Strange Dream

Several more years passed, and humanity successively completed Warp experiments, Force Field Shield practical tests, Gravity Bomb and Antimatter Bomb experiments, as well as Planet Destroyer Cannon and Neutron Kill / Neutron Burst test launches. Almost all the technologies currently available have been used, yet the thing people feared still happened. Feedback from detectors distributed throughout space showed no anomalies, let alone any exit.

The information returned by each detector was the same: the space was still the same space, and no information about the Great Universe was seen.

"Even though we've built Warp Engine and successfully tested 10.079 times the speed of light, it's still not enough?"

"Do we really have to develop the hypothetical weapon about Tachyon to be considered satisfactory?"

For a moment, the human leadership also became somewhat suspicious, and at the same time turned their attention to what they felt was the only possibility.

However, to date, human scientists still have no clue about Tachyon that can be used in weapon types, which is quite puzzling.

Isn't it said that once we reach Level 4 Civilization, the export will naturally appear? We've clearly already achieved that, so where is the export? Why hasn't it appeared yet?

"Could it be that we're really still missing Tachyon attack method?" Yue Yuan thought about it more and more and it seemed more and more likely.

If true, this is both bad and good news. The bad news is that humanity will have to continue exploring the field of Tachyon Technology until it finds a type of Tachyon that can be used in weapons, and then turn it into a weapon. The good news is that humanity's conjecture about the existence of weapon-compatible Tachyon is correct.

The portal to space didn't appear, but humanity didn't give up. Under the New Government, everyone continued with their lives as usual. Research on the boundaries of space continued, Astronomical-Level Particle Collision Experiment continued, Warp experiments continued, and the construction of new ships didn't stop.

Another area of focus is Tachyon Technology.

Everything was proceeding smoothly, and the days passed by in this simple yet meaningful way.

Yue Yuan followed his usual routine, waking up to work and going to sleep when he was tired, which was perfectly normal, until one night.

"Oh dear! Old man! Didn't you say you were too busy to leave? Why are you back again? You didn't even call so I could have picked you up at the station!" An elderly woman with obvious crow's feet at the corners of her eyes greeted the person loudly. The passing years had changed her appearance, but not her voice.

Her shout attracted the attention of the neighbors, as well as the boy who had come out of the room with the old woman to greet them.

"Dad, you're back! You must be tired!" the boy said first.

Then, the neighbors and villagers who had quickly gathered around started talking all at once.

"What nice things are you bringing back for your sister-in-law?"

"Aren't you going to bring a stuffed animal?"

Several women and two children who arrived one after another chimed in. "Uncle, do you people in the city always travel by car or plane?"

A bystander scoffed, "Oh, what's so special about that? Our village has cars too, my dad bought one in town."

At this moment, the man who had returned from outside opened his briefcase, took out a bag from it, and handed it to the old woman who came to greet him, "A Ying, you've worked hard. Take this and help distribute these to the children. We'll talk later."

As she spoke, she pulled a bag of colorful candies from her suitcase and called out to the boy behind the old woman, "A Yuan, what are you standing there for? Come and help!"

"Oh, oh, Dad's here." Yue Yuan responded, then took three steps past the woman and stepped forward to help call his husband to carry the luggage back into the house.

After casually placing his luggage in a corner, Yue Yuan turned around and returned to where everyone else was. Only then did he realize that the weather was nice today.

It was already evening, and the faint glow of the sunset shone through the clouds onto the mottled fields, the day's heat subsiding, and a faint green hue appeared on the distant land.

It was a rural scene that could be seen everywhere on Earth in the early 20th century, but Yue Yuan thought the scenery was very nice. He became fascinated as he looked at it, and he always thought the setting sun on the horizon was very beautiful, so he wanted to take a few more glances at it.

As I watched, night fell before I knew it. The bright moon rose into the sky, and the wooden window behind me, which wasn't closed properly, creaked and groaned in the breeze.

The sound caught Yue Yuan's attention. He turned around and looked at the window, only to find that the group of neighbors who had gathered around earlier were nowhere to be seen.

Perhaps it was late and everyone had gone home, Yue Yuan thought.

Through the window, Yue Yuan could see that his father, who was tired from his journey, had somehow gotten into a recliner and was lying on it with his eyes closed, while his Mom was clearing away the dishes at the table, seemingly having already finished dinner.

Why didn't you call me after you finished eating?

Seeing this scene, Yue Yuan felt a little strange, but he thought it made sense, because he believed that he had just had dinner with his parents and only came out to look at the moonlight after dinner. Yes, that must be it.

Yue Yuan had no suspicions and turned back into the house.

"A Yuan, it's rare for you to come back to your Hometown this year. I shouldn't say anything to you, but you're coming back alone again. Didn't you tell me last time that you had a girlfriend? Why didn't you bring her back for the New Year? Our house may be a bit old, but it's still a home. What? Did you break up again?" Yue Yuan said suddenly as he walked into the house, lying on the recliner with his eyes closed.

What do you mean our house is a bit run-down? We've already tiled it, even the exterior walls. We're considered one of the better-off families in the village. All of this is thanks to your hard work outside, old man. Yue Yuan thought to himself.

He didn't say it aloud, but instead replied, "No, my girlfriend's name is Man Yuemei. Didn't I tell you before? She's an officer who has to protect the country, unlike us who are so free. She can't come back this year, but maybe next year. I'll definitely bring her back next year."

As he said this, Yue Yuan shook his head, then turned around and walked outside to look at his house. He wanted to confirm whether the exterior walls were indeed tiled.

Sure enough, it was tiled, and the more expensive kind at that. Then he looked again at the wooden window, which was still creaking in the breeze, with a few spiderwebs hanging on it.

The old, hand-operated wooden windows seemed somewhat out of place against the exquisite brick walls, but Yue Yuan didn't find it strange at all; on the contrary, he thought it was quite normal.

"You run away after just one sentence? What are you running away for? We're urging you to settle down soon for your own good. Alright, alright, I won't say anything more. What are you standing there for? Dinner's ready, come and eat with us!" At this moment, the man's voice rang out from inside the house again.

Yue Yuan turned his head to look inside, only to find that his Mom were already sitting at the dining table at some point, with a candle lit on the table.

"Coming!" Yue Yuan replied, thinking to himself: I didn't eat dinner, I knew it!

Yue Yuan was overjoyed and happily returned home for dinner.

But somehow, he finished eating, and he didn't have much of an impression of how he finished eating, only that he had finished.

"I think I just ate Shredded Radish Stir-fried with Beef?" Yue Yuan thought he had eaten beef, but then he realized that it would be normal if there was no beef on the table.