Technological practice: leading the human race to the stars

Chapter 96: Different Dimension

Yuanze was escorted by the jailers to the depths of the camp. Along the way, he witnessed many closed portals, which were not recorded in the information provided by Command Post Chen.

"We're here." Several prison guards reminded Yuanze.

He looked up at the heavy iron door in front of him. It was full of oppression, as if even time had become slow and heavy at this moment. The mottled scratches on the iron door seemed to be silently telling the countless forgotten stories it had witnessed.

This is the small dark room that Zhang Zisheng mentioned. It is said that this room contains an unfathomable mysterious power. Many Yuanwu warriors who were imprisoned here disappeared mysteriously under strict surveillance, making this place full of unspeakable legends.

Faced with this bizarre phenomenon, the shelter did not conduct an in-depth investigation. Instead, it used it as a means to deter prisoners and widely publicized it within the shelter in an attempt to maintain order.

Legend has it that this shelter was built on an ancient and tragic battlefield. After the mutation occurred, the strong magnetic field here actually recorded and sealed the battlefield scenes of the past, forming an intricate and different-dimensional space.

As soon as he entered the small dark room, Yuanze's eyes were engulfed by darkness. Apart from the deep darkness, everything ceased to exist.

He stretched out his hand that was attached with source power, and groped around, trying to find something to rely on, but he could touch nothing except the cold wall.

He moved slowly along the wall, running his fingers across it. The rough texture became his only guide in the darkness.

At this moment, Yuanze's fingers touched a smooth protrusion. His heart tightened, and he immediately grabbed the object with his hand and rubbed it carefully. It was an iron ring fixed on the wall.

Yuanze continued to feel along the surrounding walls, and he felt a dent like a horizontal bar nearby. As he touched other walls more carefully, more dents and bulges gradually appeared in his perception.

These discoveries puzzled Yuan Ze. Before closing the door, he took a quick glance but did not notice the existence of these traces.

"Yuan Ze, try the Morse code." Astra's voice revealed helplessness. If this place was not under strict surveillance, she would have wanted to use other means to investigate long ago.

"Then I don't know what to input?"

"Didn't you just touch some dots and lines? See if you can combine them to form meaningful information."

Yuanze closed his eyes and tried to recall every detail he had touched on the wall. He reassembled the dots and lines in his mind, but the result was a bunch of random letters.

"Are you sure you didn't get the order wrong or miss something? No matter how I try to decrypt it, it's just a bunch of gibberish." Astra asked doubtfully. She had tried every possible combination but still couldn't get any meaningful information.

"It's really exhausting. If you stay in this environment for too long and do nothing, you'll go crazy."

Yuanze simply lay on the ground with his head in his hands. The endless darkness and silence around him continued to devour his sanity. He finally understood why so many people were unwilling to enter the small dark room.

However, just as Yuanze was lying on the ground and ready to give up, he suddenly felt that the ground seemed to have some faint bumps. He regained his spirits and began to feel around carefully on the ground. After some effort, he finally found some regular bumps and sent this information to Astra again.

Not long after, Astra's reply came: "I have interpreted it. It is 'invisible cracks'."

"What do you mean? Did the 'invisible gap' swallow those prisoners?" Yuan Ze was very confused and couldn't understand what the person who left the secret message meant. "Astra, is there anything abnormal in the room, especially in terms of space?"

Astra told him that because YN01 left him a clone, many of her abilities were restricted and could not be used to their full potential. She was powerless to help Yuan Ze in his current predicament and could only rely on him to figure it out slowly.

Several days passed, and Astra and Yuanze finally deciphered all the text, which together meant "use mental power to sense invisible gaps."

Yuanze was very confused. He had clearly spread his mental power throughout the small dark room as soon as he entered the room, but he did not sense any abnormality in this space.

His mental power spread out again, covering every wall of the small dark room. He tried hard to feel and explore the mysterious gap hidden in the darkness.

Although he tried his best, he still got nothing. This made him start to think about the subtle connection between mental power and space.

In the concept of modern science, spiritual power is regarded as electromagnetic field. However, in the practice of Zhang family, a lot of concepts related to quantum mechanics are introduced, and it is more efficient than ordinary practice.

Isn’t the electromagnetic field also a quantum field?
Yuan Ze suddenly realized that the ups and downs of emotions might be a manifestation of quantum fluctuations. The movement of mental power through space and overcoming obstacles is similar to the phenomenon of quantum tunneling.

This discovery lifted Yuan Ze's spirits. He tried to adjust his emotional state and let his mental power fluctuate in a stable manner. Finally, at a certain moment, he felt the existence of the space crack.

It was a gap that could not be crossed directly. It seemed to have its own life, constantly pulling at Yuanze's mental power, trying to drag him into the endless darkness.

When Yuan Ze was completely swallowed up, his vision was instantly flooded by a brilliant light. The light was different from any color he was familiar with, and it intertwined and swirled, as if forming a constantly changing kaleidoscope.

As his consciousness gradually stabilized, Yuanze began to be able to distinguish the surrounding scene. He found that he was standing on a vast plain, the sky was a strange deep purple, and the stars were arranged in a complex pattern he had never seen before.

The space here gave Yuanze a sense of déjà vu, similar to the virtual space in the assessment tower. Here, Astra could exist in a physical form, and Yuanze's mental power could extend freely without any hindrance.

As Yuan Ze was immersed in the exploration of this wonderful world, he gradually noticed something strange. His body began to feel uncomfortable, and the images he saw became blurry. He seemed to be in a gradually solidified space, and every breath became more and more difficult.

His lungs were also tightly bound by an invisible force, preventing him from taking in more air. In a trance, a very scary fact popped into his mind.

There is not a breath of air here!
As his consciousness blurred, Yuanze fell into despair.

But the strong desire to survive stimulated the dormant power in his body. At this moment, his mental power surged out like a flood, instantly spreading to the entire space.

This seemed to resonate with the space, and Yuanze was gradually surrounded by air. His chest suddenly loosened, and fresh air rushed into his lungs like a tide. He coughed violently, and his body collapsed in the space.

"Do you want to hear my story?" A vague and distant voice echoed in this space.

Yuanze struggled to support his tired body and looked in the direction of the sound. The figure in front of him gradually became clearer. It was a man who looked to be about forty years old.

I feel a little better today
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(End of this chapter)