High School of Demon Hunting

Chapter 519: Chapter 188: From Two Dimensions to Three Dimensions_1

A creamy sphere floated above the hexagonal stone platform, rotating slowly.

The researchers surrounding the platform held clipboards in their hands, meticulously recording the data that emphasized on the sphere, occasionally flipping through their law books and pulling out tendrils of smoke-like substances from thin air and stuffing them into the sphere.

Carrying Poseidon, Su Shijun moved ahead, her high heels clacking against the floor.

Perhaps a silence spell had been cast on the laboratory because even though Su Daxu’s high heels dented the floor while moving around, no sound was made.

Seemingly bored of being cradled, Poseidon climbed onto Su Shijun’s shoulder, shaking its ears and squeaking at Zheng Qing—truly squeaking. Zheng Qing would be able able to understand if it were trying to communicate something.

With a quizzical expression, the tuition-free student looked at the reanimated Little Fox, considering whether to haul it back for a lesson in manners.

But seeing that Su Daxu didn’t seem to care either, he abandoned that notion.

Frankly, there are times when Zheng Qing feels inferior to a fox.

Distressed, he turned his attention to the large spheres around him, trying to discern some advanced magic knowledge, something he could brag about when he returned—even though he couldn’t understand anything from these uniform, large bulb-like alchemy products.

The only things he could be sure about were the number of spheres and the vast size of the laboratory.

”This lab is huge,” he exclaimed.

”Well, naturally,” Su Shijun responded enthusiastically. Seeming content to engage in conversation, she began detailing the laboratory upon hearing his praise:

”This is the largest laboratory in the university.

It is formally named ’The Laboratory for Testing Several Solutions on how Single String Lifeforms Breakthrough the Dirichlet Membrane in 1+1 Dimensional Space’. The name is a mouthful, so it’s often simply called the Second-Dimensional Evolution Laboratory.”

Zheng Qing released a wry smile unconsciously and reached for his Grey Cloth Bag.

He had developed a good habit since school started. Whenever he heard a teacher say something he didn’t understand he would immediately write it down to revisit later.

Fortunately, he instantly realized that he was not in class but in Su Shijun’s laboratory.

So, after rifling through his bag, he put his hands back down.

”...As the name suggests, the main research focus of this lab is ’dimensional breakthrough’, or you could say ’evolution’.”

”Perhaps you don’t grasp the concept... well, here’s an example: suppose you live in a 9+1 dimensional D3 membrane world. Could we have the possibility to touch a 10+1, 9+2, or even a 10+6 superdimensional space?”

Zheng Qing was further confused.

The hair on his head flopped listlessly, symbolizing his mental state.

”Alas, how dim-witted,” Su Shijun frowned, her beautiful brows creasing into a frown.

Zheng Qing had nothing to say.

You are a great wizard explaining professional terms. Can I, a freshman barely two months into college, understand instantly? Won’t that make you look incompetent?!

With no intention of reading his thoughts, Su Shijun ignored his inner complaints.

She stretched out her slender white fingers, massaged the area between her eyebrows, then snapped her fingers: ”Let’s put it this way, assume that you live in a three-dimensional space—a space made up of length, width, and height. There is also a fourth dimension called time that threads through countless such three-dimensional spaces, stitching together a higher-dimensional space-time continuum than your world.”

”If you want to transcend your zone, you must reach the fourth dimension and unite the countless ’yous’ in a timeline.”

”This ’unification’ state is just a stepping stone for the ultimate direction of life that every creature pursues...”

”Before the Qin Dynasty, there were immortals traversing mountains and rivers; in the Middle Ages, there were gods appearing in foreign domains; and now, there are entities that have transcended great wizards and demons... In a way, they have all broken through existing dimensions and touch a broader spectrum of life.”

Zheng Qing finally understood what she was trying to convey.

But this only served to distress him further.

Is it appropriate to discuss such deep topics before a freshman who hasn’t even stepped across the wizard’s threshold?!

”...The Second-Dimensional Evolution Laboratory researches in this field.”

”Of course, due to some limitations, we can’t directly research how to break through the existing 9+1 D3 membrane. But we can simplify it by starting with relatively easy breakthroughs— in other words, since we can’t simulate the third dimension breaking through to the fourth dimension, we can start by simulating the second dimension breaking through into the third dimension.”

”The stone of other mountains can be used to polish jade.”

”This thinking approach is also influenced by Dimensionism’s convergence theory.”

”If our subjects are able to break free from the 1+1 dimensional space-time, their experiences, their learnings, and even the possible upheavals they might encounter during breakthrough might recur in higher dimensions—this is the ’Christian-Moonlight hypothesis.’”

Unable to bear it any longer, Zheng Qing interrupted Su Shijun’s description.

”But, don’t we already have entities that have transcended the great wizard?” he asked with a puzzled expression. ”Can’t they provide clearer, more accurate guidance to the newcomers? Why go through what seems like an incredibly complex and difficult research?”

”The transcendents each have their own paths. Every path is unique and cannot be repeated,” Su Shijun held her head high. Her tone was firm, ”We hope to find in this laboratory a broad, smooth road that anyone can traverse.”

This was an inspiring idea.

The young tuition-free student was filled with admiration.

”Do you have a success story yet?” he asked eagerly: ”Have there been cases of successful breakthroughs from the second dimension to our world?”

”Not yet.” Su Shijun didn’t seem disheartened when she mentioned this: ”If breaking the limits of life were so easy, ’transcendence’ would appear too cheap... Of course, it doesn’t mean we’ve made no progress. Many subjects have attempted ’transcendence’, providing us with many insights. We plan to adjust some of the world’s parameters and gather more data...”

Subjects.

Adjusting world parameters.

Collecting data.

Each of these words seemed so cold and detached to Zheng Qing. They were even tinged with a faint scent of blood.

A cold wind wafted from the depths of the laboratory.

He couldn’t help but clutch his robe tighter.