Resurrection of all mankind

Chapter 70 The Inner World (Updated, thanks to Jiu Xingyu for another wave of rewards)
Besides.

Directly behind the mirror, there is a huge glass cube that is more than four people tall.

The glass cube is filled with water, in which is a translucent human brain.

Xie Shen recognized the brain at a glance.

He was surprised and asked, "Isn't this the thalamus core? You actually caught this thing?"

"Ah."

Li Xiu nodded and said, "The thalamus core has the ability to ignore all obstacles, so it is impossible to catch them using normal means. But the Europa Space Station found a weakness of this creature."

Hearing this, Xie Shen followed Li Xiu's words and said, "This weakness is that the thalamus core cannot use 'Void' in water?"

"That's right." Li Xiu continued, "After capturing the thalamus core, we spent a lot of effort to kill all the thalamus sentinels in its body, which led to the scene you see now."

"So what about that big mirror?" Xie Shen asked, "What's the matter with that mirror?"

In the laboratory.

Faced with Xie Shen's doubts, Li Xiu did not respond in a hurry, but just waved to a human soldier standing by.

The latter understood what he meant and immediately jumped into the huge glass cube.

He swam in the water and soon arrived in front of the thalamus core.

The soldier turned around and looked at Li Xiu.

After Li Xiu nodded, he decisively stuck his head into the thalamus core, followed by his body and legs.

Finally, the soldier's entire body was buried in the thalamic core.

"What does this mean?" Xie Shen asked with a puzzled look on his face when he saw it.

Li Xiu explained: "Once a person gets inside the thalamus core, they will enter a state similar to sleepwalking."

"You can think of it as a dream."

"Then we can use that big mirror to see what dreams people have when they enter the thalamic core."

"Of course."

"Before watching, we need to connect the mirror to the person inside the thalamic core."

As he spoke, Li Xiu took out a super long umbilical cord from the laboratory freezer.

He had one end of the umbilical cord tied to the thalamic core and the other end tied to the large mirror.

next second.

The human soldiers who entered the core of the thalamus appeared in the mirror.

Li Xiu was even able to talk to the human soldier: "Tian Ze, can you hear me?"

"can."

In the mirror, the soldier named Tianze quickly responded.

Li Xiu added: "Go around and show us what the world in the mirror looks like."

"receive."

In the mirror, the soldier Tianze turned around as he was told.

After seeing the scene in the mirror, Xie Shen felt even more incredible: "There is a river in this mirror."

"Then there is also a river just east of our base."

“The two rivers are exactly the same.”

Xie Shen speculated: "Could it be that the world in this big mirror is a projection of the real world?"

"You guessed it right." Li Xiu added, "I call the world in the mirror the 'inner world'."

"Then the terrain of the other world is exactly the same as the real world."

"The only difference is this: In the real world there are us, and this military base we built on this empty land."

"But in the other world, that empty space is still just an empty space."

"I understand." Xie Shen said thoughtfully: "In other words, all our actions in the real world will not have any impact on the inner world."

"Ah."

Li Xiu followed up, “And the reverse is also true: everything that happens in the other world will not affect the real world.”

"At least for now."

"Then"

Li Xiu then said: "The inner world is not exactly the same as the real world, but is mirror-symmetrical."

"You should know what mirror symmetry means, right?"

Li Xiu gave an example: "For example, the river located directly east of our base."

"That river also exists in the other world."

"It's just that it's located due west of the clearing."

In the laboratory.

While Li Xiu was talking to Xie Shen, Tianze, a soldier inside the thalamus core, suddenly woke up from his sleepwalking state.

The moment he woke up, the image in the big mirror disappeared immediately.

There's nothing to see.

"What's going on?" Xie Shen asked in confusion, "Why did this soldier suddenly wake up from his sleepwalking state?"

"Because he got enough sleep." Li Xiu replied, "How long a person can stay in the inner world depends entirely on how sleepy he is."

"For example: if a person has not slept for a long time, and then his sleep quality is very good."

"Then once he enters the other world, he can stay there for 10 hours or even longer."

"If a person's sleep quality is poor, he or she will often wake up from a dream before sleeping for a few hours."

"Then this kind of people won't stay in the other world for long."

As he spoke, Li Xiu pointed at Tianze, a soldier who had just swam out of the glass cube.

He said: "Tianze slept very well last night, so he woke up on his own not long after he entered the other world."

"magic!"

The concept of the inner world was the first time that Xie Shen, a cultivator, had heard of it.

He wondered, "Since we humans can only enter the other world through dreaming."

"Then it is obvious: we cannot bring anything material out of the inner world."

"So what's the point of exploring the other world?"

"That's very meaningful." Li Xiu replied: "You just saw it: the clothes that the soldier Tianze wore can be taken into the other world."

“This is because when people dream, they assume they are wearing clothes.”

"Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand." Xie Shen responded immediately.

Li Xiu continued: "Based on this idea, we asked a soldier in the base to always carry a telescope no matter what he does."

"Then whatever you think about during the day, you will dream about at night."

"After this went on for nearly a week, the soldier began to dream that he was carrying a telescope."

"Using this method, we can bring objects from the real world into the other world."

"Great!" Xie Shen gave Li Xiu a thumbs up and guessed, "I can guess it without you telling me. This method should also be something you thought of, right?"

"Yeah." Li Xiu nodded expressionlessly. He continued, "Then, through the telescope, the soldier observed a very interesting phenomenon in the other world."

"What phenomenon?" Xie Shen asked subconsciously.

Li Xiu said: "Doesn't the thalamus core only appear at night?"

"But the other world is exactly the opposite."

"In the other world, thalamic sentinels only appear during the day and disappear inexplicably at night."

this.
After hearing this, Xie Shen understood what Li Xiu wanted to express.

He followed Li Xiu's words and said, "You mean to say that those thalamus cores are likely to have invaded reality from the inner world? They stay in the inner world during the day, and invade reality at night to hunt and kill us humans?"

"Ah."

Li Xiu used a metaphor: "The thalamus core is like a jackal, tiger or leopard."

"If one or two of them ran into a human village and were killed, it would be impossible for them to become extinct."

"The only way to exterminate them is to rush into the forest and destroy the habitat where they reproduce."

"And the inner world is the habitat where the thalamus cores reproduce."

"So if we want to fundamentally destroy the Thalamus Core, we must go deep into the inner world and find their nest in the inner world."

“But the problem is.”

At this point, Li Xiu suddenly changed the subject and said, "In the other world, no matter how far you go, when you wake up and enter again, you will return to the starting point."

“Then the problem arises.”

"You know: Even with medication, a person can only sleep for about 24 hours at best."

"In 24 hours, a modified person can move about 100-200 kilometers without stopping."

"so."

Li Xiu concluded: "With the starting point as the center, the area within a radius of 200 kilometers is the maximum range we can explore in the inner world. The explorable area is limited, which has led to us not making any important discoveries in the inner world."

Xie Shen was puzzled after hearing this: "Since you said that the explorable area is centered on the starting point, can't we just change the position of the starting point?"

"It's not that easy." Li Xiu shook his head and said, "If we want to change the starting point of the other world, we need to move our base somewhere else."

"Then in this process, we have to rearrange the spiritual light formation."

"And that's it."

"Since the Thalamus Core has the ability to 'become virtual' and cannot be moved, we will have to capture a new Thalamus Core after we move the base."

“This is a really huge project.”

"And every time we explore a new area, we will have to move our base."

“It’s not worth it.”

"So you thought of me?" Xie Shen asked.

"Ah."

Li Xiu explained: "After all, you are a cultivator, you have all kinds of methods, and your mental strength is much stronger than that of ordinary people."

"So I want to ask: Do you have a way to put yourself into a deep sleep for a long time?"

"Let me think about it." After hearing what Li Xiu said, Xie Shen's eyes showed a thoughtful look.

After a long while, he finally spoke: "A long time ago, when I was still in the Qi training stage, I once obtained a secret method called "Turtle Breathing Technique" from a warrior in the secular world."

"That secret method can put people into a state of suspended animation."

"If combined with the Bigu Pill, then the person who uses the Turtle Breathing Technique can even maintain this state for a whole month."

"Then the only question now is," Xie Shen said uncertainly, "I'm not sure whether a person in suspended animation can dream or enter the other world, so I have to try it before I know."

After saying that, he looked at Li Xiu, and his meaning was self-evident.

Li Xiu quickly responded, "You can try it. Although the inner world may be dangerous, the act of entering the inner world itself is safe."

Since Li Xiu said so, Xie Shen naturally said nothing more.

He used his 'virtualization' ability and passed through the wall directly into the thalamus core in front of everyone in the laboratory.

next second.

Xie Shen silently used the "Turtle Breathing Technique" to quickly put himself into a state of suspended animation.

...

Endless darkness.
I don’t know how much time has passed.

When Xie Shen opened his eyes again, he found himself in an open space surrounded by woods.

At this moment, Xie Shen had an indescribable strange feeling in his heart:
He was clearly aware that he was dreaming, but he couldn't wake up from the dream no matter what.

and.

Everything in this dream is so real, and there is no difference with reality.

The world here is really magical
In the open space, Xie Shen was sighing to himself when he suddenly heard a familiar voice in his ears.

The person who spoke was Li Xiu.

He seemed to be standing in front of Xie Shen, and immediately said, "It's working. Your Turtle Breathing Skill is really powerful."

"Since we have already entered the inner world, why not try to see if the magical powers you have mastered can be used in the inner world."

"Okay." Xie Shen responded and waved his hand lightly.

As he moved, a beam of fire inexplicably ignited from his hand.

But Xie Shen waved his hand, and the fire hit a tree not far away.

With just one strike, the entire tree exploded in an instant.

"so far so good."

At the same time.

Li Xiu's voice rang out from the void: "It's just as I thought: your magical powers can be used even in the other world. I just don't know if you can use the flying sword that you nurtured in the Purple Mansion."

"Then why not give it a try?"

Hearing what Li Xiu said, Xie Shen's mind moved, and the flying sword nurtured in the purple mansion appeared in front of him.

Looking at the flying sword, he showed an eager expression, as if he was planning to fly in the air.

but.
"Don't fly, don't fly!"

Before Xie Shen could make any move, Li Xiu stopped him and said, "Once someone dies in the other world, their brain will die in the real world and they will become a vegetable."

"So, before you figure out whether there is any danger in the sky, I don't recommend you to fly directly into the sky."

Li Xiu continued: "Let's do it tomorrow."

"Tomorrow, I will organize a team, and then use the Turtle Breathing Technique to follow you into the other world."

"After that, when it comes to flying and going to dangerous places, let them take the lead."

"Wait until you are sure there is no danger, then go ahead."

"Okay." Out of caution, Xie Shen listened to Li Xiu's advice and did not rush to explore the inner world.

He took the initiative to stop the tortoise breathing technique.

next second.

Xie Shen suddenly opened his eyes, and he woke up from the inner world.

(End of this chapter)