Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1098 The Path of Wisdom is the Most Anxious Path

Sherlock's plan to go to the Theocracy is to ask Ms. Hypatia about his ancestor Hermes.

If it is for the pursuit of truth, it is not a waste of time.

Besides, Sherlock was still calculating the trajectory of asteroids in his mind. Since Professor Moriarty passed away, Sherlock decided to inherit his legacy in astronomy. It just so happened that he had read some astronomy books when he changed jobs before... At that time, the textbooks included several books written by James.

As for the remaining computing power, Sherlock also used it to calculate the specific parameters of the reservoirs and railways in the Avalon area.

As long as the amount of data used in the calculation is large enough, it can more or less promote the depth of integration of some wisdom paths.

Because of his previous lack of dedication, Sherlock was stuck at a certain level for too long, and now he has fallen behind his friends for too long.

In order to barely catch up with the promotion speed of Aiwass and Isabel, Sherlock is now calculating the path of wisdom every moment. Although this level of calculation can only provide a low degree of path fit, in Aiwas's words, it is "a drizzle of experience."

But as the saying goes, little by little makes a lot -

Sherlock has always been like this.

His wisdom was not innate, but the fine wine brewed from his knowledge; and his knowledge was gradually accumulated book by book.

Since his talent is not that high, he should work harder - that's what he has been doing since he was a child. This way, he can find his original intention.

This kind of restless emotion may be considered as a demon in other ways, but it is nothing in the way of wisdom.

This is the philosophy of the great philosopher - to seek higher truth at all costs, and to give up everything for a deeper understanding. This kind of competitive and curious mind is one of the philosophies of the Tao.

Without madness, there is no life. This is why the superior transcendents on the path of wisdom are usually cold, crazy and selfish. Because in order to pursue higher truths, they no longer have enough computing power to maintain social interaction.

Although the computing power used for social networking is only a drop in the bucket compared to the total computing power.

However, if you do not devote yourself wholeheartedly and soulfully, do you still dare to say that you have "nothing but the truth"?
But Sherlock didn't go too crazy because Aiwass had already realized that he would do this and warned him in advance.

In the words of Aiwass, Wei Zhe is not the kind of god who "values ​​attitude more than reality."

The reason why the great wizards devote all their souls to calculations is actually to extinguish the fire of anxiety in their hearts. Because only when they have given their all, can they understand that "not catching up with others" is a real lack of ability, and can they comfort themselves that "there is nothing to regret."

"——The path of wisdom is the most anxious path. This is normal."

Haibasha saw through Sherlock's thoughts and just smiled: "If you want to pursue the truth, you will naturally be impatient. I also came here in the past.

"Every second of pause, there is a possibility that someone of the same kind has reached our level or even surpassed our calculations. The technology we develop and the theories we study may be thoroughly studied by others at any time and anywhere.

"If you fall behind by one step, you will fall behind by the next step, and then fall behind by the 'next step to exhaust the truth'..."

If the superior transcendents on the path of dedication are all lunatics who have their own path of dedication, the superior transcendents on the path of authoritarianism are all old-fashioned people who put rules above everything else, and the superior transcendents on the path of balance are all mediators who consider world balance and peace... then the superior transcendents on the path of wisdom are all a bunch of otakus.

This is determined by the basic logic of the path of wisdom - the definition of wisdom is "exploring unknown truths." In other words, if this invention has been invented by others and this definition has been discovered by others, then even if later generations obtain it, it is just "acquisition" rather than "development."

To put it more clearly, that is to say... for the same research, whether there is a predecessor who has left a mark here, the "experience" they get is different, and the difference is huge. Even if someone studies a mathematical theorem only one day later than another person, the difference in experience may require the former to work hard for ten years to make up.

For extraordinary people at the fourth energy level and below, they can gain enough experience even if they just "learn"... but from the end of the fourth energy level to the beginning of the fifth energy level, if you want to gain experience, you must calculate what others have not calculated and develop what others have not developed.

And here lies the most despicable part of the Path of Wisdom - the biggest difference between them and the Balancers is that they will remain "mysterious".

In other words, their inventions are unlikely to be made public.

Because learning is definitely faster than research, and one's own research may become a hint for others, thus helping others to overtake one's car. In order to ensure that they become the "marker" of the next truth, mages usually tend to keep their research progress secret.

Only when they have no intention of moving forward in this field will they publicly announce their "summit records" as winners - this is also a strategy. They intend to use this method to teach more people and attract more people to enter this field, so as to ensure their own advantages and first-mover position in the new field.

If you understand this, then you can understand the indifference, inactivity, selfishness, anxiety and madness of the great wizards: for ordinary people, it is just an invitation to a banquet or a carnival, but for them it may be a suspicion of "someone wants to harm me, he wants to waste my time"; any unnecessary meeting may waste their own time and energy, allowing others to get one step ahead of themselves and grab a new mark of truth.

“This kind of front-running is addictive.”

Haibasha said calmly: "Especially when the people you compete with are the smartest people in the world, and it is absolutely fair and correct to verify who gets the mark of truth first... it will be addictive." There is no such thing as "publishing before the proof is complete" or "stealing other people's research results", nor is there "you proved part of it, so I also have a part of it" or "your proof also refers to my research". Whoever proves it first gets it.

Moreover, other people with extraordinary wisdom who study this field, when they have gone through great pains to complete the proof, can clearly see that the fragment of truth has already been obtained by others - they have got there first.

That feeling of bringing frustration to other people is extremely satisfying.

Aiwass could actually understand them - they were just the kind of experts who were good at speed-clearing dungeons.

Even the point of "intentionally hiding a few key details to prevent others from overtaking and setting their own records" is the same. These mages are racing like crazy every day, so naturally they have no worldly desires.

But if Sherlock also becomes such a crazy person, that would be something Aiwass doesn't want to see.

Aiwass nodded: "So I gave Sherlock another idea -

“Truth is not fixed and unchanging, but increases. In special cases it may even decrease.”

For example, in an era without electricity, research on power systems would naturally not be considered truth; just as the truth of optimizing machinery is only possible after the invention of machinery.

The gradual transformation of the Flame Master into the Mechanical Master actually means that the field of "flame, steel, and casting" that He holds has gradually changed - it may have meant blacksmiths before, but now it may mean machinery and factories.

"what do you mean……"

Haibasha was a little surprised.

Her own research direction is the tantric books - many of the books she sells here are written by her. This is the thinking of the dream monks. The tantric books they write are most likely "fresh knowledge", which is naturally a kind of truth.

"I gave Sherlock the tasks of laying the railway and building the reservoir in Avalon and asked him to make the calculations."

Aiwass said lightly.

Sherlock's computing power is now comparable to that of a supercomputer, so processing this amount of data is a piece of cake.

"These things are accumulated little by little. Although they are not very powerful theorems, as long as the scale of the wonder is large enough, the significance of this calculation will be enhanced. It is equivalent to increasing the weight of the truth."

As long as Aiwass, Isabel and Yulia continue to feed him some customized data that only he can get, and let him be responsible for calculating the data of the latest buildings and projects that don't even exist yet... Although the experience gained each time is not much, it can at least prevent the situation where years of research are quietly overtaken by others, which would raise blood pressure.

——Why can’t this be considered the truth?

Pioneering and truth have always gone hand in hand!

"This idea...I think it's feasible."

Haibasha found it a little unbelievable at first, but after thinking about it carefully for a while, he slowly nodded: "Maybe it really works..."

“…Is it really possible?”

Sherlock was a little bit unbelievable.

This method of taking advantage of loopholes can actually be useful?
"But you——"

The elf girl smiled and said, "You yourself are not sure whether you can do it, but you have already listened to Aiwass's words?"

"…Because he has no possibility of harming me, and even less need to harm me."

Sherlock was silent for a while before answering seriously, "If I had to choose the person I trust the most in this world... then he would not be my father or my brother. He would be this evil fox who is full of evil and tells lies all the time."

Aiwass was a little surprised when he heard this, and he didn't even have time to correct Sherlock's detail of "I didn't actually tell any lies".

He just felt it was unbelievable - their contact shouldn't have been too much.

It turns out that in Sherlock's heart...

Is your credibility so great?
(End of this chapter)