Xiao Yu had to admit that Senya’s hypothesis had indeed opened a new door, giving him more possibilities to consider.
This was the relationship between habitual thinking and blind spots in thought. When a person is imprisoned in a cell and faces death unless they escape, their first instinct would probably be to figure out how to flee, to check if the door could be opened, to see if the window could be squeezed through, to test if the ground was solid and whether they could dig a tunnel out… Out of ten thousand people, it’s doubtful even one would think of simply dismantling the prison itself and rging the confined space with the world outside.
It seed that subconsciously, people believed that compared to tearing down the prison, crawling out of a window or digging a tunnel was easier and more feasible. But when all those thods failed, dismantling the cell would beco the only option.
At least at the beginning, Xiao Yu had not considered the option of tearing down the prison. Senya, however, had. This didn’t an Xiao Yu was any less intelligent than Senya, this was rely a result of habitual thinking. Even without Senya, Xiao Yu would have eventually co to the sa idea, but much more ti would have been wasted.
“Before I speak about my own hypothesis, I have one more question.” said Luka Three, speaking up again before Xiao Yu could share his thoughts.
“Go ahead.” Xiao Yu said. Even though Luka Three had co out slightly inferior to Senya in this round of exchange, it was still far from enough to shake Luka Three’s status in Xiao Yu’s mind. Luka Three remained the most outstanding scientist in the science and technology division, and that wouldn’t change for now. Xiao Yu had to give weight to its perspective, sothing proven through countless instances.
“There’s another issue we’ve overlooked.” Luka Three said. “We don’t know the actual process of rging two different spaces. We have no idea if uncontrollable phenona might occur during the fusion, such as the so-called ti-space turbulence. We can’t be certain that we’ll even survive once the fusion is complete.”
“We can verify it through experints.” Senya responded imdiately. “Now that we’ve mastered spatial weaponry, our models suggest that we already have the ability to cleave a small universe out of our current small universe. Through such experints, we can also study how to rge two different universes together.”
“Yes,” Xiao Yu nodded, operating his holographic projection, and said, “That’s what I had in mind as well. The concern is valid, and we must verify its safety through experints before taking the next step. The experint can also be used to test whether my hypothesis is correct.”
“What are your thoughts on why our small universe is unable to rge with the greater universe?” Senya asked respectfully.
“The reason is simple, motion.” Xiao Yu issued a command, and the three-dinsional projection system imdiately displayed an image. In the projection, a massive star radiated light and heat, floating in midair. About two ters away from it, a small planet orbited the star.
“We’re all familiar with this model.” Xiao Yu explained. “A planet orbiting a star. Due to gravity, the planet cannot escape the star’s influence, and because it has sufficient orbital velocity, it also doesn’t fall into the star.”
“This model is very simple. Let’s consider the planet to represent our small universe, and the star to represent the greater universe. We already know that gravity can propagate along the fourth dinsion. It’s precisely due to gravity that our small universe orbits the greater universe. So… what if it’s because our small universe possesses sufficient velocity that it cannot fuse with the greater universe? Even if the two universes overlap, they would rapidly separate again?”
Xiao Yu’s words triggered deep contemplation among the scientists. One of them hesitantly said, “But let’s not forget, the orbit of our small universe around the greater universe occurs on the Four-Dinsional level, not within three-dinsional space…”
“The difference in dinsions doesn’t alter the laws of motion.” Xiao Yu replied. “I believe that the laws of chanics in the three-dinsional world also apply in the Four-Dinsional one. The Four-Dinsional world simply has one more direction than ours. In Four-Dinsional space, gravity still follows an inverse relationship with distance. So, as long as…”
As Xiao Yu spoke, he issued another command. Following this directive, the small sphere representing a planet in the three-dinsional projection began to visibly slow in its orbit around the star. As its speed decreased, its trajectory gradually transford into a spiral.
With each revolution, its distance from the star shrank, and the rate of this shrinkage was directly proportional to the reduction in its orbital speed. Eventually, the planet could no longer escape the pull of gravity, it plunged headlong into the star and vanished without a trace.
“Perfect. The greater universe and the small universe have fused.” Xiao Yu spread his hands. “That’s all there is to it.”
The scientists exchanged looks. Not one of them spoke.
“The crucial issue now is, how do we slow down the small universe?” another scientist asked. “We’re still trapped within it and can’t reach beyond it. Our influence doesn’t extend outside this universe. And the deceleration we need isn’t ordinary, it has to happen on the fourth-dinsional level…”
“That’s a matter for later discussion.” Xiao Yu waved his hand and said. “Right now, the priority is to verify our hypothesis through experintation. I’ve already laid out the plan, as you can see…”
As Xiao Yu spoke, he presented his entire plan.
The plan was simple. The first step was to modify the space-based weapon to test whether a new, independent three-dinsional space could be cleaved from this small universe. If that succeeded, the second step would be to attempt retrieval of the separated mini-universe. If both steps succeeded, Xiao Yu would obtain a wealth of valuable experintal data. By analyzing that data, he estimated an 80% chance of finding a way back to the greater universe.
Through this experint, they would also be able to validate critical issues, such as whether they could decelerate the small universe, and whether rging two different universes would result in catastrophic events.
“Alright, after such a long discussion, everyone must be exhausted. Go get so rest. Once the preparations are complete, I’ll summon everyone again to witness this great step forward together.”
“Understood.” the scientists nodded, gathered their belongings, and filed out of the eting room, this place symbolizing the highest authority of the entire fleet.
Without question, the one who gained the most from this eting was Xiao Yu. He had solved several longstanding problems and, for the first ti, saw a clear and intuitive hope of escaping their current predicant. Aside from Xiao Yu, the one who benefited most was Senya. After exiting the eting room, a few scientists, rarely the sociable type, took the initiative to greet Senya.
“Hahahahaha!” The leader of Species Number Two strode over quickly and clapped Senya hard on the shoulder, exclaiming, “Kid, not bad! You’ve brought great honor to our species!”
Senya bowed respectfully to its leader and replied with utmost courtesy, “Leader, this is my duty. To serve the Master and to serve our race is my honor.”
“Good, good! Now tell , kid, how should I reward you? Hmm… a house? Wealth? Special privileges? Whatever you want, just say the word!” The leader of Species Number Two said heartily.
At that mont, the previously confident Senya, who had been bold enough to debate in the eting room and even challenge Luka Three, suddenly beca uncharacteristically nervous. Its facial skin flushed deep red, and its hands couldn’t help but fidget.
“Uh, um… Leader, your daughter… I an, er… your daughter…” Senya stamred, clearly embarrassed, unable to finish the sentence no matter how hard it tried.
The leader of Species Number Two froze for a mont, then burst into thunderous laughter.
“Haha! So that’s why you’ve been coming around my place so often, you’ve taken a fancy to my daughter! Hahahaha!” The leader pounded Senya on the back, laughing so hard he nearly doubled over. Nearby scientists looked on, amused, at the thoroughly flushed and awkward Senya, which only made it more nervous.
“Old Rodel, Senya’s a good kid. I believe he won’t disgrace your daughter. This is a good thing.” Luka Two said, smiling warmly as he walked over to address the leader of Species Number Two.
Luka Two could be considered the direct superior of the leader of Species Number Two. As soon as Luka Two approached, Senya quickly bowed deeply again, while the leader curbed his laughter, though his eyes still sparkled with mirth.
“Well, since Lord Two has spoken, of course I’ll listen. But kid, if you want to pursue my daughter, it’s going to depend on your own ability. Feili’s the kind of girl who adores exceptional scientists. In that regard, you’ve got a pretty good shot. Of course, if you can earn the title of Number Five, I think the matter will be almost guaranteed. In any case, I won’t interfere in your affairs. How far you get, it’s all up to you two.”
“Thank you, thank you, Leader. Thank you, Lord Two.” Senya stamred gratefully, bowing over and over again. The flustered display made the surrounding scientists all burst into laughter.
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