One thing is certain, after the resurrection of the god of fate, the scope of its destruction is not based on the type of species. The reason is simple, the ancestors of the Dali culture were classified as humans, and the rest of the people on the earth at that time were not affected by this.

Then, the scope of the destruction of the god of fate is most likely a cultural division. For example, only one Dali culture was destroyed at that time, and the rest were not affected.

But......

Culture is the primary form of civilization.

In ancient times, there were many cultures on the earth. Each of these cultures has different customs, beliefs, values and forms of organization. In the long period of time, these different cultures have merged with each other and destroyed each other, and many cultural inheritances have died in the long river of history, and more cultures have merged into one and entered a higher form of culture, civilization.

The foundation of a civilization is a number of ideas, norms, and a sense of identity that everyone agrees with and that is engraved in the hearts of the vast majority of people.

For example, everyone thinks that murder is bad, robbery, theft, cheating, betrayal, etc. are bad. Kindness, sincerity, loyalty, etc. are good, and under the common sense of identity, a civilization is formed.

The problem, then, is that the Dazato culture as a whole was destroyed by the god of fate. In the eyes of the god of fate, will today's human civilization also be a whole?

If human civilization also emerged as a whole......

It is very likely that all the ancestors of the Dali culture were robbed of their luck by the god of fate. As a result, a flood that was enough to kill all the ancestors of the Dali culture came.

And if the luck of all the people of human civilization is also taken away by the god of fate...... Could an asteroid come and hit the Earth and kill everyone?

Lu Qingliang held his head in his hands and groaned a little weakly: "It's like this again, it's like this again!" ”

Lu Ming smiled bitterly. He Wei sighed deeply.

To this day, He Wei still clearly remembers what she said when this eucalyptus first started to investigate.

"Lu Ming, you don't think that the eucalyptus that our operations department took over are the same as the three eucalyptus you also participated in before, and each one is so large, right?"

……

"What do you think? We, the earth, and we, the human race, can't afford such a toss. That kind of eucalyptus is only a few, like this eucalyptus, the smaller involvement is normal. ”

……

Originally, I thought that this eucalyptus was just a "small" eucalyptus, and there was not much involved, and even if the investigation failed, there was nothing to lose. But I didn't expect that the investigation came and went, and the final result turned out to be that this eucalyptus had become bigger again.

Inexplicably, it actually involves the life and death of the entire human civilization.

Although this is only a possibility, and it is not very likely. However, as long as this possibility exists, the nature of this eucalyptus is completely different.

Lu Qingliang looked at Lu Ming with some grievance: "Lu Ming, you are a disaster star, right?" Since you joined, none of us have had a smooth end. ”

Lu Ming rolled his eyes: "Get out." ”

After a slight gag, the heaviness in my heart weakened a little. All three of them gathered their minds again and became serious again.

After a moment, Lu Ming said: "I think it is time to report to Li again." ”

And no matter what, no matter how probable. At the very least, the eucalyptus has shown some kind of trend. This makes it necessary to report to Li Wenhua again.

"I agree."

"Agreed."

After sorting out his thoughts a little, Lu Ming took out his mobile phone again, dialed Li Wenhua's number, and told about his recent discoveries.

In the microphone, Li Wenhua's voice became serious.

"There are clues that the Dali culture in ancient times perished because of the resurrection of the god of fate?"

"Yes."

"Then there's a problem. After the god of fate resurrected and destroyed the Dali culture, did it fall into a deep sleep again? Every time it wakes up, destroys something, and then it falls asleep again? ”

Lu Ming is not clear about this issue. But the reality is here, and he can only answer: "At the moment, it seems that this is the case." Or perhaps, the so-called 'resurrection' of the god of fate is just a visual description. It is also possible that this is essentially a process of charging, accumulating, and then exploding after accumulating to the limit, and then returning to the initial state after the eruption, and repeating the beginning again. ”

Li Wenhua was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "What are you going to do next?" ”

Lu Ming said: "I still hope to get authorization to visit Professor Yang Ning." ”

This time, Li Wenhua agreed very happily, even beyond Lu Ming's expectations.

He said directly: "Yes." Lu Ming, I authorize you to disclose the information to Professor Yangning. ”

At the end of the call, Lu Ming's heart was not only not happy, but a little heavy.

Li Wenhua's attitude has changed greatly, from the previous refusal to a promise. And there is obviously only one reason why his attitude has changed so much.

He agrees that developments have taken on a certain gravity. At this moment, this eucalyptus is no longer a small matter, but a big one.

Since it is a big matter, it is necessary to disturb Professor Yang Ning, and there is no need to worry about those details.

Lu Ming looked at Lu Qingliang. Lu Qingliang immediately said, "I'll go and contact Professor Yang Ning." ”

In the evening, Lu Qingliang sent back the news.

"Professor Yang Ning promised to see you. Tomorrow afternoon at half past two, you have an hour to talk to him. ”

Lu Ming breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay." ”

The next day, just at two o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Ming came to a manor located in the countryside at the foot of the mountain where Professor Yang Ning lived, and met his life secretary here.

"Sergeant Lu, please come in. The professor is taking a nap right now, so please wait. ”

"Thank you. This is a little gift, please accept it. ”

It is a bouquet of flowers that symbolizes health and longevity.

"Thank you, Professor on behalf of you. Please follow me. ”

The life secretary took Lu Ming to a pavilion built on the edge of a stream. There are several stone benches in the gazebo, a stone table. Beyond the pavilion, a small stream leads into the distance, and on both sides of the stream are lush flowers and plants, like a carpet that spreads into the distance. Standing in the gazebo, the breeze is breezy and slightly fragrant with some flowers and plants, which makes people feel refreshed.

Obviously, all the environments here are arranged according to Professor Yang Ning's preferences and aesthetics. Everything is designed to make him physically and mentally comfortable.

This must be expensive, but compared to Professor Yang Ning's contribution to the human world, Lu Ming sincerely believes that he deserves it.

That is, it is limited to the current technical conditions, otherwise, Lu Ming knows that the world government will definitely not be stingy with more capital investment, just to allow Professor Yang Ning to enjoy his old age in peace.

Lu Ming knew that there were many people in the society who did not like Professor Yang Ning and thought that his "personal morality was at a loss".

Lu Ming didn't have any opinion on this, but he knew one thing, and regardless of whether Professor Yang Ning really had "private morality" or not, compared to the contribution made by his outstanding brain to the human world, judging him by the standard of "private morality" was in itself an insult to his wisdom.

Great as Newton, there is a widely circulated saying, "I succeed because I stand on the shoulders of giants", and people often use this phrase to praise Newton's modesty and consider him a morally perfect figure.

But the truth is that Newton had a dispute with another scientist named Hooke. Because of Hooke's short stature, Newton uttered this sentence as sarcasm.

This can probably be considered a stain on Newton. But does such a stain affect Newton's greatness?

This kind of great man is not at all measurable by the so-called "private morality".

Just as Lu Ming was thinking silently, the sound of a wheelchair being pushed came from behind him. Lu Ming turned around and saw Professor Yang Ning, who was already old, sitting in a wheelchair, walking towards the pavilion under the impetus of a middle-aged woman.

Lu Ming quickly stepped forward and bent down to shake hands with Professor Yang Ning.

"Hello Professor, I'm sorry to bother you for something."

Professor Yang Ning smiled: "It's okay. I'm also glad to have a chat with you young people. ”

He looked at the middle-aged woman: "Let Xiao Lu push me." ”

The middle-aged woman left, and Lu Ming stood behind the wheelchair.

"Let's talk as we go."

Lu Ming pushed the wheelchair and walked slowly along the path paved next to the creek.

"I've read all the information you sent me."

Professor Yang Ning said slowly: "The randomness at the bottom of the universe? Interesting. ”

Lu Ming said: "Yes." That's why I'm here to visit you. ”

"It's not a scientific question."

Lu Ming was silent.

Professor Yang Ning continued, "If you want to get an answer from me at the scientific level, I'm afraid you're going to be disappointed. In this world, there is no one who can give you an answer. ”

"That'...... What about outside of science? ”

Professor Yang Ning did not answer, and Lu Ming did not ask. The two of them walked slowly along the edge of the stream.

After walking for a while, the professor pointed to a place in front of him that resembled an observation deck: "Let's go there and take a break." ”

Lu Ming pushed the wheelchair to the observation deck. Locking the wheelchair to prevent sliding, Lu Ming stood beside the professor and looked at the scenery in front of him with him.

After a long time, when Lu Ming thought that the professor was asleep, the professor suddenly said slowly: "Xiao Lu, what do you think of the scientific and technological development of our civilization in this era?" ”

Lu Ming thought for a moment and said with a little hesitation: "I haven't stood at the forefront of science, so I may not be able to say accurately." But...... I feel that the scientific and technological development of our civilization seems to be ...... A certain limit has been reached. ”

The professor smiled, "What you said is exactly what I want to say." The basic theories that make up the edifice of physics have not been updated for more than 100 years. Subsequent developments in physics were merely tinkering with the original framework. ”

Lu Ming was silent.

The theory of relativity and quantum mechanics were proposed more than a hundred years ago. To this day, these two theories are still the basis of physics. However, attempts to merge these two theories have made little progress and there is little hope in sight.

"The development of physics is becoming more and more difficult and obscure, and the mere acquisition of existing knowledge in a small branch is enough to exhaust the entire prime of a scientist. I don't know if there will be that kind of scene in the future, where the stars are shining brightly and theoretical research is advancing day by day. ”

The professor's voice was full of nostalgia, as if he was nostalgic for the era that had passed.

Regarding this topic, Lu Ming asked himself if he had no qualifications to interject, and consciously remained silent.

The professor sighed for a moment and smiled a little self-deprecatingly: "When people are old, they always like to miss the past. Don't be surprised. ”

Lu Ming said: "I think everyone will always remember your contributions. ”

The professor waved his hand: "Don't talk about this." Tell us about your problem. I can't give you a definite answer, I can only give you some of my conjectures. Just conjecture. Xiao Lu, turn me around. ”

Lu Ming pushed the wheelchair and turned Professor Yang Ning, who was originally facing the sun, in a circle, and turned his back to the sun. So the shadows of the two appeared in front of them.

It was already afternoon at this moment, and under the sun, which was already setting in the west, the shadows of the two were long and spread on the ground.

"Take two branches and divide my shadow into three parts."

Lu Ming had some doubts in his heart, but he still did what he said. He found two fairly straight branches, placed them on Professor Yangning's shadow, and divided them into three parts.

Professor Yang Ning's eyes were distant and deep, and there seemed to be a glint of wisdom in them.

"Suppose that my three shadows, where each shadow is located, are a two-dimensional universe. There are three two-dimensional universes in total, and in each of them there are two-dimensional intelligent life forms. So, how would they perceive my shadow? ”

Lu Ming was stunned and began to think along the professor's train of thought.

He said slowly, "Assuming that your position remains the same, then, with the regular movement of the sun every day, the time and size of your shadow appearing in these three two-dimensional universes will also show a pattern.

For the 2D universe 1, which is the closest one to you, they have concluded that the law about shadows should be that shadows appear first, grow slowly, and then occupy the entire universe, and then continue for a long time. But for Universe 2, after Universe 1 was completely occupied by shadows, the shadows of Universe 2 had just appeared. The same is true for Universe Three.

Not only that, but Universe Three will not be completely occupied by shadows, but only half of them at most. After that, the shadow will slowly recede and eventually disappear.

In terms of time, the shadow of Universe 3 has the shortest time. Universe 2 is the second, and Universe 1 lasts the longest. ”

The professor nodded slightly: "That's true." Assuming that the appearance and disappearance of shadows are the physical laws of these three two-dimensional universes, what is the essence of these physical laws that they summarize? ”

Lu Ming was stunned, and a thunderbolt flashed in his mind.

Professor Yang Ning continued: "Is the physical law they have summed up really some kind of constant and unique law itself? ”