EBE Chapter 268 There is still much for us to learn.
Chapter 268 There is still much for us to learn.
"How did the talks go?"
When Ai AA came out of prison, she looked much better. Thanks to Lin Xuan, she was already very satisfied to be able to see Cheng Xin again.
She simply forgot that Cheng Xin was imprisoned here on Lin Xuan's orders.
"The surveillance of Zhi Zi must continue. Your Star Ring Group should take care of this matter yourselves. I have to deal with the Earth Alliance, so I can't keep an eye on her all the time."
Ai AA nodded slightly.
"Understood. Are there any other arrangements?"
"Whatever."
Lin Xuan's words were essentially telling the other party that whatever they did, as long as she saw the results, Xinghuan Group would have to take the blame if she wasn't satisfied with the outcome.
After saying goodbye to AiAA, Lin Xuan boarded the spaceship for the return journey. After switching it to autopilot mode, she closed her eyes again and began to sort out what she had gained from the trip.
Lin Xuan was still pondering the meaning of the number 3. Although she couldn't be completely certain, she could still deduce a general framework from the other person's few words.
The observer is not alone, but rather there are multiple people.
So how do we distinguish them?
name?
A name is just a label. For example, Lin Xuan could easily change his name to Ye Xuan or Wang Xuan. Such uncertainties cannot be used as a way to distinguish between observers.
As the saying goes, the simpler something is, the more practical it is. Lin Xuan felt that if it were her, she would use numbers to distinguish the identity of the observer.
Now we have two questions.
First, who does the number three represent, or what is the relationship between him and himself?
Second, what is your representative number?
Both of these questions directly relate to the legitimacy of his identity as an observer. If he says he doesn't know... well, given what he did in the past two hundred years, even if he directly admits that he doesn't know, they probably won't believe him. But he can't really be completely ignorant.
At this point, the problem seemed to have reached a dead end, and Lin Xuan was at a loss as to how to proceed with the next step.
There is too little useful information, and the person who could provide more information is gone. Yun Tianming has run away, and Zhang Beihai still cannot be contacted. We don't know what happened there.
They don't even have a single person they can count on right now.
"Right now, we probably can only wait until the entire underground ruins in Los Angeles are excavated before we can get any results."
……
While Lin Xuan was visiting him in prison, Luo Congmin was also busy.
Lin Xuan was unhappy to meet Wang Miao, so she was the one who handled all the liaison work between the Academy of Sciences and the Engineering Department.
"From this perspective, he seems more like the president of the Earth Federation, while you've become his secretary."
Ding Yi raised his glass, took a small sip, and then the life and health detector on his body emitted a piercing alarm.
Ding Yi quickly turned it off, then leaned back in the soft sofa of the hovercar with a smile, gazing at the scenery outside the window.
"The Academy of Sciences is keeping a close eye on me now. They won't even let me drink a drop of alcohol. They say things like, 'Old Ding, your health is the most important thing. I'm hundreds of years old. I've lived enough. I've been busy for most of my life. Can't I enjoy myself a little?'"
Luo Congmin, who was sitting opposite him, couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard this.
"So you came to see me just to have a drink in my car? How am I supposed to explain this to the people at the Academy of Sciences? The President deliberately violated discipline by taking the Dean of the Academy of Sciences on a drunk driving trip?"
Ding Yi burst into laughter and clapped his hands.
"You've misunderstood me, little girl. I've come to see you today because it's really important."
As she spoke, Ding Yi sent a document to Luo Congmin.
"The construction of the Ringworld has been stuck on the problem of energy harvesting. We've been thinking about it for decades, but we still haven't figured out how to make full use of the energy released by the sun to power this behemoth."
"No matter how ingenious the design, there will always be losses, or rather, the metal structure of the ring world cannot withstand the efficiency of this energy conversion, resulting in losses."
"We're not greedy. We only need to convert half of it. After all, energy is conserved, and 100% conversion is unrealistic. The overflowing energy will cause some damage to the structure of the ring world itself. But the problem is that this thing is fine for a day or two, but if we use it for a long time, we won't even have anywhere to replace the materials. We have to think about future generations, don't we?"
"Professor Wang tried at least hundreds of materials, including the nanorobots that Lin Xuan used, but the results were all quite different from what he expected."
"But this problem was suddenly solved in the last few days."
"How to solve it?"
Luo Congmin was stunned. Lin Xuan had been troubled by this problem for a long time, and even dared not see Wang Miao for the past few years. How could it be solved so suddenly?
"I don't know, even I don't understand it, but we solved it."
As Ding Yi spoke, he picked up a briefcase from beside him. The briefcase wasn't big, but when he opened it, the contents inside really caught Luo Congmin's eye.
"RimWorld figurines?"
Ding Yi nodded, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.
"The toys produced by Laupert are designed to help 12-year-olds develop an understanding of the universe."
“I’ve heard of this company. They mainly produce model figures related to space themes. I remember buying a Reach figure from them last year, and it’s still on my desk.”
As humanity's exploration of the universe unfolds, our imagination about this vast universe has never ceased, especially for children. Born among the planets of the solar system, they are filled with curiosity about the universe and possess the ability to explore it.
Laupert took advantage of this, often customizing figurines and toys for children, similar to the toy companies that made the Eiffel Tower back in the day. They would turn famous landmarks into figurines, which are a great choice whether to display them at home or to play with them.
Of course, Ring World, as one of the greatest engineering feats of mankind in recent years, is naturally included.
Ding Yi pressed the start switch, and the sun in the center of the model lit up. Then, the ring world began to rotate slowly, swinging up and down like a hula hoop.
This design is intended to allow people to observe the artwork from every angle.
But Luo Congmin naturally knew that Ding Yi had sent him specifically to see this, not to admire the figurines.
She was quite clever; after a moment's thought, her eyes lit up.
"You mean, we've been going in the wrong direction all along, and the way to move around a ring world doesn't necessarily have to be like a spaceship using the sun as an internal combustion engine, but should instead be changed to... this method?"
Ding Yi stared at the swaying ring world for a few seconds before slowly speaking again.
"When humanity first encountered the universe, it was defined as a sea of stars. In retrospect, this metaphor actually contained the answer all along."
"The designer of this toy was born in recent years, so he had never seen RimWorld before it was bombed. Therefore, he deviated from our common sense that RimWorld is a ship."
"His original intention for this swinging design was to allow people to see the entire figure from every angle, but unexpectedly, it solved a problem that had troubled us for many years."
"It's funny, really. We're a bunch of old men, working from morning till night at the Academy of Sciences, and we're still not as efficient as a toy designer."
Ding Yi reached out and stroked the label on the lower left corner of the toy.
"This toy is suitable for children aged 12 and up."
"Indeed, there is still much for us to learn."