The Heavens: A Qing, the Yue Girl at the beginning

Chapter 500: Time Rift, Cooperation (4k)

Hamburg, Germany, night falls, moonlight penetrates the clouds like a thread, and falls on the rebuilt Kassel Manor. After experiencing the baptism of war, this historic manor now stands in a brand new posture, as if it is a silent declaration of past suffering.

In a study room in the manor decorated in a quaint style, the dim light illuminated the slightly weathered but still resolute face of an old man - he was Hilbert Angers, the principal of Kassel College and one of the most legendary dragon slayers in the secret party.

After the Summer Mourning incident, the German mixed-race community declined for a time, and the severely damaged secret party moved its headquarters to Country M, which indirectly led to the defeat of the Second Empire in World War I.

But since Angers' seat as a elder was directly inherited from the Cassel family, its rise also led to the revival of the German mixed-race family group, and it became his most reliable and trustworthy base, providing strong support here.

Angers was sitting in front of the dark wooden desk in the study, his fingers gently stroking the laptop that he had just closed.

The faint light on the screen gradually dimmed, but his mind was still thinking about the content about cultivation assistance on the "Mutual Aid Network" just now, immersed in Zhao Qing's cultivation method that combined blood burst technology with spiritual alchemy, and felt the growth of his strength in the past few days.

Every night of training was a challenge to the limits of his body and mind, but every time the morning light broke, Angé could feel the power surging in his body increase a little bit, which made him feel that his time was not wasted, and he even wanted to throw himself into it wholeheartedly without any care.

"It's time to test the results of the past few days."

Angers stood up slowly, his eyes swept across the neatly arranged ancient books and parchment scrolls on the bookshelf, and finally landed on an exquisite cigar box. Havana No. 1, that was his favorite cigar, but at this moment, he hesitated.

Angers reached out to take it, but stopped in mid-air, remembering the strict requirements of practitioners for physical cleanliness, and the damage that smoke would cause to the lungs and cardiovascular system. Inhaling one cigarette could make half an hour of hard work go to waste. "Forget it, on the path of practice, abstinence comes first."

He sighed softly and flicked his fingers lightly. The cigar seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, slowly rising into the air, spinning and drawing a graceful arc under the dim light.

At the same time, Ange took a deep breath, closed his eyes suddenly, and then opened them again. The light of the word flashed in his golden pupils - "Time Zero"!
In this realm, the movement of all things has become extremely slow. The hands of the wall clock move so slowly that it is almost impossible to detect the changes. The swaying of leaves outside the window and the flying dust under the street lights in the distance all seem to be restrained by an invisible force and have lost their former agility.

However, for Ange, all this was like pressing the fast-forward button. His movements became extremely fast, almost beyond the limits of human imagination. With a slight reach of his right hand, a dark golden folding knife appeared in his palm, drawing a series of zigzag and changing paths.

The cigar was cut precisely in mid-air, first into hundreds of pieces, and then each small piece was further cut, until it turned into tiny dust that was invisible to the naked eye, and finally dissipated into nothingness. The whole process took only the blink of an eye, but it demonstrated the amazing power of Time Zero.

This scene was faithfully recorded by the camera in the study and automatically uploaded to the Internet, becoming a page in Zhao Qing's numerous research materials - trying to let her record every scene of using time zero was an additional condition when Zhao Qing generously gave her the high-level skills.

At the same time, a satisfied smile appeared on Angers face. He clearly felt that after this period of practice, the extension multiplier of Time Zero had indeed increased a lot, which meant that he could have a longer time advantage in battle and deal a fatal blow to the enemy.

"Dragon clan, how many secrets have you hidden?" But this joy did not last long. Angé muttered to himself, walked to the window, stared at the distant skyline, and looked at the prosperous yet peaceful night scene of Hamburg outside the window, with a hint of worry in his eyes.

The dragon clan, this extraordinary race that once dominated the world, has been initially exposed to the sight of major governments.

Those senior leaders who hold the fate of the world in their hands may be sitting around the table at this moment, discussing intensively how to deal with this unprecedented threat.

Do they realize what kind of disaster will be brought to the world once the dragons fully awaken? Can they really deal with this ancient and powerful threat rationally? Or will they be driven by fear and greed, causing unpredictable chaos and turmoil?
Thinking about this series of questions, Angers sighed secretly and shook his head in his heart. He originally had great confidence in the regular army of Wuchang and believed that their strength was enough to cope with any challenge. However, the intelligence he had recently obtained disappointed him greatly.

"London, Ben Nevis... Valley of the Kings... The Three Sisters, Mauna Loa..." At present, it seems that a large number of dragons are lurking in the upper echelons of human society. They may be secretly controlling the direction of the world in the guise of humans.

Recalling the disastrous defeat of the M Country Air Force in its battle with the Dragon Clan not long ago, those advanced fighter jets and missiles that the military once prided itself on seemed so pale and powerless in the face of the powerful force of the Dragon Knights.

This made him begin to doubt whether the secret party's understanding of the dragon race was too superficial and whether they underestimated the true strength of that ancient race. And the advanced military technology that humans rely on may not be the key to victory in this inter-race war.

"I hope the situation won't escalate further..." Just as Angé was lost in thought, he suddenly remembered a conjecture mentioned in the "Twelve Chapters of the Conferred Gods" - every time one bathes in dragon blood and refines and purifies bloodline after a fierce battle, there may be a chance of gaining new spiritual powers.

"In that case..." Ange's eyes became firm, "Then why don't I take the initiative to hunt down those dragons lurking in human society? Every battle may be an opportunity to improve myself and unlock new powers!"

Next, he quickly opened the door of the bookshelf and took out a tube of dark red reagent from a hidden compartment. This was the fake third-generation dragon blood stored in the Temple's treasury. It had only been stored for ten days and was quite fresh. Zhao Qing sold it at a low price to people like Angers who hoped to use it to accelerate their practice.

Soon after the reagent was injected into Ange's body, a warm force surged out from his heart and immediately transformed into violent elemental currents that raged through his body, as if hundreds of giant dragons were roaring and tearing at every inch of his skin and bones.

He gritted his teeth and endured this inhuman pain. At the same time, he used spiritual alchemy to continuously guide and channel this power, integrating it with his own bloodline, inducing a strange clairvoyance that put Ange's consciousness into a trance state.

He seemed to have crossed the boundary of time and space. Before his eyes appeared a series of blurry pictures composed of countless tiny dragon and snake patterns. He saw the Cassel Manor of the past and the present overlapping each other, forming a strange sense of time and space interweaving.

The former was a devastated ruin. In the early morning smoke, corpses piled up like mountains. Humans and Deadpool hugged and bit each other in the last moments of their lives, leaving streaks of charred shadows and ashes on the ground. Only a broken humanoid corpse was still standing, leaning on an Atkan sword in the mist.

The latter is a reborn manor, showing a thriving situation, with neatly trimmed lawns and trees, modern radar antennas hidden between the newly built towers, and the remaining descendants of the Cassel family also leading a peaceful life away from the danger of slaying dragons, heralding hope for the future.

Between the two, Angers seemed to be able to touch the pulse of time and feel an ever-changing, indescribable dividing line. That was the intersection of the past and the future, which suddenly appeared in his mind, bringing his understanding of time zero to a new level.

At this moment, an astonishing change suddenly woke him up. Angé found that his mastery of the time zero field had been greatly improved, especially in the accuracy of the transition boundary of the word spirit field. He successfully discovered the potential of localized control of time zero!
Just as Zhao Qing has analyzed and guessed in recent days based on the video footage of the release of Time Zero, the essence of the Word Spirit Time Zero is most likely to temporarily create a negative curvature alchemical space similar to a warp bubble, and "pardon" designated targets within the area, causing them to accelerate exponentially.

And when Ange controls the release through precise words, making the two parts of an object flow at different time speeds, just like the time dilation near a black hole, the space-time curvature at the boundary of the domain can change dramatically, forming an extremely "steep" space-time gradient.

According to the principles of general relativity, the uneven curvature of space-time will cause the geodesics taken by different parts of an object to separate, resulting in an observable deformation effect of irreversible tangential compression and radial stretching, namely the tidal effect.

When the difference in time velocity on both sides is equal, whenever the transition area at the boundary of the domain narrows to half of its original value, the corresponding tidal effect will increase by eight times, increasing in inverse proportion to the cube as the distance shortens;
As long as the change in the space-time curvature at the dividing line is large enough, the tidal stretching force it generates at the cross section will stretch the space to a certain level, and can tear apart almost anything. It can be called an indestructible weapon!
Thinking of this, Angers heart was filled with excitement and anticipation. He couldn't wait to verify his guess. Too lazy to find another suitable venue, he immediately started a new attempt on the spot.

He stood up and walked to a corner of the study, where there was a golden bronze sculpture with smooth lines. It was a recycled metal product that Angers bought at a collector's auction for more than 1.7 million US dollars. Its hardness was comparable to the hardest alloy in the world.

With a flick of his finger, the power of Word Spirit Time Zero surged again, and an invisible field instantly enveloped the bronze sculpture. In this field, the space seemed to be distorted and stretched, causing the upper and lower parts of the sculpture to be at different time speeds. Under the effect of deliberately creating a time speed fault, the seemingly solid statue was torn apart by an invisible force in an instant, breaking in half from the middle, and hundreds of tiny fragments flew out.

This scene shocked Angé. He realized that he had mastered an unprecedented power - a power that could use time itself to destroy the enemy. Not only did it make up for his lack of attack power, but it also gave him a better chance of winning when facing the dragons.

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At the same time, at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, the night breeze was blowing gently, bringing a hint of coolness. In a conference room deep within this magnificent building complex, the lights were soft and bright. A group of three people pushed open the door and slowly walked in.

The person who visited this place at night was the new elder of the secret party, Elizabeth Laurent. She was dressed in a tailor-made dark suit, looking particularly capable and dignified. She found a seat and sat down elegantly, with two subordinates who were also dressed in formal suits and holding folders standing beside her.

Sitting opposite him was Professor Andros, a member of the secret party who had been engaged in scientific research here for a long time. He was also a renowned scholar in the field of particle physics and an important member of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) project led by Professor Ting Zhaozhong.

Professor Ross is about 50 years old, with slightly gray hair, but sharp eyes, revealing the depth and wisdom given by a long scientific research career. There are several reports and manuscripts full of formulas scattered on his desk. Obviously, he has made full preparations for the upcoming dialogue.

After two subordinates came forward and placed a few new folders on the table, the door of the conference room closed gently, blocking out all the noise from the outside world, leaving only the steady breathing of the four people in the room and the occasional sound of flipping papers.

"Professor Ross, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to meet with us." Elizabeth was the first to break the silence. Her opening remarks were concise and clear, and she got straight to the point:
"I am personally very interested in the potential connection between the ancient theory of vital energy and the concept of dark matter in modern physics, and I hope to conduct a new detection experiment with the help of CERN's cutting-edge equipment, especially the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer in the AMS project."

“Dame Elizabeth, I am truly amazed that you have come to CERN in person with such a unique proposal for collaboration.”

Noticing the simple silver ring on Elizabeth's finger that represented her family and her status as an elder, Professor Ross looked solemnly after browsing the document. His voice was gentle and powerful, revealing the importance he attached to this meeting:
"However, before we go into detail, I would like to know what exactly you mean by 'theory of vital energy'? And what do you think is the connection between it and modern physics concepts such as dark matter and Higgs particles?"

Elizabeth smiled slightly, pulled out a document from the folder beside her, and handed it over. "This is a summary of the theory of vital energy that we compiled based on the research results of a friend. She tried to analyze the subtle connection between vital energy and dark matter from multiple perspectives of alchemy, philosophy, and physics."

"In simple terms, Yuan Qi, as a core concept in ancient Chinese philosophy, is not just an abstract aura or life force, but is also regarded by some practitioners as a form of energy that can affect the material world. Dark matter in modern physics is a substance that we cannot directly observe but infer its existence through its gravitational effect."

"In recent years, with the development of quantum physics and cosmology, we have gradually realized that there may be some deep connection between the two, that is, Yuan Qi may be a manifestation of dark matter at the microscopic level. Combined with the recent detection data accumulated over many years by the Large Electron-Positron Collider (LEP), we have initially established a systematic theory."

Professor Ross pondered for a moment. As a member of the Dragon Blood family inherited from ancient Greece, although he was not a student trained by Kassel College, he also had a lot of knowledge about alchemical theory, so he would not immediately conclude that this was an absurd joke.

“That’s a really bold assumption.”

He flipped through the documents with a sharp gaze. "However, to verify such a hypothesis, we need strong experimental evidence. You mentioned that you plan to use cutting-edge equipment such as AMS for detection. Can you explain the relevant experimental plan in detail?"

"In the field of theoretical physics, there are countless new and thought-provoking ideas, many of which are even more 'mysterious' than the primordial energy-dark matter theory, but if we decide to explore further, we must ensure that each step is based on a solid scientific foundation."

“Physics is essentially an experimental science. Except for a very small number of genius ideas that can make major breakthroughs through experiments, other theories are subject to the progress of experimental levels. This is the original intention of my involvement in experimental physics.”

"And those theories that cannot be verified or falsified are, most of the time, just empty talk and will not produce any valuable results. In comparison, the AMS project I am currently participating in is undoubtedly much more important, and I should not waste my time on meaningless research!"

"I hold the same view as you on this point. For those brains that represent the top intelligence among humans, every bit of their time should be spent on the most cutting-edge technology, using the most advanced experimental equipment, so as to achieve research results more efficiently."

Elizabeth nodded and asked her subordinates to place two small pieces of black metal on the table. "To show our sincerity in cooperation, we brought some black iron samples. This special magnetic material may significantly improve the performance of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer."

Hearing this, Professor Ross reached out to take the black iron sample and examined it carefully. He first tested the suction force between the two pieces of black iron with his bare hands, and then used a special tool. He couldn't help but reveal a look of shock on his face:
"This... this is truly extraordinary! I have never seen such a high-density substance. It seems to far exceed any known element, including the heaviest osmium. And its magnetic force... is simply incredible, at least several times that of a neodymium iron boron permanent magnet, and it is also distributed quite evenly and stably."

"There is no doubt that this black iron is indeed an ideal material for the core components of the magnetic spectrometer. It can greatly enhance the detection capability of AMS, giving us the opportunity to detect more microscopic particles that were previously impossible to capture, and improve the accuracy and efficiency of data collection!"

He muttered to himself, his eyes gleaming with strange light, and he raised his head and kept asking, "Is it Master Flamel's new alchemical creation? How much does it cost? Is there a way to mass-produce it? How many can be provided? Is there a way to further improve its magnetism?"

"It's a commercial secret. I can't tell you... unless the black iron is put into use in the AMS project to verify the theory of vital energy that I'm interested in." Elizabeth smiled slightly: "In addition, regarding the detection of the vital energy of heaven and earth, we also have a highly feasible experimental plan."

"To be specific, we will place the AMS magnetic spectrometer in a deep underground tunnel, and use its keen ability to capture extremely high-energy particles to conduct real-time detection of a vital energy reaction called 'Dan Xiao', and collect and analyze abnormal particle signals that may be generated during the process."

"What is the 'Danxiao' you are talking about? Is it a newly named high-level word spirit? I haven't paid attention to the progress of modern alchemy and word spirit studies for a long time. Why are there so many oriental terms added?" Professor Ross pondered for a moment, holding the black iron tightly in his hand, and continued to ask:

"For the sake of Xuantie, it is not impossible for the project team to approve the proposal and take the time to conduct such an experiment. However, although I personally have a strong desire to cooperate, I still need to convince others, especially those scholars who are unaware of the other side of the world."

"Also, I have to remind you that our project team has overturned theory after theory over the years. No theory is necessarily correct and will definitely produce results, so don't have too high expectations."

Both parties present were well aware that due to the unexpected explosion of the Columbia space shuttle during its re-entry into the atmosphere in 2003, the United States' space program had fallen into trouble, and the plan to send AMS-2005 into space by space shuttle in 02 had been canceled.

This means that the AMS team is currently in a relatively idle period, mainly sitting in front of the computer every day to organize and analyze the data collected by AMS-01 in the past, and has enough time and resources to try new detection plans.

Although the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer was originally designed to detect the particle composition of cosmic rays, specifically to observe positrons and electrons, protons and antiprotons and nucleons under high-energy radiation in space, and to explore the mysteries of dark matter and antimatter, it can also be used for ground-based research.

"'Dan Xiao' is a high-energy Qi reaction released by high-level practitioners through special means. It is a yin-yang knot and an outer mesh structure formed by the entanglement of two reverse-circulating true fire and true water fluids. It is similar to ball lightning, but the energy is more concentrated and complex."

Elizabeth answered the other party's question and asked her subordinates to take out a communication device and make a video call to someone else. The screen lit up and a woman in a gorgeous dress appeared on the screen: "Everyone, next, I will show you the generation of 'Dan Xiao'."

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Increased to 6K, and will be updated to 4K tomorrow
Mentally exhausted, will do another 5K later