Light Speed ​​War

Chapter 260: Shocking and Unconventional (2)

"Vanguard...base, Vanguard...base...this is...Vanguard...Number One...ship...I am...Captain...Jack...We have landed...safely...on...Horizon." After about 10 minutes of prayer, Jack's intermittent voice rang out. Everyone in the conference center cheered and applauded enthusiastically for a long time.

President Thomas gestured for everyone to be quiet.

"Jack, I'm so happy to hear your voice."

“Mr. President, it is an honor for the four of us. My God, Horizon is indeed our new Earth.”

"Jack, have you found anything?"

"Mr. President, we have landed in a grassland. This planet is similar to Earth in terms of environment."

"Jack, look over there in the western sky, what's there?"

"West? There's a horizon planet there too. Wait, Mr. President, my goodness, there's a pale blue planet in the western sky as well. Let me take another look... Oh my god, this planet is exactly the same as our Earth. There's a horizon planet on the east and a pale blue planet in the eastern and western sky."

By this time, the audience was already applauding. Captain Jack's words confirmed that Zhou Yuan's theory of ten stars orbiting the sun was quite reliable. The reason it was considered relatively reliable was that there were still four Earth-like planets that needed to be confirmed.

Suddenly, Jack let out a trembling roar, "Lila, look, what's that over there?"

"Captain, those are cavalry! Run!"

People heard a commotion, and then there was silence.

"Jack, Jack, Jack," Thomas stood up and shouted into the microphone, but there was no response. People held their breath and prayed silently, but after more than ten minutes there was still no response.

Thomas slumped down, glanced at Peak, then at Lofi, and the two shook their heads at him.

"Everyone, I'm sorry, our four great astronauts have encountered the Flat Earth aliens. We must save them."

"Save them! Save them! Save them!" People shouted together, waving their fists.

Zhou Yuan wondered whether President Thomas would still proceed with the attack on Eastern Turk after this unexpected incident. If President Thomas was focused on rescuing Jack and the other four astronauts, a full-scale war between Western Turk and Eastern Turk might be avoided. However, if Thomas decided to attack Eastern Turk while simultaneously rescuing the astronauts, there would likely be disagreements among the top officials of the Western Turk federal government. In short, this matter was probably not something President Thomas could decide alone.

Thomas whispered a few words to Lofi, and Dean Lofi stood up. "Everyone, this meeting is now adjourned. Colleagues, please return to your posts and continue working. Outstanding students from universities across the country will be given a guided tour of the Academy of Sciences. Meeting adjourned."

The group on the stage stood up, and President Thomas, surrounded by officials, hurriedly left the venue. Zhou Yuan guessed that Thomas and his entourage were rushing back to the presidential palace to discuss countermeasures. The audience members also began to descend the steps, leaving in twos and threes.

Zhou Yuan saw the blonde woman who had asked for his autograph earlier quickly approach Dean Lofi. Dean Lofi whispered a few words to the blonde woman, who nodded. Then Dean Lofi quickly left the venue, presumably to catch up with the president and his entourage. The blonde woman came up to Zhou Yuan and extended her hand. "Academician James, I am Lefia, the assistant to the dean of the Academy of Sciences. Dean Lofi just instructed me to handle your onboarding procedures today."

"Oh, thank you." Zhou Yuan extended his hand, and the two shook hands. Zhou Yuan was puzzled. This blonde beauty, Lefia, was about the same age as him, yet she had become the dean's assistant. She must be quite something.

“Academician James, I was greatly inspired by your brilliant remarks today. I will learn from you and seek your guidance in the future.”

"I wouldn't presume to ask for your guidance; let's discuss and exchange ideas."

“Academician James, it just so happens that some outstanding students from universities across the country are visiting our Academy of Sciences. Let’s go on a tour with them. My colleague Dole will lead the way and give them a tour.”

Zhou Yuan thought of Pan Na, and quickly looked at the venue. He saw that the outstanding students were lining up to gather at the entrance of the conference center.

“Yes, Miss Lefia.”

Lefia and Zhou Yuan arrived at the back of the group, and soon the group set off. Dolai, the middle-aged man who seemed to be at the very front, was talking as he walked. Behind Dolai were a man and a woman, presumably the leaders of these outstanding students.

Pana noticed Zhou Yuan with a blonde beauty and kept turning around to look at him.

“Academician James, you’re really charming! Look at that tall, beautiful woman in the crop top up ahead, she keeps turning around to look at you,” Lefia said with a giggle, seemingly finding it amusing.

Zhou Yuan and Lefia walked side by side, and Zhou Yuan naturally noticed Panna's frequent turning back. Zhou Yuan winked at Panna and waved his left hand, indicating that Panna should stop looking at him.

Unexpectedly, Panna turned around, stepped out of the line, and walked towards Zhou Yuan and Lefia, causing Zhou Yuan to feel secretly worried.

Pan Na came to Zhou Yuan's left and walked forward in step with the two of them.

“Hello, Academician James, my name is Panna, a sophomore at MIT, about to be a junior.” After saying that, Panna extended her hand. “Hello, Panna.” Zhou Yuan had no choice but to shake hands with Panna.

Lefia, standing to Zhou Yuan's right, glanced at Panna and asked, "Excuse me, sister, who are you?"

“Panna, my name is Lefia.”

"Hello, Sister Lefia."

Hello, Panna.

The three of them followed the group into a very large room. This room contained three space capsules, and the people in the front of the group were already lined up in three rows.

"Dear students, this is the simulated spacecraft for landing on the horizon. These simulation devices help astronauts familiarize themselves with and adapt to the various complex environments in space..."

Dore began leading the team to each floor, giving outstanding students a detailed introduction to some of the key laboratories and research centers.

"Dear students, this is the Artificial Intelligence Research Center. The robot you see walking rapidly on the ramp, the swarm of drones performing a group dance in the air, and so on, are all the fruits of the high wisdom of our scientists..."

"Dear students, this is the Spacecraft Flight Propulsion and Control System Research Center. Here, these scientists study our spacecraft's high-power propulsion system and corresponding control system..."

"Dear students, this is the Supercomputing Research Center. The research on artificial intelligence that I just introduced requires the rapid computing power of supercomputers. Supercomputers and quantum computers will play a crucial role in the future development of science and technology..."

"Dear students, this is the Astronomical Observation Data Processing Center. Data from observatories all over the country are transmitted here, where a large number of professionals and scientists analyze the observation data to solve questions such as where our universe came from and where extraterrestrials are..."

These people had already noticed that the youngest academician, James, was also visiting and listening to Dore's explanation with them. When Dore's explanation reached this point, a student asked, "Academician James, you just said in the conference center that we live in black holes. How do you know that? Or how can we verify that your statement is correct?"

All eyes were on Zhou Yuan, including Lefia and Panna. Zhou Yuan thought to himself, this black hole is no ordinary black hole; it's a six-dimensional black hole. These people would never understand a six-dimensional black hole. How could he prove they were inside one?

Since Nana and the little bee told him that he was in a six-dimensional black hole, Zhou Yuan had not carefully considered the issue of verification. It was only after the student asked the question that Zhou Yuan realized the complexity of the problem.

Zhou Yuan recalled what Nana had told him: when the four-dimensional virtual machine of the five-dimensional intelligent race was about to collide with the six-dimensional black hole barrier created by the five-dimensional human race, the Milky Way base separated from the four-dimensional virtual machine super-body droplet and passed through the six-dimensional black hole barrier at faster-than-light speed, entering the six-dimensional black hole.

To confirm that these people live inside a six-dimensional black hole, the best and most direct way would be for the Milky Way base to once again travel faster than light to pass through the six-dimensional black hole barrier. However, according to Nana's description, a single Milky Way base does not seem sufficient to pass through the six-dimensional black hole barrier. Instead, it would require the gravitational slingshot effect of many galaxies to give the Milky Way base a faster acceleration.

Zhou Yuan suddenly recalled his conversation with Pan Na about the origin of the universe at home. He looked up, and the students focused their attention. "Everyone," he said, "perhaps some of you know that some scientists have detected weak background radiation in the dark space outside of our universe. This background radiation is clearly directional; it's relatively stronger in a dark space, far from our universe. Therefore, these scientists believe that our universe is slowing down in the dark space. As a supplement to their understanding, I believe, or rather, I have a conjecture, that many years ago, our universe crossed the black hole barrier and arrived at this black hole, so we now live inside it. This conjecture might be indirectly confirmed by the characteristics of the weak background radiation in the universe. If I were to directly prove it, I currently have a plausible theory, but many of these theories contradict our current scientific system or common sense."

"Academician James, if your conjecture is correct, how does our universe pass through the black hole barrier? And how did this black hole come into being?"

Zhou Yuan looked at the girl who had asked the question, his eyes fixed on her. "Excuse me, do you want to know the real answer?"

The girl looked puzzled, then panicked, unsure of Zhou Yuan's meaning. Many people were watching her. She glanced at their eager gazes and nodded to Zhou Yuan.

"Okay. The truth is, our universe traveled through this black hole barrier at faster-than-light speed."

"Faster than light?!" "Impossible!" "Even academicians are talking nonsense!"... Many students discussed among themselves, and the girl was also shaking her head.

Panna and Lefia stared wide-eyed at Zhou Yuan, clearly surprised by his answer.

Just as everyone was surprised and taken aback, Zhou Yuan continued, "As for how this black hole came about, would you believe me if I said it was man-made?" Zhou Yuan's words were no less explosive than when he said in the conference center that humans live inside a black hole.

Zhou Yuan saw some students taking out paper and pens from their backpacks, writing something down; some students were already recording audio and video on their phones. Zhou Yuan smiled slightly. He guessed that everything he had said today had been recorded by these students. In the next few days, the third topic of discussion in the Western Kingdom might emerge. The first topic was war, the second was landing on the horizon, and the third should be his shocking remarks made today.

Zhou Yuan's heart tightened at the thought of war. What if President Thomas and his allies ultimately decided to launch the aircraft carrier battle group to strike the coastal cities of the Eastern Turks? No, I have to return to the flagship. Zhou Yuan made up his mind.

Zhou Yuan took his phone out of his handbag, checked the time, and saw it was already 12:10 pm.