"If Basic Energy can indeed be divided, then my Basic Space Theory holds true. As long as we find a way to manipulate Basic Space, we can do many, many things that were previously unimaginable."
"Sigh, it's tough. I've been searching for the limits of Basic Energy for years, but without any progress."
"Don't be discouraged, we'll always find a way."
"Haha, Brother Liu, there's no need to comfort me. My patience is the best in the entire fleet."
"Yes, you should comfort me. Finding combinations of Reversed State is incredibly tedious, I admire your skill."
"You flatter me, haha."
"What are you two chatting about, you seem to be having a great time?" Academician Zeng and Academician Zhou Xiaohua walked in.
"Nothing much, just chatting. Academician, what brings you here?"
"I'm here to exchange some opinions with you. Academician Zhou Xiaohua just attempted to establish a four-dimensional communication channel between the Reaper in this airspace, but it failed."
"Even if we get in, we can't set up the four-dimensional tunnel?"
"Yes, not only can't we build it, I can't even extract entangled particles. There is no entanglement here, which means that the particles are not connected in the fourth dimension," Academician Zhou Xiaohua said.
"How could this be? Academician, didn't we speculate that this space is Secondary Universe of the larger universe? And we've already preliminarily confirmed that this universe is also a finite but unbounded space, and now all its rules are the same as those of the larger universe?" Academician Liu Bo asked, puzzled.
" The Secondary Universe is just our conjecture. What we can be sure of is that there is a very close connection between this universe and our three-dimensional universe. Besides these dangerous connection points, there may be other connection points, but we just haven't discovered them yet. Moreover, the rules of this universe are the same as those of the larger universe, but there are also some differences."
The same general pattern does not mean the same rules. For example, water flows downhill, and the same applies here, but under the same conditions, the flow rate of water may be different. Another example is the formula for gravity, which is the product of the masses of two objects divided by the square of the distance, but the difference lies in the gravitational constant. There will never be a situation where 1+1 equals three.
This is what it means that the laws governing the Secondary Universe and the macrocosm are the same yet different. Therefore, technologies that can be implemented in the macrocosm cannot be replicated here. For example, four-dimensional channels are no longer usable, and even the entangled states of particles have been lost.
" Academician Zhou, what are your thoughts on this situation?" Academician Li Youwei asked.
"There's no conclusion yet, but it's definitely not the fourth dimension. If it were, it's impossible for all the Small Star Sector Civilization to get lost here. Mr. Dongdong once said that hundreds of Small Star Sector Civilization explored this area at the same time, and all the scientists who came in got lost. There must be some civilizations at the limit of the Small Star Region among them. Some of them should have mastered the ability to travel in the fourth dimension and be able to return to the three-dimensional universe through the fourth dimension."
"Indeed, I think we should first figure out why the warships can see the spaceships but can't return. If we find the reason, we might be able to understand the true secrets of the universe," Academician Liu Bo said.
"We are facing several challenges. First, the flow of time; second, the loss of contact; third, the return; and fourth, the nature of our defense system. We have now detected an anomaly, which is a good thing. If we hadn't detected any anomalies, it would have been much more difficult. So everyone must hurry. Our lifespan is only a million years. Right now, the fleet's energy is sufficient to sustain the few thousand of us, but we cannot delay any longer. The general and the people are still waiting for us."
"Yes, we will."
"Ouch! Make way, make way!" Just as everyone was discussing, Li Zhixiong and Chen Peng pushed a small cart over. On the cart were a few side dishes and two bottles of wine.
"Comrades, today is the birthday of our great motherland, the Chinese Nation. Although we are now in another universe, we must not forget our original aspirations, and history must be remembered. Due to limited conditions, this is all we can do now. Let us simply commemorate this occasion."
"Is it October 1st again? Sigh, we've all been so busy we forgot."
"You're all so busy you don't know day or night, while Zhuge Xiong and I are now idle. Let us remember these things."
"It seems like this year is another centennial celebration. The fleet must have held a grand celebration. There were red flags waving and crowds of people everywhere," Academician Zeng said enviously.
"Academician, the day our three fleets gather will be even more exciting."
Under the bright red flag, several people solemnly sang the familiar song that has been passed down for tens of thousands of years. Putting aside their thoughts of scientific research, they recalled the days from 1949 to the present. The Chinese Nation nation has come a very long way. The academicians secretly made up their minds to make sure that the flag of the Chinese Nation is planted in every corner of the Milky Way, and even flies in other galaxies.
After the brief but solemn ceremony, Li Zhixiong had already set out simple food and drinks on the table and invited everyone to sit down. In recent years, the only days that academicians can relax, apart from the traditional Spring Festival, are National Day. Sometimes even these two days are occupied by heavy scientific research tasks.
"Come, come, let Chen Peng and I toast all the academicians. These dishes and drinks were all prepared by Chen Peng and me personally. We grew the vegetables, and I cooked them, so the taste is definitely not a problem. Everyone knows my cooking skills. However, brewing wine is a first for me, so please bear with me."
"Haha, I never imagined that two of our fleet's four generals would become ordinary agricultural workers," Academician Zeng joked.
"No job is inherently noble or lowly; all labor is honorable. It's just that our results aren't great, so everyone should take it easy."
"Okay, I'll try it."
"I'd also like to try the cooking of the two generals." Academician Li Youwei picked up his chopsticks and took a small piece of green vegetable.
"Hmm, not bad, the stir-fried sweet potato leaves taste great. Now I'll try these mushrooms."
Academician Li picked up his chopsticks again, but unconsciously switched them to his other hand. No one else noticed this action, not even the academician himself. However, Li Zhixiong, a commander who was good at details and observation, keenly noticed Academician Li's action.
" Academician Li, I never imagined that someone as outstanding as you in research could be so skilled at using chopsticks. You can work with either hand perfectly." Li Zhixiong noticed Academician Li's unusual demeanor and joked.
"Huh? What do you mean by ambidextrous? I'm a standard right-handed person, my left hand is incredibly incompetent."
" Academician Li, please don't be modest. I clearly saw you using your left hand to pick up my premium sweet potato leaves with chopsticks."
"Haha, General Li, did you have a meal in the kitchen before coming here? Are you seeing things?"