Cheng Cheng and the Cicada

Chapter 49 Who is Real, Who is Fake

Chapter 49 Who is Real, Who is Fake

Lin Xian couldn't understand.

What exactly was meant by the most glorious and beautiful future? Before this.

Lin Xian had seen a total of nine timelines, nine possibilities for humanity's future, corresponding to the nine dreams he had experienced.

From technological stagnation to various bizarre and deformed social structures, and then to the post-apocalyptic civilization reconstruction.

Various endings, whether good or bad, whether humanity was happy or not, were all matters of opinion.

But without exception.

These nine kinds of future worlds were ultimately destroyed on schedule by the apocalyptic white light at 00:42 on August 29, 2624.

Therefore, after several changes in the timeline, Einstein consistently said, "Humanity has no future." Lin Xian always believed that what Einstein meant was the apocalyptic white light.

After all, only that made sense.

One-on-one questioning.

Einstein stretched out a somewhat gaunt arm, pointing to the leather seat opposite: "So."

It was the last gathering, and they would give him that courtesy, especially since they were also eager to hear what this mysterious woman, whose questions were always rejected and who had twice failed to ask a question, had to say.

"Now that Jask is dead, only I know the real truth, only I know the real secret, only I know what humanity is truly facing."

Shouldn't the culprit behind humanity having no future be the apocalyptic white light?

Once clarified, it would inevitably lead to conflict and suspicion, perhaps causing the timeline to jump again, deviating from its current trajectory.

Behind them, the decorative red curtain slowly parted to the sides, revealing a meticulously carved red wooden door. Contradiction.

"You've said so much, but you still haven't told us what this so-called most beautiful future looks like. But I suspect even if we asked, you'd avoid answering due to other members being involved or to maintain the future trajectory."

"For decades, I have been worried about the future of mankind. I have seen mankind destroy itself in various forms, and human civilization perish for various reasons."

Even in the most depressing Fourth Dream, could those mechanical androids still rule the city in another 1000 years?

Whether it was his own death date or the time of the comet's arrival on Earth, they were all accurately predicted. Could it be that others couldn't hear his questions and answers!

"Therefore, even for the last question, we must still abide by the eight principles… No involving other members, no involving the Genius Club itself, and the questions must be specific enough."

"This is our last meeting. What questions do you intend to ask?" Human history is a process of continuous renewal. Given enough time, everything is possible, and everything will change.

Hearing Newton's words.

The situation had already undergone a massive change.

"As someone who can see the future, Einstein, since you say this is our last meeting, then it must be the last time, and we will never meet again." It seemed.

Therefore, he believed that the future Einstein saw might not be the same as the future he saw.

Einstein rose from the white wooden high-backed chair. "I understand completely, Einstein."

"History is like that. Every step, every footprint is filled with indispensable meaning. Precisely guiding the future towards that one most beautiful future, among the myriad possible paths, is inseparable from every butterfly flapping its wings."

Rhodes said softly:

"Regulations are regulations. Even though the Genius Club gathering is ending, it doesn't mean the Genius Club is disbanding, nor does it mean everyone's obligations are disappearing. The rules are written clearly. Regardless of life or death, regardless of stance, regardless of changes in belief, the Genius Club seats are forever reserved for you, and the door is always open for you." "Rhine, don't be so agitated."

"However, there are some changes in the way we ask questions."

"This is the last question you need to answer after joining the Genius Club. Regardless of whether you chose 'yes' or 'no' when faced with the question 'Does humanity still have a future?', you still need to answer the following question."

Clearly, Einstein's view of the future was more credible. After all, facing such a barrage of questions from so many geniuses for decades, he had never been accurate once. "What kind of future is the best future?" He sat up straight.

"It's just a chat. Just think of me as talking to myself." 2. Was the future world seen by Einstein really the same as the future world he saw? Could he really see the apocalyptic white light at 00:42?

"Therefore, Einstein, I only need to confirm one thing. My final question is..."

Secondly, except for the Fourth Dream, human civilization had never perished for various reasons. There was only one reason—the apocalyptic white light, and there were no other reasons.

The damn 2400 super-disaster had swallowed up the entire Donghai City, leveling it. He hadn't seen the safe for a long, long time.

Thousand-year stakes, the cosmological constant 42, the apocalyptic white light.

"I hope to see you again in future worlds, and I also hope to never see you again."

"Lin Xian, come with me."

"This is probably the benefit of joining the club early. Before most of our questions couldn't be asked, and any slight touch of the core would be rejected, Jask and I had nearly exhausted all the questions." Having said that.

This last opportunity to ask questions at the gathering had to be reconsidered. What if the future he and Einstein saw was different?

Clearly the future was still in an unknown, divergent state, and could still be changed artificially. Newton was like a headless fly, flying around everywhere, bumping into walls at the same time. He nodded to both of them in turn: perishing for various reasons.

Unlike himself, who could only see the future on August 28, 2624, Einstein could see what would happen every minute and every second.

"Therefore, there's no need to hesitate, geniuses. The most glorious and beautiful future for humanity is created by all of you together. Please continue to uphold your ideals and confidence, and keep the future trajectory on the right track."

He thought of a keyword that Oriole had once said—a slight smile:

VV said at the time that the future Newton saw, and the part of the laws of space-time he comprehended

were very unreasonable, so she believed that Newton's dreams were false, fabricated, a studio set.

The real breakthrough point. He also instructed himself: inevitably.

The wooden door closed.

After Einstein said this, without looking back, he turned and staggered into the private reception room.

"Rhodes, it's your turn."

Lin Xian turned his head to look at Einstein, who was already sitting in one of the chairs. They were deliberately putting on a show for each other. Sat down.

Where did Einstein get the confidence to believe so resolutely that the timeline would not change again?

That was Bao Ming's biggest doubt. Lin Xian and Rhodes didn't react at all. Bao Ming didn't know if the others understood. "Equality."

Einstein's words once again brought the "dream reality" debate back to the fore, making it even more confusing. Having said that.

"Did humanity ultimately become extinct?"

Now, Einstein was so confident that this was the last gathering, was it because history was completely locked, the future was completely locked, and the timeline would no longer change?

Bao Ming gave Einstein a gentlemanly salute, then made a gesture of taking off his VR glasses. His virtual image became transparent, gradually dissipating and disappearing.

Perhaps.

The only remaining opportunity.

Lin Xian revealed a satisfied smile, stood up from the soft seat, and said softly: At the time, he couldn't understand that concept. He didn't know what a locked history was, nor did he know how history was locked. As long as there was no white light, and humanity was given another 1000 years to reproduce and thrive. The old man wearing the Einstein mask nodded:

He leaned back in the soft chair, looking directly at the woman wearing the Einstein mask:

That also made him worry again. "You'll understand when we get there." Judging from the facts.

Perhaps in Lin Xian's eyes, this kind of opportunity was not rare. As the seventh member to join the Genius Club, although he didn't have as many opportunities as Jask, he could ask questions with peace of mind whenever Jask didn't attend the gathering in a certain month.

So what?

The following.

"Yes."

"So, I want to clarify. As the last gathering and the last question, are the regulations still exactly the same as before?"

"Have a seat, my old friend." But he understood.

1. If Einstein thought that the future where humanity destroys itself and becomes extinct was not a beautiful future, then why, when faced with the Fourth Dream where humanity is completely wiped out, did he insist that it was the most beautiful future?

But the problem was, he couldn't find it!

While Bao Ming and Chu Anqing clearly had some big moves planned.

Currently, the timeline 0.0001764 was, in Einstein's words, the most perfect timeline.

The Fourth Dream was also in the same predicament.

He straightened up, followed behind Einstein into the reception room, and closed the door. Bao Ming slowly walked to face Einstein.

The red wooden door closed. But he didn't expect

This kind of question that was inconvenient to ask publicly could be asked with peace of mind in a situation where only Einstein and he were face to face, without fear of others hearing it. "Goodbye, Rhodes," Chu Anqing said. This meant

And at this time.

Liancun, Rhine Village, and Queen Town might become the center of the new era world, an international metropolis, and a brand new Donghai. Just now, Einstein said:

In the end, who saw the real future?
Was his own dream fake? Newton told Copernicus his idea of verifying the reality of dreams. Copernicus wrote himself a small note before touching the space-time particle.

Too many questions.

Perhaps not.

Newton recalled his debate with the super artificial intelligence VV.

Could it be."I am different from the other geniuses. I know too much that they don't know. I can even guess everyone's plans, except for the newest member Rhine."

Only a tea table, and two soft leather chairs on either side of the tea table. Especially Newton.

"There will probably be no future meetings."

"Decades of friendship, it's really a bit reluctant to part. But there is no banquet in the world that doesn't end. My old friend, I wish you all the best." Einstein looked up. Paused.

Einstein's words were full of contradictions.

That meant that they couldn't listen to other people's questions and answers, but at the same time—

Newton and Chu Anqing nodded.

But.

"Saying goodbye in advance to all the geniuses. It's been a long and short meeting." "Please sit down, Rhodes." After Newton sat down again. Contradiction.

Separate questioning.

These were all the places Newton thought were unreasonable.

There were only a few million people left in the world, and their living conditions were only a little better than the Stone Age. Rhodes shook his head softly:

As the power of Sin City grew, it was only a matter of time before humans regained control of the world. "A future with humans is the only real future." "No."

Moreover, there was only one chance to ask a question. Newton felt inexplicably uneasy.

He wanted to know the truth about the thousand-year stakes and the cosmological constant 42. He also wanted to understand the reality of his dreams and whether there was an apocalyptic white light in the future that Einstein could see.

"There will be future meetings," Newton said.

That led to the verification of the reality of dreams falling into a dead end again, making it impossible for him to determine whether the future he and Einstein saw was the same or which one was real.

He wanted to figure out what kind of future Einstein saw. "Actually, I really don't need to ask any questions. It's not that this kind of separate questioning opportunity is rare for me, but that I'm very clear..."

Newton originally thought that there was no need to verify the reality of dreams now. After so many dream changes, and using the information inside to kill Turing and Jask, that should be enough to prove that the dreams were real. It was precisely because of this opportunity.

"Goodbye, Chu Anqing." "Goodbye, Rhine." That also didn't make sense logically.

"Then, let's start the questioning session. Respected geniuses."

"Therefore, when we are saving the fate of the world and looking for a way out for the future, the most necessary thing is to ensure that humans can continue to survive." Creak.

Sat down, and his speed became very fast:

Between the two of them, if one saw the real future, then the future seen by the other must be false. He looked up.

The thin woman wearing the Rhodes mask stood up tremblingly from the chair, looking at the two people sitting closely opposite:

"Although this is the last gathering, according to the rules, each of you still has the opportunity to ask me questions."

Humans themselves had evolved from the primitive era and the Stone Age, and were simply retracing the old path. Bang.

"That leads to these geniuses who came later. Although I respect their efforts very much, because they don't know the truth, they will never be able to work on the key points, which is a kind of sadness."

These words came out. "Hehehehe..."

"Equal death is true equality!"

"He knows more than anyone else. I'm not bragging or being arrogant, because what he told you and Jask earlier is now in the category of things that cannot be answered."

3. If Einstein couldn't see the apocalyptic white light, then the future worlds of the First Dream and the Second Dream would be worthy of being called the darkest and most beautiful worlds. But why did Einstein turn a blind eye to those two futures?

History locked.

"Therefore, it goes without saying that only Einstein can save this world, and only I can protect the future of mankind."

"There is no absolute equality in this world, nor is there relative equality. But

everything has the most original equality." Contradiction.

The key to truly knowing the truth

Could be found in the safe, revealing the meaning of his life and the

truth behind the words of the mustachioed woman VV; Newton could also use

the words on the small note to understand the clues that Bao

Mingwan had left for him.

"So, was I successful, Einstein?" Just

He smiled lightly and shook his head:

"But in the future I see, even that most basic guarantee cannot be achieved. The reason why almost all of humanity becomes extinct stems from self-destruction." That

The old man opposite didn't move at all: He had to find a way to verify it! It was really the worst case.

He turned around, slowly, entering the private reception room, and brought the red wooden door with him. "And now, someone has finally done it. This person does not refer to a single person, but the result of the joint participation of all the geniuses."

Was it too blind and self-confident, underestimating himself... Or had he underestimated Einstein? But it didn't make sense.

Gazing at the sad Einstein on the mask worn by the elderly: He sat back down in the chair. How should he choose?

When things reach an extreme, they will rebound. He smiled slightly:

Himself.

The super-disaster, which was postponed by 200 years, destroyed the Earth and human civilization more thoroughly. With Newton's limited time and limited tools, it was even more impossible to find the hafnium alloy safe.

A moment of silence.

"Now it's not time to ask questions. Please sit back in your chair and wait for the questioning session to begin."

Rhodes laughed softly, shaking his head: "I know it was me who succeeded." Where did Einstein get his confidence?

He still had several trump cards in his hand that hadn't been played yet.

"Everyone's answers are different, but they all have their reasons. But even if the ideas and methods are vastly different, almost everyone has reached a potential consensus—"

To summarize, it mainly focused on eight points: Newton's nose gradually exhaled. Rhodes's speech gradually accelerated:

But for Newton and Chu Anqing, this kind of separate questioning opportunity was once in a lifetime!

Joyful.

Too many questions.

Before the curtain was completely withdrawn, the red wooden door slowly opened without any power.

Slowly shook his head:

When Du Yao developed the brain nerve electrical shock helmet, would the space-time curvature not change?

Or, it was definitely impossible. He continued:

Taking the Fifth Dream, where human civilization regressed most tragically, as an example. Chu Anqing raised her left hand high, looking at Einstein:

The red wooden door of the private reception room opened again, and Einstein's majestic and steady voice came out of the hall:

Could he not interrupt you this time?" Rhodes slowly moved over. "No, no."

""Because just a few days ago, I, who had been hesitant, finally made a decision that could not be regretted, could not be withdrawn, could not be made up for, and could not be changed.""

It was a small conference room. Obviously.

However.

Various forms of self-destruction,

Whether Du Yao could invent the brain nerve electrical shock helmet was still uncertain; to think of it in the extreme, now he could either patiently wait for her to complete the research, or he could ruthlessly drive her back to Africa, letting her die in the war again.

Einstein still had some words he hadn't finished. In the midst of this remaining questioning and answering! Backed away.

He said fiercely:

First of all, in the four futures he saw, except for the Fourth Dream which was yet to be determined; in the first four dreams, humans had never destroyed themselves. No matter how difficult the world was, there were always a group of tenacious people struggling, surviving, and fighting. Newton also wanted to open the safe.

Einstein re-surveyed the seven members present, continuing: Einstein straightened up, looking ahead:

If there was no apocalyptic white light, then the nine future endings behind it could all be considered

As having no future.

When he handed the correct version of the time-travel machine blueprint to Liu Feng, would the timeline jump again?

That completely contradicted the future world he saw through dreams. It seemed that it was going to be done in this private reception room. What questions should he ask?