I handed over to another world

"Report! Quantum tracking signal interrupted!"

The monitor's voice exploded in the command center, "The target suddenly disappeared in the K-7712 area, and all scanning methods are ineffective!"

Chen Lin stood up suddenly, and the red dot representing the enemy ship on the holographic star map had turned into a snowflake-shaped interference ripple.

"Activate the backup plan and retrieve the raw data from all observation satellites."

The technical officer's fingers danced on the holographic keyboard: "Retrieving... Strange, even the original data has a logical fault, just like..."

"It's like it was forcibly erased from reality by some force."

A deep voice came from all directions, and the dome of the command center suddenly lit up, revealing a projection of a hovering mechanical dragon - the super artificial intelligence "Zhulong" had awakened.

Zhulong's electronic eyes flashed a dangerous red light: "President Chen Lin, according to my analysis, the other party is not using simple stealth technology."

The holographic image switched to a set of complex quantum maps. "This is rewriting the local cosmological constant, which is equivalent to opening a 'back door' in the space-time structure."

Li Tianyun's floating wheelchair slid forward half a step: "Rewrite the cosmological constant? How is this possible? Even alien civilizations..."

"It is theoretically impossible."

Zhulong's body spun and shrank. "Unless they master the 'vacuum dimensionality reduction' technology that we prohibit from developing."

The projection suddenly turned blood red. "Warning: The same type of quantum disturbance has been detected in the outer reaches of the solar system. The other party is tracking our detection signal in reverse!"

Zhang Shouren's projection flickered violently: "The concealment protocol we activated earlier is not effective for them?"

"It certainly seems to be the case."

The holographic projection of Zhulong slowly circled in the command center, and a calm blue light flashed in the mechanical dragon's eyes.

"According to tactical analysis, the enemy fleet consists of only three medium-sized ships."

Zhulong's voice was steady and precise. "If we really want to attack the solar system, we will need at least thirty times more troops."

Chen Lin touched his chin thoughtfully: "You mean..."

"They are testing."

Zhulong's holographic image suddenly unfolded into a star map with dozens of red dots marked on it. "These are the movements of the enemy fleet in the past 72 hours. They have always been wandering around the outer edge of the Kuiper Belt and have never really approached the inner solar system."

Li Tianyun maneuvered his wheelchair closer to the star map: "So, they are conducting reconnaissance?"

"Not only that." Zhulong called up a blurry video, "Please pay attention to their actions when recovering the battlefield debris - they are extremely cautious, even with a certain... awe."

Zhang Shouren's projection suddenly interrupted: "Wait, you mean they are afraid of us?"

Zhulong's mechanical dragon head nodded slightly: "To be precise, they are afraid of our technology."

"Every piece of debris they recovered is our most advanced quantum device."

The command center fell into a brief silence, and Chen Lin suddenly chuckled: "Interesting, so they are a group of technology thieves?"

"More like... a student."

Zhulong's voice was rarely hesitant. "My language model analysis shows that words such as 'evolution' and 'ascension' appear repeatedly in their communication signals."

At this moment, the tactical officer suddenly reported: "President! The ambush fleet is in place and can launch an attack at any time!"

Zhulong immediately called up the real-time battlefield footage. In the meteorite cluster outside the Kuiper Belt, twelve stealth warships of the Red Dragon Association had formed an encirclement, waiting for their prey to enter the net.

"Don't rush to do it yet."

Chen Lin raised his hand and gestured, "Zhulong, do you think they will come back?"

"The probability is 85%." Zhulong answered decisively, "They will definitely come back to take away the decoy ship equipped with the quantum tracker. That is the technology they want most."

Li Tianyun suddenly thought of something: "Wait, if they are really looking for a technological breakthrough... can we..."

"negotiation?"

Zhang Shouren's projection flickered. "With a group of thieves who stole our technology?"

A gleam of light flashed in Zhulong's mechanical eyes: "Perhaps there is no need to negotiate. We can... teach them a lesson and convey a message at the same time."

Chen Lin nodded in understanding: "Modify the program of the decoy ship to send an encrypted message when they come into contact?"

"Exactly."

Zhulong's holographic image suddenly unfolded into a set of complex codes. "Tell them in a way they can understand - if you want technology, you have to follow our rules."

The atmosphere in the command center suddenly became a little relaxed. The technical officers began to modify the program according to Zhulong's instructions, while Chen Lin looked at the flashing red dots on the star map, thoughtfully.

"President, the ambush fleet is asking for the next instructions." The tactical officer reminded.

Chen Lin took a deep breath and said, "Keep hidden and let them take the decoy ship."

His eyes became sharp, "If they dare to act rashly, destroy them immediately."

A glimmer of appreciation flashed in Zhulong's mechanical dragon eyes: "A wise choice - sometimes, showing strength is more effective than using strength."

On the holographic star map, the red dots representing enemy ships appeared again. Just as Zhulong had predicted, three medium-sized ships with strange shapes were cautiously approaching the bait ship - their surfaces were covered with patterns similar to biological tissues, glowing with a strange blue-purple light under the starlight.

"The target has entered the encirclement."

The tactical officer lowered his voice and reported, "0.3 light seconds left to the decoy ship."

Chen Lin tapped the command desk with his fingers: "Start the second phase."

Zhulong's projection suddenly split into dozens of data streams: "Injecting encryption program into the decoy ship... Completed!"

“Every circuit board they touch now will deliver the information we want at the quantum level.”

On the star map, three alien ships extended several tentacle-like mechanical arms and gently wrapped around the bait ship.

And at the moment of contact, something strange happened - "Strong quantum fluctuations detected!"

The monitor exclaimed: "They triggered the decoy ship's hiding program!"

The seemingly damaged decoy ship suddenly lit up with a dazzling blue light, and dense red runes appeared on the surface of the ship. These runes were not simple holographic projections, but quantum marks directly engraved on the space structure.

"They're retreating!" the tactical officer shouted. "The enemy ships are retreating rapidly!"

A trace of satisfaction flashed in Zhulong's mechanical eyes: "The information was successfully transmitted. They should now understand the consequences of stealing Red Dragon technology at will."

Zhang Shouren's projection suddenly flickered: "Wait, what is that?"

Behind the retreating alien ship, space suddenly warped into a perfect sphere.

The three ships seemed to be pushed by an invisible giant hand and sank into the space bubble together, disappearing without a trace.

"Space folding technology..." Li Tianyun murmured, "but it's different from anything we know."

Zhulong immediately called up the analysis data: "This method of space manipulation... President, I suggest that you immediately check the quantum blockade of the restricted area."

Chen Lin's expression suddenly became solemn: "You mean..." "There is an 87.3% chance that they came from a parallel universe that we have blocked."

Zhulong's voice was rarely solemn. "The human civilization there has taken a completely different evolutionary path from ours."

The command center fell into deathly silence, and everyone understood what this meant - this was not a simple alien invasion, but a crisis caused by the rupture of the dimensional barrier, just like what happened when the Black Domain appeared.

……

Chen Lin stood in front of the porthole of the "Chixiao" and looked at the Kuiper Belt battlefield gradually moving away.

With the recalibration of the last quantum barrier, this sudden dimensional crisis came to a temporary end - Zhulong reactivated the stealth program, and the enemy ships that were tracking in the opposite direction quickly disappeared without a trace after realizing the power displayed by the Red Dragon Association's fleet.

"Set the route and head to Shanhai Technology R&D Center."

Chen Lin ordered the bridge, "I need to go and see those new projects myself."

Three hours later, the "Chixiao" slowly landed on the giant take-off and landing platform in the suburbs of Shanhai City. Looking down from the sky, the entire R&D center was like a silver ocean - tens of thousands of hemispherical laboratories were scattered in it, and the top of each laboratory was flashing with energy fields of different colors.

"Welcome back, President."

Wang Chengwu, director of the R&D center, had already been waiting on the tarmac. "According to your request, I have prepared a tour route for key projects."

Chen Lin nodded slightly and followed Wang Chengwu onto a hovercraft.

After the vehicle takes off, the magnificent panoramic view of the entire R&D center can be seen.

“Currently, the center has a total of 327 first-level projects, 47 of which involve quantum technology.”

Wang Chengwu called up the holographic projection, "The East District is the basic theory research area, the West District is the applied technology development area, and the North District is..."

"Let's go to the Tiangong project team first."

Chen Lin interrupted, "I want to see the progress of their dimensional stabilizer."

The hovercraft turned to the northeast and soon stopped in front of a peculiarly shaped building. The outer wall of this laboratory was made of special quantum materials, and a rainbow-like luster flowed on the surface.

"Tiangong Laboratory uses the latest adaptive structures."

Wang Chengwu introduced, "The entire building can change the internal space dimensions according to experimental needs..."

Inside the laboratory, dozens of scientists were busy around a huge circular device. In the center of the device was suspended a strange object that kept changing its shape, sometimes appearing solid and sometimes turning into a ball of light.

"This is the third generation dimensional stabilizer."

The project's chief scientist stepped forward and said, "We have successfully applied the data collected from the Black Domain incident to..."

Suddenly, the ball of light in the center of the device flickered violently, and the alarm in the laboratory sounded suddenly.

"President, be careful!"

Wang Chengwu grabbed Chen Lin and stepped back.

The ball of light suddenly expanded into a plane, in which a city-like scene vaguely emerged - towering spires, flowing liquid buildings, and... several vague human outlines.

"Record now!"

Wang Chengwu shouted to everyone, "This may be a projection of another parallel universe!"

The scientists were busy operating the instruments, but the scene only lasted for three seconds before disappearing. The laboratory was silent with only the humming sound of the instruments.

“It seems that our research direction is correct.”

Chen Lin said thoughtfully, "Take me to see the Dreamweaver project."

After leaving the Tiangong Laboratory, the hovercraft drove towards the most mysterious S area of ​​the R&D center.

The security level here was significantly increased, and after passing seven biometric checkpoints, they finally arrived in front of a huge spherical building.

"DreamWeaver is our most cutting-edge consciousness technology project."

Wang Chengwu lowered his voice unconsciously, "I mainly study the interaction between human consciousness and quantum fields..."

Inside the spherical building is a huge annular space with hundreds of transparent capsules suspended in the center. In each capsule lies a volunteer with a complex neural network interface connected to their heads.

"How is the progress so far?"

Chen Lin asked.

"We can already share basic consciousness." The project leader called up a set of data, "But the most exciting thing is this..."

He pointed to a special cabin where volunteers were floating in the air, surrounded by a faint blue light.

"Volunteer No. 19 accidentally triggered a quantum entangled state during the experiment."

The person in charge said excitedly, "His consciousness seems to be able to exist in multiple locations at the same time..."

At this moment, Chen Lin's communicator suddenly rang, and Zhulong's holographic image soon appeared in front of Chen Lin: "President, emergency, the Black Domain Monitoring Station sent an alarm, and a new crack appeared in the dimensional barrier."

Chen Lin's expression suddenly changed: "Specific location?"

"It's 300 kilometers above Shanhai City." Zhulong's mechanical eyes flashed red, "and... the crack is moving towards the R&D center."

Everyone looked up at the ceiling, as if they could see the approaching threat through the layers of buildings.

Chen Lin made a quick decision: "Immediately activate the full-area evacuation plan. Director Wang, take me to the Apocalypse Laboratory."

Wang Chengwu looked embarrassed: "President, the Apocalypse project is still in the theoretical verification stage, and the safety factor is very low..."

"Time is running out."

Chen Lin has already strode towards the exit. "If my guess is correct, we may be facing a cross-dimensional civilization collision."

The hover car sped towards the deepest underground area of ​​the R&D center. As the elevator continued to descend, the surrounding walls gradually turned into a special material with a gleaming metallic luster.

"This is an isolation layer made of singularity alloy mined from the planet's core."

Wang Chengwu explained, "In theory, it can block energy penetration from any dimension."

The elevator finally stopped 300 meters underground, and what appeared in front of it was a huge round metal door engraved with complex quantum runes.

"Identity verification passed."

A mechanical female voice sounded, "Welcome to Apocalypse Laboratory."

Inside the door was a vast hemispherical space with a black sphere about 50 meters in diameter suspended in the center. Dozens of researchers in protective suits were busy around it.

"This is the core of Apocalypse."

Wang Chengwu's voice was filled with awe. "We developed a dimensional stabilization device based on the initial Black Domain incident and the subsequent parallel universe collision incident."

He asked the researchers around him to step back, and he activated the simulation test device in the middle. Soon, a holographic image covering the entire laboratory popped up. (End of this chapter)