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61. Space, Speculation, Gains! [5k]
P.S.: This chapter is quite important, as it relates to some subsequent settings.
The floor beneath my feet was a slightly worn tiled floor, and the walls on either side were painted a beige color. A faint smell, like a mixture of disinfectant and dust, filled the air.
There was complete silence all around; there was not a sound.
Su Hui looked around, his brows furrowing slightly.
The space is not large, about the size of two classrooms, with tables, chairs, windowsills, cabinets, and documents, and the layout resembles the interior of a research facility.
But unlike the high-tech facility they had been in before, which was marked by dimensional erosion, this place seemed unusually... old.
In some places, the paint on the wall had peeled off, revealing the cement underneath. (The remaining text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the previous sentence.)
The fluorescent light tubes on the ceiling were covered in dust, emitting a dim, yellowish light.
not far away,
A round quartz clock hangs on the wall.
The hands remained stationary at "10:07:32".
Everything seemed to be covered by a thick filter of time, exuding a strong sense of nostalgia.
It gives the feeling that time here stopped completely at some point long ago.
A strange feeling rose in Su Hui's heart.
He tried moving his body a bit, and the gravity and air composition here didn't seem to be much different from the outside world.
However, the throbbing that originated from his soul became clearer after entering this space, as if guiding him in a specific direction.
Without rushing to search, Su Hui walked around a wooden table and chairs to the wall, and stood by a glass window.
Light shines through the glass, allowing you to see the outside scenery, but it's like frosted glass, making it difficult to see clearly.
Looking out through the glass, Su Hui could see that the outside was not the strange barrier he had imagined, nor the mysterious colors of a different dimension.
Outside!
It's a view of another city!
Outside the window, there seemed to be a place resembling a courtyard or square, with some blurry building outlines visible.
The style of those buildings felt very familiar to Su Hui.
Spires, stone walls, old streetlights...
It carries a distinct European classical style from decades ago or even earlier.
It was as if he wasn't in the modern world, or in the apocalypse, but had traveled back to 1990s Europe, looking at the European-style buildings with their blurred outlines and sense of history.
What made Su Hui's pupils shrink and his fists clench even more was the scenery that seemed to have been frozen in time.
He was able to see some blurry figures of people walking around!
They dressed in various styles, walking, talking, and making various gestures in the square, going through their daily routines, just like people living in that era.
Where exactly is this place?
Could it be that this spatial rift does not connect to a different dimension?
Or... another world?
Or... a projection of a point in the past?
this moment.
Many thoughts raced through Su Hui's mind!
Su Hui took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down, and withdrew his gaze from the blurry figures.
Whether this is a projection of the past or another real parallel world, the most important thing right now is to explore this unknown space and find the source of that throbbing feeling.
I turned my head to look at the nearest wooden desk, where some paper documents and slightly yellowed folders were scattered.
Su Hui stepped forward and casually picked up a document.
The paper is rough and fragile, and the edges are severely yellowed.
The text above was not any modern language he was familiar with, but rather a distorted and ancient symbol, exuding a mysterious aura.
To his further surprise, there were several pieces of what looked like newspaper clippings scattered next to the documents.
The image above was black and white, and the printing quality was rough, but the content made Su Hui's pupils shrink slightly.
In one picture, a man with a sinister face, dressed in a classical wizard's robe, stands on a high platform. In the background, there are countless frenzied crowds. The title is written in strange symbols with words that Su Hui cannot understand, but can vaguely sense their inflammatory nature.
"...Grindelwald's gathering...Ministry of Magic warning..."
"...Niumongard...the riots in Diagon Alley..."
"...Fantastic Beasts...Protection Act..."
These scattered, fragmented pieces of text and images all subtly point to a completely different worldview.
Su Hui's brows furrowed more and more tightly.
Grindelwald? The Ministry of Magic?
He seemed to have seen these terms in some literary works before the apocalypse.
Is it...
He quickly flipped through the documents in his hand, which were mostly clippings of news briefings or handwritten notes.
One of the clippings had a headline in bold: "The Rise of Dark Wizarding Powers: The International Wizarding Federation Calls for Vigilance!"
The accompanying image is a blurry black-and-white wanted poster.
Su Hui's heartbeat quickened slightly.
Those familiar names and identities... if these records are genuine...
So, behind this spatial rift, could it be connected to the familiar magical world of Harry Potter?
He put down the document in his hand, closed his eyes, and carefully recalled the system's introduction to "singularities".
"...Special spatial nodes created by the high condensation of dimensional energy may connect to unknown regions or overlap or erode with other dimensions..."
Compatibility...
Su Hui suddenly opened his eyes.
Emma once said that the federal government had rescued visitors from another world and obtained a lot of information from 'them'.
Given the existence of technological apocalypses and dimensional monster invasions, the emergence of a magical world doesn't seem impossible.
This rift might really be connected to a parallel universe with magical powers.
The [Ember Weaver] itself is a dimensional monster governed by rules, with unpredictable and bizarre abilities, full of surreal elements.
If this singularity connects to a magical world, then the emergence of monsters like the [Ember Weaver] is not entirely incomprehensible.
Su Hui's thoughts began to wander.
If even a magical world truly exists, then what about all those technologies, superpowers, myths, and even fairy tales that once only existed in fantasy...?
Is it possible that one day in the future, it will come to reality in some form?
Technological explosion: base vehicles, spaceships, lightsaber mechs, magical death spells, supernatural abilities?
A witch, Little Red Riding Hood, a dragon girl, or a Devil Fruit user?
This apocalypse may not be just about the rampage of zombies and monsters.
The dimensional fusion mentioned in the system introduction may refer to the incredible fusion and collision of countless worldviews and existences!
The world of the future will no longer be a single civilization's last struggle.
Technology and magic intertwine, superpowers and mythology coexist.
This thought,
Su Hui felt a strange chill, yet also a strange, inexplicable excitement.
He shook his head, temporarily suppressing these overly grandiose speculations.
Regardless of what the future holds, the most important thing right now is to improve one's own capabilities.
Strength is the foundation of everything!
He refocused his mind and followed the increasingly clear direction of the soul's throbbing sensation he sensed.
Walk around rows of tables and chairs, and you'll reach the desk at the very end, which is clearly the leader's desk.
In an inconspicuous spot against the wall behind it, a metal safe, about half a person's height, stood quietly, and the throbbing that came from the soul emanated from it.
The metal cabinet was entirely black, with a cross symbol that Su Hui couldn't understand printed on it. There was no lock or password, so the symbol seemed to represent some kind of mysterious magical restriction.
Unfortunately, the magical restriction failed here, and Su Hui reached out and pulled the cabinet door.
Click!
With a soft click, the cabinet door opened easily.
The interior of the cabinet was not large, and it was covered with a layer of dark red velvet. A few beautiful lights shone out from it, instantly attracting Su Hui's full attention.
On the velvet cloth,
Five gemstones, radiating a magnificent light, lay quietly.
These gemstones come in various shapes, some being regular multifaceted cuts, while others are irregular natural rough stones.
Each one is about the size of a thumb, emitting a soft and mysterious halo that changes constantly, displaying different strange colors, as if countless stars are flowing within it.
Su Hui's gaze was instantly drawn to these gems.
Just by looking at them, you can feel a pure and powerful energy fluctuation.
The first one was entirely crimson, like a burning flame, with molten lava flowing inside.
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The second star is a deep, dark blue, like an endless sea of stars, with countless points of starlight twinkling and disappearing within it.
The third tree is lush and green, full of life, as if it contains a miniature forest.
The fourth one is bright and clear, its light soft yet majestic, like the rising sun.
The one in the very center, which is also the largest, presents an indescribable chaotic color that seems to have merged with all colors yet transcended all colors.
It hovered silently above the other four gems, emanating an indescribable, strange fluctuation that seemed to draw the soul.
Su Hui's heart skipped a beat.
He could sense that these five gems, especially the chaotic-colored one in the very center, were the true source of that soul-stirring sensation.
A prompt will automatically pop up on the system panel.
[High-level creature detected: Primal Stone (???)]
【type:???】
【quality:? ? ? 】
【Effect:???】
[Note: Items that transcend the limits of current understanding are miracles in themselves.]
Items that even the system cannot analyze.
A series of question marks made Su Hui frown slightly. This was the first time he had encountered an item that even the system could not fully analyze.
The system provided information about the other four gems.
High-level creature detected: Heart of the Earth (Legendary)
High-rarity creature detected: Tears of the Stars (Legendary)
High-level creature detected: Seed of the Forest (Legendary)
High-rarity creature detected: Crown of Radiance (Legendary)
Four legendary gems!