British writer

The next day, early morning.

Top floor sea view balcony cabin, Lu Shi's room.

The furniture is surrounded by soft morning light,

The sun shines through the cracks in the window and shines in every corner.

The indoor air still carries the coolness of the night, forming a subtle contrast with the warm sunshine, giving people a quiet and comfortable feeling.

There are two tables in the room,

One of them is a small round table with whiskey and playing cards on it.

There are three chairs around the round table, with Kelvin, Planck and Einstein sitting respectively.

At this time, they were all asleep,

Plank still held a handful of cards in his right hand and murmured to himself: "My luck is too bad. I was bombed by you four times in one night."

That's right, the three scientists were also conquered by Landlords.

On one side of the room, there is a long table against the wall.

Lu Shi sat there, writing furiously.

There was an old oil lamp beside him, burning quietly.

The faint firelight intertwined and swayed with the morning light.

Through the lampshade, you can clearly see the remaining lamp oil inside, a shallow layer, like an ink pool that is about to dry up.

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew by,

The oil lamp went out.

At the same time, Lu Shi also put down the pen in his hand,

"finally……"

He couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, and took a wooden frame as a paperweight to hold down the paper that was blown up by the wind.

"Chao Wen Dao" is completed.

This night, he was tortured by three scientists.

The old friend was too rigorous and would jump out to guide Lu Shi when he saw any inappropriate scientific settings. As a result, a short story that could have been completed in two or three hours had to be revised and revised all night long.

Lu Shi stood up and looked towards the balcony,

The waves wash over the side of the ship, and the sound is regular and gentle, weaving into a beautiful symphony.

He likes this kind of tranquility and harmony.

However, the closer you get to Sweden, the higher the latitude, the lower the temperature, and the sea breeze becomes colder.

Lu Shi went over to close the window and took out a blanket to cover Kelvin.

"Hmm..."

Kelvin smacked his lips and woke up from his sleep.

He looked at Lu Shi with hazy eyes,

"Professor Lu, you are really a genius at inventing games. This Landlord is the most exciting and fastest card game I have ever played."

When it comes to fun and puzzles, Landlords cannot compare to bridge.

But for some reason, this card game is so addictive.

The three of them drank and played all night yesterday.

Lu Shi said: "Sir, are you cold? Do you need me to ask the crew to send you a breakfast?"

Kelvin had just woken up and was still a little dazed. He said casually: "I'm hungover. It's not advisable to eat a full meal in the morning. I can just drink a cup of coffee... um... this is..."

He remembered something and looked at the long table,

"Did you finish writing?"

Lu Shi nodded,

"Thanks to your guidance, I was able to finish it in one night."

It's not "I can finish it in one night", but "I can finish it in one night\

,"No wonder his tone was gritty.

Kelvin coughed awkwardly,

"I'm sorry. Alas... I know I shouldn't interfere with a writer's writing, but after seeing what you wrote, I still can't help but want to say a few more words."

Not just a few words,

Yesterday, three scientists guided Lu Shi together,

Kelvin and Planck always had conflicts of views and had a heated argument.

Lu Shi had to threaten them again and again, and if they argued again, he would replace their roles in the novel with others, he could barely maintain the situation.

Kelvin said: "Can I take a look?"

Lu Shi nodded,

"Sure, please."

The writing of "Chao Wen Tao" was inspired by the debate between Kelvin and Planck.

He sorted the manuscripts and handed them to Kelvin.

Kelvin looks at the beginning,

"Hmm...you changed the beginning? This beginning doesn't have a strong science fiction flavor."

The fact is, Lu Shi has not changed,

He still used the title "Da Liu, the electrician" at the beginning.

In the original novel, the story begins with Ding Yi's family of three.

The character Ding Yi frequently appears in Da Liu's novels.

"The Collapse of the Universe", "The End of the Microcosm", "Chao Wen Tao", "Three-Body Problems: Earth's Past", "Three-Body Problems: The Dark Forest", "Ball Lightning\

,"After counting, there are six books in total, so it is nicknamed "Sextant" by book friends.

But Ding Yi in "Chao Wen Dao" is slightly different.

In this short story, Ding Yi is not a symbolic scientist, but a flesh-and-blood person who also has responsibilities to his wife and daughter.

Of course, physics is still everything Ding Yi has.

He used the word "crowded" when spending time with his wife and daughter.

Kelvin felt the same way,

"Professor Lu, well written."

Lu Shi was a little confused.

The other party hasn’t seen the science fiction part at the end, so why does he think it’s well written?

Kelvin laughed,

"

"Most of the place in my heart is occupied by physics, but I just tried hard to squeeze out a small corner for you."

"

These are Ding Yi’s original words in the novel.

Kelvin said: "One sentence outlines a character. This is the real science fiction. Other writers ramble on for a few paragraphs but convey the essence of the story without a single sentence. They really don't know what to say."

As he spoke, he blinked,

"Even M. Verne is like that."

Lu Shi's head was full of black lines,

￣□￣｜｜

"Sir, please don't hurt me."

Kelvin smiled slyly and whispered: "Of course, I know how popular you are in Paris."

"Ah this..."

Lu Shi didn't know what to say.

The other party is an old kid, and there is really nothing he can do.

Kelvin said: "I appreciate what you wrote because the subject matter of science fiction is relatively special. I think that characters do not need to have rich layers and connotations. The more vital the characters are, the more likely they are to dilute the science fiction elements."

Lu Shi was speechless,

I didn’t expect that physicists also understand literature.

Da Liu once expressed his opinion:

"Science fiction literature has not abandoned characters, but the image and status of characters have been greatly reduced compared with mainstream literature."

What Kelvin and Liu said are not far apart.

He continued reading,

Soon, the matter with Ding Yi's family came to an end.

When he woke up, Einstein told him a shocking news——

Large ray emitters used to explore the smallest units of particles or energy disappear into thin air.

Kelvin couldn't help but laugh,

"Albert is here to make a cameo."

Because Albert was a junior and had not established his own theory, there was no pressure on Kelvin to call him by his first name.

Lu Shi and Planck are different.

One of them is "Professor Lu" and the other is "Professor Planck".

Kelvin continued to look behind him.

In Chapter 2, the danger reliever appears.

Kelvin muttered:

"

‘His facial features are too regular, almost unrealistic, like an icon representing human beings on some public signs. ’

"

This section is a description of the risk-takers.

Kelvin chewed the words over and over, and then said slowly: "This is the image of God in my mind."

Lu Shi was curious,

"Why?"

Kelvin explained: "The risk solver here obviously uses a human image to facilitate communication with people on earth. But this image is very cold, so even if you can feel the friendliness of the risk solver, you cannot feel his kindness. mood."

This point of view is quite novel.

Lu Shi repeated: "Just a human symbol, not a human being?"

Kelvin nodded,

"That's what you were thinking when you were characterization, right?"

Lu Shi: "..."

You have to ask Da Liu.

Although "Chao Wen Dao" has been changed a lot by Lu Shi, the framework has not changed.

Therefore, when faced with reading comprehension questions like the college entrance examination, he did not dare to make any judgments.

Of course, even if you give it to the original author, Liu, you may not be able to get the answer.

He probably only smokes one cigarette and then says:

"The Lord doesn't care."

Creation is like this. When I write it, I am full of passion. Looking back, the writer himself may not be able to think of the reason why he wrote it that way.

Lu Shi pondered for a moment and whispered: "The gods in novels are not the same. The Holmes created by Dr. Doyle and the Poirot created by me are comparable to the gods in their respective stories~"

Kelvin burst into laughter,

"Indeed, detectives are gods."

Take Sherlock Holmes as an example. In many cases, he would let the prisoner go or punish the prisoner himself instead of turning him over to the police or taking legal action.

For the British people who are gradually adapting to the modern rule of law, this should be unacceptable.

When it comes to reading novels, few object to it.

The reason is that Holmes is an omniscient and omnipotent god in the novel.

The prisoner he lets go must be worthy of mercy;

The prisoners he punishes must be extremely vicious.

Kelvin glanced at Lu Shi,

"Professor Lu, I can really gain a lot by talking to you. I have to admit that pure scientific thinking has limitations."

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"Let's continue reading novels."

Kelvin's advice flowed like a stream.

After the Exterminator appeared, he told the scientists that continuing to explore the ultimate secrets of the universe would lead to the destruction of the universe, but due to the code of knowledge sealing, the details could not be revealed to humans.

Then, another guest character appeared.

Kelvin read it out slowly,

"

Planck collapsed on the ground and said what later became a famous saying, "In an unknowable universe, my heart is too lazy to beat." ’’

"

After that, Ding Yi proposed a “best of both worlds” approach:

Let the danger solver tell him the secret of the universe, and then let the danger solver destroy himself.

The rest of the scientists responded.

The risk-takers then built an altar in the desert, called the "Altar of Truth," and then allowed groups of scientists to die generously.

Mathematicians, want to know the final proof of Goldbach’s conjecture;

Paleontologists want to know the real reason for the extinction of dinosaurs on earth;

Physicists, want to know the grand unified model of the universe;

…

Kelvin's blood boiled with excitement.

He even had a wonderful idea,

How great it would be if I could be one of those people who can pry into the mysteries of the universe.

Anyway, for a seventy-seven-year-old man who is about to die and half of his body is buried in the ground, if he can steal the secret before the last handful of loess covers his head, it will be both rational and romantic.

It's a pity that such a thing does not exist.

Lu Shi's description is also very vague.

For example, after mathematicians obtained the proof process of Goldbach's conjecture, they could only describe it in a few words:

"...This is completely new..."

"……How can it be……"

"...I used to intuitively..."

"...Oh my God, it's so..."

…

Something like this.

After all, Goldbach's conjecture has not yet been proven.

Kelvin even felt that even if Lu Shiwan was born a hundred years ago, it would be impossible to write the real proof process.

He continued reading with excitement,

At the end, the scientist who ascended the altar was also a guest star, none other than Kelvin himself.

When he looked at himself in the novel, he always had a strange feeling.

I can’t tell, but it’s just weird.

Kelvin asked: "Why put me last?"

Lu Shi smiled and replied: "This novel always needs someone at the top of the human science pyramid, right?"

Kelvin almost burst out laughing,

"Hahahahahahahaha! How can I be as great as you say? It's not that~ it's not that~ you, you can definitely arrange for others~ right? Hahahahahahaha!"

Lu Shi: "..."

He decided not to speak.

Planck and Einstein were awakened by laughter.

Plank asked: "Sir, what's wrong with you?"

Kelvin tried hard to suppress his pride and said: "Professor Planck, Professor Lu's novel is finished. Come and read it together!"

"Did you finish writing?"×2

Planck and Einstein said in unison,

The two of them got closer.

It doesn't take long to read a short story, not to mention that they are top scientists and even consultants for this novel, so there is nothing they can't understand about the obscure concepts in it.

They caught up quickly.

Seeing Kelvin walking up to the altar last, Planck muttered: "No wonder he laughs."

If it were him, he would laugh too.

Anyone can see that Lu Shi's "Chao Wen Dao" is of such high standard that it will definitely become a hit in the future.

Among them, the "top of the pyramid of human science" will inevitably gain great fame.

The three of them finished reading.

Kelvin slumped back in his seat, exhausted.

It felt like going through a mental marathon, with my thoughts stripped away, leaving only a tired body.

Planck on the other side was also confused.

He rubbed his forehead and said, "Why do I feel like I'm going to be overwhelmed by the profound connotations in the book?"

Einstein said "hmm\

,""Feel the same."

They never thought that literary novels would have such an effect.

After a while, Kelvin said: "There is such a feeling, and the wonderful plot of the novel is certainly one of the reasons. But I think the real problem lies in the scientific and philosophical issues involved. Yesterday, what Professor Lu said... Um...what's going on?"

Planck reminded: "'Hear the truth in the morning and die in the evening.'"

Kelvin nodded,

"Yes, that's it. Do you agree with this concept?"

Planck and Einstein looked at each other,

Without actually facing the altar of truth and relying only on imagination, it is difficult for them to give accurate answers.

but,

"Probably."×2

The two still gave uncertain answers.

Kelvin nodded,

"Yeah, that's what I thought too."

The three of them were silent,

"..."

"..."

"..."

The atmosphere at the scene became a little heavy.

Einstein was the first to break away from this emotion and asked Lu Shi: "Professor Lu, which side are you on?"

Lu Shi smiled and said,

"Me? I am a scholar of liberal arts. However, yesterday I saw Professor Planck and Lord Kelvin arguing, and that's when I came up with the idea of ​​writing "The Way of the Morning". As for which side I stand on... it is no longer pure after writing it. It is my property, and it is up to the readers’ imagination.”

This answer is a bit glib.

Kelvin smiled and said: "Don't forget the title of the novel. Being able to write it like that means that Professor Lu also agrees that 'he who hears the Tao in the morning will die in the evening'."

Planck shook his head.

"Not really."

Once again, the two had different views and were about to start a fight.

Kelvin wrapped himself in a blanket, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's your point of view?"

Planck pointed to the original text,

"The actions of scientists when they die for the truth are shocking. If the main theme of the novel is 'If you hear the truth in the morning, you can die at night', then it can end here. Why is there a last paragraph?"

"Ah this..."

Kelvin was asked.

Because, in the novel, after he took the stage, he asked a question: "What is the purpose of the universe?"

And the risk solver has no answer to this.

Structurally speaking,

This can be said to be that humans moved back to a city before the advanced civilization of the Danger Hunters;

It can also be said to be a denial to some extent of the previous article——

The Tao is endless.

Plank said: "In the novel, Ding Yi's daughter finally asks, 'What is the purpose of life?'. I think this question has a lot of lingering flavor. Is it seeking knowledge and truth? Should we give up everything for the sake of knowledge? It is an open question. ah……"

Kelvin was speechless;

He felt like he was about to be convinced.

As a result, Einstein disagreed and said, "But Professor Lu wrote it before..."

He pointed to the original text,

"

'When the problem of survival is completely solved, when love disappears due to individual alienation and integration, when art finally dies due to excessive refinement and obscurity, the pursuit of the ultimate beauty of the universe becomes the only sustenance of civilized existence, and their behavior also It is in line with the basic values ​​of the entire world. ’

"

"Ah this..."

Planck was stunned again.

So, the three of them looked at Lu Shi together, their eyes full of thirst for knowledge.

They hoped that Lu Shi could give a clear answer.

How could Lu Shi know?

"I really admire you physicists! Reading novels is not about doing scientific research or solving problems. You just follow the diagrams to find out what you are doing, but you are falling behind!"

The three scientists couldn't help but exchange glances.

After a while, Kelvin said: "Professor Lu, you are right to say that. Because this "Chao Wen Dao" is both literary and philosophical, and as the person who asked the question, you will naturally not give us the answer. We want to Find it yourself.”

Planck shook his head.

"No, the three of us are not enough. When I go to Stockholm this time, I must listen to the opinions of my colleagues."

Lu Shi: "..."

It’s not that he doesn’t give an answer,

He really doesn’t know the answer!

But the matter has come to this, and we can only let it go.

Lu Shi waved his hand,

"Okay, then let all the powerful people read this novel and listen to their thoughts."

As for the final conclusion, Lu Shi no longer had the time to think about it and jumped directly onto the bed.

Drowsiness hit him instantly.

He murmured to himself in a daze: "That's it, the Lord doesn't care."

Planck:? ? ?

Einstein:? ? ?

The two of them were a little confused.

Kelvin chuckled and said, "Professor Lu just said that there are all kinds of 'gods' in novels..."

He began to help Lu Shi "preach".