I really don't want to hang up

Chapter 278 The Quota of Eternal Life

Hannibal finally left Albert without a knife.

Now that the Ryan badge subdivides the awards, Hannibal and Albert have no direct competition.

When there is time, it is never too late!
Albert came to the third floor and saw Mr. Luden who was reading a newspaper.

Seeing Albert coming, Luden put away the game console under the newspaper, and asked casually,
"It's all resolved?"

"Ah."

Albert nodded, walked to the wine cabinet, and took down a bottle of wine.

He first poured two glasses of wine, then glanced at A Wu next to him, took out the third glass, and poured out a glass of water.

After hydrating the drink, Albert found an armchair and sat down, a little tired,

"Mr. Luden, I never thought it would be so difficult."

"The more things you hold on to, the more things you want, the harder things get."

Lu Deng took a sip of his wine and said leisurely,
"Besides, you're too bad at being flexible."

"Workaround?"

Albert looked at Mr. Luden and waited for the next sentence.

For Albert, Lu Deng is willing to say a few more words,
"Just take today's incident as an example. You can give young people a job in a company. Let me think about it. You can call it an economic consultant, or a risk control specialist, whatever you want to call it.

His expenses can be fully borne by the company, including security, which will at least save you a lot of money, won't it? "

"It's not a question of money, Mr. Luden."

Albert hesitated and asked tentatively,
"Also, is it really appropriate to use the company's money to do these things?"

Luden laughed,

"What's inappropriate? As long as the input-output ratio is sufficient, as long as there is a relatively clear expected return, the company is willing to invest in anything. Back then in Qiyun, the twisted rope sold well. Cough cough, I mean, income! The point It’s income, understand, what we’re after is income!”

Lu Deng believed that the other party's book would definitely sell well.

And the company, as the copyright owner of the book, will make a lot of money from the royalties!
Not only that, Luden is also preparing to persuade the old king to put the copyright protection law on the agenda, and the time limit should be extended as much as possible.
In short, compared with the expected income, this meager investment is not worth mentioning!
Albert still felt that something was wrong. The nature of taking money from him personally and paying from the company was too different.

"Are you worried about money corrupting your friends?"

Luden saw Albert's worry, and pointed out sharply,
"If this can corrode, it means that your friend does not have the ability to see through the essence of the problem. Money is money, a universal equivalent, nothing more, it will not corrupt people's souls."

Hearing this, Albert smiled in relief,
"You are right."

He didn't stay long, and quickly said goodbye and left.

A Wu, who had been listening to the conversation between the two, suddenly asked after Albert left,
"Who are you going to give eternal life to, Mr. Luden?"

If there is no accident, this time, there will still be two quotas for eternal life.

Moreover, due to Mr. Luden's very harmonious daily life, this time he does not have an overly intimate female companion.

Therefore, it is equivalent to that both places are still vacant.

This is a tacit secret, and everyone avoids talking about it.

It was not until today that Awu took the initiative to ask.

It may be most appropriate for Awu to ask this question.

Loudon asked,
"Who do you think it should be left to? Father Puji?"

"Do not."

Awu shook his head and explained,

"Every Phuket priest must take an oath to give up eternal life when he takes office."

Give up immortality?

Luden could understand the sense of ritual of this behavior, but he couldn't understand it. Can the other party really do this kind of thing?

What they are discussing is not money, not possessions, not short-term pleasures, but the most attractive fruit in the world-eternal life.

As an immortal, Awu should be very clear about the charm of these two words.

"His lifespan after being transformed into a long-lived species is not short."

Au continued,

"And, before dying, he can choose to back up his neurons and upload them to the new world, which is another degree of 'immortality'."

New world?
This was the first time Luden heard Awu mention this word.

Regarding what happened to Qiyun back then, the Queen didn't like to mention it, and Lu Deng didn't bother to ask.

Let him pass the past.

Uploading a human brain is not difficult for Qiyun.

This also well explained Luden's other doubts.

When Qiyun was destroyed, many 'dead' people should have uploaded themselves.

They gave up everything in the real world in exchange for immortality in the electronic world.

This also explains why Qiyun died so quickly. What happened in the real world frightened many people. They were dominated by fear, threatened by death, and fled into the virtual paradise.

And, why did the queen become the leader of the post-apocalypse.

The 'new world' needs to be maintained by someone, artificial intelligence sometimes becomes artificially retarded, and human beings must enter the new world if they want to continue their existence.

The most suitable person to maintain the 'New World' is the Queen.

She was originally immortal, and it is logical to hold the key of the 'new world' and become the helm of the new world.

"I haven't made up my mind yet."

Luden gave his own answer,
"Eternal life is a gift, but also a curse. There are already enough immortals. Moreover, opening champagne at halftime is a taboo."

Luden's simulation this time is not over yet, so it's hard to say what the final result will be.

There may be two places for eternal life, or there may be only one.

Even the right to choose is not necessarily in Luden's hands.

Back then in Shenbang, everything was under the control of the Queen. Lu Deng could carefully design the script and let the actors perform according to the script, adding a rich touch to history.

Times have changed.

Luden doesn't make assumptions until the happy ending is reached.

And, Albert, Hannibal, Lord Sir, Todd.
The people Luden encountered in this simulation had one notable feature.

When Luden met them, they were already mature souls.

For such people, if they are asked to accept eternal life, they will suffer and struggle, just like the Queen and Al.

Among the three immortals, only Awu's process of accepting eternal life is the easiest.

The day he was bought, Luden began to pave the way for him, and Al and the Queen raised him as Luden's son.

Yawning, Luden took out the game console from under the newspaper and started playing again.

After leaving the orphanage, Albert did not return to the residence, but went to the drug laboratory.

Their laboratories gather all the smart brains, and the output here provides more than 30% of the profits of the entire company.

After Albert arrived at the laboratory, an assistant immediately handed over the latest research report.

"The results of the third phase of the mouse experiment came out. This drug is really effective in treatment, but there is a very small probability that it will cause some abnormal behavior. Among the 2000 mice, 3 of them went crazy and attacked other mice. , we don’t yet know if this is the drug’s effect”

"The mice in the experimental environment have a probability of going crazy. This data can't explain anything."

Albert turned to ask,
"All research reports are signed by the person in charge?"

"Have."

"Where the Drug Administration has confirmed that the drug can be tested on humans?"

"They even thought they could go straight to the market."

Albert shook his head and said indifferently,
"Leave them alone, register a patent, conduct a phase one drug trial, label the possible side effects on the drug, make sure there is no legal direction, and"

While talking, Albert stopped suddenly, and he found that the assistant was looking at him with a strange look.

Albert asked,
"Any questions?"

"It's nothing."

The assistant lowered his head, touched his nose, and said embarrassedly,
"I suddenly felt ahem maybe it's not good to say that"

Under Albert's questioning gaze, the assistant expressed his true inner thoughts,
"You are too much like Mr. Luden."

(End of this chapter)