Chapter 35: Wang Qi's "Rosetta Stone"

"Have you ever thought that if our race, the dragon race, the demon race, the sea god class, and even the Wu tribe all perished one day, then who will record that we have crossed 200 million years and crossed a distance of unknown how many light years together? This tombstone can prove that we once communicated as 'civilization'. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info this universe, not only individual immortals, but at least once had civilization. ”

Wang Qi's words gave Chen Feng a feeling of transcending his short life in an instant.

Maybe the inexplicable barrier can't be crossed after all, maybe the dragon clan will collapse one day, maybe several planets will suffer a catastrophe, and even the disaster of all stars in the entire universe losing light and heat at the same time 200 million years ago will be repeated again, and all life will not be able to escape the catastrophe.

Even today, none of these people who are working for the coexistence of multiple races and civilizations in Nanming Academy will be in that dark future.

But after all, there is something that records the attempts of several civilizations to try to transcend the eternal class as a civilization, not as an individual.

The dragon script and the Wu knotted rope notation themselves have a strong phonetic function, as long as the dragon still has an alphabet in circulation, it is not difficult for other civilizations to interpret their readings. The knotted rope notation of the Wu people can borrow three-dimensional knots to express the position of lips, teeth and tongues. As long as this stone tablet is passed down, this sentence will eventually sound in another distant future time and space.

- That's the point......

Thinking of this, a trace of emotion that rose in Chen Feng's chest was also shattered. He sighed, "Such a good mind is used in you...... It's like being eaten by a dog. ”

Wang Qi is adjusting the knot. Four of these knots are purely phonetic. He originally set the sound of "Wang Qi". In any case, "wow" is too far from "Wang Qi". When he heard Chen Feng's words, he was a little puzzled: "What's wrong with this sentence? I pondered for several days before I could hold it back." ”

The problem lies in this sentence. Chenfeng fell to the ground, and his fingers poked and poked on the tombstone: "'In the beginning, the knot of heaven and earth was hidden in the obscurity. After that, the heavens and the earth were twisted into knots, and Wow was born, and all the mysteries were solved'? What would you think if this was seen by future generations? I would probably think that there was such a Shinto sect worshipping the great god Wow, or simply a great power called Wow Hwa who ruled several species and several civilizationsβ€”right?"

Wang Qi was pleasantly surprised: "There is still this effect?"

"History is a jigsaw puzzle, and excavators can only unearth a fraction of the pieces at a time. They don't know how much of the fragment is missing, what the fragment is in its original appearance...... They have the potential to spell out any shape. Chen Feng once again remembered the porcelain fragment when he was a child: "You are misleading future generations!"

"Interesting...... Wang Qi's eyes flashed with a longing light: "Wow, great god......"

Chen Feng couldn't bear it anymore: "Enough! A madman like you is simply the enemy of the Ancients! Give up this idea immediately!"

"Damn, I will sacrifice my life for the Immortal League one day, and I don't even have the right to choose my own tombstone?" Wang Qi was also angry.

"Aren't you planning to donate your body?"

"It's not too much to erect a memorial monument, isn't it? I'm a person who changed the world!"

Chen Feng held his forehead: "When I think that the world has been changed by a madman like you, I feel that something is wrong-forget it, anyway, this thing must not have immortal porcelain, I guess there is no chance to pass it on......"

The immortals of the human race, the dragon race, and the demon race did not know the geometry, and the Dragon Emperor was even the most powerful immortal among the individuals confirmed by the Immortal Alliance, and it was hard to imagine that this stone would continue to exist after the death of the Dragon Emperor.

Wang Qi rubbed his chin: "Actually, I plan to make this thing into a magic weapon for the primordial gods, and slowly change him with my own cultivation method - it's worth it......"

"People who have this kind of affection for their own tombstone...... It's the first time I've heard of it. Chen Feng shook his head and sighed.

"After all, it's in the language of the Seven Clans. Wang Qi said: "It may become a witness and evidence for the establishment of many civilizations and harmony." ”

"You're amazing...... Chen Feng sighed, "By the way, how did you learn so many different languages?"

Wang Qi nodded his head: "Use this." The brain is a good thing. ”

Chen Feng didn't understand: "If you have a good brain and can conquer the world, then you are not my opponent at all." ”

Yangshen Pavilion's training methods for the soul and mind are very advanced, and in terms of basic qualities such as reaction ability and thinking speed, Chen Feng is really likely to be stronger than Wang Qi.

"Ah, I hope everybody knows how to use it. Wang Qi walked to his first desk with Chenfeng. There were several pieces of jade on it. These are all "word dictionaries" sent by the dragons. Although it is not as magical as the jade plate magic weapon that Wang Qi came into contact with in Fan De in the morning, as long as you hold it, you will naturally grasp the knowledge, but it also contains a lot of information.

Wang Qi said: "The so-called language is composed of two aspects, one is the conventional usage. On the other hand, it is the logic of connecting those 'conventional contents'. The former, you can understand as words, and the latter are the rules of language. ”

"By the way, many people, including you people in Tianlingling, believe that those conventional words also contain a set of logic. However, this logic is fuzzy and non-linear. For us Terrans, it is difficult to summarize. And the Poseidon class seems to have its own way of thinking that can interpret this logic. It's a pity that we Terrans can't learn it yet. ”

In short, if you understand these two points, it is very simple to learn a language. As long as you have a good memory, you can jot down a lot of conventions in a very short period of time. As long as your mind is agile enough, it is not difficult to grasp the logic of language. ”

Wang Qi raised a few fingers: "Pronunciation and ideogram, signifier and signifier, diachronic and synchronic...... If you grasp these concepts, the language and writing will be very simple for you. ”

Wang Qi said that it was a linguistic concept that had been circulating on the earth. Modern linguistics was once dominated by logicism, and the source of logicism was the mathematician Russell, and it was originally from his mathematical work "Principia Mathematica". It can be said that linguistics and mathematics also have certain origins.

Wang Qi's understanding of these concepts is only to the extent of "understanding". He did not know if there were any new developments in linguistics, but these ideas undoubtedly opened his mind. And his current level of mathematics has faintly reached the top level in the world, and there is no problem at all to follow this line of thought.

Due to the existence of monks, Shenzhou has completed the great unification in ancient times, and the communication between various regions has never been interrupted from ancient times to the present, and there is no chance for language differentiation at all. The same is true of the other tribes. In this universe, any race that can develop immortal technology often has only one language.

Before formal contact with other civilizations, many individuals may not be able to imagine the concept of a "foreign language".

For the Shenzhou Terrans, Wang Qi's statement is indeed very impactful.

Chen Feng was stunned for a moment: "I know a poet of the Wu tribe......"

"Ahem. Wang Qi coughed lightly: "Note, the 'very simple' here refers to daily conversations." As for the creation of literature, that's another matter. Abstract, vague, and subjective 'beauty' is probably not a concept that can be precisely defined right now. ”

"How long does it take you to learn a language?"

"A month or two?" Wang Qi was not sure about this, he had not learned so many languages before: "I'm not sure either...... One thing I know for sure, though. Communication and understanding still have to start with language. When learning a foreign language, you can indeed feel a kind of 'wisdom' that is different from your own civilization, and when logic connects the different wisdoms, anyone can feel a grand beauty - as if scattered jade has been put together. ”

"You said I really want to learn. Chen Feng sighed.

Wang Qi sighed: "However, you can't just study language...... It is also necessary to do a good job in the relationship between teachers and students. The thought of pretending to be a good gentleman in front of those little brutes who beat the teacher makes my heart twitch. ”

Chen Feng also sighed: "Since you can't help, I won't keep it-'scattered beautiful jade'?" He took one last look at the "tombstone": "It's still a little interesting." ”

After Chen Feng left, the remaining small half jar of wine was still slowly heating on the scabbard of the Heavenly Sword. Wang Qi's room was filled with a sweet and greasy aroma that could not be dissolved.

Wang Qi closed his eyes and leaned on the stone pillar with one hand: "'History is a puzzle, and excavators can only excavate a part of the fragments at a time. They don't know how much of the fragment is missing, what the fragment is in its original appearance'...... Interesting analogy. ”

- But it's not just history. The people who dig up the debris are not only antiquarians.

In Wang Qi's mind, there was another picture. A hazy vision clings to his room. In this vision, countless psychedelic gems are scattered on the ground. They are all fragments of truth. Some are called "algebra", some are called "geometry", some are called "topology", and some are called "logic".

And the stone pillar in his hand is in the center of these scattered jade.

"After all, it may be the biggest force that can be installed in the last few hundred years, I really want to entrust it to the Yuan Shen, so that it will stay forever. ”

The wisdom that connects all wisdom, the language that makes everything understandable to each other......

Just thinking about it makes me feel excited. (To be continued.) )