After getting the observation data, Lu Zhou spent a whole day and a night almost looking through the data, but still no clues about the strange drops were found.

"From the memories of the Jialan civilization, it can be inferred that the advanced civilization that has mastered the strange drops, let's call it the 'void' civilization, should have mastered some kind of hyperspace technology, which can allow matter and information to spread beyond the limits of the speed of light."

Closing the notebook in his hand, Lu Zhou rubbed his somewhat sour eyebrows, and muttered to himself with a headache.

"But how did they do it?"

Faster-than-light.

It seems easy to say, and it can be said that it is the standard configuration of various sci-fi blockbusters, but in fact, it is very difficult to do it.

Unlike controlled fusion, which has been proven by physicists to work decades ago, even imaginative high-energy physicists can't figure out how to make objects move faster than the speed of light, and even theoretically proves that it's impossible.

About this theory, it dates back to the end of the last century.

As early as 1992, Professor Stephen Hawking, a conservative folk scholar, proved mathematically that in general relativity, if the topology of space changes in a bounded region, then there is a closed time-like curve in the space-time range in which this change occurs.

Translated into the vernacular, in general relativity, wormholes are something that violates the law of cause and effect. (Interestingly, Albert Einstein, the creator of the theory of relativity, supported the wormhole theory and proposed that "it is a thin tube of space-time between distant regions of the universe.") It can be seen that even if a person is always right, there is absolutely no shortage of opponents, and there are countless similar examples. After all, scholarship does not serve authority, but truth. ）

According to the memories of the Jialan civilization, their method of achieving faster-than-light travel and communication was to use the gravitational bond between star systems - that is, a naturally occurring thing similar to a hyperspace shipping lane, to achieve faster-than-light movement between star systems.

In an abstract sense, this seems to be in line with Einstein's theory.

As for the specific principle, it was not mentioned in that memory, and Lu Zhou only made some possible assumptions through limited knowledge and only a few words of information.

For example, a huge gravitational field tears a crack in a higher dimension, and by entering this crack in a special way, it is possible to move from star to star.

Speaking of image points, it's like playing checkers.

But no matter what kind of technology it is based on physical theorems that are not known to human civilization, it can only be attributed to the miracle of the universe itself, not a miracle created by man, at most a group of intelligent people have used it.

However, the "Void" civilization is different.

Lu Zhou understood very well why everyone in the council hall was so panicked.

Not only the man-made Strange Drops, but also the way of jumping that completely ignored the movement of the hyperspace shipping lanes and communications, either way, was simply impossible to do with their technology, and they couldn't even comprehend it.

“…… But the problem is, if this broadcast is directed to the whole galaxy, and the gravitational waves are somehow made to ignore the distance scale measured in light years, there is no reason why there is no 'sound' on the earth, right? ”

Could it be that the broadcast is over?

Or, as he initially suspected, everything about that radio and the Jialan Empire was buried in the long river of time, and what he saw might just be a past that was even more distant than he imagined.

With his index finger tapping lightly on the table, Lu Zhou finally shook his head, stuffed the closed notebook into the drawer, and then stood up from the chair, took out his mobile phone and called Wang Peng.

"Hello?"

"Take me to Jinda."

"Roger."

……

100,000 bonus.

For a student, it can be said that it is a huge amount of money.

No, not just students.

According to the average salary in Jinling, even the average wage earner is busy enough to work for more than a whole year.

However, compared to how to spend this "huge amount of money", Duan Siqi is worrying about more troublesome things at the moment.

His instincts told him that the maturing technology of virtual reality would be full of endless business opportunities in the future, and now he was one of the first people to eat crabs.

Although he has always regarded himself as a guinea pig, he used to do this as a part-time job, but after tasting the sweetness, he obviously will not be satisfied with this.

Do you want to change your major?

More than once, he had such an idea.

In fact, he did consciously or unconsciously start reading some books and literature related to programming, composition, and VR technology in his spare time.

Although learning these things took up a lot of his spare time, it unexpectedly made him feel happy.

Unlike math, at least to learn this thing, there won't be a great roommate next to him who will blow his self-confidence every day. And no matter how much you have learned, whether what you have learned will help you with the exam, the sense of accomplishment that comes from the continuous accumulation of this knowledge is still very pleasant.

One day, as he was walking to the library, someone suddenly stood in front of him and stopped him and accosted him.

"Are you...... The player who cleared the level? ”

Duan Siqi, who stopped, subconsciously raised his head.

When he saw the person who stopped in front of him, his expression suddenly changed.

it?

Land God?!

This feeling is probably like walking into a convenience store and getting a bottle of mineral water, only to find Jay Lun buying milk tea next to him.

In fact, the probability is about the same.

Although Lu Zhou has a number theory course at Jinling University, even the students in his class have not met this elusive Professor Lu a few times a year, let alone anyone else.

Duan Siqi subconsciously planned to nod, but suddenly thought that he had obtained that ID casually, and his expression suddenly became embarrassed.

"Don't get me wrong...... That, I took my ID casually, and the real fan wasn't me-"

"Let's stop this topic," Lu Zhou hurriedly raised his hand and said with a dry cough, "It's too embarrassing." ”

With an embarrassed expression, Duan Siqi nodded quickly.

"Okay, okay...... Do you have anything to do with me? ”

"Nothing special, just wanted to talk to you about the last dungeon...... If you have time, I can treat you to a cup of coffee. ”

"It's a must to be free," Duan Siqi said with an embarrassed smile, "What do you want to know?" ”

Joke.

This is a big guy who is even better than the principal.

Don't talk about stammering or anything, even if you say a few more words and get a familiar face, it will be very helpful for his future development. Such an opportunity may not be encountered by others, and he naturally cannot let it go.

Looking at the expression on the student's face, Lu Zhou smiled.

Although he could see the deliberately concealed nervousness, he could still tell what this kid was thinking with his experience.

However, even if he saw it, he didn't say much, just said in an easy-going tone.

"I know there's a nice café in front of the school, and someone used to take me to school when I used to go to school...... Let's talk as we go. ”

Looking at Lu Zhou, who turned around to lead the way, Duan Siqi hurriedly followed.

Along the way, the two chatted with each other, and the topics they talked about were really just things about the "game". This was really a bit unexpected for Duan Siqi, on the one hand, he didn't expect this Academician Lu to be so approachable, and secondly, he didn't expect them to have so many common topics.

Perhaps because the difference in status was too great, he selectively forgot that Lu Zhou's age was not much older than him......

"What do you think about that game?"

"The difficulty is too BT, and there is no save mode, which leads to many places having to be brushed dozens of times to clear the level, which is simply obsessive-compulsive."

Thinking of what happened in which dungeon, Duan Siqi couldn't help but have a headache.

Just for the drone level, he brushed it no less than twenty times, and even accurate the position after getting off the car to the level of seconds, before he barely got through.

Regarding Duan's statement, Lu Zhou nodded thoughtfully.

If it weren't for the difficulty of this BT, he felt that he would not need to ask for "power training" to reach the end.

"What about the rest?"

Duan Siqi thought for a while and said, "I think the worldview can be dug deeper, what I am most curious about is not the ring world, but the border planets in the mouth of those Jialan...... I feel that if I expand the world view, such as making an online game or an online game like EVE, it will definitely be much more interesting than a pure single-player game. ”

Lu Zhou nodded.

"I'll share your opinion with the product manager...... In contrast, I'm more curious about your thoughts on the plot. ”

Duan Siqi was stunned: "Plot? ”

"Yes," Lu Zhou nodded, "Aren't you curious about that oracle and natural disasters?" ”

"The games are all the same...... scratching the back of his head, Duan Siqi said a little uncertainly, "It's really curious to say that I'm curious, but the plot is gone halfway, and I'm helpless." ”

Lu Zhou: "...... Based on the clues in the game, what do you think the scourge could be? ”

"Maybe it's a catastrophe that will sweep across the universe, the swarm? Out-of-control AI? But I don't feel like they can be threatened by this level of threat...... I'm sorry, but my imagination is so limited, I can't guess what's going on? Can you give me a spoiler? ”

Looking at the curious classmate Duan, Lu Zhou smiled and shook his head.

"It's a pity that the script is automatically written by AI, and the follow-up is still being written, and even I don't know the follow-up. It may take a while for it to be revealed to you. ”

"It's still being written,......" A trace of regret appeared on his face, Duan Siqi continued, "I really suggest that you change this game into an online game, it's best to expand the degree of freedom a little, the plot ends when it reaches the Imperial Council Hall, and when that alien scholar was just taken away, I thought the next plot was to save him, but it ended directly." If nothing else, I think we can at least make a free mode after clearing the level, right? ”

Suddenly, hearing something unusual from these words, Lu Zhou frowned slightly.

"It's over?"

"Yes," Duan Siqi glanced at Lu Zhou strangely, "Don't you know?" ”

Lu Zhou: "...... After clearing the level, follow General Sainz back to the barracks, and after returning the equipment, didn't unlock the free mode? ”

"What barracks?" Duan Siqi looked at Lu Zhou with a bewildered expression and said, "Didn't the screen go black when he was escorted away?" ”

Lu Zhou: "You didn't inherit Dr. Lane's property?" ”

Duan Siqi: "......??? ”

Seeing this classmate Duan's bewildered expression, Lu Zhou instantly reacted, what the hell was going on.

If you don't trigger the conversation with Dr. Ryan when you arrive at the council hall and get his favor in the conversation, then there is a high probability that you will not inherit his legacy in the rest of the story.

In other words, what he sees is actually the "true ending"?

Thinking of this, Lu Zhou's face couldn't help but have a strange expression.

So, is he the only one who has seen the true ending?

It's really hard to say who is the real master......

Observing the changes in the expression on Lu Zhou's face, Duan Siqi asked nervously in a low voice, "Should I ...... Actually, there is no customs clearance, right? ”

Will the prize money be recovered?

This was what he really wanted to ask, but he was too embarrassed to say it.

Hearing this, Lu Zhou was slightly stunned, and then smiled.

"No, this quest is over, forget about it."

Without giving him time to continue thinking, Lu Zhou diverted the topic without a trace.

"What copy do you want to experience next, I'd like to hear your opinion."

Hearing this, Duan Siqi's eyes suddenly lit up.

"What about The Matrix? When it comes to virtual reality, there is no such classic action blockbuster! ”

"The Matrix? Sounds interesting," Lu Zhou's eyebrows raised, and he said with interest, "I'll let the technicians of the project team study the ...... when I go back."

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