Did the world end today?

Chapter 142 Silently Remembering Twenty Years

Crazy, all crazy.

Lin Xu opened his eyes and sat up in bed, the scorching heat of the world-engulfing fire still lingering in his mind's eye.
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No, to be precise, it wasn't a "fire" in the true sense of the word.

Judging from its appearance, it's more like a kind of...
A plasma storm caused by energy overflow?
This thing shouldn't be a "spectacle" caused by the destruction of a large particle accelerator.

It is highly likely that humanity has indeed made some progress in exploring quantum spacetime bubbles and higher-dimensional channels.

This progress, combined with the influence of the high-dimensional channel, caused that massive fire.

The plasma storm ultimately destroyed almost the entire Earth, and humanity dug its own grave before the true end of the world arrived.

how to say?

madness?

No.

decent!

This is probably the most dignified way to die in the history of civilization.

Knowing that the end was near, they no longer had any scruples and devoted all their strength to a desperate struggle, a fight to the death.

Though they died, the souls that perished in the plasma storm left behind invaluable information for Lin Xu.

Lin Xu really wanted to enter the world of bracelets again and try it once more.

Unfortunately, the numbers on the bracelet have been completely reset to zero.

Not too bad.

At least now he knows that higher-dimensional channels can be influenced.

If something can be influenced, it can certainly be created.

It's just a matter of time.

After pausing for a few seconds, Lin Xu walked to his desk and wrote down the information he had just received in his notebook.

The most pressing issue is the location and precise timing of the three upcoming high-dimensional channels.

The most recent one is not in Jinling, but in Chang'an, specifically in a village called Dizhai in the southeastern suburbs of Chang'an.

The time was three days later, at 11:36 PM.

The timing is accurate, and the scope is quite clear.

According to the information recorded in the butterfly plan, this thing was directly photographed in that world.

At around 11:36 a.m., in the vegetable greenhouse base in the northeast corner of Dizhai Village, the security guard on night patrol was so bored that he filmed an elderly vlog and happened to capture the moment when a corner of the greenhouse disappeared.

But just a few seconds later, the greenhouse reappeared, and when he went to check it, there was nothing unusual about it.

He posted the video online, and it quickly went viral.

Ultimately, the video was identified as a "technical glitch," and netizens who went to the scene to investigate confirmed that everything was normal and the video was a complete fabrication.

This is like a stone being thrown into water, creating ripples that quickly disappear.

Of course, this was also an important clue for the Butterfly Contingency Plan project team.

Thus, it was presented to Lin Xu, becoming the basis for his next action.
After writing down the location and time information, Lin Xu continued working and wrote down the key production process of the first wall material for nuclear fusion.

Just as Wang Yifan, or rather Xu Jin, judged, the key to the first wall material is tantalum nanoclusters, and the manufacturing process of tantalum nanoclusters is related to the so-called "strong magnetic field QCD vacuum polarization" technology.

Lin Xu has roughly recorded the data that Wang Yifan needs—of course, it is not complete yet.

To fully complete the task, he would need at least two or three more explorations.

Once our process is completed and the experiments in Chang'an are successful, we can truly begin manufacturing the first wall material.

perfect!

It was already 10 p.m., and Lin Xu was feeling sleepy.

But he didn't want to sleep yet.

He wanted to figure out how to interpret the "fire" in his dream.

So he called Wang Yifan and held a short video conference to explain to him the “sky-falling fire” he had seen in “another world”.

After hearing his description, Wang Yifan frowned.

"Plasma storm?"

"Are you sure that's a plasma storm?"

"I am not sure."

Lin Xu shook his head and replied:
"I can only be certain that it is most likely some kind of 'energy overflow' phenomenon, but I have a hard time describing exactly what it is."

"Of course, visually, it does look a lot like a plasma storm."

Lin Xu tried his best to make his language sound precise in order to avoid misleading Wang Yifan.

Wang Yifan, on the other hand, paused briefly before speaking:
"It is actually possible that it is indeed a kind of 'plasma storm'."

"According to Wheeler's quantum foam hypothesis, quantum foam is actually a temporary black hole or wormhole with a foam-like structure."

"The formation of such a thing must consume a lot of energy."

"Of course, according to the law of conservation of energy, no matter how much energy it consumes, it will return that energy when it breaks down."

"Assuming that in a vacuum environment, the returned energy could manifest as a plasma storm, it is indeed a possibility."

"However, what exactly it is still needs further observation."

At this point, Wang Yifan paused, then suddenly frowned slightly and said to Lin Xu:
"But frankly speaking, it's not very meaningful for us to study this now."

"Without a solid theoretical foundation, any ideas you have are just wishful thinking."

"You said the device you saw was built in geosynchronous orbit, and the experimental window was chosen when the high-dimensional channel appeared."

"That means that the people in that world are trying to exert artificial influence on the higher-dimensional channel."

"Your focus should be on what changes occurred in the higher-dimensional channel after that fire, right?"

That's right.

Wang Yifan has a very clear mind and keen perception.

This is exactly what Lin Xu intends to do.

But the problem is.
In the world of the bracelet, I am on Mars, while the experimental site is on Earth.

Holy crap, how can we cross such a long distance?

That damned Zhou Yue.

When will they finally start recruiting?

The information on "how to move positions in high-dimensional channels" is actually his only value.

If he really refuses to tell, then he really can
The series has ended.

Lin Xu sighed softly.

He then skipped over that topic and instead explained to Wang Yifan the progress of the strong magnetic field QCD vacuum polarization technology.

Wang Yifan listened with a radiant smile, and even stood up in the video.

"Are you certain that you can obtain the relevant process and parameter details in the near future?"

"determine."

Lin Xu nodded in response, and Wang Yifan sat down heavily.

He let out a long breath.

Then, he began to speak:
"Comrade Lin Xu, thank you for your contributions to us—no, thank you for your contributions to the world."

"You're welcome."

Lin Xu answered casually:
"I just did what I was supposed to do."

"No, this is not what you should do."

Wang Yifan solemnly stated:

“You can be Zhou Yue.”

“You are more suited and more likely to become a god than he is.”

"But you chose us."

"If I could, I would really like to have your name engraved on our first fusion reactor."

"But I can't do that; it's for your protection."

"But don't worry."

"We will remember you silently for 20 years. Twenty years from now, the whole world will know your name!"

The next day, Lin Xu, completely relaxed, slept until he naturally woke up, and didn't sit up in bed until 10 a.m., still groggy.

As was his habit, he first checked the work progress reports on the secure machine.

In Chang'an, the working group has already dispatched personnel to the area to carry out preliminary preparations.

On Zhou Yue's side, the interrogation is still ongoing—this time, the comrades from the National Security Bureau are not going to hold back.

Meanwhile, the investigation into Ayana continues.

Lin Xu always felt that this woman might be Zhou Yue's backup plan, so it was quite necessary to investigate her thoroughly.

Regarding the "war nodes," the working group has determined a general policy.

Contrary to Lin Xu's expectations, the authorities did not intend to follow Zhou Yue's approach of guiding "single nodes".

They carefully analyzed the entire war timeline provided by Lin Xu and finally came to a conclusion:
No matter how efficient a complex decision-making organization is, there is a limit to its decision-making speed.

So as long as we are fast enough, world wars will not be able to catch up with us.
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Of course, this is just a relatively abstract statement.

Regardless, the "technological race" has indeed become the theme of subsequent work.

According to the plan, the implementation timelines for nuclear fusion, quantum computing, and room-temperature superconductors are all set within three months.

Even the application launch time is limited to within 6 months.

It must be said that this is a rather radical goal.

But Lin Xu felt that he could do it.

Isn't it just technology?

copy!
Lin Xu got out of bed and glanced at the numbers on his bracelet.

It's only reached "2", and it's a flashing "2".

What do you mean? You think sleeping is less effective than going on a date with Jiang Xingye to recover?

What kind of love-obsessed bracelet is this?!
In the face of danger, how can we indulge in personal feelings?

Lin Xu originally planned to immediately enter the bracelet world to restart a quantum spacetime bubble experiment, but after careful consideration, he realized that it was really not necessary.

Entering one at a time yields far less profit than entering multiple times consecutively.

After all, shorter time intervals allow for clearer thinking and the acquisition of more information.

Let's leave it for now.

After getting out of bed, Lin Xu went to the bathroom to wash up quickly. When he arrived at the dining room, Jiang Xingye was already sitting at the table eating.

"Morning."

Jiang Xingye looked up, holding up the steamed bun in his hand, and said:
"It's Chinese New Year today, time for big meat buns!"

"Is eating a meat bun all it takes to celebrate the New Year?"

Lin Xu sat down at the dining table, and Jiang Xingye glared at him with displeasure, saying:

"Then don't eat it!"

"Eat, of course we'll eat!"

Lin Xu obediently took the steamed bun from Jiang Xingye's hand, which still bore the marks of her pinching fingers.

Then he couldn't help but think of Jiang Xingye's broken finger in the bracelet world.

It must hurt a lot, right?
If it were me now, I wouldn't even be able to bring myself to break it, let alone actually do it.

But she didn't even have time to hesitate.

Thinking of this, Lin Xu couldn't help but sigh.

Jiang Xingye leaned down and tilted his head to look at him, asking curiously:

"What's wrong? Why are you sighing like that?"

"No."

Lin Xu shook his head.

"You were in a terrible world, the one I saw."

Jiang Xingye was stunned for a moment.

Are you genuinely expressing your feelings, or are you making a lewd joke?

"Sometimes I really don't know how your brain works."

Lin Xu raised his hand as if to slap Jiang Xingye, who quickly shrank back.

Seeing her actions, Lin Xu said helplessly:
"Didn't I tell you what your fate would be in that world? Aren't you scared?"

"What's there to be afraid of?"

Jiang Xingye shrugged and replied:

There are only four things in my world.

"Things that must be done, things that are not necessary but can be done, things that are neither necessary nor necessary, and things that absolutely cannot be done."

"If it's something that really has to be done, then what's there to be afraid of?"

"It's just cracking your knuckles, right? You have to crack them even if you break your teeth."

"so."

Lin Xu looked at Jiang Xingye with ill intent.

"Then break one off now?"

"This is something that absolutely cannot be done."

Jiang Xingye answered in a very serious manner:
"However, since you have made this request, I also have something that I can do, even if it's not mandatory."

"That means I'll punch you right now."

Jiang Xingye raised his fist in a show of defiance, but Lin Xu scoffed and ignored him.

But looking at Jiang Xingye's expression, a word suddenly popped into Lin Xu's mind.

Transparent.

In fact, he always felt that Jiang Xingye and Bai Mo were essentially the same kind of people.

Bai Mo sometimes appears more determined and has stronger initiative.

Even her personality became more resolute.

But compared to Jiang Xingye, she is indeed not insightful enough.

This also leads her to fall into misconceptions due to some overly radical decisions.

But Jiang Xingye wouldn't.

At least in the world of "Starship Age", she has never made a single mistake in her decisions.

That's probably why she became a "flower pollen".

It might not just be because of the ambiguous relationship between him and her.

After swallowing the last bite of the bun, Lin Xu clapped his hands to indicate that he was full.

Just then, Jiang Xingye on the other side suddenly spoke up:
"You're going to Chang'an, right?"

Yes. I estimate I'll be leaving today.

Lin Xu replied:
"We need to conduct a material modification experiment on high-dimensional channels there, which is very important."

"I need to keep an eye on it—I need to see what's happening at the experimental site; it's very important to me."

"Will you take me there?"

Jiang Xingye's eyes were full of anticipation.

"I'm not taking you, you have to go."

"If your safe really has a key, then most likely every high-dimensional passage has a key."

"I need you to go there and see if you can trigger any new information."

"I think so too."

Jiang Xingye stood up, thought for a moment, and then said:
"I dreamt about something last night."

"It's strange, hard to describe."

But I had a vague feeling about it.

"If I can find a new trigger point..."

"I'm likely to be able to understand how 'spatial position changes' are achieved within higher-dimensional channels."

(End of this chapter)