290: Alien information, the end of the year is approaching, the babies who are about to arrive...

After placing the orcas in the Orca Pool freshly dug behind the Space Research Institute, Yang Dian turned around and bumped into Wang Xiuzhi, who had come to find him.

Before he could even greet him, he heard Wang Xiuzhi say:

"How difficult is it to open a Space Channel like the one in the sky? How much energy does it consume? Can it be opened on a large scale?"

Yang Dian was stunned by the question, but after realizing Wang Xiuzhi's thoughts, he shook his head:

"Opening a channel isn't difficult. Opening a channel for a short time doesn't consume much energy. The difficulty lies in maintaining the channel for a long time."

Yang Dian casually conjured a Starry Sky Longsword, thrust it forward, and then explained:

"Opening a Space Channel is like thrusting a sword forward."

"A quick thrust is simple; even a three-year-old can do it. But the difficult part is maintaining that thrusting motion."

"This consumes a lot of energy."

"In addition, maintaining the arm raised in a thrusting motion for a long time will also cause physical discomfort."

"Space is the same."

"Space has self-repairing properties. The longer a channel is open, the stronger its self-repairing ability becomes."

"Opening a channel for a short time is fine, but opening it for a long time is not. For every minute the duration increases, the energy consumed increases exponentially."

Wang Xiuzhi blinked, curious:

"Then what about the Space Channel opened in the observation room?"

"Although that Space Channel is small, less than a millimeter, after all this time, the energy consumed should still be astronomical, right?"

"Can you withstand this level of energy consumption?"

Yang Dian smiled before answering Wang Xiuzhi:

"When the time is right, heaven and earth work together."

"Opening a Space Channel on Earth is like pricking a person; the Earth (person) will naturally resist, which means repairing the space."

"Opening a Space Channel to another planet is like reaching out to another planet, reaching out to take money and resources."

"The Earth (person) will not only not resist, but will also push the boat along, helping you out."

"So, when opening a Space Channel to an Alien Planet, I just initiate it."

"The subsequent energy consumption does not need to come from me; the Earth covers it."

Wang Xiuzhi, having gained new knowledge from Yang Dian, seemed a bit excited.

This was a Domain he had never encountered before:

"Then how do you explain the Earth devouring Alien Planets?"

"According to what you said, if the Earth opens a channel to an Alien Planet, the Alien Planet will surely show rejection, right?"

"Besides, the Earth devouring an Alien Planet should consume an enormous amount of energy, right?"

"But now the Earth is devouring over 100 million square kilometers of land, yet we haven't felt any changes."

"In fact, according to monitoring, the concentration of ‘Spiritual Qi’ on Earth, as well as the Earth's mass, has actually increased."

"What is the reason for this?"

Yang Dian shook his head:

"I can't say for sure, but it's likely that our understanding of spatial rules is still insufficient."

"Just like when humans first encountered fire, they could only use it for warmth, light, driving away wild beasts, or cooking food."

"But later, they could use fire to ignite internal combustion engines, converting heat into power, unleashing incomparable strength."

"Perhaps there is some rule for using spatial power that allows us to achieve the goal of opening a Space Channel with minimal cost."

"But just as ancient people never thought of igniting an internal combustion engine with fire, we haven't thought of how to use spatial power to maintain, or even permanently open, a Space Channel for a long time."

"The theory, the technology, just aren't there yet..."

As they chatted, they walked into the observation room, and Wang Xiuzhi began to display the gains from the Alien Planet:

"We deployed a total of 1000 nano-electronic bugs into the Alien Planet, with a damage rate of 80%, but we captured a lot of useful things."

As he spoke, five images were projected onto the screen.

"Through the translation of the Lingwen Clan's language and writing, we discovered that they call the giant tree in the first image the World Tree."

"Meaning, the giant tree that supports the world."

"The World Tree is 13 kilometers tall, its canopy covers a diameter of 21 kilometers, and its trunk has a diameter of 3.25 kilometers."

"The interior of the trunk forms its own space, capable of nurturing natural life."

"The giant lifeforms we photographed are natural life, nurtured by the World Tree, and also called the Children of the World by the Lingwen Clan."

"Natural life has intelligence and can communicate. There are people among the Lingwen Clan who are favored by them and can communicate with them and command them to do things."

"Based on the information obtained by the nano-electronic bugs, we have confirmed that the Lingwen Clan are not indigenous creatures of the Alien Planet."

"The indigenous intelligent creatures of the Alien Planet are that World Tree, and the natural life nurtured by the World Tree."

"The Lingwen Clan fled to the Alien Planet from another planet."

"And their method of escape was to send information waves into the Universe. Once someone received the information waves and gave feedback, they could locate the spatial coordinates of the information waves, open a Space Channel, and escape."

"As for the original reason for their escape."

At this point, Wang Xiuzhi shook his head and uttered six words:

"Dimensional folding erosion..."

After staying at the Space Science Academy for a while longer and learning the specific information about the Alien Planet, Yang Dian rode Little Orca to the Life Science Research Institute located in Nanda.

First, he gave Little Orca a comprehensive physical examination.

After confirming that Little Orca was healthy and hadn't developed any illnesses due to its rapid growth, Yang Dian released it into the Yangtze River, letting it play by itself. When it got tired, it would go to the Orca Pool behind the Space Science Academy to sleep.

As for Yang Dian?

While digesting the heaven and earth treasures, he began to systematically study biology and physics in order to replicate the abilities of other Awakened and better utilize magnetic field power.

In addition, he would occasionally dissect the jelly monsters, trying to understand the reason behind their near-immortality, where their core quantum-split when their body divided, yet their consciousness remained unified.

This study continued for nearly a month.

As Spring Festival approached, although the world had become fantastical this year, the atmosphere for celebrating the New Year and Spring Festival in China was still growing warmer.

Cities began to be decorated with lanterns and colored streamers, and migrant workers bought tickets to go home.

Yang Dian finally awaited his thread-filling babies who had traveled thousands of miles from abroad...