151: Chapter 151 Who's Controlling Us

Gao Qiu waved to the people in greeting.

Everyone began to cheer.

"I'm back!"

Gao Qiu shouted loudly; with the enhancement of equipment, his voice echoed throughout the settlement, spreading across hundreds of kilometers.

Gao Yuan originally didn't understand what Gao Qiu was pursuing.

But at this moment, he understood. Is life in this world not for the sake of leaving one's name in history?

To still have such popularity after disappearing for over twenty years, Gao Qiu's life was worth it.

This was likely the reason he had always persisted.

...

The monitoring station was a fully equipped building. In the top-floor conference room, there were only Gao Qiu and Gao Yuan.

"Gao Yuan, you've worked hard during this time! I've prepared a gift for you!"

What?

Last time, Gao Qiu had given Gao Yuan a gift—the Dark Matter Black Box, which could affect the local flow of time, though Gao Yuan hadn't found much use for it yet.

Now that he was back, Gao Qiu had prepared another gift for Gao Yuan.

"What is it?" Gao Yuan asked!

"Something to guarantee you become the King of the World. I'm old; the future belongs to you!"

Gao Qiu was indeed old. Perhaps drilling in the mines on Vesta during this time had been very taxing; he looked older than in Gao Yuan's memory.

His back was even slightly hunched.

But considering he was over 170 years old, it was only natural that he should be old.

With great solemnity, Gao Qiu pulled a small box out of the bag he carried with him.

It was very small, only about the size of a palm.

"What is this?"

"A neutron!"

Gao Yuan didn't quite understand.

"A neutron is a microscopic particle..."

Gao Yuan understood immediately.

"The particle that makes up the atomic nucleus?" Gao Yuan had been a science student back then, after all; he still possessed this basic knowledge.

A neutron is an uncharged particle, a type of baryon composed of two down quarks and one up quark. In nuclear reactions, neutrons can act as 'projectiles' to bombard atomic nuclei, causing fission or fusion and thereby releasing massive amounts of energy.

But what did this have to do with him?

"This is a neutron from Four-dimensional Space!"

Gao Qiu added.

Gao Yuan still didn't understand. "What use is it?"

"Actually, our world has reached its end. Whether it's me or the Development General Administration, we all wanted to lead humanity out of the Solar System, but do you know why we all failed?"

How could Gao Yuan possibly know?

"Is it not because technology is limited and the spacecraft are too slow?"

Gao Qiu shook his head. "If we rely solely on spacecraft, no matter how we develop, we can't leave the Solar System. Even with an Antimatter Engine, the theoretical maximum acceleration is 10% of the speed of light, but this acceleration process takes 100 years! If we want to go to the nearest star system, how long would it take? 100 years of acceleration, 100 years of deceleration, and 40 years of flight in between—a total of 240 years! Of course, that's just theoretical; in reality, it's impossible... no material can withstand 240 years under ultra-high temperatures! And do you know how much antimatter that would consume?"

Gao Yuan naturally didn't know...

But just the duration of 240 years was ridiculous.

Yet, this was already much faster than the speed at which the Trisolarans came to Earth in 'The Three-Body Problem'.

"The Solar System is actually a cage; humanity is firmly locked in here... and the universe we observe isn't real, but the past... do you understand?"

"I don't understand..."

"We need light to observe anything, and we understand the universe through light and cosmic rays. However, for those stars a hundred thousand or even hundreds of thousands of light-years away, what we observe are actually scenes from hundreds of thousands of years ago... Were there humans hundreds of thousands of years ago?"

"Grand Marshal, just tell me straight—what does this have to do with this neutron?"

"To put it simply, the Solar System was created. We can never leave, and we have already lost the chance to go out! But you still have a chance!"

Gao Yuan still didn't understand.

Had Gao Qiu not set up the Space-Time Gate to overthrow the Development General Administration?

"Our only chance to break the deadlock is the four-dimensional world. This neutron comes from Four-dimensional Space..."

Gao Yuan was dazed.

"Grand Marshal, how did you get it? And what did you mean when you said you've already lost the chance?"

"Our path went astray. When humanity's footprints in this world spread across the Solar System and we attempted to leave it, we were discovered... Now, there is a ring of ultra-high-temperature stellar storm barriers on the outskirts of the Solar System! We can't fly out; we can only be trapped to death within the Solar System... But in the time period you go to, there's still a chance!"

"Discovered by whom?"

Gao Yuan asked.

"I don't know either! But everything of ours is under their surveillance. However, in the world you go to, you are the exception. You must take control of that world as soon as possible and use this neutron to open a space wormhole and break out... Only after you get out can you help me see who is controlling us!"

"How do I use this thing?"

Gao Yuan asked.

Gao Qiu shook his head. "I don't know!"

Hearing this, Gao Yuan felt like blowing a fuse. After saying so much, it ended with 'I don't know'?

Gao Yuan looked straight into Gao Qiu's eyes. "Old man, you're lying to me again..."

Gao Qiu's face was calm. "I truly don't know, because this neutron is also locked. How to use it requires you to take it to that world and explore!"

Gao Yuan took several deep breaths to calm himself down.

"Fine, let's not talk about the neutron! Now, what do I need to do?"

"Return to that world and become the King of the World!"

"What about here? Besides those raw materials, what else do you need me to do? The steel Lin Xiao mentioned is absolutely impossible... All the steel in that world doesn't amount to that much!"

Gao Qiu waved his hand. "The matter of the steel isn't urgent. I have a few technologies here that can help you quickly control that world!"

"What are they?"

"antimatter manufacturing technology, Microbial Gene Editing Technology, warship manufacturing technology, and 3D precision printing technology. I have already integrated them into the robots' database. Take these few robots with you! War is coming here soon; the Development General Administration will not let this go!"

War is coming?

Gao Yuan was startled. With the strength of the Development General Administration, destroying the Earth would probably be easy.

"Grand Marshal, are you confident?"

"About sixty percent... This is my business! Rest assured, even if I really lose, it's nothing. You can continue to cooperate with the Development General Administration. If I fall, all your information will be placed on Su Muyan's desk! He won't hurt you... and of course, he can't hurt you!"

"Old man, how did you get across before? Why don't you just come to that world with me to retire? I'll find you a few old ladies so you can enjoy yourself..."

Gao Qiu looked disdainful. "I don't like old ladies..."

Uh...

"Take it easy! You're over a hundred and seventy years old! Be careful not to throw out your back!"

"Go. In the future, just have the robots bring the supplies over. For the time being, don't come back; I'm going to be busy!"