"Zero, report fault information."

What just happened?

As soon as he finished speaking, lines of information began to appear in the holographic projection.

Looking at the report in the holographic projection, Lü Yongchang's expression became increasingly strange.

The Grand Unified Field Generator and the deck that were "swallowed" did not disappear, but were transferred to an extremely dangerous area—the antimatter reactor.

They not only traversed thousands of meters in a straight line out of thin air, but also penetrated hundreds of layers of walls and protective devices of varying thicknesses!

And during this process, the walls and protective devices did not suffer any external damage!

"this……"

This amazing phenomenon suddenly reminded him of a technology within the Imperial Fortress.

He muttered to himself, somewhat bewildered, "Short-distance spatial jump?"

It's not just similar, it's practically identical!

"This thing even involves dimensional changes?!"

Lü Yongchang's eyes widened immediately.

If you say that, he won't be sleepy anymore!

"Zero, release all the records and data from this experiment."

"Send out a second experimental ship and repeat the experimental steps we just saw!"

Indeed, since adopting the screening scheme combining exhaustive search and dichotomy proposed by Academician Yevgeny, Zero has begun to modify a large number of experimental ships.

Unfortunately, this crude experimental approach destined the expensive experimental ship to become a consumable item.

However, judging solely from the outcome, Lü Yongchang felt that this deal was quite profitable.

...

Once, twice, three times...

The repeated experimental accidents proved to the academicians at the research center that the scene that just happened was not accidental.

Each time the gravitational source is shut down, the vortex in the spacetime ocean will sweep away the Grand Unified Field Generator and part of the deck, and then throw them out somewhere else.

The only problem is...

The location where the body was disposed of was completely random.

Apart from the antimatter reactor, the locations where the swept-away devices reappeared each time were different.

The vast universe beyond the starship, the experimental ship's warehouse...

There's no place you can't go, no matter where you can imagine it.

The most outrageous thing is that it can even get stuck between two decks!

Looking at the complex spatiotemporal fluctuation data in the holographic projection, Lü Yongchang subconsciously raised his hand and rubbed his temples.

Headache.

When he first encountered short-distance jump technology, he thought it might contain dimensional technology.

However, based on the experimental data so far, this seems to be a consequence of spacetime being distorted in a certain way.

It may have some relation to dimensions, but the relationship doesn't seem to be very strong.

In any case, the underlying reasons cannot be solved by him based on a little experimental data.

Just as you eat one bite at a time, you also need to take scientific research one step at a time.

For human civilization today, the first thing to do is to separate that separate spacetime anomaly structure as soon as possible.

Only by mastering the basic units can a detailed analysis of the whole be conducted.

...

Time flies.

The following year was Earth year 3764.

The separation experiment was finally declared a success.

A single spacetime anomaly structure, constructed from twelve gravitational sources, operated smoothly within the 26th experimental ship.

These gravitational sources are not arranged adjacently; in fact, some of them are arranged diagonally.

As for why it is the 26th experimental ship?

All I can say is that those who know, know.

In the holographic projection, a parallel beam of light shines directly onto the experimental area.

The white dust, mixed with light, disappeared into a space devoid of any strange phenomena.

Then, it surged forth in another area that seemed to have no connection whatsoever.

...

The research has officially entered the next stage.

The difficulty of observing and studying single spatiotemporal anomaly structures has been significantly reduced.

Without the influence of other anomalous structures, the observation data appears much simpler and clearer.

Of course, this is only relative.

At the front of the research center, Lü Yongchang was still alone, facing a massive amount of data displayed on more than a dozen holographic projections.

However, this time, his deduction and calculation movements were much smoother than before.

"This is……"

Lu Yongchang made the final stroke in the holographic image in front of him. Using mathematics as a tool, he had successfully simulated the approximate appearance of that distorted spacetime.

"Klein bottle?"

Under the gaze of the academicians, Lü Yongchang uttered a familiar term.

The so-called Klein bottle is a conceptual structure similar to the Möbius strip.

A Möbius strip is a paper loop made by twisting a strip of paper 180 degrees and then gluing the two ends together.

It has a magical property.

Imagine a small insect, or a two-dimensional creature, living on a piece of paper.

The paper strip has a front and a back.

Therefore, if it wants to climb over both sides of the paper strip, it must elevate itself to a higher dimension, break free from the two-dimensional plane, and enter the other side from three-dimensional space, that is, cross the edge of the paper strip.

However, the Möbius strip constructed from paper strips has only one surface—a small insect, or rather a two-dimensional creature, can crawl across the entire surface without crossing its edges.

For insects or two-dimensional creatures living on strips of paper, a true Möbius strip can only exist in three-dimensional space.

Its greatest significance lies in the fact that, as a medium, it has successfully bridged the gap between two-dimensional and three-dimensional space.

The same applies to Klein bottles.

It has no inside or outside; the moment you enter the bottle, you have already arrived outside.

Therefore, it also earned a peculiar title: "the Klein bottle that can never be filled."

This is the bridge connecting three-dimensional and four-dimensional space.

Similar to the Möbius strip, a true Klein bottle can only exist in a higher-dimensional space—that is, four-dimensional space.

It is impossible to manufacture a true Klein bottle in three-dimensional space.

Even if all manufacturing processes are exhausted, what is obtained is nothing more than a projection of a four-dimensional space into three dimensions.

These two concepts were proposed as early as Earth's time.

For modern human civilization, this is more of a fundamental knowledge.

However, although it is basic knowledge, no human being has ever seen a real Klein bottle.

Just like creatures living in a two-dimensional plane, they can never see the real Möbius strip.

That is why Lü Yongchang's judgment immediately piqued the interest of the group of academicians.

"Professor, do you mean that this spacetime has formed a Klein bottle structure?"

Lin Yongnian, who was studying spacetime theory under Lü Yongchang, asked a somewhat confused question.

He doesn't know much about this.