Star Technology and Jinling Institute for Advanced Study have once again become the focus of the world's attention because of neural access virtual reality technology.

According to common sense, Lu Zhou, who is the legal person of Star Technology and Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, should stand in front of the camera to respond to the public's expectations even if he does not hold a press conference at this time, and perfunctory the concerns of some people who have nothing to do about this new technology.

But at the moment, he was not at the scene of a press conference, or in the spotlight somewhere, but standing quietly in a hospital room.

This ward has a special name, it is called "Cryodormancy".

In addition to the first cryonic, there are also terminally ill patients who have been transferred here one after another through various routes in the past six months.

Compared with the expensive ICU, the cost of cryodormancy is relatively low.

Aside from the fact that the Martian bacterial extract from the moon is a little more expensive, the electricity to keep the dormant device running is not too expensive.

Of course, this is not expensive, and it is only relative to other treatments.

Just next to the "bed" not far from Lu Zhou, stood a woman who also came here to visit the sick.

Looking at the age, the woman looked like she was about forty or fifty years old, and she was holding a boy about five or six years old in her right hand, and the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes were faintly heartbreaking tears.

The one who wanted to freeze there was probably her husband. The child standing next to him was silent with a confused face, but very sensible.

Noticing Lu Zhou, who was also standing here, the woman's face showed a look of surprise, as if she recognized his identity.

After a moment of hesitation, she took her son's hand and stepped forward and asked cautiously.

"Hello, may I ask what you are...... Academician Lu? ”

Lu Zhou was silent for a while, nodded and said.

"Yes."

“…… Thank you. ”

Looking at the woman who thanked him with a grateful face, Lu Zhou shook his head and said.

"I'm not a doctor, you don't have to thank me."

"The doctor told us that you saved him...... Saved us too. ”

Seeing that she seemed to have something to say, Lu Zhou didn't speak, just looked at her, quietly waiting for her to continue.

"We ...... In fact, there is no money left," the woman's face showed a bitter expression, as if she recalled what happened not long ago, and said in fragments, "In order to treat the child's father, we sold the house and spent almost all our savings, but we still can't survive." Just a few months ago, the child's father told me that if it really doesn't work, don't treat it, leave some for the child, but how can I ......?"

Lips and shoulders trembled, and the woman's voice was choked. As if she was drinking a glass of bitter wine, she took a deep breath and finally squeezed out a forced smile on her face.

"It feels so much better to say it...... Anyway, thank you...... Really appreciated! ”

“…… Anyway, it's good that he's alive. ”

"I'm going to take Lele back to my hometown to school, and this is probably the last time I'll see him. The doctor said that the hospital over there would definitely cure him, so I believe it...... If only he could be safe in the future, I hope he can smoke less, don't work so hard, remember to eat breakfast on time, and don't think too much about me......"

As if realizing that she was nagging some boring trivial things to strangers, an embarrassed expression appeared on her face, and she pulled her son's hand to hide her embarrassment and said.

“…… Say thank you to your uncle. ”

The little boy blinked his big innocent eyes, stared at Lu Zhou, and said timidly.

"Thank you, uncle."

Rarely did he call his uncle to the younger child, Lu Zhou suddenly smiled, reached out and rubbed his hair.

"I have nothing to thank, the person you should really be thankful for is next to you, remember to take care of her for your father."

The boy looked up at Lu Zhou: "Where's my dad?" Will he still be able to wake up? ”

“…… It's up to you. ”

Seeing that the boy nodded incomprehensibly, Lu Zhou gave him an encouraging look, and then withdrew his right hand.

Mother and son said goodbye to him and turned to leave.

However, when she walked to the door, the woman suddenly stopped, turned to look at Lu Zhou and bowed deeply, and then took her son and left quickly.

In the distance, in the corridor outside the department, the voice of the mother and son talking floated.

"Mom...... Who's that uncle? ”

"It's a scientist."

"Scientists? Well, I want to be a scientist too......"

The sound faded away, and disappeared at the end of the corridor with the sound of footsteps that were fading away.

Lu Zhou, who was in a heavy mood, sighed softly and withdrew his gaze from the door.

He didn't really like the hospital room.

Just standing here, he could read the unspeakable sadness in the heavy air.

After waiting quietly for a long time, there was finally the sound of footsteps behind him.

Looking back at the doctor who appeared at the door, he spoke.

"What were the test results?"

“…… Over here. ”

Taking the physical examination report from the doctor's hand, Lu Zhou hurriedly glanced at it, and a trace of disappointment quickly appeared on his face.

Although he knew from the beginning that it would be a luxury to expect the people in the cryo-dormant pod to be able to sleep while connecting to the virtual reality network through the unconscious emitted brainwaves, when this report was presented to him, his mood still fell to the bottom.

Unless half of the brain is thawed.

But this is undoubtedly quite dangerous.

Looking at Lu Zhou, whose gaze was fixed on the report, let the doctor ask, "Do you need me to help you interpret it?" ”

“…… No need. Taking a deep breath through his nose, Lu Zhou folded the physical examination report and stuffed it into his pocket, "I already know the general situation, I'm sorry for you trouble." ”

"Where," said the doctor, smiling, "we should thank you for the cryo-dormant technology, and the neural access mechanical prosthesis, which has saved many young families and lives." ”

"Really?"

Instead of responding positively to this sentence, he just threw down a noncommittal response, and Lu Zhou looked away from the doctor's face and looked at the sleeping pod not far away.

The frost reflected on the glass is like a fog as thin as a light veil, separating not only space, but also time.

The doctor's face showed some regret, and he sighed and said softly.

"Do you need to be alone for a while?"

“…… Well. ”

The doctor nodded, said nothing, and turned to leave the door.

With the doctor's departure, Lu Zhou was the only one left in the entire department.

Looking at the stable operation of the sleeping cabin, Lu Zhou was silent for a while, and suddenly spoke.

"I've come to see you."

"The next topic is the great unification of algebra and geometry...... In fact, I already have some ideas. ”

The Adam's apple moved, and Lu Zhou was originally going to say something, but in the end he shook his head with a smile.

"Forget it......"

"Even if I read my thoughts to you now, you won't be able to hear them."

"I'd better save this suspense for a century from now."

"When you get there, you'll be able to see my paper. As my most proud protégé, I believe that with your intelligence, you can understand what I want to say, even if no one tells you. ”

After stopping in the ward for a long time, it was not until the nurses on shift routinely came to check the operation of the sleep chamber that Lu Zhou turned around and left.

……

After leaving the hospital, Lu Zhou got into Wang Peng's car at the door.

Extinguishing the cigarette butt, Wang Peng skillfully started the car.

"Where are you going?"

"Airport."

"Back to Jinling?"

"Hmm."

Originally, I planned to stay in Beijing for two days, and by the way, I visited my old friends here, but I suddenly lost my mood, so I went back to retreat.

Anyway, most of his old friends also know that he is not the kind of person who likes to take the initiative to contact feelings, and no one will blame him if he doesn't go to the door.

The car drove onto the road, and there was no communication between the two along the way.

It seemed that the atmosphere was a little dull, and Wang Peng took the initiative to say something.

"It seems like there's a lot of talk about you online, and that virtual reality technology."

"Hmm."

"You don't seem interested?"

"I'm interested, but I'm not in the mood right now."

At this time, the phone rang.

took out his mobile phone and glanced at the name on the caller ID, Lu Zhou couldn't help frowning.

In normal times, he wouldn't mind talking to someone he didn't know very well, but now he really wasn't in the mood for that. What's more, when he was in the hospital just now, he hung up the phone once, but he didn't expect to call again now.

As if seeing the expression on his face, the phone rang instantly, and there was no sign of continuing to call.

Wang Peng glanced in the rearview mirror and asked.

"Is it okay if you don't pick up?"

"It's okay," throwing the phone aside, Lu Zhou said casually, "It's not an important role anyway." ”