Using the MC system to pretend spiritual revival

Chapter 92 Madness in the Shadows
"Professor Watson, don't you think there's something strange about the ground the robots are walking on?"

As the video played, Payton said something in a rather ambiguous tone.

This startled Watson, who was engrossed in listening, and then, as if realizing what was happening, he pressed the pause button.

He stood up, pressing his face almost against the screen, and began to examine it carefully.

"This...this is the same substance as the sample in the lab? This light red clump and the structure of blood-red connective tissue...that's right, they are, they are the same!"

After some identification, Watson was confirmed.

The ground in the video appears flat and solid.

Even when the robot got close, the rock walls leading straight to the dome were actually made of a substance that the laboratory called "flesh and blood rock".

Thinking about this, he had some thoughts again.

Just like the pile of rocks that trapped the robot, it accidentally fell to the other side through the portal.

When this portal unexpectedly appeared, it was reasonable for matter from the other side of the space to unexpectedly seep in.

Having figured these things out, Watson's excited mood calmed down. He sat back down and glanced at Dr. Payton, who was sitting next to him with a focused expression.

Looking back now, I'm glad I agreed to let them join the research.

Otherwise, if this information is missed, the space on the other side will be mostly composed of indestructible flesh and rock.

Many exploration methods involving excavation and local sourcing face the dilemma of being unable to be implemented.

Fortunately, it has now been observed, which is good. It allows us to devise backup plans in advance, clearing away another difficulty in exploring unknown areas.

However, Payton was completely oblivious to the admiration in the old professor's eyes.

Or rather, even if he noticed it, he wouldn't care at that moment.

At this moment, Payton's bloodshot eyes were fixed on the screen.

Looking at the robot's perspective, the screen is filled with dark red rocks, whether it's the ground, the walls, or the dome.

At that moment, a question involuntarily popped into his head.

He was the first to discover and incorporate the flesh-and-blood rock into his research, and he also spent the most time studying it among everyone present.

There are many speculations about these substances.

Some say it is a substance composed of a mixture of rocks and fungi in symbiosis, while others say it is a strange, unknown life form.

Some people even suggested that it might be an alien.

Payton didn't actually agree with any of these speculations.

In a thorough study of this biological-like structure, it was initially discovered that it contained components similar to muscles, blood vessels, and mucous membranes and ligaments.

However, the materials were scarce and limited at the time, making them unreliable for reference. Other researchers thought it was a coincidence or a life form that parasitizes rocks.

But at that moment, a bold and crazy guess came to his mind.

Could this just be a simple piece of meat?

The white, hard rock is the skeleton, and the red muscle and blood vessels are the vascular tissue used to transport nutrients.

And they are small parts that make up a larger whole, just like muscle follicles or cells in the human body.

Now, through the lens, we can see the vast, blood-red world on the other side of the portal.

His previous absurd speculation, which even he himself refused to believe, seems to have some solid evidence.

"If...if the earth is alive, the mountains are alive...if the sky is alive...then who created it? Natural evolution...or..."

An explanation of the source, which seemed unorthodox to science, came to his mind, and a sense of fear and disbelief arose together.

Do gods exist in the world?
If you ask a witty and humorous scientist, he will say yes, that's a high-level narrative method used by the upper echelons of the universe to determine all possibilities and probabilities.

If you ask a devout, ordinary believer, he will say yes, it is the exalted God.

However, neither of them has seen the actual product, and whether they believe it or not remains unclear.

But today.

He is Sven Payton.

It seems we are about to have the chance to see a glimpse of the truth.

The spirits shattered by fear and dread in the previous battles, through the resulting distortions, are now intertwined with even more absurd and twisted imaginations and speculations. However, everyone is currently intently watching the recordings brought back by the robots.

No one noticed the intense turmoil in the eyes of this usually taciturn and somewhat listless colleague.

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At this moment, the robot's perspective on the screen is still constantly rotating and moving, but the scenery entering the screen is always the same.

Furthermore, due to the unknown dust filling the air, visibility was very low, and distant scenery and locations inaccessible to robots could not be seen clearly.

Until the very end, when the video was nearing its final stages.

The robot decided to return at the set time and began to walk back to the portal area step by step, following the route it had come from.

Although the latter half of the process was somewhat boring, the researchers maintained a rigorous scientific attitude and carefully observed every frame of the video.

After passing through the dark, time-delayed rift again, everyone saw the portal that had transported the exploration robot there.

Somewhat surprisingly, this portal looks much more normal than the ones around us.

Although it is quite tall, estimated to be four or five meters high, its width is also far greater than that of a normal room door.

But it stands upright, and its length-to-width ratio is much more reasonable.

Although the size is not the standard required, some of the classical churches and castles barely meet this specification.

There were many guesses about why the portals were different sizes and structures on both sides, but there was no consensus.

However, the slowly rotating purple film in the middle of the dark door frame is exactly the same, suggesting that this should be the key substance for teleportation.

However, in previous experiments, we tried to collect the purple part of the substance, but it was like a projection or just a simple ray of light, and could not be collected with a container.

In the end, they had no choice but to give up.

Meanwhile, on the video side...

The robot, unlike humans, didn't have so many concerns. It followed the same route it had taken and crashed headlong into the purple area once again.

As the screen suddenly brightened again, they were back in the camp area where they were.

At this point, the video came to an end.

However, the atmosphere among the crowd remained silent for a moment. The researchers all lowered their heads and frowned, pondering, each with their own line of thought and guesses.

However, since the time was already close to the planned time, the group stopped discussing the principles behind the different portal sizes.

Instead, they began to gather together and carefully plan the exploration program that needed to change based on the information in the video.

Furthermore, some potentially effective exploration methods are proposed for the researchers who will need to accompany the group to implement.

They even drafted a form for this purpose.

The entire table is a long scroll, from top to bottom, and contains hundreds of conjectures and experiments that need to be verified.

There are also some plans to try out and collect data on whether or not they can be collected.

It can be said that the task is heavy.

In the initial planning stages of this personnel exploration, the chief researcher, accompanied by two assistants, went with the special forces team.

Special forces teams act as guards and enforcers, while researchers act as recorders and planners.

Originally, it was Professor Watson, along with his assistant and associate researcher, who were to take on the role, but due to Dr. Payton's temporary addition, one of the researchers who was acting as an assistant was replaced.

This minor personnel change will not affect the overall plan, so the entire transfer process is quite quick.

The initial discussions and rectifications have concluded.

The crowd set up a form and helped the researchers put on full orange protective suits.

The protective suit was somewhat oversized, and it also had two huge gas tanks strapped to its back.

From the front, the huge glass mask and the series of experimental equipment around their waists make them look like a bulky diver or a uniquely colored spacesuit.

Just as they were almost finished preparing, a series of orderly footsteps approached from outside the camp.

The assistants on the perimeter had already seen General MacArthur, whom they had not seen for some time, leading a large, heavily armed special forces team that had arrived.

(End of this chapter)