I'm Not a Listener, I'm a Lecturer

After finishing the letter, Su Wen opened his phone to check the latest news and tweets on the World Wide Web:

The following news from the Transcendent hot list is public information:

[A series of explosions suddenly occurred in the Brooklyn area of southeastern New York Manhattan Island.

Police suspect the 'Zero-Sum Game - Bishop' caused this malicious incident.]

[Smugglers appeared at the Saint Petersburg Abyss Border. The initial stage of the joint international investigation has concluded.]

[Due to the Inari God's festival activities in Hokkaido, the Red Maple Village Ruins are now further open to the public.]

[In the Jiangnan Area, after Hurricane Ewiniar passed through, unaffected regions are experiencing out-of-season plant blooms.

Reportedly, the Great Library is calling this a 'disaster's gift'.]

Just as he was about to click to see the news details, a message notification popped up.

It was from Jiang Menghan:

"Su Wen, my father knows that you saved me and about our joint submission.

He wants you to participate as a special guest in his upcoming lecture at Coastal University."

???

Seeing this message packed with information and that familiar tone, Su Wen could confirm

that the beautiful girl sending the message hadn't been replaced.

He replied:

"Why would Professor Jiang invite me?"

Three seconds after asking that question, Miss Jiang replied with a cute cat emoticon:

"He wants to find a Transcendent with insight into social issues and the future direction of scientific development."

"So, you sold me out, is that right?"

"I initially suggested he choose someone from the Transcendent personnel accompanying the Voyager."

"What about those crew members?"

"Most of them followed Captain Spring-Fall towards the Detroit Bay—Windsor port.

And a small number are on extended vacation, I don't know where they went.

Besides, that's only one factor; my father is very meticulous when selecting special guests."

Jiang Menghan, wearing autumn loungewear, sat at her desk.

Her smooth, long hair draped down her back.

At this moment, she looked at the message notification on her phone, and a faint smile couldn't help but appear in her eyes.

The girl had always believed that meaningless conversations were a waste of life.

But for some reason, if her conversation partner was Su Wen, then

occasionally wasting a little time to improve her mood wasn't so bad.

"Looks like I can't refuse this task."

Su Wen didn't like trouble, but he wasn't resistant to these kinds of things.

So he casually asked another question:

"Are you free these next few days?"

"Emm~ I'm reading papers in the morning, the afternoon is still undecided."

"I heard the Great Library is calling the out-of-season plant blooms in the Jiangnan Area a 'disaster's gift'; it's worth seeing."

A day later, Su Wen and Jiang Menghan took a short sightseeing trip in the surrounding area.

The Great Library hadn't clarified the exact principles behind it, but the scenery before their eyes was indeed beautiful.

Verdant hills and emerald waters blurred into a hazy vista, the slanting sunlight painting the Jiangnan Area with a misty glow.

And then there were the osmanthus trees along the shore, their fragrance drifting for miles.

Truly, one could call it a gift from nature.

Su Wen had briefly considered projecting a 'Blue Margarita' race car mid-journey.

Then he could take a beautiful girl for a stylish spin on the highway.

But in all likelihood, he'd get pulled over by traffic control for driving without a license.

Not only that, but he'd also be investigated by the Night Watch.

After a moment's thought.

He ultimately chose the old bicycle with built-in sound effects.

Five days later.

Jiang Xiuyuan, as a world-class theoretical physicist, was about to hold a lecture at Coastal University.

The topic:

[Science After the Origin Era].

As soon as this news spread.

It immediately caused a sensation throughout the Coastal Area.

After all, he was not only a top scientist, but also a 'Lighthouse 43 survivor.'

After watching that live broadcast of humanity's struggle against a super-disaster, Professor Jiang seemed to acquire an indelible layer of legendary mystique.

The entire student body of Coastal University camped out on the ticket sales website, praying for luck to be on their side.

Even so.

Very few people managed to get a ticket.

At 1:50 PM.

In Coastal University's highest-level auditorium.

After the ticket inspectors checked each ticket.

The vast majority of members who had earned the right to attend the lecture had already taken their seats.

Two students who knew each other chatted quietly:

"Did you know? I only got this ticket after asking Teacher Zhang."

"You're lucky. I bought a scalped ticket, and don't even mention how expensive it was."

Just then.

Su Wen, dressed in casual clothes, walked in through the side door.

The boy on the side said to him:

"Hey, there's no space up ahead anymore. Are you in the wrong place?"

Hearing this reminder.

Su Wen smiled.

He replied:

"I'm not an attendee."

Not an attendee?

The two sitting in the back row were a bit confused.

But then.

They saw Su Wen walk straight towards the main stage along the auditorium's stepped aisle.

This scene.

Shocked many students and teachers who had participated in physics competitions and had met Su Wen before.

At this moment, Jiang Xiuyuan was already seated at the main podium.

And Su Wen sat down opposite him.

Ten minutes later.

The lecture began as scheduled.

The entire audience fell silent.

Jiang Xiuyuan said gently:

"You may be unfamiliar with the special guest next to me.

But if I mention the work [Model Space Characteristic Analysis of Lighthouse 43 Under Pressure]: Su Wen.

"Perhaps then you can make a judgment."

As the behind-the-scenes restorer of Lighthouse 43, Su Wen had also conducted multiple real-world simulations in future timelines using temporal tools. In this world, there was probably no one who understood the wind-resistance structure of Lighthouse 43 better than he did.

As a super-hurricane disaster subject that human civilization had never conquered before, this article indeed caused a huge sensation in the academic world as soon as it was published.

Furthermore, in order not to attract the attention of the Night Watch, he used theoretical logical analysis formulas throughout the entire process. Apart from the publicly available data from the Coastal Research Institute, he did not reveal even the slightest bit of data-side content.

Therefore, after Professor Jiang's simple introduction, the whole room erupted in thunderous applause.

This handsome young scholar was also deeply remembered by everyone in the hall.

As for those two Coastal University students who had just given their 'kind reminders', they were now completely dumbfounded.

Forty minutes into the lecture, Professor Jiang finally gently raised the question that everyone was most concerned about:

"Su Wen, in your opinion, what exactly is the future of the Origin Era?"