Entropy of life (11)

"To be honest, I'm still confused." The elder spoke suddenly. "Based on what you've said, I can assume that you've got the results of an experiment. But I can't understand how you did it. ”

Led by the maiden, they are walking to the roof of a building. It wasn't a tall building, but for some reason, the three of them didn't choose to take the elevator, but instead took the stairs.

"Sir, I remember that Your Excellency was also a co-operative member back then. Compared to me, who got the information from the records afterwards, you should know more about the team back then. ”

The maiden walked at the forefront with a brisk step, which was her invitation, and therefore it was a necessary courtesy. Her back is elegant and full of rhythm, and even contains a strange charm that fascinates the opposite sex. However, the elderly are clearly long past this age.

"I wasn't a few years older than you back then, so naturally it was impossible for me to enter the core layer. All I did was translate, and what I knew about it was entirely by inference. I don't know anything about how the cooperation works. ”

The elderly are very calm, and this bearing alone is enough to be alarming.

"I see." The girl seemed to chuckle, "But please forgive me, an outsider, the work you did back then was not simple, and that was precisely the most crucial part of that cooperation. ”

At this, the girl paused. She wasn't going to hide it, but it was so complicated that she had to sort out her thoughts, or she wouldn't even know where to start.

Although the older man could see the reason for her brief silence, the "boy" was decidedly less patient.

"You just have to rest assured, we're not interested in the results of your school city."

Since she had already been recognized, she also changed back into women's clothes at this time. That's the clothes provided by the girl.,I have to admit that it's really a pretty good taste.,It's just a pity that the long hair cut off in disguise to enter the school city can't grow back quickly.,That boy-like short hair inevitably has a little sense of disobedience.。

She is indeed a girl with her own charm, but few people can stand the knife-like way of speaking that is always hidden in her words.

The older man pressed down with his hands apart, signaling her not to be too impatient.

"We didn't use anything new, just some conclusions that were already coming before the 50s of the 20th century. And to be honest, with my knowledge of history, you should have known about it earlier. The girl shook her head and gave up on tidying up. Because it's a mess, and I can't figure out where to start. She decided to simply think of where to say it. "Allow me to ask you a question, what do you think life is?"

This question naturally stunned the two guests. The girl shook her head, realizing that her topic was already too big.

"Take us humans as an example, 50 kilograms of water, 18 kilograms of carbon, a small amount of nitrogen, almost 2,000 matches of phosphorus, one nail of iron, and more than 20 trace elements, the end. That's all we have. So, what is the difference between us and these substances? In fact, the only difference is that these substances form a system in us. Then a more abstract conclusion arises: it is not the elements that matter, but the 'information' in which they are arranged. I don't know what the two of you think, what exactly is information? Belch...... I'm sorry. ”

As soon as the words fell, she herself smiled helplessly. This is clearly a topic that is no less important than "what is life". She decided to put it another way.

"It was my mistake. What I'm saying at this point is a lot of information for both of you, but not for me. Because I've known this for a long time. So obviously, the information is quantitative, and it makes the uncertainty less. As I said, this is not something new, but a trait identified by Claude Shannon of Bell Telephone Laboratories back in 1948. ”

The elder's brows were unconsciously tangled, not knowing what he was thinking. However, the students around him obviously didn't have that much patience.

"Is this something important?"

"Of course it is." The girl replied softly, "Sister, don't you realize that the Kabbalah theory is also a kind of information?" ”

The "boy" suddenly changed color in shock, and she finally realized what the girl meant by these words. The older man remained silent with a frown. From the moment the girl mentioned the word "information", he realized the seriousness of the matter.

The creation of perfect life, he realized that his guess was correct. But at the same time, he also realizes the deeper secret behind it.

"You want to build a system with information from the Tree of Life? IMHO, we've tried this for decades, and I don't think you're going to get a worthy result. ”

Glancing at his student, the elder said lightly.

This is not questioning, but probing. He was already sure that the school city would be able to get the result, and if it wasn't for them to see the possibility, he definitely didn't believe that the cooperation would have started. You know, even among the secret societies known for their secrecy, they are also one of the most cautious. This gesture of his is obviously for his own students.

However, he did want to know how the school city carried out this step concretely, which was beyond the scope of his usual imagination.

To his surprise, the girl said something very lighthearted.

"It wasn't difficult at all, and half of it was also done in 1948. The essence of Kabbalah theory is a large amount of information about rules, and for school cities, information can be quantified in the same way. That's why I said that your work back then was the key to that collaboration, sir. With all due respect, I think you should be the most familiar with yourself. ”

What does that mean? The elder's brow furrowed even tighter.

The girl didn't seem to notice his reaction at all, or deliberately ignored him. She turned a corner and continued as she walked up:

"One of the problems that inevitably involves processing information is that if the information is quantitative. It's actually very simple, we just need to know how many units of elements are needed to describe a piece of information. To know the answer to a question, we can make a fundamental assumption: at least how many elements can describe the information? English has 26 letters, and Hebrew has 22 letters, but neither ABC nor Alef, Beit, or Gimel is the least. So we think the other way around, if there is no element, then it can't be used to describe a piece of information. And what if there was only one element? Again, that doesn't describe the information. It's all very easy to understand and self-explanatory. But the next step, if there are two elements, we will suddenly find that all the information can be described in terms of these two elements. All languages, all phenomena, can be translated into two elements. And the most important point is that what these two elements are in themselves is meaningless. Black or white, forward or reverse, on or off, 1 or 0, etc., etc. Thus, we get the smallest unit of information, which is either of these two elements. Whatever it is, as long as there are two elements, it can be used to represent any information. You should be well aware of this concept, as I know you were one of the first organizations to use this cryptosystem in history. It comes directly from one of your most important ideas. ”

"Dualistic equilibrium...... Oh my God......"

The "boy" muttered to himself in amazement.

It was indeed one of the concepts she knew best, and it could even be said to constitute their beliefs.

"This unit of minimal information, we now call 'bits'. It is now real, a physical quantity of existence. So sir, I said that the work you did back then was the most crucial part of that collaboration, and that's completely true. Your job is the first link in the processing of information in the school city, and without your work, cooperation is just a castle in the air. Of course, as I said, that's only half the story. And I also said that we are not using any new results. The other half of the content was completed even earlier than the part just mentioned, and it was completed as early as 1936. ”

As they spoke, the three of them had already arrived at the destination of their trip.

The maiden had promised that they would get a satisfactory answer. And the girl's invitation is to answer this last doubt - what did the cooperation get in the end.

So they came to see the scenery, because seeing is believing.

The girl turned her wrist and unscrewed the door to the roof.

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The roar was like a thunderbolt from the Nine Heavens blasting in my ears, and the tumbling roar swallowed up all the noise, and the scorching air currents raged in the small space.

No matter what kind of reaction speed you have, you can't do anything. In such a small space, this scorching and tyrannical wave of air was obviously something that could not be avoided at all.

Ji Yanbi was no exception, and although her timely reaction made her make some preparations, the scorching air wave that filled the entire space had no room to dodge at all.

After all, she is not an ordinary powerhouse, and this seemingly powerful blow has very limited effect on her. But that didn't mean she was going to be easy, because she knew it wasn't just an ordinary attack.

Incredibly, the only thing this scorching tongue of fire does is fill the entire space. Other than that, nothing. It seems to strictly adhere to this certain rule, and does not even leave any marks on the walls.

(The Ables of the Outside World?) )

She now understood why everyone involved in the matter was so cautious.

For the executor, there are too many things that can be predicted, and there are many things that cannot be predicted. As she is in the "execution" link, she naturally understands the meaning of this sentence best.

In the final analysis, it was all because she did not have the confidence to be able to fully control the situation on her own. If she can control all the targets without knowing it, in fact, there is no need for "correction" at all, and everything can be done silently. The problem was that she was not confident that she could do this, so she chose to make a plan that minimized the damage to people. Since this is essentially her lack of ability, she naturally can't expect too much.

If Yun Chuan had the cooperation, she might be able to count on being able to control the situation with more optimism. But without a planner, any expectation is already too optimistic. Even if she did her best, it wouldn't change the result.

Suddenly, the floor beneath her feet moved.