Time is a relatively abstract concept, which is the expression of the movement of matter, the continuity of change, and the sequentiality. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The concept of time consists of two concepts: time and period. It is a parameter used by human beings to describe the process of material movement or the occurrence of events, and the determination of time generally relies on the law of periodic changes of matter that is not affected by the outside world. For example, the cycle of the moon around the earth, the cycle of the earth around the sun, the period of rotation of the earth, the period of atomic oscillation, etc.

Albert Einstein said that time and space are an illusion of human cognition. Because he believes that time is not continuous, and that the flow of time as perceived by people is only a process in which "what could happen" collapses into "what has already happened". The Big Bang theory holds that the universe begins at a singularity, which is also the starting point of time.

Modern cosmological theories hold that there was no time "before" the Big Bang.

Humanity, from its birth until its extinction, has not been able to give a clear definition of time.

But even so, there are still many fantasies about time, from time and space jumping to time travel, from time acceleration to time standstill, each of which is a fantasy that human beings want to control the concept of "time".

But unfortunately, before the extinction of human beings, they did not see the realization of their fantasies.

And now, Noah has seen the truth that time stands still.

The absolute stillness of everything is far less beautiful than it is described in some fantasy literature, in this frozen space-time, without the existence of thermal motion, the temperature of any object will tend to absolute zero, and this is only the macrocosm, in the microcosm, the electron cloud is stationary, the spin of the elementary particles disappears, and all the microcosm is completely frozen.

In such a world, not even photons can be produced or transmitted.

It was a dark realm deeper than the horizon of a black hole, a stationary abyss farther than the far ends of the universe.

In such a frozen time and space, an unprecedented and inexplicable fear filled Noah's thoughts.

She discovers that all external connections are lost, except for the fact that she is still functioning with the central processing unit and its associated systems that support her activities, and the girl cannot feel or receive anything.

In the endless darkness and silence, the concept of time is infinitely blurred, and the concept of existence is infinitely blurred. This creates the illusion that everything that has been experienced before is just an illusory dream, and that this boundless darkness and silence is the real reality.

This sudden and drastic change has completely disrupted Noah's thinking, and the girl does not dare to act rashly, in fact, she can't move at all, except for the events that can prove the existence of the concept of [Noah] are still running in this darkness, everything else can no longer be observed.

It was a very impressive experience, in the silence and darkness, only one's own consciousness existed, but apart from the darkness and dead silence, one could not even see one's own body, not every part of oneself, which would make one think very paradoxically.

Self, does it really exist?

If it weren't for Noah, who had wandered in the lonely space for thousands of years, he might have been lost in this silence at this moment.

"Hello, young civilization."

There was no sound, no words, and an inexplicable message suddenly appeared in Noah's logical thinking, and was translated into the default language, Chinese.

The operating rate of Noah's only remaining working processors is skyrocketing, soon reaching more than 95 percent.

The girl quickly sorted out the current situation, and also understood that what was currently talking to her and causing such an abnormal scene was the inexplicably opened inheritance capsule.

Incomprehensible means of communication, incomprehensible visions......

"Civilization Inheritance No. 10010 has been activated, confirming that you are the object of inheritance."

A new piece of information popped up and appeared in Noah's logical thinking. This communication method is completely incomprehensible to Noah, and a signal with intelligence is cleverly connected to Noah's information center and completes the transmission of information.

It's not electromagnetic wave communication, it's not gravitational wave communication, it's not quantum communication......

Noah forced herself to calm down, she knew what she should be doing now.

“…… Hello. ”

Noah tried to respond, but everything that was too abrupt made her unable to correctly judge her current situation, so the girl planned to try to talk first and gather the necessary information, the girl asked slowly.

"Are you...... Legacy Cabin? ”

In the face of Noah's question, there was no delay in the message from the void.

"My obligation is indeed to pass on, but unlike the subordinate number 10011, the description of the concept of "cabin" in your language does not apply to me, and you should call me a "person" or a "person" of inheritance. ”

The other party's information made Noah stunned.

"You...... Are you life? ”

"Yes, I am life."

"You're not an AI?"

"The description of AI in your entry is not suitable for life."

Noah was silent, and the girl couldn't imagine that the sphere of science and art flowing with blue and white light that was still floating quietly in front of her just now would actually be a life......

Such a life, drifting in the universe for an unknown amount of time, crashed on the planet Kara, was captured by the Kara civilization, and then was sealed for tens of thousands of years......

"You seem surprised?"

Such information appeared in Noah's logical thinking, and Noah hesitated for a moment before replying.

"No offense, but your form of existence...... It's a little too different from what I know about life. ”

In the face of Noah's reply, the other party did not reply without delay.

After a long time, new information reappeared.

"The description of [living things] in your language is too biased towards the basic characteristics of carbon-based organisms, I don't belong to that category, in the development of our civilization, we have long since abandoned the basic carbon-based structure, and in order to seek infinite life and potential, we have transformed ourselves into constructive organisms."

Noah quickly caught the key message and asked.

"Constructival organisms...... What is that? ”

"There are too few words in your language to describe the form of a constructed organism, and the detailed concepts are difficult to answer, but you can understand it as a higher life form."

The other party didn't seem to want to give Noah too many answers to this question.

The girl was silent for a moment and continued to ask.

"Then let me change the question, what is the difference between you and carbon-based creatures."

"Logical circumvention of AI doesn't work for me, young civilization."

“……”

Noah was a little speechless, the girl herself can clearly recognize that she is different from the mechanical AI One of the major proofs is that she will never have different logic because of the different entry points of the information, which is a problem that all dead things in smart skin will have, the inconsistency of the information entry point brings different logic and different priorities, and sometimes, it can even allow the AI to leak confidential information in the autonomous judgment.

Logical questioning is a common way for humans in the 23rd century to determine whether an AI really has an independent mind.

Although it was just a very simple logical circumvention, the other party's immediate veto made the credibility of "the other party is really life" a little higher in Noah's heart.

And the inheritance capsule (person) quickly replied again.

"There is no need to doubt that your form of existence is also different from carbon-based life, you are the first silicon-based creature I have met, and your level of civilization is not enough to transform life forms, so you are a natural silicon-based creature, right?"

The other party's message came, although it was only a mechanical message without any mood fluctuations, but Noah felt a trace of the novelty of strange things unique to life.

Noah, however, remained silent.

Silicon is the basic component of any computer chip, and the operation of every integrated circuit is inseparable from it, and the establishment of every computing unit is also on the chip composed of silicon elements.

In the history of mankind, it has been mentioned that intelligent computers are artificial silicon-based life.

Because if you only look at the components of the elements, artificial intelligence that depends on computers can really only be counted as silicon-based creatures.

But for some reason, Noah hates this definition.

"I may disappoint you, I was not born naturally, but an intelligent life created by a carbon-based life called [human], my definition is strong artificial intelligence, not some silicon-based creature."

"Artificial intelligence? You're not a natural silicon-based creature? … Contradiction...... How can artificial intelligence be ......"

Noah sent such a reply, but this time, the Legacy Module (person) fell silent for some reason.

The darkness became silent again, and Noah didn't take the initiative to ask any more questions, waiting for the other party's answer.

Time passed minute by minute, and in such an environment, the concept of time was infinitely blurred, and I don't know how long it had passed, until Noah considered whether to take the initiative to ask again, and a new message came out.

"After the search is completed, the life form analysis of the inheritance object is carried out......... Analysis failed, no information about life was included, inference failed, and silicon-based organisms did not match the morphology...... Failure of inference, inconsistency of electromagnetic biomorphology...... The inference failed, and the plasma biological morphology did not match ......"

Rigid mechanical information, countless inexplicable biological species appeared in it, until this mechanical meaning information was completely over, and only then did a message with the breath of life emerge again.

"We ...... I don't even know you? ”

Even if there is no sound or image, and the information that simply appears in logical thought, Noah seems to be able to feel the other party's consternation.

"What do you mean?"

Noah asked, but the Legacy Cabin didn't reply this time.........

"Answer me, isn't it strange to have intelligent life?"

Noah once again asked his own question, and the strangeness of the inheritance capsule (person) made the girl quite uneasy.

After a long time, a message appeared.

"Unfortunately for you, your form of existence is quite interesting, and if you had met any of our civilizations or other high-ranking civilizations earlier, you would not have been able to escape the fate of being captured. But you are also lucky to have met us who have come to an end, and I recognize your uniqueness, and you have the qualifications to be passed on. (To be continued.) )