"Warning! Warning!"

The sudden, piercing alarm shattered the silence of the research center.

The blood-red holographic projection reflected the somewhat bewildered looks in the eyes of the academicians present.

[Signal from probe ship 1531C has been lost!]

[WARNING! WARNING!!]

[Anomalous spacetime structure detected!]

"hiss!"

Lu Yongchang gasped sharply, and without any hesitation, immediately issued the order.

"Zero, immediately stop the warp drives of 1532C and 1533C!"

[Reducing warp drive power...]

"The probe has successfully exited the faster-than-light warp state."

The moment the electronic synthesized sound rang out, the silhouettes of two probe ships reappeared in the vast, dark, and desolate star field.

Of the three-pronged fleet, only the latter half remains.

The lead probe ship has completely disappeared into this star system.

The waves that surged on the ocean of time and space slowly spread out into the distance. Without the warp drive as the "wave-making" source, the amplitude of the waves became smaller and smaller.

Finally, the ocean of time and space returned to calm.

Just like this desolate star field, it is devoid of any life.

The two probe ships seemed to have been frozen in time, hovering silently in the vast universe, awaiting the next order from the Academy of Sciences.

...

Unlike the calm and uneventful situation in the Dead Star Region, the Human Union Center Research Institute was now in complete chaos.

"It's here!"

Lu Yongchang's spirits lifted, and he stood up from his chair, shaking off his previous listless appearance.

"Zero, release all the observation data from the three probe ships after they entered the faster-than-light warp drive!"

He issued a series of urgent orders: "Fang Xu, you take your men to analyze and study the observation data from the probe ship."

"Lin Yongnian, you and I will analyze the spatiotemporal anomaly structure together."

As soon as he finished speaking, the holographic projection quickly unfolded, and the corresponding data of the abnormal spacetime structure detected by the probe ship were presented in front of Lü Yongchang.

Lu Yongchang frowned slightly and clicked his tongue softly.

"hiss……"

"It's somewhat like the entrance structure of a Klein bottle."

"but……"

Song Yunzan's voice came from the side, completing what Lü Yongchang hadn't finished saying: "It doesn't look like a Klein bottle with a normal structure."

"Yes." Lü Yongchang nodded and continued, "The structural deformation is very severe."

"It's like it's been twisted by something."

"Not only that, its export structure has also disappeared."

"Can this... can this still be called a Klein bottle?" Lu Yongchang questioned.

Klein bottles do not have an inside or outside.

Therefore, where there is an entrance, there must be an exit.

The scene before him completely overturned Lü Yongchang's understanding.

Where did it go for export?

Where have those two vanished warships gone?!

Before he could figure out the problem, the calm, synthesized electronic voice rang out again in the central research institute.

"The spatiotemporal anomaly has disappeared, and the alarm has been lifted."

This announcement seemed to inject a forced sedative into the somewhat chaotic research institute.

Inside the research institute, all was quiet.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared in astonishment at the giant holographic projection in front of them.

"What the heck?!"

Lin Yongnian immediately felt completely stunned: "How is this possible?!"

"You're telling me that such a massive spacetime structure just suddenly vanished into thin air?!"

Yes, it's huge.

If it is a Klein bottle, then this should be the largest Klein bottle structure ever seen by human civilization.

According to data from the probe ship, its entrance width reaches a full 100 kilometers!

It's nothing on a cosmic scale.

But to humans, this is undoubtedly a colossal spacetime anomaly!

Lin Yongnian couldn't help but fall into deep self-doubt.

Human theories of spacetime are simply incapable of explaining such a phenomenon!

Does this mean that humanity has embarked on the wrong path?

The atmosphere inside the research center grew increasingly tense.

Lu Yongchang, who remained silent for a long time, carefully observed the data from the probe ship before and after the appearance and disappearance of the abnormal spacetime structure.

Suddenly, he seemed to realize something.

He widened his eyes slightly, a look of disbelief deep within them.

How... is this possible?

Even he couldn't help but question it when he considered the possibility.

After a moment of contemplation, he issued the order in a deep voice: "Zero, slowly increase the power of the warp drive and create a spacetime fluctuation point in the area where the 1531C probe ship disappeared."

"Chief Lü?"

Song Yunzan and Lin Yongnian both cast puzzled glances at Lü Yongchang.

“During the appearance and disappearance of the anomalous spacetime structure, only one piece of data changed significantly.” Lu Yongchang pointed to the holographic image in front of him and explained in simple terms, “The output power of the warp drive.”

"To put it simply, it's about the degree of fluctuation in this spacetime."

"Although the specific reasons are unclear, it can be basically determined that this abnormal spacetime structure only appears when spacetime fluctuates significantly."

...

As they spoke, two probe ships 1,800 light-years away had already begun their "experiment."

With precise control from zero, the curvature engine's output power began to increase slowly.

The once calm ocean of time and space began to ripple slightly again.

This fluctuation grew stronger over time, and the waves on the surface of the spacetime ocean gradually became more intense.

...

"drop!"

"Anomalous spatiotemporal structure successfully detected."

The moment the electronic synthesized sound began, a faint smile appeared on Lü Yongchang's lips.

Found it.

Although the underlying principles are still unclear, finding the entry point is good news nonetheless.

1,800 light-years away, the warp drive of the probe continues to increase in power.

The abnormal spacetime structure gradually became "clearer".

If the artificial Klein bottle inlet in the laboratory is a standard sphere in three-dimensional space, then the "wild" Klein bottle inlet in front of us is a constantly twisting sphere.

The increased power of the warp drive makes this entrance clearer, but it also increases its degree of distortion.

Finally, when the warp drive power reached a certain critical value, the anomalous spacetime structure dissipated once again.

Lu Yongchang's eyes gleamed as he stood in front of the holographic projection.

He carefully observed the rapidly flashing spacetime detection data.

With the quantum state brain operating at full speed, a series of hazy thoughts slowly emerged.