be the case.

Based on his previous knowledge of Qimen Dunjia, Zhuge Qing nodded thoughtfully.

The Qimen Dunjia of this world can essentially be understood as an extremely complex algorithmic model.

"Setting up a scenario" based on specific time, space, and the things to be deduced is like setting initial parameters.

Then, these symbols of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches are substituted into a model called Qimen Dunjia for calculation, and finally a result about the development trend or state of things can be "output".

interesting.

"Yes, you understand very quickly."

Zhuge Gong gave his son an approving look.
“In ordinary Qimen schools, the opponent or the thing to be calculated is usually taken as the ‘central palace’, which is that small ball.”

"Simply put, it's about 'the enemy is the host, and we are the guest.' We analyze this specific situation to find ways to break the deadlock or solve the problem."

Is it to simplify calculations?

Zhuge Qing nodded again in reply.

This is similar to the concept of a "point mass" in physics. To simplify calculations, we only consider the key variables that have a significant impact on the core objective, and temporarily ignore those minor factors with negligible influence.

For example, when studying the motion of a car or other object, the influence of its shape is usually ignored, and it is treated as a small point.

The advantages are obvious: the amount of computation is greatly reduced, and it is easier to obtain results.

"That's right!"

Zhuge Gong nodded, his smile widening.

He cleared his throat and said with considerable pride,

"However! The Qimen Dunjia of our Wuhou lineage is different from theirs!"

“We do not use the opponent as the center, but rather the caster determines the area as the center according to their needs!”

"Within this scope, everything in the universe, from the slightest breeze to the movement of the grass, must be included in our calculations!"

"The advantage, of course, is that the calculations are more accurate and comprehensive!"

Especially when facing multiple enemies, while others are analyzing them one by one, we can encompass them all and calculate them together—the difference in skill is immediately apparent!

"But correspondingly..."

"The amount of calculation involved is not as simple as one plus one equals two; it increases exponentially!"

There are just too many things to consider, which is extremely mentally taxing for a warlock!

"Therefore, the entry threshold for our method is much higher than that of other methods. One must have extremely profound meditation skills to support this amount of computation!"

Zhuge Gong changed the subject, revealing the reason for his astonishment at his son's abilities. Who would believe that an eight-year-old could master such a skill?
Zhuge Qing understood.

Ordinary Qimen Dunjia is like a precision strike against a specific target, and the amount of calculation is relatively controllable.

Wuhou Qimen, on the other hand, is more like demarcating a battlefield and conducting indiscriminate scanning and analysis of the entire area. It provides more information and stronger control, but also places higher demands on the computing power of the "processor".

"Listen carefully, the key to setting up a Qimen Dunjia chart lies in the four plates: the Heaven Plate, the Earth Plate, the Human Plate, and the Spirit Plate."

Zhuge Gong put away his smile, his expression turned serious, and he began to impart the core principles.

"The celestial plate has nine stars, which represent the influence of the sun, moon and stars on our land. You can understand it as the macroscopic natural law, the power at the level of the heavenly way."

"The land itself contains the Nine Palaces and the Three Wonders and Six Instruments. It is the foundation that carries everything, representing the land beneath our feet, as well as the basic structure of time and space."

"The Human Plate consists of eight gates, symbolizing eight directions. It also represents the relationships, actions, choices, etc. between people, and is the embodiment of 'harmony among people'."

"Finally, there's the Divine Disc, which involves a more profound and mysterious level, representing those unconventional and unpredictable variables, or rather... some kind of interference from a higher dimension?"

Zhuge Gong's tone became more serious as he spoke.

"Um...so you mean the Heavenly Plate represents the right time, the Earthly Plate represents the right place, the Human Plate represents the right people, and then the Divine Plate represents...the rest?"

Zhuge Qing's expression was somewhat strange; this kind of classification was indeed simplistic and crude.

Our ancestors were quite clever; they would just package up what they didn't understand and pass it on to "gods," right?
"Cough cough!"

Zhuge Gong was momentarily speechless at his son's simplistic and blunt summary, but then couldn't help but laugh.

"Your words may be rough, but the reasoning is sound. This interpretation... is acceptable!"

The fact that my son was able to grasp the core concept and understand this level so quickly is enough to prove how high his comprehension is.

"Alright, that's enough about the theory. Next, I'll teach you the specific methods for chart arrangement."

After finishing his explanation, Zhuge Gong began to explain in detail how to arrange the four plates, how to deduce the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches based on the date and time, and how to fill the Nine Stars, Eight Gates, Eight Gods, Three Wonders and Six Instruments into the Nine Palaces according to specific rules.

This is an extremely tedious and meticulous process, and every step must be done correctly.

Zhuge Gong explained in detail, and Zhuge Qing listened attentively.

Those bright eyes held only focus and contemplation.

"That's about it. Try it yourself first. Don't rush, take your time. It's common to make mistakes when setting up the plate. Just practice more..."

Just as Zhuge Gong was about to say something encouraging, he noticed that Zhuge Qing opposite him had already closed his eyes and was gently drawing in the air in front of him with his fingers, as if he was simulating something.

After a while.

Zhuge Qing opened his eyes, opened his palm, and it seemed as if an invisible disc was slowly rotating in his palm.

The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, the Nine Palaces and Eight Gates, the Qiyi Stars and Gods... Although it is still in its infancy and even somewhat vague, its structure is already a complete Qimen Dunjia formation!

"Forehead……"

Zhuge Gong's next words got stuck in his throat.

He stared wide-eyed at the faintly forming Qimen Dunjia chart in his son's palm, his mouth slightly agape, unable to close for a long time.

This this……

This is only the first time I've taught it!

So... it's already been discharged?!

Although it is only the most basic chart setup, the complexity and mental demands involved are by no means something that a beginner, especially an eight-year-old child, can immediately grasp after listening to one explanation!
It took him a week to come up with the first game, and his father still praised him for his extraordinary talent!

What kind of son is he then? A monster?
(End of this chapter)