The night is getting darker.

In the Hundred Birds Forest, Wang Lanlan sat under the bare Bodhi tree, listening carefully to Lao Jun's introduction to the secrets of the Hall of Reincarnation.

"Lan Lan, have you ever played the game of 'Story Solitaire'?"

"Story Solitaire?" Wang Lanlan nodded.

The so-called story solitaire refers to connecting the originally unrelated stories into a self-justifying story.

In the game of story solitaire, it is possible to connect a variety of story elements such as science fiction, history, urban, suspense, romance, mythology, etc., which can cultivate people's imagination and thinking ability. In the plot genre, story solitaire is a game that many readers often play in their lives, and Huaxia also has many related game software.

"The essence of story solitaire is to connect different stories together, and the principle of bringing people back to life in the temple of reincarnation is very similar to story solitaire. ”

Lao Jun slowly introduced, "Everyone's life is a reincarnation, and when a person dies, this reincarnation is over, just like a storyline is over." If you want to bring the dead back to life, you have to let the person enter the next reincarnation, that is, enter the next storyline, which is equivalent to giving people a game of story solitaire. ”

"Here's an example. For example, there is a college student named Zheng Si, and one day Zheng Si dies, and his reincarnation ends. If you want to resurrect Zheng Si, you can connect Zheng Si's reincarnation with the reincarnation of a cat. At that time, after the reincarnation of Zheng Si is over, he will enter the reincarnation of cats, and Zheng Si will become a cat and continue to live in the way of cats. ”

From this point of view, Zheng Si is equivalent to resurrecting in the cat. Its principle is actually to give Zheng Si's life a 'story solitaire'. Connect Zheng Si's life story to the cat's life story. ”

Wang Lanlan's eyes lit up slightly, thought about it, and asked, "Grandpa Laojun." But people are people, cats are hunters, how can the experiences of people and cats be 'connected'?"

Lao Jun said: "You are right, people and cats were originally in two different reincarnations, and there was no connection. Everything in the world has its own reincarnation, which is originally unrelated to each other. But. There is a way to connect these reincarnations, and this method is the Twenty-Four Potentials "Plot Wave", that is, the "General Outline of the Law of Plot". ”

"This set of "Plot Waves" contains the evolutionary rules of all plots in the world. No matter how bizarre the plot is, it can evolve through it. Even many seemingly irrational and absurd situations can become reasonable existences. ”

"For example, the example just mentioned, after the college student Zheng sighed and died. but turned into a cat. From the perspective of ordinary people, this matter is unscientific and unreasonable. However, this is simply because the average person has limited knowledge and poor imagination and cannot give a reasonable explanation. ”

"In this world, any phenomenon can exist and a reasonable explanation can be found, as long as you have enough knowledge and imagination. ”

"When a person dies, he becomes a cat. Although this phenomenon is bizarre, it is completely possible to find a complete reasoning process. It's actually a plot analysis question. You can use "Plot Logic" to deduce, just like you deduced the news of the Condor last month. ”

"Plot Logic is just a beginner course in plot analysis, and when you study for a PhD in Writing in the Plot Genre, you will learn a more advanced plot analysis course, Plot Equations. ”

"In the theory of "Plot Equation", every bizarre plot in the novel can be written as a formula or a group of equations, and the solution of the equation is the truth of the plot mystery. ”

"For example, the plot of 'College Student Zheng Si Becomes a Cat' can write a simple plot equation. ”

When he said this, the dry Bodhi tree shot out a purple light, and the purple light wrote a line of characters in the fallen leaves on the ground, Wang Lanlan looked at it and found that this line of characters was a strange equation, which read as follows:

F (Zheng Si, human) × R○S (rebirth, T19) ×L⊙ EG (life, P, 18Y)/MES (college student√ ̄Set (human →♂) + Σσ (university, e)|x|@陈词懒调→ No (novel, ΔδVIP...... ∑÷⊙(♀,Λ3650)=Cm@Top(cat)

After reading this line of equations, Wang Lanlan's big eyes couldn't help but be round, and after being stunned for a while, she asked, "Grandpa Laojun, is this long string of characters a plot equation?"

Lao Jun affirmed: "Yes, this is the simple equation of the plot of 'College Student Zheng Si Becomes a Cat'." Of course, this is only an equation in the form of a plot outline, and to really describe the whole plot in terms of equations, a more complex system of plot equations is required. ”

Wang Lanlan didn't seem to understand, and looked at the equation on the ground again, and found that there were many symbols in the equation that she couldn't understand, and asked: "Grandpa Jun, what does the 'add a little bit in the circle' symbol in the equation mean?"

"Add a little bit to the circle, you mean '⊙', right?" Lao Jun said, "This is the 'reincarnation potential' function in the plot wave. ”

"Reincarnation potential function?" Wang Lanlan didn't study it carefully, afraid that she would be dizzy, and asked, "What is the 'EG' behind the reincarnation potential function?"

"EG is a function with promotion rules, similar to ES, which is a function with rules, and UK, which is a function of virtual rules. In this equation, many commonly used functions of plot equations are also used, such as Set, which is a set function, Top, which is a topological space function, and Ab, which is a commutative set function. ”

"......" Wang Lanlanxiu frowned, she didn't understand any of them, thought about it, and asked again, "What is the symbol of the triangle?"

"You mean 'Δ', right? It says 'delta', which is the amount of change in a regular function, and is often used in the root-finding formula of a plot. ”

"Oh. What does that 'pointy, cone-like symbol' represent?"

"Pointed cone? You are asking 'Λ', right? 'Λ' is pronounced 'Lambda', which is a function of the wavelength of the plot wave. Each reincarnation is a plot wave, and the length of the reincarnation is the wavelength of the plot wave. In the plot connection, it is the connection between the plot crest and the plot trough, and then the 'Lambda' function is used. ”

"Oh. Wang Lanlan looked at the equation carefully for a while. At this time, his eyes lit up slightly, and he asked again. "Grandpa Jun, is the 'T' in the equation a function of time?"

"Yes. Time, environment, and characters, these are the three elements of the plot of the novel, and the time function is indispensable in the plot equation, which can be divided into positive time function, inverse time function and virtual time function, which are waiting for you to enter the doctoral stage of writing. Naturally, it will be touched. ”

"Hmm. Although Wang Lanlan couldn't understand the string of functions on the ground at all, she still thought it seemed to be very funny, and asked curiously. "How do you solve this plot equation?"

"This equation can't be solved on the ground because it has too little information, and more information needs to be collected and more plot equations need to be supplemented. Form a system of plot equations. Lao Jun introduced. "When the amount of information reaches a certain level, you can use the system of equations to find the solution of X, and this solution is the truth of 'college student Zheng Si becomes a cat'. In the process of solving the equation, it is necessary to use the rule calculus of the twenty-four potential "plot waves". ”

Hearing this, Wang Lanlan roughly understood that "Plot Wave" can be understood as a problem-solving tool for plot equations. As long as the equation is solved, it is to solve the mystery of the bizarre plot.

Wang Lanlan remembered something and asked, "Grandpa Laojun." Last time there was a Condor in the Hundred Bird Forest, can this plot also be written as a plot equation?"

"Absolutely. You can set the Condor to an unknown variable X. Then make a list of plot equations related to the Condor. The solution of the equation is the truth of the Condor. ”

After a pause, Lao Jun introduced, "If the solution of the unknown variable X is a person, then the Condor is a person, and if the solution of X is an item, then the Condor is an item." Of course, some plot equations may have not one, but many solutions, which requires the second reasoning of using the new equation designed by "Plot Wave" until a unique solution is reached. ”

Wang Lanlan nodded and analyzed: "After finding the solution of the plot equation, you can know the reasons for the formation of many bizarre phenomena, for example, why people can become cats. Once you grasp the reason why people become cats, you can resurrect people into cats, and this is the principle of the reincarnation hall that brings people back from the dead. ”

"Lan Lan, your thinking is getting clearer and clearer. Lao Jun praised, "You just said it right, this is the principle of the resurrection of people in the Hall of Reincarnation." The Hall of Reincarnation is a huge plot equation library, with the help of which the dead can enter other reincarnations, so as to have a new life. ”

Wang Lanlan couldn't help but ask: "Why is there a reincarnation hall, where did it come from?"

Lao Jun said: "Speaking of the Hall of Reincarnation, I have to mention the old guy [Dream into the Divine Universe]. Although Lao Meng has a bit of a stubborn temper, he has to admit that this old guy still has two times. ”

Wang Lanlan's big eyes blinked, and she asked again: "Grandpa Laojun, do you know the Northern Setting Liushu King [Dream into the Divine Universe]?"

Lao Jun smiled and said, "Of course I know, Lao Meng and I grew up together, and the underwear I wore when I was a child was still designed by him." ”

"......" Wang Lanlan.

Lao Jun continued: "Lao Meng always likes to design some strange things, and he thinks that all the problems in the world can be solved through design. To open a lock, you only need to design a key, to make an item move, you only need to design a power system, to make an object think, you only need to design an intelligent system. Lao Meng has been obsessed with design since he was a child, and at first, he only thought it was fun, and at the age of four, he was able to make more than 200 house shapes out of mud. Who would have thought that after playing for decades, this kid who likes to play with mud actually created the genre of setting and became the king of books, on the same level as me. ”

"......" Wang Lanlan has been secretly investigating Lao Jun's identity, and when she heard this, she almost had an answer.

Lao Jun created his own twenty-four potential "Plot Waves", which is not only familiar with the theory of the plot genre, but also has a deep friendship with Dream into the Divine Universe......

A series of information is clearly directed at the same person - the king of books in western China, the founder of the plot genre, and the founder of the four major novel academies of spring, summer, autumn and winter - Reincarnation!

Lao Jun continued: "When I summed up the theory of "Plot Wave", I realized that through the calculation of the plot equation, it was possible to make different reincarnations connected. With the theory of "plot waves", people can enter the reincarnation of animals, and animals can also enter the reincarnation of people, theoretically speaking, the reincarnation of all things in the world can be converted into each other. ”

"I was thrilled to come to this conclusion, which was obviously a very interesting idea. However, on my own, it is impossible to put the theory of "Plot Wave" into practice. The amount of information and calculations involved in plot equations is simply not something I can do alone, and I need to use powerful tools. ”

"At that time, I immediately thought of the old dream. The old guy liked to design tools for puzzles, so I told him about the idea of Plot Wave and asked him to try to design a building that could connect the cycles of all things. ”

"After listening to the theory of "Plot Wave", Lao Meng was also quite excited, and I discussed with him at the top of the book mountain for three whole months, studying the design scheme of reincarnation architecture together. Three months later, we had overcome most of the problems in the building, but there was one problem of reincarnation that we could not find a solution to. Lao Meng and I listed tens of thousands of equations, but we still couldn't solve them. ”

"Later, when Lao Meng and I went to the Burial Soul Palace for tea, we overheard the "Funeral Requiem" played by the Burial Soul Sister, and the "Funeral Requiem" is divided into seven chapters, each independent, but integrated into one. The seven chapters are connected in an illogical relationship, repeating the cycle and changing endlessly, a song that can never be heard. ”

"After receiving the inspiration of "Funeral Requiem", Lao Meng later adopted a similar structure and designed seven reincarnation paths, which are relatively independent, but interdependent, endless, and reincarnated, and Lao Meng referred to the seven reincarnation paths as 'seven reincarnations'. ”

"After the design of the reincarnation path was completed, the building of reincarnation was already completed, and later, at the suggestion of the Xiaoyaoke, the building was named the 'Reincarnation Hall'. ”

Wang Lanlan listened carefully, these secrets were really unheard of, and she couldn't imagine that there were so many unknown wonders hidden in the world she was in: "Grandpa Laojun, you are so powerful, you can actually design the Hall of Reincarnation, this should be the greatest building of mankind, right?"

Lao Jun smiled faintly and said: "The Hall of Reincarnation is indeed a great building, but if you want to say that the greatest building on this planet is not the Hall of Reincarnation, but the sixteen story cities of Huaxia Kingdom. ”

"Story City?" Wang Lanlan has always felt that Story City is very mysterious, although she has been there once, but there are still many questions.

"The story city is the most proud design of this old guy who dreams of Shenyu in his life. "Lao Jun Dao," the story city seems ordinary, but in fact, it hides countless mysteries. Take the trains in Story City, for example, many domestic and foreign forces have tried to control these trains and thus control Story City. Unfortunately, no one ever succeeded, and they couldn't even make the slightest change to the train. These trains, as well as their routes, including the entire story city operating system, are carefully designed by Dream Universe. Even the masters of setting genres can't understand the mysteries. ”

"Over the years, the biggest credit for the stability and harmony of Huaxia Kingdom is these sixteen story cities, which are the strongest guardians of Huaxia Kingdom. If it weren't for the guards of these sixteen story cities, I'm afraid that the Huaxia Kingdom would have been in chaos long ago. ”

"And the Hall of Reincarnation is only a small part of the Story City, it is located in the forbidden area of the Spring Bird Story City. ”

"The forbidden book area is only opened once every two years, this is the rule designed by Dream Shenyu back then, and others can't change it. Therefore, only when the novel contest is held, there is a chance to enter the forbidden book zone. ”

Wang Lanlan asked with concern: "Is it possible to find the Hall of Reincarnation by entering the forbidden book area?"

Lao Jun said: "Of course not. In order to prevent others from trespassing on the Hall of Reincarnation, Lao Meng made a careful design for the Hall of Reincarnation. If you want to break through, even if you have the power to move mountains and reclaim the sea, you can't succeed. ”

Wang Lanlan bent her eyebrows: "Then how can I enter the Hall of Reincarnation?

Lao Jun smiled: "It's useless, it's not easy to use any technique, there is only one way to enter the Hall of Reincarnation." Lan Lan, I'll tell you this method later, but you must not tell others. ”

"Hmm. Wang Lanlan nodded desperately.

…… (To be continued......)