"I lack neither time nor space," Luo Qi said, looking at the other version of himself, a perfect replica.
"But the capacity of a single mind is ultimately limited. My imagination has long been constrained by my existing knowledge. Even before I traveled faster than light, I discovered that endless computing power couldn't solve every problem. A sudden flash of inspiration matters more than talent or anything else."
Replica Luo Qi said, "So you're planning to initiate Infinite Perfect Replication? You want to rely on vast numbers of superpowered individuals to capture those elusive flashes of inspiration? Hmm... that is a good approach."
"Yes. I wanted to ask whether you had a better way to ensure that no particular oddballs emerge among the unlimited replicas."
Replica Luo Qi shook his head. "According to one theory on Earth, four-dimensional space would let us see the past and future, while the fifth dimension would contain countless interwoven versions of our own timelines. Unfortunately, we eventually discovered that cosmic space didn't work that way. Of course, we might have taken the wrong path."
"The wrong path? Wherever matter exists, cosmic space exists. Matter at different energy levels gathers, moves, collides, and recombines. This self-sorting process forms layer after layer of cosmic space, giving each layer its own energy-or mass-rules. It's like mercury, water, and oil: they're together, but they don't mix," Luo Qi said, countless formulas and experimental results churning through his memories.
"Almost all matter in the universe's lowest spatial layer is suspended. But if you put a person there, even if he does nothing-even if he's dead-that layer will automatically repel him before his constituent particles can release energy and descend through the dimensions. His body's energy level is too high."
"That's why cosmic space overlaps infinitely and its layers influence