Dream Guide

"A thousand years?" Even though he had a premonition, Aoki was still shocked. After all, he had seen this person not long ago, so why did he suddenly become a mummy from a thousand years ago?

Situ explained: "We know too little about the spatial structure of Ramla. There may be some static areas of space and time, where the space does not flow and the movement of matter slows down."

"If the movement of matter slows down, shouldn't it mean that people live longer?" Petrou said.

"No, the metabolism of the human body will not change, otherwise the person will die. The decay speed of particles in the static zone of space and time will not decrease, but the movement speed relative to space will slow down." Situ said.

"It's still hard to understand." Boris walked to Halsey's body and bent down, taking a closer look at the horrific mummy's face.

"You all have been at sea all year round. Do you know the shadow of death at the bottom of the sea, where the sea water does not flow?" Situ asked.

"We know that about two to four thousand meters below the surface of the North Pacific north of 32° south latitude, there is a shadow zone that stretches for thousands of kilometers. It is said that the water there has been trapped for thousands of years." Ivan explain.

Boris was about to reach out and touch Halsey's clothes when he was stunned when he heard Ivan's answer. As a submarine veteran, he was naturally very familiar with the situation at the bottom of the sea, but he had never heard of this.

"Hey, Ivan, where did you know these strange stories? I can guarantee that the instructors at the Kuznetsov Naval Academy have never taught this, and our submarines can't go deeper than two thousand meters. "

"You should read more nature magazines, Boris." Ivan said, "Mr. Stone, I don't think it should be called the shadow of death, because there are also a small number of creatures there, but the oxygen content is very low."

Situ nodded: "You are right. Of course species can reproduce there as long as they adapt to the environment there, but that is not the point I want to say. The point is that the sea water there does not flow. Although it is integrated with the entire Pacific Ocean, It is one body, but has clear boundaries. For centuries, the seawater there has been stationary, with almost no vertical movement. It circulates in its own space and never exchanges with the outside seawater. .

Oceanographers call it the shadow of death.

If a whale that likes to drift accidentally enters that sea area, it will drift in that shadow forever unless it finds its direction and swims up to the surface. Of course, whales have to go to the sea to breathe, so this kind of thing won't happen. "

"You mean, there is such a space shadow in Ramla?" Aoki asked.

"Theoretically, such a space shadow must exist in the universe, but we cannot visually distinguish such a place because it is connected to other spaces, just like the shadow of death on the seabed, but it has an obvious The border is a magical place that is both connected and isolated from the outside world."

Situ walked slowly to the window, stretched out his hand and wiped it on the window. The blurred glass did not become clear, but left a scratch, like the word "一" written with a brush.

"Compared to the vast universe, human beings are still just reptiles living on the earth. They have never really left the surface of the planet, and naturally have no chance to encounter such a shadow of space. When one day humans begin to drive spaceships and conquer the stars and the sea , we must often encounter 'still space'. Of course, at that time, human spacecraft must also be able to escape the constraints of stillness, as long as they have enough power and obtain precise space curvature, but with contemporary technology-such as this warship ——If it falls into a static space, its power will not be enough to escape from this space anyway, just like we cannot escape from the gravity of the galaxy.

The space tunnel of Ramla Ant Nest has been twisting in the universe and may appear anywhere in the galaxy at any time. The chance of falling into static space will naturally increase. Once we meet, all we can do is wait for Ramla to throw us out. "

"Just wait until you become a mummy?"

Ivan thought of the days and nights spent in the submarine - the small space, the cold machines, the silent radio waves and the endless waiting... surrounded by nothing but sea water. Many officers and soldiers suffered from depression, and some committed suicide because they could not bear the eternal loneliness of being isolated from the world.

"Yes, they are lucky to be able to become mummies, which means that the environment in that static space is not bad." Situ said, "Although people who enter the static space can't feel anything, as long as there are enough supplies and a normal environment, people can Live as before, just like you live on a submarine. But the key to static space is the word 'static'. It is not affected by gravity, has minimal changes in spatial position, and almost no acceleration and deceleration. The matter inside The speed of energy exchange with the outside world is very slow.

So although the time inside it is normal, when we are observers, its time shrinks to a minimum. Because we are often accelerating or decelerating relative to it, when we meet it, maybe it has passed decades, but we have only passed a few hours.

We don’t have any instruments at hand, so we don’t know if it was once in a special radiation field, but judging from the changes in Lieutenant Colonel Halsey’s body and clothes, even if it was in a place with abnormal radiation, it would at least be like this now. It takes hundreds of years.

Judging from the surface of the hull, it has not been electrochemically corroded by seawater, and the cabin is not damp at all, indicating that the ship has been far away from the ocean for a long time.

Its surface is more like a weathering phenomenon, but the traces are not obvious, indicating that the air flow there is not fast or the particle radiation is not strong. It is completely the silent damage caused by time. So when we observe it with a telescope from a distance, we can't see anything wrong with it at all.

This ship must have accidentally fallen into static space and time, drifted through time and space for thousands of years, and then been captured by one of Ram's space-time strings or space tunnels, and was pulled out. "

"So this ship is definitely unusable?" Boris felt it was a pity, especially the two Apaches. He flew submarines for many years, but rarely had the opportunity to touch airplanes. It was not until he retired that he flew a Mi-2 for a customer. He has always wanted to try a Mi-4 or higher helicopter.

"The energy must be exhausted. You'd better not touch the weapons on the ship. It's not safe." Situ said, "But such a big ship can be used as a base for us. It is much better than living in the open woods. Yi Wan, go check to see if the gangway is rusty and whether it can be lowered manually instead of climbing up a rope every time."

Ivan agreed and took Boris out of the command room.

"Let's go out too." Situ said.

"Don't you want to see other cabins?"

"There is no power, and the lower cabin is dark and invisible. We need to find some torches."

They came to the side of the ship and leaned against the railing. The lifeboat they came in was right below. The people on the boat were raising their necks, eagerly anticipating the news from above.

"Madam, don't worry, we are trying to find a way to get you up!" Petru shouted towards the boat.