Chapter 1030: Changes in the Abyss

The deep dive ship has passed through the Gate of the Abyss, and now the main material plane has lost its trace - and according to the plan, it has lost its trace forever. The surface of the Gate of the Abyss once again returned to "calm", and no ripples could be seen on the dark and flat mirror-like interface. In fact, when the deep-sea submersible completely submerged into the gate, it moved in a very unscientific manner. The method instantly switched to a calm state. Obviously, this door does not conform to the common sense of physics in the real world.

Only the information returned by the detector shows that the Gate of the Abyss is still releasing the aftermath of the "invasion" just now. The activity of this gate has increased by about 20% in the past few minutes. There are three psionic The obelisk was overloaded and temporarily stopped working. But now that this activation has been suppressed again, everything is going according to plan, and the expert team can breathe a little easier.

The information transmitted back from the deep submersible ship has been intermittent, but since it is not far away from the gate, it still maintains a vague connection with the main material world. The high-power built-in antenna works tenaciously, although this method of communication is destined to persist. It will take less than a moment for it to send back effective information, but at least for now, it can satisfy our curiosity about the situation inside the abyss.

On the holographic projection screen, no matter which angle it is, there are only masses of black mist that are constantly surging, like a storm whirlpool. This screen is still shaking violently at the same time, giving people the feeling that a highly advanced deep-sea submersible has turned into a simple leaf. The ancient boat was fighting against the wind and waves in the dark storm, and was in danger of capsizing at any time. "Why does the screen keep shaking?" Qianqian felt a little dizzy. "Is the boat shaking?"

"No... the attitude of the deep-diving ship is stable. It is very stable. Even the most sensitive sensors did not detect signals that the hull was impacted by external forces," Tavel frowned. In the core of her mind, she was rapidly processing the first-hand data sent from the deep submersible ship, and then handed these data to the two servo hosts for post-processing, facing the strange vibration on the holographic screen. She was also very confused, "Is it interference?"

"Interference will not cause such a phenomenon. The picture under interference will appear clutter, instead of the whole picture shaking around." Sandora looked quite solemn, "No... the deep submersible ship did not shake, nor did it Interference... The abyss is shaking? Is the entire space inside there shaking?" As soon as Sandora finished speaking, her sister caught a small detail. She looked at Sandora: "You have been there, you should know the abyss. What does it look like inside the gate? The scene now is different from what you have seen?"

Shandora shook her head: "It's different... I'm not sure if I didn't remember it clearly because I wasn't conscious at the time. But I remember that there was absolutely no such vibration inside the abyss. In fact, you can't stand it in the abyss. As for the actual physical impact, all damage is based on some kind of 'conceptual' level, so this kind of picture shakes... If it is not an equipment failure, I really don't know what is going on. But it is certain that the deep-diving ship has successfully entered the abyss. Yes, those rotating fogs are evidence. I have dealt with them before. These fogs are between entities and phantoms. They are the most common ontology of the abyss. When they enter the real world, they will become that two-dimensional Plane patterns, but inside the Gate of the Abyss, they appear to be three-dimensional structures... These things are the same as what I remember. It means that the deep-diving ship is located in the kind of environment I was in at that time. But what is the tremor around it? What's going on?"

"The abyss seems to be a big cave, and there is a big earthquake right now..." Qianqian bit her lower lip, trying to use her rich association ability to explain the current situation. In many cases, her far-fetched thoughts could always be found from somewhere. This angle hits the mark. I think this may be the reason why the problems we have to face are not very marginal. But this time, before she could think of an explanation, the scene suddenly began to calm down, "Ah, the shaking stopped."

The picture transmitted from the deep-diving ship quickly stabilized and became clear again, and we looked at each other in shock.

"What was that just now? Is it really the abyss space itself that is turbulent? It is oscillating as a whole... This does not conform to common sense... Well, nothing seems to conform to common sense there," Sandora muttered, "It seems that our deep-diving ship is very lucky. As soon as it entered, it happened to encounter a 'wonder' of the abyss that no one has ever observed. The whole world shook like sand on the surface of a drum."

"We are observing a new world, and it is best not to make any predetermined conclusions," Tavel suggested from a scientist's perspective. "It is best to simply record pictures and data from a completely neutral perspective when facing a new field. Smart approach.”

"I know, I know, you are a scientist, and you are responsible for this," I quickly interrupted this glasses sister who was very knowledgeable. Okay, what I have been most afraid of since I was a child is taking theoretical classes. Tavel really wants to be a scientist. Her soul was burning. She didn't care whether the person listening to the lecture was the emperor or not, "Now tell me, how is the condition of the deep-diving ship?"

"It can only be said that the operation is normal," Tavel's report was simple. "All equipment monitoring on the deep-diving ship is judged by it on its own. The only information fed back to the console is normal and abnormal equipment reports, as well as simple maintenance Shield report, this is to save bandwidth." People on earth may not feel safe if the routine inspection of equipment is completely handed over to the ship-based AI, but Xiling Apostles will feel accustomed to it. The intelligence of those ship-based AI is far beyond Manually, and in an environment like the abyss, even if the equipment has problems, it is impossible to send people to repair it, so it is better to completely leave the maintenance work to the main engine and autonomous machinery in the ship, which can also save precious bandwidth and transfer the following The scene came back.

We relaxed and continued to move forward with the perspective of the deep dive boat, watching it approach the fog and continue moving forward. The picture quality is low and stuttering is severe: this is the first time I've ever seen this happen on an Imperial device.

The space in the abyss is distorted, weird, and the coordinates are chaotic. It is quite difficult for a deep-diving ship to move forward in such an environment. It needs to recalculate the current mathematical laws around it every time it takes a step forward. Then adjust your position, as these positions are scrambled and reset every few seconds. If there are no coordinates in the void, so navigation must be based on a special engine, then there are coordinates in the abyss. However, each coordinate is randomly distributed and changes every few seconds. It seems to be a little less technically difficult than void navigation, but it gives people a lot of unsolvable troubles. In such an environment, the deep-diving vessel needs to "bounce" forward like a flea. Push forward a little bit every few seconds, then stop when coordinate chaos begins. Rely on mathematical corrections to stabilize your position, and wait for the space to stabilize slightly before jumping forward. The crazy spatial structure there made me feel scratchy, but it made the scientists very happy. Tavel kept recording the new data. When I looked down at the lower platform, I could see several of her mass projections. They were having a heated discussion with a group of assistants or senior scientists around them, and occasionally they would discuss with each other, and then the two mass projections would look at each other in shock. Quickly turn around and continue discussing the problem with others...

"Tavel, aren't you afraid that you will have a schizophrenia one day?" The corner of my mouth twitched as I looked at the unique way of working of this bespectacled lady, especially when I saw her two quality projections, I almost started a discussion with myself. At that time, I was more shocked than those two projections.

Tavel thought for a while, and suddenly his face showed joy: "I am looking forward to that day. At that time, I will divide myself and make a new container, and then Your Majesty will be able to get two chief technicians."

I go! The brains of scientists are indeed different from those of normal people. I think Tavel must have misunderstood the concept of schizophrenia.

"It seems that the shield of the deep submersible ship is working well. It has just thrown away two layers of shields, and the shield regenerated internally has successfully pushed up. The equipment load rate only increased by less than 10% in the process, and then almost It fell back instantly." Tavel received the shield report from the deep submersible ship and smiled, "The energy plug made from purified source energy ore is working extremely well. It can withstand almost any intensity of instantaneous energy flow. Your Majesty, This is your power." I said to myself that my power is currently mainly manifested in the catalytic effect on stones and birds - so don't mention it until the next promotion phenomenon occurs.

The picture transmitted back from the deep submersible ship is not actually a direct view. Just like in the void, there is no visible light in the abyss, and there are no other waves or field effects that can be received in an orderly manner. All orderly physical effects - such as electromagnetic waves , gravity, radiation, and energy conservation were all shattered in the abyss. Therefore, when the deep-diving vessel "shoots" the picture, it actually uses its own equipment to perform some processing. It uses a set of void disruptors on the bow of the ship to release full-band broadcasts in all directions, and then observes this set of full-band information after an extreme moment. At this time, the latter has been severely damaged by the abyss, and the ship-based host computer will transmit the destroyed information. The snapshot is compared with the original file released before, and the degree of damage is reduced by one-half, thereby describing the surrounding "environment". The area where the information is completely destroyed is a highly dangerous area, which can be regarded as a ship-sinking area. Reefs, where the information is more complete or still identifiable, are identified as relatively safe areas - there are still storms there, but the ship can still withstand it. At the same time, the deep-diving ship processes these pictures that a blind man put together like an elephant into a scene that we can understand, which is the fog that is large or small, real or virtual, on the holographic projection. This method of observation was provided by Sandora. When she entered the Gate of the Abyss, she couldn't distinguish everything in front of her. There was only endless darkness and ubiquitous destructive power in all directions. It was not until she successfully controlled the power of the abyss that polluted herself. Only then did he realize how to open his eyes in this crazy world. It was because of Sandora's suggestions that Tavel understood the function of the void disturbers on the prototype of the deep-diving ship and restored them into a set of come out.

According to what we see now, the abyss is a rather monotonous and desolate world - maybe there is space there, but nothing can exist for a long time in that space environment, right?

"It's such a boring place..." Qian Qian muttered dissatisfiedly, "If I stay there, I'll probably go crazy from boredom after a while. Is there no end to these fogs?"

"The deep-diving ship has just entered, and it is actually still lingering near the gate," Tavel replied while checking the signals sent back. She seemed a little worried: the signals were getting weaker and weaker, and there was packet loss. , which is not a good sign - it may not take more than a few minutes. The deep-diving vessel is about to completely lose contact with the real world. "Perhaps you want to hear this? The 'voice' in the abyss. This thing has begun to confuse the expert team. Something very, very wrong."

Tavel switched to another channel, and the observation platform was enveloped by a very strange low echo: it sounded like a huge animal was moving, followed by a series of low and heavy scraping sounds. Then there is a heavy impact, and the cycle repeats. "This is a sound signal simulated by the device. If there is background sound in the abyss, it should be like this. But in fact, these sounds do not exist. They are clutter formed by putting together many disorganized information fragments. We use all known These noises are filtered out in a certain way, and in the end the only thing that can be expressed through the terminal is these sounds. Theoretically, this is the case.”

I was surprised: "Sounds like there is a pattern?" It is always surprising whenever something with the word "regular" appears in the abyss. I noticed that several senior assistant technicians nearby were nervous. There was a heated discussion, perhaps they were also arguing based on these "voices".

"This is illogical!" Tavel said categorically. "My assistants are checking whether there is something wrong with the equipment. This is already the second puzzling signal since the beginning of the deep dive. The first time was the vibration. . The second time is these clutters hiding patterns, and there is no such record in any existing database!"

Tavel seemed to be very concerned about these signals, but I was a little disapproving: "This is the first time we have sent a deep-diving ship. It should be possible to find something unexpected, right?"

"No, that's not the case," Tavel shook his head. "The information we have collected now can actually find samples in existing databases, even if we don't launch a deep-diving ship to the Gate of the Abyss. We have also used other means to detect I passed there, but the situation detected at the beginning was completely different from what is being fed back now..."

My sister suddenly asked: "At the beginning? When was it?"

Tavel thought for a while: "The old empire era... I am referring to the fragments of the database left behind by the old empire. There are also some detection reports about the abyss environment. Although they are not of great reference value, they are definitely the same as what you see now. These things are different.”

It seems that Tavel encountered a technical problem that troubled her very much. However, I may not be able to help. Only Qianqian seems to have an association. Her eyes are wandering. This is the precursor of Qianqian v2.0 thinking program starting: "Will the abyss mutate over time?" Gone? What the old empire observed may be gone now."

Sandora shrugged: "Mutation? It has not changed for hundreds of billions of years. What has happened recently that can cause such a thing to mutate?"

Qian Qian immediately shouted: "Such as the void cataclysm!"

For a moment, everyone fell silent. On the empty observation platform, there were only the recurring, regular low roars that kept echoing - this was something that no one had ever heard before in the history of the empire. The sound coming from the abyss is confusing. The abyss has been breathing regularly for countless billions of years.

Everyone focused all their attention on Qian Qian, who involuntarily shrank her neck and subconsciously repeated: "Such as the Great Cataclysm of the Void..."

"Tavel, are you sure that the database of the remnants of the old empire does not record the current situation of the deep-diving ship?" Sandora looked at our chief scientist with a solemn expression, "I want you to search for all the fragments of the old empire that you can find, and confirm No one has ever observed this sound or the tremor just now.”

"Yes, your will." Tavel performed a standard military salute, and then one of her mass projections hurriedly ran from the work area to the teleporter - a really convenient ability.

"Also, let's take a look at the blueprint of the deep submersible ship." My sister thought for a moment and added softly, "What if the equipment design is defective? Maybe we didn't consider the environment in the abyss and something malfunctioned. "

Tavel also gave a military salute without hesitation: "Yes, your will." Then another mass projection hurriedly ran from the work area to the teleporter.

Qian Qian bit her lip and thought for a long time, then raised her hand: "In addition, didn't Father God bring so many observation records of the God Realm? There must be something related to the abyss environment in there. See if it is related to the current situation. They have been observing records for so many years, but we have been observing them for tens of thousands of years."

Tavel continued to obey orders, and another mass projection ran out.

I thought about it and thought I should add: "I said..."

Before Tavel opened his mouth, Lin Xue kicked him over: "You guys are making trouble! Can't we finish it together?"

I grabbed the girl's ankle and said, "I just want to ask how long this experiment is expected to last!"

Lin Xue was bouncing with one foot, and with the other hand she took out a frying pan and pointed it at my head: "I'm counting to three! Three!"

"boom!"

Didn't you say count to three...

The connection with the deep submersible vessel became increasingly weak, and soon became intermittent. Working groups at all levels had saved and backed up all data before this, to prevent the deep submersible vessel from all The database has not been recovered, and we still have the final feedback information available. In the end, the connection between the deep-diving ship and the real world was finally completely severed. The last image it sent us was a strange and bizarre mass, like the fog on the mountains on the sea. It was heading towards that fog - we don’t know where it was passing through. What will happen to it after the fog.

After the signal was completely interrupted, all we could do was wait. And, see what Tavel can discover from the fragments of ancient information. (To be continued)