155: Chapter 155: Perhaps We Can Solve Quantum Entanglement, Rewarding a Super Astronomical Telescope

"Holy crap, is this actually the truth?"

"Putting it that way, it really seems like we live in a virtual world!"

"No wonder I've always felt like life is a game; it really is a simulation!"

"The more I think about it, the scarier it gets. Maybe we aren't even NPCs, just bits of information!"

"I've suspected this for a long time; our big brother's explanation perfectly accounts for my doubts!"

"..."

Xiao Yu's statement clearly resonated with many people.

On the living room sofa, Jiang Zhe watched Xiao Yu's excited expression and simply nodded gently.

"Calling it a game world is a bit much. Calling it a virtual world, an unreal world, is more reasonable."

"As you said, we humans almost never see the real world."

"Our five senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch—never capture the true original form. What they get is a 'world' precisely processed by the brain."

"Even the scientific instruments we take pride in—telescopes, microscopes, particle colliders..."

"They merely extend the boundaries of our perception. What they 'see' and 'report' are still converted signals and data simulations."

"We are always wearing the 'brain' as a VR headset, filtering out countless pieces of information, which results in us never seeing the real world in our lifetime."

In Kyoto, inside the faculty residential compound of the University of History.

Professor Liu Guangyi nodded repeatedly after hearing this. "That makes sense, it makes so much sense!"

Professor Chen Runzhi looked at him in confusion. "Old Liu, you're an ecologist, so you understand this too. Does it mean we really can't see the real world?"

"Yes, from the perspective of cognitive science and neurobiology, he's right." Old Liu analyzed, resting his hand on his chin. "The sounds and colors we perceive are all 'subjective experiences' processed by the brain, not properties of the objects themselves."

"For example, a tree presents us with a trunk, a canopy, and leaves."

"But in the real world, the tree isn't like that. It might just be a silhouette with countless 'interfaces' inside that we humans can't understand, like the model of a tree in the games your grandson plays... No, that's not the right description; it's very, very complex!"

Professor Wang Shouren, standing nearby, was lost in thought. "No objects outside the mind, no principles outside the mind. Eastern and Western philosophy and science have reached the same conclusion from different paths at this level."

Professor Qian Mingyi sighed. "So the ancients spoke of blind men touching an elephant. Are we, who can see, not also touching a much larger and more complex elephant?"

Hearing what Jiang Zhe said, the viewers burst into discussion again.

"So we're all deluxe versions of brains in a vat?"

"So everything we see is just our brain deceiving us."

"Then what is reality? Is it just some kind of buzzing something-or-other?"

"Suddenly, the chicken leg in my hand doesn't taste so good anymore!"

"..."

In the living room, Xiao Yu snapped out of her shock. "Big brother, is it possible for us to see the 'real world' once in our lives, even just for a glance?"

Jiang Zhe nodded slightly. "Yes, there's only one chance in a lifetime!"

Xiao Yu's beautiful eyes widened as she held her breath.

Jiang Zhe took a deep breath. "That is, death!"

"This is far from a near-death experience, hell, or heaven. It's a perception that transcends everything, allowing a glimpse into a true corner of the world!"

As he changed the subject, his words became even more shocking. "And this 'real world' can even provide a supportive theoretical basis for many supernatural and mysterious phenomena, such as Telepathy, Precognition... and even..."

He paused intentionally. His next sentence made Xiao Yu and countless others feel their scalps tingle.

"It can even solve the mystery of the spooky action at a distance across light-years in Quantum Entanglement!"

"Alright, let's stop here." He raised his hand to check his watch; it was almost 11:30. "There's too much information. We'll save it for next time. Tonight's tutoring session is over."

"[Ding! Your tutoring session for Xiao Yu has ended. Horizon +4, IQ +2, Astronomy +5, Physics +2]"

"[Reward: 4 attribute points, automatically allocated]"

"[Extra Reward: Super Astronomical Telescope!]"

"[Manifest now?]"

A massive phantom of an astronomical telescope, about half the size of the balcony, materialized before him. It felt as if it could see through the entire universe.

With a thought, Jiang Zhe replied, "Not for now."

Almost instantly, Xiao Yu slapped her head as she remembered something. "Big brother, tomorrow is your birthday! Since we're moving, we'll celebrate it at the new villa. I've prepared many gifts for you. After all, I, Steel Rain, am a bit of a wealthy little lady now!"

"Also, for the move tomorrow, brother Wang will send a car to take us. I'm still considering whether to buy a car!"

Seeing Xiao Yu's smug look, Jiang Zhe glanced at her speechlessly. "Nouveau riche mindset!"

"Blehh~~~" Xiao Yu giggled. "The car—should we buy it or not? I'm willing to go all out and buy a sports car for you, big brother!"

"No need. I only like bicycles!"

"Big brother, you're so boring!" Xiao Yu noted his preference. Even if it was a bicycle, it had to match his talent and wisdom.

For some reason, she had a feeling—to her brother, making money was now effortless. Xiao Yu couldn't even worry about the future. As for living in poverty... she was afraid, but this was her brother!

Turning around, Jiang Zhe returned to the master bedroom.

Meanwhile, in the livestream room, the viewers' appetites were fully whetted.

"Holy crap, Telepathy, Precognition, and even freaking Quantum Entanglement can be solved?"

"Quantum Entanglement? Big brother, you better actually explain it next time. I want to see how you solve Quantum Entanglement!"

"My freaking curiosity has been dragged beyond the event horizon of a black hole!"

"I've already got my notebook ready. When's the next time?"

"Tomorrow is big brother's birthday. Has anyone doxxed his new home address? Since he's made so much money, let's send him some gifts!"

"Upstairs, sorry. I was a Gusu police officer the day before yesterday, and I tried to doxx big brother privately..."

"Police? Quick, DM me! Address, name, everything, right now, immediately!"

"I've been given a major demerit since yesterday."

"Hiss~~~ Dammit, when did big brother's identity information reach such a high security level?"

"..."

Inside Qingfeng Temple.

Zheng Ming turned off the large screen and took a deep breath.

"Just you wait," a competitive glint flashed in his eyes. "Next time, I'll invite astrophysicists. I want to see how you crack so-called Quantum Entanglement."

Wang Chongyang and Celestial Master Zhang also stood up, and then the old and young pair walked out of the living room.

In the starry night, they looked up at the sky and lit two lonely cigarettes.

"Life is truly unpredictable!"

"Indeed!"

"..."

At Huaqing University, inside the seminar lounge.

The atmosphere here couldn't settle down for a long time.

Professor Ouyang stood in front of a whiteboard covered in tonight's keywords: The Universe as a Black Hole, Stars as White Holes, Circle without Curvature...

"Old Wu," Ouyang turned around and looked solemnly at the silent Professor Wu. "Perhaps you should set aside some of your prejudices. No matter how shocking his conclusions are, the 'Black Hole Universe' framework he proposed shows a startling beauty, at least in its logical consistency and its explanation of observed phenomena like cosmic acceleration and flatness. This might not be the truth, but it's definitely a very logically consistent possibility!"

Professor Wu crossed his arms, his brow still furrowed.

The disdain and arrogance on his face had clearly diminished significantly.

"Inspiration is one thing, but to become a scientific theory, he's still a million miles away from having mathematical models and verifiable evidence reports."

"However, his perspective is indeed very unique!"

Dr. Li Mo looked at Professor Guan with a fanatical expression and then reached out a 'wicked' hand.

"Little Li, take your hand away! You can't fall from grace!" Professor Guan had an innocent expression and clutched his black padded jacket in fear. "Master was joking with you last night. I'm not going to sleep with you."

Li Mo shook his head repeatedly, somewhat speechless. "That's not it, Professor. Didn't you hear Jiang Zhe say he could solve Quantum Entanglement?"

"What does that mean?"

"It means there's likely something in our universe that's N times faster than the speed of light, and it doesn't violate the rules of physics!"

Upon hearing this, Professor Ouyang, Professor Wu, and the other physics students cast strange looks over.

"You actually believe that?"

"The upper limit in the universe is the speed of light. How could anything be faster than light without violating the rules of physics?"

"I admit Xiaoyu's brother is impressive, but I'm treating those words as just a teaser for the next episode. If you take it seriously, you've already lost."

"Exactly."

"..."

Professor Ouyang was lost in thought. Although he was also skeptical, he chose to believe in Jiang Zhe.

For no other reason than that, while doing experiments last night, he had completely become part of Jiang Zhe's middle-aged and elderly fan base.

"Let's go, let's go. Back to sleep!" Professor Wu waved his hand and led the students out of the lounge.

"..."

Gusu District, Dougu Livestreaming Platform Operations Branch.

As night approached, the office of Wang Shulin, the head of the operations department, was brightly lit and bustling with noise.

"It's broken, brother Wang! It's broken!" a young operator shouted excitedly.

Operator Wang, sitting on the black leather sofa, looked himself over and saw he was unharmed. "Where am I broken?"

The young operator said excitedly, "I'm talking about the data! It broke ten million, and it's stable at over 8.9 million."

Another operator in charge of finance said with trembling hands, "The gifts have reached a staggering million after the platform's cut. One million in a single night!"

Wang Shulin looked at his subordinates with annoyance. "Look at you all. With Jiang Zhe around, this is nothing!"

Just then, his personal phone rang. The caller ID showed the General Manager from Kyoto.

He quickly answered and walked out of the operations department to the hallway corridor. Leaning against the wall, he lit a cigarette. "General Manager, why are you calling so late?"

"Xiao Wang, does your Gusu branch have a rising streamer named Jiang Xiaoyu? The headquarters just detected that the data exploded; I saw it all." The General Manager's voice was very excited. "Several media outlets and even your Gusu TV Station have contacted us. They want to do an exclusive interview for the year-end industry review. You must communicate well with Jiang Xiaoyu; this is a great opportunity to expand the platform's influence."

"This..." Wang Shulin's heart tightened, and he said apologetically, "General Manager, that's going to be very difficult!"

"What's the difficulty? Resource allocation, salary increases—just name it!"

"It's just one streamer. Whatever we offer, would they dare refuse?"

"It's not about that," Wang Shulin whispered, his tone very serious. "The core of this explosive popularity isn't Jiang Xiaoyu; it's her brother... Jiang..."

He didn't say Jiang Zhe's full name. "All the topics and all the content output are led by her brother."

"Then interview her brother! I watched the replay; a non-celebrity with such looks and intelligence is a much bigger selling point!"

"That's exactly the problem." Wang Shulin was a bit speechless. "I've used my authority and even asked friends to try. A week ago, his records were still searchable. But starting two days ago, all public and non-public information channels have been encrypted and masked."

"His background is as clean as if he doesn't exist, yet as tightly guarded as the highest level of security. You know what that means, right?"

Upon hearing this, the General Manager on the other end of the phone fell silent. As a veteran of the business world, he naturally understood—

Information protection of this level usually only relates to one situation.

National-level information protection!

After a minute, the General Manager's voice trembled slightly. "I... I understand. I just did a quick search myself, and indeed, there's nothing. Any potentially related news, old reports, pictures, or articles have all been wiped clean, as if by an eraser."

After a long while, the General Manager sighed, his tone becoming cautious. "Just what kind of extraordinary person has joined your branch?"

"I almost offended such a person!"

The General Manager secretly felt relieved.

"General Manager, our platform can only provide pure support and service. Don't touch anything else. We can only stay on good terms with Xiao Yu. If we touch anything else, I suspect our company will... Game Over!"

"Yes, yes, yes," the General Manager said repeatedly. "Raise Xiao Yu's status to S-level, but don't touch anything else. Absolutely no other actions. I will personally turn down all other requests."

"Understood, General Manager."

Wang Shulin also took a deep breath, then picked up his phone to book a moving company vehicle for Xiao Yu for tomorrow.

By now, it was just past midnight.

The online buzz was only just beginning to ferment.