Chapter 13 Research
"You are also early."
Chen Mu did not hold any position in the class. In the past, he and Tang Jing only discussed some math problems. He may have said more in these two days than in the past three years combined. many.
"Big Lei's snoring is so scary." Tang Jing stretched out the tip of her tongue and complained slightly.
She was on the first shift last night and could go to bed around 10pm. In addition, she didn't do any physical work yesterday. She went with Chen Mu to get water and washed up. On the contrary, she slept better than others. better.
"Haha, he must have been too tired yesterday." Chen Mu also laughed.
"You are busier than him, why don't you get more sleep?" Tang Jing asked.
Chen Mu said: "I found that our ability to awaken uses something similar to mental power. Even if it is excessively consumed, it will not cause fatigue, but will cause dizziness, but it will recover faster than physical strength. Last night After taking a nap, I seem to have no feeling at all now."
"When you climbed on the desk yesterday, you rested for a long time because of dizziness?" Tang Jing asked again.
"Yes, I didn't know what would happen at that time, so I took the safest move." "
You did the right thing. We still know too little about this so-called superpower." Tang Jing sighed.
Chen Mu also wanted to use Tang Jing's mind to help analyze his abilities, so he took the opportunity to say: "I found that after mental energy is exhausted and restored again, there will be a certain degree of growth. It is a bit similar to physical exercise, but the effect is more obvious." Tang
Jing Jing nodded: "This is reasonable. If there is no growth, the help of superpowers to humans is actually very limited." "
How to say?"
"I think this is ultimately a question of scale."
"Scale?"
"Yes, for example, with our abilities like you and Dalei, we can easily deal with ants the size of them, but it is almost useless when we encounter mice, or even larger cats and dogs." "
No. Wrong." Chen Mu nodded.
"Then, if humans want to get back to the top of the food chain, there are only two ways."
"What?"
"The first is the growth of superpowers. For example, the power of Big Thunder continues to grow until it can fight elephants with bare hands. Or you The ability can control a house."
"That's impossible."
"Why?"
"I don't know, it just feels very inconsistent." Chen Mu shook his head.
"Your feeling is most likely right, because the gap in scale between living things cannot be made up by direct physical confrontation. For example, if bacteria want to kill humans, they must destroy our body functions rather than bite them to death head-on. Us."
"So there is a second way?" Chen Mu asked.
"The second way is to develop technology, or technology based on supernatural powers."
"Technology..."
Although it had only been two days since the end of the world, Chen Mu seemed to have become very unfamiliar with this word.
"When humans controlled the world, they didn't rely on their bodies. No matter how strong a person is, they can't be stronger than a lion or a tiger. We invented guns, cars and airplanes, not just to make up for our own shortcomings." "But why do we say that we are based on aliens
? What technology is available?" Chen Mu asked.
"Because many of mankind's previous technologies were based on a certain scale."
"Scale again?"
"Yes, a steam engine, even if all its parts are perfectly constructed and shrunk to the same proportions as ours now, It's also impossible to work. Likewise, an internal combustion engine, engine, or even a simple screw may not be able to function normally after its size is reduced 100 times." "Why?" Chen Mu couldn't understand what Tang Jing said for a
while
. He always felt that as long as humans were given enough time, they could return to their previous technological level.
We all drive to and from get off work every day, go home and light a fire to cook, watch TV, and play on the computer. It’s nothing more than a smaller version of the world. But according to Tang Jing, such a world will never be realized.
"I know this sounds counterintuitive, but it's actually easy to understand. To give the simplest example, an ordinary candle can be shrunk 100 times, but the fire it produces after it is ignited will not be shrunk 100 times. .
“Many phenomena in physics cannot be simply scaled proportionally. "
"It seems to make sense. "Although Chen Mu still couldn't fully understand it, he somewhat understood the meaning. In this regard, ten of him were not enough to defeat Tang Jing.
Tang Jing added: "Of course, in theory, we can also create something similar to the previous one. Mechanical equipment of the same size is then operated through a series of excessive means, but how long it will take is unknown. In the short term, human beings can only do their best to ensure survival. Once several generations do not pass on knowledge, A fault will be formed, and the original civilization may never be found again. Chen
Mu was silent for a long time and then asked: "So, superpowers are more important than we thought?"
Tang Jing nodded: "This is not only the basis for our survival, but also probably the basis for the re-emergence of mankind. "
Chen Mu smiled and said, "I find that your words are very seductive. MLM must be very profitable. " Tang
Jing smiled indifferently: "Chen Mu, have you ever thought that your ability may be much stronger than you think." "
"It is indeed a little more useful than I thought at first, but at present, I can only make some simple tools. "Chen Mu was a little helpless.
Tang Jing said with a smile: "The reason why humans are different from other animals is because they learned to use tools at the beginning? Isn’t this the biggest advantage of being the first to have access to tools while everyone else is still in their primitive state? "
Chen Mu also understood the meaning of his ability to some extent at this time. Before industrial civilization is completely restored, he does have a great advantage.
But there are two prerequisites.
First, his ability is powerful enough to control larger objects. Objects, and perform more refined operations, otherwise if it takes a long time to get even a flat plastic bucket, it obviously doesn't make much sense. Second, and most importantly,
he has to be able to survive.
This ability is currently The help for the battle is very limited. If you encounter three or five ants, you will probably be killed. Talking about the technological future of mankind is extremely ridiculous.
He helplessly showed his hands to Tang Jing: "We can live for that long before we talk about it." Bar. "
Tang Jing did not continue this topic, a hint of embarrassment suddenly flashed on her face, and asked: "Aren't you going in yet? "
Chen Mu was puzzled at first, and then suddenly realized.
He came out early in the morning, obviously not to say hello to him, but to solve personal problems.
"Yeah, come out for some fresh air, and then go back, you... do what you want... ..."
After Chen Mu finished speaking, he realized that the words were a bit ambiguous, but it was difficult to explain. Any more words would only make the picture darker and darker, so he hurriedly walked back as if to escape.
Tang Jing was left feeling confused about whether to laugh or cry.
(End of this chapter)