It was a cloud of purple liquid.
The reason why it was said to be a lump was because it did not lie quietly in the test tube like an ordinary liquid. Instead, it was like a cloud of nothingness, quietly floating there. It was controlled by an unknown power, and it moved steadily under the invisible ripples.
It was like a developing fetus.
Vera curiously looked at the test tube on the experiment table and asked, "… Is this the potion you mentioned, the Potion of Psionic Power?"
During this period of time, Vera had been acting as Lu Zhou's assistant, using the knowledge she learned from him to help him complete some of the calculations involved in the experiment.
For example, this unnamed mysterious potion was one of the products of their cooperation.
Although most of the work was done by Lu Zhou himself …
"To be precise, it is a replica." Lu Zhou continued after a pause, "Through the scanner on the spacecraft, I roughly analyzed its structure … Although it contains many components that cannot be completely analyzed, I still tried to find some substitutes through computational chemistry speculation."
Vera: "As long as you drink it, can you communicate with the Void?"
"Yes and no." Lu Zhou threw out an ambiguous answer. Looking at the confused expression on Vera's face, he paused for a moment and continued, "The Void is not something that comes and goes at will. It is a coincidence that it intersects with the universe we are familiar with. Even if we get a stepping stone to establish a connection with it, it does not mean that we can communicate with it smoothly. Only when the sample is large enough can we make up for the shortcomings in probability. "
In fact, the answer given by General Reinhardt was also quite vague about the explanation of the potion.
Perhaps it was because he himself came from a powerful materialistic civilization, so he was naturally resistant to the strange and obscene techniques of the idealistic civilization.
But in any case, since establishing a connection with the Void was one of the solutions given by The Observer civilization to solve the natural disasters, there must be a reason for it.
Lu Zhou planned to take away the bottle of potion he got from the spacecraft, and this replica was the last gift he planned to leave for his hometown before leaving.
The curiosity in her eyes became stronger. Vera looked up at Lu Zhou and continued to ask, "The Void you have been talking about, what is it?"
Hearing this question, Lu Zhou thought for a while and replied, "Everyone has their own understanding. For example, someone once told me that it is the other side of the universe, and some people say that it is some kind of container … My understanding is that it corresponds to death."
Vera: "… Death?"
"Yeah." Lu Zhou nodded slightly and said meaningfully, "The universe is alive, and the Void is dead."
Lu Zhou paused for a moment and continued.
"I intend to keep this potion, but I don't intend to give it to anyone … Its existence may not be a good thing for our civilization, at least at this stage."
Vera: "It sounds difficult …"
"Difficult?" Lu Zhou smiled and sighed. He said, "What's more troublesome is that I have to entrust it to a trustworthy person and ensure that his descendants can keep this secret. Until two or even three centuries later, when our civilization is firmly on the road of materialism and science has penetrated deeper into our society … At that time, I can trust that it is safe."
He still remembered the physics crisis of the last century.
Because of the mass loss caused by the Lunar Hadron Collider experiment, countless physicists fell into a double dilemma, both mentally and physically. It wasn't until he completed the Void Theory and defined a kind of Z particle that vibrated in a dimensional sense that this problem was solved.
To be honest, this set of theories was quite advanced for Earth at that time.
He wasn't sure if the ILHCRC researchers would be able to solve this problem that threatened the stability of the entire physics community without him.
"Have you thought of a person to entrust it to?"
"Not yet." Lu Zhou shook his head gently and said, "There are a lot of people I can trust, but I can't guarantee that their descendants will inherit their ideals."
Vera thought for a moment. Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she said, "Actually … I have an idea."
Lu Zhou immediately spoke.
"What idea?"
"You can take it to Tau Ceti and hide it, and then leave the clues to find it on Earth … As long as you ensure that after two or three centuries, that person can find the reagent you hid in Tau Ceti based on your clues, there should be no problem, right?"
Lu Zhou's eyes gradually lit up when he heard Vera's idea.
"Keep the key and the treasure chest separately? It sounds quite interesting. "
Vera smiled shyly and spoke softly.
"Just like a treasure hunt."
"Let's do as you say." Lu Zhou gently took the test tube from the test tube holder. He held it in his hand and looked at it for a while. Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something. He looked back at Vera, who was standing next to him, and said softly, "Can you wait for me outside for a while?"
Vera didn't ask why Lu Zhou wanted her to wait outside for a while. She nodded slightly, then obediently turned around and left the laboratory.
Lu Zhou looked at the empty laboratory and took a deep breath. He then closed his eyes.
"… System."
As usual, Lu Zhou gently called the system in his heart. He then opened his eyes.
However, the moment he opened his eyes, he was stunned.
The pure white space was gone.
Instead, there was a deep and boundless starry sky.
The distant light shone in his eyes, and even the floor under his feet was dyed the color of the Milky Way.
"… Where is … this place?"
Lu Zhou looked at everything in front of him in a daze. He took two steps forward, trying to find the console in the center of the system space.
However, to his confusion, the console seemed to have disappeared without a trace. This space, which was originally bounded, became borderless. No matter how he moved forward, he couldn't touch the invisible wall.
Just when Lu Zhou had a faint sense of uneasiness in his heart and was about to leave this space, a familiar voice floated from the void.
"You've exceeded my expectations. According to our calculations, the second time we meet should be ten centuries later … I didn't expect you to bring this day forward by 900 years."
Looking in the direction of the voice, Lu Zhou tried to focus his eyes. Finally, with the faint light from the starry sky, he saw a translucent outline in the deep and endless darkness.
Recalling the scene when they last met, Lu Zhou asked in an uncertain tone.
"You are … The Observer?"
"Yes."
The translucent outline gradually became clear, like a mirror, and it became Lu Zhou's own reflection.
The Observer nodded slightly and continued with a smile.
"I'm glad we meet again."
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