Those who face the wall, but are in the Nascent Soul stage.

Chapter 38 Seeing me is like a mayfly gazing at the blue sky (Please continue reading)

Zhang Beihai suddenly thought of something and asked, "Dr. Ding Yi, I remember that you once pursued the construction of a unified formula for the universe in your early years?"

"I was too naive when I was young, and I gave up long ago. If even Einstein couldn't figure it out, I probably can't either."

As one of the top theoretical physicists in China and even the world, Ding Yi's achievements in physics are definitely not as simple as discovering macroatoms and improving the ball lightning project.

Dr. Ding Yi's success in physics is enough to eclipse all other physicists in the world; he is a living legend. (Note: The Ding Yi in this book is still the unified divine Ding Yi of Liu Cixin's universe, currently still developing.)
If you don't study physics, your view of Ding Yi will be like a frog at the bottom of a well looking at the bright moon.

If you studied physics, you would see Ding Yi as a mayfly gazing at the blue sky.

The one who felt this most deeply was Luo Qing's predecessor. The former, who was supposedly the youngest professor of physics at Tsinghua University, was no different from a child who had just learned to babble when facing Ding Yi.

He discovered macroatoms, participated in and improved the ball lightning research project, discovered macroatomic 'strings' to drive the macro fusion project, participated in the research of controlled nuclear fusion and achieved major breakthroughs, is now responsible for breaking through the theoretical blockade of sophons, and once attempted to study the unified field theory that Einstein pursued throughout his life.

Each of these titles would easily earn an ordinary physicist a Nobel Prize in Physics, yet they are only part of Ding Yi's legendary resume.

However, even such a legendary figure has now met his end by crashing into the impenetrable wall set up by Tomoko.

Ding Yi pointed to Luo Qing, who had become a point of light outside the observation window, and said:
"Whether the Grand Unification Formula exists or not is no longer important. What is important is that the inclusiveness of this world far exceeds my imagination: cultivators can fly in the sky, sophons can lock down technology, and human cars can run. Nothing can surprise me anymore."

Zhang Beihai remarked, "This sounds like something that could easily lead theoretical scholars to despair."

“On the contrary,” Ding Yi said, “this is a good thing for us theoretical scholars. If it weren’t for those damned Trisolarans, I can’t imagine how comfortable my life would be, with countless mysteries waiting for me to explore.”

Sitting in the back, Wang Miao said with a bitter tone, "It's a good thing for those who do theoretical work, but it's a bad thing for us applied physicists. I have reason to suspect that the higher-ups will soon assign me to research on cultivators."

Researching cultivators?
Zhang Beihai fell silent. He glanced at the observation window again, which was now completely empty.

At such a distance, no matter how good his eyesight was, he couldn't see anything.

The 'Opener' continued to climb, its aircraft engines humming laboriously. The thin atmosphere made the world appear clearer, and at this altitude, the Earth's curve could be faintly seen.

The blue sky outside is fading, the sky is getting dark, but the sun is shining even brighter.

The universe seems to be right before our eyes.

[The current flight altitude is 32000 meters. The aerospace flight segment has ended, and the spaceflight phase is about to begin. The pulse detonation engine will be activated after the countdown ends. Passengers are requested to adjust their seating position according to the diagrams on their seats and actively activate the 'shallow sea' mode to reduce the stress caused by G-forces.]

A series of clicking sounds filled the cabin as the 'shallow sea' mode was activated, and the bulky seats behind the passengers began to unfold further, shrinking the passengers as if they were wrapped in tin foil.

Ding Yi also put her hands back in, and soon her whole body was wrapped in the seat, with only her face exposed.

For ordinary people who have not experienced overweight training, this so-called 'shallow sea' mode can minimize the overweight load on ordinary people.

"I wonder if that cultivator who meditates can fly into space." After saying this, Wang Miao gripped the inner handrail tightly and closed his eyes.

This was his second time in space, and he was a little nervous.

A tremendous roar resounded, and Zhang Beihai felt a thrust far greater than that of the 'High Frontier'. The instantaneous overweight of at least 20G of high pressure pressed everyone firmly onto the spacecraft seats that served as a buffer.

Even with the 'shallow sea' mode seating configuration providing some cushioning, Zhang Beihai still felt extremely uncomfortable.

The stepped detonation acceleration unique to pulse detonation engines is like a giant hand that clenches and opens repeatedly, leaving everyone immobilized.

Zhang Beihai turned his head with difficulty, wanting to take one last look at the direction of the cultivator outside the window, but he failed. Outside the dark window, there was nothing but the thin air outside being tinged red.

The 'Opener' plunged into the thin void of space.

In the silent cabin, where everyone was struggling to breathe, Ding Yi's voice rang out abruptly, seemingly unaffected:
"At least this cultivator is standing with humanity. In any case, humanity's hope of fighting the Trisolarans has increased a little more." 'That's right.' Zhang Beihai looked at the black universe and answered in his heart.

Whether it was an illusion caused by prolonged weight gain or not, he seemed to see a dark figure rapidly approaching from that vast, blue planet.

The figure created a bubble in the thin atmosphere, which rose layer by layer and soon approached the 'Opener' spaceplane traveling at the first cosmic velocity.

Zhang Beihai's eyes widened.

As the spacecraft slowly entered near-Earth orbit, the pressure from the overload gradually disappeared, and all the seats automatically disengaged from the 'shallow sea' mode, freeing the passengers from their constraints and granting them limited freedom.

Soon, not only Zhang Beihai, but many others noticed the dark figure approaching from outside the observation window.
The dark figure seemed to have just run out of a 'film set' and somehow changed into a black robe. Most incredibly, this black robe showed no signs of burning even at hundreds of times the speed of sound, but instead floated coldly in the thin universe like a cloak.

"He's caught up!"

"Wow, they can really go to space?!"

After yet another blow to their morale, a member of the Space Force finally couldn't help but swear.

The rationality that had been deliberately suppressed earlier was no longer present in the cabin; the sound suddenly filled the entire cabin.

"How fast must that be? They got that close in the blink of an eye. It must be faster than the second cosmic velocity, right?"

"I reckon it's more than that! My God, he's caught up! This Wallfacer has caught up! I suspect he can reach cosmic velocity and fly out of the solar system!"

"Coming for the 'Opener' spaceplane?"

"What's he doing here? Getting a ride?"

"The hatch is locked, he can't get in!"

The second-to-last voice guessed correctly; Luo Qing did indeed come to hitch a ride.

Less than a minute after everyone exclaimed in surprise, the black figure had already caught up with the 'Opener' spaceplane, which was traveling at the first cosmic velocity.

The person facing the wall apparently flew to the nose of the spaceplane and had a brief exchange with the pilot before turning into a streak of light and disappearing into the spaceplane through the sealed cabin.

Amidst the shocked gazes of more than 30 people, Luo Qing, dressed in a black robe, stood in the center of the cabin, smoothing his robes which had been blown about by the wind in the atmosphere, and returning his long black hair to a normal hairstyle.

"Phew, this is my first time in space, I'm almost developing cosmophobia," Luo Qing said, glancing around before quickly spotting an empty seat next to Wang Miao.

"Hey bro, is nobody here?"

"No, nobody's here," Wang Miao said blankly.

Luo Qing bowed slightly to the crowd. "Everyone, can I hitch a ride? The movie just finished filming, and I'm going to visit the space station. I've already spoken with your leaders, so please don't mind. It's part of the plan."

And so Luo Qing sat down next to Wang Miao without any qualms.

Ding Yi and Zhang Beihai felt an eerie silence fall over them as Luo Qing sat down behind them.

"Zhizi, don't just stand there. There's a seat over there. You can float around there." Luo Qing pointed to an empty seat in front of him and spoke to someone in the cabin.

Tomoko paused for a moment, then projected a black Chinese character, "Thank you," into the cabin, visible to everyone, and floated straight over.

Upon seeing this, all the space force officers, scholars, and experts kept their lips tightly shut and remained silent.

(End of this chapter)