Genius Playground

Chapter 29 Specification Manual
The two returned to the club activity room from the rooftop.

Cheng Mengxue was still embroidering clothes on the sofa, Qin Feng continued tinkering with the positron cannon, and Jiang Ran stood in front of the blackboard, deep in thought.

This scene……

It was as if the disagreements and disputes had never happened.

but.

Facts are facts, and history is history.

How could it not have happened?
After saying "I don't blame you," Qin Feng seemed relieved.

But it was precisely this easy relief that made Jiang Ran feel even worse.

He regretted it several times as he went down the stairs.

Have I gone too far?
Isn't that too selfish?
Isn't that too much of a double standard?
He reminded himself countless times that this was his best friend in this life; yet countless times he was consumed by fear, whispering that it was an uncontrollable butterfly effect spanning ten years.

tangled.

pain.

resignedly.

At this moment, Jiang Ran felt a mix of emotions.

"I think we should set some rules."

He turned around:

"I feel very guilty and sorry that I cannot fulfill Qin Feng's wish this time."

"Although everyone understands the reasoning, I still don't want this kind of thing to happen again."

"Therefore, I believe that the most urgent task before we continue sending time-space text messages is to clarify a series of rules."

"Or rather... it's about clarifying 'what kind of wishes can be fulfilled' and 'what kind of text messages are allowed to be sent'."

"I agree."

Cheng Mengxue raised her hand:

"If there were a specific standard, it would be much easier to determine in the future."

“If the requirements are met, the desired outcome can be achieved; if they are not met, they should be rejected. This is the most efficient and fair way to handle things… We can’t always have to vote.”

Qin Feng raised his head from in front of the positron cannon.

Smile slightly:
“I have no objection. However, I must make it clear that you don’t need to feel so guilty, nor do you need to feel that I have suffered any great injustice in this matter.”

“The wish to ‘resurrect my father’ itself carries great risk, and I was not unprepared for it, so I gladly accept the outcome.”

"We've been good friends for so many years, so please don't let this cause any rift between us. I'm not a petty or unreasonable person."

……

The three brainstormed and finally finalized the "Time and Space SMS Usage Guidelines":
[Time and Space SMS Usage Guidelines]

1. The furthest that can be sent is a time-space text message from [30 days ago], to avoid uncontrollable butterfly effects.

2. The content of the time-space text message must be agreed upon by all three parties.

3. When sending a time-space text message, all three persons must be present at the same time; none of them can be absent.

4. The secrets of time-space text messaging and positron cannons must be strictly kept confidential and must not be revealed to anyone.

Most of these four rules are actually old news.

The most important and only new addition is the "30-day limit" strictly stipulated in the first point.

This is the result of their careful consideration.

30 days.

This is the limit of what they consider to be the acceptable spacetime butterfly effect.

Therefore, from now on, regardless of the type of time-space text message, it will only be allowed to send messages up to 30 days in the past, and it will not be allowed to send messages any further than that.

No rules no standards.

With these four usage guidelines, many problems can indeed be avoided in the future.

at the same time.

Cheng Mengxue's "Time and Space SMS User Manual" has also been updated to version 4.0, with many patches added.

[Time & Space SMS User Manual (Version 4.0)]

1. In theory, time-space text messages can be sent to any point in the past, but this is limited by the power limit of the positron cannon.

2. For safety reasons, the experiment should be conducted in the early morning when the power line load is low.

3. After the positron beam is overloaded, it needs to be powered off and left to stand for 20 hours before it can be used again.

4. The time-space SMS sending window is only 0.7 seconds, and the content is limited to a maximum of 70 Chinese characters.

5. Once the text message is successfully sent, it will trigger a change in spacetime and a jump in the world line, which only Jiang Ran can perceive.

6. Only Jiang Ran can retain memories of the original world line; this special constitution is named "Full-Time-Space Memory." ...

"Qin Feng."

Jiang Ran pointed to the words on the blackboard:
"The wish you made before didn't come true, so I'll make it up to you now."

"Think about it, is there anything you still wish to fulfill, or any regret you want to make up for?"

"This time, there's no need for a vote. As long as it complies with the 'Usage Guidelines' we just discussed, we'll definitely implement it for you."

Jiang Ran admitted it.

He was indeed eager to make up for his guilt and wished he could immediately fulfill Qin Feng's wish.

Anything that happens within 30 days.

He will definitely agree to Qin Feng's request without hesitation and will not raise any objections.

Even if it's a little excessive...

Even if you have worries and concerns in your heart...

this time.

We must agree to Qin Feng's request unconditionally!
however.

Faced with Jiang Ran's hidden determination, Qin Feng remained uninterested and showed little reaction:

"Actually, you don't need to worry about me too much."

He unscrewed the positron cannon screws with a screwdriver:

"I am quite satisfied with my life now. I am satisfied with everything around me. To be honest, I don't feel any regrets that need to be made up for."

“My only wish has always been to save my father’s life. Now, if I were suddenly asked to change my wish... I really can’t think of anything right now.”

"Why don't you just skip me? I have no objection."

Cheng Mengxue also stood up, feeling guilty:
"Anything is fine!"

"Since we agreed that each person could take one time, we can't leave anyone out!"

"Think of something quickly, Qin Feng! Anything is fine, big or small, even if it's just to test the time-space text message again... Just think of any wish!"

Jiang Ran nodded:
"That's right, anything is fine, at worst I'll just win the lottery a few more times."

"Honestly... you could at least tell us your wish, so we can feel less guilty."

Qin Feng let out a long breath.

Stop what you are doing.

After thinking about it:
"alright."

He also understood that he had to express his wish at least once, otherwise Jiang Ran and Cheng Mengxue would continue to feel guilty.

"Um……"

He looked left and right, and finally his gaze fell down, fixing on the outer shell of the positron cannon:
"Speaking of which, something did happen a few days ago that I find quite regrettable."

"What is it?" "Tell me quickly!"

Jiang Ran and Cheng Mengxue immediately surrounded them.

Do you guys remember this rotary LCD control panel?

Qin Feng pointed to the circuit board hanging on the shell of the positron cannon.

He found it at the secondhand appliance market a few days ago. After assembling it with the Yang Electronic Cannon, it can precisely control the timing of sending time-space text messages... accurate to the year, month, day, and hour, making all operations incredibly simple.

"Remember."

Jiang Ran casually turned the knob:

"What's wrong with this thing? It's working perfectly fine, isn't it?"

"Actually, there are even better ones."

Qin Feng slapped Jiang Ran's shameless hand away:
“When I bought this, I was chatting with the old appliance store owner, and he said there was an old control panel with a more attractive design, but it had just been sold to someone else a couple of days ago.”

"You know me, I've always been a perfectionist when it comes to mechanical design. Don't you think this external control panel is ugly?"

Jiang Ran and Cheng Mengxue nodded in unison.

Indeed, it's too ugly.

It looks like a urine bag hanging on it, which is very unsightly.

"If I can get to the control board with the better design before others, I can modify the positron cannon to look even better."

Qin Feng continued:
"Let me think, I went to the used appliance market 6 days ago, and the control board was sold 2 days ago. To be on the safe side, I should have gone 3 days in advance to intercept it."

"So, if I had to pinpoint what I want to do with time-space text messages right now..."

"That was to send a text message to me nine days ago, reminding me to hurry to the used appliance market and buy that control board first."

(End of this chapter)