Void Jigsaw Puzzle

This strange feeling only briefly surfaced in Guo Ling's body, and then disappeared without a trace, just like when a stone is thrown into a calm lake, although there will be ripples, it will eventually return to calm.

Guo Ling vigilantly felt the movement in his body until it completely disappeared. Then he gathered his energy and looked in front of him again.

After all, there was also a rude and oppressive Hydrogen tribe member standing there. Compared with the woman just now, he was from two different species.

However, Guo Ling was stunned.

There was no trace of the man in sight.

He rubbed his eyes and looked again, and indeed there was nothing.

The man had disappeared as suddenly as he had appeared.

Guo Ling shook his head and suddenly felt that he had lost interest in exploring Taibai Star.

"Why don't we chat with Xiao Zhong for a few more words, then go back to Wuming City and tell them about Xiao Zhong's situation as soon as possible so they don't have to worry too much. We'll come back to Taibai Star to continue exploring next time."

So, he subconsciously closed his eyes and silently conveyed his message to the darkness: "Xiao Zhong, are you still there?"

Not long after, Zhong Chenmu's somewhat surprised response came from the void: "Brother Guo, I'm here. I'm so bored. There's still no progress. Have you finished your work?"

"Okay, I'll chat with you for a while. Let me tell you, I've already gained some preliminary understanding of how the Hydrogen Clan conducts long-distance inter-universe travel. Isn't that amazing?" Guo Ling couldn't wait to tell him the most important information.

After all, this is information that Zhong Chenmu has not yet mastered.

"Great! You're amazing!" As expected, Zhong Chenmu's tone was very excited: "Tell me about it quickly!"

Guo Ling felt incredibly light. Being praised by Zhong Chenmu was definitely something to be proud of, even though the boy was less than half his age.

So, he shook his head and repeated what the hydrogen woman had just told him, especially emphasizing key words such as "element nodes" and "natural docking".

After he finished, he asked, "How was it? Wasn't it great?"

To avoid Zhong Chenmu mistaking him for bragging, he added, "I mean, isn't their method powerful? It sounds like no matter how big the universe is, they can travel there instantly."

Zhong Chenmu didn't respond immediately after saying this. It wasn't until Guo Ling wanted to continue asking that he received a message from Zhong Chenmu: "It's really eye-opening. It sounds like their method is very similar to a communication network. Each element node is a communication node, and natural connection is achieved through automatic routing! This is actually very easy to understand. Because they are essentially virtual and have no real embodiment, there is no need for so-called 'vehicles' or 'transportation'. Only 'transmission' is needed. Since it is transmission, isn't it just like a communication network? Brother Guo, you've been away from school for too long. I guess you have forgotten the course 'Principles of Communication'?"

"..."

Guo Ling felt a wave of shame. True, he had studied engineering as an undergraduate and had actually taken this course, but it had been 20 years since he graduated, and with no chance to apply it in his work, he had forgotten most of it.

Zhong Chenmu happened to be a college student, a top student, and also worked in the library. This was the time when he was most familiar with such courses.

However, Guo Ling still admired Zhong Chenmu's incredibly sharp reaction. If it were him, after returning to Wuming City and carefully considering it, he might have been able to draw an analogy between the Hydrogen Clan's method of space travel and the communication network, but Zhong Chenmu made the connection in such a short time.

This way, they could better understand the mechanism of the Hydrogen Clan. At the same time, they could not help but sigh at the advancement of the Hydrogen Clan and other cosmic clans.

In such a vast universe, it must be extremely difficult to achieve interstellar travel, especially at high speed! However, they have managed to make such transportation as fast and convenient as a communication network.

This is of course related to the fact that they have no embodied form, but it is more dependent on advanced technology.

Relying on advanced technology that they cannot yet understand.

Seeing Guo Ling didn't respond, Zhong Chenmu stopped teasing the middle-aged man and instead said, "Brother Guo, the facts are becoming increasingly clear. The Hydrogen Tribe, and even more cosmic tribes, are technologically superior to us. If they were to bully us, we'd be completely helpless. However, their decision to resurrect us and their willingness to open up to us clearly demonstrate that they won't do so. Or rather, their prevailing opinion is that they won't. I've spoken with the Hydrogen Tribe leader before, and I believe he agrees that the universe shouldn't simply be ruled by the law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak. The law of balance is more diverse, and I believe he agrees. We originally shared a common enemy with them, the Turtle Tribe. Now that I've used my awakened powers to temporarily wipe the Turtle Tribe from Nameless City, I've objectively ensured the safety of the Hydrogen Tribe. I believe they won't repay kindness with hatred. Therefore, now is the perfect opportunity for us, the Incomplete Ones, to find our loved ones. Furthermore, we now understand the mechanics of the elemental nodes. I have a hunch that our Jigsaw Team's vision is a significant step closer to realization."

"Yes... With the elemental nodes, even if our loved ones are in other corners of the universe, we can use them to reach them. However, we need to further understand how to find the elemental nodes and how to use them... Also, if you can't restore your body, we can't reunite. Even if we, the incomplete ones, find our loved ones, we will still be incomplete."

Guo Ling said this with great sincerity.

"Don't worry, I believe I can find a way." Zhong Chenmu was very confident. "Also, I have some ideas about more details about the elemental nodes, and I will explore them. Let's act separately. You go back to Wuming City first and tell everyone about my situation so that they don't worry. You can also explain the matter of 'virtual and real duality' to them. I always feel that the sooner we comprehend and recover this characteristic, the better it will be for us to get out of Wuming City."

"Good idea, then let's not talk about it for now... By the way, I just met two strange people from the Hydrogen Clan. One is a woman, the one who told me about the elemental node, and the other is a man. Have you seen him before?" Guo Ling suddenly thought of his two encounters and described the appearance of the two people. He felt that Zhong Chenmu had been communicating with the Hydrogen Clan and might have seen more people.

Zhong Chenmu's reply came quickly: "I don't know that woman either, but from your description of that man, he seems to be Hydron Ao. He is a very high-ranking figure among them, and his status in the Hydron Clan is probably only second to that of the Clan Leader, Hydron Yi."