Chapter 1053: Infinite

"This is the last question," Ren She said, flipping to the final page.

It was the longest and most abstract problem yet.

The two sat up straight, no longer concerned about the fate of the "words," and simply anticipated what information the third question might bring.

Ren She cleared his throat: "Suppose there is an infinite room with an infinite number of monkeys, each facing an infinite number of typewriters..."

"Xiao Jin," Chen Jun Nan turned his head and said, "I know this one, so just listen and learn."

Ren She shook his head and continued: "The room's owner wants these monkeys to type randomly on the typewriters over an infinite amount of time. We're not considering issues like food, water, or lifespan here, until one monkey types out a complete, uninterrupted pure English version of 'Mai Ke Bai'."

"Got it," Chen Jun Nan nodded.

Jin Yuan Xun also nodded vaguely, as if he sort of understood.

Ren She: "Once a monkey actually types out 'Mai Ke Bai,' the owner can take this masterpiece and claim he has discovered a method to turn monkeys into literary geniuses, gaining endless wealth and power."

"Uh..." Chen Jun Nan felt the story was starting to veer off track, as if he hadn't heard this part before.

At that moment, Ren She changed the subject: "But here's the problem. If, during this infinite time, the owner finds that the monkeys aren't typing 'Mai Ke Bai' but instead simple English words like 'APPLE,' he might still reward that monkey and call it a 'word maker.' Later, there were even 'sentence makers.'"

"Alright," Chen Jun Nan sighed, "This question is about to go way beyond what I know."

Jin Yuan Xun looked even more baffled, his expression more confused than before.

"The owner believes that even though humans and monkeys don't speak the same language, the 'word makers' and 'sentence makers' will figure out why they're being rewarded. When many of them gather together, they can combine words into sentences and sentences into full works, getting infinitely close to 'Mai Ke Bai.'"

"Then what...?" The two felt like they were listening to an absurd story, as if they themselves were the manipulated monkeys in it.

"Unfortunately, this is beyond the owner's control. For example, if a monkey discovers that typing 'CAT' gets it a reward, it will keep typing 'CAT' forever, because those three letters are the simplest and least error-prone way for that monkey," Ren She said. "The room's owner is starting to realize this issue, so he begins canceling all rewards."

"This is crazy..." Chen Jun Nan blinked, "Won't the monkeys go insane?"

"The monkeys don't go insane," Ren She replied. "After all, they're monkeys, so they quickly forget everything and start typing again in a cycle. But the owner notices that if he doesn't reward words or sentences, the monkeys won't type them next time either, leaving his goal further out of reach. Even though time is infinite, no one wants to wait forever, so the owner starts cycling too—he keeps giving rewards and then reshuffling."

"In other words..." Chen Jun Nan thought aloud, "Originally, the humans trapped the monkeys, but now the monkeys have trapped the humans in return."

"That's how it's written in the question," Ren She nodded. "After all, if anyone finds out about these infinite monkeys, which are probably protected animals, the room's owner would face huge trouble. So he can't release them and has to keep them trapped. Often, it's like that—if your animal experiments succeed, you get applause and recognition, but if they fail, it's animal abuse, and you'll be punished."

"Wow, this is basically a real-world scenario?" Chen Jun Nan asked.

Jin Yuan Xun took a deep breath after hearing this and said:

"Bro... what's the point of this story?"

"The question is..." Ren She looked at the notebook and said, "When the room's owner decides to abandon the room... as one of the infinite monkeys, how should you lead all the monkeys to escape from the humans?"

Chen Jun Nan and Jin Yuan Xun were stunned upon hearing this, feeling that the question had no clear answer.

Even if they came up with a plan, Ren She would have to judge it based on his own experience.

Before they could speak, Ren She slowly closed the notebook and tossed it onto the table.

"That's an infinite number of monkeys, though," Ren She said. "They have infinite lives and infinite numbers... If you release them back into human society, wouldn't society completely collapse? No... even if you put them in a forest, the forest would vanish in an instant..."

Chen Jun Nan and Jin Yuan Xun sensed that Ren She wasn't really asking a question but seeking to discuss this ultimate issue related to the "endless realm."

Could a group of battered, death-ignoring people with extraordinary abilities truly be released back into society?

They don't fit in with humans at all; they're like those infinite monkeys.

If they were let out, they would be scattered across different time periods, social classes, and cities, creating unknown impacts on the entire world.

This might be the most tragic problem for everyone involved—they want to escape, but no one would welcome their escape.

After carrying the memories and abilities from the "endless realm" and escaping, how could they return to a normal life?

"So 'escaping' isn't the only path, right?" Chen Jun Nan said.

"Hmm?" Ren She's eyes flickered as he pulled his thoughts back from afar. "Elaborate."

"In your story... the monkeys clearly have a second option besides escaping," Chen Jun Nan pointed to the notebook on Ren She's desk.

"For example?"

"For example, accurately typing out 'Mai Ke Bai.'"

"What...?" Ren She was taken aback. "Is that a path too...?"

"It's tough and exhausting, but it seems like the safest route," Chen Jun Nan said. "In your hypothetical scenario, once one monkey types out 'Mai Ke Bai,' all the other monkeys are seen as its colleagues and would also be taken in and treated well. That monkey would become a shining star, and even the room's owner wouldn't dare abandon it."

Ren She fell silent after hearing this, feeling that this path was extremely difficult.

"The room's owner can tell if a monkey has typed out 'Mai Ke Bai,' which means he knows its content and structure," Chen Jun Nan said. "The monkeys could start by learning human language and eventually understand the owner's goal, then perfectly replicate 'Mai Ke Bai' according to his instructions."

"Hold on..." Ren She paused.

"Snake Bro, don't you think it's easier for an infinite number of monkeys to learn human language in a finite amount of time rather than just pounding away on keyboards forever?"