A box appeared in the center of the screen, but then a message popped up: "[Only after stating the corresponding law can you take out the item related to that law.]"
"The book icon requires stating the law, and the box icon requires stating the law first, then taking the item," Ke Xun said. "These two icons are related functions; it seems the law and the item need to be used together."
As he spoke, he clicked the light bulb icon, and the other people's avatars appeared in the center of the screen, with the message above them: "[Please select the person you need help from]."
"Now I understand," Ke Xun said, canceling the help request and looking at Zhu Haowen. "This is forcing us to use the laws of physics to cross the pool."
"And it's not without malice," Zhu Haowen said coldly. "There are three of us. According to the rules, one person can swim across. That person is the safest. Whoever swims across first, the remaining two have to choose another way. If they can't think of another way, the outcome is likely to be death. So swimming becomes the most sought-after method. If it were someone else, it would probably cause a life-or-death struggle and fight here."
Upon hearing this, the long-haired girl took two steps back in fright, looking at Ke Xun and Zhu Haowen cautiously and fearfully.
"Don't be afraid," Ke Xun smiled, "We're not like that. By the way, I still don't know your name?"
The long-haired girl answered softly, "My name is He Tang."
"Lotus Pond Moonlight, what a nice name," Ke Xun said. "What do you study?"
"Music." He Tang relaxed her tense nerves slightly, looked up at the tall, handsome guy in front of her. Although he always had a mischievous look on his face, for some reason, he gave people a sense of security and trust. So she relaxed a little more and said, "Unfortunately, my major can't really help much. I was terrible at science in high school."
"It's okay, isn't our group lucky to have a science and engineering god?" Ke Xun said, looking at Zhu Haowen, "God, we're counting on you!"
Zhu Haowen: "…You have so many gods."
Ke Xun winked and smiled: "Yiran has already been promoted from my god to my man. Right now, you're my only god. Happy, right?"
Not happy at all.
Zhu Haowen didn't want to talk to this idiot anymore and lowered his eyes in thought.
Ke Xun didn't disturb him, turning to speak to He Tang: "Music, physical education, and art are all one family. I study physical education, you study music, we're all one family. Don't be shy, come on, use your brain, you can say whatever comes to mind."
Ke Xun's familiarity finally made He Tang lower his guard, and he said: "But I'm really not very familiar with the laws of physics, and I still don't quite understand what
the rules of the question meant by 'all laws are true'." Ke Xun thought for a moment and said: "Remember the words that were displayed on the big screen when we first entered the painting? Those seemingly programmatic self-talking nonsense, he mentioned the content about laws. He said he wanted to give people a world of absolute laws, and I think this world refers to the world in this painting.
"He also said that in this world, all scientific phenomena, theories, formulas, conclusions, laws, or anything... hypotheses with theoretical basis, logically consistent inferences, paradoxes... even conventional views... highly known phenomena, etc., are all true in this world."
"As I understand it, this means that as long as there's a reasonable and well-founded argument, even if it's just a hypothesis, as long as there's theoretical support, it can become real in this world. And this pool in front of us, as long as you can come up with a theory that allows you to cross it, even if it hasn't been proven feasible in the real world, it can become practical here.
"So I think that as long as we can come up with two other ways to cross the water besides swimming, even if it's impossible to succeed in the real world, as long as it's reasonable and well-founded, we can succeed here."
After Ke Xun finished speaking, Zhu Haowen couldn't help but look up at him.
This guy is truly constantly growing.
There's absolutely no such thing as a poor student and an idiot. Isn't this guy a very smart poor student?
"Brother Wen, do you think what I said makes sense?" "The academic underachiever asked.
Wen'er: "..." Well, not only smart, but also silly.
"You make a good point," Zhu Haowen agreed with the silly underachiever's opinion, "It also inspired me. It seems that we have more options for the methods we can use. For example, water freezing is a solidification phenomenon in physics, so we can use this 'law' to freeze the pool water into ice and then walk across the ice."
"I also thought of one," Ke Xun said, "Isn't it said that people don't sink when floating in the Dead Sea because the buoyancy of salt water is greater than that of fresh water? This is also a physical phenomenon, right? Let's put a lot of salt in the water and then float across the surface. I think the salt should be able to be obtained from the box icon."
"In that case, let's try it." Zhu Haowen said, "But we need to decide on the order of testing. First, swim across with one person, then test the ice, and finally let the ice melt first before adding a lot of salt. Although salt water can also freeze, it's safer to freeze first and then add salt, just in case."
"Okay, then I'll swim across." "Ke Xun started to take off his clothes as he spoke.
Zhu Haowen understood Ke Xun's meaning. After all, no one could predict whether there were any unknown forces preparing to cause trouble under this pool. He wasn't a good swimmer, and if he swam across, he would only be throwing his life away if he encountered danger. Similarly, it was the same with He Tang going into the water; he was afraid she would encounter danger. That's why Ke Xun thought of going ahead to scout ahead, since swimming seemed to be the most dangerous of the three methods.
However, Ke Xun stopped halfway through taking off his clothes and looked at He Tang: "You go first."
Zhu Haowen was puzzled: "Why?"
"I don't think there's anything else under the water," Ke Xun said. "If there were other forces interfering, we wouldn't have the ability to ask our companions for help. Because compared to the laws of reason, supernatural forces are the most difficult problems to deal with. Even if we could ask our companions for help, what could they do to help us? So since we have this ability, there shouldn't be any forces that are difficult to deal with." "
If Ke Xun's analysis just now only made Zhu Haowen want to marvel at his growth, then this analysis is enough to make him want to give Ke Xun a thumbs up.
This is a very logical and dialectical analysis, and it's hard to believe that it came from the head of a mediocre student.
He might be a smart student whose talents were wasted on sports.
"Since there is no unknown force, swimming is probably the safest of the three methods," Ke Xun continued. "You're not a good swimmer, and you might sink halfway through, so this method is not suitable for you. Considering that the other two methods may not meet the requirements, and if a more physically demanding method is needed, He Tang is obviously not suitable, so let her swim. He Tang, is that okay?"
He Tang nodded.
"Then you go first," Ke Xun said. "Don't swim with all your clothes on. Clothes will be too heavy when wet, and the temperature in here isn't high. You'll easily catch a cold if you're soaked in cold water. This jacket of mine is waterproof; use it to wrap your other clothes, swim with the clothes bag, and change into dry clothes when you get there." "
Okay." He Tang replied, glancing at him and forcing a smile. "I didn't expect a grown man like you to be so thoughtful."
Ke Xun lowered his eyelids, concealing a fleeting hint of sadness in his eyes, before looking up again to return her smile: "It's normal, I'm gay."
He Tang looked at him in surprise and blurted out, "Impossible! You're so tall, who could possibly handle you?"
"...How can you be so sure I'm the one being handled?" Ke Xun crossed his arms and glared at her. "Am I that effeminate?"
"No, no, don't misunderstand," He Tang quickly waved her hands. "I, I just think that the one being handled is usually more sensitive. I really didn't mean anything by it. You're perfectly capable of handling others too, really."
Ke Xun rubbed his nose with his finger and snorted. "My partner is even taller and more sensitive than me. Handling me is a breeze for him, isn't it?"
He Tang: "..." Okay.
Zhu Haowen: "...Hurry up."
Ke Xun then said to He Tang, "Should we turn around?"
He Tang said while taking off her clothes, "No need, just keep an eye on me, and I'll be more at ease. Besides, what era are we living in? What haven't you men seen? And you're a... cough, there's nothing to avoid." Realizing she might have neglected Zhu Haowen, she quickly added, "This young man seems very upright, I feel at ease."
Zhu Haowen: "..." Not happy at all.
He Tang stripped down to only her leggings and undershirt, wrapped her clothes in Ke Xun's waterproof jacket, and then did some warm-up exercises.
"Are you a good swimmer?" Ke Xun asked her one last time to confirm. "This distance isn't short. Can you swim to the other side?"
"I should be able to," He Tang answered without much difficulty. "My hometown is a coastal city, and I live very close to the sea. I grew up there, basically in the sea. Although I haven't had any professional swimming training, I can handle this distance." "
Okay, if you feel any problems, judge early and call us early so we can quickly think of a solution. Don't wait until you're exhausted to speak up." Ke Xun instructed, "Do you know the jellyfish position?"
"Yes." He Tang nodded.
"Okay, use this position to recover for a while when you're exhausted." Ke Xun patted her on the shoulder and back one last time, like a coach encouraging his athletes who were about to enter the competition. "Don't be afraid, and don't rush. The more afraid and anxious you are, the more energy you'll waste. Don't think about anything. Swimming across is a victory. We'll be watching you from behind."
"Okay!" He Tang felt that she was full of courage now, several times stronger than when she first entered the scene.
Taking a deep breath, He Tang slowly slid into the water. Although the water wasn't freezing, it was still quite chilling. The sudden plunge sent shivers down her spine. Ke Xun crouched down beside her, which made her feel safer; it seemed he could pull her up from anywhere in the water with a single reach.
"I'm going," He Tang said, mustering her courage, and began to swim towards the other side.
Ke Xun watched her, while also carefully observing the interface in front of him, fearing a sudden notification that their swimming method was not permitted.