Did the world end today?

Chapter 163 is pure madness

"Ding-a-ling-ling-——"

The suffocating alarm clock rang, and Lin Xu sat up from the bed in the lounge.

Only an hour had passed, but he felt as if he had been in another world for a long time.

I was dreaming again.

Moreover, he was quite certain that this dream, like his previous dreams from the perspective of killer bees and from Jiang Xingye's perspective, was a "meaningful" dream.

The information it carries must be valuable.

And this time, the biggest revelation of this dream for me was...
Split personality?

Does Ayana have dissociative identity disorder?
Judging from the dream, Ayana does indeed have obvious symptoms of dissociative identity disorder.

Furthermore, these symptoms appeared when she was very young.

Judging from her figure and face in the dream.
Was she 10 years old at that time?

No, let alone 10 years old, he's probably only seven or eight.

By the time she was seven or eight years old, she already had at least seven different personalities.

what does this mean?
The symptoms of dissociative identity disorder will worsen as the person grows up. If left unchecked, the symptoms will become increasingly severe, and the existing personality will further fragment.

The highest recorded number of personalities in a schizophrenic patient can even reach more than 30.

Now, inside Ayana's body.
How many different personalities are there?
10? 20? 30?
Or more?

An idea suddenly popped into Lin Xu's mind.

Is it possible that her status as the so-called "Goddess of Memory" is related to her schizophrenia symptoms?

That's right.

After unlocking the first layer of locks, Lin Xu clearly felt that her entire demeanor had changed.

If we consider the situation in the dream, what was likely blocked for her was not her "memory," but rather her "personality."

Zhou Yue personally, or through some means, helped her to lock down her own personality and use these personalities as "safes" to store the information he needed.

At the same time, he also regarded Ayana as the driving force behind the Mnemosyne technology, and that he needed to rely on her to achieve breakthroughs in this technology.

This is his trump card.

The only question is, if Ayana was really that important, why didn't the CIA put her under their control from the beginning?
These two groups of people had met on that ship in international waters. If you were to say that there wasn't a single CIA member there, Lin Xu would never believe it.

At that time, Zhou Yue must have had stronger leverage, which enabled him to successfully reach a deal with the CIA.

This bargaining chip is most likely related to the real, complete version of the Lanshi Project.

Reasonable!

This speculation is very much in line with Zhou Yue's personality.

He wants to utilize every available resource, but at the same time, he absolutely distrusts anyone he uses.

Therefore, his progress is always limited, and he will inevitably have to go through many trials and errors in order to achieve that ultimate goal.

What he has in abundance is the opportunity to try and fail.

The logic is sound.

Lin Xu let out a relaxed breath.

The biggest problem now is how to use Ayana to promote the development of Mnemosyne technology.

This question clearly cannot be answered in the real world—at least not now.

To enter the world of the bracelet, we need to find David Julius there first!

Lin Xu raised his hand and glanced at the bracelet; the number 1 on it had stabilized.

You can enter now.

Now, or after get off work?

Let's do it now!
Lin Xu quickly finished the tasks at hand, then swiftly lay back on the bed and gently touched the bracelet.

Consciousness was drained, and then, the body plummeted rapidly.
Good morning, Comrade Lin Xu.

"not good."

Lin Xu gave a casual reply, then headed straight for the landing module.

As he ran forward, he activated the butterfly contingency plan according to the established procedure, while simultaneously instructing Bai Mo to quickly meet him at the landing module.

Two minutes later, when Lin Xu arrived at the landing module, Bai Mo also arrived just in time.

Beside her stood the security team that had already assembled.

Lin Xu took the smart glasses from Bai Mo and immediately gave the order:

"We need to reach Mars via orbital drop."

"Time is limited, so let's get moving first. I'll explain everything to you once we're inside!"

".clear!"

Bai Mo looked at Lin Xu with a hint of suspicion in her eyes—in fact, every time the Butterfly Plan was first activated, her eyes held a similar suspicion.

Fortunately, no matter the time, she never caused Lin Xu any obstacles because of her "personal emotions".

The two quickly boarded the landing craft, with Qi Yuan and his commando team following closely behind.

Without Bai Mo's intervention, Lin Xu skillfully started the landing craft and began guiding Zhuque-1 to lower its orbit in preparation for detachment.

Seeing his actions, the doubt in Bai Mo's eyes faded a little.

Without a doubt, Lin Xu's skillful movements could not have been learned secretly when he was a control engineer.

He must have come here many times, and he must have operated it many times.

And that is the characteristic of a butterfly!

With that in mind, Bai Mo no longer hesitated.

She spoke up decisively:
"Give me control—where are you going?"

"Ares Ground Station!"

Lin Xu replied:
"I need to land at Ares ground station, storm in, and find a target!"

"David Julius, he was the operator of the Mnemosyne technology and a key figure in Project Lanshi."

"He's most likely at Ares ground station right now, I have to find him!"

Lin Xu briefly explained the current situation to Bai Mo, and after listening to his explanation, Bai Mo immediately noticed the problem.

"impossible!"

She shook her head heavily and said:
"Ares Ground Station cannot be breached so easily!"

"It is an underground base built inside a lava tube cave, with only one entrance, heavily guarded and with robust isolation measures."

"There's no way we can break in with just a few of us. We might not even be able to blow up their door!"

Lava tube caves?!

Upon hearing Bai Mo's words, Lin Xu froze on the spot.

In his stereotype, he always thought that a so-called Mars ground station should be a "shed structure" like in The Martian.

Therefore, he felt absolutely no psychological pressure regarding the "attack on ground stations".

They're just a few dilapidated sheds. What's so difficult about breaking in?

But he never expected that the reality was far more complicated than depicted in the movie!
Base built inside lava tube caves
Damn it, I should have thought of that sooner.

Because this is indeed the most reasonable solution!

The lava tube cave has a stable temperature, natural radiation protection, potential underground brine available for use, and a clear defensive advantage in the sensitive "Martian struggle".

It would be strange if no one chose a location like this, right?

How to do?
Lin Xu looked at Bai Mo, whose eyes revealed a hint of helplessness.

"So, is this the first time you've decided to attack Ares ground station?"

"What I mean is, was there never a similar attempt before you came into our world?"

".No."

Lin Xu shook his head.

"This is the first time."

"Then let's try it first."

Bai Mo answered decisively:
"We can try it out first and gather as much useful information as possible."

"That way, the next time you enter, you'll have a relatively complete plan."

"Make sure you remember all the information!"

"This is an opportunity that the whole world has fought for for you, don't waste it!"

"rest assured!"

Lin Xu gave a brief answer.

At this point, Zhuque-1 had descended to its designated orbit, and the landing craft began to disengage during its descent.

A powerful acceleration came from behind, and the landing craft descended rapidly, nose down, propelled by the shock engine.

Lin Xu did his best to stay conscious, and as he descended, he continued to cram information about gravitational wave monitoring technology into his mind.

"The core of the development of gravity monitoring technology lies in low-noise materials, which require materials with lower coefficients of thermal expansion to reduce noise."

"AI noise cancellation technology is needed to actively cancel noise, but this increases the demand for active learning algorithms in artificial intelligence."

"The need to increase the number and scale of distributed satellite networks means we need a larger-scale, lower-cost space industry."

As he looked at them, he suddenly realized that the several "technical categories" he had brought back were all essentially related.

Nuclear fusion solves the problems of productivity and production costs, aerospace technology solves the problem of delivery, and gravitational wave monitoring technology is the ultimate achievement.

Is this a coincidence?
No, of course not. This is the technological path chosen by humanity in that world.

They first set the ultimate goal of "large-scale high-precision gravitational wave detection technology", and then worked backward to deduce the technological accumulation required to achieve this goal.

Therefore, what I brought back was naturally a different component of the same technological path.

Even the final "Active Channel Project" is an extension of gravity detection technology.

After all, only by discovering the exact location of the high-dimensional channel can we use a high-energy particle collider to try to create quantum spacetime foam and achieve the goal of "expanding" the channel.

But now, this road has come to an end.

The world has not developed to the point where it can escape the apocalypse on its own.

So how many more "world changes" would it take to escape the apocalypse?
In an instant, Lin Xu suddenly grasped the true meaning of the so-called "node".

A node is not a node.

It's a staircase.

Only by continuously climbing the ladder can we achieve the final and complete victory!

His eyes suddenly lit up, his heart pounded, and it was as if even the blackout caused by the powerful overload had been neutralized.

At this point, the landing craft had already entered the Martian atmosphere.

Bai Mo's voice came through the noise-canceling headphones.

"Start slowing down in one minute!"

"understand!"

Lin Xu gritted his teeth and replied:
"Qi Yuan! Prepare for a surprise attack!"

"There's a sandstorm on the ground, so they might not be able to detect our landing."

"The movements must be quick, and..."

"Hold on tight!"

Bai Mo's voice suddenly rang out, interrupting Lin Xu.

"I'm going to land right at their doorstep!"

"???"

Lin Xu was dumbfounded.

"No, are you afraid they won't find us?"

"Whether it's discovered or not is meaningless."

Bai Mo replied in a deep voice:
"It is absolutely impossible for us to pass their security verification. Ground stations are different from space stations; they are under completely closed management."

"We have no choice but to force our way in."

"Conventional explosives cannot break through their isolation doors."

"I'm going to use the overload recoil of the shock engine to blow the door open."

"Qi Yuan, do you agree?"

silence.

There was complete silence on the radio.

At this moment, the landing ship had entered the landing process and began to drift toward a man-made structure that was vaguely visible on the ground.

And then Qi Yuan's voice finally came.

"You're a fucking lunatic."

"I agree, let's go!"

"Evacuate as soon as possible after landing!"

"understand!"

crazy.

Lin Xu stared at Bai Mo in horror.

It seems that every time she enters, she brings herself a new surprise.

Or rather, it was fright.

The last time was when it was forcibly launched onto Mars during a dust storm.

This time, it's evolved to using a shockwave engine to blow up the door?!

"no!"

Lin Xu shouted:
"You wait!"

"A shock engine! And a nuclear thermal engine!"

"If this thing explodes, will the people inside the lava tube cave really survive?"

"Theoretically it's possible."

Bai Mo spoke calmly.

"Why don't you give it a try?"

"What if they open the door themselves before we even blow it up?"

OK OK.

So you're resorting to threats now, huh?

There was no time to say more; by then, the landing craft had already landed completely.

Amidst the swirling sandstorm, the landing craft's hatch opened.

Bai Mo quickly adjusted the landing craft's orientation, activated the overload program, and then jumped off the landing craft with Lin Xu, who was already wearing a spacesuit.

"One minute! Explosion in one minute!"

"Isn't it too short?"

Lin Xu followed Bai Mo and dodged in the opposite direction, using the second landing ship where Qi Yuan was as cover, and everyone quickly took their positions.

At this moment, Bai Mo began calling the personnel inside the Ares ground station.

"MAYDAYMAYDAYMAYDAY!"

"System out of control!"

"Landing ship malfunctions and makes emergency landing! All personnel on the ground station are to evacuate immediately!"

"Only 30 seconds left!"

"If evacuation is not possible, please prepare for potential impact!"

At this time, the group was not far from the Ares space station, and the dust storm did not completely block out radio signals.

Just seconds later, Lin Xu heard angry shouts from personnel inside the Ares ground station through his earpiece.

"Have you all gone mad with your courtesy names?!"

"Why did we have to make an emergency landing here?!"

"FK!! We don't have time to evacuate!!"

"Prepare for impact!! Put on your spacesuits!!"