The naughty child was patted gently on the head.
Mu Le was almost late for school, so she stopped making a fuss, finished her meal obediently, and followed Gu Mingyuan out.
Gu Mingyuan was dressed the same as usual, but Mu Le thought he looked more handsome. As soon as she got in the car, she couldn't help but move over to straighten Gu Mingyuan's tie.
Gu Mingyuan looked at her: "Hmm?"
"Fasten it." Mu Le patted his collar, "Don't let others touch it."
…Who else except her would dare to come close like this
Gu Mingyuan laughed, leaned over and kissed the corner of her lips: "You too."
Mu Le: “…”
She shrank back to her seat obediently, and was quiet, not daring to speak any more.
The school is full of children, who usually fight and play around. If you touch me, I will hit you. Isn't that normal
She cleared her throat guiltily. Gu Mingyuan glanced at her and didn't say much.
…
Although he had just confirmed his relationship with Gu Mingyuan, Mu Le still felt a little uneasy.
It happened to be noon that day, and it was time to go to the Ancient Books Society.
Mu Le finished a physics paper, checked the answers, and wrote down the wrong questions.
She had planned to concentrate on immersing herself in ancient books during the rest of the time, but unexpectedly she received a message in the middle of the process.
It was sent from Kong Yu'an.
Recently, Mu Le and Gu Mingzhou have been working on their homework together, and Kong Yu'an will come over to join them when he is free.
This time he sent the message to tell Mu Le in advance that he didn't have time to come over to practice questions recently.
The result of the preliminary round of Xingban Club was announced at that time, and they will participate in the semi-finals.
In order to achieve good results in the rematch, the Xingban Club has been conducting emergency training in the past two weeks. The club has also held a intensive training session, which will start tomorrow.
They will train together these days and then compete on weekends.
Fortunately, the venue of the game is in the capital, so they still have some home advantage.
Gu Mingzhou did not come to do the questions at noon that day.
At the previous Xingban Club gathering, he became friends with many of Mule’s classmates and members of the Xingban Club.
I heard that he contacted several of these friends afterwards.
Among them, the one who had the best relationship with him should be Zhifan.
This afternoon, Gu Mingzhou did not come to do his homework, but went to watch the musical in which Zhifan participated - although Zhifan, as a freshman, was only a supporting role.
When Mu Le thought of this, his motivation to do the questions weakened a little.
These kids have very rich spare time lives. Compared to them, her life is much more monotonous, with only doing homework and dating.
…Oh, and studying ancient books and painting.
Mu Le opened the book and found a corner to continue studying the list of ancient books.
There are many ancient books for which no information can be found on the official website. The members of the Ancient Books Society all have some ways of their own. Mu Le and Gu Mingzhou got a few secret clues and logged in with their own small light brains to search.
Members will occasionally do this kind of operation, so it is not surprising in the ancient books society.
What surprised Mu Le was that she found some messages left by humans on the dark web provided by Gu Mingzhou - this was something the orcs probably couldn't see.
Some of them are mixed with poems, Internet slang that was once popular on Earth, and even fixed combinations like "cooking" that do not exist in interstellar language...
Mu Le spent the entire lunch break searching for some subtle clues from the vast ocean of information.
Perhaps it was because she had never learned the languages of other countries... The information that Mu Le found in ancient books was basically in Chinese, with a few Japanese poems occasionally mixed in.
She organized and recorded the information she collected.
In the afternoon, Mu Le went to class as usual. After school, while sitting in the car, Mu Le told Gu Mingyuan about this matter.
"I think..." Mu Le thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps we can use this information to find the connection between the Earth and the planet."
"… Yeah." Gu Mingyuan said, "There has been some progress on this point."
Mu Le was stunned: "What?"
Gu Mingyuan turned on the computer and showed Mu Le an interface that looked like a news website.
Mu Le moved the light screen in front of himself and looked at it carefully.
This news report turned out to be about a research result of Capital University, and looking at the research members photographed in the news photo—isn’t that the laboratory where Gu Mingyuan is!
Mu Le looked at Gu Mingyuan in surprise.
Gu Mingyuan tapped the screen, motioning her to continue reading.
Over the years, planets have been studying "wormholes" that can be used for stable transmission over long distances. Although there is still a long way to go before an artificial wormhole can be created, the Capital Research Institute has recently confirmed that naturally formed wormholes will appear near planets and trigger long-distance jumps.
Mu Le: “… Wait, wait, wait.”
There were so many professional terms at the end that she felt a little dizzy.
"What does this mean?" Mu Le looked at Gu Mingyuan, "Your laboratory has discovered the secret of long-distance interstellar travel—?"
"We haven't reached that stage yet." Gu Mingyuan said, "But it can be considered as the first step."
"…Oh my God." Mu Le exclaimed, "When did this happen?"
Gu Mingyuan: "The day we went to the museum."
Mu Le suddenly remembered that when Gu Mingyuan went to ask for leave that day, the professor asked him: Is it okay
This question was interrupted by Gu Mingyuan.
Looking at the news reports again at this time... Almost all the members of the institute were there. The front page showed everyone squeezed into a large photo, smiling happily. Below that was information about each member being interviewed individually... But there was no sign of Gu Mingyuan.
His name was only mentioned in an inconspicuous corner among the densely packed press releases.
It’s actually a great honor, right
Mu Le rubbed his eyes and asked him: "Such an important matter, why do you..."
"This is the professor's thirty years of hard work. We are just going there to help." Gu Mingyuan touched her hair. "Besides, it's not an important matter for me."
He only cares about the process and results of the research.
Be it an interview or an honor, it's nothing important compared to the little human in front of me.
Mu Le looked at him eagerly: "But. But..."
"That's not the point." Gu Mingyuan interrupted her and turned to a page in the news. "Take a look at the description of this wormhole."
Mu Le lowered his head again and looked at it carefully.
According to the research results, the timing of the appearance of this wormhole is determined by the orbital period of the planets near the planet.
The last time it appeared was recently, and the last time before that was sixty years ago.
Because the planetary motion cycle can be calculated, the time and place of the next wormhole appearance can also be calculated through the planetary motion.
However, the calculation process is very complicated and the results are confidential and cannot be made public at present.
When Mu Le saw the word "recently", it was as if a light suddenly lit up in her head. She opened her mouth and looked at Gu Mingyuan: "This is..."
Gu Mingyuan nodded to her: "It was the day you came."
Mu Le: "Ah..."
"The pet shop would regularly go to the forest garden to collect fresh plants, and you were found by them on that day." Gu Mingyuan said, "Many people know about this."
So when they reported it, they blurred the specific dates.
This is to prevent anyone from making the connection between the wormhole and the sudden appearance of human cubs.
Mu Le: "Did I fall onto the planet through this wormhole?"
Gu Mingyuan: "Very likely."
"… That's probably it." Mu Le thought for a moment and said, "About sixty years ago, a human also came to the planet."
Gu Mingyuan paused: "How do you know?"
"There is a little gossip..." Mu Le said, "but that human has passed away, and it may not be convenient to talk about her affairs..."
Gu Mingyuan thought about it and nodded, "Well, it doesn't matter. This inference itself does not lack this condition. The professor also collected a lot of the clues you found today."
While they were talking, the car had been parked in front of their house for a long time.
Gu Mingyuan took Mu Le home and during dinner, he told Mu Le many stories about their research.
In fact, thirty or forty years ago, the professor and his friends had already guessed that it was a wormhole related to humans.
His best friend studies ancient culture, while he likes astrology. When the two of them are together, they may accidentally discover that the years when some historical records about humans and strange ancient cultures appeared are highly consistent with the orbital cycle of a certain asteroid.
The two of them conducted a lot of argumentation, and their doctoral thesis was also related to this.
However, because the research conditions at the time were not sufficient and there was not enough understanding of wormholes, this research was difficult to continue.
The two had a big quarrel and parted on bad terms.
The professor's friend continued this research alone, but thirty years ago... he died suddenly due to long-term sleeplessness.
When he died, he left behind a large amount of research materials, which were collected by his wife and given to the professor.
"You two have the best relationship. He always said that he would surprise you with these things..." His wife wiped her tears and said to the professor, "Do you want to inherit these materials or destroy them... You decide."
The research conditions were so difficult at the time that no organization was willing to fund the research.
From the beginning to the end, it was the professor's friend who carried out this project alone.
He collected and analyzed a lot of information on his own, carefully distinguishing the true from the false... The huge amount of information contains amazing dedication and hard work.
So the professor decided to continue with this project.
In order to complete the project, the professor learned his lesson and was not in a hurry. He completed his work seriously and enjoyed life seriously, and regarded it as his only hobby in his spare time and continued to do it.
Until recently, his status, planetary research level, and project research progress were enough for him to open his own research laboratory at Capital University and recruit graduate students with the same aspirations to work together...
Gu Mingyuan also learned about this matter in his spare time.
He retired from the team and went to Capital University for further studies just for this scientific research project.
Gu Mingyuan also believes that studying the secrets of wormholes is an easier way to approach more distant planets than upgrading spacecraft and various aircraft.
Of course, upgrading aircraft is easy, but studying wormholes is much more difficult.
After hearing this story, Mu Le felt that the dinner in front of him was no longer delicious.
She rubbed her eyes, a little touched: "Researchers are really... how should I put it..."
"You work so hard." Mu Le put down his chopsticks and muttered, "You are very stubborn, and very, very...very admirable."
Gu Mingyuan nodded.
Behind every scientific and technological achievement is the hard work of countless scientific researchers, not to mention this kind of major discovery that directly promotes the entire world.
Mu Le looked at Gu Mingyuan and whispered, "I can help, right?"
Otherwise, there would be no need for Gu Mingyuan to spend so much time patiently explaining the story to her from beginning to end.
Her eyes were full of anticipation.
Gu Mingyuan chuckled and ruffled her hair: "All you can do now is to finish your dinner and go to bed on time."
Mu Le nodded: "You are right, we all need to learn from the professor."
"I do these things every day," said Gu Mingyuan.
Mu Le: “…”
Gu Mingyuan added: "You can come to the laboratory in your spare time - just come and have fun."
Mu Le: “!!!”
She was so happy that she almost stood on the chair: "Is it okay?"
"The professor will welcome you." Gu Mingyuan held her shoulders to calm her down. "He has more ancient cultural materials waiting to be interpreted and studied, and he needs your help."
Mu Le became happy.
The dinner in front of me tasted delicious again.
She quickly ate the last of her dinner and wiped her mouth.
The butler robot took away the dinner plate and brought a small plate of fruit after the meal.
"If you want to leave your name behind," Gu Mingyuan said to Mu Le, who was nibbling at the fruit, with a smile, "it would be best if you could get admitted to Capital University and officially join our research lab before you come up with any research results."
"Okay!" Mu Le responded excitedly.
She smiled and suddenly whispered, "But... it doesn't really matter whether you add a name or not."
Gu Mingyuan didn't hear clearly, he leaned over and asked: "Hmm?"
Mu Le climbed up, knelt on the chair, raised his upper body, and grasped Gu Mingyuan's dragon horn.
Gu Mingyuan: “…”
Mu Le's delicate fingers stroked his horns, and the slightly cool touch made her feel inexplicably calmer.
She bent her head and kissed the horn, with a gentle and intimate smile on her face, and confessed earnestly: "Being with you is the most important thing."
The author has something to say: Mu Le: When I confess my feelings everyday, I am really just an ordinary little genius in love!
Gu Mingyuan: …
#It's clearly just an ordinary little genius who plays with fire (referring to Mu Le)