"Seeing hope in the civilization on the other side of the river that can help the Empire rise?" Sandora raised her eyebrows when she heard what Abyssal Schilling said. "Are you saying that the other side has some super power that can help you rebuild the Empire? Or does the other side have some key resources or technology … "
"Neither. Based on my observation, the civilization on the other side of the river is not very strong, and may not even be stronger than you. It's just that they have mastered deep diving technology that far surpasses you and me." Abyssal Schilling shook his head. "The key is not them, but some information that I found from their spaceship. Did you notice that the materials from the other side of the river are somewhat special?"
"I noticed it a long time ago." I nodded. "The things from the other side of the river are missing some 'attributes'. I don't know if it's unpredictable or something, but it feels' incomplete '. Either they have no mass, or they block gravity."
"If my research is correct, the things here will be the same on the other side of the river. The civilization on the other side will also be surprised by the special attributes of the materials here, and there are many unmeasurable attributes. This is the dislocation phenomenon on both sides of the Abyss. After further research, I found that this dislocation phenomenon does not only apply to the world of Order, but also to the environment of the Abyss. Of course, not every material can be accurately dislocated, but as long as there is dislocation, it will have some wonderful attributes. I believe you have noticed the wreckage that I brought this time. They are 100% unpolluted in the Abyss. Don't you find it strange? "
I felt a thought flashing through my mind, and I seemed to have grasped Abyssal Schilling's train of thought. "You mean … immunity!"
"You can put it that way." Abyssal Schilling nodded. "When I first saw those wreckage, I was shocked by their incredible attributes, and then I have been trying to find the reason why they are unpolluted. At first, I only started with conventional physical and chemical analysis, thinking that this immunity comes from the microscopic structure of these materials or the way they express information. But soon I found that my research path was too narrow. Their immunity to pollution is not due to their special attributes, but there is a higher reason — related to the structure of the Void. "
I still don't fully understand what's going on with this structure, but I'm sure that both the Xi Ling and the Protoss don't know much about the Void. No one realized that there's actually another side to it … It's a little hard to understand, but think about the words' civilization on the other side 'and you'll get the gist of it … "
I instantly understood. "You mean … the other side is another void?"
"Theoretically, there shouldn't be the concept of 'another void' because the Void is endless and supreme. Its own existence determines its own uniqueness, but the 'civilization on the other side' shows various attributes that people can't help but think of those five words." Abyssal Schilling nodded. "So, I used a second method to explain this phenomenon: according to different observation angles, the Void appears to have two sides, but in fact, it exists as a single entity, like a thin film. We are on this side, and the civilization on the other side. Due to the different observation angles of the two sides, the Void appears completely different in the eyes of both sides. Then, everything related to the Void also appears different: the Abyss, Order, matter, space-time, and all the connections between these things are completely different on both sides."
"Then where is the Abyss? Or … in this model that you proposed, what is the Abyss? " I couldn't help but be curious. The model that Abyssal hypothesized was very tempting. It viewed the Void as a membrane, and the known civilizations such as Schilling, the Star Sector, and Huron were the front of the membrane, and the civilization on the other side was the back of the membrane. The so-called 'two sides' were naturally the two sides of the Void, but this model did not seem to have a position for the Abyss. Logically speaking, the Abyss should exist together with the membrane, but it obviously could not be equivalent to the Void, so it must be excluded from the membrane. So, should it be on the front or the back?
"The Abyss does not exist," Abyssal Schilling said something shocking. "If my model is correct, the Abyss does not exist in a sense. Don't be in a hurry to show that expression. Think carefully, is the Abyss a specific 'thing'? Or, other than the two-dimensional patterns and the Gate of the Abyss, which can be seen but do not conform to any laws of reality, is the Abyss measurable? "
"The pollution of the Abyss is measurable." Sandora seemed to have thought of something. She was very cautious when answering this question.
"That's right, the pollution of the Abyss is measurable." Abyssal Schilling exhaled like a human again. "We have always been fooled by this concept. The pollution of the Abyss is measurable, and every time it appears, it also brings pollution. So, whether it is Schilling or the Protoss, they have equated the pollution of the Abyss with the Abyss itself, so no one has ever realized what the essence of the Abyss is … It is something more abstract than 'phenomenon' and 'concept'. It is a stage 'manifestation' of the operation of the Void. Although it seems to exist, and we can even build a submersible to drill into it to explore, are you really sure that the essence of the Abyss is below the Gate of the Abyss?"
I felt that my brain had turned into a mess, so I directly spread my hands. "Let's not talk about these complicated theories. Do you have any way to give a more direct example? Even a similar example is easy to understand. "
"It's very simple." Abyssal Schilling placed his hand flat in the air and gently waved it, creating a light gray light film out of thin air. "Now let's assume that this is the Void. Of course, the real Void is much more complicated. The example here is just simplified for ease of understanding."
I, Sandora, and Halland nodded at the same time, indicating that it was easy to understand.
As Abyssal Schilling spoke, he tapped a few times on the light film, showing us the front and back of the film. "Now is the primordial Void. Nothing has happened. There is no world, no Abyss. You and I are the front side of this film, and the civilization on the other side is the back side of this film. Note that it is not 'on' the front side of this film, but 'is' the front side of this film. We must always insist on one thing: other than this film, nothing else exists. There is nothing beyond the Void. So let us assume that we are a two-dimensional creature, temporarily bound to this plane. Then we begin to create the world, just like this … "
Abyssal Schilling lightly touched the light film a few times. Every time her fingertip touched a certain spot, the light film began to bulge, and finally formed the shape of a small hill. "Just like this, these bulging parts will 'evolve'. If the primordial Void is seen as a plane with a total sum of zero, then these parts that evolve are no longer zero. They are positive numbers, reflected in this film as the peaks. Remember, any evolution that happens on the front side of this film can only produce 'positive numbers'. It can only increase and not decrease. Just like the entropy of some universes, it is a one-way development. Now that more and more worlds are born, you can see that this film is no longer flat. "
The light film on Abyssal Schilling's hand had already produced a dozen bulges. According to her, these hills were the known world of Order.
"This is the Void and the world that we can see on the 'front side'." Abyssal Schilling let everyone see the model in her hand, and then suddenly turned it over. "This is the Void and the world in the eyes of the civilization on the other side."
The light film was still the same, but it was no longer the continuous peaks. The Void in the eyes of the civilization on the other side was only a thousand ravines. It was that simple.
"My model is simplified to the extreme." Abyssal Schilling pointed to the holographic image floating in the air. "Our world of Order here is' positive ', then the world of Order of the civilization on the other side is' negative '. Whether it is positive or negative, it is all Order. Of course, this simple model is certainly not enough to explain everything. It is still quite different from the truth. For example, the world of Order on the model corresponds to each other. Whenever there is a peak, there must be a trough on the back of the film. That is to say, according to the description of this simple model, if there is a Xiling Empire, then there should be an 'Inverse Schilling Empire' on the other side. But in fact, this situation will not happen. Based on my understanding of the civilization on the other side, there is no 'Inverse Schilling' or 'Inverse Starfield' on their side. The real Void is not such a simple film. Its front and back sides will not correspond to each other. The only thing that can correspond to is the amount of information. If the front side produces a world or anything with an amount of information X, the back side will also produce an amount of information -X. Only this amount of information corresponds. As for what it will manifest, it is uncertain. "
Sandora nodded. "The Void returns to zero. The sum of the information on the front and back sides must be zero."
I also nodded. "The amount of information corresponds, but the object does not. I can understand that. It is like two files of the same size. One can be an .avi, and the other may be an .exe …"
"I feel that it is difficult to understand your analogy." Abyssal Schilling looked at me. "But you should understand it, right?"
I waved my hand awkwardly. "Don't worry about the details. Anyway, I know that I don't have to worry about the civilization on the other side having a long-lost twin …"
"Actually, regardless of whether there is any deviation between the simple model and the real Void, as a Void creature, you don't have to worry about this." Abyssal Schilling shook his head. "But we can talk about this later. Now, you should understand this model, right? "
Halland, who had been quiet all this while, suddenly spoke. "I understand. This model can indeed explain a lot of things. But how does it explain the phenomenon of the Abyss?"
"Because this film needs to be reset." Abyssal Schilling pointed at the holographic image. "The Void returns to zero. It not only requires the sum of the information on both sides of the film to return to zero, but it also requires them to return to zero in form. In other words, it has to return to the original flat state. No matter what format your file is in, it must be deleted. This is the ultimate return to zero. And to put it bluntly, the Abyss is the execution process of this ultimate return to zero. Everything goes back to the original point. There is no position for the Abyss in this model. It is just a process … "
Abyssal Schilling lightly tapped the light film in the air, and it instantly returned to flat.
"A process of smoothing the Void."
I opened my mouth and couldn't help but say what was on my mind. "Why do I suddenly feel that the Void is so unorthodox?"
The three people in the room looked at me strangely at the same time. Sandora blurted out, "Ah Jun, is it okay for you to talk about yourself like this?"
Abyssal Schilling coughed twice to get everyone's attention again. "Actually, this kind of return to zero has nothing to do with the 'unorthodox'. It has nothing to do with morality. It is just one of the properties of the Void. And because the Void contains everything, it will continue to create new worlds when it returns to zero. 'Self-smoothing' is always going on at the same time as Genesis. So, we don't have to think about this law of nature. In short, I have now explained the relationship between the Void and the Abyss. Either way, I have now explained the relationship between the Void and the Abyss. As you can see, the Abyss both exists and does not exist. If you view it as a noun, then it certainly exists, but if you wish to find its true form, a place that could be called its lair, you can give up. The Abyss has no true form, it is simply a never-ending process, and in this model, it does not exist. "
Halland couldn't help but blurt out, "What place did the submersible ship pass through? Isn't that the Abyss? "
Abyssal Schilling seemed to have guessed that someone would ask this. "Let's say that there is a fire in a building and you run out of it. Did you pass through the fire or the fire?"
"The submersible ship passed through 'pollution', not the Abyss." Halland came to a realization. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "This sounds like sophistry. It's just a word game."
"Things that are abstract to a certain extent are indeed like a word game." Abyssal Schilling also agreed with Halland. "But it is true. Below the Abyss Gate is probably a special 'spatial' phenomenon in the Void. This' spatial 'phenomenon can lead to the other side of the Void, but it is not the lair of the Abyss at all. In short, there is no need to delve too deeply into this. After all, I am only proposing a possible model. It doesn't matter whether the submersible ship passed through the lair of the Abyss or just a passage leading to the other side of the Void. What's important is that the things on one side of the Void will occasionally be completely immune to the pollution of the Abyss on the other side. This is the key to everything. Observing the same thing on both sides of the Void will reveal completely different properties. This is the case for the matter of the World of Order, and the same is true for the Abyss. The Abyss on the other side is harmless to the World of Order on our side. On the other hand, the Order things from the other side of the Void are completely unharmed in the Abyss Gate on our side. Although not everything can take advantage of this loophole, at least this gives us a path. If we can find out the pattern … can you imagine how significant this is? "
I knew that the highlight was coming. "If the Abyss is the process of the Void returning to zero, then it will take effect on both sides of the 'membrane.' According to the model you gave, things on both sides of the Void are unable to 'interpret' each other. So, things on one side won't be recognized by the Abyss on the other side because such things don't exist in the Abyss. In the end, it bypasses this returning to zero?"
"The specific process in the middle is still unclear, but this immunity phenomenon is already a fact, isn't it?" Abyssal Schilling nodded. "You should know that although the Defilers are in the Abyss faction, even we are not immune to the damage of the Abyss. The Abyss is also fatal to us. Also, looking at the entire Void, the only threat that can pose a fatal threat to the Empire is the Abyss. As long as we can permanently deal with this problem, the Empire will never encounter a greater enemy. So, after knowing all this, I began to research how to use this discovery. At first, I thought of replicating the matter from the other side on 'this side', but these attempts soon failed. The matter from the other side cannot be replicated, or rather, it can be replicated, but it will never show the properties I want. So, I settled for the next best thing … "
I finally sorted everything out. "You thought of building a bridge and migrating to the other side?"
"This is only the first step. The second step after the migration is collective evolution. I will try to change the lifeform of all the apostles so that the entire race will be completely immune to the Abyss. Even if we can only be immune to the Abyss on the other side, it will still be a huge improvement. The second step is very easy to achieve. Changing the form and properties of the matter is a simple technique. After the second step is completed, I will use the local 'Order' to create a brand new branch race on the other side, or even another Xiling Empire. Finally, I will use the 'bridge' to send them back to this side … "
"So, they will also be completely immune to the Abyss on this side." I widened my eyes. I never thought that Abyssal Schilling would have such a grand plan. The so-called bridge was actually just the first step. "You want to connect the two sides of the Void and build a mirror image of the Empire on each side. From now on, the Shiring Apostles will become a race that is completely immune to the Abyss's corruption … Other than waging war with other civilizations of the same level or courting death themselves, the Empire really does not have to worry about encountering enemies. You are directly making the greatest enemy of the Empire ineffective!"
Abyssal Schilling smiled. "At least it sounds feasible, doesn't it?"
At first, experts like Tawil and the other experts thought that it was only because of the superior diving technology on the other side, but now it seemed that it was very likely related to immunity. We also knew that there was an abnormal Order zone at the "bottom" of the Abyss. After crossing a certain boundary, the corruption of the Abyss would decrease rapidly. Now it seemed that this "bottom" might very well be the other side. If we could cross the boundary, we would no longer be "diving" but "floating" to the other side. The "pollution reduction" that Ockham guessed back then was actually just an illusion. The real situation was that the closer we got to the other side, the less sensitive the Abyss would be to Order on this side. I also suddenly remembered the illusion that I "saw" every time I entered the "Void Wander" state. It was a constantly undulating ocean that was trying to return to peace but would always have endless waves … This might very well be related to Abyssal Schilling's model!
"Your guess might be right!" I suddenly looked at Abyssal Schilling. "I 'saw' the true form of the Void."
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