Genius Club-Chapter 536 - 2: Coincidental Timing, Coincidental Age

New Space-time Law.

Lin Xian pondered what Huang Que had just said.

Previously on the skyspace aircraft, while observing the properties of space-time particles, he and Liu Feng had summarized the space-time exclusion as a space-time law.

And now, Huang Que had mentioned two completely new space-time laws based on the phenomena occurring to her.

One is called "History Lock," the details of which are unknown.

According to Huang Que, this space-time law is related to the Millennium Stakes.

The other law doesn’t even have a name yet but is only known through the observed phenomena.

That is when Huang Que wants to say something, but the real contact with space-time elasticity keeps her from speaking... It was not as she had previously imagined, merely subjected to space-time exclusion.

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Instead, it was more intense, more rigorous, more absolute direct mute shielding.

This was what Huang Que meant by "unable to say."

This was truly an impossibility.

It was not the kind of impossibility that Lin Xian thought, where one could manually control or fear the space-time exclusion.

It was a true impossibility.

As soon as you open your mouth, you would be forcibly muted, the mysterious space-time law would make you gasp for air, completely unable to vocalize.

Thus, it is conceivable.

Even writing would be the same, under the strict space-time laws, inevitably due to space-time elasticity not allowing changes in the course of history, one could not write it out, or it would be directly erased by the force of space-time...

Lin Xian didn’t doubt this at all.

Seeing it now.

Space-time exclusion also has levels.

General space-time exclusion might be like that of the space-time particles.

They didn’t do anything that endangered the stability of space-time, nor did they affect the development of history or change the course of the future; they were innocent citizens who just accidentally went to the wrong place and got lost.

Thus, under this scenario, the space-time exclusion they faced was minimal, nearly negligible.

While a further step of space-time exclusion.

Would probably be like Huang Que’s previous behavior.

Stop at just the right moment, dabble.

Her actions indeed had a certain impact on the future, but since it wad within the range of elasticity, the backlash and exclusion she faced were limited and tolerable to a certain extent.

This was manifested as what Chu Anqing saw in the washroom and what Gao Yang saw on the skyspace aircraft.

She would feel weak, tremble, feel uncomfortable, and even... become transparent.

Lin Xian believed that the instances of Huang Que being attacked by the space-time law were definitely not limited to these two.

In places they couldn’t see and didn’t know of, Huang Que must have been constantly fighting against space-time exclusion… or rather, she didn’t have the qualifications to fight at all; it was merely unilateral attacks, exclusion, and depletion.

But at least, these attacks were like chronic diseases.

They would consume your life and time, true, but they were not fatal; within the allowance of space-time elasticity, the space-time laws were relatively gentle.

Lin Xian guessed, probably just as he had initially thought.

Because space-time itself is not that sensitive, not every minor incident will trigger a massive butterfly effect. Over increasingly long time scales, many insignificant matters would be smoothed over, ignored, and would not affect the stability and predetermination of space-time itself.

Therefore, within the range of space-time elasticity, some minor changes are allowed by space-time itself.

This was also something Huang Que kept mentioning.

Elasticity,

Elasticity,

Elasticity,

Seeing it now, space-time elasticity is indeed a crucial space-time law.

Its scale, its scope, directly impacts many things that are allowed and prohibited.

So.

Thinking further.

What would a more severe space-time exclusion look like?

It would definitely be like Huang Que’s behavior just now…

When she was about to reveal the true meaning of the Millennium Stakes, such action had already broken through the Space-Time Elasticity, not being accepted or allowed by space-time.

Hence, at this moment, the Space-Time Exclusion reaction reached its peak, not only forcefully muting Huang Que but also making her become weak and transparent, with large clusters of blue stardust falling off and collapsing, nearly erasing her completely.

However, Huang Que did speak.

The normal Space-Time Elasticity and Space-Time Exclusion could indeed be that intense, the fundamental reason still lay in that incomprehensible Space-time Law—

[History Lock].

Why would history lock itself?

And when did history lock itself?

Since history was locked, why could he still easily change history, rewrite the future?

"No."

Lin Xian suddenly realized.

[He had never changed the true history!]

What is called the true history?

Emperor Qin Shi Huang unifying the six states, Xiang Yu’s suicide at Wu River, his own graduation from East Sea University, the founding of Rhein Company, even what he had eaten for breakfast yesterday morning…

These are indeed the true history!

He had never changed them!

Nor had he ever had the power to change them!

What he had been changing was actually the developmental trajectory of the future 600 years.

All this time, the history he was referring to was in relation to the world 600 years later, and for the era he currently lived in, that was not history, that was the future!

So from this perspective…

Huang Que’s actions were indeed changing the established history.

Because she had traveled from the future.

No matter from which era she had traveled, but to her, the year 2024 now was already established history, just as if he had traveled back 2000 years to find Emperor Qin Shi Huang.

However.

Lin Xian suddenly thought.

Is established history, then, locked history?

He felt that it was not the case.

If established history was locked history, then what need was there for Huang Que to specifically mention the [History Lock] among the Space-time Laws?

In this…

There must be some details he had not yet understood.

And.

It related to the Millennium Stakes!

…

Lin Xian also stood up from the ground.

Looking at Huang Que, who appeared as usual before him.

It seems.

Her body was no longer in major trouble. At least, for now, it had recovered.

"You don’t need to continue speaking."

Lin Xian said:

"I roughly understand, but for specifics, I still need to think carefully to comprehend. However, under the current circumstances, I have many things to do, and the most important thing is... I must figure out exactly what happened to Chu Anqing."

"It seems now that I can’t get answers from you either. So let it be, in any case, I don’t believe that there’s only one solution to anything in this world. Just like I said earlier, maybe your methods and plans are correct, achieving the ultimate goal by sacrificing many things."

"But I always believe…that’s not the only solution, sacrifice and victory aren’t always inevitable or necessary. Thank you for your help during this period; moving forward, I no longer need you to sacrifice yourself, including sacrificing anyone, to make me understand something or gain something."

"I admit, I used to be too complacent, not active enough about many things and not paying much attention to many apparent clues; or should I say, my friends around me trusted me too much and helped me too much, so I was always in a passive position. But starting now, it’s different…many things, in fact all things, I will do myself."

Having said that.

He turned his head and walked back toward the office door.

"Actually… your behavior today quite surprised me."

Behind him, leaning against the desk with arms folded, Huang Que laughed and said,

"I thought you would argue with me today, or scold me, determined to learn from me what exactly happened to Chu Anqing, whether she is alive or dead, where she went, etc.... insisting on a clear answer."

Squeak—

Lin Xian tugged open the agonizing door and looked back at Huang Que one last time:

"[I will find the answers myself.]"

Bang.

The heavy iron door closed, and the sound of Lin Xian’s leather shoes gradually faded down the hallway, growing fainter, until it was no longer heard around the corner.

"Humph."

Huang Que let out a light snort.

She reached out with her right index finger, sweeping stray strands of hair behind her ear.

The delicate finger touched the crystal blue gem earring on her earlobe...

Shaking slightly.

Under the sunlight outside the window, it refracted a shattered rainbow.

"She’s grown up,"

she said softly, cracking a slight smile:

"Somewhat... has a bit of a leader’s air now."

...

Lin Xian strode down the corridor.

He hadn’t slept in a long time

His eyes probably filled with bloodshot.

But he didn’t want to sleep.

He must sort out all these matters first...

Chu Anqing.

What exactly happened?

Where exactly is she?

Judging by Huang Que’s attitude, perhaps the situation wasn’t as bad as he thought.

And as he expected,

the possibility of Chu Anqing being dead was very small.

She must have gone somewhere! Definitely!

Recalling CC from The Future World 600 years later...

Zhang Yuqian, who lived in this world 20 years ago and spent a part of her youth here...

There must be a very important connection between the three!

Millennium Stakes.

Though he didn’t know what the Millennium Stakes are.

And didn’t know when Chu Anqing became the Millennium Stakes, or if she was one from the beginning.

But anyway.

If Chu Anqing is the Millennium Stakes.

What about Zhang Yuqian?

What about CC?

Thinking through it carefully.

Chu Anqing was born on March 28, 2004, and disappeared on March 28, 2024.

Zhang Yuqian was born in 1980 and disappeared in 2000.

20 years old!

Both their disappearances share a common trait... they were 20 years old!

Then recalling CC.

Lin Xian had never asked CC’s age or birthdate.

But!

She looks exactly like Chu Anqing!

His own endless loop of dreams.

Every episode starts at 12:42 PM on August 28th, 2624, and ends at 00:42 AM on August 29th, 2624.

The more Lin Xian thought, the clearer his ideas became!

The time of Chu Anqing’s disappearance was probably around 00:42 AM on March 28th, 2024, the day she turned 20!

These dates and times seem to really have some incredible connection!

If...

Just if.

Lin Xian boldly speculated.

If, at 00:42 AM on August 29th, 2624, CC also just turned 20!

Then there would really be a problem!

Because his dreams always ended at the timestamp of 00:42 as well.

Continuing to ponder deeply.

Lin Xian suddenly thought of a terrifying possibility.

He had always been unclear what that world-destroying white light was targeting.

Was the target Earth?

Himself?

Or maybe...

"[At the moment of 00:42 on August 29th, 2624, just when CC was exactly 20 years old?"]

"Why are these times, these girls’ ages, all so coincidental?"

Lin Xian felt the answer must lie here!

In these three girls: Chu Anqing, CC, and Zhang Yuqian!

Now.

Chu Anqing has already disappeared.

CC is out of contact in the dreams, and he also doesn’t know her age or birthdate, making it impossible to determine.

So!

The only clue!

The only breakthrough!

Lies with Zhang Yuqian, who died in 2000!

Tap tap tap, tap tap tap.

Lin Xian walked very fast.

Soon reaching the lobby where he previously met Gao Yang.

Gao Yang stood up seeing Lin Xian’s aggressive approach:

"Lin Xian! What’s up?"

Slap!

Lin Xian slapped Gao Yang on the back, pulling him along:

"Come with me to Qufu, Shandong."

"Huh?"

Gao Yang asked incredulously:

"What for? To pay respects to Confucius?"

"No."

Lin Xian shook his head, his gaze resolute:

"To exhume a grave!"