Chapter 1222: Chapter 53 Breaking Through the Fog (Filling the Pit, Big Chapter Combined)_5

“Moreover, there’s a very obvious [contradiction] here.”

Lin Xian raised his head:

“During the previous Genius Club gathering, Newton asked whether there would still be scientists and mathematicians dying at 00:42 in the future, and Einstein clearly answered no.”

“But the fact is, in The First Dreamland, after Copernicus’s death, there were still murders at 00:42; similarly, in the current The Ninth Dreamland, the development of human technology is evidently being suppressed and obstructed. It’s hard to imagine that, even by the year 2599, humans are still using land motorcycles.”

“From the perspective of normal technological development, this is absolutely impossible. Without the catastrophic super-disaster of 2400 and with human society having developed steadily for 600 years, the inability to create more advanced transportation tools means there must still be some deliberate Black Hand operating behind the scenes.”

“However, we’re not getting anything useful from The Ninth Dreamland for now, so let’s not dwell on this too much. We have more important tasks to focus on.”

At this time.

The two of them had already reached the exit of Jing’an Temple, turned, and walked toward the parking lot.

Lin Xian looked at Zhao Yingjun and summarized:

“For now, aside from waiting for Du Yao to invent the Neural Electrocution Helmet and verify whether the worldline will change again…”

“We also need to verify whether the Millennium Stakes truly dissipated in 1952 and whether there were indeed numerous Space-Time Rifts during that year.”

“After all, we can’t place all our hopes on Du Yao. Moreover, as long as we can confirm the existence of numerous Space-Time Rifts in 1952, it will serve as irrefutable evidence that Einstein was lying.”

A gentle breeze blew past.

Zhao Yingjun tightened her coat slightly, walking behind Lin Xian:

“So, to verify the Space-Time Rifts in 1952, we’re relying on Gao Wen’s manuscript?”

“That’s right.”

Lin Xian smiled faintly, genuinely impressed by Zhao Yingjun’s sharp mind.

The future Yu Xi would undoubtedly be very intelligent:

“But this time, it’s not the manuscript we’re relying on–it’s the ‘engineering blueprints for the Time Shuttle Machine’ I copied down earlier.”

“The blueprints contain complete structural diagrams of the core components. In this era, apart from the calibration module, everything else can be manufactured by following the schematics.”

“The positioning module in the blueprints can lock onto Space-Time Rifts by tracking Space-Time Particles. Emperor Gao Wen couldn’t verify this because he lacked energized Space-Time Particles, but I have them.”

“I’ll drop you off at home later, then head to Donghai University to find Liu Feng. I’ll instruct him to stop working on the other parts and focus entirely on the [positioning module], getting its structure built first–”

“[As long as it’s confirmed that there were numerous Space-Time Rifts in 1952, it’ll prove that the Millennium Stakes dissipated that year. Einstein’s lie will unravel on its own, and I can establish the authenticity of my dreamscape.]”

He exhaled deeply, feeling significantly relieved:

“Finally… we’ve found a breakthrough point.”

As he spoke.

He stepped forward, opened the car door for Zhao Yingjun, helped her into the vehicle, then entered from the other side and drove off in a hurry.

…

Donghai University, Rhein United Laboratory.

Lin Xian and Liu Feng were going through the blueprints on the computer, finally pausing at a specific section:

“This should be the part, right?”

“Yes.”

Liu Feng nodded:

“I’ve reviewed all these blueprints. The calibration module does indeed require the Astatine-339 element, which we currently can’t create.”

“However, manufacturing the positioning module according to the schematics poses no issue at all. If we want the positioning module to function independently, though, it has to be connected to the energy module and the display module. But I don’t think that’ll be a problem–I can have it ready for you in less than a month.”

“Then get to it quickly.”

Lin Xian said:

“From today onward, halt all other research and focus all your efforts on building the positioning module for the Time Shuttle Machine, ensuring it can operate independently.”

“Once it’s done, we can use that entangled state of Space-Time Particle to gather information about the Space-Time Rifts and see whether any existed in 1952.”

He stood up.

Vacating the seat in front of the computer for Liu Feng, Lin Xian leaned over behind him, staring at the screen, and continued:

“Our advantage lies in the fact that we know for certain that Millennium Stakes dissipated in January 2000 and March 2024. Therefore, there should also be numerous Space-Time Rifts at those two temporal nodes.”

“At that time, we’ll compare the Space-Time Rift data from 1952, 1976, 2000, and 2024. If the patterns are identical or at least very similar… we can almost definitively conclude that the Millennium Stakes were indeed hammered into place in 1952.”

Liu Feng nodded:

“Not only that, Lin Xian, but we could also gain an even more crucial piece of information from this.”

He turned to look at Lin Xian:

“You and Gao Yang have discussed before, haven’t you, about what year the first Millennium Stake was driven into place? With the Time Shuttle Machine’s positioning module, we could solve that long-standing mystery too.”

“If we can identify the earliest year in which numerous Space-Time Rifts appeared, then that year is undoubtedly significant. Could it be that the Millennium Stake is named so because each stake is designed to function for exactly 1,000 years?”

Lin Xian straightened up.

He rubbed his chin thoughtfully:

“Gao Yang did propose an idea similar to yours. He even calculated, albeit in a rather simplistic manner, that if a Millennium Stake were driven in every 24 years, then driving in 42 stakes would take precisely 1,008 years–which is quite close to 1,000.”

“Although this kind of reasoning feels a bit forced, there’s no denying that some things can’t be dismissed out of hand. Fortunately, once you finish constructing the positioning module for the Time Shuttle Machine, we can finally uncover the truth behind this mystery that has plagued us for so long.”