Solving Middle Age Crisis by Intelligence System-Chapter 592 - 396: A Special Space (Double-Length) (2)

Chapter 592: Chapter 396: A Special Space (Double-Length) (2)

The light from outside seeped through the gap, and the passage instantly brightened up.

Once these vines were cleared away, everyone eagerly moved to the exit to look outside.

The scene before their eyes stunned everyone instantly...

The West Z Region was already cold and desolate, and plus they were over four thousand meters above sea level halfway up the mountain, theoretically an environment not suitable for plant growth.

But the scene outside the exit was far beyond everyone’s expectations.

They saw vast expanses of trees ahead, blocking out the sun.

The tree trunks were extremely thick, requiring at least two or three adults to embrace their circumference, and nearly every tree was like this.

The ground wasn’t barren like the previous external world; instead, it was covered with all kinds of wildflowers and weeds, with a sweet floral fragrance lingering in the air.

At a glance, it seemed like they had entered another world...

Everyone widened their eyes, unable to believe the scene before them.

Deep within the Kunlun Mountain, such a place was hidden, and if it weren’t for personal experience, anyone would think it’s just a tale...

De Gaulle, coming back to his senses, was the first to step out of the passage, muttering to himself, "Is this... the Land of Eternal Life!?"

Qi Yun followed closely behind and, just as he stepped into the environment, the most immediate feeling was "warmth."

The temperature here was estimated to be around twenty degrees, unlike the previous cold external world; it was very comfortable here.

Moreover, the air seemed infused with a special... substance, making breathing here feel refreshing, even more invigorating than oxygen.

Qi Yun turned his head towards Ignacio, who was bending over to pick a wildflower from the ground.

"Professor, why is the climate here so different from the outside?"

Ignacio observed the roots and stems of the wildflower and slowly shook his head, "I can’t explain this phenomenon... it’s too incredible..."

While speaking, he dug up a handful of soil, rubbed it with his fingers, then brought it close to his nose to smell.

"This soil texture I’ve never seen before... perhaps it isn’t even recorded in books..."

The other two researchers nearby were doing almost the same thing, all studying the amazing scene before them.

Sunlight filtered through the leaves, landing precisely on Qi Yun’s face; he instinctively raised his hand to block it, but suddenly to his surprise found the watch on his wrist seemed to be back to normal, the hands no longer erratically moving as they had been in the passage.

"The energy field here seems to have stabilized!"

He immediately informed Ignacio of this discovery, but just as he finished speaking, his pupils suddenly contracted!

"One... one forty! One forty in the afternoon!"

Why is it still one forty!? Is the watch broken?

Qi Yun immediately pulled out his phone for a quick check and was astonished to see that the time displayed on the phone was also one forty!

Even though there was no signal here, preventing the phone from syncing the time online, phones have a built-in clock battery that continuously powers the clock chip, allowing it to accurately keep time even without a signal.

If the watch hands had malfunctioned under the interference of that strong energy field before, what about the time on the phone?

"An Zai, check the time, what time is it now!" Qi Yun called out to An Zai.

Hearing the shout, An Zai came over from the alert position, holstering his handgun while pulling out his phone and lighting up the screen: "Boss, it’s one forty now!"

Qi Yun’s eyes widened, finding this phenomenon difficult to comprehend.

"What’s the matter, boss?" Brother Quan asked with concern upon seeing this.

Qi Yun shook his head, not answering his question, instead raising his head to look at the sun and then asking Brother Quan: "Can you estimate the time based on the position of the sun?"

Brother Quan, unsure of the situation, nodded in response: "Sure."

After speaking, he looked at the sun, then at the shadow cast by a nearby tree, measuring the distance roughly with his steps.

"This season in the West Z region, the midday sun should be slightly southwest. The sun has just passed the southwest central axis point now, and based on the shadow proportion, it should indeed be a little past one in the afternoon."

After hearing this, Qi Yun felt as if a clap of thunder exploded in his mind!

He remembered very clearly that when they first entered the passage and discovered the remains of that German soldier, he had glanced at the time, and the hands on his watch were approximately at one forty.

So much time has passed, but has no time at all elapsed!?

They had walked a long way through the passage, even stopping several times to rest; this made no sense at all...

Qi Yun reported this discovery to Ignacio, hoping to get a reasonable explanation from him, but the result was not as he wished, the latter’s face was equally full of astonishment after hearing it.

"This... cannot be explained scientifically..." Ignacio’s voice carried a slight tremor, and after a long while, he continued, "Perhaps... perhaps it has to do with the energy field here..."

"I’ve read similar hypotheses in the literature before, suggesting that ’time-space folds’ might occur in extreme environments, but those are just theories without empirical evidence... I never expected to encounter it today."

Beside him, Brother Quan felt a chill run down his spine. A person who wasn’t even afraid of going to the battlefield now had a sense of fear welling up inside him upon hearing this news.

That was a fear of the unknown...

Qi Yun worked to calm himself; since answers weren’t available, he decided not to dwell on it for now.

He approached De Gaulle, inquiring about the subsequent plans: "Is this the place you’re looking for?"

De Gaulle had just finished discussing with the two researchers, seemingly carrying concerns of his own.

He shook his head and slowly said, "I can’t be sure at the moment."

"But I have a feeling... it should be here..."

Qi Yun knew this guy was always hiding secrets, so he didn’t bother to dig deeper: "Which way should we go now? We don’t have much time to waste."

De Gaulle pointed eastward: "Then let’s set out, head east!"

Qi Yun asked no more questions, signaling his crew to get ready: "Pack up, prepare to leave."

They continued their journey towards the endless dense forest to the east.

An Zai still walked next to Ignacio, caring for him, while asking curiously, "Professor, is this the Earth’s Axis that the mustachioed man was looking for?"

Ignacio adjusted his glasses, glancing at the towering trees surrounding them, before slowly speaking: "This ecological environment is unlike any place I know, and just for that reason alone, it is undoubtedly a unique entity."

"But whether this is Earth’s Axis, I don’t know. Every unique ecological environment fosters different life forms."

"With vegetation growing so luxuriantly, it’s highly likely the animals here are similarly thriving..."

"So we need to be cautious..."

Upon hearing this, An Zai immediately tensed up: "Are you saying dangerous beasts might be here?"

"Not might, there definitely are!" Ignacio replied seriously, "Although we haven’t seen any signs of animals yet, this well-balanced ecosystem fulfills all conditions for large creatures to exist."

"As for what type of animals, and whether they’re the same species as outside, we’ll only know once we see them."

As he finished speaking, they saw De Gaulle and his team, who had been leading the way, stop again.

"There’s a discovery here!"

Upon hearing this, Qi Yun exchanged a glance with Ignacio and quickly walked over.

They saw a massive pit on the ground not far away, which looked very much like... the footprint of an elephant.

The pit was nearly half a meter in diameter, with four curved indentations clearly etched into the edge, closely resembling the animal’s outline.

The researcher nearby explained, "If this is indeed an elephant’s footprint, its weight would exceed ten tons! Possibly even more..."