As a mage, I just want to pursue the truth

Chapter 186 Manchester Central Station
To develop a popular work a year, it is necessary to cultivate a group of diehard players, which is a great test for Chen Ran.

Chen Ran had only experience as a producer before, but no experience in running a company.

Games are not only about development, but also later distribution and operation.

This is an unknown area for Chen Ran.

Game development is supported by the computing power and engine provided by Zheng Li, and the difficulty is not so difficult that it cannot be completed.

At least the hope of completion can be seen, but the difference between good and bad works.

However, it is much more difficult to obtain a version number for distribution and operation than to develop a game within a year.

Investing in Chen Ran is another way for Zheng Li to intervene in Blue Star society in different ways.

The intervention of science and innovation creatures in Blue Star society is more on the material level.

As for the magic coin system, only high-level officials knew about it before. After receiving a lot of exposure at the end of 23, the repercussions were gradually reflected this year.

In the first quarter, Netflix put a bunch of fantasy works on the shelves in large quantities, among which the works with mages as the protagonists gained enough attention as they expected.

But being able to break out of the tight encirclement depends on the product to speak, and the popularity can only help you get the first batch of audiences.

With Merlin as the main character and George Martin as the screenwriter, HBO has begun to openly cast roles in Hollywood.

As for why HBO dared to blatantly use Merlin as the protagonist, it was because their high-level officials judged that Merlin was in the orderly camp and would not attack humans for no reason.

Moreover, the TV series Merlin they want to film is an out-and-out positive character, and there is not even a dark side.

The protagonist of a complete fantasy novel.

The task that Zheng Li gave to Chen Ran belongs to him, who personally ended up participating in the development of entertainment products.

From Zheng Li's heart, he also hopes to bring some classic works of the League of Mage to Blue Star.

There will be unexpected risks in using science and technology to do this, so it is best to find another tool person in front of the stage.

Moreover, the background of the story given by Zheng Li is quite grand, even if Chen Ran's work is not very good.

Zheng Li can let the primary artificial intelligence of the biological cloud optimize the game screen.

Relying on the grand story background and exquisite graphics can also get enough players.

Domestic players' support for domestic masterpieces is very strong.

Luo Shu didn't know why so many Chinese wanted to get involved in Silicon Valley until he worked in a big factory.

The pressure is low and the income is high. Apart from the lack of social interaction, there are no other disadvantages.

Go to the company at ten o'clock every morning to punch in a card, observe today's data, and then pull out the abnormal data to read it and report it upwards.

In the afternoon, observe the mission target of the superior, and the day's work is over.

This workload is not as good as the half-day workload when he entered the laboratory when he was a student in Huaguo.

"Luo, pay attention to observe the TeV gamma rays of the Crab Nebula today"

"The supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula to the northeast of Zeta Tauri?"

"That's right, do some imaging processing after the observation. Remember to observe its Cherenkov radiation.

Process the results with a fluence of 1.8 x 10 to the -0.7th photon cm11/s above [-] TeV. "

It's so easy to do things under Da Niu, almost clearly explaining how to do it.

You don't need to think for yourself.

Luo Shu seriously doubts if this continues, if he can find the same job if he returns to China.

"it is good."

"Also remember to do routine observations with the reflecting Schmidt telescope in the afternoon."

Luo Shu replied again: "No problem."

Apple has recruited a lot of big cows this quarter, and most of the professors of astronomy at Berkeley have been poached.

So much so that Berkeley had to raise the salary of astronomy professors.

Big factories do not regard money as money when they go to recruit talents from colleges and universities.

Among them, Musk is the craziest. The magic coin mining department established by SpaceX has become an independent company.

The salaries offered to professors basically exceeded one million yuan.

You must know that astronomy and mathematics are relatively poor subjects, and the salary of ordinary professors fluctuates between $20 and $[-] a year.

Apple has formulated a new space observation strategy, which is to set its sights on deep space.

If you observe a target that is too close, there is a high probability that the easy target will be poached.

In this case, it is better to start with the more difficult goals.

The Crab Nebula is 6500 light-years away from the blue star.

This is Apple's new goal, and they suspect that there is civilization in the Crab Nebula.

Although the Crab Nebula is an expanded supernova remnant, the pulsar's dense stellar remnant rotates at a rate of 30 times per second.

They emit high-energy radiation, mainly in the form of X-rays and gamma rays.

But the Crab Nebula has a very special structure. It is the only celestial structure discovered by humans with four magnetic poles.

At the same time, a neutron star inside it releases a large number of high-energy particles like a cosmic generator, forming a high-energy particle storm.

Apple's team of astronomers set their sights on the Crab Nebula. They suspect that there is a civilization in this nebula that is much more powerful than Blue Star Technology.

The civilization of the Crab Nebula created these strange sights.

The bosses pointed out the direction, and low-level errand runners like Luo Shu could only follow suit.

Although Luo Shu felt hopeless in his heart.

He flipped through this week's work records:

"Three X-ray bursts were observed from the direction of Circinus X-1 and found to have all the properties of a Type I burst.

These bursts are estimated to originate from Cir X-1.

Therefore, it is determined that Cir X-1 is a neutron star rather than a black hole.

The properties of its bursts, such as the ratio of the energy released between bursts to the energy released during bursts, and the blackbody radius, are different from those of the earlier bursts of Cir X-1.
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Luo Shu felt that he was useless, and could only use some fixed tools to make observations and then write reports.

Fortunately, in this era, he has the opportunity to get the salary of the Internet in Silicon Valley. He never thought of choosing astronomy back then.

When Luo Shu chose astronomy back then, he was already ready for the old age.

After Luo Shu updated the work diary in his hand, he was ready to start a day's work.

"Are you sure you can find anything here? Why do I feel that we are trying to find traces of magic in vain?"

Herman regretted listening to Lawrence's words, because they had walked a long way without finding anything, and his obviously red nose was reddened by exertion.

Lawrence, another white man, shook his head and said, "No one can guarantee that we will find traces of magic."

Lawrence, who wears round glasses, has a square face, so that he always thought that if he had a round face, he would have received an acceptance letter from Hogwarts at the age of 12.

Yes, they are freshmen at the University of Manchester, a school with a large Chinese population.

After Merlin's performance, Lawrence buried himself in the library for a long time, claiming that they should take the long vacation to find traces of magic.

"But this is the route I'm most sure of!"

Herman touched his nose and asked, "I'm still curious. Too many people have tried to find the train route from Manchester to London, but no one has ever found any trace of magic."

The last group of crows summoned by Merlin in the Stockholm Concert Hall reminds all Blue Stars who have seen it of the call god guard.

So much so that everyone thinks that Rowling has inadvertently come into contact with the magical society.

A reporter from England approached Rowling for an interview and obtained first-hand interview materials.

Among them, they focused on what Rowling once said in the media:

"In 1990, Rowling was sitting on a train from Manchester to London four hours late when she saw a boy wearing round glasses fly by on a broom outside the window.

This brought her the inspiration for the story of "Harry Potter". "

This statement was once again hyped by the media today, and the outside world agreed that maybe she had actually seen it at the time.

Therefore, the media asked this question repeatedly in the interview, trying to make Rowling recall more detailed details.

She also went from media outcast to media darling again.

Sometimes public opinion is manipulated so much.

But because the time is too long, what happened more than 30 years ago, Rowling's statement has not changed from the original interview.

She really didn't remember too well.

It is precisely because of this that many Internet celebrities in England are trying to find traces of magic along the train route from Manchester to London.

Lawrence adjusted his glasses, "No, no, too many people are focusing on the train line from Euston Station to Piccadilly Station."

"In their view Rowling was poor in 1990 and the Euston to Piccadilly train was the cheapest."

"It's just over £50, so other people have spent too much energy on this route."

Euston Station is a railway station located at the back of central London, in the east of Regent's Park, very close to King's Cross Station.

Piccadilly Station is the only mainline railway station in Manchester city centre.

"But know that 30 years ago there was an abandoned station in Manchester - Central Station."

"Central Station was a Grade II listed building in the 1963 Census of Heritage of Industrial Buildings."

"It has since been reopened after renovations, but again in 1994 it was upgraded by one level of protection and then not operated as a station again."

"England's Railways sold it to private individuals, and Manchester City Council bought it back and turned it into an exhibition center for the city."

Herman interrupted: "So, from some time after 1963 to 1994, Grand Central Station was in operation for a short period of time?"

Lawrence nodded and said: "To be precise, it was between 1987 and 1994, and it ran for a short period of 7 years."

"Now his name is Manchester Central, and there used to be a cheaper ticket from Central Station to King's Cross in London."

"I went to the Railway Museum in Manchester to find the tickets for that year. From Central Station to King's Cross Station in London, the cheapest one only costs [-] pounds!"

"And I went to the center of Manchester to find out the staff at the station and inquired about it."

"Because Central Station was a Grade II listed building back then, there was often repair and maintenance work to be done."

"So the trains from Central Station to London were often late, and the tickets would be cheaper than other stations."

Herman clapped his hands violently: "No wonder no one else can find any trace of magic, that's why!"

Many English people try to find traces of magic.

"Not Piccadia Station but Grand Central Station."

"And for the train to London, the London side should also be King's Cross Station."

Lawrence wiped the sweat from his forehead: "That's right."

"And because at that time, only King's Cross Station was managed by London City Hall, Central Station was also managed by Manchester City Hall."

"So only King's Station can tolerate the regular delays at Central Station."

In fact, the privatization of British railways took place in 1994. I believe you can understand that there are certain deviations in the history of Bluestar England.

"There were very few trains from Central Station to other London stations in those days."

Herman applauded: "Beautiful reasoning."

"No wonder platform [-] [-]/[-] [-] is at King's Station."

"Why didn't I think of that?"

Lawrence said with a smile: "I also thought of it by chance."

"I accidentally saw a book in the library about the history of railway construction in the Manchester area."

"I took it out and looked at it carefully, then contacted Harry Potter, and I found many coincidences."

"When there are many coincidences, it is not a coincidence."

"Know Manchester as the first stop between city trains."

"It was Stephenson, the father of modern trains, who won the competition between city trains."

"The name of Stephenson's winning train: The Rocket."

"Rocket's starting point is exactly Grand Central Station."

"Rocket, Firebolt, do you think it's similar? And in Rowling's official setting, the speed of the Firebolt is exactly 150 kilometers per hour."

"Similar to train speeds in 1990."

The English name of the Firebolt is firebolt, and the English name of the rocket train is rocket.

Lawrence here means that the meanings of the two are close.

"The Rocket served between Manchester and Liverpool."

"It was at Grand Central Station at the time."

"And in the novel, when the Firebolt went out of control, a similar incident happened on the Rocket."

"When it opened, it killed William Huskisson, MP for Liverpool."

After talking for a long time, Lawrence, who was already out of breath, became thirsty.

He took a water bottle from his backpack.

Herman was fascinated: "And then?"

After Lawrence took a big sip of water: "Then there are so many coincidences after comparing the novel and history."

"I think Central Station to King's Cross is the most likely route."

"I think Rowling might know something, she puts the secret in the book and tries to let us find out for ourselves."

"So what we're going to do today is retrace this line from Central to King's Cross."

"As for whether I can find anything, I don't know."

"But it's already the route we're most likely to find."

Over the past many years, many tracks of the railway have been covered by regrown vegetation.

Hermann added: "It's been a great adventure!"

(End of this chapter)