Chapter 8: Anomalous Projections

"This otherworldly projection shouldn't exist at all. Saph's voice was soft and weak, but the words he uttered were astonishing, "My previous calculations may have to be reversed." ”

"Hmm? Not only did Shur frown, but almost everyone stopped eating.

"Since I came in, I have found that there are always two readings that are abnormal, and although it does not affect the final result, it has always reassured me. So I spent the hour trying to find the cause of the anomaly. Saph lowered his head and didn't dare to look at his teammates, and his voice became quieter, "I knew something was going to go wrong with my calculations, I always knew ...... Yikes. ”

The swordswoman who was about to cry let out a frightened cry as Shul suddenly pulled her over and pressed her to her lap and slapped her ass in the face, which was so humiliating to the shy Saf that she felt like the world was spinning even when she was lying on her stomach.

"Eh, how does it feel? I'm going to try it too. "The point is that there is still heckling next to it, and the shame level is simply doubled.

"Are you going to try to get beaten?"

"Huh, do you want to touch me again? yes, yes, yes, you want to touch the deerskin or the bark of the tree, it can't be an elf, it's not to your taste......"

"I'm sorry, Moria, I was wrong. "One thing descends another, and the truth is indeed verified.

"Sasa, first of all, you have to explain what is going on, secondly, I don't think you will be wrong, everyone doesn't think so, and thirdly, if it is an anomaly caused by a special environment, then the error has nothing to do with you. Sitting the swordswoman beside him, Shur stared at her and said seriously, "Understand? ”

After such a fuss, Saph can no longer care about inferiority and self-denial, and a special sense of pleasure makes her enter a strange state of euphoria, as if she has given up on herself, she has changed her cowardice from the past, and even the volume has increased a lot.

"I've already discovered the cause of the anomaly, let's not mention the specific theory, the latest calculation results are realistic, the energy of this world should not be able to maintain such a large space, at most only one-third should be the limit. ”

A third, that is, a depth of more than 600 kilometers, although it is also very large, it is still within the scope of common sense, and it does not belong to a particularly rare giant projection.

"You continue. Shul said noncommittally, "There are others." ”

"Well, I found the projection boundary close to our side. With an unusual flush on his face, Saph pulled out a piece of paper and slapped it on the ground, "I drew it." ”

"Did you draw it casually?" staring at the paper, Shuer's fingers habitually tapping his thighs, and his brain began to work at high speed.

"No, I'm drawing very seriously, very seriously. ”

The pattern on the paper is not complicated at all, it is just an arc, a very regular arc.

"I'm afraid this mission is a bit troublesome. "According to the previous habit, Shul never openly declared that he was in trouble in the team, but habitually secretly calculated by himself.

However, no one bothered to think about his changes, everyone was staring at this simplest arc, even Kelly, who didn't understand what was happening at all, was affected by the atmosphere and stared at the arc.

"It's the first time I've seen such a regular border. Shul turned his gaze to Mia, "What about you?"

"It's the same, it's never been seen before. ”

"Whew, I'll tell you. After a while, and meeting the eyes of his teammates, Shul whispered, "Combined with the two questions she asked, I have a bad guess. Kelly, be prepared for the chances that this mission will fail. ”

"Hmm. Still unusually calm, the priestess nodded slightly.

"Although there is no factual basis, judging from experience, I guess that the depth of this projection world was indeed only more than 600 kilometers, but there is some kind of powerful energy that interferes with the construction of the projection of the other world, in short, it is that it expands the projection world. ”

"What can we imagine with such a powerful energy? Hehe, Heart of Water, only this kind of thing beyond the comprehension of mortals can have this possibility. It is precisely because the Heart of Water forcibly expands the projection world that the boundary is so regular, and if I guess correctly, this world should be a perfect circle with the Heart of Water as the center. ”

"There should be no objection to this conjecture. ”

Indeed, after seeing the drawings, these experienced veterans have already thought of this possibility, and the more they scrutinize, the more they feel that it may be the truth.

"Boss, I can understand what you're saying. "But does that make any difference, and why do you think the mission will fail?"

"Because our goal happens to be the Heart of Water. Shuer sighed and asked rhetorically, "Take away the energy source that supports this world, what do you think will happen to this projection world?"

Macajelen could only smile bitterly, of course he didn't know, not only him, no one knew what would happen.

"It's not going to be a happy outcome. Shuer didn't expect the halfling's answer, "The biggest possibility is that the projection world will collapse directly, and everyone will be annihilated in the void together." Even if it is the best outcome, I guess it will be a sudden contraction of the projection world, and it will change to the size of what it is, and it should be unlikely that you want to maintain the status quo. ”

"That's acceptable. The dwarf rubbed his messy beard and went about his most hated thoughts, "Captain, according to what you said, the Heart of Water is in the center anyway, wouldn't it be better if the range was a little smaller, and it wouldn't affect us." ”

"Acceptable? Hehe, the detachment points are all on the boundary line. Shul sighed, "Do you suppose the world suddenly shrinks, and the point of detachment will shrink with it?"

"This, this, this, who can guess this. Flapping his helmet in annoyance, Mobuck muttered, "It should be...... Yes. ”

"Should?" Shuer didn't comment too much, but everyone understood that no one could risk their lives with such a hasty decision.

"Saf, are there any other anomalies?" After thinking for a while, Shure asked, "You just said that there are anomalies in the two readings, right, and what about the other one?"

"And one more ...... is the duration. The effect of mental stimulation gradually faded, and the poor female swordsman gradually regained her senses, only to feel that her whole body was fluttering, her mind was dizzy, full of unreality, and her speech began to be intermittent, "This...... Time...... It's ......"

Shul sighed and suddenly raised his hand.

"Oh, no. Saph rubbed her ass back, blushed and said, "It's the time of the otherworldly projection, and time has also been affected." ”

"What's changed, it's getting shorter?" Shur said with a wry smile, "How much time do we have, and it won't be tomorrow that this otherworldly projection will dissipate." ”

No one laughed along, the joke wasn't funny at all, and if it was true, then everyone would have nothing to do but wait for death.

"I don't know. Safu shook his head vigorously, "The question of duration can only be calculated according to the constants of the projected world, but after adding the influence of the Heart of Water, no one knows what will happen. ”

"That is, it really could get shorter?"

"Well, while it won't be as exaggerated as it will dissipate tomorrow, it may indeed get shorter. "Well, once the Heart of Water is taken away, the worst outcome may be reduced from thirty-seven days to twenty days, but it may not change. ”

"Unchanged?

"Yes, no change. If the projection range suddenly shrinks to a normal size, the duration may not change, but this is speculation, not a theoretical basis. ”

"I see. Shuer simply closed his eyes and was silent for a long time, and the seven people looked at him without saying a word, waiting for his conclusion.

"Look at what I'm doing? As soon as he opened his eyes and found seven pairs of eyes staring at him, Xiuer rolled his eyes and said angrily, "After eating and sleeping, what should I do." ”

"That's it?" said Macajelen in surprise, "nothing to do?"

"Of course not. Shuer's tone seemed to be faintly angry, and he didn't know what he thought of to suddenly become so angry, but at least he kept his calm and didn't vent his anger, "Everything is still in the conjecture stage now, and it is impossible to draw accurate conclusions." ”

"So it's business as usual, and when you really see the heart of water, it's not too late to think about what to do next. At least judging from the current situation, as long as the heart of water is not moved, it will not affect the stability of this otherworldly projection for the time being, so we still have enough time to think about it. ”

"But there is one thing to change, let's not go to the heart of the water first. Saph, in a moment, you can summarize the detached points that can be calculated, draw them on the map, let's find the two closest detached points first, leave the back road, and then consider the problem of the heart of water. ”

"Kelly. When the name was called, for a moment Shuer's tone became very strange, but immediately returned to normal, as if it had been an illusion before, "Can you approximate the distance of the heart of water?"

"I'm sorry, but I don't have a sense of distance. ”

"Whew, it's okay, then let's explore the detachment point first, find a few more, so that you can ......"

Before he could finish speaking, a terrible wolf howl suddenly sounded in the distance, and a white shadow ran back like crazy under the scorching sun, and rushed directly into the pergola.

"Ha, ha, ha. The white wolf stuck out his tongue and gasped frantically, and even a large ball of white gas came out of his wide open mouth.

"Tsk, this stupid wolf is back. Shul poured a bowl of water and put it beside him, and the half-man-tall white wolf was now almost like a dog, and he pounced on it and licked most of it.

"Whew. The white wolf shook his fur, looked around, walked a few steps in the direction of Kelly, and raised his paw aggrievedly, and sure enough, there were several blisters on the paw, which looked quite pitiful.

"Treat it a little more, Kelly, I don't think it's going to be gone for a while. ”