Genius Club
Chapter 1351 - 29: The False Future (Thanks to Zhuge Huoshou for the generous reward!)

Chapter 1351: Chapter 29: The False Future (Thanks to Zhuge Huoshou for the generous reward!)

Lin Xian had already circled around to the back of the house, starting a thorough search.

"I found it!"

Underfoot, there was a hidden steel trapdoor.

Indeed.

Just as he imagined.

There really was a hidden underground space in this farm.

It took quite some effort.

Lin Xian exerted himself to pry open the heavy hidden door and looked down; a deep underground passage awaited:

"What on earth... is this place?"

He didn’t hastily climb down.

It’s pitch black, not very safe. Moreover, this passage seemed more like an emergency escape route, Lin Xian found it hard to believe that Einstein, at over seventy years old, could navigate such a vertical passage.

"There must be other entrances and exits."

With a target in mind, the search went much quicker.

Very soon.

He found several ventilation shafts, then found a hidden periscope, seeing these devices, he finally understood what was hidden beneath this farm—

"An underground air-raid shelter."

Suddenly, enlightenment struck him.

Lin Xian recalled the advertisements he had once seen beside Brooklyn streets:

In this era where everyone feared nuclear war, it’s true that many wealthy people started preparing air-raid shelters and even underground fortresses in advance.

Who would’ve thought...

Even Einstein was preparing ahead.

At this point.

The mystery of why Einstein repeatedly visited the Brooklyn suburbs could largely be explained.

He was indeed more concerned with potential future crises than most people.

After the atomic bomb exploded in 1945, Einstein must have already worried about nuclear war, so he bought this piece of wasteland in the Brooklyn suburbs early on to build an underground air-raid shelter, an underground refuge.

Seven years of construction; Einstein’s investment must have been significant.

This indirectly showed just how desperate he was about future warfare.

It was no wonder CC and others often saw Einstein drive by in front of the welfare home; it’s obvious he must have been coming to supervise the farm.

Such a large project, he couldn’t possibly be completely hands-off; he had to come regularly to oversee it.

"That means, there should be a more convenient entrance that directly leads to the underground refuge."

Intuition told Lin Xian, this entrance should realistically be inside a building.

Finally.

He found the official entrance to the underground refuge inside the warehouse.

There was even a simple elevator:

"There’s actually an elevator... How deep did Einstein dig this underground refuge?"

Lin Xian got on the elevator.

Turned on the light switch, pressed the down button.

Amid the sound of cable friction, the simple elevator slowly descended, Lin Xian gazed at the surrounding solid concrete walls, unsure where he would end up next.

Einstein...

Would he be waiting in the refuge below?

That would be quite impolite, at least give a hint; otherwise, who could find such a hidden place.

Approximately ten seconds later, the simple elevator stopped, the gate opened, and Lin Xian arrived at a brightly lit underground fortress.

The space was large, fully equipped with all kinds of systems and facilities, water, and electricity lines laid out, even furnished with various types of furniture.

"So luxurious."

Lin Xian strolled inside, marveling at Einstein’s extravagant design.

It’s just an air-raid shelter, yet Einstein constructed it to villa standards; this indicated he was long prepared mentally to live in there for the long term.

He looked around the underground space.

Lin Xian found that most of the space was made into storage boxes, storage compartments, filled with all kinds of canned food and emergency items; there was also a diesel generator, strategic materials, etc.

Several deep breaths.

The oxygen levels were very abundant.

This indicated there was a dedicated gas circulation ventilation system.

Now, Lin Xian finally understood where Einstein’s seven years of renovation money went; all dedicated to creating this underground refuge!

"It seems, even great men have their cowardly side."

Lin Xian chuckled helplessly.

If the world knew, that the great scientist Einstein secretly built such an underground palace, who knows how historians would evaluate him.

But great men are also human; this behavior makes him more real.

After a few more rounds.

Lin Xian confirmed, this was simply an underground refuge built to prevent nuclear war, without any suspicious spots. So he planned to take the elevator back to the surface, unwilling to linger here.

How to put it.

Despite the luxurious facilities and ample oxygen, one couldn’t escape the emotional oppression.

...

Returning to the surface.

Lin Xian found a chair in the warehouse to sit down, planning to wait for Einstein until evening.

The other party was a celebrity, constantly busy; perhaps they were really held up by urgent matters, so he decided to wait a bit longer.

He waited until nightfall; the full moon slowly rose from the eastern sky, finally, the sound of car engines came from outside.

It should be Einstein, who was finally late but arrived.

Lin Xian walked out of the house.

He saw Einstein’s vintage car parked at the front door, the lights off, engine shut off, arms in woolen sleeves opening the car door...

"Einstein, you’re late."

Lin Xian said with a smile, looking at the elderly man straightening up after getting out of the car:

"You..."

Instantly.

He froze there, the smile froze on his face.

He saw it clearly.

Just like Einstein’s gaze at him—

Both men were staring each other in the eyes.

The same brightness;

The same sapphire blue;

The same flowing star river.

Two pairs of blue pupils met, as if four fireflies were frozen in mid-air under the silent moonlight.