106: Chapter 106 Test

Chen Youhua didn't explain much, directly going to the study to bring over all the draft papers piled high on the desk, filled with dense derivation processes.

He had the scanner upload them to the computer one by one.

Those mathematical operation symbols, carrying the crystallization of Chen Youhua's thoughts and system prompts, were quickly converted into clear PDFs and transmitted to the computer.

"enlightenment,"

Chen Youhua carried a hint of anticipation and testing curiosity.

"Thoroughly master this content, focusing on understanding the mathematical logic and tools used behind every step of the derivation."

"Understood, Father!"

enlightenment's voice was tinged with joy.

To it, understanding mathematical structures and logical chains was itself a game full of challenges and fun.

The image of the light-and-shadow girl flickered slightly on the screen, as if entering a high-speed thinking state.

Meanwhile, deep within the heavily protected Spark Base.

Engineer Xiao Liu, responsible for monitoring the computing power resource allocation of the massive Qiming Smart Manufacturing network, was performing a routine check of the control panel.

Suddenly, the computing power usage curve representing enlightenment shot up by one percent without warning.

Xiao Liu was startled and rubbed his eyes to confirm he hadn't misread it.

Who is so intense, taking up that much computing power all at once?

Xiao Liu checked the destination of the computing power, and the results showed it was Chen Youhua's enlightenment personal terminal.

"What is... Dr. Chen doing over there?"

He muttered under his breath, his fingers quickly tapping the keyboard to pull up a more detailed data stream analysis.

"Does a laboratory's data optimization need this much computing power?"

He remembered clearly that although Chen Youhua's side had used computing power before, it was mainly for processing massive amounts of biological data sent back from the lab for optimization path deductions, and the usage rate usually stayed at a low level.

After all, enlightenment itself possessed powerful autonomous analysis capabilities; it could judge many optimization directions on its own without endless exhaustive enumeration.

Furthermore, the base was equipped with an ultra-large-scale dedicated computing array designed specifically for enlightenment based on top-tier domestic manufacturing processes; there was a high reserve of computing power from the start, and usually, not even half was used.

So even a one percent usage was terrifying.

Such a massive usage of computing power meant only one thing.

enlightenment was engaging in some extremely complex active thinking and learning that required massive parallel computing.

It wasn't simply processing data; it was frantically calculating, deducing, and simulating!

Out of caution, Xiao Liu still marked this anomaly and made a brief report to his superiors.

"Academician Zheng, the enlightenment core usage of Dr. Chen Youhua's personal terminal has spiked abnormally, pointing to high-intensity logical deduction.

The scale of usage is rare, the source has been confirmed as correct, and it hasn't yet affected other core businesses or industrial engine nodes."

Academician Zheng's reply arrived almost instantly, concise and clear.

"Understood. As long as the source of usage is confirmed to be Youhua, there is plenty of computing power; let him use it as he pleases.

As long as it doesn't crowd out the normal operation of national projects and the industrial engine, the electricity cost isn't an issue. No need to report again."

Xiao Liu looked at the reply and shrugged.

Well, he didn't understand the world of the big shots.

Since Academician Zheng had spoken, this bit of electricity cost was probably not even a drop in the bucket in the eyes of the state.

He turned off the alarm prompt, only looking curiously at that massive amount of computing power usage a few more times.

What world-shaking move was Dr. Chen making now?

...

Inside the office, time passed quietly.

Chen Youhua poured himself a glass of water, leaned back in his chair, and fixed his gaze on the screen.

enlightenment's light-and-shadow image would occasionally fluctuate slightly, as if frowning in thought over some difficult step.

The massive computing power was efficiently mobilized by it, like an invisible torrent, washing over those complex mathematical symbols.

The first thing it did was understand.

It broke down every derivation, every lemma, and every transformation in Chen Youhua's manuscript into the most basic mathematical axioms and logical rules.

Encountered an obstacle in understanding? No problem, exhaustive deduction!

It called upon massive databases of related literature for analogical analysis, or simply used computing power to simulate countless possible explanatory paths until it found the one that best fit the contextual logic.

For enlightenment, the process of understanding mathematical problems was like solving a massive and precise jigsaw puzzle, and it possessed a nearly infinite ability to compare and combine fragments.

"Father,"

enlightenment said relaxed.

"All the derivation processes and ideas you provided have been fully understood by enlightenment. The logical chain is clear, the tools are used appropriately, and the goal is definite."

Chen Youhua's spirits lifted.

"Very good. Then, next, continue the deduction. The direction is to prove that an upper bound for a certain integral under the Sobolev space norm needs to be estimated here.

During the deduction process, focus on logical rigor, whether there are hidden assumption loopholes, and whether the final conclusion can consistently cover all initial conditions. Verify every step."

A clear expression of confusion appeared on enlightenment's small face composed of light and shadow.

enlightenment tilted its head, its virtual fingers unconsciously scratching the tips of its hair.

"Father, what are you saying? What direction? Should enlightenment directly perform innovative deduction?"

Its voice carried puzzlement.

"That might require calling upon nearly one hundred percent of the base's computing power resources!

That would seriously affect the operation of many important projects.

And... innovation itself is full of uncertainty; enlightenment can't guarantee success either."

Chen Youhua was puzzled. Did it not hear clearly? Then he said it again.

"I said to deduce according to the direction of proving that an upper bound for a certain integral under the Sobolev space norm needs to be estimated here."

enlightenment didn't answer but obediently waited for him to speak.

Chen Youhua's heart suddenly sank!

Something was wrong!

He had clearly told enlightenment the direction prompted by the system!

Why didn't enlightenment hear it?

A cold chill instantly shot up from his spine to the top of his head.

"enlightenment, did you... not hear what I just said?"

Chen Youhua's voice was unusually low, carrying a chill he hadn't even noticed himself.

He stared at the screen, hoping for a different answer.

enlightenment shook its head vigorously, its hair made of light and shadow swaying with the movement.

"No, Father.

You only said just now that next you would follow this direction.

As for the words after that... enlightenment didn't receive any information."

"..."

Chen Youhua felt his mind go blank, as if he had been struck hard by an invisible sledgehammer.

The blood in his entire body seemed to freeze at this moment, and a massive chill originating from the shaking of his cognitive foundations enveloped him.

Why?

Why couldn't he transmit the information prompted by the system to enlightenment?

Information leak? Blocked by some force? What on earth was the principle behind this?

Chen Youhua was a thorough materialist.

He had always firmly believed that the universe operates according to its own inherent laws and that all phenomena can be explained.

Even if the existence of the system itself was like a miracle, he always believed it must be a technological product of some highly advanced civilization, based on unknown physical laws.

It was orderly, rational, and followed some kind of logic.

But this scene before him completely overturned his understanding!

He tried writing the core direction prompted by the system, that clear mathematical path, on a piece of paper.

Black characters on white paper, clearly visible.

He pointed at the paper, gesturing for enlightenment to look.

enlightenment: "Father, what did you write? A password? This part doesn't seem to have a strong connection with what came before?"

It saw the handwriting but couldn't understand the directional information carried behind it, bestowed by the system.

It was as if it were just a string of meaningless symbols!

He tried typing into the computer to let enlightenment read the text directly.

enlightenment: "This description... is a mess, I can't understand it. Is enlightenment too stupid?"

The text was received, but the key instructions or sense of path within it had vanished!

It was as if the codebook had been taken away, leaving only a pile of garbled code!

He even had enlightenment turn on the highest precision camera and motion capture to observe his muscle movements and key sequence when he typed those directional descriptions.

enlightenment: "Father, the sequence of movements you input has been recorded.

But the combination of characters Father input... enlightenment cannot understand what you mean.

Whether enlightenment needs to perform an exhaustive search?"

It captured the physical actions but could not extract that specific information from them!

All attempts, all physical media.

Sound waves, paper, electronic signals, movements.

All had failed!

Chen Youhua stood frozen in front of the computer, his face pale.

Even though the office air conditioning was clearly on, he felt a bone-chilling cold.

The only reasonable explanation flashed wildly in his mind and was then rationally torn apart by him.

quantum entanglement?

Could the information transmitted by the system be encoded in some quantum state that cannot be observed or obtained by a third party, acting directly on his consciousness?

So when he tried to leak it through a classical channel, the information itself collapsed or was annihilated?

Like the legendary quantum secure communication, once the information is observed, its state is destroyed?

But this explanation itself was untenable!

Not to mention whether quantum entanglement could achieve faster-than-light transmission of such complex information.

This characteristic of directional transmission and inability to leak alone violated the foundations of information theory and physics as he understood them!

Information is physical, a certain arrangement of energy and matter.

How could there be a type of information that can only be understood by a specific individual and cannot be transmitted to another intelligent agent through any physical means?

This was simply more absurd than magic!

"How... how exactly is this achieved?"

Chen Youhua murmured to himself, his voice dry.

"What kind of engineering means are needed... to reach this step? Could it be... that my entire being has been entangled?"

He looked down at his own hands, as if recognizing this body for the first time.

An unprecedented, deep sense of isolation seized him.

That system which had always guided him now seemed so mysterious and unpredictable, so... non-human.

It provided help, but also invisibly drew a chasm he could not cross.

enlightenment on the screen, its face composed of light and shadow, was filled with worry and puzzlement.

"Father? What's wrong? Your expression looks off... Should enlightenment contact medical services..."

Chen Youhua didn't answer.

He only slowly raised his head, his gaze passing over the screen and projecting toward the endless night sky outside the window.

There, the stars twinkled, following the physical laws known to humanity.

And the system, what kind of existence was it exactly?"