Super God-Level Top Student
Chapter 914 - 346: Must Fight

Qiao Ze wasn't sure if human research into mathematics and physics had an endpoint, but there was one thing he was certain of: if the Unified Theory could truly be completed, it would become a new starting point for human civilization.

Only by completing the unified research could humanity formally challenge the speed of light. Only by successfully breaking the speed of light could humanity delve into deeper cosmic exploration. Otherwise, under the current theoretical framework, even information being bound by the limitation of light-speed propagation restricts human civilization's ability to explore the universe.

For instance, if this theory could not be overcome, it would mean humanity could never truly know what the universe looks like at present. Astronomical telescopes capture signals originating from billions of light-years away, indicating that these signals were generated billions of years ago.

Similarly, in astronomy, discussions about the cosmic microwave background radiation involve photons that have traveled for approximately 13.8 billion years before arriving at Earth's detectors. Thus, what they provide is a snapshot of the universe as it was 13.8 billion years ago, whether it's accurate or not is another matter.

As for the current state of the cosmic microwave background radiation—whether, as predicted, it continues to redshift over time, becoming cooler, weaker, and increasingly difficult to observe—that's something scientists millions of years from now might be able to substantiate. Of course, one must pray that human civilization still exists by then.

It's well-known that humanity's oldest verifiable history only dates back roughly 6,000 to 7,000 years.

Forget a billion years in the future—if you discount it significantly, whether human civilization can persist for even a million years remains a big question mark.

After all, compared to dinosaurs that ruled through three geological ages, humans are far more inclined to cause disruptions, whether among themselves or involving others.

Sadly, for a universe that's existed for at least tens of billions of years, a million years is barely the blink of an eye.

It can't be helped; human lifespans are measured in years, while the lifespans of stars are measured in billions of years. If theoretical predictions are correct, the Sun, which humanity relies on for survival, has a lifespan of about ten billion years, of which it's already spent over 4 billion years, leaving just over 5 billion years remaining.

When the Sun reaches the end of its lifespan, becoming a red giant, it will mark the apocalypse for humanity—just like in the depiction in The Wandering Earth.

At the same time, the brevity of human lifespans becomes oddly advantageous in this matter.

With lifespans that rarely exceed a hundred years, 99.99…% of people wouldn't care about the Sun exhausting its energy or what fate lies ahead for humanity. After all, considering humanity's capacity for self-destruction, the collapse of civilization is much more likely to have nothing to do with the Sun whatsoever.

This is also why human imaginings of apocalypse often involve nuclear armageddon, biological viruses, zombie outbreaks… but rarely include the Sun's disappearance. This may reflect a certain self-awareness among humans.

Qiao Ze was clearly one of the exceptions.

It wasn't just simple fear of human civilization's extinction; it was more about his intense curiosity about the universe. He was deeply eager to know what the universe truly looks like. Before satisfying that curiosity, he hoped humanity would avoid any major setbacks—especially those that might severely impact technology-related industries or precision manufacturing.

Of course, it would be best to solve the problem quickly. Rational people always maintain a clear understanding of the limits of their lifespan.

Furthermore, factoring in the inevitable cognitive decline with age, the urgency of "time waits for no one" becomes even more pronounced.

Thus, one can imagine just how exhilarated Qiao Ze felt at that moment.

Su Mucheng, however, had slipped away unnoticed.

Although she didn't entirely understand the things Qiao Ze was talking about,

she had realized that the wedding dress she tried on today had given Qiao Ze some rather unique inspiration.

Even though not even Su could quite comprehend why a wedding dress could inspire a mathematician, she decided she absolutely had to buy that dress. Even if it wasn't quite to her taste.

In any case, it must be kept—and cherished—preserved as a family heirloom for the child growing inside her.

Although she didn't understand what aspect of the wedding dress's design had inspired Qiao Ze, Su Mucheng believed firmly that anything capable of making Qiao Ze's eyes shine must involve an extraordinary subject. If the idea could truly be developed in the future, it might even shake the world once again.

Su Mucheng had already made up her mind: today's events would be recorded in her diary, and when the time came to write a memoir for Qiao Ze, this incident would be prominently highlighted. She would let the entire world know that this wedding dress had guided human progress in science—and that she chose to preserve it in their family history.

Su Mucheng didn't even have to think too hard to imagine how highly valuable this wedding dress could become in the future.

Though both she and Qiao Ze viewed money as insignificant, who could say if, centuries down the road, their descendants might find themselves in need? This cherished wedding dress could then come in handy.

It was quite a distant thought, but people tend to think far ahead when immediate concerns are few—especially when Su Mucheng was now a pregnant mother-to-be.

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Full of delight, Su Mucheng planned to drag Liu Ying along to buy the wedding dress, while Qiao Ze, feeling as though he had found his breakthrough, sat down before the computer to materialize his thoughts. Luckily, transcendental geometry could assist him in understanding and describing how geometric objects in higher-dimensional spaces influence physical phenomena.

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