Learn one small skill every day

For some time afterward, Bai Miao devoted all his time to listening.

Listen to what has happened on the Endless Energy Ship since the last time Emma was created.

The secretaries' attachment to the captain and the necessity for the constant replacement of captains are an unavoidable contradiction.

Every day, he gives the minister's secretary hope, only to repeatedly spread feelings of disappointment.

It has to be said that Noah knew how to torment people.

"Emma, ​​remember what I said: every time I meet you again, it means we are one step closer to our ultimate goal. I am placing the choice of the future in your hands; how you choose is entirely up to you."

"See you in the future."

After staying for a full thirty days, Bai Miao returned to reality.

Wang Xiang sat opposite Bai Miao, looking at him with a half-smile: "How did it feel this time?"

Bai Miao shook his head: "I don't feel good. I feel like I'm trapped in a vicious cycle. I can't decide the fate and direction of the ship unless I can go back every now and then and bring them hope again and again. Otherwise, I really can't imagine whether they will still have the same childlike innocence tens of thousands of years from now."

"Oh, right, I also ran into someone else..."

Bai Miao recounted his conversation with Faust, omitting the strange fact that they were essentially the same person, to Wang Xiang.

Given the differences between Bai Miao and Faust, it is entirely possible to treat them as if they were told by a different person.

Bai Miao also hoped that Wang Xiang could figure out what traps were hidden in Faust's words.

"The creature inside the door sensed the presence of the door and the knocker... and actively sought revenge against the knocker... I was prepared for this."

Wang Xiang carried a small notebook with him, and his hands never stopped writing down what he considered important information points while listening to Bai Miao's story.

"He said that half of what he said was true and half was false?"

"Um……"

Wang Xiang sighed, shook his head, and closed the notebook: "If you want me to find out which of this information is true, then you're making things difficult for me."

This was the first time Bai Miao had seen Wang Xiang give up so quickly.

Wang Xiang smiled wryly and said, "I am not omnipotent. We lack the means to verify, so we have no way to make a judgment. It's like solving a system of equations with a determinant of zero, where you can't find a unique solution."

Seeing Bai Miao looking somewhat melancholy, Wang Xiang comforted him, "Have you been troubled by this matter for a while now?"

Bai Miao nodded.

"Being able to know information about the future in advance is a double-edged sword. If we receive information about a crisis in the future, but we are completely unaware of the cause of the crisis, this sense of urgency and anxiety will accompany us."

"On the other hand, knowing that a crisis is coming, and having ample time to prepare, but what does it mean to be prepared? This leads to anxiety."

"What is Professor Wang's suggestion?"

"Believe in yourself. You've already had two chances with Noah's Ark. Whatever the final outcome, it's a done deal."

Wang Xiang said somewhat seriously, "What you should do now is look forward to the arrival of your own copy and firmly believe that no matter what difficulties there are, they are the result of your efforts to simplify them."

"Bai Miao, I understand your desire to change the past in order to change the future."

"But you can't deny your past because of the future."

"Just like now, you're still worried that you're not doing enough."

Bai Miao listened without saying a word.

"The future is created in the present."

Wang Xiang then changed the subject: "Using the ship ticket to go back isn't without its merits. At the very least, you learned about the ship's past and gained knowledge of stories and backgrounds you were unaware of before. These are your valuable assets and powerful weapons for the future. But you can't rely on going back a few times to solve the problem."

"I understand, Professor Wang."

Bai Miao let out a long sigh: "Now, I am no longer afraid of the hardships I may face. Regardless of whether my past actions were effective or ineffective, I have already grown by learning so much."

During this thirty-day trip back to the ship, Bai Miao continued to learn new technological skills.

I was lucky enough to draw the Physics skill within thirty days and leveled it up to LV2.

With the help of LV3 mathematics, Bai Miao felt that his perspective on the world had changed.

There's a kind of illusion that I'm touching the root, the essence.

If one day he could reach LV10 in both mathematics and physics, Bai Miao believed that he would have the fundamental laws governing the operation of the entire world in his own hands.

This is the confidence that basic science brings to Bai Miao.

Bai Miao also made sure to peruse the knowledge treasure trove aboard the Endless Energy.

In the early stages of their voyage, the scope of these contaminated and modified contents was very small, and Bai Miao learned a great deal about the customs and culture of the entire Terra world.

Knowing the principles and process of Emma's creation, knowing the origin stories of Faust and the ministers, including the large number of extra skills extracted, is the biggest difference between Bai Miao and the one who sent him the warning.

That is also its biggest advantage.

Bai Miao's thoughts had never been so clear as at this moment.

"If I can help you get out of your shadow, then my trip wasn't in vain."

Wang Xiang smiled, stood up, and said, "You can savor it by yourself some more. I have class this afternoon, so I'll be going now."

Watching Wang Xiang's departing figure, Bai Miao suddenly realized that perhaps he was not alone in moving forward.

Faust, having lost all his teammates, was alone and could not possibly compare to someone who had teammates supporting him.

Recalling how the four magical girls fought together to defeat the Void, Bai Miao gradually intertwined her personal destiny with that of the team.

If locks also involve the test of keys, then let's add some uncertainty ourselves.

Chapter 227 Rain and Fox

Bai Miao felt his life becoming regular and peaceful again.

My daily routine consists of exercising and studying.

After his physical condition improved, Bai Miao also increased the intensity of his training, such as running five kilometers with a 200-pound load.

In terms of academics, Bai Miao contacted Zhuo Xinzhi, a leading scientific researcher, to seek further learning paths in mathematics and physics.

After learning that the captain was none other than White, Zhuo Xinzhi enthusiastically recommended many databases to Bai Miao and even helped Bai Miao apply for a Peking University document database account, so that Bai Miao could access the university's academic resources anytime, anywhere from home.

Normally, such an account cannot be applied for, but Zhuo Xinzhi also heard that a college related to Knockers was planned to be established at Peking University. In a sense, Bai Miao would also be a member of the college in the future, which would make this matter much easier to handle.

The official team was happy to help Bai Miao apply for an account in advance, which means that Bai Miao was also happy to come here to study.

These days, Yu Yingcai has been intermittently telling Bai Miao about the establishment of an academy specifically for those who knock on doors.

In the scientific field, experts and academicians from relevant disciplines are invited to give lectures, but it is difficult to find people who are more inclined towards metaphysics.

If those who knocked on the door were the first to realize that the door existed, then these experts who have made achievements in their respective professional fields are the second group.

Compared to Bai Miao's self-discipline in improving his physical fitness and enriching his knowledge, Hu Muyao has been much busier lately.

Recently, more and more incidents related to doors have occurred in real life.

One issue even escalated to the diplomatic level.

Even Bai Miao found it somewhat unbelievable after eating this melon.

The reason was that a person in China, after completing his own mission, bought a ticket overnight and flew to the United Kingdom, just to do one thing.

That was the massacre of the homeless people on the streets.

By the time the local police in the United States realized what was happening, the person who knocked on the door had already killed his way through most of the city block.

During his resistance against the police, he killed many people. In the end, it was only through the intervention of the "Knockers" from the United States that he was finally apprehended.

When asked why he did it, he said that his girlfriend, whom he met in the game, kindly invited a homeless man to dinner, but the homeless man raped and murdered her.

He carried the hatred from this instance into reality, leading to this massacre.

Of course, the news reports described it as a shooting incident caused by a gunman.

The accident served as a wake-up call for both sides.

Therefore, the authorities immediately issued new requirements for those who knock on doors, requiring them to undergo a psychological assessment at the official door-knocker organization's offline office responsible for their area every week.

This is done to confirm that the person knocking on the door acknowledges their identity as a person in this world.

And to do a good job of prevention.

After all, the destructive power of a knocker is terrifying; ordinary people are weaker than children in their hands.

But this also means that those knocking on the door need to appear offline, and their personal privacy is extremely uncontrolled.

Finally, the authorities had to compromise and agree to let the people knocking on the door choose the time and place for their weekly psychological assessments, and they would send people to the areas chosen by the people knocking on the door to conduct the assessments.

Those who knock on doors, like Bai Miao, are not exempt from inspection; in fact, they are the focus of close monitoring.

Fortunately, Bai Miao and Hu Muyao lived very close to each other, so they could keep an eye on each other.

Bai Miao understood these concerns and cooperated by undergoing weekly psychological evaluations.

As for the effect, Bai Miao believed it was merely to put people at ease.

Even if another person goes crazy after knocking on the door, the authorities can say that they have already tried, and will not be seen as incompetent.

After a week of psychological evaluations, the evaluator, as usual, said to Bai Miao: "Please recognize the boundary between the virtual reality and reality. No matter how real the experience in the virtual reality is, it is just a dream."

Although Bai Miao could not agree with this statement, he could still distinguish between the two.

Jiangcheng was gradually entering the rainy season. On his way home from the coffee shop he had chosen, Bai Miao ran into Zhao Wanyang, who was also waiting for the bus, at the bus stop.

"That's rare to see you here. Are you here to buy something?"

Bai Miao chose a popular coffee shop in a busy commercial area as the assessment location. The place was noisy and had a complex flow of people, so simply conducting a psychological assessment would not attract attention.

Bai Miao shrugged: "Looking for a psychologist."

Zhao Wanyang said "Oh": "I just had my check-up a couple of days ago, and the doctor said I'm very healthy."

"What are you doing here? There aren't any tutoring centers or anything like that around here, are there?"

"Asking knowingly."

Zhao Wanyang held up the packaging box in her hand: "I'm here to grab a cake! Limited quantity, purchase limit, only two per person. You're really lucky, take one and eat it."

"Your cake has durian filling, I don't eat it."

Bai Miao had already smelled the faint aroma of durian.