Chapter 1171: Chapter 38 Du Yao and Tang Xin (Extra update for monthly votes!)

Lin Xian flipped open his laptop, opened a folder, and stared at the hundreds of blueprint files inside.

These files were blueprints for various parts of the Time Shuttle Machine, the fruits of his labor over the past three months, working day and night.

But even so, he had only finished copying the core components; to complete all the blueprints would require at least another two months.

This was far more exhausting than copying VV’s code back in the day; his head ached every single day.

“Once I find Du Yao, will the world line inevitably shift?”

To be honest, Lin Xian wasn’t sure where the anchor point of no return would appear.

When he found Du Yao?

Or when Du Yao made a breakthrough in the field of brain neuroscience?

“Actually, there’s still one critical question right now.”

Lin Xian scratched his head:

“[It’s 2024 now, so how old is Du Yao? Has she even been born?]”

According to Gao Wen’s handwritten letter, Lady Du Yao passed away in the mid-21st century. If Du Yao truly was a super genius, it wouldn’t be surprising if she achieved her results at just twenty or thirty years old.

Then, in 2024, Du Yao might not have even been born yet.

Moreover.

Du Yao isn’t exactly an uncommon name.

Search the national database, and it might return countless girls named Du Yao, ranging from infants to women in their twenties or thirties.

So what should he do?

Which Du Yao was the future brain neuroscience prodigy he was looking for?

There was no way to tell.

He couldn’t possibly bring every woman named Du Yao to Donghai City and protect them all.

Lin Xian shook his head.

That was simply impossible.

“Ah.”

It was truly too difficult to identify the right Du Yao based on nothing but a name.

The problem wasn’t that Du Yao in 2024 might already show promise; the real issue was if she was still just a baby or an elementary school student–or worse, hadn’t even been born yet. In that case, there was no way to find her.

“If I really can’t find her, it’ll be troublesome.”

Lin Xian squinted his eyes.

Next month, on October 1st, Galileo would be able to directly pinpoint the true Du Yao based on Einstein’s answer.

Whether this Du Yao was a baby, a middle schooler, or a high schooler, Galileo could pinpoint the exact person. Even if she hadn’t been born yet, Einstein could predict in advance and identify Du Yao’s parents.

At that point, Lin Xian would be completely passive.

“Coincidentally, I’m heading to the Imperial Capital tomorrow with Yingjun to visit her parents. Might as well set up a meeting with Director Liu An too.”

Pop.

He closed the lid of his laptop.

It was a pity that he couldn’t finish copying the Time Shuttle Machine blueprints before seeking Du Yao, but one couldn’t have their cake and eat it too.

“I’ll trust in Liu Feng and the brilliance of modern scientists.”

“I’ve already copied the core parts, which amounts to 80% of the overall project. For the remaining 20%, surely Liu Feng and the others can figure something out.”

Even though Emperor Gao Wen described Liu Feng as the kind of scientist who relies entirely on luck–like a blind cat stumbling upon a dying mouse.

Lin Xian didn’t share this view.

As Rhein’s top general, Lin Xian emotionally trusted Liu Feng.

Perhaps Liu Feng didn’t excel in his field as much as Emperor Gao Wen or Emperor Chen Heping.

But when it came to unorthodox thinking, Liu Feng was easily the unrivaled champion; the scientific community certainly needed Emperor Gao Wen’s hard power, but it equally couldn’t do without Liu Feng’s creativity.

Think about it.

Who but Liu Feng could accomplish breakthroughs like *Introduction to the Cosmological Constant,* Arithmetic Sequence, and the Rice Cooker Detector?

Even Emperor Chen Heping had to stand on Liu Feng’s shoulders to arrive at the cosmological constant of 42.

“Never mind, if Liu Feng can’t do it, there’s always Nangong Mengjie, and the Dragon Science Academy too.”

“When I truly need the Time Shuttle Machine, I’ll consider it then. According to Einstein, it won’t be manufacturable until 2234, so I probably won’t ever use it in this lifetime.”

Getting up from his desk.

Lin Xian turned off the study light and walked into the kitchen.

The warm glow from the insulation box kept a cup of milk that Zhao Yingjun had prepared for him comfortably heated.

This was perhaps the simplest, most heartfelt, yet deeply moving change of his life since falling in love.

Maybe this was the feeling of warmth.

Someone thinking about you every day, warming a cup of milk for you;

A cup of warm milk waiting for you after waking from a dream or finishing your work.

Happiness is hard to express concretely.

But sometimes, it’s just this simple.

Lin Xian gulped down the warm milk, feeling a comforting warmth spread through his whole body.

He turned off the kitchen light and headed into the bedroom.

The Pomeranian, VV, lay curled up by the bed, snoring. Apparently, he’d been overfed lately and gained quite a bit of weight. Back when he was slimmer, he didn’t snore. Lin Xian decided to reduce VV’s food intake starting tomorrow.

In bed, Zhao Yingjun lay quietly on her pillow, her back turned to VV, facing Lin Xian’s side. Her soft features, bathed in the faint moonlight seeping through the curtains, carried an almost divine serenity.

Lin Xian tiptoed softly and lay down on the bed, his gaze falling on Zhao Yingjun’s abdomen under her nightgown.

Still flat.

But he knew there was a little life growing inside.

“Goodnight, Yu Xi,” Lin Xian whispered.

Truthfully, he wasn’t sure whether it would be a boy or a girl.

Zhao Yingjun had once suggested that when the baby reached four months, they could ask a trusted ultrasound doctor to check and see, fulfilling Lin Xian’s curiosity.

But Lin Xian chickened out a bit; he persuaded her to leave it as a surprise and keep the suspense alive.