Building a sect from scratch.

Chapter 148 Electromagnetic Waves from Another World
"Professor Gao, we conducted the experiment yesterday as soon as the hydroelectric power plant was connected to the research institute. This is the experimental image; I used the game's built-in screenshot function to capture it, basically taking two screenshots per second. However, the results are very different from the predictions..."

In the laboratory, Tan Xin, the game account holder "appointed" by Academician Gao and a prized student of the communications project team, was frowning as she pointed to the experimental diagram and said, "Look here. We usually think that the frequencies of electromagnetic waves transmitted and received are the same, and theoretically they may even be attenuated by the propagation distance and medium... but at least they are the same. However, after many experiments, we found that the amplitude received by the receiver is slightly larger than the transmitted signal. Although the increase is very small, it can still be distinguished by the naked eye..."

"This is completely contrary to the objective laws governing Earth!"

"Could it be a problem with the imager?" Another student, Xiao Zhao, suggested. "Our industrial technology is still too primitive, and we don't have reliable observation equipment... Could it be a problem with this 'lightning detector'? After all, it was handmade by the locals and doesn't have any scientific principles to support it, so it's hard to guarantee that the recorded images won't be inaccurate."

“I did think about it, but Hexu Wanning said that he personally crafted this ‘lightning detector,’ so it’s almost impossible for it to malfunction. Furthermore, the ‘lightning detector’ itself doesn’t amplify lightning—which is what we call electromagnetic waves. Of course, we can’t rule out the possibility that it’s a problem with the perception of the people in the Guixu Realm, but we still need to be prepared for the worst…”

At this point, Tan Xin's expression turned very serious, while Xiao Zhao quietly continued her senior's unfinished words: "The physical rules of the two worlds may be different..."

However, Tan Xin immediately denied this speculation: "It's just a possibility, and I personally tend to think that some unknown reason amplified the electromagnetic waves. Because the group next door replicated experiments of various macroscopic physical theories, which almost proved the consistency of macroscopic physical laws in the two worlds. So, there must be something interfering with the experiment... Or, we can only wait for information technology and the electronics industry to pick up before we can make further observations. There's really nothing we can do at this stage. You can't cook without rice!"

Academician Gao nodded, affirming Tan Xin's idea, and said, "You're right. If the physical rules are too different, then many biological manifestations cannot be so similar to those on Earth... Of course, this is not our group's focus, let the others worry about it. At least we have confirmed one thing: electromagnetic waves also exist in the Ruins of Return. Therefore, the plan for radio communication can be put on the agenda."

"That's right. With the successful establishment of the hydroelectric power plant, we can gradually develop the basic technologies for modern industry. In addition, several mines have been discovered in the Ten Thousand Mountains in the south, including a coal mine. The thermal power plant can also be put on the agenda. I overheard some people from the logistics team next door discussing today that the higher-ups are planning to build an industrial zone around the thermal power plant to supply the industrial needs of the entire Taiyin Sect."

Xiao Zhao was dumbfounded: "That was way too fast..."

"It's not fast. Don't forget what's behind us!" Tan Xin smiled kindly at her junior sister, even reaching out to pat her head, and said, "Don't underestimate the power of our collective. Back then, it was so difficult, but we caught up. Now it's just a pure replication, and we also have various special methods of cultivation to assist us. We don't have to go through many technological trees that used to require climbing step by step. Even ordinary weapon refiners can handcraft precision industrial parts. With such superior conditions that we wouldn't even dare to dream of, it would be too outrageous if it took another three or five years to build up basic industry!"

Xiao Zhao smoothed his bangs, which his senior sister had messed up, and said softly, "But after all, the two worlds are quite different!"

"It's pretty much the same. Besides, electromagnetic waves have already been proven to exist. The rest are just minor details. Whatever mysteries they may be, they will be solved sooner or later."

Academician Gao interjected, "But Xiao Tan, we still need to find out the cause of this increase in electromagnetic wave amplitude. The best-case scenario is that the problem is with the instrument affecting the experimental imaging."

"What if something really is affecting the transmission of electromagnetic waves?"

Xiao Zhao's voice rang out again.

After a moment of contemplation, Academician Gao said, "Xiao Tan, do a few more experiments and set up more control groups to see if changes in transmission distance will affect imaging."

"Bang--"

"Hey! Watch out, senior sister!"

"Are you alright, Xiao Tan?"

Tan Xin suddenly turned and ran away, knocking over two chairs. The sound of the chairs falling to the ground was loud, startling Xiao Zhao. Even Academician Gao spoke with concern.

"Ouch, it's nothing! I'll go do the experiment first!" Tan Xin only let out a soft cry of pain, staggered slightly, and then casually replied while speeding up and running towards the game pod.

Xiao Zhao scratched his head, puzzled: "Director? Senior Sister has made a guess about this?"

“Well, I don’t know if what she thinks is the same as what I think,” Academician Gao’s expression remained almost unchanged. “If the macroscopic physics of the Guixu Realm is the same as that of Earth, and the electromagnetic waves are the same, then the only difference is the existence of ‘spiritual energy’.”

"You mean... 'spiritual energy' amplifies electromagnetic waves!?"

“We don’t know what ‘spiritual energy’ is. It could be a gas, it could be non-material, or it could be an undefined and unobservable existence. Nobody knows. So, Xiao Zhao, we should treat the unknown with respect. No matter how impossible it may seem, it is also very possible.”

……

On the other side, Tan Xin, who had just opened her eyes after hurriedly logging into the game, sprang up from the dormitory bed and rushed to the teleportation array.

She received her game access during the third closed beta test, which was assigned by higher-ups. She hadn't had time to complete tasks and acquire personal assets yet, and the subsidies approved by other project teams hadn't finished the process. So she logged off in the game and could only squeeze into a large dormitory for the time being.

Fortunately, she had been doing her daily tasks in private, which allowed her to barely keep up with the main group. She had successfully guided Qi into her body, and Academician Gao had also provided her with a considerable amount of money to buy skill books, allowing her to use almost all the inexpensive skill books on the market, including [Wind Control], which greatly increased her travel speed.

A few minutes later, Tan Xin pushed open the laboratory door of the "Communications Project Group" of the research institute. It was almost midnight, and the two native monks she had hired had long since gone home. She was the only one in the entire laboratory.

Since the hydroelectric power plant had only been operating successfully for a day, the laboratory lights had not yet been connected, and the only lighting available was boulders. She moved a basket of boulders fragments to the table and began searching for experimental equipment.

Meanwhile, after seeing the logistics team contact person still online in her friend list, Tan Xin decisively sent a private message: "[Communications Project Team] urgently needs support, requiring 2-3 meticulous players, temporary hiring fee..."

Tan Xin typed halfway through, glanced at the balance in her backpack, gritted her teeth, and continued sending: "Temporary hiring fee: 3 spirit stones per person!"

The head of the logistics team replied almost instantly: "Does it have to be players? Can we have native cultivators?"

"Okay! But be quick!"

"Location?"

"Laboratory 203, second floor of the Zhongzhou University Research Center Building!"

"I'll be there in ten minutes!"

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(End of this chapter)