In basic understanding, the "destructive effect" of the abyss on everything in the world is unconditional and unrestricted. The characteristics of the abyss itself are as follows: non-material, non-energy, and non-any form that can be described by worldly concepts.
In simple observation, it appears as a two-dimensional pattern, usually accompanied by polluting black diffusion (smoke, dust, or other similar things). This black diffusion "object" is not essentially
Any substance, but a pure optical phenomenon, because the abyss destroys the basic rules within a certain range, causes various optical rules to be distorted, and ultimately produces similar "unobservable" effects, thus producing that kind of black cloud and mist
Ordinary "things" are based on the same principle. The two-dimensional pattern presented by the abyss is only an optical phenomenon and does not really exist.
However, what few people know is that the simple abyss is actually not "lethal".
This sounds strange. After all, countless worlds have been destroyed by the abyss. Its destructive power has always been the greatest disaster in the void. In everyone's common sense, the abyss should be a "destructive" thing——
This understanding is of course correct, but in the eyes of more professional imperial scientists, the abyss does not have lethality, but a "guidance".
The abyss has never directly destroyed anything. All things infected by the abyss are ultimately destroyed by themselves: they collapse themselves on the macroscopic level and gradually disintegrate on the microscopic level. Matter starts from a disaster visible to the naked eye and reaches a microscopic level invisible to the naked eye.
Particle dissociation ends, energy escapes. Time and space are chaotic, and the order of the universe disappears. Until finally, the world barrier begins to digest itself, and the entire world is swallowed by the void: a typical abyss-pollution-type doomsday. This whole process is caused by the abyss.
However, every step in the process is the "self-destruction" of the infected, so we would say that the abyss is not lethal, they are just leading the infected world to "commit suicide".
Although this explanation sounds a bit unreasonable, in order to explore the nature of the abyss, sometimes "research" is such an over-the-top and over-the-top thing. Of course, only Xiling technicians can do such over-the-top things. For us ordinary people,
In other words, it doesn’t really mean much whether the end of the world is suicide or homicide.
In a classic universe like the capital world, the destructive power of the abyss is that the entropy value of the universe soars to the collapse limit in a short period of time, and the entire world falls into chaos and heat death. The world becomes a pool of stagnant water in thermal equilibrium and is gradually engulfed by the void. At a certain point
In some worlds with completely different cosmic rules, the abyss will appear as the dislocation and lack of certain basic constants. Or the energy circulation chain may be broken, the timeline may be reversed, the dimension may drop, and other different disasters. In short, no matter where it is, if the abyss invades a person
In the regular world, everything in this world will be irresistible: they will begin to collapse from the foundation of their existence and die. When the abyss infection is relatively mild, there are some tenacious mortal races that can hold on longer -
-For example, the Gemini civilization circle we just left, but no matter how the indigenous people of that universe resist. No matter how long they can persist or even eliminate trace pollution in their own universe, their resistance to the abyss is zero: this will not change
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Ordinary races can rely on human lives to save themselves, rely on strategies to save themselves, and rely on bravery and sacrifice to extend the lifespan of their own race, but these cannot change the fact that secular things have zero resistance to the abyss. Mortal materials will be infected when they come into contact with the abyss.
, even if your spirit can hold on longer, your body will slowly collapse according to a strict timetable. The only exception is the still mysterious "inert abyss", about which we still don't know
It's very rare, so I won't discuss it for now. Just know that the Inert Abyss is the only relatively mild abyss.
Currently, there are only four groups known to be naturally resistant to the abyss: the Xiling Apostles, who are resistant to the abyss because they are beyond all worlds and the void quadrant;
The reason for the ladder is that it is on the same level as the abyss and the world, so it is resistant; the reason for the Huron Protoss is the same as that of the Star Realm Protoss; and the last one is the fallen apostle, who became some kind of weird "symbiont" after being infected by the abyss.
The life form itself has been post-collapse, so it has high resistance to the abyss, and from the current point of view, the resistance of the fallen apostles to the abyss is higher than that of the other three groups.
However, now we seem to have found a fifth group: Xiling people, the ancestors of Xiling apostles.
According to Harlan and Tavel, all ancestors showed unusual resistance to the abyss - in fact, it is somewhat inappropriate to use "resistance" to explain what happened to them. They were resistant to the abyss under certain conditions.
It is almost "immune", which is completely unheard of!
The biggest difference between resistance and immunity is whether you will be actually harmed. Facing the abyss, resistance will only reduce the pollution for you, from fatal to non-fatal, from severe to mild - but no matter how it is reduced
, pollution will still occur, even if it is weakened to the level of a sneeze, it will not really disappear. Immunity is a completely different situation: it will make the pollution completely ineffective, as if it never happened, even if this "immunity" is just
It only takes effect at extremely low abyss concentrations, and it is also fundamentally different from resistance.
What happened to the ancestors now seems more like a kind of primary immunity: they did not show any discomfort after being exposed to a safe dose (relatively safe, that is, the kind that can be saved on the spot) of the abyss, and after leaving the sample
After surface purification, a full-body examination showed that there were no signs of disease or collapse in their bodies: it was as if they had never been exposed to sources of pollution.
Shandora and I quietly listened to Tavel and Haran complementing each other and finishing this series of discoveries. We were silent for a long time. This fact is a bit bizarre. I had to let my brain work for a while before I could keep up with the rhythm.
Dora reacted quickly and breathed out softly: "Tavel, you must have some guesses, right?"
"Yes, Your Majesty," Tavel nodded slightly, "It is still unclear what the ancestor's immunity to the abyss is based on, but as for the cause of this "immunity" phenomenon, I think it may be related to the pollution in the home world.
related."
I thought for a while: "You said they were also infected by the abyss like the fallen apostles, but they didn't know it?"
If this statement is true, then the current ancestors are actually a kind of symbiosis. They have the same resistance as the fallen apostles, but their resistance form is more advanced and reaches the level of immunity. How can this not be explained?
By the way, there are no remnants of the abyss on the ancestors, and there are no traces of being transformed. This is very different from the situation of the fallen apostles.
Tavel shook his head as expected: "The chance of infection is low, because there are indeed no traces left on the ancestors. But the pollution in the home world must have changed the life form of the ancestors, allowing them to coexist safely with low-concentration abyss
——The subordinates carefully studied the various observation readings around them after their ancestors came into contact with the abyss samples, and the results showed that the abyss was in an inactive state: as if they did not realize that there was a 'prey' on their territory that could be contaminated,
Or……"
"Abyss thinks that he is one of his own." Sandora suddenly took over the second half of Tavel's sentence that was difficult to say directly.
The girl with glasses paused for a moment, then nodded slightly: "Theoretically, that's the case."
"I want to know the limit of this immunity," Sandora tapped the table with her index finger, "What will happen if it exceeds the limit."
"The test is too dangerous. I don't dare to take this risk," Tavel answered honestly. "We can only indirectly infer based on some observation data that the ancestors can test without direct contact with the Gate of the Abyss."
Any protective equipment in the past can survive safely and will not leave any traces of infection afterwards. Even if it exceeds this immune limit, the ancestors are also unusually resistant. They will be infected by the abyss very slowly, and once they leave the contaminated area, the abyss will
The collapse process caused will also terminate itself immediately. This is the theory."
This time it really can only be "theoretically so" - Tavel did not dare to actually conduct these fatal experiments on her ancestors. The above conclusions were all indirectly inferred by her through observation data.
At this time, something suddenly occurred to me: "By the way, how did you discover this in the first place? Well... who dares to let the ancestors come into contact with pollution sources?"
Tavel quickly explained: "Of course we didn't do this kind of dangerous experiment. We discovered the immunity of our ancestors to the abyss because of accidents. You know, the area near the deep diving port is a dangerous area. No matter how strict the protection is, there is no place in the abyss."
There will be a certain intensity of radiation pollution around the door, and the entire experimental base is bound to be exposed to the polluted environment. Therefore, everyone involved in the project needs to check their body at regular intervals and undergo purification and neutralization treatments: Used by Xiling Apostle
Due to the fragile nature of nether energy, ancestors used milder holy light to purify. However, when we compiled historical data not long ago, we found that the pollution detection reading of ancestors before purification was always zero: at low
They have never been infected while working in the contaminated area. This situation has never been seen before. Theoretically, it is impossible for individuals with zero pollution degree to exist in a contaminated area."
"Why haven't you noticed it before?" I asked curiously.
"The automatic equipment for individual purification is only set up with danger alarms," Tavel spread his hands. "It will only start when it detects that the pollution level exceeds the standard. In addition, it will not start if the pollution level is too low or even no pollution at all.
It was regarded as an 'abnormal signal' because no one expected this to happen. That's the theory."
I nodded clearly, and my mind seemed to think of something that had just happened recently, but this thought quickly disappeared, and my attention was still on Anthes: The Immunity Abyss - even if it was only at low intensity.
Immunity, this is enough to be called an unprecedented miracle. Let's not discuss how it happened. Now let's take a look at the role of this talent: the ancestors were born deep divers.
"This is quite ironic," Ansers grinned in confusion. "The Abyss destroyed everything for us, but now we have become its 'affinity objects'. Originally, the Abyss and the Xiling people should have an everlasting relationship.
, now the Xiling people have become the only non-polluted species in the abyss... I don’t care what the reason is. Let us participate in the deep diving plan. If the technology and knowledge are not enough, we can learn and train. I know you can’t find it.
There are no people better suited for this task than old bones like us."
Shandora frowned, and I knew she was having a fierce conflict with herself in her heart: Emotionally, she would not let her ancestors take any risks, especially when there were only a dozen or so ancestors, but rationally, she
It must be admitted that the ancestors are by far the most "qualified" to serve as deep divers. Although the transformed fallen apostles have resistance, no matter how high the resistance is, they cannot block fixed damage. Only the ancestors can protect themselves within a certain range.
Only those who are immune to the abyss can maximize the success rate of deep dives.
We imagine a situation like this: the deep-diving ship malfunctions and the abyss begins to gradually affect the interior of the spacecraft. Then the first thing to go down should be the fragile spacecraft control system. At this time, the deep diver must rely on manual control to let the spacecraft escape from the danger zone. If
They are ordinary operators, and they may not necessarily be able to persist longer than the spacecraft control system. But the ancestors can remain absolutely awake during the period when the pollution has not reached its peak - in this case, they will be the only ones who may survive.
And the crew completed the mission.
I know the thinking tendency of the Xiling Apostle, so even though Sandola is very conflicted in the battle between heaven and earth, I also know what decision she will make. Sure enough, after some thinking, Her Majesty the Queen nodded slowly but firmly: "
OK. I agree."
I have long known the stubbornness of our ancestors. They are as stubborn as modern apostles, so I nodded in agreement at this time: "I agree too - but you can't get on the ship immediately. You must first accept
Training, and secondly, let other deep-diving teams do a few surface trials to confirm the safety of the spacecraft before you dive deep."
Harlan nodded for the last time: "I agree too. In addition, leave the manned trial of the deep-diving ship to my people. Those guys have been training for deep-diving for many days. They are all very motivated and can't come to an end."
We won’t even let them get on the boat.”
Tavel saw that the three chiefs nodded, and of course there was no objection: "Then all three emperors have approved this issue, and my subordinates will arrange deep dive training and surface manned trials."
I thought about it. I always felt like I missed someone...
Shandora had a clear connection with me. She looked up and rolled her eyes: "Are you talking about Sylvia or Bellavela? Both of them can only count for half a vote: the former is short-sighted. The latter is basically useless..."
Haran nodded beside her with a subtle expression: "Actually, I envy her. She doesn't think about anything every day and lives so happily."
"Do you also want to live a life where you don't have to think about anything?" I glanced at Harlan, "It's simple, let Sandora cook a meal for you, and you won't think about anything after eating it, or I'll go
Xingyu can just drag a guy named Qian Yuhao over to chat with you for a while, and I guarantee that your mind will be empty within three days."
Unexpectedly, the reputation of the talkative Dragon God was so great that even Harlan had heard of it. He immediately shrank his neck and said, "You are too conservative. My mind was empty for four days at that time..."
Then I learned that in the old empire era, Harlan had personally traveled to the Star Territory many times in the name of technology exchange, and the person who responded to the Star Territory at that time was that guy - so many years later, Harlan still has a deep memory of what happened back then.
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At this time, Sandora finally couldn't stand it anymore and coughed lightly beside her: "Hmm, it seems that this is not the issue we are discussing, right?"
I immediately sat upright and did not dare to continue asking questions.
Now that I have learned all about the deep diving project, I estimate that I will have to wait a while for the next deep dive: In order to ensure the safety during manned navigation, the No. 2 deep diving ship needs to undergo a series of inspections and minor repairs.
, the ship still exposed a lot of problems during the trial voyage a few days ago. Tavel's main job next is to improve the performance and safety factor of the ship to the limit as much as possible based on the current technology. I believe that
The ability of the girl with glasses.
Sandora and I didn't want to go to the reverse engineering laboratory to meet another Tavel, so we simply asked about the reverse engineering and trial production progress of the King's Lander battleship.
"These projects are progressing very quickly," Tavel said with a proud expression on his face when talking about them. "His Majesty Harlan has brought most of the blueprints of King's Lander, coupled with the research results we have mastered in the past two years,
My subordinates are already preparing to try to build our own King's Lander battleship. In addition, regarding reverse engineering... With the ready-made blueprint, reverse engineering is actually not necessary. My current main goal is to put the King's Lander on top.
Concession and miniaturization of large equipment, and then install it on other active spacecraft: practice has proved that this approach is very effective. In theory, this is the case.”
"Actually, we already have the King's Lander battleship now," I suddenly remembered something and turned to Harlan and said cheerfully, "Thanks to the Captain of the Imperial Logistics and Transportation Brigade - in fact, I suddenly feel that you were captured by me.
It’s a little early, if you can persist in the Fallen Apostles camp for two more years, maybe the new empire’s King’s Landers and genuine planetary battleships will become established..."
Harlan: "...Didn't we agree not to make this a topic?"
"The King's Landers brought by His Majesty Haran have been incorporated into the Royal Fleet and the First Legion by Sir Sivis, but this is only a temporary establishment," Tavel maintained a meticulous expression when we were joking, and she pushed herself
Wearing glasses, he explained very seriously, "The King's Battleships transformed by the Abyss require a special industrial foundation for maintenance. Putting them in the same battle sequence as normal Imperial starships will bring a lot of logistical inconveniences.
This is difficult to solve with technical means: it is a process problem. So we still have to build the standard version of the King's Lander as soon as possible, and the several super battleships brought by His Majesty Harlan will eventually be integrated back into the Abyss Independent Regiment."
Harlan smacked his lips, and after thinking for a long time, he concluded: "...I am still a transportation captain, and the main function of the things in my hands is to move things back and forth for you!" (To be continued...)