novelno Chapter 802 - 775: Four-Dimensional Beings Without Independent Thought
Chapter 802 - 775: Four-Dimensional Beings Without Independent Thought
The cold mountain wind howled.
Thick snow still hung on the branches, presenting a cold and clear landscape.
"Did I really do this?" Chen Shouyi looked at the continuous mountain peaks, overwhelmed with emotion, somewhat incredulous.
A single step that spans a thousand miles, the horizon is close, and even crossed two worlds.
"It’s simply unbelievable!"
Unfortunately, all information about the fourth dimension quickly faded as the insight was closed.
He only remembered the general process but couldn’t recall the specific details.
In reality, he also understood that even if he remembered, he wouldn’t be able to execute it.
After all, without a four-dimensional perspective, omniscience under insight, thoughts as swift as light, everything was akin to a castle in the air, like a blind man feeling an elephant.
What seemed like a simple operation in four dimensions, trying to replicate it in a three-dimensional state is simply... like trying to eat fart.
It’s like, for humans, jumping from point A to point B one meter away is just a simple step.
But for two-dimensional creatures (if they exist), it would be forever impossible, and they wouldn’t even understand the concept of "jumping," nor have the concept itself.
Despite the turbulent thoughts in his mind, Chen Shouyi did not truly relax; his heart still held tight.
Through the ability granted by the previous insight state, he understood one thing exceptionally clearly:
Escaping to Earth did not mean safety.
For such an existence likely to be a true four-dimensional being, as long as the other party desires, regional barriers and spatial distances wouldn’t cause any obstacles; killing him would be easier than crushing an ant.
"Now, it all depends on whether the other side even cares about an ant’s provocation."
Time passed by second by second, and soon another minute had passed, yet the situation around remained calm.
Chen Shouyi looked at the night sky, gradually letting go of the anxiety gripping his heart.
"It seems my judgment was correct, the opponent really was just a... four-dimensional being without autonomous thought."
He mused: "If we compare Tamu to a living being, then I am a virus, and as the threat grows, the immune system’s siege also gradually escalates."
"The accidental destruction I caused this time led to a rapid upgrade in my threat assessment, ultimately alarming Tamu."
"Yet I promptly escaped from Tam World. Based on absolute reason, Tamu decided the alarm was resolved and withdrew its attention since Earth is not yet part of it."
Thinking it over, Chen Shouyi found no other explanation.
He let out a long breath.
This was good news.
A four-dimensional being without autonomous thought is far better than one with intelligence.
"I just can’t return to the alternate world anymore."
"After this incident, if I set foot in the alternate world once more, I’m afraid I would immediately face thunderous retaliation from Tamu," Chen Shouyi thought to himself.
He didn’t want to experience another close brush with death; the previous life-or-death urgency was too stimulating.
His bladder could hardly take it.
Chen Shouyi took out his watch from the space, checked the time, and found it was almost ten o’clock.
He conjured a set of clothes with his will and then soared into the sky, heading toward Zhonghai City.
...
Chen Shouyi silently flew through the window and closed it.
"Giant, you’re back? While you were away, Little One was very well-behaved and didn’t run around at all," Shell Lady emerged from the bed, coquettishly claiming credit.
In the darkness, two glimmering emerald-like small eyes shone brightly.
"I was also very good, even better than Little One," the red Little One hummed defiantly.
"Yes, both of you were very good," Chen Shouyi said. Looking at the two beautiful, obedient little figures, he felt the last trace of gloom in his heart dissipate.
He grabbed the two little ones and gave each a kiss.
"Giggling... Giant, Little One is going to be eaten by you!"
"Yes, yes!"
"Howl, I want one bite for each!"
"Giggling!"
...
After playing around with the two little ones for a while, Chen Shouyi turned off the lights to sleep. He closed his eyes and opened the attribute panel:
Strength: 26.3
Agility: 26.6
Constitution: 26.3
Intelligence: 26.3
Perception: 30.5
Will: 29.1
Energy Accumulation: 25.13
Faith Value: 34210.3
Innate Abilities: Self-Healing (Super): 60.01%; Giant Battle Body (Super): 99.99%; Atmospheric Control: 55.01%.
"Will increased by another 0.1 point, but without a qualitative change, no matter how powerful, facing Tamu still has little resistance," he looked at the attribute panel and silently contemplated:
"The only thing barely possessing some resistance power is during the insight state."
However, even these thirty thousand-plus Faith Values couldn’t sustain it for half a second.
He sighed and slowly drifted into sleep.
...
Early the next morning, Chen Shouyi went to the Himalayas.
"Why not try it again?"
After completing the usual thirty-six exercises and resting, he felt an impulse stirring within.
Instantly, another inner voice objected: "That’s too wasteful. You know how hard it is to earn Faith Value, don’t you?"
"But spending over a hundred Faith Values to experience teleportation is quite worthwhile. Besides, as a personal ability, one should know the limits of teleportation, right?"
"That makes so much sense."
"Yes, let’s try it again, just once!"
"Alright, alright!"
Chen Shouyi easily convinced himself, unifying his thoughts.
Taking a deep breath, he focused his thoughts and activated Insight.
In the next moment, his mind leaped into another dimension, and his whole body entered an uncertain state.
He looked to the sky, at the uneven space, discontinuous light, particles entering and exiting various spatial dimensions.
His body’s probability wave enveloped the entire Solar System and continued to extend far away.
From a certain perspective, as long as within the range of the probability wave, he’s omnipresent, being here yet not here, in a superposed state.
Teleportation is simply collapsing one of the low probabilities into a confirmed result.
There’s no mystery as imagined; for a four-dimensional perspective, it’s as simple and natural as humans walking, and if powerful enough, he can be omnipresent and all-powerful across the universe.
Of course, he is far from qualified now; the probability wave he can ’modify’ encompasses at most tens of trillions of kilometers, half a light-year radius.
He closed ’Insight.’
No need to go any further.
Because in his Insight state, he had already seen the result.
He successfully saved dozens of Faith Values.
Only leaving Chen Shouyi dazed with a muddled brain, looking blankly around.
He looked left and right, realizing he was still in the same place.
"Did something go wrong just now?"
...
"Shou Yi, do you think we should open a branch for our restaurant?" Chen Dawei said during dinner, "You know, like a franchise, chain type!"
"Is business that good?" Chen Shouyi swallowed the rice and asked curiously.
"You’re really not paying attention. Our restaurant is now a certified company recognized by the Zhonghai City Government, with certificates and everything."
Discussing this immediately tickled Chen Dawei’s fancy.
He’s not good at martial arts; after all, he’s older and long past the golden age for practicing, but when it comes to cooking, not even his son can compare to him.
"Every day the restaurant’s revenue is over thirty thousand, and that’s on weekdays; it could be double during holidays," Chen Dawei said, beaming, as the restaurant currently features exotic world meat, and daily revenue is shockingly high.
No matter how much money his son has, it’s his son’s.
He hasn’t reached the age to retire and enjoy life just yet.
He feels with his current physical condition, he can still fight for another forty years.
"Come on, with business this good and that certificate of a renowned shop, you have no doubts?" Mrs. Chen scoffed, mercilessly exposing him.
"What kind of doubts are those? I have no idea what you’re talking about. Chen Shouyi, what do you think of Dad’s cooking?" Chen Dawei’s old face flushed, unable to resist speaking loudly.
Chen Xingyue quickly focused on her food, fearing she might be noticed.
Chen Shouyi sighed silently in his heart; why always ask such difficult questions, he hesitated and slowly said:
"Well... It’s alright!" Seeing Father Chen’s face turning slightly unpleasant, he added: "But my opinion shouldn’t be taken seriously, after all, after twenty years of eating, even the best becomes tiresome."