Honkai, why do you only play high-end games?

"You know, this is a great miracle that even Heaven has never achieved!"

"I was the one who found this place and brought you here! I helped the entire Anti-Entropy finally get here!"

"It's me! Cocolia!"

Cocolia felt proud for a moment, feeling that she had made great contributions and was unattainable.

"It was I who brought a brand new future to Anti-Entropy. But you, Dr. Tesla, still cling to those ridiculous old dogmas, calling yourself a great scientist, yet you are complacent and complacent. Do you know how many opportunities for Anti-Entropy to grow and develop you have missed?!"

She was suddenly filled with heartache and rage. She pointed at the great device and angrily retorted,

"Open your eyes and see clearly what this is!"

"Do you understand? I represent the future of anti-entropy!"

She felt incredible about this.

"You stubborn, inflexible fellows, what qualifications do you have to point fingers at me?!"

"you!"

Faced with the full-scale attack of Cocolia, Tesla was so angry that he was speechless.

Although she has a bad temper, she is also reasonable; it would be better to kill her directly than to let her behave like Cocolia and act in such an unreasonable and embarrassing manner that is no different from throwing a tantrum!

"Ms. Cocolia, please save these meaningless words of duty for regular meetings. After all, that's where arguments are supposed to happen, not now."

In contrast to Tesla, who was hot-tempered and straightforward, Einstein, who was gentle and reserved, was much more cunning.

"Let me remind you again, if this device is truly, as you say, the door and key to the quantum realm—have you ever imagined the consequences of rashly connecting the two dimensions?"

"Consequences? What consequences could there be?"

Cocolia, who had let out a good vent, sneered.

"The previous civilization built and used the device to connect and study the quantum realm. Why would there be any consequences if we pick it up and use it?"

"This is a different time. The collapse of the pre-civilization era was far more devastating than our own, but on another level, it also gave the world back then a far higher energy level than we have today."

Einstein shook his head.

"To give you an example that's easier to understand, just like this ruin, a solid 'barrier' separates our world from the quantum dimension, and the 'internal pressures' of each are different. In pre-civilization times, due to the active Honkai, the 'internal pressure difference' of our world happened to be within a relatively safe range, allowing people at the time to observe and study it. But now, this 'pressure difference' has never been accurately surveyed or calculated. In this situation, if we rashly open the channel connecting the inside and the outside, and if a higher-level energy were to flow back in, the consequences might be more serious than you and I can imagine!"

The leaks that allow seawater to flow back can be blocked; but if the world itself leaks and causes energy to flow back, how can we stop it?

Einstein was terrified just thinking about it and became restless.

Maybe I am worrying too much, but how can we allow a guy like Kekolia, who is eager for quick success and instant benefits, to act on his own on such a major scientific issue that may bring unpredictable risks?

"Humph, alarmist! Why didn't I see you say anything like that when we were conducting the X-10 experiment?"

As expected, Cocolia turned a deaf ear to him and sneered instead, as if she had been holding a grudge for a long time, and retorted with hatred and without hesitation.

"You've made my children make such sacrifices one after another, and now you're pretending to be righteous? Ha... Doctor, your hypocritical face is truly disgusting!"

Do you think she never gave in?

Do you think she has been unreasonable and arbitrary from the beginning?

It was really these righteous guys in front of her that disappointed her...

In that case, I'll do it myself!

"..."

The two doctors were speechless and felt guilty instantly.

Because some things really cannot be explained to everyone's satisfaction.

Does this mean that scientific research is always risky and that there will always be accidents in experiments?

They really couldn't say these high-sounding words.

It was precisely because Cocolia had made indelible contributions and sacrifices for anti-entropy that they, out of a compensatory mentality, acquiesced in her development of her own power within the organization; as a result, she gradually became too powerful to be controlled, and eventually led to the current situation.

Regret?

regret.

However, they are only scientists and scholars, and their best skill is research. They also gradually learn to manage and coordinate the affairs of a large organization through trial and error. In this process, they inevitably take various detours and make various mistakes...

However, although this is the truth, it is not a reason for the two doctors to exonerate themselves.

Therefore, when Cocolia suddenly brought up the past, they were instantly speechless and at a loss for words.

"Hmph, nothing to say?"

After calming down, Cocolia waved her hands somewhat listlessly.

"If you are afraid of death, I will have the mecha troops take you to a farther place for protection. You don't have to worry about the rest."

"Cocolia, you..."

"Mecha troops, prepare for energy docking!"

Cocolia was too lazy to communicate with them at this time. She waved her hand and asked the mecha "guard" to take them away. She gave a cold order.

"We've already paid such a huge price and finally come here. How can we not test-run this most important device to confirm that it is indeed intact?"

If it is a device that is damaged and cannot be repaired or used, then no matter how great its origin is, the only value it can provide is some archaeological value.

This is totally unacceptable to Cocolia, who is ambitious and desperate to prove herself through achievements.

Must complete the task!

not to mention……

"I want to see with my own eyes... what exactly does that mysterious quantum realm look like?"

Cocolia muttered softly.

One of her daughters, Xi'er Fule'ai, eventually collapsed irreversibly into a quantum state due to an experimental error and disappeared completely.

Ever since she learned about the existence of the Eye of the Abyss, she has had a thought in her heart - perhaps her daughter is in that dimensional world?

Just like the same story in folk tales around the world: when people die, they go to another world.

It's hard to say whether this is a blessing for the deceased or a psychological comfort for the living to reconcile with reality...

Anti-Entropy applies a lot of quantum-related technologies, which are far more mature and developed than Tianming's; but in terms of research in that field itself, it lags far behind Tianming.

After all, Otto had obtained more heritage from previous civilizations, and therefore had a deeper understanding of the area named "Quantum Sea"; he had even sent his Valkyries to conduct the first exploration experiment of the Quantum Sea several years ago - Yulan Dell. It was because of this trip that she grew from a somewhat impulsive little girl into an excellent Valkyrie in a short period of time.

However, this information is top secret within Tianming, and Anti-Entropy has no way of knowing it...

Closer to home.

On the side of the Eye of the Abyss, following Cocolia's order, more corpses of Honkai beasts were thrown into the Honkai energy furnace, transformed into surging energy, and injected into this dormant pre-civilization equipment through new pipelines.

In an instant, the quietly sleeping device moved slightly, and the light blue luster on it gradually became more transparent and brighter.

……

Far beyond this world, in a mysterious dimension difficult to describe, yet within a certain area stands a lush, beautiful cherry blossom tree, seemingly eternally blooming. Its very existence seems uncanny in this quantum world.

Not far from the tree, there sat a white-haired young man with his eyes closed. His back was as broad as a mountain, as heavy as a huge peak; and like a glacier that had not melted for thousands of years, making it difficult to approach him.

"Ok?"

The white-haired young man seemed to sense something, opened his eyes, turned his head slightly, and cast his gaze somewhere behind him.

Chapter 197: The Quantum Sea, Kevin (8,500 words)

The Quantum Ocean - this is a field that very few people have touched so far in this era; both Destiny and Anti-Entropy have conducted or will conduct extensive research on this, and will eventually achieve extremely fruitful results.

The reason why it is said that "each achieved it" is not only because the two sides have hostile positions and have never exchanged academic results; it is also because the "quantum sea" expressed by both sides sound like two completely different things.

A year later, at the foot of the Abyss, Einstein described the Quantum Ocean to Bronya and Theresa:

"Everything in the universe is composed of quanta, and quanta are inherently uncertain. When a quantum is observed, it collapses from countless worlds in different states, time and space, and in a superposition, into a specific universe—the one it observes and inhabits. The energy overflowing from these countless similar yet distinct universes converges like water. This dimension, existing between countless parallel worlds, is the 'quantum sea'..."

However, several years ago, when Bishop Tianming was explaining "What is the Quantum Sea" to the fledgling Youlan Dell who was about to embark on an adventure to the Quantum Sea, he had a completely different theory:

"The quantum ocean is a vast and very general class of folded planes that do not belong to known spacetime. It is parallel to the real world and fragmented on a large scale. It is extremely unstable. Even basic physical parameters will constantly change with the offset of coordinates. The world is as unstable as a soap bubble. And among these fragmented soap bubbles, there are also stable 'world bubbles' anchored by 'ether anchor points'..."

Coincidentally, Otto found a very special world bubble for some reason, so he sent Orlandiel and Rita to find the ether anchor point in order to verify the correctness of his theory; and finally, during this journey, Orlandiel and Rita were trained into what they are today.

Just...how to put it?

Even without the conflict of positions and old grudges, just based on the differences in theory and research, the two of them would probably argue so hard that the roof would be blown off...

But who is right and who is wrong?

I'm afraid both are correct, but neither is comprehensive enough - because, during her adventure in the world bubble, Dr. Schrödinger, whom Orlandel met by chance, gave her a third explanation:

"The 'quantum ocean' is a foundation that doesn't belong to any single universe. It's also a 'medium' that can carry all possible worlds and possesses all 11 dimensions. The 'ether' that constitutes the quantum ocean forms various 'membranes' in the periodic 'tides' of energy. These accidentally formed world bubbles can derive different dimensions and laws from the ether. For example, the eigenworld is a membrane that extends infinitely in four dimensions, finitely curled up in seven dimensions, and whose constants are consistent with everyday experience."

"When the similarity between two stable membranes is large enough, the 'distance' between them will be smaller, and matter and energy will be more likely to flow from the smaller membrane to the larger membrane. As a result, the smaller membrane will easily degenerate structurally and be more easily affected by the other membrane, eventually forming a special membrane similar to a 'projection' - on this special type of membrane, only the area affected by the other membrane can still exist, and the rest will disappear."

The world bubble that Youlan Dell experienced at that time was the "projection" membrane mentioned by Schrödinger.

It sounds complicated, but to put it simply, it is basically the comprehensive result of combining the research results of Otto and Einstein - countless worlds exist simultaneously in the quantum ocean and influence each other, and energy and matter will be exchanged or lost between them.

The "membrane" with an "anchor point" will become an "isolated system" in the concept of thermodynamics that is not easily affected by the outside world, thus forming a stable world or world bubble.

……

These are the research conclusions reached by people in modern civilization using their own different tools and methods. Did people in the pre-civilization era have their own more comprehensive and scientific theories?

The answer is yes.

Dr. Mei once patiently explained all her research results to a simple-minded fool - unfortunately, Kevin didn't understand and could only smile foolishly at her beautiful and intellectual face.

Later on, he gradually stopped laughing, but he would still look at her calmly but clumsily as usual, and listen to her talk about things that he didn't understand at all.

Dr. Mei, who was always almost omnipotent, was helpless and had no idea what to do with such a guy; and then he still patiently explained to him these complicated contents that he could not understand at all.

Because she knew that although he didn't understand, he would definitely remember every word she said in his heart - and he had enough time to digest and understand it bit by bit.

She has unparalleled confidence in the partner she has chosen.

"Mei, tell me, in a certain world bubble that was created because of our world, could there be another you, or another me?"

One day, Kevin, who had become increasingly taciturn, suddenly said,

"If that's the case, wouldn't you or I be lonely in that place?"

"Ok?"

Mei was stunned. She didn't expect Kevin, who was always simple and honest, to ask such a question. After thinking about it, she smiled brightly.

"Maybe in the past. But from now on, no."

"why?"

"Because, you or I, existing in that bubble of a world, will know: outside our own bubble, there is another you or me, standing in a similar place, thinking of each other - you see, how can we be lonely in this way?"

“…I’m sorry, I don’t understand.”

Kevin shook his head in confusion.

Mei reached out to touch his face, but he turned his head away. She had to withdraw her hand regretfully, but the smile on her face was still gentle.

"You will gradually understand this question in the future."

"But, how I hope you will never understand..."

………………

After fifty thousand years, Kevin has indeed understood and figured out a lot.

Now, he could almost perfectly act as a decision-maker, rather than a mere executor, completing those nearly impossible tasks they had once entrusted to him; but...

"So, when Mei first said 'no longer lonely', she didn't mean she wouldn't feel lonely anymore; rather, she meant she was changing from 'each of us having our own loneliness' to 'sharing the same loneliness'..."

Kevin thought a little fragilely.

But he cannot be fragile; so he will never think about these things again in the future.

"Ok?"

Kevin felt the ripples behind him coming from the direction of the intrinsic world. Those were the waves caused by the tide of the quantum sea being stirred up again.

"Has the connection between this world and the Quantum Ocean been opened?"

Kevin thought with some emotion,