For the human race, the development process of the Wu civilization is really an incomprehensible history. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The development of their civilization, after the "knotted rope memories", took a completely different direction from the human race.

As an arboreal species, the ancestors of the Wu tribe had a strong three-dimensional spatial thinking, and their ability to "abstract" is no different from that of intelligent beings such as humans and dragons.

As a result, they invented many techniques for tying knots very early on. The arboreal environment has also led to the widespread use of knots in many ways, such as fixing tree branches to create a living environment, fixing themselves in mid-air to defend themselves against predators, fixing tree stones to make primitive weapons, and so on.

In the process, they gradually complicate the knots. Nearly 100 ways to tie ordinary knots have been developed.

In the kink table calculated by the Terrans [that is, the table that lists the topology of the knots], the simpler kinks are all in their "words".

In other words, they all know how to play any kink that is likely to be made with no more than twelve nodes. And this is just a basic skill for the Wu people to survive.

And for each kink, there are several variants.

This is actually enough as a "text". In terms of Chinese characters on the earth, the total number of Chinese characters has exceeded 90,000, but there are only more than 3,500 Chinese characters that are really commonly used. Even the "Thirteen Classics" is an ancient masterpiece that only involves 6,544 words.

Nearly a hundred knots, plus a few equivalent variants, are enough to support a less primitive set of text.

However, that's not all. When many knots are combined, more meaning can be created.

This is called a "chainlink" in arithmetic – a geometric object made up of several disjointed kinks. In their eyes, a chain link can record a lot of complex information.

The knots they use to convey information are neither words nor letters, but a completely different kind of existence. The knot alone has meaning, and the "combination" of the knot and the knot has a higher meaning that the individual knots do not have. The meaning of the chain link is more complex.

And some knots with more than twenty nodes actually have some magical effects.

This is also the core of the Wu practice.

Just as the human race and the dragon race all involve talisman seals and law seals, the Wu people also use a lot of "knots" in their cultivation.

After Xue Bufan introduced these, he took out a knot and said, "You can actually feel it." ”

Chen Feng looked at this knot, and some vague feelings appeared in his mind. It is a memory that is independent of all memories and is not associated with any memory. He wondered, "This ......"

"If you want to see through the complicated knots with just your eyes, aren't you a little too confident?" Xue Bufan pushed the knot out, emphasizing, "Touch it with your hands, or use your spiritual sense." ”

Tatsukaze's fingers made contact with the rope, and then moved in the direction of the slender rope.

The shape of the knot records a complex sound. This is a highly abstract form of "text". When stroking the knots, Chenfeng can even feel the "syllables" recorded in the knots - in addition to the ideology, these knots actually have the function of sounding.

Complex information is condensed in this small three-dimensional structure.

Then, Chen Feng "understood" the meaning of this sentence after it was translated into human language.

"Friend, who do you entrust your future to......" Chen Feng opened his eyes: "What do you mean?"

"It seems to be a proverb...... Or a famous quote, or an aphorism?" Xue Bufan spread his hands: "We have only been here for a few days, and we don't understand the history of the Wu people at all. However, it is said to be a symbol of friendship. The first day I came, the big boss gave it to me. ”

Chen Feng looked at the knot in his hand in disbelief: "This is ...... Seven knots. ”

"On the surface, there are seven knots, but in fact there are nine knots, and two knots are mathematically speaking, they are simple chain links composed of two knots - what Tong Daoyou of Wanfamen said, I don't quite understand. Xue Bufan said: "In these two kinks, one of them is connected with the kink 'friend' to indicate 'a modal word', and the other is connected with the kink 'future' to indicate the voice." ”

Chen Feng looked at the rope in his hand: "I never thought that there was still a knot in the knot...... Such a complex change. ”

"Is this complicated?" Xue Bufan took out another knot: "I exchanged ten natural spirit stones for it, read it?"

There were a total of twenty knots on this section of rope, each knot being much more complicated than the first rope Xue Bufan took out. Tatsukaze took the rope and ran his fingers through it. This time, the first thing that came to his mind was the image rather than the words.

After a long winter night, the sun hangs softly in the clear sky...... Extraordinarily sweet leaves......

"It's a poem. Xue Bufan said: "I didn't expect that I could meet a poet of the Wu nationality." It's just that this race is still ...... Or rather, it has returned to the primitive stage, and the poet can't find anything to eat, so the guy is still relatively poor. There are a few people in our team who like his poetry...... Or the knotted guy, after a few words with him, and then exchanged some ropes for some ropes, and he regarded us as confidants. ”

"This is a long poem of about 100 words...... translated into the human language," Chen Feng said, "But there are only twenty knots ......."

"No, twenty simple links, to be exact. Xue Bufan said: "Have you noticed, these 'knotted words', the more complex they are, the more huge the meaning that can be expressed compared with our words." ”

"That's amazing......"

"More powerful ones are ahead. Xue Bufan pointed to the house: "You go and see the many ropes in this room yourself." ”

In Chen Feng's eyes, this house is a house, and the ropes inside are also very ordinary knots, which are simply used to fix. But after realizing that every knot has meaning in the eyes of the Wu people, he doesn't think so.

Really......

As soon as Chen Feng's fingers touched the rope on the edge of the "floor", an abstract structural diagram reproduced in his mind. In this structural diagram, there is a plane with no boundaries - that is, the floor where Tatsukaze is located. And above it, there is a boxy cube......

Tatsukaze looked up and saw a "room" above.

This knot also contains some other information about the position of the knot. The arboreal Wu people don't need a "guardrail", and Chen Feng turned over and went down to find another knot.

Again, meaningful.

This knot is limited to the "second floor".

And this knot also points to the other four knots.

Tatsukaze's hand slid along the rope all the way. Every knot on this rope has meaning. Soon, he touched the top. On the "dome" of the cocoon, he felt a complex knot.

At first, he thought it was a decorative knot. In reality, however, this huge knot contains a sketch of the entire house.

"Unbelievable......" He let go of his hand and let the gravitational pull pulled him back to the "second floor" where he and Xue Bufan were just now: "The knot itself contains the design ......"

"Those complex knots, they're dead knots, they're so strong they don't come loose. Xue Bufan said: "I'm afraid this is also for the convenience of craftsmen, right? It is said that a monk who understands mechanics and topology well can even deduce the condition of the entire house by relying on the big knot hanging on the top and a little data around it." ”

"It's amazing, it's really the pinnacle...... Chen Feng said sincerely: "I can't imagine that there can be a more complex and precise knot than this." ”

"When you really notice the huge knots and magical knots that they use to control the city, you'll think that the knots you're encountering now are literally one plus one equals two. ”

Chen Feng was surprised: "They actually showed you such a core thing? Isn't this a secret of the clan?"

"I think there's no need to guard against it, right?" Xue Bufan pointed upward: "For them who are only in the highest Dan stage, the power of the dragon clan is simply unimaginable. We have a relationship with the dragons, and in their eyes, the level is different, and we don't need to plot against them or anything. Therefore, they will not guard against us. ”

Chen Feng was curious: "What is the result? I mean the exercises." ”

"Hehe, we don't even know their language, let alone their knots. If you want to get in touch with their practices, you have to work harder. Xue Bufan said: "Understanding their culture, and then analyzing their exercises, this is the task of our group." This is also the key direction, you have to work hard, junior brother. ”

The physiological structure of the human race and the Wu race are not the same, and of course the Gong clan of the Wu people cannot cultivate, but some of the concepts can be used for reference. If there are some phenomena in the Wu Clan's exercises that are beyond the existing theoretical system of the Immortal League, it is a jackpot.

Furthermore, the dragon clan said that the history of the modern dragon clan began with the Wu clan, and the most likely thing in this is the "gongfa".

In this universe, the Immortal Dao method is the core technology.

Xue Bufan pointed to a room and said, "That's all I know now. We'll need to ask for the rest. Now the corresponding time is also 'night'. According to discipline, we should try to act according to a schedule of twelve hours a day, and you can either go to rest and rest first, or you can practice on your own. ”

"What about you, senior brother?"

Xue Bufan pointed to a large pile of hemp rope piled up in the corner of the wall: "Practice knotting ropes." The dragon seniors only made us 'write down' how to read knots, but it took more effort to become proficient. ”

Chen Feng was a little surprised, and said in admiration: "Senior brother is working hard. ”

"What an effort, it's just a little 'awe'. Xue Bufan shook his head: "Gu Lingya planted a big heel on the 'text', I don't look like repeating the mistakes of the past." (To be continued.) )