The road to completion starts from the Gate of Truth

Although the frequency of various supernatural events has been increasing year by year according to statistics, in fact, even when the events are most frequent, no more than ten events occur in a year.

In the classification of relevant government departments, supernatural events are divided into several levels according to the danger, such as safety, minor harm, major harm, and serious threat. However, among some researchers who specialize in studying such events, they have also come up with a set of classification standards from another perspective.

This unofficial standard does not consider the so-called threat, but divides the supernatural phenomena in the world into three categories based on the nature of the event: humans gaining or awakening supernatural powers, ghost and supernatural events based on traditional legends of gods and ghosts, and fantasy monsters caused by unknown factors that have only appeared in the past 20 years.

The first two themselves are not a big problem.

First of all, the former, humans who gain or awaken superpowers basically have very limited power strength at the beginning.

Except for exceptions like Fang Yuan and the Taoist priest who have systemic power, most of the newly awakened superpowers can only summon a small fireball, release some cold air, or put electricity on their fingers. The strength of their abilities can only be used to scare people at best, and they may not even destroy a house. A dozen well-trained police officers wearing targeted protective clothing can easily take them down.

If these awakened people do not cause too much trouble, they are basically either educated and accept a certain degree of monitoring and then return to their daily lives obediently, or they are directly recruited by the relevant departments into the system to become reserve superpower warriors and active researchers - and according to statistics, most of the discovered superpowers choose the latter path.

Then there are traditional supernatural ghost events. Fang Yuan was very fortunate to find that in the real world, at least there are no unsolvable supernatural phenomena in supernatural horror online articles that distort reality and tamper with the cause and effect level.

Most of the supernatural ghost incidents that have been discovered are basically earthbound spirits that can only play tricks such as ghost wall or hallucination killing. Each time, they only need to send one or several political commissars with strong will and firm faith to destroy the objects that the ghosts rely on to solve the problem.

Even if they really encounter ghosts of the level of Sadako or Kayako, there will naturally be professionals such as Taoist priests to teach these little ghosts how to be obedient ghosts in the new China.

However, the third category - the appearance of fantasy monsters that has only appeared in recent decades is the most troublesome and dangerous type of supernatural phenomenon.

As the name of this classification, in all confirmed incidents of this type, the various fantasy monsters at the core of the incident appeared out of thin air.

Yes, it is "Biu——" that suddenly appears in a certain place without any warning, and then causes a big or small mess and commotion before being dealt with by professionals. Every time this happens, many lives are lost.

For example, the ghoul that Fang Yuan dealt with before suddenly appeared in a nearby city, and then came to Fang Yuan's city after constant hunting and hiding, and finally laughed and typed GG because it aroused someone's interest.

It can be said that this "sudden appearance" is the biggest feature of this type of event, which effectively distinguishes this type of event from ghost and supernatural events with clear origins and legends.

But this is not the most troublesome point of this type of supernatural event.

Pay attention to the word "fantasy" in this category, which is not added casually.

After counting all the discovered events of this type, the researchers were shocked to find that all these monsters have prototypes! No matter whether it is ghouls, werewolves, zombies, vampires, demons, basilisks, orcs, dementors or other messy things, if you look carefully, you can find the corresponding sources in movies, TV, animation, and even novels. Some people even speculate that these monsters are from the worlds corresponding to these works. However, given that the fact of crossing is really incredible and lacks evidence, this speculation has not attracted too much attention from the country.

Because of the "fantasy" characteristics of these monsters, most modern weapons are not very effective against them. Therefore, they still have to rely on combat superpowers, and sometimes they have to find specific weaknesses based on their origins to effectively eliminate them.

')025'\u003eChapter 25 Sure enough, we still have to make a pledge

"This world is much more interesting than I thought~" Fang Yuan said thoughtfully, looking at the confidential information at hand.

Regarding the "monster crossing" theory speculated by the researcher whose name is unknown, Fang Yuan vaguely thought of the dream he had nearly a year ago.

If those monsters really crossed from various fantasy worlds, then theoretically, it is really possible that his soul crossed into the Fullmetal Alchemist world, and then crossed back with a door of truth. This makes sense logically - but there is no evidence.

However, deep down in his heart, Fang Yuan was inclined to believe this conjecture - after all, the alchemical ability he possessed was too different from the abilities used by most other psychics, and he was not a local magician with a mysterious heritage from the real world, so this explanation was the most reasonable.

But no matter what he thought, he now had no means to prove or falsify it, so after keeping it in mind, he turned his attention to other aspects of the intelligence.

For example, the inheritance of spells in the real world! Although there are only a few words in the information at hand, combined with the conversations he used to mentally monitor the national security agents, he also knew that a spell caster called a "Taoist" had come to this city before, but It seems that he was seriously injured for some reason and went back to the hospital in the capital to recuperate... If he could find this native holder of mysterious side power and have a good exchange, Fang Yuan might be able to understand the nature and source of his power. Learn more! Unfortunately, by the time he knew of this person's existence, it was already too late, as the other person had already left the city.

Should I directly ask for a meeting with that "Taoist priest" the next time I contact you... (At this time, the Taoist priest who was in a hospital in the north, who was called cultivation but was actually fishing, shuddered hard, and then couldn't help but give I added an extra piece of clothing...) However, sometimes, if you don’t look for things, things will find you on their own.

Just when Fang Yuan was still debating whether to shamelessly make another request, the National Security Bureau sent a contact.

... "You have something to do with me?" When she saw Fang Yuan descending from the sky in the form of Doctor Strange, Captain Liu was not surprised at all - she was used to someone changing his appearance every time he appeared.

"There's something... But you really like characters in European and American movies! Either DC, Marvel, or The Lord of the Rings..." In the end, she couldn't help but tease Fang Yuan about the scope of the roles he chose. Politically incorrect.

"If you can let the domestic film industry produce a movie of that level, I will also use oriental characters!" In response to the other party's ridicule, Fang Yuan directly attacked the domestic film industry. He only knows how to deal with the shoddy domestic films. The unscrupulous filmmaker who paid Xiao Xianrou a sky-high salary has given up hope, so don't blame him for not choosing domestic film roles.

"...Okay, what you said makes sense!" Captain Liu deeply agreed with this.

"Okay, let's get down to business! You contacted me just a few days after we reached the cooperation. Are you planning to test my true abilities?" Although Fang Yuan has never worked in a government department, he is still a social person who has experienced the workplace. Naturally, I know the thoughts of some official people - although his previous performances have vaguely revealed that he is not simple, after all, he has not shown a truly powerful force on the surface, and the request he made before involves Knowing government secrets, it was normal to want to give yourself a test or something, and he wouldn't be angry about it.

"...That's really nice of you to understand."

Captain Liu probably also knew Fang Yuan's character, and knowing that this matter was probably done.

“This time we are mainly looking for you not from our side, but from the northwest branch.

They discovered a secret place deep in the desert of Western Xinjiang. They originally wanted to find another occult expert, but unfortunately the expert was injured for some reason some time ago..." Speaking of this, she deliberately After paying attention to Fang Yuan's face, he found that he had no reaction at all, so he could only continue: "...and they couldn't find any other suitable candidates, so they applied for support from the headquarters, and then they happened to know about you. existence, the final result is that you go to Western Xinjiang with us to support - you should listen to what I said above seriously - what do you think? "Obviously, Captain Liu himself was speechless at this poor excuse.

Fang Yuan was silent for a while, and then said: "First of all, you have to tell me what a 'secret realm' is! This is a word I have never heard of, and it doesn't seem to have been mentioned at all in the information I gave you before!" "I know it. You would say that!" Captain Liu had obviously expected it: "This is originally a higher level of confidential information, and it is not within the scope of the shared intelligence promised to you before, but this time you need to use your power anyway, so You specifically allow me to explain it to you..." "...The so-called secret realm is actually the same as those monsters that appear all over the world without warning. They also appear suddenly in this world. There are no records or records before. Any traces appear completely out of thin air.

And the reason why these secret realms are called secret realms is because they are in another dimension that overlaps with the real world. They are semi-closed themselves, so they often have independent ecological systems and things that do not exist in the outside world. Many precious resources are one of the important resources that major powers in modern times secretly compete for. "

Captain Liu's introduction opened up a world for Fang Yuan that he had never known before. Her description of the secret realm suddenly reminded him of keywords such as "world fragments", "overlapping planes", "fantasy invasion", etc., which interested him. It immediately improved.

And...has it actually become a national-level strategic resource... "...You said these secret realms are resources that major powers compete for. Does that mean there will be interference from foreign forces this time? You want me to clean them up? Is it clean? I guarantee that as long as they dare to show up in front of me, not even a single atom will be left!" "No, no, no, it doesn't matter! Don't worry, this secret place is completely within the territory of our country, you have to believe it. Our border guards will not let any foreigner with ulterior motives cross the border!" Captain Liu quickly dispelled Fang Yuan's intention to kill. She was afraid that this big boss would really cause some big trouble.

And what she said is true. As the most important border area of ​​the country, the strength of the border defense army there is naturally extremely strong, which is enough to deter all foreign forces that are ready to move. The situation mentioned by Fang Yuan will not happen at all...probably.

')026'\u003eChapter 26: So everything in the movie is real? !

When Fang Yuan stood in the endless sea of ​​desert and looked at the strange scene in front of him that seemed to be a mirage but had obvious differences, he finally understood the so-called "being in another dimension that overlaps with the real world." What means.

Indeed, as the description says, this so-called secret realm does not exist in reality at all. Even if someone walks around in these illusions, nothing will happen. It just looks like an optical illusion.

Trying to use his mental power to detect it, Fang Yuan only felt that his mental fluctuations seemed to have touched something, but after careful sensing, he found nothing at all. It seemed that it was too early for him to analyze this time-space overlap phenomenon. .

"How's it going? Did you see anything?" Captain Liu, who came here with Fang Yuan to act as a support staff, but in fact was probably more to monitor him, came from behind. She saw Fang Yuan standing motionless. He stared at that illusion for a long time, thinking that he really saw something.

Fang Yuan shook his head: "Unfortunately, my ability and expertise are not in the spatial dimension. Apart from what I can see with the naked eye, I can only vaguely feel that there seems to be something there, but it seems to be an illusion... "It seems like you're not really that omnipotent!" Captain Liu said with a sigh of relief: "I thought you would just take out a staff or a hanging ring and draw a circle in front of you." We're inside~" Fang Yuan: "..." I can cosplay as those people, but I can't really have the abilities of those characters! I'm an alchemist, and I'm either a cosp-lay user with the ability to cosp-lay! Although he really wanted to yell out like this, given that Fang Yuan had acted all those things before, now that he was being teased by others, he could only swallow his tears silently.

"No more kidding."

Fang Yuan brought the topic back to the topic: "This so-called secret realm does seem to be in another dimension, so how do you want to get in? Don't tell me that you really have mages here who are good at space abilities! Or maybe it's "Space powers?" "You're overthinking it!" Captain Liu smiled and shook his head: "There are space powers, but his ability is not strong enough to lead people into the secret realm.

Look over there—" Looking in the direction of Captain Liu's finger, Fang Yuan saw a short boy standing next to a pile of large trucks.

“I can’t say his real name due to personal privacy issues, but we all call him ‘Locksmith’. He is one of the very few space powers currently discovered in our country.

His ability is to open a passage to any target..." "Then why not let him just open a door and let everyone in together? "Because the channel he opened is only as thick as the mouth of a bowl, and he can only put one hand in at most!" "...I understand why you called him a locksmith." "

Fang Yuan understood that this kind of ability is indeed quite strong. After all, it is the ability to directly interfere with space. But it is indeed quite weak if it is said to be weak. After all... what can a space door the size of a bowl do? Well, it is indeed quite suitable for unlocking... "Then what should you do? It's impossible to force everyone into strips and crawl through the hole as wide as the mouth of a bowl, right?" "...Just watch. "

Captain Liu simply ignored Fang Yuan's teasing, but tilted his head to indicate for him to continue reading.

I saw that many trucks beside the boy had opened their rear compartments, revealing sections of huge curved mechanical devices.

With the concerted efforts of several cranes, these mechanical components were quickly erected, creating a huge vertical ring more than ten meters high in the open space in front of the illusion.

"......This reminds me of the old movie Stargate. Don't tell me this is what I imagined!" Fang Yuan was really surprised. Could it be that the country has already developed a space gate? Is it going to start the era of colonization of other worlds? He inexplicably thought of several online novels describing the Republic of the Multiverse. This might become a reality! "......Although it is not really interstellar teleportation, this is indeed the prototype of the space gate developed by our country based on the ability of the locksmith. It can magnify the ability of the locksmith to the extent that two armored vehicles can pass side by side. It can be said to be the most important part of this operation!" Captain Liu's tone revealed a full sense of pride, which was the pride and pride from the heart for the strength and progress of the motherland.

"..." Although Fang Yuan was not as bad as her, he was also deeply amazed by the strength of the country.

"Wait! You said this is a prototype?" Fang Yuan suddenly thought of something.

"Yes, that's right, is there any problem?" Captain Liu didn't know why Fang Yuan asked this.

"That means it was developed not long ago, right?" "Maybe..." Captain Liu was not sure, she had not paid attention to the news in this regard before.

"According to what you said before, this phenomenon of secret realm is not the first time it has appeared in China, right?" Captain Liu nodded to Fang Yuan's question.

"Then, before this prototype was invented, what method was used to enter the secret realm?" Congratulations, blind student, you found the point! (Funny) "...I didn't expect you to find this out.

Okay, I'll tell you something else."

Captain Liu cleared his throat and continued, "Although the nature of secret realms is the same in general, they are actually different in details.

Some secret realms, such as the one we are about to go to, are very closed in space. You can't get in without a space ability user or a space door. Some secret realms are almost half-open. From time to time, space cracks will appear nearby to connect to the outside world. This is the only way to enter the secret realm when you can't find a space ability user and there is no space door."

"...Going directly through the space crack, this is a gamble!" Although Fang Yuan has never seen what a space crack looks like, hasn't he read novels and watched movies? The so-called space cracks, space cracks, etc., just hear that they can take lives! "It can't be helped... We are not as lucky as the United States. They have a very powerful space ability user, known as the Mind Jumper. It is said that at his peak, he can carry a building for ultra-long-distance space jumps. It is much easier for them to enter the secret realm than us!" "... Wait, this plot is so familiar, and this name... Isn't this the plot of the movie also called the Mind Jumper?" Fang Yuan seemed to have discovered something extraordinary.

"That movie is adapted from the deeds of this superpower!" Captain Liu said slowly with an expression of "You are still too ignorant" that almost petrified Fang Yuan.

——God TM used the real deeds of superpowers to adapt a movie, Hollywood screenwriters are really awesome! ! ! ')027'\u003eChapter 27 The Secret Realm Opened-Everything is normal?

While being shocked by the information that Hollywood actually used the real deeds of superpowers to make a movie, Fang Yuan also truly felt that the life of superpowers is not as far away from ordinary people as imagined.

——God knows how many of the many movies, cartoons and novels he had watched before were also made in this way... But now is not the time to sigh, the first trial run of the space gate that has been set up over there is about to begin.

Captain Liu and the two returned to the camp that was built in just half a day. It has been transformed from a desert wasteland into a huge barracks.

Once again sighing that the country's title of infrastructure maniac is really not false, Fang Yuan came towards a group of people.

The leader is a lady with a strong figure, well-developed muscles, bronze skin, a loud voice, and a huge scar on her face... .

This real female man who is bigger than Xiao Zhang (the muscular man who appeared in the previous chapters) standing next to her and gives people a very deep impression at first glance is the leader of the special operations team in Xijiang.

"What do you think, Mr. Magician? Our motherland is still very strong! Would you like to consider joining the system formally? If you are willing, I welcome talents like you very much!" The elder sister started recruiting, but Fang Yuan was already used to her character in the past few days of contact, so he just smiled and shook his head: "I still prefer to do research quietly by myself, and find something to do to pass the time when I am bored. Forget about becoming a professional civil servant!" "Really? That's a pity..." "Sister Zhang, please don't persuade me. Our Mr. Magician is very independent. Until now we still don't know his true face!" Captain Liu said this directly in front of Fang Yuan. It seemed that she still had some complaints about Fang Yuan's refusal to show his true face, and Fang Yuan could only pretend not to hear and turn his head away.

========The dividing line waiting to open the door======== While chatting and waiting, the final debugging of the space door was finally completed, and the space of the man nicknamed "Locksmith" was finally seen. The superpower stood not far in front of the space door in a zhama stance. He held his hand forward and pointed at the center of the mechanical ring. At the same time, he closed his eyes and seemed to be exerting himself, looking at the man whose face was red and sweating. It looked like she really had no energy to even feed her.

Ten seconds later, a pitch-black hole as big as the mouth of a bowl suddenly appeared in the center of the originally empty huge ring. The space door prototype, which was more than ten meters high, started immediately, and arcs flashed like silver sparks and trees. In the space, the hole, which was originally only the size of the mouth of a bowl, but looked like a small dot from a distance, suddenly expanded, and soon expanded to the same size as the inner diameter of the mechanical ring.

When the entire pitch-black hole, which seemed to lead to unknown darkness, completely stabilized, the "locksmith" responsible for opening the door was so tired that he could no longer stand still.

"What's wrong with him? He's so tired just opening a door?" Fang Yuan was a little confused. If he could be this tired just by opening a space passage, then this space superpower must be too weak! "...Don't think that opening the door in the secret realm is easy! There are two different things when a space superpower interferes with the space in our world and directly interferes with the space in the secret realm. If he can persist until the passage is opened, he has already done a very good job. Yes!" Captain Liu explained to Fang Yuan while rolling his eyes.

'It seems like this secret realm is really extraordinary...' Fang Yuan thought, and he was looking forward to the next action more and more.

... The first person to enter the passage was not Fang Yuan and other explorers, but a crawler-type armored drone with cables attached to the rear.

This is inevitable. After all, this secret realm is a new unknown secret realm. No one can know what is happening on the other side of the passage. Although there are traces of humans and towns in the illusions similar to mirages, it cannot be Make sure you open the door and go there to find a safe place.

If the door is opened to a high altitude, underwater or even a volcano, it will really become a killing situation.

——In fact, Fang Yuan and the others have to thank the locksmith. His space passage can be freely set up between one-way traffic and two-way traffic, so they don’t have to worry about the door opening on the opposite side opening to the bottom of the sea or the lava pouring back and destroying the door. .

Therefore, pathfinders like drones that are not afraid of losses are very, very necessary.

"Successful landing, confirming that the opposite side of the door is a forest terrain on the surface...the atmospheric pressure and air composition are normal, the gravity index is low, the radiation index is normal, no deadly microorganisms have been found in the air for the time being, and no traces of human activity have been found around the landing site, and no danger has been found Animals..." The soldier in charge of controlling the drone loudly reported the situation on the other side, making everyone feel a little relieved. This time, they were lucky. At least the door was not opened in some crazy position. place.

"...Is there a forest across the way? How is the vegetation growing? Are it ordinary plants or threatening carnivorous plants?" Sister Zhang immediately asked. As the on-site commander of this operation, she must ensure the safety of all operators. Responsible, so you can't be too careful about these details.

The soldier skillfully manipulated the lens and various instruments on the drone, and gave the answer after a few minutes: "They are all tall trees, and their height and diameter generally exceed the native tree species on the earth. There are not many shrubs found. and vines, and no signs of carnivorous plants were found... Wait, the monitor heard the sounds of animals! ... It should be deer, horses, and birds... Preliminary judgment-the landing site is safe!" Sister Zhang pondered for a while, then waved her hand decisively.

"Send two more teams of aerial drones over there to find out the situation over there!" Before safety is truly confirmed, human lives should never be risked. She and Fang have something in common on this point. .

"...I said, haven't you arranged everything well? Why did you ask me to come?" Fang Yuan lowered his voice from behind and talked about this with Captain Liu and the others. He didn't feel that he was here at all now. What role can it play?

"...Don't underestimate the environment in the secret realm. Even though everything looks normal through the screen, God knows what will happen if we really go in! It is said that it happened once in the UK. Everything happened before we actually entered the secret realm. Normally, once they entered, they all died inside, and none of the dozen or so superpowers escaped! Your role is to provide appropriate help at critical moments. This should be the strength of you spellcasters, right?" Captain Liu! He also lowered his voice and replied.

Fang Yuan: "..." So you mistook me for Doraemon... Fang Yuan thought about his profession as an alchemist, and it seemed that he did have some resemblance to the fat blue guy without ears - well, no. Something wrong! ')028'\u003eChapter 28 A surprising discovery

Dozens of drones were flown to the other side of the door, using the crawler drone that had previously entered behind the door as a relay station to transmit video data back in real time.

The results of aerial observations were similar to before, and no obvious threats were found. Except that the trees and vegetation here grew much taller than on the earth, not even many ferocious carnivores were found.

But just a few minutes later - "Wait! What is that?" Sister Zhang, who had been staring at the screen, seemed to have discovered something.

"Is this... a building?" Captain Liu also moved closer and saw the new discovery on the other side of the camera.

Although it is very dilapidated, traces of human beings or civilization can still be seen from those stone ruins.

"...Will there be humans in the secret realm?" Fang Yuan asked Captain Liu and the others.

"No, there are generally no living humans, at least I haven't heard of them.

But relics that look like human civilization are quite common. "

Captain Liu gave a negative answer, and Sister Zhang nodded in agreement.

"So, do you know where all the humans who once existed have gone?" "Who knows! Maybe they are all dead, or maybe they never existed at all.

After all, this secret realm, like those monsters, appeared out of thin air, and there was no reason at all! "..." Fang Yuan didn't expect such an answer. Looking at the expressions of others, it was obvious that no one had pursued this issue for a long time - because it was useless to pursue it. As they said, the secret realm This kind of thing makes no sense.

The drone on the other side of the lens flew over the large ruins, then passed through a large wilderness covered with shrubs, and then another ruins. Again, there were no new discoveries. Finally, it finally flew before the battery ran out. Come back.

Next, they sent in drones equipped with various instruments to conduct a more detailed exploration of the entire secret realm.

... "The space size of the secret realm over there has just been measured. Opposite the door is an oval island with a size of about 800,000 square kilometers, surrounded by water. Although it should be an ocean based on the reflection of electromagnetic waves, there is no one there. The plane can no longer move forward when it flies about 15 kilometers offshore; there are also height restrictions in the air, and the electromagnetic waves launched into the sky are not reflected, but the high-altitude hot air balloon stays at an altitude of about 10 kilometers, which is probably the troposphere and stratosphere position between."

While introducing the situation to everyone, Sister Zhang sent the electronic briefing she had just compiled to everyone’s tablet, so that everyone could have a clear understanding of the other side of the door.

"It does not affect electromagnetic waves but prevents objects from leaving? What is the principle of this?" I'm sorry that Fang Yuan is not very good at the content of space dimensions, so he has a little difficulty understanding this very strange phenomenon.

"I've already said that secret realms are unreasonable, so there's no need to delve deeper into it!" After hearing Fang Yuan's whisper, Captain Liu replied with great concern.

Fang Yuan: "..." Another unreasonable sentence. You people have no scientific research spirit at all... "Huh?" Suddenly, Fang Yuan let out a surprised cry.

"What's wrong?" Captain Liu, Sister Zhang and others all looked over.

"... I thought those human ruins looked familiar before, and now I'm even more sure when I see the high-altitude aerial view..." Fang Yuan adjusted the screen on his tablet to the map page, then performed some operations on it, and finally The tablet was flipped over to reveal to everyone.

"What do you think this looks like?" He pointed to the red dots marked with red markers. These are the most obvious and best-preserved parts of all human remains.

"Are these... concentric circles?" Captain Liu said with some uncertainty.