Let the true energy circulate for a while

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At the conference.

Several experts from different fields were seated there, and Qin Shifan was listening attentively.

An elderly man wearing a blue and white striped hospital gown is giving a long and eloquent speech. His name is Yang Qiming!

He is a patient at Xincheng Mental Hospital.

It was at that time that Chen Jianbin and Chen Ye stopped and listened to the old man talking to someone about time travel and such.

But things are different now.

Qin Shifan frowned: "Why don't you change his clothes? It's too indecent for him to wear a hospital gown."

The secretary said, "Yang Qiming said that wearing a hospital gown makes him look more energetic!"

"Yeah, no wonder he's a mental patient!"

In the large conference room, the staff set up a blackboard.

Old Yang wrote a bunch of dense formulas on it, spitting as he spoke:

"Based on the Everett Do-Worlds interpretation, the branch universes formed by quantum decoherence are not absolutely isolated. The nonlocality of de Broglie waves and the quantum coherence of consciousness, i.e., consciousness travel, are demonstrated. The Poincaré regression theorem has proven that closed timelike curves are not mathematical paradoxes. In the topological structure of parallel spacetime, there exist penetrable Planck-scale wormholes, i.e., matter travel... (2 words omitted)"

Old Yang was ecstatic; his dream had come true! These were all certified experts sitting down there!

Standing on the podium, after finishing his speech, he suddenly began to gesticulate wildly, shaking his body: "—Awesome!"

The experts looked at each other in dismay. If they hadn't witnessed Chen Ye and Men Gun disappear on the spot, some of them would probably have already overturned the table.

Old Yang took a sip of the Bull energy drink to replenish his energy! Let's continue—

Qin Shifan didn't understand a single word, except for two terms: consciousness travel and material travel.

In the two days since Old Man Yang was brought here, he has learned about the "Chen Ye incident" and the Jade Lotus Flower. Yesterday, he had a new inspiration.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as usual, ask questions first, then answer them! Suppose there is a creator god, why would he create humankind? What is his purpose?" Old Man Yang kept everyone in suspense.

One expert remarked, "Isn't this supposed to be about science? How did it veer into the realm of metaphysics?"

"Forget about any academic stuff for now. I just want to ask, what was the purpose of the Creator God in creating humankind? If this world is a simulation, why would the Creator do it this way?"

No one can answer that.

Old Yang uttered a single phrase: "The Creator seeks an unexpected answer!"

"An unexpected solution? What does that mean?"

Why did humanity create AI? It was also to find unexpected solutions and problem-solving approaches that humans had never imagined. Observing AI now is like the Creator observing us.

Old Yang launched into another long, rambling monologue...

Qin Shifan fell into deep thought, based on Lao Kui's description—

In that world, people are struck by lightning every so often, according to ancient records, usually once every sixty years. It's as if there's an observer who restricts technology from time to time.

In our world, people cannot cultivate true qi! It's the age of technology!

Before Qin Shi Huang, the historical legends of the two worlds were almost identical, except that Qin Shi Huang ascended to heaven in the other world, and a series of subsequent events changed.

If both worlds are simulations, then is the Creator conducting an experiment?

Qin Shifan asked, "If there truly is an incomprehensible being, why would it allow time travel and disrupt the rules of each other's worlds?"

Old Man Yang said, "This is what I'm going to talk about today. The Jade Lotus is a bug that the Creator deliberately created! Perhaps he wanted to see what answers we humans would come up with through our own thinking."

"An unexpected solution?"

"Yes, for example, if we pose a question to AI, asking it how to eliminate world wars, and assuming we grant the AI ​​all permissions, what solution would it provide?"

The expert asked: "Destroy all weapons? Or have a great man emerge and unify the world?"

Old Man Yang said, "This is based on our human mindset. From an outsider's perspective, eliminating all humans would prevent wars. That's what you call an unexpected solution."

Qin Shifan said, "You mean, suppose there really is a creator who created two worlds and is looking for certain answers in the course of human development? For us, it's like observing ants?"

Old Man Yang nodded: "No problem! The bug with the Jade Lotus is more like a child deliberately putting a praying mantis into an ant nest to see what happens."

The experts started buzzing again, their discussions were heated, and they raised all sorts of questions and hypotheses. Old Yang patiently argued with them, and what sounded absurd and ridiculous actually made perfect sense.

The arguments in the meeting room grew louder and louder, creating a chaotic mess.

Qin Shifan got up, walked outside, and lit a cigarette in the corridor.

"When did he start developing a mental illness?"

The secretary retrieved Old Man Yang's information on the tablet:

"Yang Qiming, formerly a Ph.D. in Physics at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, graduated with a combined Master's and Doctoral degree at the age of 24. He was the youngest genius in the department at that time. In his early years, he published a top-tier paper on quantum decoherence in Physical Review Letters."

The secretary paused, then swiped the screen.

"But this person is obsessed with academics and lacks social skills, which offends many people. He had academic disagreements with his mentor and later broke off relations! Once at a discussion meeting, Yang Qiming overturned the table and angrily cursed an expert present as an idiot who got in through connections."

The secretary's fingertip hovered over the diagnosis page of the medical record:

"He poured his heart and soul into it, and later wrote over 100,000 words of theory, submitting it to many physics journals at home and abroad, but all of them were rejected. According to his family's recollection, one day on his birthday, he burned all those research theories with the candles from his cake. Perhaps he was devastated by this, and slowly went insane."

"Hmm, continue to observe. What about Old Kui?"

"They're refining elixirs in the courtyard."

Qin Shifan walked outside the gate into the courtyard.

There was an ancient bronze alchemy furnace in the courtyard, from which wisps of light blue medicinal smoke rose.

The white-haired old man sat cross-legged on the ground, his expression solemn, staring at the flames at the bottom of the furnace.

Two special agents were squatting on the ground, fanning the stove. They were sweating profusely and their faces were covered in soot.

"Sect Leader, is that enough? I'll buy you a blower online; fanning yourself like this is too tiring."

"Yes, Sect Leader, you can also try using a pressure cooker; there's no need to start a fire."

Ouyang Zhaoming said, "Do not complain. After the elixir is refined and I ascend to heaven, I will surely bestow titles upon you all."

"Sect Leader, take a break. I'll teach you how to play 'Honor of Kings.' It's super fun and easy to learn."

Ouyang Zhaoming asked, "Can learning this grant immortality?"

The special agents said, "No."

"I won't learn!"

Upon seeing Qin Shifan approach, the two men quickly stood up: "Elder Qin, would you like one of these elixirs?"

In a bowl beside him were several pills, the first batch refined by Old Kui.

Qin Shifan asked in surprise, "You two ate?"

The two special agents shook their heads frantically; they dared not eat it.

"The sect leader ate one."

Qin Shifan picked up a pill, smelled it, and noticed a gunpowder-like odor. He wanted to try one, but hesitated, too afraid to eat it.

Ouyang Zhaoming clutched his stomach, his face grim: "Keep fanning me, I need to go to the outhouse. Ouch, it hurts like hell!"

Qin Shifan watched the old man walk away with his buttocks tucked in, and finally put the elixir back into the plate.

"Get two pills and have them take them for testing."

"Yes."

At this moment, the secretary came over and reported, "Teacher Qin, Chen Ye and the others have already gotten off the plane."

Qin Shifan said, "Okay, by the way, talk to Pili and tell her to relax a bit, not to always have a cold face, and to take the initiative when appropriate."

The secretary understood: "Based on our observations, Chen Ye is not a lecherous man."

Qin Shifan smiled mysteriously, "Old Kui is over there. He's told some of Chen Ye's romantic escapades in the martial arts world."

The secretary's eyes widened: "Oh? Tell me about it."

"Don't ask around, this is confidential."

Qin Shifan looked around and whispered, "Old Kui is crazy, and what he says may not all be true. Some of it is just rumors from people in the martial arts world, and some is what Chen Ye told him himself."

Secretary: "Too temperamental."

"And there's someone even more eccentric. Old Kui also said there's a guy named Chen Jianbin in the underworld over there. Can you believe how ridiculous that is?"

The secretary thought for a moment, "Could it be Chen Ye's alias?"

"That's what I think too."

Secretary: "Great minds never agree."

"Stop joking around. This is a secret, a complete secret. You absolutely can't let Chen Jianbin know, understand?"

"Does Chen Jianbin have a bad reputation over there?"

Qin Shifan sighed. "Old Kui said that Chen Jianbin has a lot of emotional debts and is on the wanted list of Miaolianhua Palace."

"The Myriad Lotus Palace... it sounds a bit like the Flower Shifting Palace, doesn't it?"

"Perhaps it's a criminal organization from their area."

At that moment, the secretary received a message on her phone from Pili.

The secretary said, "Teacher, Chen Ye and the others have already arrived in Thailand."

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One more chapter today. I'll go get some glue applied and come back to continue writing.