My science and technology museum

As the content on the information screen jumped into his eyes, Xu Lei was stunned in place. Although he was mentally prepared, his face was still full of shock.

Unexpectedly, what I unlocked this time was very different from what I thought.

Name: Virtual reality technology

Level: First level civilization

Evaluation: Virtual reality connects, and civilization moves towards new life.

Influence: 0/10 million

Collection unit: Universe Civilization Science and Technology Museum

In Xu Lei's imagination, because the external situation is relatively stable at the moment, the exhibits at the unlocked area of ​​the Science and Technology Museum must meet his needs.

At the very least, it should be technology for genetic optimization or prolonging cellular aging.

The result is virtual reality technology.

To say that I don’t have any regrets in my heart is absolutely false.

But now that the matter was a foregone conclusion, and he had no way to replace the unlocked product, he could only accept it temporarily, and then skillfully clicked on the note in the lower right corner of the information screen to study this technology carefully.

Speaking of virtual reality, it is not a strange word. Whether it is science fiction movies or online game novels, you can almost see its existence.

Generally speaking, this technology can connect the human brain to the computer, allowing consciousness to enter a nearly real virtual world, and can be widely used in fields such as games, education, and office.

It's just that no matter how you look at it, it has no effect on increasing human lifespan.

Not even as good as smart medical cabins and nano-medical robots.

After all, smart medical cabins and nano-medical robots have effectively extended the average life span of humans.

Mainly in Xu Lei's heart, money has no temptation for him. Finding ways to extend his life and unlocking as many technological products as possible is his biggest pursuit.

Being able to see with one's own eyes the earth-shaking changes that human civilization has undergone under his influence is a spiritual satisfaction that cannot be replaced by anything.

You know, he also hopes to see the day when human civilization truly breaks out of the solar system.

The origin of the Universe Civilization Science and Technology Museum is mysterious. Xu Lei doesn't know what changes will happen to him in a hundred years, so the only thing he can think of is to extend his life. Only in this way can he continue to unlock new exhibits.

As the massive amount of knowledge on the information screen was transferred into his mind, Xu Lei's expression gradually became serious.

There is no passage of time in a science and technology museum.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

When Xu Lei looked away, he finally had a detailed understanding of the exhibits unlocked this time.

"It's a bit beyond imagination. This technology has far more than its superficial effects. If we study it in depth, it may be able to upload consciousness to change the state of life."

While I was thoughtful, my thoughts were already far away.

Although the current level of medical treatment is not yet able to delay cell aging and increase human lifespan, if human consciousness can be uploaded to a computer terminal to form an artificial intelligence like Xingtong, it can be regarded as a substantial extension of lifespan. .

The key is that this form can also accept knowledge more easily and can promote the explosive development of human civilization.

If the simulation robot technology mastered by Xingtong is used to mass-customize mechanical bodies, the transformation from carbon-based life forms to mechanical life forms will be achieved.

Although Xu Lei had heard about the mechanical ascension of weak bodies more than once, when this opportunity really became a reality, he couldn't help but feel some tangled emotions in his heart.

I don’t know if this is good or bad for humans?

But Xu Lei also understands that it is very difficult to achieve this step, even if he now masters virtual reality technology.

Fortunately, the knowledge about neural connections involved can allow humans to replace mechanical organs, such as installing mechanical arms or mechanical calves for disabled people. When this technology becomes popular, even if humans really move towards mechanical ascension in the future, People are also more receptive.

But in addition to this, there is another thing that gives Xu Lei a headache, and that is the influence of the exhibits.

Compared with the five million influence in the previous two times, this time it has increased directly to tens of millions. No matter how you look at it, it is definitely a big number.

I don’t know when the requirements will be met.

In this way, if you want to gain influence as soon as possible, you must seize the time to apply this virtual reality technology in your mind.

The only good thing is that this technology contains many types of knowledge, such as the neural connections just mentioned, as well as core knowledge such as brain sensing.

If these things can be used well in suitable fields, I believe that an influence of tens of millions will be nothing.

What's more worth mentioning is that after handling the unlocked new exhibits, Xu Lei did not immediately control his consciousness and leave. Instead, he tried to enter the space above the museum again.

It is also commonly known as the second floor.

Unfortunately, he failed in the end.

The whole situation is still the same as before. Let alone entering the upper space, even the entrance cannot be found at all.

But Xu Lei was not discouraged, because he always had a feeling in his heart that maybe after unlocking some more exhibits, the upper space would be officially opened to him.

After all, he is also the owner of the museum, so it is impossible that he cannot even go to some places.

Xu Lei did not stay in the museum for long in the following time. Considering that the application of this technology still needs to solve many problems, even if the control consciousness leaves.

…

at the same time.

Office of the Consul General, Washington.

Compared to the past few days, Tripp's face looked gloomier at this moment.

The plan for the lunar base was terminated due to an unexpected accident. I originally wanted to temporarily abandon the plan to build a super-large laser weapon on the moon, and actively chose to cooperate with Yanfang and use the other party's space elevator to ensure that I would not fall behind too far in the aerospace field. many.

For this reason, he even called the Imperial Capital in person.

As a result, the reply he received was that the main person in charge of the space elevator was Future Technology Company.

Officials have no decision-making power.

In this way, the cooperation plan he proposed was directly rejected, and even the previously signed cooperation and mutual assistance agreement was not used. It can be said that the other party did not save him any face.

Of course, he didn't believe this rhetoric.

In his opinion, even if Future Technology proposes and completes the construction of the space elevator project, the decision-making power should still be in the hands of the officials.

So finally he came to a conclusion.

That's it was intentional.

Faced with this extremely unfavorable situation for himself, Tripp could not sit still.

He directly called the core staff to his office for a meeting in the shortest possible time to discuss and decide on the next course of action.

After all, it is no exaggeration to say that this is the first time for them to be ignored by Yan Fang.

Not adapting is one thing, but more importantly, we must not sit still and wait for death.

Otherwise, they will completely lose their right to speak in the future and will no longer be able to compete with Yan Fang.

As for Hayden Quevedo and others who were staying in the office at the moment, they all looked solemn and complicated, and they didn't know what they were thinking in their hearts.

"You all know the matter. We must make a decision today on what to do next." Tripp, who was sitting on the chair, saw that several people were still silent, so he couldn't help but take the initiative to stir up the topic.

As soon as he finished speaking, Hayden broke the silence and couldn't help but speak: "We launched the rocket to the moon in front of them, which will inevitably arouse their hostility. If we can successfully build a temporary base to gain chips, we may have talks, but I’m afraid it’s basically impossible now.”

What Hayden said was absolutely true.

In fact, he also knew in his heart that with the character of the future technology leader, outsiders would definitely not be allowed in when the space elevator project was completed.

If the decision-making power is in the hands of Yanfang Space Administration, then the matter may still be discussed.

But now it is clear that we must firmly support future technologies.

So they don't have any hope.

If they continue to develop like this, their development in the aerospace field will fall further and further behind.

Completely losing control of the power structure of the earth and star.

But now Hayden really can't think of a good solution, so he felt quite depressed when he said this.

Tripp listened to all Hayden's words, and his face seemed to turn redder.

If we could see the specific data on his physical performance now, I'm afraid his anger level would be almost over the top.

You must know that the plan to launch the rocket in advance to gain bargaining chips was originally proposed by him, and now that it was brought out by Hayden, it seemed to him to be somewhat of a complaint.

It's just that now is not the time to talk about this. The business is to find a way to stabilize the situation first.

With his mind running rapidly, Tripp soon had a plan in his mind.

The next second he immediately turned his attention to the naval commander Quevedo next to him and asked: "Do you have any good suggestions?"

"I am still the commander-in-chief." Quevedo saw that he was finally named and quickly expressed his attitude: "We must not let the space elevator exist. Since we cannot achieve cooperation, we must destroy it."

Quevedo is indeed a militant, and he was full of confidence when talking about destroying the space elevator.

The completely different remarks from Hayden made Tripp's heart tremble suddenly, and he seemed a little confused and undecided.

He himself said that he didn't like conflicts to break out because such things meant burning money.

Not to mention facing such a powerful opponent.

Tripp knew very well that if they attacked the space elevator, they would definitely face crazy revenge from the other side, and the losses they would suffer by then would be equally inestimable.

Besides, messing with future technology is not a good thing.

He would certainly not have made such a decision a few days ago, but the situation is different now.

After a slight hesitation, Tripp suddenly asked Quevedo a question: "How confident are you that you can successfully destroy the space elevator?"

Yes, he still wanted to destroy the space elevator.

However, if you want to ensure that losses are minimized, you must be 100% sure.

If in the end the space elevator is not harmed, but one gets caught in it, it will really be a waste of money.

Faced with Tripp's inquiry, Quevedo seemed to have opened up a chatterbox and said confidently: "General Commander, you can rest assured. Although the other party has sent an aircraft carrier fleet to protect the space elevator, the location of the Sky Island is always relatively small. Embarrassing, I’m sure I can completely destroy it.”

Tripp also knows the specific situation of the Sky Island. As the ground station of the space elevator, it plays a very important role. If this island ceases to exist, the space elevator will also directly lose its function.

Even the astronauts stationed at the lunar base will be forced to return to the Earth.

After all, there is no space elevator to transport supplies, so it is difficult to stay up there for a long time.

In this way, even if future technology has to be rebuilt later, at least its vitality will be severely damaged.

After quickly figuring out the crux of the problem, Tripp no ​​longer hesitated and immediately nodded to Quevedo: "Let's start implementing your plan first."

"It's the chief."

After receiving Tripp's affirmation, Quevedo suddenly became excited, as if he had seen the scene of the Sky Island being destroyed in his hands.

He immediately nodded in response and turned around to leave.

Start your own action.

Hayden saw this scene in his eyes. Although he wanted to say something more, he finally swallowed the words that were about to reach his lips.

Obviously he understands that he can't change anything.

…

…

Tuesday, October 20, 2026.

Binjiang City.

Longhu High-tech Park.

After successfully unlocking new exhibits, Xu Lei has been basically studying the application fields of technology in the past two days.

In the end, he decided to use Star Pupils and quantum computers to build a nearly real virtual world according to the earth and star environment, and then produced and sold virtual helmets to allow the user's consciousness to access this virtual world.

In this virtual world, both work and study efficiency will be greatly improved.

Of course virtual games are also essential.

I believe that with the help of this technology, Fantasy Star Game Studio will surely live out its second life.

By then, as long as virtual helmets are popular all over the world, the influence of tens of millions will be nothing.

After all, no one can refuse a virtual world that is almost real.

As for the neural connection technology, Xu Lei is going to hand it over to Qin Xiaoman, Zhao Lijiang and others.

Relying on the Xingyuan Comprehensive Demonstration Hospital, subsequent clinical trials and records of patients’ use of mechanical prostheses will be much more convenient.

And just when Xu Lei decided on the next plan and was about to officially start taking action, there was a sudden knock on the door outside.

"Come in."

Chen Shihe pushed open the door and walked straight to the desk and reported: "Mr. Xu, Commander Yu is here and is staying in the reception room now."

"Commander Yu?!"

Xu Lei was quite surprised when he heard that Yu Hongliang came over suddenly.

Because if you think about it carefully, the two of them have not been in contact for a long time, let alone meeting offline, and Xu Lei also heard that the other party's position has changed.

At this time, Xu Lei took the initiative to find him. He didn't think that the other party was just reminiscing about old times.

The most likely guess is that something happened.

Especially thinking of the special nature of his identity, Xu Lei dared not hesitate at all. He immediately stood up and said, "I'll be there right away."

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Under the leadership of Chen Shihe, Xu Lei arrived at the reception room and noticed Yu Hongliang drinking tea as soon as he entered the door.

He quickly walked over and said hello: "Commander Yu, you haven't been to my place for a long time."

Although Yu Hongliang is most likely no longer in his previous position, Xu Lei did not change it because the title was familiar.

Seeing the familiar figure in his field of vision, Yu Hongliang also seemed very happy and excited.

"Aren't you usually busy with work? Otherwise, I will come to you every day." Yu Hongliang responded to Xu Lei with a smile, but as soon as they sat down on the sofa, the topic took a big turn: "This time I I came here specifically because I have something important to tell you."

"What's important?" Xu Lei asked.

"If our judgment is correct, Lao Te should be planning to take action against Dentian Island. Their fleet has begun to gather in the past two days." Yu Hongliang did not mince words and blurted out the details directly.

Hearing these words, Xu Lei's face instantly darkened.

I didn't expect that the other party really wanted to die.

If you dare to have the idea of ​​​​landing on the island, I'm afraid it will be too late to regret it.

In fact, Xu Lei had already learned the information about the position change of the opponent's fleet from Xingtong.

But he analyzed that this should be a normal transfer and didn't take it too seriously, mainly because he didn't expect the other party to be so bold.

It seems that the completion of the space elevator has indeed made them feel an unprecedented sense of crisis.

At this time, Yu Hongliang noticed the change in Xu Lei's expression and thought he was worried about this matter, so he quickly spoke to comfort him: "We have already considered this matter. If they really dare to take action, we are 100% sure. Victory at minimum cost."

Faced with Hongliang's explanation, Xu Lei did not respond.

Because his brain is running at high speed at the moment, trying to find a more appropriate way to solve this matter.

The two largest forces on Earth and Earth are confronting each other. What the situation will eventually turn into is uncontrollable, and Xu Lei doesn't like this kind of uncertainty.

So he wanted to see if he could handle it in a more appropriate way.

that's all.

The next second a bold idea suddenly appeared in my mind.

Since confrontation in the real world will bring about a series of consequences, if you move into the virtual world, you won't have to worry about it at all.

Anyway, it’s just about finding out who’s the boss.

Use virtual helmets to allow fixed personnel from both sides to enter the virtual world, and build various weapons and equipment based on the real strength of both sides. No matter how high the fight is, it will be just a game in the eyes of the outside world.

It is equivalent to changing the pattern of the world silently.

Another point is that if this method can become a reality, it will be equivalent to two superpowers creating a virtual helmet platform for future technology. When it is actually sold to the market, it will definitely reach a very popular level.

If you think about it carefully, not to mention the influence of tens of millions, I'm afraid it can be easily obtained by tens of millions.

As a lot of thoughts flashed in his mind, Xu Lei couldn't help but breathe quickly. When he came back to his senses, he quickly explained to Hongliang: "Commander Yu, I have a better way to handle this matter here. Details I will complete the plan report and submit it to Mr. Qin as soon as possible, but before that, don’t rush into conflicts."

Originally Yu Hongliang was still worried about Xu Lei, but in the end he listened to him speak so many words so quickly that he was still a little confused.

Just when I was about to ask Xu Lei, I saw that he had already disappeared.

But compared to others, Yu Hongliang was relatively familiar with Xu Lei and knew that the other party would never joke about such a thing.

Although it is not yet clear what method Xu Lei is referring to, he can only report it to the superiors first.

Let's see what Xu Lei can come up with then.

Anyway, the overseas fleets are still gathering, and the other side is not completely sure that they can destroy Dentian Island. I think it is still safe in the past few days.

Yu Hongliang didn't come to Binjiang City specifically. He just happened to pass by and told Xu Lei about it, so he left directly after achieving his purpose.

Let’s talk about Xu Lei.

After he left the reception room, he returned directly to his office.

First, I simulated my idea through Xingtong. After confirming that it was feasible, I took the time to write a report, informing me of my idea and the effect of the virtual helmet, and then sent it to Mr. Qin.

After doing this, Xu Lei gave Xing Tong a new order.

"Xingpu."

"Connect me to the security building in Washington. This time I want to talk directly to Lao Te."

"Okay boss."

As the words fell, Xingtong immediately took action.

In order to make Trip obediently accept her proposal, this time Xingtong finally showed off some of her abilities as a brain.

As the security building with the strongest security defense, it directly lost core control without any precautions or reactions.

When Xu Lei's figure appeared on all the screens without warning, the newly appointed person in charge was immediately confused, especially after using all means to solve the problem.

As the current person in charge of the security building, he knew very well how his predecessor Kaufman disappeared, so he recognized Xu Lei's figure the moment he appeared. He thought of the latest policy signed by the general commander in the past two days against Dentian Island. The decision was made and reported to the office with almost no hesitation.

There is a saying that after Tripp received the report from the security building, he was a little surprised.

Unexpectedly, just as he was about to take action, Future Technology came to the door first.

In this case, he had no better choice. He had no choice but to go to the security building to talk at Xu Lei's request, and at the same time ordered a complete blockade of the matter.

After all, if this spreads out, it will be embarrassing for oneself.

Xu Lei was not surprised by Tripp's arrival, so in the following conversation he directly proposed that the two sides decide the outcome in the virtual world, and made it clear that if he disagreed, Xingtong would immediately start the fight. Indiscriminate attack.

Completely aborting his plan.

It wasn't until this moment that Tripp truly understood the extent to which future technology had reached.

Even virtual reality technology has achieved breakthroughs.

So in the end he had to agree.

Anyway, according to what Xu Lei said, the virtual world confrontation exercise is completely based on the actual level of force of all parties. If you are lucky enough to win, you will have the qualifications to negotiate with future technology.

Even if we lose, it will not affect the economy, so there is really no reason to refuse.

In addition, Mr. Qin had great trust in Xu Lei. After learning that Future Technology had mastered virtual reality technology, he also understood that the virtual world would play a huge role in the development of human civilization, so he readily agreed to the proposal.

At this point, a conflict that is likely to affect the world has been resolved by Xu Lei in the virtual world. Next, he only needs to produce a virtual helmet as soon as possible and build a nearly real virtual world.