The world where the time meteorites fell was also Water Blue Star.
And this world also had the Raven Laboratory.
However, the researchers here were vastly different from the researchers of Water Blue Star in the apocalyptic world.
Mo Pai and Tang Houde, the chief researchers in the apocalyptic world, were completely absent here.
The chief researcher here was Chen Ye.
It was precisely because of the difference in researchers that the technological development of the two worlds also differed greatly, and could even be said to be complementary.
The world Chen Ye was in focused on space technology, which leaned towards physics.
While Mo Pai and Tang Houde in the apocalyptic world represented gene and mecha technology.
By chance, Chen Ye opened a portal to the apocalyptic world through spatial teleportation and invited Tang Houde over at that time.
Tang Houde was in his early thirties then, considered a young talent in the research field.
However, Tang Houde's crossing still caused an energy leakage, leading to the appearance of zombies in this world.
Thanks to Chen Ye's intervention, the infection was contained and redirected to a designated city, with all entry and exit points sealed off and information suppressed externally. This prevented the situation from escalating further.
But Chen Ye also knew that the energy brought by Tang Houde was strange, completely beyond his comprehension. Directed transfer could only delay the inevitable; eventually, the energy would leak out.
When that time came, it would inevitably trigger a global zombie virus outbreak.
Therefore, Chen Ye secretly informed his own country, the Tengxiang Nation.
This led to the construction of the high walls, intended to preserve the last piece of pure land when the zombie virus became global.
This was to give Chen Ye enough time to control the power of the time meteorite, thereby resetting the disaster to before it occurred.
This was the very reason Tang Houde had apologized to Chen Ye just now.
Chen Ye, on the other hand, valued the leading gene technology and mecha technology brought by Tang Houde. Thus, despite the risks, he was still engrossed in research.
For Tang Houde, spatial teleportation technology seemed to be a solution for the indigenous people to survive precariously in the apocalypse. Therefore, he actively cooperated with Chen Ye in exchange for spatial teleportation technology.
Both parties got what they needed, and they admired each other as heroes, leading to a very harmonious relationship.
"For the 7385th foresight experiment, we plan to convert the energy signal emitted by the time meteorite into electromagnetic waves and transcode it into video footage."
"In simpler terms, we hope this technology can allow us to see the brief future through the device."
"We hope this experiment will be successful!"
Chen Ye clasped his hands together at his forehead, closed his eyes, and after a while, under the encouraging gaze of Tang Houde, he decisively pressed the start button.
Soon, the experimental equipment began to decrypt the mere 1 nanogram of time meteorite debris floating on the observation device.
Hummmmm...
The computers began to operate at high power and speed.
More than a dozen high-efficiency computing computers had already been burned out.
This was the world's fastest computer, recently developed, with a main unit as large as a room.
Tang Houde nervously adjusted his glasses. If even this kind of computer couldn't decrypt the energy emitted by the time meteorite, then the next decryption would require at least several more years.
Neither he nor Chen Ye had that much time; both worlds were on the verge of collapse.
Sizzzle sizzzle...
Suddenly, the video display showed dense static.
In an instant, the picture cleared up.
"Successful?!"
Chen Ye exclaimed in surprise.
"Wait, let's look closer. But the image displayed here seems to be... of us?"
Tang Houde said with surprise.
The screen showed the laboratory where Chen Ye and Tang Houde were. The furnishings inside were identical to the present, and their standing positions were also the same.
However, the expressions and postures of the two people in the video were different from the present.
"Is this the past or the future?"
Chen Ye was unsure.
After all, if 1 nanogram of meteorite debris could only show events within tens of seconds into the future or past, it would be difficult to distinguish.
After all, what could happen in tens of seconds?
"I don't know, let's wait and see!"
Tang Houde stared intently at the display.
The two people in the video were also staring blankly at the display, just like they were now.
Suddenly, the image flickered.
Immediately after, the teleportation pod emitted a faint light.
Then, a long-haired girl walked in, with a pair of cute dimples on her face.
It was Tang Zhilan, Tang Houde's sister, who was also his research assistant now.
Seeing this, Tang Houde and Chen Ye turned their heads in unison to look at the teleportation pod behind the laboratory.
That was the nexus connecting this world and Tang Houde's world.
However... it was silent inside; nothing had happened.
"Perhaps it's... the future. We succeeded?!"
Chen Ye said excitedly.
"It's just a shame we didn't decrypt the audio, otherwise we would know what she was going to tell us!"
Tang Houde said with a hint of regret.
For Chen Ye, the time meteorite's ability to foresee the future was a major advancement in the scientific community, an epic technological leap comparable to the Industrial Revolution.
But for Tang Houde, merely seeing was far from enough.
Only by obtaining comprehensive and complete information could it be of help to his apocalyptic world. Otherwise, relying solely on visuals, the information conveyed was still too limited.
"A timer started as soon as the image appeared. We just need to wait quietly for Assistant Zhilan to be teleported here, and we'll know how far into the future we can see!"
Chen Ye said excitedly, already unable to resist imagining the moment he would be surrounded by the entire scientific community and become a renowned scientist throughout history.
But Tang Houde thought more deeply than him. After all, the apocalyptic environment was vastly different from peacetime, and he had to consider more.
"Since we've seen the future, then... if I stare at the teleportation pod from now on, instead of looking at the screen like in the video, what will happen?"
Tang Houde suddenly asked.
"This... let's conduct this experiment after the current one is successfully verified!"
Chen Ye hesitated, afraid Tang Houde might disrupt the results of this experiment.
"I want to know if the future seen by the meteorite can be changed or not."
"Whether human destiny is predetermined!"
Tang Houde said, and despite Chen Ye's objections, he turned and stared intently at the teleportation pod.
This way, their positions became Chen Ye staring at the screen, and Tang Houde staring at the teleportation pod, a completely different scene from the future they had just seen.
At that moment, Tang Houde's wristband suddenly vibrated violently.
"This... how is this possible?!"
Upon seeing the information on his wristband, Tang Houde's face instantly turned deathly pale!