Genius Club.

Chapter 238: Zhao Yingjun's 600 Years (Additional update for leader Huang Tiantian!)
Lin Xian turned around.

Looking at the pitch-black personal exhibition hall of Zhao Yingjun behind him.

Her exhibition hall is located at the highest point of the Rhine Museum, a separate building, just like her lofty status in the Rhine Sky City.

Yes.

This is the main purpose of Lin Xian entering the dream tonight.

Huang Que once said that when you have nothing to do, look in the mirror more often, because you will see what you want in the mirror.

he thinks.

The answer to this puzzle is most likely in Zhao Yingjun’s personal exhibition hall.

Perhaps the gift that no one can guess is hidden in a mirror inside.

Therefore, Lin Xian doesn't care whether there is any trace of himself in Zhao Yingjun's life trajectory.

Nothing matters.

He was just lamenting the passing of time, the departure of old friends, and the heaviness that came with it, and he didn't care about these trivial things.

Lin Xian turned around and walked towards Zhao Yingjun's personal exhibition hall.

"Why is it black?"

Where are the lights?
In the exhibition hall with the door open in front of me, there was no light on either side or inside, except for a faint light in the middle shining on the red carpet, so I couldn't see anything clearly.

What is the exhibition about if the lights are not on?
"Zhao Yingjun's personal exhibition hall uses projection to display the works."

The trash can robot VV turned its tracks and drove in front of Lin Xian, looking up at him:

"It's like a movie, showing her life with slides and narration; because Zhao Yingjun loved watching movies, this exhibition hall uses this method to interpret it as she wished."

"Zhao Yingjun likes watching movies?"

Lin Xian was amused:
"She doesn't like watching movies. She doesn't have the time for that."

He knows too much.

Zhao Yingjun is a workaholic who wants to devote every bit of her time to work. Asking her to calm down and watch a movie is simply torture for her.

The one who likes watching movies is not her, but myself.

!

Think of this.

Lin Xian stopped where he was, as if something was stuck in his throat, and was speechless.

The trash can robot VV's eyes flashed green, and it looked at Lin Xian like it was blinking:

"Aren't you coming? I can help you turn on the projection. This place is rarely open to the public, and the few open days require advance reservations. But since it's you... it's only natural to make it special."

"Open it."

Lin Xian said softly:

"I want to see."

……

Follow robot VV forward.

Click.

The wall on the right lit up, projecting a photo of a young couple holding a baby in a cradle, the happy family of three.

At the same time, a narration voice came from nowhere:

"Ms. Zhao Yingjun was born in the capital of the Dragon Kingdom on January 1999, 1, into a happy family. Her father was a respected figure at the time, and her mother was a respected teacher."

Continuing forward, there are photos of Zhao Yingjun when she was in elementary school, junior high school, and studying abroad.

Zhao Yingjun's heroic temperament has been revealed since junior high school. Even though he is still young, his aura is already better than that of ordinary people, and he still has the style of a president.

Looking at these photos that he had never seen before, Lin Xian inexplicably smiled.

The narration continues:

"Ms. Zhao Yingjun has been an excellent student since she was young. Not only did she rank among the top students in her studies, she also showed extraordinary business talent at an early age. Therefore, after junior high school, her father sent her abroad for further studies. She later entered IESE Business School in Spain... and graduated with excellent grades in all subjects."

Going further, photos turned into videos.

Lin Xian recognized it. It was an image from the early days of MX Corporation.

He saw many familiar faces on it, including the vice president, Brother Wang... and a group of faces he often dealt with.

"After graduating and returning to China, Ms. Zhao Yingjun founded MX in Donghai City, specializing in the field of new cosmetics. In less than two years, it had become well-known throughout the country. The real beginning of MX's becoming a world-class cosmetics giant...has to start with a Rhine moisturizing cream that shocked the world."

Lin Xian walked forward, and the product image of Rhine Moisturizing Cream was projected on the wall on the left.

Naturally, there is also a cartoon image of the Rhine cat on it.

"Thanks to the promotion of the mascot Rhine Cat, the Rhine brand quickly became popular all over the world. Even today, even though the Rhine company has gone bankrupt and people no longer need Rhine moisturizing cream to protect their skin, the Rhine Cat is still the most popular doll image among children today and has been a best-seller in the world for more than 600 years."

Seeing this, Lin Xian already had a premonition.

really……

The trash can robot was right, its own existence, its own history, and its own experiences have all been erased.

Including the MX company celebration banquet, group photos, and interviews that were broadcast on the road he just walked... He was clearly present at all those occasions and he even remembered clearly where he was standing.

but.

It seems as if I do not exist in these projected images and photos before my eyes.

The creator of Rhine Cat also became Zhao Yingjun.

The hero of Rhine moisturizing cream is not even mentioned.

Lin Xian turned his head and continued walking forward.

"...Later, due to the company's business adjustments, MX changed its name to Rhein Group, officially opening the prelude to this great legend."

The projected picture is a photo of the Rheinland Group on the day of the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Zhao Yingjun stood in the middle, with Brother Wang and Chu Shanhe next to him.

There is no trace of myself.

【History has indeed been tampered with.】

No wonder VV said before that there is no point in knowing the history of this place.

What reference is there to false history?

Instead, you will mislead yourself.

Any recorded history is not as reliable as what you see with your own eyes, not to mention... Lin Xian lived in the historical era 600 years ago. His existence itself is the most authentic history.

Keep going...

Soon, it was time for the part that interested me the most.

"In 2026, the first generation of hibernation chambers was put into use. Even though the side effects of memory loss were irreversible, a large number of people around the world still rushed to enter the hibernation chambers, hoping to spend a long time in sleep and reach a beautiful future hundreds of years later. And Zhao Yingjun himself became one of the people who entered the first generation of hibernation chambers..."

"However, Zhao Yingjun cherishes her memory very much, and she doesn't want to lose it during a long hibernation. Therefore, she made a hibernation plan for herself that is extremely harmful to her body - she hibernates for ten years, wakes up once, stabilizes the memory that is about to be lost for half a year, and then enters the hibernation chamber again to go to the next ten years."

……

There is a video here, and Lin Xian slowed down.

He saw Zhao Yingjun entering the hibernation chamber for the first time.

Very young.

Just like Zhao Yingjun whom he met in the company during the day, she was still so heroic, wearing a black coat and swaying black gemstone earrings, and came to the hibernation center.

Before entering the dressing room, she squatted down and hugged a white puppy for the last time.

It was a cutely dressed small dog, probably a Pomeranian, with smooth and fluffy hair that looked like a giant dandelion.

"This is a Pomeranian that Zhao Yingjun has raised for a long time, named VV. VV is already 10 years old at this time, which is considered old in a dog's life. In any case, it is impossible for it to live to see Zhao Yingjun wake up from hibernation 10 years later. So... this is the last time the two of them meet, and they will part in this life."

Lin Xian stopped in front of the photo of Zhao Yingjun holding a dog.

It turns out that Zhao Yingjun really has a puppy!
I've never heard her say that.

But...if you think about it carefully, the two of them actually don't have much in common about pets, and there's no need for Zhao Yingjun to talk about anything special.

Hey, that’s not right!

Lin Xian suddenly became unsure himself.

So many historical photos mentioned above have been confirmed to be forged and tampered with...it is actually difficult to say whether this photo of a person holding a dog and the existence of this Pomeranian named VV are real.

Hey.

At this moment, Lin Xian truly realized how horrible it was to tamper with history.

Such behavior would render all history unreliable.

Even if it is true, it will be suspected to be false.

Once history loses its weight... perhaps, human civilization will truly lose its foundation, and people's hearts will lose their faith.

Lin Xian continued to move forward.

The next projected video shows the moment when Zhao Yingjun put on his hibernation suit and lay down in the hibernation cabin.

I don't know if it's an illusion...

The look in her eyes when she closed them for the last time seemed filled with reluctance, but also with determination and persistence.

As she closed her eyes.

The video also came to an abrupt end.

later.

Time passes slowly.

Every step Lin Xian took on the red carpet was a step he took through Zhao Yingjun's ten years.

He saw that the technology of hibernation chambers was getting better and better and their size was getting smaller and smaller.

at the same time……

Zhao Yingjun, who was constantly thawing, waking up, hibernating, thawing, and waking up... began to mature and age visibly.

The last time Zhao Yingjun was seen, she was wearing a safety helmet, standing on a high hill, looking at the empty land in the distance with a group of engineers.

Next to my ear, the narration sounded again:
"In the 24th century, the Rhine Group began to build the Rhine Sky City. After hundreds of years of construction, they finally completed the urban project, 6712 cold fusion engines, and the construction of the first generation of intelligent central brain VV. Rhine Sky City was successfully launched! It became the first sky city in human history to fly into the sky!"

This narration is very long, and Lin Xian has also come a long way.

But in the subsequent videos and photos, there is no frontal image of Zhao Yingjun at all.

It's either the back or the distance.

Even in the images after the Sky City was launched... Zhao Yingjun no longer appeared.

But she's still alive.

Lin Xian was sure of this, because he had not yet reached the end of this projection corridor, which meant there was more to come. Walking further, he saw a familiar trash can robot on the video screen.

"Garbage! Garbage! Found garbage!"

It shouted with a clear electronic voice, and its mechanical clamps clamped the apple core on the ground. Then, with a bang, its top of the head opened, and it threw the apple core in. The tracks turned and it drove to the next paper ball:
"Garbage! Garbage! Found garbage!"

Lin Xian was amused by this scene.

He looked down at the trash can robot leading the way... Isn't this the same model?

The only difference is that the one in the picture is brand new, with shiny paint and iron sheets; whereas the old thing in front of you has been exposed to wind and sun for hundreds of years and has itself become garbage.

The narrator explains:
"The micro garbage disposal robot VV is a household cleaning robot designed by Zhao Yingjun himself, but due to its outdated functions and clumsy logic, it did not become a best-seller and was quickly replaced by more advanced products."

"Historical critics believe that the reason why Zhao Yingjun designed such a trash can robot that is obviously behind the times is actually to commemorate her former dog VV. From many details, we can see that Zhao Yingjun really liked VV, the dog who grew up with her."

"She not only named the intelligent central brain of Rhine Sky City VV, but also named the trash can robot she designed VV, which shows how much she loved and was reluctant to part with the Pomeranian. Therefore... even though this miniature garbage disposal robot VV has long been eliminated, Zhao Yingjun still kept it at home, accompanying her through her later years until she passed away."

"According to Zhao Yingjun's will, after her death, her ashes were scattered in the wind and spread all over the world. And this miniature garbage disposal robot VV, which is equipped with a small nuclear-powered battery and will never run out of power, will be placed forever on the statue platform of Zhao Yingjun in the memorial square, always accompanying her, always protecting her, always picking up the garbage around her, and always surrounding her."

"This time, Zhao Yingjun and VV will never be separated."

……

The magnetic narration came to an abrupt end here.

The last photo at the end of the corridor was taken under the white jade statue of Zhao Yingjun.

The chubby and short trash can robot VV stood under the white jade statue, looking at the builder of this sky city.

The statues, dozens of meters high, are huge and majestic, and it is hard to tell who is protecting whom.

Flying is prohibited throughout the square.

The platform where the statue is located is separated from the outside world by a steel electronic door.

On this platform, there will always be only Zhao Yingjun's statue and the trash can robot VV.

Just like how Zhao Yingjun spent her later years in the Sky City...

In the clean room, she sat alone in the living room, smiling and threw a crumpled paper towel onto the ground.

"Garbage! Garbage! Found garbage!"

The stupid and silly trash can robot VV's eyes glowed green. Its mechanical clamps picked up a ball of paper with a click, and as Zhao Yingjun laughed, it opened its skull and stuffed the trash into its head.

then……

Throw out the next ball of paper.

In this way, Zhao Yingjun and the trash can robot VV spent the last moments of their lives with no one disturbing them.

Hundreds of years later.

Still so.

On the high platform of the white jade statue.

Zhao Yingjun and VV looked at each other and waited for each other.

Waiting for the arrival of an old friend.

wait……

A reunion spanning 600 years.

……

……

The projection gallery in the exhibition hall ends just like that.

Lin Xian walked to the end and saw a sign that looked like a friendly reminder:
Zhao Yingjun did not leave any photos or video materials in her later years. She said something meaningful:

[I don’t want the world to see me getting old. ]

Historians and critics analyzed that the reason why Ms. Zhao Yingjun said this was to express her remembrance and reluctance for the past time, and to express her emotion about the changes in the world and the loss of her youth. She created an atmosphere of sadness yet making peace with the years, and made people feel the beauty of her white clothes and black hair as before. Ms. Zhao Yingjun wanted to leave her most beautiful side and her best years to the world, and to encourage young people to cherish the present, work hard, and let their youth shine with the brilliance of burning life.

Hey.

As Lin Xian took another step forward.

The red carpet is over.

He came to an exhibition hall where the lights were not on.

The trash can robot VV in front turned around:
"Look, I didn't lie to you! There is no trace of you in Zhao Yingjun's life trajectory. I didn't mean to make you sad."

"No no."

Lin Xian turned his head away:
"You think too much."

"Well, since you've finished watching the projection in the gallery, I'll turn on the lights."

The trash can robot raised its mechanical clamp and imitated humans snapping their fingers. With a click, the lights in the exhibition hall suddenly lit up, as bright as day.

Lin Xian narrowed his eyes.

I'm not used to such strong light for a while.

He walked forward, looking left and right.

What is displayed here are some of the things that appeared in the projection corridor just now, even the prototype of the first generation hibernation capsule, which is really large, about the same size as a truck.

With the development of technology, the size of the hibernation capsule displayed in the projection gallery is getting smaller and smaller, and in the end it is really the size of a bed.

But...it seems that the side effect of memory loss has not been overcome even now, 600 years later.

Other exhibits include some of Zhao Yingjun’s collections, daily necessities, etc., which really don’t have any particular significance.

Lin Xian paid special attention to see if there was a mirror.

The result was disappointing, there was not a single mirror.

"what?"

Walking to the middle of the exhibition hall, Lin Xian looked up at the booth in the middle.

Above this!
There was actually a car on display!

A blue convertible Bentley sports car!

Continental GT!

It was the one that he drove over the overpass and smashed into pieces!
but……

That car has been scrapped. The bearings are broken and it definitely cannot be repaired.

"This is Zhao Yingjun's favorite collection."

The trash can robot VV crawler rolls over:
"It's a 600-year-old antique car that can no longer be driven. Everything inside is in a mess. It has no practical value other than being a souvenir."

"Don't be fooled by the new interior and exterior shell. In fact, they have been replaced countless times. Basically, they will rust and become worn out after a few decades and need to be replaced with new ones. So... rather than saying that this is an antique from 600 years ago, it is better to say that it is a replica. After so many years of replacement, there is no part inside that is 600 years old."

Lin Xian didn't listen to VV's words. He simply supported himself on the platform with his arms and climbed up.

There is an electronic introduction board on it, which reads:

This was Ms. Zhao Yingjun's favorite car during her lifetime, and it remained the same for 600 years.

She had never driven this vehicle which had long been unable to be driven on the road, but she would often sit in the passenger seat, lean back, and close her eyes to rest.

She even fell asleep in the passenger seat of this car several times. Perhaps for Ms. Zhao Yingjun, this car made her feel more comfortable and safer than a bed.

"She also likes to put the trash can robot in the main driving position."

feet.

The trash can robot VV also made a circle and ran up from the normal tour route. He looked at Lin Xian and added:
"You walked too fast in the projection corridor just now, so you probably didn't see the photo. You were only looking at the right side... In the photo projected on the left, Zhao Yingjun put the garbage disposal robot on the main driver's seat and leaned back on the passenger seat. It's a pity... This is also a photo taken from the back of the car, so you still can't see her old face."

Lin Xian walked around the familiar blue convertible.

On the front windshield, there is a line of beautiful handwritten characters, which seems to be Zhao Yingjun's description of the car:
This is the first car in human history that flies in the sky. I hope it can also fly through time.

This is not true.

Anyway, the principle of flight is different from the flying cars that fill the sky in cities outside today.

Quite funny.

But Lin Xian couldn't laugh at all.

He walked around the car frame and door with his palm and came to the right rear of the vehicle.

He found……

There was actually a bunch of fake flowers placed on the narrow back seat!
He opened his eyes wide and took a deep breath...

It was a bunch of red roses, roses wrapped in tinfoil.

The only inconsistency is.

Although this is a bunch of artificial flowers made of plastic, they will never wither.

But the tin foil wrapping the branches was obviously flawed in its production. It was wrinkled and tattered, and did not match the brand new vehicle and the ever-bright red roses.

“VV, you are wrong.”

Lin Xian lowered his head and said softly:

"This isn't... there's no trace of me at all."

The trash can robot tilted its head, its eyes twinkling:

"What did you say?"

however……

Lin Xian chuckled and did not answer its question:
"What a shitty critic and historian, his reading comprehension is zero... And what about the reminiscence and reluctance of the past, creating a sad atmosphere... That's not the case at all."

He stretched out his hand.

Pick up the bunch of crumpled roses.

this moment.

It was as if a 600-year-long bridge of time suddenly collapsed.

Lin Xian's vision became blurry...

In the dim refraction of light, he felt a gust of evening breeze blowing.

Under the bright moonlight.

The night wind blew across the East China Sea in the early morning, across the viaduct, and blew up Zhao Yingjun's evening dress and the scattered hair around her ears:
"I don't want the world to see me getting old."

She is proud and beautiful.

She stretched out her index finger, tucked the loose hair behind her ear, and turned her head to see the reflection of the Oriental Pearl Tower on the distant riverside.

Colorful neon lights reflected in her pupils as she looked at the side separated by 600 years and smiled:
"And my world is your dream."

(End of this chapter)