Genius Club

Chapter 45: Chapter 45 Confirmation

The leaves spinning on the ground were scattered by the wind and gradually drifted away.

Lin Xian turned around and left the parking lot.

…

Returning to the company, Lin Xian went straight to his office and pulled out Professor Xu Yun’s marked manuscript from the drawer.

About four or five red circles were drawn on it, marking the suspected errors and omissions.

Lin Xian planned to not come to the company in the afternoon, but to enter the Dream World during the day and correct these chemistry formulas in the library there.

“Moreover… there are more important things that need to be confirmed,” he said.

He paced the office, slapping the manuscript against his thigh, calculating in his mind…

Since Professor Xu Yun had already solved the Ice Crystal Problem, it was only a matter of time before this news was released.

From this point on, space-time and history underwent changes, the former development trajectory deviated, and the future should be rewritten in sync.

“If my previous conjecture is correct, then the future world in the Dream World must also undergo some changes in detail.”

“Just like… the Keke Cat in the previous dreams became the Rhein Cat after I “intervened” in the real world and renamed it,” he mused.

Lin Xian stopped walking and looked at the busy traffic outside the window.

In the original history, the Ice Crystal Problem was solved by Dr. Mikerson in the year 2477.

But in the current history, the Ice Crystal Problem had already been solved by Professor Xu Yun in the year 2022.

Under such circumstances, could Dr. Mikerson still firmly hold the title of “Father of Hibernation”?

Wasn’t it time to yield half a seat to Professor Xu Yun?

Lin Xian had a strong premonition:

“The historical records in the Dream World are bound to change.”

“This is also my most powerful evidence in changing history and rewriting the future.”

The biting cold wind picked up outside the window, rattling against the steel frame.

Facing the halo, Lin Xian seemed to see a butterfly flutter unassumingly in the corner of his eye.

With just a gentle flap of its wings,

it could raise a storm capable of destroying everything in the 600-year long river of time.

…

After returning home.

Lin Xian ordered some takeout, quickly filled his stomach, and prepared for another journey to the library in the Dream World during the day.

This time, he would finally be able to completely verify the truth of the Dream World.

Had there been a Space-Time Butterfly Effect as he had thought?

Had history and the future been successfully rewritten?

All would be revealed after this foray into the Dream World.

Lin Xian flipped through Professor Xu Yun’s annotated manuscript again, reinforcing his memory of the mistakes.@@novelbin@@

Then he lay down on his bed.

“Let’s go,” he whispered.

He tossed and turned before closing his eyes.

…

…

Whoosh!!

The hot summer wind was unbearable, as was the extreme heat.

The moment Lin Xian opened his eyes and saw the blazing sunlight, beads of sweat already formed on his forehead.

He jogged to the bus station, took the bus to the library, and headed straight for the 3rd-floor section on scientific works.

Having been there several times before, he knew his way around well.

Lin Xian looked at where Dr. Mikerson’s book “Hibernation Technology Analysis and Prospects” had once been on the shelf…

“It’s not there,” he said with a smile of expectation.

If Professor Xu Yun had resolved the Ice Crystal issue back in 2022, then Dr. Mikerson might not be the one to hold the title of “Father of Hibernation” 400 years later.

Lin Xian carefully searched again from left to right.

“Indeed, it’s not there!”

In that instant, Lin Xian breathed a sigh of relief, feeling a burden lifted off his shoulders.

Now it could be confirmed.

My previous guess turned out to be correct.

Since Professor Xu Yun confirmed that those pieces of knowledge and equations are completely correct, and now Dr. Mikerson’s writings have also disappeared, that proves—

[The dreams here are indeed the real future world 600 years later!]

[My actions in reality can indeed rewrite the future! Change the Dream World!]

This is truly good news.

It means that I have delved one layer deeper into the exploration of the Dream World, and I have finally completely grasped the truth of the Dream World.

But at the same time…

It also confirmed some bad news—

[The Genius Club truly exists.]

It has been hidden in the mists of history since 2022, stirring the river of history from the shadows, spanning a time frame of 600 years.

Just the thought of this name makes Lin Xian feel as if an enormous black hand is striking at him from behind, blotting out the sky.

He had thought it was an entity far removed from himself… but Zhao Yingjun’s invitation to the Genius Club was right before his eyes, within arm’s reach.

According to Big Face Cat’s account, this is an evil criminal organization.

What is their goal?

What form do their gatherings take?

What will be the consequences of joining them?

And what are the consequences of refusing to join?

Will Zhao Yingjun really join the Genius Club?

Zhao Yingjun is hardly a genius or an influential figure, so why did he receive an invitation?

…

The Genius Club, it’s just too mysterious.

So mysterious that it leaves one completely in the dark, like a black hole, where merely a glance could pull you into an unfathomable abyss by the historical black hand.

As of now.

Without Dr. Mikerson’s writings, I need to look for a new breakthrough.

I believe someone will eventually replace Dr. Mikerson as the Father of Hibernation and sort out the Hibernation Pod Filling Liquid, after all, technology doesn’t go in reverse.

Lin Xian took the elevator back down to the first floor of the library.

He found an unused computer.

He typed [How far has hibernation technology developed?] into the search engine, then hit the Enter key.

Squeak…

Squeak…

Squeak…

The computer was still slow, and the antivirus software in the lower right corner was still fighting each other ruthlessly, it’s unclear which would emerge to rule supreme.

Shortly after, the webpage refreshed.

Lin Xian looked at the first result—

[To this day, the Hibernation Pod has still not been successfully developed. Technological breakthroughs in the field of hibernation only briefly appeared around the year 2200, when Academician Gao Wen from China successfully developed the Hibernation Pod Filling Liquid. In the hundreds of years that followed, there have been no further breakthroughs in the field of Hibernation Technology.]

“As expected, the Hibernation Pod has still not been developed.”

Lin Xian was not at all surprised by this result.

After all, the data I gave Professor Xu Yun was all incorrect, so the impact on reality and the future was minimal; it only advanced the invention of the Hibernation Pod Filling Liquid by more than 200 years.

“Academician Gao Wen.”

Lin Xian stared at this unfamiliar name.

Chances are… the title of Father of Hibernation has likely transferred from Dr. Mikerson to Academician Gao Wen.

“What goes around comes around.”

“If I take Academician Gao Wen’s paper back this time, perhaps the next time I come back to this dream, the Father of Hibernation will be named after Xu Yun.”

Lin Xian couldn’t help but speculate.

If Professor Xu Yun managed to develop the Hibernation Pod Filling Liquid in 2022…

What kind of science fiction scenario would the future 600 years later present?

Starship battles?

Galactic wandering?

Interstellar voyages?

“By then…”

“My world in the dream will definitely become even more interesting, won’t it?”