Genius Club.

Chapter 304 The hidden truth

Huang Que's inspiring words rang out over the radio communicator.

At this time, it is 70 kilometers above the atmosphere.

Looking down, you see the blue earth; looking up, you see the dark universe.

In this sub-space with a beautiful view, the six of them will carry out a unique operation in human history:

Capture, space-time particles!
……

Lin Xian and Chu Anqing looked at each other, nodded, and left the cockpit together and walked to the back.

Before leaving, Lin Xian patted Liu Feng on the shoulder:

"come on."

Liu Feng nodded heavily and held Lin Xian's hand:

"Thank you, Lin Xian, for bringing me along all the way. I feel... I have a feeling, really, I feel that this is the closest I have ever been to the cosmological constant. Once we capture the space-time particles, we can calibrate my space-time clock, and then the space-time curvature and the cosmological constant, maybe everything will fall into place!"

"Thank you so much, Lin Xian. Without your help, I would never have come this far. Qiqi made a wish in your meteor shower at the last moment of her life... I think you are the one who will make my wish come true! Lin Xian, you are the wish that Qiqi made for me!"

Facing the excited Liu Feng, Lin Xian held his hand and smiled:
"You don't need to thank me, Liu Feng. I'm helping myself while helping you. I called you all the way here from the west because our goals are the same. The cosmological constant is your obsession, and it's equally important to me."

"It has been more than a year since I first met you. We have worked so hard for so long and finally achieved some results. As you said, we are now close to revealing the mystery of the cosmological constant. Perhaps... we are really going to take this most crucial step."

"Come on, Liu Feng."

Lin Xian let go of his hand:
"Please guide us...in the right direction!"

He turned around.

Come to the passenger compartment.

There was no one sitting on the seats inside, only Chu Anqing was standing at attention in the middle of the cabin, standing straight.

"Lin...Senior Lin Xian!"

Chu Anqing couldn't help but feel a little nervous when she saw Lin Xian coming. This space trip was too exciting and thrilling for a 19-year-old college student like her:

"I, what on earth should I do?"

she asked.

amount……

This question once again stumped Lin Xian.

He had previously suspected many reasons why the yellow bird took Chu Anqing into the sky.

such as.

The space-time particles are directed at Chu Anqing.

This conjecture has long been denied. Now the space-time particles outside the aerospace plane are running faster than rabbits, flashing, flashing, and flashing non-stop... In their eyes, Chu Anqing does not exist at all.

If it weren't for Liu Feng's guidance, Wei Cheng would have controlled the aerospace plane to chase the space-time particles, and I'm afraid this little blue electric ball would have flown away to who knows where.

Another example.

Lin Xian also wondered whether Chu Anqing played any special role in this capture operation?

But now it seems that this conjecture is also wrong.

Huang Que never assigned Chu Anqing any tasks from beginning to end.

It would be the same to have her in the passenger compartment now.

It sounds nice, saying that standing in the middle will allow for timely communication between the cockpit and the equipment compartment.

Now the restrictions on Weicheng’s knowledge have been lifted.

Everyone is on the same radio channel, speaking freely...

Is there anything else that requires Chu Anqing to be the messenger?

The two people in the cockpit are responsible for the direction, while Lin Xian, Huang Que and Gao Yang in the equipment cabin are responsible for operating the robotic arm.

What can be done with Chu Anqing thrown in the passenger compartment?
Now it has really become a mascot.

finally.

Lin Xian thought about it and thought, could it be that Chu Anqing really has the physique of a koi fish?

As long as I take her with me on the mission, I can increase my success rate? Increase my luck?
This is too ridiculous.

Although the yellow bird is not young...

But he is not old enough to burn incense, worship Buddha, or believe in metaphysics.

and so……

Lin Xian squeezed past Chu Anqing and looked back at her:
"Huang Que must have had her reasons for placing you here. After all, the aerospace plane has three cabins, and there must be someone guarding each cabin, right?"

"In fact, your view here is quite good, with a large glass porthole on each side. In comparison, although there are two portholes on each side in the equipment cabin, the area is too small, and the view here is far less good."

"So, you have a great viewing spot here. The chance to see space-time particles is even rarer than the chance for astronauts to go to space... When Huang Que doesn't call you to arrange your mission, you can sit here and admire the space-time particles."

"Oh, oh okay."

Chu Anqing nodded dully:

"Indeed... that space-time particle is really beautiful. It looks like a small ball of lightning. The threads inside are like electric currents, wrapped into a light sphere. And that blue color is really beautiful, crystal clear, deep, and azure, just like... just like..."

She suddenly reacted and looked up at Lin Xian:

"Just like Sister Yellow Bird's eyes!"

Lin Xian tilted his head.

Ok……

Such a comparison.

It seems so.

Because space-time particles themselves have no substance and are as light as lightning balls and electric charge balls, Lin Xian has never thought about it in this regard.

But after Chu Anqing reminded me.

That unique azure blue color, crystal clear... is indeed similar to the pupils of a yellow bird, and gives people a very similar feeling.

After all, it is now basically confirmed that Huang Que is indeed a time traveler from the future.

And space-time particles also come from other space-times.

Time and space

Time and space

time and space.

Could it be that……

[All foreign objects that do not belong to this era or this time and space have this blue light characteristic? ]

Lin Xian nodded slowly.

This inference is very likely correct.

The yellow bird's eyes are azure blue and crystal clear, as if they are shining like glass.

Space-time particles, crystal blue, internal electric charges and currents surge, and the light becomes brighter.

It is only now that we have come into contact with these two "foreign objects in time and space" that "do not belong to this time and space", so this conclusion is not very rigorous and is not enough to draw a final conclusion.

If we can see an alien object from a third space and time, and it also has a similar blue light, then it will be confirmed.

"Then I'll go there first."

Lin Xian waved to Chu Anqing and walked towards the equipment room opposite.

"Okay senior."

Chu Anqing nodded gently:
"I'll stand guard."

……

Come to the equipment compartment.

Huang Que is explaining something to Gao Yang:
"Gao Yang, Liu Feng has already emphasized that it is not necessary to close the lid of the rice cooker to capture the space-time particles. The field that binds the space-time particles exists in the inner pot even if the lid of the rice cooker is open."

"So, this time, the action of capturing space-time particles seems to require the use of an electric rice cooker to seal it up. But in fact, it is just like using a fishing net to catch fish or a bug net to catch butterflies. We only need to use the inner pot of the rice cooker to trap, hold, and cover the space-time particles. As long as the inner pot of the rice cooker completely envelops the space-time particles, they will lose their activity."

“This is a bit counterintuitive!”

Gao Yang worriedly said:
"Are you sure that we just need to cover it or trap it in a net? I'm worried that if the rice cooker tilts, the space-time particle will just roll down."

"As expected of you, Gao Yang."

Liu Feng's voice came from the radio communicator:

"I've been talking about this theory for so long, but you didn't listen to a single word of it."

"You just made it too complicated!" Gao Yang complained:

"Can't you put it in simpler terms? What does it mean to be deactivated?"

at this time.

Wei Cheng could already clearly see the position and flashing trajectory of the space-time particles, so he didn't need Liu Feng to give him directions for the time being.

Therefore, Liu Feng had to patiently explain to the lazy Gao Yang again:
"Activity refers to the characteristics of space-time particles. You see it jumping and flashing now. This is all caused by its internal instability. At present, I can't analyze why the energy inside the space-time particle is unstable... Unless we catch it, I can continue my research."

"Then think about it the other way around. If we can stabilize the internal energy of the space-time particle, it will become obedient and will no longer flicker, move or jump around."

"And the best way to stabilize the space-time particles is to use a [Space-Time Particle Capture Device]... Never mind, use the field in the rice cooker to restrain them, deactivate them, and force them to stabilize."

"And, I guess, once the space-time particle loses its activity, it will most likely accept the laws and physical laws of our universe. It will become affected by external forces, bound by the laws of mechanics of our universe, and obey all other laws."

"So, to sum it up simply -"

"Your first priority is to use the rice cooker to trap the space-time particle, so that it can be restrained. Even if the rice cooker is turned upside down, the space-time particle will not fall out, so you don't have to worry about it at all. Then, your second priority is to cover the rice cooker lid. The purpose of this lid is just to take precautions to prevent the space-time particle from being affected by external forces and blown away by high-altitude air turbulence."

"Isn't it clear now? In short, if you want to press it down with the lid of the rice cooker like catching a balloon, that's not advisable because it will just flash out through the lid. The correct way to operate it is to catch it with the inner pot of the rice cooker. The lid is only there to ensure that it is not blown away by the wind after the capture is completed, and it does not participate in the actual capture step."

"【To put it in an extreme way, even if the space-time particles lose their activity and are really blown away by the wind, it doesn't matter! Once the activity of space-time particles is lost, it is lost forever and will never be restored again.

It won’t flicker or fly away anymore, and we can use a tracker to find it on the ground, in the ocean, in the forest, or somewhere else… It will definitely be a lot more troublesome, but at least it will fall on the earth and won’t be able to escape. 】"

Gao Yang smacked his lips:
"If you had said that earlier, I would have understood it! In other words, as long as we use the inner pot of the rice cooker to inactivate the space-time particles... then the mission is accomplished. The space-time particles will not be able to escape from the earth. Even if they are blown away by the wind, we can use your tracker to find them all over the earth."

"Bah, you're talking so much and you can't even make your point... You should really come to my college for further study. Everyone there is talented, speaks beautifully, and even rhymes—"

"Alright, alright."

Huang Que frowned and interrupted Gao Yang's chatter:

"Stop talking so much nonsense and focus."

Squeak————

On the top of the aerospace plane, the robotic arm cabin opened, and three-section folded robotic arms extended out from the cabin under Gao Yang's operation.

At the top of the robotic arm, where the clamp was originally installed, it has long been modified into a space-time particle catcher that looks like an electric rice cooker... At this time, the lid of the catcher is open, and it is like a greedy snake, staring at the space-time particles that are gradually approaching in space.

"Altitude, 62 kilometers above sea level, atmosphere; speed, 0.97 Mach; continuing to approach; manually maintaining speed balance; approaching space-time particles; visual distance 20 meters... 15 meters... 10 meters..." Wei Cheng's report came from the radio communicator:
"Closer! 5 meters! Maintain the capture distance! Please start capturing!"

Hear the signal from Weicheng.

Lin Xian and Gao Yang immediately looked at the display screen next to them.

That was the first-person perspective of the robotic arm. The camera on top of the robotic arm transmitted the image in front of it.

So close!

At a distance of only a few meters, Lin Xian observed this magical space-time particle more carefully.

It was just as Liu Feng said.

If you look closely, you can see that the space-time particles seem really unstable, like a crying child, an angry man, or a bomb that is about to explode.

On the surface, there is a fierce electric current that keeps spreading, like lightning; it also looks like millions of blue worms that keep jumping, slender and crazy.

Inside, it seems even more violent.

A distinct blue ball of light, like a bound beast, kept jumping and colliding inside the lightning ball, as if trying to get out.

With each collision, the crystal blue light emitted by the space-time particles flashed suddenly, then dimmed, and then there was another collision and flash... The collision speed was so fast that it was hard to keep up.

really……

It's really unstable, like it will explode at any time.

At the moment when Lin Xian stared at the space-time particles——

Swish!
It disappeared right where it was and flashed to a farther location.

Gao Yanggang is preparing to operate the robotic arm forward.

The next second!
The space-time particle flashed again! It flashed directly in front of the camera! So close! I could almost see every filament of lightning!

Before Gao Yang could scream, the space-time particles flashed away again, with a much shorter interval than before. But after a little distance, the frequency of flashing became slower.

"This is too difficult!"

Gao Yang exclaimed:

"It flashes too fast. We must predict its pattern, but it seems to have no pattern at all! Let me try first!"

After saying this, he acted as if he was facing a formidable enemy, and used his hands and feet to quickly operate the robotic arm.

Click! Snap! Swish!
The robotic arm was like a sword being unsheathed! Like a cobra spitting out its tongue! Again and again, it pounced on the space-time particles.

however……

The space-time particles seemed to be able to sense that a rice cooker was trying to catch them, and they were always able to dodge in time to avoid Gao Yang's attacks.

This made Gao Yang furious:
"You little slut! I'm going to hold you down!"

His eyes were as sharp as a lion's, and he seemed to be in a serious state, staring at the space-time particles... He made the mechanical arm move slightly left and right, ready to go... ready to go...

"hair!!"

Whoosh!
Gao Yang seemed to have grasped the pattern! He grabbed the space to the right of the space-time particle out of thin air!

There's clearly nothing there!
But Gao Yang is so confident!

as predicted!

Just as the robotic arm and the big mouth of the rice cooker were moving forward, the space-time particles that were just in the left area flashed and instantly appeared in front of the rice cooker!
However, the location is off.

Gao Yang’s prediction was almost right. The position of the rice cooker’s inner pot was still a little low, and the lid of the rice cooker went directly through the space-time particle light ball!

"Awesome!" "Is it cool or not?"

Lin Xian couldn't help but cheer, and Gao Yang also shouted proudly, as if he had got a pentakill in the Internet cafe!
Although I didn't catch it this time, but facing the space-time particles that jump and flash so quickly and frequently... it would be a miracle to touch them!

If you can encounter it, you have a chance to catch it!
Victory is within sight!

"Wait a moment!"

Liu Feng's voice suddenly came from the radio communicator:

"Something's wrong! The energy of space-time particles has weakened!"

"what?"

Hearing the sound, Lin Xian looked towards the monitor abruptly.

But found...

The space-time particles that had just been emitting azure light suddenly dimmed! Not even half as bright as before!

"What's going on?" Lin Xian asked:

"Is this space-time particle untouchable?"

"How can you catch it if you can't touch it!"

Gao Yang was already furious, his eyes were bloodshot, he gnashed his teeth, and seized another opportunity:
"Let's go!!!"

Swish————

The robotic arm suddenly stretched forward!
However, this time the luck was not so good, the prediction completely failed, and the space-time particles flashed to the other side.

"This way!"

Gao Yang launched another attack.

This time the deviation was even more severe. The rice cooker did not touch the space-time particles. Instead, the intangible space-time particles passed through the steel robotic arm like a ghost.

Silently,

Moisturizing things silently,

Just like that, it passed through without any collision or impact...

It was as if it was not passing through a steel frame, but rather penetrating a ball of air, without causing any ripples.

But when the space-time particles that flashed out appear again.

It has completely lost its light!

In the dark background of the universe, it is almost invisible! It is completely invisible to the naked eye!

"not good!"

Liu Feng's voice came again from the radio communicator:
"Don't try to catch them anymore! The energy of the space-time particles is already very weak! If you touch them again, they won't be detectable anymore! Don't touch them anymore!"

however.

It was as if he was deliberately teasing everyone.

In full view of everyone, the naughty space-time particle instantly flashed in front of the wing of the aerospace plane.

In such a fast pace, there is no time for anything.

The wing of the aerospace plane crashed directly into the space-time particles!
Beep————————

The tracker in Liu Feng's hand made a flat beeping sound without any ups and downs.

Wei Cheng quickly turned his head to take a look.

I saw that the space-time particle tracker that had been guiding me... was now quiet without any movement at all.

No ups and downs,

No signal,

No data,

null……

Nothing.

"What's going on?" Gao Yang shouted:
"I haven't caught it yet! How come it disappeared? Where are the space-time particles? Brother Wei, did you lose it?"

silence.

There was a long silence on the radio.

finally.

Liu Feng gritted his teeth and sighed:

"I lost track of him...I can't track him anymore."

"I now understand that the reason why that space-time particle is so violent and unstable is that it instinctively avoids and resists everything in this space-time!"

"So, when Gao Yang tried to catch it with the rice cooker, it dodged evasively as if it was trying to escape."

"Moreover, every time a space-time particle collides with an object in this space-time, its visible energy will drop dramatically! I discovered this when it entered the atmosphere! But the atmosphere was very thin at that time, so the reduction in visible energy was not obvious."

"However, this direct collision of physical matter has too much impact on the space-time particles... Just these three contacts have caused all visible energy to disappear."

"[In fact, the space-time particle is still moving, jumping, and flashing along the original route. It's just... it's just that we can't see it! We can't track it either!]"

Liu Feng's voice was filled with despair, making the atmosphere in the entire aerospace plane instantly heavy.

No one spoke.

Silence is the greatest loss.

boom!
Gao Yang slammed his fat hands hard on the operating table:

"Shit! What the hell! We worked so hard for so long! It just disappeared! We can't even see it! How can we catch it if we can't see it!"

"Liu Feng, you too! What's going on? You didn't make such an important matter clear in advance, what should we do now?!"

Lin Xian frowned, not knowing what to say, so he could only hold Gao Yang's shoulders.

Quiet.

This space shuttle has never been so quiet since it took off.

So that...

Even the ticking of the second hand on the clock could be heard clearly.

"Um... that, that."

Chu Anqing walked gently into the equipment cabin, looked at Lin Xian and the irritable Gao Yang on the left, and looked at Huang Que who was leaning against the cabin wall with his head down and not saying a word on the right.

Swallowed.

Chu Anqing timidly raised her right hand.

Extend your index finger.

Pointing out the empty porthole, pointing at the empty black night sky:

"Um, the space-time particle... isn't it flying right there?"

She blinked her big, doubtful eyes and looked at everyone:

"[Can't you all...see?]"

(End of this chapter)