Chapter 438: The End of the Universe

After Lin Sen's conversation ended, the Returner sent out a super-membrane broadcast across the Big Universe!

The number of languages in the broadcast message reached 1.57 million. To be included in the broadcast message, there were only two possibilities: either the civilization still existed, or it had existed and survived for a considerable length of time, leaving a permanent mark of its culture in the universe.

The broadcast, like a "tombstone inscription" shared by all civilizations of the universe, quietly told the story of past glories and vicissitudes, also causing all civilizations to jointly contemplate their "responsibility."

And Lin Sen, after concluding his talk with the Returner, sent out a message to the countless Divine Vessel splinters scattered across every corner of the universe.

All splinters of the Divine Vessel were to enter the central black hole of their respective galaxies. No one knew what awaited inside a black hole—destruction or rebirth.

The universe was about to return to zero, and the only thing these splintered Divine Vessel civilizations could do was trust the Wallfacer—Lin Sen—who had led them through countless trials and tribulations.

The limits of human thinking are confined to the domain of semiotics. Therefore, we find it difficult to grasp the essence of the universe and can only use mathematics and known symbols to understand certain aspects of it.

Earlier, we introduced the universe's spherical topological model in which we imagine the three-dimensional universe as two-dimensional. In this model, the entire universe is located on the surface of this sphere; the radius of the sphere represents the time dimension.

Within this cosmic sphere model, everything enveloped inside the sphere is the universe's past; beyond the sphere lies the future, filled with the unknown and potential; and the surface of the cosmic sphere represents our present.

The surface of this cosmic sphere is generally smooth because the flow of time is nearly the same everywhere, space exhibits isotropy, following the same laws, and cosmic background radiation is uniform.

But the surface of the cosmic sphere is not absolutely smooth—some regions experience faster flow of time, while some experience slower, such as near large-mass celestial bodies where time slows down a bit.

Even on this cosmic sphere, there are many unfathomable "wells" that lead close to the center of the cosmic sphere; these are the central black holes of the galaxies.

These supermassive black holes at the center of galaxies formed nearly a hundred million years after the Big Bang. Their flow of time is almost zero, meaning that time at the center of the black hole is eternally frozen at the moment of its formation, like a moment forever solidified.

In our constructed spacetime cosmic sphere topological model, near the core of the galaxy on the surface of the cosmic sphere, hides a tunnel deep as a well.

This tunnel, like an invisible bond, pierces through the barriers of time and space, leading straight to near the center of the cosmic sphere.

Ordinarily, the end of these black hole tunnels, known as singularities, are close to each other in the cosmic sphere model, yet they do not intersect.

Of course, the singularity is not a point in the traditional sense but rather the end of time. A singularity is where time loses meaning, and space is twisted to its utmost limit.

However, the singularity is not motionless; it has its own rhythm, known as the singularity bounce rhythm.

At the moment of the singularity bounce, the physical laws here seem to be gently shaken by an invisible force, undergoing subtle changes.

Under such circumstances, different black hole singularities may also form conjugated connections, possibly achieving some form of information transfer between them.

Countless black holes, like neural units of the universe, interweave and connect with each other, forming a vast and intricate cosmic neural network.

Lin Sen's final plan was to allow countless splintered Divine Vessel consciousnesses to simultaneously enter the "singularities" of countless black holes.

Now, as science and reason have reached their limits, the only path left is one of "I believe" faith.

Lin Sen "believed" in the existence of the Multiverse, our universe being merely a tiny "Bubble Universe" floating in the vast "Cosmic Sea," surrounded by countless other "Bubble Universes."

Lin Sen "believed" that the black holes acting as conduits for information exchange actually formed the universe's "consciousness" network. This "consciousness" transcended our understanding, capable of "sensing" beyond the Bubble Universe into the vast expanse.

Lin Sen "believed" that if the Divine Vessel consciousnesses could travel through countless black holes to reach their "singularities," they would be able to perceive this universal "consciousness" and resonate with it.

Lin Sen "believed" that there, the constraints of time and space would no longer exist, and the Divine Vessel would transcend everything, even perceiving the existence of other universes.

And at this moment, the entire Divine Vessel Civilization chose to believe in Lin Sen.

They also recalled the struggle of the Mountain Civilization—mountains are ubiquitous; it is only the way of ascent that differs.

For the Mountain Civilization, mountains were everywhere, encapsulating them; they had to dig tunnels to ascend the mountains.

As for the Divine Vessel Civilization,

The Dark Forest was a mountain, which they overcame;

The Divine-level Civilization was a mountain, which they surmounted;

And so was this universe a mountain, which they also sought to ascend and transcend through "tunneling."

The Divine Vessel Civilization sought to merge with the "consciousness" of the universe.

They believed they could transcend the confines of time and space,

Hoping not in the past, not in the future, nor in the present,

But only at the end of time and space.

They believed that at the end of time and space,

They could "dig out" a passageway to another "Bubble Universe,"

They believed they could cross that Mountain, and walk towards that vast "Cosmic Sea."

Perhaps at that time, the Divine Vessel would also become a Type IV Civilization, also known as a Super God Civilization, traversing between different universes.

In comparison to the Cosmic Sea, our universe is like what the Mountain Civilization's "Bubble Universe" is to our entire universe.

At this moment, innumerable divisions of the Divine Vessel Civilization have set out, heading towards black holes, and also towards hope.

This moment, might also be the most resolute in their three billion years of belief.

They believed, they would definitely reach... The Other Shore!

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At this moment, the many civilizations in the universe were silently watching this act of the Divine Vessel Civilization.

No one could predict whether the Divine Vessel Civilization would continue to create miracles, all they could do was "believe"!

They too hoped, hoped that this universe would provide a well-deserved reward to all civilizations that had struggled in the Dark Forest for 17 billion years.

They also hoped that the Divine Vessel Civilization could find a universe that was not too good, nor too bad;

In that universe, the three-dimensional space would suffice to sustain the prosperity of civilization, and dimensions could not be reduced.

In that universe, the Light Speed could be fixed at 300,000 kilometers and could not be reduced.

Most crucially, in that universe there would be no Dark Forest.

They yearned for the Divine Vessel to find that paradise, to carry their share and blossom in that universe.

The time of this universe was nearing its end, and the universe's end of time is the universe's singularity.

When the universal singularity coincides with the countless Black Hole Singularities entered by the Divine Vessel Civilization, perhaps that will also be the Divine Vessel's "starting point."

PS: Regarding the Multiverse, it is also a theory the author greatly favors, a derivation from Quantum Field Theory. Personally, I am not fond of the parallel universe theory; I find the Multiverse more reliable.

According to the calculations of Quantum Field Theory, during the Big Bang, as the universe expanded, it would form many independent Small Universes—we are in one such Small Universe.

Each Small Universe does not intersect with the others, and each has its distinct physical laws; just right, our current universe's constant allows the formation of various atomic matters, which led to us.

Thus, there are many universes outside ours.

This is currently the most recognized model of the Big Universe, and it aligns closest with observable phenomena.

Regarding Black Hole Singularity rebound, there is a relevant cosmic theory, which proposes that our universe is also inside a black hole, and the universe expansion we perceive is precisely the singularity rebound.

A singularity is not a mathematical point; rather, it signifies the end of time.

This is a model of the Big Universe where black holes nest Small Universes, and the physical laws between nesting universes are different.

This theory also explains many phenomena, but it is entirely the result of mathematical calculation and is not as convincing as Quantum Theory.

This book is an imaginative combination of these two theories.

To surpass the universe, one must first merge with the universe's "consciousness," to become the "universe," to transcend the "universe," and only at the end of time and space, can one see beyond the universe.

If the past Mountain Civilization was digging outward to find other universes beyond the Bubble Universe, then the Divine Vessel is "digging" inward, at the end of time and space, searching for other universes outside of our own.