I handed over to another world

Wang Xiu's fingers slid quickly across the holographic console, synchronously transmitting the detection data to the outpost base.

The surveillance footage of Deepsea-7 also began to fluctuate violently at this time, and all observers saw that the golden lines on the surface of the giant crystal began to spread exponentially.

"Retreat! Everyone, retreat immediately to a safe distance!"

Wang Xiu's voice exploded in the communication channel. He had realized that something was wrong here, but because he had not reacted before, he had not made a decisive decision.

A large number of exploration team members were frantically operating their equipment to retreat, and just when they had retreated less than 300 meters, the entire underground cavity was suddenly filled with a strange blue-gold light.

The last image sent back by Deepsea 7 showed that the neural network-like patterns were forming a three-dimensional star map on the surface of the crystal - an accurate projection of the Milky Way's cantilever arm.

"Damn it...it's showing us something!"

The young engineer asked in a trembling voice, "What on earth is this thing? Aren't they pure quantum minerals? Why can these things display operations similar to those of biological structures?"

Wang Xiu stared at the data stream: "It's not just showing...it's recording."

"Look at the energy readings. This crystal is absorbing our detection signal, and then..."

His voice stopped abruptly, and at this moment, the monitoring screen showed that the emblem of the Red Dragon Association suddenly emerged on the surface of the crystal, followed by the thorn flower emblem of the Koman Empire, and finally stopped at a set of complex quantum equations - this is the core algorithm of the Red Dragon Association's research and development of quantum crystal refining technology.

"This is impossible……"

Wang Xiu's face turned pale, "How could it know all this...?!"

Suddenly, a sharp electric sound came from the communicator, and the emergency communication from the outpost was forcibly cut in: "Dr. Wang! Stop the exploration immediately! Headquarters has detected an abnormal quantum entanglement effect in your area! Repeat, immediately..."

The moment the communication was interrupted, the screens of the entire exploration team's equipment went black at the same time.

Under the final emergency lighting, the team members were horrified to find that each other's bodies were emitting the same blue-gold glow as the crystals.

"It's marking us..."

Wang Xiu muttered, looking at the nerve-like light patterns gradually emerging on his arm.

At the same time, in the refining center far away in the Chiyang mining area, all the quantum crystals being processed suddenly trembled synchronously. The control system of the refining tower automatically popped up a warning:
【Inter-dimensional quantum resonance detected】

[Source coordinates: Valley Rift]

[Resonance intensity: 97.8% and continues to rise]

Zhao Mingzhe stood up suddenly: "Contact President Chen immediately! We may have triggered some kind of...ancient defense mechanism."

At the Red Dragon Association headquarters, the holographic projection of the star map in front of Chen Lin suddenly twisted and deformed, reorganizing into a chilling picture: seven stars arranged in a perfect hexagon, with a giant crystal structure suspended in the center that was exactly the same as the one under the Valley Rift.

Chen Lin's pupils suddenly shrank when he received the news. He tapped his fingers quickly on the console and said to the Secretary-General not far away: "Activate the Obsidian according to the original plan. First dispatch the Third Special Reaction Team to the Valley Rift."

"Yes!"

The Secretary General immediately went to make arrangements, and five minutes later, twelve pitch-black "Night Owl" class assault ships swooped down from the orbital space station of the Origin Star.

Dark red energy ripples flowed on the surface of these warships equipped with the latest quantum jammers, and the annihilation cannons at the bow had begun charging.

"Report to the president, the special forces have arrived above the target."

The commander's stern voice came from the communicator, "Strong consciousness fluctuations have been detected. It is recommended to implement the consciousness purification procedure immediately."

Chen Lin's eyes swept across the battlefield scene transmitted back in real time: "Approved for execution."

"I want complete purification, not research samples."

"……clear!"

The quantum jammer array of the ground forces on the Origin Star was activated first. Thirty-six heavy jammer towers emitted dazzling blue light at the same time, forming an energy network covering the entire Valley Rift, and the golden lines spreading on the exploration team members immediately began to twitch violently.

"The first stage of interference was successful, and the target's consciousness fluctuations decreased by 40%!"

The hatch of the assault ship burst open, and dozens of "purification armed personnel" wearing special armor jumped down.

The surface of their armor is covered with anti-quantum coating, and the special guns in their hands can spray out dark purple energy beams. This is what the Red Dragon Association had prepared two months ago.

"Found the main consciousness node!"

The leader's Purifier helmet display locked onto the giant crystal and said, "The consciousness bomb is being deployed."

A silvery-white sphere was thrown precisely onto the surface of the crystal.

After three seconds of countdown, an invisible shock wave swept across the entire underground space, and the golden lines on the surface of the crystal curled up and carbonized like a burning spider web.

Wang Xiu in the laboratory suddenly started coughing violently, and the light patterns on his arms were fading at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"It...it's disappearing..."

He looked at the data on the monitoring device in disbelief. "The consciousness fluctuation has returned to zero?"

The quantum resonance monitor in the command center issued a steady prompt tone: [Target consciousness has been purified - residual fluctuation: 0.0001%]

Zhao Mingzhe watched the refining tower regain stability in the Chiyang mining area and breathed a sigh of relief: "All quantum crystals have returned to normal processing."

Chen Lin closed the holographic projection, turned around and said to Irina: "It seems that your ancestors' worries are unnecessary."

"In the face of absolute technological superiority, these so-called ancient consciousnesses are nothing more than a piece of data that can be easily erased."

Irina smiled and nodded: "Back then, they didn't have the technology that the Red Dragon Association has now, so of course they didn't know much about these things and maintained a cautious attitude."

……

Deep in the valley rift, twelve quantum curing agent injection devices clung to the surface of the crystal like mechanical spiders. Their sharp probes easily pierced the crystal shell and injected silver-gray liquid nanorobots into it.

"Solidification progress 87%...92%...completed."

The engineer stared at the holographic panel and reported, "The crystal quantum activity has dropped below the safety threshold. We can continue working after waiting for about half an hour."

Those neural network lines that once flowed with golden light were now like frozen amber, forever frozen in the posture of final struggle.

The temperature of the entire underground cavity dropped sharply to near absolute zero, and even the air condensed into a light blue frost mist.

At the mine's medical center, the affected exploration team members were fixed on memory-cleansing chairs, and helmet-shaped neuromodulators emitted regular buzzing sounds, sending quantum pulses of specific frequencies into their brains.

"Memory reconstruction progress is 60%, deleting abnormal contact fragments."

The medical AI calmly reported, "It is recommended to supplement the implantation of standard exploration procedure memory... Repair is in progress..."

The captain of the reconnaissance team, Wang Xiu, was twitching slightly in a coma, and the remaining light patterns on his arms were being devoured bit by bit by the nano-medical robots.

These micro-robots shuttled through his blood vessels, accurately locating and decomposing each "marked" cell. At the same time, three consciousness shielding towers as high as 100 meters rose from the ground outside the mining area.

The quantum jammer on the top of the tower continuously emits fluctuations in a special frequency band, forming an invisible protective net. Any energy fluctuations that attempt to pass through will be distorted and decomposed, and eventually turned into harmless background radiation.

"System self-check completed, shielding efficiency 99.998%."

The engineer recorded the data with satisfaction. "Even if it is a complete consciousness of an ancient civilization, it will not be able to break through this layer of defense."

At dawn three days later, the first ray of sunlight penetrated the dust cloud above the mining area, and a brilliant plasma stream spewed out of the exhaust port of the refining tower, marking the full restart of the production line.

As the Quantum Interference Tower continued to operate, the Valley of Hell gradually returned to calm, and the purified crystal debris was packed into special lead quantum isolation boxes and transported to a specially built underground storage facility.

"Today's production broke the record!"

The supervisor tapped the console excitedly, "At this rate, we can complete the annual target in three months."

"The 37th batch has been sealed."

The engineer recorded in the holographic log, "The quantum activity of all samples remains below 0.0001%, and the safety level is green."

At the medical center, Wang Xiu slowly opened his eyes.

He looked at his smooth arms blankly. The golden lines that once appeared there had disappeared without a trace.

"Captain Wang, how do you feel?"

The medical AI inquired gently, "You encountered a small radiation leak while on an exploration mission, but you have now fully recovered."

Wang Xiu frowned, vaguely feeling that something was wrong, but the implanted standard memory fragment quickly filled the gap. "I'm fine. When can I return to the team?"

"anytime."

The AI ​​responded, "Your medical examination report is normal."

At the same time, in the Red Dragon Association's central laboratory, chief scientist Lin Wei was leading a team to analyze the final monitoring data.

"It is confirmed to be some kind of quantum resonance phenomenon." She pushed up her glasses, "We have already implanted suppression programs in all refined crystals to ensure that similar situations will not occur again."

Chen Lin stood in front of the observation window and nodded with satisfaction: "Well done."

"By the way, notify all mining areas to continue mining as planned. I hope this little incident will not affect our progress."

"No, President Chen. This incident is nothing compared to what happened ten years ago."

Chen Lin nodded with a smile.

Three months later, the quantum mineral output of the Origin Star reached an unprecedented level.

The refined crystals were continuously sent to major bases on various planets, providing sufficient energy support for the expansion of the Red Dragon Association.

"See, I told you that those so-called 'ancient consciousnesses' are nothing but natural phenomena."

Standing in front of the newly built quantum refining tower, Zhao Mingzhe said to the engineers around him, "In the face of science, all mysteries are vulnerable."

At the headquarters, Irina browsed the latest production report with a relieved smile on her face.

Perhaps our ancestors were indeed too cautious. In this technologically advanced age, humans have mastered enough power to harness these ancient resources.

Three months later, at the regular morning meeting, Zhao Mingzhe was reporting the latest mining data: "Last week, production hit a new high. The purity of quantum crystals has stabilized at over 99.99%. The efficiency of the newly installed automatic sorting system has increased by 30%."

Chen Lin nodded with satisfaction: "Very good... How is the feedback from the Mars base?"

"everything is normal."

The technical director pulled up a holographic report: "The quantum reactor here is running smoothly, and the energy output is 15% higher than expected."

Everyone at the scene nodded, and Chen Lin was also quite happy.

……

After the meeting, Irina stopped Wang Xiu in the corridor and asked, "Captain Wang, how is your recovery?"

Wang Xiu moved his arms and said, "It's totally fine. Speaking of which, the new technology of the medical department is really amazing. There is not even a single sequelae left."

"That's good."

Irina smiled and said, "There's a new mining area to be explored next week. Are you interested in leading the team?"

"Of course!" Wang Xiu agreed readily, "I guarantee that nothing will go wrong this time."

"I hope so."

In the Valley of the Rift, engineers are debugging a new generation of quantum shielding devices.

Team leader Zhang Gong reported into the communicator: "The third-generation shielding tower has been tested. The interference range has been expanded three times, and the energy consumption has been reduced by 20%."

On the monitoring screen, all indicators showed a reassuring green. The once eerie blue-gold light was long gone, replaced by a steady white light emitted by neatly arranged automated mining equipment.

"It looks like we've really tamed this place."

The young assistant sighed, while Engineer Zhang at the side smiled and said, "This is what science is all about. It turns the unknown into the known and the danger into a resource. It's normal for the people in the R&D department to do this kind of work."

At night, Chen Lin stood on the viewing platform, looking at the busy shipping waterways under the starry sky.

The Secretary General was handing over a document at this time: "President, the pioneering fleet is ready and can set off to the Andromeda Galaxy at any time."

Chen Lin took the document and signed his name on it: "Tell them to bring enough quantum crystals - this time we want to plant the flag of the Red Dragon Association farther away."

"clear."

In the glass reflection of the observation deck, on the horizon of the Origin Star, another quantum refining tower was rising from the ground. Chen Lin stared at the picture in the holographic image, and couldn't help but feel a sense of trance - the whole world has undergone irreversible changes because of the portal he opened more than 20 years ago. Human civilization has even entered a star-level civilization that may have taken hundreds of years to reach before...

There was a knock on the door, and another staff member poked his head in and whispered to Chen Lin, "The head of the security department wants to see you now, President Chen."

Chen Lin put away his emotion, nodded at the man, gathered his clothes, turned around and sat back at the table.

The head of the security department walked in cautiously from outside. When he saw Chen Lin, he nodded slightly and said, "President Chen, I have figured out the things you asked me to investigate in the past few days. Now I will give you a detailed report."

"sit down."

Chen Lin pointed to a chair nearby and said, "We have plenty of time to talk." (End of this chapter)