Chapter 28: Time Goes Round and Round?

"What if spacetime..."

"...is a spiral structure?"

As he finished speaking, he pulled out a brand-new spring and aimed it at the camera, the smile on his face growing even more brilliant.

A new theory!

The viewers, who had been anxious and restless, instantly shook off their fatigue, their eyes widening in an instant.

Other hosts were all conventionally explaining paradoxes, piecing things together from here and there, and in the end, failing to even produce a decent imitation.

They hadn't expected the Jiang Zhe they were watching to actually propose an original paradox and then offer a new scientific theory to explain it.

"Man, you brewed this for so long that I thought the show had crashed, and now you're telling me you're proposing a new scientific theory?"

"You're using a local Television Station as a scientific platform to release theories, aren't you? That's incredible!"

"Jiang Zhe, take it easy, don't let it actually become a broadcasting accident."

"I bow down to the master. First proposing an unsolvable problem, then proposing a new theory to solve the unsolvable; I've never seen anything like this in my life."

"Wait, am I the only one curious? Does holding up a spring constitute a new theory?"

"I don't know!"

"..."

At this moment.

Far away in an office at Guangzhou University of Science and Technology.

Professor Tang Yan said with a look of suspicion, "Spiral Spacetime—it's a very creative idea, but can this new theory really be reconciled? Once it fails to hold up, you'll become a flash in the pan."

In Professor Tang Yan's heart, it was only a matter of time before Jiang Zhe's reputation was ruined.

Tang Qian looked at her mother and asked, "I believe in Jiang Zhe. Since he said it, he must have his reasons."

Professor Tang Yan smiled slightly. "You believe whatever others say. Can't you learn to discern for yourself? Don't be the kind of person who gets cheated and still helps the swindler count the money."

"Mom, I understand; but this time, I really believe him!"

"Suit yourself. It'll be clear as we watch further."

...

In the lecture hall of Kyoto University of Science.

Professor Feng, Leng Fei, and the others suddenly sat up straight.

Jiang Zhe's motive had been guessed correctly by everyone there!

Professor Feng said with a face full of surprise, "As expected, he really was brewing a new theory. No wonder we couldn't explain the Bootstrap Paradox using modern theories."

Leng Fei sucked in a breath of cold air. He had previously been somewhat dismissive of Jiang Zhe, but after learning more, he couldn't help but start to admire Jiang Zhe's guts.

As for the so-called theory, he wasn't afraid of it.

As long as it wasn't internationally recognized, this theory would be nothing more than a fraud's theory!

...

Meanwhile, inside a dormitory building at Shanghai University of Science and Technology.

Professor Li and other physics professors stared intently at that spring.

"Spiral Spacetime?"

Professor Li was shocked.

The other physics professors were the same.

The moment the concept of Spiral Spacetime emerged, it directly shattered the understanding of the physics professors on site.

In their concepts...

...time only existed as a line or a circle.

Once it went beyond those concepts, Jiang Zhe's actions were no different from challenging the physics of the entire world!

Looking at the shocked Professor Li and the other physics professors...

...some philosophy professors, not understanding the science, asked curiously.

"What does this mean?"

"What does Spiral Spacetime mean?"

"Old Li?"

Hearing someone call him, Professor Li pondered for a moment and shook his head repeatedly. "I don't know either. I just feel that this concept is very new, like a concept that has never appeared in our scientific world!"

These words were correct; it was indeed very new!

If it were truly proposed by Jiang Zhe, then it was indeed too... creative!

...

In the leadership conference room.

Station Manager Zhao, Wang Guosheng, and the others looked at each other, their faces filled with extreme embarrassment.

They believed Jiang Zhe could actually propose an original paradox; after all, that didn't require extra support.

But a theory...

If things went wrong, it would be another major broadcasting accident, and Jiang Zhe would be branded a sinner.

Since things had come to this, they might as well have a sip of beer to calm their nerves!

Station Manager Zhao took the lead in drinking beer, hoping that the customer service department's phones wouldn't be overwhelmed later.

Wang Lin looked at Station Manager Zhao. "Station Manager, weren't you full of confidence before? Why are you like this now?"

Station Manager Zhao looked embarrassed. "Actually, I did a background check. Jiang Zhe's science grades weren't exceptionally excellent, nor were they too bad—about upper-middle. And I know that the emergence of every theory is accompanied by massive controversy... forget it, I can't go on. I just hope he can reconcile it, otherwise, after the broadcasting accident, we'll be criticized."

Xiao Shiyi looked at the big screen with focus. This time, could it really be reconciled?

...

In the backstage lounge.

All the interviewees looked at each other, their faces filled with confusion.

Solving a new paradox with a new scientific theory?

It was very creative, but also very bold.

They were all relying on Jiang Zhe for their livelihoods.

If Jiang Zhe really had a broadcasting accident, they probably wouldn't be able to keep going either.

"Damn, don't be so absurd, big brother!"

"Can't we just do things properly? Don't go making up original theories. You have to realize many professional professors are watching, including my own professor."

"It's not just your professor; even Jiang Zhe's own professor is watching, because I'm from the same alma mater as him!!"

"What will happen if Jiang Zhe's own professor sees this?"

"I don't know. I just called over to the Communication University of China. I told the juniors and the old teachers to take a look; the school has produced an extraordinary person."

...

In fact, people like them who relied on Jiang Zhe for their livelihoods had more or less recommended the show to friends and family before.

This included Jiang Zhe's former teachers at the Communication University of China.

In a public lecture hall at the Communication University of China.

Prof. Wei Min, a media professor in his fifties, and Prof. Wei Guo, a physics professor, were watching the program with Jiang Zhe's juniors.

Both had recommended it to their students on the basis that the school had produced an extraordinary figure.

At first, their faces were beaming with proud smiles. They were proud that Jiang Zhe had been a student of the Communication University of China, especially since he was their own student.

Over the past few days, many professors who had previously been unkind to Jiang Zhe had come to visit the two, trying to get in touch with Jiang Zhe.

But with the emergence of the new theory, the smiles on their faces instantly flattened.

Wei Guo, dressed in a suit, looked worried. "Xiao Jiang, your science wasn't that outstanding when you were in school; your broadcasting was more prominent. Doing this is playing with your future! It wasn't easy for Suzhou TV Station to give you a chance, you really must cherish it!"

As the physics professor of Jiang Zhe's predecessor, he naturally knew Jiang Zhe's level.

Being able to propose an original paradox was understandable; it showed Jiang Zhe's logical thinking was strong.

But proposing a new theory...

...would easily lead to him being branded as an unlearned fraud by many colleagues!

But what he didn't know was that the current Jiang Zhe was a New Jiang Zhe who completely outclassed most of the science and philosophy professors in this world!

Prof. Wei Min looked at his younger brother. "From your look, is Xiao Jiang's physics not very good?"

Wei Guo replied, "Big brother, it's not that it's not good, but there were far too many people in his year who were better at physics than him, and some of those people still haven't found jobs..."

"This... then is it hard to propose an original theory?"

"The theory isn't hard, the lack of practical application is... sigh, forget it, I don't even dare to say it. I expect that after his broadcasting accident tonight, my phone will be blown up by the media, and I'll be mocked by my colleagues."

At this point, Professor Wei Guo could only hope that Jiang Zhe had truly made a lot of progress during the internship year when they rarely met!

Just then, Jiang Zhe's voice came from the screen.

"What I am describing is actually very simple!"

"Time, as I said, is like the spring in my hand—it has a spiral structure. Its principle is the same as the satellites of our Earth."

"To understand it, one must first understand the Earth's position in the universe and the laws of the universe's operation!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the originally noisy crowd gradually held their breath and began to listen intently again.

"As everyone knows, the Earth revolves around the Sun."

"At the same time, the Moon also revolves around the Earth."

"The Sun revolves around the Milky Way Galaxy."

"Next is what is not known to everyone."

"The Milky Way revolves around the Local Group."

"The Local Group revolves around the Virgo Supercluster."

"The Virgo Supercluster revolves around the Laniakea Supercluster."

"The Laniakea Supercluster revolves around the Pisces-Cetus Supercluster Complex."

"The Pisces-Cetus Supercluster Complex revolves around the [Observable Universe]."

"The [Observable Universe] revolves around the [Unobservable Universe]..."

"From these simple and easy-to-understand basics, I believe everyone has discovered a common state: rotation and motion."

"Yes, everything in the world revolves around something else to survive; there is no so-called stillness in the universe, everything is in motion!"

"So, what happens when that state shifts to time?"

"If time is also affected by some kind of force, and time happens to be in a state of satellite-like rotation!"

"Then, what force could time possibly be revolving around?"

As his voice fell, Jiang Zhe picked up the whiteboard in his hand, on which two large characters were written: [Gravity]!