Cheng Cheng and the Cicada
Chapter 3 Space-Time Coordinates
Zhao Ruihai held the girl in his arms, utterly astonished.
He couldn't articulate the strange feeling.
It was as if...
As if he had suddenly returned to a time more than a decade ago, holding his daughter Zhao Yingjun's small hand, going to the park, playing, and going to school.
Although Yingjun had matured early and was independent, and hadn't been as close to her parents in her teens, developing her own ideas.
But as a father, who doesn't miss the days when their daughter was carried on their back, rode on their shoulders, with two small pigtails, calling "Daddy, Daddy" so affectionately?
He shifted his position slightly, allowing the headlights of the Hongqi car to illuminate the girl's face more clearly.
Yan Mei also leaned closer, studying her face carefully.
With the change in the angle of the light, some differences could indeed be seen.
"Lao Zhao,"
Yan Mei took out a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped the mud from the girl's face:
"At first glance, this little girl looks exactly like our Yingjun when she was little, but upon closer inspection, there are some subtle differences.
"Look, her facial features are indeed very similar to Yingjun's, but her ears, forehead, and chin are obviously different from Yingjun's. Yingjun didn't have that kind of chin and forehead when she was little. But to be fair, this little girl is really pretty."
Zhao Ruihai nodded.
After all, he had watched his daughter Zhao Yingjun grow up. How could a parent mistake their own child?
He had also noticed these subtle differences.
But...
This little girl, who was 90% similar to his daughter, was enough to shock him:
"Regardless, it's so windy outside and it's starting to get cold. Let's get her into the car first, let the little girl warm up, and see if she can wake up.
"A little girl this old must know where she lives and what her parents' phone number is; when she wakes up, we'll take her home. Let's not stay outside all the time, what if she catches a cold?"
Yan Mei looked at the little girl's familiar and endearing face, finding her more and more pleasing, and took her directly from Zhao Ruihai's arms, completely disregarding the expense of her silk qipao and the girl's mud-soaked body:
"Well, it won't work in the car either, Lao Zhao. The little girl is soaked all over, and there are no clean clothes or towels in the car. I just checked the navigation, and it's only a few kilometers to our villa, right? Hurry up and drive, let's take the little girl home first, change her clothes, and warm her up.
"We shook her so much just now and she didn't wake up. I don't know why she's sleeping so deeply. Is she running a fever? But when I touched her forehead, it didn't feel like she was burning up. What's wrong with this little girl's skinny arms and legs? I'm worried! Let's go home first!"
Zhao Ruihai thought to himself.
That was true.
There was no point in waiting here. Who knew when the little girl would wake up?
His villa in Donghai was in a high-end gated community, with a dedicated team of doctors and nurses. He should take her home and have the community doctors check her out. If she was sick, they should take her to the hospital quickly, and not delay here.
He stood up and opened the back door of the car for Yan Mei:
"Then let's get in the car quickly, and go home first."
Yan Mei carefully placed the soaking wet little girl in the back seat of the Hongqi car, curled up her legs to make room for herself, and sat on the edge of the back seat, closing the door.
Only then did she notice...
The little girl had quite long legs. Looking at her height, which was less than 1.6 meters, her legs accounted for a large part of it. Her body proportions were really good. She was definitely a beauty in the making.
Her waistline was high, which made her legs look long. She couldn't tell when she was holding her on the ground, but she could see her actual height when she lay on the back seat.
Yan Mei recalled the children in her relatives' families.
At fourteen or fifteen years old, a girl who was 1.55 to 1.6 meters tall could be considered well-developed. She hadn't suffered or been malnourished. Moreover, looking at the girl's fair skin and delicate face, she didn't look like she had suffered.
With that, Yan Mei's worried heart eased.
Thankfully...
She had been worried about domestic violence or child abuse. Now, looking closely at the little girl's delicate skin, she must have been pampered and spoiled. She was probably the apple of someone's eye.
There were no signs of muscle or labor on her arms and legs.
She probably hadn't done any physical labor, didn't exercise regularly, and wasn't particularly fond of sports.
However...
The clothes on the little girl were obviously a size too big and didn't fit well.
Was she wearing them like that on purpose?
Was that the trend among kids these days?
Yan Mei shook her head. She wasn't sure about that. Both she and her husband were in the government system. The family planning policy had been strict in the early years, and Lao Zhao was a cadre who had to set an example, so they had only raised one daughter, Zhao Yingjun, in their lifetime.
To be honest, in their generation, which family didn't have three, four, or even five siblings?
This sudden family planning policy stopped them, only allowing them to have one child.
Yan Mei had always liked children. For her, one child was really not enough. She hadn't enjoyed raising her child enough.
Her husband, Lao Zhao, was the same.
Although he was usually very serious at work and strict with his subordinates, he also liked children by nature. When he saw the grandchildren of his relatives, he couldn't help but dote on them. Especially when the younger generation of his relatives had children, he was more concerned than the grandparents.
He helped find acquaintances at the hospital, helped reserve beds and private rooms, ran errands, held the little babies, and slipped them a big red envelope.
When Yingjun was fifteen or sixteen, she went abroad to study, and the old couple could only see her a few times a year.
What's more, Yingjun was different from other children, mature early and independent, not so attached to the old couple, which made Yan Mei and Zhao Ruihai feel somewhat empty.
They finally managed to wait until their daughter was 21 years old, had completed her studies, graduated, and returned to China, thinking of letting her also enter the government system to realize her ambitions and stay by their side to make up for the years of lost family affection.
But what do you know?
The day after Zhao Yingjun returned to China, she ran to Donghai City, preparing to start her own cosmetics and fashion company. This infuriated Zhao Ruihai, who felt that he had raised his daughter for so many years in vain.
The relationship between the father and daughter broke down from that point on, and they didn't speak to each other for a long time.
It wasn't until the New Year of 2023, when Zhao Yingjun returned to her hometown for the holiday, that she told the old couple about the thrilling leap over the elevated bridge, a moment between life and death. Zhao Ruihai thought about it for a long time before he finally understood.
He was almost 60 years old. Although he was still far from retirement in his position, the position only extended the retirement age, not the lifespan. Just looking at the age of 60, he was already considered an old man.
Sigh.
Thinking that he was getting old, he thought, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Safety and health are more important than anything else. So-called career success doesn't necessarily have to be within the government system.
That's how he came to terms with it. In addition, as Zhao Yingjun got older, her mind matured, and the intensely strained relationship between the father and daughter improved very naturally and smoothly.
Otherwise, why would the old couple urge Zhao Yingjun to get married and have children as soon as possible?
The main reason was that Yan Mei and Zhao Ruihai were getting old. According to Zhao Yingjun's plans, Zhao Ruihai might not see his grandchildren until he was 70 years old. What was there to look forward to then?
He was an old bone, unable to run or hold them, how could he play with his grandchildren?
Zhao Ruihai certainly wouldn't say these things on the surface.
But in fact, he was more anxious than Yan Mei. Seeing his peers around him, one by one, holding their grandchildren, and even many having second children in kindergarten, how could he not be anxious? How could he not be envious?
"Hello, it's me."
Yan Mei was in the back seat of the Hongqi car, dialing the villa's housekeeper's phone:
"Go and see quickly, where can you buy children's clothes at this time... or rather, not children's clothes, but clothes for a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, about 1.55 to 1.6 meters tall, very thin. I haven't raised a child in so many years, and I can't estimate her weight, I don't have a specific idea. Just buy some, buy a few sets, it's okay to buy more.
"Then, contact the doctors in the villa community. We'll be home in about ten minutes at most. Have the doctor wait for us at the villa to check up on a little girl and see if there's anything seriously wrong with her body."
Ten minutes later.
The Hongqi car arrived at the high-end villa area, and the housekeeper was already waiting at the door:
"Mr. Zhao, Madam Yan, the community doctor is already inside. Is the little girl in the back seat? I'll go get her."
"No, no, no, I'll do it."
Zhao Ruihai directly threw the car keys to the housekeeper, then opened the back door and personally picked up the wet little girl:
"Park the car, I'll take the little girl to see the doctor."
He jogged all the way, with Yan Mei following closely behind, and entered the living room.
After a brief examination, the community doctor shook his head:
"She's fine. There's nothing wrong with this little girl. All her indicators and conditions are normal. She's very healthy. Her breathing and heartbeat are stable, and there's no sign of food poisoning or gas poisoning. There's no need to worry."
Yan Mei breathed a sigh of relief, but then wondered:
"Then why doesn't she wake up? After all this tossing around, why is she still sleeping so soundly?"
The community doctor smiled:
"Children sometimes grow quickly, and if they've been running around a lot during the day, they can easily become tired and exhausted. Sometimes it's normal for them to sleep deeply, it varies from person to person. Since her indicators are fine, she doesn't have a fever, no external injuries, and no inflammation, just let her sleep. She'll wake up naturally when she's had enough sleep.
"If she hasn't woken up by tomorrow morning, contact me again and I'll see what's going on. If not, we'll go to the hospital for a systemic examination. Well, I'll be on my way."
After the doctor left, Yan Mei carried the little girl into the bedroom. She wiped her body, changed her into a new set of clothes, put her on the bed, covered her with a blanket, and let her sleep comfortably. She also touched her forehead, and she didn't have a fever.
"Is she changed? Can I come in?"
Zhao Ruihai asked from outside the door.
"Alright, come in, Lao Zhao."
Zhao Ruihai entered the room.
Seeing Yan Mei sitting quietly by the bed, a smile on her face, watching the endearing little girl, she really became more and more adorable and lovable!
Zhao Ruihai also walked over and nudged Yan Mei:
"Move over a little, let me take a look at this little girl. She's really pretty, naturally beautiful, like a porcelain doll.
"And the more I look at her, the more familiar she seems! She really looks like Yingjun when she was little. Although I can't completely say they were cut from the same mold, would you say that if Yingjun had a daughter, would our granddaughter look like this?"
Yan Mei stared at the sleeping face of the little girl, unconsciously revealing a kind and gentle smile: "Daughters look like their mothers, it's not surprising that she looks like Yingjun. Otherwise, why would I like this little girl more and more the more I look at her? I really feel a strange sense of closeness, as if she's already part of our family. It's hard to explain that feeling, but it's just very affectionate."
"Yes..."
Zhao Ruihai nodded silently, sighing softly:
"It would be so nice if she was really Yingjun's daughter, our granddaughter. She's already so grown up, and we'd be spared the trouble of those difficult early years. If we really had such a good granddaughter, I definitely wouldn't be as strict and demanding with her as I was with Yingjun back then.
"Whether it's a grandson or a granddaughter in the future, we'll let them do whatever they want and learn whatever they want. With our family's conditions, the child will never starve. Back then, I was so busy with work that I sent Yingjun abroad to study, missing the best time to be with her. Thinking about it now, I regret it. If we really had such a granddaughter, I'd have to spend more time with her this time, making up for the companionship I owe Yingjun."
"Tch!"
Yan Mei rolled her eyes at Zhao Ruihai:
"You're thinking too highly of yourself! You're just thinking about good things! How could you be so lucky as to pick up a ready-made granddaughter? Why don't you just pick up a pair of twins?"
"Stop daydreaming. When the little girl wakes up tomorrow, we have to hurry up and send her home, don't let it look like we're human traffickers."
Zhao Ruihai waved his hand:
"Of course, I'm just saying it casually."
His gaze remained fixed on the little girl's sleeping face, his eyes gentle and deep, his mind filled with memories of taking Zhao Yingjun to the park, on spring outings, and flying kites more than a decade ago...
He clicked his tongue.
Sigh.
When will he have his own grandchildren?
This time...
He must spoil them properly.
In Donghai, Lingang New Area, inside an abandoned warehouse.
Lin Xian listened to Liu Feng's excited voice on the phone and fell into deep thought.
0.0000042.
He didn't expect that the numerical change on the Space-Time Clock would actually, or rather, as expected, be related to 42.
It could also be considered within expectations, and reasonable.
It was more accurate to say that it had to be strongly related to 42 to seem logical!
The cosmic constant 42.
It had been almost two years since he first saw the countless 42s covering the walls in his father Da Lianmao's bedroom. However, the truth and secrets about 42 had been stuck in place, with no progress.
But now...
Finally, there was a breakthrough!
Lin Xian held the phone, walked a little further away, and asked in a low voice:
"What does this 0.0000042 actually mean? Space-time curvature? Or is this directly the space-time coordinates?"
"I... I haven't figured it out yet."
Liu Feng said truthfully:
"The Space-Time Clock suddenly changed just over ten minutes ago! Out of the blue! The number jumped to 0.0000042 instantly without any warning. I don't know what happened at all! I haven't had time to think about it carefully, so I quickly called you. I've been calling until now, and you just answered.
"I'm also very puzzled, why is it the number 42? It's not a whole number, it's very unbelievable. And what does the change in space-time curvature detected by the Space-Time Clock mean? According to my previous theory..."
"Once the space-time curvature changes, it means that the future development trajectory has changed, and the world line has shifted. The future of our space-time is heading in a completely new direction.
"But! Now the problem has come. How are we going to verify this? I've always considered the theory and the phenomenon, but I haven't considered how to verify this jump in the world line, the change in the future space-time, and whether the space-time butterfly effect really happens as expected."
Lin Xian understood what Liu Feng meant.
Whether the future world had changed its course was impossible to verify. From Liu Feng's point of view, he could never observe the scenes of other futures or other world lines.
Therefore, it was naturally impossible to determine whether the change in space-time curvature really corresponded to the change in space-time, the space-time butterfly effect, and the change in the future world.
This was an experiment that no scientist could verify or falsify.
But...
He could!
This was his unique and unparalleled advantage...
The dream world!
The dream world was the real future world 600 years later.
He only needed to enter the dream to see if the fourth dream had changed. Naturally, he could understand the relationship between the space-time curvature, 0.0000042, the world line shift, and the space-time butterfly effect.
"I'll figure out a way to verify it."
Lin Xian said to the phone:
"I'll give you the answer tomorrow."
"Don't wait until tomorrow, Lin Xian! Hurry up and come to the lab! How can you sleep at such a crucial moment!" Liu Feng wished he could grab Lin Xian immediately:
"I have a lot of guesses I want to discuss with you. If you're in Donghai and don't have anything to do, hurry up and come over! And haven't you always wanted to know what the space-time coordinates are? Isn't this obviously a way to express the space-time coordinates?
"Anyway, I can't explain it to you clearly on the phone. Come quickly! I'll be waiting for you at the Rhine Joint Laboratory of Donghai University!"
Liu Feng spoke very quickly, like a machine gun.
He was very anxious.
He couldn't wait to see Lin Xian.
Lin Xian raised his left wrist, looked at his watch, and it was almost nine o'clock in not much time.
Actually, at this time, if he hurried home to sleep, he would still make it in time. Anyway, it was just to confirm whether the dream had changed. It wouldn't take much time.
But after a closer calculation...
He still had some things to say to Jask here. After he finished and left from here, it would probably be 9:30.
It was quite far from here to home, about an hour's drive. By the time he got home, it would be 11 o'clock. After washing up... well, there wouldn't be much time left.
Anyway, the dream world was likely to change. After all, there was such a big commotion, and Jask had lost two entangled-state space-time particles... no, he insisted on saying it was one, using it to destroy Copernicus's historical closed loop.
If the old man in the dream was Copernicus, then whether the fourth dream was real or fake, or even a studio that Copernicus had built for himself, it should now be a thing of the past. He had forcibly broken through and entered a completely new fifth dream.
In comparison, Lin Xian really wanted to know what the answer to the space-time coordinates was.
This was the first question of the final three tests to join the Genius Club.
Please enter any space-time coordinates.
Now, joining the Genius Club was the most important thing, the highest priority.
"Alright."
He agreed to Liu Feng:
"Then wait for me at the Donghai University laboratory. I have some things to deal with here. After I'm done, I'll go find you."
"Okay, Lin Xian, I'll wait for you. I'll think about it myself first."
After saying that...
He hung up the phone.
Lin Xian walked back to Jask and Angelica:
"Sorry, I took a call. Where were we?"
Jask pointed to the small refrigerator on the ground:
"We were talking about giving this entangled-state space-time particle that has lost its energy and activity to you as a souvenir for surviving a great disaster. Then all the things between us will be considered settled."
Lin Xian waved his hand:
"I'm not an unreasonable person. Now that we've explained everything clearly, I won't mention the past. I have no hostility towards you now. Otherwise, I wouldn't have shared so much information with you.
"We should have been talking about whether the space-time assassin will disappear after this entangled-state space-time particle is destroyed. We have no experience with this matter and don't know what the actual result will be. But I don't think we can let our guard down. I'll contact the National Security Agency to help continue tracking the space-time assassin.
"But there's reason to believe that the space-time assassin was so scared that she ran away as soon as she saw this entangled-state space-time particle, which means she's still very afraid of us destroying the space-time particle. Even if the deactivation of the space-time particle can't directly eliminate her, it must greatly weaken her strength.
"In that case, even if we encounter her again in the future, we should be able to fight her. At least we won't have to face that monster with exaggerated physical abilities."
Jask shrugged:
"Then I can only hope you're careful. After all, that space-time assassin came to capture you, her goal has always been so clear. But I still tend to think that as we destroy this space-time particle, the space-time assassin should disappear.
"Otherwise, it doesn't make sense logically. From the perspective of a historical closed loop, this entangled-state space-time particle must be stolen by Copernicus at some point in the future so that he can use the space-time machine to send the space-time assassin back to 2024.
"But now, this route can't be followed from the source. This entangled-state space-time particle has been destroyed by our own hands, so Copernicus's future plan is almost completely defeated. There won't be any more space-time assassins traveling here. Perhaps, even things like the Space-Time Court and the Space-Time Police Department won't exist. That kind of conceited and arrogant thing can probably only be done by Copernicus.
"What Space-Time Court? It sounds outrageous and arrogant, wanting to concentrate the power of the entire world, the entire space-time, and even the entire universe in his own hands. People like that are really despised. No wonder everyone's evaluation of Copernicus isn't high."
Angelica, who was standing beside him, heard the name Copernicus again, stepped forward, and looked at Jask:
"Jask, it's time to fulfill our promise, right? You said that as long as I come with you to see Lin Xian and explain your misunderstanding clearly, you would tell me the information you know about Copernicus. Can you tell me now?"
Jask nodded.
He said slowly:
"Among the current members of the Genius Club, I joined relatively late, so compared to other members, I know very little, especially about Copernicus. All the information comes from hearsay from other members.
"Because Copernicus has never participated in the Genius Club... Wozniak, but Turing is at least obedient to the rules, and he's considered to have a bottom line.
"But Copernicus is different. Everyone says that he's ruthless and unscrupulous and will do anything to achieve his goals. But I don't know what exactly happened between Copernicus and other people in the Genius Club.
"In addition, I also know that Copernicus should be an old man who's not young, in poor health, and has some diseases. Maybe he'll start hibernating sometime. Otherwise, with his body, he probably won't live for many more years. He must cherish his life very much. Now that the hibernation pod technology is almost mature, no one can accept death calmly anymore. Everyone must hibernate to the future world and gamble on the hope of being cured."
Listening to Jask's statement, Lin Xian was increasingly able to match Copernicus with the mysterious old man in the fourth dream.
He never expected that the mastermind behind assembling and using the Seven Deadly Sins was so active in secret.
"I don't care about these, Jask."
Angelica asked:
"I just want to know, who killed Ji Lin's parents? Ji Lin, the genius detective, the orphan adopted by Ji Xinshui, like me."
"Of course, I know. I like what he writes very much."
Jask looked at Lin Xian:
"And the money Lin Xian used to buy Zheng Xiangyue a ticket to the moon was from Ji Lin's inheritance check. Of course, I know this writer. But I really don't know who killed his parents.
"If I knew, I would definitely tell you. I'm not sure if it's Copernicus, but I think the first person you should suspect isn't Copernicus? He's killed many scientists, maybe they include the parents of this Ji Lin you're talking about?"
"Copernicus said you killed them." Angelica snorted:
"He clearly said that the mastermind who instructed the murderer to shoot Ji Lin's parents was you, Jask."
Jask couldn't help but laugh:
"Even now, do you still believe Copernicus's lies? I think I understand why my space-time particle would eventually be stolen by Copernicus. Maybe the problem lies with you, Angelica. Once the seed of doubt is planted, it will inevitably take root and sprout and then grow bigger and bigger and eventually, when you're desperate, become the only straw you can grasp.
"Copernicus's purpose of manipulating people's hearts lies here. He knows that you won't believe what he says, but he just plants a seed of doubt in your heart. Falling into a self-proving trap is a very troublesome thing, just like the misunderstanding between me and Lin Xian. It's really difficult to explain clearly.
"But I've also fulfilled my promise and told you everything I know about Copernicus. Our transaction is complete. So, let me say the ugly words first, Angelica, I don't want to see you, who is bent on revenge, causing me trouble again. My life is very valuable, and I have many important things to do.
"I now regard you as a friend and have also shaken hands with Lin Xian to make peace. So, if there's anything, we can discuss it properly. Don't take the radical methods you took before. After all, whether you believe in my innocence or not, I'm not your enemy."
Angelica was silent for a while.
She took out a cigarette case from her pocket.
She discovered that...
There was only one cigarette left inside.
She pulled it out, casually threw the cigarette case on the ground, put it in her mouth, lit it with a lighter, and took a deep breath:
"Phew..."
A large cloud of smoke came out, and she turned to look at Lin Xian:
"It seems, Lin Xian, I can only rely on you."
"Don't worry."
Lin Xian nodded:
"I promise you, I'll keep my word, I'll definitely do it."
Jask looked left and right at the two of them.
Considering Angelica's revenge goals are so strong and straightforward, it's not difficult to guess what Lin Xian promised her.
"Um... there's something I'm very curious about."
Jask snapped his fingers and pointed at Lin Xian:
"I know you want to join the Genius Club, so how far have you progressed now?"
"Space-time coordinates," Lin Xian said truthfully.
"Oh..."
Jask had an "I understand" expression:
"Then this progress is already very fast. Since you've already received the invitation, the next three questions will be easy to answer. I guess we'll be meeting in the Genius Club soon, right?"
Jask's words made Lin Xian feel bitter, unable to answer.
It seemed that what he had guessed before was correct...
Most likely, the invitation card in his hand was truly illegitimate and suspected of cheating.
Both Huang Que and Jask said that as long as you could get the invitation, no one would fail the three questions on the test.
Jask said more easily that since he got the invitation, the next three questions would be easy to answer.
But...
Why didn't he feel that way at all?
He felt that the way he obtained the invitation card was a little scary, but the difficulty was not that great. It was just taking more pictures in the mirror. This process did not involve the answers to the three questions, nor did it allow him to understand the meaning of the space-time coordinates.
At least, it didn't reach the point where it was easy to answer, right?
Therefore...
Lin Xian once again strengthened his guess:
If it was a normal way to obtain the invitation card to the Genius Club, it should be a very complex, very difficult, and very difficult process; and in this process, it was already possible to infer the answers to the three questions.
After all, the invitations have already been sent out, so you can't take them back, right?
The gold badge has already been considered to recognize the member's identity. The three test questions seem more like a verification code, a verification code to confirm that the person is operating.
But at this time, he could only swallow his bitterness and keep his troubles to himself. Lin Xian didn't plan to tell Jask how he obtained the Genius Club invitation card, so let him continue to be a "know-it-all."
What exactly is the Genius Club?
What kind of people are the members inside?
Who is the club leader?
What are the goals of this group of geniuses? What are they ultimately going to do?
Lin Xian.
In the end, he had to listen to what Huang Que said and join in himself to see clearly with his own eyes and find out.
"Cherish this peaceful time, Lin Xian."
Jask said coldly:
"Professor Xu Yun's hibernation pod filler has really changed this world. It has stirred up the entire river of history both inside and outside, both visibly and invisibly.
"You may not feel it, but I'm very clear that Professor Xu Yun's research results can only be proposed in this era to have the possibility of ultimately developing hibernation pods. If the hibernation pod filler was proposed a hundred years, three hundred years, or even five hundred years later, it would inevitably not make a splash in the world."
"Why?" Lin Xian asked curiously:
"Why are you so sure?"
He was very strange that Jask actually predicted the future perfectly.
As he said.
Dr. Michaelson's hibernation pod filler, invented 400 years later, was uneventful and did not cause any ripples.
Academician Gao Wen's hibernation pod filler, invented 200 years later, was also very plain and there was no follow-up or subsequent development.
Instead, Professor Xu Yun publicly published a paper on hibernation pod filler in 2022, and it has only been less than two years since technically mature and acceptably side-effected hibernation pods have almost been put into mass production.
Three different eras, the same product paper published, brought completely different impacts and subsequent developments.
Where is the problem?
Could it be that as time goes on, the Genius Club will become more and more powerful, more and more able to control history, control the world, control technology, control development, and control everything?
Lin Xian could only think of this answer.
However...
Jask just smiled meaningfully and shook his head:
"You'll know the answer to this question naturally after you truly join the Genius Club.
"I can only say to cherish this time, this is the calm before the real storm. When the hibernation pod technology is fully mature and put into use, the whole world will usher in an unstoppable change.
"Now, Kevin Walker is dead. The digital life Turing will at least not change its mind in the short term, it will guarantee its fairness and justice. Copernicus's century-old plan has also been destroyed, and his body can't stand him continuing to toss, I guess he should be sleeping in a hibernation pod and heading to the future.
"The time after this will inevitably be calm, calm, and even without dark undercurrents, truly calm.
"So this is also a once-in-a-lifetime development opportunity for you. I'm looking forward to the moment when you can truly stand alone and become a qualified and excellent genius."
After saying that...
He left the two of them with a back view, waved his hand, and walked towards the Tesla car:
"Goodbye, Lin Xian."
"I'm waiting for you in the Genius Club!"