City in the Sky, Zhou Manor.
A "Dragonfly" aircraft, escorted by a large fleet of space fighters, landed steadily in the yard of Zhou's manor.
With a "crash", the crowd who had been waiting for a long time at the door swarmed forward.
Zhou Wenhai, Ye Huilan, Zhou Wenhua, Tang Yi... and others all showed excitement on their faces, staring closely at the inside of the "Dragonfly" aircraft.
With a "click", the hatch opened, and Zhou Xing got out first, then stretched out his hand to support Tang Xin.
"Dad, Mom! We are back." Zhou Xing looked at Zhou Wenhai and Ye Huilan and greeted with a smile.
The next second, Zhou Xing looked at Tang Yi and his wife, and greeted with a smile: "Mom and Dad, you are here too!"
"You brat, you are finally willing to come back! You miss me so much!" Ye Huilan stepped forward and grabbed Zhou Xing's arm, tears of excitement overflowing from the corners of her eyes.
"Just come back! Just come back!" Zhou Wenhai nodded happily and turned away secretly. He didn't want to cry in front of Zhou Xing.
"Xiao Xin!" Tang's mother hugged Tang Xin and cried profusely.
Tang Yi looked at Tang Xin, his eyes flushed. He raised his head slightly and reached out to wipe away the tears that overflowed from the corners of his eyes.
They originally thought that Zhou Xing and Tang Xin were dead people. After 31 years of separation and reunion, they could no longer hold back the tears of joy.
"Mom! My brother and sister-in-law are back safely! Today is a happy day, let's not cry anymore!" A young woman walked up to Ye Huilan and comforted her softly.
"Okay, okay! Stop crying! Stop crying!" Ye Huilan wiped away her tears and nodded happily.
"Mom, is she sister Tang Xin!" a ten-year-old girl asked Tang's mother.
"Yes." Tang's mother nodded sheepishly, pulled the little girl forward, and introduced to Tang Xin: "Xiao Xin, this is your sixth sister, Tang Ying."
After saying that, Tang Ma turned to look at the three men and one woman behind her and said, "Come here quickly, this is your brother-in-law and sister."
Tang's mother blushed and introduced the Xiaoxing people around her to Zhou Xing and Tang Xin, saying: "Xiaoxing, this is the second child Tang Yi, this is the third child Tang Feng, this is the fourth child Tang Feng, and the fifth child Tang Jun ."
"Brother-in-law, sister, hello!" All the children looked at Zhou Xing and Tang Xin greeted them in unison.
"Hello! Hello!" Zhou Xing looked at the children and nodded repeatedly with a smile.
"Ahem!" Zhou Wenhai coughed twice in embarrassment, turned to the young man behind him and ordered: "Zhou Yong, come here to meet your brother and your sister-in-law."
After hearing this, Zhou Yong walked to Zhou Xing and Tang Xin and greeted them shyly, saying: "Brother, sister-in-law, hello."
"Hello!" Zhou Xing looked at this young man who was somewhat similar to him, smiled and nodded.
"Xiao Xing, she is your sister Zhou Qi. I thought..." Ye Huilan introduced Zhou Qi next to her. When she thought of the thirty-one-year separation from Zhou Xing, she couldn't help but shed tears again.
"Brother, sister-in-law, I'm very happy to meet you. It's great to have you back!" Zhou Qi comforted Ye Huilan, looked at Zhou Xing, and Tang Xin greeted.
"Yes! Brother-in-law, my ears almost get calluses when I hear your name! Now I finally see a real person!" Tang Feng looked at Zhou Xing with bright eyes and said excitedly.
"Brother-in-law, can you take a photo with me? Then...!" Tang Jun looked at Zhou Xing and asked excitedly.
"I want it too, I want a photo too!" Tang Ying's ears perked up and she shouted excitedly. If she could get a photo with Zhou Xing, her friends would be so jealous.
What a great change! It was only 31 years ago. Looking at a group of younger brothers, sisters, sisters-in-law, and brothers-in-law who were younger than Xiaoyu, Zhou Xing was filled with emotion. When Xiaoyu came back, he would have a headache.
Zhou Xing nodded, smiled, and greeted everyone: "Of course, no problem, you all can come over!"
"Yeah! Thank you, brother-in-law!" Everyone rushed to Zhou Xing excitedly.
Soon, Zhou Xing fulfilled all the requests one by one and took a lot of photos with them.
"Okay! We're almost done filming. Let's go back to the house first!" Zhou Wenhai greeted everyone.
Everyone nodded in unison and followed Zhou Wenhai into the room.
There is a large family, but fortunately the living room is spacious enough to accommodate them.
"Brother, sister-in-law, couldn't you find Xiaoyu?" Zhou Dan couldn't wait to ask Zhou Xingdao as soon as everyone sat down.
It's a matter of course. As soon as Zhou Dan finished speaking, the smiles on the faces of Zhou Wenhai, Mr. and Mrs. Tang Yi disappeared immediately, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly turned cold.
"Xiao Dan!" Zhou Wenhua's face darkened, he glared at Zhou Dan and yelled loudly.
"Uncle, it's okay! Although I couldn't find Xiaoyu this time, I believe there will be news about him soon." Zhou Xing smiled and came to Zhou Dan's rescue.
"Really? Xiaoxing, what happened? What caused you to lose contact one after another?" Zhou Wenhai perked up and asked impatiently.
"It's the 'Cosmic Tree' phenomenon. The space-time wormhole allows us to travel to another unknown universe. Xiaoyu should have encountered a similar situation." Zhou Xing answered.
"The unknown universe! So that's what it is!" Zhou Wenhai suddenly realized and understood why Zhou Xing came back now.
"Brother-in-law, what is the 'Cosmic Tree'?" Zhou Ying looked at Zhou Xing blankly and asked in confusion.
"The 'Tree of the Universe' is like the fruits on the tree. The universes are connected one by one through the branches. Xiaoying should study hard. You will understand when you grow up!" Zhou Xing smiled at Tang Ying and introduced vividly.
"Well! When I grow up, I want to be an outstanding scientist like my brother-in-law!" Tang Ying looked at Zhou Xing and said seriously.
Hearing this, Zhou Xing smiled bitterly. Without the assistance of the Great Scientist Assistance System, it would not be that simple to become a scientist.
"Are there many universes? Then how can we find Xiaoyu?" Zhou Wenhai's expression tightened and he asked worriedly.
"Dad, don't worry! Xing used a special method and will definitely be able to find Xiaoyu. It's thanks to this method that we can come back this time!" Tang Xin reassured Zhou Wenhai confidently.
"Okay! Okay!" Zhou Wenhai nodded happily.
"Xiao Xing, what's going on with that giant spaceship? Is it the reason why you asked us to sell Xingyao Shipyard?" Zhou Wenhua looked at Zhou Xing and asked excitedly.
"Yes! Uncle, we encountered many alien civilizations during this voyage. Their technology far exceeds ours. Next, the development focus of the Shining Star Group is to improve the shipbuilding technology and reach the level of manufacturing the Titan as soon as possible." Zhou Xing nodded and introduced.
"Okay, okay! Liu Changchuan and the others should regret it this time! Haha!" Zhou Wenhua nodded excitedly and laughed.
"Okay! Don't talk about business anymore. Today is a happy day for Xiaoxing and the others to go home! The food is ready, let's celebrate!" Ye Huilan came from the direction of the restaurant and greeted everyone warmly.
Zhou Wenhai perked up and hurriedly called to Tang Yi: "Let's go! Let's go! Old Tang, we must have a good drink today!"
"Haha! No problem! If you don't get drunk, you won't get home!" Tang Yi laughed and happily accepted the challenge.
It's night, and the Zhou Manor is plunged into a sea of celebration. In contrast, the entire human society and countless people, tonight is a sleepless night.
The genius scientist Zhou Xing has returned to Earth today after disappearing for 31 years. The global stock market has plummeted. A press conference will be held tomorrow, which will subvert the entire human society and keep countless people awake at night.
The setting sun is like blood, darkness covers the earth, the stars are changing, and the night passes in the blink of an eye.
Under much anticipation, the press conference of Shining Star Group was held as scheduled.
Due to the rush of time, the layout of the huge venue was very simple. However, nearly 10,000 reporters arrived at the venue early. They were not dissatisfied at all. They were like rabbits, with red eyes, anxiously waiting for the press conference to start.
Time passed bit by bit, and nearly ten thousand pairs of eyes stared at the booth.
The huge square booth was spotless, waiting for Zhou Xing's appearance.
With a "clang" sound, a small door inside the booth suddenly opened, and Zhou Xing walked out of the door slowly.
"Bah bang bang..." Thunderous applause roared up like a huge wave. After 31 years, Zhou Xing stood on this stage again, which made countless reporters miss him immensely.
It's back, that exciting era is back!
The reporters looked at Zhou Xing on the stage with tears in their eyes and applauded desperately.
"Thank you everyone, it seems you miss me very much!" Zhou Xing smiled slightly and greeted everyone jokingly.
"think!"
The reporters responded in unison, and a huge sound wave almost blew off the roof of the venue.
"Thank you! It's not easy to stand here today. In order to repay everyone's enthusiasm, I will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation today!" Zhou Xing smiled slightly and announced to everyone.
"Pa bang bang..." The applause from the audience became more intense.
"After 31 years, everyone must be very curious about our itinerary. Next, please keep quiet and let me tell you about this long interstellar journey." Zhou Xing looked at the audience and reminded everyone with a smile.
Hearing this, the reporters stopped applauding and looked at Zhou Xing on the stage with bright eyes, holding their breath.
"Wuheng is the scientific research ship we are traveling on during this interstellar voyage." Zhou Xing stretched out his hand to compare, and the influence of Wuheng was displayed on the large holographic screen.
After a pause, Zhou Xing looked at the audience and explained: "The decision to launch this interstellar journey is mainly to achieve two purposes. One is to explore the unknown universe. Human civilization has just begun the era of interstellar navigation. Our understanding of the universe Our understanding is very limited. How big is the universe? What is outside the universe? We have no way of knowing. Second, we are looking for the Panshi, because I have always suspected that the Panshi has lost contact and has a very special situation. Sure enough, after this expedition, After that, I found out the reason why the Panshi lost contact, and also learned some of the mysteries of the universe.”
Hearing this, the reporters in the audience were all shocked, their eyes brightened, and they concentrated their attention, waiting for Zhou Xing to answer his questions.
Looking at the audience's reaction, Zhou Xing smiled with satisfaction and explained: "There is a very interesting view called the bubble theory of the universe, which believes that the universe we live in is actually a bubble, and each universe is like a huge multiverse. A soap bubble in space, born and expanding from its respective Big Bang event.”
This is a bit like a pool of cosmic "bubbles", each of which is a universe. In each such universe, the basic physical parameters are different. The physics in our universe is composed of a small number of It is limited by several different physical parameters, such as the strength of gravity, the strength of atomic bonding force...
These parameters may be completely different in different universes, and the probability is almost equivalent to rolling dice. Perhaps in another universe, gravity is what makes objects repel each other... Their time flow rates are also different in different universes...
After a pause, Zhou Xing continued to explain: "There is another interesting point of view called multiverse theory. In the narrow sense, 'multiverse theory' refers to the diversity of habitable worlds, that is, it believes that there are many worlds similar to the earth in the universe. There will also be intelligent creatures living there, so the 'multiverse theory' in a narrow sense is also called the 'many worlds theory'."
The broad "multiverse theory" refers to the diversity of universe forms, that is, it is believed that beyond the total observed galaxy or "our universe", there are countless independent universes with various characteristics. The broad "multiverse theory" "It is also confirmed that there are intelligent creatures on other celestial bodies outside of "our universe"...
Everyone should have mentioned the famous "photon double slit experiment". In the experiment, photons that were supposed to embody particle properties (such as bullets) unexpectedly showed wave characteristics (diffraction fringes such as water waves), and based on the final diffraction fringes, calculations were made. This photon passed through two gaps at the same time and interfered with itself. When a detector is used to observe the photon, the photon will appear to be obviously "particle-like" and will only pass through one gap.
The theory of parallel universes believes that when photons split into two parts and pass through the gap, the entire universe is split. One is the universe where the photons pass through from the right, and the other is the universe where the photons pass through from the left. Yes, together with the entire human being and all matter The universe "divided" so easily. The whole world is in division all the time. The so-called continuous universe will not exist. Every moment will be the starting point of time. Then, "Schrödinger's cat" will not exist either. There is a mystery of life and death, after all, they are two universes.
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"Based on the above theories, we can already infer that the universe is not as simple as we imagined. Fortunately, during this interstellar voyage, we encountered another alien civilization, completed a transaction, and obtained filling Knowledge about the theory of the universe!”
Zhou Xing finally concluded: "Now, I want to put forward another new point of view. I believe that besides the total galaxy or 'our universe' we observe, there are countless independent universes with various characteristics. , that is, each universe is independent, but they are also related to each other, linked one by one through the context of space-time wormholes. I call this cosmology: the 'Tree of the Universe' theory."
Zhou Xing paused his speech, and the entire venue fell silent. The reporters stared at Zhou Xing blankly, confused by the advanced theory, and unable to react at once.