Genius Club.

Chapter 495 Waiting for You

A nuclear battery-powered, self-driving four-wheeled car is speeding on the road.

Lin Xian looked at the tall building that was sinking into the sky outside, as well as the huge electronic screen on the building's outer wall, and fell into deep thought...

An advertisement for the latest mobile phone is playing on the electronic screen.

It is slim enough, can be folded freely, and can be combined into a transparent strip, which can be worn in front of the eyes to become a pair of smart glasses.

but.

Nothing can be changed.

It's still a mobile phone.

Communications technology has not advanced in any way, it has just become faster and more convenient;

There is no improvement in the interaction methods, only more variety;

The same is true for cars. Autonomous driving has become more mature, but they still run on the ground, and nuclear batteries are outdated products that have existed for 200 years.

"Is this normal?"

Lin Xian withdrew his gaze from the window and looked at Liu Feng and Gao Yang beside him:

"In the past 200 years, I have not seen any breakthrough technological progress. All technologies are just refinements of those 200 years ago. In essence... what is the difference from 200 years ago?"

Gao Yang shook his head:
"Don't ask me. I woke up a month earlier than you. And you and I came to the future to save Chu Anqing. I can't care about other things."

"Besides, isn't this better? Technology hasn't changed much, so it's easier for us to adapt to the times! Look, it's only been a month, and I've integrated perfectly into the environment. The basic lifestyle hasn't changed much from 200 years ago."

"That's the problem!" Lin Xian said.

He suddenly thought of...

Before hibernation, Angelica and Jask said:
"If I can really make you the richest man in the world, then have humans been living off their parents for the past 200 years? Do you think technology hasn't developed in the past 200 years?"

"The little knowledge you have will probably be covered by elementary school textbooks in 200 years."

"If 200 years from now, the knowledge we learn in universities is still the same as it is now, then there will be a big problem in the world."

But now...

"Liu Feng."

Lin Xian looked at Liu Feng:

"Is Jask awake? Is he still the richest man in the world?"

Liu Feng smiled slightly:
"He woke up later than me. I woke up seven years ago, and Jask woke up four years ago. That's right, Lin Xian, it's just as you thought... Jask is still the richest man in the world now."

"Angelica's descendants have run SPACE-T very well, and it's even getting better and better. Jask is now richer than before."

"But... Jask expressed regret and anger about this. He said that he would rather wake up from hibernation and see that a more powerful company has bankrupted SPACE-T, and that more powerful technology will throw him back to elementary school to be retrained."

"But, after so many years, can you believe it? Humanity is still only able to launch probes to Mars. There are no immigration ships, space cities, or even more powerful spacecraft."

"After Jask woke up, he came to Dragon Country to find me. He sighed--"

“I never thought that a zombie like me from 200 years ago could keep up with the times and even stay at the forefront of science and technology. I still have no problem being a teacher in a university, and they are still learning the same things they did 200 years ago.”

……

really.

Lin Xian narrowed his eyes.

It was just as he had guessed before.

The Ninth Dream has the shadows of many geniuses and was created by them together.

Even though Copernicus is dead.

But his methods are not dead, his spirit is not dead... This has led to the fact that technology is still in a semi-stagnant state.

Human beings are still squeezing out the last drop of Moore's Law, but have not been able to break out of this siege and find a newer and broader path.

Then.

What's the problem?

"Are there still scientists, mathematicians, and scholars who have caused death at 00:42?" Lin Xian asked.

"No."

Liu Feng shook his head:
"After I woke up, as did Jask, we started investigating the matter. We checked all the information we could find, but we didn't find any scientists who were killed at 00:42."

"There are a few lesser-known scholars who died at this time due to accidental reasons. For example, there was an expert in bearing research who was stabbed several times by his wife because of his infidelity. He was sent to the hospital but the treatment was ineffective... He eventually died at 00:42."

"There was another one, who worked in a very ordinary research institute, studying microorganisms. He got drunk and parked his car on the side of the road to urinate, but it was an overpass and he thought it was a flower bed... He fell down and died. The time was exactly 00:42."

"Two hundred years ago, only these two scientists died at 200:00."

Lin Xian waved his hand:
"That definitely doesn't count."

"But the level of technology has only developed so little in the past 200 years. Obviously there is a dark force behind this. Have you and Jask found anything in the past few years?"

"Have."

Liu Feng nodded:
"First of all, some key scientists died, but there was no commonality. It is difficult for us to determine whether it was Copernicus's trick or a simple accident."

"Whether it's the manner of death, the time of death, or the identity, there is nothing in common, which makes us completely clueless... Jask believes that it is possible that Copernicus' successors did it more covertly."

"But this is also unclear, because many leaders in cutting-edge fields are still alive and well and active in academia, committed to promoting scientific progress and breakthroughs."

“What about progress and breakthroughs?”

Lin Xian spread his hands:
"Why didn't I see it? It's impossible that none of these leaders in cutting-edge fields have achieved a breakthrough?"

“That’s the second point I want to make.”

At this time, the high-speed driverless car had already driven out of the city and began to accelerate further. Liu Feng also continued:
"Secondly, the second clue is... [In the past 200 years, humans have taken many detours in terms of technological choices; in simple terms, it is what we often say on the Internet in that era: 'The technology tree has gone astray.']"

"I know what you want to say, but in fact, who can realize that the technology tree is wrong before they actually know it? Technological development always requires various attempts. It is not a multiple-choice question that gives you several answers to choose from... In short, humans have not found the right way out in many key scientific fields."

Lin Xian thought about it.

I roughly understood what Liu Feng meant.

There are countless cases of technology taking detours, and just like those once-great companies that suddenly went bankrupt, strategic mistakes also apply to the field of scientific research.

If one path is taken wrong, a lot of manpower, material resources, financial resources and time will be wasted... and then a lot of manpower, material resources, financial resources and time will be wasted on the next path.

This is just one area.

If this is the case in every field, it will be difficult for science and technology to make major breakthroughs.

"But...where is the 'Cold Fusion Manuscript' that I provided to the Dragon Institute?"

Lin Xian asked:

"That one has a general direction, so it shouldn't deviate."

"It's true, but..."

Liu Feng sighed:
"As you know, cold fusion technology is not enough with just theory. It also needs support from other aspects of materials science and engineering. The problem is that there has been almost no breakthrough in materials science in the past 200 years."

"Um……"

Lin Xian leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes:

"So, to put it bluntly, there are still people interfering, suppressing, and obstructing the development of science and technology, but the methods have changed... or perhaps they are more covert."

In fact, Lin Xian was not surprised by this result.

Before getting in the car, Lin Xian asked Liu Feng whether the reading of the space-time curvature on the space-time clock had changed.

Liu Feng directly took out the space-time clock and showed it to himself.

Steady as Mount Tai.

The number is still 0.0001764, which means that the world line has not changed and the future world of the Ninth Dream remains the same.

Human extinction,

Technology blocking,

Maimai's "Devil Emperor of Heaven" is arbitrary and will last forever.

This world line is extremely strong, and until now in 2234, it is still moving forward steadily along the established route and future trajectory without causing any ripples.

Einstein shut down the Genius Club gathering to maintain the stability of the world line;
Copernicus's will was inherited by someone unknown, and his methods became more covert;

Although Gauss's virus has come to an end, all the outstanding scientists are left in the past;

I don't know what Newton is busy with, but he is definitely not lying down or paddling. He must be playing steadily.
Finally, another 200 years later, in the year 2600, there will still be the old thief Galileo waiting to bring a devastating disaster to the Earth.

However, this is not over yet.

Another 24 years later, another world-destroying white light evaporated the entire world in the first second of CC’s 20th birthday.

The only hope of saving this.

It is to take a time machine and use entangled space-time particles to go back to 1952 to witness all the beginnings, all the secrets, and all the truths with one's own eyes.

Lin Xian opened his eyes.

Looking out the window.

"Ok?"

He was a little confused, pointing at the fence that had been stretching out for half an hour:

"What is this place? Why is it so large?"

"We are now driving at over 120 kilometers per hour, but we haven't reached the end of the wall after half an hour... Is this a school?"

"How can a school have such a large area? A section of the wall is more than 60 kilometers long... This is too much. It's almost bigger than a city."

Say it.

Gao Yang, who had been unable to get a word in for a long time, chuckled:
"Your reaction is the same as mine when I first came here. We both think it's too exaggerated. However, your idea is correct. This is the gift that Zhao Yingjun and Yu Xi left for you!"

"Look, we're at the gate, look up—"

Gao Yang pressed a button and the roof instantly became completely transparent, allowing him to see the scenery outside, as clear as if he was sitting in a convertible.

He raised his head.

Above the tall and magnificent school gate building, four huge Chinese characters stood in the sky:

【Rhine University】

"Zhao Yingjun integrated everything into one, creating the world's largest, top-notch and most advanced university."

Liu Feng explained to Lin Xian:

"The former MX Company, Rhine Company, Shanhe Group... and everything else have been integrated into Rhine University."

"The place where you woke up just now is the hibernation base of Rhine University. After the construction is completed, they will transfer our hibernation chamber from the Imperial Capital Dragon Science Institute to Donghai City."

"The entire Rhine University campus is about half the size of Donghai City. It is truly a huge place. It is not an exaggeration to call it a small city or a city within a city."

"Zhao Yingjun believes that education is the foundation of everything, and talent is the basis of everything. No matter how much money he leaves you, it is not as good as leaving real hope for our future... and a group of young people who are full of vigor and ambition."

"The motto of Rhine University is the same as your former Rhine Company, [For a Better Future for Humanity]. I woke up earlier than you and took over the affairs here in advance. I am now the nominal president of Rhine University, but in fact I am only in charge of the laboratory... The specific management and operation are all handled by those professionals."

"The assets of the Rhine University are very terrifying. Thanks to various patented technologies, cash reserves and annual income, they are undoubtedly among the best in the world."

squeak--

With a crisp brake sound, the transparent sedan stopped shortly after entering the school gate, and the rear door opened automatically.

Gao Yang jumped out of the car first, and then pulled Lin Xian out:
"Come and see what great people your wife and daughter are."

Lin Xian got out of the car.

Look in the direction Gao Yang pointed.

Keep your eyes open.

That is……

In the center position right opposite the school gate, stands a tall white jade statue!
On the base of the statue are two women, one in front and one behind, holding hands and looking forward.

Lin Xian held his breath.

Looking at that heroic face that has passed away... but is still deeply engraved in my heart.

Zhao Yingjun.

Walking in front and looking up at the white jade statue in the distance, it is Zhao Yingjun!

This time's statue is obviously different from the one in Rhine Sky City.

First of all, this statue is smiling, confident, firm and resolute as it looks into the distance.

Secondly, the Zhao Yingjun in the statue should be in her fifties, obviously older than the Zhao Yingjun she had seen before, but still energetic and beautiful.

It seems...

This time, Zhao Yingjun was no longer afraid of seeing her old like in the third dream.

She seemed very proud to be the first president of Rhine University and to look at every student entering the school with a loving smile.

And the young woman behind her, holding her hand and looking into the distance with a determined look, Lin Xian recognized her at a glance——

Yu Xi.

Lin Yuxi.

A face exactly the same as that of the girl who had traveled through time and space from a distant time!

only……

The Lin Yuxi in the statue is obviously much older than the little Yuxi who held her hand to go to Disneyland.

At that time, Disney's little Yuxi was only thirteen or fourteen years old; while Lin Yuxi in the statue was twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old. By some strange coincidence... Yuxi's age was actually older than Lin Yuxi.

Lin Xian walked closer slowly. Closer to 200 years of time, closer to his family, his wife, and his daughter.

"The statue was erected on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Rhine University."

Liu Feng followed behind Lin Xian and continued to introduce him:
"At that time, Zhao Yingjun was nearly 100 years old and had already resigned from the position of president. Your daughter, Lin Yuxi, as the second president of Rhine University, also planned to resign from the position of president and hand over the university to a more capable person to manage and continue."

"They finally decided to freeze their appearance on the statue at the age when Rhine University was just established. It's what you see now..."

"I've read the school history. Yu Xi is a leader no less capable than Zhao Yingjun. She is resolute, decisive, brave, and intelligent... It can be said that she has combined the strengths of both of you to truly make Rhine University stronger and open up a brand new era."

"Zhao Yingjun died at the age of 100, enjoying the happiness of family life. The same goes for Yu Xi. Yu Xi had three children, a son and two daughters. They all became successful, but none of them worked for the Rhine University... Even one of your granddaughters has become a well-known artist. I wonder if it was due to your talent."

"By and large, there are already ten generations of your descendants in the world now, but we didn't look for them deliberately because they had long forgotten you... After all, 200 years is still too long for a family."

"no need."

Lin Xian walked to the bottom of the statue's base, looked up at the smiling Ying Jun and the determined Yu Xi, and imagined the days when the two of them served as presidents of this university. A smile appeared on his lips:

“No need to look for my descendants…”

"【Our battle is not over yet, so don't disturb their happy lives.】"

"Let the children live in a happy age without worries, which is the purpose of our trip... Let this war stop and end in our generation."

"Yingjun and Yuxi, do you have anything else for me?"

Gao Yang came over and shook his head:
"No, before they died, they deleted most of the information about them, just like when we left Zhao Yingjun before hibernation... She didn't want us to miss them, because they lived a happy and valuable life, and left us such a powerful Rhine University."

"but……"

Gao Yang took out his transparent mobile phone, checked the time, and smiled slightly:
"It's not like there's nothing left. It's almost time. It should be coming out soon."

"Who?" Lin Xian turned around.

Click!

Suddenly, a hidden iron door opened under the base of the statue.

A shiny silver trash can robot slowly drove out on its shiny silver tracks:
"Trash. Trash. Found trash."

This voice sounds a little weak.

But in a moment!
The shiny silver, brand new trash can robot turned its head and stared over here blankly, standing there as if it had frozen.

"Junk!! Junk!! Found Junk!!"

The unprecedentedly loud speaker hurts people’s eardrums.

The trash can robot rushed over with explosive acceleration, intending to kill both parties.

click!
It extended its equally shiny silver mechanical frame, locked Lin Xian's ankle, and raised its head and shouted:

"Junk!! Junk!! Found Junk!!"

"VV!"

Lin Xian never expected to see VV here.

He bent down and touched the top of the trash can robot's head.

This touch...

Can't go wrong.

Hafnium alloy.

VV has evolved!

Not only has it evolved from a sweeping robot to a trash can robot, but its material has also changed from plastic to hafnium alloy, increasing its combat effectiveness dramatically.

"VV..."

Lin Xian squatted down and wanted to pick it up, just like he had picked up the trash can robot countless times in the third dream.

but.

Too heavy.

Even if Lin Xian used all his strength, the Hafnium Alloy VV did not move at all.

"Give up, you can't hold it."

Liu Feng smiled and said:

"All parts of the current trash can robot VV are made of hafnium alloy, and its own weight reaches 300 kilograms."

"It was kind to you. When Gao Yang came, he wanted to say hello to VV, but VV bumped into him and sent him flying two meters away. Then Gao Yang got so angry that he punched VV, and he was swollen for several days."

Lin Xian felt a sense of nostalgia and familiarity as he looked at the Hafnium Alloy VV that had evolved into its complete form and even its ultimate form.

Touching its smooth and cool hafnium alloy shell, I felt a warmth in my heart.

"VV, please wait a moment."

Lin Xian said softly:

"I will definitely resurrect you. You have been pretending to be an artificial idiot for 200 years. After you are resurrected... I will not say anything to you no matter how talkative, how funny, or how dramatic you are."

"But at this time, Cheng Qian hasn't been born yet, so we have to wait a little longer."

suddenly.

Hafnium Alloy Trash Can VV's eyes flashed green, and he said in an emotionless mechanical voice:
"Please enter your password!"

"Hmm?" "Ah?" "Huh?"

Lin Xian and the other two were all stunned.

Especially Gao Yang and Liu Feng, they looked at each other in bewilderment:
"Does it still have this function?"

"I do not know."

Liu Feng shook his head in confusion:
"I have come to see Hafnium Alloy VV many times. Every time, it comes out on time, shouts slogans weakly while cleaning up the garbage, and then goes back to sleep. It has never said anything extra."

Gao Yang suddenly realized:

"Then I understand. There must be a voice recognition program set up here that can only recognize Lin Xian's voice! So this line will only be triggered after hearing Lin Xian's voice! This means... Zhao Yingjun and Yu Xi have something left for Lin Xian!"

"It's just... what's the password? There's no hint at all! How are we supposed to know what the password is?"

Ha ha.

Lin Xian chuckled and shook his head:
"What other tips do you need?"

His expression softened and he said softly:

"Password, could it be something else?"

"That is a string of numbers...with no pattern or meaning, but only Zhao Yingjun and I know it, and we will never forget it in our lifetime—"

"32375246."

Doodle.

Hafnium Alloy Trash Can VV made a rapid mechanical sound, and the green light in its eyes flashed rapidly:
"The password is correct! The locker is open!"

As the mechanical sound fell.

A storage compartment the size of a pencil case slowly popped out from the belly of the trash can, and inside... there was a plastic-sealed letter.

Lin Xian, Gao Yang, and Liu Feng squeezed their heads to look inside.

obviously.

This is a letter Zhao Yingjun and Yu Xi left for Lin Xian.

"Forehead……"

Gao Yang pulls Liu Feng away:

"Let's avoid it for now."

Liu Feng nodded and walked away with Gao Yang.

Lin Xian took out the letter paper from the storage compartment.

It's a very thin and small piece of paper, so there shouldn't be much content written on it.

He felt a little trembling inside.

Zhao Yingjun, Yu Xi...what kind of letter would they leave for him?
Take a deep breath.

He opened the folded piece of letter paper and looked at the beautiful handwriting on it.

very short.

There are only a few lines in total.

But seeing this extremely familiar brushstroke, Lin Xian couldn't help but have red eyes, as if Zhao Yingjun's soft whisper was right beside his ear:

[Lin Xian, don't miss us. Yu Xi and I have lived a happy life.]

[The days without you are indeed often lonely and accompanied by longing. But Yuxi and I can feel that you are always by our side, protecting this world for us, our children and for mankind.]

【You are our hero and our pride. 】

[So, look forward, don't look back. Now our mission has ended, and the baton of saving the future is once again in your hands. We are not leaving, but turning into the wind and sunshine in this world, standing behind you forever. ]

[I'm sorry, I didn't keep my promise to stay with you till the end of the world. But... move forward bravely! Don't forget——]

[There is also a girl trapped in time, waiting for you at the end of the world. 】

……

……

……

Lin Xian read the letter twice.

Then close your eyes.

Fold it and put it in your coat pocket.

Look forward.

Look forward.

Until the end of the world.

He turned around, strode forward and walked towards Liu Feng.

The hafnium alloy trash can robot VV also flexibly turned its tracks and followed Lin Xian.

"Liu Feng."

Lin Xian walked up to Liu Feng:

"Has anyone observed the comet carrying astatine-339?"

“I’ve already observed that.”

Liu Feng replied:

"All countries have been closely observing this massive comet and are preparing to take joint action in three months to break it up in the outer atmosphere to prevent it from directly hitting the Earth."

Lin Xian nodded:
"What about the space shuttle? Has it been built in advance?"

"It's basically done, but there are some minor problems with one module."

Liu Feng frowned slightly:

"But I have thought of a new alternative plan. It shouldn't be a problem to completely complete the time-space shuttle before the comet arrives."

"I'm sorry, even though I woke up a few years earlier, I still haven't been able to completely figure out the remaining small part... There's still a huge gap between me and the super genius who designed the engineering drawings."

Lin Xian smiled:
"It doesn't matter, Liu Feng, it's not 2025 anymore."

He recalled Gawain's birth year, which was 2182.

If in this world line, Gawain had not hibernated, he would only be 52 years old, in the prime of his life.

However, it doesn't matter if it hibernates, we can find it anyway... Maimai said that the toxicity and transmissibility of the hibernation-inhibiting virus gradually weakened. In the last few decades, only the elderly and the weak will be infected, and the resistance of most normal people is enough to be immune to the virus. Therefore, it is still possible that Gao Wen hibernates.

"let's go."

Lin Xian looked at the sun rising gradually in the distance:
"It's time to meet old friends in real life."

……

Two days later.

Donghai City, an underground hibernation base.

A young man in his thirties slowly opened his eyes in the hibernation chamber.

He looked at the mist on the glass casing and couldn't remember who he was, where he was, or why he had lost all feeling in his body.

Following the voice prompts, he completed a series of tests and the cabin door finally rose.

He sat up from inside.

But he stared with wide eyes at the three men of different heights and weights squatting beside him:
"You! What are you going to do!"

For some reason, these three men were grinning evilly, which made his blank brain feel uneasy, frightened, and scared!
Especially the fat guy standing a little further back, holding in his hand a terrifying instrument shaped like an octopus tentacle, which looks like a torture device!

"Who are you? Who am I?"

The words fell.

The tall young man in the lead came over with a smile and stretched out his right hand to him:

"Hello, Emperor Gawain."

"It's time to...get up and work."

(End of this chapter)