Chapter 346
Science as the Root, Technology and the Extraordinary Go Hand in Hand!
Chapter 346 Science as the Root, Technology and the Extraordinary Go Hand in Hand!
At this moment, if you look down from high above, you will see a floating island suspended in the sky. In the center of the floating island, besides a tall tower, the most eye-catching thing is a pyramid-like structure.
The nuclear bomb was positioned precisely at the highest point of the pyramid, wedged in perfectly.
Meanwhile, on the central tower, a waning moon was emitting a ghostly green glow. Half of its light seemed to come alive, turning in the air before converging and shining down on the nuclear bomb atop the pyramid.
The scene seemed determined to make sure everyone knew about this thing.
And that was indeed the case; Chu Sheng was afraid that others wouldn't know they had nuclear weapons.
Anyone who is human, and anyone who received an education and possesses common sense before the apocalypse, would basically recognize a nuclear bomb, or at least know the symbol for a nuclear weapon.
In Chu Sheng's mind, since they possessed the nuclear bomb, a powerful weapon, they should show it off.
If you don't show it, how will others know you possess nuclear weapons?
If they didn't know you possessed nuclear weapons, why would anyone be afraid of you?
Even if they didn't have any offerings or their abilities weren't very strong, just knowing that they possessed nuclear weapons would naturally command respect from others.
This stems from the concept of implanting nuclear bombs into all of humanity before the apocalypse.
Everyone knows the horror of nuclear bombs and their destructive power.
Even though it's the end of the world now, and even though many people now possess sequence abilities, the existence of nuclear weapons remains one of the most terrifying weapons that human civilization developed before the apocalypse.
Even in the apocalypse, the power of technology still has its place.
Extraordinary abilities may allow people to defy fate and achieve things that technology cannot, but only technology is something that ordinary people can master, popularize, and use to make civilization more brilliant.
Uphold science, develop technology, and strive for excellence.
This was Chu Sheng's truest thought from the bottom of his heart, and it was also what he planned to implement on the floating island.
The extraordinary is the only way to deal with the bizarre, a talisman in the apocalypse, an indestructible spear, and also the very foundation of the apocalypse.
Only Sequence Beyonders can deal with the Bizarre; this is an inherent characteristic of the Bizarre. Those who are not Sequence Beyonders cannot inflict any effective damage on the Bizarre.
Technology, on the other hand, is a useful tool that ordinary people can use to make food production more efficient, machines operate more efficiently, and weapons more powerful.
If the sequence of extraordinary abilities is the spear, then technology is the shield. It must be said that technology is truly useful in terms of improving quality of life and people's livelihood.
High-speed trains traveling at speeds of over 400 km/h, airplanes soaring through the sky, submarines diving to depths of 10,000 meters, and even hybrid rice have all benefited from science and technology. Without science and technology, Yuan Longping would still have invented hybrid rice, but mass production would have become a problem.
These are all technological means. Without technology, humanity would still be living a life where communication relies on shouting and transportation relies on walking.
If the sequence of extraordinary abilities and technology are the spear and the shield, then science is the root.
Science is not technology.
Technology is a physical object, a concrete representation.
But science is not.
Science is a method.
In the civilized society before the apocalypse, people often confused science and technology, but the two are not the same.
Science is a method, an ongoing process of seeking solutions.
Science leads people to summarize various things, then to study and explore them, and finally to try to grasp their laws and essence.
In a world without a sequence of extraordinary beings, physical rules, cosmic laws, and mathematical logic are all science.
Science never questions your existence; rather, the moment it encounters you, it treats you as part of science, studying and exploring you.
Existence is reasonable.
Just as a saying circulated before the end of the world, "If one day a god appears in a world without gods, then adhering to the principle that existence is its own justification, scientists will treat God as part of science, and then study Him, attempting to control the power He possesses."
In Chu Sheng's view, only when these three elements coexist can a force truly function.
Using those with sequence abilities as spears, they can defend against bizarre attacks or even proactively eliminate them.
Using technological creations as a shield to maintain order and allow humanity to reproduce, these technological creations can also serve as blueprints for those with the ability to create sacrificial offerings, allowing them to create sacrificial versions of these technological creations.
For example, if Chu Sheng were to create a sacrificial offering similar to a nuclear bomb, it's not impossible, but the process would be extremely complicated just to think about.
But now that there are readily available nuclear bombs, he can basically change some of the materials of the nuclear bombs and turn them into extraordinary items that can damage the supernatural.
The extraordinary and technology are not mutually exclusive. Ultimately, science serves as the foundation to explore the existence of sequences, the nature of sacrifices, and why the bizarre can only be harmed by the extraordinary. Then, theories are proposed and put into practice.
At the top of the Dark Moon Tower, below the Dark Moon, Chu Sheng gazed silently at the pyramid created by the Netherworld, somewhat lost in thought.
Below the pyramid, almost all the survivors and sequence ability users had gathered together.
The survivors looked up at the top of the pyramid in bewilderment. Perhaps because the pyramid was too high, or perhaps because the survivors' eyesight was not very good, no one saw the nuclear bomb at the very top.
But this does not include those with sequence abilities.
Those with sequence abilities have far superior vision compared to ordinary people.
Even when looking up from below, they could still see the symbol that represented nuclear radiation.
"Won't this thing suddenly explode?" Zhuo Wu looked up at the nuclear bomb at the top of the pyramid, swallowed hard, and asked with some fear.
Although he was a Sequence Ability User, he still had some self-awareness and knew that he could not withstand the explosion of a nuclear bomb.
Hearing his words, Zhu Qing stroked his chin, "Not necessarily, it might explode at any time."
Upon hearing this, Hui looked at him speechlessly, "Stop joking around, is this something you can just joke about?"
"Go ask Chu Sheng, this thing should have been obtained from the Fire Seed Base."
"I know, I know!" Qingqing waved an anti-materiel sniper rifle in her hand, pointing the muzzle at the crowd.
"This was given to Brother Chu Sheng by those people on that big turtle! I was just there!" Qingqing showed a proud expression, stopped what she was doing, and pointed the gun directly at Captain Hui.
Upon seeing her movement, Captain Hui calmly took a few steps to the side, avoiding the gun barrel.
"Do you know why they sent this nuclear bomb to Chu Sheng?" He tried to get more information from Qingqing. Although these things could be deduced, why should he try to deduce them when he could just ask directly?
Do you really think that making calculations is an easy task?
Upon hearing his words, Qingqing frowned and began to ponder.
While Chu Sheng was talking with Lin Chaoyuan and Wang Er, she was just sitting on the sidelines, her mind preoccupied with what would happen if she got all those guns. She didn't pay much attention to their conversation at all.
So now when Captain Hui asks her, she has to frown and think.
Fortunately, she was a Sequence 7 ability user. Even though she didn't listen carefully and just went through the motions without paying much attention, she could still recall what they had said by thinking about it carefully.
This is also one of the benefits of having strong mental power.
"I remember now!" Qingqing thought for several seconds before finally remembering and saying, "It's because Brother Chusheng helped them upgrade two nuclear bombs, so they gave this to Brother Chusheng as payment!"
Hearing Qingqing's words, Hui turned his head to look in the direction of Xuanwu and couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't expect they would have something like this."
Meanwhile, Chu Sheng, who was atop the Dark Moon Tower, looked at them and frowned.
How could I have such a thought?
What's wrong with me?
Chu Sheng wasn't thinking about the nuclear bomb when he was looking in the direction of it; rather, he suddenly realized something.
When did he start caring about the lives of ordinary people?
When did he start thinking about issues from a civilizational perspective?
Having used this persona to pretend to be a good person for so long, I've actually started to think and act according to this persona, and even work towards it.
It's just horrible.
He never forgot that he simply wanted to survive in the apocalypse, to live a good life.
Now he's starting to think about the survivors. Will he fight a life-or-death battle for them someday?
The scene was so beautiful that he could hardly believe it.
"It seems that maintaining a facade for a long time requires taking a break from work periodically."
Thinking of this, Chu Sheng's mood immediately soured. Looking at the nuclear bomb on the pyramid, he had a thought, and the whole world seemed to freeze in his eyes.
(End of this chapter)