Genius Club.

Chapter 439 Prey (Additional update for the leader, King Huxi!)
"You want to time travel?"

Liu Feng looked at Lin Xian:

"Which era do you plan to go back to?"

"do not know."

Lin Xian shook his head:
"I have not decided yet."

"So what do you plan to do when you go back?" Liu Feng asked again.

"do not know."

Lin Xian shook his head again:
“I haven’t thought of anything specific yet.”

He spread his hands:

"You're asking me so many questions now, but I don't have any specific ideas. I only found out about the recharging of entangled space-time particles an hour ago when I received your call."

"I've had enough on my mind in the past hour. I don't have a specific plan now. But the core idea is..."

Lin Xian raised his right hand and extended a finger:

"First, time travel is necessary because our main goal is to completely consume this entangled space-time particle. Based on my observations, I guess that only by traveling back to the past and then returning to this era can the entangled space-time particle be completely consumed and there will be no more trouble."

"To be on the safe side, we don't know when this entangled space-time particle will be stolen by the enemy, so... after we create the space-time shuttle, we must use it as soon as possible."

"Do you understand, Liu Feng? This is what I call the first principle. It doesn't matter what era we travel to or what we do. Our main goal is to consume the particles and prevent the enemy from sending time travelers back from the future to hinder us."

Then, Lin Xian stretched out his second finger:
"Secondly, under the premise of satisfying the first requirement, we must find a way to travel to the most appropriate era. But here we are faced with a problem——"

"[Can we freely choose to travel back to the past? Or are there some other restrictions that can only allow us to reach a specific time point or pass through a specific space-time rift?]"

"So, in the present time when we don't even have a clue about time-travel machines and we don't even understand the theory of time-travel, it's meaningless to discuss what era to travel back to and what to do."

"We can discuss these specific matters after you have thoroughly studied the principles of time travel... It is very likely that I guess that traveling back to the past will not allow us to make free decisions."

Say it.

Lin Xian extended his third finger:

"Third, we currently know very little about entangled space-time particles. Although from my point of view, entangled space-time particles are almost invincible and can even violate the laws of space-time. But in fact... what is the truth?"

"If things are really as simple as we thought, then of course I want to try to change history. But...are the laws of time and space really as easy to violate as we think?"

"Just like what Huang Que said, we still haven't figured out the meaning of [historical lock] and [millennium pile]. Whether the history that has already happened and is fixed can be changed is also unknown."

"【What's even more terrifying is that if I travel back to the past and rashly rewrite history and cause the world line to shift, will I be able to come back?】"

……

This concern is not unnecessary.

This kind of embarrassing situation happened to Lin Yuxi and No. 17.

They traveled from their own world lines, but due to unexpected changes along the way, their world lines changed and deviated from the original time and space.

Then, it was tragic.

The return ticket is still there, but the original future world is gone; it was fine when I came, but now I can’t go back.

Lin Xian didn't want to repeat the same mistake and let this happen to himself.

What if I really can’t come back?
He didn't want to live his whole life in that strange and ancient era.

So, like he just said.

The primary goal is to consume the entangled space-time particles. Other plans are incidental. Any profit can be made, but a smooth return journey must be guaranteed.

Liu Feng listened to Lin Xian's words.

Thoughtful.

"Um……"

He rubbed his chin and said:

"I didn't expect you to be so thorough and thoughtful. Even I didn't consider how to return to the present time and space."

"You are right, Lin Xian. Even entangled space-time particles can ignore the laws of space-time and change the course of history. But... once the world line changes, can you come back? This is indeed a question that must be considered."

Say it.

Liu Feng squeezed forward, pushed Lin Xian aside, and picked up the manuscript on the laboratory table:

"Let me take a look at this manuscript first."

He pulled a chair over, sat in front of the experimental table, and concentrated on studying the "Theoretical Principles of Time and Space Travel and Concept of Building a Time and Space Shuttle" left by Emperor Gawain.

Lin Xian didn't disturb him either.

Just lean on the laboratory table and take a rest.

Now, it was beginning to get light outside.

Although both of them stayed up all night, neither of them felt sleepy.

Lin Xian's mind was full of mixed thoughts, while Liu Feng was concentrating on looking over the manuscript. Neither of them spoke.

at last……

When the fiery red sun rises from the horizon and the first ray of sunshine shines on the earth.

Liu Feng let out a long sigh.

Slowly stand up from the chair.

He walked to the window silently, opened the curtains, and said with a sigh:
“It’s genius.”

"What?" Lin Xian came back to his senses and asked.

“This manuscript.”

Liu Feng turned around, pointed at the manuscript he had just read, and sighed:
"What a genius idea! What a genius train of thought! The person who wrote this manuscript is definitely a true genius!"

"Tell me, Lin Xian, where did you get this manuscript from... If you really know such a smart genius, you should invite him to our laboratory!"

"If he joins, I believe that the code of the painting 'Sad Einstein', the truth about the cosmological constant, and the structure of the time-space shuttle...all can be solved! This man's scientific mind is definitely better than mine!"

Lin Xian nodded:
"Yes, I believe that too."

Emperor Gawain, his greatness needs no further explanation.

Maybe he just thought Gawain was very powerful, but laymen only saw the excitement while experts saw the details. I believe that only scientific researchers like Liu Feng could truly understand how terrifying Emperor Gawain's academic level was.

"But... I can't do it."

Lin Xian spread his hands helplessly:
"If we can get the author of this manuscript to come to the lab, it would be like adding wings to a tiger... No, it can be said that we will win without doing anything."

"But you should give up on this idea now. The original author of this manuscript can't come anyway."

In the year 2024, let alone Gawain... I'm afraid Gawain's grandfather's grandfather hasn't even been born yet.

Take a guess.

According to the theory that a dragon gives birth to a dragon and a phoenix gives birth to a phoenix.

Which lineage of top scientists is Gao Wen a descendant of?

Could he be the descendant of President Gao Yan of Longke Academy?
possible.

Although Gao Wen and Gao Yanchang look nothing alike, there is a generation difference of ten between them, so it is normal that they do not look alike.

As for other people with the surname Gao...

moment.

Lin Xian thought of a hippopotamus in his mind.

"Gao Yang?"

Thinking of his childhood friend who was pot-bellied and laughing, Lin Xian said it was impossible:

"It's impossible, impossible..."

He shook his head.

How could Gao Yang, with his inferior genes that pollute the human gene pool, give birth to a top genius like Emperor Gao Wen?

It really needs to be so.

It's not as simple as smoke coming out of the ancestral grave.

A volcano must erupt on Gao Yang's future grave.

But anyway.

Emperor Gawain was born in 2182 AD, which is a long time ago. No matter how much he prayed to God, he could not get Gawain to join his army.

"So, Liu Feng."

Lin Xian sat on the chair, folding his arms:

"You have to rely on yourself to study this manuscript on the principles and applications of time travel. Now that you have finished studying it, can you tell me what it contains?"

Liu Feng nodded, picked up the manuscript, turned back to the first few pages, and explained to Lin Xian:

"This manuscript explains the principle of time travel in great detail. It also clearly explains the concept of time-space rifts. This shows that you are not wrong, Lin Xian. Time travel is not arbitrary. You must find the right time-space rift to travel through."

"The manuscript mentioned that there are generally two situations that can create space-time rifts—"

"The first is that when the world line changes and the curvature of space-time changes, continuous space-time will fold and form space-time cracks."

"I can't believe it... This person has even figured out the theory of space-time curvature and world lines. He is so powerful."

Lin Xian listened silently.

Recalling that when Gawain's hafnium alloy safe was opened in the Face Village in the fifth dream, the password was 00000042.

Coincidentally, the curvature of the world line and the reading of the space-time clock in the fifth dream were also exactly 0.0000042.

Lin Xian was suspicious at that time.

Emperor Gawain must have worked out the minimum value of space-time variation, the concepts of space-time curvature and world lines, and even... he only "touched on" the cosmological constant of 42.

Therefore, the safe password was designed very cleverly into this string of strange numbers.

"What about the second scenario?"

Lin Xian asked.

Liu Feng flipped through the manuscript a few pages and continued:
"The second way of creating space-time rifts is more complicated and confusing. I calculated it based on the formula and ideas he provided...about every 24 years, a large number of space-time rifts will appear at that time point."

24 years.

Lin Xian suddenly grasped the key point.

Every 24 years, a large number of space-time cracks appear.

Then... isn't that the time interval between the thousand-year-old piles like those of Chu Anqing and CC, which turned into blue stardust and dissipated?
Could it be.

What is the connection between these two things?
Lin Xian recalled the pile driver on the construction site.

Every time the heavy hammer fell, it would drive the steel piles deeper into the ground, and at the same time, several cracks of varying depths would naturally appear on the ground.

Could it be that.

The reason why there are so many time travelers during this period is because Chu Anqing turned into a thousand-year-old pile and died not long ago, so there are time and space cracks everywhere?

"I understand."

Lin Xian said softly:

"In short, we can understand that whenever space-time is damaged or the world line is forcibly twisted, more or less space-time cracks will appear."

"This principle has been explained clearly. What else is revealed in the manuscript later? What I am more concerned about is whether we can specify the time of travel, and...how long will it take to build a time shuttle."

Liu Feng shook his head:
"Don't count on the following information. The owner of this manuscript is stuck in his research direction. He said that there should be an energy particle that can travel through time and space. Relying on the energy it contains, it can be directed through the cracks in time and space, and sent back to the time traveler to a limited optional time point. But currently there is no means to prove the existence of this energy particle. Therefore, the final perfection of the theory of time and space travel is still lacking the last link."

"Isn't this talking about space-time particles? But obviously, this genius didn't get the space-time particles, and the research progress was stuck. As for the structure of the space-time shuttle... that's even more unrealistic. There are no drawings in this manuscript. It's basically all assumptions and hypotheses."

Liu Feng closed the manuscript.

Looking at Lin Xian:

"So, this peerless genius was ultimately unable to develop a time-travel machine."

Liu Feng laughed twice, lamenting his bad luck:
"Sometimes it's really a pity that we missed each other. You see, we have entangled space-time particles, as well as the ability and wealth... but we just can't research it; and this genius is basically just one step away from successful research, but he is stuck because of space-time particles."

"But the good news is that I can still understand the theory above. If I follow its example, I think... maybe there will be a breakthrough within a few years. Within ten years, maybe I can build the most primitive version of a time-space shuttle."

"several years?"

Lin Xian exclaimed:

"No, no, we can't wait that long. Can you think of a solution?"

Liu Feng curled his lips helplessly:
"What can I do about it... A few years is my optimistic estimate. Since I only have theories but no blueprints, I have to build a time machine from scratch."

"This is really too difficult and unrealistic. If I could make this thing by hand, I would have won the Nobel Prize long ago. If you want to use the time-space shuttle as soon as possible... unless you can find the relevant engineering drawings, in that case, it can be built quickly."

Hey.

Lin Xian sighed softly.

Where can I get the engineering drawings of the time-space shuttle for Liu Feng?
Even if he went to the dream world to look for Emperor Gawain again, it would be of no avail.

First of all, Emperor Gawain was not interested in things like time machines, he was just playing with it for fun.

Not to mention, Gawain doesn't have space-time particles, so he is doomed to be unable to conduct in-depth research.

Secondly, the white moonlight in Gao Wen’s heart will always be technological products in the hibernation field.

Especially now, he has not found Ms. Du Yao yet, and there is no way to relieve Emperor Gao Wen's heart knot.

This means that even if one meets Emperor Gawain in the unexplored eighth dream and obtains his notebook, the research on it is likely to still be the "Brain Electric Shock Helmet", with no changes from before.

Finally, and most importantly.

The future world of the eighth dream must have changed beyond all recognition. Whether or not Emperor Gawain can be found is another matter.

and so……

Is there no other way?
Lin Xian rubbed his eyes.

Could it be.

Does it really take several years or even decades before I can use a time machine?

"Eh? No!"

Lin Xian suddenly discovered a blind spot.

He pointed to the time clock and said:
"Liu Feng, look, even though I showed you the "Time and Space Travel Theory Manuscript", the numbers on the time and space clock didn't change at all."

Liu Feng turned his head and took a look.

indeed.

The reading on the space-time clock is still 0.0000168.

He shrugged:

"This shouldn't be surprising, right? We've discussed this before. The reason why the space-time clock reading remains unchanged and the world line hasn't jumped is that the anchor point has not been formed. The curvature of the world line will not change until the anchor point is formed."

"No no no."

Lin Xian waved his hand:
"Do you remember the last time I went to the Longke Institute to deliver the "Micro-Nuclear Battery Manuscript"? After I shared the manuscript with them, the reading on the space-time clock changed."

"I think this is reasonable. Just like you said, you have read the manuscript, have a relatively clear theory in your mind, and in a few years or even a dozen years, you will be able to figure out how to manufacture a time-travel machine."

"Then it stands to reason! Now this irreversible anchor point should have been formed! This is exactly the same as the situation of the last "Micro-Nuclear Battery Manuscript"!"

“So, it’s not about the anchor point.”

Lin Xian stood up, walked to the experimental table, and tapped the square time clock:
"this means……"

"【In the original world line of 0.0000168, there is a time-space shuttle! So Liu Feng, whether you read the manuscript or invent the time-space shuttle is irrelevant!】"

Lin Xian looked at Liu Feng and continued to explain:

"You should understand what I mean, right? In this world, even if you don't invent a time-space shuttle, someone else will invent one, because your reading of the manuscript does not break through the elasticity of time and space at all."

Liu Feng understood what he heard.

But I can't figure it out.

Frowning:

"But... such an advanced scientific research project, which also requires space-time particles as a research aid, can anyone else really handle it? Who do you think it would be?"

Suddenly.

Lin Xian thought of the question Copernicus asked at the Genius Club gathering a few hours ago...

Copernicus also wanted to build a time machine.

Although Einstein ultimately refused to answer his question, his refusal was also a semi-admission that the technology of the time-travel machine was in the hands of several members present.

Lin Xian wasn't sure whether Copernicus would doubt him.

But this did not affect Copernicus's continued asking of this question at the gathering in August. By simply removing the requirement of "closest in time", Copernicus would most likely have learned the name "Gawain" directly from Einstein.

Think further.

Copernicus will naturally take a hibernation capsule to the year 2200 to find Emperor Gawain, intercept this genius of the century, and ask him to build a time machine for him so as to continue to achieve his future closed loop.

"Hiss... It's really haunting."

Lin Xian scratched his head.

But at least it's not all bad news.

If it is true that on the world line 0.0000168, there is indeed a finished time-space shuttle.

Then you enter the eighth dream.

Maybe you can find the engineering drawings of the time machine in your dream.

such……

[Can't we just reverse and intercept Copernicus? ]

"There's a show."

Suddenly, Lin Xian's thoughts became clear.

If his guess is correct.

Copernicus will not be able to obtain the time machine until at least 2200 after he intercepts Emperor Gawain.

However, he could steal the blueprints of the time machine from 600 years in the future and build the time machine in 2024.

then.

It's time to counterattack!
In 2024, I will use entangled space-time particles to travel through time... Not only can I completely consume the entangled space-time particles and shatter Copernicus' dream; but I can also look back at the future from a more distant historical node, gain intelligence advantages, and help myself kill Copernicus!
"Old man, you have lived too long. It's time to die."

He recalled what Copernicus had said to him in the fourth dream:

"A true hunter never enters the hunting ground himself."

Lin Xian snorted softly:
"[Hunter, one day... you will become the hunted.]"

The eighth dream.

0.0000168 world lines.

The destruction of entangled space-time particles,

The time-space shuttles intercept each other,

The tug of war on the time scale of history and the future,

This was a great opportunity for Lin Xian, and also the final sound of Copernicus.

The feud between the two of them.

The winner will be decided in this fight!

"gone."

Lin Xian stood up and walked towards the laboratory door.

"Ah? Are you leaving now?"

Liu Feng was a little surprised.

Why did Lin Xian leave so suddenly while we were talking? He always came and left in a hurry:

"Why are you going?"

"I'll find you the engineering drawings of the time-space shuttle." Lin Xian replied, and he had already walked out of the back door of the laboratory.

"what?"

Liu Feng was shocked by the wolfish and tigerish words:

"Oh no!"

He shouted out the door:

"Where can you find this thing?"

"Are you dreaming?"

(End of this chapter)