Rebirth 07: Start adding points from elementary school students

Under normal circumstances, publishing academic results should be the responsibility of researchers.

But now that Li Yan wants to publish his results, it has become a national event.

And it quickly turned into a big discussion.

“Should these results be published to the world?”

Because everyone believed that this kind of discussion would affect Li Yan's achievements, and they were also worried that it would be influenced by Li Yan's will, so they could only discuss it quietly behind closed doors.

"Scientific research knows no borders. Such a significant achievement should be published. This is not only an improvement to Li Yan's personal honor, but also a testament to our scientific research strength!"

"Does Li Yan need any more honors to prove herself now? I think we should create an award of our own and name it after Li Yan."

"Why not make public what should be made public? We can evaluate the puzzles he solved and release those that can be made public, and keep those that cannot be made public."

"We should have kept it in our hands! The world situation is different now. Look at how the lighthouse blocked us. Or, how did we get out of the blockade of the lighthouse?"

“We must learn lessons from history.”

“But don’t we advocate a community with a shared future for the world?”

“Some things need to be done selectively. Although we have the dominant position, we must not forget where this dominant position comes from.”

"Li Yan."

After some discussion, the topic returned to the starting point and everyone felt a little helpless.

They were worried that after Li Yan's results were published, the world would start a technological explosion, and the dominant position they had just gained would disappear due to the emergence of new technologies.

But on second thought, these achievements originally came from Li Yan. Who else could develop them faster and more deeply than Li Yan?

But what was Li Yan thinking? Why would he stay here forever?
If you think about it in a smaller way, if Huaxia can offer the same conditions to Li Yan, then why can't other things offer the same conditions?

The point is, what exactly is Li Yan pursuing?
Material enjoyment is definitely not one of them. Logically speaking, what he has now is already the pinnacle of human nature, and thinking of him in terms of material enjoyment is indeed too petty.

That would be terrifying.

Not knowing what Li Yan wants means they have no bargaining chips at all.

What if Li Yan just wants to expand his influence to the whole world?
To put it in a broader sense, everything that Li Yan has achieved so far cannot be explained by being a "genius that only appears once in XX years" in one day.

Most people are willing to believe that his existence is related to metaphysics.

Although no one dared to say it, they all felt in their hearts that Li Yan might be a god who had descended to earth or a reincarnation.

Even at the lighthouse, after Li Yan completed the "Sky Dome", the saying "The God of Technology has appeared" became popular.

This is not an adjective, but they sincerely believe that when technology develops to a certain level, it will nurture a god of technology, a "modern god" - especially among young people, it is very popular.

Li Yan satisfied the imagination of this group of young people about the "new god", so his prestige abroad is actually very high.

If Li Yan is really related to metaphysics, then who would dare to restrict his decision?
Who can "ask" him to stay in just one place?
The more people are afraid to discuss this matter, the more it shows that everyone agrees with the idea that "Li Yan might really be a god."

So they were caught in a vortex of desire for control and awe.

Ignoring the fact that Li Yan is actually a human being.

While they were wildly speculating, Li Yan was actually also troubled by this problem.

After teaching for almost half a month, the confidentiality measures have become more and more exaggerated. If you don't know, you might think this is a meeting to decide whether to launch a nuclear bomb.

The amazing thing is that Li Yan has told at least tens of thousands of people about this amazing achievement, and not a single word of it has leaked out.

There is not a single discussion on the Internet - not even a joking discussion.

Even during a recent speech, Li Yan still saw strong confusion in the eyes of the rows of search staff.

Should we search Li Yan?

Li Yan smiled and said, "Are you thinking about searching me? For the sake of confidentiality?"

As soon as the words came out, the tangle disappeared.

A group of people lowered their heads and said "No, no", and then Li Yan walked into the meeting room amid the apologies of the on-site supervisor.

It’s really strange, keep it a secret... Li Yan is the biggest secret, all the secrets are in his mind.

This shows everyone's confusion, uncertainty and lack of adaptability.

Li Yan could feel it all.

After all, no one has any idea of ​​the impact that Li Yan's knowledge will have on the world.

Will it lead to a technological explosion? How should humans deal with the possible "technological gap"? Should we pursue technological monopoly or a community of shared destiny? Will alien technology be developed? Who will take the lead and who will spend the money?

And the most important thing is how should everyone... face Li Yan.

What is this guy's identity? What does he mean to the Chinese people, and what does he mean to the people of the world?

What also makes people unsure are Li Yan’s own thoughts.

How is he going to face this world?
Wei Yunzhi had no idea about these questions, let alone others.

Li Yan’s response is actually very simple:
“The world is not ready for this knowledge.”

Anyway, after listening to this, some academicians directly applauded. They have been pretending to be cool all their lives, actively or passively, and I really didn’t expect that they could still pretend like this.

Therefore, Li Yan decided to release only some of the knowledge that "the world is ready to welcome".

For example, the Riemann hypothesis.

As for those things that the world is not prepared for...even if China knew about it, it wouldn't know what to do.

This decision allowed many people to have the most comfortable sleep in their lives.

In Li Yan's opinion, he had chosen the approach with the least impact, but the whole world was still shocked.

When Li Yan threw out a "collection of proofs" headed by the proof of the Riemann hypothesis, no one in the society was not shocked.

Whether it was Europa or Lighthouse, the bigwigs in the society almost fainted when they heard that Li Yan proved nearly a hundred mathematical conjectures in one breath.

The more pure-minded ones were so excited that they almost fainted, feeling that they had encountered their own Chao Wen Dao; the more narrow-minded ones wanted to take quick-acting heart pills; the majority of people were mixed with sadness and joy, as they were still counting on this conjecture in their lifetime, so how could it be solved?

But, I really want to see how it is solved!
The most classic response was from a famous lighthouse mathematician:
"Say it again, Li Yan proved 98 conjectures?"

"Yes."

"Oh God...give me the list!"

When he saw the first few lines, his vision went dark. The Riemann hypothesis and the ABC conjecture were clearly listed.

As he went through the list, he was surprised to find that Li Yan had solved almost all the difficult and important mathematical conjectures.

The remaining six of the seven major problems of the millennium have all been solved.

The mathematician's assistant asked curiously, "Doesn't that mean Li Yan will get the full $6 million prize?"

But he didn't even get a glance from the mathematicians.

Because he was completely shocked.

"This is simply impossible...Does he think this is just an elementary school math proof? Can he compile a collection of his papers? Where is his paper now?"

"It was made public... He sent it to all the famous mathematical societies and universities around the world."

"I actually missed this thing because of a boring exchange meeting! Damn it, this is impossible! But he is Li Yan, he is a miracle, I have to go and see it, I have to see it right away!"

As soon as he opened it, he smiled.

Because above are a pair of self-created symbols that he can't understand at all.

"Obviously, he is on the same path as Mochizuki, creating a bunch of things that even mathematicians can't understand, and immersing himself in his own theoretical world. He created his own set of mathematical theories and used them to prove theorems that currently have no solution. I don't think this is anything amazing..."

After saying that, he saw a sentence that made people's backs chill:
"The above is a simple proof using the new mathematical theory. The solution that is suitable for the current level of human mathematics is attached."

This is followed by hundreds of pages of proof.

After reading only one-third of the paper, the mathematician went to the society with a serious expression, ready to convene top mathematicians from various fields to review Li Yan's paper together.

However, as soon as he walked to the garage, he received a call from other mathematicians.

Others basically took the same route as him.

Eventually, top mathematicians from around the world went from gathering in groups of two or three to organizing large-scale gatherings, and then to gathering together across oceans.

Became a fan of Li Yan.

It took them nearly a month to read all of Li Yan's papers.

These papers inspired them to write more papers, and everyone was in a slightly crazy carnival.

The carnival is easy to understand, but the madness is due to the terrible pressure brought by Li Yan.

Completing so many proofs in one go that even the combined efforts of geniuses from all over the world could not accomplish, gives people the feeling that Li Yan’s eyes have turned into a huge projection, overlooking the whole world.

Pretty Cthulhu.

Of course, the most terrifying thing is that for each proof of Li Yan’s, there is an incomprehensible short proof and a long proof that “adapts to the current level of human beings”.

The long proof is correct, what does it mean?
Li Yan already has a new, correct and efficient mathematical system.

So, does he possess some knowledge that humans cannot understand?
Everyone has thought about this question and everyone is curious.

This group of mathematicians traveled across the ocean just to meet Li Yan, even if it was just to listen to him talk about those strange symbols and incomprehensible words and numbers.

After all, from the long answer of "adapting to humans", they have seen too many amazing and mind-boggling changes in thinking, and this is obviously just the tip of the iceberg.

Maybe with a few words of advice from Li Yan, I could also see a new world?

But all requests for a meeting were rejected by Li Yan.

"Why not meet them? They are considered to be the smartest people on the planet." The leader was curious.

"The attitude is wrong." Li Yan smiled and said, "I sent out the paper to give them a chance to learn, but they spent a whole month 'reviewing' it." The leaders all felt the pressure.

"I have used the easiest way of thinking to prove it. It won't take them long to understand it, given their level. I can only say that they still hope to find my mistakes."

"Then, do you possess knowledge that we cannot understand, as they imagine?"

Li Yan picked up the tea and took a sip. "Of course I did. I only covered 104 pages of my notes. It's not because I don't want to talk about it anymore. It's because people couldn't understand me."

The leader's pupils trembled.

"I have compiled a new set of formulas. Including the fluid mechanics formulas I have already told you about, almost every one of them is enough for human technology to advance for ten years."

Even though there were only two of them in the spacious conference room, the leader still managed to hear the echo.

"It's a pity that many things are still unattainable due to the current productivity. For example, I can calculate turbulence, which is a bridge for many exaggerated theories, but at the current level of technology, it is difficult to have any substantial inspiration. I can already unify algebra and geometry, as well as the grand unification of physical theories. But it is limited to my own logic. If I want to apply it to the real world, there is still a long way to go."

The leader obviously didn't understand this, but he understood Li Yan's concerns.

time.

Time belongs to Li Yan.

So after he published 98 earth-shaking proofs of conjectures, turning July 2022, 7 into a day worth remembering in history, he devoted himself to life science research.

In fact, everyone knew what he was going to do, but no one dared to comment.

eternal life.

The Chinese have been pursuing immortality since ancient times, but after all, it is completely against the laws of biology. Although it has been studied until today, no one has ever regarded it as a very serious and feasible research direction.

The so-called longevity gene is something that we know but we don’t know why.

However, the researcher is Li Yan.

Who now dares to doubt that he "may be able to do something"?
Instead, it generated strong expectations.

Li Yan has already developed a universal medicine. Even if he hasn't really made a drug for immortality, it's not too much to expect him to come up with something that can extend one's life by dozens or hundreds of years, right?
That is the absolute welfare of this generation! Who can not look forward to it?

Therefore, during this period of time, Li Yan's research can be said to be very successful. He can get whatever he wants. It doesn't matter how much money he spends, as all resources can be provided to him alone.

He Xiaogang was having a great time helping Li Yan with the chores.

However, Li Yan really suffered a "Waterloo".

During the eight months that have lasted for so long, mathematics has undergone tremendous development, applied physics is also developing at a high speed, and even the whole world has gradually returned to a state of mutually beneficial and win-win scientific research, which shows a positive sign that the dawn of humanity is just ahead.

Gene editing has created an extremely exaggerated hype, and universal medicines have almost conquered all human diseases, but even research on immortality has yielded no results at all.

Perhaps in the eyes of others the results are still very significant. The common points of longevity genes have been found, and the code has been deciphered. It is now possible to artificially increase the cell apoptosis cycle and force prolong life.

But in Li Yan's eyes, as long as he doesn't see the cycle of eternal life and as long as "death" is still the focus, it is not the result he wants.

So when everyone else was very excited, only Li Yan was frowning.

He thought that he could improve his "metabolic capacity" greatly through this set of research, but it turned out that it was difficult to break through after the progress reached 100%, which made Li Yan doubt himself again.

"I must have fallen into some kind of misconception..."

He chose to relax his brain temporarily and took a walk by the lake with Wei Yunzhi.

"The whole world is changing because of you, Yan."

In March, with grass growing and birds singing, and a cool breeze blowing, the scenery is very nice for a walk.

"The more times like this come, the more I feel... humbled."

"Ok?"

"I thought I had mastered the ultimate rules of the universe, but in fact, I still can't escape from my own circle of rules. As an individual, I am still far from being able to compare with the might of nature."

"Then you are competing with the Creator." Wei Yunzhi grabbed Li Yan's hand, "Don't be too stressed, Yan, if you think too much, it will be difficult for you to understand the true meaning of life."

"Yunzhi, if you could live forever, would you do it?"

"I've thought about this question for a long time." Wei Yunzhi's expression was very gentle. "If it were just me, I probably wouldn't want to do it."

Li Yan raised an eyebrow.

"But if it's with you, I'm willing."

“That’s very clear.”

"It's a very common answer, isn't it?" The little beauty smiled.

"No. It's just... wouldn't you be interested in things like 'seeing the end of the universe' or 'seeing the end of mankind'?"

“Of course I’m interested.” The girl shook her head. “But if it were just me, I don’t think I would have the mental strength to resist the corrosion brought by the long years just to see a certain result.”

Wei Yunzhi stopped and looked at Li Yan seriously, "And you, Li Yan, in my eyes, you are the only one who can take me to see the ultimate of the universe."

"Maybe the universe has no end?" Li Yan said with a smile, "This is all just a cycle."

"Isn't it also a kind of ultimate to accompany you in the cycle?"

Li Yan was stunned and for a moment couldn't think of any response.

The little beauty didn't say anything and resumed her walk. "Speaking of which, after so many years of doing biological research, I do have a completely different view of life."

"For example?"

"For example, the grass under our feet has 17% genetic overlap with us."

"Life comes from the same ancestor, so no matter what it is, there will be certain similarities at the genetic level. But most of the DNA is not expressed, or it is simply a patch that appears to fight viruses."

“Mostly garbage clips.”

"Yes," Li Yan looked at the sun in the distance, "Although there are, they are probably useless. Gene mutation, or biological evolution, is actually the result of these gene fragments that should not have any effect being suddenly damaged by some high-energy particles - there are many reasons. As long as a node in a gene is damaged, it may be scrapped or it may acquire a completely new function. If the function is not good, it will become 'sick' or 'deformed' and eventually self-destruct. If the function is good, it is evolution."

"A blind cat catches a dead mouse. Life is so amazing."

"Yes."

"Yan, do you think the secret of immortality is hidden in those useless genes? If they can be expressed in turn, or even have repair functions, can we achieve immortality?"

"This is one of our research directions, but the time cost of the experiment is too high. Time is precisely the biggest enemy of immortality research."

There really is a sense of fate in the dark.

"Hey, Yan, do you know about silkworm pupae?"

"You mean the state of the cells inside is a mass of undifferentiated cells?"

"Yes, it's amazing. A study has shown that after the larvae turn into something similar to tissue fluid, they can actually transport the cells that need to differentiate later to the corresponding positions to achieve metamorphosis." Wei Yunzhi said, "I wonder if they know the gene expression status in their own bodies? It would be great if humans could also know and perform gene editing directly on themselves."

Directly...do gene editing...on yourself?

Li Yan’s brain was racing.

Yeah, damn it, he is not an ordinary human being!
With all the bonuses of the system that exceed the upper limit, isn't he the best experimental subject and the best operator?
If you want to live forever and want your "metabolic capacity" to exceed 100%, maybe you shouldn't do various academic research first, but...

Study yourself!

Because this "metabolic ability" is not the metabolic ability of all mankind, it belongs to Li Yan himself.

What he wanted to know was not what the ultimate of human metabolism was, but what would happen if he pushed his skills to the limit.

This should not be an academic research, it is essentially a research on plug-ins and super powers.

Li Yan's current muscle strength has exceeded normal human cognition, and his skin is even indestructible to knife cuts - although it is not yet truly invulnerable to swords and guns, but this is not something that scientific research can explain.

The structure of human skin tissue is there, and as long as it is not covered by the stratum corneum, it cannot be cut by a knife.

If we study "how to prevent the skin from being cut by a knife" based on normal circumstances, I'm sure there will be no results.

Is this the error in his thinking?

Try to understand your own cells and your own genes?

Although it sounds very counterintuitive, since humans do not have the ability to control units at this level...

But I am Li Yan, what is impossible for me?

There is no negation in “seeking the path”.

Li Yan actually started overclocking right away while standing by the lake.

He just wanted to test the waters and bring all the attention, which had recently been focused entirely on the outside world, back to himself, and return to it in depth.

Just for a moment——

【Ding】

[Metabolic capacity +1, level 51 skill, total ]

In just a moment, Li Yan saw an incredibly wonderful world.

Metabolic ability opened a new door for him, allowing him to see the possibility of differentiated cells escaping apoptosis, the possibility of permanent stem cell production and point-to-point differentiation and replenishment, the possibility of genes forming expression dormancy cycles through self-disassembly, and the possibility of passive recombination and repair at the gene level...

Fuck.

The end point of metabolism is actually an eternal cycle.

Obviously, as long as Li Yan is willing, he will be able to improve these things through continuous attempts.

In other words, eternal life really became an option for him.

And as long as one achieves it, a marvelous new understanding will naturally form, which can be replicated from the level of genetic programming. Not to mention giving another person eternal life, there will definitely be no problem in renewing the contract with the human world after a period of time.

Li Yan stopped.

"Yunzhi, if you could live forever, would you do it?" (End of this chapter)