Did the world end today?

Chapter 144 This is a wormhole

Good morning, Comrade Lin Xu.

Zhiyun's voice rang out, and Lin Xu woke up once again in Suzaku No. 1.

According to previous experiments, a true butterfly contingency plan actually requires three layers of verification.

The first layer requires high-authority personnel to compare basic information, make a preliminary judgment, and then send it back to Earth for the first layer of review.

The second level is activated directly through a pre-set "password." Of course, at this level, only a fake butterfly contingency plan is activated.

Only after the first layer of verification is completed and the correct password for "coffee" is entered can the third layer of verification be passed and the real Butterfly Plan be entered.

Therefore, Lin Xu did not hesitate at all.

As he made his way to the bridge command room, he contacted Shen Li and Bai Mo through the ship's communication system.

In just two minutes of communication, by the time he arrived at the bridge command room, the butterfly contingency plan had already been activated.

Lin Xu easily took the smart goggles from Bai Mo and put them on; the control panel immediately appeared in front of him.

He first went to the "Nuclear Fusion" category under the "Technology" module, pulled up the technical documents, and only after confirming that they were scrolling did he speak to Bai Mo and ask:

Has the technology of "using high-dimensional channels for rapid maneuvering" been developed in this world?

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Mo shook his head decisively.

Then she replied:
"As far as I know, we have indeed been exploring this technology, but at least for now, we have not yet achieved such a technology."

"No one can rely on high-dimensional channels for stable transfer—if they could, there should be more starships near Mars."

indeed.

Bai Mo's words were not unexpected by Lin Xu.

After all, using high-dimensional channels to transfer spatial locations is theoretically one of the "ultimate puzzles".

but.
Bai Mo was referring to a "stable" transfer.

That means that as long as one enters a higher-dimensional channel, it is still possible to achieve an "unstable" transfer?

Thinking of this, Lin Xu immediately asked:
What do you mean by 'stability'?

"Direction".

Bai Mo answered without hesitation.

"You can check the research on high-dimensional channels in the Butterfly Plan; it contains information on this topic!"

"Wait a minute."

Lin Xu did not immediately open the document, but instead gave the order:

"The butterfly contingency plan has three directions of action: escape, observation, and experimentation."

"I will now launch these three actions simultaneously."

"Get ready, you should receive orders from the Zhiyun system very soon!"

"understand!"

Shen Li and Bai Mo answered simultaneously, while Lin Xu entered the action interface without hesitation and issued the command "Start Action".

In an instant, the entangled quantum particles brought the information back to Earth at a speed exceeding the speed of light, and after a brief confirmation, the Earth command quickly transmitted the confirmation order back.

The operation commenced immediately, and Zhiyun's voice rang out from inside Suzaku-1.

"High-dimensional escape mission, initiated."

"Disaster monitoring mission initiated."

"Active channel experiment mission initiated."

Accompanied by Zhiyun's calm, even slightly "cold" voice, the Vermilion Bird No. 1 beneath Lin Xu's feet suddenly moved.

No, it's not just this spaceship that's moving.

To be precise, all spacecraft in the entire Mars orbit, except for the Mars Palace space station, started moving.

The radio kept carrying confused voices from the driver and controller.

They talked and asked each other questions, seemingly not understanding why their control had been suddenly taken away.

But soon, Zhiyun conveyed to them the "top instructions" from the highest authority.

At this moment, China, which had already entered a "totalitarian society," finally tore off its last pretense.

All the suffering and struggle were for this moment.

The truth of the apocalypse is revealed before everyone's eyes; it is the most desperate and coldest confession.

Zhiyun calmly recounted everything about the apocalypse.

It concerns the destroyed Deimos, the synchronous accelerator built at any cost, the Mars orbital monitoring matrix, and this spacecraft, Zhuque-1.

It was only then that Lin Xu realized why he had ended up on the Vermilion Bird One.

Because this spaceship was originally prepared for a plan to escape from higher dimensions.

It is the only spaceship that uses a shockwave-nuclear thermal dual-mode engine on a large scale, and the only spaceship that can reach four-thousandths of the speed of light in a short time.

The purpose of this spaceship is to escape as quickly as possible after the apocalypse.

Although its speed is still negligible in the face of the apocalyptic disaster.

But this is the last effort that humanity can make.

Zhiyun's narration has finally come to an end.

There was complete silence on the radio.

After a long while, the first sound suddenly came.

"This is the Lingtu-1 research vessel. Orders received. Prepare to proceed to Phobos orbit to carry out disaster monitoring mission."

"Sona Number One, please reply upon receipt."

"Get ready to work with me and start setting up the network."

"Time is limited, so hurry up."

A moment later, another voice came.

"Sona Number One has arrived. I'm on my way now."

Lin Xu subconsciously looked out the porthole, and in the vast universe, two research vessels, tiny compared to the Vermilion Bird-1, were heading towards Deimos at extremely high speed.

It's like someone is chasing you relentlessly.

But in reality, only time is chasing after them.

This was destined to be a journey of no return.

Lin Xu let out a heavy sigh, and at this moment, more aircraft and monitoring arrays began to be mobilized.

They precisely calculated the time and adjusted the orbital altitude and speed.

Their goal was simple: to use the most sophisticated instruments to capture the last breath of this doomed universe at the moment of the apocalypse.

"The Lyra system is fully in place."

"Monitor matrix activated, awaiting further deployment."

"Do you need me to move a little closer? There's still some distance to spare."

"The Tianwen system is in place."

"Channel established, communication is good."

"Honestly, is it too late to run now?" "This is the Yinghuo Palace Space Station."

"I have granted access to quantum communication, and Earth-fire communication has been established."

"Assuming the mission goes smoothly, everyone can say goodbye to their families first."

"Hello? Daughter?"

"Where is Daddy? Daddy is on Mars."

"Dad hasn't finished his work yet, how can he go back so soon?"

"No, you can't eat candy, your teeth haven't grown in yet."

"Fine, I'll make an exception and allow you to have one today."

"Dad's going to work now, see you tomorrow."

Lin Xu raised his hand and switched off the central command channel. At this moment, the monitoring matrix composed of the Tianwen and Tianqin systems had been successfully networked.

The entire process took no more than 10 minutes.

Everything was planned long ago.

Lin Xu only needed to issue orders.

But how did Jiang Xingye know that his orders would definitely be carried out?
Perhaps she didn't know either.

She simply held a strange kind of faith in these people.

Just like myself.

Lin Xu blinked slightly.

A powerful thrust came from behind him, and the Zhuque-1 spacecraft was accelerating away from Mars' orbit.

According to the star map coordinates, this spaceship is heading towards the sun.

No.

To be precise, it is flying towards
Mercury!

Lin Xu suddenly realized that the so-called "high-dimensional escape plan" was to use the "high-dimensional passage exit" that might appear on the line connecting Mercury and Earth to escape the apocalypse, and then use the high speed of Zhuque-1 to buy more time.

The escape itself is not the goal.

The goal is to survive as long as possible!
At this point, 29 minutes had passed.

As Zhuque-1 accelerated, Lin Xu opened the "High-Dimensional Channel Research" module and began reading about "space jumps".

He soon discovered that this part of the content was actually chaotic.

It could even be said that there has been absolutely no progress.

No one knows exactly how to achieve "spatial transfer" because the moment you enter a higher-dimensional channel, all the physical quantities used to describe "location" immediately become chaotic.

That's easy to understand.

If an ant that can only move in a two-dimensional plane is suddenly elevated to a three-dimensional space, how can its movement in the two-dimensional plane determine its direction of movement in the three-dimensional space and its final landing point?

After all, even a slight rotation of a two-dimensional plane can cause a drastic change in the three-dimensional coordinates of this two-dimensional ant.

When it eventually returns to two dimensions, its position should also be unpredictable.
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But how did Zhou Yue manage to do that?

Lin Xu frowned deeply.

His mind was already crammed with all sorts of information, and his brain had reached its processing limit.

The duration is 34 minutes.

Zhuque-1 is still moving forward, but the high-dimensional channel connecting Mercury and Earth has not yet appeared.

If it doesn't happen, isn't the so-called "escape plan" just empty talk?

The thought flashed through Lin Xu's mind.

But it was just this moment.

Everything in front of me suddenly disappeared.

He witnessed once again the wondrous sight unique to the higher-dimensional passage.

However, compared to the last time, the time he experienced was excessively short.

It felt like only a second.

It was as if he had only blinked.

When I opened my eyes again, the universe had already changed.

Everyone in the bridge command room froze in place.

The navigation system has completely failed, and the radio is completely silent.

Lin Xu looked out the porthole at Mars, Mercury, and the Sun.
Everything has disappeared.

"Zhiyun!"

Shen Li quickly gave the order:

"Compare with the star map to determine the location of Zhuque-1!"

A moment later, Zhiyun's voice came from the command room.

No stars or galaxies with identifiable features were identified.

"Unable to locate".

Unable to locate?
Lin Xu was completely stunned.

Are you kidding me? ?

The view outside the porthole was clearly a dazzling starry sky.

Now you're telling me there isn't a single star that humans are familiar with?
"Activate quantum communication!"

Lin Xu gave the order without hesitation, and the moment the quantum communication was established, images transmitted from Earth, which was nowhere in the world, appeared before Lin Xu's eyes.

Time has fast-forwarded.

Plasma storms have been raging and destroying the entire Earth.

The monitoring matrix, which was already in place, also transmitted its final message.

[Abnormal gravitational fluctuations detected.]

[A large number of quantum vacuoles have been generated! This is a wormhole!]

The message appeared silently on the screen.

Lin Xu subconsciously looked up at Bai Mo, and it was at that moment.

"boom!"

The explosion suddenly occurred from the stern of the ship.

Lin Xu clearly witnessed the entire explosion.
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No, time did not slow down.

However, before death, everything seems to slow down.

Was that a nuclear explosion?

Or rather, it was an explosion of the spacecraft's nuclear thermal engine.
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The problem is, this fuel.
Why did it explode?
Lin Xu didn't have time to think too much.

His consciousness had already dissipated in an instant.
(End of this chapter)