Star Empire

In the emergency medical section, Torres and Eskett were actually limited in what they could do.

The contaminated equipment can no longer be restored, and Eskett's application to separate the abnormal substances from the crystallized contaminated parts of other people's bodies has also been rejected - first of all, the recovery of the two of them has been called It is under the continuous influence of the unknown existence of "crystal energy", and if the stripping of other individuals is terminated rashly, it is difficult to say whether this will cause danger to other people who are still in a coma.

In addition, it is out of consideration for the existing situation - this is done for fear of having a qualitative impact on these "zero samples", which can be said to be extremely precious. Although this is almost equivalent to sacrificing these existences, but Compared to the entire Federation... these lives must make a certain level of dedication.

Therefore, all they are asked to do is check the equipment and leave a log every day.

But it didn't take long before their monotony was broken, so fast that they didn't even react.

What actually takes time in a round trip to Cavernrel is that the four billion light-year distance must be "climbed" using high-dimensional jumps. The Federation can directly cause mapping conflicts in the world fragments, and naturally it can also use the macroscopic Largely change the curvature of space. In three-dimensional space, two points that are very far apart in a straight line can be applied to an extremely large degree by applying the curvature between the two points. This is equivalent to generating a similar shape in a higher dimension. A U-shaped "valley"-like structure in the three-dimensional world——

The method of high-dimensional property transition is to build a bridge over this deep valley. The distance that vehicles cross over the bridge is very short, but their projections will directly cross every inch of the entire U-shaped valley.

This "loophole" navigation method allows the ship to fly only a short distance in high-dimensional space and span tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of light-years of dark deep space in low-dimensional macro. However, there is a slight difference. , the "high-dimensional jump" of the federal spacecraft causes the spacecraft to reveal only part of its four-dimensional properties, thereby exploiting this "back door." If ordinary macroscopic objects are directly placed in the real four-dimensional space, then their bodies will be affected by electromagnetic interference. The force dissipates and collapses into subatoms.

Now they were preparing to start a new round of "routine missions", but before they set off, an electronic synthesized voice suddenly sounded in the cabin: "Attention, the high-dimensional connection between the main body of the space station and the quarantined area is about to Activate, please pay attention to those nearby."

Familiar fluctuations came from all directions, and a heart-wrenching sound also sounded on the floor. The connection phenomenon in high-dimensional space was not unfamiliar to the two of them, but what caught their attention was that their perception problem, three-dimensional Living things cannot perceive the specific properties of high-dimensional space. They can only describe such existence through mathematical models. Now, Eskett has confirmed that he can perceive the spatial fluctuations caused by the activation of four-dimensional space connections; although Torres is still It's not that obvious, but Cavinrel's previous tests and some self-examinations during the period showed that he now has a strong stability against external factors.

In front of the two of them, a holographic information window unfolded silently, and Cavinriel's figure appeared in the window. But the difference was that this time there was another person next to Cavinriel - someone he had never seen before. People, from his body, both of them had a more or less "incomprehensible" feeling.

"I'll interrupt your work." Cavernrel cleared his throat, "First of all, let me tell you about the current situation. In the previous test for you, I got enough evidence, and I can now confirm that what you have said before The golden strange matter encountered is an information structure that exists as the first stable state, a pure ultra-high frequency information fluctuation and its driving source, which we currently call crystal energy."

"The first stable state...? Information fluctuation?" However, before the two of them could ask any substantive questions, Cavinrel continued to talk. Obviously, the gap he just left was not for the two of them to ask questions. of.

"To understand these concepts, you need to understand a brand-new knowledge and an entire system. This theoretical system is called Information Unification. I will package this knowledge and send it to you, but please note that you can only Read it for yourself... This information cannot be passed on without authorization after the rest of the group has awakened, nor can they be recorded with any device outside the range of the Soul Frequency, which carries an Archon-level permission lock."

"...Your Excellency, Science Officer, what are you talking about..." A person with severe crystallization disease who has faced countless companions for a long time, is locked in such a depressing and cramped cabin, and may be burned at any time in the flash of a space annihilation bomb. The worry of turning into ashes made the two men physically and mentally exhausted, but they could not resist the order.

In the minds of Eskett and Torres, some bizarre knowledge was constantly emerging. Completely unheard of concepts, bumpy development situations, and bizarre conjectures with horrific consequences made the two of them stunned. As if on a blank sheet of paper without words.

"Please note, I know that this is difficult for the entire federation to accept, but it is the best system that can explain all existing situations."

Cavinrel on the screen clapped his hands, pulling the two people back to the real world from their sluggishness, "You can slowly understand these concepts, but I remind you again not to mention it to anyone or use it except with your brains. Any device to record or transmit this information. Especially for possible newly awakened people, the permission lock has a powerful effect of erasing memes, which directly affects consciousness. It is not yet certain of the specific impact of those memes on you, but this You must be very careful.”

"So... Science Officer, what do you need us to do now?" After a moment of silence, Eskett asked softly.

"Currently, we need to get a sample of crystal energy, which is a golden substance. If possible, I hope you two can also leave that cabin."

"Wait a minute, science officer, this may not work." Before the two of them could respond, Kalost interjected first, "It would be fine if it was a separate chromatic nuclear armor, but this multi-layered chromatic nuclear armor There is also a powerful force field shield maintained in the room. This shield cannot be shut down - it has a strong interference with the nuclear dismantling equipment, not to mention that the relatively mild equipment is almost impossible to transport now. …”

"And the only entrance has been locked after the cabin started to be used. To be honest, such cabins are used to store extremely dangerous things - the emergency lockout state is the last chance for the interaction of internal and external materials." Kalost His face darkened slightly, as if he was reading some kind of death penalty notice.

"From the beginning of the design, it was not possible to take out the things at the macroscopic material level from the currently completely locked interior without damage - generally speaking, after getting enough information, these cabins will directly start the self-destruction process .”

"Science officer, we can transfer the soul through node hopping in the information collection network." Eskett reminded.

"This is definitely not possible." Cavernrel immediately rejected this approach. "The transmitted soul cannot remain stable in the material world for a long time without a matching carrier. I did say that the impact of crystal energy on you is most likely at the soul level, but it must have also been transformed in the process. Your body. The direct transmission array cannot be used. We are currently not sure what will happen after ordinary biological carriers are connected to the crystal energy to infect the soul. Currently, the only individuals who have survived the crystal energy infection are the two of you. , must proceed with caution.”

"...What's more, we still can't judge at all whether the concepts of consciousness, soul, etc. will undergo significant changes after the boundaries between body and soul are completely erased - especially if you directly accept it. Regarding disturbance, even if the current system can be used freely, it will be very difficult to interfere with your body structure."

"Actually... I have a possible way." Torres suddenly said, "Esket's diary shows that he now has certain specific perception abilities, including the perception of the existence of high-dimensional space, and the stability of my current body It is very high and can resist some external factors that could otherwise cause death. After reading the information you sent us, I discovered that "crystal energy is the first stable state of information, and it is higher than all physical laws." So, after the soul has been strengthened in this way, I think our current body can already withstand some more extreme physical conditions..."

"So? What are you going to do?" Cavinriel stared at him and asked.

"Go back to the main body of the space station through the four-dimensional space." Torres spoke very quickly, "Science officer, please listen to me first. The main impact of the four-dimensional space on people is that it requires a very high energy level to distort and penetrate the three-dimensional space. ; The second is that the extra dimension will cause the binding force between molecules and atoms to dissipate, causing macroscopic objects to collapse and dissipate."

"But now with our bodies, we can try out what impact the fourth dimension will have on us. Since the existence of crystal energy is higher than ordinary physical laws, it is very likely that our bodies have also acquired certain other properties at this stage. "Torres paused, "And...it seems like what the general said, if we don't do this, we won't be able to leave here intact."

"...At present, it seems that this method is worth trying." Cavernrel couldn't help shaking his head and sighing. The strictly prohibited thing for federal citizens to contact the four-dimensional space with flesh and blood has now become the only possibility. The breakthrough method made him very dissatisfied but helpless.

"...With authorization, the safety screen door of the four-dimensional space liaison room in the emergency medical isolation module is about to be opened. Please pay attention to those present...alarm! Use beyond the limit!"

"Turn it off." Cavernrel ordered expressionlessly.

In the emergency medical module, the isolation door of the four-dimensional space connection room as a springboard slid open silently. A strange transparent cube rotated in mid-air and changed its shape at a slow speed. This is a connection to the information computer. Ports, due to the characteristics of information computers, network nodes can ignore layers of obstacles, but this strong penetrability brings low bandwidth. If you want to carry out large-capacity communication, you must use high-dimensional means to disconnect the three-dimensional space. A portion of the physical links are reconnected through the extra spatial dimension.

Under the instructions of Cavinriel, the two collected some of the collapsed crystal fragments. This process is worth complaining, because high-dimensional space will cause the inter-atomic forces to dissipate, and the chromatic nuclear force armor safe deposit box This kind of thing will not always be equipped in this kind of place - the dangers corresponding to this kind of cabin are often weird, mathematical and mapping distortion levels.

Therefore, these crystals need to be moved by Torres with his hands - apart from this seemingly weird and crude transfer method, it is difficult for any existing storage device to ensure safety, and whether the use of this device may cause samples properties change.

Cavinrel looked to the sky and sighed. Since taking over this series of things, he had failed to comply with safety regulations enough times to be taken to court.

In the connection control room, two humans will try to challenge the laws of nature with their own bodies for the first time.

Similar to high-dimensional property transitions, high-dimensional space connection technology is a method of connecting two parts of objects that are not connected to each other in three dimensions by twisting the curvature of space to connect them in four dimensions. This method has high requirements on equipment, but at the same time It also has a strong security isolation effect - the ultra-high-level energy that penetrates space itself is a strong "obliteration" method.

Therefore, high-standard isolated areas basically adopt this external connection method. Under most natural conditions, it is almost impossible for four-dimensional space channels to be spontaneously generated. The energy required to expand the microscopic space axis curled up at the quantum scale is The density is even higher than that of quasars, so it is completely possible to equate most of the universe into a "homogeneous" three-dimensional space without considering other effects.

After passing through many long and narrow corridors and thick isolation doors, Eskett and Torres, who was carrying the crystal energy infection crystal, stood in front of the information computer. On the wall behind the computer, a round bubble was forming. Floating slowly, this bubble seemed to have dug away part of the wall out of thin air, and the section of the wall's incision was as bright as liquid mercury.

Although it looks beautiful and magical, everyone present knows what it means. The expansion of the fourth coordinate axis that cannot be understood by three-dimensional creatures, as well as the invisible tremor of extremely high-energy ultra-high-energy photons, are very important to most people. Most macro-sized objects are absolutely off-limits.

In order to maintain the stability of the wall, the information computer will accurately calculate and control the space curvature at the connection, so that the space bubble is always in a slow wandering state. In this way, even some materials in the four-dimensional space will be generated due to the overflow of the color core force. After the space bubble is removed, the power of quark confinement can also bind it again.

It's a very simple and ancient approach, but in situations where certain control methods that require the truth to be refined are difficult to detect, these simple and primitive ideas and practices... are equally useful.

Eskett began to try to get close to the four-dimensional space bubble. With enhanced visual processing, he quickly used the curvature of the wall section to determine the exact shape of the spherical space bubble. Then, he stretched out his right hand and began to slowly touch the area. The missing "forbidden zone".

Everyone present became nervous. On Cavinriel's side, the air even had a bit of stagnant taste. Even Zhai Cahill changed his lazy look and stared seriously at Eskett's dangerous and charming figure. Another unprecedented attempt.

In the isolation cabin, Eskett's fingers were groping forward bit by bit, very slowly. When he moved his fingers to the position of the transparent spherical shell, the originally empty air suddenly filled with There were waves of light and shadow, just like gentle ripples on the water.

After a small moment of sluggishness, Eskett suddenly withdrew his right hand as if he had come to his senses, and the light and shadow effects he had created completely disappeared. After pulling his hand away, there was no serious discomfort or scars on his fingertips except for a slight tingling and burning sensation.

A body infected by crystal energy can resist the force spillover effect of high-dimensional space!

"Bring the test sample over immediately and enter the laboratory!" Cavernrel, who was a little dazed when he saw this scene, subconsciously gave this order, as if if the two people slowed down a little, someone would come and snatch the precious sample away.

The next moment, the two people jumped subconsciously, as if diving into the invisible floating bubble. In the ripples of light and shadow, their figures disappeared into nothingness.

The Federation's technical level can actually only be said to have reached the pinnacle of the three-dimensional universe. However, for many more hidden areas, the Federation's technical strength is not enough to enable the public to spy on them from a biological perspective. The two people can only rely on space jumps. The computer guided the docking. During this process, Cavernrel and others could not actually see the two people.

"After obtaining the crystal energy sample, we can start to try to conduct a series of detailed verifications to verify whether there are any properties that are different from reality... and - wait"

A silent thunderbolt flashed through Cavernrel's mind:

Since when can I look directly at crystal energy without being affected by the invisible pressure it generates...??

"It has been detected that the jumping material has an unknown structure. The system pressure is increasing and the time needs to be lengthened. The computer begins to integrate into the secondary server for compensation and correction..." An abrupt electronic synthesized sound suddenly sounded, and the famous monotonous and concise style The bright lighting in the cabin quickly stabilized Cavinriel's suddenly fluctuating mental state.

"Maybe... you're used to it? Or it still exists, but I have ignored it." After a slight change of thought, this question has sunk to the bottom of the main consciousness.