The moment Hao Ren heard what the Data Terminal said, he knew he had run into trouble again. He didn't know whether Vivian's bad luck had somehow rubbed off on him, but either way, he felt that every time he went out without encountering some kind of unexpected incident, he was letting his audience down.
"What happened? What's the bad news?" Hao Ren steadied himself, deciding that he would choose which model of Data Brick to use based on how obnoxious the Data Terminal got later.
This time, however, the Data Terminal showed no intention of joking. "The bad news is that we can't open the World Gate here. It would cause the space to collapse, and might even endanger the other space bubbles. A void backflow is also possible."
Hao Ren froze. "Why?"
"Because this is the core hinterland where two worlds collided. The laws from two different worlds once tore this space apart, leaving its mathematical order extremely fragile. It's like swinging a sledgehammer to demolish a load-bearing wall in a building that was already damaged by an earthquake."
The Data Terminal's analogy was surprisingly vivid, and Hao Ren understood at once. He frowned. "So you're saying we can only open the World Gate outside?"
"That's the even worse news." The Data Terminal sounded especially punchable now. "In fact, the entire space-bubble region is unsuitable for opening the World Gate. The World Gate is different from the Giant Turtle Rock Platform's Void Engine. The latter is merely a propulsion device. Although it can also send things from one world to another, its entire operating process is self-sustaining and self-consistent, so it doesn't interfere with the information of the outside world. The World Gate is different. It's a 'building.' It takes root here and has a certain impact on