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Chapter 347 - 266: Science and Magic

Chapter 347: Chapter 266: Science and Magic

"You want to establish a passage to the outside world, and you want to complete it within five days?"

After Norton left the conference room somewhat reluctantly, Eisenberg-Adler was the first to stand up and voice his skepticism. In his view, the whole idea was the brainchild of a complete outsider.

The subsequent content was even more preposterous, for in Mingyuan’s concept, the Digitalized World would become a large transfer station. It would act like a network, capable of connecting any corner of the universe; people could travel to the Digitalized World via this "network" and then, as if using a sort of magical door, appear in locations tens of light-years away.

This was akin to a concept from a third-rate science fiction novel, not bound by any physical laws—just a snap decision, designing some new technologies that simply cannot be explained by science.

But this is the real world, where anyone with basic knowledge would know this is simply not feasible.

"Sergeant, should I make him shut up?"

Before Mingyuan could speak, Number 37 was already frowning and asked Mingyuan this question.

At the same time, she actually took out a gag ball.

Number 37 was the captain of this Specter squad, and her presence in the meeting was due to her status as a half-cyborg.

Their neural interfaces endowed them with the same abilities as artificial intelligence. They could establish a connection anytime, anywhere and understand the information intended to be communicated with absolute accuracy.

However, the gag ball was not something Mingyuan had asked her to bring, and he had no clue why Number 37 would possess such a thing.

"Don’t be rash, this is just a calm and rational academic discussion. Dr. Eisenberg has his own theories and opinions, and that’s completely normal," Mingyuan responded.

Hearing this, Number 37 gave Eisenberg a dangerously sharp look and put away the gag ball.

From her practiced motion, it was apparent she had used this prop frequently in past missions.

"Discussing this kind of problem with laymen is a complete waste of time."

Eisenberg wasn’t about to do anyone any favors as he had been through countless situations like this.

It was desperate, like explaining to some who thought they held some theory, then scientifically explaining to them why their imagination was impossible to realize.

They would at that point draw parallels with ancient people, using them as an example, arguing that thousands of years ago, nobody imagined that one day humans would travel through space.

Eisenberg had also noticed that these individuals often shared a common trait: when they did not understand the theories being discussed, they would paradoxically grow in unfounded confidence, firm in their belief that they were right and you were wrong.

This was also why Eisenberg didn’t stay in academia like his mentor; he realized that it was truly difficult to communicate with amoebas.

To them, everything you said was just fantasy, and their only concern was whether you could make grass appear out of thin air for them.

In Eisenberg’s view, Mingyuan, who could say such things, was no different from those amoebas.

He was probably one of those large, wild subspecies of amoebas with particularly formidable strength.

"If what you’re talking about is a means to leave the Digitalized World, Morgan VII spends tens of billions each year to hire top scholars in this field to research the problem, and the conclusion is that at least for the next fifty years, a bridge between reality and the Digitalized World is impossible to establish."

And this was merely about getting Morgan VII out of the Digitalized World and back to reality, not even including the "transfer station" or "Fold Jump gate" technologies Mingyuan mentioned.

"But as far as I know, Fold Jump gate technology has already been realized,"

Mingyuan said. Not long ago, he and Earth Wolf Twelve had experienced the Fold Jump gate project together.

The technology is mostly used in the military, and it is especially widespread in the domain of fold jump battles, where the Mocking Pigeon and the forces of the Eastern Battlefront are invincible in interstellar warfare thanks to their unique fold jump techniques.

"That can only achieve short-distance fold jumps, and it’s absolutely confidential within the company. They never disclosed any insider details about the technology to me."

Eisenberg didn’t want to waste any more words on this topic. He just felt that Mingyuan’s proposals were too lofty, for they were already considering how to turn the Digitalized World into a way station when they couldn’t even create a single fold jump gate.

Every leap in human civilization has required a flash of genius.

As a "genius," Eisenberg felt that he had already contributed enough. However, human time is limited, and he couldn’t devote his time to more domains.

"I’ve already said last time, the Digitalized World is irreversible. Although the outside world can still make contact with us, the people here can no longer get out at all."

"But you are one of the universe’s best scientists, and you and your mentor created this space. No one understands its existence better than you."

"This is the difference between a scientist and a mage."

Eisenberg said.

He admitted that maybe one day the scenario depicted by Mingyuan might come true, but it was not something they could witness.

Even the vision of geniuses is limited; he could not observe those things yet to be discovered, existing beyond the grasp of cognition.

And as he had said, he had already done enough.

How to leave the Digitalized World could become a research direction for humanity for hundreds of years to come.

"This is why there’s a need for a division of labor within a team."

Mingyuan was pleased that he had reached a preliminary consensus with Eisenberg.

As Eisenberg had said, human strength has its limits, and Mingyuan often thought the same.

Without a doubt, Eisenberg was one of the most intelligent geniuses in the universe, but after all, he was human too. He could make the same mistakes everyone makes, including commenting presumptuously about an industry he didn’t understand and expressing some immature opinions.

"It seems you have a significant misconception about mages; they are not a profession that can conjure anything from nothing just by tapping their heads. They also need to have the corresponding theoretical knowledge."

In order to better explain this to Eisenberg, he picked up a bottle of mineral water that Norton had prepared for each person.

Although Norton was sent away, he still managed to help everyone in the conference room.

"Dr. Eisenberg, under what circumstances do you think we can transform a bottle of empty spring water into a gold nugget?"

Eisenberg stalled for quite a while before saying, "I’ve heard that there’s a transmutation technology on Rolling Stone Star, where they gather up useless slag..."

This time he spoke very slowly, because he had never been to Rolling Stone Star, nor had he witnessed and understood the technology.

However, by the time he finished his story, Mingyuan had already placed a shiny gold nugget before them.

"The reason why Morgan VII has not been successful is that there was a problem with the composition of the team members."

Mingyuan said, "Perhaps he should have invited a mage to help break the deadlock."