The Gaelic people of the Ultraman Tiga world

But this raises a new problem.

So why would Lu Xuan, the big boss behind the Gaelvin Corporation, want to explore an unknown ruin?

Moreover, the process was conducted in such a secretive manner, as if they were afraid of being discovered.

Besides, what role did I play in this process?

Why did Lu Xuan ask him to explore this mysterious ruin together?

It's as if the other party knows they will play a crucial role in this process.

"Then how do we get there?"

After experiencing so much, Daigo no longer doubted the methods of this "magical alien".

The only thing Daigo was curious about was what methods Lu Xuan would use to send the two of them to that underground black pyramid ruin.

"Daigo, do you know what the most basic requirements are for interstellar travel?"

Instead of directly answering Daigo's question, Lu Xuan, who had already begun considering how to further train Daigo, asked a different question.

"Uh, speed?"

After a brief moment of thought, Daigo tentatively replied.

"That's right, it's about speed, or more accurately, faster than light."

"Because the scale of outer space is so vast, even traveling at the speed of light, it would take humans at least six hours to leave the solar system."

"On a cosmic scale, this is no different from you just stepping out of your house."

Having been thoroughly piqued by Lu Xuan's question, Daigo quickly pressed for an answer.

"How can faster-than-light travel be achieved?"

In Daigo's eyes, Lu Xuan is an alien life form from the universe, so he must have already achieved "faster-than-light" flight.

"There are many ways to achieve faster-than-light travel..."

"TPC had already proposed a fairly feasible theoretical model—Zero Drive—as early as 2001."

"However, I prefer to call it 'zero drive' or 'imaginary drive'."

To be honest, when Lu Xuan first learned from the AI ​​that TPC had a mature "faster-than-light theoretical model," he was just as shocked as Daigo is now.

It is important to understand that the emergence of "faster-than-light" has, to some extent, shattered Einstein's theory of relativity and overturned the cornerstone of modern physics.

In their previous lives, even leaving their home planet was a major challenge for all the countries on Earth.

And this parallel Earth has actually begun to establish a theoretical model for faster-than-light travel.

"As is well known, according to Einstein's theory of relativity, no matter how powerful the force, it is impossible for a massive object to exceed the speed of light."

"Even with unlimited energy, one can only bring matter infinitely close to the speed of light."

"To surpass the speed of light, we would need to find a substance with a mass smaller than that of light to theoretically make 'faster-than-light travel' possible."

Theory is one thing, but the premise of "unlimited energy" alone is almost impossible to achieve.

It wasn't until the AI ​​was searching for data online that it discovered a paper within TPC titled "Zero Drive Navigation Method".

Lu Xuan then realized just how terrifying the technological tree of this world was.

"'Imaginary space' is a shortcut that researchers within TPC found to achieve 'faster-than-light travel'."

"It is a special space where no mass exists, an inherent universe with an independent coordinate system, somewhat similar to the shadow of the material world."

"If we deposit the mass of the material world into the imaginary space and allow it to move within it, we can achieve the possibility of 'faster-than-light travel' in our macroscopic universe."

"The so-called 'zero-drive' is the technology that allows mass to freely enter and exit the imaginary space."

"In theory, this technology can ignore physical barriers and allow people to appear wherever they want."

A little confused, but mostly shocked, Daigo opened his mouth wide and remained silent for a long time.

Leaving aside how Lu Xuan obtained the papers and research reports on "zero-type drive," the concept of imaginary space alone is enough to refresh one's worldview.

"You've created a practical 'zero-type drive'!"

Although it was a question, Daigo spoke with unusual certainty and excitement.

Although he hadn't spent much time with Lu Xuan, Daigo was already quite clear that the alien in front of him wasn't the kind of person who liked to make baseless accusations.

Aside from sometimes having overly absurd thinking, Lu Xuan is a true pragmatist in every aspect.

He would never have told me all this if he hadn't truly confirmed the feasibility of "zero-type drive".

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Chapter 31 Anywhere Door & Imaginary Elevator

A moment later, deep within Experiment Zone 0.

"Is this the practical application of 'zero-type drive'?"

This is a location near the core of Experiment Zone 0, not far from the Galvin.

However, things were different from what Daigo had imagined.

This so-called "zero drive" is not some high-tech device, but rather a huge archway made entirely of special metal.

Its main color is silver-white, and its shape is an archway constructed with rigorous geometry.

The only difference between this archway and other gates is that it has a huge base through which various wires connect the entire research institute.

Only through this extensive network of power lines can the "zero-drive" system truly be activated.

"Actually, I originally intended to put it on the Gaelvin..."

"However, as a 'prototype,' it was simply too large, and it could only exist in this way until miniaturization was achieved."

After a slight pause, Lu Xuan, who was operating the control panel not far away, explained without turning his head.

"Although it is still far from the theoretical 'faster than light' speed."

"But short-distance teleportation within the Earth's borders is already a function that this machine can perform."

"Once I create a truly 'infinite energy source,' this machine will be able to achieve interstellar-scale interdimensional teleportation."

"Furthermore, 'Zero Drive' is just the principle behind manufacturing this machine; I personally prefer to call it 'Anywhere Door'."

Upon hearing this, Daigo was momentarily at a loss for words, unsure whether to criticize Lu Xuan for choosing the name or to tell him that the name infringed on Doraemon's copyright.

"So, you plan to use this portal to teleport me directly to the vicinity of the Black Pyramid?"

After clearing his mind of all the jumbled thoughts, Daigo suppressed his excitement and trepidation and asked.

"To be precise, it's us!"

After setting the coordinates and the teleportation time, Lu Xuan pressed the button that symbolized "start".

—Then, the Anywhere Door was activated.

tumultuous!

In the blink of an eye, the previously silent Experiment Zone 0 was suddenly filled with a loud rumbling sound.

A massive current surged through the underground cables, carrying surging energy that crashed into the base of the Anywhere Door, momentarily instilling fear in Daigo.

Such a large energy transmission would have alerted all the energy detection devices within a hundred miles long if it weren't located in this super research institute a hundred meters underground.

Even so, Experiment Zone 0 can only isolate energy radiation, but cannot completely eliminate the noise and disturbances during energy generation and input.

"Don't be so nervous. This is just opening up the imaginary space. It won't cause any other effects."

Lu Xuan calmly reassured Daigo; he was already used to this kind of thing.

As if in response to Lu Xuan's words, after a brief surge of energy, the Anywhere Door was indeed opened.

tumultuous!

Within that archway, constructed with rigorous geometry, a black hole radiating a rainbow of colors gradually filled every crevice of the Anywhere Door from nothing.

Through the black hole that emitted a rainbow of colors, Daigo seemed to see a space completely different from the material world.

In that space, there is no concept of mass or energy; there are only simple directions—up, down, left, and right—and an endless void that seems to be perpetually dark.

"This is the imaginary space, the shadow of the material world!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Xuan activated his force field generator and stepped into the Anywhere Door.

"Remember, I have already set the target location in advance."

"So once we enter the imaginary space, we don't need to do anything. We just need to wait for the teleportation device to take us to the designated location."

A mix of fear and anticipation...

Daigo gritted his teeth and followed Lu Xuan's steps, entering the Anywhere Door.

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To Daigo's surprise, when he stepped into the Anywhere Door, he found that he did not appear in an unfamiliar place like in Doraemon's Anywhere Door.

On the contrary, the interior of the Anywhere Door appears to be a special elevator?

Lu Xuan and I are now standing in this elevator, and we can clearly see the constantly distorted spacetime outside, as if we have entered some kind of mysterious other dimension in human form.

"How was it? It was quite a shock to witness imaginary space for the first time, wasn't it!"

With an undisguised smile on his face, Lu Xuan continued to explain.

"The Anywhere Door doesn't directly teleport us to a specific location; instead, it allows us to enter this imaginary space."

"This specially designed imaginary elevator is the real tool responsible for taking us to our destination."

"In imaginary space, this elevator has no mass..."

"So as long as there is enough energy, it can accelerate to a level that exceeds the speed of light in a short period of time."

"But we inside the elevator still have a concept of mass, and we won't become some kind of indescribable monster just because we entered this imaginary space."

Before Lu Xuan could finish speaking, the Imaginary Elevator had already begun to accelerate, and the mysterious and eerie scenery around them changed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"With the current power supply in Experiment Zone 0, this imaginary elevator can only be accelerated to around Mach 10."

"But that's enough. It only takes a few seconds to get from the headquarters building to the Black Pyramid ruins."

Before he could recover from the extreme acceleration, Daigo noticed that the rapidly changing scenery outside had stopped again.

Throughout the entire process, Daigo did not experience any feeling of weightlessness or acceleration.

If the external scenery hadn't actually changed, Daigo wouldn't even have realized that he had just been accelerated to Mach 10.

"Most importantly, through this imaginary elevator, we can now ignore the barriers of terrain and topography and appear anywhere on Earth."

Lu Xuan calmly explained as he gently pressed the open button for the imaginary elevator.

"If you're interested someday, I can even take you to the magma world at the Earth's core to see if the Earth is solid or hollow."

As the imaginary elevator materializes again, the strange extradimensional phenomena around it are gradually replaced by physical matter...

Knowing they had arrived at their destination, Daigo decisively shook his head and rejected Lu Xuan's terrifying suggestion without hesitation.

He felt that ordinary people like himself should just learn about the Earth's core from popular science books, and there was no need to experience it firsthand.

Chapter 32 Ainu Ruins (New book, please read!)

Hundreds of meters underground in Kumamoto City lies a mysterious site where the Ainu people have worshipped for generations.

As ripples appeared in space, a silver-white elevator, clearly a high-tech product, materialized out of thin air and emitted dazzling electric light.

click!

The elevator doors opened the next second.

The first person to step out of the elevator was Lu Xuan, who looked calm, followed closely by Da Gu, who looked extremely nervous.

"Wait, I'm having trouble breathing..."

As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, Daigo felt that he was having some difficulty breathing.

The underground space in front of us was pitch black, without a single ray of light, as if we were trapped in a lightless hell.