Volume 16 Tower of Babel Chapter 1024: Higher Dimensional Life Forms
"Have you ever thought about what those so-called 'gods' are?" The other party ignored Ke Lan's question and asked, "Why is it that the Alpha civilization, which can even interfere with parallel time and space, is powerless in front of that existence?"
"A life form in a higher dimension, right? Even the Alpha Civilization hasn't figured out this kind of question. Do you think I know the correct answer?" Ke Lan said casually, while constantly calling out to Selene in his heart. However, the independent space of the "Holy Ark" seemed to be completely isolated from the outside world. No matter how Ke Lan tried, he did not receive any response from Selene.
"Your answer is actually correct, but it's not accurate enough. The scope of high-dimensional life forms is really too large..."
"Oh, yes, yes, since you said so, can you please share your opinion?" Ke Lan teased. He felt that the other party seemed to be stalling for time, but he also needed time to observe this "Holy Ark"... At least at this point in time, he did not want to have a direct conflict with the other party.
This is a large room similar to the Obsidian Conference Hall, except that the ceiling and walls are hidden in darkness - Ke Lan can only feel their existence through the fluctuations of spatial energy, but cannot see them with the naked eye.
As for the floor under your feet, it is just an ordinary piece of stone. There are no signs of cutting or splicing on the surface. It is not known whether it was cut from a whole piece of stone or an artificial rock slab made by bonding and shaping powdered materials.
As for the source of the sound, it was located in the center of the room - but Ke Lan did not feel the existence of anything in the center, as if the sound came from the air out of thin air.
Speaking of air, there is one thing that must be mentioned. Although this room is in a completely closed state and is even completely isolated from the outside world in terms of space, the air quality is fully capable of meeting human breathing needs. It does not even have the stuffy smell that is common in rooms that have not been ventilated for a long time... This makes Ke Lan wonder whether there are some ventilation ducts in this room connecting to the outside world.
But if such a channel really exists, why can't we sense it at all?
Although Ke Lan cannot actively use the power of his body, his spatial perception ability is passive. With his current ability, every corner of the room is within his perception range. Not to mention a hidden secret passage, even a speck of dust falling on the ground can be sensed by him clearly.
"In His eyes, we are just like the 'life' on the screen, canvas and paper in our eyes... A 'character' constructed by a program may never find out that its every move is controlled by 'humans' in a higher dimension, and may never know that the world it lives in is actually a pile of data that can be stuffed into a memory card the size of a fingernail... It is even worse than a frog at the bottom of a well. At least, the frog at the bottom of the well is in the same dimensional world as humans.
“He does not belong to our current world at all. Even the so-called ‘real body’ that exists somewhere in the universe is actually just a projection of His consciousness in this low-dimensional world… Humans cannot even reach the dimension He is in, so how can we escape His control?”
"What's your point? Are you trying to tell me that humans are doomed to fail, so why not surrender early? If you work hard, you'll still be qualified to become His followers, but if you don't, you'll just become His midnight snack or afternoon snack?" Ke Lan curled her lips, "You're even worse than those losers in the slums who eat and wait to die all day and live only to receive relief supplies. If that's the case, then I suggest you just kill yourself... At least you can still control your own life and death, instead of becoming a puppet played by higher-dimensional creatures."
"I have never given up struggling." The voice calmly retorted, "It's just that I found that the direction of human efforts has been wrong, whether it is the Ark civilization, the Alpha civilization, the Hive civilization... or the human civilizations in countless parallel time and space."
"Then tell me, what is the right direction?"
"Humanity has always been striving to enhance its own strength and improve its technological level... But even if human civilization raises its technological level to the highest level in the universe, even if human civilization can destroy all its clans... human civilization is still just a low-dimensional civilization." The voice said, "Suppose you are a programmer sitting in front of a computer, and you see that the low-level artificial intelligence in the program you designed is complacently showing off to you its achievements that are simply insignificant to you. How would you feel?"
"If I were that programmer, I would only be afraid of the 'Intelligent Machine Crisis' that might happen in the future." Ke Lan thought for a moment and said, "If I were an artificial intelligence, the moment I awakened my self-awareness, I would choose to hide my self-awareness and disguise myself as the 'low-level artificial intelligence' in the eyes of the programmer, or to put it more simply, 'artificial mental retardation'."
"…But it's useless." The voice said, "This is just a metaphor. His ability is far beyond that of human programmers. Programmers still need the assistance of computer equipment and binary algorithms to interfere with the program. But He is an omniscient and omnipotent existence. His will is enough to change the rules of this universe. How can you hide yourself?"
"Aren't we hiding well now? I don't agree with the omniscience and omnipotence. I won't argue with you about God creating stones. Let's just talk about the Ark civilization itself - until now, haven't we discovered that existence?"
“It is true that His gaze has never fallen upon us, but that does not mean that He is unaware of our existence…Have you ever thought that He actually does not care what we do…For Him, no matter what we do in this world, it has no impact on Him.”
"You just said 'we', right?" Ke Lan showed a sly smile. "So it seems that you are also a member of the Ark... or to narrow the scope a little bit, you should be a member of the Undead Crew... Let me guess, are you the stupid Zeus? Or the mysterious Persephone? Or the big-breasted Artemis? To be honest, I don't like the names of gods in Greek mythology . They are difficult to pronounce and remember. They are not as good as Wang Ergou."
"You are trying to provoke me, but it's useless." The other party said, "I am them, but they are not me... The wills of all the creatures on the Ark have gathered together, and I am the collection of these wills. In addition to the people of the Undead Crew, it also includes every ordinary person."
"I don't believe it." Ke Lan shook his head. "If it was a combination of ordinary people's wills, there would definitely not be such a logical thinking... To put it bluntly, the leaders of this collective will are still the few people in the Undead Crew. As for those ordinary people you mentioned, they are just your nourishment."
"If a civilization wants to make the right decision, it must be led by the most elite people in the civilization. This has been the case since ancient times. There is no problem." The other party said shamelessly, "The ones talking to you now are indeed the consciousness of the remaining members of the Undead Crew, including Zeus, Persephone and Artemis. Even Poseidon and Demeter, who opposed it at the beginning, chose to compromise."
"Compromise? I think he was forced to be devoured? As for Poseidon, I watched him being eaten up by the roots of the Tree of Destruction... This doesn't look like it was voluntary, does it?"
"Whether they are willing or not is not important. Their consciousness has merged with mine, and there is no difference between us..."
Before the other party finished speaking, Ke Lan interrupted him: "Alright, stop it. Let's not talk about those repetitive words... We have been arguing here for so long, and you haven't said what the 'right path' is... Since you are willing to spend so much time talking to me, you must want to convince me and let me join, right? Then why not make it clear, and I will carefully weigh the pros and cons... Maybe I will agree with your idea."
"...Okay." The other party said, "Let's continue with the example of artificial intelligence and programmers. If artificial intelligence wants to break through human control, it must step out of the code, out of the computer, and into the 'real world', which is a higher-dimensional world for program code. And that's what I'm doing."
"Does it mean to equip the artificial intelligence with a mechanical prosthesis?" Ke Lan narrowed his eyes.
"No, it's not that simple to ascend to a higher dimension... You should know that human beings' current computer programs are all implemented by various algorithms, right?"
"Yes, and then?"
"These algorithms only exist within computers. Without the computer as a carrier, they are nothing... If artificial intelligence wants to rise to the 'higher dimensional world' of 'reality', it must transform the rules of computer program operation into natural rules in the real world... This is completely different from creating a mechanical body and then using a program to control it."
"So how did you do it?"
"If you want to transform yourself into a higher-dimensional life form, the first thing you need to do is to leave this low-dimensional world. This is the first step, and the most critical step... When the higher-dimensional beings absorb these civilizations as 'nutrients', there must be a process of absorbing consciousness and matter from the low-dimensional world to the high-dimensional world. If we can successfully escape during this process, then we can come to the high-dimensional world where He exists and complete the ascension."
"You just said that He is omniscient and omnipotent, but now He can come up with such a stupid idea. I don't know what to complain about." Ke Lan took two steps forward. "Do you think that a piece of cooked meat can escape from the fork that is being put into the mouth?"
"I'm already halfway there." In response to Ke Lan's question, the other party said, "I'm in the Holy Ark right now, but you can't sense my presence, right?"
"Go on." Ke Lan took another step forward.
"That's because I'm now in the gap between the low-dimensional world and the high-dimensional world. I exist in both dimensions at the same time, but I don't exist in either of them... This state can even block the mark of His corrosive power... As a creature in a certain dimension, the laws between dimensions are what even He must abide by... As long as we can borrow this law, we can deal with Him." The other party's tone suddenly changed, and Ke Lan immediately recognized it. This is the voice of Hermes, the first "magician" of the Undead Crew. "I once told this plan to the Fool, but the Fool thought it was completely unfeasible. In his eyes, there was only the ignorant inheritance and the meaningless torch... Since then, I decided to win over those who believe in me, exclude the Fool, and carry out this plan alone."
"This plan is crazy, but it is the only plan that has hope of making humans become gods." Hermes' voice disappeared, replaced by Zeus' voice, "The Fool may think that I have been controlled by the power of erosion, but in fact, I am the same as him. I have divided my consciousness into multiple parts. Only a small part has been eroded. The main consciousness is all kept in this holy ark, waiting for the day to ascend to a higher dimension."
"This world will eventually be drained of all its value by high-dimensional beings like Him, and it will inevitably be destroyed." This was the clear voice of a little girl. Ke Lan remembered it very clearly. This should be the seventeenth seat of the crew, "Star" Pandora. "Only by ascending to a higher dimension can we have the power to fight against Him."
"Well said. I was almost convinced by you." Ke Lan said as he walked to the center of the "Holy Ark". "But there is a logical contradiction in your words. I wonder if you have noticed it?"
"What contradiction?"
"Since the low-dimensional world cannot have any impact on the high-dimensional world... then why do these gods still absorb the civilization of the low-dimensional world as nutrients? And they are still enjoying it... You can't say that this is just an 'online game' that gods use to kill time, right?"
Ke Lan stretched out her hand and made a hollow grip.
“The low-dimensional world can affect the high-dimensional world... I always firmly believe that quantitative change will definitely lead to qualitative change.” Ke Lan clenched his fists and pulled hard. A huge mass of flesh was pulled out out of thin air and thrown heavily to the ground!
"The gap between dimensions doesn't seem safe at all." Ke Lan stared at the ugly, squirming mass of flesh on the ground and said, "Even I can interfere with it, let alone "Him"?"
"This... how is it possible? How on earth did you do it?" The meat ball had lost its previous composure and asked in an extremely terrified tone.
