Genius Club-Chapter 1108 - 19: Flowering in Desperation_3
Chapter 1108 -19: Flowering in Desperation_3
“So, your idea is very good and clever. But… Astatine-339 cannot react with any material in this universe, and thus cannot become a compound or ion. Therefore, your conjecture is entirely unfeasible.”
…
…
This time.
Inside the Underground Laboratory, a lengthy silence ensued.
Lin Xian was indeed at his wit’s end.
He had thought of every possible method but still couldn’t use the Time Shuttle Machine to bring Astatine-339 back to the year 2024. fгeewebnovёl.com
It wasn’t just him who had thought about it.
Gao Wen and Chen Heping must have also conducted many experiments over the years, which is why the usually meticulous Gao Wen could so decisively conclude that a Time Machine could definitely not be produced in 2024.
So.
There really…
Is no way out?
Seeing Lin Xian and Gao Wen in silence.
CC looked to the left and to the right, then walked over to Lin Xian and said:
“Although I don’t really understand what you guys are talking about, there’s no time left now, and there’s something I must report to you.”
She lifted her wristwatch to show Lin Xian the time displayed on it.
00:39
Obviously, the dream was about to end.
Ever since Lin Xian’s return, he had been discussing space-time particles and the Time Shuttle Machine problem with Gao Wen, so she really hadn’t had the chance to speak much with Lin Xian.
And now, if she didn’t speak, there would be no other chance.
CC lowered her wrist and looked at Lin Xian:
“Although tomorrow… that is, your tomorrow, you will come to find me, to ask me questions. However, considering that your time is quite limited, I should still tell you first.”
“Lin Xian, in this era, I have searched the entire Donghai City and still haven’t found Tem Bank, nor any clues about the safes.”
“The super catastrophe of 2400 has really buried everything. I also can’t distinguish whether Tem Bank closed down before 2400 or whether… it was leveled along with the former Donghai City during the super catastrophe of 2400, with the safes being swept into the sea or buried underground.”
“In any case, through these few dream observations, I feel that in order to find your safe in the year 2624, we must first stop the super catastrophe of 2400. If we do not prevent this disaster, I’m afraid… it will really be difficult to find the safe at this point in time.”
Lin Xian nodded:
“Indeed.”
That was his thinking as well.
The safes are becoming increasingly difficult to find, but in the end, it was the super catastrophe of 2400 that caused a break in civilization and history.
The new cities built by humans now cover the site of the old Donghai… Whether those Hafnium Alloy Safes are buried underground or swept into the sea, they are all too hard to find.
The one who tied the bell must be the one to untie it.
Upon looking at it this way, all problems point to the instigator of the super catastrophe of 2400.
Is it…
Galileo?
Lin Xian recalled the question Galileo posed to Einstein during the Genius Club meeting in the early hours of yesterday:
“When specifically is the next astronomical revolutionary discovery or ground-breaking breakthrough?”
At that time, Einstein replied without hesitation:
“March 27th, 2077.”
At the time.
Everyone present, including Lin Xian, probably thought it was an ordinary, insignificant question.
But now looking back, it was Galileo’s “perfect question”!
He hid his true intentions and what he really wanted to know behind such a seemingly nonsensical query.
No one knew what he wanted to ask, nor did they understand what Einstein’s answer implied.
But Galileo.
Had already acquired the most valuable intelligence he desired!
Just now, Gao Wen had confirmed.
On March 27th, 2077, human astronomers first observed the comet with an abnormal spectrum, gravity, and trajectory from outside our space-time.
A revolutionary discovery, a subverting breakthrough.
This comet absolutely deserves this honor.
At that time, the astronomical community might have been full of expectations for this comet, with countless people eagerly awaiting it to grace Earth a hundred years later.
However, Gao Wen also mentioned earlier.
That the extraterrestrial elements on it are worthless and do not interact with any material, so by 2234, after waiting for this comet for over a century, humanity will likely be greatly disappointed.
But!
Some people are very excited!
Those who understand the principles of space-time travel and who wish to create Time Shuttle Machines!
They are incredibly thrilled, truly welcoming the dawn of the space-time travel era!
Just like…
Galileo.
He made everyone think that he had asked an inconsequential astronomical question.
But essentially, this question wasn’t about astronomy at all, rather it aligned with the question asked by Copernicus – both were about the Time Shuttle Machine!
With this thought.
Lin Xian couldn’t help but inhale sharply.
It seemed like…
He had misunderstood something.
Last night, Copernicus had asked Einstein:
“If I want to build a Time Shuttle Machine to send Time Travelers back to past eras… who should I turn to? The closer the better.”
Einstein’s response was:
“Refusal to answer, question opportunity voided.”
This meant…
The answer to Copernicus’s question lay among the members of the Genius Club present!
At that time…
Lin Xian was terribly uneasy, knowing full well that he himself was the answer, with the Time Shuttle Machine manuscript in his drawer.
Then he also put on a very convincing performance, looking around with everyone else, pretending to be just as curious.
But now…
He had thought it through…
The reason Einstein refused to answer had nothing to do with him! Maybe it wasn’t related to him at all!
The reason was simple.
The manuscript in his drawer was wrong!
In Gao Wen’s words, if Chen Heping hadn’t corrected his mistake, even with a hundred Space-Time Particles, he couldn’t have created a Time Shuttle Machine based on that manuscript alone.
So…
How could Einstein possibly refuse to answer the question because of the flawed manuscript he had?
He is all-knowing and omnipotent.
He would naturally know that the manuscript in his own drawer was wrong, so how could he make a reckless statement?
Yet he indeed refused to answer.
This meant that the answer to Copernicus’s question did indeed involve a member of the Genius Club!
Thinking of this…
Lin Xian took a deep breath…
And since the person involved in the answer wasn’t himself, it must be one of the other members. Combining this with the question Galileo asked, it goes without saying—
[In the era of 2024, the person who truly mastered the Time Shuttle Machine technology wasn’t himself! It was Galileo!]
“This is all too scheming.”
Lin Xian couldn’t help but sigh.
The geniuses of the Genius Club indeed were all exceptionally shrewd.
Especially Galileo.
He had kept it so close to his chest.
He took a step forward, walking to the center of the Underground Laboratory, gazing at the majestic Time Shuttle Machine.
Raising his right hand, he caressed it gently.
Alas…
It’s really hard to let go, isn’t it?
The Time Shuttle Machine was right before his eyes, within reach, yet he couldn’t use it, nor could he take it back to 2024.
The longing for something so out of reach indeed filled him with melancholy and regret.
200 years later…
Lin Xian closed his eyes in despair.
Really…
Must one wait 200 years to use the Time Shuttle Machine?
Really…
Is there truly no other way?
…
Hmm?
Suddenly.
Lin Xian opened his eyes.
That’s not right.
From Lin Xian’s intellect and understanding, this indeed seemed to be a lost cause, a dead-end with no hope or solution;
To the likes of Gao Wen and Chen Heping, such towering figures as the Human Emperors, this was similarly an unresolvable dead-end with no way to obtain Astatine-339 in advance.
But!
Whether it was himself or Gao Wen and Chen Heping, their perspectives were all limited, and from the viewpoint of time and history, all three were frogs in a well.
However…
There is one person who is different.
He is all-knowing and omnipotent!
He might see other solutions!
Thinking of that brooding and profound Mask, Lin Xian smiled slightly:
“Why… not ask the miraculous Einstein?”
