Genius Club.

Chapter 533 Our Club
"I see……"

Looking at the brand new invitation letter in the vacuum safe, Lin Xian did not move, but in his mind he connected many clues together and figured out many things.

"Lin Xian, please take it out slowly."

Beside him, Hafnium Alloy VV said:
"Although this is a vacuum safe, it is not a time machine after all. Paper, a fragile thing, will naturally become brittle and dry after being stored for hundreds of years, even if it does not oxidize."

"Don't worry, I know."

Lin Xian put his thoughts aside for the time being.

He gently reached into the safe and took out the invitation.

The touch is still the same as before. As someone who has touched real and fake invitation letters with his own hands, Lin Xian knew that the material of this invitation letter was genuine as soon as he touched it.

After taking it out, I gently bent it and found that it was still elastic and not as crispy as seaweed as I imagined:
"It looks like there's nothing wrong with it. Vacuum preservation is very effective."

VV poked Lin Xian's knee with the clamp, signaling him to squat down so that its eyes could see:
"So... this invitation is the real last invitation to the Genius Club, right?"

Its eyes flashed green as it looked at Lin Xian:

"It's just as you imagined before. The invitation you got from the mirror was indeed obtained through cheating. It was an extra one out of thin air! It's not even in the sequence of the eight cards that Einstein originally issued!"

"No no no."

Lin Xian waved his hand:
"You can't say that, VV. Think about it, Einstein can see every corner of the world and see what happens every second."

"So, didn't he know that I got this invitation by cheating in the mirror? He must know it very well. Not only did Einstein know that my invitation was obtained from the mirror, he also knew clearly that Newton had hidden an invitation..."

"But even so, Einstein still recognized my identity as No. 9. And there is another detail. After I joined the Genius Club with a cheating invitation letter, he asked Turing to shut down the club's welcome guidance system."

"This means that my invitation is genuine and legitimate, and is indeed one of the eight invitations he sent out. Do you understand what I mean by this -"

"The invitation letter I obtained by cheating is the one in Newton's safe in front of you."

"[These two invitations are actually the same one!]"

?

Hafnium alloy VV tilt head:
"There are obviously two, but you insist that it's just one... Wait, could it be that!"

VV suddenly realized.

Green eyes flash rapidly:
"[Are you saying that the invitation in your hand was obtained from the future, or sent from the future?]"

"But how do we explain this from the perspective of space-time logic? From the perspective of the world line, it seems to be a paradox."

Lin Xian nodded:
"If you think about it in a complicated way, there are indeed some things that don't make sense; but that doesn't mean that this conjecture is wrong. It may just be that we don't understand the laws of space and time well enough."

"But if you think about it simply, there is nothing unreasonable about the two invitations appearing at the same time. Isn't the relationship between them just like that between Yingjun and Huangque? Things in the future can exist in the same time and space as things in the past."

"But...my assumption alone is not enough. I need to verify whether this invitation letter is the same as mine."

talking.

Lin Xian lowered his head and looked at the red wax block stuck to the invitation letter.

Looking inside through the light, one can see an obvious black, opaque object. Needless to say, that must be the Genius Club [Golden Badge] sealed inside.

To attend a club party, you must use this NFC device to connect to the network, and then you can come to the venue with the help of VR glasses.

He pinched the red wax block with two fingers, twisted it gently, and took the wax block off with almost no resistance.

This is the mark of time, which gradually makes the wax lose its stickiness.

Then, open the invitation.

There was indeed not a single word in it, and it was exactly the same as the one he had seen in the mirror.

"That is to say, if we want to verify whether the two invitations are the same, we must start with the gold badge. However... there is no NFC device here, so we can only go back and disassemble it for research."

"Yes, yes! How could it be not?"

VV turned around, tried to stick out her butt, and pointed at the area above the track, which was roughly equivalent to the buttocks of the trash can:

"I have an NFC scanner right here! Take the gold badge out of the wax block and scan it on my butt. I can directly read the secret key information inside and then compare it with the gold badge you had before!"

"..."

Lin Xian was a little speechless, looking at VV's raised butt:
“Why is the NFC device installed in such a strange place? What was the original intention of designing it this way?”

"Because NFC is such an outdated thing, it has been eliminated long ago!"

VV pouted again, signaling Lin Xian to hurry up:
“When Zhao Yingjun directed my design project, he told the engineers to install the NFC device.”

"She is still as thoughtful as ever. She also considered that you would still use the Genius Club's gold badge after you woke up from hibernation. However, the NFC has been eliminated for many years in the 23rd century, so she decided to leave one for you in my body."

"As for why it was left in such a remote location... you should ask the engineers. Perhaps for the engineers, such an old, outdated and useless thing should only be thrown in such a place."

"Quick, quick, stop wasting time and put the gold badge over here. When Zhao Yingjun was testing you before, he had me scan your previous badge. I have the key features of the previous badge stored here. Once I compare them, I'll know if they are the same one."

"Ok."

Although there are many shortcomings, we still have to thank Yingjun for being prepared.

Lin Xian easily picked the golden badge out of the wax block and stuck it on VV's butt...

beep.

Two soft sounds.

VV nodded:
"Indeed, you are right. These two gold badges are exactly the same, as if... they were copied and pasted. There is no difference at all."

"I think this also explains why in the fourth dream, Newton clearly knew that you could travel into the future and waited for you to be caught."

"Yes."

This is also what Lin Xian just figured out instantly.

He had always thought that the fact that he obtained the invitation letter from the mirror through cheating was known only to Einstein, and other members of the genius club could not tell the difference at all.

after all……

Everyone deciphers the puzzle from the portrait of "Sad Einstein" and eventually finds an invitation somewhere in the world to join the genius club.

No one knew how the others decrypted the information or where they got the invitation letters, so no one suspected themselves.

I really didn't expect this.

The cunning Newton actually secretly kept an invitation!

This led to Newton and Copernicus knowing clearly that the genius club could only have eight members, including Einstein, and it was absolutely impossible for a ninth member to appear.

“I think Newton and Copernicus must have been very surprised when I first appeared at the Genius Club.”

Lin Xian analyzed:
"Although they appear calm on the surface, they must be very surprised inside, wondering where this invitation letter of mine came from."

"But at the same time, the secret that I can travel into the future and take things from the future should have been exposed at that time."

Thinking of this, Lin Xian suddenly realized:

"VV, I remember now."

He narrowed his eyes.
"It was after I joined the Genius Club that Copernicus began to ask Einstein questions about time travel and time machines."

"I see. Now many clues are connected. Let's sort them out."

Lin Xian picked up the pen on the desk in his bedroom, turned it around twice between his fingers, and began to sort out his thoughts on paper: "First, not long after Einstein established the Genius Club, Copernicus and Newton were the first to find the hidden code in the painting "Sad Einstein", received invitations, and then joined the Genius Club one after another."

"My guess is that it was before 1980, because Galileo and Leonardo da Vinci joined the club in 1980, and Copernicus and Newton were already playing double roles at that time."

"Then, let's continue the analysis. Copernicus and Newton monopolized the opportunity to ask Einstein questions, and together they learned many secrets and truths, naturally including some things about the cosmological constant 42. Afterwards, the two decided to join forces, one played the good guy and the other played the bad guy in the genius club, one played the good guy and the other played the bad guy, and they simultaneously promoted their plans openly and secretly."

"That wasn't enough. They later found an oil painting. As smart as they were, they worked together to crack the code of the painting and got a brand new invitation."

"They could have given this invitation to someone else, such as... [Ji Xinshui], or someone else who worked for them."

His thoughts became clearer and clearer, and Lin Xian discovered that this extra invitation letter could actually connect the plot of the Seven Deadly Sins.

"wrong."

VV denied:
"Lin Xian, you overlooked one thing. The Genius Club did not start using the online VR gathering mode until after 2004. This means that after 2004, Einstein has not been replaced by the invitation letter that has not been found."

"According to our previous speculation, the original version of the invitation letter definitely did not have the gold badge. Due to the limited development of technology, there was no Internet and VR technology at that time, so the original invitation letter should have been a simple paper invitation letter with all the party information written in handwriting."

"After 2004, the club decided to hold meetings online. Only then would the new invitation letter be sealed with an NFC gold badge in the wax seal as the identity key for attending the meeting."

"So, since there is a golden badge in the invitation letter that Newton hid, it means that Newton must have found the painting and the invitation letter after 2004... and in 2004, Copernicus had been in contact with Ji Xinshui for a long time; by that time, Ji Xinshui had already become a successful academic figure and the dean of the Graduate School of Tunghai University."

"However, we don't know when Copernicus promised Ji Xinshui an invitation to the Genius Club. If it was after 2004 that Copernicus made the promise, your guess would be reasonable."

"only……"

VV stretched out the hafnium alloy clip and made a gesture of wiping his neck:
"From Copernicus' attitude towards Ji Xinshui and his indifference to his life or death, Ji Xinshui is just a puppet, a clown, and an insignificant chess piece."

"At least I think Copernicus never thought of giving this precious invitation to Ji Xinshui..."

"Judging from the numerous successors in the future, Ji Xinshui is not Copernicus's first dog, nor will he be the last."

Lin Xian waved his hand:
"That's not the point. What I mean is that Copernicus and Newton could have added another helper to the Genius Club, but in the end, they may have chosen to seal the invitation letter out of caution."

"In this way, the genius club can only have eight members, including Einstein; there is no reason for a ninth genius to appear... unless someone can steal the invitation from Newton."

"But the probability of that happening is too low. There are three test questions to answer after the invitation letter. It is not something that can be completed in a short period of time, and not everyone is capable of completing it."

"So... from the moment I joined the Genius Club, Copernicus and Newton knew clearly that among the members who joined the Genius Club after they received this invitation letter... there must be one who obtained the invitation letter through time travel or time transmission!"

VV imitated Lin Xian and spread his hands:

"If we assume the worst, Copernicus and Newton found the invitation letter and hid it after Kevin Walker joined the Genius Club... Then there's no need to guess who this person who can communicate with the future is. Your appearance is a self-incrimination."

"But judging from the situation at the time, your sudden appearance in the Genius Club did indeed throw the two of them off balance. This also explains why Copernicus was deceived by your false 'space-time particle intelligence', because your words and your identity... were indeed too convincing. Copernicus didn't dare to bet that you were lying."

"In fact, if they don't know much about time travelers, they might even suspect you of being a time traveler."

"But I still have a question. Copernicus, out of his mysterious obsession with 42 and his so-called respect for scientists, always adhered to his principles and never killed innocent people."

"But Newton is different. Newton is obviously much more unscrupulous than Copernicus. He never talks about principles, and he doesn't have any sense of ritual or persistence... Then why didn't he ever cause trouble for you?"

Hear VV's analysis.

Lin Xian shook his head:
"The answer is very simple, and Newton himself has just given the answer—"

"【Everything is to maintain the stability of the world line】"

Lin Xian leaned back in his chair and let out a breath.

He said slowly:

"Although Newton and Copernicus were collaborators, they still had differences on the details."

"Copernicus valued respect and ritual, while Newton spared no effort to ensure the stability of the perfect world line. The two had different focuses."

"Newton must have known that I killed Copernicus, which is why Copernicus smiled before he died."

"Because he used the little life he had left to thoroughly identify those who disrupted history and communicated the future for Newton, he had set his sights on me."

"After that, when Einstein announced that the perfect world line had been achieved, Newton had already tacitly accepted that my existence was part of the stable world line, so of course he would not bother me."

"His only goal is the world line, the best future for mankind as described by Einstein, and even... including Einstein's death. The fact that he would rather commit suicide than reveal any information to me is also part of maintaining the stability of the world line in his eyes."

……

For a long time, Lin Xian and VV didn't speak.

The green light in VV's eyes flickered slowly, and finally dimmed:

"Lin Xian, I suddenly feel very sad."

It bowed its head:

"I'm not sad about Newton's death, but... have you noticed that whether it's Einstein, Copernicus, or even Gauss who caused you and Zhao Yingjun and Yu Xi to separate, or Kevin Walker who tried to kill you..."

"[Every genius in the Genius Club is not a born bad person, nor is he a demon who enjoys killing people. Everyone has a heart to save the world, but in the end... they are deceived by the false future forged by the mastermind behind the scenes and embark on a wrong and extreme path.]"

"I think they should have tried to save the future with other gentler and more acceptable methods, just like Da Vinci and Jask. But Einstein's feedback was all failure, so they had no choice but to take a crooked path... and believe the false future as the truth."

Lin Xian didn't say anything.

Of course he understood what VV meant.

Although most of the members of the genius club are now dead, it is undeniable that their IQ and talents are world-class.

If they are given the right guidance, the right feedback...

Maybe, even facing the world-destroying white light of a mysterious force, as long as this group of geniuses at the pinnacle of human intelligence unite, they may be able to win.

suddenly.

An idea suddenly came to Lin Xian’s mind.

Yes.

There’s nothing wrong with the Genius Club itself;

Einstein himself was not wrong;

The original intentions of all the geniuses were good;

It is only the false future of mysterious forces that deceives everyone and leads these geniuses to lead the world astray.

What if...

Gather the true genius!
Forge true unity!
Feedback is the real future!
Take real responsibility!
whether.

Can it save all this, save Einstein's regrets, save the mistakes of all the geniuses, and save mankind from the brink of destruction?

Lin Xian took a deep breath and stood up.

He rubbed the golden badge of the Genius Club in his hand and looked at the moon rising slowly outside the window:
"There is nothing wrong with the Genius Club itself. It is a salvation organization that has written 'high position means heavy responsibility' into its charter, aims to 'work for a better future for mankind', and insists that 'geniuses have both rights and obligations'."

"I have never regretted joining the club, and I know that Einstein founded the club and designed the club logo in this way largely because of Douglas... that is, me."

"So, by this calculation, I am also considered as half of the founder of the Genius Club? Well, at this moment, a high position brings heavy responsibilities, and I must shoulder this responsibility."

"VV."

Lin Xian looked down at the hafnium alloy trash can with a determined look:

"【Let's form... a new genius club!"

(End of this chapter)