Xingtie: Starting with an in-depth analysis of the Yellow Springs

This added to Chadwick's anger.

The elderly man remained calm, with no change in expression.

Xing touched her chin.

The clock trick worked, so why didn't he change?

No, it seems a little bit.

The passage of time has made the old man no longer wear his emotions on his sleeve, but his body still trembles with barely suppressed joy or anger.

Chadwick: "I... I think I'm remembering something, something is starting to surface."

"My memories are still incomplete, many fragments are missing... but I can definitely see them now."

The old man calmed down and stopped trembling. He closed his eyes, intending to trace back everything in his life.

Chapter 122 A Member of the Genius Club

Countless scattered fragments flashed before Chadwick's eyes... He tried to capture them, but they always managed to slip through and disappear into the vast ocean of unconsciousness.

Only a few scattered fragments remained. I carefully picked them up…

Chadwick suddenly opened his eyes wide. "I saw... something, some kind of weapon, accompanied by endless killing and death."

"It seems to have something to do with me."

The old man looked up at the stars with a sorrowful expression in his eyes.

"Why... I don't think of myself as a violent person. I don't want to think that way..."

Xing thought for a moment, "Perhaps you were once caught up in a war."

"Probably, maybe... but the feeling is different, very different. I don't want to go down that line of thinking..."

“I also saw… some people. Ah… extraordinary people, shining even in fragmented memories.”

“I…I used to be one of them, I was…”

“…The Genius Club. I finally remember—I used to be a member of the Genius Club.”

[March 7th: What! A member of the Genius Club? Then why is he in Pinocchio's dream?]

[How come the "Genius Club" is such a corny name, yet it's so popular in your world?]

[Qingque: Each and every one of them is an absolute genius; they are among the eighty-odd most intelligent people in the entire universe.]

Yes, Ms. Ruan Mei, whom you saw earlier, is also a member of the Genius Club.

Kiana: Ah, how come someone like this is stuck in a dream, and it seems like he's lost his memory too?

Bronya: Perhaps there's some hidden reason, like a health problem.

[Vivian: I don't think so. That hunting dog was clearly keeping watch and preventing others from getting close.]

[Star: @BlackTower, do you know what happened?]

[Black Tower: What do you want? Wait, Chadwick… the inventor of the imaginary number collapse pulse, how come he's in a dream?]

[Walter: No wonder this old man could tell Xing's situation at a glance; he's a member of the Genius Club, member number 79.]

[Fufu: So what is the function of this imaginary number?]

[Gold Alluvial: Its first launch destroyed 24 planets.]

Kiana: This is a nuclear weapon from space!

[Hu Tao: 24 planets... Did I hear that right?]

[Zhe: Holy crap, the person who invented this thing can be monitored in their dreams.]

Xing: "Then why are you here?"

Chadwick was also puzzled.

Why did I linger in this meaningless dream for so long?

Why did I let time slip away without ever having the thought of saving myself?

The old man frowned, glancing around at the spot where the hunting dog had passed.

“The family…it must be that they exerted some kind of influence on me, and I was powerless to resist.”

"I can't escape this influence on my own. I need some powerful external intervention... like... like the Genius Club."

Xing put his hands on his hips and said, "I happen to know a few geniuses."

A hint of doubt flashed in the old man's eyes.

"Would you be willing to lend a helping hand to an elderly person you've just met, even if you don't know anything about them?"

Xing: "I don't think you're a bad person."

Chadwick: "I understand... what drives you is trust in your own intuition."

The old man smiled. "Thank you, child. This dream is beautiful, yet also unreal. If I were here, I would never be able to save myself. You have given me a glimmer of hope."

"That's enough... Go, child, before the hounds return. I'll wait for you with hope."

[March 7th: Star, although you sometimes speak without thinking, I support you this time.]

[Star: As expected of me.]

[The family dared to imprison a genius; surely it wasn't for that technology? Other families have plenty of those too.]

[*Theresa: This was definitely done by a high-ranking member of the family; if not the mastermind, then an accomplice.]

[Don't talk nonsense. The family is very tolerant, okay? Didn't you see this old man has a bad memory? Maybe he forgot he came here voluntarily.]

[Rin: You're from the family, aren't you?]

Xing picked up his phone and asked Black Tower if they knew the genius Chadwick.

In the text message, Black Tower initially didn't take it seriously, thinking that Star was joking.

How could a genius be trapped?

But after confirming that Xing wasn't joking, Black Tower immediately sent Xing to the space station to find her.

And he emphasized that we should not spread this matter to others.

Xing put away his phone and prepared to return to the space station via the Pioneer Beacon.

Suddenly, the clock trick showed that Chadwick's emotions were locked again.

What's going on? Let's go find the Black Tower first.

"You're here? That was quick."

The Black Tower doll looked at Star, who had returned to the space station, and said with his hands on his hips.

Kiana: Wow, the genius Black Tower is actually a little girl, so cute!

[Raiden Mei: Idiot, didn't you see the joints are off? It should be a doll.]

Kiana: So she's not human after all. Waaah, could it be that she was injured in an experiment and had to have her limbs replaced?

[Black Tower: ...]

[March 7th: Don't even think about it. That was created by Lady Black Tower. There's a small Black Tower every few steps on the entire space station.]

[Rin: The genius's skills are amazing! I want to take this little one home as a figurine.]

Xing: "Why is Screw Gum here too?"

An android in a suit politely replied, "Long time no see, Ms. Xing. I hope you've been doing well."

Black Tower Doll: "No time for formalities, Screws. Let's get down to business."

Screw Gum replied calmly.

"No need to rush, Black Tower. Assuming Chadwick has already lingered in tens of thousands of systems in Pinocchio's dream, then we don't need to be nervous about this short discussion."

Okay, okay, so I'm the one who's most anxious!

Black Tower: "You've said all the nice things—I don't want to just sit here and wait! What he has is far too valuable."

What are they talking about? What is that thing?

Forget it, it's not worth my time.

Xing: "So, Chadwick really is..."

Black Tower: "Yes—he was indeed a member of the genius club before."

“That person is the real deal… cough, I mean, the subject he’s researching is very valuable.”

[Billy: This Screwgoom doesn't seem to be human. Is he a genius too?]

[Oh my god, there are actually people who don't know about Screwgoom? Okay, it's not from our world, so never mind.]

[He is: seat #76 of the Genius Club, of noble birth—the mechanical nobleman Screwgoom I, the king of Screwstar, and the hero who saved the omnic race…]

[Hu Tao: Wow, so many titles! Just hearing about them sounds amazing.]

[Doctor: When can I enter your world? I might as well leave Teyvat behind.]

Clara: Mr. Schwarz is an omnic too, right? I want to save up to upgrade him.

[Swarovski: Clara, my only wish is for you to grow up safely.]

[Screw Gum: Machines gave birth to human emotions. How silicon-based structures can ignite the flames of evolution is one of the topics I've been researching for a long time.]

Chapter 123 You're so brave! Hound: I'm super brave.

"Calderon Chadwick, Genius Club #79. Areas of expertise include solid-state physics, imaginary number application theory, and orbital mechanics."

ScrewGumm added.

If I remember correctly, the Black Tower is only #83.

Xing: "A seat higher than the Black Tower?"

Black Tower crossed his arms and remained completely unmoved.

"...A seat and a position are not the same thing. You think you can provoke me with that? No way."

[Paimon: Are the rankings in the Genius Club based on ability?]

[Aista: No, the seats in the Genius Club are numbered according to the order of joining. Lady Black Tower's intellect is definitely among the top in the Genius Club.]

[Black Tower #555: Lady Black Tower is immortal, Lady Black Tower is unparalleled...]

[Black Tower: Ahem, there's something wrong with the doll.]

[Silver Wolf: I don't believe it. That was clearly set up by you, you narcissistic old hag.]

[Black Tower: Kid, I think you just want to experience another account ban.]

[Ring: I feel like Black Tower has a bit of a tsundere personality; this contrast is so cute.]

[I don't even know how long I've been on the space station, and I still haven't seen Lady Black Tower in person.]

[Star: @BlackTower, your real form isn't also a little girl, is it?]

[Black Tower: Hehe... Guess.]

Screw Gum: "Since the flame of life was ignited in my core, on this long journey through the stars, I have rarely encountered a soul that truly deserves the title of genius."

"The Black Tower lady next to me is one of them, as is Calderon Chadwick."

Black Tower interjected, "Hmph... and you even complimented me, thanks."

Screw Goom had met Dr. Chadwick twice.

The first time was when Chadwick was young and impetuous.

The second meeting was decades later, and Chadwick's circumstances were very different on both occasions.

"Recalling: Dr. Chadwick once asked me for help. He must have been around fifty years old at the time."

“I granted his request at that time. Since then, he has disappeared without a trace, as if there were no trace of him in the starry sky.”

"Until Ms. Black Tower received your message."