Alien Hotel

To be honest, after listening to Xu Jiali's description of the situation, Yu Sheng felt quite apologetic. He even seriously reflected on the time and frequency of his recent phone calls to Baili Qing, and finally came to the conclusion that one by one Later, you can make a few phone calls to Song Cheng to relieve the pressure on Ms. Director to stay up late.

To highlight the fact that "I haven't slept yet" requires both rain and dew - it is impossible to ask him not to open the door anyway.

After reflection, Yu Sheng became deeply curious about the incredible "structure" of the Secret Service's headquarters.

This was the first time that he had observed so intuitively and so closely what a wonderful "place" the junction was - especially when Xu Jiali led him through the corridor and pointed to an office at the end of the corridor and told him , when the office will drift to an abnormal space after ten o'clock every night.

"We have many special rooms and 'sections' here. The structure of the entire Secret Service building is not fixed. Some areas will be moved to other places at different times, and even to the territories of certain foreign races - we Through this regular movement, we can transfer supplies to colleagues stationed at other sites, or conduct There is a periodic changing of the guard," Xu Jiali patiently introduced this wonderful place to the guests, "I don't know if others have told you about this before, that is, although the junction is called this world "hub", but in terms of spatial structure, it is not directly connected to the outside world."

"It's not directly connected?" Yu Sheng asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

"That is to say, you can't leave here through normal 'transportation'," Xu Jiali laughed, "You can't get out either from the sky or the ground. If you leave the city, you will find that there is a vast wilderness outside, and beyond that is the "unstable area." Beyond the boundary markers, there is the border. You will encounter space folding at the border, and then return to the edge of the city - one by one That’s what the space-time at the junction is curling inward.”

Yu Sheng opened his eyes slightly as he listened, and his heartbeat suddenly accelerated a few beats uncontrollably.

This is the first time he has heard information about the "edge" of the junction! It was the first time he established his understanding of the spatial structure of this huge and strange place!

The space between the end of the junction and the normal universe is not continuous! ?

This made him subconsciously think of the valley, the repeated "mountain barrier" at the end of the valley, and the "teleportation" phenomenon that occurred after crossing the barrier. In surprise, he blurted out: "Why does this sound a bit like someone?" Species——: “Foreign land? "

"Yes, it sounds very much like a foreign land, but the depth of the entire junction is 0, and no entities will be generated. At the same time, it follows the mathematical laws of the 'outside world', so in addition to some supernatural phenomena sometimes occurring in local areas , the whole place should be classified as a 'normal area.'" Xu Jiali stopped and spoke with a smile and a serious tone. "Therefore, scholars also have many interesting views on this place. Most people think that it just has a special spatial structure, while those who are more radical believe that the entire junction is a foreign land with zero depth, and at the same time, it runs The rule is "everything is normal", and an entity called 'human society' will be generated according to the order of the normal universe. "

This strong man, nearly two meters tall, deliberately spoke these astonishing theories in a sinister tone, and paused deliberately at the end.

He added a few words: "But this extreme theory cannot be proven or falsified, so some scholars have put forward a more compromise theory, that is, they believe that the border area itself is not a foreign land, but was bubbled by a 'ball." Wrapped up in a foreign land of shape, this foreign land is a thin film with zero thickness, which 'cuts' a piece of normal space from the universe, forming the current junction. "

Erin thought for a while and then said: "Then this sounds like it can't be proven or falsified, right?"

"Yes, so not many people believe in this theory," Xu Jiali shrugged. "Anyway, there is no money for speculation, and the junction itself has countless secrets. Everyone uses this place to write papers - do you know how many there are every year? Are the apprentices and trainees from all over the world coming to Jiecheng for a temporary stay? Half of them must be studying for points or projects as they near the end of the term and don’t have enough points.”

Yu Sheng was dumbfounded and felt that something was not right about this topic, but soon he brought his attention back: "Wait a minute, since the junction is not continuous with the outside space, what about the people outside? How do you get out from inside?"

"These are the 'channels' I mentioned just now, such as the special floors and offices in this building," Xu Jiali said. "Normal transportation cannot get out, but the junction itself has many connections connecting various places. "natural 'passages' of the place, which are essentially under the control of the council and which are the only means of entry and exit from the junction."

At this point, he suddenly stopped and looked at Yu Sheng with a strange expression.

Yu Sheng felt confused: "What's wrong?"

"Now it's not the only way." Xu Jiali said in a depressed voice.

Yu Sheng paused slightly and reacted quickly.

His gates - gates that lead to all kinds of strange places.

Due to his appearance, the junction now has a brand new way to leave this "hub place" in addition to the original "natural passages".

Yu Sheng couldn't help but fell into deep thought, and Xu Jiali's voice sounded from the side: "... Anyway, if you want to further study those 'doors' in the future, or if you want to go 'far away', you can come to us at any time." After all, the Secret Service has been managing this place for many years, and some of our experience will be very helpful to you. "

Yu Sheng nodded slowly, and he was willing to sincerely thank you for this kindness, no matter what the deep meaning behind it was.

While they were talking, they had stopped in front of a gate. 'We are here. "Xu Jiali raised her hand and pointed to the room in front of her.

Yu Sheng raised his head and saw that this was the last laboratory at the end of the corridor. Even if he was not familiar with this place, he could still see the special features of this laboratory - the extremely heavy door, which was different from other rooms. The distance maintained between each other, the multiple monitoring facilities at the door, and the many warning signs posted in eye-catching places all illustrate the importance and safety level of this place.

Above the door of the laboratory, a lighted light board is marked with a line of text: No. 2 High-risk/Special Sample Analysis and Containment Comprehensive Disposal Room.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Jiali took another step forward and operated a few times on the access control device at the entrance of the laboratory. After verifying the senior deep diver's high-level ID card and his temporary authority as a "special guide", he spoke through the intercom After talking to the people inside, the heavy isolation door made a mechanical sound, slowly opened and retreated to both sides.

Two staff members wearing white protective clothing and masks appeared inside the gate and stood behind a glowing red isolation belt to "greet" Yu Sheng and his party.

Yu Sheng felt a little dumbfounded and turned to look at Xu Jiali: "Um - I just sent a piece of paper and an iron lump. Isn't your preparation a bit exaggerated?"

"This is arranged by our director. Don't think too much. The main reason is that this is the only laboratory that can be used immediately," Xu Jiali explained happily, "Each laboratory has its own safety level and supporting procedures. , the process will be strictly followed at all times. Since they are assigned to this, even if what you send is just a button, they have to wear protective clothing to complete the sample delivery in the handover area-the work process in the Secret Service is like this Yes, you’ll be fine once you get used to it.”

Yu Sheng thought about it and expressed his understanding - but he became embarrassed when he took out things.

He first dug out his pocket, took out the tattered piece of paper, and placed it on the tray in the handover area according to the staff's instructions: "This is a sample brought from the Black Forest. , a relic from the entity 'Hunter'."

The staff took the paper away solemnly.

Then Yu Sheng took out another pocket and took out a white plastic bag used when buying groceries. He opened the bag and took out a bunch of things wrapped in old newspapers. When the newspaper was opened, it was what he had learned from The "iron lump" found in the weird room on the second floor of the house.

The clattering sound of shopping bags and old newspapers being opened was particularly harsh at the solemn and silent entrance of the laboratory. Yu Sheng felt that he was about to break out in a cold sweat while tumbling down. He couldn't help but lower his head and glanced at Irene at his feet: " Should I put this thing in a small suitcase when I go out? Just the kind you see in movies, with a password, it looks very classy——."

Erin had already reached out to cover her face at this time: "...-I don't know, anyway, I think you might as well just put it in your pocket--"

"Aren't you afraid of scratching your clothes? There are ridges and ridges everywhere on this thing. I just bought this clothes."

Yu Sheng mumbled while placing the iron lump on another tray, and told the laboratory worker opposite who was wearing a protective suit: "This is another sample, and the recycling location is my home. Um, that's not right. It’s No. 66 Wutong Road, a foreign land.”

Then he saw two other staff members wearing thicker protective clothing walking out of the small vertical door on the inside. The protective clothing was as thick as TM Titan armor, and one of them was holding a hand full of symbols. A silver-white alloy container, they solemnly put the iron lump of unknown purpose into the container, and a muffled and polite voice came from under the filter mask of another person: "I can put your Can you also give us the carrying container?”

Yu Sheng was stunned for a long time before he realized that the other party was referring to the old plastic bags and newspapers in his hand -

He handed over the plastic bag and newspaper in confusion, watched as the two Titan armored men in front of him took it away solemnly, then turned and entered the laboratory. He was stunned for a few seconds before turning to look at Xu Jiali: ".— ——This is also your standard procedure?”

Xu Jiali bit her head and said, "——-Yes. The director arranged it."