Chapter 237. Academy’s Dilemma
Tyler leaned against the railings of the Elite Academy Observatory, staring at the three moons through a high-powered telescope. The crisp night air cooled his face, but his mind burned with questions. He muttered under his breath, "The heck... they look so real."
The idea that the moons in the sky were just projections from the real moon which orgin might be from the 4D space was still rattling in his head after today’s lecture. Professor Naga’s lesson about celestial bodies had left Tyler more curious than ever, but also more confused.
"What is 4D anyway?" Tyler mused to himself, flipping through the study materials he’d brought with him.
His thoughts wandered. A one-dimensional world, represented by a simple line with only an X-axis, allowed hypothetical organisms to move forward and backward in a straight line. A two-dimensional world, with both X and Y axes, expanded the possibilities—up, down, left, and right. Such a world was made up of an infinite number of 1D worlds stacked together. Then came the 3D world, which added a Z-axis for depth. That was their reality.
"But 4D..." Tyler whispered, staring at the moons. "What does that even mean?"
He scanned through his materials, most of which contained conjectures about 4D. Some theories described it as time, allowing entities in the fourth dimension to move backward and forward through it. Others dismissed the idea as purely mathematical, impossible to comprehend fully by 3D beings.
His thoughts were interrupted by a voice. "Some say 4D is time. If you’re in the fourth dimension, you can move through time like we move through space."
Startled, Tyler looked up to see GG—a green-skinned girl from his year—taking a seat across from him. She adjusted her chair and continued, "There are also theories that the fourth dimension is an entirely new spatial axis beyond our perception. Many people believe it’s time because of the Chronos Monster up north. You’ve heard of it, right?"
Tyler raised an eyebrow, intrigued. "Chronos? That time monster? Isn’t that just a myth?"
GG shook her head. "Not entirely. Legends say Chronos escaped from the fourth dimension, which is why it can manipulate time in ways we can’t understand."
Tyler leaned forward, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. "Interesting... I wonder if it really exists."