316 Light Years Away (1/2)
Chapter 316: Light Years Away
Translator: _Min_Editor: Rundi
Tents of various sizes were built around the outskirt of the camp. Although they were simple and crude, they were enough to weather the harsh external conditions. These tents were all hauled from the Fishbone base and will be used before Camp 27 apartments are built. Therefore, the residents forcefully moved to the surface must settle for them.
The tents formed a distinct contrast with the one hundred homes in the center of the camp as if it was the ghetto versus the rich.
The situation was rather comical. They had previously mocked the two groups of residents that first moved up to the surface stating that they would rather live in the harsh conditions of the surface than the comfort in the fallout shelter. But now the situation seemed to be reversed as the people they mocked now became someone they envied.
After passing through a few tents, Jiang Chen walked to a tent at the corner of the camp. He saw an elder with white hair who seemed to be waiting for him.
”You are Academician Qin?”
The elder kindly smiled at Jiang Chen who stood in front of him as he got up.
”Yes, and you must be Jiang Chen?”
Jiang Chen nodded.
”Your body condition doesn't seem to be too well.”
The elder waved his hand as he said something that surprised Jiang Chen.
”Don't worry, I am a digitalized human.”
Digitalized human? Digitalized humans can also age?
Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes but quickly returned back to normal.
”I heard you have something important to tell me, is it just this?”
”Of course not.” Academician Qin shook his head. ”There is one thing I want to give you.”
As he said, he picked a baseball-sized black sphere out of his pocket.
Jiang Chen looked at the sphere as he frowned. It felt like he had seen this somewhere before.
Suddenly, his pupils contracted.
”The Golden Apple?” Jiang Chen whispered.
Academician Qin paused a moment before shaking his head. ”Is that how you refer to this thing? But you'll be disappointed. It is only a communication device based on Dr. Klein's research on Klein particles, it is referred to as galactic cellphone. Of course, the energy for this has been completely consumed, it can only provide you with a coordinate.”
Jiang Chen took over the black sphere as he carefully examined it in his hands. The appearance was no different than the one he obtained in U-235, but this was clearly lighter.
Also, this must be the real ”Golden Apple”, not the counterfeit ”Golden Apple” the Third Reich mimicked. This thing was not meant to broadcast to other time dimensions, but rather to conduct communication across time.
”Can this thing… Speak to the past?”
Academician Qin smiled when he heard Jiang Chen's question, ”In theory, yes. However, just like the Shronginder's cat, even if you spoke to the past, you can't verify if someone heard it, and you can't verify if they understood or not.”
”Is that so? I heard that this thing is made with brain extract-” Jiang Chen mustered to himself as he was deep in thought.
”That is false.” Academician Qin smiled. ”That's right, the brain extract can detect Klein particle activities, but how is it possible to use the brain to create this?”
In a parallel world, someone certainly did that… Jiang Chen said in his mind.
After a momentary pause, Academician Qin put on a stern face as he continued, ”To be honest, this thing had lost its purpose already. The reason why I am telling you this is only because I'm trying to explain a fact to you.”
”What fact?” Jiang Chen observed the metallic ball in his hand.
”This is an experiment.”
Jiang Chen's action stopped as he looked at Academician Qin.
”Experiment?”
”That's right, the experiment is to research under the circumstance of extremely limited resources, how would the human society evolve,” Academician Qin calmly told a shocking truth.
Jiang Chen was in shock, or in disbelief.
But he quickly realized something was odd.