Before the meeting time came, Yu Qingdong, led by Ding Jian, visited the core laboratory of the Afterlife Project.
The sleep cabins are very similar to the game cabins. They are actually modified from the game cabins, but the game cabin is a life support system, while the sleep cabin is a 'hibernation system'.
What is a hibernation system?
It refers to minimizing a series of indicators such as a person’s physical activities and life characteristics, and ‘preserving’ the life that is delayed due to aging, disease and organ failure until the last moment.
This system is specially designed and developed for the afterlife plan. It uses a lot of new materials and new processes. It is currently only used in the afterlife plan and is not allowed to be heard by the outside world. There are no plans to promote it.
The purpose of "reservation" is to wait for breakthroughs in life science and technology and medical technology. Perhaps one day in the future, when humans conquer diseases and overcome a series of problems caused by aging, won't these people be "cured"?
It sounds like a scene from a science fiction novel, but it is actually happening on a large scale.
So what talent is worth ‘holding’ to the last minute with such expensive equipment?
Of course, they are people who have made significant contributions to the country and are of great value.
Thousands of dormant cabins are arranged together, divided into dozens of upper and lower floors. The intelligently controlled robotic arms have not started, and the thick pipelines are also in a silent state. Through the transparent hatch covers, you can see ice-blue mist rolling inside.
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Most of the dormant cabins are still empty, but they already have numbers and owners. The identity of the owner is confidential, and Yu Qingdong cannot check it at the confidentiality level here.
I could only take a quick look outside, and my first impression was: isn’t this just a ‘factory’?
Some people really got it right.
Life is 'retained' until the last moment, but the soul goes to Canaan. This is the core secret of the afterlife plan.
Very simple and very effective, especially for those 'valuable' people.
——I don’t know if I have a chance.
Yu Qingdong thought in his heart.
But he quickly put this idea behind him. He was still young and there was no need to worry too much about what happened behind him.
By the time he needs to seriously consider this, what will the world look like?
The future has never been as full of unknowns as it is now.
We visited the dormant cabin, and also visited the supporting supply factory, energy unit, laboratory, etc.
This laboratory is very interesting.
Offline simulations of online environments are no longer new, but Yu Qingdong dares to say that there is no place as realistic as the simulation here, so real that it is even managed and operated entirely by online NPCs.
There are NPCs and naturally there are 'players'. These 'players' are also very interesting. They are strictly prohibited from contacting the outside world. They are all 'played' by people from the military. This kind of role-playing is so real that levels, monsters, leveling points,
The monster spawning areas are all built in huge laboratories.
"The web...is forming."
In this regard, Ding Jian gave a vague reminder.
net!
It should be the system.
What extends from Canaan and is transmitted from the other side of the door is like a radio signal. Because the environment here is suitable, so...
This is playing with fire.
What if it spreads all over the earth one day in the future?
What if it makes offline the same as online?
Because he has A1 authority, Yu Qingdong is no stranger to the 'net'. Everything online is managed by this 'net', and everything online is supported and defined by this 'net'. This net is the magic net. Yu Qingdong also
I've seen its 'source code'.
It turns out that this 'source code' is a joke. How can something like that be described in a binary programming language?
It just has its own shape.
"Xiao Ding, how is your school going?"
“Okay, everything is fine”
"That's right, that's right. When I first asked you to take charge of teaching affairs, did you ever think that you would be here today?"
"You mean?"
"Become the authority on mysticism in China and the first person in the field of practical application?"
"You are so flattering. I don't know how many experts and scholars are far more accomplished in mysticism than me. I just have some advantages in connection."
"Haha, don't be too modest. Even a layman like me knows that the most important thing in mysticism is the so-called 'contact with reality' as you said, right? Everyone's mysticism is different, just like...it seems that everyone
Everyone’s fingerprints are different? Is it okay for me to say that?”
"Mystery is an external discipline that focuses on personal experience and understanding. However, currently it can only be kept in a cage and can only work under specific environments and conditions."
"This is already amazing. There are already a lot of new materials and new processes from here to the outside. As far as I know, deep space exploration, lunar bases and Mars landings have all made breakthroughs and solved a series of problems because of your efforts.
, not to mention anything else, the application of new material batteries alone is enough to set off an energy revolution."
"Infinite graphene material batteries still have many limitations, and it is too early to say whether they will be commercialized."
"But it is enough for military purposes."
"Um."
"It's amazing. Who could have imagined that today... Canaan is going to start the 7th test, right?"
"I heard about it"
"Any ideas?"
"You mean?"
"Let me tell you clearly, it used to be our exclusive license, but now a competitor has emerged. The American guy has built a city of angels. Haha, it's incredible. This move not only pleases the system, but also... him.
The Internet is no longer exclusive to us. With the American people's greed and greed, they can do what we can't do, and what we prohibit, they must have no taboos. This has been proven in the Middle East, South America, and Southeast Asia.
Now, when do you think they can catch up with us?"
"I...can't tell"
"Is it because my confidentiality level is not high enough?"
"No, I mean...they are still missing something very important."
"What?"
"School"
"School? Haha, I would have forgotten if you didn't mention it. Yes, it is a school. It is a school that cultivates talents with professional knowledge of mysticism. You are one of the students who have been taught by Zero himself."
"Ashamed, my qualifications are dull and I am ashamed of my teacher's teachings."
"Don't be humble here...so you are optimistic about the actions of the Americans?"
"For some things, it is not enough to keep up with the hardware facilities. The lack of the most basic theory is equivalent to a blind man trying to grasp the elephant."
"Okay, I feel relieved to hear you say that."
In fact, Yu Qingdong didn't care what happened to the Americans. What he really cared about was the Ding Jian in front of him.
This Ding Jian was born out of nowhere.
At first he was just a skilled worker making gaming helmets, but once he was spotted by Zero, his career skyrocketed.
After entering the Little Red Mansion, there were only a few people who learned it, and he was one of them. Later, because of a series of things, he gained the trust of his superiors, so he focused on training. He was also up-to-date, qualified, and not to mention smart.
He is currently the de facto number one in mysticism. Of course, this number one refers to the one under the sky.
This caused his importance to skyrocket, surpassing Yu Qingdong, the so-called boss of the umbrella company, and was hailed by Time Magazine as one of the 10 most influential people in the world.
Who could have thought of it at first?
"The time is up, shall we go there?"
"So fast...that's great!"
The afterlife plan, or in other words, a meeting within the afterlife project.
Yu Qingdong only "put his name" in this plan. This kind of meeting is usually a coordination meeting, asking Canaan's parent company to provide some online and offline support.
The meeting was held in a small room, above the tree, not far from the little red building.
Now the red layer on the surface of this building has long faded, but for some kind of meaning, or to keep it the same as before, it has been painted with red paint. Now it is the fifth batch of students studying inside, and Ding Jian is in charge
The 'teaching director' arranges teaching plans and content, and trains talents. Some of them are placed in the special precision factory of Canaan's parent company, which supplies players and game helmets and game warehouses to the world. Some are placed in various confidential units.
Engage in technical application and research work.
The many research institutes and bases you see outside are the final destinations of these people.
As for the source of students... they have been carefully and strictly screened. They have been screened for three generations. Anyone with a history of living abroad will not be accepted, nor will direct family members.
Even if it is so strict, there is still plenty of students. Some well-informed people have gone to Yu Qingdong in order to send their children to study.
Before the meeting started, people from the Past Life Project came in in twos and threes. No one exchanged pleasantries and were all serious. Yu Qingdong was sitting in an inconspicuous position and seemed to hear the sound of reading aloud from the Red Mansion.
Once there are changes in the future, these trained students will be the most useful force and will definitely be put to great use... I hope this day will not come to pass.
"Director Wu is here."
"Hello everyone, time is tight, let's start now... Mr. Yu?"
"Well...I'm here"
"Mr. Yu, don't be so low-key, sit here."
Yu Qingdong shook hands with Director Wu first, and then said jokingly, "I am very nervous every time I come to a meeting. I don't know if I can meet your requirements this time, Mr. Wu."
"It's all for work." Director Wu ignored the meaning of his words and pulled him to sit down with a smile, his expression became serious.
"Let's start the meeting"
The confidential secretary began to record.
Electronic devices are not allowed to be brought in on this occasion. The special environment also prevents a large number of electronic devices from working properly. There is no recording pen, and four confidential secretaries stay in the corner and write hard.
"The 7th test will start soon, and our work has entered a key implementation stage. Let me first introduce to you some of the results of the previous work."
Yu Qingdong knew the so-called work results very well, because they were all arranged online through his hands, so he knew what was coming next without having to listen.
Since the implementation of the afterlife plan, a total of 106 "newborns" have been born in the national server. The national server is responsible for arranging their birthplace, including selecting suitable families for them, taking care of them, meeting their daily supplies, protecting them, and also
Through them, a large amount of first-hand data is collected and fed back to offline people.
The afterlife plan is extremely simple to say, but extremely complicated to implement. You can tell with your toes that there are no ordinary people who can be arranged to be 'born' online at this time, although everyone's identity is kept confidential.
, but it is impossible to keep it a secret from anyone but Yu Qingdong.
Their offline influence during their lifetimes, their daily lives and future arrangements behind and online...it's so complicated that a book can be written, and technical issues are just one of them.
"That's all for our achievements. Thanks to Mr. Yu's strong support for our work, let's talk about the difficulties we encountered and the focus of follow-up work."
Coming, coming.
This is the main purpose of this trip.
Yu Qingdong quickly concentrated on listening.
"First, as I said before, I hope Mr. Yu will arrange some online tool people, and even provide us with an online research environment and excuse, so that we can better collect first-hand experimental data...
…”
Yu Qingdong immediately raised his hand and said: "This was possible before, but it is impossible now."
"Why?" Director Wu frowned unhappily.
"The context of Canaan, everyone...this is the latest change, please take a look."
Yu Qingdong had already prepared and distributed the materials he brought to everyone attending the meeting.
"This context is very, very important. The system has reminded you many times. Now that the Americans are taking the lead in making changes, our national server has to keep up, otherwise it will affect..."
The sound of a piece of paper being turned.
Ten minutes later.
"Let's put this aside for now." Director Wu put down the document with a somewhat ugly look on his face, "It seems that Mr. Yu has been prepared for it?"
Yu Qingdong could only cope with it with a wry smile.
Any department hopes that its department has unlimited power and unlimited resources, and likes to scoop everything into its own bowl, and have to wipe everything with its own hands.
Director Wu was dissatisfied with the price difference between Canaan's parent company and the middleman Yu Qingdong, and wanted to do it on his own without him, online and online.
Naturally, Yu Qingdong would not let him get what he wanted. He had used excuses like this before, but this time he had Shang Fang's sword to completely dispel the other party's delusions in this regard.
Just kidding, I have the final say in everything online. If you want to get involved, there is no way.
Yu Qingdong was heartbroken, but his face was actually smiling.
There was a brief silence in the conference room, because there were no further requests to raise. The first one was rejected, so what else could be raised?
After the meeting, it enters garbage time...
It started with great enthusiasm and ended with a bang. Yu Qingdong did not complain about the wasted time. He smiled throughout the whole process and listened carefully to everyone's work report. No matter how trivial it was, he paid superficial attention to it.
Yes, on the surface.
To put it bluntly, there is nothing worth studying in this plan or project. What to study? How are the reincarnated people doing, how are they adapting, and are there any psychological problems?
Bullshit.
It is because at this stage, people who can "fall to the ground" online are very important, so this plan and project are important. To put it bluntly, it is a logistics support unit. The real technical work is the Canaan parent company, which is the red building outside.
External research institutes and bases are responsible.
Director Wu is unwilling to be lonely.
When they separated, Yu Qingdong shook hands with them and thought to himself.
