Chapter 1106: Chapter 19: Blossoming from Desperation

200 years later…

So, the Time Shuttle Machine won’t be available until 2234?

Lin Xian took a deep breath.

He was indeed caught off guard.

Looking back now, his own thoughts were just too naive, still insisting he couldn’t accept it if the Time Shuttle Machine took ten or eight years to construct…

But he didn’t expect!

This thing couldn’t possibly be made within 200 years!

“This…”

He scratched his head, feeling all the plans in his mind were thrown into disarray:

“Can’t we think of another way?”

Gao Wen shook his head:

“I understand your feelings, Lin Xian, but I’ve emphasized many times, the element Astatine-339 does not exist on Earth, it was brought by a comet from another universe, another space-time.”

“Apart from this comet, it is impossible for the isotope Astatine-339 to exist anywhere else in the universe, so… it’s not really a matter of thinking of a way, there is genuinely no way.”

“Unless you have the capability to let this comet arrive at Earth earlier, but that’s impossible, right? When humanity observed this comet in 2077, it was still far from reaching the Kuiper Belt of the Solar System and had to continue flying through the universe for over a hundred more years.”

“You understand the most basic knowledge of physics and astronomy; this truly is something that has no solution, the power of humanity is ultimately insignificant in the face of celestial bodies. The most they can do is shatter the comet outside the atmosphere to prevent it from colliding with Earth, but to make it arrive earlier… there’s no chance.”

…

Gao Wen is a rigorous scientist, he completely denied the possibility of creating a time machine in 2024.

But Lin Xian did not give up.

He still launched a brainstorm, beginning to search for possibilities from the angle of space-time traversal.

“Got it.”

His mind sparked with an idea, and he looked up at Gao Wen:

“In the current year of 2624, there surely must be Astatine-339 on this world, and according to you, there should still be a considerable amount.”

“Of course.”

Gao Wen replied:

“The mass and volume of that comet are very large, with a radius exceeding 20 kilometers, a truly colossal object; that’s why humans used nuclear missiles to break it apart in outer space.”

“At the time, most of the fragments turned into meteors that fell to Earth, and the remaining parts orbited Earth, taking several years to completely fall. ”

“Thus, the content of Astatine-339 was very substantial, and this element, as well as all the extraterrestrial elements from the comet, actually have no practical value. So in the current year of 2624, the isotope Astatine-339 is not precious, and can be easily obtained.”

Lin Xian smiled slightly.

He suggested his idea:

“Then I’ve thought of a possibility, if we now have a space-time particle full of energy, we can use your Time Shuttle Machine to send some Astatine-339 elemental substance to me in 2024.”

“Impossible.”

Gao Wen decisively shook his head:

“The Time Shuttle Machine can only transport living entities or dead cells.”

“Simply put, humans, animals, plants can all use the Time Shuttle Machine, even fungi and bacteria with cell structure can as well… but not metals, stones, Astatine-339 elemental substance, definitely not.”

Lin Xian recalled the futuristic memory device mentioned by Jask, the one glowing with blue light:

“But there should be a memory device that accomplished time travel, it’s just that it turned into Blue Stardust and disappeared afterward.”

“That indicates it’s not a normal memory device.”

Gao Wen, who had already researched this area, answered without hesitation:

“Big Face Cat’s father, Chen Heping, and I have researched this and have already ruled out all possibilities, so there absolutely isn’t a chance for a normal memory device to traverse time… Lin Xian, have you seen that memory device with your own eyes?”

“I haven’t.”

Lin Xian replied:

“By the time I learned of it, the memory device had already turned into Blue Stardust and vanished, but I believe that person wouldn’t deceive me. According to him, the device was glowing with flowing blue light, which is obviously an object from another space-time.”

Gao Wen stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then said softly:

“In that case, there’s only one possibility… it suggests that the memory device is a highly sophisticated [biotechnology].”

“That is to say, although it appears to be an electronic product made from a circuit board and various electronic components, in reality, it is a [man-made biological entity].”

“Otherwise, many things would be inexplicable, how could normal inorganic electronic devices possibly exhibit flowing blue light? That is a characteristic of living organisms. Not to mention, you also said the device turned into Blue Stardust and vanished; this further proves it’s a [biotechnology].”

“Our era’s technology has not developed to the stage of creating artificial organisms, but I have no doubt that organisms can also perform energy storage, charge storage, and information storage functions. Presumably… the memory device you speak of must come from an era with advanced technology levels, right?”

…

Lin Xian recalled the lying imposter Yu Xi.

Truth be told, he knew extremely little about her and didn’t understand her at all.

Jask said that the blue memory device was given to him by the imposter Yu Xi, and he was also unclear about its principles and structure.

In light of this, perhaps Gao Wen’s speculation is not incorrect.

While Lin Xian didn’t know which world line the imposter Yu Xi came from, if she came from a world line with technology levels not too different from the Fourth Dreamland… where Star Ring City and space elevators already exist, it stands to reason that biotechnology would also be highly advanced.

In 2024, where Lin Xian was, the invention of biological batteries was already a reality, and the technology was very mature.