Genius Club

Chapter 1409: Chapter 50: No.1 Lin Xian

“So, this is also why I want to re-establish the Genius Club.”

Drawing back his thoughts, Lin Xian looked at Jask and said:

“An individual’s strength is ultimately too weak. It’s better to gather the smartest people in the world, brainstorm, unite, and collectively think of ways to solve difficult problems.”

Jask nodded after hearing this:

“This is probably… also what Einstein truly wished for, and it was his last advice to you. If Einstein knew that the person he trusted most, Douglas, had rebuilt the Genius Club, he would certainly feel comforted.”

Jask continued to pick up Newton’s notebook on the table and flipped open the next volume.

While reading and analyzing, he said:

“The 20-year-old Newton and the 50-year-old Copernicus formed an alliance, and to hide their true purpose, they deliberately had the 20-year-old Newton disguise himself, pretending to be an old man of the same age as Copernicus.”

“So, when Galileo and Da Vinci joined the club, what they saw were two old men who were seemingly at odds, viewing each other as enemies; Newton played this role for decades, so when we collectively entered hibernation in 2025, Newton was only in his sixties, not considered too old.”

“As it stands, out of the original nine members of the Genius Club, only three have survived, namely you, me, and Galileo. How do you plan to build your Genius Club? And who are you going to invite as members?”

“Of course, it’s the trustworthy friends.”

Lin Xian chuckled softly:

“I always believe that unity and trust are the true sources of power. I’ve already thought about who I want to invite, and of course, first… the first person I want to invite is you, Jask.”

“Hahahahaha.”

Jask burst into hearty laughter, this world-renowned wealthiest man with graying hair still exudes a playful and carefree demeanor like a playboy from his youth.

Time has taken much from him, yet seems to have taken nothing at all.

“I really appreciate how much you value me, Lin Xian.”

Jask’s eyes gleamed with light:

“In this unfamiliar era, I’m left with only you folks as friends and comrades. Of course, I would love to join your Genius Club, it’s a wish come true.”

“Although I don’t know in what form you plan to reorganize the club, if it’s akin to Einstein’s version… please be sure to reserve seat No.7 for me, it’s my lucky number.”

“Sure, no problem.”

Lin Xian shook hands with Jask:

“I hope this time, the Genius Club can truly fulfill its mission, giving humanity… a truly beautiful future!”

…

After leaving Mi Country, Lin Xian and VV returned to Rhein University in the East Sea of China.

In the secret laboratory, the Space-Time Clock, modified by Liu Feng, still displayed the unchanging number—

0.0001764

“500 years.”

The middle-aged Liu Feng sighed:

“The space-time curvature and world line have remained unchanged for nearly 500 years; even though you’ve done a lot over these years, found Einstein, revived VV, and even killed Newton… these things still haven’t affected the space-time elasticity, this world line is truly resilient.”

Lin Xian pulled up a chair and sat down:

“Ultimately, it’s because the 2600-year super catastrophe triggered by Galileo was too complete. No matter what the world was like in 2599, this global catastrophe simply reset everything, and if we can’t change this critical event… I’m afraid it’s really hard for us to shake the world line.”

“But.”

Liu Feng scratched his head:

“Newton might have hidden himself well, but he was still active in the world, and with the super Artificial Intelligence VV, it’s indeed possible to analyze big data to find him.”

“But how do we find Galileo? At this point in time, he should be in a hibernation pod, asleep… if his hibernation pod is well-hidden and independently powered, not connected to the network, even VV won’t be able to trace Galileo’s whereabouts.”

Gao Wen, who was listening attentively, nodded in agreement:

“It took only a few hours for VV to find Newton from among the masses, yet after all this time, there’s no progress in finding Galileo. It truly is puzzling… where exactly is Galileo hiding? Is he really still on Earth?”

“Similarly, there’s another thing that’s been bothering me.”

Gao Wen stood up, walked over to the hafnium alloy trash can, and tapped on VV’s shiny silver casing:

“Lin Xian, you mentioned earlier that in the future of The Ninth Dreamland, VV still couldn’t be found, as if VV was once again eliminated.”

“So this time, who exactly eliminated VV? Come to think of it, it seems our enemy is only left with Galileo.”

“Here’s where the contradiction arises. VV has a hafnium alloy body and is a data stream that can be stored in any network device, even offline devices. How could such a form of data life be completely wiped out?”

“[Could it be that the super catastrophe triggered by Galileo in 2600 was essentially a space-time bomb? So this is how it managed to kill VV on a global scale?]”

Lin Xian shook his head:

“This truly is an inexplicable situation, and I myself haven’t figured it out. However… our next goal should be to find a way to locate Galileo first.”

“Speaking of which, I just remembered something.”

Lin Xian smiled slightly and looked up at Gao Wen:

“The grand plan I once promised you is finally going to be realized.”

?

A question mark appeared above Gao Wen’s head:

“You promised me a plan? Why don’t I remember?”

“You really don’t remember…”

Lin Xian lowered his head and recalled past events in The Sixth Dreamland.