140: Chapter 140: A Flash of Inspiration for a Reward – Over Ten Million Yuan Arrives in the Account

"A bit more macroscopic?"

Xiao Yu speculated, "Is it the Milky Way, the Solar System, the Earth?"

But Jiang Zhe still denied it, sitting up straight. "Let me put it this way, perhaps you will understand better. We humans have always pondered a few questions—"

"'What kind of world do we live in?' 'What is the world after death like?' and 'Do parallel worlds exist?'"

"Why does the macroscopic physical world strictly adhere to Einstein's 'Theory of Relativity,' while the microscopic world does not adhere to Einstein's 'Theory of Relativity,' but instead adheres to 'Quantum Mechanics'?"

"The questions Xiaoyu's brother mentioned all have a unified yet incredible answer."

"That is why you feel that a physical world is a bit unphysical!"

Jiang Zhe took a deep breath and stood up. "This will require us to talk about it from the cosmic level next time; a cosmic science that might overturn your perception of our world."

The viewers were also very curious, and the comments flooded in.

"A more macroscopic perspective? Xiaoyu's brother, stop talking in riddles!"

"Isn't our world just the universe, superclusters, then galaxies, and Earth? What else could it be?"

"Or are you saying that our perception of the world is actually wrong at its core?"

"Does Xiaoyu's brother mean—that the starry sky we see and the land beneath our feet might just be a kind of... virtual reality?"

"Holy crap, no way, I feel like I've touched upon something, but this idea feels terrifying!"

Not only the viewers, but even teachers and experts were incredibly curious about this.

In the principals office, the physics teacher Old Yu said thoughtfully, "Macroscopic on a cosmological scale, General Theory of Relativity; quantum... what is he referring to?"

In the Huaqing University lounge, Professor Guan Jingming frowned, "He places living space, the afterlife, and multiple possible branches side-by-side, regarding them as the same problem with the same answer. What kind of groundbreaking framework is needed to answer this?"

No one could provide an answer; the framework Jiang Zhe mentioned was likely on a cosmic level.

The world we perceive itself... is by no means as simple as the universe we observe!

In the living room. Jiang Zhe looked at the pensive Xiao Yu, then picked up his tablet and walked into the bedroom.

[This tutoring session has ended. Xiao Yu's IQ +2, Knowledge +6, Breadth of Thinking +3, Physics +2.]

[Monetary Reward: 480,000 yuan.]

[Extra Reward: A Flash of Insight—when dealing with complex data and facing choices, you will usually obtain the optimal solution!]

He felt a bolt of lightning flash through his mind, and his brain instantly became much clearer.

Looking around the room and outside—he felt that wherever his vision reached, countless invisible formulas were floating and calculating automatically.

Looking at the cabinet in front of him, he instantly knew it was North American black walnut, about sixty years old, cut ten years ago, and coated with water-based polyurethane paint.

Looking up at the chandelier, although it was bright, the tungsten filament decomposed into molecular formulas in his eyes—a purity of 99.95%, and the middle section of the filament had 0.3 micrometers of crystal structure wear due to long-term use.

He subconsciously sniffed the air and could detect that the soil of the flowers by the window was slightly moist, containing a small amount of slow-release fertilizer.

On the bedroom computer desk, a white eraser left behind by Xiao Yu was slowly releasing a faint smell of styrene.

He shook his head, and everything that was being calculated in front of him vanished instantly.

"It seems that every blade of grass and every object has turned into complex data in my eyes. As long as one knows enough, one can instantly analyze all things. My brain has unlocked more computing power at this moment!"

He nodded. Although he was excited, it was useless to him. At most, it could provide more optimal solutions and more scientific breakthroughs during crises or scientific research.

However, he would not return to the profession of his previous life. In this life, being an ordinary, plain, and safe ordinary person was enough.

"Time to sleep!"

In the living room. Xiao Yu was scratching her head, muttering in her heart: "Could it be that our world has never been the way we see and touch with our naked eyes?"

"Could we be living in an even stranger place?"

She shook her head, deciding not to waste any more brain cells; her brother would talk about it next time anyway.

Suddenly, her phone rang. It was Brother Wang from Dougu. She quickly got up and walked out of the house, stopping by the pedestrian street downstairs to buy two cups of iced fruit tea.

In the Dougu operations department, inside the supervisor's private office. Supervisor Wang Shulin and several subordinates had just recovered from the shock of the livestream content, feeling as refreshed as if they had done brain yoga!

"What are you all staring blankly for?" Wang Shulin sat on the leather sofa behind him and gently tapped the tea table. "The data!"

The subordinates then scrambled to manipulate the real-time data and instantly gasped.

"Brother Wang, the peak number of online viewers was 7.58 million, and it remained stable above 7 million for over 2 hours."

"The interaction rate, average watch time, gift revenue... are already approaching the total number of people at the annual meeting during the off-season. Next time we broadcast, breaking 8 million will be effortless!"

Listening to the revenue and curves of this broadcast, his face beamed with joy.

But he soon calmed down, and his expression became serious.

Jiang Zhe, perhaps he wasn't being secretly livestreamed by Xiao Yu, but was defining the unsolved mysteries of this world!

At this moment, a subordinate next to him lit a cigarette, handed one to Wang Shulin, and then lit one for himself. "Brother Wang, for the annual meeting in a few days, shall we try to invite Jiang Zhe?"

"That's impossible." Wang Shulin shook his head slightly. "Jiang Zhe won't come. As for Xiao Yu, it's possible; she likes excitement. Jiang Zhe likes quiet. After all, Xiao Yu does need to see the world."

He thought about it and dialed Xiao Yu's number.

The call was connected, and Xiao Yu's crisp voice came through, "Brother Wang?"

"Xiao Yu, I hope I'm not disturbing you. You guys were amazing! I just wanted to ask, do you have time to come to the company's annual meeting? Don't worry, you don't have to go on stage, just come to hang out. Many big streamers are coming, it'll be quite lively."

Xiao Yu, who was on the phone downstairs, glanced at her brother's darkened master bedroom. "Thanks, Brother Wang, but I won't go. I'll spend more time with my brother; he doesn't seem to like lively places."

Supervisor Wang had expected this. "Understood. Then I'll tell you in advance: this month's settlement will arrive tomorrow. The amount is not small, so be prepared."

"Hmm? How much?"

"At least 15 million!"

Even though she had some expectations, Xiao Yu was still shocked by this number, covering her mouth with her beautiful eyes wide open. "That's impossible, right? I calculated it to be only over 9 million. How did it become so much more?"

"Would Brother Wang lie to you? It's all thanks to you that you brought significant other revenue to the company. The rest of the money is your year-end bonus from the company. By the way, when you have time, let's change the contract to a 3/7 split, but this time, the company gets 3 and you get 7!"

Xiao Yu gasped. This was the treatment of a top-tier streamer. She didn't expect to achieve this in less than half a month?

Thinking of this, her gaze involuntarily looked toward the dim blue light of the small desk lamp in her brother's room.

Everything was her brother's credit!

"Re-really? That's great! Can I trouble Brother Wang with one thing?"

"Go ahead. As long as it's not murder or arson, I'll take care of it."

"I want to use this money to buy a house in the suburbs, somewhere quiet with a good environment... preferably a villa. My brother likes remote, quiet places. He hasn't been working recently and might not have a source of income. I want him to give up the idea of working."

"Can I trouble you to help me look? Oh, right, on the property deed, just write my brother Jiang Zhe's name."

"Because the last day of the year is his 25th birthday."

"I'll just say it's an inheritance left by our parents... I'll reveal it little by little."

Wang Shulin was stunned for a moment, and a smile appeared on his face involuntarily.

She thought about moving to a new place the moment she earned money, but Xiao Yu's strategy was too outdated.

Given Jiang Zhe's IQ and vision, if he was fooled once, it was because Jiang Zhe trusted Xiao Yu too much. Now, how could she hide it from Jiang Zhe a second time—unless Jiang Zhe's trust in Xiao Yu would never be shaken.

"Don't worry, I'll get it done for you. I'll keep an eye on the location and floor plan for you. I'll transfer the extra money to you when the time comes."

"Thank you so much, Brother Wang! Next time I'll treat you to Miaomiaowu!"

"Small issue. That's all for now, go to sleep."

After hanging up the phone, several subordinates nearby nodded in approval.

"I thought she would keep using Jiang Zhe to make money. I didn't expect her to be a very simple, courageous, and kind girl at heart."

"If it were anyone else suddenly getting so much money, wouldn't family relationships really... be broken!"

"Nothing to say."

With the end of the livestream, the popularity on the internet quickly swept across the entire web.

Weibo, Tieba, video sites, and even major forums were almost flooded with related topics.

"We are already dead, and this moment is just a revolving lantern at the moment of death!"

"The present may not exist; we only have the past and the future!"

Under these two titles, the discussion was the most heated!

"It's confirmed. I went to look at the research in the journal 'Frontiers in Neuroscience.' 30 seconds before an 87-year-old patient's heart stopped, the brain's memory-related gamma waves fluctuated violently. This is physiological evidence of a life revolving lantern. The 'present' we feel every second might just be this brainwave playing in overclocked mode."

"Don't scare me. So what Xiaoyu's brother said wasn't a metaphor, but that we are truly in those last [30 seconds] right now. Then, how long must the experience of these last 30 seconds be stretched—to have every second we are experiencing now?"

"Materialist warrior here. Even if there is brainwave evidence, it's just the activity of a dying brain. How can you prove that [the present moment] is dying? This is a false equivalence!"

"Idealist warrior here. Can materialism explain the quantum entanglement and quantum delayed choice of Quantum Mechanics?"

"This..."

The materialist warrior was silent on the spot.