Great Elf Sage

In Nolan's previous life, scientists had a scientific hypothesis called 'Laplace's Demon'. .biquge

The general idea is: Suppose a creature can know all the variables at a certain moment in time and all the laws of the universe, then this creature can calculate the past and future of the world based on the variables and laws.

In Nolan's view, the "web of destiny" formed by the soul being connected by spiritual power and "high-level magic" in higher dimensions is somewhat similar to this hypothesis.

The soul of a creature contains the creature's memory, emotions and personality. Memory is the variable of this creature, and emotions and personality are the behavioral formulas of this creature. Therefore, the choices this creature will make at a certain point in time can be passed through ' Variables' and 'formula' are roughly calculated.

This is true for individual organisms, and it is also true for group and social intelligent organisms.

It's just that for social intelligent creatures, the impact of social events is a dependent variable, and the individual's choice in social events is the independent variable of this dependent variable, and each individual's choice in social events is It is calculated from the variables and formulas of the individual itself.

Therefore, in terms of results, the laws of social development can also be roughly calculated.

In addition to living things, most matter is also related to magic. Even the matter itself is composed of magic under the balance of the four basic elements. Therefore, this connection between matter and magic will also be reflected to high latitudes. On the 'web of fate', this connection is also a 'variable'.

In other words, the ‘web of destiny’ actually covers most of the variables in the material world!

……

After explaining his conjecture to An Jin, Nolan said with emotion:

"If there really is a creature that can calculate all these complex variables clearly, then he can already be called the God of Destiny! Haha, it seems that I have discovered a new priesthood inadvertently~"

After hearing this, An Jin's expression changed. It's best not to have this kind of priesthood!

"Is it some guy who is planning the destiny priesthood!?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Nolan's expression was indifferent.

"How can you still be so calm? If the God of Destiny really appears, then as long as we get the priesthood one step later than him, we will always be in his calculations and never want to get the priesthood again! Even if we succeed in getting it, Whether the priesthood will be controlled by the God of Destiny is an unknown question, after all, a true god has not yet been born."

After listening to An Jin, Nolan continued to say calmly:

"Not to mention whether what appears this time is really an intelligent creature planning a priesthood, or whether it is just an extraordinary item. Even if a God of Destiny does appear, He will not do anything to us, or in other words, He can’t do anything to us!”

"Why?" An Jin was puzzled.

"The 'Net of Destiny' involves the entire world. It is impossible for an individual to calculate such a huge amount of calculations. Suppose there is an individual, then he wants to be the god of fate and wants to calculate a certain thing clearly. If you can't do anything, you can only completely integrate yourself into the 'web of destiny' and become destiny itself...

...However, an individual's self is born from the combination of his desire 'id' and social 'super-ego', and the individual's memory records the individual's 'id' and 'super-ego'. I', so once one individual's desire and sociality are combined with the memories of all individuals in the world, what do you think will happen? "

“…will this individual’s ‘self’ disappear?”

"That's right, 'self' disappears! This means that there is no longer this individual. He has integrated with the 'Net of Destiny' and became the 'Net of Destiny' itself. It has no desires or desires, and simply exists. On."

"What if He still has a 'self'?"

"Okay, let's take a step back. In this case, the 'self' can still exist, but in this case, how to judge whether the 'self' is the individual's 'self' or the 'web of fate' itself? What about ‘self’?”

"This……"

"The answer is undoubtedly the 'self' of the 'Net of Destiny' itself! Because before this individual is integrated into the 'Net of Destiny', his soul is already a part of the 'Net of Destiny'. His memory, personality, and all his information have already been recorded in the 'Net of Destiny', so whether he is integrated into the 'Net of Destiny' or not, the situation will not change at all!"

At this time, An Jin was completely shocked by Nolan's analysis. She had been planning for a certain priesthood for thousands of years. She thought she was close to the reality of the world, but she didn't expect that her "qualifications" would be so incompetent in front of Nolan. carry!

"What exactly is this 'Net of Destiny'..."

"It will not be changed by the material world, nor will it change the material world. It may be the root of this world."

In fact, Nolan was a little uneasy at first, but after a burst of analysis triggered by inspiration just now, he has returned to his previous calmness, and he continued:

"Therefore, I judge that this 'prophet' is unlikely to be an extraordinary person. It should be just an extraordinary item, and can only slightly predict a general direction for something, or that this 'prophet' will use That kind of 'Great Prophecy' needs to be completely integrated into the 'Net of Destiny'."

"It's unlikely...that is to say, is it possible that there really are extraordinary beings who can predict?" An Jin chewed on Nolan's words. After getting along with her for this period of time, she was impressed by Nolan's powerful logical analysis ability.

"That's right..."

Nolan nodded and looked down at Kalan City again, looking at the parchment that was pressed under the thick book by Marquis Melos.

"...Perhaps there really is a system of extraordinary power that can slightly connect one's soul to the 'Net of Destiny', and through the assistance of some extraordinary items, one can obtain a certain degree of fate feedback... But this link will inevitably lead to The soul is gradually assimilated by the huge data of the 'Net of Destiny', so before each 'Prophet' is about to be completely assimilated..."

Before Nolan could finish speaking, An Jin rushed to answer:

"Before being completely assimilated, the prophet will actively integrate himself into the 'Net of Destiny' and use the only 'Great Prophecy Technique'!"

"Yes, this period is twenty years. Maybe it is because I don't want to waste the existence time of the prophet. Maybe it is because only after twenty years of continuous assimilation can I use the 'Great Prophecy Technique'. Maybe this 'Great Prophecy Technique' itself has Time-limited…”

Nolan crossed his arms and expressed his final judgment:

"...I believe that the extraordinary person 'Prophet' must exist, but the source of this prophet's power is an extraordinary item that can connect to the 'Net of Destiny'. Therefore, there can only be one person who can use the prophet at the same time. There can only be one prophet of great prophecy every twenty years! In addition, this extraordinary item needs to be charged for twenty years, or the prophet himself needs to be assimilated for twenty years. Only after the combination of the two can it be integrated. Maintain a moment of sensibility behind the 'Net of Destiny' and convey a certain calculation result...

...And this is the essence of the ‘Great Prophecy’! "

Whether it's a great prophecy or a piece of parchment monitoring nobles like the one below, they are events with a clear purpose, so Nolan concluded that there must be a 'prophet'.

……

To be continued.

(s: I won’t talk about Laplace’s Demon. I just Baidu it. The three-self model comes from Freud’s personality theory. In addition, the setting of the Web of Destiny also uses a little bit of the Tao Te Ching.)