Chapter 1 Regarding the Treasure Orb's True Location

Regarding the true whereabouts of the Treasure Orb, Hao Ren suspected it was in the surface world.

All indications suggested that the crashed spaceship at the bottom of the lake and the Treasure Orb of the Holy Temple in the center of the island were caught in the same spatial distortion. At the time, the Dream Plane opened a hole in the Blood Lake, so the likelihood of the Treasure Orb and the four ascetic monks being teleported to the surface world was very high.

But even so, it was difficult to determine the orb's specific location. First of all, the spaceship at the bottom of the lake was clearly in normal flight when the accident occurred. Its position should have been in the vast expanse of space. If the Treasure Orb was teleported in reverse according to the spatial gate's mapping relationship, it should also have been thrown into space in the surface world. Now, after two months of drifting, who knows where that thing has floated to.

Secondly, the orb may not have been teleported in reverse according to the precise mapping relationship. The exact location of the spaceship crash was in the lake's waters, while another spatial rift appeared in the lakeside church. According to this, the Data Terminal analyzed that the spatial distortion at the time should have produced a deviation, leading to two channels being opened by the same distortion. The thing most to be feared in spacetime teleportation is coordinate deviation. A small parameter correction in a high dimension can bring about a deviation of hundreds of thousands of miles in a low dimension, not to mention that the mapping relationship between the surface world and the Dream Plane was never accurate to begin with. The Data Terminal felt that the orb was very likely to have been teleported to a place far away from the crashed spaceship's flight path, or even to another universe—the crashed spaceship carried a set of void engines, which were used for inter-world travel. If the void engine was still running when the spaceship "crashed," it was very likely to have thrown nearby objects to other worlds.

However, the whereabouts of the Treasure Orb were not the most concerning thing for everyone. What they were worried about was the abnormal situation in the Dream Plane.

"What are the consequences if the balance is broken?" Vivian looked at the Data Terminal curiously. Her knowledge of these cutting-edge matters was only slightly better than Lily's.

"The simplest and most direct consequence is that things from the two worlds will infiltrate each other, running rampant without any control. According to the rule that the closer the information characteristics, the easier it is to have intersections, intelligent beings will come into contact with other intelligent beings," the Data Terminal opened a holographic projection, which showed the惨象 of war and large-scale slaughter. "High-level demons will frequently appear in densely populated cities, nuclear warheads will fall on the capital of some magical kingdom, biological invasions will erupt catastrophically, and some less sensible races may plan to conquer and exterminate other civilizations. Then there are deadly diseases. Common infectious diseases on Earth are likely to be incurable in other worlds, and vice versa. Small-scale personnel movements are okay, and pathogens will be quickly eliminated by nature due to being unsuited to the environment or having too high a mortality rate, but large-scale movements are a disaster—a plague mage who has cultivated for a hundred years is not as effective as a can of cold viruses from another world. You might be able to deal with the former by finding a priest, but with the latter, you might die in another place even if you bring two medical teams."

After understanding, Vivian was a little scared: "How did the first aliens who crossed over to Earth survive back then?"

"It's likely that only the strong survived, or maybe the transmission rules back then changed their physiques, who knows? The Dream Plane is a mess."

Izhaks thoughtfully said, "You haven't mentioned the most serious situation, have you? The biggest problem with two worlds merging is the world rules and spatial parameters. For one thing, even if there is a tiny deviation in the Planck constant between the two worlds, their contact will lead to the end of the world. This is more deadly than any war or plague. Most mortal races have no way to deal with it. This is a natural disaster."

The Data Terminal swayed up and down as a nod: "That's the worst-case scenario, but that's after large-scale infiltration. And based on current observations, most of the parameters of the Dream Plane and the surface world are basically the same. The most critical parameters, including Planck's constant, basic force settings, and spatial structure, are completely consistent. Such serious consequences should not occur."

Hao Ren looked up at the people around him: "I think we should go back first. There are many things here that need to be reported, and someone needs to deal with that spaceship."

"Agreed, agreed," Lily nodded vigorously. "There's no electricity, no internet, and no good food here. It's boring."

This girl was still full of enthusiasm when she first arrived, but she got tired of it so quickly.

"Okay, then we'll leave tomorrow. Before we go, remember to say hello to Becky, and take Hilda with us," Hao Ren stood up and then looked at Nangong Wuyue, who was still a snake ball beside him. "You haven't untied yourself yet?"

Nangong Wuyue was struggling on the rocky beach: "Numb, numb... Ah, I'm going to roll!"

Hao Ren quickly stepped forward to stop the siren girl: "Don't panic, we'll wait for you for a while."

It must be said that Nangong Wuyue's appearance was thanks to Vivian's lightning strike. Didn't everyone encounter mechanical guards in the underwater wreckage? Nangong Wuyue, as a useless support with a full defense stat, immediately chose the most stable posture to meet the enemy, which was to curl herself into a ball with her three-meter-long sea snake tail, exposing only the position above her chest to observe the enemy's situation—the first scene she observed was Vivian's circular electric field劈劈劈 on everyone...

Perhaps it was because marine organisms have high salt content and strong conductivity, or perhaps Nangong Wuyue was born without natural resistance, but anyway, she had the most serious aftereffects. She was still numb all over, and she couldn't untie her tail even after tossing around for more than ten minutes. By the way, she couldn't even解除 her siren form.

A snake ball with a beautiful girl's body on top, this造型 would be considered performance art wherever you throw it, but Nangong Wuyue, the person involved, and Hao Ren, who was responsible for taking care of her, were not in the mood to consider art or not. Nangong Wuyue's tail tip struggled to probe out a little from underneath and touched Hao Ren's trouser leg: "By the way, don't tell my brother about today, okay? I tied myself to death once when I was a kid, and he's going to laugh at me again."

Hao Ren looked at the妖艳 and逗比 beauty snake in front of him. There was one thing he couldn't figure out: "By the way, you even tied a bow in the midst of all that chaos?"

Nangong Wuyue: "...Don't look, I'm shy."

Unexpectedly, Nangong Wuyue was numb for a full two hours. In the end, just as everyone was hesitating whether to simply push her back to the camp, the siren girl finally breathed a sigh of relief. The numbness from the electric shock was finally over. She ran to the water to transform and change back into her clothes. When she came out, she looked at Vivian face to face: "This爽简直不敢相信— stay away from me when you release electricity in the future."

Vivian was probably the most embarrassed one tonight. She was embarrassed from beginning to end, and at this time, her face was as red as blood: It's not easy to make a pale-skinned vampire blush to almost the same color as her dinner.

The group sneaked back to the camp and welcomed the灿烂 dawn with basically no rest. Among everyone, only Dou Dou slept the most soundly: The little mermaid didn't want to think about anything. After going back, she ate two sheets of paper and went to the bottom of the pot to sleep with her走马灯. And her unlucky second aunts, little aunts, uncles, and godfathers had to pack their luggage in a hurry to prepare to go home.

Hao Ren's trip to the Dream Plane was quite收获. Various minerals, local tools, books, clothing, etc. filled more than ten cubic meters. Fortunately, Izhaks was good at making money, and many of these things were bought from the locals through reasonable channels. And the largest of these收获 was naturally the combat robot, which was now quietly趴趴趴 in the portable space, piled together with Lily's snacks.

This was主动 requested by Lily, who believed that "Big Ball" was her战利品. Vivian didn't bother to argue with Lily about this because she felt guilty.

The group found Becky, who was doing morning exercises in front of the barracks, called her to an inconspicuous corner behind the哨站, and expressed their intention to leave.

"You're leaving so soon?" Becky looked surprised. Although she knew that the group in front of her would leave sooner or later, and that their interest in Blood Lake was not in the orb, she didn't expect that they would be in such a hurry to leave on the second day. "You just arrived. Didn't you say you were going to investigate some spatial phenomenon?"

"Actually, last night..." Lily opened her mouth to say, but Vivian covered her mouth halfway through, and the latter敷衍 passed it off with a smile: "I suddenly received an突发 message last night. It seems that I have to abandon my activities here."

"Oh," Becky didn't force it. She looked at Hilda standing beside Hao Ren, "Is she going with you too?"

Hilda silently looked at Hao Ren. She was still a little uneasy about this sudden travel plan, but anyway, she had nowhere to go at the moment, and she was sure that the spatial gate in the center of Blood Lake had been closed two months ago, so she didn't object. When she heard Becky ask, she nodded slowly: "Leaving together."

"Okay, then I won't see you off. I hope to cooperate again next time if there's a chance," Becky waved goodbye to the group with a飒爽 gesture, and then asked strangely, "By the way, how do you plan to go back? If you want to rent a horse, you can go to Layton Town to find..."

Hao Ren: "Of course, it's the same as before, spatial teleportation."

Becky was immediately shocked and jumped five or six meters away in three or two steps: "Then I wish you a safe journey. Pay attention to the altitude when landing."

Hao Ren: "..."

It seems that Becky completely does not believe in her group's accomplishments in "space magic."

The Data Terminal quickly made special teleportation preparations for Hilda. The group waved goodbye to Becky from a safe distance of more than ten meters. In a dazzling white light, the Dream Plane gradually drifted away.