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Chapter 75 The Experiment of Seeking Knowledge, [FTL Technology] (4k2)

The Spirit World...

Wait, what did she say? She's going to the spirit world?!
Ron was stunned. His hand trembled, and he almost dropped the file he had just opened.

[Pointer] 404 Could it be that you've been to the spirit world...? Shouldn't this be considered a secret region even in the "Potion Era"?
It's important to understand that even mid-level transcendents are generally powerless to make contact with the spirit world and enter another world on the inner side of this world...

After Ron took the "medium" potion, the knowledge contained within it made him realize that to even have simple contact with the spirit world, he would need to become at least a Sequence Seven.

After all... if it's not even Sequence Seven, its spirituality simply cannot support communication with the spirit world, let alone enter it.

But Ron quickly calmed down and immediately dismissed the idea.

No... 404 couldn't have been to the spirit world.

The spirit world of this era is blocked by the "Anti-Mystic Equation". Putting aside the difficulty of crossing the "Anti-Mystic Equation", how can 404 return intact after entering the spirit world?
Ron didn't think those Lords of All Spirits, who were eyeing the Ideal City, were easy to deal with...

How could they sit idly by while 404 came to visit the spirit world and then safely send her back to the Ideal City?
Simply losing all reason and turning into a madman is already the best outcome for a 404 error...

So... our understanding of the spirit world might come from Moen University's years of research on relics from the previous era?
Ron seemed to be deep in thought. He immediately stopped opening the file, turned his gaze to 404, and, feigning confusion, frowned as he said:

"The spirit world... what is that?"

“A world opposite to matter… Actually, the course ‘Spiritual Realm Studies’ is also on your physics department’s schedule, but it’s a third-year university course.”

404 explained, casually taking out a pen and some scrap paper, and simply scribbling on the table.

She quickly drew a very rough sketch.

Although the sketch was hastily drawn, it was clear that a black circle was drawn on it, but inside the circle was another circle drawn in red, which was closely attached to the outline of the first circle.

"This is the real world we live in."

She pointed the pen at the black circle, "It is our home, and also the reality that superpowered individuals can influence through personal reality distortion, a reality that truly belongs to human consensus..."

“And here,” she pointed with the pen to the red circle inside the black circle, “a virtual realm that reflects reality. It is closely aligned with reality, but the physical concepts within it are distorted in a special way, making it very different from the real world.”

"It has existed since the birth of the universe. In the ancient books that have been unearthed, we can find alternative names such as 'the Void Realm,' 'the Spirit Realm,' and 'the Wandering Abode'..."

"But to avoid ambiguity, 'α'—Moen Business's first CEO—defined the name, stipulating that it should be referred to as 'the Spirit Realm' in all official documents."

"The environment there is harsh, and there are very few ideal, mild environments like those in reality. It is difficult for ordinary people to enter and explore there... even the most powerful superhumans cannot."

"There's no other reason, it's just..."

404 drew a big "X" inside the red circle, looked at Ron seriously, and said:
"In that chaotic world... even a Lv.5 personal reality is powerless to twist a single hair."

"There are many dangers involved, which even superpowered individuals cannot overcome, let alone those without abilities whose powers have been erased."

Using superpowers in a place rife with mystical influences and considered the abode of gods is simply impossible...

Ron silently complained to himself, then feigned confusion and tentatively asked:

What dangers are there in the spirit world?

404 sighed, put down his pen, and waved his hand.
"There are numerous dangers involved, too many to count, I'm too lazy to give examples... You can see for yourself by looking at the experimental files."

Hearing this, Ron felt much more at ease.

It seems that 404 doesn't know much...

Perhaps the entire Ideal City lacks exploration of the spirit world.

After all, if they had truly explored the spirit world, they should have known about the Lords of All Spirits who roam there long ago.

If they knew about those gods, 404 wouldn't have said "many dangers"—

All dangers will become no longer dangerous, because before they even encounter them, they will die a horrible death at the hands of the gods.

It seems that the reason Ideal City has some understanding of the spirit world is probably entirely due to the ancient books left over from the "Potion Era"...

Ron looked thoughtful and opened the file in his hand.

Although this document is a paper document, there is a miniature camera clearly visible on the paper for identity verification.

When Ron first opened it, the paper file contained only strings of gibberish; no normal text could be seen at all.

However, as the miniature camera scanned Ron's face and confirmed his viewing permissions, the garbled text on the paper file began to be re-matched at a rather rapid pace.

Soon, they formed a new set of characters—

Title: The Fundamental Concept of FTL Technology Based on the "Spirit World"

[Experimental Direction: To attempt to use the subspace of the spirit world for warp-through travel to achieve trans-light speeds.] (Incomplete)
Flip through the pages, and you'll find records of the "experiments of seeking knowledge" related to "Prometheus," and the conceptualization and experimental records of "FTL technology"—a faster-than-light travel technology.

According to the records in the experimental files, during his long research life, Deng Yin was inspired by Prometheus's experiment in seeking knowledge and by the project of completing the FTL technology...

Imagine there is a place where, if you step into it and travel one kilometer, you will emerge from it at a location 300,000 kilometers away from your starting point...

Even if the actual speed is only one kilometer per second, considering the actual distance traveled from the present world, it can be considered to exceed the speed of light.

And coincidentally, there really is such a wonderful place in this world—

The physical concepts within the spirit world are severely distorted. If one could enter and leave the spirit world unharmed, and clearly identify and determine coordinates, it could indeed be used as an FTL (Future To Live) technology…

Therefore, Deng decided to use the spirit world as an experimental site to try to improve the [FTL technology].

Up to this point, things were actually fairly normal, but Deng Yin's methods were just too outrageous...

Deng discovered that his experiment was already at a standstill from the very beginning, simply because there was no way to enter the spirit world—

After all, although the spirit world is recorded in ancient books, as a superhuman without the mystical knowledge brought by magic potions, Deng Yin naturally wouldn't know how to enter the spirit world.

But this was no challenge for Deng Yin at all...

After conducting some research and experiments, Deng discovered a problem—

The "historical void," this incomprehensible and abruptly appearing disaster, seemed to lead through a darkness that appeared to be the spirit world... Thus, Deng, with his brilliant mind, seized the opportunity and figured out the way to the spirit world—

If you want to use the spirit world as an experimental site, why not just build a small "cavity" as a door?
Coincidentally, he is currently in the process of completing the "Experiment of Seeking Knowledge," and if the experiment continues, it will definitely lead to a "historical void"!
They could use that "historical void" as an experimental site, record relevant data, and then try to control it and use it as a gateway to the spirit world...

That was Deng Yin's original thought, but after a small "historical void" actually appeared in the Zero Laboratory at the bottom level, he immediately fled the laboratory because he was not strong enough to deal with the "historical void" on his own...

According to the records, he originally intended to rely on Prometheus's computational privileges to directly calculate the physical parameters of the "void" inner spirit realm, but unexpectedly, as soon as he started doing so, the small "void" began to expand—

Within this "void," an extremely ferocious monster emerges.

He did his best to deal with the monster with his Lv.4 ability, but the "historical void" was not resolved. So, in the end, Deng had no choice but to leave the laboratory and ask others for help.

But even after this "historical void" was resolved, Lab Zero was still mostly damaged in the battle and is currently under repair.

As a result, Deng Yincai was attacked by Scott Hansen and even lost his Lv.4 privileges and professorship, and was banished to Area B to run a tutoring business.

While the idea of ​​completing the "experiment of seeking knowledge" was indeed ingenious, it seems reasonable that Deng made this choice without knowing that there were gods in the spirit world.

But when I think about the possible consequences...

Ron suddenly felt that it was only natural for Dunn to be kicked out by Scott—even if Scott did use some dirty tricks, kicking Dunn out was better than blowing up the entire Moen University.

He stared at the file until he felt numb.

Lab Zero—creating a "hole" at the very bottom of the entire Moen University City?!
In fact, due to a mistake, the "hole" almost grew larger, to the point where it could affect the Moen University City...

Deng is really unreliable in this regard...

Ron sighed, looking at the records in the file with a sense of helplessness.

He couldn't help but think of the different, blurry Lords of All Spirits he had seen in the spirit world locked by the [Anti-Mystic Equation] when he activated his spiritual vision.

He was nearly killed just from being glanced at by one of them. Ron didn't even want to think about what would happen to him if he were to enter the Spirit World directly...

This "Prometheus" experiment of seeking knowledge is actually going to be conducted in this godforsaken place to perfect a technology that can stably traverse the spirit world and travel faster than the speed of light?
Is this something a human could accomplish?!

The threshold for him to become Lv.5 was actually completing such a "knowledge-seeking experiment"?
What a joke!
Ron looked at 404 beside him, "Principal... so this is Prometheus's Experiment of Knowledge? Are we really going to the Spirit World no matter what?"

"Oh...that's not necessarily true."

404 shook his head: "The [Knowledge Experiment] doesn't require you to complete it in a certain way... As long as you can provide the 'answer' and answer the questions given by the [Knowledge Experiment], the [Central Intelligence] will recognize your answer no matter how you do it."

"If you have a new idea, feel free to go for it—"

"Once you can complete this [FTL technology], you will be able to become the sector manager of [Prometheus], ​​my colleague, a new Lv.5."

That's even more ridiculous...

Upon hearing the word "404," Ron's lips twitched, and he couldn't help but mentally complain.

Faster-than-light travel technology... Could he possibly research something like that?

Despite Ron's high computing power and excellent grades, it doesn't mean he can research this kind of technology...

After all, he was just a college student who had just started university and hadn't even taken a single university class.

To expect him to develop a faster-than-light travel technology from scratch without any ideas is simply wishful thinking.

Even if the path Deng Yin started was not easy, it was still a path.

If Ron were to try to figure it out himself, he probably wouldn't understand how to complete the [FTL technology] even in eight lifetimes.

Thinking of this, Ron couldn't help but sigh.

That being said, if one wants to implement [FTL technology] according to Deng Yin's research plan and his ideas, the only thing one cannot escape is the spirit world...

What should we do?
Is this really the only way to get stuck here? Do I have to go through with those gods to become a Level 5?
Ron frowned, pondered for a moment, and suddenly remembered a blind spot in 404's words.

Wait...didn't the 404 error just say to submit an "answer"?
[Central AI]...Would they not care about the process?

Thinking of this, Ron immediately asked:
"Principal... how exactly did you submit the 'answer' to the [Central Intelligence]?"

"Answer?"

404 frowned, unsure why Ron had asked the question, and simply shrugged.
"It's very simple. Just connect directly to the [Central Intelligence] sector that you applied for and completed the [Knowledge Experiment], and then submit the experimental results."

As she spoke, seeing that Ron still didn't quite understand, she held up one finger:
"To give an example, the main project of Prometheus's Experiment of Knowledge is FTL technology. If you provide vehicles or items that can travel faster than the speed of light, you can complete this Experiment of Knowledge."

She paused, then added, "Of course, this is assuming all objectives are achieved in one go..."

"Under normal circumstances, most people cannot complete the main [Knowledge Experiment] in one go and directly skip to Lv.5."

"Most of them were Lv.5, and they were completed little by little during the [Knowledge Experiment] back then..."

"They will provide a portion of the experimental results as answers to complete the sub-projects of the main 'Knowledge-Seeking Experiment'—"

"For example, if we look at FTL technology according to Dunn's experimental approach, it can be divided into several different projects..."

"For example, [methods for identifying coordinates in the spirit world], [materials to resist spiritual erosion], and [power supply methods for spiritual navigation], etc."

"As long as you can submit any part of the experimental results, the Central Intelligence will recognize that you have answered the Question of Knowledge Experiment and provided at least part of the answer, and then give you a reward that matches it."

So, all that's needed is to submit the "experimental product"...

Upon hearing 404's words, Ron's furrowed brows immediately relaxed.

Although in this era, he did not know how to navigate the spirit world.

But in the "Potion Age"...

Regardless of what kind of "spirit realm coordinate identification method" or "spirit realm erosion-resistant material" it is—

Finding them is by no means difficult for a superhuman!

(End of this chapter)