Genius Club.

Chapter 434 Qiaoqiao and Yuxi

what?
Lin Xian opened his eyes wide.

17 minutes... 21 seconds...

Will you die?
To be honest, he had already prepared himself mentally. If Einstein answered July 7th in response to his question, he would generously admit that the other party was indeed amazing and could see the future accurately, and he would be convinced.

After all, from the fifth, sixth and seventh dreams, there is solid evidence that he died on July 7.

[Einstein] As long as he can answer the date, it proves that he is not lying.

But Lin Xian never expected...

The answer I finally got was such a horrifying one!
Wait a moment.

His brain was racing.

First of all.

Since Einstein could accurately predict the way of death as separation of the head and body, it was highly likely that his prediction was true. This old man was really capable, and Lin Xian believed it.

Second.

Why...has the time of my death changed?

What was the reason that caused his death date to be moved forward from July 7 to July 7, a week earlier?
The closer we are to a crisis, the more active our thinking becomes.

Lin Xian quickly came up with the answer -

[The space-time butterfly effect has occurred, and the future trajectory has changed. 】

Then.

Where is the source? What is the anchor point that makes it impossible to recover?
High probability...

On Jask!

With the disappearance of Jask's virtual image just now, many people believed that Jask was dead, and even Copernicus began to hypocritically mourn for the death of another.

But Lin Xian was 100% sure that Jask was not dead.

What kind of idiot would be killed by the enemy even though he has been warned of his death and knows that there is a traitor undercover around him?

It would be fine if he was an ordinary person.

A genius and smart man like Jask would never make such a low-level mistake.

and so.

it goes without saying.

The disappearance of Jask's virtual image just now must be a "faked death" or "pretended death"... This is part of his plan to replace the prince with a raccoon cat.

So, continue reasoning.

Jask, who should have died in the established history, did not die. Given his achievements and weight, Lin Xian was not surprised at all that he caused changes in the curvature of space-time and world line jumps.

Only this time, the time-space butterfly effect caused by Jask was quite large… Not only did it rewrite his own book of life and death, but also, for some inexplicable reasons, it brought forward Lin Xian’s death date!
Currently.

Lin Xian could only roughly deduce this situation in just a few seconds.

The specific truth and answer can only be known after 17 minutes, when your life is saved, and then you can carefully summarize your reasoning.

The primary purpose now...

Of course, it is better to save your life and escape first!
It is not difficult to see from Einstein's narration that the place of his death was his living room and in front of the front door.

So the murderer should have come to hunt him down.

In short, just leave home first.

It surprised me that……

It was my first time attending a Genius Club gathering and I had to leave in such a hurry.

It seems like I'm not being able to hold up my head.

After all, he had just dissed Copernicus, and now he was just running away. Wouldn't Copernicus be made a fool of himself?
as predicted.

Just seconds after Einstein finished speaking, Copernicus burst into laughter:

“What a surprise…”

He actually clapped his hands lightly and said with a smile:

"I never expected that today I would unexpectedly be able to witness the fall of two geniuses. It's really... eye-opening."

next to.

The middle-aged man [Galileo] was still as serious and upright as ever, with a magnetic and deep voice:

"17 minutes, and the murderer still purposefully hunted him down, and the way he died was extremely tragic... Rhine, although we don't know your true identity, who you have offended, or what industry you are in."

"But I'm afraid... tomorrow's news will tell us the answer to all this. As a member of the Genius Club and your senior, I certainly don't want to see the death of a junior."

"It's just a pity. The future that Einstein saw is absolute and unquestionable. Everyone here has verified this in their own way."

however.

When Galileo finished speaking, Leonardo da Vinci smiled contemptuously:
"Haha, that's not necessarily the case!"

She turned her head and looked at the Rhine Cat mask on Lin Xian's face, and said quickly:
"Rhine, what is the purpose of your inquiry into the future? What is the purpose of your desire to know the future?"

There was a kind and earnest tone in her voice, like that of an old grandmother.

There was a pause.

She continued:
"【We know the purpose of the future, not to obey it, but to... change it.】"

“I have no doubt that Einstein’s predictions are accurate, but everything that has not yet happened can be changed.”

"Just like what we have been doing all along, and just like the second question you answered when you received the invitation letter... the purpose of our gathering here is to create the future!"

"This future is not only the future of human civilization, but also your future. I always believe that everyone's future is in their own hands."

“So, don’t treat the future that has not yet happened as fixed history, even if it is only 17 minutes in the future… There is still time for everything.”

"Yes."

Newton, who was standing next to him, indeed shared the same hatred with Leonardo da Vinci.

Rather.

To him, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. At the very beginning, when Lin Xian had not yet taken his seat, his ridicule of [Copernicus] directly raised the favorability of the old naughty boy [Newton] to the maximum.

Lin Xian didn't know whether someone as smart as Newton had guessed that the answer to the question about the principle of time-space machine was in his hands.

Anyway.

This old naughty boy stood up to take the blame out of loyalty and mocked Copernicus harshly.

And now.

This big brother is going to create convenience for Lin Xian again.

He pretended to look at his watch and shouted:

"Einstein! Now that everyone has finished asking questions, should we adjourn the meeting? My grandchildren can't wait any longer. I can already hear them banging on the door in the living room. Can we adjourn now?"

Lin Xian is not a fool either.

He could tell that Newton was in such a hurry to end the meeting because he was thinking about himself; although it would be a good idea for him to take off his VR glasses and run away immediately.

But perhaps in the eyes of Big Brother [Newton], the members sitting on the chair on the right are all on his side, and he should "protect" his younger brothers.

In fact, from the details we can see that everyone here is indeed worthy of the title of genius, everyone is a drama queen, and everyone has eight hundred minds.

Hearing the urging, Einstein slowly nodded and raised his hands:
"Well, now that the last genius has gotten the answer to his question, according to the meeting agenda, our gathering this month will come to an end."

"Rhine, as Miss Da Vinci said, we know the purpose of the future and the meaning of our sitting here, which is to change it and make it move in a better direction."

"So... I sincerely hope that one month later, at the regular gathering on August 8st, I can still see this cute cat on your face. I like it very much. It brings a different kind of vitality to this club."

"Then, let's adjourn the meeting!"

As [Einstein] announced the adjournment of the meeting.

All the members stood up collectively and disappeared one after another.

The thin [Gauss] on the opposite side looked at Lin Xian and said slowly:
"Rhine, don't... take... the elevator... that way... "

"Thank you, Gauss."

Lin Xian interrupted him for the first time and waved at him:

"Let's talk next time!"

Say it.

He ripped off his VR glasses.

The brightly lit palace disappeared from my sight, replaced by a dimly lit living room and...

on the coffee table.

The phone screen lit up, and it was a call from Zhao Yingjun.

Because the phone was in silent mode, with no ringing or vibration, Lin Xian naturally didn't notice any movement of the phone just now.

"Yingjun called me..."

Lin Xian reacted quickly:
"Then there must be something wrong with Qiaoqiao."

He didn't have time to think about it. He picked up the phone on the coffee table, pressed the answer button, and then rushed out of the room and sprinted down the stairs:
"Hey?"

"Lin Xian! Qiaoqiao is missing!"

On the other end of the phone, Zhao Yingjun's voice was extremely anxious:
"I... I don't know when she disappeared. I just got up and saw that she was not in bed. I called a few times but there was no response... So I got up to look for her."

"As a result, there was a lot of blood on the bathroom floor! I went to look somewhere else and found that Qiaoqiao had taken off her pajamas and changed into sportswear, which she usually didn't like to wear... She usually prefers to wear skirts."

"Then the kitchen knife was missing! What was Qiaoqiao doing? Was she sleepwalking? I called you the moment I found out, and you only answered after I called you four or five times... I'm going out to look for Qiaoqiao now, do you think we should call the police?"

"I'll take care of it."

Lin Xian already roughly understood what had happened.

At this time, wearing sportswear and holding a kitchen knife...

What else can Yan Qiaoqiao do?

He is definitely here to take his head.

Although we don’t know what happened yet, it is likely that…

[Yan Qiaoqiao has recovered her memory and transformed into Lin Yuxi, ready to carry out the interrupted mission again! ]

"I'll take care of it, don't worry."

Lin Xian comforted Zhao Yingjun and hung up the phone.

I don't have the time to talk to her so much now. There are only less than ten minutes left before my scheduled death.

It's important to escape!

Save your life first, leave this area, and then deal with the rest.

Hang up the phone with Zhao Yingjun.

Lin Xian used his parkour skills to their full potential, repeatedly jumping up and down the stairs with reverse jumps, and his descent speed was faster than taking the elevator.

thump.

The last jump.

He successfully landed in the lobby on the first floor and quickly ran out of the unit door.

Pick up your phone and check the time.

But found...

During the time he attended the Genius Club gathering, in addition to the 4 missed calls from Zhao Yingjun, there were 27 missed calls from Liu Feng.

Liu Feng.

When he called himself at this time, the value on the space-time clock must have changed!

This is important information.

Must understand.

So, he sprinted towards the back door exit of the community and called Liu Feng back.

Seconds.

The other side roared at the beginning:
"Lin Xian! Why can't you answer the phone every time?"

"Do not talk nonsense."

Lin Xian ran quickly:
"Let's get down to business. Has the reading on the space-time clock changed?"

"Yes."

Liu Feng is much better than [Gauss] in this respect, with clear thinking and fluent language:

"The curvature of space-time has become -0.0000042"

"what?"

Lin Xian was confused for a moment:
"Negative number? The world line fell?"

Running at full speed and talking on the phone made Lin Xian feel a little out of breath.

He turned left and right and rushed through the green belt. He could see the exit of the south gate of the community from afar.

negative number……

The curvature of the world line becomes negative, which may sound surprising at first, but it actually makes sense.

After all, the curvature of space-time is not an absolute value, but a relative value.

Liu Feng used space-time particles to calibrate the space-time clock to zero in the fourth dream.

That is to say.

The curvature of space-time in the future, whether it is a positive or negative change, will be determined based on the fourth dream.

This is how Lin Xian understands it.

The farther away from the world line of the fourth dream, the greater the value of space-time curvature should be, regardless of whether it is positive or negative. For example, -0.0000336 and +0.0000336 are actually the same distance from the 0.0000000 world line, just one is negative and the other is positive.

Continue reasoning.

What are the positive and negative criteria?

Because the curvature of space-time is itself a simple two-digit number, any change is either a positive increase or a negative decrease.

For now.

The technology in the fourth dream, which is the 0.0000000 world line, is the most advanced, and no super disasters have occurred.

Then, the further we go in the positive direction, 0.0000042, 0.0000084...0.0000336, super disasters occur steadily, the wasteland Earth becomes more and more harmonious, but the situation on Mars becomes worse and worse.

In fact, if Lin Xian really wanted to find some absolute rules, he couldn't summarize it.

Because there are too many factors and variables that affect changes in time and space.

The earth's environment, the level of technological development, the population, the immigration situation on Mars, the life and death of key historical figures...

Etc., etc.

There are too many influencing factors, the system is so complicated and chaotic that it is impossible to find a specific rule.

but.

Since the world line is falling towards 0.0000000, it is very likely that the future trajectory will be aligned with the future of the fourth dream.

Even if it fell too much, it fell to -0.0000042.

According to Lin Xian’s previous theories and speculations.

Because the -0.0000042 and 0.0000000 world lines are adjacent to each other, the situations in these two future worlds should be very similar and close.

Just like the fifth and sixth dreams, the background and framework of the big world have not changed, only the details have been fine-tuned.

and so.

Under this inference.

The current future world of -0.0000042 should be similar to the future world where he was surrounded by a circle of soldiers and kidnapped by Copernicus.

Could it be...

Lin Xian narrowed his eyes.

Could it be that the reason why Lin Yuxi recovered her memory was because the world line fell back and fell to the future where she originally existed?

Probably!

Lin Xian had an epiphany.

Lin Yuxi originally came from the 0.0000000 world line. Later, due to the destruction of the entangled space-time particles and the disappearance of the future world line, Lin Yuxi was abandoned by time and space.

Not only did all future traits disappear, but even the memory disappeared simultaneously.

This is easy to understand.

Since the future of her own existence has disappeared, it is only natural that she should disappear at the same time.

The reason why she is lucky enough to survive in the present year 2024 is entirely because the entangled space-time particles reversed cause and effect, making her herself the "cause" and the future world the "effect".

The disappearance of the "result" certainly does not affect the existence of the "cause".

But accordingly.

The physical enhancement and memories that were supposed to exist only in 0.0000000 would of course disappear.

This principle is different from that of the yellow bird.

Huang Que traveled across several world lines, but her memory and existence were not affected because the space-time particles that supported her travel were not destroyed, so all the logic was valid.

If Lin Yuxi's space-time particles were not destroyed, then her muscles and memories would not disappear with the changes in time and space and the jumps of world lines.

[Spacetime particles are the root, the core that allows the travelers to maintain their existence. ]

If ordinary space-time particles are used to travel, such as the yellow bird, if her space-time particles are located and destroyed, then there is no doubt that they will disappear along with the energy of the space-time particles.

Only entangled space-time particles are special cases. Even if the particles themselves are destroyed, the most basic physical and conscious existence will still remain in the current era.

That is what happened to Lin Yuxi.

Lin Xian gritted his teeth.

Jump over a flower bed.

It is only a few dozen meters away from the south gate of the community.

But he still didn't understand the logic of Lin Yuxi's memory recovery...

Her memories and physical enhancements should exist in the 0.0000000 world line.

But now it is the -0.0000042 world line!

Where did she recover her memory and physical enhancement?

There are only two possibilities:

1. When the world line fell, it was just like when I witnessed the world line rising before, it was in a step-by-step manner, jumping up one number at a time.

Well, a guess can be made.

Is it because when the world line fell, it briefly passed through the 0.0000000 world line for half a second, so Lin Yuxi was able to recover some of his memories?

then.

The second possibility is...

2. Because the -0.0000042 world line and the 0.0000000 world line are adjacent to each other, Lin Yuxi exists on both world lines at the same time.

and so.

The memories in Lin Yuxi's mind now do not come from the 0.0000000 world line, but from the -0.0000042 world line!
This is a bold guess.

If this speculation is correct, then the memories in Lin Yuxi's mind in 2024 belong to her and not to her, they are her memories but not the memories of her real experiences.

Very complicated.

But it's not difficult to understand.

Lin Yuxi from the 0.0000000 world line traveled from the future, lost her memories, and then accidentally inherited the memories of Lin Yuxi from the -0.0000042 world line.

Lin Xian didn't know which of these two guesses was correct.

but.

Don't worry about this now.

It is an indisputable fact that Lin Yuxi has recovered her memory!

It's important to escape!

Instantly, Lin Xian thought of the entangled space-time particle stored in the small white refrigerator, and shouted into the phone:

"Liu Feng, quickly open the small refrigerator and check whether the entangled space-time particles inside have been recharged or regained energy!"

"no!"

Liu Feng answered without hesitation:

"While you weren't answering the phone, I wasn't idle! I just opened the small refrigerator and checked. The entangled space-time particles inside didn't change at all. They are still as stable as before."

"I've also measured the energy, and it's the same... There's not even the slightest fluctuation, never the slightest fluctuation. I'm even beginning to doubt whether my previous conclusion that space-time particles can be charged with energy is correct."

Lin Xian smacked his lips.

Guessed wrong...

I had guessed all wrong before.

Sure enough, the recovery of Lin Yuxi's memory had nothing to do with entangled space-time particles; but who could have thought that the world line would fall?
I really learned a lot this time.

"That's all. I'm hanging up now. We can talk tomorrow if there's anything else."

Lin Xian had already run to the south gate exit of the community and decisively hung up Liu Feng's phone.

There are only thirteen minutes left until Einstein's predicted death.

His parkour skills were truly at their best during this journey, and might even have surpassed his level when he won the Hangzhou Youth Parkour Champion during his three years in high school.

It seems that adrenaline is the most powerful stimulant, and only a fatal crisis can unleash full potential.

He put away his phone.

He supported himself on the fence of the south gate of the community with one hand, flipped over it and jumped out, rushing towards the road under the shocked eyes of the security guard.

Good luck.

There is a taxi waiting there.

Lin Xian walked forward and opened the passenger door:
"Master, go to——"

moment.

He was stunned.

It felt like being thrown into an ice storage, my whole body was cold and my scalp was numb.

I saw...

In the back seat of the taxi sat a girl with fair skin and a stern look.

The girl was about seventeen or eighteen years old.

She was wearing tight clothes, with her long black hair draped smoothly over her shoulders, and her arms exposed from her sleeves had obvious muscle lines.

What’s even more shocking is…

A pair of bright crystal blue eyes, close at hand, stared closely at Lin Xian!

He saw clearly.

He had seen this girl before and he knew her!

It was the girl in the underground hibernation base in the sixth dream who called herself Yan Qiaoqiao but looked nothing like Yan Qiaoqiao!

At the same time, he is also the blue-eyed village chief of Face Village in the seventh dream!

Lin Xian realized that something was wrong in an instant.

Pull your legs and run.

but……

boom! ! ! ! ! !

With a loud sound of steel breaking, the rear door of the taxi was kicked away, flying more than ten meters away, and rubbing against the ground produced yellow sparks.

And at the same time.

Two streaks of crystal blue light streaked across the darkness, leaving trails in the night sky, and rushed behind Lin Xian as if they had teleported.

She is so fast...faster than any living thing on Earth!
Even if Lin Xian used all his parkour skills and stimulated his reaction to the limit, he still couldn't avoid this unreasonable strength!
The 1.7-meter-tall girl with blue eyes and long hair grabbed Lin Xian by the back of the neck like a chicken and threw him heavily to the ground.

"cough!"

The huge pressure on his chest made Lin Xian cough loudly, and there seemed to be a taste of rust in his mouth.

But the tall, blue-eyed killer didn't stop.

She took out a sharp knife from her waist with her backhand, and in the cold moonlight, she swung it at Lin Xian's neck. Lin Xian closed his eyes.

Zheng!
The crisp sound of iron hitting each other.

Lin Xian only felt a gust of cold night wind rushing towards him, the sharp knife did not chop down, his neck was still there!

He opened his eyes and looked at the scene in front of him in surprise...

Under the bright and cold moonlight.

A petite girl with a short ponytail, a blue headband, and wearing a black and white sportswear, stood in front of him!
She has no muscles.

But the limbs were tense.

He held a kitchen knife tightly with his arms, and was in a stalemate with the blue-eyed killer's sharp knife, holding it tightly!
Lin Xian opened his eyes wide and took a deep breath:

"Yan...Qiaoqiao?"

(End of this chapter)