After my soul traveled to ancient times, I don't want to be cannon fodder

Chapter 337 The Big World

"Did it leave behind?" Zhong Ning asked.

"I guess so! My consciousness was hazy at the time, but I did hear that person talking to an unknown thing. When that thing was subdued by you, in order to prevent itself from being destroyed, it left a trace of consciousness in me."

"But then I stabbed myself again, and it suddenly disappeared again. All that was left was some strange things it had saved for itself. Although there weren't many, they seemed quite magical."

Shen Yan's eyes were distant, as if he had returned to the day when he fought with that thing. It said that this was its last thing and that woman was too strong.

That thing said a lot, until later, when Zhong Ning fed him medicine with his lips, the last bit of life it had left in his body seemed to slowly fade away.

He also didn't know whether it still existed or had completely disappeared.

But if it really disappeared, why would it leave behind a strange transparent space with a medicine cabinet in it, right in his sea of ​​consciousness?

If Zhong Ning hadn't mentioned it today, he would have forgotten about it long ago.

"That thing is called a system. It comes from a higher world. The things it left behind are magical, not something that can be found in this era."

"But you can only use this pill to control the dead soldiers. You can't use it to control other living people. These people have already killed a lot of people. Even if you use the pill to control them and help deal with some dirty things, it's fine."

"But if you use it on other living people, it's really inappropriate... Remember that?"

Shen Yan nodded silently, then asked: "The higher world, is it the world you are in?"

Zhong Ning shook his head. "It should be higher than the world I live in. Shen Yan, you don't know how big the universe is..."

"In my world, technology is already developing at a rapid pace, but we still can't produce something as miraculous as the System. This shows that the true advanced world is beyond the imagination of ordinary people."

Shen Yan still looked confused, he couldn't imagine it at all.

Zhong Ning thought for a moment and continued, "It's like an ant. The world of an ant is two-dimensional. It can't perceive the colors of this world like humans do, and relies on touch and chemical signals to communicate."

"Its life span is limited to horizontal movement, but lacks height or depth. A human could crush it to death with a single finger, yet it would never be able to see what that human looked like until its death."

"The world is the same to us humans, and similarly, the universe is the same to the world."

The more Shen Yan listened, the more confused he became. "I still don't understand!"

Zhong Ning took out a large piece of paper and a brush, dipped the brush into ink, and dripped a small ink dot on the paper. "For example, this ink dot in front of me is a human being..."

Zhong Ning drew a larger ink mark outside of it and continued, "This is our country, that is, Dayong..."

Zhong Ning drew another small circle outside the small circle, "This circle is the world we live in...a world that includes all the nations in the world..."

Then there is a medium circle that is slightly larger than the small circle, and a smaller circle. "This is the sun... and the moon..."

The middle circle is surrounded by a large circle. "This is considered a galaxy..."

At this point, Zhong Ning pointed his finger at the white area outside the big circle, "You can imagine these blank spaces as an infinite space. That is the universe..."

"In the universe, besides our small world, there are many other small worlds, and these small worlds are like grains of sand, endless..."

Shen Yan stared at the center of the circle, at the small circles, and said in disbelief, "All the nations in the world are in one world?"

"Well, in our time, it has been confirmed that the ground beneath our feet is a ball called the Earth..."

"The Earth is covered in oceans, with only 30% of its surface area being land. This 30% is divided into countless continents. Therefore, the countries you see now are only those you can see at the moment. There are countless more countries on the other side of the ocean..."

"And the Earth is just an insignificant asteroid at the edge of the universe. Planets like the Earth are as numerous as grains of sand in the ocean..."

"If we really want to quantify it, we can only count it in billions."

Shen Yan felt as if his brain was hit hard by a hammer, and some new yet unfamiliar knowledge was stimulating his brain.

He couldn't help but swallowed, soothing his dry throat, and then said in a hoarse voice: "This is really unbelievable, I still can't imagine..."

“There’s a saying that goes, ‘The higher you stand, the farther you can see.’ When you can soar above the sky and look at the world again, you will gain some enlightenment.”

Shen Yan forced a smile, "How can a person fly to the sky?"

Zhong Ning looked at him and said, "In our time, humans could fly, but that technology is not yet available in this era. If you want to try, you can consider making this..."

Zhong Ning handed over the origami instructions for making a hot air balloon:

"This is something I recently compiled. It's a technology that could be realized in this era. It's called a hot air balloon. Take that group of assassins with you and go to the Ministry of Industry to recruit a few assistants to research it together..."

"If the research is successful, we may be the first to conquer the sky and lead other countries in aerial combat. By then, unifying the world will be even faster!"

Shen Yan took the paper and carefully placed it in his arms, then said: "Those assassins..."

Zhong Ning interrupted, "Since you have those medicines, I won't interfere. There's no need to give them too much, or you'll become a target."

"You only need to dissolve one detoxification pill in a large pot of tea. Let each person drink a cup. It will remove at least 50% of the poison."

"As for the future, we can use more dietary supplements to slowly eliminate the toxins in the body. This process may take several years. Although we can't make them fully recover, we can still reduce their pain and extend their lifespan."

Shen Yan seemed to be thinking about something, and then he said: "To be honest, I only have one bottle of that detoxification pill, and there are only ten pills in it... Even if they want one each, I can't do it..."

"Then don't be nosy. Just use one. The others will inevitably have other uses. Don't take out the other medicines if you don't need them. If anyone asks about this one, just say you got it by accident and you only have one."

"Also, how many Loyalty Pills do you have? If possible, it would be best to feed one to each of them to prevent future betrayal. After all, these assassins didn't originally pledge allegiance to you."

Shen Yan nodded, indicating that he had learned his lesson.

As for the one lying on the ground, Zhong Ning said bluntly:

"Since he has taken my medicine, he is naturally my man. He will only be loyal to me now. I will send him to accompany you and help you manage those assassins. You don't have to worry."