Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 1408: Chapter 669: A Brand New Physical System

The main sensation one got from the ground-to-space shuttle test of the spacecraft was just one word—

Fast!

"It was really too fast, I hadn’t even reacted before it was over."

"Indeed, just like the public data indicated, it completed the five-kilometer shuttle within six seconds. It really was within six seconds, I even felt it was only three seconds, maybe two."

"I had just lowered my head, what on earth happened? How come the test ended so quickly?"

"If you missed the few seconds of footage just now, it’s like missing an entire grand sci-fi blockbuster. That would be very regrettable, but fortunately, there’s a video record."

"Now let’s watch the playback—"

TV hosts from various stations were all exclaiming in astonishment, and the sentiment they expressed could be described in one word, ’fast’.

The speed of the spacecraft during the shuttle was really too fast.

Time also passed too quickly.

The number of viewers watching the slow-motion replay was greater than those who watched the test live because they were prepared and wouldn’t miss the scene out of the blue.

Every TV station replayed the slow-motion footage many times.

Most people felt amazed. They thought that the testing process was odd. Fast was one sensation, the other was ’awkwardness’, as space shuttle testing and other terrestrial tests bring different sensory experiences.

If a large piece of machinery was being tested, especially for speed, its velocity would soar to astonishing levels in the blink of an eye.

What would happen then?

Many people’s first thought is that it would make an enormous sound and bring a strong wind, making the surroundings feel extremely dangerous.

Then, it would be thrilling, dangerous.

Wait.

Even a regular sports car, when reaching a certain speed, makes one feel danger. Formula One racing cars are the fastest on land; F1 cars can theoretically reach speeds over 700 kilometers per hour, and during official races, the winning car’s average speed can exceed 400 kilometers per hour.

Four hundred kilometers per hour, averaging out to just over a hundred meters per second. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

Even at that speed of a hundred meters per second, the sensation it brings to viewers is one of ’losing control’, as if a sudden sharp turn could result in the car being wrecked.

This is still the very physically obeying, nearly ground-hugging F1 car.

The bulk of the spacecraft is thousands, if not millions, of times larger than that of formula racing cars, and its speed during shuttling is supposed to be ten times faster. Just imagining the test process would make one think of a grand spectacle.

The result?

The spacecraft turned into a large black ball, which in the blink of an eye arrived at the finish line incredibly swiftly, without even making much noise along the way, nor stirring any strong winds or affecting anything else. It personally felt as if standing beside the shuttle lane wouldn’t affect you much.

After watching it many times in succession, another oddity became apparent.

This was an understandable oddity—

There was no acceleration process for the spacecraft; it reached top speed instantly. Likewise, there was no deceleration process; once the shuttle was completed, it returned to its slow-moving state.

"There’s no acceleration or deceleration process, although I understand it’s because it exited the lane, it still looks strange."

"So, what really is the principle behind this lane?"

"I’ve seen a researcher on gravity reversal who said it had to do with space compression, which is to say, the space within the lane was compressed."

"This claim is really hard for me to believe."

"I’d rather believe that the spacecraft traversed through, to a parallel space. In our world, it just manifested a shadow, moving swiftly and yet not interacting with anything in this space."

"Your theory—"

"Is plausible! I actually find no reason to refute it!"

At the same time, the scientists were even more shocked than the spectators. Some of them even put forward the same idea as the general public, that ’the spaceship used an Anti-Energy barrier to shuttle to another parallel space, in which it didn’t interact with matter’.

But they were only talking.

This hypothesis was easy to reject because several traces were left on the ground by the spacecraft, heavy traces.

This was a clear sign of interaction with matter, indicating that the spacecraft was still traversing on the ground during the shuttle.

Scientists abroad were shocked that no loud noise was heard during the spacecraft’s passing.

This point was the most critical.

Actually, the absence of an acceleration process for the spacecraft was normal because the Z-wave had constructed the space lane, and if there was an acceleration process, the ’shuttle lane’ would have lost its purpose.

That there was no loud noise during the test was incomprehensible. fгeewebnovёl.com

From the traces left by the spacecraft, it could easily be deduced that the shuttle was completed while it was moving on the ground; the Anti-Energy barrier could block energy but not matter. The spacecraft didn’t take off; it just normally moved on the ground.

Also, upon closer examination of the video, another important point was discovered—

There had been some changes to the ground where the shuttle test took place.

It was hard to determine exactly what change had occurred, but the video contrast showed that the ground, after the shuttle test, seemed to have caved in a little.