Chapter 42 Torture, Super Double Down
“Before answering this question, you must first understand why people age.”
The giant brain replied: “Actually, experiments related to aging , as early as the 21st century, some people were already studying it.”
“Then scientists discovered that all vertebrate animals, including humans, have an upper limit to the number of cell divisions.”
"This upper limit is called the 'Hayflick limit'."
"This resulted in humans being able to live up to 120 years old."
"Since then, countless people have embarked on the path of pursuing the mystery of immortality and attempted to break the Hayflick limit."
< br>The giant brain continued: "Perhaps, keep researching like this. With the continuous development of science and technology, humans will one day be able to achieve immortality."
"But it happens"
"Man has discovered the art of resurrection."
"With the resurrection surgery, studying immortality has naturally become a joke."
"So human research on the Hayflick limit stopped in 2030 AD."
"That was the year when the resurrection technique was discovered."
"Then it continued like this until the Tower Prison appeared."
"I don't need to explain what happens after that." : In order to avoid death, high-level human beings have invested a lot of energy in studying immortality.”
"This allows human life to be extended to about 500 years."
"This is a good thing."
"However."
At this point, the brain suddenly The topic changed: "After the life span was extended, some high-level human beings soon discovered that the time flow rate in the illusion of the tower prison had also changed."
"The original time flow rate of 6:1 actually changed. Directly increased to 20:1”
"Calculated: if the senior officials want to die in the tower prison, they must stay in the illusion for 1,400 years."
"That is ten times, or even a hundred times the physical torture!"
“And it lasted for 1,400 years!”
“So the senior officials went completely crazy.”
“They didn’t want to die.”
"They began to invest more resources into researching immortality, and once pushed the human life span to the upper limit of 1,000 years."
"But the irony is: Tower Prison also adjusted the time flow rate of the illusion at the same time. "
"The time flow rate, which had originally been increased to 20:1, was increased again, to a terrifying 40:1"
"In other words, after the death of the top human beings, You need to stay in the illusion of the tower prison for a full 2800 years."
"Now, the senior officials are even more unacceptable."
"They are afraid of death, extremely afraid, more afraid than anyone else."
"So, they invested more and more resources in studying immortality"
"Even if this This kind of immortality consumes a lot of resources and can only be achieved by a very small number of people."
"Today, the life span of high-level humans has been successfully extended to 4,000 years old."
Said. At this point, the brain said with a hint of ridicule: "I don't know if you have seen those high-level human beings."
"The vast majority of them have aged to the point where they can no longer grow old."
"The body is stooped, the hair is gray, and the skin is full of wrinkles. The suffering of birth, old age, illness and death is reflected in them Incisively and vividly.”
“But they just don’t die.”
“They look like high-level people, but their lives are worse than those at the bottom of the space station.”
Xie Shen really learned a lot today.
Unexpectedly, the senior management of the space station had such a difficult time.
"Okay, let's stop talking nonsense."
In the lobby of the Ascension Zone.
The giant brain rushed to everyone present and said: "I have said all this in one breath, just to tell you: Even if you have gone through all the hard work and become the top brass of the space station, you still can't change the torture in the tower prison. "The only way to truly escape is to ascend."
"So joining us is the only way to get out of the tower prison."
The giant brain presents facts and makes sense.
Not only does he know how to use the torture in the tower prison to intimidate, he also knows how to use the beautiful life in the virtual world to induce him. No matter who it is, they will be moved.
So after a short discussion, Lao Daodao in the 6-person team said: "We are willing to work for you."
"But in order to prove that what you said is true."
The boss made a request: "Before that, you must first upload the consciousness of any one of us to the virtual world."
"Yes." The giant brain said without hesitation: "This is a reasonable request."
"But as a price, the working hours of the remaining people will be extended to 60 years."
“Is this acceptable?”
"Okay." The boss glanced at the other members of the team.
Seeing that no one objected, he rushed to the giant brain and said: "Then upload my consciousness. Do you need me to cooperate with you?"
"See that bubble Is there a pool for countless people?" The giant brain replied: "After you jump into the pool, a mechanical arm will open your brain and skull. At the same time, the 'vital fluid' in the pool will ensure that you will not die. This way you can The consciousness uploading can begin.”
The boss said no more.
With everyone watching, he jumped into the huge pool used for ascension without saying a word.
The next second.
Everything was exactly as the giant brain said: a mechanical arm slowly extended in front of the boss and released a ring of red light.
The light was like a sharp blade, easily cutting off the boss's skull.
"How is it, is it okay?" During the process, the giant brain did not forget to explain: "This is the latest laser cutting technology, plus the 'vital fluid' in the pool has strong It has an effective anesthesia effect, so people don’t feel any pain during the whole process.”
During the conversation.
Then he saw a black thread hanging from the top of the pool and piercing directly into the boss's brain.
The other end of the silk thread is connected all the way to the giant brain.
Obviously.
The black silk thread is the 'data cable' used to upload people's consciousness.
This went on for about an hour.
Finally, the giant brain that had been silent for a long time said: "Okay, his consciousness has been uploaded. If you don't believe it, you can verify it yourself."
After saying this, he saw the huge projection screen behind him. , the virtual projection of the boss gradually appeared.
The projection is lying on a beach chair.
Not far from the beach chairs is a swimming pool, and there is a glass of cold drink with ice beside the pool.
Everything in it made the five-person team present feel a sense of unreality.
In a group of 5 people.
The Eddie technician was the first to speak: "Boss, is it really you?"
"It's me."
The boss seems to have not been able to adapt. The world after consciousness is uploaded.
He looked around with an expression of disbelief: "This is so realistic. This virtual world is really no different from the real world!"
Eddie frowned and said: "Boss, do you still remember your name?"
"Of course I remember." The boss chuckled and said: "My full name is Elvira. Collins’s ancestors are Italian, and his favorite food is pizza.”
Hearing this, the five people looked at each other in unison.
Can’t be wrong.
This is really their boss, not an AI simulated by a computer.
Out of caution, Eddie finally asked: "Boss, do you still remember the password we received before we went on the mission?"
"510269."
Boss Collins was very relaxed The answer came out.
He stood up from the beach chair and picked up the cold drink by the pool.
After drinking more than half of the glass in one breath, he commented: "It tastes sour and sweet, it should be orange juice with grapefruit added."
"Alas"
As he said this, he suddenly let out a long sigh and couldn't help but sigh: "I haven't drank orange juice for a long time. This virtual world is really good!"
(End of this chapter)