In Sumeru, pretend to be a scholar

As Cetalli's footsteps faded away, Wang Yan gradually began to grasp some of the essence of the "world-style".

First, Wang Yan understood one thing: the [World Style] is a formula, an equation. Even without understanding the underlying principles, as long as you grasp the formula, you can easily master it.

Just like in junior high school math, high school math, and even university math majors, most math students don't understand why many formulas are the way they are, but that doesn't stop them from using these formulas to solve problems.

Knowing what happens, but not necessarily knowing why.

The same applies to the "world style".

Wang Yan has mastered the formula of [World Style] and has also received the analysis from Alan, so he knows that [World Style] is a mechanical formula.

I just don't know why it hisses like that.

However, just like the students mentioned above, if Wang Yan only wanted to use it, then he could already do so now.

A sophisticated machine doesn't require you to understand why each gear is designed the way it is; you only need to know how to make it whir.

"It's better to do practical work than to daydream."

Once this thought flashed through Wang Yan's mind, he could no longer stop.

What you say or think is not as good as doing it yourself and gaining true knowledge through practice.

Moreover, it seems that even if the global model fails to materialize, it will not have many negative effects.

Wang Yan wasn't particularly afraid.

"But what are we deducing?"

This is a good question. If it's too simple, Wang Yan doesn't need to deduce it. If it's too difficult, he's afraid he won't be able to deduce it, or he might deduce a bad answer.

After thinking for a moment, Wang Yan's eyes lit up as he thought of something.

"How about we deduce when the mentor will come to Fengdan?" Wang Yan thought.

Before he came to Fengdan, he invited Erossan to watch the film with him, but Erossan had too many things to do, so she didn't come to Fengdan with Wang Yan right away.

Theoretically, Erossan should arrive at Fengdan before Wang Yan's film goes online, but Wang Yan has not yet received a screening schedule announcement from the Qianling Film Festival.

Therefore, Wang Yan had no idea when Eros would arrive.

The deduction is unknown, which conforms to the definition of deduction.

"Very good, then let's deduce this."

Wang Yan made up his mind, took a deep breath, and sketched out a complete world map in his mind.

The central triangular time loop, the upper twisted domain, the lower clustered domain, and the five pairs of interconnected regions allow the digital sequence to flow slowly within the loop.

Then, he began to anchor the starting number.

The deduction of fate is determined by the circumstances.

Wang Yan chose Erossan, so the information related to Erossan needs to be converted into numbers and entered. Generally speaking, birthday, number of characters in the name, and date of the event are sufficient.

"My mentor's birthday is August 20th."

"Eight plus twenty equals twenty-eight, two plus eight equals ten, one plus zero equals one. The root of the number is one."

"The day I became acquainted with Falushan (as her disciple) was November 15th."

"Eleven plus fifteen equals twenty-six, two plus six equals eight. The root of the number is eight."

There are also the days and events I experienced with Falusan, our first meeting at the Order of the Gods, our first research together, our first time solving academic problems together...

Wang Yan extracted all these dates, summed them, and then repeatedly calculated the roots until he obtained a single number.

Ultimately, the starting number landed on... two.

"Starting area, two."

The two corresponding folding stools are for viewing.

Two plus seven equals nine, perfect mom!

Then comes the flow.

The flow is...

Seven minus two equals five.

The flow is five.

Five falls on the time loop.

Wang Yan's consciousness began to iterate along the world map.

The starting region is two, the flow is five, and the sequence enters the time loop.

Two, four, eight, seven, five, one…

The numbers flow in the graph, cycling back and forth along the three vertices of the triangle.

Two to four represent proliferation.

Four to eight represents expansion.

The interval from eight to seven represents a period of consolidation.

The transition from seven to five is a return.

The transition from five to one is the return to oneness.

The transition from one to two signifies rebirth.

Then repeat the process again.

Wang Yan's consciousness iterated along with this sequence, once, twice, three times...

With each iteration, the trajectory of the numbers undergoes subtle changes; it is an incomplete repetition, with a slight offset each time.

It's like a spiral, with each turn slightly off the center from the previous one.

Wang Yan detected this offset.

He began calculating the doors.

Doors, based on triangle numbers.

The starting area is two, and the corresponding number of triangles is three.

The root of three is three.

The door points to three.

Three corresponding chaise lounges

Six to three, the Distortion Domain.

Wang Yan's consciousness followed the direction of the door, probing the distorted domain from the time loop.

There, fate repeats itself endlessly on the surface, and one cannot escape it naturally.

But Wang Yan didn't stop there.

He continued calculating the pipeline.

Pipes, based on prime numbers.

The second prime number is three, and its root is three.

The third prime number is five, and its root is five.

The fourth prime number is seven, and its root is seven.

The direction of the pipeline is from the outer realms back into the world.

Wang Yan's consciousness traveled along the pipe, returning from the distorted domain to the time loop, and then continued to iterate.

This time, the sequence changed.

Two, four, eight, seven, five…

After five, it is no longer one.

Instead, it's... zero.

zero.

Clustered domain.

Emptiness potential.

Wang Yan's consciousness jolted suddenly.

The simulation reached zone zero.

This means that fate has changed the variables.

No longer a fixed cycle, no longer a locked-in ending, but... entirely new possibilities.

Wang Yan continued to deduce along the cluster domain.

Nine to zero, a balance between endurance and potential.

Nine represents the present life, and zero represents the blank future that has not yet been written.

In the void of zero, Wang Yan sensed a faint trace of a trajectory.

It was a destiny that was not yet fully formed, slowly emerging from nothingness.

He followed the trajectory.

Maple leaves.

Dafengdan Lake.

The Wayne Gore.

A familiar figure is walking towards us.

Erossan.

Wang Yan's eyes snapped open.

"Within one or two days..." Wang Yan's voice held a hint of surprise, "...the mentor will appear at Fengdan, and... be with me?"

This was indeed an answer that exceeded Wang Yan's expectations.

In Wang Yan's envisioned future, he should first find out the filming dates, then notify Falushan, and then go to pick Falushan up.

Therefore, the future observed by the "world-style" is inconsistent with the future envisioned by Wang Yan.

"Hmm... no, that's not right either. I added the date of my connection with my mentor to the data in the [Starting Zone]. Since... the predetermined fate and laws govern me... then... can the World System calculate my variables?"

"If so, does that mean that the [World-Style] level is higher than the [Sacred Plan]?"

"If not, then what use is the [World Scale] to me? It can't perform calculations based on my data, can it?"

Wang Yan's thoughts quickly began to fluctuate wildly again.

But Wang Yan was not unhappy at all; on the contrary, his emotions gradually rose and he became excited.

In fact, as Wang Yan learned more and more knowledge and understood more and more things, this kind of intense thinking mode had not appeared in him for a very long time.

Learning has become easier and acquiring knowledge has become simpler, which has led Wang Yan to feel a sense of complacency and even fatigue.

This is a typical Deci effect, also known in psychology as the loss of intrinsic motivation and decreased self-efficacy.

In other words, when something is inherently enjoyable (like playing a game and clearing levels), introducing external shortcuts or rewards (like cheat codes that grant invincibility or unlimited resources) can actually diminish the enjoyment of that activity.

Of course, this is not entirely accurate, because Wang Yan is not playing a game; he can always gain 'power' from knowledge.

But this feeling of ease made Wang Yan feel bored.

It can also be interpreted as... life has become easier, and people have become shameless.

Now, the world-class difficulty has Wang Yan fully focused on the game. To use a game analogy again, he has encountered a powerful boss. This boss is very strong, but its stats and mechanics are not beyond Wang Yan's capabilities.

With good positioning, timely skill responses, and perfect tactics, you can defeat this boss.

Yes, those who have had similar gaming experiences should be able to understand this feeling: your emotions keep rising until the boss falls, and a huge sense of satisfaction is released instantly!

Ah~ That feels great!

Time passed little by little.

The moonlight outside the window moved from one side of the porthole to the other, and the tea cooled down and was refilled, only to cool down again.