Genius Club

Chapter 1444: Chapter 9: Piling_3

"Not only is it irrational, but it’s also very contradictory. Going through so much effort to secure a Millennium Stake, only for it to become unstable in the blink of 600 years, and then having to manually secure it with a light-speed weapon, does that make sense?"

Ah.

Liu Feng sighed:

"The issues you’re talking about are not something we can answer with our current knowledge. The purpose of the Piling Civilization, and why the Millennium Stakes only last for 600 years, these are their concerns, not ours."

"The problem we need to face is how to solve this white light, how to save human civilization, how to survive."

He moved his finger down, pointing at the last question on the blackboard.

Lin Xian picked up a water pen from the nearby desk and started twirling it between his fingers:

"Actually, once you realize the enemy is unprecedentedly powerful, powerful to the point of being unbeatable, this problem becomes simpler."

Liu Feng adjusted his glasses:

"What do you mean?"

"Haha, just think about it."

Lin Xian let out a helpless laugh:

"The Piling Civilization, with a flick, can fire light-speed weapons, evaporating all celestial bodies within 0.01 light-years in an instant; facing such strong enemies, is anything we do even useful?"

"Are planes and cannons useful? Are Starships useful? Are Nuclear Weapon Laser Guns useful?"

"Obviously, none of these are useful. So, the last resort left to us, the last hope, is also the only thing the Piling Civilization fears—"

"[The universal constant, 42.]"

He paused.

Then continued:

"The Piling Civilization doesn’t care how we humans struggle, but... they fear all mathematicians who calculate 42, worrying that humanity will grasp the true power of 42."

"This is their caution, but also their oversight, which gives us this last lifeline to cling to."

"So, whatever the enemy fears the most, that’s where we should put our efforts, that’s the true way to break the deadlock."

"Remember a couple of days ago I mentioned Chen Heping to you, how is the investigation going? Have you found him?"

Liu Feng leaned on a cane and moved towards the chair:

"Yes, we did find him."

He sat down in the chair:

"Our Rhein University does have some advantage when it comes to finding people and gathering intelligence. Now in the Donghai area, the population is not large, so it’s not hard to find someone, and we found the person you mentioned, Chen Heping, quite quickly."

"Just... how should I put it, it seems a bit tricky to meet with Chen Heping."

Tricky?

Lin Xian blinked:

"What kind of trouble?"

Liu Feng leaned the cane against the desk, and said earnestly:

"Lin Xian, you might not be so familiar with the current state of the world, not all places are as peaceful as Rhein University."

"Here, we keep to ourselves, and we have enough weapons to protect the school, so it’s like a secluded paradise."

"But... the outskirts of Donghai City are in chaos, various settlements fighting over territories and resources, battling endlessly."

"One can’t say these people are wrong, or that they’re warlike... after all, this era is like that; to survive, faced with limited resources, fighting is the only way to solve it."

"I understand that."

Lin Xian waved his hand:

"I probably understand it better than anyone, I’ve experienced too many apocalypses. But... what does this have to do with Chen Heping?"

"From my limited understanding of him, he seems like someone easy to deal with, even kind-hearted and enthusiastic, shouldn’t it be easy to have a good talk if we explain our purpose?"

Liu Feng also waved his hand:

"You don’t know, it’s said that Chen Heping himself is quite good, but his son is notoriously arrogant and domineering, very difficult to deal with."

In an instant.

A face with flabby cheeks came to Lin Xian’s mind:

"Big Face Cat?"

"Yes!"

Liu Feng was a bit surprised:

"That’s him, known as Big Face Cat. This person is naturally aggressive, very combative, leading a few henchmen to form gangs, extorting protection money all day long."

"Our weaponry surely could defeat them, but isn’t our ultimate goal to persuade Chen Heping to come to Rhein University for research?"

"And to communicate with Chen Heping inside the settlement, we surely need to get past Big Face Cat first... I sent people there yesterday as well, but Big Face Cat is so unreasonable, extremely hard to please, and he directly drove our people away."

Haha.

Lin Xian gave a knowing smile.

This is something Brother Lian would do.

Clap.

He slammed the pen onto the desk and stood up:

"No problem, I’ll handle Big Face Cat."

"Huh?"

Liu Feng looked at Lin Xian incredulously:

"Did you seriously listen to everything I just said?"

"Of course."

Lin Xian shrugged it off:

"It’s just a Big Face Cat, what’s so hard about dealing with that."

He slightly smiled, stretching his wrists:

"Don’t worry, Liu Feng, for others I might not guarantee, but for Big Face Cat... "

"I understand him better than the worms in his stomach."