Chapter 477: Chapter 75 An Qing’s Answer_2 Chapter 477: Chapter 75 An Qing’s Answer_2 “`
“This is the only prop you can use, and the only channel that can exchange matter and information with the real world.
So, if you want to prove whether the world you’re in is real or fake, you have to focus on this safe.”
Chu Anqing suddenly realized and looked up to speak!
“But…” Lin Xian smiled and raised his hand to interrupt her:
“I know what you want to say, definitely to have a friend put something in the safe that I don’t know about, then I set a password that nobody else knows.
After I go there and open it to confirm the contents, then my friend verifies it, and we can distinguish the truth of that world.”
“But don’t panic, this problem is far from simple, otherwise, I wouldn’t be so troubled, having thought for so long without any viable solution.
Because in addition to those previous assumptions, there’s an additional restriction—”
“[The enemy or director, they have ample time to crack the safe before you wake up, whether it’s through exhaustive search or brute force.
In any case, they are capable of knowing in advance what’s inside the safe.]”
“[Then, they will create an identical copy of the safe, along with a copy of anything inside.
After that, they place this counterfeit safe right next to you as you wake up.
Don’t forget our previous assumption…
All props are good enough to deceive the eye; we’re absolutely unable to discern the authenticity of the safe and the items within just by looking.]”
Lin Xian had finished stating the complete problem.
And Chu Anqing’s brain…
Was just about cooked.
Is this what the world of smart people is like?
Her ‘overcooked’ brain protested:
Why do these smart people torment their own minds?
Why do they give themselves such difficult puzzles?
Just purely for the sake of some spicy flavor to make it taste a bit better?
Chu Anqing blinked rapidly, scratching her head vigorously and frowning deeply in thought for a moment.
She quickly shook her head.
She helplessly rubbed her hands through her hair, the neat and smooth brown tresses now a tangled mess.
Some strands of hair had inadvertently wound around her fingers, getting accidentally pulled out as she scratched her head, causing Chu Anqing to cry out in pain.
She looked at the hair wound around her fingers, removed it, and tossed it casually into the nearby trash can:
“Sorry, Senior Lin Xian, I guess I overestimated myself.”
Chu Anqing smiled apologetically:
“When I get back, I’ll have a debate with my dad!
It seems that the so-called famous quote from that science fiction novel isn’t necessarily true.
Just listening to you describe such a complex puzzle, there’s no way it could seem simple…
Facing such a question on a logic test, it would take several minutes just to read the question.”
“However, I did have a thought just now.
If we really can only use the safe to communicate with the real and possibly fake world, and since the enemy and director can open the safe in advance and know what’s inside and then make copies, we certainly can’t put ordinary items inside it, such as memorabilia, handicrafts, toys, stones, or any dolls…”
“After all, the enemy and director can forge these items with 100% precision, so placing such straightforward things inside is meaningless.
I think the approach you mentioned earlier is better, the only way to deceive the enemy and convey a hidden message—”
“[Only a small piece of paper with writing on it.]”
I can’t think offhand what content to write on the paper that isn’t susceptible to preemptive viewing by the enemy or director, copying, and creating a perfect deception.
I understand now, Senior Lin Xian, this must be why you’ve been frowning and troubled lately?
You’re also distressed because you can’t figure out what to write on that piece of paper, right?”
The reality was indeed that.
The connotations and associations of words go far beyond imagination.
Sometimes in novels, what seem like ordinary phrases, or even a few words, two words, one word…
can move readers to tears.
Is it the power of those few words?
It’s the story behind those words.
Lin Xian believed that words, a note, the deeper meaning behind the content…
These were the only things that could break through 600 years of time and space, evade enemy surveillance, and transcend all that is real and fake, letting him realize the truth in an instant.
“Senior Lin Xian, I’m sorry to disappoint you.”
Chu Anqing lifted her head and looked at Lin Xian:
Thank you so much for telling me all this and sharing your troubles with me.
As your good friend, I will definitely try to help you and come up with a solution!”
“Although my mind might not be as sharp, remember that ‘three cobblers with their wits combined equal Zhuge Liang the mastermind’!
Hehe, rest assured, I won’t tell anyone about this, and I’ll think about this problem when I have free time, before I go to bed, or while I take a shower.
I think I will come up with an answer!”
“Of course~ by the time I come up with an answer, Senior Lin Xian, you’ll probably have already found it!
Let’s think about it together and solve this puzzle soon!”
Lin Xian smiled faintly.
Picked up the final small piece of birthday cake with his fork and placed it in his mouth.