Chapter 1: The Stone of Mapping (Introduction)
Year 2060.
Countries of the Americas.
Today, when science and technology have reached a bottleneck, various high-tech theories emerge in an endless stream, and of course, it is undeniable that all kinds of outstanding research results come from some unexpected gains.
A secret research base of a large country in the Americas.
Wells Leigh (director of the institute) went out as usual, wearing a black coat and a cowboy hat, and hurried into an abandoned gas station as if he had just attended some meeting.
It was deserted, and his freshly turned off hovercar was parked on an abandoned highway, which was parked on the side of the road, out of place with an abandoned gas station.
Wells took the underground elevator and pressed the button on the only negative floor, but this only negative floor took about ten minutes to walk.
Out of the elevator, there is a long corridor, there are several branches along the way, maybe there are some downstairs or deep elevators elsewhere, which is not an interesting thing for this big country of science and technology.
The interior of the base is all white, and if it is on the surface, it is not an exaggeration to mistake it for a medical clinic or something, but when you notice the high-tech weapons inside through the translucent glass cracks, or the research report on the multidimensional world of the parallel world, or a group of busy scientists calculating something, when you see this, you may not be calm.
That's right, Wells' almost gray sideburns at the high-tech secret research base suggest that he's not here to play.
Quantum Detection Department of Parallel World Relative Experiments.
"Salt!" In front of the holographic computer, Wells shouted to the people next to the experimental machine: "How is the result of the experiment!" ”
Researcher Salter left the supernuclear molecular accelerator, got off the experimental bench, and took off the goggles while reporting the experimental results: "The 898th experiment, the microscopic particles are adjusted up from the last experiment plus half quarks for experiments, and the mirror molecular source is ......"
Salter expertly recounted the results of the experiment, as if he was used to such failures. After the debriefing, "Wells, our experiment is nearing the end, is there a loophole in that step?" Whether the molecular velocity needs to be ...... again" The two entered into an endless discussion again......
On the other side, several scientists were also whispering and discussing, and Assistant Mark, who was doing the finishing work on the side, was working as usual, not caring about the results of this experiment at all, and seemed to be accustomed to this state: "Who can withstand this kind of endless failure, it's really impossible to give up, what kind of bullshit parallel world, it's more reliable to go home and dream." Mark grumbled under his breath.
However, the others did not oppose Mark, and the endless failures all seemed to acquiesce.
After finishing his work, Mark turned around and took out the wedding ring box he was going to propose, carefully checked it again, and asked his colleagues next to him: "What kind of proposal do you say you are going to prepare today, she will be at a loss!" The colleagues around him could see what he was showing.
Mark, who was contemplating, sneezed unexpectedly, and then complained about the smell of the laboratory.
"Oh my God! Where's my ring? Mark held an empty box and shouted in surprise: "Help me find it, after a while, Salter will murder us again, and he will always take out his anger at us if he doesn't make progress." ”
A group of people scolded Mark while helplessly searching for something on the ground. In the panic, I don't know who touched the mirror quantum collision device, and the machine was running. ……
Outside the door, Salter sent Wells away, and after explaining, a tired Salter heard a strange noise and walked in: "What are you doing?" Salter glanced at the main testing machine: "Oh my God, who threw the synthetic mineral stone into it, are you crazy?" ”
Mark broke down and shouted, "Waht? My results in half a year! "Reach out and prepare to salvage. Salter yelled as he pushed Mark away, "Don't you want to die? ”
Undoubtedly, Mark's ring fell to the disassembly end of the accelerator impartially.
The laboratory was in a mess, and Salter said angrily: "Fortunately, the boss just left, you guys, this machine can't stop at all if it doesn't finish, the ring is so big, it can't stop for at least two days, you discuss changing shifts and making records, don't have any more accidents." ”
A few people began to complain about Mark after Salter left, and Mark said helplessly: "Fortunately, nothing serious, alas, I have a new wedding ring!" ”
Several people discussed the shift change and dispersed, and Mark was on duty for the first night without surprise.
The first day was spent without incident, and it seemed that the experiment could not be carried out today, and the night shift changed and walked another, during which Salter also came to inquire about the results of the experiment.
The next night.
"Dut...... Toot ......"
Salter, who was sleeping, picked up his phone in a hazy way: "Salter, there is a situation in the laboratory, hurry up and come over" It was Timmy on duty who called.
Salter sat up in shock, wouldn't he? At a loss, he got dressed and said to his wife beside him, and drove to the laboratory as soon as possible.
Pushing the door open quickly, Timmy shouted, "Thor, take a look, we haven't had this happen!" ”
In the molecular observer, I saw the unusual vibration between the molecules, and the regular rotation caused the terminal of the equipment to appear from time to time to appear like lightning, unlike lightning, it seemed to be solid, and slowly the lightning turned black, and this speed was visible to the naked eye.
Salter was shocked, could this be the difference in the molecular formula of the ring?? Without much thought, I dialed Wells as soon as possible.
After a while, seven or eight people appeared in the laboratory, "What the hell is this?" "The door of the parallel world?" "No, this is the door of genius, do you think something will come out?" Conversations come and go.
If his boss can invest all the money in it, there will undoubtedly be a great breakthrough for Wells, both scientifically and himself.
"This is probably the parallel world proposed by the great Everett, and we need to study how it works." Wells divided the work and asked his assistant to get the measuring equipment, and at the same time, he asked a number of scientists who don't usually appear to be present to prepare their own fields of measurement.
"This should be the greatest discovery of the century," Salter said to Wells with joy, "and we're going to celebrate tonight." ”
Wells didn't seem to hear at all and had already started their research......
12 hours have passed, and it seems that this group of almost crazy scientists has no intention of stopping at all, and now the diffusion of "black matter" has stopped, probably because the molecular weight is not enough, and the strange thing is that this object is in a suspended solid state, not like a door or something, but more like a stone or something.
The results of the measurements were nearing completion, no radiation, no movement, no active and no obvious reaction, which left a group of scientists wondering what it was, the so-called parallel world or possible mirror world as if it didn't matter at all, except for a dark, ugly stone.
Wells was full of doubts, and after a while, he asked his colleague, who had not rested for more than ten hours, to go home and rest first, and sorted out the research report by himself.
The whole world didn't seem to have changed because of this experiment, and Wells, who had been busy for a few days, stayed in the lab and watched the others with nothing to do. However, there were a few more advertisements for mentally ill people on the news, which did not attract much attention.
Inaction, confusion and pressure from superiors have been going on for half a month, and I inadvertently took a nap in the laboratory.
Little did they know that the disaster had just begun.
Wells woke up in the haze, as if in a dream, but so real, he looked at his youthful appearance, walking down the street, the people here seemed a little strange, as if they couldn't be described.
Wait, the building is not the same, but it seems to be a different style, it is not the same as anywhere else on the American continent, I can't say, wait, since it is a dream, why do you feel so awake, he stayed where he was, and suddenly a little boy stepped on a low-speed glider and knocked him to the ground, the child scolded and walked away, and the high-altitude flying cars flew overhead one by one.
Wait, no, why do I feel pain when I'm dreaming? He stood up and rubbed his arm to look around the world, and accidentally saw the screen news on the street, a game company has made progress in the development of parallel world games......
Suddenly in retrospect, the parallel world ...... Isn't this my own experiment, and suddenly my consciousness is emptied for a moment.
Wells woke up in a haze, and the people around him looked at him and said, "Boss, you're awake, you've been asleep for 3 hours, and you just dreamed, right?" Why did you fall down all of a sudden? ”
Wells looked stunned, I wasn't on the street just now, so real, why, suddenly raised his arm......
A bruise on the arm that scraped the skin ached......
Is this a coincidence, or is it ......