Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, Reception Room.

The door opened, and Lu Zhou, who had just walked into the reception room, quickly saw Professor Angus sitting on the sofa with a gray beard, and Wang Peng sitting straight across from him.

Eye-catching with Professor Angus, Lu Zhou's face showed a friendly smile and opened with an ordinary and simple greeting.

"Professor Angus Deaton, what is the wind that blows you?"

Pushing down the glasses on the bridge of his nose, Professor Angus, who was no longer young, squinted his eyes, and finally saw clearly that it was Lu Zhou who walked in the door, and the expression on his face gradually became serious.

"Of course, because of recent events, I thought you knew why I came."

What's the last thing?

As soon as he heard this, Lu Zhou immediately understood something, so after thinking for a while, he cast a gaze at Wang Peng and motioned for him to go out first.

Wang Peng, who was sitting on the sofa opposite Professor Angus, hesitated for a moment and stood up.

However, he did not leave the reception room immediately, but walked to Lu Zhou's side and spoke.

“…… We've heard some bad rumors here, and it's better for you to be careful lately. ”

Lu Zhou gave him a reassuring look, smiled and said.

"Don't worry, I don't plan to do anything dangerous, not to mention that the environment at home is different from abroad, and the trouble faced by Professor Grantster, I believe it is not a problem at all in our place."

After his paper was published, the domestic media tacitly chose to remain silent about this incident that caused a stir abroad. And the radical human movement organizations in China, although they are making a lot of noise, they still have a bit of a pattern when they think of making trouble in China.

“…… No, I don't mean those radical human movement organizations, they really can't be called troublesome, they just ......" Wang Peng hesitated for a moment, glanced at Professor Angus, who was sitting on the sofa drinking tea, and said in a low voice, "It's the CIA...... We recently got the news that they seem to be planning something bad. ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhou was slightly stunned, and then looked at Wang Peng with a somewhat strange expression.

“…… Do you think the CIA can have that level? ”

Slightly stunned, Wang Peng didn't react to what Lu Zhou was saying at first, but soon remembered the visitor's information, and a slightly subtle expression suddenly appeared on his face.

“…… It seems to make some sense. ”

Develop a Nobel Prize-level scholar into your own agent......

Even Hollywood wouldn't make such a funny plot.

Lu Zhou shrugged his shoulders and said, "That's why I said your worries were unnecessary."

Wang Peng: "In short, it doesn't hurt to be careful, he is an American after all." ”

"Don't worry, it doesn't matter if he is an American or not, I believe he won't do anything bad for me, let alone ......" Lu Zhou paused and said in a joking tone, "I'm not weak enough to be threatened by an old man." ”

At Lu Zhou's insistence, Wang Peng finally left the reception room.

With Wang Peng leaving, only Professor Angus and Lu Zhou were left in the reception room.

Walked to the sofa opposite Professor Angus and sat down, Lu Zhou picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup, and then leaned back on the sofa and spoke.

"I guess you have a lot of things to say, and now you can get started."

Professor Angus unceremoniously said, "I only have one sentence to say, please stop what you are doing immediately!" Your research is unleashing a terrible demon! ”

Looking at the mist above the teacup, Lu Zhou pondered for a while before speaking.

"I don't know much about economics and sociology, and I don't really understand what the demons you are talking about."

Professor Angus sat upright, propped up the armrests of the couch. "If you don't understand, I can tell you."

Lu Zhou nodded, gave him a continuing look, and motioned for him to continue.

Professor Angus: "I need a whiteboard...... Or a chalkboard will do. ”

Lu Zhou smiled and said, "No problem, whether it's a whiteboard or a blackboard, there are a lot of them here." ”

Getting up and coming to the wall, Lu Zhou helped Professor Angus hang the whiteboard on the wall.

Picking up a marker, Professor Angus scribbled down lines of equations on the whiteboard, and at the same time told Lu Zhou in concise language about his theory, using a simple curve to predict the future direction of the economy.

At the same time, he spoke of his concerns about cryo-dormancy, including the accumulation of a large amount of assets, including the transfer of elites to the future, including the solidification of demographic strata, etc., which ultimately led to the stagnation of society in all aspects.

After all, no one is stupid.

If they can live a better life in the future, who would want to stay in an era without dreams and cultivate this barren land?

“…… Regardless of any social form, in countless circulation links, the means of production are ultimately concentrated from the hands of the majority to a small number of people. Therefore, we use laws, rules, inheritance tax, and many other means to limit or weaken this phenomenon. ”

"However, your research will make all of our efforts in vain."

After listening quietly to Professor Angus's theory, Lu Zhou pondered for a while and spoke.

"While I admit that your concerns are legitimate, I cannot agree with you."

"Why?"

Lu Zhou shook his head with a smile and spoke.

"Not only is cryonics technology, but also advanced AI, VR, and unmanned automatic production...... There are so many things that can destroy our idyllic illusions, and if you want to maintain the status quo, you can only call on researchers around the world to unite and give up their brains. ”

Professor Angus said angrily: "You are sophistry! ”

"No, it's not, it's just an objective fact," Lu Zhou shook his head and said calmly, "The technology itself is innocent, and the people who decide whether they are guilty or not are how to use it." ”

Professor Angus immediately asked rhetorically, "But how do you ensure that a technology is used correctly?" ”

"I can't guarantee that politicians can't guarantee the elimination of wars, economists can't guarantee that economic growth will always be smooth, and even weather forecasters can't guarantee that tomorrow's weather will be accurate...... So why are you asking me to make sure my technology is going to be used in the right place? ”

Hearing this, Professor Angus was visibly stunned.

After a moment's hesitation, he frowned slightly.

"You're right...... However, there are some risks that we cannot afford to bear. ”

"But some risks are inevitable," Lu Zhou continued, staring at Professor Angus, who was starting to waver a little, "Our civilization is always moving forward, and even if I don't discover something, someone will definitely discover it someday in the future." ”

"Like controlled nuclear fusion, a lot of people might hate me because I wiped out millions, if not tens of millions, of jobs. But I also believe that more people will thank me in the future. Although I have deprived their parents of the opportunity to continue to sweat in the coal mines, a materially rich future will allow more people to live a more decent life, and more people will have more choices about their own future and life, rather than working in dangerous mines and cramped workshops for generations. ”

This is the law of development of civilization, even if it will stagnate for a short time, but it will always move forward on a large time scale.

New technology replaces old technology, advanced productivity replaces backward productivity, and one day artificial intelligence will become smarter and smarter, even like living human beings, and one day human beings will become their own gods, making themselves omnipotent through gene editing......

“…… The same is true of cryonics, which can provide many terminally ill patients with a chance to have a full life, and can also allow our civilization to branch out and sow the seeds of civilization to galaxies light years away and beyond. ”

"As for the impact it may have on our original social order, or even destroy some old ideas...... These problems will certainly exist, but I believe that our civilization will eventually find a suitable solution to these problems that stem from us. It's like we solve technical problems. ”

After a pause, looking at Professor Angus who was deep in thought, Lu Zhou said in a solemn tone.

"And that's your job."