Don’t panic if you get scammed, give him a Desert Eagle instead.

Cao Liping's argument did not attract widespread attention, but Jiang Chuan showed great interest. After all, everyone now understands that the impact of higher-dimensional worlds is no small matter.

"The bond that holds these universes together is the concept of time in four-dimensional space, but this time system is fundamentally different from our traditional understanding."

Chen Tianfei then showed another device model.

It's like a sophisticated cage where time is strictly set—the daily timing is regulated by the Earth's rotation, while the original driving force behind the Earth's rotation remains a mystery.

Humans divide each day and night into twenty-four hours and arrange their schedules according to a timetable: working on time on weekdays, strictly limiting lunch time, and even the human body's biological clock adjusts itself according to time patterns—you all know these common sense things, right?

Cao Liping, however, raised profound questions about these established facts: "What if all of this was a program already set up by a higher-dimensional creator?"

Everyone present was horrified; this theory, though lacking empirical support, certainly sounded chilling.

"Therefore, I must solemnly inform you that, according to current research, this spacetime system may be malfunctioning."

Initially, they mistook the frequent spatial collisions for ordinary spatial rifts. However, each spatial collision caused time distortion, leading to cognitive impairment.

"Therefore, the Mancini effect's influence is by no means limited to this universe; similar situations will occur in other parallel universes."

"After going around in circles, you've consistently avoided the core issue—what's the solution? Don't forget, you are the scientists I rely on most."

Jiang Chuan is now only concerned with specific countermeasures.

"Unfortunately, with the current level of human technology, even the most advanced technology is insufficient to solve this problem."

According to the two scientists, humanity can only watch helplessly as the world gradually disintegrates and collapses amidst conflict.

Even more worrying is that the time dimension will continue to decompose, and the four-dimensional spacetime that protects the three-dimensional space will be the first to collapse. Once the time barrier cracks, the consequences will be unimaginable.

"At this stage, humanity does not possess the ability to observe across dimensions. Although we have successfully opened a portal to the fifth-dimensional world, you are aware of the potential chain reactions this technology may trigger."

Jiang Chuan recalled that when higher dimensions overlapped with the present world, it did indeed cause building collapses.

Those higher-dimensional beings have now settled on Earth and integrated into human society, and so far have not caused any accidents.

These outstanding high-dimensional scientists are leveraging their expertise in various laboratories and actively participating in collaborative projects.

“Boss, the most urgent task is to strengthen communication with them and identify the key issues. Otherwise, a human crisis will be inevitable. However, I don't think it's appropriate to reveal the research on the time rift to them.”

Faced with this difficult problem, everyone is deeply worried. How to minimize the conflict has become an unsolvable question.

"Based on our follow-up investigation into the Mancini incident, we found that the effect initially only caused partial memory bias. However, similar cases have been surging recently."

The situation continues to deteriorate, and many of the spacetime anomalies that have occurred in the past are being corrected by some force.

"I even suspect that all human behavior is under the surveillance of higher-dimensional beings. The identity of the so-called creator remains a mystery, but I always feel that humanity might truly be some kind of unknown experiment."

Cao Liping continued to elaborate on her shocking theories.

"Let's pause these discussions for now."

Jiang Chuan realized that things were far more complicated than he had imagined. "Let's be clear: our primary task is survival on Earth. We can explore the universe, but we absolutely cannot get involved in interstellar war; that's a strict no-go zone."

Cao Liping chuckled and retorted, "Since there are restricted areas, why don't we set the battlefield on Earth? As long as it's within Earth's borders, the repeated destruction and rebirth of civilizations won't matter."

"Wouldn't that mean repeatedly tearing down and rebuilding human civilization? Absolutely not!"

"Why can't we expand underground? Since the rules stipulate that the battlefield must be on Earth, we can build cities underground and leave the battlefield on the surface. As long as it doesn't involve outer space combat, it won't violate the rules, right?"

According to Cao Liping's vision, humanity should accelerate the construction of underground cities. Maintaining basic defenses on the surface is not a long-term solution.

Jiang Chuan understood that this would be a massive project, and it was difficult to predict whether countries around the world had the capability to build new cities beneath existing ones.

"We must seek change. While deep-digging strategies can be feasible in certain situations, the problem is no longer simply deployment; we have no way of knowing what we'll encounter underground. If a weapon of mass destruction detonates in the air, humanity will have no choice but to seek refuge in a final shelter."

This is by no means an exaggeration; similar crises have occurred many times before. If Jiang Chuan had not resolved the situation in time, humanity might have already experienced several nuclear winters.

Jiang Chuan could only gradually grasp the situation, but he still had no clue about a specific implementation plan. The series of ideas proposed by Cao Liping and Chen Tianfei were simply unacceptable to him.

After returning home, Jiang Chuan told Xu Jiajia the whole story.

Xu Jiajia fell into a long silence.

"So, does this mean all our current efforts could be in vain? Absolutely not."

"well!"……

Xu Jiajia shook her head again at this moment.

"A full-scale state of emergency is not a good strategy, but the core issue is where our way out lies. We can't keep burying our heads in this and never find a final solution."

In fact, Xu Jiajia had already figured out the key issue, but the difficulty lay in when to report these situations to her superiors.

"Let's wait and see for now. After all, we researchers have only discovered some of the related problems and have not yet found a real solution."

On the surface, everything seemed normal, but all research institutions had begun to pay close attention to the time loophole, and Tony was particularly worried about it.

During this period, he constructed a sophisticated data model, attempting to conduct theoretical experiments using it, but the results were consistently unsatisfactory. In particular, his recent focus on time travel research has yet to yield a feasible solution, which has even led him to doubt his own research abilities.

Tony's obsession with time travel research stems from a simple reason: sometimes it's necessary to go back in time to solve certain problems. Furthermore, he had a strained relationship with his father in the past, and if he could return to a point in time before the timeline became distorted, there might still be a chance to repair their relationship.

Let's not talk about that now.

Jiang Chuan knew very well that the situation was likely far more complex than it appeared. After listening to Tony's account, he basically understood the seriousness of the matter; after all, it was by no means an easy task.

“Mr. Tony, would you like to come to our country again? I think we need to brainstorm now to determine the next course of action. This is no trivial matter.”

Tony knew the situation was escalating and that he couldn't handle it alone. But as a meticulous researcher, he wasn't sure if this approach was appropriate; he could only say it was a worthwhile avenue to explore. (End of Chapter)