Did the world end today?

Chapter 16 The Smartest Monkey in the Universe

After Ren Jian came out of his office, Jiang Xingye and Chen Yan immediately surrounded him with concern.

"So, what did the boss say?"

Jiang Xingye spoke first, while Chen Yan watched expectantly from the side.

"Further optimization is needed."

Lin Xu remained unfazed.

"The boss thinks this solution is similar to those of competitors in the same industry. If we want to avoid legal risks, we must come up with more technical details."

"I'll be busy with this matter for the next couple of days. If there are any other things to do in the group, I'll have to trouble Team Leader Chen to take care of me."

"No problem, no problem."

Chen Yan nodded repeatedly.

"But we're about to officially launch the project, and then we'll have to assign responsibilities and define roles."

He didn't finish his sentence. Clearly, he wanted to sound out Lin Xu's opinion on the "position" issue and see if the boss had any instructions.

"Team Leader Chen should communicate with the boss about this himself."

Just as Lin Xu finished speaking, the door to the reception room was pushed open.

The company secretary came in and called Chen Yan away.

Before leaving, Chen Yan glanced back at Lin Xu with a complicated expression, the fervent light in his eyes seeming to cool down instantly.

After he left, Jiang Xingye lowered his voice and leaned closer to Lin Xu to ask:

"Not smooth?"

Lin Xu smiled.

"Not smooth, but also smooth."

"It should be said that this success was conditional."

"And coincidentally, I have a high probability of being able to fulfill this condition."

"Perfect!"

Jiang Xingye raised his hand and gave Lin Xu a high five.

"Snapped!"

"You trust me that much?"

Lin Xu asked curiously.

"I checked your credit report."

Jiang Xingye was very serious.

"Don't go too far."

Lin Xu rolled his eyes and said:

"Let's go."

"There shouldn't be anything else to do today, I can go back to work."

"I have important business to attend to tonight, so I can't work overtime."

"Evening? Something wrong?"

Jiang Xingye looked at Lin Xu warily, as if he was about to explode at any moment.

Lin Xu waved his hand with amusement and replied:

"I need to go to the National Library to look up information. Some papers can only be found at the National Library."

"That's pretty much it."

Jiang Xingye nodded in satisfaction.

The two entered the office one after the other. The moment they stepped inside, Jiang Xingye reverted to his aloof and unapproachable demeanor.
7pm.

After getting off work, Lin Xu grabbed a quick bite near the company and rushed back to his residence.

He kept thinking about the things in the bracelet world along the way. After summarizing and organizing them from beginning to end, he also roughly sorted out a tree diagram of his to-do list.

First of all, the biggest problem is that the end of the world will most likely come in 20 years.

Whether in the world of the bracelet or in the real world, he has to solve this problem.

Secondly, continuing to speculate, it's not just themselves; the "Planetary Reincarnation" organization also foresaw the arrival of the apocalypse. Although their predictions weren't accurate, they likely did possess fairly complete clues related to the "apocalypse."

If you want to find the truth about the apocalypse, starting with this organization is the most convenient option. Finally, it has now been confirmed that the real world is linked to the bracelet world; some of the things you do in the real world will be reflected in the bracelet world.

Therefore, if you encounter a problem that you cannot solve in the smart bracelet world, you can also try to create conditions in the real world by changing the "variables".

Therefore, it becomes essential to climb the social ladder and reach a higher position as quickly as possible in the real world.

After all, the higher one's position, the more resources one can mobilize, and the easier it is to solve problems.

you can!

Lin Xu took a deep breath.

Let's solve the problem with Star Traveler No. 1 first.

Let's get the technical data first and get this project done ahead of schedule!
In this way, he could not only obtain a higher position earlier, but also promote the accelerated development of Sky Dome Technology.

In the original timeline, Star Travel One took 7 years to complete. What if we could shorten the process to 5 years, or even 3 years?

Technological development always snowballs, and it gets bigger and bigger as it rolls along.

Even the slightest push from oneself can one day cause a storm, much like a butterfly flapping its wings.
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So where to begin?

Pushing open the door and entering the bedroom, Lin Xu turned on his computer and began reading through the rocket design he had written—which he had copied from beginning to end.

This plan is designed based on the general direction of the "space shuttle", so what I need to solve are the practical problems in the design and manufacturing of the space shuttle.

After a moment's thought, Lin Xu typed a few words on the document, listing the biggest challenges at present.

First, the thermal insulation materials in the thermal protection system.

Second, the high-thrust engine in the propulsion system.

Third, lightweight composite materials in structural systems.

Listing them out makes the overall difficulties clear.

Upon closer inspection, wow, two of the three difficulties are related to materials.
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No, there are three questions, and all three are related to the materials!

Doesn't manufacturing a high-thrust engine require specific materials?
For example, the variable cycle engine and air-space dual-mode engine that Lin Xu had previously envisioned, judging from the current actual technological development trend, are they stuck at the stage of high-temperature resistant materials?

Good guy.

Materials science has once again made a grand appearance in human history.

However, this is indeed a rather "opportunistic" but highly effective approach.

What is materials science?
Alchemy!
Despite the numerous systems and theories, the birth of a new material ultimately depends on one word.

Randomness.

Developing new materials depends on luck.

Using the algorithm you are most familiar with as an example, like monkey sort, in almost infinite trial and error, if you are lucky, you can even get the correct result on the first try, crushing all other complex and sophisticated solutions.

Of course, if you're unlucky, you might never get the answer in your entire life.

And now, I am the smartest monkey in the universe.

You don't need to make mistakes; you can just reap the rewards.

Every "first attempt" of mine yields the right result.

Ho!
Master Lin, when will you be number one in materials science?
Nowadays!

Today!

Lin Xu became more and more excited as he thought about it, and almost forgot that he still had the important matter of "doomsday" to deal with.

He quickly raised his hand to look at the bracelet, which showed a "5".

My energy has been restored.

Now, I have plenty of opportunities to suffer in the world of the bracelet again.

He lay down on the bed contentedly, silently reciting the things he needed to do.

Enter Sky Dome Technology.

Identify the key material specifications.

Finding methods for manufacturing key materials.

Memorize it.

Bring it out!
Lin Xu gently touched the bracelet, and everything went dark.

Consciousness was drained, then slowly returned.
(End of this chapter)