Genius Club

Chapter 1413: Chapter 51: Earth Restricted Area_3

“From this perspective… there seems to be only one possibility, that is, before you all collectively entered hibernation in 2025, Galileo already had an underground refuge similar to Einstein’s independent power supply, isolated from the world.”

“Imagine, if there was a shielded place powered by a miniature nuclear battery, with no cables or wires connected to the outside, such a defense system would be perfect for me and Cheng Qian.”

“If that’s really the case, to find Galileo, you shouldn’t seek help from network experts. Instead, it’d be better to look for a detective, or… an archaeologist, a tomb explorer.”

…

For a moment, the conference room fell into silence.

In the vast sea of people, on the immense Earth, accurately finding one person itself is very hard, much less when Cheng Qian and VV couldn’t do it together, what other good ideas could there be?

Du Yao closed her eyes.

It was as if some sparks of inspiration were jumping in her mind.

“[If it’s hard to find from the perspective of searching, should we think in reverse, consider where Galileo would hide?]”

She opened her eyes, looked up, and gazed at Lin Xian:

“Lin Xian, please relay the final words of your debate with Newton, specifically about Galileo, to us exactly as they were.”

This was a matter from a few days ago, Lin Xian remembered it clearly, and slowly said:

“At that time, Newton was cornered, he said that no matter what his purpose was, nothing could change. He said this world line was a perfect world line forged by many geniuses, including Einstein, and that even if he himself died, he could not tip the scales of the world line.”

“And then Galileo was suddenly mentioned, Newton said… ‘Besides, there’s Galileo, you found me, I’m not surprised, but in no way can you find Galileo… even if your Artificial Intelligence is incredibly powerful.’

“VV then was very unconvinced and shouted that as long as Galileo still lives on Earth, he can definitely be found.”

Recalling Newton’s dry laugh at that time did indeed have some deeper meaning.

“Then, before Newton detonated his mechanical heart, his smile was very strange, and he said one last sentence.”

Lin Xian mimicked Newton’s laugh and tone and said:

“That may… not necessarily be the case.”

…

Jask pondered:

“What do you all think of what Newton said? Does Galileo live on Earth or not?”

“Anyway, I can confirm that before 2025, Galileo was definitely on Earth, before we all entered collective hibernation, no country had the capability for manned moon landings, let alone interstellar travel or mounting a spaceship with a Hibernation Pod, that’s pure fantasy.”

VV raised the clip:

“Even after you woke from hibernation, there wasn’t, in the electronic network age, all intelligence is transparent to me, not to mention a large-scale project like a moon landing craft.”

“I’ve checked all the data, there are no Hibernation Pods on the Moon, and no suspected Galileo has ever landed on the Moon, let alone taken an interstellar spaceship for a long journey… It’s all Newton leading humanity down the wrong path on purpose, wasting hundreds of years on space engineering, it’s only been on track for a few years, and it’s still a long way from imagined interstellar voyages.”

“Moreover, currently all exploration ships maintain contact with Earth, I’ve searched through all of them, and still, there’s no trace of Galileo.”

Gao Wen sighed:

“Then, that means, Galileo is definitely still on Earth, and hasn’t woken since the Gauss Virus outbreak.”

“Galileo’s goal is presumably to hibernate directly to the year 2600, then trigger a super-disaster. So now… how exactly should we find him in advance?”

It seemed like thoughts had reached a dead end.

But Du Yao smiled slightly and stood up from her chair:

“Friends, I think… I have the answer.”

She said softly:

“By reverse analyzing Galileo’s actions and purpose, since his goal is to reach 2600 directly, he surely needs to find a place extremely remote, extremely safe, never to be excavated, never to be discovered.”

“Such a place is very hard to find, considering how fast the world is developing, with a population explosion, every nook and cranny of Earth is being built and developed, and over hundreds of years, unlike Einstein, he can’t adapt randomly as he stays awake.”

“However… there is only one place, which, since ancient times, has been the Earth Restricted Area, by virtue of the ‘International Convention,’ it’s the last pure land on Earth, forbidding any sovereign claims or occupation, it’s the most peaceful, quietest, and the farthest from worldly concerns on Earth.”

Du Yao looked around and mentioned the location everyone knew, yet often overlooked—

“[Antarctica.]”