Chapter 192

"Yes." Herta nodded and said, "For this, I set up all kinds of gadgets in the Simulated Universe, such as the Dice of Meeting; to some extent, it can be used to ask Aeons questions. However, after you asked the mechanical head, I upgraded the Simulated Universe again to explore your question."

"I see; I can understand meeting Aeons, but what method are you preparing to use to verify the Brain in a Vat problem?" Lin Qi asked.

It's not that Lin Qi can't test it.

The problem is.

He must know whether the test result is meaningful.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be a waste of effort.

Therefore.

Figuring out Herta's train of thought is very critical.

Herta naturally understood the reason for Lin Qi's question; she explained, "The entire Simulated Universe is now a super-large virtual world; I added many artificial intelligences inside, almost no different from real people, no... I should say they are smarter than the vast majority of people."

Herta paused, obviously in her view, many people are not as good as NPCs.

She continued to answer.

"At the same time, I added seven Paths to the Simulated Universe through the Aeon prototypes cultivated by Ruan Mei; if nothing unexpected happens, there will be more in the future. And if one wants to explore the answer to the Brain in a Vat, the simplest test method is to see if this artificial intelligence... can step onto a Path! That is, being gazed at by an Aeon."

"And while being gazed at by an Aeon, you, as the builder of the system, can take the opportunity to explore the secrets of the Aeons, or even ask Them questions?" Lin Qi supplemented.

Herta nodded again.

"Exactly! Simply put, it's like this, but don't look at it as easy to say; in fact, every link has quite a few technical difficulties; even for me, it took several years to solve them."

For her words, Lin Qi expressed approval.

Not to mention anything else, just simulating the Path of an Aeon is not an easy task.

Not to mention bestowing Path power upon artificial intelligence?

This is essentially already the authority of an Aeon.

Although this is in the Simulated Universe.

But it is still very exaggerated.

As for how to detect the answer to "Brain in a Vat," it is actually very simple.

If the artificial intelligence in the Simulated Universe is finally proven to be able to obtain Path power, then it means that there may be a higher dimension above the Honkai: Star Rail world.

Or rather...

Are Aeons the observers of this higher dimension?

Specific conclusions.

Are not yet known.

Further testing is needed to make inferences.

However, Lin Qi could roughly guess the direction Herta wanted him to test.

"So, you want me to play an Aeon in the Simulated Universe?"

"Smart!"

Herta spoke again, "Aeons have their own styles of conduct; even in the Simulated Universe, Their behavior is difficult to interfere with, and sometimes, if there isn't one of our own, I'm afraid it's difficult to get the answers we want. Therefore, I wanted you to play an Aeon and take action when necessary to provide the necessary data for the simulation."

Lin Qi pondered for a moment and asked.

"Then am I playing an Aeon of an existing Path, or an Aeon that has already fallen? Or... an Aeon that has never appeared?"

Herta was stunned for a moment.

Obviously.

She didn't expect Lin Qi to have a third option.

Originally, according to her plan, Lin Qi was already playing a "fallen" Aeon.

"An Aeon that has never appeared? For example?" Herta asked.

"I will construct a brand-new Path concept and, based on this concept, play the Aeon of this Path, such as Creation? Or Existence?" Lin Qi replied.

Hearing Lin Qi's answer, Herta fell into deep thought.

Until after a while, she gave an answer.

"This idea of yours is okay, but it's a bit hard to implement technically; after all, existing Paths are all real." Herta shook her head.

Regarding this.

Lin Qi was not disappointed.

Or rather.

He thought of a solution before asking.

"If you let me realize a non-existent Path in reality, that is indeed not very possible, but in the Simulated Universe, virtual world, or dream space, it might not be impossible."

Lin Qi sent an invitation to Herta.

This invitation was none other than Jarilo's dream space.

Compared to the beginning, the current dream space is I don't know how many times larger.

Not only is it more perfect, but there are also quite a few people living in it.

But from beginning to end, Lin Qi's control over it hasn't changed at all.

He can still exert abilities like a "Creator God" inside.

Therefore.

When Herta frowned and observed this strange world, Lin Qi once again proposed the hypothesis in his heart.

"Herta, add some new things to the Simulated Universe? Look at my place; if the mechanism of the Simulated Universe can be integrated, wouldn't it be more promising? And I can also exert the authority of creation here!"

At this moment.

Even Herta couldn't stay calm.

She never expected that Lin Qi would do such a big thing without a sound.

Except that the basic units that make up this world are not matter, but memory substance, there is no difference from reality.

If the Simulated Universe were placed here, the Simulated Universe could simulate more realistically!

Even if the people inside were real living people, they wouldn't notice the problem.

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And just when Herta was surprised, Lin Qi proposed another fact that made her even more unable to stay calm.

"Forgot to say, I can control the time here to a certain extent; although currently I can only slow down or accelerate the time flow rate, and can't do pause and rewind, you also know what this means." Lin Qi supplemented.

Control the time flow rate?

Herta's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but look back at Lin Qi.

She knew too well what this meant.

It is no exaggeration to say.

This is something that can only be done by transcending the current dimension.

Just like an observer of a higher dimension watching a video, who can play the video at a multiple speed.

Of course.

A true higher-dimensional observer should be able to drag the "progress bar."

That is, rewind, or even go to the future.

But even so.

Lin Qi being able to "play the video at a multiple speed" also means that he is an existence of a higher dimension relative to the dream space.

Even more exaggeratedly, relative to the real world, he has also crossed half a body across dimensions.

After all, memory substance is also a part of reality.

"You really did a big thing without a sound! It's truly surprising!"

Herta couldn't help but sigh.

"So, what is your answer? How are you going to handle the Simulated Universe?"

"Update it, obviously!" Herta said unhappily, "Why didn't you tell me when you were doing these things? It made me have to do it all over again! Is it fun to play with me? But seeing that you gave me a big surprise, I'll forgive you this time. As for the Aeon you mentioned, do as you like. As long as you can really become the Aeon of Creation here."

"Thank you for Ms. Herta's understanding!"

Lin Qi said with a smile.

In fact.

He had long known that Herta wouldn't be too angry.

After so many years, he was very clear about Herta's temper.

Don't look at how Herta sometimes speaks badly; her temper is actually okay.

Of course.