The End of Technology

Austin, capital of Texas, United States.

Although it is already late at night, the lights are still bright in the third-floor office of the Illuminati headquarters, which is only two blocks away from the state government.

At this time, Nissen Mountbatten was sitting at his solid wood desk made in China, paying attention to messages thousands of miles away.

The light reflected on his serious face, and it could be seen that he was looking very seriously at this time.

Yes, for this man who has planned to devote his whole life to the Son of Light, every move of the man on the other side of the ocean at this moment affects his destiny.

Especially now he is facing the most important decision in his life.

…

The news on the Internet probably made him very happy, which can be seen from the smile on Neeson Mountbatten's face. In fact, there is indeed some good news on the Internet. Negative mass matter... has anti-gravity properties. Oh, those ridiculous scientists are still dreaming of obtaining the same thing through the laboratory. How naive these people must be!

Nissen Mountbatten sighed in his heart.

If there is anyone in this world who really believes in Ning Zi, it is definitely this guy who used to be mercenary.

Of course, that doesn't mean this guy has transitioned. But all his lifelong pursuits seemed to be obtained from a faith he had never met before. Although he does not feel that he has reached the peak of his life, he can see that if he continues along this designed route, one day he will be able to stand at the top and overlook all the scenery.

For Nissen Mountbatten, there is no psychological pressure at all to kneel down and control tens of millions of people.

Some scenery is irresistible after just one glance, not to mention that Nissen Mountbatten not only saw it, but even lived in it. Now money is no longer his lifelong pursuit. Because he has understood that some things cannot be bought with money, and he does not even have the strength to keep wealth. No matter how much money he has, he is just a fat sheep in the eyes of others.

What Nissen Mountbatten values ​​now is his own identity, the tens of millions of believers he has developed over the years, and the trust of the Chinese. These are his talismans.

Facts have proven that for any conspiracy against him, his faith in China will promptly provide him with detailed information in letters that burn after reading, allowing him to calmly and calmly avert danger.

But now he's facing a tough choice.

…

"Mr. Mountbatten, Professor Marlborough has arrived." Obote Lelo, wearing a dark suit, leaned in and said.

"Oh, great, please invite him in quickly."

Neeson Mountbatten first shut down the computer. After making sure that the computer was turned off, he stood up from his seat and walked to the door in person.

Obote Lelo opened the door wider, made an invitation gesture, and welcomed a man in his forties or fifties who was dressed in a traditional style and wearing a traditional British hat into the room.

"Professor Marlborough, I have heard of you for a long time, and I finally meet you today." Seeing the visitor, Nissen Mountbatten, extend his hands enthusiastically, without even paying attention to the other person's reserve. When the two hands were held together, Nissen Mountbatten said Barton also shook it hard.

Obviously the other party was not too accustomed to Nissen Mountbatten's enthusiasm, but he did not do anything excessive. After Nissen Mountbatten let go of his hand, he secretly rubbed his hand on his coat. Then he took off his hat and coat, handed it to Obote Lelo who followed him into the room, and then sat on the comfortable sofa in the office under the warm hospitality of Nissen Mountbatten.

"Mr. Mountbatten, actually I don't quite understand why you have to spend such a large sum of money to bring me here from Edinburgh just to talk to you for two hours?" Rot Marlborough said as soon as he spoke. It's a strong posh accent.

How should I put it, this British accent has a very pretentious flavor, and it seems particularly normal when combined with the surname Marlborough.

When Britain was still in the Middle Ages, the Marlborough family was once considered one of the most noble families besides the royal family. The 1st Duke of Marlborough was once the richest and most powerful man in England during the reign of Queen Anne.

The empire that once never set on the sun has lost its courage. Now even the royal family has become a mascot-like existence, and its former glory can only exist in history. But a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Just from his outfit, it can be seen that this professor's life must be pretty good.

Just from what this knight said, we can tell that he would still give up for five buckets of rice.

Of course, this cannot be blamed on Professor Marlborough. In fact, he is now one of the most well-known biologists in the West, especially his Brenda Life Sciences Laboratory, which is very well-known among the top wealthy circles. In particular, there have been many achievements in anti-aging research and drug target mechanisms.

It is well known that large amounts of money are required to maintain laboratory operations.

As a sign of the laboratory, if someone offers a price that makes him excited, even if he has to fly for several hours just to chat for two hours, it is not impossible.

"Haha, Professor Marlborough, there are some things that I naturally have to say more clearly in person. What's more, two million dollars is not a big sum of money, whether it is you or me. In fact, if we have a happy chat today, Maybe I can pay you another million dollars as an extra reward. By the way, do you want one?"

Nissen Mountbatten picked up the high-end Cuban cigars placed on the coffee table and handed them over with the scissors.

Although Nissen Mountbatten liked money, he obviously liked using money even more, and the cigars he took out were naturally high-end goods.

After Roth Marlborough had put away his coat and hat for him, he did not leave the office. Instead, he stood on the side of the sofa. After thinking about it, he restrained himself from saying anything and just silently accepted the cigar. Start trimming, then light.

After the two took two puffs of cigar in silence, when smoke began to fill the office, Nissen Mountbatten spoke.

"Actually, I have some questions to ask you here this time. You are an expert in life sciences. I actually want to know if there is such a possibility that humans in this world create a biochip that can reside in In the brain, the normal conditions of various organs in the body are recorded through the secretion of various physiological hormones.

In this way, when the human body develops some diseases such as tumors, it only needs to take something similar to nanorobots to assist the body's own immune system in defense, and even defend against some viruses or bacteria. In addition, this chip can also keep people at a relatively energetic stage by understanding and controlling the secretion of hormones in the human body and repairing damage to human organs. "

Roth Marlborough raised his head, glanced at Neeson Mountbatten, and replied: "Mr. Mountbatten, do you want to write a science fiction novel about life sciences?"

"Haha...cough cough cough..."

Neeson Mountbatten laughed loudly, but he was just smoking a cigar. The smoke probably choked his trachea, and he started coughing violently again. It took him a while to return to normal, and said in a muffled voice: "No, no, no, Professor, I didn't follow." Are you kidding? I just want to ask if this is possible. Please take this issue seriously, then use your professional judgment and tell me in a way that I can understand. As you just said, you have to be worthy of what I paid. It’s a consulting fee, isn’t it?”

Rothe Marlborough glanced at Nissen Mountbatten. Well, he had to give this man face even if it was just for the sake of money. So he thought carefully for a moment and then said: "We usually divide the human body's immune system into three components: immune cells, immune organs and immune molecules, but in fact it is a very complex system, far more complex than ordinary people imagine. So simple.

There are also immune responses, immune processes, and so on. If I want you to understand, I can only say that our bodies are amazing, with thousands of chemical reactions taking place almost every moment. Including metabolism, including the stimulation of your brain to start thinking, and the regulation of various hormones, etc.

In this case, if the biochip you are talking about is able to identify all these reactions and promptly order, if any, those nanorobots to remove the virus, it means that a huge amount of calculation is required. Especially when foreign objects invade, how to identify those bad viruses and bacteria? This is actually a difficult question.

You must know that the human body is not an isolated internal circulation system. We have to eat and drink water every day. In other words, the entire metabolic process is a process of interaction with the outside world. Nutritional supplements keep life going. During this process, some unwanted impurities will inevitably be absorbed into the body.

So I can't imagine what kind of biochip can accurately identify all possible threats, and then command nanorobots to complete precise elimination. Of course, if you are talking about a few centuries later, maybe the technology at that time is completely different from now, and maybe it can be realized.

But there is one thing. If such technology really exists, it means that people will completely hand over the defense system to a complex computing system. This may lead to a complete disorder of the body's own immune function. The final result is that once there is a problem with this chip, the body's immune function will directly fall into disorder, which will have extremely terrible consequences.

For details, please refer to the situation in the late stages of AIDS. Of course, if this kind of technology really exists, it will probably be the greatest blessing for AIDS patients. Anyway, their immune system is riddled with holes. An immune process that does not rely on the body's own immune response can give this group a better survival experience. "

Roth Marlborough spread his hands and replied.

The answer was very rigorous. Seeing Nissen Mountbatten thinking, Roth Marlborough said again: "Of course, Mr. Mountbatten, I can understand the importance that rich people like you attach to life and health. In fact, we A project being studied in our laboratory is to serve rich people like you. Many rich people have given support to our project. If you also have needs in this regard, I can give you some information in detail. Just give Our laboratory has invested a special research fund, and once there are results, you will be one of the beneficiaries in the future."

Neeson Mountbatten nodded, but he obviously ignored Roth Marlborough's promotion and still turned to the previous topic: "You mean, this technology has no benefit at all to normal people? And it will cause people to Dependence, if once the service is stopped, you may die directly due to a little virus or bacteria at any time?”

Lot Marlborough felt a little strange.

Looking at Nissen Mountbatten's cautious expression, it's as if this guy really knows where in the world this technology is.

Of course, he thought this was impossible.

Any biologist who understands the various complex reactions in the human body would think this is impossible. Even if this technology does exist, he should have heard of it a long time ago, and it must be immature in the early stages.

So after hesitating for a moment, Roth Marlborough replied: "It can't be said that there are no benefits at all. How can I put it, the immune process is very complicated, because viruses are often deceptive and can break through defenses through various protein synthesis. The system multiplies in large numbers, the most common being cold viruses, and there are various ways to break through defenses, such as changing the hemagglutinin in surface proteins.

Hemagglutinins are common targets of immune system antibodies that prevent viruses from binding to cell receptors. By changing one or two protein components, hemagglutinin can stick more tightly to cells, allowing the virus to enter and replicate while preventing antibodies from blocking the spread of the virus. When the virus reproduces in large numbers, people will become sick.

Especially after this process, if the virus invades some important organs and replicates in large quantities, such as the lungs, liver, etc., it may also trigger an overreaction of the immune system, that is, an immune factor storm. At this time, those immune cells not only attack Viruses may also affect normal cells and may cause organ failure in a short period of time.

If this technology is really available, it means that the defense against viruses is no longer at the biological target level, and viruses or bacteria will be less likely to invade the human body. At the same time, even if the first step is exceeded, if this system can more accurately identify viruses With normal cells, it can also prevent the occurrence of immune storm.

Of course, if, as you said, this kind of chip combined with nanorobots can also repair damage to internal organs of the human body, then the benefits to ordinary people will be even greater. Because our organs are being damaged all the time, just like now, the high-end cigars we are smoking will not be merciful to your lung cells just because they are expensive. No matter how expensive the champagne is, the alcohol in it will cause irreversible damage to liver cells. "

After Roth Marlborough finished speaking, the two men picked up their cigars and started puffing away.

This is what humans are.

Although they knew that smoking was consuming their vitality, it was obvious that this loss was valuable in their eyes.

"I roughly understand that if there is such a technology, it must have both advantages and disadvantages. Of course, it seems that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages now. Of course, the premise is that this chip can maintain normal working efficiency at all times." Nissen Mon Barton exhaled a puff of smoke and sighed.

"No, no, no, if there is such a technology, it means that people's understanding of themselves has reached another level. Maybe the side effects are not that severe, but one thing I am sure of is that since the biochip you mentioned can regulate your immunity The system can repair your organs, but at the same time the biochip also controls your life and death. I think this is the scariest thing."

Lot Marlborough shook his head and said.

Hearing this, Nissen Mountbatten glanced at Obote Lelo, who was standing aside, and then looked at Lot Marlborough, who was already very hazy, through the heavy smoke, and showed a meaningful smile. , said with profound meaning: "If you put it this way, I don't think it is so scary anymore. In fact, if you think about it carefully, Professor Marlborough, are our destiny and even our lives really in our own hands? To be honest, this My biggest emotion this year is that the higher your status, the less freedom you have."

"Just like you, although you are well-dressed, what will happen if one day the results you achieve cannot satisfy those big shots? The things we can control in this world are actually insignificant. It was so before and it is still the same now. You You think you have free will and the right to choose, but in fact your life has been decided from the day you were born. It’s like you were born into a noble family and were destined to receive a good education, while I was born in a country and could only go to the worst schools. Hang around here.”

Rotte Marlborough was a little confused by Nissen Mountbatten's sudden emotion. He frowned and asked, "Do you want to express that you have achieved everything you have now through struggle?"

Neeson Mountbatten smiled and said: "No, no, no, I just want to say that we can sit together and talk today because the things we sell are different. What you sell is wisdom, and I can only sell myself, even if it is Life. Well, that’s it for today…”

As he spoke, Nissen Mountbatten took out a prepared check from his pocket and handed it over: "This is the final payment. By the way, please remember our confidentiality agreement."

The moment he saw the check, Roth Marlborough finally smiled implicitly, probably feeling that the money was earned so easily: "Don't worry, I have served many rich people, and they all commented on me. Very high."

"By the way, there is one more thing. If one day I die suddenly without warning, I will leave a will and donate my body to your laboratory. Please be sure to check my body carefully then, maybe There will be surprises.”

When Roth Marlborough stretched out his hand to take the check, Neeson Mountbatten suddenly added.

Rothe Marlborough glanced at Nissen Mountbatten, well, he thought this guy was probably really crazy.

However, judging from the rich people he came into contact with, these people had more or less quirks. Roth Marlborough had long been accustomed to this. For the sake of money, he still smiled and nodded. He just took the check from Nissen Mountbatten, looked at the payee and amount of the check carefully, and replied: "I have written it down, and my memory has always been pretty good."

"Okay, Obote, ask someone to take Professor Marlborough to the hotel."