novel-bin Chapter 234: Enter the Multiverse!
Chapter 234: Enter the Multiverse!
The observatory at midnight is like an inverted crystal bowl. Above the dome, star clusters millions of light years away are rotating at a speed invisible to the naked eye.
Lin Ye's fingertips drew a dark blue arc on the holographic star map, which was the boundary of the known universe.
In the curvature engine's field of view, it looked like crumpled tinfoil, shimmering with the faint glow of quantum foam.
Lianfeng sat in front of the circular console with the latest genetic map of the divine body spread out on her knees.
The coffee cup cast a swaying shadow in her palm.
She watched Lin Ye adjust the scale of the star map and finally spoke, "You've already spent three hours proving how crowded the Andromeda Supercluster is. Why don't you just get to the point?"
“Here’s the point.”
Lin Ye suddenly zoomed in on the dark area in the lower right corner of the star map. It should have been a void area, but it was flashing with irregular energy pulses.
"Three days ago, a deep space telescope captured unusual radiation at these coordinates. Spectral analysis showed...it was the tail of an antimatter engine."
The coffee cup made a crisp clinking sound on the metal table.
Lianfeng's pupils contracted behind the lenses, she certainly knew what this meant.
In their universe, antimatter engine technology is considered taboo, and a civilization capable of cross-universe travel must possess even more terrifying power.
"Another universe civilization is approaching."
Lin Ye's voice was as deep as an old gear.
"According to the theory of void resonance, when the distance between the membranes of two universes is shortened to the Planck length, any energy fluctuation may trigger..."
“A butterfly effect on a cosmic scale.”
Lianfeng took over the conversation, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the rim of the coffee cup, where there were still traces of dark energy solution splashed from the last experiment.
"Like throwing a stone into an adjacent fish tank, our universe will be affected."
Lin Ye turned and looked at her. The cold light from the observation deck outlined the contours of his shoulders and neck.
"So I propose that we proactively enter that universe. Rather than passively awaiting an impact, it's better to establish an outpost and gain firsthand intelligence."
"Outpost?" Lian Feng raised an eyebrow. "It sounds nice, but it's essentially military infiltration."
"No."
Lin Ye walked in front of her, the blue light of the holographic star map flowing across his irises, "It's a combination of scientific investigation and strategic defense.
Aren't you curious whether the laws of physics in another universe are the same as ours?
Will their life form be an energy body or a quantum state?
besides..."
He suddenly lowered his voice. "Are their scientists also struggling to break through the barriers of the universe?"
This sentence was like a slowly falling supernova, exploding ripples in the silence.
Lianfeng recalled the countless nights she had spent in the laboratory, when she was at a loss for a solution to the void equation...
I have also imagined whether there is another me, somewhere in a parallel universe, holding the key to solving the mystery.
“What about the risks?”
She tapped the table, bringing up a string of red warning data.
"The stability of the divine body during inter-universe travel is only 63%, and space folding may cause the genetic chain to break.
and..."
She paused. "I'm not sure if 'we' in that other universe would welcome visitors."
Lin Ye said slowly: "When we first discovered alien civilization in the past, we also faced the same doubts.
But in the end, we chose engagement over closure.
The current Super Seminary is the fruit of that contact, isn't it?
“But this time we may be facing a civilization from a higher dimension.”
Lianfeng's fingertips slid across the energy pulses on the star map, and those light spots suddenly formed a structure similar to the DNA double helix.