197: Chapter 197 Landing on Mercury

Gao Yuan smiled: "What if they are cold-blooded creatures living underground?"

"Ah? This... You've been there, do they really have human heads and snake bodies?"

"Yes..."

Gao Gan paused: "Gao Yuan, I have a theory. Because they need to come to Earth long-term, they must have developed a permanent wormhole! It's impossible to perform a space jump by inputting coordinates every time; not only would it be easy to expose, but the energy consumption would be enormous! You found the wormhole and have already gone through; the fact that you could pass through means it's a permanent wormhole!"

"You mean?"

Gao Yuan roughly understood.

"It's exactly what you're thinking. Perhaps that wormhole is still there! Since it's still needed, it couldn't have been destroyed! Give me the location of the wormhole; maybe we can go to that world through it and take a look!"

Gao Yuan hesitated for a moment.

"Gao Gan, I've always had a question. Do you think this world and the world I went to are facing the same advanced civilization?"

Gao Gan was a bit stunned...

"What do you mean?"

"Our two worlds are parallel worlds, but... the Serpent-man Civilization is a civilization that has mastered the laws of Four-dimensional Space. Shouldn't there be no parallel worlds for them? In that case, are we actually facing the same advanced civilization world? Right?"

Gao Gan's mouth hung open; he didn't know, and it was hard to say.

But it really was possible.

If it really were the same Serpent-man Civilization, then a problem arises!

Just by comparing technology, one could find that two worlds have already been connected, so... what is the advanced civilization waiting for?

As Gao Yuan spoke, an even more absurd thought suddenly sprouted in his mind.

If the parallel worlds of a three-dimensional world are infinite, is it possible that the civilizations on the major planets of the Solar System in the Real World are actually parallel worlds of the Solar System? To Four-dimensional Space, three-dimensional space is infinite, and the possibility of civilizations appearing on other planets exists!

But now, the advanced civilization has selected these parallel worlds and integrated them!

Some of these parallel worlds have the same timeline, but some are different...

How do differences in timelines arise?

Gao Yuan looked up at Gao Gan.

"Have you discovered anything?"

Gao Gan was lost in thought because the idea Gao Yuan came up with was too crazy.

But it really was quite possible!

"Discovered what?"

"Time can speed up or slow down, but it cannot flow backward! What conditions can change the flow of time?"

"Earth's mass and rotation speed!"

Gao Gan said.

Gao Yuan nodded. Indeed, that was the case. Theoretically, the faster the speed, the slower the time!

The Future World is a thousand years ahead of the Real World, but the previous history is exactly the same. What does this mean? It means... the Earth in the Future World was modified by someone at least thousands of years ago!

The advanced civilization created different conditions to conduct experiments.

Different planetary environments, different time flows, different intelligent lives...

All to select the most perfect and suitable test subjects!

Thinking of this.

Gao Yuan gasped. This meant that a three-dimensional world was absolutely nothing to an advanced civilization!

Because they had countless ones!

But why hadn't they wiped them out, or wiped out the Future World?

Could it be because all parallel worlds are connected?"

Gao Yuan felt like his head was going to explode...

The more he thought, the more complicated it became.

At that moment, the battleship system emitted a notification sound: they had arrived at Mercury.

They needed to take a specialized landing craft to land on Mercury.

Because the environment was too harsh, there was a risk of the massive super-sun class battleship crashing if it forced a landing!

Taking a small landing craft, Gao Yuan and Gao Gan landed on Mercury!

This was Gao Yuan's first time landing on Mercury. Mercury's atmosphere is extremely thin, with almost no atmospheric pressure; therefore, its surface is exposed to the effects of solar radiation and cosmic rays, suffering from intense erosion and impacts.

At this moment, Gao Yuan saw a desolate, rugged surface covered in impact craters and cracks. Due to the lack of atmospheric protection on Mercury's surface, the sun's rays shine directly onto the ground, giving the entire planet an orange-red or copper-colored hue. Furthermore, the gravity on Mercury's surface is very weak, only about one-fifth of Earth's.

Stepping onto the surface of Mercury, Gao Yuan felt a sense of weightlessness.

The landing craft flew toward the Mercury Base!

Gao Yuan met Gao Qiu at the base; this base was quite reliable.

Gao Yuan didn't have time to ask about anything else. "Grand Marshal, stop Project Shell-break immediately!"

"Why?"

"Because we really will be destroyed!"

"You've been there?"

"Yes..."

Hearing this, Gao Qiu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. He did this because he needed an answer. Now that he had the answer, why go looking for death?

He turned to look at Gao Gan: "Why are you all here? I received your message. Since we can't do it anymore, let's not waste these Antimatter Engines. Build a large city on Mercury and migrate people here!"

"Why migrate?"

Gao Yuan asked.

"There must be humans in every corner of the Solar System; that's the principle..."

Gao Qiu said meaningfully.

Gao Yuan felt that Gao Qiu must know something. If there were human bases on all other planets in the Real World, then perhaps the current situation of the Eight-Planet Hegemony wouldn't have occurred!

"Grand Marshal, a major event has happened in the world I come from!"

"What happened?"

"Besides Earth, the other seven major planets all have new intelligent beings. They even attacked Earth with a fleet!"

Gao Qiu narrowed his eyes.

He looked up: "It seems the previous speculation was true?"

"What speculation?"

Gao Yuan asked.

"We touched the four-dimensional threshold before, but we didn't step into a Four-Dimensional Civilization. At that time, some scientists said that to truly become a Four-Dimensional Civilization, one would need to integrate at least dozens of parallel worlds..."

Gao Gan looked bewildered.

"Why didn't I know about this?"

"Because it was just a speculation, and who would believe in parallel worlds?"

Gao Qiu said.

"But we can already perform space jumps. Isn't that a Four-Dimensional Civilization?"

Gao Gan asked.

Gao Qiu shook his head.

"Not quite... Space jumping is just a small application of the laws of four dimensions. A Four-Dimensional Civilization should be a completely new scientific system! Unfortunately, we didn't have the chance to touch it!"

Then, Gao Qiu looked at Gao Yuan: "But you have a chance. This is a good opportunity. If you can integrate and annex other civilizations, you might very well enter a true Four-Dimensional Civilization. By then, you won't have to fear the harvest of the advanced civilization!"

Gao Yuan smiled bitterly...

He explained the civilization factor and the Oxygen Spiral Arm leading to the Galactic Core.

When he integrated the other civilizations, it would mean he was as good as dead!

The advanced civilization definitely won't wait; they will surely come to harvest!"