Chapter 1101: At the Banquet
Time flies by.
Wen Rensheng soon spent a month in Shuijie City.
His status became higher and higher and he was appointed as the head of a new department called the "Space Agricultural Research Center".
The new moss he created has been tested by several researchers and is very suitable for survival in the space environment - where water is limited, oxygen is limited, carbon dioxide is limited, and space is limited.
Now that he was walking on the road, all he saw were envious eyes, and there was an endless stream of people introducing partners to the puppet man.
Wen Rensheng has entered many high-level circles in Suijie City and is trying to get close to the core.
On this day, he took Lu Tong to a banquet attended by top people in the scientific research circle.
“I heard that people outside are working on smart computers.” A white-haired old man said, holding a wine glass.
“What they can’t create, from the current theory, can only be weak AI, and it is absolutely impossible for a computer with human consciousness to emerge.” Another computer scientist said.
"You are right, they are taking shortcuts and using intelligent mysterious creatures combined with existing computer systems to realize intelligent computers."
"They will only make things worse, and we will watch them die. Okay. In this place isolated from time, we can wait quietly until they clear up the wrong path, and then we can pick up apples." Someone chuckled.
Wen Rensheng heard the keyword "time isolation", what does it mean?
The City of Time is actually very weird, with too many things that go against common sense.
For example, since it has been discovered by Xiaohuan's priest, it means that it is not an absolutely confidential place.
Why has it never been famous?
You must know that this is the paradise that geniuses dream of, with unlimited lifespan and unlimited time, which can be used to do unlimited things.
If it were announced, Wen Rensheng even suspected that many aliens would defect.
But there are no aliens recruited here, they are all ordinary people.
Including his puppets, they are actually ordinary people, not aliens.
Wen Rensheng listened to these people's conversation calmly.
Soon someone came to talk to him.
"Where is Director Wen from?" a pretty lady asked, holding up a wine glass.
"I am from Dongzhou, Mrs. Hans, where are you from?" Wen Rensheng said with a smile.
He recognized the other party. This woman was the wife of genetic scientist Hans. Both husband and wife were engaged in gene editing research.
"I really envy you. I was born locally and have never been outside. My Mrs. Hans's father and my grandfather are both locals." Mrs. Hans said enthusiastically.
Wen Rensheng nodded.
Since January, he has known from other people's conversations that this city has a long history, but it does not exist in any official archives. It is like a paradise.
Maybe this is what "time isolation" means?
During the conversation, an alarm bell suddenly rang in the hall, followed by a majestic man's voice.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is Chief Steven. A group of robbers has sneaked into our scientific research area. Please stay where you are, don't move around, and wait for our identification and arrest."
Just After hearing his words, people suddenly became panicked. Their original elegance and reserve were gone. They screamed again and again and were at a loss.
"Damn it, are these patrol officers freeloaders? We have given a 1:10 work reward, but there are still robbers?"
"Damn it, everyone hurry up Follow me to the basement to hide!”
“Don’t run around and enter in an orderly manner!”
"We are all civilized people, we must pay attention to order!"
Wen Rensheng understands why these people are panicking. Although they have a long lifespan, if they are hit by a bullet or a knife cuts the aorta, the same will happen. will die.
Soon under the arrangements of a banquet host and the maintenance of several banquet security guards, everyone finally restored order, took several elevators, and poured into the basement below the banquet hall.
Wen Rensheng was naturally unhurried and followed at the end. He keenly noticed that when everyone entered the basement, the white host who stayed behind had an inexplicable smile in his eyes.
He has so much experience in solving crimes that he can tell at a glance that this guy must be with the robbers, and the robbers must have sneaked into the hall.
Connected to the unique currency of this city, the true purpose of these robbers can be imagined...
But he did not tell the truth, but others went into the basement through the elevator.
...
...The banquet basement is located 200 meters underground. It is nuclear-proof, virus-proof and biochemical-proof. It is an absolutely safe place in theory.
Just the appearance of a group of robbers can scare the shit out of these top people. This is the inevitable consequence of immortality but no power.
Once they make the wrong decision, the losses will be too serious, so they don’t want to take any risks.
Everything pursues absolute safety.
Wen Rensheng followed the others into the basement and was arranged to sit on a sofa to rest.
He looked up and saw that there were hundreds of people attending the banquet. At this time, everyone was standing or sitting, and there was more than enough space.
The basement is large enough and well-prepared, with all the necessary food and drink supplies available.
"What happened? I remember that robbers only exist in slums?"
"Who brought them in?"
"The security strategy is still There is a problem.”
“I have said before that if we want to eliminate ghettos, we must not be too oppressive. Otherwise, no matter how small the chance of unrest is, it will become inevitable over a long period of time. Those guys just don’t listen to me, damn it,” a sociology expert complained.
"Without slums, how can there be happiness? How many people will be involuntarily involved? Everyone will just lie down and eat relief. Who is willing to work hard to do research and make inventions?" someone objected.
Wen Rensheng sat on the sofa. After a while, Mrs. Hans, who had just been talking to him, squeezed over and sat down next to him.
"Mr. Wen, you don't seem nervous?" Mrs. Hans said with a trembling tone.
"Excessive tension will only hinder survival. We are all scientific researchers, and we must be calm to solve problems." Wen Rensheng said casually.
Anyway, he himself is not here, standing on the dry shore, of course he will not be nervous.
Not long after, Lu Tong also ran over and sat down next to Wen Rensheng.
"I heard that Mr. Wen has a special ability. He can turn people into statues with just one look?" Mrs. Hans then asked.
"It's not turning into a statue, it's just hypnosis, which can make people forget how to act and become dumbfounded."
"No wonder you're not nervous. If the robbers come, you just need to hypnotize them. Yes." Mrs. Hans breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she disliked the fact that the light in the basement was too bright, so she took out a pair of sunglasses from her pocket and put them on, which added a bit of charm.
At this moment, Wen Rensheng noticed that the white host just now twitched his ears slightly and looked a little nervous.
It seems that I heard Mrs. Hans’ conversation.
He was about to speak when suddenly, the white host pulled out a gun, and at the same time, four or five people in the crowd also pulled out guns.
Another gun was pointed at Wen Rensheng’s head, and the owner of the gun was surprisingly Mrs. Hans who had just talked with Wen Rensheng.
"Mrs. Hans, what are you doing?" Wen Rensheng said pretending to be stupid.
"It's nothing, as long as you obey our arrangements, everything will pass." Mrs. Hans said coldly.
"Okay, what do you want to do?"
"You will know soon!"
While the two were talking, the white host suddenly raised his hand toward the ceiling. One shot, and then said viciously: "Now is the time for robbery. Everyone is only allowed to keep a hundred years of life, and the rest will be traded to me!"
"You are all smart people, it is easy to understand, as long as You can earn unlimited money if you are still alive!”
"I'll leave you a hundred years, enough for you to accumulate again."
And here, other scientific researchers screamed one by one.
"Mallett, why do you want to be a robber? Don't you obviously have a good job?" Someone shouted to the white host.
"Mrs. Hans, you are also a robber? This is impossible! Your research paper has passed the review and will be taken a step further soon."
"They must be clones ! I have been replaced, otherwise, they would never do such a thing!" A biologist immediately guessed.
"That's it." Everyone suddenly realized.
There are no technical problems in cloning technology, only ethical problems, and this problem does not exist in this city.
(End of this chapter)