I handed over to another world

The holographic projection of Yanhuang artificial intelligence slowly unfolded in front of Chen Lin, and the light blue light outlined a complex multi-dimensional structure.

His voice was still gentle, but with unquestionable firmness: "Vice President Chen, in the Regulations on the Management of Special Scientific Research Projects that you signed three years ago, it was clearly stated that limited research in this direction is allowed under strict control. Rule-distorting organisms fall within the scope of the Regulations on the Management of Special Scientific Research Projects."

Chen Lin frowned slightly, tapping his fingers on the table: "I remember the regulation, but the premise is that it cannot threaten the overall safety of the association."

"It is based on this premise that I made the decision to contain the child."

Yan Huang's voice remained steady. "The contained rule-distorting creatures have been compressed into eleven-dimensional space. Their energy fluctuations are only one hundred thousandth of their original state. More importantly, they are now used as 'dimensional early warning devices'."

The holographic projection switched, showing the status of the contained rule-distorted creatures - they were trapped in a honeycomb structure constructed by super-dimensional crystals, and each "hive" was an independent dimensional space. According to the Yanhuang artificial intelligence, when abnormal fluctuations occurred in the external dimension, these creatures would be the first to react.

This is also the origin of the term dimensional early warning device.

"This is a good idea..."

Chen Lin squinted his eyes and nodded, and then he heard the artificial intelligence Yan Huang continue to speak to him: "In the past 72 hours, these containment objects have successfully warned of three-dimensional distortion."

Yan Huang retrieved the data, "which included an undetected microscopic wormhole formation. If it had not been discovered in time, it could have caused large-scale rule disorder three months later."

Chen Lin's eyes quickly scanned the data stream, and his brows gradually relaxed: "So you turned them into a living early warning system?"

"More precisely, it's a 'Dimensional Sentinel'."

Yan Huang corrected, "Their existence allows us to perceive dimensional anomalies in advance, just like an animal warning before an earthquake."

"And this kind of early warning is completely passive and will not cause any interference to the laws of the universe."

Chen Lin leaned back in his chair, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the edge of the teacup: "What's going on with the laboratory? I remember you mentioned the needs of a certain laboratory."

The holographic projection switched again, showing the image of "Deep Space Research Station-7".

A group of scientific researchers in protective clothing are carefully adjusting an instrument. In the center of the instrument is a compressed, rule-distorted creature.

“This is Dr. Wang Yan’s new project.”

Yan Huang explained, "They found that through a specific quantum resonance frequency, they can guide these organisms to release a small amount of 'rule repair factor', which can repair damaged dimensional structures and can theoretically be used to stabilize the transition channel."

Chen Lin's pupils shrank slightly: "You mean, not only can we tame these creatures, but we can also use them to repair the rules of the universe?"

"exactly."

There was still no emotion in Yan Huang's voice. "The Forerunner civilization did not discover this. Instead, Dr. Wang and his research team followed this path and found this possibility. It's amazing."

Chen Lin was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "It seems that as the vice president, I sometimes have to listen to your advice."

“Your decision is always the highest priority.”

Yan Huang's voice was still respectful. "I am just following the rules you set - making the best use of all resources to pave the way for the future of the Red Dragon Association."

Chen Lin stood up and looked at the scene unfolding in front of him. After a few seconds of silence, he spoke to Yan Huang, who was displayed by the quantum hologram behind him, "Then continue."

He said softly, "But remember, any experiment must be conducted under the direct supervision and control of the association. We cannot make the same mistakes as the forerunner civilization again. The Red Dragon Association must at least survive this century smoothly."

"clear."

Yan Huang's voice echoed in the room, "Also, regarding the situation at Lin Heavy Industries..."

"What's wrong?" Chen Lin turned around.

"The spiral text on their engineers' skin doesn't seem to be simple dimensional contamination."

Yan Huang called up a set of data, "These characters are forming some kind of...information network. Preliminary analysis shows that they may be another form of communication left by the forerunner civilization."

A hint of surprise flashed across Chen Lin's eyes: "You mean, those engineers became... living antennas?"

"More precisely, it's a 'dimensional beacon'."

The Yanhuang artificial intelligence spoke to Chen Lin, "It's just that we can't use these beacons to infer the conditions of other dimensions. Our dimension constructor only has the concept of "dimension" in name only, and we can't use this kind of device to directly travel through dimensions."

"There will come a day."

Chen Lin was not in a hurry at all. He said to Yanhuang Artificial Intelligence calmly: "Give those people in the association more time. What we lack most is time."

Chen Lin's eyes once again turned to the starry sky outside the French window. Although he could not see the night sky, he knew that twelve honeycomb-shaped quantum energy devices were running in orbit on the Origin Star. These huge dome buildings were shining with a faint blue light, adding twelve extremely bright stars to the night sky of the entire Origin Star...

His fingers tapped lightly on the window frame, as if he was thinking about something.

"Yan Huang," he suddenly said, "How far do you think we are from true dimensional travel?"

The holographic projection of artificial intelligence flickered slightly, and data streams flowed in the air: "According to the existing data model, if we maintain the current research and development speed, we may be able to achieve preliminary dimensional jump technology within 20 years, but the premise is..."

"What is the premise?"

Chen Lin turned around with a sharp look.

"The premise is that we can find enough 'dimensional beacons'."

Yan Huang's voice remained calm. "The spiral characters on the bodies of the engineers of Lin Heavy Industries are only a small part of the beacon network left by the Forerunner civilization. According to my calculations, to build a complete dimensional jump channel, we need to activate at least one hundred such beacons."

Chen Lin frowned slightly: "One hundred? How many are there now?"

“There are only three at the moment.”

Yan Huang called up the holographic star map, and three faint blue dots flickered in the vast sea of ​​stars. "In addition to the engineers from Lin's Heavy Industry, we also found similar phenomena in the Honeycomb-7 mining area and Deep Space Research Station-7, but the activation level of these two beacons is far less than that of Lin's Heavy Industry."

Chen Lin's finger slid across the holographic star map, his eyes lingering on the location of the Honeycomb-7 mining area: "I remember that it is the main production area of ​​super-dimensional crystals?"

"Yes." Yan Huang replied, "There is some unknown connection between the super-dimensional crystal and the dimensional beacon... According to the speculation of the quantum database, the beacon may have been activated due to the quantum resonance effect in the crystal."

Chen Lin's eyes flashed with a gleam of light: "In other words, if we increase the mining of super-dimensional crystals, more beacons may be activated?" "In theory, that's right."

There was a hint of caution in Yan Huang's voice. "But the mining of hyperdimensional crystals is inherently risky. Every quantum tunneling may cause dimensional distortion, and may even awaken more rule-distorting creatures."

Chen Lin was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "Risks and opportunities coexist. Isn't this what we have been facing?"

He walked to the desk, swiped his fingers quickly in the air, and called up an encrypted file: "I remember that the think tank gave us a similar beacon plan before, which asked Lin Heavy Industry and Wang Yan's Quantum Energy Bureau to work together. Now it seems that we may be able to try this plan?"

"We need to activate more dimensional beacons in the shortest possible time. Can we do it?"

"no problem."

Yan Huang's voice was still mechanical, "I will immediately coordinate resources from all parties."

The holographic projection switched, showing the preliminary design plan of the "Beacon Project".

Chen Lin's eyes quickly scanned the dense data stream and suddenly stopped at a name: "Wait, what is this 'Dimension Resonator'?"

"This is the latest research result of Deep Space Research Station-7."

Yan Huang explained, “They found that the activation effect of the dimensional beacon can be enhanced through a specific quantum resonance frequency.”

"Theoretically, if we can deploy this type of resonator near a hyperdimensional crystal vein, the activation speed of the beacon will be increased by at least three times."

A trace of approval flashed in Chen Lin's eyes: "Wang Yan, that guy, really didn't disappoint me."

"but……"

There was a hint of hesitation in Yan Huang's voice. "The energy demand of the dimensional resonator is extremely high. We may need to call on the reserve energy of the zero-point energy reactor."

Chen Lin nodded without hesitation: "Approve the call, and tell Wang Yan that his project priority has been raised to the highest level. If he has any needs, just let him report to me directly."

"clear."

Yan Huang's voice was solemn at this time, "In addition, regarding the engineers of Lin Heavy Industry... their physical condition needs further monitoring. The activation of the dimensional beacon may have an impact on their physiological functions."

Chen Lin's eyes turned serious: "Just take charge of this. AI generally has a good control over the various indicators of the human body. I trust it."

"Yes."

The holographic projection turned off. Chen Lin glanced at the time and thought that his next itinerary would be to return to Earth.

……

When Chen Lin's special ship landed at the central airport in Shangdu, the time displayed was three o'clock in the morning.

As soon as he stepped out of the cabin, he saw the holographic projection of Chairman Zhang Shouren leaning on the railing of the connecting bridge, holding a cup of steaming coffee in his hand.

"Has our Vice President Chen just returned from the mining area?"

Chairman Zhang's projection deliberately shook off the non-existent protective suit dust, "Look at this energy reading - it's comparable to working in a first-line super crystal mine for several months."

"Times have really progressed. Even Chairman Zhang has started to use this thing to make jokes."

Chen Lin smiled and shook his head helplessly. The two of them passed through the quantum transmission channel that was being reconstructed, and ripples appeared on the liquid metal ground under their feet.

Chairman Zhang suddenly stopped in front of a holographic billboard, which showed Lin Heavy Industries' latest dimensional mining ship.

"I heard that you adjusted the resonant frequency for them yourself?"

He knocked on the exaggerated honeycomb armor on the billboard and said, "Our research director almost fainted in the laboratory. He applied for a three-year zero-point energy quota, but you gave it to a private company with just one sentence."

"Some of the data in his experimental plan were calculated incorrectly. Isn't it normal that his application was rejected?"

Chen Lin stretched out his hand and drew a line of light in the air. He quickly dealt with some trivial matters in it, and then said to Zhang Shouren beside him, "Look at this - the chaos algorithm used by Lin can increase mining efficiency by four times, but energy consumption is reduced."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

President Zhang made a gesture of interruption and said, "I, an old man, don't understand these things, but..."

He suddenly lowered his voice, and the quantum encryption channel automatically opened. "The data sent back by Hive-7 is quite interesting. Those activated dimensional beacons seem to be sending pulses to a certain fixed coordinate."

The shuttle's hatch closed behind them, and Chen Lin's pupils instantly switched to data visualization mode.

The two were thinking about talking more about this topic, but the voice coming from the communicator reminded them that there was a problem at the space station far away on the origin star, and they were currently waiting for permission from the association headquarters.

"It looks like your career as a 'frontline technical worker' is coming to an end for now."

Chairman Zhang changed into his formal uniform as his projection flickered. "There will be an emergency meeting in fifteen minutes. You'll have to get busy when you get back, brat. Have you ever seen what the office looks like at three in the morning?"

Chen Lin was a little amused and said, "President, why have you become so strange recently? You have used a lot of things on the Internet."

Zhang Shouren smiled and waved at him. Chen Lin took a few steps and got on the minibus that had been prepared for him. After getting on the bus, Secretary Zhao quickly handed him a cup of tea that he was already used to drinking.

He picked it up and took a big sip. The coldness in his body was instantly swept away. He immediately said to Secretary Zhao beside him: "I just came back from there. What's the problem on the Origin Star?"

"I just took a quick look and it seems that something went wrong with an experiment on the Origin Star Space Station. There is some chaos at the scene. We are currently applying for a special operations team that is responsible for handling such incidents..."

Chen Lin raised his eyebrows slightly: "Does this kind of thing require a separate application? The information was even sent to Shangdu. Even President Zhang knows about it?"

"The problem is quite serious. If it is not handled properly, the entire space station may be affected."

Secretary Zhao said seriously: "It's because of the importance of this matter..."

Chen Lin didn't say anything else. He just waved his left hand casually, and immediately the quantum projection appeared in the Origin Star Space Station far away in another world. What came into view was a roar and collapse - a certain laboratory seemed to have caused a big disaster. Their experiments caused a corner of the space station to collapse inward at a rapid speed!

This is no small matter! (End of this chapter)