On the shore of Linghu Wetland Park, there is the Seventh Research Institute of Shuguang City, which belongs to the scientific research group.

This is a special research unit established by the scientific research group for the "South Gate II and Pioneer Civilization Related Topics", which was not officially put into use until the beginning of the month, with 227 people on the staff.

That's quite a lot by wasteland standards, especially for a new research institute that has just been established and doesn't have many projects.

Not only is there a lot of manpower and sufficient budget, but the senior researchers of the institute are also good hands in the scientific research system of the alliance.

For example, Director Dai Huai'an, age 35, from Vault 276. His research direction is high-energy physics, and he was a professor at Camp 101 for a while.

Later, he was recommended by the doctor of methods, he joined the scientific research team of the alliance and held important positions in related research institutions, both his ability and resume can be described as excellent.

Another example is Arik, a physicist from Vault 337, and Lin Dong, a former F-class explorer from the Wandering Swamp Science and Technology Committee, and so on.

Although the resumes of these researchers are a little thin compared with Director Dai, their knowledge and ability are not inferior to them, and they even surpass them in specific research directions, and they belong to professional talents.

At present, there are only alliances and colleges in the entire wasteland, and they have shown a strong interest in high-energy physics, a "future discipline" with low short-term economic benefits.

If you add the willingness to spend money and the conditional spending, it seems that only the alliance remains.

Coupled with the reputation of the alliance outside, there is almost no need for the alliance to deliberately solicit them, and these talents who are not useful in other places are consciously sent to the door, and they are all ready to do a big job.

After all, the Wasteland Age is coming to an end, so how long will it take to get up at this time?

Combined with his old profession in high-energy physics, Director Dai quickly formulated the general direction of research for the institute - to study the membrane between the universe and the universe.

In fact, he didn't need to formulate this direction, and the clues left by the relics of the pioneer civilizations had almost pointed out the way ahead for them, clearly telling them that there was a creator in this world, and that the universe was nested layer by layer.

It's like a nesting doll.

Although this is the understanding of the universe by the "Divine Stick" civilization, this Divine Stick is much ahead of human civilization after all, just as human civilization is far ahead of the civilization of the Domes.

As long as they can continue to explore the clues left by the pioneer civilizations, they will surely be able to comprehend the truth of humanity themselves, just as the Domes comprehended the tree of Insov!

And it's a materialist truth!

Director Dai has full confidence in this.

And just at this moment, Ye Shi, who returned from the second south gate, brought a great gift to the "Seven" of the scientific expedition group - "Cosmic Membrane Perforator"!

This relic is the work of Dr. Qiu Shiye inspired by the pioneer civilization!

It can even be said that the latter taught the former to complete it hand in hand!

The effect is that after a certain amount of energy is input, the matter of the universe can be transmitted to the Creator universe.

Although its principle is too advanced for the current human civilization, both the visible part and the invisible part are as difficult to decipher as the heavenly machine, but this does not affect the people who get it to use it directly.

It's like a black box!

Later, through the mastery of psionic energy, a soldier of the Burning Corps named Night Ten was inspired by Dr. Qiu Shiye, and understood the method of using the perforator in reverse to "borrow" energy from the Creator universe.

Although the word borrowed is used, the borrowed energy does not need to be returned.

According to the clues left behind by the pioneer civilizations, it can be known that a beam of light from the creator's universe is enough energy to be comparable to that of a star when placed in the "created universe".

In other words, what they borrowed from the Creator universe was so tiny that it was like a cloud of dust, almost negligible.

I believe that the "Creator" will not care.

It is precisely for this reason that after several careful attempts, the Seventh Research Institute found that it did not cause potential safety hazards, and immediately increased the frequency of the experiment and worked overtime.

It's not that Director Dai and the researchers are too anxious, but the prospect of this technology is too tempting!

Even researchers who are not interested in money can see the economic value of this at a glance.

Once they understand the mysteries, they will be able to grasp the endless energy in the true sense of the word, and even change the way they obtain it!

They will no longer have to rely on the light and heat of this universe, but will be able to borrow a constant source of energy from a higher universe!

The heat death of the universe will be reversed at this moment!

What could be more enticing for a human being, who has spent their entire lives in pursuit of more material and energy?

It is no exaggeration to say that they will create a new era on the basis of the new era!

And this era will be more prosperous than the era of prosperity!

That would be the ascension of the entire human civilization!

Any material reward and practical honor are insignificant compared to this great cause.

Moreover, the route to Nanmen II has not yet been opened, and the plan to establish an observatory in the planetary synchronous orbit of Gaia is still in the draft stage, and the entire research institute only has the project of "perforator" that can be studied.

After several attempts to retract and release freely, the researchers at the 7th Institute have evolved from the initial "borrowing light from the wall" to sending different things to the Creator Universe.

At first it was a mouse, but then they tried to teleport a myriapod, a mutant bear, a slime fruiting body, and even a baby of Deathclaw.

Originally, they had planned to teleport the mammoth, but the Dawning City Zoo didn't agree, and they didn't think about how to get this thing into the underground laboratory for a while, so they gave up.

Based on a series of tests, researchers from seven institutes have come to preliminary conclusions.

The maximum capture range of the delivered beam varies from 5 to 10 m, and its capture range appears to be positively correlated with the energy input, and is related to the start-up time of the perforator.

In other words, the greater the energy input, the longer the hole created by the perforator in the cosmic membrane will last and the wider the interference range.

Reasonable analysis, with enough energy, the teleportation beam can even swallow the entire planet!

However, in order to do this, the energy consumed will also be an astronomical amount, and it is difficult to reach the stellar level!

And secondly, how to compress this terrifying energy to the size of a standard fuel tank is also a problem.

Without making improvements to the relics, a 3-second opening time and a 10-meter radius capture range are already the limit.

In addition, the matter that is transported to the Creator's universe will disappear forever.

According to the description of the pioneer civilizations, they would become a beam of light or dust in another universe, and they would no longer be able to return from that world, or even if they did, they would not be able to maintain their original form.

However, this has not been proved by experiments for the time being, so the researchers at the institute have reservations.

Again, only living creatures can be teleported, or corpses that have died within 72 hours.

"Dead objects", including electronic devices, cannot be transported alone, but they can be transported together as accessories of the recipient.

The definition of this appendage seems to be related to the self-perception of the teleported.

Researchers attempted to put a watch on the slime fruiting body, and when the perforator was activated, the slime fruiting body disappeared, but the watch fell in place.

Immediately after that, the researchers did a control experiment, put the same watch on the monkey's body, and made sure that the monkey understood the concept of the clock, and then conducted the experiment, and the result was amazingly found that the monkey and the watch traveled together to the Creator universe!

After this discovery, Director Dai immediately devised a new experimental plan - to wrap a detector in an anti-corrosion film, stuff it into a piece of meat, and then feed it as food to the toothless monitor lizard captured from Baiyue Province.

This toothless monitor lizard belongs to the variant of the Komodo dragon, with an average adult length of four meters and a weight of nearly 300 kilograms.

When the toothless monitor lizard has broken down the flesh on the outside of the detector, it will naturally spit out or pull out the detector that cannot be decomposed.

The latter will uninterruptedly emit electromagnetic wave signals containing observational information until the battery is depleted.

If they can receive a signal from another universe through the "hole" created by the perforator in the next experiment, it means that the toothless monitor lizard they sent over has not become the light of another universe, but still exists in another universe.

Not only that, but they may also be able to obtain more information about the Creator Universe by analyzing the electromagnetic wave signals sent back!

Without hesitation, Director Dai immediately began to carry out the experiment after reporting the experimental plan to the scientific expedition team in accordance with the work regulations.

On the third basement floor of the research institute, in the isolation room where the cosmic model perforator is stored, the staff wearing protective suits led the cage containing the monitor lizard to the side of the perforator, and then quickly left the isolation room.

As if sensing a threat, the toothless monitor lizard hissed and spitted its massive body restlessly in the cramped iron cage, slamming the cage with a clatter.

After confirming that the staff had left the scene, the researcher standing behind the glass curtain wall immediately remotely activated the remote-controlled robot in the isolation room and stepped forward to press the switch to turn on the perforator.

As the perforator activated, a dazzling light instantly released from the center of the perforator, completely enveloping the giant lizard in the cage.

There was not a single sound.

When the unsightly light dissipated, the lizard, which had been writhing in its cage, was gone, leaving only the chains that had imprisoned its limbs in its place.

Looking at the vision that took place behind the glass curtain wall, Alek, who was standing next to Dai Huai'an, said with a moving expression.

"No matter how many times I watch it, I can't help but want to say more...... It's incredible. ”

As a physicist who was frozen and dormant in Vault 337, he had been engaged in physics research since the end of the Prosperous Era, and the research topic was still at the forefront of the physics field, and he saw a lot of incredible things.

However, even so, the scene in front of him really shocked his eyes-

A 300-kilogram lizard just disappeared in front of all of them.

And there was no trace left.

“…… After all, it is a 'pioneer' technology, how can you rule hundreds or thousands of galaxies without two brushes? ”

Staring at the cage behind the glass curtain wall, Lin Dong's face was full of obsession, muttering to himself.

Sure enough—

This is the scientific research and exploration he yearns for!

What they are facing at this moment is the real unknown, the truth that human civilization has never discovered!

Compared to this thing, the ruins he had explored before and the black boxes he had unearthed were simply weak!

Looking at Lin Dong with an obsessed face, Alek made a helpless expression and looked at the back of the glass curtain wall.

"It doesn't matter if that pioneer civilization ruled hundreds or thousands of galaxies...... This kind of technology, which is far beyond the comprehension of our current civilization, is indeed no different from magic to us. ”

He felt like a "Thormite" at the moment.

Although he had not really met the Domes, he had only seen it in the reports of the expedition.

The researchers in the operation room whispered to each other, while Director Dai pinched his watch and watched the time, waiting for the toothless monitor lizard to digest the flesh in its belly.

Although the two universes may not have the same speed of time, that is not what this experiment is about.

What they want to verify is that the matter that is transported to the Creator's universe still remains structurally intact.

If no signal is received, they speculate whether the failure of the experiment is due to the difference in the time flow velocity of the two universes, which causes the detector signal to be lost, and then proceed to arrange controlled experiments to test this hypothesis.

While he was quietly waiting, the movable doors behind the operating room suddenly opened to both sides, and a young man in a white lab coat walked in from the outside.

"How's the experiment going?"

Looking at Yin Fang, who suddenly visited, Director Dai's face suddenly showed a surprised expression, obviously he didn't expect this big guy to attach so much importance to this experiment, and even came to the scene in person.

However, the surprise only stayed on his face for a moment, and soon turned into surprise and pride.

A smile appeared on Dai Huai'an's face, and he immediately reported.

"We've just finished our first experiment! The experiment went very well, and the probe was successfully taken to another universe by the toothless monitor lizard...... Next, we will soon conduct a second set of experiments to confirm that the detector is working properly. ”

"It seems that I came at the right time," Yin Fang nodded with a smile and said in an appreciative tone, "I have a very strong premonition that all of you here today will witness history. ”

This affirmation from the chief scientist of the alliance inspired everyone present.

Not only Director Dai Huai'an, but almost every researcher had an expression of excitement and joy on their faces.

Without interfering with the experiments of the researchers of the seven institutes, Yin Fang just sat on the edge of the operation room as a bystander, quietly watching.

In a sense, his work style is also somewhat influenced by Chu Guang, he will not interfere in the work of his subordinates if he can, and leave professional things to professionals, unless his subordinates are lazy and do not work.

Anyone who is engrossed in a cause is extremely disgusted by others.

It's human nature.

Although he is the chief scientist, he is not necessarily more professional in the study of pioneer civilizations than a few people present, and it is really not good that the indiscriminate command will lead the whole project to the ditch, so it is better to squat quietly as a mascot and watch, and put forward some valuable opinions when appropriate.

In fact, if it weren't for the curiosity about the relics of the pioneer civilization and the "universe beyond the universe", he might not have come to the scene to watch, and he would have been done with a tablet to read the report.

The time for the second set of experiments was fast approaching.

Perhaps it was intended to show a hand to the respected chief scientist of the alliance, and the researchers present also cheered up their spirits, from the director to the operators at the grassroots level, all of them devoted themselves to the experiment.

They placed a signal receiver in an isolation chamber, adjusted the parameters of the perforator from the "input state" to the "output state", and then inserted a new empty fuel tank into the reactor.

As for the previous fuel tank, it was no longer usable due to a hole in it.

This is one of the small details of using a perforator.

Each forward penetration of the cosmic membrane causes a cylindrical hole in the reactor's fuel tank, like a movie ticket with a cut corner that cannot be used again.

And if it penetrates the membrane of the universe in reverse, that is, "borrows light from the wall of the Creator universe", it will not have any effect.

After making all the preparations, the staff in the isolation room withdrew step by step, and then the researchers in the operation room activated the remote-controlled robot deployed in the isolation room in advance, and started the perforator step by step.

Immediately after, the sun-like light once again filled the entire isolation chamber, carrying terrifying energy from the reactor in the isolation chamber.

And yet—

This experiment didn't seem to be the same as the previous ones, and it seemed that there was more than just energy spilling out of the reactor, as if something else was mixed in.

Yin Fang frowned slightly.

At the same time, the researcher standing in front of the terminal let out a cry of surprise.

"Gamma rays detected!"

Everyone's faces showed expressions of surprise, but Yin Fang was slightly stunned.

Gamma ray?

Could it be—

It's not just energy that is being generated this time?

Just as Yin Fangzheng was thinking, the shining light had been extinguished.

Director Dai, who was standing on the side, obviously thought of going with him, and when the indicators showed normal, he immediately ordered the staff wearing protective clothing to enter the isolation room and check the signal receiver installed next to the perforator.

And the results of the experiment were also beyond everyone's expectations.

They didn't receive the video from the detector, but instead they received a special string of signals.

Looking at the people gathered in front of the terminal with solemn expressions, Yin Fang also got up and went up.

"What's on the receiver?"

Hearing Yin Fang's inquiry, Director Dai hesitated and said for a moment.

"We're parsing the signal, and the result of the interpretation seems to be ...... is a string of binary numbers. ”

At the same time as he spoke, a string of parsed binary numbers appeared on the terminal's screen and filled the entire screen.

The operator quickly analyzed the numbers further and transcoded them into decimal numbers with the help of AI for scientific purposes, from which they quickly found the repeating number segments.

“……”

The researcher named Lin Dong whispered the numbers on the screen, suddenly realized something, and gasped.

"Shhh...... Speaking of which, there are exactly seven knobs on our perforator! ”

Also aware of this, Alek frowned and said with a solemn expression.

"The numbers look like a key, and they're tailor-made for us."

"What happens if we put this string of numbers into the dial of the perforator?" The researcher standing on the side had a whim.

Another researcher shook his head.

"I don't know, no one knows."

The string of numbers contains so little information that they can't even tell each other's intentions.

"Would you like to try putting this set of numbers on the dial?" The researcher standing next to the terminal turned his gaze to Director Dai.

Director Dai subconsciously looked at Yin Fang, and seeing that the latter did not make an opinion, he looked at Alek on the side and asked.

"Is the risk manageable?"

Alec shook his head.

"There is too little information...... In theory, though, it should be manageable. ”

Director Dai frowned.

"Theory?"

"After all, we use less than a kilogram of helium-three fuel," Alek shrugged, "and we can't summon a space battleship with these few hundred grams of helium-three." ”

The maximum projection radius of 10 meters is obviously not enough for something of that level to pop out.

And at the end of the day, it's just a small hole, so small that it can't even be seen with the naked eye.

The last thing that pops out is most likely at the same level as the energy they entered.

“……”

When it was finally time to make up his mind, a pair of eyes looked at the guy with the most idea in the room.

Looking at Yin Fang, Director Dai of the Seventh Institute asked nervously.

"Look...... Do you want to add another set of experiments? ”

No one knows what is in front of them at the moment, this is a blind box in the true sense of the word.

Hidden in the blind box may be an opportunity, a danger, or nothing.

But one thing is beyond doubt.

If they don't take this step, they will never be able to discover new worlds.

Is it to maintain reverence for the universe, a cautious retreat?

Or a brave step forward?

No one knows the outcome of an experiment in advance of it.

Looking at those eyes that were both nervous and expectant, Yin Fang knew that he couldn't be silent anymore.

Come on.

These guys are looking for the blame.

"Your eyes tell me that you already have an idea in your mind......"

After a pause, Yin Fang glanced around at everyone present and continued in a serious tone.

"In that case, let's try it."

Sure enough, as he expected, when they heard his decision, everyone's faces showed an uplifted expression.

Someone is willing to take risks and responsibilities, and has the ability to take them, and the whole thing suddenly becomes easier.

At least in the senses.

For a moment, Yin Fang suddenly realized Chu Guang's feelings.

It wasn't like the guy was doing nothing, as it seemed.

And it's not the hardest thing he's done......

The third experiment soon entered the preparatory stage.

Just in case, Yin applied to the Guards Corps for a temporary upgrade to the security level of Research Institute No. 7, and sent an additional platoon of troops to the laboratory.

The platoon consisted of 30 men, and the remaining 27 reinforcements were made up of the awakened from Vault 404, excluding the three officers.

Prepared for everything, the staff of the laboratory, under the instruction of Director Dai, adjusted the parameters of the perforator according to the string of passwords obtained from the Creator Universe, and then withdrew from the isolation room according to the previous process, and activated the window remotely through the robot.

It is worth mentioning that if the parameters are entered indiscriminately, the perforator cannot be started.

This has been proven in previous experiments.

It is precisely for this reason that when the researchers of the Seven Institutes conducted the experiment, they were actually mentally prepared that nothing might happen.

Thankfully, the most wasteful of expressions didn't happen.

At the moment when the button to start the perforator was pressed, the isolation chamber once again lit up with a dazzling white light.

Looking at the numbers jumping on the screen, the researcher standing in front of the terminal shouted excitedly.

"Gamma rays are rising! This...... The measurements are stronger than ever! ”

Yin Fang stared intently at the transparent glass curtain wall in front of him, and while he was stunned in his heart, he gradually gave birth to a hint of foreboding.

What's there......

It seems to be coming out of there.

However, even if he wanted to stop the experiment at this time, it was too late.

For a moment, the lights in the operating room suddenly flickered, and then a "buzz" went black.

"What's the situation?!"

"The power is off?! Why at this time—"

"Wait, did you hear anything?!"

The crowd was at a loss to figure out what was going on, when suddenly there was a sizzling sound in the darkness where they couldn't see their fingers, like a low roar from the abyss.

Listening to the sound coming through the glass curtain wall, Yin Fang only felt that the hairs on his body stood on end, and there was a chill in his heart, or a sense of immediacy.

That was something that happened before he joined the League.

At that time, he was still the team leader of an exploration team of the college, doing some work for the college to pick up garbage and rummage through boxes and cabinets.

However, even though he was prepared for every mission, he still overturned during a mission, resulting in him being the only one in the team who survived.

That operation can only be described as a disaster.

And his superiors, in order to save his career, threw all the pots on him alone almost without hesitation, so that he had to leave the academy and escape from the swamp of wandering.

That incident was almost a shadow for his whole life......

And at this moment, the nightmare that he buried in the deepest part of his heart once again emerged from his heart.

But it's not the same as before.

This time, he is no longer an inconspicuous small role, but stands on a completely different position than before.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yin Fang immediately made a decision and yelled at the researchers present.

"Retreat!"