179: Chapter 179: If the Rules are Reasonable, They Can Exist 179: Chapter 179: If the Rules are Reasonable, They Can Exist “Although we are in the same world, different people have different interpretations and ways of describing it.”
Walking briskly in the dark, damp lower deck, Li Mumu quietly explained her findings to Wendy.
“Not all theories from various schools of thought are entirely correct, but they are certainly effective.”
“For example, based on different theories, the same person can have two statuses: dead and alive at the same time.”
“And which status we observe depends on whether we believe they are dead or alive.”
“This belief is not just lip service but must come from a deep, genuine conviction.”
“In other words, our belief in the existence of something is predicated on accepting its logical rationale.”
Wendy looked at Li Mumu with a blank expression.
“Say English?
(Can you speak plainly?)”
Li Mumu shrugged.
“It means that as long as fan-fiction doesn’t go ‘OOC,’ the author can accept it.”
“O what?”
“Out Of Character.”
Li Mumu tried to explain, “Have you read Shakespeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’?”
“Of course.”
The book is as well-known in the West as the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl during the QiXi Festival is in China; even those who can’t read are likely aware of it.
“To use that story as an analogy, if someone were to rewrite a book about a vampire and werewolf version of ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ it sounds absurd, but everyone could still accept it, right?”
“Right.”
“But what if someone wrote a book also called ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ where Juliet is Romeo’s father, could you accept that?”
“Hold on!”
Wendy urgently interjected, “Wait, I need to clarify this relationship!”
“That’s not important, you just need to understand the concept.”
Li Mumu lifted the head she held in her hand, “Since I returned, I’ve been contemplating a very important question—why did I turn into this unrecognizable creature?
Why did I so easily fall into other Outer Dimensions, merge with all sorts of chaotic things, and lose my mind?
If I don’t figure this out, even if we resolve the current issue, such a situation is inevitable in the future.”
“I later realized, the crux of the problem actually lies in—my self-perception.”
“One of the basic rules of this world is that thoughts can affect reality.”
“I never figured out who I am or what my situation is, this confused and blurred self-perception when mapped onto reality, is the real culprit for my descent into a monster and subsequent loss of sanity.”
“You and I are different, you always know who you are.”
“Of course, I know who I am, I’ve never doubted it.”
Wendy puffed out her chest proudly.
“So have you figured out who you are now?”
“No!”
Li Mumu shamelessly admitted.
“But knowing the key issue is sufficient, there are many ways to solve the problem.
After you left, I rewrote my primary and secondary personalities—the Nightmare I told you about.
I’m still unsure of its true nature, but it doesn’t matter.
If even I don’t know, then others are even less likely to know, and that means I hold the rights to interpret it.”
“I say what it is, and that’s what it is.”
“Right now, I’m essentially controlling two characters under the same account.
Of course, you can understand it as personalities if you like.”
Li Mumu knew Wendy wouldn’t understand the metaphor, but grasping the gist was good enough.
In a sense, “not understanding” is also a form of mutual protection.
This concept might be a bit too advanced for people of this era.
In this era, as well as throughout thousands of years of human civilization, humans, being social creatures, have always instinctively tried to understand others or make others understand their thoughts and intentions.
But, driven by self-interest, the main hope is that everyone understands oneself.
“I have a God I hope everyone will believe in.”
However, once others know what your God is all about, they’ll ask you if your God is handsome, if he can beat Frieza.
After getting the answer, they turn around and promote to others, “I’ve got a God here who can beat Frieza.
Don’t you want to believe?”
“Understanding” can cause contamination.
But “not understanding” can also lead to the destruction of oneself.
Some say God is a sphere, but don’t explain why it’s a sphere, so everyone can only assume it’s nonsense.
Therefore, it’s necessary to construct a set of reasonable “internal logic” to make others think, “I don’t understand it, but I’m deeply impressed.”
For normal people of this era, understanding this concept is still a bit challenging.
But for Li Mumu, a prime product of the future internet era, this is a piece of cake.
There’s an old saying that puts it well, “I know Tifa well, but what the heck is Final Fantasy?”
What this world is all about doesn’t matter; just go with it.
After binge-watching strategy videos from Mephistopheles and Guiding Bodhisattva, the two UP masters, Li Mumu felt ready to go.
Drop, pick up a gun, run around the circle, just that simple stuff.
After completing the creation of both the main and alternate accounts, she directly used the right-click properties to set them to “Read-only”; no matter how you update the version, I won’t change it.
Li Mumu handled the biggest problem she had faced since her transmigration in an exceedingly straightforward and violent way.
“My mom always tries to convince me, saying you’re just a friend I imagined, or a personality I split into.
But her poor acting made me suspicious—she’s always trying to make me understand her thoughts, and to avoid triggering my contrarian instincts, she even uses the gentlest methods.”
Li Mumu complained to Wendy, “But the problem is, she can only explain what she knows.
Once my questions exceed her expectations, she can only become unreasonable and belligerent.”
“Huh, women.”
Wendy scoffed.
“If you don’t believe her, why did you throw a crystal ball at me?”
“I do believe you, but I just wasn’t sure if you were really you.
It wasn’t doubt, but caution.”
Li Mumu held the crystal ball in one hand and flipped open a notebook with the other.
“Detected a Level III Magic Object—Phantom Crystal”
“A ‘Dreamland’ series product co-produced by the West Coast Witches’ Sisterhood and Lake Light Gemstone Company, it stores a complete dreamland, an indispensable perfect assistant for every witch during home travels.
It comes with seven handy spell slots and child safety locks, allowing underage little witches to experience magical spells and enhance their learning interest.
Sisterhood members enjoy a discount, with additional benefits if ordered a month before Halloween.”
“Additional Magic—Prophecy Art*3, Eye of Truth*2, Dreamland Projection*1, Mind Capture Skill*1”