Interstellar boss, she doesn't talk about martial arts

Chapter 1746 Schrödinger's Cat (Second Update)
Upon hearing that it was related to theoretical knowledge in physics, Xia Chujian's eyes started to light up again.

Knowing that Xia Chujian had this point, Qi Lu hurriedly explained as simply as possible: "...the negative superposition state in quantum theory."

"Matter in a state of negative superposition exists only in places where no one is watching or observing it."

"Once you consciously engage with it, it will erase itself."

"It's as if it's a secret that refuses to be known or understood."

"It can also be understood as Schrödinger's cat."

"This cat, when you are not observing it, has two superimposed states."

"It could be alive, that is, existent. Or it could be dead, that is, non-existent."

"In a state of being both alive and dead."

"But when you observe it, it only has one state: either dead, which is a state of non-existence, or alive, which is a state of existence."

"For my detection system, when I detect that thing, it only presents me with one state, which is that it does not exist."

"You could say it refuses to be observed."

"All attempts to explore it have been subconsciously erased by it."

"Therefore, my observation system cannot detect what it actually is."

"It is impossible to observe its entirety."

Xia Chujian said "Oh", and turned her gaze to the huge monument in front of her that was so tall that it seemed to have no end. She thought to herself, "But this thing has always been there. How can there be such a mysterious state as 'both alive and dead'?"
The human eye is clearly no match for those high-tech detection instruments.

But why can I see things that even Qilu's most sophisticated detection instruments cannot?
Xia Chujian was worried that it was her imagination, so she blinked several times and found that the giant monument was still standing not far in front of her.

She could even see that in the center of the monument, there were tiny cracks from which many faint lights shone, making the monument shimmer with starlight in a gray, chaotic mist.

The starlight grew brighter and brighter, quickly piercing through the chaotic mist surrounding the monument.

Before long, the entire giant monument was suddenly radiant with light.

It no longer looked like ordinary starlight, because it had unparalleled penetrating power.

It's like a bugle call, a summons, or a signal.

At this very moment, in some corner of the starry sky, intelligent beings suddenly sensed the awakening of some kind of power.

The starlight cast strange images around the monument, as if trying to tell a story, but it was held back by the chaotic mist outside and lacked the energy to reveal the whole scene.

Xia Chujian saw that the starlight that was trying to dissipate was quickly distorted and stretched by the chaotic mist, and then completely absorbed, which in turn strengthened the outer layer of chaotic mist.

The patterns and images that the starlight had tried to present were brutally obliterated and scattered by the chaotic mist.

Xia Chujian murmured to herself, "...What exactly are you trying to tell me?"

At this moment, the chaotic mist formed an invisible "field".

It is quietly spreading outwards from the giant monument as its center.

Wherever it passed, the already silent starry sky became even dimmer, as if it were about to be completely swept into this chaotic mist.

The feeling Xia Chujian got from this starry sky just now was one of silence and coldness, like a graveyard of stars.

Now, however, he is consumed by an indescribable fear.

The once vast and boundless deep space now seemed to be firmly nailed down by this suddenly appearing giant monument.

There's a kind of unreasonable "if we're going to die, we'll die together" mentality.

The heart of the starry sky seemed to be suddenly gripped by a cold, stone-like giant hand.

Xia Chujian felt very uncomfortable with this feeling.

She said to Qilu, "Qilu, what I see is a giant monument, very large, as big as a planet."

"Can't you see?"

As she spoke, she manipulated the mecha and drew the giant monument she saw on her eyepiece display screen.

Qi Lu remained silent for a long time.

After a while, it cautiously asked, "Master, are you... hallucinating?"

"My instruments show that there are no monumental objects here, only dead stars, and various cosmic rays and star dust filling the area."

Xia Chujian raised an eyebrow: "Really?"

She squinted as she watched the approaching, chaotic mist, and said, "I think it's this thing that's blocking your view."

As she spoke, she raised her mechanical right arm and switched to the plasma sniper rifle that was integrated with her mecha.

The golden-purple light shone on the gun barrel once again.

Xia Chujian had long since discovered that since entering the Ursus timeline, her plasma sniper rifle, which had been modified by Xiao Jiuxiang, had returned to its original golden-purple energy beam color.

Even Qi Lu's voice has changed; it's no longer the hoarse voice that sounds like a man going through puberty, but the clean, youthful voice he used to have.

Don't know what's going on.

She muttered to herself, but her hands moved quickly.

He raised his gun and aimed it at the chaotic mist ahead.

As Xia Chujian aimed, a dot suddenly appeared in the crosshair of her scope.

If the other party is a remnant species, an advanced insectoid race, or one of those so-called ancient gods, she would conclude that this is their energy core.

But what she was facing now was only a chaotic fog.

So, even fog has its own energy core?
Or perhaps, it wasn't a cloud of fog at all?
In that instant, many thoughts flashed through Xia Chujian's mind.

All the clues converge on one point: it's not ordinary fog; it's very likely something similar to Ursus or Brood!

The thought flashed through Xia Chujian's mind, and she pulled the trigger. A beam of bright golden-purple energy shot forward, unrestrained, into the center of the mist that permeated the entire starry sky, striking the shining energy core.

With a loud crash, like the towering waves of an underwater volcano erupting, or like the entire starry sky shattering as meteorites fell from the heavens.

Xia Chujian's vision was instantly filled with the dark, chaotic mist.

She closed her eyes subconsciously.

When I opened my eyes again, the starry sky was no longer shrouded in chaos and mist; instead, it was so clean that it was breathtaking.

Even the once-dead stars, which were just tiny black dots, now lit up.

The entire starry sky became dazzling and radiant, as if it were beginning to revive.

The giant monument, now free of its outer layer of chaotic mist, became exceptionally clear.

Qi Lu's youthful voice rang excitedly in her ear: "I saw it! Qi Lu saw it!"

"It really is a monument!"

"It's a giant monument!"

Xia Chujian said with emotion, "Yes...it's just too big...I don't know why such a huge monument is here."

As she finished speaking, the giant monument in front of her suddenly shrank rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Xia Chujian: "..."

Is she capable of "speech magic" or something?
How come the monument automatically shrinks when you say something?
Originally, because of its enormous size, the monument was quite far away from Xia Chujian in the starry sky.

But as the monument shrank dramatically, it actually got closer and closer to Xia Chujian.

Not long after, a monument about half a person's height was erected in front of Xia Chu, within her reach.

Xia Chujian: "@_@".

She knew her eyes were already swirling with tears.

She couldn't handle the monument's overwhelming enthusiasm...

Qi Lu's youthful voice was both excited and confused: "Master! Why does this stele seem to be recognizing its master as its master, just like Little Jiu Xiang?!"

Xia Chujian: "..."

Xiao Jiuxiang is no ordinary person; he is the Breath of Earth, the Breath of Earth, you know?

What is this stele again?

A sense of curiosity also arose in Xia Chujian's heart.

However, the monument standing in front of her showed no intention of transforming into human form.

Xia Chujian didn't even know if it was conscious...

However, after facing the monument face-to-face for a while, Xia Chujian's gaze was inevitably drawn to the lines on the monument.

She couldn't help but look at it for a while, then said to Qilu, "Qilu, there seem to be words on it? And pictures? And what are these winding lines?"

Qi Lu probed it and said, "Master, the things on this cannot be replicated."

"Qi Lu tried to copy it all just now, but he failed."

Xia Chujian said, "No need to copy, just tell me if you recognize the words on this."

Qi Lu said, "Some can be identified, some cannot."

Xia Chujian asked, "What does that roughly mean?"

Qi Lu said, "...It sounds like a geographical presentation."

"It refers to what kind of mountain it is, where it is located, what it produces, and so on."

"For example, the very first sentence: 'The first of the Southern Mountains is called Que Mountain.' Then it says that Que Mountain is located in what place, and what minerals, plants and animals are produced on it."

"The winding lines after these characters should be a route map, and there are also images, probably depicting animals and plants from this Magpie Mountain."

"The drawings are a bit abstract. The route map isn't drawn according to the cardinal directions."

Xia Chujian was somewhat disappointed and said, "...Huh? It's a route map? Then what's drawn on this monument is actually a map, right?"

This time, as soon as she finished speaking, the monument, made of some unknown material, vanished into starlight right in front of her.

When the stele disappeared, what remained before her was a long silk scroll.

It is obvious that the front of the silk scroll contains the content of the stele.

On the back of the silk scroll are three large ancient characters: "Classic of Mountains and Seas".

Below is a line of smaller text: The Classic of Mountains and Seas is a map that connects the boundaries of mountains and seas.

Xia Chujian said curiously, "This really is a map."

"...It is a map leading to the realm of mountains and seas."

"What kind of place is the Mountain and Sea Realm?"

Xia Chujian said these words to Qi Lu while inside a fully enclosed helmet.

But in this starry sky, her words seemed to come through the fully enclosed helmet.

For a moment, her words echoed throughout the entire starry sky.

"...It is a map leading to the realm of mountains and seas."

"Where exactly is the Mountain and Sea Realm?"

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