Black Silk Female Police Detective Exorcist

Qin Huanyu used a great deal of willpower, constantly recalling everything about her as a human being, thinking about Qin Hai, her father who had doted on her since childhood, her wife Yi Youyou, who loved to slack off, had a bit of a spoiled princess temper, and was a little jealous, thinking about the child in her wife's belly, thinking about all her relatives and friends, and even thinking about the yellowish, useless memories left to her by the useless transmigrator...

Finally, Qin Huanyu resisted the temptation to directly access and understand the ultimate mystery; she only observed and recorded a portion of the knowledge and information she wanted.

Even so, when Qin Huanyu finally digested the information flow and returned to reality, she realized that more than a month had passed.

Not only was her father, Qin Hai, anxiously watching over her, but even Yi Youyou, who had been staying with Wu Xiqun in the Divine Capital Palace to prepare for childbirth, came, her eyes red.

—Wait a minute?

Qin Huanyu immediately thought that Wu Xiqun was already eight months pregnant before she went to attack An Lushan, and now she had spent two months conducting research in the Ling Su Laboratory, so wouldn't that mean...

"Has Qunqun already given birth? Isn't the baby cute? Do you have any photos?"

Qin Huanyu, who had just regained consciousness, blurted out the question. By the time she realized that what she was doing was a bit inappropriate and wanted to change her mind, it was too late.

"You only remember Qunqun and her child, right?"

Yi Youyou was indeed furious, her eyes filled with jealousy. She reached out and pinched Qin Huanyu's leg hard through her black stockings.

"She was so worried about you, she couldn't even take good care of herself during her pregnancy, and the first thing you did when you woke up was ask about other women and other children... Humph, I'll strangle you!"

"Guh, I'm sorry~~"

Qin Huanyu had no choice but to quickly admit her mistake and use all sorts of sweet talk to finally appease the jealous Yi Youyou.

Qin Hai watched the couple's interaction without interrupting, and only when he saw that Qin Huanyu had finally stopped being sentimental did he start asking her about her research findings.

"The gains have been enormous! They could even be described as a new milestone in human civilization!"

When this was mentioned, Qin Huanyu immediately puffed out her chest with pride; if she had a tail, it would probably be sticking up in the air.

"I have seen a part of the essence of the world and completely deciphered the secrets of the Ghost Realm... Perhaps what I saw of the essence of the world is only the tip of the iceberg, but in my observation and cognition, the essence of the world that I see is information! What objectively exists is not matter itself, but the information that constitutes matter! And the most scientific name for the Ghost Realm should be imaginary space!"

"You actually saw a part of the true nature of the world?"

Qin Hai was very surprised and somewhat worried:

"Why is this happening? Didn't you only connect to that woman's consciousness to read information? How could she possibly know these secrets? Ayu, you haven't been tricked and are hallucinating, have you?"

"There's absolutely no way I could fall for it! I'm invincible in the field of data and information!"

Qin Huanyu first gave a proud snort before patiently explaining:

“Of course, that weakling An Lushan wouldn’t know these things. I only gained this knowledge by directly observing the Ghost Realm through her—if you consider the entire world as a computer system, then the Ghost Realm is equivalent to a complete and independent program. It’s not impossible for a good programmer to deduce some of the core technologies of the system by completely analyzing the source code of this program, right?”

"To confront the essence of the world through the secrets of a special space like the Ghost Realm? Hmm... with your abilities, it's not impossible."

Qin Hai murmured something, and for a moment his gaze towards Qin Huanyu was incredibly complex, but it returned to normal when Qin Huanyu seemed to notice him looking at her.

"So the ultimate truth you see in the essence of the world is that matter does not exist objectively, and only information exists objectively?"

"Emmm...this should only be a part of the truth, or rather, my personal understanding of this part of the truth."

Qin Huanyu hesitated for a moment before saying this with some uncertainty. When she turned to look at Yi Youyou, she saw that Yi Youyou's eyes were almost turning into mosquito coils.

"The essence of the world is information... What exactly does this statement mean?"

Seeing Qin Huanyu looking over, Yi Youyou quickly asked curiously.

"Well... explaining the principles directly is very complicated, and there are many principles that I can only understand but cannot describe, so I'll give you an example that you can understand."

Qin Huanyu thought for a moment and said:

"Take an egg as an example. According to the basic principles of modern science, this egg objectively exists in the world, whether or not we can discover it."

"But the essence of the world that I saw before was somewhat different from this. The egg still exists objectively, but what exists objectively is not the egg itself, but the information about the egg."

“When you think of eggs, what comes to mind, Youyou? You think of a food with a hard, crisp shell and a liquid inside; you think of its shape, color, and approximate weight; you think of the smooth, white egg white after it's been boiled; you think of the delicious taste after it's been braised… right? These are all pieces of information about the concept of an egg. Anyone who understands these concepts and information can construct a virtual egg in their mind just by hearing the word ‘egg.’”

"The essence of the world that I saw this time can actually be considered that eggshells, egg whites, and egg yolks are not objectively existing substances; what objectively exists is only information! The smoothness you feel when you touch a cooked egg white, and the fragility you feel when you break an eggshell, are essentially your own information receiving a new piece of information! Just like two virtual characters in a game, no matter how flashy or earth-shattering their special moves are, they are essentially just the interaction of code and data!"

"Ah this..."

Qin Huanyu had already explained it very clearly, and Yi Youyou understood.

But it was precisely because she understood that her mouth gaped open, and there was even a hint of fear in her eyes:

"Ayu, are you saying that our world is actually a virtual world, and we are just pieces of code and information being watched and manipulated by people outside the screen?"

"I do not know either."

Qin Huanyu shrugged:

"After all, this is just my personal understanding after seeing a part of the essence of the world. I can't even imagine what the true ultimate truth is, but..."

Qin Huanyu thought for a moment, then smiled and reassured her in a relaxed tone:

"So what if we really are just information and data? Everything in the two-dimensional world is just information and data to us too. But isn't life in the two-dimensional world happy? There are tons of people in the real world who dream of going to the two-dimensional world every day... So don't overthink it. What our true nature is doesn't matter at all. As long as we're happy, that's all that matters."

"As long as you're happy, that's all that matters... Hmm, that seems to be true."

Yi Youyou felt much more at ease, and the fear in her eyes largely dissipated. She even imitated Qin Huanyu, smugly shaking her head.

"Even if we're really just like anime characters to some people, we can still have our own fun and let them be jealous!"

Qin Hai remained silent, his brow furrowed in thought, and did not interfere with the young couple's interaction.

As a true genius scientist, Qin Hai clearly thought of much more:

"Ayu, your understanding of the essence of the world must be related to the Ghost Realm, right? To be precise, it's because you understand the secrets of the Ghost Realm that you have this understanding of the essence of the world... You previously said that the true scientific name for the Ghost Realm should be imaginary space?"

"Yes, as expected of Dad, you grasped the crux of the problem right away!"

Qin Huanyu nodded with considerable admiration before continuing her explanation:

"The nature of the Ghost Realm is quite interesting... We actually have our own research and speculations about the concept of dimensions."

"Let's not talk about three-dimensional and below, since we live in a three-dimensional world ourselves."

"We usually think that the fourth axis of the four-dimensional world is the time axis. The countless different possibilities on the time axis form countless parallel worlds, and all these parallel worlds together make up a complete four-dimensional world as we guess and understand it."

"I'm not sure if the real four-dimensional world is like this, because my perspective hasn't reached the level of dimensional elevation, and I haven't observed the existence of the timeline."

"However, I did discover a fourth axis that does not belong to the three-dimensional world... I'm not sure if that axis is the real fourth axis and the time axis is the fifth axis, nor am I sure if that axis can only be considered a 3.5 axis. In any case, I did see that axis, and that axis is also the core secret of the Ghost Realm."

"That axis is closely related to the spirit element, and it should even have been born because of the existence of the spirit element. It can be called the spirit element's... frequency? boundary? I'm not sure how to describe it, because it's a completely new concept that no one has ever encountered before."

"In short, I understand now. Under the timeline, any point in our world is actually composed of four numbers on the coordinate axis. The XYZ axes are the length, width, and height that we all understand from childhood, while the fourth number is that brand new concept. Because it has a very close relationship with the Spirit Element, I will temporarily use L to refer to it."

"In other words, any point in the world can be precisely located using a set of coordinates such as [XYZL]."

“In the traditional three-dimensional coordinate system we are familiar with, XYZ can only be real numbers, but L, the new axis closely related to Ling Su, is different; it can be an imaginary number!”

"When L is a real number, this point exists in the mortal world and can be observed by any ordinary person without spiritual essence. When L is an imaginary number, this point exists in the ghost realm. Even if a person without spiritual essence is in a place where the three numbers X, Y, and Z are exactly the same, they will not be aware of that point. Only a person with spiritual essence can vaguely sense it."

"So the essence of the Ghost Realm is a space where the value of the L axis is an imaginary number! All the Ghost Realms and the present world combined make up the truly complete world! Just as all planes at different heights combined make up a complete three-dimensional space, I may have discovered the true secret of four-dimensional space, or perhaps our world is actually 3.5-dimensional?"

"In short, the biggest difference between the Ghost Realm and the mortal world from a scientific perspective is that L in its complete coordinate system is an imaginary number. Therefore, I think we can officially name the Ghost Realm the Imaginary Space!"

"Imaginary space..."

Qin Hai frowned, subconsciously tapping the palm of his other hand with the fingers of one hand, remaining silent for a long while:

"I really want to believe you, Ayu, but is there a way for us to also observe and participate in the research of the L that you observed?"

"That's exactly what I'm going to talk about next, Dad!"

Qin Huanyu became even more excited upon hearing this, and even started to dance with joy:

"L is a very magical concept. Although I can't fully explain it in words, I know what it can do and how it can be used!"

"Based on my understanding of the nature of the world, everything in the world is made up of information. As long as enough information can be created, a world can be created!"

"It sounds difficult, but we humans have actually done it long ago... That's right! It's the various virtual worlds that exist in computers!"

"It's just that our previous understanding was limited, and we didn't know about the existence of L, so we were missing a very important value when building the virtual world."

"Then what if..."

Qin Huanyu's eyes lit up especially as she spoke:

"When I'm building a virtual world using pure data and information, how can I incorporate the key value 'L' into it?"

In a world where information is the essence of everything, does a virtual world possessing a complete set of information and data truly only exist in the virtual realm?

"I have a feeling... I can do it right now! And once I succeed, the entire Jade Network will undergo an evolution, and my own strength will increase dramatically again!"

Chapter 201 Materials for the Panacea

After spending a day discussing her insights on new knowledge with her father, Qin Hai, and then spending two days playing with Yi Youyou to help her regain her senses and continue her pregnancy, Qin Huanyu couldn't wait to throw herself back into her research. She began to try to construct her own imaginary space based on the virtual world of the internet, which is the special space that people have always called the Ghost Realm.

The first step was simple. With Qin Huanyu's current abilities, constructing a virtual world within her digitized consciousness using code and modeling was as easy as eating and drinking. Game worlds that game companies invested hundreds of millions of dollars and spent years building were, for Qin Huanyu, a matter of taking a nap.

But the second step, the most crucial one, has stumped Qin Huanyu.

Creating XYZ 3D coordinate axes in a virtual world is very simple; any 3D modeler can do it, and even a talented beginner can learn by watching videos for a few days.

However, to establish an imaginary space, it is necessary to construct the L-axis first.

Qin Huanyu could understand the concept of the L-axis and could do what she wanted... at least she thought she could.

Following her own ideas, when constructing the virtual world, she forcibly changed the coordinate axis of the virtual world from XYZ to XYZL.

And then... she succeeded, and she didn't succeed.

Her success can be attributed to the fact that her understanding of the L-axis was basically correct, and that the virtual world with the L-axis did indeed exhibit spatial layering phenomena.

The reason she failed is that this spatial distortion only appears in the virtual world, much like a dungeon on a game map. She only constructed the ghost realm in the virtual world, which had no impact on her achievements in the real world.

In a real game, dungeon maps don't actually involve any spatial technology. Players entering a dungeon are temporarily entering another map, which also consumes game resources. At the code level, it's the same as the main game map, much like the difference between a continent and an island in an ocean.

The virtual world instance with the L-axis is truly another space. It is located outside the main map but miraculously shares the same resources as the main map without any extra consumption. It is equivalent to a real ghost realm in the virtual world, rather than a trick by the game developers.

The most obvious manifestation is in the size of the data.

Normally, if the main map of a game is 20GB in size, then the resources of a dungeon should be at least 3GB.

If Qin Huanyu's new technology were used to make games, any game instance would not require additional resources, as long as the total size of the instance does not exceed 20G. This is equivalent to saving half the space occupied when building game maps, which is quite impressive.

But Qin Huanyu was very dissatisfied. She only liked playing games, not making them. This new technology was of no use to her. What she needed was to construct a true imaginary space to greatly enhance her strength.

The world situation is currently turbulent, the White Eagle Federation could be in trouble at any time, and there's also the hidden bomb of the Church of Apocalypse.

Qin Huanyu still felt a strong sense of crisis. Her demands were not high—she didn't seek to be invincible in the world; she would be satisfied if she could protect herself and her family in a sudden nuclear war-level disaster.

In Qin Huanyu's eyes, a virtual space entirely of her own was the best refuge in this chaotic world. She wouldn't desert, but she would at least arrange a way out for her family so that they could continue to live even if the war was lost.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned.

Qin Huanyu tried many more times afterward, but she was unable to change the result.

Even if we add L to the spatial coordinate axis of the virtual world, we can only build a larger virtual world with the same resource consumption, but we cannot make the virtual world exist in reality.

—Does it mean that one must manipulate the L-axis of a certain space in reality to create one's own imaginary space?

Qin Huanyu also tried this approach, but she gave up after only a brief deduction.

This path will definitely work; that's how those powerful and bizarre beings who construct their own ghost realms do it.

Because the L-axis is closely related to spiritual essence, a large amount of spiritual essence is required to create one's own space on the L-axis.

In fact, the vast majority of the Lords of the Ghost Realm did not create their own Ghost Realm. They sought out naturally formed, ownerless Ghost Realms to merge with, or were merged with for various reasons, just like Anlushan.

The number of Ghost Lords who can truly construct the Ghost Realm on their own is extremely limited in the Bureau of Investigation's database. Each one is a renowned figure, and their stories even appear in various myths and legends.

Qin Huanyu's current spiritual energy level is not enough to do these things... If she completely absorbs Sherry and turns her into the Goddess of Pride or the Witch of Pride, it might be possible, but she can't stand her silly personality after being influenced by the power of pride, and she also looks down on the path of the incarnation of original sin, so she is not considering it.

Qin Huanyu still felt that her approach was correct: first, use data to construct a virtual world, and then use the L-axis to truly link the virtual world with the real world. This was the most suitable method for her to construct imaginary space.

The failure to succeed now must be due to something still being lacking—to make the virtual world truly appear in reality, relying solely on the L-axis is probably not enough, or rather, Qin Huanyu still has some problems with the construction of the virtual world's L-axis.

Qin Huanyu tried her best to solve this problem, but failed. It was clear that she had reached a bottleneck in her current knowledge and understanding.

Qin Huanyu didn't get stuck on a single point. Since she couldn't figure it out herself in the short term, she decided to ask others for advice, learn from their ideas, and find some inspiration.

For example, the mechanical spider technology of the White Eagle Federation provided Qin Huanyu with great help in the research of soul data... Strictly speaking, this technology is not difficult, but some of the ideas involved were things that Qin Huanyu had never thought of in that direction.

The research difficulties she is facing now are actually quite similar. Qin Huanyu needs some wild and imaginative inspiration to collide with her and open up new paths.

The first person Qin Huanyu sought out was Linglan.

During the princess selection competition, Linglan once used some kind of drug to construct an incredibly realistic world in her dreams; she must be an expert in this area.

"I'm sorry, I probably can't help you, Ayu."

However, after hearing Qin Huanyu's idea, Linglan immediately poured cold water on it:

"Those dreams are actually constructed by yourselves. My abilities and drugs are merely used to shield your memories of reality and to appropriately influence your dreams... I do not have the ability to freely construct and manipulate dreams as you imagine."