Chapter 1209: Chapter 50: Lying (Extra update for the alliance leader humming and chirping!)_2

Hmm?

Lin Xian blinked.

He looked at Jask somewhat surprised:

“Such a precious single question opportunity… you’re really planning to give it to me?”

This gesture was truly unexpected.

He hadn’t thought Jask would be so generous.

Actually…

Ever since Einstein mentioned the single question session, Lin Xian hadn’t intended to take up Jask’s chance to ask.

Just as Jask said.

This was the last chance to ask a question.

And it was his first and only opportunity to ask alone.

It was really too valuable.

Jask was also someone with ideals and convictions. He had many questions he hadn’t dared to voice before–wasn’t this a rare opportunity?

“Are you sure you want to give it to me?” Lin Xian asked.

“Of course!”

Jask replied naturally:

“You’re my lifesaver! If it weren’t for you giving me advanced intelligence and letting me know the secretary was Copernicus’s spy… where would I get the chance to sit here now, having a meeting with you?”

“I’ve always been looking for ways to repay you, trying to find ways to help, but I couldn’t really do much for you. If you don’t mind… let me use this question opportunity as a token of gratitude for the incident.”

“Truthfully, if I were the one asking the question, I’d probably ask something like whether humanity will leave the Solar System and develop interstellar travel capabilities.”

“But if I think about it… this kind of question is actually meaningless. If humanity truly leaves, develops the capacity for life outside of Earth, I’d be thrilled, but asking about it would just be a wasted question. Because the facts will unfold as they will–whether I ask or not won’t affect humanity’s cosmic journey.”

“Besides, I’ve long given up on my plans, so even if humanity achieves interstellar travel, it has nothing to do with me.”

“And if… Einstein’s answer is negative, asking would be pointless anyway. So do you understand now? At this stage in my life, asking or not asking gives me no valuable information other than either peace of mind or frustration. Why waste such a precious opportunity?”

“I may not know your future plans, but I feel this is the right move–no one knows your plans, which makes you the most likely winner in the end! For me, my path has reached its end… I’m willing to support you!”

“Take your time to think it over, come up with a question worthy of this opportunity, and then tell me… After Gauss finishes, I’ll go in and ask Einstein your question, then come out and give you the answer.”

…

Lin Xian nodded.

He accepted this gesture of gratitude.

Jask wasn’t wrong; Lin indeed had many core questions to ask, and one chance wasn’t enough.

This act was truly like sending charcoal during the snowstorm.

Kindness really does reap rewards; giving others roses leaves fragrance in one’s hand.

“Alright, let me think about it thoroughly and plan.”

Lin Xian closed his eyes.

He began to analyze.

To sort his thoughts.

For now, the questions he wanted answers to were as follows:

1. The truth behind Millennium Stakes–only by understanding it could he figure out how to save Chu Anqing.

2. The meaning of the universal constant 42–his intuition told him this question would likely be denied.

3. Whether the future he and Einstein had foreseen were the same–and whose vision of the future was real.

4. The montage-like scenes from Zhang Yuqian’s dream, and the blue-eyed version of himself in CC’s dream–what did they mean?

Roughly…

The most urgent answers were to these four questions.

Unfortunately.

Even with Jask’s question opportunity, he could only ask two questions in total.

Four options, choose two.

Which ones should he pick?

First, eliminate the second question. For one, its importance is relatively low; and two, the chance of it being denied is extremely high–don’t waste this precious opportunity.

Similarly, eliminate the fourth question. Its priority is not high either, and since it involves Einstein, there’s a high likelihood of rejection. Don’t take risks; better to keep things steady.

Then, the first question. It was Lin Xian’s main goal–out of concern for Chu Anqing’s safety, even with Jask, Lin was unwilling to share information about Millennium Stakes.

Thus, this question could only be asked by himself.

Therefore.

The most fitting plan was for Jask to ask the question verifying the truth behind Einstein’s foreseen future, and for Lin himself to inquire about Millennium Stakes and Chu Anqing.

His own question was straightforward–just ask.

But Jask’s question–how should it be framed to make it more appropriate?

Lin Xian furrowed his brow.

He began thinking quickly.

And found…

It was difficult.

The hardest part was that at this moment, Lin Xian couldn’t guarantee that his own dream was true.

So, in the absence of a reliable reference point, how could he determine whether Einstein’s vision of the future was true?

Right now, this seemed impossible.

Don’t bite off more than you can chew.

Take it step by step.

Lin Xian planned to first verify whether Einstein’s foreseen future matched his dream of the future.

While also verifying whether Einstein’s vision included the World-Ending White Light event.

“I’ve decided.”

Lin Xian looked at Jask:

“Help me ask this: On August 29, 2624, at 10 AM, within Donghai City, how many people are there?”

This question could simultaneously verify two things.

If Einstein’s answer is zero,

Then there are two possibilities.

One is that humanity really has gone extinct; the other is that the World-Ending White Light at 00:42 AM on August 29 wiped out humanity.