Chapter 139: The Dark Order

"Nothing will change!"

This sentence was instantly etched into everyone's hearts.

All the viewers and experts fell into deep thought.

Indeed, they couldn't distinguish any changes!

Yes, no one could distinguish the world after Jiang Zhe had altered human perception.

In the eyes of humans, the original world was colorful.

After Jiang Zhe activated the machine, the world remained colorful.

In the real world, black holes crush matter approaching them into light particles that remain inside the black hole, while information stays at the event horizon.

In the world where Jiang Zhe manipulated the machine to alter human perception, black holes still performed this task.

No matter how one thought about it, the world would not undergo any changes!

A clever viewer raised a question.

"Brothers, I'd like to ask: Jiang Zhe collaborated with scientists worldwide to build this machine, but in the end, hasn't nothing changed at all?"

"I have the same question. Doesn't it mean that whatever the world looks like to us now, even after he manipulates the machine to alter our perception, the world in our perception hasn't changed at all?"

"Yeah, exactly! Why, why would he conduct such a boring little experiment?"

Most people held this doubt and sent it out as bullet comments.

But who could have imagined...

The subsequent wave of professional explanations left all the viewers stunned and dumbfounded.

"Is there a possibility that Jiang Zhe changing nothing is actually the greatest change?"

"What does that mean? What does that mean?"

"Changing nothing is the greatest change; it's a bit philosophical, and also gives off a slightly terrifying feeling when you think about it."

"What I mean is: It would be fine if Jiang Zhe had changed something after pressing the button; at least we could find some loopholes in the process of perceiving the world—for example, two stones of different weights: the heavier one hits the ground first, and the lighter one hits later. In our original perception, stones would hit the ground together; this creates a loophole in our perception."

"The key is—when Jiang Zhe activated this button and the machine was running inside, it completely adhered to the physical rules of the real world."

"Our human vision wouldn't detect anything amiss; we might even think the machine Jiang Zhe created had failed."

"But have you all thought about it carefully?"

"In our original perception, the world is colorful. In our original perception, the world through the eyes of animals is a different picture than what humans see."

"What you should fear is—when Jiang Zhe turns off his machine."

"Our world will turn black and white, and the world through the eyes of animals will also be black and white. The world in the eyes of humans and animals will actually be the same!"

"That is when it becomes truly terrifying!"

As the series of explanations concluded, many viewers were still completely baffled.

But upon careful thought, they could vaguely perceive the truth.

Yet the truth was like a bubble, slipping away in an instant.

At this moment, inside the Beijing Science Lecture Hall.

All the experts there were instantly engaged in heated discussion.

They knew Jiang Zhe never spoke nonsense, so naturally, if he said this, there must be a reason.

Suddenly!

A middle-aged expert in a suit stood up and said with a determined look:

"Is there a possibility—that Jiang Zhe is telling us: we are already living in a world where our perception has been altered."

"His thought experiment is just telling us: no matter how we struggle, it is futile."

"Because from the very beginning of this world, this massive device has already told us: [This world is just like this]. Even if we doubt it, the world will not change because of our doubts."

Once these words were spoken, all the experts' eyes lit up, and they couldn't help but discuss it among themselves.

Professor Hua Yunfeng heard this and also realized something.

"Jiang Zhe used this small thought experiment to create an identical universe."

"This universe is completely indistinguishable from the universe we live in."

"If, after his machine was activated, it silently brought us all into the world constructed by his machine."

"We humans wouldn't discover any differences; the speed of light would still be unsurpassable."

"The world in our eyes would still be colorful; the physics in our eyes would still be like this; the universe in our eyes would also still be like this; there would be no difference at all."

Just as Professor Hua Yunfeng continued his passionate explanation, Jiang Zhe on the big screen spoke again, interrupting him.

"Yes!"

"As you friends said in the bullet comments: [You won't discover any differences; it seems like nothing in the world has changed]."

Facing the camera, Jiang Zhe looked serious and held up a finger, "Actually, a portion of the authority over this world has been seized by my massive machine. I am responsible for the development of this part of the world's authority, and this part of the world will develop according to my will."

"No matter what knowledge I transmit to you through this machine, as long as that knowledge does not contradict your cognition, you will believe that the knowledge I transmit to you is correct."

"This is exactly the terrifying part, and there is a professional term for it: 'Dark Directive'."

World authority, Dark Directive?

These two terms made many viewers and experts' eyes light up.

They heard this term for the first time and vaguely felt that there was profound mystery within it.

"What is a 'Dark Directive'?"

"It's actually very simple to explain!"

"For example: I use this machine to issue a special directive to the world I control. In the eyes of you humans, it will appear as the possibility that scientists accidentally discover something—"

" [There is a ninth planet in the Solar System. It is a massive, cold planet about to be ejected from the Solar System by Gravity. Currently, its light exposure is very weak, and it only appears once every few thousand years; it is highly likely to have new elements on it, and these new elements can drive Earth's technological development.]"

"Thus, through research, your scientists find evidence of its existence, and through clues, they find the new ore that might appear on it; this ore can lead Earth to progress."

He suddenly looked cold and warned, "But everyone, don't forget, in reality, it does not exist. What exists is just a directive."

"It is just the directive I used to alter your cognition: I told you through the machine that it exists and is beneficial to humanity, so you will frantically search for it; but in its fundamental essence, it cannot exist!"

"I can also, by manipulating this massive machine, allow all of you to find this planet in the universe, but you will never be able to reach this planet."

"It is equivalent to me, Jiang Zhe, using this machine to paint a huge pie for you, guiding you to keep moving forward."

"Today's scientists are happy to have found this ninth planet."

"Hmm, then 1,000 years later, your scientists have also just found this ninth planet."

"Hmm, and then 10,000 years later, your scientists are still just finding this ninth planet."

"And so on, in an infinite loop; you will always only have just found it, but never be able to truly find it!"

Hearing this, the viewers and experts were stunned, their mouths agape, as a feeling of deep terror washed over them.