British writer

Dirty dirty——

With the whistle blowing, the cruise ship arrived in Calais, France.

"Huh~"

Kelvin let out a long breath, gently rubbed the skin of his forehead with his fingers, and whispered: "I didn't expect that a tabletop game could make me so obsessed~ Unfortunately, there are only two of us now. If there are two more, it will be more interesting."

He has already noticed the social nature of "Monopoly\

,"With multiple people participating, the game is broader, which can increase interactivity and fun.

Lu Shi said with a smile: "Even the famous Lord Kelvin likes this game so much, so there is no need to worry about its sales in Europe."

Kelvin was a little surprised,

"You...you mean...you published "Monopoly"?"

Lu Shisui introduced Parker Brothers.

Kelvin couldn't help but marveled. He picked up the game packaging and found that the designer was indeed "Lu". He sighed: "You are really a genius."

Lu Shi shook his head,

In front of Kelvin, he didn't dare to exaggerate.

Kelvin smiled,

"Let's go to the deck to get some fresh air. It's still an hour away from Calais."

The two of them got on the deck together.

In the afternoon, the sun shines through the clouds on the sea, and the sparkling sea reflects golden light.

The sea breeze blows by, bringing a sense of tranquility and comfort.

Looking into the distance, you can see the Calais Castle sitting on the commanding heights in the center of the city, looking majestic and majestic.

The stone walls shine in the sun, and their vicissitudes and thickness make people awe-inspiring.

Kelvin's lips curled up,

"Professor Lu, have you ever thought about creating works when you go to Stockholm this time? I heard that Professor Monson... hum hum hum… he is not as generous as me."

Lu Shi was a little surprised,

The other party is a scientist studying physics, how could he be familiar with Monson?

Kelvin continued: "In engineering competitions, results speak for themselves; in liberal arts, works are king. Professor Monson's "Roman History" has a very high status in the academic world, and the Swedish Academy has also made a big fuss about you, Professor Lu, I'm afraid it won't be easy for you to cope with this."

Speaking of this, Lu Shi got a headache.

The boomerang of the war with the Nobel Committee and the Swedish Academy came too quickly.

Perhaps as Kelvin said,

“When it comes to liberal arts, works are king.”

You have to write something to silence the other person.

Lu Shi faced the sea and fell into deep thought.

Kelvin spread his hands,

"I just suggest that if you don't want to write, don't write. Professor Monson can't do anything to you anyway~"

Lu Shi was speechless,

If the other party knew that he was still carrying the trust of King Edward VII, he would definitely not express his position like this.

The two stood in the sea breeze for a while.

After all, Kelvin was old and couldn't bear the cold, so he returned to the club when he landed.

Unexpectedly, two new people came to where they were.

The two seemed to be very interested in "Monopoly", but they behaved very politely and did not sit down to occupy a seat. They just stood there looking down at the game map and discussing in a low voice.

"I feel that the player who acts first will have a greater advantage."

"Yes, the more people participating in the game, the greater the advantage of acting first. Therefore, this game is not designed reasonably, and more money must be given to latecomers."

"Look at this game, it's called "Monopoly". Capital goes first, so it's not wrong to have an advantage."

"Ah this..."

…

The two commented on "Monopoly".

Kelvin cleared his throat.

"Cough cough cough..."

The two people quickly turned around,

"Feel sorry."

Lu Shi:! ! !

He showed an extremely shocked expression.

I have often seen photos of these two people in front of me in physics textbooks.

Albert Einstein, founder of the theory of relativity;

Max Planck, one of the important founders of quantum theory.

They are what Kelvin called "two disturbing dark clouds floating in the distance in a clear sky."

Of course, Einstein has not yet completed those shocking papers. He is just a small player in the world of physics. He obtained an invitation from the Nobel Committee based on his papers in the "Annals of Physics".

Kelvin's mouth twitched,

"Mr. Planck."

Planck's expression was also very stiff, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his smooth forehead.

"Uh...Thomson...Lord Kelvin."

The two knew each other.

Lu Shi looked left and right, always feeling that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

He coughed lightly,

"Since we all know each other, why not sit down and play a game of "Gwent"...ah, no, it's a game of "Monopoly."

Kelvin:"……"

Planck: "..."

The two still didn't express their opinions.

Their views in the field of physics are different, but not contradictory, and it is not impossible to sit down and play games together.

Einstein coughed slightly,

"That's just right, I'm right too...well..."

He stared at Lu Shi,

"Are you...are you the author of "Country Teacher", Lu? There is an introduction and photo of you on the copyright page of the French version of the novel."

After hearing "The Village Teacher", Planck also cast his gaze,

"Are you Lu?"

Lu Shi touched his nose awkwardly and nodded: "Yes, I am the author of "Rural Teacher"."

Kelvin on the side also spoke,

"That tabletop game was also a masterpiece of his design."

He finally spoke, and the atmosphere immediately relaxed.

Lu Shi took the opportunity to invite a few people to sit down, and together they sat around the map of "Monopoly" and introduced the rules of the game.

The four of them started a new game.

Planck had the best luck, winning the dice roll and taking the first step.

Kelvin chuckled,

"It seems that you are going to win this game. The player who acts first can buy real estate first, making it easier to formulate better strategies based on the game situation."

While Planck handed over the money to the bank, he joked: "Sir, I didn't expect you to have the same views as me."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere on the table became a little strange.

"..."

"..."

"..."

Unusual silence.

Kelvin calmly picked up the dice,

By coincidence, the number he cast was the same as Planck's, so he didn't buy any real estate in the first round and had to pay tolls.

The atmosphere became even weirder.

It took a few seconds for Einstein to react and said: "Actually, Lord Kelvin is not completely opposed to the wave theory. He believes that the old concept of ether is unacceptable."

The corners of Planck's lips curled up.

"Yes. Lord Kelvin calls for a new view of the ether."

This sounds a bit ironic.

Lu Shi didn't understand.

But Kelvin was very clear. He raised his eyebrows and retorted: "What do you mean, do you think I am tinkering? Do you think physics should abandon the ether completely regardless of the research of Fresnel and Thomas Young?" "

Einstein's lips trembled, but he didn't speak after all.

He picked up the dice, rolled a 6, and quietly won the big farm.

The tension over there is about to start, brother, are you still interested in having fun?

Really awesome!

Lu Shi asked quietly: "What should I do?"

Einstein shrugged,

"normal."

He looked like he was just watching the fun and not afraid of the big deal.

Moreover, Einstein began to think about a problem when he entered Zurich Institute of Technology -

What happens when a person moves at the speed of light?

Therefore, he was also confused about the inherent contradictions of classical theories, and it was of great benefit to have the opportunity to watch Planck and Kelvin debate.

Einstein muttered:

“This time I went to Stockholm and I really made a lot of money!”

Lu Shi: "..."

Completely speechless.

Einstein smiled and continued: "Professor Lu, you have to understand that scholars have never been afraid of debate. Truth is not afraid of debate."

Lu Shi glanced at Kelvin,

The old man is quite old. If there is something wrong with him, that would be trouble.

Unexpectedly, Kelvin, who was very excited just now, calmed down his breathing.

He sat upright, his aura changed, and his eyes were sharp, like a knight ready to duel with the enemy at any time.

Lu Shi's worries were completely unnecessary.

Planck continued his attack;

"That being the case, can Lord Kelvin answer me a question?"

Kelvin immediately responded: "You say it."

Planck gently twirled his beard,

"How is it possible for the Earth to move through an elastic solid such as the ether, which is essentially light?"

"this……"

Kelvin was numb.

When he talked about "Two Dark Clouds", he said something similar:

"'As atoms move relative to the ether around them, they exclude the ether in the space in front of them.' This statement is unacceptable."

Unexpectedly, Gangplank used his spear and shield to attack him.

Einstein muttered: "I just can't answer, that's why we have to discuss it~ Mr. Planck, you can't win like this."

Planck was immediately embarrassed.

I am a young man who does not respect martial ethics, but he deceives and attacks a seventy-seven-year-old comrade.

Is this good?

This is not good.

He said in a coquettish tone: "I mainly study the contradiction of energy equilibrium. I am not good at wave theory."

Shen Te Miao’s “not good at”…

A humble person like Lu Shi shook his head when he heard this.

Kelvin said: "Then you want to talk about quantum theory. What? Professor Boltzmann recognized your work?"

Plank complained in his heart that the old man on the other side did not have martial ethics.

Boltzmann and Planck actually had conflicts before.

Planck's student Zelmero once wrote an article pointing out a serious flaw in Boltzmann's H function, which made Boltzmann angry.

This anger lasted for a long time. It was not until Planck reported that he had deduced black body radiation based on quantum theory that Boltzmann turned his anger into joy and regarded Planck as the leader of quantum theory.

It is an open secret that there are many mountains in the academic circle.

Kelvin said: "The study of blackbody radiation has shaken the theory of equipartition of energy, right?"

Planck nodded,

“The simplest way to resolve the contradiction is to deny the conclusion that energy is equally divided.”

Kelvin snorted,

"Use that imperfect quantum theory? Assume that the thermal motion of a molecule is random and complex, and the energy fluctuations of any atom can be large, then how to calculate its energy? For example, kinetic energy, vibrational potential energy , can it be calculated using quantum theory?”

Einstein listened with great interest, nodding and shaking his head from time to time.

But Lu Shi was confused.

He looked at Kelvin and Planck,

The two of them were obviously talking, but I couldn't hear any English words.

The BGM of "Ode to Joy" sounded in my heart.

As a result, Lu Shi's eyes gradually lost focus and he murmured, "You scientists are really amazing. You can pinch them even if you play a game."

Einstein replied unconsciously: "Pursue the truth and never regret it."

Lu Shi chuckled and said: "'Although I died nine times, I still have no regrets'? Unfortunately, it is not very appropriate, because the previous sentence is 'I am still kind-hearted'. If you ask me, what do you mean by 'hearing the Tao in the morning, dying at night' That's it."

It is not difficult to understand this literally.

Einstein said "Yeah\

,""If I were really allowed to pry into the mysteries of the universe, I would die. By the way, does that sentence come from a Chinese classic?"

Lu Shi: "..."

And there was no answer.

Einstein looked over and found Lu Shi frowning in deep thought, as if he had thought of something.

He asked curiously: "Professor Lu, what's wrong?"

Lu Shi was quiet for a few seconds, and then said, "I know what to write."

"Chao Wen Dao".

Is there any novel more suitable for the first Nobel Prize than this book?

Moreover, as a short story, the length is appropriate.

He took out pen and paper from the box.

This behavior immediately attracted the attention of three physicists,

They were all fans of "Country Teacher" and couldn't help but look forward to it when they saw Lu Shi doing this.

Einstein asked: "Professor Lu, what you want to write is 'If you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening'?"

Planck was a little confused;

"What? What's the 'Chao Wen Dao'?"

Einstein explained.

Planck and Kelvin couldn't help but look at each other and suddenly laughed.

Kelvin said: "I didn't expect that our casual quarrel would inspire Professor Lu's creative inspiration. If it becomes a classic, it will be a good story in the future."

In the eyes of the two scientists, they were just "quarreling".

But in Lu Shi's eyes, it was a discussion of "Hear the Tao in the morning and die in the evening."

Planck scratched his head,

"It's better not to die or not to die."

This made Kelvin and Einstein laugh again.

Afterwards, the three of them approached Lu Shi to see how Lu Shi created.

The book "Chao Wen Tao" is also a short story by electrician Liu.

The background of the novel is that the world's largest particle accelerator is about to be launched to explore the unified model of the universe.

This causes the cosmic troubleshooter to appear and vaporize the accelerator.

The risk-takers told the scientists that the proof of the grand unified model would bring about the destruction of the universe, but they did not tell the scientists about the grand unified model because of the "knowledge sealing principle."

So, scientists came up with a “best of both worlds” approach:

Let the danger solver tell him the secret of the universe, and then let the danger solver destroy himself.

The risk-takers then created an "altar of truth" in the desert...

The book is as its name suggests,

Chao Wen Dao!

Lu Shi wrote the beginning casually, but felt something was wrong.

The name of the particle accelerator is "Einstein's Equator\

,"It is so named because according to the special theory of relativity, since the earth is rotating, the clock at the equator has a speed that follows the rotation of the earth, so it runs slower in time than the clock at the pole.

But it's 1901, and there's not even a shadow of special relativity.

What's more, particle accelerators...

This thing must have appeared much later.

Lu Shi scratched his head,

"hiss……"

People are numb.

Kelvin on the side asked: "Any questions, Professor Lu?"

Lu Shi probed: "Did you mention atoms and molecules in the discussion just now?"

Kelvin glanced up and down at Lu Shi,

"I'm explaining, can you understand me?"

Lu Shi waved his hands repeatedly,

"No, no need. You'd better stop talking."

He looked back over the physics textbooks he had learned before.

Regarding the major discovery of atoms, the closest one to 1901 should be 1897. While working on cathode rays, physicist Joseph Thomson discovered the electron and its subatomic properties, shattering the long-standing belief that atoms cannot be further divided. idea.

Let’s write with this as the background.

When Lu Shi started writing, he directly changed the background of the particle accelerator, and instead explored the smallest unit of particles or energy, looking for a unified model of the universe.

As a result, I just wrote a few words,

"wrong."

Kelvin spoke.

Planck and Einstein on the other side nodded repeatedly.

Planck said: "I didn't expect Professor Lu to be a believer in quantum theory. Maybe this novel will become a prophecy~"

The views of both sides are different again.

Their eyes met, a silent exchange in the air.

After a long while, Kelvin said: "I think that even novels must follow the basic laws of science."

Planck shook his head.

"Precisely because it is a novel, it is even more important to think boldly and stand at the forefront of science."

Kelvin immediately retorted with full force: "Why is Mr. Planck adopting this avant-garde tone again? Whatever is new must be right? Professor Ostwald's 'energeticism' is also very new, but it is different from Quantum theory is contradictory, which one is right or wrong? Besides, can quantum theory solve the series of problems I just raised?"

Planck replied: "It seems that Lord Kelvin has not read my recent paper. I have refuted Professor Ostwald's views one by one."

Kelvin spread his hands,

"You haven't answered me directly yet. Can quantum theory solve the series of problems I just raised?"

Planck said: "Black body radiation is not the answer?"

The two started arguing again.

Einstein continued to watch the fun,

If there were melon seeds, soda drinks, and a small bench, he could sit and watch all day.

Lu Shi raised his hand,

"Stop! You all stop!"

Nothing works.

Kelvin: "! @* # ￥%..."

Planck: "! @* # ￥%..."

Gibberish is not a dirty word.

Because the two of them spoke extremely fast and had too many technical terms, Lu Shi sounded like gibberish.

In this case, it is impossible to create at all.

But he couldn't go back to his cabin because writing "Chao Wen Dao" required consultation from physics experts.

He rolled his eyes,

"Disclaimer, my novel will feature real scientists, especially physicists."

For a moment, Kelvin and Planck fell silent,

They looked at Lu Shi.

Lu Shi smiled and said,

"I hope you will keep quiet, otherwise, I may be disturbed by the noise, and I might miss someone. That would be very unsightly."