Wizard: I have ten trillion nanomachines
Chapter 229 Cognition
How long did Luo Kunlun spend calculating?
For a long time.
So long ago, in that low-dimensional spacetime where he once lingered, civilizations went through several cycles, and stars shone and were reborn.
Even the faint ripples of cause and effect he left behind when he was initially a low-dimensional being have been washed away without a trace by the long torrent of time.
Within the private dimension, the light of the Transcendent Tower flows steadily, and the rule graph tree has long since spread from its initial branches into a vast, self-renewing forest covering the entire dimension.
The complexity and number of iterations of the rules simulated in the dynamic analytical field, if mapped to low dimensions, are enough to allow countless universes to go from birth to heat death and then restart countless times.
However, the path to the "fourth order" remains shrouded in mystery.
He has repeatedly reconstructed and optimized the underlying architecture of the Court of Possibilities through countless versions.
Lokunlun has mastered the "normal infinity" operations on ℵ₀, ℵ₁, ℵ₂, and even those that touch the boundary of ℵ_ω.
However, the "unreachable cardinality" symbolizes another level that "ordinary infinity" cannot reach. It requires an essential "leap" rather than "accumulation" or "stacking".
Just as the sequence of natural numbers can never reach the first infinite ordinal number ω by adding 1, conventional infinite-level operations (power set, taking the limit) cannot reach unreachable cardinal numbers.
Initially, Luo Kunlun tried countless deduction paths based on existing knowledge.
Forced stacking: Simulates an infinite number of power set iterations, attempting to "stack" a class-unreachable structure.
Result: Once a structure reaches a certain critical level of complexity, it will inevitably collapse due to internal logical paradoxes or information overload, and will be unable to form a stable and self-consistent foundation for existence.
Conceptual self-reference: This approach attempts to construct a self-enclosed system that "contains all definable infinite levels" by utilizing a self-reference paradox similar to that of a lamella node, hoping that it will spontaneously generate higher-order properties.
Result: The system either gets stuck in a logical loop, or the "higher order" derived from it is just a complex mirror image of the existing level, with no change in essence.
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Each attempt deepened his understanding of this "chasm," but also highlighted its insurmountable difficulty.
He knew part of the root of the problem.
All his deductions are based on the existing cognitive framework and on the logical foundation of the "Court of Possibilities" (third order).
Using third-order tools and methods to construct the essential existence of fourth-order systems is like trying to understand calculus using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
The tools themselves are outdated.
Luo Kunlun needs new "cognitive fuel," he needs fragments of information from the other side of the "chasm," even if they are just a tiny bit.
Therefore, Lo Kunlun's attention turned back to the divinity in space.
He will not actively study divinity until he gains a higher level of understanding sufficient to comprehend or shield himself from such phenomena.
Fortunately, the memories within the divine can still be utilized.
The memories within divinity originate from the most powerful being in the primordial universe.
As a result, Luo Kunlun learned about the past of the primordial universe.
As one of the strongest memories in the primordial universe, it may contain information that can help Luo Kunlun.
Of course, the process of obtaining that information is by no means safe.
But it's better than standing still by yourself.
Divinity itself may have a dangerous connection with the "Unspeakable Ones," but the memories sealed within, those experiences and cognitions originating from one of the strongest individuals in the primordial universe, pose a relatively low risk of triggering "gaze" as long as they do not involve the active analysis or reconstruction of the essence of divinity.
This is like reading the contents of an old book without trying to alter the material of its paper.
A torrent of memories surges forth, fragmented, complex, and imbued with the unique, almost savage, texture of rules characteristic of the primordial era.
Luo Kunlun's consciousness was like an archaeologist sifting through the ruins of time, patiently sifting and piecing things together.
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The torrent of memories, rough and powerful, carrying the primordial laws of the unbroken universe, crashed into Luo Kunlun's consciousness.
It was not a coherent narrative, but rather a collection of fragmented perceptions and cognitive fragments.
Luo Kunlun's consciousness transformed into the finest sieve, slowly wandering through the ruins of memory, discarding irrelevant struggles and obsessions, anchoring only to fragments related to the large base level and the essential leap of existence.
In mathematics, infinity has a strict cardinal/ordinal hierarchy. The Aleph hierarchy (ℵ₀, ℵ₁, ℵ₂...ℵ_ω...) and the ordinal ladder (0, 1, 2...ω, ω+1...ω₂...) form the basic framework of infinity, and the divine order is derived from this, which also clarifies the essence of this sequence.
It is not an objective law, but rather a subjective mapping and constructible construction of the infinite levels of mathematics by life using its own cognition as an anchor. It transforms the intangible mathematical infinity into an existence level that life can understand and control.
This source of divinity, being one of the strongest in the primordial universe, must have touched upon an unreachable fundamental number.
No, He was there from the moment He was born.
From its birth, it stands upon the unreachable cardinal number, and is a natural, primordial being that transcends the infinitely constructible.
Deep within his memory, a fragment of cognition shrouded in layers of fundamental rules was gently parted by Luo Kunlun.
The fragment had no formula for deduction, no clear path to advancement, only a unique, original perception of existence belonging to the primordial supreme being.
He has never experienced a leap from constructible infinity to primordial infinity, and has never been bound by constructible frameworks such as the ZFC axiomatic system or the Aleph hierarchy.
Because He was born that way.
Since its birth, it has existed purely as a primordial entity, directly confronting the absolute, infinite primordial state in the original universe that was not confined by any cognitive system or defined by any calculation.
During this perception, Luo Kunlun clearly touched upon the primordial supreme being's true understanding of the infinite.
The unreachable cardinal number is not an insurmountable barrier that requires breaking through the constructible framework to reach, but rather the lowest foundation upon which it exists.
The infinity in His eyes has nothing to do with constructible tools under the ZFC framework such as power set operations (℘(κ)) and limit operations, nothing to do with the idealistic division of divine order, and even words such as "large cardinality" and "level" defined by lower-order existence cannot describe its existence in the slightest.
Because the constructible infinite (from the countable infinity of ℵ₀ to the ultimate cardinal number of ℵ_ω) is merely a corner overflowing from the primordial laws of the universe, a faint shadow cast by His original existence.
The unreachable cardinal number, as a non-constructed infinity independent of the ZFC axioms, is merely a shallow extension of its essential existence.
His existence is more fundamental and absolute than all known large cardinal numbers such as unreachable cardinal numbers, Malo cardinal numbers, and compact cardinal numbers; it is closer to the ultimate source of all mathematical infinity.
More importantly, this memory contains a core metacognition that was engraved in the divine origin by the primordial supreme being.
The divine order and the constructibility of infinity are both "cognitive cages" built by lower-level beings in order to understand infinity.
The unreachable base number is not the end point of the leap, but rather the true starting point of infinity after breaking free from the cage.
The essence of the original existence is not "stacking" or "construction", but "self-sufficient".
For beings like Lokunlun, who ascend from lower orders, the infinite levels and divine order in mathematics are necessary cognitive steps, but also inescapable shackles.
With the help of this ladder, one can move from the finite to the countable infinite, from the low dimension to the high dimension, and from the enumerable rules to the uncountable laws.
However, for primordial beings like the strongest beings, these ladders do not exist.
They don't need to break the framework, because they have never been bound by it.
The root cause of all of Luo Kunlun's previous failures lay in this.
He has always tried to touch the unreachable cardinal number within the constructible framework by means of "computational stacking" and "cognitive breakthroughs," but he has ignored the fact that the original infinity above the unreachable cardinal number inherently rejects all constructible ways of reaching it.
Only by completely freeing one's existence from the cage of constructible cognition and returning to the pure state of "self-sufficiency" can one truly establish oneself in this field, rather than merely "touching" it.
The memories of the primordial supreme being tore open a new rift for Luo Kunlun, leading to the original infinity. It did not provide a specific path for leaping forward, but rather allowed him to see his own core problems.
Even though his Court of Possibilities can reach the cardinal limit of ℵ_ω and complete the iteration of any number of superfindable power sets, it is ultimately an idealistic creation based on the cognition of constructible cardinals.
His obsession with "breakthrough" is essentially constrained by a constructible hierarchical mindset of "from low to high".
The true, original existence has nothing to do with "breakthroughs" or "ascents," but lies in stripping away all non-authentic cognitions and traits, allowing one's own existence to return to an undefined, inherently complete, pure state.
This is what Luo Kunlun obtained from his memories.
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Memories have faded.
Luo Kunlun's consciousness withdrew from that vast and primal sensory experience and returned to its original state.
There is no sudden enlightenment, no instant mastery of power.
There was only an unprecedented, clear understanding, and with it came a much larger and deeper sense of confusion and pressure.
He saw the direction clearly, and he also saw the gap.
The direction is to strip away the shackles of constructible cognition and return to the state of being "self-sufficient".
The difference is that everything about him—from his initial three-dimensional consciousness to his current Court of Possibilities—is deeply imprinted with the traces of "constructibility" and "cognitive mapping."
His very existence is a history of cognitive evolution "from low to high".
Asking him to "strip" himself of these things is like asking a tree to forget how it grew from a seed, or asking a river to forget its source and course.
This is almost a paradox.
He exists and is powerful because of cognition, yet he needs to transcend cognition to reach the essence.
The issue is not about "giving up power" or "giving up everything you already have".
That would be utterly wrong and self-destructive.
Power and existing achievements (the Court of Possibilities, the Tower of Transcendentality, and the understanding of the rules) are the "appearance" and "function" of Lokunlun's existence, the foundation and tools that enable him to stand in the Seven-Dimensional Sea, conduct exploration and introspection.
Abandoning them is tantamount to making a top scholar discard his knowledge, or a master architect destroy his blueprints and tools. The result is not a return to the original essence, but a degeneration into meaningless nothingness, or even easy annihilation by the seven-dimensional sea due to the loss of stable form.
It's not about "power" and "self," but rather the relationship between "instrumental cognition/power" and "the essence of existence."
His current problem is that his "existential nature" is too closely tied to and identified with the forces and tools that originate from constructible cognitive systems, to the point that his expression of existence, thought patterns, and even self-perception are shaped and limited by the internal logic of these tools (such as hierarchy, sequence, and purpose).
This requires a fundamental shift from existing because of power to existing itself using power.
This path is more difficult because it requires a silent revolution at the deepest level of mind and existence, rather than external additions or subtractions.
But this is the only reasonable path to higher levels.
That is, use all your strength and wisdom to become someone who no longer needs to be defined by strength and wisdom.
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