Chapter 232: Is It the Enemy on the Other Side of the Sea?
"The First Era?"
"Second Age?"
Even before Orochimaru came, he had already determined that not everything in this world could be measured by common sense.
When dealing with these unreasonable things, if you adopt absolutely rational thinking, you will definitely not end up well.
Therefore, compared to Yakushidou, Orochimaru's reaction just now has not been particularly strong, because Orochimaru has been ready to accept everything from the very beginning.
But when you hear the words that come from the mouth of Abdullah Al-Hassad, the author of the Book of the Necronomicon, you can't even think logically, and you can't keep your absolute calm!
Because this is no longer the truth of some petty fight, but about the true origin of this world!
"You're saying you and I are just not contemporaries?"
"Or are you and I not of the same world at all?"
"If it's not contemporary, then how many years are there between your time and mine?"
"If not the same world, where is your world?"
"Tell me!"
"Tell me everything!"
At this time, Orochimaru was like a crazy seeker, greedily asking the old man standing on the steps in front of him.
And the old man was not stingy and began to answer Orochimaru's question.
"Strictly speaking, you and I are neither contemporaries nor of the same world."
"But you and I both have a common identity, and that is to be earthling."
"Earth..."
Orochimaru repeated the unfamiliar word in his mouth again, his mind full of contemplation of the meaning of the word.
"Our world is not a two-dimensional plane, but a three-dimensional sphere."
"This three-dimensional sphere is called the earth, and every world in the universe is actually a huge sphere."
Before the old man could continue, the medicine master behind the Great Snake Pill took the lead in raising questions.
"Wait!"
"You say that the world is actually a sphere, but why don't I feel the curvature of the ground when I step on it?"
In response to the question of the medicine master, the old man chuckled and explained, "The ancients in the world I live in also think the same way as you. ”
"But you know, this world is not only the size of a ball, it is also far larger than a courtyard or a village."
"The sphere of the earth is far larger than you think, and it is impossible for a human being to perceive the curvature of the earth."
"But if you go to the port by the sea and look at it, you can see that the ship is approaching from a distance, and the first thing people see is the sail, and then the whole hull."
Medicine Master listened to the old man's explanation, and a shocked expression appeared on his face.
Yakushidou, who is often used as a spy, often operates near the port, so he has naturally observed the phenomenon mentioned by the old man for a long time, but Yakushidou has never seriously thought about the reasons for this.
But now after the old man mentioned it, it seems that this is really the case.
There is no other possible explanation.
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Compared to Yakushidou's surprise, Orochimaru was not too surprised after hearing the old man's words.
Because in previous research, Orochimaru faintly felt that this world should not be a plane.
It's just that now after the introduction of the old man, Orochimaru knows exactly that this world is called "Earth".
After pondering for a moment, Orochimaru asked, "In other words, you are from another place on Earth?" ”
"Well, smart." The old man praised Orochimaru, "Actually, on the earth, not all landmasses are connected. ”
"We call large areas of land 'continents' and small areas of land 'islands', and your ninja world is only a slightly larger island on Earth in our definition."
Orochimaru nodded thoughtfully after hearing this, but immediately said suspiciously, "How do you know that we are in the ninja world?" ”
The old man's face did not change, and he replied directly: "As I said just now, I am not a living human being in the true sense of the word. ”
"I can see everything that's happening on Earth in another place, including your world."
"Not only do I know that your world is the world of ninjas, but I also know that your name is Orochimaru, and you are a person who believes in Yogsotos."
"It's a bit of a coincidence that my faith is Jugsothoth and Cthulhu, and I'm very close to you."
Orochimaru nodded, and believed the old man's statement, because if he didn't believe it, this current meeting between the "author" and the "reader" would not be able to explain it clearly.
So Orochimaru continued to ask, "What is your world like?" ”
"Hmm-"
"In the First Age, the connection between our world and your world was not broken, and our cultures were interconnected."
"At that time, there were no ninjas in the world, and humans could not use extraordinary powers, but they could use the power of technology."
"The power of technology?" Orochimaru questioned for a moment.
Although Orochimaru believes in the power of technology, the technology that Orochimaru believes in is ultimately fed back to ninjutsu, and if there is no ninjutsu, what can technology do?
"There's so much technology can do, it's unimaginable."
"Like the kunai thrown by your ninjas, you can only catch up to eight kunai with two hands at the same time, and the hit rate varies from person to person, and the kunai needs to be held back in your hand after throwing, and the attack frequency and the amount of kunai carry are both problems."
"And our world doesn't need to throw ninja equipment for long-range attacks, but uses a weapon called a 'gun'."
"As long as you aim the muzzle of the gun at the target and gently pull the trigger, you can shoot a projectile with a rate of fire of 12 to 15 rounds per second."
"Moreover, the loading speed of the gun and the amount of ammunition carried are far greater than that of the kunai, and the learning cost is lower than that of throwing objects, so a small child can easily kill a group of adults with a gun."
"On large weapons, our world has something called missiles."
"This weapon has an extremely long range, and your ninjutsu must at least see the target before it can be released, but missiles don't need it."
"The longest-range missile can even hit your world directly from our world, and its power can instantly flatten an area the size of Konoha Village."
"We also have a weapon called the nuclear bomb, which is the most powerful weapon in our world."
"The launch mechanism of a nuclear bomb is similar to that of a missile, the strike range is usually more than 1,000 kilometers, and the temperature of the explosion center can reach hundreds of millions of degrees Celsius!"
"However, the biggest threat of a nuclear bomb is not the power at the time of the explosion, but the impact of nuclear radiation within a range of several kilometers after the explosion, and the inability to grow plants and people for at least 50 years."
"The power of nuclear bombs is too powerful, and if the use of nuclear bombs is not restricted, it will even cause the regression of the earth's civilization, so countries that possess nuclear bombs strictly restrict their use."
"So in the first age of Earth, your world was the only place on Earth that was attacked by a nuclear bomb."
The old man stood on the steps and talked eloquently, without the slightest hesitation or pause in his words, and said all the things that the Great Snake Pill and the Medicine Master couldn't even think of.
If all this were wild imagination, it would never have been possible to talk so eloquently.
Because it's just crazy!
What kind of kid can use a gun to kill people?
What is a missile that hits from one world to another and destroys a Konoha village?
What can explode a nuclear bomb with temperatures of hundreds of millions of degrees Celsius and continue to affect it for 50 years?
Is this still a power that humans can grasp?
After the old man's introduction, Orochimaru suddenly felt that ordinary people without chakra could have unexpected potential.
If time were given, would the ordinary people of this world develop these technologies and replace ninjas?
And most importantly, why is the only place on Earth that has ever been attacked by a nuclear bomb is its own world?
"So on the other side of the sea..."
"Is it the enemy?"