Chapter 264: Void Engine

Karl seemed to understand what Ye Cang was thinking, and took the initiative to say, "Perhaps you want to say that this method of yours has nothing to do with the Void."

"But I can only say that your understanding of the Void is too superficial."

"Let me explain it to you simply: in the Void, it is believed that space-time is unstable, so space can be moved."

"For example, I just swapped the space containing the energy generator you destroyed with the space containing a brand-new energy generator."

"And this sofa of yours, too."

After speaking, Karl gently patted the sofa.

Ye Cang:...

This thing is called the Void?

Then this Void is really quite underwhelming!

And the part he mentioned seems to be the Absolute Space and Relative Space that the old Newton family talked about.

Absolute Space refers to space that will not change due to any external force or observation.

Relative Space is the opposite of that.

As for being more specific, I am not too sure, because I have never studied it in depth, and only know a superficial concept.

But what is certain is that the entire Universe is Relative Space.

And as for Absolute Space, naturally it also exists, but where it exists, that is unknown.

At this moment, Ye Cang began to feel a bit curious.

If Karl were thrown into Absolute Space, what kind of reaction would he have?

Would his entire mindset explode because his cognition was subverted?

Or, would he dive headfirst into the ocean of knowledge to continue learning, thirsty for knowledge?

Ye Cang felt that the second possibility was higher.

But then again, if I remember correctly, this knowledge about Absolute Space and Relative Space belongs to Newtonian Mechanics, and Newtonian Mechanics is a part of Classical Physics.

So, why would Karl attribute parts of Classical Physics to the Void?

Or is it that this knowledge is inherently a part of the Void?

Can't figure it out!

Although there were many such thoughts, they all flashed through Ye Cang's mind in an instant.

In order to get Karl to continue speaking, Ye Cang began to be perfunctory again.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Facing Ye Cang's second perfunctory response, Karl was not angry.

He just said, "It seems you are not interested in the Void at all; since that is the case, I will say no more."

"But having said that, I still cannot help but add one thing: your understanding of the Void is too superficial. If one day you can understand the Void more..."

"Then you will step into a brand-new world. For a scholar, the most important thing is brand-new knowledge!"

Regarding Karl's statement, Ye Cang really could not agree.

Learning new knowledge before the old knowledge is consolidated—not afraid of pulling a muscle by taking too big a step.

If it were a case of different paths leading to the same destination, that would be interesting!

To prevent Karl from continuing, Ye Cang said straightforwardly, "Alright, stop talking about the Void or whatever."

"I'm not interested in these things. Speak plainly: what are you here for?"

"After we're done, everyone goes back to their own homes and minds their own business."

After speaking, Ye Cang gently gripped the Power Sword, looking like he was about to continue.

This scene made Karl sigh with emotion.

Ye Cang is a good seedling; he has too much perseverance and will not be influenced by the outside world.

Therefore, Karl also got to the point.

"Since that is the case, I will just say it directly."

"I sensed that my Wormhole Bridge was destroyed by someone, so I specifically came to take a look."

"I didn't expect that the person who destroyed the Wormhole Bridge was you, and looking at your stance, you won't stop your subsequent actions."

"If you do this, it must be beneficial to you. Since that is the case, I think we can talk."

"For example, what I have to pay to make you stop destroying the Wormhole Bridge."

"Interested?"

Without thinking, Ye Cang immediately nodded.

"Isn't it just a negotiation? Of course I'm interested."

"But before that, can you let the Taotie fleet stop for a moment?"

As he spoke, Ye Cang pointed at the fleet being toyed with like dogs by the five people of Qi Lin.

Karl looked in the direction Ye Cang was pointing.

He saw 5 warriors wearing armor of various colors blocking dozens of warships tightly, and they could even destroy a warship from time to time.

This made Karl sigh lightly.

Taotie, this bunch of embarrassing guys!

And Ye Cang can really give people too many surprises!

Now, Karl was increasingly certain that Ye Cang possessed the knowledge he needed. As long as he obtained that part of the knowledge, the speed of the Void Arrival would be accelerated countless times!

It's just that Ye Cang's knowledge is not yet mature and needs to wait.

When thinking of this, Karl just glanced at the Taotie Warship.

Subsequently, the dozens of Taotie warships stopped in unison, as if they had received an order.

Ye Cang also issued an order to the five Qi Lin to cease their attacks.

"Continue," Karl said. "Ye Cang, state your demands; what will it take for you to stop destroying the Wormhole Bridge?"

"Although creating a Wormhole Bridge is not a difficult task for me, it still requires a significant amount of time, and it is not worth it."

The meaning in Karl's words was very clear.

Ye Cang, you can make demands, but don't go too far; if your demands are too excessive, our negotiation will collapse.

Don't think the Wormhole Bridge is my weak point; I can create this thing at will. If you insist on destroying it, I can just build another one; I can afford to spend that little bit of time.

After hearing this, Ye Cang did not answer Karl immediately, but instead began to think.

Negotiating with Karl was truly a helpless move.

After all, as far as the current situation was concerned, his strength and Karl's were truly not on equal footing.

Even if their strength were equal, fighting would only result in both sides suffering.

It is truly not worth it; with that time, it would be better to focus on development.

When the time comes to clear it without injury and at high speed, wouldn't that be wonderful?

After some thought, Ye Cang said, "Let's see what you can offer."

The meaning of these words was not very specific; it all depended on how the other party thought about it. Sometimes, a sentence like this can bluff out quite a bit of extra profit.

Ye Cang said it this way not entirely because he wanted to gain more profit, but mainly because he did not understand negotiation well and could only use this kind of ambiguous language to confuse the other party's perception.

It's just that he didn't know if this trick would work on an old fox like Karl who had lived for tens of thousands of years.

Very soon, Ye Cang knew the answer.

"It seems, Ye Cang, you don't understand negotiation very well," Karl said.

"Otherwise, you wouldn't say such ambiguous words."

Ye Cang sighed lightly in his heart.

It really didn't work.

But his face remained that same expressionless look.

Karl continued, "If you don't understand, then you don't understand; I don't understand it very well either."

"To show my sincerity, I will state my conditions first."

"Hmm, you are the Main God of Earth; you certainly don't want your territory to be invaded by other forces. Since that is the case, I will have the Taotie withdraw from Earth completely."

"At the same time..."

Speaking up to this point, Karl suddenly raised his hand.

The next second, a mass of deep blue matter appeared in his hand.

"I can gift you my latest research achievement, the Black Hole Engine; how about that?"