After obtaining the observation data, Lu Zhou spent an entire day and night going through the data. However, he still didn't find any clues about the strange droplet.
"From the memory of the Calan civilization, I can infer that the advanced civilization that mastered the strange droplet — let's call it the" Void "civilization — should have mastered some kind of hyperspace technology that allows matter and information to travel at the speed of light."
Lu Zhou closed the notebook in his hand and rubbed his eyebrows as he spoke to himself.
"But how did they do it?"
Faster than light.
It sounded easy and could be said to be the standard of all kinds of sci-fi blockbusters, but in fact, to achieve this was as difficult as ascending to heaven.
Unlike controllable fusion, which was proven to be feasible by physicists decades ago, high energy physicists couldn't think of how to make objects move faster than the speed of light. They even proved that it was impossible in theory.
This theory could be traced back to the end of the last century.
As early as 1992, Professor Stephen Hawking, a conservative scholar, proved through mathematical methods that in the general theory of relativity, if the topological structure of space changed in a bounded area, then there would be a closed time-like curve in the space-time range where this change occurred.
In other words, in the general theory of relativity, things like wormholes violated the law of causality. (Interestingly, Einstein, the creator of the theory of relativity, supported the wormhole theory and proposed that "wormholes are space-time tubes that connect distant areas of the universe". Obviously, even if one person was always correct, there was absolutely no lack of people who disagreed. There were countless similar examples. After all, academia didn't serve authority, it served truth.)
According to the memory of the Calan civilization, their method of achieving faster than light navigation and communication was to use the gravitational bond between star systems, which was a naturally formed thing similar to a hyperspace channel, to achieve faster than light movement between star systems.
In an abstract sense, this seemed to be consistent with Einstein's theory.
As for the specific principle, it was not mentioned in the memory. Lu Zhou only made some possible hypotheses based on his limited knowledge and information.
For example, a huge gravitational field could tear open a crack in a higher dimension. Through a special method, one could enter this crack and move between stars.
To put it more vividly, it was like playing checkers.
But no matter what kind of physics theorem it was based on, it could only be attributed to the miracle of the universe itself and not a miracle created by humans. At most, it was a group of smart people who made use of it.
However, the Void civilization was different.
Lu Zhou understood very well why everyone in the meeting hall was panicking.
Not only was there a man-made strange drop, but there was also a jump method that completely ignored hyperspace navigation and communication. No matter which one it was, it was impossible for them to achieve it with their current technology. They couldn't even understand it.
"… But the problem is, if this broadcast is directed to the entire Milky Way Galaxy, and the gravitational waves are somehow able to ignore the distance of light years, there's no reason that Earth can't hear any 'sound' at all, right?"
Had the broadcast ended?
Or, as he had originally guessed, everything about the broadcast and the Calan Empire had been buried in the long river of time, and what he saw might only be a past that was more distant than he had imagined.
Lu Zhou gently tapped his index finger on the table. He finally shook his head and stuffed the notebook into the drawer. He then stood up from his chair and took out his phone to call Wang Peng.
"Hello?"
"Send me to Jin Ling University."
"Roger that."
…
A hundred thousand yuan bonus.
For a student, this was a huge sum of money.
No, it wasn't just a student.
The average salary in Jin Ling was enough for an average wage earner to work for more than a year.
However, compared to how to spend this "huge sum of money", Duan Siqi was worried about something more important.
His intuition told him that the increasingly mature virtual reality technology would definitely be full of unlimited business opportunities in the future. He was one of the first people to take advantage of this opportunity.
Although he had always considered himself a lab rat and used this as a part-time job, after tasting the sweetness, he obviously wouldn't be satisfied with this.
Should I change my major?
This wasn't the first time he had this thought.
In fact, he did intentionally or unintentionally start reading some books and documents related to programming, composition, and VR technology in his spare time.
Even though learning these things took up a lot of his spare time, it unexpectedly made him feel happy.
It was different from mathematics. At the very least, he did not have an awesome roommate who would crush his confidence every day. Moreover, no matter how much he learned or whether what he learned would be useful for the exam, the sense of accomplishment brought about by the continuous accumulation of knowledge was still very pleasing.
One day, on his way to the library, someone suddenly stood in front of him, stopped him, and spoke to him.
"You're … the player who passed the level?"
Duan Siqi instinctively raised his head after he stopped walking.
When he saw the person standing in front of him, he was shocked.
The f * ck?
God Lu?!
This was like walking into a convenience store and buying a bottle of mineral water, only to find out that Jay Chou was buying milk tea.
In fact, this was almost the same.
Even though Lu Zhou offered a number theory course at Jin Ling University, even the students in his class would only see Professor Lu a few times a year, let alone other people.
Duan Siqi subconsciously wanted to nod, but he suddenly remembered the ID he randomly picked, and his expression suddenly became awkward.
"Don't get me wrong … Um, I randomly picked the ID, I'm not a fan —"
"Let's not talk about this." Lu Zhou quickly raised his hand and coughed. He said, "This is too awkward."
With an awkward expression, Duan Siqi quickly nodded.
"Okay, okay … Why are you looking for me?"
"Nothing special, I just want to talk to you about the last quest … If you have time, I can buy you a cup of coffee."
"Of course I have time," Duan Siqi said with an embarrassed smile, "What do you want to know?"
Are you kidding me?
This guy is more powerful than the principal.
Not to mention fawning over him, even if he were to say a few more words and become familiar with him, it would be of great help to his future development. This was an opportunity that other people might not even have, so Lu Zhou obviously wouldn't let it go.
Lu Zhou looked at the expression on the student's face and smiled.
Even though Lu Zhou could see that Lu Zhou was trying to hide his nervousness, Lu Zhou could still tell what this kid was thinking.
However, even though Lu Zhou could tell, he didn't say much. Instead, he spoke in a casual tone.
"I know there's a good coffee shop at the school gate. Someone used to take me there when I was at school … Let's walk and talk."
Duan Siqi looked at Lu Zhou, who turned around and led the way, and quickly followed.
Along the way, the two of them chatted from time to time, and the topic of their conversation was really only about the game. This was a bit unexpected for Duan Siqi. He didn't expect Academician Lu to be so approachable, and he didn't expect them to have so many common topics to talk about.
Perhaps because of the big difference in status, he selectively forgot that Lu Zhou wasn't much older than him …
"What do you think about that game?"
"The difficulty is insane, and there's no save mode, so I have to play a lot of places dozens of times to pass. It's like I have OCD."
Duan Siqi couldn't help but feel a headache coming on when he thought about the dungeon.
He had to go through the drone level no less than twenty times, and he even had to make sure that his positioning after getting out of the car was accurate to the second level before he barely made it through.
Lu Zhou nodded in agreement.
If it weren't for this insane difficulty, he wouldn't have needed to hire a "leveler" to get to the end.
"What about other areas?"
Duan Siqi thought for a bit and said, "I think we can explore the world a bit more. I'm not most curious about the Ring world, I'm more curious about the border planets that Calan talked about … I feel like if we expand the world and make it into an online game like Eve, it would definitely be more interesting than a single-player game."
Lu Zhou nodded.
"I'll tell the product manager … I'm more curious about your thoughts on the story."
Duan Siqi paused for a second and said, "Story?"
"Yeah." Lu Zhou nodded and said, "Aren't you curious about the Oracle and the natural disaster?"
"Games are all the same …" Duan Siqi scratched the back of his head and said, "I'm quite curious, but the story ends halfway through, and I'm helpless."
Lu Zhou: "… According to the clues in the game, what do you think the natural disaster is?"
"Maybe it's a disaster that engulfs the entire universe? An insect swarm? An AI that's out of control? But I feel like this level of threat isn't enough to threaten them … Sorry, my imagination is limited, I can't guess what the story is going to be. Can you give me a spoiler? "
Lu Zhou looked at the curious student and shook his head.
"Unfortunately, the story is automatically written by the AI, and the rest of the story is still being written. Even I don't know what's going to happen. I might have to wait for a while before I can tell you guys. "
"It's still being written …" Duan Siqi said with a hint of disappointment on his face, "I really suggest you guys change this game into an online game. It's best to increase the degree of freedom. The story ends at the Empire Conference Hall. When the alien scholar was taken away, I thought the next part of the story was to save him, but it ended right away. I think we can at least play the manual mode after the game is completed, right? "
Suddenly, Lu Zhou heard something unusual from this sentence, and he frowned slightly.
"It's over?"
"Yeah." Duan Siqi looked at Lu Zhou strangely and said, "You don't know?"
Lu Zhou: "… After the game is completed, you followed General Ince back to the barracks and returned the equipment. Did you not unlock the manual mode?"
"What barracks?" Duan Siqi looked at Lu Zhou with a muddled expression and said, "Didn't the screen turn black after I was taken away?"
Lu Zhou: "You didn't inherit Dr. Lane's assets?"
Duan Siqi: "…???"
When Lu Zhou saw Duan Siqi's muddled expression, he instantly realized what was going on.
When he arrived at the conference hall, if he didn't trigger a conversation with Dr. Lane, then there was a high chance that he wouldn't inherit Dr. Lane's assets.
In other words, what I saw was the "real ending"?
Lu Zhou had a strange expression on his face.
Does this mean that I'm the only person who saw the real ending?
It's hard to say who's the real expert …
Duan Siqi observed the changes in Lu Zhou's expression and asked nervously, "Don't tell me … I didn't pass the game, right?"
Will the prize money be taken back?
This was what he really wanted to ask, but he was too embarrassed to say it.
When Lu Zhou heard this, he paused for a second and smiled.
"No, this instance dungeon is over. Forget about it."
Lu Zhou didn't give him time to think about it, so he changed the topic without a trace.
"What do you want to experience next? I want to hear your opinion."
When Duan Siqi heard this, his eyes lit up.
"What about The Matrix? When it comes to virtual reality, there's no classic action movie! "
"The Matrix? Sounds interesting. "Lu Zhou raised his eyebrows and said with interest," I'll ask the technicians on the project team to look into it … "
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