Chapter 1337
Chapter 1337: Chapter 1199: Lincoln’s Graduation Thesis Chapter 1337: Chapter 1199: Lincoln’s Graduation Thesis Lincoln felt that America was no place to stay for long.
If things went as he expected, simply using a fan fiction to tease the President, it would have been just a small prank, no harm in elegance.
But if countless people died for this floppy disk before it could finally be handed over with difficulty,
and then they discovered that there was no powerful technology inside, just a vulgar fan fiction…
That would be somewhat hard to explain!
Out of sheer anger, it was possible that Cloud Dream would issue another ban!
Wait a second…
Lincoln thought of a blind spot—
“Mavis, this floppy disk must have changed hands many times among several powers, right?”
“Yep!” Mavis immediately nodded energetically, her fluffy pink hair fluttering messily.
And Lincoln was also relieved.
“Then it’s fine.
When the time comes, they’ll probably suspect that the floppy disk was switched out or the content changed by someone in between.”
“However…”
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After thinking for a moment, Lincoln suddenly turned to look at Little Princess, “Let’s still head back.”“Oh, alright.”
There wasn’t much of a famous scenery in Sacramento, and Little Princess had almost had her fill of sightseeing these past few days.
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The next day, after briefly explaining some matters to Jerome and others, Lincoln made a high-profile return.
Then, no sooner had news of his return journey hit the Daxia Internet, he was spotted dining at a small restaurant in Xiajing City, causing a minor sensation.
With the “Real or Fake Princess” incident as precedence, people were more accepting of a “Real or Fake Lincoln.”
After all, the technology that Lincoln churned out was becoming more and more sci-fi, so it was normal to not understand it.
Netizens expressed their calm demeanors.
Lincoln didn’t stir up any trouble, just discreetly came to enjoy a meal, and after eating, quietly left—although he had a chef at home, the boss’s cooking at this restaurant was really to his taste.
For the sake of flavor, delivery was not an option, so as soon as the plane started up, he came out to satisfy his appetite.
This little episode didn’t cause much of a ripple.
The Netizens were still engrossed in [New Hunting Game], [College Entrance Examination], and [America’s Mass Shooting Incident], these few hottest topics.
The [New Hunting Game] doesn’t need much explanation, it is the world that Victoria discovered after crossing through the rift on the hunting island.
As more and more players poured in these two days, the combat situation on the back of the Dragon Turtle also grew more complicated.
Initially, due to unfamiliarity with those blood-swirling monsters and unease with the absence of [Martial Arts], the players’ combat power decreased sharply.
Some, with their strength diminished greatly, couldn’t even wield their own weapons anymore—as everyone knows, the higher the level of a weapon on the hunting island, the more astonishing its size and weight.
A weapon as tall as a person isn’t something anybody can just swing around easily.
The result was the players experienced a devastating group wipeout.
However, the greatest advantage of the players is the ability to come back time and time again.
After reviving, everyone adjusted their armor, equipped lighter weapons, and even spontaneously organized into a hunting group to cross over again!
This time, the players spiritedly killed the charging monsters and followed the clues to find the source of the monsters—a large red cave.
Without a second’s hesitation, everyone charged in again.
The depth of the cave far exceeded everyone’s expectations, and the deeper they went, the more powerful the monsters became!
The players didn’t care about the strength of the monsters, still single-mindedly pressing deeper, recklessly so.
But soon, they discovered a shocking truth: the reason why the cave was red was not because the soil and rocks here were special, but because it was stained red with the blood of the Dragon Turtle they were standing on!
Because the strongest player squad had crossed the threshold of rocks and flesh, stepping into the flesh of the Dragon Turtle!
These monsters bred in the deep caves to consume the Dragon Turtle’s flesh anytime, anywhere!
Given the number of these monsters and the size of the caves, even if the giant turtle was big enough to carry islands, it must have sustained significant damage.
If no one helped to clear these “parasites,” it’s feared that the Dragon Turtle’s flesh would be devoured entirely, turning completely into a breeding ground for these beasts!
Just like that, everyone found the main mission of this island—delve into the caves, sweep away every monster inside, and save the life of the Dragon Turtle.
It wasn’t just the regular players from the hunting island anymore; players from all walks of life flocked to participate in this grand event, making the new world extraordinarily lively.
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The topic of [America shooting cases] was a chain reaction from that floppy disk.
America indeed has a lot of shooting incidents, almost every week, but those are scattered across the country!
How could it suddenly erupt in several cities this time, and intensify without a break for days on end?
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Domestic America was naturally trying to contain the situation to prevent national uproar, but while they could control the domestic scene, they couldn’t manage the international reaction.
Especially in Daxia.
You should know that in Daxia, there had always been quite a few video uploaders who specialized in observing America’s shooting incidents and regularly made series of videos about them.
This time, these uploaders were excited to death, not only closely monitoring every piece of news from American media but also mobilizing all contacts, gathering intelligence from groups of overseas students and expatriates.
The result was: today, the topic of [America shooting cases] is hotter in Daxia than in America itself!
Those segments of car chases, gunfights, and explosions happening in the streets had shockingly high click rates!
As for why these people suddenly went berserk en masse, nobody knew nor cared.
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The last one, of course, was the imminent college entrance examination right in front of everyone, also a routine by now.
But this year was different—
Everyone was speculating about the topics of the college entrance exam essays.
Among these, several terms appeared with astonishing frequency: [virtual world], [brain-controlled prosthetics], [focus headband], [the power of technology], [future life]…
The whole Internet didn’t know how many believed that there was over a ninety percent chance this year’s exam essay questions would revolve around Cloud Dream.
Cloud Dream’s impact was too astonishing, and the transformation it brought to society and the country too profound.
Since the essays for the Daxia college entrance examination moderately followed the tradition of imperial examinations by emphasizing topics related to major social events, everyone was quite certain that this year’s essays would be related to Cloud Dream.
Unfortunately, due to the sheer variety of things Cloud Dream was involved in and the areas it impacted, it was still challenging to accurately predict the essay questions.
However, this did not stop teachers from assigning tasks to students in advance, going through possible topics to prepare the students early on.
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In the following days, Lincoln and these students were doing similar things, both writing.
But while the students were preparing for the college entrance exam essay, he was preparing his graduation thesis.
This work was supposed to be submitted in March, and by June it was time for the defense.
But how to explain it, Lincoln had been living too freely, and his alma mater was extremely indulgent towards him, causing him to completely forget that he was still a student.
It wasn’t until his counselor came looking for him, hoping he would publish a paper, “just for the sake of formality.”
—In fact, it was Henry who actively approached the school, hoping they would give it a try, just in case Lincoln spontaneously decided to write a formidable thesis.
Henry knew all too well Lincoln’s penchant for surprising people; if Lincoln couldn’t be bothered to write, then so be it, but if he decided to write, it was certain it wouldn’t be a meaningless filler paper just to comply.
He was right.
The title of Lincoln’s thesis was—
[The Key to the Interstellar Era: A Feasibility Analysis of Deep Space Voyages Based on Hibernation Technology and Brain-Controlled Robots]