After Lu Ning explained it to Shang Wenxue, Zhou Weiyuan also figured out some clues.
"These rings should represent different worlds."
"We have thought of this inference for a long time. Have you found anything else? For example, how to safely travel around the world, or the secret behind it?" Lu Ning asked.
Zhou Weiyuan blocked the outermost ring with his fingers and forcibly stopped it. At the same time, all the inner rings suddenly began to change direction and speed, and the overall operation became chaotic in an instant.
"What do you think this means?"
"Does it mean that... all the worlds are related to each other?" Shang Wenxue said the obvious conclusion, "But we have known this for a long time."
"I hope you can use your spatial thinking a little bit. If we take the middle one as the normal world, there will be a total of nine worlds around it. However, because of this structure, there will be no intersection between these worlds, and from the normal world to If you peek outside, what can you see?”
"You can't see it because it's a ring." Lu Ning understood what Zhou Weiyuan meant, "You mean, these worlds have always existed around the normal world, but there is only one spatial dimension facing the normal world, so they cannot be observed? "
"Yes, a line has neither volume nor area. If this ring has no thickness, then the situation is just like what you said. These worlds have only one dimension to expand macroscopically to the normal world. If I am familiar with In other words, these worlds are just some space rifts that have not yet been opened in the normal world."
Zhou Weiyuan laughed, as if the world had finally begun to arouse his interest.
"Theoretically speaking, the existence of a space rift can open it, and the existence of a world will not be incomprehensible because it cannot be observed. Whether it is Melgan, Sodom or Harold, I am afraid they are all located in a certain The lucky ones who accidentally perceive other worlds in the intersection.”
"So we are on these rings now?" Shang Wenxue asked, pointing to the rune rings.
"You can say that, but don't really think of this place as a ring. These worlds can completely cover everything in the original normal world, which means they must be about the same size." Lu Ning said, "The current model should be built from a three-dimensional perspective. A model that can explain the situation, but its functions are certainly not limited to these.”
"Yes, you should imagine that the outside world completely overlaps with our normal world, but it expands to a different spatial level. Okay, now if we want to enter another world, what do you think we should do? ?”
"Uh... find that dimension, and then transfer the other two dimensions of yourself into another world?" Shang Wenxue also reacted quickly.
"Yes, I'm afraid this is what that person's log said, decoherence, resonance, boundary... The experiment they are conducting should be to tune a small part of space to be the same as another world, so as to achieve better results in a small range. Unfold another world.”
"Then it just fell off naturally."
Lu Ning sighed and continued to adjust the knob. Although she now understood a lot of the secrets behind the world, she felt that there were still some troublesome things that she still didn't know about, just like when she was promoted for the first time.
"Let me ask a question...Have you ever experienced such a mission before? The distribution center directly tells you a core secret location for you to investigate, and the danger level of this location is only this level?"
Shang Wenxue shook his head: "Never before, in my experience, whenever the distribution center provides any obvious benefits, there will definitely be traps waiting."
"I think so too, but I haven't found the trap yet. Is there something wrong with these people's theories? Or is this model inaccurate? Or will there be some unpredictable disaster when using this thing?" Lu Ning frowned. Brows, there are too many possibilities, and none of them can be completely ruled out.
She simply put down the button, walked closer to the window, and put her forehead directly on the ice flowers to physically cool her brain.
Previous experiences, many people's warnings, analyses, and the behavior patterns of her friends... these were all in her mind, but she didn't need them at the moment.
A word that had passed so long that it was almost vague in my memory resurfaced.
"The time and space tricks and logical error traps contained there are far more deadly than the straightforward performance of the first order, and real instant death behaviors will begin to appear in the scene, including unreasonable instant death flags... For example, if you take the wrong cup Drinking water, or taking the wrong step when entering the door.”
She shuddered and moved her head away from the window. While her back felt cold, she finally realized what mistake she had made.
Facing various puzzles and difficulties in the second level, she and her companions have been trying to deal with them in reasonable ways or logical judgments, and so far there have been no problems.
Even now, when faced with such a device, Lu Ning still tries to completely substitute all the situations and make them reasonable... This is wrong in itself.
It's reasonable because we haven't touched those unreasonable puzzles at all. It's logical, which means that those unreasonable instant deaths in the scene haven't been triggered yet! There are fangs buried deeper in this scene, which are more deadly than the "possible" death caused by switching worlds and the dangers that exist in each world!
"We...can't waste any more time!"
Lu Ning suddenly said these words, which made Zhou Weiyuan and Shang Wenxue, who were still studying the hub device, a little confused.
"What's wrong? Although we don't have much time, if we figure out how to use this machine, maybe we can figure out the rules of smuggling, and then..."
"Stop trying to figure out that pattern." Lu Ning swallowed hard, "The distribution center deliberately gave us necessary information. Rather than bothering to study it, it is better to use other more direct methods to obtain the results."
"Businessman?" Shang Wenxue asked.
"Yes, we purchase information about this device directly from the merchant. Believe me, this thing is just an auxiliary prop in the scene. It may be useful, but it is not necessary at all. This is an upgrade test - think about your first-level of promotion."
Shang Wenxue lowered his eyes, and Zhou Weiyuan also looked thoughtful.
The biggest feature of upgrading is "easy to exit".
Although this "easy" is only relative, the distribution center has indeed done its best to do this. Of course, Lu Ning knew that the device in front of her was the "exit method" set aside by the distribution center for tourists, just like the blood ritual curse that could be easily lifted after knowing the method during the blood disaster.
Do tourists come here to exit?
If someone used this device to return to the normal world and usher in the dawn, that person would probably cry holding on to his pitiful score and the extremely high accumulated soul damage.
"So what do you think is wrong with this scene?" Zhou Weiyuan asked.
"I don't know." Lu Ning answered simply.
This answer did not satisfy Zhou Weiyuan.
"I only ask you one question, Zhou Weiyuan." Lu Ning raised her finger, "You will never have any objection to this question."
Zhou Weiyuan raised his eyebrows.
"Everyone, including the notification from the distribution center, has told us that a big difference between the upgrade test and the ordinary scene is that soul damage will occur after entering the upgrade scene. Judging from previous experience, soul damage will definitely occur. The feedback in our body or mind will make us realize that something is wrong with us. Now, where is the soul damage in this scene?"
After she said this, she saw Zhou Weiyuan's expression slowly change.
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An ice rat was trampled to pieces on the ground, and two copper coins popped out from the flying ice shards.
Shang Wenxue leaned over to pick up the copper coins and threw them into the small leather bag on his waist. Behind her, Lu Ning was looking around, memorizing the terrain of the campus, while Zhou Weiyuan had his hands in his pockets and his eyes blank, wondering what he was thinking.
It is around eleven o'clock in the evening in this world. After the three people came out of Building A1, they started to get familiar with the university campus along the road. Lu Ning's last question completely dispelled Zhou Weiyuan's doubts. After that, they took a bunch of pictures of the device, turned off the switch and quickly came out.
The temperature in this icy world is very low, but there is no snow. Lu Ning had to be thankful that she had changed into dry clothes after entering the light world, otherwise her body in the rainstorm world would have frozen into ice within minutes.
As Shang Wenxue said before, most animals in this world are made of ice, and things like dropped treasures are sealed in the bodies of these ice blocks. These animals are very ferocious, especially small creatures such as ice rats. They always attack without fear of death and are then beaten to pieces on the ground.
"There should be people in this world too."
In addition to being familiar with the campus environment, another important point is to find hidden people on campus. The mission mentions many times that it is necessary to help people escape and lead non-tourists to escape. At least from the perspective of completing the mission, the characters in the scene are indispensable. In fact, Lu Ning felt that the strength and mentality of Teng Zijian and Liushan were actually the best choices, but now there was no way to find them again.
When passing a dormitory building, the three people stopped at the same time.
"This is...C10." Lu Ning glanced at the signboard next to the dormitory building. This place should be a graduate dormitory. From the architectural style to the size of the doors and windows, it was significantly different from the building where Teng Zijian and others had met before.
Of course, it was not this reason that stopped the three of them, but a window on the third floor.
The bright moonlight makes the vision very smooth at night. It is easy to find that one of the dormitory windows on the third floor does not have much ice condensation. In other words, there should be a higher room temperature there that makes most of the ice condensation on the window melt.
"There is someone." Lu Ning said this, and then exchanged looks with Zhou Weiyuan.
There was no light coming out of the room, and if it was a human being, it probably didn't use the thermostat that I saw before for heating. It is unclear whether the people inside are tourists or people in the scene, and it is difficult to say whether they are hostile. All three people quietly drew their weapons - Shang Wenxue even pulled out a special brown-painted weapon from the waist covered by the leather jacket. pistol.
The door of this building was not blocked. Without making any sound, the three people slowly moved upstairs. With their current skills, they were already very comfortable in performing this basic sneak attack. Shang Wenxue is the fastest, her body is as light as a cat, and she can even jump and run without making any sound.
As soon as we reach the third floor, we can feel that the temperature is indeed a little higher. This is the corridor. If even part of the heating effect escapes, the room must be warm enough. But in a world like this where such high-power heating equipment can be used without warning, it becomes increasingly difficult to judge the situation inside. .
Based on his memory, Lu Ning counted the bedroom corresponding to that window. The graduate student dormitory of Avionics University is more luxurious, with two people sharing a dormitory and a small living room in the middle. The total should be three windows per room.
Lu Ning stabbed the door lock with a dagger and easily broke it. Then Shang Wenxue pushed the door open and stepped into the room. In the middle of his breath, his cane was pressed against the man sitting on a broken chair in the small living room. In the man's throat.
Through the moonlight outside the window, you can clearly see this man's appearance.
He was wearing a tattered cotton suit with a sweater underneath, which looked nondescript. He also had a pair of ugly cotton trousers and a pair of sneakers, both of which looked like they were picked up and didn't fit. The man's face has grown a long beard, and it is impossible to tell his age from his face. It wasn't until the coldness from the tip of his palm reached his throat that the man opened his somewhat cloudy eyes, moved his body slightly, and a square-shaped heater fell under his arm.
"Oh... people."
With his vitals pointed at him, the man didn't look panicked at all. He just made an indistinct sound from his throat, then raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, but he didn't take Shang Wenxue's cane seriously at all. thing.
"Who are you?"
Lu Ning asked coldly.
"It's just a poor guy who's lost here. He's no different from you." The man pointed at the cane, "Can you move it away? I'm not afraid of death. This thing can't threaten me."
Shang Wenxue raised her eyebrows, withdrew her cane and propped it on the ground, but her eyes were still locked on the man. She was not angered, but there was a bit of dangerous fanaticism in her eyes.
"You seem to have completely adapted to an environment?"
"Ah...if you live somewhere for two years, you will get used to it no matter how uncomfortable it is."
The man got up and reached to the side. There was a snakeskin bag there. The man fumbled twice and actually took out a cigarette case. He opened the cigarette case, but there was nothing inside.
"Do you have a cigarette? You can also drink wine. On this cold night, if you have something in your mouth, I can tell you this somewhat long story."
He threw away the cigarette case and wrapped his clothes tighter.
