Chapter 308 The Time-Space Channel Opens, Searching for Parallel Worlds
Xiao Qidi was both amused and exasperated. "How can it be so fast? The Dongyi region is vast, encompassing not only countless islands in the East China Sea but also the Yi tribes along the East China Sea coast. We must first subdue the numerous Yi tribes along the East China Sea coast before we can advance into the ocean and reach the islands."
Xing Lie said anxiously, "Then we should just attack directly!"
Xiao Qidi said:
"The various Yi tribes living along the eastern coast of Xuan Kingdom have had some contact with the Central Plains of China for thousands of years. There have been wars and conflicts, as well as mutual assistance and integration. Now, they can actually be considered part of the Chinese nation. Since we are all Chinese, we cannot treat them as enemies, and naturally, we cannot attack them directly. Recently, I have received a lot of news that most of the Yi tribes along the East China Sea want to voluntarily join our country. I have already sent people to handle these matters. I estimate that in about three months, the entire East China Sea coastal area will be officially incorporated into our Xuan Kingdom. At that time, we will be able to send troops to conquer that island nation overseas."
Xing Lie scratched his head and said, "Uncle Qidi, you really know how to distinguish between them."
Xiao Qidi earnestly told him, "Of course we need to distinguish who is on our side and who is the real enemy. Moreover, with the historical data provided by Jinli, we can use the valuable experience of more than two thousand years as a reference, keep our eyes open, and use different methods to deal with them."
Xing Lie nodded. "I understand, Uncle Qidi."
“You’ve been making time to come and help me look through the documents these past few days. You’ve worked hard. Go back and rest. I should go and talk to the research experts too.” Xiao Qidi patted Xing Lie on the shoulder.
"Yes, Uncle Qidi, you should rest more after you're done. I'll be going now."
"Go ahead, go ahead."
After Xing Lie left, Xiao Qidi returned to his study and wrote down his idea of using the Tianxuan Heart Method combined with biology to increase lifespan in a letter. At dawn, he had the letter sent out.
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Time flies, and more than a month has passed.
Ning Jinli has been in seclusion for two months, undisturbed by the outside world and with a sufficient energy supply. She has not only recovered her skills but has even achieved further improvement.
This means that she has regained her ability to open time-space portals.
Not only can they instantly teleport within their own world, but they can also, as before, open passages to different times and spaces in parallel worlds.
However, even though she was able to open the time-space channel, she was unable to sense Xiao Qidi.
Previously, she could use her senses to connect the other side of the time-space channel to the vicinity of Xiao Qidi's location, which was equivalent to having precise time-space coordinates.
Now she has lost the time and space coordinates of that world.
If she were to rashly open a passage that transcends time and space, even she wouldn't know where it would lead.
After discussing with the "Repair Project" team members, Ning Jinli decided to give it a try. Even if it led to other timelines, she would be able to protect herself and provide valuable information for the team's research.
The first attempt took place on her secluded island.
"Jinli, according to existing spacetime theories, there are countless parallel worlds. Moreover, you are randomly traveling through time, which means you will not only enter different parallel worlds but also different time periods within those parallel worlds. You may encounter various situations and dangers beyond our understanding, so you must be careful," Shangguan Ying warned Ning Jinli before she began her mission.
"Yes, I will." Ning Jinli nodded as she put on her specially made combat suit.
Shangguan Ying smiled meaningfully and said, "Even though I know you won't get hurt no matter what, I'm still afraid you might get injured."
Ning Jinli blinked and said, "Thank you for your trust and concern, Sister Ying."
“It’s not just about trust and care, but also…” Shangguan Ying seemed to have touched on some memory, but quickly pulled herself out of it, and changed her mind halfway through her sentence, “Okay, I’d better not ramble on, so as not to bother you.”
"Alright, all departments, take note." She adjusted her headphones. "In three minutes, Jinli will open the time-space portal and begin her journey."
Soon, Ning Jinli was fully prepared, wearing a top-of-the-line combat protective suit, as well as weapons and recording equipment.
He looked like he stepped out of a science fiction movie.
When the time came, she used her power to open a portal to another dimension.
With her current abilities, the entrance to the time-space passage is now visible to everyone except her, and the time-space gate has turned into a flowing golden light.
"So beautiful..." Shangguan Ying was somewhat mesmerized by the sight.
"Sister Ying, colleagues, I'm off." Ning Jinli greeted them, stepped into the golden vortex of light, and her figure quickly disappeared.
Ning Jinli was filled with anticipation, hoping that the world she was entering this time would be exactly the one she had been longing for.
But the next second, the towering ferns around her and the silhouette of a giant reptile in the distance told her that this was a completely different parallel world.
On Shangguan Ying's side, the data and video recordings transmitted in real time also provided a clear view.
"Jinli, don't go too far, or the signal will be lost." Shangguan Ying reminded her while quickly recording on the computer, naming and numbering the world they were exploring as 2.
"Okay," Ning Jinli replied, and slowly explored her surroundings.
Although it's not the world we're looking for, we still need to gather as much information as possible to figure out exactly which period this world is in.
As information continued to be transmitted back, analysts quickly determined that she was in the late Cretaceous period on Earth in World 2.
"So those huge reptiles were dinosaurs?" Ning Jinli exclaimed in surprise. "Their appearance is quite different from what we reconstructed from the fossils."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sky grew brighter and brighter.
It was originally daytime, but now it's so bright that it's almost impossible for a normal person to open their eyes.
The experts on Shangguan Ying's side quickly adjusted the transmitted camera footage, and after high-tech analysis, they were shocked to discover that an asteroid had reached the edge of the atmosphere.
This unusual scene was caused by the asteroid rubbing against the atmosphere.
To everyone's surprise, Ning Jinli had arrived precisely at the time when World 2 was about to be hit by an asteroid, causing a mass extinction.
This is also one of the five mass extinction events in Earth's ancient history.
It was this cataclysmic disaster that led to the complete extinction of non-avian dinosaurs on Earth.
Ning Jinli was even able to witness the arrival of that world-destroying asteroid.
"Jinli! Come back quickly!" Shangguan Ying shouted, "Our analysis shows that the planet will hit the ground in less than a minute!"
Such a devastating impact could turn almost the entire Earth into a sea of fire within ten minutes.
Ning Jinli dared not linger, turned and ran, passing through the portal back to this side, and immediately closed the passage.
Although the exploration was short, it was still a chance to witness, from another world, a major event that occurred more than 60 million years ago in the main world.
More importantly, it also allowed this place to successfully record the spacetime coordinates of a parallel universe for the first time.
Fifteen years ago, due to limitations in science and technology, the first parallel world Ning Jinli entered could not be recorded in terms of its spacetime coordinates, but this is no longer a problem now.
"Again!" Ning Jinli didn't catch her breath and continued exploring with renewed enthusiasm.
Once all departments were ready, she opened another portal and stepped inside without hesitation.
A river appeared before her.
The riverbank was overgrown with weeds, with a forest on one side and a sharp-turn road running alongside the river on the other. High-rise buildings could be vaguely seen in the distance.
A familiar feeling washed over me instantly.
Ning Jinli was stunned for a moment.
This appears to be Xinghan City.
"Wait a minute, I opened a parallel world portal, not crossed space in the main world, so how... did I suddenly end up in the outskirts of Xinghan City?"
"Jinli, this is indeed another world," Shangguan Ying's voice came through the communicator earpiece, "but this world corresponds to our main world twenty-five years ago!"
After being reminded, Ning Jinli came to her senses.
Indeed, the urban area of Xinghan City in the main world has expanded several times over. The suburbs from many years ago have been completely transformed, and a large park has been built next to the river. It is no longer in a state of being underdeveloped.
Bang!
A sudden collision sound rang out.
This was followed by the sound of screeching brakes.
Ning Jinli looked in the direction of the sound and saw a car veer off the road and plunge into the rushing river, which was more than ten meters deep, at a bend in the road a hundred meters away.
At the same time, another car with a dented front came to an abrupt stop on the side of the road.
Ning Jinli's mind went blank.
The car that just plunged into the river was the one her parents used to drive when she was a child!
And wasn't that the scene just now the same one where her parents were being chased and their car was crashed into the river?
Even though she hadn't witnessed it firsthand, she already knew what had happened back then.
And the time and location match perfectly!
Without hesitation, Ning Jinli rushed into the river and swam towards the spot where the car had fallen.
In the river, the car slowly sank, leaving a trail of bubbles.
Due to the force of the impact, the car window shattered and the car body deformed, causing water to rush in rapidly, trapping the two people inside the vehicle, who were unable to move.
As they got closer, Ning Jinli finally saw clearly that they were indeed her father, Ning Shan, and her mother, Ye Zhi Qiu.
No, it should be said that they are another version of her father and mother in this world.
Ning Jinli struggled to catch up with the sinking car, and when she reached the window, she found that Ning Shan and Ye Zhi Qiu had fallen into a coma.
This situation differs from the one described by the couple in the main world.
Ning Jinli remembered her parents saying that almost instantly after the two fell into the river, a white light appeared around them, and the next second they were transported to another world.
If the two were unconscious at the time, they wouldn't have seen the white light and traveled through the world while fully conscious.
Moreover, the car had been in the river for more than ten seconds, and no unusual sights had appeared around it.
Ning Jinli instantly realized that Ning Shan Ye Zhi Qiu in this parallel world would not encounter time travel, and perhaps this world would not even have a spacetime passage like the main world.
Therefore, if the two are not rescued from the river, the couple will surely die, and in this parallel world, I will lose my parents forever!
Realizing this, Ning Jinli immediately opened the car door with her bare hands, tore off the couple's seatbelts, and brought the unconscious couple to the shore.
Then place both palms on the abdomens of the two people and press gently.
Pfft!
The couple vomited water at the same time and coughed violently.
Before the two could react, Ning Jinli turned and left, heading straight for the assassin who was trying to escape the scene by driving his car at the bend in the road.
The assassin only saw the car plunge into the river, unaware that Ning Jinli had secretly rescued the two people inside. He assumed his mission was complete and kept restarting the car.
The engine was somewhat damaged, and it took a lot of effort to restart it.
He then floored the accelerator.
Bang!
The car had just started moving when a huge impact suddenly came head-on.
The assassin was disoriented and suddenly saw a tall figure standing in front of the car. It turned out that she had somehow managed to stop the car.
"Who the hell are you?!" the assassin exclaimed, both shocked and furious.
Ning Jinli pulled her right hand out of the dented front of the car, walked to the car door, smashed the window with a punch, grabbed the assassin by the neck, and dragged him out and threw him to the ground.
The movements were swift, clean, and executed in one smooth motion.
The assassin was so frightened he wet his pants and exclaimed that he had encountered a ghost.
Ning Jinli was too lazy to waste words with him, so she kicked him unconscious and broke both of his legs before quickly hiding in the nearby woods.
Before long, Ning Shan and Ye Zhi Qiu recovered.
The couple exchanged a glance, then looked around, their faces filled with disbelief.
Then, they discovered the unconscious killer and promptly called the police.
Ning Jinli watched silently until the police arrived at the scene and she saw another version of herself from this world rushing over to embrace her parents and weep. Only then did she quietly leave.
“Parallel world number 3, recorded,” Shangguan Ying said. “Jinli, you saved your parents and yourself in another world.”
Ning Jinli took a deep breath. "Continue, to the next world."
The initial exploration is not about gaining a deep understanding of parallel worlds, but about recording them, and more importantly, about trying to find parallel world number 1 through continuous searching.
Only in that way could she see Xiao Qidi and bring back that group of top researchers from fifteen years ago.
Although it's like finding a needle in a haystack, it's the only feasible method.
By the end of the day, the team had recorded 103 parallel universes, but in as many as 98 of them, Earth had become a dead star, with no signs of life.
This means that in countless parallel worlds, the vast majority of them did not even have any life continue.
"Jinli, let's call it a day," Shangguan Ying said softly.
Ning Jinli, who had just returned from World 103, was pale and covered in cold sweat.
Even though her power was incredibly strong, opening a passage to a parallel universe was still quite taxing, let alone opening it more than a hundred times in a row.
"I...I'm alright..." Ning Jinli gritted her teeth, trying to maintain her balance. Ignoring Shangguan Ying's advice, she once again mobilized her inner strength and tried to continue searching.
But the next second, she groaned and spat out blood, her vision went black, and she collapsed uncontrollably to the ground.
Shangguan Ying reacted quickly and caught her in her arms.
The medical team, which had been on high alert throughout, quickly took over and moved the unconscious Ning Jinli to the adjacent treatment room.
Through the glass window of the consultation room, Shangguan Ying gazed at Ning Jinli lying on the hospital bed, her eyes filled with helplessness and heartache.
“General Shangguan,” a subordinate approached her, “the Descendants’ sabotage operations are becoming more and more frequent. In addition to the Sacred Príncipe Empire and our China, as many as two hundred regions have been attacked by the organization. Many important transportation routes around the world have been damaged, and many countries are requesting our support.”
"And also..."
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