Chapter 21: Xue Ying's Life
"Doctor, it's time to eat." Marie stood in the doorway to her bedroom, the doctor didn't really need to be reminded of the time to eat, but there was clearly something unusual about today.
"Okay, you wait a minute." Xue Ying turned off the computer, he was just browsing the latest open database, and communicating with some experts on some professional issues on the internal network.
Since Xue Ying did not give them any strong guidance in the nanotechnology cooperation for two years, therefore, in order to avoid accidental exposure, he was transferred back to the original base to work, and now he is leading the research on the isolation of disease-causing genes, which is progressing quite smoothly, in this field, Xue Yunchu is used to guide them according to the development process of similar technologies in other civilizations, and the experts under his command only need to test and test which path is more feasible in order to better connect with the current situation of mankind. In terms of nanotechnology, Xue Yunchu didn't want them to develop too fast, so as not to be beyond his control. Nanotechnology has reached its peak, as some might expect, but it is a very dangerous thing, although it has the same great temptation.
The identification and isolation of pathogenic genes is only preliminary, and he mentioned in the report that if this method is used, the genes that cause the human body to continue to age can be detected, so as to find a drug to delay the role of this gene. And this kind of research can be openly proposed to the U.S. government for scientific research budget, so they approve it.
Xue Ying came to the dining room, quickly finished the food, took the napkin handed by Marie, and wiped her mouth.
"At 4:30 p.m., you have a reservation for an invitation that the center club sent you two days ago, and you agreed to it at that time." Marie reminded.
"Hmm." Xue Ying thought for a second, his current activities were mainly controlled by the chip in his brain.
When the clock rang at four o'clock, Xue Ying changed her dress, walked out of the villa, and walked towards the central club, which was about a fifteen-minute walk. He's already familiar with it.
When I came to the door of the central club, there was no guard, and everything was automatically controlled by the computer system. He took out his work card and swiped it on a card reader in front of the door before the door slowly opened.
He has been to the club many times, and there is nothing unusual about it, there is a bar, a dance floor, a sports hall, a bath, a library, and everything else in the entertainment facilities.
He didn't have any interest in drinking, so he came to the library, where there were some literary books that were not entered in the database, but Xue Yunchu told him to read them.
Xue Ying took a copy of "Hannibal's Wars" and read it quickly. Of course, if he simply memorized, he would only need a few minutes to finish, but Xue Yunchu's order was for him to read these books at the reading speed of a normal person, instead of simply typing them. Xue Yunchu didn't explain anything to him, anyway, it was impossible for a chip to understand his orders.
"Hannibal was the greatest general of antiquity, and with the power of one man, he almost crushed the huge Roman Empire, and if it were not for someone in Carthage who opposed him, then the Roman Empire would have collapsed hundreds of years earlier." A pleasant voice rang in his ears.
Xue Ying raised his head, and a strange white woman stood in front of him, holding a copy of "Ancient History of the World" in her hand, looking at him with a smile on her face.
"According to my summary, all his experiences add up to only two, the first one is that he killed countless people, and the second one is that he poisoned himself." Xue Ying replied expressionlessly.
"But he was also a man of great administrative ability, and when he was elected as the administrator of Carthage in his later years by those who trusted him, many corrupt bureaucrats were eliminated, and Carthage's economy improved so much that it could easily pay the reparations demanded by Rome." The woman didn't care, and then discerned.
"I didn't pay attention to that, and it looks like I need to see it again." After Xue Ying heard this, he lowered his head and opened the book again.
Sure enough, there was a rumored strange character, and the white woman shook her head and turned away.
Ten minutes passed quickly, and the party bell rang. The dance floor of the club is home to some of the world's best scientists, and during the Iraq War, some people joked that if someone were to launch a suicide bomb attack here, it would cost the U.S. government more than the entire aircraft carrier group sent out. This is not an exaggeration, at least Xue Ying himself is far more than those in their eyes. There is nothing more cost-effective for the capitalists than the exploitation of scientists, and the value they create is a thousand times greater than that of their treatment. Of course, there are not many scientists who can be exploited to such surplus value, and Xue Ying is precisely the more important member of this in their eyes.
Xue Yunchu closed the book, came to the dance floor, and sat down casually, next to a few gray-haired old men, and not far from him, a group of sociologists were talking about it, and there were a few beautiful women in the middle. He didn't care about these differences, otherwise he wouldn't have sat down next to these old men.
"Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen." The host held the microphone and made exaggerated and ridiculous movements, which caused bursts of laughter from the people below, "Our Canles Club has a new member today, she is Ms. Kerry, who recently published a paper called "The Future of Mankind", I think many people are still unfamiliar with her, but I believe that everyone will soon like this lovely and beautiful lady. ”
Speaking of this, the host covered his mouth with his hand, made a look of being afraid that people would hear it, and said in a low voice, "In addition, according to her personal secretary, this lovely lady is still single. ”
The people below laughed even more, of course, most of them were just good-natured laughter.
"Alright, now let's have Ms. Kerry Strang from Florence, Italy, on the stage." The moderator reached out and pointed to a white woman standing on the left side of the podium.
The white woman took the stage and began to introduce herself. Xue Ying could see at a glance that she was the woman he had just talked to, and he didn't feel anything, he just faithfully recorded these scenes so that they could be passed on to Xue Yunchu for analysis later.
"Okay, now that we're out and our prom has officially begun, let's forget about the tedious argumentation process and the data reporting that doesn't end in sight, and enjoy it." After the host introduced the newcomer, the routine agitation began. Although it cannot be said that every researcher needs this kind of relaxation and entertainment, most people still have psychological needs in this regard, otherwise it is easy to produce various mental illnesses in a closed research environment.
Xue Ying sat as usual, and as long as no one invited him, he would sit until the next event began, which was the evening dinner. Of course, there are some people who invite him every time, sometimes some of them are more active female scholars, but most of the time, they are other women. They were enthusiastic enough, but they couldn't talk about each other.
Xue Ying sat quietly, just drinking the drink in his mouth until the waiter replaced him with another glass.
"Oh, our new friend, she is beginning to choose her dance partner, is it Mr. Felite, the "Prince of the Proms" whom we all have nothing to do, or the kind and lovely old man Billy? Let's all wait and see! The moderator wasted no time in mobilizing everyone's attention.
The two people mentioned by the host, with a kind smile, looked at Ms. Kerry who was strolling down. For them, it's just the host's lively line, and no one cares too much.
"Oh, it's a pity, it's not, it's actually Dr. Xue Yunchu who has the most perfect appearance among us!" The host exaggerated disappointed, and at this time, Ms. Kerry was walking up to Xue Ying and handing him a hand.
"It seems that young people are still easy to be favored by girls, so let me sing a love song from my youth and give it to this pair of young people tonight." Old man Billy snatched the host's microphone and acted like an old man at all, and if his former students saw it, their jaws would drop in shock.
"Ahhh......h
The ball begins with a melodious background music and a crappy singer who is always out of tune, looking for each other's dance partners or watching others dance.
"You're dancing very well, it's the most standard dance I've ever seen." Kerry whispered in Xue Ying's ear.
"Thank you for the compliment, I have a good memory, and I will remember everything when I look at it once." Xue Ying responded, moving his steps.
The two-hour dance party passed, and many of the people dancing slowly stopped, after all, most people's physical strength was not as good as Xue Ying's. Crowds of people began to sit around and talk about academic or journalistic topics.
After a while, the host, who was forced to use another microphone, saw that the time was about the same, and it was time for the evening dinner.
"All right, ladies and gentlemen, please change your clothes and come to our evening open-air dinner, and hope to have a pleasant evening while enjoying the night view."
"That star, how far away from us," Xue Ying was taken to the roof of the building by his dancing partner after dinner, where there were several astronomical telescopes to observe the night sky.
"Maybe it's gone, and we're seeing that it's nothing more than what it once was." Kerry said with a little sadness.
"These are just material laws, and there is nothing to worry about too much." Xue Ying replied mechanically.
"yes, can I ask you a question? If you feel inconvenienced, you can skip the answer. Kerry said, staring at the enigmatic man.
"Excuse me, I don't think I can answer the question, very few." Xue Ying didn't care about the other party's gaze.
"What is the purpose of your life?" Krlee's question was both simple and complex, and many people gave different answers, but she was eager to hear how the "most outstanding genius of the 21st century" would answer it.
Xue Ying waited for a long time, as if he was seriously thinking about this question, and finally he said a word.
"To live for the sake of living, like the sun, does not exist for any reason, but to continue to exist when it exists."
"Is that so? What a special answer. Kerry was a little surprised, if he really lived like the answer given, it was hard to believe that he could have climbed to heights that countless people at the same age could not have achieved with such a worldview and so hard work.
"It was a pleasure to meet you and I didn't feel any pressure at all. It's been a long time since I've felt this way, and wherever I am, whenever there's a second person, I feel a little pressure, even with my parents. Kerry looked into the other's eyes and said.
Of course, if you stay with a stone, you will definitely not feel the pressure, unless the stone weighs on you. Xue Yunchu had just received the image transmitted back by Xue Ying and saw this scene. The latest chip installed has a self-learning mechanism, and with the increase in Xue Ying's activity time, it is enough to deal with most situations, and there is no need to encounter some things like at the beginning, and you have to give him orders step by step.
It's no wonder that she was able to enter this base at this age, and from her words, she knew that she must have worked extremely hard and lived in the expectations of her family and friends. Xue Yunchu thought as he quickly browsed Xue Ying's day's action data, and there was nothing abnormal.
I thought that after saying this, the woman would say goodbye, although I knew that she did not take any further action, but continued to gather in front of the telescope, watching the Milky Way in the night sky.
"The stars are so vast, and each of us seems so small in comparison, whether it is space or time, whenever I think of this, I always feel inexplicably sad." I don't know why, Kerry kept sighing in front of the man she had just met. She didn't realize this herself, maybe she thought that with the other party's IQ, it was easy to understand her feelings.
"This is nothing, at the current rate of human development, maybe it will only take a thousand years to enter the interstellar age and explore the boundless universe." Xue Ying did not respond positively to her words.
"Maybe, but at that time, we couldn't see it. I often have a thought that if I could be born a thousand years later, it would be much better off than the current situation. Kerry said unemotionally.
"No, that's what you should think. Thankfully, I wasn't born a thousand years ago. This sentence was ordered by Xue Yunchu to Xue Ying.
"You're funny, it's not like what I've heard," Kerry understood what the other party meant potentially, and it was a good way to comfort people.
"Yes, what kind of person am I in the rumors? Forgive my curiosity, in fact I rarely communicate with others, so I know very little about what they are saying. I'm sure you understand the habits of our profession. Xue Yunchu asked through Xue Ying.
"I've been introduced to you by people who say that you are conscientious and responsible in your research, that you have a gentle temperament, that you never get angry, no matter what mistakes your researchers make or how ridiculous they make their opinions. Everyone admires what you have done, and no one dares to make a single assertion about your future achievements. You don't have any superfluous desires in life, you never cause trouble to others, and you are a person with almost perfect qualities. Kerry said this with a sparkle in her eyes.
If I have an emotional reaction, it would be very embarrassing to hear such a compliment, to use it in a human phrase. Xue Yunchu thought about it in a distant place, but he still answered quickly.
"Thank you for the compliment, I'm just sluggish to things that are irrelevant to the outside world, and if I have achieved more than others, I think it's more due to my luck." "Luck is also a very important factor, and it is also counted as part of a person's own strength, although it is determined by God." Kerry doesn't agree with the other party's modesty.
After these conversations, presumably Xue Ying's own consciousness would be generated faster, and after bidding farewell to Ms. Kerry, Xue Yunchu suddenly realized that he didn't know anything about the woman just now, but that was because he didn't set a goal. Anyway, in this place, it was impossible for that woman to pose any threat to Xue Ying, there were countless dark eyes staring at the actions of both sides, and he could feel this.