Zhang Heng shook his head and stopped talking nonsense to Yulian.
Only then did he have time to observe the divine seal. Zhang Heng put his hand on this huge statue and felt it was cold. The material of the divine seal was similar to metal, with two spiral twisted strips entwined with each other. One hundred and seventy degrees, it forms a sculpture in the shape of a mountain, and the dense symbols on it are similar to a mixture of cuneiform and hieroglyphics. It is like a large-scale work of art, which is enough to shock the eyes.
The divine seal is a wireless transmitter made by a high-end civilization, and has the ability to affect the spirit and DNA of living things. The manufacturer places it on planets where civilization may arise. If civilization appears on these planets, these gods will one day be discovered. print.
At the same time, the divine seal is designed to be extremely easy to copy, and each fragment has complete information. The illusion of the divine seal receiving energy will be considered by species on the planet as having infinite energy, and they will begin to try to copy it. Because of this, human beings have Thirteen were copied.
The divine seal can affect the minds of living beings. The manifestations of human beings being disturbed are: depression and other mental symptoms, and eventually killing each other. Moreover, after death, the divine seal will also affect cells and turn humans into a monster called a necromorph. Finally, the divine seal will begin to aggregate and assimilate at the appropriate time, forming a blood moon, waiting for the creator's resource recovery.
This is the final inside story of the series of plots in Dead Space, and the true purpose of the divine seal.
Zhang Heng recalled this information carefully and suddenly asked strangely, "The divine seal is very powerful, but what is the significance of this mission assigned by the Dimension Star? Does this divine seal have other uses?"
"The Seal is actually a quantum computer. Creating illusions is only its initial ability. Its biggest function is to create virtual space technology. At the same time, relying on the runes on it and a small amount of memetic technology, it can disrupt the DNA of the dead and resurrect the dead regardless of logic. , and cause genetic mutations.”
A large poster with a divine seal appeared behind Julian at some point. At the same time, she also transformed into a researcher wearing black-rimmed glasses and a white coat. She pointed at the poster with a pointer while answering seriously.
"Quantum computer?" Zhang Heng's eyes lit up, "So the divine seal can actually be used by me?"
"Bingo, you got it right!" Julian said with a smile: "The Divine Seal has an artificial intelligence AI, with an IQ that is about ten to fifteen years old of a human being. At the same time, its computing power is trillions of times that of the most advanced computer in the world. , the level of technology exceeds that of this world for hundreds of years.”
"I understand, but I still don't understand a little bit." Zhang Heng nodded, "Why is the mission carried out this time to obtain the DNA evolution code on the divine seal? Are these symbols on the divine seal more important than the divine seal itself? "
"Urian has already said that the divine seal also contains relatively simple memetic technology, which can disrupt the DNA of dead bodies regardless of logic. This is the strongest function of the divine seal. Compared with this function, the calculation function and the ability to create hallucinations Wait, it’s all rubbish.”
"What is memetic technology? Isn't the so-called meme the regularity of information transmission? How can we create technology?" Zhang Heng was stunned. He was overjoyed just now after hearing about the function of the divine seal. On the contrary, I didn't listen carefully to Julian's explanation later. Only then did he realize that this so-called memetic technology was actually the most valuable technology of the Divine Seal.
"Memetic technology, just like biotechnology, electronic technology, mechanical technology, etc., is a part of science. But the most different thing about memetic technology is its anti-logic."
"Irrational?"
"You know, any technology has logic. For example, biotechnology, using biotechnology to create a clone, resulting in two identical people in the world, is there no logic in this kind of thing? No, this is science It can be done, so it is logical." Yulian explained carefully, and at the same time, a burst of urgent BGM background music came from Zhang Heng's brain.
"Memetic technology, on the other hand, has no logic. You don't know why this string of characters can change the DNA of a dead body. You just know that it can indeed do it. This is memetic technology."
"But how did ancient humans know that biotechnology can create clones? If it is divided in this way, then for ancient humans, wouldn't biotechnology also become memetic technology?" Zhang Heng asked.
"How is that possible?" Yulian waved his mini hands, took a deep breath and said, "Let's put it another way, do you know genes?" Without waiting for Zhang Heng to nod, he said again, "Memes are similar to genes. , are spread through copying and imitation. Memes are like a kind of information that can be spread through various media, but other technologies cannot do this. "
Seeing Zhang Heng still looking a little confused, Julian couldn't help but sigh on his chubby little face, "Well, Julian, let's use an analogy."
"There was once a destroyed human plane, and a sculpture was excavated by archeology before the destruction. This is a slightly abstract sculpture. No one can tell what era it was carved from. The time of construction and purpose are unknown. Author unknown."
"It didn't attract people's attention at first, but as the archaeological team took over the sculptures, the people on the archaeological team began to discuss the topic of sculptures intentionally or unintentionally, exploring the role of sculptures, and how sculptures are full of Artistic beauty.”
"But as time went on, these people seemed to be confused by the sculpture, and everyone went crazy trying to describe the shape of the sculpture to others. And the person who listened to the description, as long as he After hearing the appearance of the sculpture, or even just hearing the size and other data, you will be affected by the sculpture, and you will continue to describe the sculpture to others involuntarily. In the end, the entire plane will be in such a situation. Destroyed."
Zhang Heng was stunned when he heard this, "Is there such a thing? Is this a mental virus? It's like a computer infected with a virus, constantly infecting other computers, and finally playing together?"
"If there are transmission substances and transmission media, it can be regarded as a spiritual virus. The virus itself must be spread by the virus itself and various transmission media such as air and blood. But what about the statue? There is nothing. There is no source of communication, and there is no communication medium. It is completely devoid of scientific logic." Yulian chuckled, "Uncle, do you understand?"
Zhang Heng couldn't help but fell into deep thought. Is this a meme? It's not that he doesn't believe it, but that the explanation of memes has gone beyond scientific principles and reached the level of idealism.
"Of course, in fact, memes are not necessarily capable of changing human DNA or destroying the world." Julian continued, "Just like the weapon itself has no good or evil, the key is the person who uses it. Your world has begun to produce The concept of 'meme' is still in its infancy, and the power of memes has not been truly understood. It will take at least five hundred years to reach the level of using memes."
"So, is there a solution to memetic attacks?" Zhang Heng's expression became extremely solemn. If this kind of attack really exists, then so-called bacteria, viruses, or even nuclear weapons are completely useless in the face of memetic weapons. There is no comparison.
There is no bloodshed, no killing, just a piece of information can destroy human civilization. This is simply... God's method!
"There must be a solution to memes." Julian answered affirmatively, "That can be easily solved by using counter-effect memes. For example, let's take the statue again. If someone in that plane develops another meme, Just enough to make everyone forget about the statue’s data, so will this phenomenon be solved soon?”
"In other words, only memes can deal with memes?" Zhang Heng smiled bitterly. Doesn't that mean you didn't say anything
"No, memes are not invincible. No matter how outrageous memes are, they are still considered a type of science. There is philosophy on top of science. For example, the causality of philosophical classification can even be 'returned' and 'modified' by using causal weapons. And 'delete', directly 'delete' the existence of your meme, the meme is as ridiculous as playing house in front of it."
"Memes are also classified. In terms of functional application, they are divided into 'memes with solutions' and 'memes without solutions'. Some memes will become ineffective after being activated once, and some memes have restrictions on the things they can affect. , some memes cannot even affect humans at all. These are called solutions. Memes are also divided into "single memes", "multiple memes" and "phenomenal memes" based on their spread. , a single meme is not contagious and can only affect a single substance, but phenomenal memes are powerful. Theoretically, the spread range of phenomenal memes is unlimited.”
Large chunks of knowledge that Zhang Heng had never heard of were poured out of Yulian's mouth like beans. Zhang Heng was completely confused. In the end, he could only wave his hands continuously, "Okay, okay, we'll talk about this later. I just want to ask now." Can I change the program of the divine seal? At least make the divine seal work for me."
"Of course, the Dimensional Star research system is to assist the host in scientific research tasks. There is no difficulty in transforming technological creations like the divine seal."
"Then what should I do?" Zhang Heng felt happy after hearing Yulian's affirmative words.
"With the current level of technology in the host plane, we can only customize special instruments. The required tools are..." As he said, a large piece of technical information was directly input into Zhang Heng's brain through the dimensional star. In an instant, Zhang Heng Come to your senses.
So much material is needed, and a supercomputer is needed to act as the information converter for the divine seal
Zhang Heng was stunned.
At this moment, the phone placed in front of the computer desk suddenly rang. Zhang Heng had to temporarily stop the conversation with You Lian. When he opened it, he saw that it was Li Jianguo calling, and it was by no means the first time he made the call. There are still more than a dozen missed calls from Li Jianguo.
So many missed calls are like reminders, and I don’t know what they are for.
In desperation, Zhang Heng had no choice but to answer the phone.