Chapter 374 - 329: I Have Seen the Future and Hope of Humanity

Chapter 374: Chapter 329: I Have Seen the Future and Hope of Humanity

Upon returning to the laboratory he knew best, Lloyd was surprised to find it had become a three-story building, bustling with so many people it looked several times more popular than the Twisted System department.

Yet his two acquaintances not far away, Professor Lawrence and the researcher Dandy, both wore looks of utter astonishment. Their eyes were wide open. ’They don’t seem very happy to see me back, do they?’

Lloyd could only offer a slightly awkward smile, waving at them in greeting.

"Uh... hi?"

But the two acquaintances merely muttered to themselves under their breath:

"He’s not human. He’s not human. So I can understand, I can accept it. I’m just surprised..."

"He just got lucky. Mm... right, just lucky. That’s how he made it back alive."

After a great deal of effort spent deluding himself, Professor Lawrence finally managed to calm down. He couldn’t help but feel secretly relieved. ’It’s a good thing the Dean warned me beforehand. Otherwise, if I’d suddenly seen that guy Lloyd appear before me alive, the Space System really would have ended up one professor short.’

Dandy’s situation was a bit easier than the professor’s—

After all, his knowledge of Spatial Storms wasn’t very extensive, and he lacked an intuitive grasp of their power. He wasn’t entirely clear on what escaping from a Spatial Storm truly meant. As a result, his Cognition wasn’t as solidified, and his mind wasn’t bound by rigid dogma, making him much more accepting of Lloyd than the professor.

It was also fortunate that the other two professors weren’t present. One had gone to secure valuable assets, while the other was preparing more Spatial Equipment in case of the worst-case scenario. Thus, Professor Lawrence was left in full charge of the laboratory.

With his hearing, Lloyd could naturally make out what the two were muttering, and he couldn’t help but feel a mix of sympathy and worry.

The sympathy was self-explanatory. As for the worry... ’I wonder what kind of faces they’ll make when they find out I plan to claim the Spatial Storm for myself?’

’But we’re not there yet. I should deal with the academy’s crisis first.’

So, Lloyd quickly ran over to the professor and said bluntly:

"Professor, I have a way to deal with this storm, but I need some Spatial Equipment, the elevator-type. The more, the better."

"Hm? What’s your plan?"

Professor Lawrence asked in return.

Lloyd quickly explained his general idea:

"With the right kind of container, I can compress the storm into a small area, then gradually break it down and dissipate it, resolving the crisis."

As it turned out, his words didn’t cause a severe cognitive shock for the professor or Dandy. They were merely very puzzled and surprised, their minds not in any real danger.

This was likely because Lloyd’s idea was simply too outrageous and far-fetched, greatly exceeding the scope of their Cognition to the point of being completely incomprehensible. One could even say it belonged to an entirely different field.

Therefore, this idea, being so far-fetched, was paradoxically easier for them to accept than the fact that he had ’survived the storm’.

It was like that classic science fiction work from Earth, where aliens interfered with particle collider experiments, driving top physicists to suicide one after another, yet having very little effect on experts in Materials Science.

So, the professor and Dandy’s reactions were similar to those ’experts in Materials Science’. They simply said:

"Do you have any idea... what you’re saying?"

"Lloyd, this is no time for jokes!"

"I’m not joking. Time is short, please trust me."

Lloyd couldn’t explain further and could only press on.

Professor Lawrence also realized that he shouldn’t probe too deeply into the matter, nor should he dwell on how Lloyd could accomplish something so outrageous. All that mattered now was choosing whether or not to trust him.

So, after hesitating for a few seconds, the professor nodded and said:

"Fine. It’s not like I have a better plan. We might as well let you give it a shot... It’s just that I don’t have any Spatial Equipment here. Only this..."

As he spoke, he swiped a light screen over in front of Lloyd. Displayed on it was a long string of data and three 3D maps, which looked like the structural diagrams for three of the academy’s districts.

Lloyd glanced at the data—information he normally wouldn’t have understood—and instantly grasped what the professor and his team were trying to do.

’They’re actually planning to sacrifice some of the academy’s districts, using them to collide with the Spatial Storm in an attempt to disrupt it?’

Theoretically, it was possible. However, it would require extremely precise maneuvering to ensure the districts collided with several key nodes within the storm to produce the desired disruptive effect.

If the collisions weren’t precise, it would likely have the opposite effect, causing the storm to intensify and accelerate.

’But even for me, it would be difficult to guarantee the precision of such a collision without proper preparation, especially with the constant interference from spatial turbulence...’

’So, if the professor and his team actually went through with this plan, it would almost certainly fail...’

Lloyd felt a wave of fear wash over him as he considered the professor’s insane plan. ’If I hadn’t returned in time, the academy would have been doomed, wouldn’t it?’

"This probably won’t work," Lloyd said quickly. "The success rate is too low."

"I know. That’s why I plan to hand them over to you. Since all you need is a ’container,’ why not use a bigger one?"