Chapter 178 The Glass Cabinet of Truth
"Yeah."
On the divine cauldron.
The shadow transformed by Li Xiu responded, and then continued: "Although this glass cabinet will burn liars to death, the side effects are quite insignificant compared to the positive effects it can have. .”
"Positive effect?"
Xie Shen said in confusion: "Since the glass cabinet will burn everyone who enters it, isn't the lie detection equivalent to a joke?"
"After all, people were burned to death."
"Even if it can be detected that everything he told before was a lie, what's the point?"
"Except for those of us on Earth who can be infinitely resurrected, we can use the glass cabinet as we please."
"Humans on other alien planets can't use this thing at all, right?"
"You misunderstood." Li Xiu explained: "The real purpose of this glass cabinet is not to detect lies, but to verify the truth."
Verify the truth?
Xie Shen was startled when he heard this and said: "What do you mean?"
"See for yourself!"
Li Xiu didn't say anything more, and just transferred a small piece of mobile hard drive to Xie Shen through the Shendao Cauldron.
The latter took out his personal terminal from his storage bag and played the contents of the videotape.
Through the projection generated by the terminal, Xie Shen can see:
Li Xiu in the picture is standing next to the glass cabinet that is half a person tall.
He said expressionlessly to the scientific researchers around him: "Then, the experiment has officially begun. Please pay attention to your cooperation."
After saying that, he squatted down and entered the glass cabinet.
The next second.
I only heard a scientific researcher asking Li Xiu: "Were you born on earth?"
"Yes." Li Xiu responded decisively.
'bite'!
The moment the answer was given, a crisp ringing sound was heard from the glass cabinet.
I also saw green light flashing on the glass cabinet.
After seeing the scene in front of them, a scientific researcher recorded while talking: "The first test was successfully completed."
"The experimental subject gave the correct answer when answering the question."
"The glass cabinet made a crisp ringing sound and flashed a green light."
"So."
He continued: "The second experiment will begin."
——So far, the content in the videotape is considered normal, and Xie Shen didn’t feel any trouble after watching it.
But soon, everything began to develop in an unexpected direction.
in the projection screen.
The scientific researcher asked Li Xiu: "Do indescribable creatures really exist?"
"Yes." Li Xiu gave the answer without hesitation
'bite'!
At this moment, a bell was heard ringing again inside the glass cabinet, and green light flashed continuously.
——This shows that indescribable creatures do exist, even if humans cannot see them with the naked eye.
Seeing this, Xie Shen was a little surprised and said: "That glass cabinet can be used for this kind of fun? Is it not just limited to lie detection?"
"That's right!" Li Xiu responded: "Not only does it detect lies, this glass cabinet can also be used to verify various truths in the universe."
Li Xiu, who was on the Shinto Cauldron, had just finished speaking.
Then he saw the scientific researchers in the projection screen and said to Li Xiu again: "For the convenience of naming, I decided to name this glass cabinet the 'Truth Glass Cabinet'."
"So." he asked: "Is the Glass Cabinet of Truth omniscient?"
Li Xiu's answer was still without any hesitation: "Yes."
'drop'!
This time, there was no bell ringing from the glass cabinet of truth, but a harsh alarm sound.
Immediately afterwards, countless blazing flames began to generate out of thin air from the glass cabinet.
Those flames scorched Li Xiu and burned him to ashes in a short time.
——Although Li Xiu always had a calm expression on his face when he was burned to death, he didn't even blink.
But Xie Shen is very clear in his heart:
Li Xiu can actually feel pain, but because he does not have the trait of emotion, he cannot express it.
Thinking of this, Xie Shen couldn't help but said to Li Xiu: "You are really cruel, Li Xiu."
"In order to use the glass cabinet of truth, you did not hesitate to use yourself as a test subject."
"Although you can be resurrected infinitely with the resurrection spell."
"But the pain of being burned to death by fire is something that not everyone can endure."
On the divine cauldron.
The black shadow transformed by Li Xiu didn't say much. He just said lightly to Xie Shen: "This is just"
Before he finished speaking, Xie Shen rushed to answer: "It's just a necessary sacrifice? Right? I knew you were going to say this!"
Li Xiu remained silent and said no more.
Seeing his silence, Xie Shen asked again: "Speaking of which, why don't monks be allowed in as experimental subjects? Logically speaking, monks should not be afraid of fire, right?"
"It's useless." Li Xiu replied: "The flame released by the real glass is not a real fire, but a power related to cause and effect."
"To put it simply, it will impose a state of being 'burned by fire' on the liar's body."
"This state cannot be offset by any means."
"Even a monk cannot avoid it."
The power of cause and effect?
After hearing this, Xie Shen said nothing more and just continued to watch the screen on the terminal projection.
in the screen.
In the laboratory.
After the scientific researchers used the resurrection technique to revive Li Xiu, under the respectful gaze of everyone, Li Xiu entered the glass cabinet of truth again with an expressionless face.
The scientific researchers asked again: "The truth glass cabinet will burn you to death in the next second, right?"
"Yes, I will die." Li Xiu responded.
The questions raised by the researchers are very interesting.
This is a paradox:
If Li Xiu's answer of 'will die' is a lie, then he will live.
But according to the operating logic of the glass cabinet of truth, it should burn the lying Li Xiu to death.
This contradicts Li Xiu's lies.
Same reason.
If Li Xiu’s answer ‘will die’ is true, then he will die.
But according to the operating logic of the truth glass cabinet, it should not burn Li Xiu who told the truth.
This would also contradict Li Xiu's truth.
As a result, the Glass Cabinet of Truth is logically incoherent.
affected by this paradox.
The truth glass cabinet first released scorching flames and burned Li Xiu to death in front of countless people.
Then, Li Xiu's body inexplicably reappeared in the glass cabinet.
——In order to make his logic self-consistent, the glass cabinet actually brought Li Xiu back to life after killing him.
"This"
Xie Shen said in disbelief: "The resurrection spell is not the only thing that can resurrect humans. The truth glass cabinet can also do it?"
"Yes." Li Xiu replied: "In the process of resurrecting me through the glass cabinet of truth, the scientific researchers around me have used countless instruments and equipment to try to analyze the principles."
"But just like the resurrection spell, the resurrection ability of the truth glass cabinet is also unreasonable."
"From a scientific point of view, it is simply impossible to trace its cause." Li Xiu concluded: "The glass cabinet of truth is the second thing we have encountered currently, besides resurrection, that has the ability to resurrect humans."
"And the glass cabinet of truth happened to be discovered in the shared library."
"So I have every reason to suspect that the resurrection technique may also be related to the shared library."
"That library has extremely high research value."
"I understand." After hearing this, Xie Shen said to Li Xiu: "So you want me to do everything possible to get the shared library?"
"Yes." Li Xiu added: "In addition to the shared library, the scientist's training system on Zhiyu Planet also has extremely high development value."
"After studying the three practice books you gave me, I am now a junior scientist."
"With the utilization of endless energy, I can now make a lot of black technology equipment."
"What about?" Xie Shen asked with interest.
"For example, this set of nano armor." Li Xiu sent a round metal ball to Xie Shen's hand through the divine cauldron.
He explained: "The metal ball can be activated by inputting very little spiritual power or black mist."
"The activated metal balls can cover the user's body surface by themselves and form a set of nano-armor."
"Of course."
Li Xiu added: "Like other endless energy equipment, this nano armor also has a limit on the number of times it can be used."
"This armor will be scrapped after two uses."
"In addition, the armor will cause a very small amount of pollution during use."
As a monk in the transformation stage, Xie Shen does not need this armor to increase his combat power.
But this is still a piece of equipment. In an emergency, it may be used to meet unexpected needs.
Thinking of this, Xie Shen casually put the metal ball into his storage bag.
He then asked: "Didn't I give you two incredible things in total?"
"Just one glass cabinet and the other is a glass jar."
"So, have you studied the function of the glass jar?"
"The glass jar you gave is used to store people's memories." Li Xiu replied: "In view of this purpose, I would like to call it a 'memory storage jar'."
"Storing memories?" Xie Shen said disappointedly: "Isn't that equivalent to the jade slips commonly used by our monks? The value doesn't seem to be very high, right?"
Li Xiudao: "Although there are not many places where this memory storage tank can be applied, its side effects are really interesting."
"What are the side effects?" Xie Shen asked curiously.
Li Xiudao: "People who use that glass jar will forget the memories stored in it."
"For example, you store memories related to a certain person into that glass jar."
"Then everything you have experienced with him will be forgotten."
"This ability is a bit weird." After hearing this, Xie Shen thought for a moment and said, "Maybe it can come in handy in the future!"
The conversation ends here.
Li Xiu finally said: "With the glass cabinet of truth and the resurrection spell, we can easily get the answers to almost all true-false questions in the universe."
"This will make the overall scientific and technological level of us people on earth achieve a qualitative leap."
"In view of this, I will focus on studying the glass cabinet of truth in the next period of time."
After saying this, Li Xiu cut off contact with Xie Shen.
…
At this time, Xie Shen had been in the shared library for six full days.
He can stay here for up to one day.
After realizing that there was not much time left, Xie Shen stopped practicing the "Endless Energy and Moving Body" technique.
He turned to rummaging around in the library, hoping to find more books or props that would be useful to him.
that's all.
The last day flies by quickly.
On the seventh day, the door with a sense of futuristic technology appeared in the center of the first floor of the library.
Not long after the door appeared, Mr. Niu's voice was heard coming from outside the door.
"Geng Huan, can you hear me?"
"Listen."
"People from the church have surrounded our Academy of Sciences and want to see you by name."
Niu Lao spoke very fast.
He briefly explained the current situation to Xie Shen: "The church people are about to rush into the basement, so I will keep the story short."
"First of all, your father and the others."
"I have arranged for them to escape from the secret passage in advance, so you don't have to worry."
"Then there's yourself."
Mr. Niu continued.
"You now have a total of two choices."
"The first is to continue to stay in the library."
"Although you won't be caught by the church, you will be trapped in the library forever."
"The second is to surrender without mercy and choose to be taken away by people from the church."
Niu Laoyue said in an excited tone.
It seemed like people from the church might rush forward at any moment.
He said anxiously: "Geng Huan, if you don't say anything, I will assume that you don't plan to come out."
"I will wait for you for one last minute."
"If I can't see you, I will blow up the entire basement."
"This way, the secret of the library door will not fall into the hands of the church."
In the underground secret room of the Academy of Sciences.
Just when Niu Lao took out the explosives made with endless energy, he planned to kill both the jade and the stone.
Xie Shen suddenly opened the door and walked out of the shared library.
After learning that someone from the church was coming, he did not show any panic, but instead showed an expression of interest.
He asked curiously: "By the way, how do the people in the church know that I am here?"
Seeing Xie Shen walking out of the library with a calm expression, Mr. Niu was stunned for a moment before replying.
"The people in the church know you are here, probably because of Kesun."
"I heard that Kesun, the only supreme god of the church, has the ability to predict the future."
"it"
In the basement.
Before Niu Laohua could say anything, he heard a loud roar coming from the entrance to the basement.
As the sound rang out, countless goddesses in mixed-color linen skirts and missionaries in black robes poured into the secret chamber sect.
They lined up in two rows in an orderly manner, leaning against the walls on both sides.
But one of the missionaries came forward and said politely to Xie Shen: "Savior, let me introduce myself."
"My name is Okata, and I am a senior missionary in the church."
"This time, I have come to invite you, the Savior, to our church as a guest on the orders of Lord Kesun."
"Kesun's order?"
Xie Shen originally thought that Kesun was an indescribable creature native to Planet Zhiyu.
But now it seems that is not the case.
Xie Shen looked at the missionary named Yu Fang and said with great interest: "So, is the Master Kesun you just mentioned a human or some other creature? You were able to come here directly and find me because of that Kesun’s prophecy?”
(End of chapter)