Physics God

"This is the new standard. The old standard was the same as the new standard up to level 16. Level 16 corresponds to nebulae to galaxy clusters, level 17 corresponds to superclusters, level 18 has a maximum of level 42 earthquakes, and level 19 is the upper limit of the new standard's level 16," Ling Hao added.

Mu Kange scratched his head and asked, "Is this really achievable with technology? This is practically fantasy! Also, what caused this new standard to emerge?"

Ling Hao waved his hand helplessly and said, "Technology is the application of scientific principles, but what do you think science is?"

"Science..." Mu Kange fell silent. The human society he lived in at the beginning of the 21st century was just a primitive civilization in the interstellar world of this world. Moreover, he was not a scientist, but just an ordinary person.

Ling Hao explained, "Each civilization has a different social development and environment, so their technology will be different. Even with the same natural laws and scientific principles, different materials and resources will lead to different technology trees."

"The greatest thing about the universe is that science can understand it, but that's also the most incredible thing about it."

"Any technological power must have a source, a basis, and a foundation. Those so-called superpowers, magic, and immortal arts are essentially another kind of science. Science is a way of thinking, not knowledge."

"When a person explores the rules of the world, how to cultivate and reach a certain level, that is called science. And when he compiles the knowledge he has explored into a method, that is called technology. The so-called extraordinary system is just a mature discipline."

Upon hearing this, Mu Kange thought about it and realized that it was indeed true. No matter how difficult it was to obtain extraordinary power in the worldview of certain works, as long as they summarized the method, it could be considered a kind of technology. If they didn't know how to obtain it, but studied the extraordinary power itself, that was also a kind of science.

"If the universe itself is not suitable for certain technologies, then we should find a way. The survival of intelligent life is a struggle against nature. If we only know how to attribute problems to fate, then what is the point of living?" This last sentence was spoken by the Star God [Immortal], and it is one of the common ideas of those who seek the Tao and follow the path of destiny.

The actions of cultivators and seekers of the Dao in fantasy works seem vastly different from those of scientists in science fiction works, but from a scientific perspective, they are actually quite similar.

Most seekers explore the universe for power, while most scientists do so to satisfy their curiosity. However, as scientists delve deeper into the universe, they passively gain power.

Mu Kange stroked his chin thoughtfully. He had naturally been reincarnated as a scientist in the virtual world, so understanding that feeling wasn't difficult for him.

Curiosity is the spell of all intelligent life; the pursuit of the unknown is the most precious thing. One day, everything in the world will be tiresome, but truth will last forever.

All living beings in the universe are tempted by some base thoughts, and sooner or later they will embark on this path... sooner or later!

"As for the reason for the emergence of the new standard, it's quite funny. It's simply because the immortal beings are too greedy. Whether it's the old standard or the new standard, level 20 is a Star God." Ling Hao said with a wry smile.

Although the old standard numbered one as level nineteen and the other as level twenty, level nineteen was not followed by level twenty. Even if it exceeded level nineteen, it was just a lengthening of level nineteen. That's why the new standard came about.

Mu Kange then asked, "But wouldn't that be very troublesome? I think many people would use both the old and new versions, right? After all, the sixteen levels of the new standard have such a large range."

"That's true. People now call the new standard level sixteen, which is the old standard level sixteen to nineteen, 'Dominator,' the new standard level seventeen is called 'Crown,' the new standard level eighteen is called 'Immortal,' and the new standard level nineteen is called 'Seat.'" Ling Hao said, resting his chin on his hand and tilting his head.

"The new standard for immortal beings is level eighteen?" Mu Kange raised an eyebrow and asked in surprise.

Ling Hao nodded. Although it sounded strange that the new standard level 18 could only govern a region with a radius of 500 million light-years in the virtual realm of psionic physics, that was indeed the case: "To distinguish them, the fifth-level psionicists are called [Immortals], while the new standard levels 18 and 19 are collectively called [Immortal Beings]. Immortal Beings is a title of honor that can only be obtained by stepping into the [Transcendental] realm."

After finishing discussing topics he didn't want the Human Federation to hear, Ling Hao stood up. His nanosuit automatically materialized, and because he had adjusted his friction coefficient, the lava on his body didn't stick at all.

Seeing Ling Hao get up, Mu Kange also left the lava pool. In fact, they didn't need to take a bath at all, as the nanobots would clean their bodies in time to keep them in a comfortable state.

Meanwhile, on the Human Federation's side, the guy monitoring the two of them stared into thought as he looked at the chat logs reconstructed on the terminal: "How did they even start this conversation? It's completely nonsensical."

The words Ling Hao reproduced on the terminal were formulas such as 〖△ψ[8（π^2）m/h^2]（E - V）ψ= 0〗, 〖pq– qp =（h/2πi） I〗, 〖∃x((∅∈x)∧(∀u∈x(u∪{u}∈x)))〗, but Mu Kange's side was normal, which was really puzzling.

However, it's strange that they weren't talking about wave functions, matrix mechanics, or the axiom of infinity at all, as they seemed more inclined to believe they had misunderstood than to question the terminal.

"Could this be some kind of code?"

"It's hard to say. Using a formula as a code is too strange, isn't it? It's complicated."

While the two were discussing how to interpret Ling Hao's words, the terminal decoded the remaining content, which only made things stranger:

[K is called the world cardinality if and only if zf holds in vk], [Regularity plus uncountable strengthening limit], [All unreachable elements form a resident set under it], [Assuming M=V, the Reinhard cardinality is the key point of the nontrivial elementary embedding j:V=V, which is inconsistent with ZFC]...

Because the simplification function was enabled, a lot of what Ling Hao said was greatly simplified. Anyway, neither of them wanted to see any big-scale axioms; the meaning was enough.

"How did we end up talking about large numbers again?"

"World cardinality, unreachable cardinality, Maloka, Reinhardt cardinality... that's quite a range."

"So, did you figure out what they were talking about?"

"If I could figure out what they were talking about from these formulas and the axioms of large cardinal numbers, I wouldn't be spying on them with you."