Genius Club-Chapter 574 - 15 Safe Closed Loop!
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"This is really hard to say."
Liu Feng shook his head gravely:
"Based on my conjecture, the Space-Time Butterfly Effect should be real-time and happening instantaneously. So... the curvature values displayed on the Space-Time Clock, what specific numbers they become, and the exact scale of change, definitely require a case-by-case analysis, right!"
"For example, if the Temporal Flux is minimal and the impact on the entire world is negligible, then I believe the change in space-time curvature would be minimal as well, and the numbers on the Space-Time Clock would alter slightly. Naturally, the change would also be quite small."
"On the other hand, if the Temporal Flux is significant, if the impact of an event is enough to sweep through The Future World with earth-shattering changes... then the numbers on the Space-Time Clock would certainly change dramatically, at least that’s what I think. Even..."
Liu Feng stretched out his right index finger, pointing to the zero in front of the decimal point on the Space-Time Clock:
"Even if the change in space-time curvature is large enough, big enough, large enough! Who knows, maybe this zero before the decimal point might change too!"
"However, we don’t have any data for reference now, so discussing these matters is meaningless. Once the numbers on the Space-Time Clock change for the first time, we will have a rough reference; then, after observing it a few more times, we will naturally be able to summarize the patterns and fully grasp the rules of space-time curvature!"
"Alright then."
Lin Xian nodded:
"The reason I came to see you this time wasn’t anything special; I just wanted to check out the Space-Time Clock and see how your work is coming along. Let’s leave it at that for now. Research on the cosmic constant should not stop either; we should take a multifaceted approach and not put all our hope on the Space-Time Clock and space-time curvature."
"Also..."
Lin Xian reached out, pointing to the corner of the experimental bench, at the Space-Time Particle Captor shaped like a rice cooker:
"Have you conducted any research on the Space-Time Particles in there? Have there been any new developments or breakthroughs?"
Liu Feng let out a light sigh:
"No."
"Although I know this result is hard for you to accept, Lin Xian, but this is the reality. As harsh as it may be, this is the truth. When we captured the Space-Time Particle, we touched it too many times unnecessarily, and we’ve already depleted its energy entirely."
"This is also due to our lack of experience; nobody knew that this thing couldn’t be touched, that even a few shallow collisions would cause it to assimilate with this space-time, becoming utterly worthless."
"If we have another chance to capture more... I believe I will do better. I will improve the Capture Device and the capture mechanism, so that we can grasp it without depleting its internal energy."
"Then, maybe our research on it would yield some other findings. It’s just that this one... sigh, there really is no way, it truly has no more energy, no value, no use at all."
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Listening to Liu Feng’s words, Lin Xian felt an inexplicable sense of loss and melancholy:
"Can I take a look inside?"
"Of course."
Liu Feng spread his hands:
"As I’ve told you before, the current Space-Time Particle has already lost its activity; it no longer glows, no longer leaps, and it will also follow the mechanical laws of our universe and a certain level of physical contact."
"You could even touch it with your hand and nothing would happen... because I’ve already touched it. It has no physical presence, but there is a slight and strange tactile sensation. And I have experimented; even if you place it on a tabletop or the ground, it wouldn’t pass through."
"This is what I’ve always been telling you about, ’being assimilated with this space-time.’ When it reaches this stage, this Space-Time Particle is basically considered as something from our space-time, which is why it has no value, no energy... It’s a simple logic."
In the midst of Liu Feng’s explanation, Lin Xian stepped forward.
He approached the corner of the experimental bench.
He wiped off the floating dust settling on the rice cooker with his sleeve.
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That small display screen still showed those rows of text that seemed to have fixed space-time—
[Space-Time Particle: Captured successfully!]
[Capture Time: March 28, 2024, 00:42]
It was Chu Anqing’s 20th birthday.
It was a capture success earned through a solitary throw.
Having wiped the rice cooker clean,
Lin Xian touched the stainless steel side of the rice cooker as if caressing the fleeting moments he couldn’t bear to part with.
He let out a long breath.
He pressed down on the lid’s lift switch.
Click—
A crisp sound.
The lid of the rice cooker popped open.
Lin Xian looked inside...
A crystalline blue Space-Time Particle was suspended quietly in the very center of the rice cooker’s inner pot, not touching any of the sides.
It was magical.
Just like magnetic suspension.
Of course, this was not magnetic suspension, it’s just that the physical principles were similar, both using a field to confine particles.
At this moment, the Space-Time Particle truly had lost its vitality.
The fierce lightning seen before, the agitated core, the surface crackling with sparks, had all disappeared.
It was as if it had fallen asleep.
It didn’t even bother to snore.
Such calmness, such serenity, such gentleness, such Laziness.
It was hard to associate it with the formidable opponent it had once been in the sky.
Lin Xian examined it closely.
The Space-Time Particle now, while still perceivable as something akin to a small blue electric sphere, lacked the intense sparks and no longer had a wildly colliding core.
Instead, the blue filaments spread out evenly inside the spherical space, drifting slowly... very slowly... as if motionless... appearing not only non-aggressive but somewhat timid.
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