Genius Club-Chapter 519 - 88 The Truth Revealed_3
"What do we do now?"
He paused:
"As it stands, we have no chance of capturing the Space-Time Particles, all instruments and the naked eye can’t detect them, Gao Yang can’t use the Mechanical Arm to capture them."
"Even if Chu Anqing can see the Space-Time Particles, it’s not much use; they appear and disappear so quickly that if she were to verbally describe their location to Gao Yang, by the time she finished speaking, the Space-Time Particles would have already moved elsewhere, too late."
"As for letting Chu Anqing operate the Mechanical Arm... forget it, it’s not realistic. Gao Yang’s talent is truly rare; it still took him so long to be able to operate the Mechanical Arm skillfully. Even if Chu Anqing practiced for a year and a half, she wouldn’t be able to handle it, let alone learn it on the spot, it’s simply impossible."
"Implement Plan B," Lin Xian answered:
"Originally in our plan, we had considered the possibility that Gao Yang couldn’t capture the Space-Time Particles with the Mechanical Arm, so we had a Plan B early on—"
"We crash the Skyspace Aircraft into the Space-Time Particles, directly letting the Space-Time Particles enter the inner space of the aircraft, and we’ll attempt to capture them in the spacious equipment bay. Anyway, it has already been proven that the Space-Time Particle is intangible, able to pass through all matter, so naturally, it can also pass through the walls of the Skyspace Aircraft."
"The only thing that needs to be adjusted in Plan B is that originally the person holding the rice cooker to capture the Space-Time Particles was me, but now since none of us can see the Space-Time Particles with the naked eye, it has to be An Qing. But An Qing’s flexibility and coordination are no problem, and her physical fitness is the best among us, making her more suitable than any of us."
Liu Feng shook his head:
"You’re not considering one problem, Lin Xian. Indeed, we’ve proven that Space-Time Particles contacting and passing through lifeless objects doesn’t have any effect; the Space-Time Particle Captor and the Mechanical Arm are undamaged and fully functional."
"But humans! Who can guarantee that when Space-Time Particles make contact with the human body, with living matter, what will happen? If—"
"I’ll go."
Lin Xian raised his hand and interrupted Liu Feng, glancing around at everyone:
"I’ll go first, I’ll make contact with the Space-Time Particles to see if there’s any danger."
...
Everyone gaped at Lin Xian.
"You! Are you crazy, Lin Xian!"
Gao Yang rushed up and punched Lin Xian:
"What are you thinking! That’s an extraterrestrial object; it doesn’t look friendly, hissing and sparking with electricity. Who knows, it might electrocute you on the spot? Or pull you into another time-space? You could die!"
"Enough, there’s no need to discuss this any further."
Lin Xian raised his hand again to stop Gao Yang:
"As Huang Que said, everyone is here for me, boarded this perilous Skyspace Aircraft for my sake. Each of you has a role to play, while I’ve been pretty much useless. So, give me a chance to do something meaningful."
With that, he walked straight toward the passenger cabin:
"You all stay in the equipment bay, I’ll stay in the passenger cabin by myself. Once we let the Space-Time Particles pass through the passenger cabin’s walls and make contact with me, and after Chu Anqing confirms that contact has been made and that I’m indeed not in danger, then we’ll increase the Skyspace Aircraft’s speed a bit, let the Space-Time Particles fall slightly behind into the equipment bay, where Chu Anqing can try capturing them with the rice cooker."
Thud.
A hand landed on Lin Xian’s shoulder.
He turned around.
It was Liu Feng who had stopped him.
"Let me do it."
Liu Feng looked at Lin Xian:
"I’ve always admired you, Lin Xian, but you have parents, friends, too many ties to this world. I’m an orphan, and Qi Qi is gone; I have nothing left in this world, no reason to stay. If there’s one thing I’d cling to, it’s to figure out the cosmic constant, to prove to the world that it’s correct; then I can die with no regrets."
"But now, if we can’t catch this Space-Time Particle, my study of the cosmic constant might not be able to continue... I’m limited in ability, not some math genius, and perhaps I truly can’t think of any other way; this Space-Time Particle is my only chance."
"So, I won’t say much more, let me go, I’ll make contact with the Space-Time Particle. I’m a few years older than you, I need the Space-Time Particle more urgently, I have no attachments, no one is more suitable than me."
...
Time was running out.
The altitude of the Skyspace Aircraft had already descended to the 50-kilometer stratosphere, and no one knew where the final destination of the Space-Time Particles was, or when they might disappear, leaving no room for delay.
In the end.
Liu Feng stood alone in the passenger cabin.
He closed his eyes.
Preparing to face humanity’s first intimate encounter with Space-Time Particles.
"Coach Wei Cheng! We’re in the right position now! The Space-Time Particle is right outside the passenger cabin, on the left side, flickering and jumping, both direction and frequency are stable!"
Chu Anqing was leaning at the equipment bay window, observing the trajectory of the Space-Time Particles that only she could see, guiding Wei Cheng:
"Move over! Let the Space-Time Particle enter the passenger cabin!"
Wei Cheng forcefully turned the steering handle!
The Skyspace Aircraft’s rear engines twisted!
Propelling the Skyspace Aircraft to abruptly turn left!
However.
The Space-Time Particles still behaved as before, resisting and evading the objects from this space-time.
As soon as the Skyspace Aircraft began to near the left, they disappeared in a flash.
After several attempts.
There was no way to make the Space-Time Particles penetrate the cabin walls and enter the Skyspace Aircraft.
"Ah..."
Liu Feng gnashed his teeth and muttered:
"The Skyspace Aircraft is still too slow, if it were a bit faster, or if we charged straight at them, perhaps we could drag the Space-Time Particles inside."
"I don’t think there’s much hope," Gao Yang shook his head:
"I’ve battled with it before, I know how agile it is, and with the Skyspace Aircraft being such a huge target, it’s too easy for them to dodge."
"Should we slow down first, letting the Space-Time Particles move to the front, and then accelerate at full power directly towards the Space-Time Particles, ramming them inside?" suggested Wei Cheng through the radio channel.
"No."
Lin Xian immediately rejected the idea:
"Even if the plan could succeed, the Skyspace Aircraft doesn’t possess the capability to brake in the atmosphere. It’s true that you can hit them at high speed, but the Space-Time Particles are always at 0.97 Mach. If our speed is much faster than theirs, the moment they penetrate the aircraft, because of their slower speed, they’d be ejected out again from the tail end."
"Right now, aside from Chu Anqing, we have no means of observing the Space-Time Particles, and there are also no windows at the rear of the Skyspace Aircraft. So... by that time, since Chu Anqing can’t see their position, we’ll lose them completely and miss the chance to capture them forever."
Gao Yang was so angry he jumped up:
"Then what the hell are we supposed to do?!"
"If moving fast doesn’t work, and moving slow doesn’t work. Damn it... these Space-Time Particles are right outside the glass, but we can’t see them, can’t touch them, and they keep blinking around everywhere. It’s so damn infuriating!"
...
The situation fell into a deadlock once more.
"Altitude continues to drop! Currently at 48 kilometers, stratosphere!"
"Altitude 47 kilometers!"
"Altitude 45 kilometers!"
In the Skyspace Aircraft, only Wei Cheng’s voice reporting the altitude remained.
45 kilometers...
45,000 meters.
Compared to the previous space altitude, this was already very close to the ground.
But.
Everyone was out of ideas.
Suddenly!
Chu Anqing slowly raised her right hand:
"Let me do it."
Her tone was calm, but there was still a slight tremor in her voice.
Lin Xian, Gao Yang, Liu Feng turned their heads, looking at her puzzled:
"What are you going to do?"
"[Exit the cabin.]"
"What!?" everyone exclaimed in unison.
However...
Chu Anqing’s gaze was resolute:
"Now, since I’m the only one who can see the Space-Time Particles... the only way to capture it right now is—"
She extended her right hand, pointing to the equipment bay directly above:
"[I’ll take the rice cooker, stand in the open-air cabin on top of the mechanical arm... and catch it with my own hands!]"
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