The Wheel of Chronos

"Did you not come all day yesterday?" Sharon confirmed again.

The gallery manager spread his hands and shook his head.

"Okay, thank you." Sharon sighed softly, turned and left the gallery.

At the door, Tianyang was leaning against the gallery door and waiting for her. Sharon walked up to her, glanced at her, and said, "Miranda didn't come to the gallery all day yesterday."

"I knew it, this little girl probably has a little secret of her own. Do you want to continue to investigate?"

Aren't you a 22-year-old girl... Xue Lun silently complained, thought for a while, and said:

"Check, but... there is no time." She looked at the time on her wristband, it was almost 12 noon.At 1:30 p.m., she and Tianyang will go to Zhaoming Palace to meet Her Majesty the Empress, and then they will fly directly to the airport by the royal family's private helicopter, and transfer to the royal family's special plane to go to the capital of South China State - Wisdom City .

She quickly sent a voice message to Pister, asking her to help continue to contact Miranda and pay attention to Claude's whereabouts.Then while walking out, he said to Tianyang:

"Come on, I'll treat you to lunch."

Tianyang smiled and followed quickly.

Twenty minutes later, they appeared in a fast food restaurant not far from the gallery. Seeing Tianyang chomping down on beef burgers, Xue Lun said speechlessly:

"You really need to eat this?"

"Usually, this is my favorite food when time is too late." Tian Yang said vaguely, then took a big sip of iced Coke and stuffed several French fries into his mouth.Although she devoured the meal, the princess of the empire unexpectedly remained graceful and decent, with a somewhat youthful cuteness.

Sharon couldn't help wondering how this person was brought up when he was a child. Could it be that Her Majesty the Queen and Her Highness the Queen are also... fast food lovers?Simply unimaginable.

She picked up the milkshake in the glass and took a sip. On the plate in front of her, there was only a paper shell of red bean pie left.Old Jack beside him had finished his meal and got up to wait in the car.

When Tian Yang picked up the third hamburger, Xue Lun couldn't bear it anymore and said:

"You can really eat."

"I'm starving to death, you have to know that I haven't eaten since last night, and now my stomach is empty." Tian Yang didn't feel embarrassed at all.A little girl passing by her side stared at her for a while, Tianyang smiled at the little girl, raised his index finger and made a silent gesture.The little girl immediately showed an excited expression, and responded with a zipper to seal her lips, saying that she would not reveal that the imperial princess was eating burgers here, and then trotted all the way back to her seat, eating ice cream while staring at Tianyang intently Look this way.

Before entering the fast food restaurant, Tianyang deliberately took off her military coat and big-brimmed hat, took off her tie, and entered the store wearing only a military shirt, and deliberately put on the baseball cap that Xue Lun wore last night. She kept a low profile, maybe it was because of the favor of Goddess of Luck, she has not been recognized yet, except for the little girl.

Sharon couldn't help but sweat.

"Even so, your appetite is not that of an ordinary girl." Sharon half-focused on the little girl and said absently.

"How much does an ordinary girl eat? Could it be that you are full after eating a pie like this?" Tianyang asked curiously.

Sharon was speechless, she did not have a big appetite, but it was not like a cat's appetite.It's just because she's not used to eating this kind of fast food, so she doesn't eat much.

"Another day, I'll treat you to another good meal. This meal doesn't count." Xue Lun said.

"Okay, I want to eat hot pot. You, the richest man in the empire, must be poor." Tianyang said with a smile.

Sharon really wanted to know whether gold or diamonds were boiled in the hot pot.

At 1:30, under the steady and fast driving of Old Jack, Xue Lun and Tian Yang arrived at Zhaoming Palace on time.The helicopter is already waiting on the helipad in the backyard.Tianyang's luggage had already been sent to the helicopter, and with the help of a male officer, Old Jack carried the luggage onto the plane.

"Uncle Jack, stay here and take care of each other with Aunt Joan. I don't worry about her being alone in the old house."

"Yes, I understand Missy." Old Jack bowed, and then he couldn't help exhorting,

"I'm not by Missy's side, you have to take care of yourself. Don't be negligent in food and clothing, especially don't be brave. You have a very good partner by your side, completely worthy of your dependence."

partner?Xuelun looked at Tianyang.This guy had already boarded the helicopter one step ahead of her.Whether she is his partner or a shackle is still unknown.

She didn't say much, patted Old Jack on the shoulder and said:

"Call me if you need something."

After all, she boarded the helicopter and sat beside Tianyang.The helicopter propellers had already started to rotate, the hatch was closed, and old Jack stood in the distance, watching the helicopter gradually take off, climb, and accelerate away, with a heavy heart.

Miss, I only hope your wishes come true and everything goes well.God bless.

***

On the helicopter, Xue Lun put on the anti-noise intercom headset and said to Tian Yang:

"Why didn't Her Majesty and Her Majesty come to see you off?"

"Ah, my mother has gone to the Congress for a meeting, and my mother has already gone to Wisdom City to handle the experiments of the Academy of Sciences before me." Tianyang said.

The attitudes of the first couple in the empire towards their daughters are really different, Sharon thought.

"So what experiment are we going to do?" Sharon asked.

"I want to know too." Tianyang shrugged.

After flying for 10 minutes, the helicopter arrived at the Third Air Force Airport at the junction of the central region and the eastern Beijing region. Xue Lun and Tianyang transferred to the Royal No. [-] special plane, and once again flew into the blue sky, heading towards the southwest of the empire.

Growing up so big, Sharon has never been to Nanhua State. This legendary capital of science and education in the rear of the empire can be said to be a paradise for researchers and students.With the capital city of Wisdom as the center, there are 23 satellite cities radiating around, each city is almost a university town, where millions of people gather, 65% of them are students, 10% are teachers and scientific research The remaining 25% are other social personnel who maintain the operation of the city.In recent years, a large number of scientific research achievements of the empire have been born here, and high-achieving students from all over the country are sent here to study and study, and they are used as reserve talents to guide them to various fields of scientific research.

Technology is power, this sentence is an undeniable truth, and people today have an unprecedentedly heavy and profound understanding of this sentence.In the empire, two types of people have the most respected social status, one is soldiers, and the other is researchers.And the children in every household are almost cultivated in these two directions.The first generation of students after the founding of the Empire spent almost all their college careers in South China State, and some were even sent to South China State during middle and high school.Regardless of whether they can stay in South China State after graduation, the youthful years of a generation are gathered here.

Sharon didn't resonate with this. As a graduate of Eton College and the highest military school, she has never left the imperial capital so far.The farthest place I have been to is Beigongzhou.At that time, during the highest military school, I visited a military factory in Beigongzhou under the organization of the school.On this point, Tianyang and her are basically the same.It's just that Tianyang has been to the front line anyway. According to her, she has stayed in Donghai Prefecture and Nanhai Prefecture. Of course, the frontline island chain is also her frequent place.

It was not four in the afternoon when the plane landed.As soon as they got off the plane, they saw Her Royal Highness's convoy waiting for them not far from the airport.Her Majesty the Queen came half a day early, and now everything has basically been arranged.

Xue Lun and Tian Yang got into the limousine, they sat side by side, and Lan Ni, who was opposite, looked at Xue Lun, and the atmosphere was a little dignified for a while.

Tian Yang is very honest in front of Queen Lani, probably because she was brought up by the Queen's hand since she was a child. She is more intimate with the Queen than with the Queen, and there is a bit of awe in the intimacy.Xue Lun has already noticed that although Tianyang has a small temper, he is very similar to Queen Lani when she was young, she is cheerful and loves to laugh, smart and easy to tease others.But the overall three views and personality are still printed in the same mold as Her Majesty the Queen. Those who absolutely put the overall situation first, soldiers with a firm belief in victory, take it as their duty to protect human society, have extremely lofty moral values ​​and practice them personally, Not afraid of hardships and hardships, there is a certain tendency of self-sacrifice, and there are basically no defects in personal character.

Sharon understood that Her Highness the Empress had a lot of criticisms about her, and she might have included her in the list of people and things that would be harmful to her precious daughter.Therefore, now that she is face to face with His Highness the Queen, she is inevitably a little embarrassed and uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Her Highness the Queen did not intend to continue to make things difficult for her, but finally smiled and began to chat with her casually, chatting about trivial and innocuous gossip.Chatting and chatting, the journey also came to an end, and they arrived at the destination of this trip.

The headquarters of the National Academy of Sciences of the Empire is located in the city center of Wisdom, covering an area of ​​[-] square kilometers. Human beings are currently urgently needing to solve the issues that will greatly promote future wars.In addition to the headquarters, the former outfield base stations of the National Academy of Sciences have also built several large-scale testing grounds to carry out some confidential experimental research projects that are not suitable for public disclosure.

"You will be staying at the headquarters of the Academy of Sciences for a while, and I have already arranged rooms for you at the guest house of the Academy of Sciences. Today, let's go to the research laboratories you participate in to say hello." Lan Ni led the way ahead.

They entered the campus of the Academy of Sciences, took the transportation vehicle in the park and arrived at an experimental building in the northeast corner of the park. Before entering the main entrance, Xue Lun saw a sign hanging outside the main entrance saying: "Institute of High Energy Physics."

High-energy physics... An ominous premonition rose in Xue Lun's heart.Tianyang also noticed their current location, the smile on her face remained unchanged, but a glimmer of haze flashed in her eyes, but no one noticed this detail.

Entering the institute building, the first impression is that it is sparsely populated.There was no one at the front desk, so Lan Ni took out three badges from her pocket, gave two of them to Xue Lun and Tian Yang, and hung the third on her chest, saying:

"Wear this well, you can come and go here freely with this."

They bypassed the front desk, swiped open the first electronic door, and entered the core area of ​​the first floor.There are several office areas and meeting rooms here, but they are almost completely open and completely unobstructed. The boundaries between offices and meeting rooms are not clear, as if you can sit down for a meeting or discuss anytime, anywhere.The desk is not clearly marked whose desk it is, as if anyone can sit and use it.There is nothing on the desktop, it should be a very high-end holographic computer desk.

Lan Ni opened the elevator and took Xue Lun and Tian Yang to the second floor.This has entered the scope of the laboratory.Just out of the elevator, they finally saw the reception staff.It was a little Asian girl in a white coat, she looked very young, wearing a pair of rimless glasses, with delicate features.Seeing Queen Lani coming first, she immediately clicked a call button on the holographic desktop and said:

"Academician, Her Royal Highness and the others are here."

"Okay, I'll come right away, right away!" The voice from the other side of the intercom came immediately, showing unconcealable excitement.

Sure enough, after a short wait, the sound of hurried footsteps came, and then a middle-aged man of medium height, extremely thin, and with long gray hair strode out. Without saying a word, he hurriedly shook hands with Lan Ni, and his eyes were almost glued to Xue Lun and Tian Yang.He stared at Tian Yang for a moment, then walked up to Xue Lun, and said bluntly:

"Pocket watch, show me."

Sharon: "..."

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