The Multiverse

How do you know all this?

Qin Yiguan was stunned.

"Multiple chemical elements not native to Earth have been detected in this soil, but since humanity has lost the motivation to explore the universe, no one cares about this information anymore."

Jiaolong paused for a moment, then continued, "Moreover, I came to this world because of the intersection of parallel universes."

"So, parallel universes really do exist?"

"And they've crossed paths more than once?"

"Are there still fragments left?"

"If there is Parallel Universe No. 2, then there must be No. 1, a third... a fourth?"

"Is one of them the so-called Hell?"

"So, the rift to Hell really exists?!"

Qin Yiguan's eyes widened in shock. "The Gemini Metaverse... it's not singular, it's multiverse!"

Qin Yiguan pondered for a long time, still finding it hard to believe.

Jiaolong turned around and looked at him quietly. "Is this so hard to accept?"

Qin Yiguan nodded, "That's hard to imagine!"

Jiaolong said, "You can think of it this way: an apartment building might have hundreds of rooms. Some people eat in room No. 1, some sleep in room 2, and each room has different people and things happening. They don't interfere with each other and exist independently."

"If a single building can be like this, what about the Metaverse?"

"Acknowledging the diversity of things and the pluralism of the world is a fundamental understanding."

My father told me this principle when I was four years old.

"The Gemini Superbrain represents the pinnacle of human technology; its computing power and cognitive abilities far surpass those of humans, reaching an unimaginable level."

"It naturally understands such a basic principle."

"Clearly, the Metaverse is one of its experimental projects."

How could it possibly create only one?

"In the world of code, a three-dimensional space is nothing more than three coordinates: length, width, and height. With the computing power of the Gemini Superbrain, hundreds of millions of these can be created in milliseconds."

Jiaolong gazed into the void, "Perhaps, from the perspective of the Gemini Superbrain, a universe 13.7 billion light-years in size is nothing more than a soybean, and countless similar soybeans are arranged in all directions."

"And the tiny bumps and friction between soybeans... it's such a small thing."

Qin Yiguan remained silent.

yes.

This is truly a very basic principle.

I was actually quite surprised.

"Wrong."

Qin Yiguan suddenly looked up. "I understand that the world created by the Gemini Superbrain is Metaverse, but you said that the Yardang landforms are a one-to-one replica of reality... then is the Physical Earth also part of the Metaverse?"

At that moment, Jiaolong suddenly turned around, "Who told you that 'reality' is necessarily 'reality'?"

Qin Yiguan suddenly froze.

Jiaolong continued, "When I said 'soybeans' were arranged in a grid pattern, did you assume that all universes exist in parallel? Perhaps they are interconnected?"

Qin Yiguan's eye twitched slightly.

Jiaolong suddenly laughed and said, "I was just guessing, you don't need to take it to heart."

Qin Yiguan frowned.

Just guessing?

Then why am I allowed to become an 'invisible person' in the Central District?

Then how were you able to sneak into the Central District and read Jiao Shensan's letters without being discovered by the Guardian?

How are you able to bring flowers from the real world into the Metaverse?

These unsolvable phenomena seem illogical in reality, but within the Metaverse, where people possess an endless array of bizarre abilities, they become much easier to understand!

Thinking of this, Qin Yiguan suddenly asked, "Your ability to travel through space just now... seems to be a kind of ability called [Time Lag Syndrome], but why were you able to take me with you?"

Jiaolong turned her head and said, "The fact that you could detect the anomaly in my clock means you have an ability similar to mine, or rather, one of your abilities is similar to one of mine... namely, barrier-free travel. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to take you with me."

The boy narrowed his eyes slightly.

This ability... isn't it just the ' Boundless One '?!

Thinking about it now.

Why am I able to enter the Metaverse through dreams?

How could Jiaolong escape from Hell to reality?

Aren't these all abilities of 'boundlessness'?

My personality only transforms into abilities within the Metaverse.

Could it be that the real world is also a Metaverse?

Even if I reversed it Infinity, I ultimately couldn't 'reverse' out of the Metaverse?

In that instant, Qin Yiguan felt a chill run down his spine; the thought filled him with dread.

Some secrets don't need to be investigated.

That would make people lose their way.

"It's good enough to have hope in your heart and live steadfastly in the present."

Jiaolong's eyes were somewhat bewildered, and she suddenly asked, "Do you think that if people die here, they might wake up in another parallel universe?"

The boy paused, thinking of Jiao Shensan and the sacred scene inside his nutrient tank.

Qin Yiguan nodded. "Definitely."

The two continued walking along Mars Highway No. 1.

Jiaolong pointed ahead, where a cluster of white buildings could be vaguely seen. "Ahead, there's a ' Mars Town ' built by humans. It looks exactly like an outer space base. Taking photos and recording videos there will make it seem like you've landed on Mars."

"A century ago, there was an ancient term to describe this phenomenon: 'Instagrammable spots.'"

People were secretly delighted; the photos they took could be used to deceive their friends.

Qin Yiguan nodded. "But they would never guess that this is actually Mars debris!"

The two continued walking and came to a high-altitude area.

There is an astronomical observation base here – the Qinghai Lenghu Astronomical Observation Base.

"This is also a real-world phenomenon; it was once Asia's premier astronomical observation base."

Jiaolong looked up at the sky, "This mountain ridge is also the best place on Physical Earth to gaze at the sky. At an altitude of 4,200 meters, it is least affected by atmospheric turbulence and there are almost no clouds. Can you believe it? Here, you can see the magnificent Milky Way with the naked eye."

Qin Yiguan looked at Jiaolong and asked, "There's one more question: are you really from Hell?"

In that instant.

Time seemed to fly by, and the sky darkened in an instant, plunging into night.

"The Gemini Superbrain have shut down the cosmic map."

"Otherwise."

Jiaolong pointed to the sky, "Now we can see the Milky Way. It's completely different from the Starry Night in the city. It won't be a 'black curtain adorned with diamonds,' but a vast Milky Way mixed with red and silver, lying across the sky."

Jiaolong pointed to a direction in the sky, her voice ethereal, "Hell is the reflection of the Milky Way, and I am the reflection of one of its stars."

Qin Yiguan did not look up. His Cosmic Phobia prevented him from gazing at the Starry Night, and even though there was nothing in the sky at that moment, he still did not look up.

In his eyes, there was only the Jiaolong on the ground.

The Milky Way as seen with the naked eye (from the Lenghu Astronomical Observatory)