Shadow of the Beautiful World

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Ava grabbed Merlin's arm with one hand and old Pym with the other.

While her long black hair was dancing, she was like a magical elf, her figure suddenly appeared in a certain place, before the vague ground collapsed, she disappeared strangely, and then appeared in another place.

This world cannot be viewed according to the laws of the real world, brother.

In this constant flash, Ava explained the rules of the quantum world to Merlin, saying:

The concepts of space and time do not exist in this world. Creatures living in this world can appear anywhere in the quantum sea at any time as long as they wish.

Quantum entanglement!

Merlin didn't answer, but the weak old Pym spoke first:

Your 'jump' is quantum entanglement that can be observed, right?

Yes.

Ava chuckled and said:

In this world, quantum entanglement occurs anytime and anywhere, because the world itself is in a quantum state, and we will not be hindered when we jump. I call it 'phase walking'.

Maybe magic can explain that too.

Merlin observed Ava's constantly flashing body, rubbed his chin and said:

After all, the essence of all steps is transmission, which takes you from one place to another in an instant, but some transmissions are obviously shorter than others.

He tried to release Ava's fingers and said:

If it is true as you said, there is no space constraint in this world, then I should be able to.

As he spoke, Lord Raven took a step forward.

In the next second, his figure appeared beside Ava who had jumped away.

Sure enough!

The King of Vanity laughed out loud.

He is no longer being led by Ava to jump. On the contrary, just like Ava, he keeps taking steps, disappears in the same place, and reappears in another place.

and

There is no magic wave.

This is not a teleportation spell!

how did you do it?

Old Pim looked at Merlin's shaking voice in surprise, and said in surprise:

Is this magic?

No, it's not.

Merlin stared at a pillar at the end of his field of vision. He took a step, disappeared in place, appeared on that pillar, raised his step again the next second, and returned to Ava and Old Pym.

I just 'wanted' to go there.

Lord Raven said to old Pym:

So I went there.

It's an unhindered world, Pym.

I don't understand the quantum entanglement you are talking about, but I can understand it anyway. In a world without the concept of space, as long as you have the idea of ​​wanting to go somewhere, and it is strong enough, you can achieve this kind of phase walking.

As he spoke, he glanced at Old Pym who was trying to lift his footsteps.

He said:

You don't have to try, you can't do it.

Why?

Old Pym asked back:

You can do it so easily!

Because your rational mind can't really understand the concepts I'm talking about.

Merlin imitated Old Pym's usual speaking posture, he put his hands behind his back, and said to Old Pym:

You lack the abstract logic that a spellcaster should have, and your thoughts and will cannot be strong enough to make your thinking come true.

Because in your worldview, everything I just said is very 'unscientific'.

You can't believe it, so naturally you can't do it.

Lord Raven spread his hands, he took a deep breath and said:

It's a magical world. In this world, all fantasies can become reality, but unfortunately only here. Here, I can even easily travel through the speed of light.

Yes, brother.

After entering the quantum world, Ava's collapsed quantum body became solid, and she was no longer tormented by the dividing cells all the time, and she completed her self-healing here.

In this world filled with quantum energy, Ava's incurable disease has been cured without medicine.

She was more relaxed than ever, so this child also showed a more lively personality in this world. Like Merlin's younger sisters, she easily grabbed Merlin's arm.

She stretched out her hand to flick the floating pixel-like light point, and said to Merlin and Old Pym:

The foundation of all physics in the real world is based on the theory that the speed of light cannot be surpassed, but the speed of quantum entanglement is at least 4 times the speed of light.

Her voice became softer, and she said:

Human thinking is the fastest thing. It can jump from the earth to the boundaries of stars in an instant. As long as your thinking is enough to understand that concept, then the speed of light is no longer a constraint.

Unfortunately, the real world has its own rules, so the most perfect concept jump can only happen in the quantum world.

Speaking of which, brother, I know that you have been studying the concept of space in hell recently.

Ava raised her head and showed a sweet smile to Merlin, she said:

You can't find the answer in the real world, because the real answer to the concept of space only exists in the quantum world, a world without the concept of space.

Before you return to the real world, you should leave an astral projection here and let it be assimilated by the quantum world. After that assimilation is completed, brother, all the secrets of 'space' will appear before your eyes.

How do you know I'm studying space?

Merlin stretched out his finger, flicked Ava's nose with a little pampering, and said:

I guess, after falling into the quantum sea, you have been paying attention to us, as if there is an invisible ghost around us, right?

That's right, I thought I would never see you again if I fell into the Quantum Sea.

Ava dodged Merlin's second finger, she said with a smile:

But it turns out that this world is not as ruthless as I thought. It cured my illness and gave me unlimited possibilities. Wherever there is a quantum world, I can come and go as I please.

At the intersection of the quantum sea and the real world, I can see you, I can hear you, but I can't touch you, it's like living in a world of mirrors, brother.

In fact, I have never left. When you are crying for me, when you are talking with Xi Liya, when you are busy in the wasteland hell, I have always been by your side.

In another dimension that you cannot perceive, I am always with you.

Like a ghost.

Merlin sighed, stroked Ava's throbbing long hair, and said:

An invisible but real ghost, but what happened to the warning in Central City?

The Maharaja asked suspiciously:

Is it the dark matter spouted by the particle accelerator explosion that broke the barrier between the quantum world and the real world, allowing us to have brief contact?

No, it's not.

Ava shook her head, she said to Merlin:

What happens in the real world will not affect the quantum world, brother, the reason why you heard my warning that time was because of a special force.

It's the power of the person who assassinated you, the kind of shining arc that allows him to move at the speed of light, or even faster than the speed of light.

When that kind of power appeared, the sea of ​​quantum created waves.

Ava didn't seem to know how to describe that feeling, she said to Merlin:

In short, when his power erupts, the obstacles of Quantum Sea and the real world disappear temporarily, but only for a moment!

Um.

Merlin nodded.

Looking back at the world in the quantum state behind him, he said:

In other words, in this world, there is another power that can be compared with the Speed ​​Force.

We're here, brother.

Ava's voice interrupted Merlin's thoughts.

In front of the three of them, on a rather secretive dark island that was also covered with jumping light and shadow, there was a strange building.

It looks like a thatched cottage, or a house made by hollowing out a big mushroom.

In short, it is definitely not something that will be born naturally in this world.

The arrival of the three people seemed to have disturbed the owner who lived here. Under the anxious and excited gaze of old Pim, a slender figure came out of the room.

She was wearing a set of dilapidated robes, which were dotted with scales and limbs that only creatures in the quantum world would have, forming a set of weird battle armor.

She is vigilant and holds a winged blade in her hand.

It looks like the transparent wings of some flying insects, combined with steel, a unique weapon, but full of man-made features.

That is also not a product of this world.

The moment the figure saw the three of Merlin, it felt as if it had been struck by lightning, and stood there in a daze, while the old Pim who was being supported broke free from the support of Merlin and Ava at this moment.

He staggered forward a few steps, and when he was about to fall, he was embraced by the slender figure walking in phases.

Jennifer

Old Pym called his wife's name.

This grumpy old guy who was disliked by everyone and even hated by his own daughter stretched out his fingers tremblingly, and pushed the helmet off the face of the woman who was holding him.

The next moment, he saw a pair of blue-gray eyes.

Long gray hair fell from under the helmet like tears welling from old Pym's eyes.

This mysterious woman, who has been lost in the quantum world and has lived alone for many years, also has an incredible light in her eyes.

Joy, bewilderment, touch, surprise, nostalgia.

Hank.

She tried her best to show a smile, and when tears were streaming down Old Pym's cheeks, she said:

You're finally here, I've been waiting for you for a long, long time

Jennifer!

Old Pim was like a child who had found something he cherished. He hugged his lost wife tightly in his arms. He called his wife's name and said in tears:

Sorry, I came too late, I was too stupid, I couldn't come to you immediately after you left, I was too stupid, I was too stupid back then, I should have come, I should have suffered Everything, not you, my love.

I'm sorry I failed you, I

Old Pym's incoherent apology was stopped by Jennifer in the next moment.

The scientist put his hand on Pym's mouth, and she said softly:

Is Hope all right?

Our daughter is waiting for you!

The weak old Pim was awakened by Hope's name, and he said to his wife who had not seen him for many years:

The quantum tunnel will close at any moment, we have to go back immediately!

Eh? Are you leaving now?

Merlin, who was watching this touching scene from the sidelines, complained coldly:

Don't stay longer? I mean, don't you have a kiss? We still have a lot of time, maybe the two of you can continue to relive

Okay, brother!

Ava patted Merlin's shoulder in dissatisfaction, and the girl with red eyes pouted and said dissatisfiedly:

Don't be so mean, this is so touching.

Let's go to the border!

Ms. Jennifer, who is old but still charming, helped her husband up. She looked at Merlin hovering behind her back, and then at Ava. She said:

following the quantum tunnel that was opened from the real world can take us out of this world, that coordinate

Looking back at the hut she spent years building in the quantum world, she breathed a sigh of relief and said:

As long as that coordinate is still there, we will be free.

Speaking of which, you don't want this cabin anymore, right? Ms. Jennifer.

Merlin raised his fingers, and in the beating of the shape of Aikon, the other one separated from his body and walked towards the hut.

He said to Jennifer:

Then this place belongs to me. I may have to stay here for a long time, explore, and learn about this world.

Jennifer glanced at Merlin's body and his clone phantom.

This scene made Ms. Jennifer a little surprised, but after staying in the quantum world for so many years, she has seen more incredible things.

Instead of asking, she replied:

You stay here, don't run around, this world is collapsing and rebuilding all the time, but this place is relatively stable.

This world is not just us, there are more dangerous lives. Once they find out, the result will be very bad.

swish

A few seconds later, amidst the halo of phase walking, a group of four people came to the barrier between the quantum sea and the real world.

The unbelievably beautiful light of this gorgeous world has dimmed in this place. In front of everyone, there is a tumbling darkness. If you take another step forward, you will leave the realm of the quantum world.

The tunnel where Merlin and old Pym came was like a bridge between light and darkness, connecting the two, but it would disappear at any moment.

Let's go, brother.

Ava took a step back, she pursed her lips, and said to the surprised Merlin:

Once the tunnel disappears, even if you restart the quantum tunnel again, it will be difficult to accurately access the same area.

The quantum world is too huge. It is infinite in the true sense. If you don't seize this opportunity and try to find a way out, you may have to try hundreds or thousands of times.

This world is assimilating you, you can't stay here anymore.

What do you mean? Ava.

Lord Raven said coldly:

Aren't you going with me?

It's not that I don't want to, but I can't, brother.

Ava brushed her long black hair, and said regretfully to Merlin:

Actually, I should have come to this world when the explosion happened that year. Brother, it has been calling me. When I finally returned here, my body in this world had disappeared.

There, I am a ghost that does not exist, and there is no place for me in that world. Once I leave here, brother, the quantum body that supports my consciousness will immediately dissipate.

Go back, brother, and tell everyone that I have a good time here.

Ava raised her head, she tried her best to show a smile, and said to the ugly-faced Merlin:

Tell everyone, I have always been by your side, and I will always be by your side

Tell Matt for me, say sorry for me; tell Bill for me that I'm glad I have a foster father like him; tell Hill for me that I appreciate her taking care of me.

I

Ava wiped her tears with her hand. She looked at Merlin. At this moment, her disguised maturity completely collapsed. Her face was full of tears. She said in a mournful voice:

It's enough to see you again.

I really want to continue living with you

But, I can't go back, brother.

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