#504 - Chapter 504 Contact Mr. Qin
Connecting all the return points creates a perfect sphere.
Now the situation is clear: they are trapped inside a hemispherical dome with a radius of 400 kilometers.
"Commander, what do we do next?" Dai Zheng asked.
"Contact the other special forces members and have them come here," Dongfang Chen said, pointing to a spot on the map.
"Yes, sir!"
For safety's sake, Dongfang Chen didn't have them come directly to Mount Li, but instead to the vicinity of the northern return point.
It would be awkward if they rashly came here and ended up trapped inside as well.
Another hour passed, and the other special forces members arrived at the designated area.
It was now a little after one in the afternoon.
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"Report, Chief, six warships are approaching from Bartow City," a soldier reported.
"Understood. Continue to observe," Old Qin nodded and ordered.
"Yes, sir!" The soldier saluted and left.
Now that China has taken over all the business of the Mercenary Guild, its reconnaissance capabilities have greatly improved.
Old Qin was still paying close attention to Dongfang Chen's every move. The arrival of warships from Bartow City indicated that Dongfang Chen had already noticed something was wrong.
… …
"Commander, the people have arrived," Dai Zheng reported.
"Have them send a drone over here," Dongfang Chen said.
"Yes, sir!"
The special forces members outside the northern return point received the order and quickly sent a drone to the emergence point.
"Commander, this isn't right! The drone has clearly arrived, but why can't we see it?" Dai Zheng asked.
"Have them retrieve the drone!" Dongfang Chen frowned in thought.
The drone flew back after receiving the instruction.
Moreover, it was unaffected by the return point and could come and go freely.
"Commander, their drone is not affected," Dai Zheng reported.
"Yes, I see it," Dongfang Chen nodded.
"But why is that? I feel like we've been isolated from this world," Dai Zheng wondered.
"You're right. I feel like this is a folded space. Although it looks the same as the normal world, it's actually another place," Dongfang Chen explained, carefully choosing his words.
"Folded space?" Dai Zheng scratched his head, feeling it was difficult to understand.
"Yes. Just like how a piece of paper can be folded," Dongfang Chen explained.
"It's hard to imagine what space looks like after being folded," Dai Zheng shook his head, indicating that he couldn't imagine it.
"It's not just you; none of us can completely understand it. Because our brains can only create three-dimensional models, and to fold space, we need four-dimensional space," Dongfang Chen briefly explained.
"Good heavens! If we can't figure it out, wouldn't it be even more difficult to leave?" Dai Zheng asked.
"I'm just guessing. Of course, it could also be a parallel space or an independent space," Dongfang Chen added.
"Commander, what's the difference between these spaces?" Dai Zheng had heard similar concepts before, but hadn't considered the differences between them.
"I just explained folded space. Of course, since it's folded, it's naturally continuous with the main space. The fact that we can pass through the return point to the emergence point, I guess, is because of the folding."
"Parallel space, on the other hand, may be very similar to our world, but it is essentially two completely different spaces. The so-called parallel means they never intersect. Only one thing about our current situation fits the characteristics of parallel space, and that is that we can't see the drone they sent at all. However, since we can send messages to each other, the possibility of it being a parallel space is not high."
"Independent space, as the name suggests, is independent of the space we live in, equivalent to another space. By the same logic, the possibility of this being an independent space is also very small, but it cannot be completely ruled out."
Dongfang Chen gave a rough explanation.
He was willing to take the time to explain, also hoping to help himself sort out his thoughts in this way.
"Listening to you, I also think it's more likely to be a folded space," Dai Zheng pondered.
"The problem now is, how did we get in here? Only by figuring this out can we find a way back," Dongfang Chen said.
"After separating from Old Qin, we didn't do anything; we just flew north. Nothing happened in between, and there were no abnormalities," Dai Zheng said.
Dongfang Chen nodded, stroking his chin.
"I'll contact Old Qin," Dongfang Chen said.
He suddenly thought that since he was trapped in this folded space and couldn't get out, how did Old Qin leave?
He used his Digital Eye to call Old Qin.
"Hello, Xiaochen," Old Qin's voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Old Qin, I suspect I'm trapped in a folded space," Dongfang Chen went straight to the point without exchanging pleasantries.
"I know," Old Qin said calmly.
"You know?" Dongfang Chen was puzzled.
"That's right. That's why I stopped you from exploring the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang," Old Qin said.
