Genius Club.

Chapter 229 Disappearance of CC
There might be no clues to be found near the statue, so Lin Xian planned to look outside the square.

Walk down the steps leading to the statue...

"Huh? It's a dead end?"

Lin Xian originally thought that he could walk down the steps from the statue platform to the square below.

But just at the bottom of the steps, there is a very tall electronic door that separates the entire statue area from the square.

Only then did he understand why there were pedestrians walking around in other areas of the square, but no one could be seen near the statue, except for a shabby robot picking up trash.

Because of the existence of this tall electronic door, the platform of the statue is actually a restricted area.

I got here by falling from the sky. Normal tourists can't get in.

Lin Xian checked the tall and large electronic door, but could not find any door opening mechanism or any password button. It seemed that he could not get out from here.

But it doesn’t matter, this won’t be a problem for him.

The trash can robot just now was thrown down directly from the edge of the platform. With my skilled parkour skills, I can just climb down by clinging to the wall.

He ran back to the platform and found the place where he threw the robot down. Lin Xian grabbed the edge of the platform and landed safely after a few jumps.

thump.

After landing, Lin Xian looked at the parts of the trash can robot that had fallen off.

He suddenly thought...

If you want to return to the platform where the statue is from here, you must pass through that tall electronic door.

I have just checked and the electronic door is closed.

So...how did that trash can robot VV get through just now?

"Is there a special passage? Designed just for a broken robot?"

Lin Xian couldn't figure it out for a moment.

But now the robot model named VV has been dismantled by myself. It is too late to say anything and there is no way to verify it.

Leaving the statue area, Lin Xian walked across the square towards the main road.

I have to say that the people in the square are dressed in strange clothes, with all kinds of styles. It's extremely absurd and free.

Take a closer look...

Lin Xian was surprised to find that the residents in the Sky City didn’t seem to be wearing simple clothes, but more like a fabric display with display function!

He didn't know how to describe this high-tech product...

The clothes worn by many children were changing colors and shapes like in a cartoon, as if they were performed by magic.

The clothes worn by adults are much more stable and generally do not change color easily, but if you observe carefully, you will find that the patterns on many people's clothes are dynamic.

The patterns on it will sway, not like swaying in the wind, but swaying freely on the clothes like playing a video.

The water ripples, the grass and trees sway, and the clothes with cartoon characters painted on them even make faces and make movements... It's very magical.

Therefore, Lin Xian believed that the clothes they were wearing were definitely not made of ordinary cloth, but should be some kind of high-tech that could make a certain material as light as cloth and able to display various images at will like a computer monitor, so as to achieve the purpose of easy changing of clothes.

“That’s really convenient.”

Lin Xian thought that if this kind of technology was available in 2023, people would basically not have to worry about what to wear or what outfit to match every day.

Wearing this kind of high-tech clothing is just like changing the skin of a character in a game. It is very likely that with just a tap of your phone, the clothing will change into the color and pattern you want. You can even set it to a dynamic looping style like a screen saver, creating a kaleidoscope Cardcaptor Sakura.

In the square, since everyone's clothing styles are different and change all the time, Lin Xian's simple short-sleeved shirt and long pants did not seem out of place, and his appearance did not attract much attention.

This is indeed a free city, a very inclusive city.

Only after walking out of the square did Lin Xian arrive at the real city in the sky.

Different from the superficial prosperity of New Donghai City...the prosperity of Rhine Sky City is the result of real technology changing lives.

The sky is filled with high-speed moving vehicles and robots, operating in a complex yet orderly manner. Different changing images are displayed outside almost all tall buildings. While the light pollution is very serious, there are also many naked-eye 3D effects that are completely flawless.

On the street, Lin Xian also saw a "garbage disposal robot" that truly fits the style of the Sky City.

These robots are huge and very fast. When they fly over the street, you can't see clearly how they operate... the garbage on the ground is automatically sucked into the garbage bin.

I can't understand it, I can't understand it at all.

This is the real city of the future.

Just don’t understand it.

To this city, Lin Xian's existence is like that of an ancient man from 600 years ago. Anything that he can understand must be inconsistent with the development of the times.

and so……

This is very contradictory.

Isn't the purpose of the Genius Club to suppress the development of human technology?
Lin Xian was very confused.

He has always believed so.

From the technological stagnation in the first dream to the superficial technology in the second dream, he has always believed that it is the invisible black hand of the Genius Club that is suppressing the development of human science.

But now, the technological level of this Rhine Sky City has obviously exploded to an incredible level, and there is no sign of being suppressed at all.

Controlled nuclear fusion has also been achieved, and all kinds of high-tech elements are available.

[If the purpose of the Genius Club is not just to suppress technological development, but just to use this as a cover to mislead others... then what is their real purpose? ]

"I am increasingly confused."

The only reason Lin Xian could think of was...

Could it be related to the cosmological constant 42?

It’s a pity that the father of Big Face Cat in the third dream died of radiation sickness when Big Face Cat was a child and had no achievements in mathematics. Lin Xian missed this convenient route to find out what 42 is.

After walking out of the square, Lin Xian saw the sign at the entrance of the square and realized that the name of the square was Rhine Memorial Square.

Honking, driving and flying are prohibited here.

It looks like a very high status, solemn and dignified place.

Since Zhao Yingjun was able to erect a statue in this place, she must have a very high status in Rhine Sky City.

What about yourself?

Obviously, he is the founder and president of Rheinland Corporation...

What exactly happened in these 600 years?
If you want to figure out these things, the most convenient thing is to find a bookstore and look up some history... Of course, if history can be found in this world and history has not been artificially interrupted.

Unfortunately, Lin Xian searched for a long time, even asking passers-by, but he couldn't find a bookstore that was open. Many passers-by looked puzzled:

"Bookstore? Does anyone still read books now?"

In short, I didn’t find it in the bookstore, but I did find it in the pharmacy.

After entering and asking, I found out that there were indeed drugs to treat radiation sickness, but the quantity was not large.

The clerk told Lin Xian that basically no one would get radiation sickness now, as this immune antigen could be directly absorbed by babies through maternal milk and had even been added to milk powder.

The reason why a small amount of medicine is prepared is just to prevent special situations. Basically, these medicines will expire and no one will buy them.

By wandering around the streets, Lin Xian truly felt that the people in Rhine Sky City lived a relaxed and free life.

Even the public security was very relaxed, which was completely different from the strict patrols in New Donghai City... At least an intruder like me had not been suspected, questioned, or received any unnecessary attention from anyone, and had perfectly integrated into the environment.

"Excuse me, if I want to learn more about the history of Rhine City, where should I go?"

Seeing that the female clerk in this drugstore was very communicative and talkative, Lin Xian asked her this question.

The salesgirl answered without hesitation:

"Then let's go to the [Rhine Museum]. There is a lot of information there. And at the very back of the museum... there is also Ms. Zhao Yingjun's personal exhibition hall, which has many precious historical relics."

When talking about Zhao Yingjun's name, the female clerk showed genuine respect on her face:

"It's a pity that the museum is closed now. You should go there during the day." Zhao Yingjun's personal exhibition hall?

well.

Unlocked new maps and new locations.

Lin Xian thought that if Zhao Yingjun really left him some important information, perhaps it was hidden in his personal exhibition hall in the museum?
In short, it is necessary to go there and take a look.

As for the issue of the museum being closed at night... I'll just find a way to sneak in then.

If it’s not enough for one person, then call Big Face Cat and the others.

As long as I can accurately locate the gap in the air defense network next time, Big Face Cat and the others will definitely be willing to come with me.

In fact, Lin Xian now understands it.

The truly terrifying places in Rhine Sky City are all in the laser air defense network. Once you get in, there is no difficulty at all and everything goes smoothly.

Walking out of the pharmacy, Lin Xian looked at his watch and it was already 00:40.

I spent all my time today shopping and getting familiar with the environment, but as this is my first time in the Sky City, I still gained a lot.

"Come back tomorrow."

Lin Xian looked at his watch while looking up at the sky.

Even with technology being so advanced... is it true that humans are still completely unaware of the catastrophic disaster at 00:42?

This really made Lin Xian doubt his previous guess.

What on earth is that strange and destructive white light?

Is it the explosion of the earth itself?

Or an alien attack?

Or is it some kind of dimensional disaster that is completely incomprehensible to human civilization?
“There is another possibility.”

Lin Xian suddenly thought of movies similar to "The Matrix".

is it possible……

This is not the real world, but a world that has been artificially simulated to be the same as the real future. It is so real that it is completely indistinguishable and conforms to all physical laws and the laws of development of things...and 00:42 is just the time when the server restarts?

Lin Xian shook his head.

"I think it's unlikely, but it's easy to verify. We just need to wait until 2023, when the real Tam Bank is established."

"At that time, I will store something in the safe of Tam Bank, then find Tam Bank again in my dream, open my own safe and check whether the things inside are the same... Then I can naturally judge whether this dream is really related to reality."

Thinking of this, Lin Xian looked at his watch.

00: 41: 20
There’s still time to ask!
He hurried back to the drugstore and found the female clerk:

"Excuse me, I have another question for you. Do you know where the Taim Bank is in the city?"

"Tyme Bank?"

The salesgirl shook her head.

"I've never heard of it. Let me check it out for you."

After the female clerk finished speaking, she stood there without any movement. Lin Xian didn't know what she was using to operate the query.

A chip in the brain? Or a visual computer built into the retina?
After about ten seconds, the female clerk shook her head again:

"I'm sorry, sir. In all the districts of Rhine Sky City... there is no trace of this bank."

does not exist?
Lin Xian was quite surprised.

The Bank of Tam does not exist?
What is this unprecedented situation?

Lin Xian originally thought that...Tyme Bank and the safe with his name on it were as solid as the big-faced cat. No matter how the world of time and space changes, they will not disappear!

And this time.

What kind of time and space changes happened that directly destroyed the Tam Bank and the safe?
What makes Lin Xian most uneasy is...

Where is CC?
I met CC in my previous two dreams because she always came to the East China Sea to look for the bearded man, that is, the safe left for her by VV, and to find the truth that belongs to her.

But now, neither the Tam Bank nor the safe is there.

Doesn't that mean...

【CC also disappeared? 】

"What exactly is going on?"

Lin Xian blinked.

in front of you.

It was as if hundreds of butterflies with blue stardust fluttered into the air, and their flapping wings caused countless invisible air currents to become chaotic, complicated and unbearable.

It's like a guitar string that is plucked strongly by an external force.

finally……

With a bang, it broke off.

boom! ! ! ! !
boom! ! ! ! !
boom! ! ! ! !
The familiar and scorching white light came with a bang, burning the sky and the earth to ashes.

……

……

……

In a corner of the bedroom, Lin Xian opened his eyes on the bed.

He frowned and stood up, looking at the clock on the bedside table——

00:42
"Why... doesn't the Tam Bank exist anymore?"

Lin Xian closed his eyes.

I can’t imagine what the anchor point is that triggers this change in time and space.

The space-time butterfly effect is a chaotic system, just like the space-time law that I realized at the beginning:
Changes in time and space are uncontrollable.

It seems...

Even from the perspective of the laws of time and space, there is nothing that will never change or disappear.

Quantitative change leads to qualitative change, which is still a question of magnitude and elasticity.

That's right.

"【Space-time elasticity】."

Lin Xian recalled what Huang Que had said, and she reminded herself earnestly that the law of space-time elasticity is of vital importance and contains the answers to almost all puzzles.

But I still can't understand the deep meaning of this sentence, nor can I understand the deeper meaning of this rule.

He also wanted to understand what Huang Que said was so important and why it was so important.

"Elasticity... isn't it just a kind of resilience in time and space? Tolerance within a certain range of change? What other meanings can it have?"

Lin Xian felt like he was about to grasp some clues, but he was just one step away, just one step away, and he couldn't grasp that key point.

"Hey, go to bed early."

Lin Xian decided not to stay up late.

He opened his phone to check his schedule, and then looked at the flight information Liu Feng sent on WeChat:
"I have to go to the airport to pick up Liu Feng tomorrow morning."

"He said on WeChat that he had a new invention that he wanted to show me..."

"What could it be?"

(End of this chapter)