Genius Club Chapter 389

Chapter 389: Chapter 49: The True Genius Chapter 389: Chapter 49: The True Genius Lin Xian gazed at the massive pentagram formed by 4,000 Starlink satellites in the sky, then turned back to the video of the fluttering red flag playing on the large screen.

He nodded in satisfaction,

“Not bad, VV, very creative.

Maybe one day a few hundred years from now, you could bee a stale joke in people’s mouths.”

Actually, as soon as VV mentioned using the Starlink satellites to create shapes, Lin Xian already understood what needed to be done and immediately grasped VV’s idea.

Previously, news reports frequently emerged from all over the world.

They claimed that a straight line formed by tiny specks of light crossed the night sky, resembling UFOs, unidentified flying objects.

But in the age of the internet, these UFO rumors were quickly debunked.

They were neither unidentified flying objects nor alien weapons.

Rather, they were…

Starlink satellites, recently launched into orbit by the world’s richest man, Jask.

The Starlink low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation project, created by the US Space Exploration Technology pany (SPAXE-T), is also one of the business ventures of the world’s richest man, Jask.

Currently, there are over 20,000 Starlink satellites orbiting Earth, and according to Jask’s plans, he plans to launch another 22,000 over the next few years to reach a total of 42,000, covering the entire low Earth orbit.

Normally, satellites at that altitude are pletely invisible to the naked eye, reflective surfaces notwithstanding.

However, the altitude of newly launched satellites is not that high in the beginning.

The Starlink satellites, upon entering space, are at a very low orbital altitude.

Afterward, they use weak propulsion to slowly climb higher until they reach and stabilize above an altitude of 550 kilometers for normal operation.

Therefore, satellites that have just been launched and are climbing their orbit are the ones that can be observed by people on Earth at night, with reflected sunlight also leading to misinterpretations.

Later on, international organizations severely criticized Jask for polluting the night sky with such actions and demanded improvements for subsequent Starlink satellites, resulting in the use of light-absorbing coatings…

so the Starlink satellites launched recently no longer have this problem of glowing in the middle of the night.

VV, on the other hand, found a way to exploit this “benign BUG”.

If the satellites glow when in low orbit, you just need to slow them down, reduce the centrifugal force, and let Earth’s gravity pull them back to lower orbit.

After all, dropping the orbit slightly doesn’t really cause any damage and doesn’t violate the petition rules.

Besides, after drawing the pentagram, couldn’t you just start the thrusters again and climb back to the original altitude?

“But…

can a pentagram even be considered a star?” Lin Xian quipped.

“A pentagram is a bit more impactful!”

From the Bluetooth headset, VV laughed, “It’s impressive enough as it is.

Be content!

If you want to give her a real star…

Well, you’ll have to work towards that goal gradually, with a long way to go…”

Thump!

The free performance segment on this side had just ended.

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On the stage across in Mi Country, the genius hacker Kevin Walker charged to the center of the stage, pointing at Lin Xian’s petition booth and yelled,

“He cheated!

He used my exploit!

He broke the rules!”

The host approached to negotiate with him, but he insisted that Lin Xian had stolen his exploit to hack into the Starlink satellite system, which constituted serious cheating!

In the midst of the argument between Kevin Walker and the host,

Lin Xian stared intently at the youth wrapped tightly in a hood and a black face mask…

As soon as Kevin Walker made his entrance, Lin Xian had asked VV to find a chance to capture his facial appearance and then pare it with the sketch of the mysterious old man to see if they were the same person.

Unfortunately,

Kevin Walker’s hoodie was large, covering his face pletely, and there was also a black face mask inside…

Lin Xian had only noticed this after the petition began.

He had initially thought the darkness seen within the hoodie was due to the shadows, and the cameras had also deliberately avoided certain angles, so he hadn’t realized that the darkness was actually a mask.

Originally, he had worried about how to approach Kevin Walker and unveil his mask.

But now,

Kevin Walker had e directly to him, demanding explanations, which provided Lin Xian with a perfect opportunity!

Recalling earlier, when Huang Que suddenly appeared to support An Qing, he made a very familiar gesture towards the sky…

It was identical to the pose Kevin Walker struck when he appeared, both representing the emblem of the Genius Club, a straight right hand pointing to the sky.

When Kevin first made the gesture, Lin Xian paid some attention to it but didn’t think too deeply about it.

After all, this gesture wasn’t rare; Chu Shanhe would do it when donating, Gao Yang would do it when giving orders, and even Lin Xian himself would often make the same motion.

But Huang Que was different…

Every action she took, every word she spoke, seemed to convey some deeper meaning.

Especially at a time when there was no need for it, making a deliberate gesture representing the Genius Club for him to see was definitely a reminder of something.

[The Genius Club.]

[Kevin Walker is very likely one of the members of the Genius Club.]

Lin Xian’s thoughts intertwined swiftly in his mind…

He had considered this possibility before.

Even if the Genius Club had high standards, a person of Kevin Walker’s caliber should surely be sufficient, right?

To think that this ordinary human being, living in the year 2023, possessed strength that could rival the youthful VV, was outrageous.

If such a person couldn’t join the Genius Club, then Lin Xian would have to conclude that the club was probably filled with aliens or super-powered individuals.