Did the world end today?

Chapter 52 Became the CEO

Chapter 52 Became the CEO
Lin Xu immediately realized what Jiang Xingye meant when he said the word "singularity".

I knew this description felt so familiar.

So you really have seen it!
Lin Xu remembered that he had read a science fiction novel before.

The description of the singularity in the text is "the starting point of all cause and effect".

Lin Xu did not reply to Jiang Xingye immediately, but instead opened his browser and found the novel he had read.

Soon, the novel's description of the singularity came to mind.

"This is the point of maximum time curvature. Every step taken from here is equivalent to countless steps, and every direction chosen from here is equivalent to countless directions."

"You will see yourself, you will see a back view you have never seen before, you will even see a cross-section neatly cut by an invisible force, and see your beating heart and rising and falling alveoli."

"But you can't see any blood flowing out."

"The blood that was constantly flowing through my body seemed to have vanished into thin air."

This description is even more fantastical than the description of the skull wife, and it is clearly an artistic embellishment.

But I have to say, this thing does sound a little bit real.

So, is the skull wife's experience real?
Probably.

More importantly, the skull explicitly stated that his wife was not the only one who had this experience, and described it as an oracle.

That's quite intriguing.

Lin Xu refreshed the description on the clue document, putting the keywords "divine oracle" and "sun ring" together.

Is there any connection between these two things?
there must be!
But Lin Xu didn't know exactly how they were connected.

Let's put it on hold for now.

This isn't exactly a key clue; at best, it's just a side story.

We should be able to resolve this when we explore the bracelet again later.

Thinking of this, Lin Xu picked up his phone again and sent a message back to Jiang Xingye.

Lin Xu:

"I just saw this description in a science fiction novel and found it very novel."

"General relativity? I'll go check it out."

A moment later, Jiang Xingye replied.

Jiang Xingye:
"Relativity is great, I need to learn relativity."

"Why don't you see for yourself? Or do you want me to give you a lesson?"

Lin Xu:

"Come on, or you're a dog."

Jiang Xingye:
"Wang Wang Wang."

Lin Xu:

Where is morality? Where is the bottom line?

Jiang Xingye:
"I'm not going to chat with you anymore, I need to get to work, Mr. Lin."

"By the way, didn't you say last time that you'd recommend someone from the new hires in the team to take a look?"

"I've already interviewed one person. Shall I send your resume over?"

"Let me tell you, this guy is really nice."

"A master's student from Northwestern Polytechnical University! Studying aircraft design!"

Lin Xu:

"So strong? How did you end up here?"

Jiang Xingye:
"Dream chasers have come to our home."

"It is said that they wanted to go to space, but failed the official screening."

"I don't know what promises HRD made to her, maybe they were just trying to trick her into thinking she could get priority access later."

Lin Xu:

"female?"

Jiang Xingye:
“My older sister is here. She’s the same age as me, but two years older than you.”

"His name is Bai Mo."

"What do you think? Isn't the name nice?"

White ink?!
Lin Xu was dumbfounded.

How come they're people I know?

No, that makes perfect sense.

Based on the progress of the Star Travel 1 project, this crucial astronaut should indeed have arrived by now.

But Lin Xu never expected that she would appear in this way.

I need to see her.

After a moment's consideration, Lin Xu sent a message to Jiang Xingye.

Lin Xu:

"It sounds quite nice."

"Let's arrange to meet tomorrow, I'd like to see you too."

Jiang Xingye:
"??? What do you want to do?"

Lin Xu: "I need to meet the candidates! What else can I do?"

"The project has already started at Donghua Chemical Fiber Factory, and I'll be focusing my main efforts there from now on. This person is going to take over my job, so how can I not meet him?"

Jiang Xingye:
"That's true."

"Let's meet at 2 PM tomorrow."

Lin Xu:

"can."

"You're being possessive of your food now."

Jiang Xingye:
"Wang Wang Wang."

Lin Xu didn't reply to Jiang Xingye, but turned around and sat back down in front of the computer.

He hadn't found Bai Mo in the bracelet world yet, but in the real world, he was about to meet him.

So what should I talk to her about tomorrow?
Ask her why she wants to go to heaven?

Surely her reason couldn't be the same as Xu Jin's—to bring the Zhurong ship back?
Hopefully, she can give herself a meaningful answer.

Lin Xu closed the computer screen, only then feeling a drowsy sensation after intense fatigue.

He took a shower in a daze, lay down on the bed, and fell asleep in 0 seconds.
The next morning, Lin Xu was awakened by his biological clock, which had been conditioned by long hours of working like a beast of burden.

He glanced at the time and saw it was already 8:30, so he instinctively sped up his washing, dressing, and preparation to go downstairs.

But when he put on his shoes, opened the software, and tried to see if he could get lucky and use a bug to clock in at home, he was surprised to find that his clock-in rules had changed to flexible clock-in.

What is flexible check-in?

No need to clock in.

Damn it?

It's getting better too!

Lin Xu quickly opened his personal profile and then discovered that his job title had changed from "Senior Flight Control Engineer" to "Senior Project Director".

His job level jumped directly from level 15 to level 21.

Damn it?

I've been promoted to general manager!

Lin Xu experienced riding a rocket in the bracelet world, but he didn't expect to actually ride a rocket in real life.

Levels 15 to 21, according to the job level system that this crappy company copied from a certain company, would take at least 10 years to reach even the fastest.

But I only spent a week.

comfortable.

Looking at the online payslip again, the original salary of over 40,000 yuan had jumped to 160,000 yuan, and it had already been paid.

Payday!
Lin Xu's mood instantly improved, and he was no longer in a hurry to go to work.

He first went downstairs to have breakfast, and then took a taxi straight to the company.

When he entered the office, he found that all his colleagues were looking at him with strange, yet somewhat curious, eyes.

In particular, Chen Yan, who was originally in charge of the Star Travel No. 1 project and served as the project manager.

His expression was quite complicated.

Although in terms of the division of responsibilities, Lin Xu did not replace him.

Even though his rank was two levels higher than his, Lin Xu's authority was equal to his.

Even so, Chen Yan still felt a little uneasy.

I once boasted that I would give young people a chance to learn, but in the end, the opportunity to learn came back to haunt me.
Seeing Lin Xu walk back to his original workstation, Chen Yan gritted his teeth, stepped forward, and called out:
"Mr. Lin."

"what?"

Lin Xu was taken aback, still somewhat unaccustomed to this form of address.

"what happened?"

he asked.

"Your office is all set up. Let me show you there."

"Okay, thank you."

Lin Xu didn't stand on ceremony and followed Chen Yan towards the new office.

Pushing open the door, a huge floor-to-ceiling window came into view.

Comfortable.

Lin Xu walked around the desk and sat on the sofa.

A brand new computer, a brand new tea set, a brand new foldable phone—it looks good no matter how you fold it.
This office setup is top-notch.

Lin Xu had a great time, then turned on his computer to plan his work for the day.