Chapter 1071: Chapter 9: The Jade Breaks, the Tile Remains Whole
Late at night, a starless sky hung over the Rhine Laboratory at Donghai University.
Lin Xian, carrying a briefcase, pushed open the door and entered; Liu Feng had already been waiting for him for quite some time.
“Look.”
Liu Feng pulled Lin Xian to the central experimental bench to observe the reading on the Space-Time Clock, which now steadily displayed—
[0.0000168]
It was still a multiple of 0.0000042, but the negative sign before it had disappeared.
That is to say, since escaping in the wee hours of the morning upon receiving Liu Feng’s call, the world line had risen from -0.0000042 to 0.0000168.
“How did it specifically change?”
Lin Xian asked:
“Give me a detailed description.”
Liu Feng glanced at his watch:
“At 01:18 AM, the reading on the Space-Time Clock plummeted dramatically, dropping straight from the original 0.0000336, declining all the way, and finally falling to -0.0000042.”
“Then I frantically called you, but you didn’t pick up. By the time you did, more than twenty minutes had passed, but at that time, the reading was still stable at -0.0000042, without any changes.”
Lin Xian nodded.
He knew the cause of this Temporal Flux.
Because at 01:18 AM, he was in a meeting at the Genius Club, and at that time, the club president wearing the Einstein Mask, named him [No.9 Rhein], then had everyone stand up and applaud, weling his official joining of the club.
At that moment, Jask wearing the Tesla Mask, clapped the loudest.
Everyone in the club knew he was Jask, he didn’t even bother hiding it, and there was no need to call him Tesla.
Lin Xian naturally recognized Jask and went forward to shake his hand.
But the moment they shook hands, Jask disappeared.
That moment…
Was precisely 01:18 AM.
So, this Temporal Flux and leap in the world line was definitely triggered by Jask’s actions.
Lin Xian considered, knowing in advance that there was a traitor among them, Jask certainly wouldn’t just wait for his fate; he must have executed a “prince for a pauper” tactic.
Therefore, the Jask who was supposed to die didn’t, and the Fake Sike who was supposed to live did; naturally, that would trigger a shift in the world line.
As the leader of the Mars Colonization Project, whether it was the real or fake Jask, they both carried enough significance to not be doubted.
Moreover, judging by what Jask said during their last meeting… it seemed he had other plans besides the “prince for a pauper” maneuver.
Presumably, this was the reason why the curvature of the world line suddenly jumped so much.
Therefore, it goes without saying.
Lin Yuxi had recovered her memory at this very moment.
But for what reason?
Was it because during the downfall of the world line, it momentarily passed through the 0.0000000 world line where Lin Yuxi resided?
Or is it that…
Lin Yuxi also exists within the -0.0000042 world line?
Lin Xian felt the second possibility was more likely.
Because Lin Yuxi and the Blue-Eyed Girl No. 17 were acquainted; they were obviously quite familiar with each other.
This indicates that Lin Yuxi must have played a part in the -0.0000042 world line as well.
However, one certainty is that.
The -0.0000042 and 0.0000000 world lines are closely adjacent, and their worldviews and future landscapes must be very similar.
Let’s tentatively assume then, No. 17 Blue-Eyed Girl came from the -0.0000042, and she also utilized the Entangled State of Time-Space Particle.
Consequently, in this world line, the Space-time Police Bureau, Space-time Courthouse, and Time Shuttle Machine all factually exist, and the world still operates under the dominance of Copernicus.
“What about after that?”
Lin Xian pointed at the Space-Time Clock and continued asking:
“Then at what time did the Space-Time Clock undergo change again?”
“02:14 AM.”
Liu Feng said precisely.
This was what Lin Xian had instructed Liu Feng to do, to accurately record the time of each occurrence of Temporal Flux.
And a surveillance camera had been set up to monitor the Space-Time Clock around the clock.
“At 02:14 AM, the reading on the Space-Time Clock began to climb, and the world line shifted from negative to positive.”
Liu Feng continued:
“Then it kept steadily climbing, passing 0.0000000… all the way up to 0.0000168, and stabilized there.”
“After that, there were no more changes. Until now, when you came to the laboratory, the reading remained as it is.”
…
Lin Xian checked his watch and began the meeting.
02:14 AM.
This was probably the moment when Lin Yuxi turned into a blue quantum state and used the Blue Stardust covering the whole of Donghai City to blast the space-time assassin, the Blue-Eyed Girl No. 17, into oblivion.
There’s a peculiar point here.
That is, it seems like Lin Yuxi suddenly recovered some memory at that moment, hugged Lin Xian, called out a heart-wrenching “Daddy,” and then… threw herself forward, turning into a shower of blue snow, rescuing him.
Lin Xian was certain.
This action of Lin Yuxi’s must have been from a memory gained on the fly.
Because, in several previous confrontations with the Blue-Eyed Girl No. 17, Lin Yuxi was consistently at a disadvantage, driven into a corner.
The overwhelming presence of No. 17 left them without any chance of winning.
Especially when she effortlessly pulled out the V12 engine from behind the Ferrari, declaring an absolute end to the contest.
Before that, there was no sign that Lin Yuxi would sacrifice herself in order to save others.
And even stronger evidence was that.
When Lin Xian ran over and picked up Lin Yuxi who was lying on the ground, he clearly saw a flicker of blue light in her eyes.
Just that one flicker.
A brief half-second was all.
bining this with the Space-Time Clock’s frequency of readings’ fluctuations, which also occurred every half-second.
Lin Xian had reason to believe.
It was likely when the Space-Time Clock readings passed through the 0.0000000 world line once again, that Lin Yuxi acquired the memory of transforming into a blue bomb.
Let’s reexamine the process of the second world line transition.
Due to [some incident], the world line began to climb again, Lin Yuxi regained her lost memory, and then killed the Blue-Eyed Girl No. 17.
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