The Wheel of Chronos

For this reckless and almost rude request, Sharon didn't know how to respond for a moment, and a nameless sullen feeling rose in her heart.She was obviously unwilling to take out the pocket watch. To her, this pocket watch was not only a magical "magic tool", but also an extremely precious souvenir, almost equivalent to the incarnation of her younger sister Josephine in the world.Now, if any stranger could take her pocket watch and look at it casually, she would find it unacceptable.

"Academician Zheng, can we find a place to talk in detail?" At this moment, Queen Lani spoke up, and rescued Xue Lun at the right time.

"Ah! Look at me, look at me, I'm really sorry, please forgive my rudeness, I'm just too excited." The middle-aged man with gray and long hair reacted and apologized quickly.

"Hello, I'm Zheng Feng." The other party took the initiative to extend his hand to Xue Lun. Xue Lun hesitated for a moment, shook hands with him, and responded coldly:

"Sharon Spencer."

The other party smiled apologetically, then turned to Tianyang, shook hands with Tianyang and said, "Nice to meet you, Your Royal Highness."

"My honor, Academician Zheng." Tian Yang behaved calmly and politely.

"Academician Zheng is the current leader in the field of quantum mechanics in the empire. He is the only academician-level genius scientist under the age of 50 in the Academy of Sciences. He has a strong interest in the strange phenomena in your body." Lan Ni introduced.During this process, Zheng Feng modestly waved his hands aside.

After exchanging pleasantries, a group of people came to the meeting room to sit down.This conference room is very special because there is an entire wall made of fully transparent floor-to-ceiling glass, and on the other side of the glass, you can see a huge high-ceilinged indoor testing ground. They are now located on the second floor. From this Still can't see all of the proving ground from the angle.This elevated space extends from the first floor to the fourth floor. There is a huge turbine-shaped unknown machine in the center, and about 30 researchers in protective suits are busy shuttling through the test site.

"Wow, it's really spectacular." Tianyang exclaimed.

"This is a fairly basic electron collider with an average scale. In the park, we can only accommodate a collider of this size to carry out some relatively basic experiments. If you are interested, I can take you to Erhai Lake The test site, where there is the largest Large Hadron Collider." Referring to his own research, Academician Zheng Feng talked eloquently, this academician left a bad impression on Xue Lun at first, but Xue Lun is now I feel that this person is a person with a spirit of enthusiasm for scientific research, which is quite commendable.

Tianyang smiled, she was indeed interested, although she didn't know exactly what the so-called particle collider was used for.Although the research on quantum mechanics has resumed after many years, it has not made much progress. From the federal period to the early days of the empire, the direction of scientific research has always been on military weapons. The research on basic physics can only be said to be primitive. treading water.

Queen Lani frowned, recalling some bad memories.She is no stranger to the particle collider, because she personally participated in an arduous long march from the western border of the Commonwealth to the CERN in Geneva, old Switzerland ( CERN), and saw the particle collider before the catastrophe.Unfortunately, the Large Hadron Collider at CERN has not stopped operating after the catastrophe. I don't know what kind of changes it has experienced, which caused the phenomenon of space-time distortion and tearing near CERN.After a series of strange events, they were able to escape, but they still left hidden dangers, which were used by Latia to cause the return of Lemuria.

The upper echelon of the empire has long been aware of the phenomenon of time-space distortion and tearing scattered all over the earth. The investigation report on the collapse of Westminster Abbey was not really covered up tightly. The upper echelons have heard about it.The main reason why this matter was suppressed was the social panic that might be caused by making the results of the investigation public.Time and space, when the original things that human beings rely on for their survival begin to shatter and collapse, it is impossible to predict what kind of chaos this world will become.If they are caught by the New World cultists and fabricate highly deceptive lies such as "Lemuria has the technology to avoid the influence of time and space distortion", then social stability will no longer exist.

In addition, it was not made public because there was indeed a spy from the Lemuria continent lurking inside the National Security Agency, and this spy had already been locked.The upper management didn't intend to move him yet. While deliberately revealing some irrelevant information to the spy, the upper management was also monitoring the spy's actions to speculate on the intentions of Lemuria.This is why Tianyang has reported to the two mothers about the National Security Bureau spies and the theft of the hard drive containing the investigation report of the cathedral collapse accident, but the government still has not responded much.These things are all state secrets, and Xue Lun has no official position, so she has no right to know these things, and the government certainly has no obligation to tell her.As for the stolen hard disk data, it doesn't matter. It is beneficial for the other party to think that the imperial government knows nothing about it.

Tianyang has the authority to know the information, but because she has been very busy recently and her own affairs are in a state of desperation, she has not asked about the follow-up of the espionage incident for the time being.After discussing with Mu Li, Lan Ni decided that as long as Tian Yang didn't ask, she wouldn't tell, so Xue Lun wouldn't know.In short, we must first investigate the strange things that happened to Xue Lun and Tian Yang.

Tianyang knew nothing about his mother's inner activities, only heard her ask Zheng Feng:

"Academician Zheng, I don't know how we need to cooperate with your research?"

"First of all, it's a physical examination." Zheng Feng smiled. "To find out what happened to you, of course, you must first understand the difference between you and normal people. The duty of our Institute of High Energy Physics is to investigate what Ms. Spencer said. The pocket watch you are holding. This investigation and research is a multi-departmental joint study, not just our department. In addition, the Academy of Biological Sciences and the Institute of Human Medicine will send doctors to conduct a comprehensive physical examination investigation on you. If the investigation The results of the research involve other disciplines, and more departments should join in.”

When talking about the pocket watch, Zheng Feng's expression showed excitement and anticipation again, and when he looked at Xue Lun, he prayed more.This middle-aged Chinese man was almost 50 years old, but his personality was like that of a child, which made Xue Lun feel a little difficult to deal with.

Sharon sighed and asked:

"Pocket watch, do you want to give it to you now?"

Zheng Feng shook his head and said: "No, the investigation will officially start tomorrow. Before we start, we will sign a cooperation agreement with you, and we will receive your pocket watch only after you see the terms and agree with all the experimental items that need to be carried out. But ... I really can't wait any longer, I just asked you for a pocket watch, I'm really embarrassed."

"That pocket watch is very ordinary in appearance, and I'm afraid it won't be able to see anything famous with the naked eye." Xue Lun said lightly, then took out the pocket watch from her pocket, opened it, put it on the table, and pushed it in front of Zheng Feng's eyes, "Please Bar."

Zheng Feng immediately picked up the pocket watch carefully and looked at it carefully. After careful inspection, he naturally found that he could not move the hands of the pocket watch.

"I want to confirm a question first, have you tried many ways to destroy this watch?" he asked.

"Yes, but they all failed, not even leaving a mark." Before Xue Lun could speak, Tian Yang hurriedly replied.

Zheng Feng smiled and said: "It seems that my guess is right, it's incredible... This watch seems to have a strong force field that is not affected by external forces, which makes its particle state completely different from ordinary pocket watches."

Xue Lun frowned, as if trying to understand Zheng Feng's words.Not only her, Tianyang and Lan Ni also showed doubts.

"Haha, I'm just making a preliminary judgment. Whether this is the case still needs to be investigated in detail." Zheng Feng returned the pocket watch to Xue Lun.

Sharon wanted to continue asking, but she also understood that scientists simply made assumptions, and it was impossible to verify the correctness without conducting experiments. There was no point in asking now, and everything had to be discussed after the experiment started.When she put away the pocket watch, the impatient Zheng Feng had already stood up and said goodbye to Queen Lani:

"I'm really sorry, Your Royal Highness, I really want to keep you sitting for a while, but I have a very important experiment that needs to be supervised, and there are still many things to prepare for the experiment that will start tomorrow."

"You're busy, so we won't bother you." Lanny smiled.

Lan Ni didn't stay for long, she led Xue Lun and Tian Yang to leave the Institute of High Energy Physics, and took the transportation in the park to the guest house. The entourage had already sent their luggage there.

"During the next test period, I will try my best to stay here to accompany the supervision. In principle, you are not allowed to leave the test base, and it will be stated in the agreement to be signed tomorrow. If you want to leave, you need to make a report and apply. After approval, you will be accompanied To put it bluntly, the bodies of the two of you are no longer your own, but state property. What I said probably violates human rights, but please understand this point. Mandatory research, mandatory is especially important."

Sharon could tell that Her Highness the Queen was trying her best to warn them, but the starting point was to protect them.Of course, what she said was also the truth, and the truth is often more hurtful.The true face of the country will always be like this. Collective interests come first and sacrificing personal interests is a matter of course. Even if the current leader of this country is a person with extremely charismatic personality like His Majesty Mu Li, this fact cannot be changed.In fact, these leaders are not led by the nose by the collective interests.Her Royal Highness can now be said to have single-handedly pushed her daughter to face the risk of the experiment. Sharon did not ignore her sacrifice.

But deep down in her heart, Xue Lun didn't care about any collective interests at all, and she never had the noble feeling of sacrificing for the country.Her concept has always been very simple and concise, whoever kills the person she loves, she will fight back; if there is even a ten thousandth chance to save the person she loves, she will go all out.In the process, she will not be polite to anyone who becomes her obstacle.

Even if her enemy is the whole country.

Her Royal Highness sent Xue Lun and Tian Yang to the door of the guest house. They lived opposite each other, and Her Highness's room was at the end of the corridor on the same floor.Xue Lun opened the door and entered the room, and began to pack her luggage alone, while Tian Yang entered the opposite door with Her Highness the Queen.While Xue Lun was packing her clothes, someone rang the doorbell, and Xue Lun saw from the screen panel on the porch that the person who came was Her Royal Highness, so she opened the door.

Lanny didn't seem to intend to come in, but just handed a card to Sharon:

"This is a temporary universal card in the park. You can use it to make purchases and pass the access control. The authority is level [-], and you cannot enter the access control above level [-]. Oh, and also, for the physical examination tomorrow, remember not to eat in the morning and have an empty stomach. "

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Queen."

Lan Ni stared at Sharon for a while, and finally said inexplicably: "You really look like her when she was young." After saying that, she turned and left.Xue Lun stood there in a daze for a while, watching Her Highness the Queen walk to the end of the corridor and enter her room, but she couldn't figure out who the "she" Her Highness the Queen was talking about, so she could only close the door silently. .

That night, Xue Lun went to bed very early, Tianyang was so strange that she didn't bother her, although Xue Lun didn't know why she used the word "very strange".It was another night of chaotic dreams. When she woke up in the morning, she couldn't help being a little bit time-space reversed, forgetting where she was.She hadn't slept well for several nights in a row, and now she was really exhausted.

After washing up, she left the room hungry and went downstairs to the lobby of the guest house.Tianyang was already waiting there. She was dressed in casual sportswear, she looked like she had just returned from exercising outside, with a ruddy and healthy complexion.

I really envy this big-hearted guy, Xue Lun secretly said.

"Yo!" Tianyang waved her hand, the light of the morning light spread finely on half of her body, her skin was dazzlingly white, she looked like an angel who had just fallen into the mortal world, pure and beautiful.

Xue Lun squinted her eyes, was a little dazed for a moment, and raised her hand in response after a while.

Tianyang stepped forward with a smile, and before she could speak to Xue Lun, the sound of brakes and footsteps came from behind her, accompanied by the sound of closing the car door, and a group of "men in black" came out majesticly. Walking in, they were all dressed in uniform black uniforms, with the badge of the Academy of Sciences printed on their chests. The leader was an Asian woman with short hair cut to the ears. She couldn't tell her age. Sharon guessed that it might be around forty.She has a pair of very charming fox eyes, with the corners of the eyes hanging up, very tasteful.She took the initiative to reach out her hand, shook hands with Tianyang and Xuelun, and introduced herself:

"I am Satoko Kakutani, the director of the Armed Security Division of the National Academy of Sciences. From now on, I will be responsible for guiding your daily schedule and protecting your safety. Please advise me."

Xue Lun raised her eyebrows slightly, and thought: The Armed Security Department of the National Academy of Sciences, this is probably the most mysterious armed organization in the empire.

The author has something to say: Let me explain in advance that although Ke Lun tried his best to show the temperament of hard science fiction, it is actually a soft science fiction that cannot be softer. Concepts are in the dark, and I can only do my best not to distort the real scientific theory.Therefore, if students who study science see something that is not reasonable, please also ask Haihan. My starting point is to complete the structure of the article, not to popularize science knowledge.