“Cough, cough, cough…” Liang Xian coughed and climbed onto the inflatable raft, dragging Ah San next to him with him.
“Cough, cough, cough… Ptui!” Ah San also choked on a lot of water, and when he got up, he coughed wildly, coughing and saying, “What kind of water is this? Why is it so stinky?”
As soon as they entered the different world, they were surrounded by water, and it didn’t feel like falling into the water, but directly entered the water after being transferred from the void.
The three were inexperienced, they directly inhaled water into their bodies while breathing, but Tan Yan held his breath and immediately used his powers before he felt the water. He floated to the water’s surface and took out the inflatable raft in his backpack. This world has plenty of oxygen, so he dragged the three of them up one by one after inflating it.
“Ptui, ptui, ptui!” Qin Li felt so sick that he spit water wildly on the raft.
“Why is it so smelly, it smells a bit like…” Ah San patted Qin Li, who was spitting furiously beside him, stopped mid-sentence, and raised his head.
Qin Li looked up and saw that they were floating on the endless water, not far away was full of floating corpses.
Not just humans, but animals too.
“Blargh…” Thinking that he had just soaked in such water just now and accidentally drank it, Qin Li vomited directly.
Ah San and Liang Xian are a little better than him. Liang Xian has awakened the ability in the real world, knows how to use it, and immediately tries to hold his breath when he feels the water around him, he doesn’t choke much because of the water on his body. Ah San’s psychological quality is excellent, he just spit out the water in his mouth, forcefully suppressing the feeling of nausea.
“Go take a look.” Ah San pointed at the corpse and said, “We must determine the cause of death of those people.”
Tan Yan nodded and was about to push the raft, but was stopped by Liang Xian.
“Let me try,” Liang Xian said, “Didn’t it be agreed before? If you don’t have to make a move, then don’t make a move. The reason why we didn’t bring in newcomers this time is to exercise our power.”
“The reasoning is correct…” Ah San hesitated, “But you can do it?”
To be honest, since Ah San awakened his supernatural ability, until now, he had tried countless times in the real world, trying to feel the special energy in the air according to Tan Yan’s words, but unfortunately, he gained nothing.
“More or less.” Liang Xian said with certainty.
Making the raft move is mainly to control the water flow and wind speed. There is no wind on the water now, so there is no need to consider the problem of tailwinds and headwinds. It is easier to move.
Liang Xian took a deep breath and stared at the water, recalling the feeling of using consciousness that day, imagining that he could push the raft.
Gradually, he seemed to really feel the constant movement of particles around him, as described by Tan Yan, the feeling is very mysterious, can’t bee seen, but can be felt. It’s like some energy that walks around you unconsciously, when you feel or perceive it, you can use it.
Liang Xian tried to push those particles, and they began to rotate according to Liang Xian’s intention, gradually gathered together, and finally became a force pushing the raft.
“Shit, you really can do it?” Ah San was shocked, “How did you do it?”
Liang Xian didn’t have the energy to answer him, he was not as comfortable as Tan Yan, he had to concentrate fully to control the raft.
The location of the floating corpse was a few hundred meters away from them, and the distance of just a few hundred meters almost exhausted all of Liang Xian’s mental energy, and by the time he arrived, his eyes were already blurry, and his pupils couldn’t focus.
Tan Yan supported him from behind, and rubbed his fingers on Liang Xian’s temples. Liang Xian felt much more comfortable.
Just now, he felt that his brain had become chaotic, his thoughts were all entangled together, a thought popped up in his mind for a while, but he couldn’t catch it all, and it was difficult to focus his consciousness. But when Tan Yan’s hand touched him, he felt that these thoughts separated and condensed again, and his head could think of questions again.
When all is said and done, what exactly does ‘consciousness’ rely on to exert its power?
Liang Xian doesn’t believe in the so-called absorption of spiritual power or magical elements, he believes that everything in this world can be explained scientifically, what cannot be explained is not spiritual and fantasy, but that humans’ knowledge level has not reached that level.
The energy particles floating around them must be observable and detectable energy, just like the wind energy, water energy, internal energy, electric energy, and light energy that they usually use, it’s just that humans haven’t fully grasped it yet.
After Liang Xian felt better, he pushed the raft to the side of the corpses.
Ah San took out a long gun from his backpack and poked at the corpse next to him.
The appearance looks like a human male, with black hair and yellow skin, and looks like an Asian, but the face is too swollen to be recognizable, many black spots can be seen on the exposed parts of the skin of the corpse, which makes it look like he is not drowned, but has some kind of disease.
“Look ahead.” Ah San’s expression is dignified. It would be terrible if the root of the end of the world was the disease. They just choked on the water.
The more they walk forward, the more frightened they feel. Almost all the corpses have this kind of black spot, including some pets like cats and dogs around, they all died horribly.
“The Black Death.” Liang Xian took out the equipment to extract the body fluids from the corpse and said solemnly.
The Black Death is one of the deadliest plagues in human history. It belongs to the Class A infectious disease—plague. The current medical level can prevent and treat this Class A infectious disease. At present, there are dry live vaccines for EV avirulent strains against plague, although it took the lives of tens of millions of people in the fourteenth century, it is no longer a terrible plague now, and it can never be the cause of the end of the world.
“Looking at their clothes, they are very similar to ours,” Ah San analyzed, “It shouldn’t be that even a disease from hundreds of years ago can’t be cured, right?”
After knowing it was the Black Death, he was less nervous. Modern people are injected with many vaccines at birth to prevent and control many infectious diseases. The Black Death virus is considered extinct now and basically does not pose a threat to humans.
“There are a lot of dead bodies here…” Qin Li looked back and forth, after they drove the raft here, there was a crowd of corpses here, and as far as the eye could see, the endless water surface was densely packed with corpses.
It’s a bit like…
Several people suddenly remembered one thing, their faces were not very good.
When they first crossed over to another world, Ah San led the group a few steps in the direction of the base and found a secret base, it means that the parallel world they traveled to is in the same geographical location as the one they were in before crossing, and this time the void appeared once again in the suburbs of B City, instead of the void in Ping County, they entered the ‘void’ from the suburbs of B City, which is obviously a plain area, but appeared directly in the water.
Ah San looked pale and pointed to the water: “It shouldn’t be…”
Only these corpses on the water’s surface will make the running water full of corpses smell? Why did the plains turn into rivers, lakes, and seas?
Before coming to this world, their team had analyzed the causes of the end times countless times. The ‘void’ research team has investigated the possible causes of the end times that have been documented by mankind, which can be roughly divided into four categories——
From outer space, from the Earth, from other creatures, from mankind themselves.
Whether it is a lava world or the disappearance of the atmosphere, it can be classified as from the Earth, and now this kind of landform change seems to be from the Earth.
From the corpse’s appearance, they have been able to roughly confirm that this is a parallel Earth, and through the changes in the landscape, what kind of the end of the world was experienced here may be able to be guessed.
“But how could such a plague come out of the great flood?” Ah San said in disbelief, “And if it’s just a flood, mankind shouldn’t enter the end of the world suddenly, right?”
At least the government can immediately send boats to rescue people, maybe life will be a little harder, but not so many people will die.
Liang Xian didn’t answer, he just stared at the water and said: “Must dive into the water and see.”
Everyone understands the reasoning, but no one dares to move for a while.
Not only the stench of dead bodies in the water, the plague that can kill, and also the fear of the unknown.
They’re a little scared to see what’s under the water.
Liang Xian took out his waterproof camera and said: “It is reasonable to say that the camera is brought by us, all the material is of our world and should be able to follow us back through the void. If we can take photos or videos of this world, it will also be of great help to the research team.”
This time they were well-prepared, the research team distributed a large backpack to everyone, not only food and weapons, but also a variety of equipment. After compressing and resetting, all instruments are made as small as possible to avoid taking up more space.
Liang Xian wanted to change into a waterproof suit, but Ah San stopped him: “You’re tired enough, my swimming is pretty good, I’ll go down.”
“But there might be viruses in the water…” Liang Xian frowned and said, “I’ve been able to use powers, maybe I can breathe underwater, let me do it.”
“Then let me put it another way,” Ah San said with a ruffian smile, “Can’t just let you exercise alone, give me a chance, I’m still your teaching assistant, if my ability is not as good as you, how can I teach you in the future?”
He’s right, the primary purpose of their entering the post-apocalyptic world is to exercise their abilities, the void team’s mission is not just one world, but countless worlds, if this world is really just a great flood, then it’s actually quite simple, after all, they don’t need to survive here, they just need to collect as much information as possible and then leave.
Liang Xian did not stop Ah San anymore, he just talked about how he felt when he used his powers.
Ah San and Qin Li, who hadn’t found the trick yet, listened carefully and recorded it, but this feeling was too mysterious, Liang Xian had already grasped the principle, but his explanation was not much more clear than Tan Yan’s.
“Consciousness? Control with mental power? Is it the kind of communication between heaven and earth?” Ah San asked.
“Or magic element affinity?” Qin Li didn’t understand either.
Liang Xian: “…”
“Put aside the pile of novels in your head,” Liang Xian frowned, “It’s ‘consciousness’ ‘observation’, these energies are uncertain, and only when you observe them can you be sure of their existence…”
Halfway through the sentence, Liang Xian suddenly thought that his own words seemed a bit familiar.
“Schrödinger’s cat1薛定諤的貓 xuēdìngè de māo: Schrödinger’s cat. In quantum mechanics, Schrödinger’s cat is a thought experiment, sometimes described as a paradox, of quantum superposition. In the thought experiment, a hypothetical cat may be considered simultaneously both alive and dead, while it is unobserved in a closed box, as a result of its fate being linked to a random subatomic event that may or may not occur. This thought experiment was devised by physicist Erwin Schrödinger in 1935 in a discussion with Albert Einstein to illustrate what Schrödinger saw as the problems of the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics.?” Ah San, who is relatively good at quantum mechanics, also noticed that Liang Xian’s statement was very similar to the famous quantum mechanics thought experiment.
This is a thought experiment on the superposition of the life and death of a cat. Suppose that there is a cat and a small amount of radioactive material in a box, there is a 50% probability that the radioactive material will decay and release poisonous gas to kill the cat, but there is also a 50% probability that nothing will happen and the cat will still be alive.
In classical physics, one of two outcomes must occur inside the box, and the external observer can only know this outcome by opening the box. However, in the quantum world, when the box is closed, the cat is in a neither alive nor dead state. It can only be determined by opening the box and observing the matter in particle form.
At this time, it is possible to produce a parallel universe, the cat probability of death is two worlds. Parallel worlds emerge from different observations and results.
Classical physics may not be able to understand how this cat can be in a state of superposition of life and death. Our usual point of view is either life or death, but the world of microscopic particles is different from that of macroscopic particles. When electrons are not being observed, they have no definite state. This is a paradox of quantum mechanics.
“Have you ever thought that Newton’s third law2牛頓第三定律 Niúdùn dì sān dìnglǜ: Newton’s third law. Whenever one object exerts a force on another object, the second object exerts an equal and opposite on the first. states that action and reaction forces are equal, and the influence of the external world can change our consciousness, and we all think that there is no problem with this view, but why can’t consciousness have an impact on the objective world?” Liang Xian finally understood the source of his ability and explained with excitement.
Ah San Qin Li and Tan Yan’s face was numb, and Qin Li even said: “It’s too idealistic…”
“No, not idealistic.” Liang Xian almost took out the book and gave the three people a lesson directly, “Penrose3彭羅斯 Péng luósī: Penrose. has worked with Hawking4霍金 Huòjīn: Hawking. to discover the various characteristics of black holes before, he has a book, I do not know if you have read it, called 《The Emperor’s New Mind5皇帝新腦 Huángdì xīn nǎo: The Emperor’s New Mind.》, it’s the study of consciousness.”
“Haven’t read it.” The three shook their heads in unison.
It is already very difficult for them to study textbooks. Tan Yan can’t pass the college entrance examination now, so how can he have time to read extracurricular books?!
“According to Penrose’s theory, there are a large number of entangled electrons in our brains, and the collapse of these entangled electrons forms our consciousness. That is to say, consciousness itself is not an invisible thing, it has quality and quantity, but it is too small for us to notice.” Liang Xian said excitedly.
Three people: “…”
That is, Ah San kept up a little bit, he thought about it and said: “What you mean is that our consciousness is composed of microscopic particles in an extremely complicated and unimaginably entangled state, and there are countless such particles in the external environment, the reason why we can use supernatural powers is because our consciousness can manipulate these particles, that is, use quantum force, is that right?”
“That’s it.” Liang Xian waved his fist and explained, “For example, with Tan Yan’s strength, a punch may only knock off a few leaves from a towering giant tree. But he needs to directly break the tree, so while this punch down at the same time, the brain produces a strong ‘consciousness’, and the electrons that make up the ‘consciousness’ begin to tangle with the particles in the external environment or even the tree’s electrons, giving these particles a signal to break the tree, this force acts on the trunk, and the trunk is broken, but what we see with our naked eyes is it’s Tan Yan’s punch that knocks down a tree that is two or three meters tall. We thought it was Tan Yan’s physical strength, but in fact, it’s not.”
“So Tan Yan was able to lift hundreds of tons of meteorites, not because he was strong, but because through communication, the meteorites and the particles around it were subdued by Tan Yan’s consciousness, and they were willing to be lifted by him?” Ah San had a ‘you’re fucking kidding me’ look on his face.
“It’s unbelievable, but it’s true.” Liang Xian looked relieved, he finally understood the source of the ability.
Similarly, Tan Yan’s ‘consciousness’ believes that the real world cannot use supernatural powers, and his consciousness acts on all those who hear him say this, these people’s brains are less developed than Tan Yan’s. Tan Yan’s ‘consciousness’ formed this ‘concept’, unless the person with superpowers is stronger than Tan Yan, this ‘concept’ will not be broken.
Ah San’s expression was blank, he understood Liang Xian’s theory but found it even more inconceivable.
After decades of learning materialism, it suddenly became idealism, and the power of this idealism is also particularly strong, making it difficult for anyone to accept it.
“The focus is on ‘observation’ and ‘communication’,” Liang Xian continues to explain the abstract theory, “I think we can breathe freely in water, such as using particles to form a set of the extracorporeal respiratory system, similar to gills or something…”
Ah San: “…”
He looked at Tan Yan: “You just understand the theory and then can use the supernatural ability?”
“No,” Tan Yan shook his head blankly, “I just suddenly feel the energies around me, practice using them, and then I was able to use them.”
Ah San looked relieved: “Then I’d better communicate with the heaven and earth.”
Although he is also a high-achieving student, he really can’t understand such an abstract thing. Let Liang Xian figure out the theoretical ability by himself. Anyway, there is Tan Yan’s example first, so he can use it even if he doesn’t understand it.
Liang Xian: “…”
So lonely, I really miss Cui Heyu at this time.
Ah San put on a waterproof suit and put his hands in the water: “I’ll try to feel it first.”
Although he didn’t understand much, what Liang Xian said gave him some inspiration, his brain is pre-developed, very active, and he feels things differently than other people, after placing his hand in the water, Ah San felt the current and quickly discovered something different.
Those things were flowing around his fingers, and although San didn’t want to admit it, he could really feel that these particles were following his ‘consciousness’, or to use a more neutral term, they came following his call.
“Be careful, take it easy,” Liang Xian reminded, “The first time you use it may cause a headache, it should be a manifestation of excessive use of ‘consciousness’.”
Ah San strangely didn’t feel any headache, he felt that these things in the water seemed to be very obedient, more obedient than those in the air.
He slowly submerged himself in the water, without using the oxygen device, and dived little by little.
It would be great if I could breathe in the water without touching it, Ah San thought, there might be viruses in the water.
As he was thinking like this, he felt that those particles gradually condensed at the chin, connected to the mouth, more and more particles, and the thing became thicker and thicker and gradually took shape.
In the eyes of outsiders, a pair of transparent gills grew at Ah San’s chin!
Moreover, there is a transparent membrane covering his head and face. This membrane seems to be waterproof. It can not only allow him to open his eyes and see things in the water, but also protect his skin from touching the water.
Both Liang Xian and Qin Li’s jaws dropped in shock, seeing Ah San’s appearance is still very adaptable, he doesn’t seem to feel any headache at all.
“Turns out this is how it works,” Ah San proudly gave Liang Xian a thumbs up, “I’m going down.”
He took some waterproof weapons and dived into the water. As soon as he entered the water, he felt as if his legs were wrapped in something. When he looked back, he saw a transparent fishtail!
Hahahaha, I’ve really become a mermaid. Ah San thought with a normal face.
Liang Xian: “…”
He was so distressed and angry that he almost hammered the raft with his hand: “I just pushed a boat and was almost out of breath and almost fainted. How could he be so relaxed?”
Obviously, Ah San’s brain is not as developed as his!
Thinking of the terrible headache when he used the ability in the real world, suddenly felt that he was even more useless.
“I’m not as comfortable in the water as he is,” Tan Yan said, “I can’t swim before, it’s better after using the ability, but it’s always uncomfortable in the water.”
Most Northerners are dry ducks6旱鴨子 hàn yā zi: non-swimmer., Tan Yan didn’t have the conditions to learn to swim at that time, when he first entered a similarly full of water different world, he almost fainted half to death from seasickness.
After feeling annoyed, Liang Xian thought for a while and said: “I suddenly had a thought just now, everyone is born with a different physique, and we are all good at different areas. Is it because of this reason that even if the same consciousness is awakened, our psychic abilities develop in different directions? Ah San has entered his field of expertise, so he can easily produce gills and fishtails, but I am not the type to push a boat… rather, I am not good at controlling the wind, so it is extraordinarily difficult.”
“Makes sense,” This time, Tan Yan understands a little bit, “I’m not good at studying.”
Liang Xian: “…”
It seems that studying has become a pain in Tan Yan’s heart, he has to help him with tutoring when they return.
“Then what am I good at?” Qin Li looked desperate.
Last time, everyone in the other world was useless, and they were struggling under the protection of Tan Yan. This time, Liang Xian and Ah San showed different strengths, but he still couldn’t feel anything, a little sad.
“How about… next time you try pushing the boat? Maybe you have a relationship with wind energy?” Liang Xian comforted.
“Then wait for assistant teacher Chai to come up.” Qin Li said without hope.
Tan Yan was very happy, even though they were surrounded by floating corpses and suffering from the stench of corpses, but it was not the same as before.
Young people are not afraid of difficulties and obstacles, and they can still spread their wings in such a desperate scene. Seeing their progress, he feels very comforted and warm and that he’s no longer alone.
For a long time, although Tan Yan was tired, he was always tough and able to persevere, but at this moment, besides Liang Xian and the others, he really realized that he was already an old man…
The three sat on the raft back to back, looking around vigilantly, but Tan Yan was very relaxed when he leaned against Liang Xian.
With so much energy on the young man’s shoulders, it seems like he could really share the burden a little with these people.
About an hour later, Ah San emerged from the water, as he climbed onto the raft, the transparent film dissipated automatically, and Ah San didn’t get a drop of water on his body.
Everyone wanted to congratulate him, but Ah San’s expression was not good. He took out the digital camera, turned on the small display screen, and showed the pictures to the three of them.
Ah San pointed to the water below: “Underneath, there is a city.”
Flipping through the photos, the expressions of the three people become grave.
As the capital of China, B City has many iconic buildings that are instantly recognizable. These buildings are very clear in the photo, but now they are all underwater.
The geographical location they crossed has not changed, but at this time, B City has become a vast ocean, under their feet are countless historical buildings in B City and… tens of millions of people!
The author has something to say:
Descartes: What did I say before?
Quantum Mechanics: Alright, I’ll take the blame, I’m invincible!
Another chapter full of technical terms…🥲 *I’m fine*. Poor Liang Xian, the only brainiac in the midst of muscle-brains 😂
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