Genius Club.

Chapter 370 The drama begins

Tunghai University, Rhein Joint Laboratory, second floor corridor.

Lin Xian had just hung up Zhao Yingjun's inquiry call and walked into Liu Feng's laboratory.

Liu Feng raised his head.

Seeing that it was Lin Xian, he asked casually:

"Who are you calling?"

“With the boss of the previous company.”

Lin Xian put away his phone and answered casually:
"Zhao Yingjun."

Liu Feng heard the name.

Start comparing the [arithmetic sequence] in your mind.

Zhao Yingjun...

Female CEO...

There doesn't seem to be room for this person.

“I don’t think I’ve seen this person.”

Liu Feng shook his head:
"Or to be more precise, this woman has never been to this laboratory."

Ha ha.

Lin Xian couldn't help but laugh:
"You are a typical math researcher who is stupid. Does every woman I know have to appear in the lab at least once?"

"According to your theory, to complete your so-called [arithmetic progression], there should be a teenage girl who appears. But it's been so long, have you ever seen one?"

Liu Feng pondered for a while.

Nodded:

"But mathematics is so rigorous, and arithmetic progressions are absolute."

"Is this a math problem?" Lin Xian complained:

"The problem is, it's fine for other age groups, but where can I find a teenage girl to bring to you? Don't you think about whether it's realistic or not..."

"In fact, this is a very dangerous topic. Don't dream of completing your arithmetic progression. Your arithmetic progression has ended here. It is complete. There will be no more teenage girls appearing in the experiment—"

Ding-a-ling ding-a-ling ding-a-ling ding-a-ling!

The sudden ringing of a cell phone interrupted Lin Xian's speech.

Why are you so busy right now?
He took out his cell phone and looked at the caller ID. It was Zhao Yingjun calling.

Is...is there something you didn't finish talking about just now?
Lin Xian directly pressed the answer button and put it to his ear:

"Hello, Mr. Zhao?"

"Sorry, Lin Xian, I called you right after I hung up."

Zhao Yingjun on the other end of the phone smiled awkwardly and got straight to the point:
"My father just mentioned it again, and mentioned the meal with you. You should still remember it, right? My parents have always been grateful to you for saving me at the beginning of last year, and they wanted to have a meal with you to express their gratitude in person."

"You were delayed by something a few days ago. Are you free tonight? If so, why don't we have dinner together tonight? My parents are looking forward to meeting you soon."

After hearing this, Lin Xian also reacted.

Oh ~
This matter.

I've been through so much in the past few days, from being hunted by the time-space assassin, to the reversal of the real and fake Yu Xi, to the sudden appearance of the fifth dream...

He was so busy that he was exhausted and forgot all other trivial things in life.

In order to meet Jask, he turned down the invitation from Zhao Yingjun's parents. He felt very embarrassed that day, because the parents came all the way from the capital to thank him, but he didn't go because of something else.

It's okay to turn down an invitation.

However, repeatedly making excuses is a bit disrespectful to the parents, especially to Zhao Yingjun, and it also makes myself seem immature.

Anyway, this meal will have to be eaten sooner or later.

Lin Xian thought about it and realized that there was really no special plan for tonight.

According to his original plan.

I must have taken a nap at noon and slept until the early morning, and then followed the original script to join the Face Village in my dream, open Gawain's safe, and study the notebook left by Gawain carefully.

Then let’s postpone the dream for one day.

Anyway, it will take more than ten days or half a month to copy the notebook containing "Theoretical Principles of Time and Space Travel and Concept of Building a Time and Space Shuttle" back to the real world.

One day late is one day late, no big deal.

"Okay."

He responded directly on the phone:
"I really don't have anything to do tonight. If your parents are also free, then let's make an appointment tonight. By the way...how about I book the hotel? It can be considered as a welcome to the two elders who have come from afar."

"Haha, how can that be possible?" Zhao Yingjun chuckled:
"I'll book the hotel. You're the main character and the guest today, so there's no reason for me to let you book the hotel. After I book the hotel, I'll send you the address and room number, and also give a copy to the driver, Xiao Li. Just ask him to take you here in the evening."

"It's just... Hey, there's something I'm really sorry about..."

Zhao Yingjun glanced at Yan Qiaoqiao, who was shaking her legs on the sofa and looking at her with her grandfather Zhao Ruihai.

After hesitating for a while, he finally said it:
"If you don't mind, my parents will probably bring a teenager over to dinner tonight. It's the child from my mom's hometown, and my parents are taking care of him during this time."

"It's okay, just take it with you."

Lin Xian smiled indifferently:

"Brother Wang also told me before that your parents brought a child here from their hometown, and you also asked him about the parent-child restaurant."

"Since your parents are coming to dinner tonight, and there's no one to take care of the children at home, just bring them over for dinner. I'm sure there will be no problem with my side. Wouldn't it be more lively with more people?"

Zhao Yingjun recalled Yan Qiaoqiao's noise and lack of manners.

I can't help but have a headache.

Sigh:

"I'm glad you don't mind. You may not understand that teenage girls nowadays are really noisy and troublesome."

"It's okay, it's okay. It's really okay."

Lin Xian recalled the teenage girl who tore his car door with her bare hands and turned the Alpha commercial vehicle into a hornet's nest, and said leisurely:

"I've seen a lot of rebellious and troublesome teenage girls. I'm very tolerant now. As long as they're not the kind of girls who tear car doors with their hands or ride motorcycles down from the sky, they're all quiet and well-behaved in my eyes."

Lin Xian was telling the truth.

The two "Terminators" of the real and fake Yu Xi directly raised Lin Xian's tolerance limit for rebellious girls. He didn't think there would be any little girl in the real world who was more difficult to deal with than the real and fake Yu Xi.

These two Yu Xi.

One is the Infernal Affairs, who claims to be doing it for his own good, but actually deceives everyone including Jask, and almost kills two members of the Half Genius Club as he wished;
The other is an expressionless and cold-blooded killer who is extremely ruthless. He beheaded the fake Yu Xi in front of him, and also sent him into a hibernation cabin for forced hibernation and sent him to the future for judgment.

In contrast.

How noisy can the little girl that Zhao Yingjun brought from her hometown be?

Compared with the real and fake Yu Xi.

Every little girl is an angel.

Over there on the phone.

Zhao Yingjun was also amused by Lin Xian's words:
"Of course not. Apart from movies and animations, there are no such violent little girls. I just hope you don't hate children, because many people around me...including me, have no patience with children. They are always easily irritated and have high blood pressure."

"Then there's nothing else to do, Lin Xian, see you in the evening."

Say it.

Zhao Yingjun hung up the phone.

She has always been so decisive and always hangs up the phone so decisively.

Lin Xian also put down his phone.

When he looked up, he was greeted by Liu Feng's smug smile.

"what?"

Lin Xian couldn't understand what Liu Feng was so proud of.

"Hum~"

Liu Feng snorted and laughed:
"I thought I heard you guys talking about [teenage girls]."

"That's a relative of Zhao Yingjun's."

Lin Xian said:

"She's not my relative, and I don't know her. Do you expect her to come to the lab to find me? In your eyes, I may be very attractive, but I don't think I can make such a young girl like me... In fact, I hope this kind of thing will not happen."

“It’s hard to say what kind of like it is.”

Liu Feng spread his hands:
"There are many kinds of liking, and it doesn't necessarily have to be love."

"Respect, adoration, respect... these are all very normal feelings. In short, the appearance of a gun means that the gun will always fire."

"Lin Xian, I am looking forward to when that teenage girl will come to the laboratory. By then, my arithmetic progression will be truly complete."

Lin Xian disagrees:

"Then just wait. If you can wait, you win."

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. I'm here to talk to you about serious matters."

He stood up, walked to the experimental table in the middle, picked up the rectangular space-time clock, and looked at the reading on it -

0.0000042
Sure enough, there was no change.

After getting up this morning, Lin Xian guessed this result. After all, Liu Feng was very concerned about the time and space clock every day, and the first thing he did when he got up was to observe the value on it.

Until I arrived at Donghai University by bus, I didn't receive a call from Liu Feng. That means... the value on the time-space clock has not changed for some reason.

Lin Xian pointed to 0.0000042 on the night view dial and asked Liu Feng:
"Why haven't the values ​​here changed?"

"Because the curvature of space-time has not changed."

Liu Feng said calmly:

"I've already told you that the space-time clock itself is a device that detects changes in the curvature of space-time. Only when the space-time butterfly effect occurs, when future space-time changes, or when the world line shifts and jumps... will the curvature of space-time change."

"So, only in this case will the values ​​displayed by the space-time clock change synchronously, and the amplitude of space-time changes and the degree of world line transition will be digitally reflected."

"Since there is no change now, it naturally means that the space-time butterfly effect has not occurred, and there will be no changes in the future space-time. We are still on the world line with a curvature of 0.0000042, without any deviation."

Lin Xian waved his hand:
"No, no."

He recalled the scene in his dream yesterday when he dug out safe No. 1277.

He saw it clearly at that time.

The font of the name engraved on the nameplate has indeed changed.

It changed from a sharp font similar to Song typeface to a soft and elegant black.

Although this change in time and space is very small.

But change did happen!

By then, the curvature of space-time should have changed to some extent, right?

Even if it's just a little bit...

Even if it only changes from 0.0000042 to 0.0000043, it is reasonable.

It's impossible to say.

Changes in space and time have clearly occurred, and the details of the future world have also changed, but the curvature of space and time has not changed at all, right?

This is very irrational from a logical point of view.

"Liu Feng, does your space-time clock have any accuracy issues?"

Lin Xian raised his own question, pointing to the last number on the dial:
"This space-time clock can only detect seven decimal places. What if the amplitude of the change in space-time curvature is very, very, very small... and your crude space-time clock cannot detect it?"

"That's not going to happen."

Liu Feng came over and pointed at the LCD dial:

"When I made the space-time clock, I used a full liquid crystal dial. That is to say, although it can only display eight digits now, it can actually display more than ten, dozens, or even hundreds of digits if necessary."

"Because this is a complete LCD screen. If you want, you can even watch movies and play games by connecting it to a console. So... do you understand, Lin Xian? The situation you are worried about will not happen."

"I can guarantee you that whenever there is a change in space-time or a change in the curvature of space-time, no matter how tiny it is, my space-time clock will be able to detect it and display it in proportion."

"Even if the change is only 0.00000000001, the reading on the dial will become 0.00000042001... This is not a big problem. I have already considered this situation when designing this space-time clock."

"Including the one in front."

Liu Feng moved his index finger forward and pointed to the only 0 before the decimal point on the far left of the time-space clock, and continued:
"It only shows one digit before the decimal point. What if the change in space-time is very large, breaking through the sky and reaching hundreds of thousands or millions? Will my space-time clock freeze immediately? That definitely won't happen. How could I make such a low-level mistake?"

……

It turned out to be the case.

Lin Xian understood.

The number of digits displayed on the space-time clock can be automatically adjusted according to the numerical value, so there is no concern about accuracy.

That's even more problematic.

"That's right, Liu Feng."

Lin Xian explained:
"Don't doubt what I'm going to say next. Just take it as the truth and then make your own inferences based on that premise."

"First of all, I am very sure that the space-time butterfly effect and space-time changes did occur. And it happened after the last time the space-time clock reading became 0.0000042. So theoretically speaking, the curvature of space-time must have changed, but your space-time clock did not detect it."

"Secondly, the magnitude of the space-time change this time is very small, and it almost has no impact on the future development direction and the trajectory of the world line... Of course, I only said almost. I can't estimate how big the actual impact is, but it must be there, it must be there, it's just that the magnitude of the change is relatively small."

"So, let's reason it out—"

"[Why did the space-time change obviously occur, but the space-time curvature did not change, and the world line did not jump or deviate?]"

Lin Xian’s question also triggered Liu Feng’s thinking.

He did not doubt what Lin Xian said.

Because there is absolutely no need for the other party to lie or make up stories to deceive you.

then.

Liu Feng accepted the fact that "small-scale space-time changes did occur" and began to think on this basis.

For a while...

The huge laboratory was in complete silence.

Both of them were in deep thought.

All I could hear were the birds singing in the big tree outside the window and the bell for the end of get out of class ringing from the distant teaching building.

Lin Xian closed his eyes.

Start thinking about the clues you missed.

For things like this, existence is reasonable, which means that it must conform to the laws of time and space.

The laws of time and space.

Lin Xian began to go over the laws that he had already comprehended in his mind one by one.

The butterfly effect of space-time, space-time changes, change anchor points, space-time elasticity, space-time——

"Wait a moment."

Lin Xian suddenly opened his eyes.

Recalling the summary of the law of [space-time elasticity] when I first comprehended the law of space-time two years ago -

Space-time elasticity: Space-time itself has a certain elasticity, and not every space-time butterfly effect will cause space-time changes. It takes a certain degree of accumulation of changes, or a sufficiently strong change in reality, to break through the space-time elasticity, trigger space-time changes, and affect the future world.

Now let’s see.

This rule is not a complete summary!
He came up with a completely new way of understanding...

Just like.

There is a spring in front of me.

If you use very little force and make it produce a [small] change, it will eventually return to its original state.

When you remove the strength from your hands, the spring will return to its original shape. This is called elasticity!
So, how should we understand this elasticity with respect to space and time?
Lin Xian tried to summarize.

Perhaps, just like a small-scale butterfly effect, which cannot cause visible changes in space and time, a small-scale change in space and time, like gently touching a spring, is not enough to cause a qualitative change. At the same time, it also allows the spring to still have the possibility of recovery and repair. Then.

[How can we make the spring undergo irreversible and irreversible changes? ]

Everyone knows the answer.

Great strength makes miracles happen!
As long as you use enough force to pull the spring, twist the spring, or destroy the spring, the spring will completely lose its elasticity and will never be able to return to its original state.

Perhaps, this is the true explanation for the irreversible anchor point.

The same reason.

The same is true of space-time elasticity—

[Only a sufficiently large change in space-time can truly break through the elasticity of space-time and cause irreparable and irreversible changes in the future world; furthermore, it can change the curvature of space-time and cause the world line where space-time is located to shift and jump.]

"I see……"

Lin Xian suddenly had an epiphany, and it was like an epiphany.

"I understand."

Lin Xian raised his head and looked at Liu Feng:

"I figured it out, Liu Feng, this is the real elasticity of space and time!"

He stood up and paced around the laboratory:

"Minor changes in space and time can be repaired and restored, so they cannot directly cause changes in the curvature of space and time. Simply put, space and history are both elastic springs..."

"If the force used to move it is not strong enough, it will always return to its original state at some point. We are not sure about the principle for now. Perhaps time, space and history have a certain degree of restorativeness... Just like the sea can purify itself, perhaps time and space itself also has a certain degree of self-repair and self-correction function."

"But let's not think about that now. Let's understand it more simply... I now completely understand the value of the space-time clock and when it will change—"

"【Only when the elasticity of space-time is broken, the space-time changes accumulate to a certain value, and the future world is completely overturned, causing the world line to shift and jump... the value of the space-time clock will change!】"

"[And the magnitude of each change may be the tolerance limit of space-time elasticity! At the same time, it is also the dividing point of each space-time coordinate!]"

……

Liu Feng listened to Lin Xian's guess with a serious expression and thought rapidly in his mind.

This is a very bold theory.

Could it be true as Lin Xian said...

After the curvature of space-time is quantified, can the limits and boundaries of space-time elasticity also be quantified?
This may not be impossible!

He also believed long ago that the concept of space-time elasticity is very important and profound, and there is a lot that can be explored in depth and understood more deeply.

If space-time itself is compared to a spring.

Lin Xian’s hypothesis is completely reasonable and theoretically self-consistent!

"but……"

Liu Feng scratched his head:
"Your theory is just a conjecture. If we really want to verify it, we have to wait until the value of the space-time clock changes again before we can draw further conclusions."

"If the next change in value does follow a regular pattern, and the magnitude of the change is the same as the first one, or increases exponentially... then your reasoning is correct."

Lin Xian nodded:
"Yes."

"Now it seems that when the curvature of space-time changes next time, we can really get a lot of intelligence and knowledge..."

"Not only can we understand the changing laws of space-time coordinates, but we can also understand the limits and tolerance of space-time elasticity, and even the basic theories of world lines can be deciphered."

"No wonder Huang Que said at the beginning that the law of space-time elasticity is very important. I never thought that two years later, I could still comprehend some knowledge points from this law of space-time."

He circled back again, walked to the laboratory table in the middle, and tapped the white, square, and ordinary time and space clock:
"Now... we can only wait for the value of the space-time clock to change again."

"But when will it change?"

Liu Feng tilted his head:
"This kind of change is totally uncontrollable. We can only take our chances."

"Do not."

Lin Xian shook his head.

He thought of Gawain's safe, and Gawain's suicide note, which contained an invention that could subvert the world again...

Time machine.

If that technological achievement, which was far ahead of its time, were copied back into the real world, it would surely trigger another huge change in time and space, sweeping, destroying, and reconstructing the future world with a crazy tornado.

The fifth dream will inevitably become the sixth dream.

By then, the value on the space-time clock will inevitably change for the second time.

Of course, Lin Xian would not listen to Gao Wen and announce the theory and structure of the time-space shuttle to the world.

This itself is not a product of the current era.

It's enough to hold it in your hand.

I don’t know when this thing can be truly manufactured, anyway... for my own safety and the stability of the current space and time.

Lin Xian will not let others get the time-space shuttle before him——

[The world's first time machine, time-space shuttle, must be in your own hands! ]

Then.

The first premise is.

Our own laboratories must be able to develop and build such advanced technological products.

"Liu Feng, please go back and study space-time particles more."

Lin Xian pointed to the small refrigerator given by Jask on the laboratory table in the corner:

"The possibility of time travel and a time shuttle all depends on time particles. My next step in the future is to build a [time shuttle]... For the sake of confidentiality, this kind of thing must be completed in a private laboratory like this."

"I know you are short-handed right now. I will try my best to find a few more assistants for you. But at present, you are the person I trust the most and the partner I feel most at ease with, so...if possible, I still hope that you can take the lead and lead the future time-space shuttle project."

"Today, there are only a handful of people in this world who know more about space-time particles than you do. In this regard, you undoubtedly have an advantage. I will tell you the details after I get enough information. In short... I hope that in addition to studying the cosmological constant, you can focus more on studying space-time particles, studying the theory and application of space-time travel."

……

The words are not surprising and die endlessly.

Liu Feng looked at his financial sponsor with a look of shock, who was so lavish and often had wild ideas.

He really always likes to create difficult problems for himself.

The cosmological constant,

Space-time particles,

The space-time coordinates,

It is the portrait of "Sad Einstein" which has not been broken through so far.

just now……

Here comes the even more outrageous one.

He actually wants me to study the time machine again!

but.

After being instinctively shocked, Liu Feng also understood Lin Xian’s thoughts.

Since Huang Que, that elusive woman, is a time traveler.

Existence is reasonable.

That means time travel is possible!
The theory is self-consistent!

Time machines do exist and can be artificially created!

He couldn't help but start imagining...

If humans could really travel back to the past in a time machine, what could they do?

You can see those who have passed away,

Can make up for the regrets of missing and losing,

You can experience the magnificent and great history in person.

It is also possible... like a yellow bird, to influence the future of mankind within the scope of flexibility!
Cool.

so cool!
Liu Feng felt his blood boiling!
"no problem."

He agreed immediately:
"I'll study hard."

Lin Xian looked at his watch.

Although I haven't been here for too long, it's time to leave:
"Then I'll leave first and won't disturb your research."

"what?"

Liu Feng was stunned:
"Leaving so fast? You haven't even been here ten minutes."

"there's no way."

Lin Xian smiled and spread his hands:
"Tonight is a very important dinner, I have to prepare in advance, right?"

"Zhao Yingjun's parents came from afar. They invited me in the name of expressing their gratitude. It would be very rude if I left empty-handed."

"Anyway, Donghai is not too far from Hangzhou. I plan to contact an old classmate in Hangzhou and ask him to prepare some high-quality West Lake Longjing tea. Then I will have Xiao Li drive it back... We should be there in time before dinner."

"Their parents are in high positions and have everything they need, so any gift they give them is not as good as the so-called 'hometown specialties'. Hometown specialties can be used in any occasion."

Say it.

He waved and left the lab:
"Let's go, Liu Feng."

"I hope to see the changes in the readings of the space-time clock soon, and I also hope to be able to..."

"Having our own time machine."

……

That evening, at six o'clock in the evening, in a luxurious villa on the outskirts of Donghai City.

Zhao Ruihai wore a formal suit, and Yan Mei changed into the cheongsam she had carefully prepared.

The two of them cleaned up properly.

Getting ready to go out for a banquet.

After all, if you want to thank Lin Xian, you must be sincere and dress politely.

Speaking of etiquette...

The old couple looked at Yan Qiaoqiao watching TV on the sofa with a little worry.

This granddaughter... won't make a fool of herself in front of Lin Xian, right?

Of course, they both knew that Yan Qiaoqiao was not obedient and sensible now, mainly because of her amnesia. She didn't know what was right or wrong in many things, and didn't know what she could do and what she couldn't do... It was not her fault.

"How about we not take Qiaoqiao with us?"

Yan Mei proposed:

"What if Qiaoqiao messes up and messes up the occasion? Wouldn't it make us look like we have no manners and upbringing, and make Lin Xian laugh at us?"

Zhao Ruihai thought about it carefully and agreed.

So he walked to the sofa, touched Yan Qiaoqiao's head, and said with a smile:
"Qiaoqiao, grandpa and grandma are going out to eat. Can you stay at home and watch TV? We'll bring you something delicious when they come back."

Yan Qiaoqiao looked back and extracted the key words:

"Have a meal."

"Yep."

Zhao Ruihai nodded:

"We are just going out to eat, but the occasion is more formal. Can you wait for us at home?"

however……

Yan Qiaoqiao shook her head decisively.

Serious eyes:

"I'm going to..."

"Eat meat!"

Zhao Ruihai and Yan Mei looked at each other.

I just smiled helplessly.

Forget it.

The world is big, but my granddaughter is the biggest.

Yan Qiaoqiao is currently in a special period of amnesia, so let her do whatever she wants.

"alright."

Zhao Ruihai took Yan Qiaoqiao's hand and pulled her up from the sofa:
"Let's go! Grandpa will take you to eat meat! You can eat as much as you want!"

……

at the same time.

The entrance hall of Zhao Yingjun’s residential community in Donghai City.

Zhao Yingjun was already fully dressed.

Neat and tidy, bright and beautiful.

At this time, she was sitting next to the shoe cabinet, taking off her slippers and putting on high heels.

"Wang!"

Pomeranian VV stands straight with sharp eyes.

Zhao Yingjun looked at it:
"You want to go to dinner with me?"

"Wang!"

VV looked serious.

"Haha, forget it."

Zhao Yingjun chuckled:
"You were lucky that you didn't turn into dog meat soup last time. You'd better stay away from Yan Qiaoqiao if you are fine in the future. It's too dangerous to stay around her."

"Her grandparents spoil her so much. I'm really worried that one day when I see you again, I'll really pick you up with chopsticks at the dinner table."

The dandelion-like Pomeranian shook his head resolutely:
"Woof woof! V~~~~"

Hearing this familiar moan.

Zhao Yingjun understood.

VV didn't have to go to dinner, but wanted to meet Lin Xian at the dinner party.

"VV, do you want to see Lin Xian?"

"V~~~~"

Pomeranian VV made a cheerful sound.

"Um……"

Zhao Yingjun thought for a while.

indeed.

Lin Xian hasn't been home for many days, and VV hasn't seen Lin Xian for a long time.

VV has been in such a good mood recently, all thanks to Lin Xian’s comfort.

just now……

Just let VV be, and don’t get depressed again.

"alright."

She put on her high heels, stood up, put her arms around VV, held her in her arms, pressed the elevator door, and couldn't help laughing:
"How ridiculous! This time, having dinner with Lin Xian can really be considered as..."

"The whole family is out."

(End of this chapter)