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Just as Zhang Ran was thinking about the future of mankind, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

Clicking on it, it was a notice from the hospital.

After reading this notice, his pupils dilated slightly, and his heart beat wildly: The greatest contributor to this great victory, Zero, seems to be... critically ill? !

The mood, which was pretty good at first, suddenly fell to the bottom.

He read the notice several times in a row to make sure he read it correctly.

Get up from the stool and rush to the Central Hospital as quickly as possible.

...

At the gate of the Central Hospital, Zhang Ran saw Zhou Chengfeng.

Zhou Chengfeng is very busy with work, and now there are too many government affairs to deal with.

But this time it appeared here, which shows that things have really gotten to the point where it's a bit bad...

Zhou Chengfeng was still expressionless as usual, but there seemed to be a dark cloud between his brows, giving him a sense of blackening.

He has no children, and actually treats Zero as a daughter.

Zhou Chengfeng said in a hoarse voice: "Zero...became a vegetable, and there is a risk of further death."

If I can't wake up for two months, in fact, to put it bluntly, I'm already in a vegetable state.

When the hospital formally came to this conclusion, Zhang Ran froze in place, his muscles stiffened, as if something had suddenly blocked his lungs, and he was indescribably uncomfortable.

There is a feeling that the sky is falling.

After a long while, he gently opened the door of the room, being careful not to wake up the sleeping girl.

Poor Ling had lost a lot of weight after lying in the hospital for two months.

For the corresponding treatment, a craniotomy was performed, and the beautiful double ponytails were also cut off.

Even if you hire the best nurses and stay in bed for a long time, it will still have some bad effects on your body.

She looked so thin and thin, at 1.7 meters tall, she might only weigh seventy or eighty catties, but she used to weigh one hundred catties.

The originally white and tender skin looked a little shriveled like a shriveled cabbage.

A medical director of the brain department who was in charge of treatment received Zhang Ran and others.

The female doctor sighed, after pondering for a long time, she decided to tell the truth honestly. She explained with a sad face: "Recently, high-risk risks have appeared many times."

"All the indicators are not very good. The reason is that after cerebral hemorrhage, there are many damages in the brain, especially the damage to the medulla oblongata. Our current technical means cannot treat it. It is all due to Sakurai's blood."

The main function of the medulla is to regulate visceral activities. Many basic centers necessary to sustain life (such as breathing, circulation, digestion, etc.) are concentrated in the medulla. Once these parts are damaged, they often cause rapid death.

"Sakurai's blood can give people the ability to regenerate, but some things about the brain can't be repaired quickly...or it can't be repaired as fast as the damage. So the condition has been slowly deteriorating. In the future, it may There is a risk of death."

Zhang Ran was silent for a moment: "How much longer?"

"According to our experience, maybe...a month."

"If the long-term blood transfusion can last longer, more than 1,000 milliliters of fresh blood a month can keep her alive for a long time, but whether she can wake up is another matter."

Zhang Ran was silent again, turned his head and glanced at Sakurai.

The short-haired girl was a little nervous, she lowered her head, clutching the corners of her clothes with both hands, without saying a word.

1000 milliliters a month, that is to squeeze her dry.

The standard for blood donation is 400ml for half a year, so as not to damage the body, exceeding this standard...

1000ml a month, her body may not be able to handle it...

Zhang Ran sighed, he also knew that it was impossible to sacrifice one to save the other.

What's more, there is no way to wake up, it just prolongs the survival period.

After a while, he asked unwillingly: "Is there really no other way?"

He knew he was asking nonsense, but like any relative of a terminally ill patient, he was trying to find a straw and hold on to it.

Zhou Chengfeng didn't speak either, his face was dark.

The chief doctor thought about it for a while, not knowing how to explain it, and finally shook his head: "She is blind in both eyes, due to massive retinal hemorrhage... There is no way to treat it with the current technical means. Alas, compared with vegetative or even Death and blindness are nothing."

Zhang Ran sat down on the chair, feeling a little wronged for no reason.

He regretted that he had sent Zero to carry out the mission.

But things have come to this, and the result cannot be changed...

He didn't know whether it was a profit or a loss. It was impossible to do better if he didn't send Zero out, send other people, and more troops.

Not even a bit of technological heritage is a high probability event.

After all, in that scene, there is no point in having too many people. In such a big earthquake, ordinary people can't stand still, and there are a large number of Devourer nano-clusters.

Without the protection of jelly, the massive nano-clusters wiped out the troops in minutes.

From a collective point of view, it must have made a profit, and the result couldn't be better...

All losses, including the sacrifice of soldiers, are acceptable!

The current human civilization is trying its best to digest this technological legacy. It is on the eve of technological take-off, and it only needs a stable period of time to digest this legacy.

But now, the girl who has been with him for the longest time is suddenly going to disappear. From a personal point of view... this kind of grievance suddenly surged up, and he couldn't resist it. His heart was sour, and he couldn't help but want to shed tears .

"Your Highness." Sakurai patted his back lightly and whispered, "Either I give her some more blood..."

Zhang Ran thinks he is a good person, but he is not the kind of saint who can sacrifice all for the sake of human civilization...

He sat on the chair and shook his head: "Her childhood was actually quite miserable. Her parents were drug addicts, and she had some mental problems. They sold her to human traffickers..."

"Then, I bought her."

"Regardless of amnesia or blindness, we will take good care of her... She has made such a high contribution, and the Kunlun Mountain government will earn money even if it raises her for a lifetime."

"But why can't she wake up... Can blindness be cured? Professor Tang has been researching for so long, but hasn't researched anything?"

Sakurai, who was standing aside, saw Zhang Ran showing such a sad expression for the first time.

Blindness in both eyes is nothing compared to death, but since His Highness asked this...

She shook her head and said helplessly: "There is no cure yet, but the heritage of the Sibadi civilization has given some new research directions. The biology of the Sibadi people is also 100 years more advanced than ours, basically 3D organ printing technology has been implemented on the Internet to extend their lifespan."

"So I think it's still possible to repair the retina... As for the repair of the brain, I don't know."

"If you only have one month to live..."

It's hard.

Scientific research, where can one month be successful?

The sad atmosphere in the room, even Lin Qiuyue, who was listening, had an unprecedented sense of crisis...

It is difficult to choose between white roses and red roses.

But now the white rose is about to wither. It is impossible for the living to compete with the dead, and the white rose will become the eternal white moonlight.

This sense of crisis was a little subtle, making her whole body stiff, and several voices in her head were discussing: "Lin Bao... let's go and study biology, okay?"

"She is also quite pitiful. If we don't revive her, she will be irreplaceable Bai Yueguang."

The "Jelly" hiding in the box seemed to have sensed the crowd, and jumped out to hop around the edge of the Sakura Well, very happy for the arrival of the "Second Mother".

"Jelly" doesn't have too much wisdom, and doesn't know the concept of birth, old age, sickness and death, and has slowly returned to meekness recently.

But obviously, it prefers Zero, and spends the night here every night.

...

"Dong dong dong", someone outside knocked on the door.

Zhang Ran quickly opened the door of the room.

It was Tang Ze, a scientist from the New Human Laboratory, and several brain-related experts who hurried over after hearing that Zero was critically ill.

"Is there any help, Professor Tang?" Zhang Ran asked immediately after seeing them.

"Your Highness, our current technology cannot treat brain damage. We don't even know how her brain was damaged."

Knowing that it is time to race against time, Tang Ze said in a hurry, "However, the future is not certain. The biological technology of the Sibadi people is much more advanced than ours. We still need to study their information."

"But you also know that the biological structure of the Sibadi people is completely different from that of us humans, and their experimental results are different from those of humans. This is not like a chip, which can be copied directly."

Zhang Ran said dejectedly: "But it's only a month now... Even if you study every day and night, it's too late."

"No, we still have... hibernation!" Tang Ze said in a quick tone, "Zero brought back some hibernation potions, we can make her hibernate."

"In order to adapt to space travel, the Sibadi invented a hibernation potion. This transparent liquid can crystallize living things. The success rate is very high, more than 99%. I have been engaged in research in this area for the past two months , and it has now succeeded."

Zhang Ran's eyes widened.

Yes, he remembered, in the Sibadi's self-report, due to resource constraints, most of their population has entered a state of hibernation!

Can this technology be used on humans?

Tang Ze said again: "Zero found hibernation potion in that underground military base. This potion is rare in quantity and complex in composition. It may be related to a certain component of silicon-based life. At present, we have no way to mass-produce it here. .But it is enough for her to use alone."

"So the only way now is to let her hibernate to avoid death... The whole process is called crystallization."

"Crystalization?" Zhang Ran wondered.

"We found that the metabolism of crystallized organisms will be reduced by two thousand or even three thousand times, which is equivalent to hibernation. It is a certain component of silicon-based life, which was improved by the Sibadi, and it is not very different from the traditional frozen hibernation. Same."

Tang Ze took out a photo of a frog frozen in a crystal, which looked like a fossil in amber.

The next photo is a photo of a frozen human being.

"We suspect that these silicon-based organisms also undergo crystallization for extended periods of time in the absence of energy."

"The Sibadi's brain structure and body structure are similar to those of humans. If they can use it, we can also use it. After improving these liquids and freezing them below zero degrees Celsius, this hibernation solution is also suitable for We humans."

"Can I wake up after crystallization?" Zhang Ran asked again:

"Yes! After breaking the crystal, take another drug and heat the temperature to 20 degrees Celsius. The frog is still alive and can wake up again."

"For human experiments, we have done it with life-serving prisoners...it has been successful. So far, there are no major problems."

"If you agree..."

Zhou Chengfeng, the head of the council, frowned, and said aside: "Your Highness, since there is no other way, this is the only way to go...Hibernation is better than complete death. Especially now that the condition has not completely deteriorated."

"It's barely healthy right now."

"If the condition worsens, it will be more troublesome in the future."

"It's even more impossible for Sakurai to keep giving her blood transfusions to keep her alive... This is an unrealistic plan."

Zhang Ran was silent for a moment, then looked at the post-it lady standing aside.

Her face was a little pale, and she had donated a lot of blood recently, showing signs of anemia.

If it weren't for their strong enough physique, ordinary humans would have fallen down long ago.

I could only sigh silently, and then nodded solemnly: "Then go into hibernation through crystallization, and I'm sorry for your inconvenience, Professor Tang."

So on this day, Zero entered the first-generation hibernation chamber of the New Human Laboratory.

Thin, poor Zero, who lost his ponytails, could no longer be greedy, let alone open his eyes, was frozen in a crystal.

Like a girl in the crystal, waiting for the prince to save her.

No one knows if she will be able to wake up one day...

Or, never wake up...

...

The operation of the objective world is not transferred by human will. Laughter and tears are always the norm in life.

In the following days, with the promulgation of the "big science plan", more jobs and a brighter future have been brought.

The premise is to actively fight for it!

Those who do not take the initiative to work hard cannot expect pies to fall from the sky.

In the future, the material living standards of human beings will be further improved. For example, devices such as cloud mobile phones and cloud computers will replace people's mobile phones and computers today.

Proposals related to the virtual world are being discussed by a group of experts. Even if these instruments have not been glimpsed yet, it is absolutely right to publish some papers about the anti-addiction bill, its benefits, and various other disadvantages.

Human beings cannot step back into the trap that the Sibadi civilization has gone through.

The communication technology with higher network speed is under vigorous construction, and the network speed has been upgraded to 5G, which is enough for a half-time meeting.

People in various forums are discussing what life will be like in the future... The era of the metaverse is an era that humans have never entered.

However, for Zhang Ran, it was a nightmare day.

No routine overtime, no flirting with the post-it lady in the office, no falling into debt with the lady scientist.

He returned to his dormitory and lay on the bed, a little uninterested, even a little dazed.

Normally, Zero will follow him like a follower until he goes to sleep...

He got out of bed again and took out a box from the cabinet. It was quite delicate and tied with a pink bow.

Inside was a sailor suit.

Back then, Zhang Ran bought this dress specifically for zero preparations.

There should be no boy who can refuse sailor suits, pleated skirts and half-leg socks. This was originally a birthday gift for classmate Ling. She will definitely be very "surprised" and even a little "resentful", and she may be shy in public.

In fact, Zero is still a shy girl.

Zhang Ran has wanted to see the sailor suit she wore for a long time, with the double ponytails, it is a perfect match.

But I have never had the chance, and I am too embarrassed to make this request.

It seems that there is no chance now...

...

In any case, work must continue, and life must continue.

Since the white rose was frozen, the attitudes of the other two red roses have also changed subtly.

Lin Qiuyue served as the minister of her scientific development department, responsible for reviewing the use of creation energy.

The office is next door, and there are many opportunities for the two to get along.

On the other hand, since she was in charge of the construction of the universal factory, she was working hard on artificial intelligence and neural networks, and after get off work, she began to study the literature of Sibadi civilization.

In her words: "Whether it is carbon-based life or silicon-based life, there are many unsolved mysteries that are worth studying. Especially silicon-based life is a form of life that we don't understand at all!"

The most capable workers do not need to be supervised. Satisfied without being pushed.

And the other red rose, Sakurai, is still as enthusiastic and hardworking as ever, and can do almost any job, whether it is various official duties of the Ministry of Science and Development, or cleaning, or taking care of flowers and plants, and raising jelly. .

Looking at it this way, it seems like nothing if there is one less girl in your life...

It's just that when he was working, Zhang Ran would habitually yell, "Ling, your wise and mighty Highness is tired, come and get a massage!"

Only then did he realize that the pig-brain overloaded classmate Zero had disappeared from his life, and he couldn't help but sigh...

"Sakurai, come here for a massage!"

Sakurai was naturally very happy. When she worked hard to massage, she would smile and ask, "Your Highness, if I were the one to perform the mission, what would happen to you? Would you be as dejected as you are now?"

Zhang Ran said angrily: "If you were the one who performed the mission, your sacrifice would be in vain, or you could only get some ordinary loot, and it would be impossible to reach the deepest archive room and get the biggest inheritance. "

"If this happens, I can only condemn myself as a fool for sending you out... So this situation is impossible. How could I make such a mistake, why don't you say, I sent Qiuyue out Execute the mission, what will happen."

"Is that so?" Sakurai showed a dissatisfied expression on her face, and she pinched twice deliberately, almost breaking Zhang Ran's bones.

In fact, Zhang Ran himself doubted what he said.

Marry a red rose, and the red one will become a mosquito blood smear on the wall, and the white one will still be the moonlight in front of the bed. Marry a white rose, and the white one will be a grain of rice on your clothes, but the red one will be a smear of cinnabar on your heart. mole.

Man is such a creature...

...

Next, human civilization has entered into a booming development trend. The establishment of the Ministry of Science and Technology Development, coupled with the large investment of creation energy, combined with the reasonable management system of Kunlun Mountain society, excellent social culture, and the active enthusiasm of the people, are rapidly digesting. This is the foundation of Sibadi civilization.

The only two difficulties now, the first is that human beings are currently in a state of resource shortage, and it is obviously not enough to rely solely on the support of creation energy.

At least, the treasure of the fifth industrial revolution, the "automatic universal factory in a zero-gravity environment", is really more than enough for human beings.

Without money (resources), it is impossible to move an inch!

Second, human beings have to find a three-dimensional space where they can live and develop more stably!

This ghostly place in the high-dimensional universe, I really... don't want to stay any longer.

Find a place to stay quickly, please!

In fact, it is not easy to achieve both goals...

"Resources, I beg you to fall from the sky!" Your Highness, who spends money like flowing water, prays every day, when the great God will reward mankind with another meteorite of trillion tons.

But obviously, this is impossible...

Therefore, the only hope is pinned on the spoils of mankind... the silicon-based microcosm.

Regarding the small universe left over from silicon-based life, it has always been in a state of high temperature.

After three months, it slowly cooled down.

The engineering team did not dare to be sloppy, and tried to explore and develop in the first place.

In the end, I came to a conclusion: there are indeed many resources in this small universe, but it is not easy to obtain these resources.

"Because many physical constants in this small universe are completely different from our world."

"In our world, the value of the fine structure constant is 137.035999206, which is a relatively good parameter to measure the universe." The professor in charge of this aspect is silicon-based biologist Scott, who introduced the current engineering progress in detail .

"And the parameters in this small universe are about 137.03599921, and there is a difference of 0.00000004 in the middle... The difference is very, very small, but this leads to normal carbon-based life, which cannot survive in it. The mouse directly Killed."

Zhang Ran braced himself and watched the video of the two-minute sudden death of the little white mouse. It was inexplicable dementia, the blood vessels ruptured, and then died. It was so hideous.

"So I finally got a loot, but I can't live in it? Is it Lanhua's small universe?"

Professor Scott smiled wryly: "Not only can't people live, but it's the kind of universe that denatures materials. This is a silicon-based species, and it does come from another universe, the silicon universe. Their rules, our carbon-based species are not adapt."

In this case, the progress of robotic exploration is also very slow.

Robots rely on chips to work, and chips are easily damaged due to material denaturation, and a chip has to be scrapped after about 20 hours of work.

In this case, the cost of moving materials on a large scale will be very high.

"Are there any resources inside?" Zhang Ran asked anxiously.

He has also read the work report of the government. If human civilization wants to understand all the technologies of the fifth industrial revolution, resources are indispensable.

Zhang Ran's creation ability is very strong, but after he allocated more than 2,000 creation energy this time, he only has 1,500 left in his hand. These energy must be used for emergencies, and he will not allocate any more.

In the end, human beings still have to be self-sufficient, and it is impossible to completely rely on the ability of creation to transfuse blood.

Especially lithium, and rare earth elements, the inventory has been exhausted, and they can only rely on the creation of the void!

As a result, major companies had to launch a trade-in plan to recycle some old machines and manufacture new ones.

But obviously, relying on this method, the number of machines cannot be increased, which seriously restricts production.

Scott replied: "Of course there is matter, and our robot explored the interior roughly."

The microcosm of silicon-based organisms is actually very large, about 913 million cubic kilometers, which is equivalent to a volume of 1000 kilometers * 1000 kilometers * 913 kilometers, which is quite a huge microcosm.

Except for the subspace, the small universe of the Garden of Eden for human beings is not so big yet.

The dead nano-clusters inside are like black mist, densely packed with the entire small universe.

Scott said: "According to preliminary estimates, there may be 521.29 billion tons of substances. The corpses of these silicon-based life can decompose elements such as iron, nickel, silicon, phosphorus, sulfur, and oxygen. There are also many rare earth elements, but The cost of development is very high. As you know, our machines are very vulnerable to damage in this small universe."

"500 billion tons, that's a lot! The cost of development is high, and it needs to be developed. You can't rely on me." Zhang Ran frowned, rubbing his temples again, "How much is the cost?"

"Even if we have the low-cost advantage of nuclear fusion technology, it is 20-40 times more expensive to catch the material in the small universe than to develop meteorites. The price will vary according to the different elements. The composition of the nano-cluster, Silicon is the most abundant element, and it is also the most useless to us. We have so much silicon that it can be used as a semiconductor for a hundred years."

"What?! 20-40 times...can't the cost be reduced?"

"Then we need to develop corresponding robots that can adapt to the physical environment of this small universe. Our scientists are working hard, but no one can guarantee when it will be developed. It is conservatively estimated that it will take 5-10 years." Professor Scott Speaking of which, I'm a little embarrassed.

Still, he told the truth.

A robot that adapts to the environment of a small universe is equivalent to overthrowing and starting from the bottom, and everything has never been done. 5-10 years is actually not too slow.

Zhang Ran felt a bit pained. The cost of raw materials was 20-40 times more expensive, which seemed unacceptable.

The original production capacity of 40 robots has now become 1... because 39 robots were damaged due to the fishing of material in the silicon-based small universe.

Zhang Ran stood in front of the screen with a constipated face, thought for half a minute, and said helplessly: "Forget it, you have to eat mosquito meat, it's better than shutting down the factory! And this kind of silicon-based small universe may not be uncommon. We will use this technology in the future, and it is good to accumulate some experience.”

Next, Professor Scott introduced new developments, especially... some good news!

(PS: two in one!)