Rebirth 2009: Synthetic God

Unlike compound No. 1 or life-extending technology, compound No. 2 is not intended to cure diseases or give people health.

Rather, it strengthens the human body.

To put it more bluntly, it is transforming human beings, even the most important brain of human beings.

Ethically speaking, it is more complex and troublesome than all the technologies of Lingxin biology.

Marcus is a smart man. He knows very well that his boss is a genius who stands at the top of the human mind, but he does not break the worldly obsession.

A person spent a lot of time and energy to create something that changed human civilization like a "learning machine", but he was locked in an empty factory because he was worried about the impact on society.

The boss has a unique tenderness for the entire society. He always does not want to have too many negative effects, not on himself, but on many ordinary people.

Marcus's judgment is actually very accurate. Starting from the old pesticide farmers who blocked the door of the police station because their livelihood was robbed by the God of Agriculture, Zhou Rui always promoted new technologies from a social perspective.

What he cares about is not how powerful the technology itself is, or how much wealth it can bring, but about the impact it can have on society.

If there is no external push, the distance between Compound No. 2 and its use in human trials is far from being as simple as "registration" as the boss said.

The biggest difficulty is actually the boss himself. It is likely that several years will pass in a flash.

You see, with such a disruptive achievement, the boss rarely even takes the initiative to ask about it!

So Marcus took matters into his own hands.

He expected that the boss would not agree easily, even if the volunteer was his granddaughter.

I also imagine that when the boss talks to Mia alone, he will naturally discover the changes in Mia. Then he will confess to the boss, and everything will fall into place.

I just didn't expect that I would be exposed on the spot here.

It must be a brainwave match between geniuses!

Marcus feels that human society is not that fragile. Any shock caused by technology will be digested. As for the mediocre people affected by the shock, Marcus does not care so much.

Since he recovered, the only mediocre person he can treat as an equal is his granddaughter Mia.

And now, the only one is gone.

Mia is no longer mediocre.

Zhou Rui glanced at Marcus with a serious face, but actually he never stopped reading Marcus's thoughts.

He wanted to determine whether this guy's unauthorized assertion was caused by a simple scientific madman or whether his loyalty had gone bad.

After a while, he sighed and said, "Where is Mia?"

Marcus's loyalty has not deteriorated. His loyalty may not be absolute, but how can there be absolute loyalty in reality? After all, this is not a puppet, but an arrogant scientist with probably the second highest intelligence in the world.

Marcus said: "No matter where she is, you can see her in an hour. Should I let her come to Wanhu Base?"

Zhou Rui pouted: "Ask her to go to the smart building and wait for me in my office."

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Two hours later, the smart building.

Zhou Rui took the special elevator, arrived at his office, and strode inside.

The huge office was empty at this time, and Zhou Rui asked everyone, including the security team, to stay outside. He needed to have a private chat with Mia.

In the reception area, the blonde beauty had her legs together, wearing a decent OL outfit, waiting for the boss to arrive.

To be honest, as a so-called personal secretary, due to her mediocre ability, she didn't even have many opportunities to deal with her boss before. She spent most of her time downstairs familiarizing herself with how to be a "competent workplace person."

This alone requires her to work hard. Furui Group is not just a cat or a dog, let alone the most confidential secretariat.

The most times she met Zhou Rui was before Marcus recovered, although she didn't know Zhou Rui's identity at that time.

Seeing the boss come in, Mia stood up immediately.

"boss."

Zhou Rui looked at the blonde girl from top to bottom with burning eyes, analyzing all the available information.

If it were before, Mia would have bowed her head in embarrassment. She was not a very confident girl before, nor was she a very smart girl.

As Marcus said, she has always been mediocre, and her normal life trajectory was interrupted by Marcus' illness, and she did not even finish college.

Apart from good looks, good leg shape, good chest, good waist, good proportions and an obedient and down-to-earth character, there wasn't much that stood out before, so in Zhou Rui's eyes he was just average.

Zhou Rui originally thought that Mia's personality had changed after accepting "Compound No. 2", which was his biggest concern.

This may mean compound 2 has unknown side effects

Many scenes from previous science fiction movies flashed through my mind.

At the moment of doubt, Mia's head lowered lower and lower as she looked at Zhou Rui, and her originally confident and high-spirited body language became more and more awkward.

It ended up being staring at your toes.

Zhou Rui:.

He passed Mia and sat back in his seat.

Zhou Rui built a bridge with his hands and his tone was unpredictable.

"When did you receive 'Compound No. 2' and where was it?"

Although Marcus already saw the answers in his mind, Zhou Rui still wanted to ask these questions.

Mia immediately responded nervously: "October 2nd, at home."

Zhou Rui snorted a sound in his nose: "Oh? You are receiving such dangerous treatment at home, and you never thought that your life would be in danger?"

Mia shook her head and said, "I trust Grandpa, and Grandpa has prepared some emergency measures and booked an ambulance to be on standby at any time."

Zhou Rui clearly felt that Mia's Chinese had improved a lot. I remember that the last time I saw her was about a month ago at the Hangzhou Summit, she obviously had a strange accent.

"What did Marcus tell you?"

Mia held her notebook and said, "Grandpa said that he hopes I have enough ability to take care of myself. I also think that I have fallen behind my peers in the past few years since leaving school. I always feel inferior to others in my work in the past few months."

"Tell me how you feel after receiving Compound No. 2."

Mia took a deep breath and finally raised her chest: "Just after receiving Compound No. 2, I felt hot all over for about ten minutes, my mind was in a mess, and then I fell asleep for about ten hours and nine minutes."

"Now, I feel pretty good. I have the same 'super memory' state as Grandpa. I can recall all the knowledge I have learned before, including language, schoolwork, and work experience. At the same time, my brain is much clearer."

Zhou Rui tapped the armrest with his fingers, and after a while, he said in a deep voice: "Come here, come closer."

Mia took a few steps forward nervously.

"Come closer, stand next to me."

Mia came over honestly, and her enhanced brain began to work quickly, but she still couldn't guess what her boss meant.

Watching the boss's slender hands constantly tapping the armrest, I was a little fascinated.

What a beautiful hand shape.

Zhou Rui silently turned on [Probe and Detect Brain].

[Probe and Detect Brain] can sense brain waves within a certain range.

But there is a prerequisite, it must be special, strong, and pathological, and the perception feedback is relatively vague, with only status but no content.

If it is just "calm" or "ordinary", then Zhou Rui can't feel anything.

Because there is also a side effect, that is, if the "signal source" is too much or too strong, "brain wave resonance" will occur, which will affect Zhou Rui's own emotions. Under multiple restrictions, Zhou Rui rarely uses this ability on weekdays.

He has no interest in deliberately prying into people's hearts, not to mention passers-by. If the people around him have to use this method to perceive the other person's mood, then he is too "slow".

But this ability has an additional effect on "Marcus". When witnessing Marcus's specific changes, Zhou Rui peeped into his thoughts, and this ability will be effective for a long time afterwards.

The reason is unknown, but it is definitely related to compound No. 2.

Maybe the intensity of brain waves has increased and is "special".

Will it work on Mia?

Under normal circumstances, Zhou Rui would not use this ability, but now it is obviously a special case.

The answer was soon revealed. Zhou Rui clearly felt that there was a strong and clear signal source beside him.

Just like with Marcus, he could not look through the other party's memory, but he could read what the other party was thinking in a similar way to a picture.

Hmm?

Zhou Rui glanced at the shy Mia.

"What are you thinking about that is very rude."

Mia was shocked: "No."

Zhou Rui: No? No Why did the picture of me touching your legs appear in my mind?

Am I this good in your eyes?

The style of the picture in Mia's mind became more and more bizarre. Zhou Rui felt that he was about to see a small movie starring himself. He immediately intervened and guided Mia to think about what he needed her to think about.

"Mia, tell me, did you really accept Compound No. 2 voluntarily?"

Mia calmed down and nodded: "Yes, boss."

"Do you feel any changes in your character or personality?"

Mia thought for a while: "I think I have become more confident, but nothing else at the moment."

"Have you ever considered that Marcus is a theft? All intellectual property rights and ownership of Compound No. 2 belong to Lingshu Biology. He is just a hired researcher and has no right to decide how to use it."

"Leaking company secrets, conducting human experiments without authorization, and seeking personal gain for his relatives, I can make him stay in jail for the rest of his life, no matter how many years he has left."

Mia was completely panicked, and a huge sense of panic came over her. Her legs softened and she squatted on the ground.

Zhou Rui continued to read Mia's thoughts and continued to guide: "You are the best person to persuade him, Mia, you should have your own ideas, instead of letting Marcus manipulate you."

Mia tried to grab Zhou Rui's legs to plead for her grandfather, but she was a little afraid.

Zhou Rui turned sideways and avoided the other's hand.

It's just the opposite of Tian Gang. I didn't touch your legs, and you still want to touch mine?

However, the guidance just now basically confirmed that Mia's personality has not changed, and she has no bad thoughts.

Maybe her foundation is too weak. Even if she accepts Compound No. 2, she is far from reaching the level of Marcus.

Of course, what makes Zhou Rui most gratified is that this girl has no malice against him and the company.

In addition, one thing has been verified, that is, his ability to spy on the thoughts of the recipients of "Compound No. 2" seems to be universal.

This is good news, which makes me feel more relieved.

Seeing that the time is almost right, Zhou Rui sighed:

"You are Marcus's insurance. His personality is very problematic, Mia, I hope you won't let me down next time."

In the end, Zhou Rui still chose to lift it high and let it fall gently, and did not choose to really send Marcus to jail.

But he needs an insurance.

Mia caught the key words and raised her head with hope: "Next time."

Zhou Rui snorted coldly: "Marcus acted on his own initiative and caused serious adverse consequences. He will be fined for half a year."

"And you, starting tomorrow, will follow the security team."

He needs to observe Mia closely for a while to ensure that her changes are indeed controllable and have no side effects.

In other words, starting tomorrow, she will really perform the functions of a personal secretary.

Mia was relieved as if she had been reborn, and she collapsed at Zhou Rui's feet.

After surviving a disaster, she had ups and downs. Looking at Zhou Rui's legs in front of her, a small drama began in her mind again.

Zhou Rui rubbed his eyebrows helplessly and turned off [Peeking].

What's the way of this girl? Why does she always have ideas about my legs?

This is the first time I have seen this situation in my two lives!

Playing with legs all day, now someone else is interested in your legs?

"Go down, report to the security department and the secretariat."

Mia forced herself to get up and left Zhou Rui's office hesitantly.

The door opened, and Marcus stood quietly in the elevator room with a smile on his face.

Mia was stunned and wanted to say something, but she heard Zhou Rui's voice from behind: "Marcus, come in."

Marcus gave his granddaughter a soothing look, and then whispered: "Don't worry, Mia, I will be fine."

"It disrupted my plan a little, but it's okay. Go do what you should do. You are no longer mediocre."

Mia noticed that Marcus was holding a stack of paper materials in his hand, which seemed to be a project book.

Nodding, she walked into the elevator.

When the elevator door slowly closed, she saw her grandfather's back with his head held high in the gap.

Taking a deep breath, Mia imitated her grandfather's movements and also held her head high.

Grandpa, thank you.

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In the office, Marcus pushed the project book to Zhou Rui with both hands in particular solemnity.

"Boss, I have a plan."

"I'll call it: Hall of Talents."

Zhou Rui looked at Marcus, thought about it, and finally didn't open [Peek].

This is not a good habit. There's no need to rely on plug-ins for things that can be done with intelligence.

Open the first page of the project book.

"Hehe, I thought you were already very radical, but I didn't expect that my judgment of you was still conservative."

Marcus smiled and said, "'Compound No. 2' should be used on a larger scale for those talented people in the company. As long as you fully understand its power and safety, I believe that no scientific researcher or engineer will refuse it."

"Compound No. 2 is not suitable as a technology for public disclosure, but it should never be shelved."

"Boss, you will have the strongest scientific research force and the smartest group in human history."

Chapter 2 later