CHAPTER XII. The Asylum 183

In a clear glass passage through the "clouds" -

Liuyin led the way in front, and the three of them continued to walk forward......

This transparent glass passage is extremely winding, and it always feels like walking on an uphill route, but like the previous situation, it seems to have entered a labyrinth.

The "clouds" on the outside are already so thick that it is impossible to see the outside clearly, and the inside of the glass passage is just an extremely narrow passage, with no reference to use as a comparison, and it feels the same everywhere you go......

"Where are we going? How does it feel to walk around, or to be in the same place? And it's clearly going uphill, so why do I always have a feeling that we don't actually have any change in height!? Townsend asked curiously.

Liuyin continued to lead the way in front and quietly pursed her lips and smiled, but she was facing away from Tang Sen, so Tang Sen didn't know about her expression.

"You seem to be right, why do we keep walking uphill, but it seems to be standing still?" Mai Qi asked calmly behind Tang Sen.

Her tone was so bland that Tang Sen couldn't tell if Mai Qi was deliberately testing him. Was she asking sarcastically? Think Townsend can't tell what's really going on?

Or is it that Mai Qi is asking sincerely? This is unlikely, because she was also involved in the design of this psychiatric prison, how could she not know!? Tang Sen thought to himself, he felt that he was quite smart, and he had understood all the profound questions!

Tang Sen suddenly turned his head to look at Mai Qi, although this was a bit rude, but who called him a living treasure......

Mai Qi was not surprised by Tang Sen's sudden behavior, she just smiled at Tang Sen quite elegantly.

Tang Sen saw the calm feeling in her eyes, it seemed that she knew the reason and deliberately threw out the exam questions.

As long as it's not a psychology question, Townsend should still be able to deal with it......

"In my opinion, the design of this passage is the same as the Penros Staircase! It has four staircases, connected at four corners, but each staircase is upward, so it can be extended infinitely, and it is a staircase that needs to be seen at a certain angle in the three-dimensional world! Townsend gestured with his finger to the top of the glass passage.

"You still know the Penros Steps?" Mai Qi felt that the young man Tang Sen was really getting more and more interesting, and it should be a very pleasant process to let him be an assistant.

"Of course, the Penros Stairs are infinitely standing still, but they always feel like they're going up or down! It's an infinite loop of stairs, and this impossible structure comes from the trompe l'oeil phenomenon that occurs when a three-dimensional object is depicted on a two-dimensional plane. Townsend folded his arms, straightened his chest, tucked his chin slightly, and gave a speech like a professor......

"You said it yourself, it's just a trompe l'oeil phenomenon, can it really be realized?" Mai Qi still asked calmly, and it was obviously very clear in her eyes what the answer was.

"The United States and some other countries have developed naked-eye 3D projection, so making a 3D stereoscopic picture into a 2D plane plan, and then projecting it to give people an illusion, is almost the same as creating an illusion!" Tang Sen said excitedly that in the world of science, there is also a combination of fiction and reality, true and false!

Mai Qi smiled appreciatively, and then asked, "Since you said it was a projection, how do we get out of here?" ”

"It's not that hard, the design of this transparent glass passage itself has ulterior motives! The light penetrated by the artificial clouds outside, as well as the special transparent glass, happened to form a subtle refraction angle, which changed the road in front of us! In fact, it is the illusion of light and shadow. Townsend glanced at the artificial cloud outside the glass.

"Your every hypothesis is bold!" Liuyin praised softly, because what Tang Sen said was all right!

"But what about at night? Without the angular refraction of light and shadow, wouldn't this channel be useless? You can't rely on that faint moonlight, can you? Mai Qi really has to throw difficult questions about her new assistant Townsend from time to time.

"Hmm...... Is this a question......" Tang Sen scratched his ears and cheeks and thought for a while, he looked up and down and left and right at this glass passage, according to his logic, how to deal with the effect of trompe l'oeil at night is really very difficult!

"Let's go, I don't think you can figure it out." Liuyin turned around and continued to lead the way, she felt that Tang Sen was actually smart enough, if he even knew how to design trompe l'oeil effects at night, then his level would be comparable to Mai Qi's.

"But I know why you're in a hurry, because the trompe l'oeil effect will be different at different times, you see, we're starting to go downhill now!" Tang Sen pointed ahead, the passage that was obviously uphill just now has become downhill at this time......

"Even if you still have a little insight, the design of this prison is not just as simple as a trompe l'oeil, there are many mechanisms, that is, you must arrive at the right place at the right time, otherwise the consequences will ......" Liuyin said as she said, she herself felt that the end would be terrifying.

"When it comes to the relevance of time and place, I still think my paper covers a lot of things!" Townsend had always been obsessed with his paper.

"Are you still thinking about your paper? Overall, though, your worldview and scientific ideas are pretty good. The relationship between time and space is an interesting research topic. Liuyin didn't look back, but Tang Sen's words also reminded her of the theories and assumptions that Tang Sen mentioned.

"I also mentioned it in my article "The Aborigines of Ghost Island"!" Tang Sen said with great interest, and began to dance again.

"You really dare to give such a bold hypothesis, have you ever researched it?" Liu Yin couldn't help but look back at Tang Sen, and said in the same plain voice, making it impossible to hear whether it was praise or sarcasm, but at least it proved one thing - that is, she really read Tang Sen's paper seriously!

"Haha! Maybe that's not a hypothesis, but a reality?! The reason why Ghost Island is erratic is probably that there is also a passage similar to the Penros Staircase in the sea, and Ghost Island is constantly moving along such a passage, and it will appear in different places in different times and times! "Townsend has always been very rigorous in his attitude towards science, so his expression is very serious at this time!

"Your statement ......" The reason why Liu Yin gave Townsend's paper to Mai Qi was because she supported Townsend's point of view to a certain extent.

"But what does Ghost Island move through, and what the Penros Staircase in the ocean floor looks like, that is, that particular passage, you need to investigate for yourself to find out." Tang Sen said with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Maybe you'll go there after all, uncover some unsolved mysteries, and prove your own theories one by one." Mai Qi said meaningfully, it seems that she has not only read Tang Sen's paper carefully, but also studied Ghost Island...... (To be continued.) )