Chapter 23, I, Asimov
"Oh, you're Alice, right? I've got a deep impression of you tonight."
The old man smiled and said to Alice: "When Lawrence was giving a speech, you stood in the lower left corner of his. This dress is so beautiful."
Alice complained in her heart, maybe this old man is like Speke, and he is a damn LOLI control or something, otherwise why wouldn't he look at Mr. Lawrence and just stare at herself?
But I felt sorry for my heart and smiled obediently, "This is specially chosen by Xixi for me, and I haven't worn it before tonight. In fact, this is the first time I have worn such a beautiful dress. I will thank her later. After all, if I change it to myself, I will definitely not buy it."
Anyway, no one knows that his family has made a lot of money by trading stocks, so Alice doesn't think there is any omission to this sentence. After all, this skirt was indeed bought by Sissi for her, and it is a new children's clothing specially launched by Chanel this year. Not to mention the price, it is a limited edition.
On the surface, as an ordinary girl, it is normal for her to not buy it.
Fortunately, the old man didn't seem to recognize that this was the new Chanel spring children's clothing style. He didn't seem to be a senior LOLI controller, but he still said with a smile: "You and this guy's daughter, that Sissi is a classmate, right? What do you like to do in your daily life? Do you like to study?"
Before Alice could speak, Mr. Lawrence smiled and said, "Please, Isaac, why can't you get rid of your old habits for so many years? Whenever you see a child, you like to ask him if he likes studying. Do you think they are all yourself?"
After saying that, he smiled at Alice and said, "Alice, let me introduce you to this famous science fiction writer, Isaac Asimov, have you heard of his name?"
Alice blinked.
Asimov?
Very familiar name.
What are you doing?
Science fiction novelist.
What science fiction writer?
have no idea.
"Terminator" and "Alien"?
No, they are movies.
"Well...a very familiar name..."
After thinking for a long time, I didn't think of it, Alice had to tell the truth: "But it's just familiar. Sorry, that... Mr. Asimov, please forgive me for being young. Is your famous work...?"
I guess I also felt that if I had only one work, Alice might not know her. After thinking about it, Asimov said with a smile: "Have you heard of the three laws of robots?"
Alice blinked again.
"Three major laws?"
"Ah! Three major laws!"
It's the thing that started with the movie "I, Robot"!
"Ah, it turns out that thing was written by you!?"
Ah, yes, Asimov, science fiction writer, robotics, three laws, three familiar names, identities, and nouns that come together, it’s really that true!
"Uh... in which novel was it written?"
Of course, the two men present could not guess what psychological activities Alice had, but seeing that she was expressing four sentences in a row, they couldn't help laughing.
"No, Isaac, you are really a failure. You can't recognize the name, you don't know what the work is. You only have such a law remembered by the little girl! Haha~ No, no, I'm so laughing to death, you are really a failure!"
"That... Alice?"
Asimov looked even more amused and crying: "You have heard of my law... but I don't know which book it is?"
Of course I know, mom.
Alice rolled her eyes inside.
Did the movie "I, Robot" talk about this from the beginning, and the three subtitles are displayed in turn, and then the plot of the robot diving to save people is not? And the movie also said that the three laws actually have loopholes, which led to the robots "going bad" later...
But that's a movie starring Will Smith, what does it have to do with you?
"Well... I'm sorry, I only remember there is such a law."
Alice smiled embarrassedly, out of sincerity. After all, remembering the contents of the book, but not knowing the name of the book, and even the author herself "seems to have heard of it". This is really... too embarrassing.
After all, according to Mr. Lawrence's meaning, this gentleman is very famous.
“When did you come up with it?”
Asked this, Alice was really curious when this famous quote in "I, Robot" starring Will Smith was proposed by Asimov?
"Oh, that's too early."
Apparently, Asimov, who was over 60 years old, looked at Mr. Lawrence beside him and smiled and said, "In the fifties, when I was writing the book "I, Robot", you were only six or seven years old, right?"
After saying that, he looked at Alice: "As for you, kid, then... kid? kid? What's wrong with you? kid?"
Alice shook her head hard, her white and tender face turned red.
"Ahem, sorry, I've secretly drunk vodka, say goodbye!"
After a word came, she quickly fled away.
Too embarrassing!
Alice has lived for twelve years and is so embarrassed for the first time!
A series of accidents made her unable to stand in front of Asimov anymore. She ran all the way to a corner, and finally avoided the other party through a group of guests.
"what the hell?"
Standing against the wall, Alice held her forehead speechlessly.
Asimov, she admitted in her heart that she did know that this name was very familiar!
A world-famous science fiction master, Asimov!
But she really doesn't know what works this writer has written.
In fact, when he suddenly heard the name, Alice subconsciously linked it to Verne.
There is no need to say much about Verne's name. "The Children of Captain Grant", "Twenty Thousand Miles Under the Sea" and "Mysterious Island" are both famous works. As a genius who predicted the existence of submarines as early as the last century, the name "Father of Science Fiction" can be said to be spread all over the world.
But who is this Isaac Asifmo?
"Child, what are you doing when you are standing in the corner of the wall?"
Seeing Alice "escape in the panic" not far away, Spek couldn't help but think, could this girl be bullied by anyone, so he walked through the crowd and came to her.
"You are...ah, Mr. Speke from Bantam Book Company?"
When Alice saw the visitor, her eyes lit up immediately.
"I want to ask a question, sir, Isaac Asimov, what famous works does this writer have?"
Spek was a little confused when he was suddenly thrown away such a question, but when he saw that Alice was not like he had just been bullied, he felt relieved: "Mr. Asimov, he is a master in the science fiction world, and he is here tonight."
As he said that, he pointed directly at a corner of the living room and walked through the layers of people, and Asimov's figure was clearly visible.
"Mr. Asimov is over 60 years old and has written about four hundred books. As for the works, have you heard of the "Galaxy Empire" series?"
Alice shook her head in a daze. She had only watched Liu Cixin's "The Three-Body Problem" and had never even read Verne's works.
“…Is it related to Lucas’ Star Wars?”
Spek suddenly burst into laughter. It was a bit difficult to count on a primary school girl who had read Asimov's works.
"That's it...haha, I think you should ask Lucas, kid."
"As for the Galaxy Empire, it is a series of novels written by Asimov since the 1950s. It tells that when humans entered the universe with the power of robots, a whole Galaxy Empire was established in the Milky Way. This country is very large. There are 25 million inhabited planets alone, spanning 100,000 light-years, with a population of several trillion!"
Grand is very grand, but once you know it is a science fiction novel from the 1950s, Alice knows that it is not necessary to read it, and this work will definitely not catch her eye.
Just when she heard the so-called grand scene, she couldn't help but curl her lips. The writing age is here, even if the scale is doubled, I guess the characters will only have a big lunch, right?
Spek continued: "And one day, a genius was born, and a mathematician named Harry Shetton invented a new discipline called psychology history. To put it simply, it is macro prophecy."
“…macro?”
Spek nodded and said, "Yes, macro, this so-called prophecy is actually to reason about the social behavior of people with huge bases through mathematical formulas, and then draw possibilities. You should know that children, this is a science fiction novel, not the Lord of the Rings!"
"Uh...well, then what? What prophecy did that priest make?"
At this moment, facing a cute little girl like Alice who "knows nothing", Speke was really excited to tell stories.
He first looked at the lively crowd around him, tried his best to reveal the shocking secrets, and then spoke mysteriously.
"You know, Alice, the Shetton prophesied that although there was no warning, the Galaxy Empire, which had existed for ten thousand years, was about to be destroyed!"
In this way, he revealed the answer in an almost aria tone.
Then, Alice stood there calmly.
Spek: “…………”
Alice: “………”
Spek: “…………”
Alice: “………………Oh.”
Spek: “…oh?”
"Just one 'oh'!?"
Spek shouted in frustration: "The Galaxy Empire is about to be destroyed! Alice, a huge empire with 25 million living planets across 100,000 light years, and a population of several trillions, will be destroyed after experiencing a full ten thousand years of history!!"
Hearing Spek's loud shouts, the happy men and women around him couldn't help but stop talking and all focused their eyes.
In fact, it was already eye-catching enough when Speke talked with the only two girls in the audience.
But now, what is going on?
"oh……"
Facing everyone's different gazes and Spek's frustrated shouting, Alice was still very calm.
"Then we start the science fiction version of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms."
Spek blinked, but he knew about this Chinese classic.
Chapter completed!