Genius Club.

Chapter 487: We Can Talk

too weird.

Lin Xian narrowed his eyes and stared at himself in the rearview mirror of the motorcycle.

This face.

Since I was a child, I have looked in the mirror many times every day.

Therefore, he was very sure that the time-space rejection reaction did not occur at all... not at all, and his appearance now was exactly the same as before he traveled through time!
eye.

The eyes of all time travelers, including other objects from other time and space, should turn blue.

Whether it was the future biological USB drive brought by the fake Yu Xi, or the space-time particles, or even the stardust when the time traveler dissipated, they were all blue.

But why is there not even a trace of blue or any trace of time travel on my body?
This was a situation that Lin Xian had never anticipated, and it was also the most surprising thing for him since he traveled to 1952.

Not scientific.

It's really unscientific.

And it is not only an unscientific problem, but even the laws of time and space, which have long been regarded as the truth, are no longer applicable.

"[The laws of time and space, have they become invalid?]"

Lin Xian stood up and looked blankly at the rising sun in the distance.

Today, October 1952, 10, in Brooklyn, he felt the cold weather for the first time.

In this season approaching winter, the otter suit of short sleeves and long pants alone cannot withstand the low temperature. However, he had just been running for his life and had a fever due to exercise, so he did not have time to feel the late autumn in a foreign country.

But now.

The body heat caused by the exercise cooled down, and the invalidation of the laws of time and space made him lose most of his sense of security. Everything became unknown and confusing, and layers of coldness spread from the inside out.

cold.

At this moment, it is truly cold.

Lin Xian never thought that the laws of time and space would one day become invalid.

He has always believed that the laws of time and space are the truth, the eternal and unchanging rules of time and space, and the laws of the universe. If all these things can become invalid... then is the current time and space really still normal time and space?
"No, no, no, let's sort out our thoughts first."

Lin Xian started thinking again.

First of all, it is clear that he must have successfully traveled from the East China Sea of ​​Dragon Country in 2234 to Brooklyn, USA in 1952. There is absolutely no doubt about this.

The ironclad evidence is... the kite string on the back of his head that seems to be there and not there, cannot be felt, but is real and connects the 2234 future time and space nodes.

This lifeline connecting him to the time and space of 2234 can be clearly felt by him as long as he concentrates a little.

He was even more certain that as long as he let his thoughts "climb" along this "line", he would be able to return to the original space and time... This is the characteristic of entangled space-time particles. Only those who use it know it, and only those who have it can experience this wonderful feeling firsthand.

So, continue reasoning.

Since I have indeed traveled through time successfully and become a time traveler.

It should be like the yellow bird, with a significant change in appearance and eyes turning blue. And once killed, it will turn into blue stardust and dissipate like the real and fake Yu Xi, No. 17, and the yellow bird, leaving no corpse behind.

This is absolutely true.

But such an absolute thing did not happen at all.

"There are only two possibilities."

Lin Xian has a clear idea:

"Either the laws of space and time really failed in 1952, or, in 1952, it was not yet time for these laws of space and time to take effect."

is invalid,

Still not effective yet?

Lin Xian glanced away.

Looking into the narrow passage, he examined his CC as if he were a fool.

He is intuitive.

It should be the second possibility -

[Because the first millennium stake has not yet been driven in, history has not yet been locked, and therefore... the time and space laws that I am familiar with have not yet come into effect. ]

"That's right."

Lin Xian lowered his head and muttered:
"This is the only reason that can explain this unscientific logic."

Through Huang Que's previous explicit hints, Lin Xian had already figured out that the purpose of the Millennium Piles was to lock up history.

Before, Huang Que just reminded himself that forced avoidance would only be triggered when historical lock and time and space rejection occurred at the same time.

But I didn't expect it.

The rejection of time and space itself is actually related to historical lock.

"This is a new piece of knowledge. If you don't travel through time and space yourself, you really can't verify it."

"And now, CC, as the first generation of the Millennium Pile, has not yet turned into blue stardust to complete the piling, so history has not been locked, so naturally... there will be no space-time rejection phenomenon."

"There is certainly a strong correlation between time-space rejection and historical lock, but there should be some detailed differences. It's just that the information is limited now, so I can't deduce it yet; but what is certain is that historical lock is a prerequisite for time-space rejection... Without historical lock, there must be no time-space rejection."

well.

Through thinking about this incident, I have a deeper understanding of the laws of time and space.

If this guess is correct.

That means...

Lin Xian looked up again.

Looking at CC, whose gaze escalated and looked at her as if she were a psychopath, she tightened her lips.

That is to say...

On CC’s 20th birthday... the first thousand-year pile will be nailed firmly into the long river of time. While violently hammering out hundreds of cracks in time and space, it will also officially lock history... and, after that, the pile will continue to be driven in every 24 years to continue locking the established history.

"I see."

Suddenly, Lin Xian was enlightened.

He had never been able to figure out what the concept of "historical lock" was and how it was locked.

But now, he completely understood!

"【Only after the Millennium Pile is driven can history be locked, using forced avoidance to protect the established history from being modified by time travelers. This behavior of maintaining the stability of the world line, or even directly locking the world line... is called historical locking.】"

"In that case, even if we use ordinary space-time particles to travel back to the present in 1952, it will not trigger forced avoidance, will not be bound by the laws of space-time, and can modify history and world lines, just like entangled space-time particles, until... the first millennium pile is driven in."

He took a deep breath.

So clever.

It turned out that… it was just as I had guessed before, everything started because of the Millennium Pile! The Millennium Pile was the beginning of everything!
Then.

In 1952, on which day was the first thousand-year-old stake driven into the long river of time and locking history?
Lin Xian had a serious look on his face and walked quickly towards CC in the aisle.

"What are you doing?"

CC looked at this psychopath warily, talking to himself, with an uncertain expression, sometimes shocked and sometimes serious:

"Are you...having some kind of problem with your brain?"

"CC, I want to ask you something, something very important."

Lin Xian said solemnly:

"How old are you now?"

"19 years old."

"Is your 20th birthday coming up soon? It'll be in the next month or two."

?

CC blinked, somewhat puzzled:
"How did you know that? Eh... You're such a weird person. You know my childhood name CC and my birthday... Don't tell me, that girl you know who looks a lot like me also has her birthday on December 12th."

Lin Xian shook his head:
"That's not the case. You must have different birthdays. Oh, so you were born on December 12th, Christmas Eve, a good day."

"no."

CC also shook his head:
"I actually don't know my real birthday. I just told you that I was abandoned by my biological parents and thrown at the door of my grandmother's welfare home."

"The note they left behind only had my name written on it, not my date of birth, so my grandma took the day she found me as my birthday... She's a very kind person. Although the welfare home has always been short of funds, she still insists on celebrating every child's birthday."

"So, December 12th is not my real birthday. But so what? A birthday is just a date. It doesn't matter which day it is. It comes once a year, and it's the same as getting one year older."

……

Listen to CC's disapproving statement.

Lin Xian sighed inwardly.

Not the same.

totally different.

For everyone else, CC is right. It doesn't matter what day your birthday is, and no one cares if it's a few months earlier or later.

but.

The fate of the millennium girls is that they will never see the sun on their 20th birthday.

This is trouble.

Lin Xian thought to himself.

CC didn't know her real birthday, so naturally, she couldn't calculate the time when she turned into blue stardust and disappeared.

This is too passive.

We have to narrow the scope.

"CC, did the old lady tell you what month you were when she found you? Were you a full moon?"

“Who can tell?”

CC recalled:
"My grandmother just said that I was very small at that time, but I didn't look like I had just been born. I should have been less than a month old, or maybe I was already a month old... Every child has a different height and weight when they are born, and you can't tell just by looking at their appearance."

"Right."

Lin Xian said:

"That means, starting from today, October 10th, until December 28th, during the two months in between, every day could be your real birthday."

"you're so boring."

CC snorted:
"Is it necessary to be so entangled in this matter?"

"And didn't I just say that my grandma found me on December 12th, but I was already born a while ago."

"So theoretically speaking, if you calculate based on the fact that I was already one month old at that time, my actual birthday should be in November."

"But that's enough. Let's not discuss this anymore. You're a really weird person... Why are you asking about my birthday? What do you want to do?"

Lin Xian didn't say anything.

because……

For this CC, it was inevitable that she would turn into blue stardust and disappear; and in the next month, Lin Xian didn't want to tell her about it and add to her troubles.

Say.

Even if I tell CC the truth about the thousand-year-old pile, he will definitely not believe it.

Lin Xian had sensed vigilance, suspicion, and distance in her eyes at this moment... She herself was an orphan, living in the slums of Brooklyn, and was extremely vigilant. Now she met someone like herself with strange words and unusual behavior, so she must have no sense of trust.

So, he didn't plan to say too much to CC about this matter.

In order to avoid saying too much, which might make the other party suspicious, or make them think of you as a bad person and turn around and leave... then you will really fail and lose the thousand-year-old stake.

The current situation is -

Every day from now on, CC has the possibility of turning into blue stardust and disappearing.

Every day is possible.

and so.

I must never leave her.

In this age without portable communication devices, once the other person leaves your sight, you may never meet him/her again.

If you miss the piling event of the first generation of Millennium Pile, perhaps all the truth and secrets will be lost to you, buried forever in confusion, and you will miss the last chance to save everything.

Therefore, Lin Xian immediately made clear the next action plan - [to stay by CC's side and act with her, so as to further understand the secrets of the Millennium Pile, find out its essence and the truth, and witness this history with their own eyes. ]

He raised his head.

"Huh? What about people?"

But found...

CC, who was leaning against the wall just now, is gone!
"No, fuck."

He quickly ran to the opposite alley, and fortunately found that CC had not gone far and disappeared at the opposite alley again.

"Hey! CC!"

Lin Xian shouted and chased after him, catching up with CC in the next gap between the buildings.

"What are you doing?"

CC looked at him unhappily:
"I'm warning you, don't bother me. I rescued you out of kindness and out of mutual help among compatriots. Don't repay me with evil and cause me trouble."

She spread her hands:

"As you can see, I am penniless and a homeless person without a place to stay, a job, or food to eat. I can't help you with anything. Let's part ways amicably."

"I'm kindly reminding you not to hang around that block again. That's the territory of the black gangs. You were lucky to escape once, but if you steal something again next time... no one will save you."

Lin Xian chuckled.

I searched for pockets...but found that the otter suit had no pockets.

So I changed my posture and looked at CC:

"I'll definitely go back to that street."

"Are you sick?" CC stared at Lin Xian:

"Incomprehensible!"

"Because I want to give the money for this newspaper back to that kid."

Lin Xian shook the newspaper in his hand:

"I'm going to keep my word on this matter. I don't have any money right now, but I will find a way to make money... Even if I have to move bricks or pick up rags, I have to pay the money I owe for the newspaper."

"Keeping one's word is a traditional virtue of the Dragon Kingdom, and a gentleman's word is as good as his bond... Well, this sentence sounds weird in English, and it doesn't mean what it says literally. Anyway, since I said I would pay for the newspaper and prevent that little black kid from getting beaten, I will definitely keep my word."

"That's your own business."

CC crossed his arms and said indifferently:
"It has nothing to do with me. Don't cause me any trouble. I have done my best to help you. I hope you don't know how to appreciate it."

Lin Xian smiled and walked forward:
"You misunderstood CC. I have no intention of causing you any trouble, nor will I hold you back."

"It's just... to tell you the truth, I just smuggled here, I'm unfamiliar with the place, and I don't know anything about Brooklyn."

"So, can you please let me follow you for the sake of our fellow countrymen? Whether you want me to be your younger brother or need my help with something, the power of two people is always stronger than one."

"I am a grown man with hands and feet. I don't need you to take care of me like a child. I can handle everything by myself. I am definitely not a burden to you."

"I just hope you'll let me follow you. Even if you're a good person, please let me know the so-called rules of Brooklyn and the rules of survival in Brooklyn, okay?"

He put his hands together and made a request:

"please."

……

CC was silent, looking at the Dragon Country man in front of him with black hair, black eyes and yellow skin.

Recalling what her grandmother once taught her.

When people are abroad, compatriots should help each other.

To everyone, we must maintain a warm and kind heart.

When you meet someone who needs help, lend a helping hand.

Just like...the welfare home that my grandma devoted her whole life to, passing on the love.

"Um……"

She bit her lip:

"alright."

In the end, the kindness in her heart convinced her.

"But let's make it clear first!"

She stretched out her index finger and pointed at Lin Xian:

"You can follow me for a while, but you are strong and healthy. Once you are familiar with Brooklyn and find a way to make a living here, you must leave me! You can't keep pestering me."

"No problem." Lin Xian nodded.

"Also, you don't have to be my little brother. I'm not a gangster who wants little brothers... But because you don't know anything and are prone to getting into trouble, you have to follow my instructions in everything you do. You must obey what I tell you not to do and don't cause trouble."

"Of course, Boss."

Lin Xian smiled and stretched out his hand, wanting to shake hands in a friendly manner:
"I will absolutely obey you."

CC Eyebrow Flutter:

"Don't call me boss."

"Then what should I call you?" Lin Xian asked.

"CC."

The woman did not shake hands with Lin Xian, but perfunctorily clapped her hands with him:

"Just call me CC."

……

For a while.

Lin Xian was a little dazed.

This scene seemed familiar.

That was three years ago, or more than two hundred years ago to be exact.

At the end of 2022, he met Big Face Cat and CC in his dream for the first time, was involved in a bank robbery, and was caught up in the beginning of everything.

As the first attempt to crack the safe was fruitless, Lin Xian continued to dream the next day. After CC shot the Big Face Cat again, the two formed a temporary partnership and cracked the safe password together.

That was the situation at the time.

While saying that it was a pleasure to work with you, Lin Xian stretched out his right hand and asked how to address CC.

CC was also doing the same actions and saying exactly the same words as now.

At this moment.

Just like that moment.

Coo coo coo————————

A hungry stomach growled from Lin Xian's lower abdomen, and it was particularly loud in this quiet and narrow passage.

"..."

"..."

The two looked at each other, feeling inexplicably awkward.

Lin Xian knew he was embarrassed and felt helpless.

It's really not his fault.

Before boarding the time machine, Liu Feng and Gao Wen specifically told him to fast for 24 hours. To be on the safe side, it is best to travel through time on an empty stomach.

When I first came here, I was already growling with hunger.

Finally, this kind of thing happened again.

Forced parkour and escape further deplete the already limited energy in the body.

At this moment, the stomach and intestines could no longer bear it and made a final protest.

"Forehead……"

Lin Xian scratched the back of his head awkwardly:
"Excuse me, can you please buy me a piece of bread? I will pay you back too."

"you!"

CC's forehead was bulging with veins, and he gritted his teeth:
"Why are you pushing it further? And haven't I told you eight hundred times? I don't have any money on me, not even a penny!"

"So how do you usually eat?"

Lin Xian rubbed his belly:

"I'll eat whatever you want. I'm easy to please. I just want to fill my stomach."

CC took a few deep breaths.

I calmed down the urge to turn around and leave... I decided to hold back a little longer. After all, I had just promised this strange man that I would help him one last time, so I couldn't go back on my word so quickly.

She took a deep breath through her nose and raised her head:

“Are you a Christian?”

"No."

Lin Xian shook his head:
"I am an atheist and a materialist."

"Don't you believe in Jesus?" CC asked.

"I definitely don't believe it."

Lin Xian answered honestly:

"An atheist doesn't believe in anything. I only believe in science."

"That won't work."

CC shook his head:
"Then you'll have nothing to eat."

?

Lin Xian couldn't figure out this logic:

"Wait a minute, what does being a Christian have to do with not having food to eat? Does it mean that if I believe in Jesus, I will have food to eat now?"

"Of course."

CC raised his hand and pointed at the sun rising gradually on the east coast line:
"There is a church at the dock, which was donated by a shipyard owner. As long as you go there in the morning to worship and listen to the priest read the Bible, you can get a free breakfast after the worship."

"In fact, many dock workers did not believe in Jesus before, but after the priest talked with them and inspired them, they became devout Christians."

"But as for you... since you are an atheist, I won't force you. The priest said that we should respect everyone's beliefs."

With that, CC turned around, waved his hand and left:
"Then I'm going to attend church. Find a way to fill your stomach and then come to the dock to find me."

"Wait a moment!"

Snapped.

Lin Xian grabbed CC's wrist from behind.

CC looked back:
"what?"

"What did you say?"

CC thought about it:
"I said, since you are an atheist, I won't force you..."

"No no no."

Lin Xian interrupted her:
"Yes, the last sentence."

CC tilted his head:
"One more thing... that is, many dock workers became devout Christians after talking with the priest. Is there any problem?"

Lin Xian smiled slightly.

He let go of CC's hand and, imitating the Jesus in the painting of "The Savior," stretched out his right hand with his index and middle fingers pointing upwards.

“Everyone in the world can be influenced.”

Lin Xian's eyes were pious and sincere:

"I can also talk about it, and I can also believe in Jesus."

(End of this chapter)