77: Chapter 77: Jiang Zhe's Hypothesis and Evidence that Earth is Living

Meanwhile, inside the staff quarters of Kyoto University of History...

Professor Chen stared at the screen, his gaze shifting as he couldn't help but feel curious. "Old Qian, Old Wang, can this scientific concept mentioned by Xiaoyu's brother really be achieved?"

"This..."

Old Qian and Old Wang scratched their heads, unable to figure it out.

"Probably not, right?"

That was until a bright red bullet chat comment drifted across the screen:

[Sun Xie'e, Physics Graduate Student from Yangcheng XX: I've seen everyone's questions; I say it's possible! This concept can definitely exist, and it even opens up new ways of thinking for astronomy, biology, and physics! Besides him, no one has proposed it like this yet, but it's logically sound; he's incredible!]

Looking at this comment, Professor Chen sucked in a breath of cold air. "It seems Xiaoyu's brother is well-versed in many areas!"

Inside the living room.

"Big brother, really? Does such a thing really exist?"

"How come I haven't felt it?"

Facing his sister's skepticism, Jiang Zhe's tone gradually became serious.

"Of course it exists."

"Based on these, I have integrated conjectures from physics, biology, and even quantum information to propose a brand-new theoretical model—the 'Jiang Zhe Hypothesis'."

As soon as he finished speaking, the viewers seethed with excitement again.

"It's like 'Awesome' opening the door for 'Awesome'—it's awesome to the max!"

"First it was the akashic records, then the zero-point field; now it's the Jiang Zhe Hypothesis!"

"Great job, as expected of my brother!"

"He's my brother, don't try to take him from me!"

"..."

Xiao Yu's beautiful eyes sparkled. "Big brother, your theory... what is the Jiang Zhe Hypothesis?"

"To understand it, you have to change your way of thinking."

Jiang Zhe picked up the tablet and drew a complex network diagram on it.

"Let's look at the simplest example: a prairie."

Xiao Yu leaned in to look at the picture of the prairie on the tablet.

"This is a lush, green prairie."

"When there is too much grass, herbivores gradually increase."

"If you look closely at this arrow diagram, you will know the answer."

"Lush vegetation → herbivores increase → carnivores increase → herbivores decrease →"

"Grass grows back → wolves leave due to hunger → herbivores increase again → vegetation decreases → carnivores return → herbivores decrease → vegetation returns."

"This is a healthy ecological cycle."

"When this prairie cycle is terminated by an accident and falls into complete collapse!"

"For example, if there are too many herbivores, or too many carnivores; or even human intervention like poaching!"

"Then the prairie will fall into a fixed disease, causing the animal population to decrease on a large scale → over time → the vegetation returns once more!"

"Finally, balance is restored."

"This is called a negative feedback loop; it's taught in your textbooks."

He tapped on the tablet.

Xiao Yu nodded repeatedly. "It's more like an ecological chain."

"Big brother, are you saying—who is maintaining the balance of the ecological chain?"

As she spoke, the viewers' eyes lit up as well.

This was something everyone understood. Who maintains the balance? Isn't it just the environment and nature?

"Correct!"

Jiang Zhe said with an approving look.

"But you and most people have overlooked a key point!"

"[Who is it that senses when the prairie is about to be grazed bare, then triggers a 'plague' or makes 'herbivores/carnivores' lose the urge to breed, thereby controlling the population size?]"

Seeing that Xiao Yu couldn't figure it out, she guessed, "Is it the natural environment?"

"Is it nature?"

Jiang Zhe shook his head. "Too vague!"

He pointed to the network diagram on the tablet and directly provided the answer.

"In fact, it is the [Fungal Network] in the soil."

"They are like the internet, connecting the roots of plants, transmitting nutrients and danger signals."

"It's the changes in the pheromones of the vegetation in the air, the microclimates that change accordingly, and the omnipresent microorganisms."

"When an environment, like a prairie, is gradually being destroyed beyond recognition—"

"This [Fungal Network] will send a message to Lord Earth: [Big brother, it's me, in the African Kenya Savannah. I'm about to be completely destroyed by antelopes and turned into a dead land. Hurry up and kill them!]"

"And then!"

"Earth will show its power; a plague will descend, or even a natural disaster will strike to wipe out those antelopes. Once the herbivores decrease, the carnivores will decrease accordingly; ultimately, this maintains the balance!"

"Soon, the prairie will grow back!"

Looking at Xiao Yu's increasingly stunned expression, Jiang Zhe wagged his index finger.

"Don't be in a hurry!"

"This isn't some cold ecological balance."

"This is a [Fungal Network] that exists globally, including in the oceans, in every single place."

"And the technical term for this [Fungal Network] is: [Global Coherent Field]."

"The existence of the [Global Coherent Field]—"

"Is for the purpose of maintaining the [Ecological Balance] of [Earth] itself!"

"This is the core of the 'Jiang Zhe Hypothesis':"

"Earth possesses a [Planetary-level Intelligent System] on a physical level!"

Following this series of statements, Xiao Yu fell into deep thought.

And this explanation caused the previously somewhat fuzzy concepts... to instantly become clear and firm!

In the Principal's office, Principal Fu suddenly realized.

"I understand."

"This is just like [Human Meridians]—"

"When there are too many white blood cells in the human body, they self-inhibit; when there are too few, production accelerates... Earth itself is performing [Hormonal Regulation] on itself!"

Beside him, Old Wang excitedly added a sentence.

"Could it be that the mass extinctions in geological history..."

"Could they be Earth's immune system clearing out uncontrollable diseased cells?"

Earth is more like...

A new form of life, distinct from carbon-based organisms.

Based on this point, a concept emerged in the minds of countless experts and scholars—

The universe might, possibly, be full of life everywhere.

But that kind of life isn't human?

Not only them, but even Professor Chen, Celestial Master Zhang, and the others felt their eyes light up.

It was both complex and simple at the same time.

[Earth = Human]

[Humans have meridians—why wouldn't Earth have meridians?]

[Harmful bacteria are produced in the human body—white blood cells fight the bacteria until they are killed]

[Harmful 'bacteria' are produced in the body of Earth—the Fungal Network transmits the message, and Earth changes internal conditions to target the disaster area with plagues and natural disasters until they are killed]

[What drives human stability is: Bioelectricity—once bioelectricity is disrupted, a person will suffer from epilepsy and various diseases.]

[What drives Earth's stability is: Earth's 'bioelectricity,' namely the 'Geomagnetic Field'—once the Geomagnetic Field is disrupted, then natural disasters will appear.]

After Celestial Master Zhang thought it through, his face was full of admiration.

He raised his hands and applauded for him.

Zheng Ming, on the other hand, was so shocked by Jiang Zhe's actions that he was speechless.

"Impossible, how could Earth be like a human? They aren't even products of the same system!"

...

In the living room.

Xiao Yu pondered for a long time before suddenly looking up.

There was a newfound clarity in her eyes.

"Big brother!"

"Looking at it this way, many things that seem like destiny... don't seem like destiny at all."

"It's as if... there are traces to follow, or it's even intentional?"

Jiang Zhe nodded with satisfaction.

"Yes! For example, the uncanny workmanship of nature—did you really think it was formed naturally?"

"People attribute things they don't understand to the [Miracles of Nature], but the core is—Earth is alive."

"He is carving His own body in ways that humans cannot understand."

Xiao Yu also had a sudden flash of inspiration.

"Big brother, I want to ask: why us?"

"Dinosaurs lived for so long without developing an intelligent civilization; why is it specifically us humans?"

"As far as I know, humans appeared much later than the dinosaurs on Earth, not even a hundredth of the time!"

This question immediately piqued everyone's curiosity.

Jiang Zhe revealed a mysterious smile.

"There are many answers to this. One involves alien creationism; another relates to the core of the Jiang Zhe Hypothesis."

"But the most fundamental answer is:"

"Earth is screening species—screening for who is more suitable to live on its surface!"