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

“Think about it: in the microscopic realm, if we enter without any protective measures, we might not be able to return after obtaining the data. Since our descendants will inherit a huge fortune anyway, why not consider this operation as a final act of gratitude?”

This time, the higher-ups were very worried. They never expected that at this critical juncture, these people would insist on entering the microscopic realm even without official equipment.

"What exactly do you two mean? Do you absolutely have to get into this field?"

"Of course. Since they chose to cooperate with our company, we naturally have to find a way to independently develop this miniaturization technology. In that case, we must bear the risk to our lives, right? After all, our research has always been a gradual process."

The actual situation was this: Jiang Chuan made a decision: since the higher-ups were unwilling to provide this technology, they would create it themselves.

Since the theoretical foundations are all interconnected, it's better to take this opportunity to clarify these key issues before considering other solutions. Most importantly, the current situation has given everyone a glimmer of hope; otherwise, they would never have had the chance to create something new.

In fact, it is always difficult to apply for technical support from higher authorities, since they always believe that these technologies are the core assets of the country.

"Alright, no need to worry anymore. I'll just give the Academy of Sciences the approval slip, you can go and collect it."

Jiang Chuan finally got his wish.

On the way to the Academy of Sciences, Jiang Chuan was still puzzled: why did the problem always get solved whenever his wife came forward to communicate?

“Our leader is actually quite stubborn. He knows in his heart that some things are right, but due to personal reasons and considerations of national interests, he is embarrassed to say them directly. And as you know, he was originally from Atlantis.”

Actually, Tony isn't interested in so-called miniaturization technology right now; he believes that research in the microscopic field is the most important thing right now.

After arriving at the Academy of Sciences, and following a period of coordination, they finally obtained the miniaturization technology. Upon returning to the lab, Jiang Chuan immediately instructed Cao Liping to begin replicating the technology.

Soon after, a complete set of equipment was successfully developed.

"Alright, let's get right to the final testing now. But I want to remind everyone that this may not be so simple."

Jiang Chuan first surveyed the group, then assembled a professional team. Using quantum mechanics, they all entered the microscopic world.

This world was indeed breathtaking, filled with unprecedented and magnificent sights. In this wondrous place, they witnessed astonishing scenes for the first time.

"Look, this is the most crucial area in the time rift. We can observe certain special nodes here every time a war occurs."

It turns out that once a war breaks out, time becomes disordered. This explains why various strange events always occur during large-scale wars.

"In fact, the two world wars caused extremely serious damage to time. However, that was limited to the Earth level. The recent space wars, including the previous space wars, have cast a shadow over the order of time."

This is why locators have never been able to completely solve the problem during deployment.

Clearly, Tony, who was well-prepared, adjusted the locator again to solve this problem. But when they tried to locate that crucial node, another error occurred—meaning that certain areas still could not be directly controlled.

"Could you use the locator to mark the locations where the errors occurred?"

Jiang Chuan knew very well that now that he was here, he had to find out the type of signal first.

"Okay, I'll give it a try."

Tony began troubleshooting. After setting the time coordinates, he immediately noticed the locator was displaying an error again.

This meant that to enter that state, they could only reach a nearby node first and then advance step by step. Tony readjusted the parameters as required and immediately arrived at the area before the error occurred. But strangely, everything was normal there.

"What do you think that is?"

Xu Jiajia noticed a strange white light ahead and immediately sensed something was amiss. As they slowly approached, they discovered that there was a barrier there.

"What on earth is this?"

On the other side of the barrier lies another unknown world. Even stranger, humans seem unable to return to their original place, all because of this barrier.

"Could this be the legendary time barrier?"

The theory of time barriers has only been discussed in some physics textbooks in the past, but it is unexpected that it has been presented in a concrete form in the microscopic field.

Therefore, Jiang Chuan is inevitably somewhat worried.

"Can't we just smash it?"

No one was sure if this method would work, because in the microscopic realm, any improper operation could trigger a collapse.

"Do not impulse!"

Cao Liping still had reservations.

In other words, it's impossible for anyone to go back to the past now.

This is the fundamental reason why time machines have not been able to function properly to this day.

"Let's go see the future."

Tony then activated the time locator, only to find that the future also displayed an error.

He was shocked. Did humanity have no future?
"No. If humanity has no future, the time locator won't function at all. I think the key issue is that we're facing an unprecedented situation. Let's check if there are any barriers first."

Sure enough, after the error area was marked, they observed it closely and indeed found a barrier. But what exactly happened? Why were there so many barriers in the human world? And why did the system determine this to be a major error? Had Tony's time-locator design failed to achieve its intended effect?

They returned to the real world.

Although this time travel failed to achieve its intended goal, it revealed some previously unknown secrets. At this point, Chen Tianfei proposed a new idea.

"Think about it, why can't we go back to the past? And as everyone has seen, the timeline is exactly at the beginning of the new millennium."

In this context, it suddenly dawned on everyone that many people were reluctant to discuss certain events before the new millennium. In other words, the environment people lived in during that period was indeed quite different.

"Therefore, this matter feels particularly different. If the speculation is correct, there may have been some kind of tacit rule at that time. In order to break through this barrier, we must find a way to solve the barrier problem."

But Cao Liping still had concerns.

"You mean, forcibly breaking through might have serious consequences, right? In that case, why don't we do the opposite? We don't necessarily have to break through the barrier directly; we can drill holes in it and try to get through. You've all seen how insignificant each of us is in the face of this barrier, haven't you?" (End of Chapter)