Genius Club-Chapter 1219 - 53: Breaking Through the Fog (Filling the Gap Mega Chapter Combo)_2

So, she could only deduce the truth indirectly through Huang Que’s behavior and actions.

But...

Now.

Lin Xian actually said he thought of a solution.

What could it be?

"Are you sure you can expose Einstein’s lies in this era, in 2025?"

"That’s right."

Lin Xian smiled faintly:

"I just thought of it, too."

"Einstein may indeed be omniscient and omnipotent, but... no future he sees can possibly include the recurring dreams I experience every night. That is the true informational disparity I have against Einstein!"

"And it’s precisely this gap in information that allows me to approach the problem from angles Einstein could never anticipate, exposing his lies and proving that the future he envisions is false!"

Zhao Yingjun jabbed Lin Xian’s ribs:

"Oh, come on, stop keeping us in suspense. Spill it already."

"Look at you, acting all smug just because you figured something out for once!"

Lin Xian held Zhao Yingjun’s hand and walked back toward the direction they came from:

"It’s getting late."

"Let’s talk as we walk."

...

Under the shade of trees at Jing’an Temple, the two strolled leisurely as Lin Xian explained to Zhao Yingjun:

"Einstein told me in his reply... that in the year 1952, not a single girl transformed into blue stardust and vanished anywhere in the world."

"But according to the precise timeline governed by the Millennium Stakes, tracing backward, there should have been a 20-year-old girl who resembled Chu Anqing dissolving in 1952. Then, four years later, another Millennium Stake would be born—only this sequence aligns correctly in time."

Zhao Yingjun listened quietly:

"But... you can’t verify this, can you?"

"You have no idea what happened in 1952. Unless you travel back to 1952 using a time shuttle machine, how else could you prove that a Millennium Stake indeed dissipated in that year?"

"And honestly, even if you did manage to travel back to 1952, you might not be able to witness this event firsthand."

"First of all, you only know what the Millennium Stake looks like; you don’t know her exact birth date, nor do you know her whereabouts. The world is so vast—are you confident you could locate her before she disappears?"

"Secondly, strictly speaking, what if there really wasn’t a Millennium Stake dissipating in 1952? What if... the first Millennium Stake was born in 1956 and vanished in 1976; the second Millennium Stake, Zhang Yuqian, appeared in 1980; and the third Millennium Stake, Chu Anqing, emerged in 2004... This possibility could exist, too."

Lin Xian nodded:

"If the truth is actually as you say, then Einstein did not lie. However, Zhang Yuqian, as a Millennium Stake, and her uncanny tendency to forget her dreams so swiftly and unnaturally... She dreamed of 1952, and even set her journal’s password to 1952. That was when I firmly believed that the Millennium Stakes couldn’t possibly be unrelated to 1952."

"So, the current key is—"

"[As long as we can prove that a Millennium Stake truly dissolved in 1952, we can conclude that Einstein was lying. Or, to be more precise, he wasn’t lying intentionally—he, too, was a victim, perceiving a false future.]"

Zhao Yingjun shrugged:

"Your logic is sound and meticulous. But wasn’t our original question exactly this? How can we prove whether or not a Millennium Stake really dissipated in 1952? That remains the crux of the problem."

"Exactly."

Lin Xian sighed lightly, lifting his head to gaze at the glaring sun above:

"This is where we owe thanks to the great Emperor Gao Wen. If humanity has a Savior, I think we should hand the trophy to Gao Wen. He is the true benefactor of mankind."

"Emperor Gao Wen mentioned in the first draft of his ’Time Shuttle Machine Manuscript’ that if one wishes to engage in time travel, not only is space-time particle necessary, but also [space-time rift]."

"Simply put, time travel cannot freely choose its target timeline. It must occur during moments when space-time rifts exist. If a particular era lacks space-time rifts, then even a perfectly constructed time shuttle machine, equipped with space-time particles, still cannot facilitate the crossing."

"Gao Wen’s research into space-time rifts outpaced Liu Feng’s by far... He explicitly stated that space-time rifts could only be produced under two conditions—"

"The first is a world-line migration, where changes to spacetime curvatures cause folds, thereby forming space-time rifts."

"The second is that every 24 years, a specific moment will concentrate [large amounts] of space-time rifts."

"Gao Wen was unaware of the Millennium Stakes, so he couldn’t identify the reason behind the concentration of space-time rifts in the second scenario. But we know—or rather, it’s evident—that the second type of space-time rift emerges due to the moment when a Millennium Stake transforms into blue stardust and vanishes, completing the stake-driving process!"

Zhao Yingjun suddenly understood:

"Ah, so that’s it."

"In other words, a typical world-line migration would create a small number or even just one space-time rift; but when a Millennium Stake dissolves while staking, it can result in a large concentration of space-time rifts."

"Looking at it this way... Huang Que’s decision to name it Millennium Stake really was well-thought-out—it’s strikingly accurate. Think about it: driving stakes into the ground is an inherently violent action bound to leave behind plentiful cracks. That’s likely why the process of driving the stakes causes the appearance of numerous space-time rifts."

"In comparison, world-line migration seems much gentler—a bit like bending an iron wire or folding a sheet of paper... Because it’s a ’gentle’ action, it only results in one or a few space-time rifts."

"Now that you’ve said this, I understand—"