Genius Club

Chapter 1375: Chapter 38 Resurrection, My VV

Two days later.

Mi Country, Brooklyn, underground of an abandoned farm, air-raid shelter.

"Wow!"

Jask stepped out of the simple hafnium alloy elevator, eyes wide open, eager to step into the underground space like a curious school kid:

"So cool! So cool!"

Jask slowly turned around in the brightly lit space, scanning his surroundings:

"Since I was a kid, I’ve always dreamed of having a secret base like this. Look at this... it’s just awesome! The energy is supplied by nuclear batteries, endless and inexhaustible, so the lights here can stay on for thousands of years without going out, and there’s no need to worry about saving energy."

"And then look at these devices and parts, wherever hafnium alloy can be used, it is used. Where rigid materials can’t be used, they use new plastics that resist corrosion and aging, which are perfectly fine for a few hundred years."

"Lin Xian, you just woke up not long ago, you might not be familiar with this era’s material science. Nowadays, plastic is really amazing, new types of plastic are no less impressive than hafnium alloy."

"Of course, I mean in terms of durability comparable to hafnium alloy, not in hardness and strength; formed hafnium alloy is indeed unbeatable at present; but anyway, isn’t it incredible that plastic can evolve to this level today?"

However.

Lin Xian shook his head:

"I don’t find it that amazing. I don’t know what education was like in Mi Country when you were a kid. In our China, we called plastic bags white trash since childhood, saying they wouldn’t degrade in the soil for decades or even hundreds of years."

"So, telling me that plastic can last hundreds of years without aging doesn’t surprise me at all, probably because I was fed too much toxic chicken soup as a kid, which makes me feel like it should be so."

Jask shrugged:

"There’s a big difference between not fully degrading and not aging and continuously using. Besides, plastic is a general term, there’s a difference between plastics, some are environmentally friendly and can degrade quickly, while others can remain stable for hundreds of years."

"Forget it, let’s not talk about this, I’m just shocked at... how Einstein built this secret base so cool!"

"Is it true that every tech guy dreams of a secret base? Logically, someone like Einstein, who doesn’t eat or drink and is immortal, wouldn’t need such luxurious facilities at all; he could lie in a coffin for hundreds of years without dying."

Lin Xian followed behind Jask, continuing to walk forward:

"But don’t forget, after Einstein was struck by space-time particles, although his body changed and he could see a false future, however..."

"[Essentially, he was still a human being.]"

After a pause.

Lin Xian continued:

"As long as he’s human, he will have emotions and desires, he will have cravings and needs, and at the same time, he will make mistakes, feel regret, and feel guilt."

He pointed at the cans of food, drinking water, and hibernation pods piled high in the corner:

"Look at those things, clearly, Einstein doesn’t need them, yet he prepared them diligently."

"This shows that he still regards himself as human, he doesn’t see himself as a noble god, nor is he as arrogant as Turing, wanting to be the Judge or Observer, he always stands on the side of humanity."

"Hmm..."

Jask rubbed his chin, shaking his head:

"I have a slightly different opinion from you."

He turned around and looked at Lin Xian:

"I’ve had more contact with Einstein than you have, he is a very rational person, far less emotional than you describe."

"Of course, people change, maybe the Einstein you interacted within 1952 was this emotional. But after all these years, the Genius Club President Einstein I know has become extremely rational and logical."

"He likely wouldn’t bother to prepare food, water, hibernation pods, it’s completely meaningless; and for someone with grand ambitions like Einstein, eating, drinking, defecating, and sleeping aren’t that important."

"So, I think the reason why these things exist here is..."

"[Could it be, Lin Xian, that these food, water, and hibernation pods were actually prepared by Einstein for you?]"

Lin Xian stopped in his tracks, pointing to himself:

"Me?"

He laughed quietly, as if hearing a joke:

"For Lin Xian? Or for Douglas?"

"That I’m not sure."

Jask shrugged:

"Didn’t you tell me about what happened in 1952 on our way here? Einstein still looked forward to reuniting with Douglas."

"Even if he couldn’t see a future where he reunites with Douglas, he would rather doubt himself than doubt that Douglas was deceiving him."

"So, he used space-time particles and a small oven to preserve a watch for you, and kept the farm looking like 1952 to prevent you from getting lost."

"Thinking from this perspective, the food, water, and hibernation pods that humans need, he possibly prepared for Douglas, which means he prepared them for you."

"After all, he only guessed that Douglas, like him, was struck by space-time particles, becoming immortal, but there’s no concrete evidence; maybe Einstein was just being cautious and prepared everything Douglas might need to survive in advance."

...

Listening to Jask’s analysis, Lin Xian didn’t speak.

Regardless of what the real reason is.

Now it’s impossible to verify.

He walked over to the nine chairs of the Genius Club, looking at the empty former venue: