A few days later.
The familiar vast lawn is lush and green, the roads of the manor seem to reveal a hint of sweetness in the bright sunshine, and the warm breeze carries the fragrance of the green grass on the ground, just like the final fantasy in the Garden of Eden.
It was still the familiar pavilion, the characters in the pavilion remained the same, and the green tea was slightly sweet. However, what was placed in front of the two of them was no longer a crystal core, but a small silver-white box.
"It's been so long, have you opened it and looked at it?"
Jiang Yingxue, who was wearing a professional suit, showed a capable and heroic demeanor, leaning on the chair with one hand on her head, a smile in her eyes, and focusing more on the silver-white small box.
"You can open it and take a look."
The same established self-rhythm as always, but also like a test and teasing of Jiang Yingxue's curiosity.
“I will eventually know what is in this.
However, what makes me more curious is where you have been hiding these past few days.
Are you trying to avoid subsequent harassment from the Night Stalkers? "
With a chuckle, Jiang Yingxue immediately sat up straight. This seemed to be an instinctive reaction and a sign of respect for major negotiations.
The storm is about to come, and Bai Ning's arrival is always silent, but no one dares to underestimate the secrets and troubles hidden behind him.
As if Bai Ning only needed a look, the small silver-white box on the rattan table suddenly opened automatically. The contents were not clearly visible, but a unique aroma of apples instantly overflowed.
The richness has an inexplicable soft texture, and when inhaled into the lungs, it gives people a refreshing feeling.
"So much money was spent, so many people died, and we almost lost our lives in it, and you just took out an apple from there..."
While teasing, Jiang Yingxue stood up slightly to check, but Jiang Yingxue was shocked and speechless by the scene in front of her.
I saw a dry and black fruit in a small silver box. Its severe dehydration and shriveling made it impossible to recognize its original variety. It could only be roughly judged by its scent that it seemed to be an apple.
A mummified dry apple can still emit such an alluring aroma, which is enough to prove how extraordinary this apple is.
"You won't tell me that this is the fruit of wisdom in the Garden of Eden, right?"
With her body still stiff as she stood up, Jiang Yingxue asked with serious eyes.
Asking questions knowingly represents one's own judgment, but one is still confused about this judgment, which is a symbol of contradiction.
In other words, some existences that should have been part of myths and stories are just symbolic existences, but now they appear naked in front of you.
This is the disbelief that comes only after extreme shock.
Maybe you already believe it, but you don't dare to be too sure. You're not necessarily afraid that it's false, just that it's true.
"Not sure.
The most famous rumor related to apples is the fruit of wisdom in the Garden of Eden. However, the Bible does not clearly state that the fruit of wisdom that knows good and evil is an apple.
In general mythology research, it is believed that there are rumors about the Fruit of Wisdom in the Garden of Eden in the Bible, which originated from the golden apple in ancient Greek mythology.
The golden apple tree was a wedding gift prepared by the earth goddess Gaia for the sky god Zeus and the goddess Hera. It was then planted by the goddess Hera in a sacred orchard in the extreme west of the earth. The twilight goddess Hesperides The sisters were ordered to look after the orchard, and the dragon Radon was also looking after it. "
To Jiang Yingxue's surprise, Bai Ning actually made a certain interpretation of the origin of the wisdom fruit, and finally connected it to the myth and legend of the golden apple.
This kind of scalability also represents Bai Ning's overall attitude towards this unknown dried fruit at this time.
Whether there is a certain connection between the Garden of Eden and the Sacred Orchard, no one can give a definite answer to it.
But a myth is a myth, and anyone can interpret it in a deeply personal way.
"It is said that the Garden of Eden is in the East, but the Sacred Orchard is in the extreme west. The absolute contradiction in geographical location between the two seems to mean that they are not talking about the same thing.
However, orientation always has certain relative characteristics. If the location recorded is different, the orientation description of the same location may be completely opposite.
Furthermore, orientation is still an artificially defined concept, which is based on the rise and fall of the sun in the east and in the west.
If there is no natural rise and fall of the sun in the Garden of Eden, and all it has are some artificial light sources, then does the so-called east-west direction really have any real meaning? "
It seems that artificially defined things like time and orientation will indeed become meaningless after losing basic reference and rigorous inheritance.
When location no longer matters, then the Garden of Eden, or the Sacred Orchard, will appear anywhere you can imagine.
"So, what do you think this dried fruit represents?
Relying on it, can you find the legendary Garden of Eden? "
Bai Ning's subsequent explanation still puzzled Jiang Yingxue. If the location of the Garden of Eden no longer matters, then the only thing that matters is the Fruit of Knowledge of Good and Evil/Golden Apple.
However, this dried fruit is not necessarily a golden apple, so what is the overall significance of Bai Ning taking out this thing?
The moment she saw the dried fruit, Jiang Yingxue's emotions only fluctuated with shock. She wanted to explore the origin of this fruit, but she seemed to be stuck in a fog.
“In the ancient ruins, I obtained more than just this small silver box.
The more gain is a one-sided glimpse into ancient civilization.
Although such a peek is not necessarily complete, and the information obtained is not necessarily true, it can indeed reveal many basic secrets from its side.
For example, one important piece of information I learned is that humans are nothing more than genetically modified organisms created by the fourth civilization.
The original meaning of our existence may be just slaves used in war.
Later, maybe there really was a great flood, or maybe there was just a world war that could end civilization, and we, the genetically enhanced humans, would be the only ones left in this world. "
The secret shared by Bai Ning made Jiang Yingxue momentarily speechless. If humans are just the product of some ancient genes, then the so-called God and Nuwa may be just some experimental code names.
Then, the so-called Garden of Eden is nothing more than a man-made laboratory with suitable warmth and good environment.
“According to this point of view, the so-called fruit of knowing good and evil represents artificial intelligence.
To further speculate, the so-called fruit of the tree of life actually represents the technology of immortality.
Based on this, can we think that our so-called genetically modified human race has two ultimate goals:
One is to strengthen wisdom, and the other is to seek a shortcut to eternal life. "
There are two well-known fruits in the Garden of Eden, one is called the fruit of wisdom and the other is called the fruit of life. These are the direct associations Jiang Yingxue made based on her inner desires.
But halfway through, she seemed to realize something, and felt a little desperate about this slightly depressing conclusion.
“If the fruit of wisdom and the fruit of life are just symbols, then what does this apple-like fruit represent?
Judging from the myths and legends of Adam and Eve, biological agents that can stimulate human intelligence have been developed, but the technology that symbolizes eternal life may still be only a theoretical concept. "
Only the Fruit of Wisdom flowed out of the Garden of Eden, but there were no rumors of the Fruit of Life. This also means that the Fourth Civilization failed in its pursuit of eternal life.
The impossibility of eternal life was confirmed here, and the only desire in Jiang Yingxue's heart was about to fall apart.
At this moment, it seemed that all adventures were boring to her.
If you don't know the conclusion, if there is still a glimmer of hope, you won't feel any fatigue even if you run endlessly on a track that is destined to be impossible to reach.
But if you know that the ultimate goal is unreachable, then maybe even the motivation to take the next step will be completely lost.
“With our current level of science and technology, the pursuit of power is often limited to genetic agents, unknown viruses, etc.
However, in the technological system of the fourth civilization, is their pursuit of wisdom and immortality only limited to the physical level?
A piece of fruit represents more than just a pile of useless carbohydrates. "
Jiang Yingxue was slightly shocked by Bai Ning's renewed push for possibilities, and was annoyed that she had fallen into a fixed mindset.
"So, does this fruit contain anything else special?"
“Remember those mummified animals?
Why is this dried apple able to retain its aroma? Is it just based on the stimulation of our sense of smell? "
Jiang Yingxue was still puzzled, but Bai Ning's answer shocked her again.
soul!
Is Bai Ning implying that this dried fruit can attract them from the soul? !
This idea is bold and appalling!
"Animals and plants are both material organisms to a certain extent. If the fourth civilization's research on matter and soul has reached a certain peak, it does not seem impossible to give an apple a soul.
However, even if there is really a soul living in it, can the effect of increasing wisdom be achieved by devouring the soul? "
Although Jiang Yingxue was shocked, she still rejected Bai Ning's bold guess.
No matter how obscure the soul is to them, this is no reason to treat it as a panacea.
Regarding this reaction, Bai Ning just smiled slightly, as if he had expected her reaction.
"As mentioned before, you still exist within the limitations of your own thinking and have not completely opened up your thinking direction.
What affects us is not necessarily the soul, but something at the soul level.
Judging from the clues currently available, the soul seems to have the attribute of immortality. With the help of the soul, not only can mummies on the physical level be preserved for a long time, but it can even give birth to legendary species like vampires.
Under the law of entropy increase, no polymer can be immortal.
The soul can violate this law, either because it has certain special properties in the three-dimensional space, or because the existence time dimension of the soul far exceeds human imagination.
In this regard, I prefer the latter.
Since the soul is also undergoing some kind of energy exchange, what is the existence form of this energy?
What if this form of energy could be given to plants, or if this energy could exist stably in plants?
Therefore, the Tree of Wisdom and the Tree of Life both exist in legends as plants. "
Bai Ning's subsequent interpretation made Jiang Yingxue even more shocked and doubtful about life. Why is there always such an unexpected way of cognition in Bai Ning's logical reasoning?
Not only that, it seems to be very easy to prove Bai Ning's hypothesis.
The lifespan of trees is several hundred years, and thousands of years are common. Trees that are tens of thousands of years old may not exist, maybe they have not been discovered, or maybe their fragile material bodies do not allow them to span such a long time.
The so-called ten thousand years, the history of contemporary human civilization does not even last ten thousand years.
Ten thousand years may be the limit of civilization’s existence that cannot be spanned.
This strong contrast in the lifespan of a single unit is hard not to make people think of it.
