I handed over to another world

Chen Lin's pupils suddenly contracted, and the image in the quantum projection made him instantly realize the seriousness of the problem.

A corner of the space station is collapsing inward in a strange way, as if it is being swallowed by some invisible force.

What's worse is that the edge of collapse is spreading at an exponential rate, and the structure of the entire space station is even beginning to make metal tearing sounds under the heavy load!
"Yan Huang! Have you activated the emergency isolation protocol for the space station?!"

Chen Lin's voice was cold and quick, "Immediately request all personnel to evacuate to a safe area, activate the quantum shield on the space station side, and seal off all collapsed areas!"

"Understood, emergency protocol has been activated."

Yan Huang's voice rang in Chen Lin's ears, and the holographic projection immediately displayed the real-time status of the space station - the energy barrier of the quantum shield was quickly deployed, trying to prevent the spread of the collapse, but the effect was not ideal.

"The dimensional parameters of the collapsed area are abnormal, and the quantum shield cannot completely block it."

Yan Huang's tone remained steady, but his speech speed increased significantly. "Preliminary analysis shows that the collapse was caused by the loss of control of high-dimensional energy in the laboratory. The specific cause is still unclear."

Chen Lin frowned, and his fingers quickly moved in the air, calling up the laboratory's experimental records: "This is... they are trying to use the dimensional resonator to enhance the activation effect of the beacon? Who approved this experiment?"

Secretary Zhao quickly pulled up the file: "It's Dr. Wang Yan's team. They submitted the experiment application an hour ago, but... the approval process seems to have been accelerated."

"Speed ​​up?" Chen Lin's eyes were as sharp as a knife. "Who approved it?"

"Yes...President Zhang's temporary authorization."

Secretary Zhao's voice was a little hesitant. "He said this is an emergency and we must move forward with the Beacon Project as soon as possible."

Chen Lin clenched his fists suddenly, his knuckles turning white from the force: "President Zhang...he is just eager for quick success!"

In the holographic projection, the collapsed area of ​​the space station has spread to the vicinity of the core energy module.

And if the energy module is affected next, the entire space station will be reduced to ashes in an instant.

“Is there a solution?”

"There are currently two reliable solutions. The first is to activate the zero-point protocol that was set up previously, which can quickly handle such problems."

"Then activate the Zero Hour Protocol!"

Chen Lin's voice was low and firm. "It's just using the energy of the zero-point energy reactor to forcibly stabilize the collapsed area. It's not a problem."

"Warning - The Zero Point Protocol may cause irreversible dimensional damage and may even lead to a larger-scale disorder of rules."

Yan Huang's prompt sounded, "Do you confirm the execution?"

"Confirmed!" Chen Lin said without hesitation, "We don't have time to hesitate!"

"Zero Point Protocol is being activated..." Yan Huang's voice was accompanied by a piercing alarm, "Energy injection begins, the stability of the collapse area increases... 10%... 30%... 50%..."

In the holographic projection, the rate of collapse gradually slowed down, but did not stop completely.

Chen Lin stared at the data stream and suddenly found an anomaly: "Wait, the center of the collapsed area...what is that?"

Yanhuang quickly enlarged the image. At the core of the collapsed area, a tiny dodecahedral crystal was slowly rotating, with a faint blue light similar to that of a regular distorted creature flowing on its surface.

"Is this... a relic of the Forerunner civilization?"

Chen Lin's pupils shrank slightly. "What on earth did they hide in the laboratory?"

"High-dimensional energy fluctuations detected. The crystal is releasing unknown signals."

Yan Huang's tone was filled with some emotional confusion, "The signal frequency is exactly the same as the dimensional beacon, but the intensity is hundreds of times that of an ordinary beacon."

A series of possibilities flashed through Chen Lin's mind quickly. Suddenly, his eyes focused: "Yan Huang, immediately analyze the signal target released by the crystal!"

"Analyzing... The signal target has been locked. The coordinates are located outside the Kuiper Belt of the solar system, coinciding with the center of the previously discovered Möbius ring structure."

Chen Lin's heart sank suddenly: "Sure enough... they are trying to activate something bigger."

At this moment, the crystal in the holographic projection suddenly burst out with a dazzling light, and the entire collapsed area was instantly frozen.

The energy barrier of the quantum shield also stabilized, and the crisis of the space station was temporarily resolved.

"The collapse stops and the dimensional parameters return to normal."

Yan Huang's voice returned to its original tone again, "But the crystal is still releasing signals, and the energy fluctuations at the target coordinates are increasing."

Chen Lin took a deep breath and quickly issued an order: "Immediately seal off the laboratory and encrypt and save all data."

"Also, inform Dr. Wang Yan that I need to meet him and his team within half an hour... Also contact President Zhang. We need to talk privately after the emergency meeting."

Secretary Zhao quickly wrote down the instructions, but his expression was a little hesitant: "Vice President Chen, President Zhang...I'm afraid he won't explain it easily."

"I know." Chen Lin's eyes were grim. "But he must give me an explanation."

"The story behind this experiment is definitely not just a scientific research mistake."

The minibus slowly stopped at the entrance of the association's headquarters, and Chen Lin slowly got off the bus. He still participated in the subsequent emergency meeting.

At this moment in the conference room, holographic projections of the association's multiple security departments and scientific research management executives were neatly arranged. Zhang Shouren was sitting in the main seat, his eyes sweeping over everyone present.

Seeing Chen Lin push the door open, he said with a smile on his face: "Vice President Chen is here, we can start now."

The meeting went surprisingly smoothly. After all, the crisis of the space station had been dealt with in advance by Chen Lin, and the data report and subsequent processing plan had also been compiled by Yanhuang AI.

The representatives at the scene only asked a few questions symbolically and the meeting ended within half an hour.

When the projection of the last representative disappeared, Chen Lin stood up and walked straight to the private communication room in the corner of the conference room.

The holographic projection of Zhang Shouren had been waiting there for a long time. His expression looked a little tired, but his eyes were still sharp.

"Vice President Chen,"

Chairman Zhang's voice did not reveal any emotion. "You handled it well. Although we lost nearly one-tenth of the Origin Star Space Station, we at least saved the remaining nine-tenths."

Chen Lin did not answer, but directly called up the experimental records and approval process of the space station: "President Zhang, I need a reasonable explanation - why did you temporarily authorize the acceleration of the experimental approval of Wang Yan's team?"

"You should know that this kind of high-risk experiment must undergo strict review, and the entire cycle will take at least three weeks or even longer."

"But your special approval took less than a day, from the application to the approval, it was only a few minutes!" Zhang Shouren's smile gradually disappeared. He sighed, and the figure in the projection swayed slightly: "Chen Lin, you know our current situation - the activation speed of the dimensional beacon is far behind expectations. If we can't find more beacons as soon as possible, the entire beacon plan may be stranded."

"But this is no reason for you to take risks!"

Chen Lin raised his voice a little, "Do you know that this experiment almost destroyed the entire space station? If I hadn't activated the Zero Point Protocol in time, the consequences would be disastrous!"

Chairman Zhang's projection was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "I know the risk is great, but we don't have time."

"Vice President Chen, have you ever thought about why the Forerunner civilization left these beacons? Why do they point to another dimension?"

Chen Lin frowned slightly: "What do you mean..."

"I suspect that the core secrets of the Forerunner civilization are hidden in another dimension."

Zhang Shouren's voice was low and serious. "And activating these beacons may be our only way to uncover this secret."

Chen Lin's eyes became complicated: "Even so, we can't risk the entire space station and the lives of thousands of scientific researchers... President Zhang, your decision has exceeded the reasonable range."

Zhang Shouren's projection flickered slightly, as if he was performing some internal calculations.

After a moment, he sighed: "Maybe you are right, I...I may be too impatient."

Chen Lin's expression eased a little: "What we need is to proceed steadily, not to risk everything."

"You and I are aware of the current situation. Everyone knows the importance of the Beacon Project, but we cannot lose our minds because of this."

Zhang Shouren nodded, and the figure in the projection looked even more tired: "I will re-examine my decision... I hope Vice President Chen can understand my concerns. After all, time may really be running out."

A trace of doubt flashed across Chen Lin's eyes: "What do you mean?"

Zhang Shouren's projection suddenly became blurry, and his voice began to become intermittent: "There are some things...I can't say them now."

"I can only remind you that the forerunners' secrets about another dimension may be more dangerous than we think."

Chen Lin's pupils shrank slightly. He took a half step forward, and the anti-eavesdropping barrier of the quantum communication room began to ripple due to energy fluctuations: "President Zhang, please explain clearly - what dimension is the danger from?"

Zhang Shouren's projection suddenly solidified, and a spectrum beyond three-dimensional space flowed in his eyes: "Three years ago, when I was repairing the ruins of the Ice Abyss Canyon, I saw the last memory projection of the Forerunners in the crystal core wreckage. Technically, they did not self-destruct, but were directly eliminated by the existence of a higher dimension!"

The voice stopped abruptly, and President Zhang showed a complicated expression on his face, "Some things are not good for most people to know."

Zhang Shouren's projection flickered slightly in the communications room, as if the signal was interfered with in some way.

He looked directly at Chen Lin through the holographic image, with an indescribable depth in his eyes.

"Chen Lin, you know that I personally supervised the restoration of the Bingyuan Canyon ruins."

Zhang Shouren's voice was low and trembling with a barely perceptible tremor. "At that time, the scientific research team found a crystal core remnant in the deepest part of the ruins. It preserves the last memory projection of the Forerunner civilization."

Chen Lin frowned, feeling slightly uneasy: "What did you see?"

Zhang Shouren's projection swayed slightly, as if recalling a forgotten memory: "The Forerunner civilization was not destroyed by civil strife or technological loss of control, but was directly erased by some higher-dimensional existence."

"Eradicated?" Chen Lin's voice suddenly rose. "You mean, they were destroyed by some force beyond our understanding?"

"That's right." Zhang Shouren's projection nodded, his tone heavy, "That kind of power transcends the limitations of time and space, and even transcends the boundaries of dimensions."

"The Forerunner civilization had already mastered inter-dimensional technology at its peak, but they were still unable to resist the arrival of that existence."

A series of possibilities flashed through Chen Lin's mind, and a chill rose in his heart: "You mean, that high-dimensional existence... is also observing us now?"

Zhang Shouren's projection was silent for a moment, and then slowly said: "Yes... I saw something in the memory of the crystal core...'gaze'."

"It's a feeling that can't be described in words. Just like we observe microorganisms under a microscope, that being is also observing us."

"What's even more terrifying is that their observations are not meaningless. They seem to be waiting for a certain opportunity."

"Timing?" Chen Lin clenched his fists slightly. "What timing?"

"I do not know."

There was a hint of helplessness in Zhang Shouren's voice. "But what I know is that if we can't master the cross-dimensional technology as soon as possible, when that kind of existence really intervenes, we may not even have a chance to resist."

Chen Lin's breathing became rapid, and he quickly sorted out Zhang Shouren's words in his mind: "So you accelerated the approval of Wang Yan's team's experiment? Do you want to master the technology of the Forerunner civilization in advance by activating the dimensional beacon?"

"That's right." Zhang Shouren's projection nodded slightly. "I know this is risky, but we don't have time... The gazes of that existence are becoming more and more frequent. I can feel that their patience is gradually running out."

Chen Lin was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Even so, we can't risk the entire space station and the lives of thousands of scientific researchers... We must find a safer way."

Zhang Shouren's projection showed a bitter smile: "Chen Lin, you are always so rational."

"But sometimes, reason can't solve all problems. We must know that we are facing a force beyond our understanding. If we don't take risks, we may not even have the last chance."

Chen Lin's eyes became firm: "I understand your concerns, but I still think that we should advance the plan under the premise of ensuring safety, otherwise we may destroy ourselves before that kind of existence arrives."

Zhang Shouren's projection flickered slightly, as if he was performing some internal calculations.

After a moment, he sighed: "Maybe you are right... I will review my decision, but I also hope you can understand my sense of urgency."

"I understand." Chen Lin nodded, "There are already too many urgent things..."

Zhang Shouren's projection gradually became blurred, and his voice began to intermittently: "Chen Lin, there are some things...I can't explain them in detail in the communication."

"But I hope you can remember that the demise of the Forerunner civilization was not accidental, and we... may be standing on the edge of the same cliff."

Before he finished speaking, President Zhang's projection disappeared completely, and only Chen Lin was left in the communication room.

He stood there, with Zhang Shouren's words just now echoing in his mind, and he felt an unprecedented pressure in his heart.

"Yanhuang," Chen Lin whispered, "Pull out all the information about the Bingyuan Canyon ruins, especially the part where President Zhang was involved... I need to know what he saw there."

"Understood. The information is being retrieved."

Yan Huang's voice rang out in the communications room. "In addition, Dr. Wang Yan and his team are already waiting outside the laboratory. Do you want to meet them now?"

Chen Lin took a deep breath and nodded: "Let them in - we need to figure out what that dodecahedron crystal is and why it appeared in the laboratory." (End of this chapter)