They still know too little about their powers, so they can only discuss them here. However, the power possessed by Liang Xian and others is not bad, which made everyone on the research team heave a sigh of relief.
Especially Qiao Zhixue, since he met Tan Yan, his research focus has been on this ageless man, the more he explores, the more astonished he becomes. As more people enter the ‘void’, a terrible thought rises in Qiao Zhixue’s mind, if his suspicion is true, then there is really not much time left for human beings.
“Do you have more understanding of the exit this time?” Qiao Zhixue asked.
It is more important to solve the problem of returning from the other world rather than allowing more people to have supernatural abilities.
The ‘void’ phenomenon is like a closed circle, from the time people are sucked into another world to the time they come back from the exit, a closed circle has just been drawn between the two worlds. The trajectories of celestial bodies in the universe are all circles, including in daily life, even in profound cause and effect, there are countless invisible circles.
Qiao Zhixue felt that the reason why Tan Yan’s entry could make the ‘void’ disappear was precisely because he completed the closed circle. Once the ‘circle’ is not completed, the ‘void’ will not disappear and it will continue to wreak havoc on their universe, which is why after other people enter, they will just leave and never return, but the ‘void’ is still spreading.
If someone else can complete this ‘circle’, Tan Yan will not have to work so hard all the time, and he could also let go of his responsibilities and spend the rest of his life with ease.
“As I was leaving, I observed the exit,” Liang Xian replied, “As you mentioned before, although it is clear that there is a huge secret hidden in the nameless tombstone in Ping County, you dare not start investigating, fearing that we will not be able to return if the tombstone is destroyed. But after seeing the exit of the other world, I don’t think there is any need to worry. Tan Yan’s exit every time he returns is actually this tombstone or some electronic components in the tombstone.
He did not know under what circumstances quantum entanglement occurred with one or some electrons in the tombstone. Quantum entanglement would not collapse due to distance and space, so Tan Yan went to a different world, and quantum entanglement was still calling his consciousness.
But each time we go to the other world, the state of the tombstone is also different because of the different post-apocalyptic. Some can still stay in their original geographical location, but some have been destroyed by the disaster.
But even if the tombstone is destroyed, the fundamental microscopic particles that constitute it will not change, quantum entanglement still exists, so as long as Tan Yan finds these entangled quanta with his consciousness, he will be able to return to the real world.
In the same way, I think that the tombstones in the real world will not stop quantum entanglement with Tan Yan just because they are dug up for research. The research team can start from this aspect. After all, we can’t always rely on Tan Yan alone. By studying the tombstone, I hope we can also establish quantum entanglement in several of us, so that the number of people who can enter the ‘void’ will increase.”
Liang Xian put forward a point of view from another angle, which is indeed something that the research team had not thought of before. After discussing it for a while, everyone thinks they can give it a try.
The tombstone in Ping County has existed for forty years, cremation was not popular in the country forty years ago. Although Ping County reorganized the cemetery after the reform and opening up, those old cemeteries are untouched, but the tombs and tombstones have been replaced with new ones based on the original ones.
Forty years ago, there was no unified management of the cemetery. Everyone knew that this was a cemetery, and they would not usually come here, if there were corpses, they would be buried here. Many of the old cemeteries have no written records because of their age, and the family members no longer take care of them. There are many unknown graves, and it is really difficult to determine who is lying in the graves without opening the coffin to investigate.
The research team also investigated Tan Yan’s family members. His parents died of illness in the 60s. Many people died of disease in Ping County, a village at that time. The village head was afraid that it was an epidemic, so he cremated the bodies and buried them in a large cemetery, the cemetery is still there, Tan Yan’s parents are also buried there, and the nameless tombstone has nothing to do with them.
Tan Yan was brought up by relatives, growing up eating a hundred families’ food1吃百家飯長大 chī bǎijiāfàn zhǎngdà: 吃百家飯 is an old folk custom of raising children in China, which is popular in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the border areas of Fujian, Guangdong and Jiangxi. Means that if a child is weak and sick for a long time, the family will sew a big bag with red cloth, and the parents or relatives will take the bag and beg from the neighbors door to door, and cook and feed the weak with the food from a hundred families. For children, the folks believe that this can eliminate the disease and make the child healthy and grow up healthy. At the same time, in some areas, 吃百家飯 is also another name for beggars; a metaphor of being poor., He’s not too familiar with any relatives. Later, he went to serve in the army, and his immediate family members also went to other places to make a living during the reform and opening, and most of them left Ping County. For the few remaining, the research team was able to find their addresses, there is no connection with the unmarked tombstone.
Whether the investigation is from the direction of the tombstone or the direction of Tan Yan, it is impossible to determine the identity of the owner of the tombstone. The clues are broken here. If the coffin is not opened for autopsy and DNA information is extracted from the bones, the research team will never know the tombstone connection with Tan Yan.
Now Liang Xian’s discovery breaks the predicament.
“The principle is correct,” Qiao Zhixue said, “But everything has uncertainties. Whether to take this risk or not, I think it needs to be decided by the person concerned.”
The person involved was Tan Yan, he had no objection and said directly: “Follow the organization’s arrangement.”
“You should think about it carefully,” Minister Yu said, “Once quantum entanglement is broken, you may never return from another world. We are experimenting, but you must fight for your life.”
“I think it’s okay to live in another world, but it’s a pity that I can’t stop the ‘void’ in the future, and I can’t go home anymore.” Tan Yan said simply.
But he’s still willing to take the risk and trusts the organization.
“Don’t worry,” Qiao Zhixue said after a moment of silence, “I am very sure, and as long as I research thoroughly, even if the quantum entanglement collapses, I can help you to re-establish it.”
Qiao Zhixue can be said to have issued a military order this time, and he must do it.
This matter is considered settled in this way, everyone then expounded their own views on the ‘void’ phenomenon and the cause of the end of the world. They have already been mentioned before, and there is no new idea.
On the contrary, after Minister Yu got the different world information, he could report to his superiors and apply for more funds. Now the country has attached great importance to the ‘void’ phenomenon, many projects have been stopped, and the funds will be spent on this.
The country even revealed this matter to foreign people a little bit. After all, it is a global issue and cannot be shouldered by China, a single country, alone.
The ‘void’ is now gradually spreading, and one day there may be a situation that only occurs abroad. At that time, Chinese soldiers could not cross the border to help without permission, but more importantly, they could not let the ‘void’ continue to spread. Therefore, the country spreads the news in advance, regardless of whether some foreign countries believe it or not, when something really happens, they can’t help but believes it.
In addition, it is still difficult to rely solely on the level of science and technology in the country, foreign countries have long begun the research on quantum mechanics, while China has just started. In terms of theory and equipment, some developed countries have more resources, maybe one day, there will be an exchange of resources and research materials.
China’s trump cards are Tan Yan and others, which other countries don’t have, and they may be allowed to go abroad to help in the future.
This is precisely why it is far from enough to rely on Tan Yan alone.
According to Minister Yu’s plan, within two years, they need to train at least five groups of 4-6 members who can enter the other world, the ability configuration should also be as comprehensive as Tan Yan and others. After Tan Yan retires, Liang Xian will take over the training of the new team members.
The time is tight, the task is arduous, and the world beyond ‘the void’ is shocking. Every time the team brings back information, people worry about what to do if their world becomes the end of the world one day.
Under these circumstances, even though he knew it would be difficult, Minister Yu ordered at the end of the meeting: “The next time you enter the ‘void’, we will increase the number of people to 7. The three of you will each bring a newcomer. We are still unsure whether, just entering the other world once, one can have supernatural power, or must be in a near-death state. After you go to a different world, you can control the progress yourself, and Tan Yan is responsible for everyone’s safety.”
“I disagree!” After hearing Minister Yu’s words, Liang Xian immediately slapped the table and stood up.
“This is an order.” Minister Yu looked deeply at Liang Xian.
“But this is an impossible order,” Liang Xian couldn’t control his emotions for a while, and shouted at the minister, “Do you know what we are facing in the other world? We have envisioned countless post-apocalyptic situations, if the post-apocalyptic world can be divided into ABCDEFG levels, this natural disaster can only be considered at most only level C, it’s just environmental changes, everything is still in the people’s expectations, but we almost die there every time. It’s so difficult to gain a bit of self-protection ability, and now adding new people is impossible.”
“Liang Xian is right,” Ah San was not as agitated as he was, but also said in a deep voice, “Tan Yan’s ability to drag three is already the limit. He is comfortable in the post-apocalyptic world. He wouldn’t be in such a mess this time if it weren’t for helping us improve our strength. Adding another three… When a situation arises where we have to give up someone, ask the leaders who we have to give up?”
“People who cannot awaken supernatural power.” Facing the questioning of the two, Minister Yu said coldly.
“Interest groups are all students in special classes. The country has exhausted countless energy and resources to cultivate talents. In your eyes, the lives of us students are so worthless?” Liang Xian’s eyes were red, he stared at Minister Yu and said.
“It is precisely because you are cultivated by the country that the possibility of awakening the supernatural ability is the greatest.” Minister Yu’s voice is still quiet, “We have done a calculation, if the probability of awakening a supernatural power among the more than one billion people in the country is only one-thousandth or one-ten thousandth, then the probability of awakening students in the interest group may increase to 50% or even 80%, because you are all carefully selected talents, both physically and mentally at the peak of life, if you can’t even awaken, then others have even less hope.”
This is also the result of Qiao Zhixue’s statistics. Including Tan Yan, the common feature of the supernatural team is first-class IQ, aged 18-25, and at the peak of brain power, Qiao Zhixue believes that this is a crucial factor for the awakening of consciousness power.
In today’s society, many IT will not hire employees over the age of 35, mainly because their brain power has begun to decline. 18-25 is the best age. At present, those who are high-quality, will not leak secrets and have the highest survival rate, and those who meet this age are only students in special classes.
The first group they select is definitely the interest group, but once the number of people needs to be increased in the future, the students in the special class are already half soldiers, and they must obey the country’s orders.
“Then at least give us some time,” Liang Xian continued to fight, “Tan Yan is not omnipotent. You may think that he has successfully returned many times, his brain is the most active, he is the most powerful among us, and we can do everything with him. But the truth is not like this, he is just an ordinary person, and a small plague can almost kill him, how much burden do you want to put on him? We can bring new people, but at most one, really can’t add any more.”
Qin Li and Ah San were silent, but their air pressure was very low, obviously, they had the same opinion as Liang Xian.
They all feel that people who have not entered the other world can say things that are easier said than done, they do not have the right to tell them what to do.
However, in front of the leaders, they could not stand up and refuse as courageously as Liang Xian did.
“There is no time,” Minister Yu said indifferently, “The area where the void appears has spread from Ping County to the suburbs of B City. We don’t know where it will appear next. If it appeared in the center of B City one day, and we didn’t find out immediately, and tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of residents were involved, I would ask, how did the four of you save them?”
Liang Xian fell silent, they had no way to save them, without Tan Yan, they couldn’t even protect themselves.
“It’s decided,” Minister Yu clapped his hands and said, “The next time the ‘void’ appears, you can choose a candidate, next time, you don’t need to explain, just take people in.”
All three were silent, only Tan Yan stood up and gave a military salute to the minister: “Guaranteed to complete the task!”
Tan Yan has said this sentence many times in his life, only this time, he clearly knows how heavy the words ‘complete the task’ are.
According to Minister Yu’s intention, if an incident really appeared, the first to protect is certainly Liang Xian and the others who have awakened their abilities. They are three living beings, if they themselves can’t do it, then it is very likely that they will be abandoned.
The car from the Ministry of State Security sent them to the school gate, and the four of them walked to the dormitory.
Liang Xian was still very angry, but there was no way to vent his anger, he said to Tan Yan: “Why do you agree? We can’t refuse because we are also a drag for you, but the organization must consider your opinion. They will also reconsider the task’s difficulty if you say you can’t do it. You don’t have to take such a big risk as long as you refuse. The organization gives orders, but you are the one who fights for your life. Are you really not afraid of being dragged down to death by us?”
Tan Yan was much calmer than Liang Xian, he smiled and said: “You are not a drag, you also saved me this time.”
No matter how weak the younger generation is, they are not a drag but a new hope. He is a handful of old bones, the most important thing is to protect them.
“Knowing that you will die, you’ll still go?” Liang Xian asked.
“When we were in elementary school, we learned many deeds of revolutionary martyrs. When they accepted the task, they also knew that they were all sent to die.” Tan Yan said softly. “But none of them refused, instead, they resolutely accepted the task and completed it.”
Liang Xian wanted to say that it was all in textbooks. The environment was different at that time, but now…
But isn’t now also a critical moment? The hidden danger is already in front of us, could it be that they still want to live a mediocre life like Ah Q2阿Q Ā Q: Ah Q. “The True Story of Ah Q” portrays how the Xinhai Revolution did not bring about genuine reform to the countryside, and through the artistic portrayal of the impoverished hired hand Ah Q from the rural areas, it reflects the flawed roots of human nature, such as cowardice, the ‘spiritual victory method,’ opportunism, megalomania, and excessive self-esteem., as long as there is no war, just like for a hundred years3像百年一樣 xiàng bǎinián yīyàng: for some reason, the reference I found is 百年孤獨 Bǎinián gūdú One Hundred Years of Solitude, not sure if this book is relevant with this sentences.?
It’s already the most critical moment.
“If the country needs me to block a gun with my chest, then I will go.” Tan Yan put his hand on his heart and said seriously, “If I die as a result, but the revolution is victorious, then my death will be the glory of my life.”
The eternal glory that does not fade away with death.
I really sympathize with Minister Yu, he has to do what he has to do, but sometimes I also want to smack him, he’s too dedicated to his job. Tan Yan’s patriotism is shining like always…
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