33 The Watcher and the entrance to the five-dimensional space

A few hours later, Miller, Wang, and Mike took the Owl shuttle to the Watchman 200 meters away, where Minerva stopped centrifugal gravity and the crew of the space station were able to look out of the window — a huge "capsule system" that made it look very distinctive.

Passing through the upper cabin and entering the operation compartment of the Watchman, Wang Chen felt a familiar force: "I thought there was no gravity here. He was puzzled that there was no centrifugal device to simulate gravity, "but it seemed to be only about half the size of the Earth." ”

"So don't jump, right?" Miller then said, "The cabin we are in is in the center, and it will be where you will work and live from now on. You see, it's a new hibernation pod. Miller pointed to the two hibernation devices next to them, and next to them, there were two clone-specific survival pods, four human pods leaning side by side against the bulkheads. The four cabins in the front and back of this cabin are other functional cabins and warehouses, some instruments, supplies, and consumables are in it, and the food is processed by the permanent preservation method, which will not deteriorate even if it is more than 100,000 years old. ”

"Food is just pills." Mike said coldly.

"Luckily, the flavors are full." After Miller finished speaking, all three of them laughed.

Wang Chen raised the doubts just now: "I still care a lot about how this gravity comes from. ”

Miller explained, "The compartment below us is sealed, and it looks like there's a guy in it with a mass close to Earth. ”

"Neutron star?" Mike asks, but the question should be interpreted as, "Is that thing the density of neutron star matter?" ”。

"The technology of the N-star people can do anything." Miller didn't answer the question, and it seemed that he didn't know.

Gravitational attraction is related to mass, and the gravitational pull of an object with greater relative mass is more pronounced for objects with less mass, such as the mass comparison between humans and the earth. So in a cabin with limited space, what kind of material should be stuffed to ensure that the gravitational attraction on people is so obvious and can reach about half of the earth's gravitational force? Wang Chen and Mike really couldn't imagine it.

"Don't think about it, let's take a look at this—" Miller beckoned to the two of them, "Look, the holographic version, though it's nothing new. ”

"It avoids mechanical wear." Michael said.

"So no buttons or levers." Wang Chen added. The content of the holographic operation board in front of the three of us is quite concise, and the various functions are simple and easy to understand, and it is conceivable that the operator only needs to give instructions, and the artificial intelligence in the background will take care of everything and submit a feedback report.

"What is this?" Wang Chen pointed to the ground in the center of the cabin: there was a palm-sized piece of glass embedded in the floor, and a red button was sealed inside—the only button that could be seen in the entire cabin.

The Overwatch AI finally spoke at this time: "That's the self-destruct button, break the glass and press it, the entire space station will self-destruct, the attached 'capsule system' will stop working, and you will enjoy space drifting for free, becoming the embellishment of the stars." ”

Wang Chen retracted his hand and quipped: "This guy is not only humorous, but also a little literary. ”

"Thanks for the compliment." AI feedback said.

"Why set up a self-destruct device?" Wang Chen asked.

"Preventing the entire space station and the information related to Earth from falling into the hands of other civilizations, if the other side of the wormhole is a trap set by extraterrestrial civilizations, this is the best insurance measure, and it is also a way to prevent other emergencies. But the most important thing is to avoid making you a living experiment material for other civilizations, or a delicacy on their tables, isn't this a thoughtful design? The AI humorously said that it seems that she should be able to pass the Turing test, or has already passed.

"Can the level of humor be adjusted? Or can you turn on a light when you're joking? Forget it, keep it by default, hahaha......" Wang Chen joked.

"It doesn't look like you're going to get along in a particularly boring way." Miller said, "Hey, come and see this, I know this—"

Mike and Wang Chen came to Miller's side, and on the office desk opposite the hibernation device, there was a mysterious object covered in a fist-sized glass cover.

"What is this?" Wang Chen frowned and observed, this mysterious object was suspended in the middle of the glass cover, the size and shape were like the pull ring of a can, but it appeared a little distorted, the thin surface like a cicada's wings sometimes reflected the appearance of the surroundings and the three people, and sometimes formed an abstract picture like Monet's color, giving people a feeling of both science fiction and elusiveness.

"You may not believe it, but I just found out," Miller said, "This is the entrance to the 'five-dimensional space' that has been created by pouring a lot of resources and wisdom into the earth." ”

"What?!" "Really?!" Mike and Wang Chen exclaimed at the same time.

Miller continued to the surprised two: "It took more than two years for scientific research experts on Earth to create this fingernail-sized high-dimensional space entrance, and they originally wanted to build a small wormhole. ”

"So, they're planning to come up with a spatial teleportation function." Wang Chen guessed.

"Yes, but I didn't expect to create something even weirder."

"I don't think it's surprising that the five-dimensional space can achieve spatial teleportation like a wormhole." Wang Chen said.

"There's still time to teleport." Mike added on the sidelines.

Miller nodded and said, "That's right." However, the entrance to this space in front of me is too small, and experiments have confirmed that anything bigger or smaller than it cannot really enter the 'five-dimensional space' from here, but will only pass through this plane, after all, all experimental subjects, including human beings, are substances in the four-dimensional space, and there are conditions for entering other spaces. ”

"It's useless." Mike said coldly.

"Maybe N-particles can solve this problem." Wang Chen Sichen, staring at the small piece of film reflecting multiple colors in front of him, "Then why is it here, shouldn't it be left on the earth for research?" ”

"It may be that the reproduction of a 'five-dimensional space entrance' on the earth will communicate with this, or it may be like you said, take it to the wormhole and see if the N particles will affect it...... I don't know exactly why. Miller's answer was vague because he knew very little about the results of these experiments, even on Earth, for which only a very small number of people know the exact details.

Wang Chen said with great interest: "There should be a Lambda (Greek letter λ) logo drawn next to it, or one carved with something." ”

The AI quickly responded: "No problem, you can find a crowbar in the toolbox, but be careful with your head." This made everyone laugh.

The trio turned their attention away from the small "sequins" while Miller took the shuttle back to Minerva, leaving them here to adapt to their future work and life.

Wang Chen sat on the work chair and said leisurely: "To be honest, it's pretty good here. ”

"It's perfect." Mike summed it up succinctly.

"Are you going to live here for decades?" Wang Chen looked at the ceiling and sighed, of course, it was actually nearly 100,000 years, but it was expected to be in a state of hibernation most of the time.

"We'll get through it." Mike said, as cold as ever.

"Yes, we'll get through it...... We'll get over it, just wait for news in August. Wang Chen suddenly remembered something, "Strange, why clone people...... Sevia didn't follow? ”

Mike offers the answer: "He adapts to all circumstances. ”

"I'm talking about getting him used to the relationship with the two of us." Wang Chen added.

"There's no need."

Wang Chen shrugged and smiled, it seemed that Mike also regarded Sevia as a robot. "By the way, Miller should do what he says, right? That's it. ”

"I believe him."

"Me too, but I'm not worried about him, it's the guys on Earth." Wang Chen said thoughtfully.

Miller returned to Minerva, then activated centrifugal gravity, and Minerva spun at high speed again. Walking into the communication room, Miller's expression was solemn, and he saw a message from Earth, a reply to an important proposal from his previous one.

Five days ago, when Wang Chen and Mike found Miller again to confirm their determination to manipulate the Watcher through the wormhole, the two put forward a condition to the commander: since the two were no longer related and had no reason, the two wanted to give up the originally vacant relative evacuation quota to other people in need on the space station - Syrka and Lucien, of course, they still had to keep these two secrets now, Wang Chen and Mike hoped that if it happened, it would not be too late to inform each other after they passed through the wormhole.

Miller agreed to the two's proposal, and then made a request to the Earth, and now the reply has arrived, but-

Earth's response was not only contrary to his expectations, but even more brutal.