Genius Club.

Chapter 510 Blue Eyes, the Beginning of Everything

1952年11月2日，中午12：37。

In his single-family home on Marshall Street in Princeton, Einstein had not slept for a day and a night.

Studying all night for more than 24 hours is tantamount to challenging death for his 70-year-old body.

but……

He simply couldn't stop.

For the past 24 hours, without sleep or food, he sat motionless at the desk in his study.

The fountain pen, which had been soaked in ink several times, was writing furiously with a rustling sound. The draft papers used for calculations flew all over the room, and now they were still being thrown up from the desk one by one and falling to the ground.

"Universal... constant..."

Einstein's voice was hoarse and he licked his lips which were chapped from not drinking water for a long time.

He was so excited.

So excited.

I never thought that one day a research that was proposed and then denied could be picked up again and achieve a breakthrough!
His eyes were sharp as he stared at line after line of derivations on the draft paper.

Before witnessing the hydrogen bomb explosion yesterday, he had never thought of this idea or this method of reasoning.

Now let’s see…

This inference should be correct! The cosmological constant does exist!
Under a completely new idea.

The process of calculating the cosmological constant was extremely smooth, with almost no lag. The unique beauty of the formulas and equations made Einstein very clear... Only the right things can be so beautiful and so exquisite.

Hard to imagine.

I actually wanted to calculate the cosmological constant!

"What would be the consequence of the cosmological constant?"

Wow.

Einstein threw away another full piece of draft paper and continued to deduce on the next piece of paper.

almost.

almost.

The equation becomes simpler and simpler, and the final result is obvious.

What exactly is the cosmological constant?
has no meaning?
What unique power does it have?

These questions that have troubled him for half his life... perhaps they will be gradually revealed after the specific numbers are calculated.

almost.

almost.

rustling...

rustling...

The piece of draft paper on the table was soon filled up, and in the only remaining blank corner, the final equation was extremely short, and the answer could be calculated in the next step.

Einstein's breath was rapid.

His eyes widened in disbelief.

"Whole, whole number?"

Although the specific answer has not been written down yet, he has already calculated in his mind that the final value of the cosmological constant... is actually an integer!
"No, that's impossible!"

He was panic-stricken for a moment.

According to his original inference, the cosmological constant should be an infinitesimal, infinitesimal decimal that is negligible even on the scale of the entire Milky Way.

It should be so small that it approaches infinitely close to 0!

But why...

It is actually an integer?

"Isn't it a mistake?"

Einstein shook his head and instantly rejected the idea.

All the calculations went so smoothly, just as they should have, how could they have been wrong?

Even if it goes against common sense.

But mathematics is so absolute, this answer can’t be wrong!
Wow.

Einstein threw away the draft paper filled with the calculation steps and took a deep breath facing the blank paper below.

Lift the pen.

The tip of the pen touches the paper.

With two rustling strokes, he wrote down the final result of the cosmological constant:

【42】!
Buzz~~~~~~~~~~
At the moment the pen tip left the paper, the space behind Einstein suddenly began to ripple; as if a stone was thrown into the water, it became twisted, wavy, and torn, accompanied by a sharp overclocked buzzing sound!

next second.

Two apple-sized blue electric balls flashing with intense sparks floated out from the cracks, and the faint blue light dyed the entire room!

Einstein noticed something wrong behind him and turned around suddenly!
however……

It's too late.

One of the small blue electric balls jumped to Einstein's chest at lightning speed and merged into him silently.

boom…………

Einstein only felt that there was a singularity explosion in his brain, the white light swallowed everything, and everything he saw was nothingness; in an instant his brain was empty, his limbs lost sensation, his eyes rolled up, and he lost consciousness.

Pfft!
He fell back into his chair, his head hitting the table and the manuscript paper with the number [42] written on it...he passed out and lost consciousness.

The other small blue electric ball did not stop at all.

It seemed to be chasing a predetermined target. Several straight flashes jumped out of the house and flew straight to the eastern sky.

……

at the same time.

On the top of the Williamsburgh Savings Bank clock tower, Lin Xian leaned against the railing and looked at CC who was just a few feet away.

Below, at an angle that the two of them couldn't see.

The huge clock in the clock tower is ticking, the hour hand is moving towards 1 o'clock, the minute hand has just passed the number 8, and the second hand is performing its duty tirelessly and continuously.

On the open-air platform above the clock, a cold winter breeze blew, rippling the corners of Lin Xian and CC's clothes.

"You lied to me?"

Lin Xian blinked:

"What is it?"

CC put his hands behind his back, a little embarrassed:

"Do you still remember... when we first met, you stole a newspaper from that little black kid and asked me to pay for it, but I didn't have any money, so we ran away together?"

Lin Xian nodded:
"Of course I remember. I had just arrived in Brooklyn at that time and was unfamiliar with the place, so I stole a newspaper to see what was going on."

"But didn't we solve this problem a long time ago? After we made money from the balloon stand, we immediately found the little black boy and returned the money for the newspaper to him. We even gave him a lot more, and the little black boy seemed very happy."

"So...how did you lie to me about this? I don't really understand. You didn't have a penny on you at the time, so you couldn't pay for the newspaper for me, so the two of us had no choice but to run away."

CC pursed his lips.

He raised his head and looked into Lin Xian's eyes:
"This is what I want to apologize for, Lin Xian. I'm sorry that I lied at that time, actually..."

“[I had money on me, but I just didn’t want to take it out at the time.]”

There was a pause.

She continued:
"When the orphanage grandmother passed away, she had already predicted that the orphanage would close down and the children would be cleared out."

"She knew very well that there would be many people willing to adopt those young children. After all, if they were raised from childhood, they would still have feelings for them. But... for a teenager like me, basically no normal family would be willing to adopt me. The only way out for me is to wander the streets."

"Grandma was very worried about us older children. Before she died, she called us to her bedside one by one and told us many things. She told us to be careful about safety, beware of bad people, know how to distinguish right from wrong, be friendly, and not take the wrong path."

"At the very end...she gave each of us [US$20]. It was the last money she had. She said the war took away her husband and children, and she left with nothing. She was just worried that we would starve to death on the streets."

"This $20 is the last legacy that grandma left for us. Grandma told us that this was the last thing she could do to help us... She also repeatedly reminded us not to use this $20 unless it was absolutely necessary. This was the [life-saving money] she left for us."

"Over the years, I have kept this $20 in my underwear pocket and never dared to spend it. No matter how hungry, how difficult, or how hard it was... I never wanted to spend this $20, and I never even dared to think about it."

"Over the years, although I didn't know what would be an emergency or when I could use the money... I just didn't dare to use it. This $20 is more important to me than my life."

CC stood on tiptoe and took a step forward.

The distance is closer to Lin Xian.

The voice became very soft:

"So... Lin Xian, I did lie to you when we first met that day. I clearly had money on me, and I could have taken out a coin to help you pay for the newspaper. But... I was reluctant to take it out."

"This is also something I have been ashamed of and regretful about these days. You have done so much for me, treated me so well, taken care of me meticulously, and met all my wishes."

"In fact, the moment you got the money, you only thought about me, and spent almost all the money on me. But I..." CC pursed her lips and lowered her head:

"But I was not willing to lend you even two cents at that time. I felt really guilty."

Listen.

Lin Xian felt inexplicably relieved.

That's all...

It made him nervous and scared:

"What's the matter with that?"

Lin Xian chuckled:
"This kind of thing is not worth mentioning at all, and I understand your actions at the time. On October 10, we had just met and didn't even know each other. We were complete strangers."

"You are not Jesus or the Virgin Mary. Why should you use the life-saving money that the old lady left for you to help me? This is irrational in itself."

"Now that we are familiar with each other and are friends, it is natural for us to help each other. But if you put me in your situation at that time, I was just a thief who stole newspapers. No one would use their own money to help me."

"Don't even mention you. Even if I were to put myself in your shoes, if I encountered something like this, I would definitely not care about it... So you have nothing to feel guilty about, CC. I am very grateful to you for taking me away and taking me to the church for relief meals."

CC was unwilling to use money to help himself out at that time, and Lin Xian certainly understood.

This poor Brooklyn girl calculated everything she did clearly, considered cost-effectiveness in everything, and wished she could spend every penny wisely.

What was wrong with her being unwilling to use the life-saving money given by the old lady to help herself out of the predicament?

"That's what I said..."

Hearing that Lin Xian didn't seem to blame him, CC's tone became much more relaxed, and a familiar smile appeared on his face again:
"But you've been so good to me, I have to repay you!"

"Even if you didn't blame me for the newspaper money, I couldn't accept your kindness with a clear conscience, so... this morning, I deliberately didn't go with you to find the owner of the fireworks store."

"After you left the hotel, I immediately got up, washed up, and went to the Brooklyn Heights shopping street."

"What are you doing there?" Lin Xian was puzzled.

CC chuckled.

She took another step forward, her eyes were only half a meter away from Lin Xian's:

"When you took me to the Brooklyn Heights Promenade, didn't you spend a long time looking at the watch shop window? You said you really needed a watch and that you used to wear Rolexes."

"Now that you are getting richer and richer, you can have whatever you want. I think the only way I can repay you, which is also the thing you lack the most, is to give you a watch."

CC, who had been keeping his hands behind his back, finally moved them in front of him.

In her slender right hand, she held a white square gift box. She then pinched the edge of the gift box with both hands and handed it to Lin Xian's chest:

"I'm sorry, I can't afford a Rolex. The money I have... is only enough to buy this cheapest watch."

Lin Xian looked at the small gift box in front of him.

Holding my breath, unable to speak.

20 USD...

He clearly remembered that the cheapest watch in that watch store cost exactly 20 US dollars.

20 US dollars is all CC has. It is the life-saving money left by the old lady to CC.

Now, CC spent all of it without hesitation and bought a watch for himself.

Lin Xian stretched out his hand, his arm trembling slightly.

Even if the money in the suitcase was enough for him to buy a hundred-dollar Rolex or the most expensive watch in the world, it would still be far less heavy than the $20 watch in front of him.

"what?"

CC looked behind Lin Xian and suddenly opened his eyes wide:
"what is that?"

She blinked.

That’s right.

There was a small blue ball of light, flying towards this side quickly like a cannonball.

So fast!

In the blink of an eye, he rushed behind Lin Xian!
"Ok?"

Lin Xian was stunned and wanted to turn around and look back -

"Lin Xian, be careful!"

CC was shocked!

Seeing that the small blue electric ball was about to hit Lin Xian, she used all her strength to push Lin Xian aside, using her body to block the "blue cannonball" for Lin Xian!
"CC!"

Lin Xian shouted out.

He witnessed it with his own eyes.

That's a space-time particle!
A space-time particle that flashes intense electric sparks, emits faint blue light, and possesses both activity and energy!
[The space-time particle brushed past his ear as he fell, and was intercepted by CC who rushed forward, and went straight into CC's body! ]

In an instant.

CC's body became dark blue and transparent, almost blending into the blue sky.

"CC!"

Lin Xian hurriedly got up from the ground and tried to support CC.

but.

CC's entire body became nothingness. No matter how he waved his arms, he couldn't touch CC at all! It was as if the girl in front of him was nothing but air!
The almost transparent CC looked at Lin Xian in shock:

"Lin Xian, you...your eyes!"

Lin Xian quickly turned to the glass next to him and looked at his stunned self in the reflection.

blue.

His originally black pupils turned into bright blue in the blink of an eye! The light in his pupils was like a galaxy! Exactly the same as the eyes of a yellow bird!
at the same time……

The shape of his face was also changing rapidly.

The cheekbones begin to bulge, the pointed face becomes square, the nose bridge becomes steeper, and the eye sockets gradually become deeper.

Time and space rejection!

Space-time rejection has occurred!
The laws of space and time, space and time particles, thousand-year piles, blue eyes... Lin Xian instantly realized what was happening!
"CC!!"

He turned his head immediately.

But I saw...

Swah——

Swah——

Swah——

CC's nearly transparent body instantly turned into a large ball of stardust, scattered in the wind like loose sand, and drifted away with the wind.

Lin Xian knelt up and tried to grab at it several times, but he couldn't catch anything. He just watched helplessly as the stardust drifted away and dissipated in the air...

thump.

The white gift box containing the $20 watch fell to the ground and bounced open, and the watch inside also popped out.

Lin Xian lowered his head and looked at the slightly rough dial.

The hour hand, minute hand, and second hand interweave to create a familiar time point:

12:42
Converted to Longguo time, it is exactly [00:42]

"what……"

Lin Xian felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife and he clenched his fists.

He found that inside the small white gift box containing the watch, there was also a piece of handwritten paper with black writing on it.

My heart is beating fast and my mind is in a mess.

Lin Xian suppressed his inner emotions, picked up the handwritten paper, unfolded it, and looked at the beautiful handwriting on it:
[Starting tomorrow, daylight saving time will end, remember to set your watch back one hour~]

thump.

Lin Xian punched the ground.

I held my head, closed my eyes, and felt cold all over.

He saw it clearly...

The space-time particle that turned CC into blue stardust and dissipated it was not aimed at CC at all!

If CC hadn't pushed me away forcefully, that space-time particle would definitely have hit me!
"That is to say..."

Lin Xian's voice trembled.

He discovered that his current voice was no longer his original voice. The rejection of time and space had changed his appearance, and also made his voice completely unfamiliar:
"The person who should have been hit by that space-time particle, should have been turned into a thousand-year-old pile, should have been transformed into blue stardust and dissipated..."

Lin Xian clenched his teeth and took a deep breath:

"it's me."

(End of this chapter)