“What to believe in” and “what to rely on to believe in” are two different questions.
The old man's seemingly casual question was actually very sharp and clever.
This is true for all the beliefs in this world, and they never deviate from their origins.
A certain person believes in a certain god.
What will they rely on to prove their faith?
The most common type of dependence is money.
Give money to the church, give money to God, or give money to the suffering people...
Relying on money to prove your beliefs, although the process and purpose are different, it can indeed be done.
In addition, there is "time".
Spend time praying, spend time going to church, spend time connecting with people, for good or for evil.
Perhaps, "life" can also be considered one of them.
Such as those ascetics, extremists, or simply use every minute and every second of their lives to prove their beliefs.
Will, body, future, past, hope, dream, food...
Let's wait together.
These are all possible, and they are enough to prove some of your own beliefs.
Understanding the way a group of people prove their beliefs is actually also understanding the "belief" itself of this group of people.
If the people in white are really a group of unshakable fanatics, then there is nothing more to say. The old man is going to enjoy the wonderful scene of "Xu Cheng tearing apart the cathedral with his hands".
But even the old man didn't expect Ah Jiu, a man in white, to give such an answer -
What do the people in white rely on to prove their beliefs?
Answer: Mathematics.
…
Um?
math?
What kind of weird thing is this?
Faith is undoubtedly part of theology.
And the word "mathematics" should be a term that is extremely far away from theology in the common sense of most people!
The old man gestured and asked doubtfully: "Is it the one, two, three, four, five, six... mathematics?"
"Yes, it's math."
Ah Jiu nodded and did not deny it at all.
While he was talking, everyone was already standing at the door of the cathedral.
Ah Jiu walked in the front, holding the wooden door of the church with both hands and slowly pushing it open.
Squeak...
The distant sound of wood scraping echoed in the empty underground.
This cathedral is a medium-sized stone building.
Its exquisite exterior decoration is enough to become the iconic attraction of a certain Robazhou town, but through precise calculations, the people in white have transferred its energy to the underground of the Lanbarama Desert.
"The yellow line is emanating from the remains of a strange creature."
Ah Jiu explained:
"Originally, according to the characteristics of strange creatures, when the strange creature dies, its remains will turn into a pool of shadow and merge into the darkness again."
"But some - or at least 'one' weird creature is different."
Hearing this, Xu Cheng narrowed his eyes.
He knew where the special strange creature Ah Jiu spoke of came from.
That is, the "weird piece of meat" held by the Star Chamber of Commerce.
It is really a very special thing that can replace conventional advent carriers and attract the advent of strange creatures.
Of course Xu Cheng was also curious about the origin of those strange pieces of meat.
But that is one of the biggest secrets of the Star Chamber of Commerce. Although Xu Cheng's relationship with the president's girl is pretty good, Xu Cheng also knows very well that everything is just caused by "probability".
When contacting the president’s girl, you must take “probability” into consideration.
If it can help the president's girl increase the probability of final victory, then the president's girl will take the initiative to tell Xu Cheng even if Xu Cheng doesn't ask.
vice versa.
The president girl will not do things that do not help improve the winning rate, or even lower the winning rate.
…
"The identity of that weird creature is unknown. It is too special."
Ah Jiu looked into the depths of the cathedral.
"But in short, the yellow line is emanating from that thing, and it will gradually spread over time, and the maximum range is unknown."
"It must be closed, otherwise many people will die."
Ah Jiu's eyes were extremely firm.
"No one must die, otherwise it is very likely to cause a fixed value of disorder, and we will have to wait again."
So far, many unfamiliar words have come out of Ah Jiu's mouth.
Such as fixed values, such as mathematics.
These words may seem very common at first glance, but their specific meanings are never clear.
As if seeing everyone's doubts, Ah Jiu thought seriously:
"Where do I begin to explain?"
"Just go from there."
The old man stretched out his finger and pointed directly in front of everyone.
That is the wall in the center of the cathedral.
If it was Christianity, there should be something like a cross there, right?
But on the wall of the cathedral, there is a huge...
blackboard.
Yes, it's a blackboard.
The kind of pure black blackboard where you use chalk to write and draw in class.
The chairs on both sides are neatly arranged.
Those are supposed to be chairs prepared for worshipers, but when combined with the huge blackboard, it looks like every action in the classroom is reserved for students.
What a weird cathedral.
What's even more weird is that on the blackboard, there are countless dense formulas sketched in chalk, and there is also a very simple and huge pattern among them.
First, it is a circle.
A red chalk line runs through the circle.
It is not difficult to infer that the circle actually represents the blue, and the red line is the "ultimate danger" that the tourist himself sees using his own special abilities.
But what Xu Cheng is more concerned about is that there are other things on this pattern.
There are many solid small circles around the large circle.
Counting, there are nine in total.
What do those solid little circles represent?
Ah Jiu gave the answer:
"Those nine solid circles are fixed values."
She looked back at Xu Cheng and smiled: "One of them is you, old gentleman."
Xu Cheng was stunned.
"Why?"
"Because that's how mathematical formulas work."
Ah Jiu replied.
Mathematics, mathematics again.
In the Men in White organization, mathematics that is common in our lives seems to be cast in a mysterious light.
Why?
Ah Jiu slowly explained:
"There is a person in our organization code-named 'Tourist'. She can materialize all dangers and observe them."
"In her observation, Wei Lan will face the 'ultimate' of all dangers sooner or later, which is the ultimate danger."
The above are all things that tourists have told Xu Cheng a long time ago.
The following part was something Xu Cheng had never understood before.
"After mathematical calculations, when the ultimate danger arrives, everything on the blue will return to the weirdness itself, and there will no longer be anything else."
"Apart from--"
"Fixed value."
Ah Jiu's eyes looked at Xu Cheng.
"Weirdness is born from the fusion of instinct and rules."
"Most things on Azure can be integrated into instincts and rules, except for some 'fixed values'."
"Those fixed values are used to break the rules, and they cannot be dissolved into weirdness."
"For example, Mr. You."
"When we met you in the Rambalama Desert, we were convinced that you are one of those fixed values that are insoluble in rules."
Ah Jiu pointed to one of the solid circles on the blackboard.
"A fixed value is a point created by life specifically to break the rules."
"After mathematical calculation, there are nine fixed values."
