Chapter 1206: Chapter 49 Who is Real and Who is Fake_2

The super catastrophe delayed by 200 years has made the destruction of Earth and human civilization even more complete. With Lin Xian’s limited time and tools, it’s utterly impossible to locate the Hafnium Alloy Safe.

As a result, the plan to verify the truth of the dream has fallen into a deadlock once again, leaving him completely unable to determine… which future–the one he or Einstein saw–was real.

From a factual analysis perspective…

It’s clear that the future Einstein saw is more trustworthy. After all, despite facing decades of relentless questions from countless geniuses, he has never been wrong.

Whether it’s the prediction of his own death or the precise arrival time of the comet to Earth, he has been entirely accurate.

Unlike Lin Xian, who could only see the singular future date of August 28, 2624, Einstein could foresee every moment and every second of what was to happen.

This…

Lin Xian couldn’t help but feel a faint unease in his heart.

Could it be…

that the worst-case scenario is true…

[Was his own dream false?]

He had to figure out a way to verify it!

Thus…

he became determined to understand precisely what kind of future Einstein had seen.

However…

The elderly man wearing the mask of Einstein sat firmly on the high platform, overlooking the audience:

“Rhein, don’t be so flustered.”

He said calmly:

“Although this is the last gathering, according to the rules, each of you still has the opportunity to ask me a question.”

“It is not yet time for questions. Please return to your seat and wait for the Q&A session to begin.”

Lin Xian exhaled slowly through his nose.

He stepped back.

And returned to his seat.

It was obvious…

that Einstein had more to say.

Once Lin Xian sat down again…

Einstein swept his gaze over the four members seated in front of him and continued:

“What kind of future is the best future?”

He smiled faintly:

“This is the last question that each of you had to answer before joining the Genius Club. Regardless of whether you said yes or no to the question, ‘Does humanity have a future?’ you still had to answer the next part.”

“Your answers were all unique, yet each was valid in its own way. But even though there were massive differences in your philosophies, nearly everyone reached a tacit consensus–”

“[A future where humanity exists is the only true future.]”

“Therefore, when we discuss saving the fate of the world and searching for pathways to the future, the most essential task is ensuring the survival of humanity.”

“Yet, in the future I witnessed, even this most basic guarantee fails to hold. The near-complete extinction of humanity… stems entirely from self-destruction.”

“This is an agonizing truth. I couldn’t think of a solution, which is why I established the Genius Club–to pool your collective brilliance in the hope of helping humanity overcome this crisis. At the very least… to create a possibility for humanity to escape destruction.”

“And now, finally, someone has succeeded. This ‘someone’ is not just one individual but the result of the collective efforts of all the geniuses.”

“History works like this: every step, every footprint carries an indispensable significance, precisely guiding the tangled pathways forward into that one and only most beautiful future… none of it can happen without every butterfly flapping its wings.”

“So… there’s no need to doubt. All of you geniuses, humanity’s brightest and most beautiful future is one you have jointly created. Please continue to hold steadfast to your ideas and confidence, ensuring that the trajectory of the future runs along the correct path.”

…

Lin Xian didn’t know whether the others understood.

But he understood.

On this current world line, 0.0001764, in Einstein’s words, is the most perfect world line.

So naturally, he wouldn’t explicitly say which genius’s future plan succeeded.

Once disclosed, conflict and suspicion would inevitably arise, perhaps causing the world line to jump again and deviate from its current trajectory.

But it doesn’t make sense.

Where does Einstein’s unwavering confidence come from, to be so certain… that the world line won’t change again?

He still holds several chips in his hand that haven’t been played.

What will happen when Du Yao completes the Neural Electrocution Helmet? Will the curvature of time-space not shift?

What will happen if Lin Xian hands over the correct blueprint for the Time Shuttle Machine to Liu Feng? Will the world line not leap again?

Suddenly…

Lin Xian recalled a keyword Huang Que once mentioned–

[History Lock.]

Back then, he couldn’t understand the concept and had no idea what locked history meant or how History Lock was even implemented.

Could it be…

Now, Einstein’s confidence in declaring this to be the last gathering comes from history being completely locked, the future being entirely fixed, and the world line never changing again?

But this explanation doesn’t add up.

At this moment, it is still uncertain whether Du Yao can successfully invent the Neural Electrocution Helmet. In extreme scenarios, Lin Xian could patiently wait for her research to finish or ruthlessly drive her back to Africa and let her perish once more in war.

The future is still in a state of uncertainty, open to human intervention and change.

Where does Einstein’s confidence come from?

Is it blind arrogance and underestimating Lin Xian… or is Lin Xian underestimating Einstein?

The questions are too many.

The doubts are overwhelming.

Lin Xian felt like a headless fly, helplessly darting around, crashing everywhere.

It seems…

The final opportunity for questioning at this gathering demands a reassessment.

Perhaps…

The real breakthrough,

The true key to uncovering the truth…

Lies within this last question and answer.

…

After a brief silence.

Jask raised his right hand high and looked at Einstein: