78: Chapter 78: Earth's Species Selection and the Xia Kingdom's Brain

"Earth is selecting species?"

Xiao Yu and the friends in the livestream were shocked by Jiang Zhe's statement.

Earth isn't a scientist in a laboratory, so how could it select species?

How is that possible, and how would it even select them?

And what the heck is this "alien creation theory"?

They had never even heard of it.

Looking at Xiao Yu's curious expression.

"Brother, what do 'alien creation theory' and 'Earth selecting species' mean?"

"Aren't humans evolved, rather than from aliens?"

"As for this 'alien creation theory,' I will talk about it in the future."

In this world, currently, only Darwin's "Theory of Evolution" exists.

Neither viral evolution theory nor alien creation theory had ever appeared.

"Earth selecting species... is quite complex."

Jiang Zhe did not explain directly but changed the angle:

"Xiao Yu, if you were sick—and germs were frequently attacking your immune system inside your body, what would you do?"

"Of course, I would take medicine or see a doctor."

Xiao Yu's answer was obvious, as was the answer of the friends in the livestream.

"Then, here comes the question!"

Jiang Zhe curled the corners of his mouth. "What if it were HIV or the rabies virus?"

"This..."

Xiao Yu was stunned by the question; one can only wait for death with a terminal illness!

Yet, she saw Jiang Zhe smile slightly. "You can only compromise with fate, right?"

"Yes."

"Then what if you don't want to compromise?"

"Even if I spent all my savings on treatment, it still wouldn't be cured!"

"Hmm, what if there were a treatment method—one that could precisely allow white blood cells to recognize the HIV and rabies viruses, and then specifically mobilize all the white blood cells in the body to kill those viruses? What would happen then?"

Xiao Yu's beautiful eyes widened instantly. "I would be cured!"

In an instant, Xiao Yu completely understood her brother's intention, and the fog in her mind dissipated.

"I get it. Brother, what you're saying is—to make the white blood cells obedient, to precisely identify the virus and kill it, healing my body."

"Translating that to a macro level, it means—"

"Earth is like a living person, and we humans might be what it wants to cultivate... the ones that can follow commands..."

"A white blood cell self-defense force?"

As the words fell, the friends in the livestream were stunned, a fresh feeling washing over them.

"Holy cow, that metaphor is perfect!"

"When you put it that way, I understood it instantly!"

"I get it too. Earth has gone through over four billion years, and for many years it was frozen, high-temperature, and burning—it was in pain itself, so it needed to cultivate symbiotic partners that could help it regulate its body!"

"So those simple reptiles and big guys like dinosaurs that only destroyed the environment were eliminated, and humans, who possess wisdom and can change the Earth's environment, were selected?"

The livestream was instantly boiling!

Countless friends were shocked by the subversive ideas of Xiaoyu's brother, their mouths hanging open.

If anyone else said this, no one would believe it.

The key is—his akashic records, zero-point field, predictions, and past lives are mostly things that can be seen and touched!

They had no choice but to believe the concepts and ideas proposed by Xiaoyu's brother!

In Qingfeng Temple.

Zheng Ming also eerily stopped his rebuttal.

He just felt a faint, chilling sensation washing over him.

Earth is... selecting... species!!!

Vaguely, it aligned with the Heavenly Dao!

Celestial Master Zhang's gaze was profound, his tone stern.

"Earth selecting species is not a matter of preference, but of following the rules of the Great Dao—survival of the fittest."

"Only those who can share in its adversity and help Earth continue can endure!"

Beside him, Xu Mu took over, his face full of fanaticism:

"In theology, this is called [Divine Collaboration]."

"Living things are not passive existences but are invited to participate in the renewal of the environment alongside the Creator."

"Xiaoyu's brother's statement simply provides a new scientific basis for this concept!"

Inside the Kyoto Family Quarters.

Professor Chen and the other two looked at each other.

All three of them were so shocked by this grand conjecture that they couldn't speak.

They hated, really hated, that they didn't understand these things.

In the living room.

Xiao Yu recovered from the shock and grasped the key question:

"Brother, although this concept is very new and shocking!"

"But the premise is that it must be proven that Earth is [alive], otherwise selection and symbiosis are out of the question!"

These words drew approval and agreement from countless friends.

Jiang Zhe frowned slightly.

He didn't want to explain it from the perspective of complex atmospheric environments or highly professional aspects.

Even if he wanted to explain it, Xiao Yu might not necessarily understand it thoroughly.

He raised his hand to look at his watch; it was almost eleven o'clock.

He pondered for 2.5 seconds.

"This content is very long. Tomorrow, Friday night, we can talk more about it—that the appearance of humans is inevitable, it is Earth's choice, not biological evolution."

"Since you asked, Xiao Yu, I will use another small, achievable experiment to tell you."

"This experiment is called the [xia country brain]!"

"The xia country brain?"

Xiao Yu and the friends all frowned; they had never heard of such a concept.

Xia country, a nation.

Brain, a biological organ.

Can these two words be connected together?

"Hmm, think about it—"

Jiang Zhe picked up his tablet and opened the drawing software.

He quickly drew a red map with an area of 9.6 million square kilometers, then added countless sparkling lines within the red map, and labeled it: [xia country neural network].

"Xiao Yu, look at this map."

Xiao Yu looked and said, "It's the map of our country."

"Correct."

"Now, I will have the 1.4 billion people of Xia country, at the upcoming 11:01:01—"

"Pick up their phones, and then each person will represent a neuron."

"Then, I will design a simple [task] for it."

"For example: at 11:01:01, have everyone simultaneously send a specific text message to everyone in their phone contact list: 0 or 1, 55 points."

"And the transmission path of this specific text message—is the instantaneous propagation of neural signals mimicking the synapses of a human brain."

"1.4 billion phones, through base stations and satellites, build an instantaneously existing [physical network]."

"Billions of massive pieces of information are sent, received, and forwarded simultaneously—"

"Oscillating, converging, and intersecting within this super-massive [xia country brain] network."

"These pieces of information will gradually transform from simple information into a [super-massive] collective of information!"

Jiang Zhe watched Xiao Yu, who was scratching at the computer with her little puppy-like hands, and continued:

"Next!"

"Looking at it from the theory of complex systems—when a sufficient number of people/[units] achieve [high-frequency interaction] through specific rules [communication protocols], and when this high-frequency interaction reaches a certain critical scale and connection density..."

"The system will emerge with a [collective behavioral consciousness] that transcends the individual."

"This is the [xia country brain consciousness]!"

As the voice fell, Xiao Yu couldn't help but open her little mouth wide.

"Ah, this!"

At this moment, in the livestream.

A massive amount of comments surged in.

"Holy cow, that's so freaking awesome!"

"Wait, does that mean our 1.4 billion people... no, our phones have temporarily formed a living brain?"

"Holy crap, how is Brother's brain made? How can you come up with such new concepts just like that?"

"I want to ask, is this really possible?"

The friends were both curious and shocked.

Inside the Principal's office.

"Is it really possible?"

Principal Fu and all the teachers held their breath, their scalps tingling at Jiang Zhe's way of thinking.

Soon, a bright red comment floated out in the livestream:

[Huaqing University Department of Biology: Li Mo sent a super rocket and left a message:]

[Awesome, it's freaking awesome to the sky! This is not a thought experiment, brothers, it's absolutely not a thought experiment, but something that can truly be completed and realized—]

[Because the human brain is connected by 86 billion neurons through synapses; and the complex links formed by 1.4 billion people through the network can theoretically indeed reproduce the emergent properties of neural networks in an artificial system—]

[Xiaoyu's brother's ideas and concepts have already exceeded the scope of traditional biology; this is the perfect intersection of systems biology and information science; Great Master, please accept my kneeling!]

[By the way: Quantum computers can simulate this xia country brain experiment. Wait for me, wait for me, I'm going to apply to the professor for Huaqing's quantum computer room overnight, I'm freaking going to simulate it right now!!!]

The professionally verified scholar's comment instantly made the friends in the livestream even more excited!

"Holy crap, even a PhD from Huaqing is kneeling. Xiaoyu's brother is awesome!"

"It's too shocking. I originally thought he was talking nonsense, but I didn't expect him to be dealing in real substance!"

"This is practically the rhythm of being written into textbooks!"

"If you simulate the results, you must report them to us!"

"..."

In the living room, on the sofa.

Xiao Yu listened, her heart surging with excitement.

She took a moment to look at the verified comment from the expert, and even the expert was admiring her brother's knowledge!

"Brother, so as long as 1.4 billion people send messages at the same time, or even make calls—you call me, I call him, he calls him, and it keeps recursing without hanging up—can it really form a [short-lived xia country brain] in the end?"

Jiang Zhe smiled slightly and nodded.

"Of course... it can."

"Isn't this too sci-fi?"

Xiao Yu was shocked until her face was flushed; just thinking about it made her excited!

"This is not sci-fi, but a conclusion derived from network science and distributed computing theory."

"When the number of nodes [people] is large enough, the links are dense enough, and the interactions are timely enough."

"Then this temporary network is fully capable of processing beyond imagination..."

"Complex information!"

"At that time, we will witness with our own eyes—"

"A temporary [xia country brain] composed of 1.4 billion [people/neurons], briefly coming to life in an ocean of data."

"At that time, if everyone wears special glasses and looks at the sky, you might even be able to see with the naked eye a super-consciousness as large as our country's 9.6 million square kilometers—emerging above our country."

"It will be confused, curious, unwilling, not wanting to disappear, and will struggle to survive..."