The next day, Wang Ping'an and Angeli arrived at the scientific research center of the flight test base after dinner, and were taken into a room that looked like a psychological clinic.
Wang Ping'an: "It's really strange. Normally, only one person comes in to receive treatment in this room. Or are you here to treat me today, just the two of us?"
Angele: "I'm sitting on your side, and there is no separation between us. In principle, the therapist and the patient either face each other, or there is something like a table in the middle. This is to help establish the subconscious mind.
With the current layout, it is estimated that we will be diagnosed and treated together."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the consulting room opened, and Tu Shengli walked in.
Wang Ping'an: "Why is it still you?"
"Because you and I are most familiar with each other, and I was responsible for the whole process of testing the brain-computer interface. Furthermore, I am the most authoritative person on the brain-computer interface in this base - no, I may be the most authoritative person on the brain-computer interface in the entire Space Force.
of people.
"So I will definitely be deeply involved in this project in the future. But whether it will be led by me, or by the psychology experts who will arrive tomorrow, or by the experts who are in charge of combat boat design, I don't know."
Wang Ping'an: "Combat boat design?"
"Yes, even though you pulled your hips during your first off-ship flight test, the Space Force still feels that this operating system has potential."
Wang Ping'an: "I just flew level, why do they think it has potential?"
"Maybe it's because when you drove the humanoid machine, you showed nearly three times the posture adjustment speed? I don't know what the above people think. Maybe they have their own intelligence sources, or maybe they just think that Maga Company has not canceled the project
There must be merit in this explanation. After all, capitalists will not make long-term investments for the sake of profits decades from now."
Tu Shengli paused, tapped the table with his hand and continued: "In short, a detailed report was submitted to the superiors yesterday. This is the Earth Circle. Basic communication delays are within a few seconds. You and I should not be able to contact you."
The big shots have read the report and concluded that we should continue to move forward.”
Wang Ping'an: "Even if I'm just a lieutenant, aren't you at a very high level? You're a doctoral supervisor, a professor, and the 'most authoritative expert in brain-computer interface', but you still don't have access to it?"
Tu Shengli shrugged: "Do you think I'm talking about the generals? I'm talking about the ones without general stars."
Wang Ping'an raised his hand and made a gesture of rejection: "I understand, I understand! Skip this and continue. In short, the project is very important. Next, a combat boat design team and a psychology team will be formed.
Big team, right?
"But I still don't understand. The next direction of research is to continue to find volunteers to conduct brain interface experiments, or... to study whether I am a new human being?"
Tu Shengli did not answer immediately, but stared at Wang Ping'an for a few seconds and asked: "Can we determine whether you are a new human by research?"
Wang Ping'an shrugged: "Well... first we have to understand history and define new humans. First, we need to set a standard. For example, how fast can we calculate orbits mentally without relying on computers and other equipment to be considered new humans..."
Tu Shengli shook his head: "It's really nonsense. Yesterday I brainstormed with the scientists at the base until late at night. Our conclusion is that if you are a new human being, you don't have to worry about it, because now humans are in space.
The activities are increasing every year. Last year, the extraterrestrial population increased by 800,000, a growth rate of nearly 8%.
"This does not include stowaways. In order to escape their fate, the bottom class of non-far-sighted countries either stowaway to us or stowaway into space.
"There are so many people in extraterrestrial space. A new human will be produced, and a second and third one will naturally be produced. Of course we must study the new human beings, know what they can do, and prepare for the establishment of a specialized new human force in the future.
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"But this matter is not as urgent as imagined. We just need to wait for more new humans to appear step by step. The key is to be prepared to meet these people with completely different specialties."
Angele suddenly interrupted: "That's not all, right? You must also be prepared to make up for the differences between them and the old humans who are not adapted to the universe."
Wang Ping'an nodded immediately: "That's right! In particular, we must prevent the new humans who have adapted to the universe from thinking that they are a completely new race after the number of them increases. In that case, the old humans have no chance of winning. If they have control over the universe, the war will be
It’s one-sided. The last war proved this.”
Tu Shengli: "That's why we have to study new humans and prepare for the era when new humans are generally born. But after all, it is not a very urgent matter. After so many years of development in the universe, only a few people with signs of new humans have appeared.
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"The most urgent thing now is to confirm whether this brain-computer interface system can give birth to new humans. Is it possible for the Maga company that developed this system to gain military advantages by mass-producing humans who are extremely adaptable to the space environment?
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"Although we won the last war, we did not completely change the world into what we are. We chose to maintain the diversity of social forms. I do not intend to deny the wisdom contained in this decision, but the fact is that those 'remnants'
Always trying to make a comeback.
"Many of them believe that we won only because we mastered more advanced military ideas and weapons."
Wang Ping'an said "Oh" with a long drawl.
"So you have to...continue to find others to test."
Tu Shengli crossed his fingers with a very troubled expression: "This is the problem. The result of our discussion yesterday was that it is obviously not possible to use death row prisoners. They have no experience in space flight and are not mentally strong enough."
"We believe that allowing determined Space Force astronauts who have experienced the test of real battlefields or rescue missions to use this set of brain-computer interfaces is more likely to inspire - how should I put it?"
Wang Ping'an: "Potential?"
"Yes, that's pretty much what it means." Tu Shengli snapped his fingers, "But astronauts like this are very precious. When we have already driven so many death row prisoners crazy..."
Angele said in vain: "You just left the decision to the higher-ups!"
Tu Shengli nodded: "Absolutely. What we gave was an opinion, explaining the urgency of determining whether the potential can be stimulated in this way. Maga Company does not talk about ethics and morals.
"But the specifics are unclear. While the above discussion is ongoing, we will continue to let you two test the combat effectiveness of this brain-computer system combined with a combat boat for the time being.
"The report I asked you to write on the way back to Earth was handed over to the design department of the combat craft. It just so happens that there are test sites, factories and design institutes here. They are all here. They will soon come up with a truly built-in design from the beginning.
A battleship with a brain-computer interface system.”
Wang Ping'an: "This is a test of how much performance improvement can be achieved by operating a combat craft by people suspected of being new humans?"
Tu Shengli corrected: "How much performance improvement can be achieved by people suspected of being new humans operating combat boats through brain-computer interfaces? You - we have data on how you operate combat boats through ordinary methods."
Wang Ping'an: "How does that data compare with the average?"
After a brief silence, Tu Shengli shook his head: "I am a scientist, and I can only speak by looking at statistics. If you only look at statistics, it is quite outrageous. But the test pilots at the base feel that they have a chance to defeat you."
Wang Ping'an: "Then let him come. Anyway, it will take some time to build the combat boat that I want to test. Let's use an ordinary combat boat to make gestures."