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After completing Trailblaze Continuance Mundane Troubles in the Chapter Crown of the Mundane and Divine, Dr. Ratio will begin sending daily messages.
After three months...[]
After three months of incessant engineering designs, I feel a tad weary.
(Trailblazer), do grace my intellect with a much-needed barrage of stimulating quizzes, if you would be so kind.
This is such a weird request.
This is the first time I've received a request like this.
Is that so?
Is this not how you usually unwind?
Please design a weapon for the Express.
Please design a weapon for the Express.
Attachment [04-59] Contemplator Project sent.Here. It's an anti-planetary weapon design that I once devised, perfectly suited for the Express.
Whilst traversing the cosmos, high-caliber armaments are an indispensable necessity.
Where's the weapon?
So, where's this weapon?
The Express itself is the weapon.
The Express, a mere assemblage of carriages, becomes a colossal weapon when fitted with lightweight yet resilient materials, all without compromising its internal architecture.
The blueprint delineates the potential for it to morph into a humanoid assault weapon, enabling you to engage in combat without budging an inch.
What about the materials?
Where can I get the materials you mentioned?
Someone in the guild is spearheading the development of such materials. Expect fruitful outcomes within the next five Amber Eras.
Well, are you up for a collaboration?
Make the Express move perpetually
How to turn the Express into a perpetual motion machine that doesn't rely on external energy?
That's a brilliant question. Let me see.
I just made that up
I just made that up...
As it happens, the question of energy has been an old friend of mine.
I am confident in my ability to elevate the train to a level approaching perpetual motion.
Attachment [02-17] Couplet Project sent.Hold on.
What's wrong?
What's wrong?
I've just perused the Guild's compendium on the Express and looked into its architectural intricacies and energy consumption.
From the records, I notice that refueling for the Express has been dreadfully irregular since its recommencement, yet it manages to keep warping, virtually unperturbed.
In a sense, it is already a perpetual-motion machine.
What power propels the Express to journey so enduringly, I wonder?
One fine day, I shall personally dismantle it to seek its truth with my own hands.
Don't let the conductor hear you.
Don't let the conductor hear you. They can be terrifying when they get cranky.
Ah, yes, that conductor, perhaps, holds the very key to this secret.
One fine day, I shall unravel their enigma, too.
I'll convey your ideas.
I'll report these ideas of yours to the conductor.
Keep me posted.
The esteemed University...[]
The esteemed University of Veritas Prime has once again commenced its enrollment proceedings. Do you, perchance, harbor aspirations for further refinements and scholarly pursuits?
Huh?
Huh? Wdym
Interstellar voyages necessitate a wealth of erudition, lest one may very well perish amidst perils unknown.
What subjects tickle your fancy? Mathematics, physics, or perhaps, philosophy...?
I like math?
I like math?
Allow me to regale you with a tale.
Once upon a time, a physicist and an engineer found themselves adrift in a hot air balloon amidst a ravine.
They screamed at the top of their lungs, "Yo-ho! Where are we?"
After fifteen minutes had elapsed, they heard a voice reply, "Yo-ho! You are in a hot air balloon!"
The physicist deduced, "Surely, that must be a mathematician..."
"...for he took an extensive period of time to produce an entirely accurate answer, albeit utterly inconsequential."
Truth be told, mathematics is a formidable discipline, one that eludes the grasp of many throughout their lifetime, rendering its significance inscrutable.
What a dry joke that is.
What a dry joke that is.
I like physics.
I like physics.
Nowadays, physics journals are being published at a rate surpassing even the speed of light.
This, however, does not defy the law of relativity, for all those journals carry not even an iota of meaningful information.
Moreover, should you ever embark upon this line of academic endeavor, it is highly probable that a staggering four-fifths of the year shall be exclusively consumed by languid progression, while the remaining fifth shall be indubitably bereft of any semblance of progression at all.
Sounds pretty scary.
Sounds pretty scary.
I like philosophy!
I like philosophy!
Are you privy to the demarcation between philosophy and science?
To tackle scientific quandaries, one requires parchment, quill, and an eraser.
Yet, to unravel philosophical enigmas, parchment and quill shall suffice.
For in philosophy lies a notable lack of a definitive criterion for right and wrong.
I would not recommend this discipline to neophytes.
Understood
Understood
You may need more time for careful consideration.
Beware of those who only extol the virtues of an academic discipline without candidly acknowledging its challenges.
I have met numerous students brimming with enthusiasm, only to witness their eventual departure, ensconced in disillusionment and despondency.
Hence, any academic decision should be approached with utmost caution.
Though it may sound harsh, not everyone is suited for the scholarly pursuit.
I'll give it more serious thoughts
I'll give it more serious thoughts
I'm surprised you're aware it sounds harsh
I'm surprised you're aware it sounds harsh
Do ponder upon it with due diligence before tendering your response, and should you require it, I shall gladly lend my quill to pen a commendatory missive to your benefit.
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Tap to register for the [Rosetta-Rosenthal Cup]. We look forward to meeting you.
Attachment 1st Round Debate Topic sent.(Trailblazer), I've sent you the info about the recent debate competition held within the guild. The debate topic is Are science and technology neutral?
Don't get any wrong ideas. I'm simply forwarding someone else's post.
The topic is beginner-friendly.
It's gonna be a cakewalk for me
I'm more than articulate to handle this
How so?
There are no bounds in the art of language.
I know nothing about debate
But I know nothing about debate
All the more reason for you to learn, then.
I'm anti-social
Sorry, I'm anti-social
Clearly, you don't know yourself well enough.
It matters not whether you join the competition.
But I am inclined to acquire an understanding of how you perceive debate as an activity within your cognitive framework.
Arguing against the other side
Debate is about arguing against the other side
Angering your opponent
Debate is about triggering the other side
Being snarky with each other
Debate is about being snarky with each other
Very well, then. Allow me to expound on this topic using the proposition above as an example, if you please.
Which side do you choose?
Technology is neutral
Technology is neutral
I'll take the opposite side then. You may speak first.
It's humans that do good or evil
Technology is a double-edged sword, in the sense that it can be used to do both good and evil.
Have you ever heard of Dr. Primitive's atavistic experiment?
To induce a stress response in his subjects, he developed a series of technologies with the sole purpose to torture and inflict sufferings.
Such technologies are abominable.
Technology is not neutral.
Technology is not neutral.
I'll take the affirmative side then. You may speak first.
Technologies are either good or evil
Some technologies are inherently good, like those that prolong lifespans.
Indeed, strides made in medical technologies have, undeniably, saved many a soul from afflictions and ailments. But medical treatments are not necessarily synonymous with prolongation of life.
Haven't you lot visited the Xianzhou Alliance already? Methinks you ought to have a keener understanding of the dear price one must pay for immortality.
I rest my case.
See, this verily confirms my assertion.
I didn't even get to speak
I didn't even get to speak!
Most often, one's rapid elocution bespeaks an agile intellect.
However, it may also indicate a complete lack of cerebral engagement in one's discourse.
You're spouting nonsense
You're spouting nonsense
You'll have lost the game, if that is your argument.
But there is a certain truth in what you say.
Indeed, the conclusion is plain to see. Neither of us can sway the assertion of the other.
You get it now? The truth, at times, does shine brighter and clearer via this manner of discourse, and at other times, it doesn't.
Most debates often amount to nothing more than a frivolous play of words.
Amongst other things... I have once been enticed into partaking in debates that transcend the confines of language.
Transcend the confines of language?
Transcend the confines of language?
Do bear in mind, (Trailblazer), that a robust constitution always proves its mettle, no matter the hour.
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How is testing the...[]
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How is testing the Divergent Universe? The Human Comedy, heh... Screwllum surprised me. His kingly qualities indeed mean he's more open to accepting external suggestions, unlike the other Geniuses.
In my spare time, I've compiled a new batch of data as an iterative sample for this version of the Divergent Universe.
I'll send you a copy. Think of it as practice material for a test.
Attachment Investigation on the Lifecycle of Cosmic Intelligent Life Forms - AE 2157 has been sentI'm only a tester
I'm only a tester. Thinking is not in my job description.
On it
On it. I love learning
By the way, how long would it take to finish reading the document?
Conservatively? Just 1 Amber Era.
Who are you?
Um... Have we met?
It doesn't matter if you know me or not, but you should know yourself and the data I sent. That's very important.
The Equations allow you to experience different lives. It's not about making you become someone, but for you to have a clear idea of where you want to go.
Even if the genius' research doesn't concern you, you shouldn't stop pondering the subject of "life."
Don't worry. For users such as yourself, just reading the literature review and the conclusion sections will suffice.
Not even Screwllum will read through this verbose document word by word.
Are you working together?
You are the partner Screwllum mentioned?
Screwllum is trying to understand and resolve the differences and conflicts among intelligent lifeforms. I only provided him with some materials and advice during academic exchanges.
As for "partner"... that's just him overstating my contribution.
As expected of you
I have met many people. If Screwllum says that they're his partner...
They'd be so happy that they might even burst out laughing in the middle of the night.
He thinks highly of you
He thinks highly of you
Yet you declined his invitation, why?
Geniuses are like stars. The value they create can illuminate an entire planetary system.
The mundane is always trying to follow their footsteps, only to be blinded and become lost.
He has his topics, and I have mine.
One needs to walk their own path. This is true to both you and me.
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