When Chu Li heard this question, even if he used telepathy, he could guess what Shi Qiang was worried about, and he smiled: "As for me, I usually like to study some philosophical questions when I have nothing to do, such as where people come from, where they are going, and what this universe was like before it was born, these questions are all questions that I often think about." ”

Shi Qiang was stunned for a moment and asked, "Director Chu, is there any connection between these questions and the questions mentioned by Professor Wang Miao?" ”

"There's still a little bit of connection." Chu Li said: "I once made a hypothesis, assuming that the current science and technology of human beings continue to develop and make breakthroughs from generation to generation, then when one day the level of human science and technology reaches a very high level, people will not try to conduct experiments in the current 'universe' if they want to do experiments, such as some experiments related to humanities and morality, or experiments that will irreversibly harm the universe, or the current universe, can not support such experiments."

So will human beings in the future make a kind of metaverse to carry out this kind of experiment? ”

"The metaverse?" Wang Miao thought for a while, and quickly remembered the V device, which is a virtual reality technology, which is now mainly used in some games or other fields, and the metaverse was also proposed, and he then explained to Shi Qiang.

Chu Li nodded and said: "The current V device is still very simple, and the realism in it is not yet to the point of being fake, but if the V device continues to be iteratively updated, in the future, there will be a stronger computer that can process more computing data, and a V device with stronger senses."

This makes it possible to create a metaverse built entirely of data, in which if human beings close their memories through technological means, then he will not see the difference between living in this artificial universe and living in the universe outside. ”

"The Matrix?" Shi Qiang quickly remembered the movie he had seen before.

"Almost, and this kind of data universe is not the limit of future technology, maybe in the future, human beings can already make virtual, simulated, and even independent of other small universes outside this cosmic world, and then by simulating the development of this universe, from initiation to destruction, and this is just an experiment.

Even more than that, if a small universe is used to conduct experiments on cosmic simulation, then the development of human society in the small universe will develop from primitive to modern society, and then develop to the point of future science fiction. Chu Li said.

Wang Miao frowned and said, "In this way, one ring after another, does it mean that in this world, there will be countless universes born?" ”

Chu Li nodded and continued: "So according to the development of this theory, it is difficult for human beings in any simulated universe to foresee that their universe is a virtual universe, and one ring after another, what do you think is the probability that our universe is really the most primitive and original universe?" ”

"If the truth of this universe is beyond our imagination, it was not born naturally, but was made up by others, and the natural laws and laws of this universe that we see now, we have summed up these truths, in fact, are set by others." Wang Miao's face was difficult to look at.

Although he did not carry out more detailed data calculations, he can only guess now: "Maybe it is very small, there is not even a probability of dozens of decimal places, and there is even a great possibility that our universe is simply a virtual and false universe!" ”

In this way, Wang Miao can also understand why there is a countdown, why there is a so-called countdown, and why there is a so-called universe flickering.

If this universe is the real universe, the first universe, then the probability of cosmic flickering is unimaginably low, but if this universe is a virtual simulated universe, then letting this countdown appear in front of your eyes and making the universe flicker is actually a matter of modifying a few lines of code, which is really simple to the point of being simple.

"Uh." Shi Qiang was completely stunned at this moment, and he asked: "Director Chu, Professor Wang, do you think that we live in a world like the Matrix, but in fact, our world is false?" ”

He scratched his head vigorously, a little unexpected.

Wang Miao nodded, he felt that this was very likely to be the truth.

However, Chu Li shook his head and said, "Of course it can't be. ”

Seeing the surprised eyes of the two people, although the two people had different ideas, there was a doubt in their eyes at this moment, since it was impossible, what was Chu Li talking about before?

Chu Li only said, "Didn't you say it before? This is just a hypothesis made by myself, and the hypothesis is not the truth, but just the direction of thinking.

Now that we have a direction, then we can think in this direction and consider some loopholes in this hypothesis, such as what I said before, we can use the metaverse, or even make a real universe in the future to conduct simulation experiments.

So let me ask you a question, Professor Wang, if you are going to conduct an experiment, where will the resources and funds for the experiment come from? ”

Wang Miao responded: "Look at the projects, some are national projects, so the state grants, and some are privately invested projects. ”

"So whether it's a state project or a private investment, can you experiment with unlimited money and resources?" Chu Li asked.

Wang Miao seemed to have guessed Chu Li's thoughts, and he said: "This is impossible, after all, resources are limited, how can we squander them infinitely, so our experiments are carried out in an orderly and planned manner, so, the metaverse ......"

Chu Li nodded and said: "That's right, so if our universe is really the so-called metaverse or small universe or something, in order to ensure that the experiment is carried out and reduce waste, then the resources of each universe are limited, for example, if we are in the metaverse, if we want to simulate the earth's human civilization from birth to destruction, we will carry out necessary restrictions."

The Earth, the Sun, the Moon, or other planets in the solar system, comets, meteors, etc., must be real, or at least be able to land on these planets when humans can log in, and other galaxies, planets, and universes outside the solar system can only use textures.

After all, it is impossible for humans to conduct field surveys of those planets, which saves the necessary resources.

This is one point, and the other point is to prevent human beings from having excessive desire to explore in the process of development, because of curiosity and other natures, if human beings want to develop aerospace, then it is bound to go to the universe one day, and even to the outside of the solar system, at that time, it is not a sticker to dismiss.

More resources have to be invested. ”

When Chu Li said this, Wang Miao understood, and he said: "So the best way is either to limit human beings' desire to explore, or to physically restrict them, such as making it impossible for human beings to enter the universe at all." ”

"Yes, in the same way, if our world is a small universe, a virtual universe, then we may not even be able to give birth to the idea that this universe is a virtual universe and a small universe.

But not necessarily, maybe even if human beings are born with such an idea, human beings in the real universe outside the virtual universe can also return this universe to its most primitive state by directly formatting and restarting it? Chu Li said with a smile.

Wang Miao shook his head, "The possibility is not very high, if that kind of thing really happens, whether it is restarting the universe or something else, it will consume resources, and the best way is actually to make it impossible for human beings to give birth to this idea in the first place." ”

Thinking like this, Wang Miao felt relieved.

The universe is not virtual, so the probability of such a virtual situation should be very small, based on the current inference.

"Director Chu, having said so much, the key point, what is the countdown of Professor Wang?" Seeing this, Shi Qiang immediately shifted the topic back.

"No matter what it is, I think this is just a scientific phenomenon that we can't explain now, whether this phenomenon is human intervention or non-human intervention, but we must now clarify one point, that is, the purpose of this phenomenon, what is its essence?" Chu Li asked.

Hearing this question, it was considered to have come to Shi Qiang's professional field, and he quickly gave the answer: "Professor Wang saw that this countdown was judged by the contact with those scientists who committed suicide after contacting the boundaries of science, and before combining the boundaries of science, the purpose of this countdown is to give unknown pressure on scientists to commit suicide." ”

Wang Miao lowered his head and thought for a while, and then began to think along Shi Qiang's train of thought, after experiencing what the cosmic virtual hypothesis and the small universe hypothesis that Chu Li said before, Wang Miao felt that his nerves were also thickened now.

"Getting scientists to kill themselves is not the goal, getting them to stop the research that is going on right now is the real goal," he said. ”

Wang Miao looked at Shi Qiang and Chu Li's eyes, and said firmly: "After Shen Yufei contacted me before, I saw that countdown, I asked her how she could stop, and she only told me to try to stop the research I am doing now." ”

"So, the purpose of Shen Yufei or the scientific boundary is to stop the scientific and technological progress of our human race?" Shi Qiang hurriedly recorded this information, and he felt that it was very critical and important.

Then the two exchanged some information, which made Shi Qiang think about the next, not to mention cracking the case, at least to investigate why the scientific boundary did these things.

A meal was eaten quickly.

By this time, Wang Miao had also untied the knot in his heart, even if there was still a countdown flickering in front of him now, it didn't make him feel scared.

At this time, he began to have a strong interest in Chu Li's special functions.

Wang Miao asked: "By the way, Director Chu, I heard about your special functions last time, I wonder if you can learn more about them now?" ”

He wanted to know how far Chu Li could go, and only then could he make an experimental plan based on what Chu Li could do.

Seeing this, Chu Li didn't answer immediately, in his spiritual power, a thin sheet that was so thin that it didn't have any thickness loomed in front of Wang Miao's eyes, and with his current subtle spiritual power, he couldn't capture the existence of this Zhizi who had already carried out two-dimensional expansion.

But Chu Li believed that he would be very soon, and after a while, it wouldn't be long before he would be able to see Zhizi.

After coming to the Three-Body World, Chu Li was also slowly getting stronger, and his spiritual power continued to improve, as if there was no end.

The power of his subtle level is also increasing, Chu Li has copied Zhao Yingkong's own cultivation of the technique of returning to the true realm through the sage mental method, and the subtle level of his spiritual power is also constantly improving.

After coming to this world, Chu Li was already trying to find the existence of Zhizi, but now Chu Li was not absolutely sure that he could control Zhizi who was expanding in two dimensions.

But if Zhizi is in front of Chu Li and maintains the state of a proton, Chu Li is sure to directly paralyze this Zhizi and then capture it in one fell swoop.

Chu Li thought for a while and said, "After my research, I can tell you that my ability is actually related to philosophy. ”

"Philosophy?" Shi Qiang was surprised: "It's amazing to study philosophy, I have a friend and classmate who also studies philosophy, so it feels very reasonable to speak!" ”

Chu Li smiled, and he said, "What I study is human emotions and original sin. ”

"Emotions and original sin?" Wang Miao asked, "Is it the kind of original sin that is said in the Western church?" ”

Chu Li nodded, and he asked a question: "After my research, I thought of the seven deadly sins, in fact, the original source of each sin is an emotion that human beings rely on to survive and open up the gap with wild beasts.

For example, jealousy, think about it, which of the original human emotions does the original sin of jealousy originate from? ”

When Wang Miao and Shi Qiang heard this question, they thought about it, although Wang Miao's original purpose was to contact Chu Li and conduct research on flying blade materials, since this kind of philosophical question was about the origin of Chu Li's special functional ability, they also wanted to explore it.

However, Wang Miao and Shi Qiang did not find the answer quickly.

According to Wang Miao's idea, a person will be jealous, which means that this person is very greedy, and he is jealous if he doesn't have what others have.

But it may not be right to think about it, because greed is also one of the seven deadly sins.

But it didn't take long for Chu Li to give a direct answer, he said: "In fact, it is comparison, since the birth of human beings, there has been a nature of comparison.

Comparison is also the root of human progress, compare the gap between yourself and others, if you want to smooth out this gap, let yourself progress, human beings will step by step from the past to today's point.

But there is a saying that if you go too far, once the emotion of comparison is overflowing, then it becomes jealousy. ”

Wang Miao and Shi Qiang thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

(End of chapter)