Genius Club-Chapter 1080 - 11: City of Silence_3

Chapter 1080 -11: City of Silence_3

“Wait a minute.”

Lin Xian suddenly realized:

“Could it be… Liu Feng never actually succeeded in building the Time Shuttle Machine in the future trajectory he was on?”

He was somewhat speechless.

That’s actually quite possible.

True, he did show the manuscript to Liu Feng, who optimistically estimated that it could be built within ten years.

But that was just an optimistic estimate!

Firstly, Liu Feng only took a cursory look; secondly, Gao Wen’s manuscript itself was incomplete… not only was the construction of the Time Shuttle Machine incomplete, but also the principles and theories, which, due to the lack of Space-Time Particle validation, were still largely conjectural.

It’s quite possible that when the actual research begins, insurmountable obstacles and dead ends would be encountered.

“Sigh.”

Lin Xian let out a light sigh:

“We can only trust in the potential of humanity in The Eighth Dreamland, and in…

“Emperor Gao Wen, to create a miracle again.”

After saying that.

He turned over.

And gradually drifted into sleep.

…

…

Huh…

The familiar summer breeze, the familiar heat.

But there’s no moisture of tropical rainforests, no fragrance of lush paddy fields, no yellow sand of desolate wastelands.

Good.

Before opening his eyes, Lin Xian could feel that this place was not the Wasteland World, nor the wilderness, but most likely in a developed city.

The stones beneath his feet were neat and hard, clearly that of a paved road.

This, he really missed this.

Since leaving the modern city of The First Dreamland, each world in the future was worse off than the last, with nowhere decent to settle down.

This time, however, his point of arrival was likely within a city.

By his side, he could hear the pattering of brisk footsteps, and ahead he could hear the sound of vehicles passing by on the road.

This was indeed a modern metropolis.

But…

Why does it feel odd?

Lin Xian listened carefully with his ears.

[Silence].

[It’s too silent].

This is clearly a city, so why is it terrifyingly quiet?

There are sounds of footsteps and cars but no noise or clamor.

What’s going on?

Full of doubt, Lin Xian opened his eyes—

In an instant!

He staggered a step back in shock.

He saw the crowd around him… Each person’s eyes were blue! All with bright blue halos!

This!

Is this the base of Space-Time Travelers? The lair of Terminators?

Surely they’re not here to surround me again, are they?

But immediately.

Lin Xian noticed something different.

The blue circles in these people’s eyes, unlike those of Huang Que, Lin Yuxi, and Number 17, had a significant difference.

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The eyes of Space-Time Travelers were wholly crystalline blue, but the handsome men and beautiful women here had only a ring around the pupil.

And their expressions…

They were very stiff.

Lin Xian didn’t know how to describe the feeling they gave him.

It just didn’t feel real, they didn’t seem like humans, but more like robots!

They were indeed smiling, a very standard smile, but a bit too standard, so much so that it gave off an uncanny valley effect.

Soon.

Lin Xian confirmed his guess.

[These people with blue circles in their eyes are definitely not normal humans.]

They walked at a consistent pace, stood tall, alert, with uniform expressions… it was utterly disturbing, most likely robots.

But on the other hand, to manufacture robots to such a life-like degree, the technology of this future world must be incredibly advanced, right?

Yet looking around.

The cityscape was just at an ordinary city level, nothing beyond Lin Xian’s comprehension of high-tech products existed, not even as advanced as New Donghai City in The Second Dreamland, and it was more or less like a second-tier city in real life.

Lin Xian blinked and continued observing.

He noticed that not everyone here was a “robot”; there were still a lot of normal humans.

These normal humans, whether in expression or in gait, were much more normal, which also gave Lin Xian a sense of belonging.

But the main problem was…

So many people coming and going, why is it so [quiet]?

Does nobody talk?

If those handsome and beautiful robots don’t talk, fine, but at this bustling intersection with many old and young of both genders, every person’s mouth is tightly shut, unusually silent, resulting in an absence of any sign of living ambiance.

To Lin Xian, it felt like watching a silent film, a muted movie.

What in the world is happening?

The whole city’s population is mute!

It made Lin Xian hesitant to speak as well!

He continued along the road, noting how remarkably pristine and orderly the city was.

The flower beds were trimmed meticulously, just like using a ruler;

There was not a speck of trash on the roads, all clean;

The cars parked along the roadside all had the same spacing, each as if possessed by an obsessive-compulsion;

On the sidewalks, there was not a single person going against the flow, everyone was uniformly moving in the same direction;

Lin Xian was amazed.

He didn’t know how to describe what he was seeing.

It was like a perfectly planned city from within a computer program!

People here were too civilized, too well-mannered.

Forget about breaking the law or being disorderly…

There wasn’t even a bit of uncouth behavior.

Everyone was so self-disciplined that Lin Xian felt he didn’t even know how to walk anymore, as if even a slight deviation from the perfectly regular pace was a desecration of this immaculate city.

Again, the same point.

Morality, high standards, civility, all these were understandable.

[But why is nobody talking?]

Could it be that they have a more advanced way of communicating, already using brain waves to communicate, thus eliminating the need to speak?