Genius Club-Chapter 1221 - 53: Breaking Through the Fog (Filling the Gap Mega Chapter Combo)_4

"This question isn’t difficult to explain, nor is it hard to understand."

Lin Xian answered without hesitation:

"There are two possibilities."

He raised the index finger on his right hand:

"[First, before the appearance of hibernation pods, those geniuses, bound by limited lifespan and technological levels, had very minimal influence on the trajectory of the future, incapable of surpassing space-time elasticity.]"

"Take Ms. Da Vinci for example. If she hadn’t lived long enough to witness the advent of nuclear batteries and the era of human-crafted mechanical androids, her future plans would never have been realized. Perhaps, all she could have done was to personally set an example as a teacher, instead of relying on advanced mechanical androids to serve as role models."

"And then there’s Jask. Without the hibernation pod, even he admitted that he might not have achieved his grand vision of Mars colonization before his death. At most, he would have ended his life as the world’s richest man in the field of rocket and satellite launches—a remarkable accomplishment, surely, but far from enough to break through space-time elasticity and alter the worldline."

"I think it’s the same for the other geniuses. Without sufficient lifespan, advanced technology, or enough temporal leeway to execute their plans, the gap between them and ordinary people wouldn’t have widened significantly."

"So, the core issue is still the hibernation pod! Only after its invention did these geniuses truly get opportunities to shine and fulfill their ambitions. When technology wasn’t advanced enough, they could hibernate and execute their plans in the future; when time wasn’t sufficient, they could hibernate to leap across eras."

"The emergence of the hibernation pod, as foreseen by Professor Xu Yun, indeed transformed the world, reshaped the future, and redefined the structure of the Genius Club. It allowed those geniuses to truly walk along the river of time and influence the destiny of the future."

"This is also why no other genius could alter the worldline when answering the Genius Club’s second test question. The question merely asked for a demonstration of ’a historically significant correction’ without specifying that it had to be grand enough to shift the worldline… Especially for those geniuses who joined the Genius Club in the last century, they were constrained by the conditions of their times, lacking the means to affect space-time curvature."

Zhao Yingjun nodded in agreement:

"This explanation indeed makes sense. It seems like you are the culprit behind all of this. If not for you bringing back the hibernation pod filling liquid from the future, these geniuses wouldn’t have survived the passage of time. Within a few decades, they would have all aged and died."

"But we can’t generalize it like that. Every invention has a dual nature. Overall, the benefits that the hibernation pod has brought to humanity and the world far outweigh its downsides. We can’t negate such a groundbreaking invention just because some members of the Genius Club have used it for misdeeds."

"Besides… as it turns out, even in the First Dreamland where there were no hibernation pods, the world didn’t necessarily become a better place. The World-Ending White Light still existed, and Big Face Cat’s father still died in a car accident at 00:42. This means Copernicus’ future plans were still ongoing."

"Exactly."

Lin Xian nodded slightly:

"This is also what I believe to be the second reason why there was no change in the First Dreamland for over twenty years and why the worldline remained stable for so long—"

"[Second, one genius was simply too powerful, and his future plans eliminated all possibilities, making it so that all the efforts of the other geniuses were incapable of shaking his future or altering his worldline.]"

"The one I believe most likely to have caused this outcome… is Copernicus."

After a brief pause.

Lin Xian continued:

"As for Copernicus’ specific objectives, I’m not entirely sure yet. But his methods are well-known: targeting and killing forward-thinking scientists at 00:42 as a way to express his so-called reverence."

"Furthermore, as the first member to join the Genius Club, he had the longest period of solo access to the question-prompting privileges, enabling him to gather the most intelligence and develop the most strategies. This makes him the most likely person to emerge as the ultimate winner."

"In other words, it wasn’t until the appearance of the hibernation pods that other geniuses, when facing the aging and frailty of Copernicus, began to have a real chance of challenging him—taking their turns after he retired from the stage. Without the hibernation pods, it might indeed have been possible for Copernicus to dominate the ages single-handedly."

"From this perspective, I don’t regret bringing back the hibernation pod filling liquid one bit."

"If I had to name a second potential candidate… I think it would be Turing."

Lin Xian narrowed his eyes:

"Without the hibernation pod, Kevin Walker certainly wouldn’t have lived for hundreds of years. That’s likely why he created the digital lifeform Turing. Without a flesh-and-blood body, Turing would undoubtedly be the entity in the First Dreamland that could survive until the end—calling it eternal would not be an exaggeration."

"It’s also possible that the conclusion of the First Dreamland was jointly orchestrated by Copernicus and Turing."

Zhao Yingjun immediately added:

"After all, the idea of those two collaborating isn’t surprising. There have been suspicions about them working together on numerous occasions in the past."

"However, there’s no need to worry about that problem anymore since both Copernicus and Turing have already been killed by you."

Hmm...

Lin Xian pondered for a while:

"Kevin Walker and Turing are undoubtedly dead. As for Copernicus... we can confirm that the Copernicus who killed Professor Xu Yun, Tang Xin, and Ji Lin’s parents, and established the Space-Time Police Bureau, is indeed dead as well." ƒreewebɳovel.com

"But the issue is, it seems like Copernicus might really have a successor—or rather, that his ideals and future plans are being perpetuated even after his death."

"Copernicus clearly had his methods. When he was young, he could personally kill scientists. When he grew old, he established the Seven Deadly Sins to carry out his will. So… is it possible that even after his death, there’s still someone continuing his legacy?"