686 Seedling Picking, Divorcing Ones Wife for a New Day (2/2)
”Why?”
”If any intelligent lifeform were to observe this bubble from the outside world, there would be a link between the inside of the bubble and the outside world. Every observation will affect the state of the thing being observed. Wasn't this the logic that you have been talking about the past few days? If that is the case, our world will no longer be perfect and stable. Since something like that hasn't happened, this must mean that there are no observers.”
Ning Que had no idea what else to say. He had told the Headmaster whatever remaining knowledge that he could remember. How would he have expected the Headmaster to remember this much and to easily deduce so many things? Even though he still had no idea if these deductions were correct or not, they seem to be correct.
The light bubble that was plated with silver on the fingertips of the Headmaster disappeared into thin air. He tapped Ning Que's shoulders and said, ”I know what you are afraid of. You are afraid that all these is just a dream or a game. Such a situation would indeed leave one frustrated. However, you do not need to worry about such a situation.”
Ning Que said, ”Because of your deduction?”
”Not only that.” The Headmaster said, ”No matter what kind of world we are in, so long as we are real, that world will be real.”
Ning Que looked at the Headmaster and complimented sincerely, ”Teacher, if you were to live in the world of my dreams, you would be the best philosopher, scientist, connoisseur and revolutionist.”
The Headmaster stoked his beard lightly and said with pride, ”It turns out no matter where I live in, it isn't that bad?”
Ning Que smiled and said, ”It is not only not bad, it is strong.”
The Headmaster brows trembled lightly as he couldn't suppress his joy and said, ”The rest might be hard to say but I definitely am qualified to be a connoisseur.”
In the early morning, the fishes in the sea were woken up by the red morning sun. After eating the oyster porridge prepared by Sangsang, Headmaster brought Ning Que to the front of the ship to enjoy the sea breeze and return to sleep.
Ning Que leaned against the soft chair and pulled the blanket. He cocked his head and took a sip of the coconut juice. He felt such a life was blissful to the maximum and if they could continue like this without going on shore, it would be better.
However, they were bound to go ashore at the end of the day. As the ship continued going north, they could see the black coastline vaguely in the distance. There was even the illusion of the smell of the harbor.
They would return to the mortal world when they go ashore and they could face many things. Especially when he kept thinking of the uneasiness that was hanging over him, Ning Que's emotions became a little strange.
Listening to the sound of waves hitting against the front of the ship and looking at the floating clouds in the blue skies, he kept silent for a long time. Thinking back to the battle in the Wilderness and the image of the Giant Golden Dragon sucking that Qi of Heaven and Earth from the corpses of the Desolate Man, the image of Haotian in his heart became increasingly greedy.
Ning Que furrowed his brows and thought, ”Because it is a closed world, the energy can only flow continuously within it and would eventually tend to destruction. Haotian wouldn't understand this. Why then did he not break this world and find new sources of energy from the wider world?”
”Firstly, Haotian is the rule of this world. If this world is shattered or if it connects with the outside world, it could be directly destroyed. Secondly, I think it is afraid.”
The Headmaster laid on his chair, playing with the colorful shells in his hand.
Ning Que passed the coconut over and squatted on the chair while he asked in confusion, ”If it is so afraid, what is it scared of?”
The Headmaster took over the coconut and peeled a small piece of coconut meat from the hard shell and put it into his mouth. He slowly chewed as he sighed and said, ”When one chews the coconut longer, it tastes better than peanuts.”
Ning Que was waiting patiently for his teacher's answer and he didn't expect to hear something like this. He gave a bitter laugh and said, ”However, no one has said this before and no one has taken coconut flesh as peanuts.”
Headmaster put down the coconut and said, ”You asked what Haotian was afraid of? It is afraid of the unknown.”
”Unknown?”
”Humans are afraid of the unknown too. Just like how many people hadn't eaten the flesh of coconut before and throw them away like trash. Many people hadn't eaten chili before and think it is the devil. However, humans also yearn for the unknown and hence, there will be the first person to eat the crab. there would be someone like me who loves eating the flesh of coconuts and there are those who see chili as their life.”
”There will never be a lack of those who are courageous enough to try when it comes to facing the unknown. Because humans are fearful, they are curious too. Unknown and curiosity are 2 concepts that are linked. They are the most defining characteristic of humans.”
”Just like what I told you that night. When one sees a mountain, one would want to know what is on the other side of the mountain. When one sees the ocean, one would want to know what is underneath it. When one sees the skies, one would want to know what is above it. Because of curiosity, humans will continuously forge ahead and become stronger.”
”The world is constantly spinning and the beginning is the end. This is really meaningless. Humans' curiosity towards the unknown has been decided by nature. We cannot live peacefully in an enclosed world forever. Since the world is enclosed, we will want to open it and see the outside.”
”But Haotian isn't human. Even though it is living, at the end of the day, it is a boring, monotonous and uninteresting objective rule. It is afraid of change and doesn't have the courage to face the unknown. This is the biggest difference between us and Haotian. It is precisely because of this that we can never live in harmony with it forever.”
”A melon that was forcefully plucked will never be sweet. How can one marry with different outlooks? If one's world is covered at the top, how can one breathe freely? Hence, we pluck the seedlings, divorce the wife and open the world.”
”This is the thinking of Lotus and your Youngest Uncle. I too believe in this. In actual fact, there have been countless people who think similarly throughout history. Of course, we are clear that even if there is a sky outside of ours, that sky might just be another larger prison. At least we can see more sceneries and experience more things.”
”These things might be very important or not important at all but I believe they are worth fighting for.”