Chapter 197: Someone else’s child
The elevator stopped with a ding.
Li Pan adjusted his breathing, straightened his formal attire, tied his shoelaces, and unbuttoned his cufflinks, preparing to fight his way out of the Tower of Night against the siege of the positron cannon and the five major companies.
Then the elevator door opened, revealing the signboard of the Scientific Ethics Committee. The old man in a white coat and beard stood at the door of the elevator, adjusted his glasses, and reached out.
"We meet again, Manager Li."
"Doctor, what a coincidence. Oh, you are still working overtime, right."
Seeing that it was Dr. Nimitz who had saved his life, Li Pan also restrained his murderous intent and politely Shake his hand.
"I'm waiting for you specially this time. Let's talk about those SMS machines first. Please come in."
Dr. Nimitz is also the kind of steel engineering man who is engaged in research. He goes straight to the topic when he comes up.
After all, he had robbed someone else's things. Li Pan was too embarrassed to shirk it, so he followed Dr. Nimitz into the SEC office.
The core mission of the SEC Scientific Ethics Committee is to seal down prohibited technologies that violate human ethics.
But they are not hunting witches in the Middle Ages. In fact, all SEC members are top scholars in the world and are not opposed to technological innovation.
It is true that as representatives of the company, they also have the task of safeguarding the technical advantages of committee members, but objectively speaking, the existence of SEC does concentrate the resources and wisdom of human society to conduct selective and targeted research and development of specific technical routes. , accelerate the progress and development of society as a whole, and effectively avoid the Earth Zero era. That kind of black technology is rampant and the internal friction of endless world wars.
And where do so many banned technologies come from these days? It is said that if you don’t accumulate silicon, you can’t reach a thousand miles. The development of productive forces is gradual and progressive. Real gold is refined by fire and refined over time. You cannot dig out gold mines just by chiseling.
Therefore, more often than not, the SEC’s main business is technical appraisal and patent registration.
Are major companies engaged in fierce technological competition these days? Competition means you steal mine and I copy yours. Business espionage technology spy intelligence businessmen infiltrate investigators are everywhere. Any company that does not have 180 insiders lurking around is a sign of lack of competitiveness.
Therefore, companies spend a lot of money to register technology patents, and SEC researchers also have to analyze various newly declared patented technologies to identify what level of technology the newly developed products belong to, and which companies' patents are infringed. And this is related to the sky-high price of patent licensing, which cannot be sloppy at all.
By the way, TheM Monster Company is a frequent visitor to the SEC. After all, the development of human technology has reached its limit, and the new technology products declared in recent years are all based on monster research and development. Therefore, TheM also occupies the underlying patent monopoly. . And the latest technology products are the most profitable.
Therefore, even if TheM Company does nothing, the technology giants under the SEC have to pay sky-high patent fees every year. This is much greater than the direct benefit from buying and selling monsters.
How could it be that HT Chaos Technology, Baboon Group, VK National Prosthetic Body, TSC Tianhan Starship, and GEN Genetic Revolution, the top five technology companies in the world, would have withdrawn from the bidding so cleanly?
After all, if Monster Company is really annoyed and the technology transfer license is suspended, the loss will not be compensated by a mere few hundred billion.
"Do you want something to drink? Black tea? Coffee?"
"No, just water, thank you..."
Dr. Nimitz was really not polite at all. He brought Li Pan directly to the office and asked the robot to bring him a cup. Qingshui, he directly turned on the holographic projection and projected the blueprints of the four SMS test machines, the patent authorization and asset registration documents, as well as the video of the Red Tengu stealing the body captured by the micro-drone.
"Getting back to the subject, these SMS are assets independently developed by our research institute. Legal tax certificates and production records can be sent to your legal department for confirmation." Wow, he is
such a strong man...
He is so fair and upright when he presents the facts and is reasonable. Li Pan was a little embarrassed when he asked for something with all the proof of assets on his face.
"Ah...ah, it turns out that mecha is yours. I thought it was Dawn..."
Dr. Nimitz signaled Li Pan to wait a moment, then flew with two fingers, controlling the holographic projection, and projected Kai Lian's 'Blood Moon' ' Called it up, enlarged the arm, and played the footage of Kai Lian killing spiders in the sewer, and even her cursing voice of "Tie Baa! Tie Baa! Kusao!" was clearly recorded.
"NIMS-X14F, this is an experimental fighter aircraft equipped with an ultra-high frequency radiation projector. You can see the effect. By emitting directional electromagnetic pulses, it can neutralize short-range electromagnetic equipment and carry out loop damage from the inside regardless of external defenses. .
But this equipment has not yet been completed. The customized micro-nuclear furnace entrusted to BRW has not yet been delivered. The weapon output also needs to be tested again. The energy management system OS has not been modulated yet. It can only be charged and discharged once. It is basically just a skeleton.
If your company wants it, just sell it to you."
"Oh...ah, ah?" Li Pan didn't react for a moment.
Dr. Nimitz took a sip of the tea brought by the robot and said,
"Your company is engaged in a corporate war, isn't it? If we need combat power, I will sell it to you. That X14F has the lowest degree of completion and is not well prepared. However, all the scripts are written by the people of Red Tengu themselves, so just charge a cost price of one billion.
However, the other three have been basically completed, and Ye Shi, Liming, and Gao Tianyuan are also bidding for the blueprints. If your company wants to If you want to participate, you can also bid. A single machine is about the price of a cruiser, between 2 billion and 5 billion. If you are interested, please
directly consult the sales department of my research institute for specific business flow. They will make introductions."
Twenty to five billion...
Li Pan hesitated for a moment.
The price of this single machine is ten times that of the HAYABUSA class, which means that the technology patents contained in the SMS are indeed worth the price.
In other words, the combat effectiveness of the complete SMS is probably comparable to the latest version of military cruisers currently on the market, worth tens of billions.
"This... is not good, after all, it is the secret weapon you developed with great effort..."
Dr. Nimitz chuckled,
"Haha, secret weapon, hahaha, no, you misunderstood, it's just a toy. My grandson is addicted to it recently. The last generation of mecha movies and games, so I prepared some birthday gifts for him.
The NIMS-X10A is a landline specially customized for him, and the other ones he wants to give to friends to play with. It’s okay, I’ll give them to him again. They just make another batch."
Li Pan, "..."
Dr. Nimitz, "However, although it is a toy, it still uses some restricted patented technology. If it falls into the hands of terrorists, it will indeed be a bit troublesome. , as the direct designer, I have an obligation to recycle it to avoid losses, and I have to bear joint and several liability.
But there is no problem if you sell it to a company. I will send someone to deliver the subsequent parts and weapon components to you. Of course, if possible , please share the battle data in the company war, and I can also help with some OTA upgrade optimization."
Li Pan, "...that's settled, thank you."
"Okay, let's get down to business. There is one more thing."
Dr. Nimitz called up Huang Dahe's file.
"This boy must have been rescued by your Excellency."
Li Pan looked at the resume part of Huang Dahe's file and was asked by the Institute of Science and Technology. The scarlet letter of expulsion from university, deprivation of citizenship rights to apply, a flash of inspiration.
"Yes, his name is Huang Dahe and he is a genius. Is the doctor interested in recruiting him as an assistant?
I asked the lawyer that as long as three citizens jointly sign, he can apply for the security system to be re-examined by him. I can vouch for him. If If you agree, just find another one..."
Unexpectedly, Dr. Nimitz shook his head,
"His credits are pretty good, but the citizenship approval will not be passed, and it doesn't seem to take too long, so it still counts. "
Li Pan frowned,
"What do you mean it won't take too long?"
Dr. Nimitz moved up the file,
"Although the physical characteristics and blood type have been edited, he does not match the genes of his registered parents. He is a I think the illegal genetic coordinator was secretly replaced in his infant state, and naturally, he did not report any surgery records in the security system. It was probably some kind of secret human transformation experiment by Takamagahara.
No. I know who helped him conceal his origins and used Huang Dahe's identity to register into the system. But now that it has been found out and this key information is missing, he will not be able to pass the citizen review." "Illegal genetic coordination
... ..."
Li Pan was speechless for a moment, genetic coordination, genetic coordination starting from the fertilized egg? The perfect new human?
In the early years, there was publicity that pure and natural supermen could be created through gene editing. It is very popular in other worlds. But in the 0791 plane, the technology of artificial implants is more advanced.
Moreover, isn’t this kind of sophisticated biomodification surgery a benefit that can only be enjoyed by super rich people who are reincarnated into another world, starting with tens of billions of dollars?
Huang Dahe? Ten billionaires living in slums? Are you here to experience life? But it’s impossible, right? Can you experience life like this? What kind of masochistic script is this?
And to replace...the original orange...sigh...
Dr. Nimitz shared a bunch of SEC internal files as if chatting,
"Takamagahara's technology was not mature at the time, and the early coordinators all had fatal genetic defects. Most of them are conducting human experiments. Making disposable consumables for war.
This boy has a very high degree of intelligence development, so he may be a victim of that kind of project. Even though his current intelligence and physical abilities are beyond ordinary people, but According to statistics on the average life span of Takamagahara's military-modified humans captured after the war, by the time he reaches the age of twenty or twenty-five, he is at high risk of premature aging, immune failure, and even gene disintegration. He will die in six months.
If there are records of his original genetic modification, some targeted genetic drugs may be developed to alleviate the disease. Otherwise, this kind of genetic collapse is incurable. Oh, but in this way
, You were hurt in the same way last time, maybe your company can do something about it."
Add Huang Dahe to the filing cabinet?
But is that really 'saving' him...
Seeing Li Pan hesitate for a while, Dr. Nimitz didn't ask any more questions. He moved his fingers and handed him a confidential SEC file,
"I'm not a biology major. If you want to help this young man, I suggest that you still have to find the team that was responsible for specific projects in Gao Tianyuan. This is the list of Gao Tianyuan war criminals. Many people were killed, imprisoned, committed suicide, and were hired out. In short, almost all of them are missing. You can only watch You're lucky. If you find someone, maybe you can be of some help."
Li Pan looked at the files. There were probably a few hundred people. Hey, he glanced at the crowd and recognized two of them.
Tamura Koji and Ohsumi Ryohei, are they both from this team...
But these two were young men at the time, ranked last, and they were probably just low-level researchers. There are three core people in charge of the project. The project director is a lieutenant general named Mori Nari. This person can be found on the Internet. He is a kind of confidant and confidant to the head of the Oda family. , as the main staff officer and person in charge of the Oda family, he committed suicide and apologized when he was defeated and surrendered.
The remaining two lieutenants, Dr. Tomoko Akagi, a former SEC member, were fired and committed suicide. Dr. Hibiki Ohga, former SEC member, expelled, car accident. Oh, Akagi, does this last name seem familiar... Well, yes, that's what clan politics is like, going around in circles. To put it bluntly, the families living in Takamagahara are still playing house... "But, this
confidentiality It seems that the information has not yet been declassified, right? Is it okay to give it to me?"
Li Pan looked at Dr. Nimitz.
"Doctor, what do you want?"
The latter is also straight-laced and candidly confessed,
"The OS written by that boy is really good and can be worth a lot of money. I have registered to apply for a patent for the technology in my name. "Yes."
Li Pan nodded,
"So these are compensations for him?"
"It's not for him, it's for you, this person."
Dr. Nimitz flicked his fingers and took one of the project leaders, Dahe Xiang. , and Huang Dahe, their photos overlapped, and the auxiliary software directly outlined the skull proportions.
Li Pan couldn't help but frown. Apart from slightly different skin color, eye color, and hair color, the two men had almost identical skeletons and facial features. The original body of genetic cloning...
Dr. Nimitz explained,
"Okawa Hibiki is an expert in gene coordination, but he is only the second-in-command on this project, while Tomoko Akagi is in artificial intelligence, but she is the supervisor.
So. That boy, I estimate, is not the 'final product' of this project, but just 'parts', 'consumables', screws that can be replaced at any time." "Parts? Screws?" Dr. Nimitz asked the robot to
give
Li Pan added a glass of water and continued,
"I don't know what kind of research Gao Tianyuan did back then, but they did successfully develop some interesting edge technologies, and exploded with incredible technology, once catching up with the committee's level. This This gave birth to rebellious ambitions. And we finally found out that the source of these technologies came from some young girls.
'Whisperers', that's what they call them. It is said that these talented people can hear the call of another world and naturally He has mastered some unprecedented technologies, but that is closer to your existence than to the scientific side. The
OS code written by that boy is of that level... Forget it, I'll just say it. Okay, it's autonomous AI, prohibited technologies like artificial intelligence.
You've seen the performance of these SMS. Without the blessing of the OS, these things are just 'toys'. But now, they are all 'alive' It's the same as the 'monster'...
Do you think that a young man like him can come up with such a technology with just a flash of inspiration? Haha, don't underestimate us researchers, day and night The blood and sweat of hard work...
His things were born, and were directly 'engraved' in his brain by the 'whisper in the ear'. He didn't even need to think about it, it was just a biological hard drive, and it was output directly.
Of course, once this ability is gradually activated, the 'whispering in the ear' will become clearer and louder, until it finally falls into irreversible collapse.
Like I said, when you wake up at the age of twenty to twenty-five, once you get sick, you won’t survive for six months, and you are a consumable. "
Dr. Nimitz took a sip of tea and continued,
"Of course, Gao Tianyuan would not hand over this technology honestly. When the Oda family saw that the defeat was imminent, the core researchers of the project were immediately killed. The interior was cleared and all 'Whisperer' test subjects were destroyed. We specially sent special forces but they couldn't save it.
But we have always known that there must be some who slip through the cracks.
As long as the remnants of Gao Tianyuan can breathe and prevent them from being cornered and completely losing hope of a comeback, then they will definitely not be willing to complete the matter. There will definitely be "Whisperers" left, hiding in some corner of the world. .
He, 'Huang Dahe', is one of them.
If there is one, there will be a second. Twenty years have passed. If these were the last batch of embryos cultured at that time, they would have almost reached the age of awakening. Otherwise, you would think that we still have Tokyo University and accept so many students. , why develop so many technology parks?
Do you think there is really such a big gap in intelligence between humans in this world and people in other worlds?
It's just digging for gold in the sand. "
It's actually like this..."
Li Pan was also confused. Unexpectedly, someone else's child living next door is not only a true academic master, but also a superman in the true sense... Dr.
Nimitz, take a look He said,
"These matters are a tacit understanding within the committee. Since you, the manager, have only been in the company for a short time, you may not know much about it. However, judging from the situation in the past two months, your company's 0791 business may still be improved for a long time." It is your responsibility, so in order to avoid the recurrence of the last conflict and misunderstanding, today, on behalf of the SEC Committee, I will inform you of the inside information.
Regarding the local 'Whisperers' in 0791, the committee has already agreed that the SEC will track and register the whereabouts of each 'Whisperer', and if there is a 'Whisperer Technology' that wants to bid, submit it to the committee as a whole.
Therefore, I hope you will strictly abide by the committee's bottom line in future contacts there. If you gain something, don't keep it for yourself and contact us in time. Of course, I know that your company's prices are always relatively high, but if you have a price, it's easy to negotiate. "
Whisperers, edge technology, illegal genetic modification, artificial intelligence, OS...
Damn it, every time I think I am invincible, I will always encounter a system update that iterates with a bunch of new settings. What the hell...
and After Dr. Nimitz finished talking, Li Pan left the building, and no one came to surround him. After all, he really came for peace negotiations, so how could he flip the table and tear his head off like a lunatic over a disagreement... In short, Li Pan hurried away
. Back at the factory, he saw his shuttle parked in the yard from a distance, while Chengzi looked lonely and leaned on the balcony to smoke.
"Huh?" what happened? What about Yamato? "
Li Pan jumped to his side, his consciousness swept away, and he couldn't help but be startled.
Huang Dahe was no longer in the factory, but he was probably not kidnapped by people from the SEC or the Security Bureau.
Kai Lian was still in the warehouse, after all, 'Red Moon' Was she detained by Panlong Company? Naturally, she guarded her mecha and refused to leave. It seems that she likes this 'toy' very much.
That nonsense, it's a toy of two billion... Of course, to be honest, she will leave Not going anywhere.
This time, their small team was almost wiped out. Three of the four mechas were lost. From the careful ambush arranged by Ye Shi and Ming Ming, and the well-known action records of SEC, this was definitely not a hellhound. Credit.
In other words, there may be something wrong within the Red Tengu. There is most likely a traitor who leaked their hiding place. In addition, the SEC has been keeping an eye on these banned technologies from beginning to end. The red tengu is just a fish belly and dog breast on someone's chopping board.
Do you think you escaped? You just haven't found a bigger cage yet...
Chengzi exhaled a long breath and came to his senses,
"He She refused to quit or go back to school, so she went to find Akainu's contact person...all she could think about was revenge..." "Revenge...
"
Li Pan looked at her weak look and knew that this mother and son The reunion of the two people was probably not very touching, and they probably even had a quarrel. And when I thought about the 'Whisperer' plan I just heard, I was scratching my head. There are some things that speaking out won't help, so in the end I just kept it to myself. Say something.
"At least he's alive, right?" "
Chengzi smiled sadly,
"You're still alive... If you hang out with those people, you will die sooner or later..."
Li Pan had nothing to say. He could withstand the pressure of Liming Company to protect Huang. Yamato can also help repay debts and money, or kidnap enemies to relieve him. You can even try to help find people related to the 'Whisperer' project and help Huang Dahe cure genetic defects. Or simply recruit him to work. .
But, Huang Dahe may not need his help and rescue at all.
People who voluntarily join the Red Tengu are different from those who are forced to become company dogs. There
are indeed a few people in this world who are not just ordinary people at heart. They are realists, but naive idealists.
The more these people's views are beaten by reality, the more determined they become, just like steel that has been tempered thousands of times.
Huang Dahe is this kind of person. It is estimated that in just a few After Yue's experiences and drastic changes, he can never go back to the good student who swallowed his anger.
Now he is a rabid dog covered in blood and bruises.
This kind of person, once he makes up his mind, even nine cows can't pull him back. .
However, since he was born under the control of the committee, what would be the consequences of resisting?
Where did he think he could go?
Now, the eyes and spies of the Security Bureau are everywhere near the Panlong Factory. Not coming out to arrest people is entirely because of Li Pan's thin face.
Because the manager of Monster Company vouched for this 'Whisperer', the OS was handed over to the SEC, not to mention the testing of the mecha, and the subsequent 'Whisperer' Technology' must also be reported on time.
So Huang Dahe's behavior now is just the rebellious period of teenagers.
And he can only resist for another six months at most, or even shorter...
Now Li Pan has figured it out.
By then , if Huang Dahe is unwilling to join the company, wants to resist, and wants to die, then let him die. Let him
indulge in the dream of being able to resist his own destiny and drown to death.
(End of this chapter)