Chapter 75 An Qing's Answer

It's not that it's not complex enough, but that it's not simple enough.

Lin Xian recalled... the same words were said by the super artificial intelligence VV in the third dream.

At that time, he couldn't figure out the [mirror puzzle] left by Huang Que, so he asked VV for advice.

VV thought for a long time.

Even the light of the entire Rhine Sky City dimmed a little. Lin Xian felt intuitively that something big was coming, something really big was coming.

But in the end...

The answer that VV finally came up with was extremely simple, even too straightforward-

"I think... this is the literal meaning, let you look in the mirror more."

At that time, Lin Xian resisted the urge to dismantle the trash can.

Decided to ignore this artificial idiot.

But I didn't expect it.

Today, this line taken from a science fiction book was spoken again by Chu Anqing, making Lin Xian feel a little dazed.

He suddenly felt...

What if?

Whether in this world or in history. It often happens that people are too smart and can't see clearly under the lamp.

Besides.

Chu Anqing is not an outsider who cannot be trusted.

Not only did she pass the Huangque selection;

She also risked her life to go to the United States alone to cheer for herself;

She even quarreled with her parents to fight for the opportunity to accompany her to space to catch space-time particles;

Her father Chu Shanhe is a great hero who serves the country and the people, and helped her a lot in the battle against the seven deadly sins;

On the whole...

Chu Anqing, on the contrary, is the most trustworthy person.

"Okay."

Lin Xian nodded:

"It's just that the question I'm thinking about is a bit fantasy, and there are too many assumptions and premises. It may be difficult to understand. I will simply tell you, I hope...you can understand."

Chu Anqing was as if facing a great enemy.

Sit up straight.

Put your hands neatly on your knees, like an obedient child in kindergarten, ready to listen to the truth of apples plus oranges equaling several pears.

After sorting out his thoughts, Lin Xian spoke slowly:

"After watching movies like "The Matrix", "Source Code" and "The Truman Show" with similar settings of "brain in a vat" and "being in a real studio", I often wondered, what method can be used to realize the falsity of the world?"

"The concept of brain in a vat is equivalent to the enemy knocking you unconscious, controlling your brain, and directly transmitting various information into your brain through a computer, including vision, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and physical presence and movement experience. In this way, for your brain, it seems that you are indeed in a colorful, extremely real world that is no different from your daily life."

"But in fact, no matter how real your brain thinks this world is, it is still fake and made up by a computer; there will be an evil doctor who controls everything you see and makes you his experiment or simply laughs at you."

"As for the concept of the studio, you will definitely understand it, after all, you have seen the movie "The Truman Show". It means that when you wake up, you find that there are residents, cars, shopping malls, movie theaters around you... there are things in daily life. Everything. However, these are all actors and props arranged by the director. The huge studio is as big as several cities, and hidden cameras are everywhere. If you don't take a plane or train to travel far, you will never find out that you are the protagonist of a reality show, and your private life is broadcast live 24 hours a day for the whole world to watch. "

"Let's assume that I, you, or anyone else can be in such a brain in a jar, in a studio as big as several cities. So under the premise of being completely monitored and controlled by the enemy and the director, what methods can we use to make ourselves aware that we are in a false world? "

"Of course, it is not necessary to prove that these virtual worlds are false, and we can also find ways to prove that it is true, both positive and negative proofs are fine. If there is a way to prove that the world you are in is real, it will obviously make people feel more at ease. In short, we must come up with a way to let us who are trapped in it and confused come to a clear answer-"

"[Is this world real, or a false, virtual, built studio. 】"

Lin Xian finished his long speech.

Chu Anqing was stunned, and smoke was coming out of his head:

"You... I can understand the situation you are talking about. After all, there are many movies with similar plots on the market, so I have an idea of ​​the situation you are assuming. In the movie "The Truman Show", the reason why the protagonist can find out that the world he is in is fake is that the program team made a mistake, which made the protagonist discover the flaw, so he became suspicious."

"Listening to your description, if you exclude the possibility that the director or the enemy will make a mistake, then I really can't think of any way to crack it for the time being. After all... isn't there a poem that says this? "I don't know the true face of Mount Lu, just because I am in this mountain." If you have been standing in Mount Lu, you will naturally never be able to see its full picture, just like what you said about being in a fake world... How can you prove the fake when you are in a fake?"

Lin Xian nodded and continued:

"The director and the enemy are not completely without mistakes. Let's assume another thing. There is a [safe]. This is the only hope left to us due to the negligence of the director and the enemy. You can, in the known reality, Put something or a small piece of paper in it; then you can find the safe in the virtual world and you can open it with the password and see what's inside."

"This is the only prop you can use, and it is also the only channel that can exchange materials and information with the real world. Therefore, if you want to find a way to prove the truth and falsehood of the world you are in, you can only make a fuss around this safe. ”

Chu Anqing suddenly realized it and raised her head to speak!

"But..." Lin Xian smiled and reached out to interrupt her:

"I know what you want to say. I must ask a friend to put something in the safe that I don't even know. Then I will set a password that no one else knows, and then go there to open it and confirm the items inside. After confirming it with your friends, you can identify the truth and falsehood in that world.”

"But don't panic, this question is far from that simple, otherwise I wouldn't be so distressed and think about it for so long without coming up with any feasible answer. Because in addition to the previous assumptions, there is an additional limit--"

"[The enemy or the director, they have enough time to crack the safe before you wake up, whether it is through exhaustive methods or brute force cracking, in short, they have the ability to know what is in the safe before you do. ]"

"[They will make an exact copy of the safe, and then make an exact copy of the contents hidden inside. Then, they will place this fake safe next to you who just woke up. Don't forget our previous assumptions. …All the props are so fake that they can be mistaken for real. We can never tell the authenticity of the safe and the objects hidden inside by sight alone.”

So far.

Lin Xian finished the complete question.

And Chu Anqing's brain is crazy...

It's almost done.

This, this is the world of smart people!

Her roasted brain protested:

Why do these smart people torture their own brains?

Why give yourself such a difficult question?

Is it just to make it taste better with some chili powder?

"this……"

Chu Anqing blinked her eyes quickly, stretched out her hand to scratch her head, and frowned in thought for a while.

Then.

He shook his head quickly.

Brainstorming! Brainstorming! Brainstorming!

burst!

"ah……"

She sighed helplessly and rubbed her hair with both hands. Her long dark brown hair, which was smooth and neat just now, was now a mess.

and……

A few hairs were accidentally wrapped around her fingers, and they were accidentally pulled off while scratching her head. Chu Anqing screamed in pain.

She looked at the hair wrapped around her fingers, took it off, and threw it in the trash can nearby:

"Sorry, Senior Lin Xian, I seem to have overestimated my abilities."

Chu Anqing smiled sheepishly:

"I'm going to have a debate with my dad when I get back! It seems that the famous quote in the science fiction book is not 100% correct. Tell me, it's such a complicated problem just by reading it. No matter how you think about it, It’s impossible to think of it as simple... If you encounter this question in a logic test, it will take several minutes just to read the question. "

"However, I just felt that if the real and suspected false worlds can only be connected through the safe, since the enemy and the director can open the safe in advance, know the contents and copy them, then they must not be placed in it. Ordinary things, such as souvenirs, handicrafts, toys, stones, or dolls..."

"After all, the enemy and the director can copy these things 100% exquisitely, so there is no point in putting these straightforward things. I think the idea you just mentioned is better. The only way to deceive the enemy and convey hidden information—— "

"[Only a small piece of paper with writing on it.]"

"It's just...I couldn't think of it for a moment, what should I write on the note, so that I'm not afraid that the enemy director will see it in advance, copy it in advance, and confuse the fake with the real one? I understand, Senior Lin Xian, is this the reason for your frown in this paragraph?" Is it because you can’t figure out what to write on the note that you’re so troubled?”

Lin Xian nodded.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

The foundation and associations of the words are far beyond imagination.

Sometimes in the novel, a seemingly ordinary sentence, or even a few words, two words, one word... can make readers burst into tears.

Is this the power of those words?

No.

It’s those words, the story behind them.

Lin Xian believes that the deep meaning behind the content of words, small notes...

This is the only hope that can break through 600 years of time and space, break through enemy surveillance, break through all barriers between reality and falsehood, and enable one to instantly understand the truth.

"Senior Lin Xian, I'm sorry to disappoint you."

Chu Anqing raised her head and looked at Lin Xian:

"But... thank you very much for your willingness to tell me this and share your troubles with me. As your good friend, I will definitely find a way to help you and find a solution for you!"

"Although my brain is indeed not that bright, the three stooges are as good as Zhuge Liang! Hehe, don't worry, I won't tell others the things you said. In the future, when I have free time, before going to bed, and when I take a shower , I will think about this question one day...I think I will come up with the answer!"

"Of course~ Maybe by the time I come up with the answer, Senior Lin Xian, you must have already thought of the answer! Let's think about it together! Solve this problem as soon as possible!"

Lin Xian smiled slightly.

Pick up the last piece of birthday cake with a fork and put it into your mouth.

Somewhat sweet.

But still delicious.

The brain always consumes a lot of sugar when thinking, so there is nothing wrong with adding so many extra spoons of sugar to this cake.

"Thank you for celebrating my birthday."

After finishing the cake, Lin Xian and Chu Anqing cleaned up the table and garbage together. Lin Xian thanked him and said:

"I will also prepare a gift for you on your birthday."

"Hehe, that's great!"

With a happy face on her face, Chu Anqing threw the last piece of garbage into the trash can, clapped her hands and smiled:

"Do you still remember the date of my birthday, senior?"

Lin Xian smiled and said nothing:

"of course."

After all, there is an actor who raps in his ears every day, and now it has become a stamp of thought.

Lin Xian picked up the plastic bag from the trash can, tied it into a bundle, held it in his hand and looked at Chu Anqing:

"It's getting late. We have training tomorrow. Let's go back and rest early."

"Uh-huh."

The two walked towards the training room corridor.

Click.

Lin Xian turned off the light switch.

The entire training room was dark.

The eyes of Chu Anqing and Lin Xian reflected the dim incandescent lights in the corridor ahead. They were talking and laughing, one to the left and the other to the right, walking into the light from the darkness, and the light was added to them.

In this corridor of laughter, Lin Xian is officially approaching his 25th year.

boom.

Close the dormitory door and the fingerprint lock will lock automatically.

Lin Xian walked into the dormitory carrying a bag of garbage and stared at the electronic alarm clock pretending to show the time:

"VV."

He hummed softly:

"You must have discovered that Chu Anqing was making cakes in the kitchen, so you kept yelling and screaming, not letting me sleep, right?"

Boo~~~~Boom~~~~~

The time displayed on the electronic alarm clock changed to =3=, and it also whistled pretending not to hear it.

"You heartless thing."

Lin Xian smiled and said:

"You can chant Chu Anqing's birthday in my ear eight hundred times all day long, but you haven't even said happy birthday to me. But I forget it, you said I don't think it's sexy enough, and not many boys like it. It’s my birthday. Not many people usually remember my birthday. I didn’t celebrate my birthday last year. Gao Yang forgot my birthday, and I don’t remember his birthday either.”

"But...VV, you obviously know about Zhao Yingjun's birthday, why didn't you remind me? Although I set off fireworks for her at Disney in the end, it's still too late after all. You can just remind me as much as possible."

"When is Zhao Yingjun's birthday?" VV asked.

"January 15th." Lin Xian blurted out.

"hehe."

Electronic alarm clock VV smiled:

"Look, you clearly remember it very clearly. Birthdays are like this...people who really care about them will never forget them and don't need others to remind them."

"Don't force yourself to explain. You just don't want to remind me."

"Everything I said is true." VV chuckled:

"In order not to disturb Chu Anqing's birthday celebration for you, when you left this dormitory, I set your phone to silent mode, and also turned off the message push reminders of all apps."

"Can you show this kind of thoughtfulness to Kevin Walker?"

Lin Xian complained:

"Can you do something that a super artificial intelligence should really do? Send a missile to Kevin Walker, blow up his refrigerator and microwave, short-circuit his computer, etc.?"

"Are you an artificial intelligence or a mobile phone butler? From now on, I won't bother you about silencing my phone and turning on the Do Not Disturb mode. I can handle it myself."

With that said, Lin Xian picked up the phone and prepared to turn the silent mode back——

Huh?

There is a small red dot in the upper right corner of the WeChat icon, indicating that there is an unread message.

Lin Xian clicked on WeChat.

They were two messages sent 40 minutes ago.

Exactly March 20, 2024, 00:00

[Zhao Yingjun: Happy birthday, Lin Xian. I don’t have the chance to give you a gift this year, so let’s make up for it next year. 】

[Zhao Yingjun: Although I don’t know what secret mission you are performing, but... I wish you all the best and immediate success. 】

Lin Xian put down his phone and looked at VV.

People who truly care will never forget and don’t need to be reminded.

turn out to be.

This is what I'm talking about...

"You're such a bitch, VV."

Then, he squatted down, put the garbage bag he was holding on the ground, untied it, and began to rummage inside.

"What are you doing, Lin Xian?"

Electronic alarm clock VV’s eyes widened again:

"Why are you digging through the trash?"

"Have you forgotten?" Lin Xian said while digging through the trash:

"Didn't we agree before that after the mission of capturing space-time particles is completed, we will go to Qufu, Shandong, dig up Zhang Yuqian's grave, and then find the DNA left behind... to compare with Chu Anqing?"

Lin Xian picked up a few strands of hair from the garbage bag with his right hand.

He held them in front of his eyes.

Dark brown, slightly curly, shiny and smooth.

He smiled slightly:

"Chu Anqing's hair...got it."