Chapter 1083 Significance

Xingkong Technology and Jinling Institute for Advanced Study have once again become the focus of the world's attention because of the neural access virtual reality technology.

According to common sense, Lu Zhou, who is the legal person of Xingkong Technology and Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, should stand in front of the camera to respond to the public's expectations even if he does not hold a press conference at the moment, and then make some perfunctory food. Eliminate the worries of people with nothing to do about this new technology.

But at this moment, he was not at the scene of the press conference, or under the spotlight somewhere, but standing quietly in a ward.

This ward has a special name, and its name is "Frozen Dormancy Department".

In addition to the first frozen person, there are also terminally ill patients who have been transferred here through various channels in the past six months.

Compared with the expensive ICU, the cost of freezing hibernation is relatively low.

Except for the slightly expensive Martian bacterial extract sent from the moon, the electricity bill to keep the dormant device running is not expensive.

Of course, this so-called is not expensive, and it is only relative to other treatment methods.

Just beside the "bed" not far from Lu Zhou, stood a woman who also came here to visit her.

Looking at her age, the woman was about forty or fifty years old, and she was holding a five or six-year-old boy with her right hand. The crow's feet at the corners of her eyes could faintly show heartbreaking tears.

It was probably her husband who wanted to freeze there. Although the child standing next to him looked ignorant, he remained silent in a sensible manner.

Noticing Lu Zhou who was also standing here, the woman showed a look of surprise on her face, as if she recognized his identity.

After a moment of hesitation, she took her son's hand and walked forward, asking carefully.

"Hello, are you...Academician Lu?"

Lu Zhou was silent for a while, nodded and said.

"Yes."

"……Thanks."

Looking at the woman who thanked him gratefully, Lu Zhou shook his head and said.

"I'm not a doctor, you don't have to thank me."

"It was the doctor who told us that you saved him...and us."

Seeing that she seemed to have something to say, Lu Zhou didn't speak, just looked at her, quietly waiting for her to continue.

"We...are actually out of money," the woman showed a bitter expression on her face, as if she was recalling what happened not long ago, and said brokenly, "In order to treat the child's father, we I sold the house and spent almost all my savings, but I still can't survive. Just a few months ago, the child's father told me that if it doesn't work, don't treat it, and save some for the child, but how could I ..."

Lips and shoulders trembled, and the woman's voice choked. As if drinking a glass of bitter wine, she took a deep breath, and finally forced a smile on her face.

"Feeling so much better just saying it... anyway, thank you... really appreciate it!"

"...In any case, it's good that he can live."

"I plan to take Lele back to my hometown to go to school. This is probably the last time I see him. The doctor said that the hospital over there will definitely cure him. Let me believe it... If only he can be safe there in the future, I hope He can smoke less, don't work so hard, remember to eat breakfast on time, don't miss me too much..."

As if realizing that she had nagged some boring trifles to strangers, an embarrassed expression appeared on her face, she tugged at her son's hand, and said to cover up her embarrassment.

"...Say thank you to uncle."

The little boy blinked his big innocent eyes, stared at Lu Zhou, and said timidly.

"Thank you uncle."

It was rare for a child to call him uncle, Lu Zhou suddenly smiled and reached out to rub his hair.

"I have nothing to thank, the person you should really thank is by your side, remember to take good care of her for your father."

The boy looked up at Lu Zhou: "Where's my dad? Can he still wake up?"

"...it's up to you."

Seeing the boy nodded half-understood, Lu Zhou gave him an encouraging look, and then withdrew his right hand.

The mother and son said goodbye to him and turned to leave.

However, when she walked to the door, the woman stopped suddenly, turned around and looked at Lu Zhou, bowed deeply, and then took her son and left quickly.

In the distance, in the corridor outside the department, the sound of mother and son talking could be heard.

"Mom... who is that uncle?"

"It's a scientist."

"Scientist? Well, I want to be a scientist too..."

The sound gradually faded away, and together with the sound of footsteps that gradually faded away, they disappeared at the end of the corridor.

With a heavy heart, Lu Zhou sighed softly, and looked away from the door.

He doesn't like places like wards very much.

Just standing here, he could read the unspeakable sadness from the heavy air.

After waiting quietly for a long time, footsteps finally came from behind.

Looking back at the doctor who appeared at the door, he spoke.

"What's the test result?"

"……it's here."

After receiving the medical examination report from the doctor, Lu Zhou hurriedly glanced at it, and a trace of disappointment soon appeared on his face.

Although he knew from the very beginning that it was probably a luxury to expect people in the cryogenic hibernation cabin to be able to sleep and connect to the virtual reality network through the brainwaves emitted unconsciously, but when this report was presented to him, he felt The mood still fell to the bottom.

Unless half the brain is thawed.

But there is no doubt that this is quite dangerous.

Looking at Lu Zhou whose eyes were fixed on the report, the doctor asked, "Do you need me to interpret it for you?"

"...No need." Taking a deep breath through his nose, Lu Zhou folded the physical examination report and stuffed it into his pocket, "I have already understood the general situation, and I will cause you trouble."

"Where," the doctor said with a smile, "we should thank you, the cryo-sleep technology, and the nerve-connected mechanical prosthetics have saved many young families and lives."

"Yeah?"

He didn't respond directly to this sentence, but just dropped a noncommittal response. Lu Zhou looked away from the doctor's face and looked at the dormant cabin not far away.

The frost reflected on the glass is like a layer of mist as thin as a veil, separating not only space, but also time.

The doctor had a regretful expression on his face, sighed and said softly.

"Do you need to be alone for a while?"

"……Um."

The doctor nodded, turned and left the door without saying anything.

With the departure of the doctor, only Lu Zhou was left in the entire department.

Looking at the sleeping cabin that was running stably, Lu Zhou was silent for a while, then suddenly spoke.

"I'm here to see you."

"The next topic is the great unification of algebra and geometry... In fact, I already have some ideas."

The Adam's apple moved. Lu Zhou originally planned to say something, but finally shook his head with a smile.

"never mind……"

"Even if I read my train of thought to you now, you will definitely not be able to hear it."

"I'd better save this suspense for a century later."

"When you get there, you will be able to see my thesis. As my most proud student, I believe that with your intelligence, even if no one tells you, you can understand what I want to say."

After staying in the ward for a long time, Lu Zhou turned and left until the nurse on shift came to check the operation status of the dormant cabin.

...

After leaving the hospital, Lu Zhou got into Wang Peng's car at the door.

After snuffing out the cigarette butt, Wang Peng skillfully started the car.

"Where are you going?"

"Airport."

"Go back to Jinling?"

"Um."

Originally, I planned to stay in Beijing for two days, and visit old friends here, but suddenly I lost my mood, so I decided to go back to retreat.

Anyway, most of his old friends also know that he is not the kind of person who likes to take the initiative to contact people, and no one will blame him if he doesn't visit.

The car drove on the highway, and the two of them had no communication along the way.

Seemingly feeling that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Wang Peng took the initiative to say something.

"Everyone seems to be discussing you and the virtual reality technology on the Internet."

"Um."

"You don't seem very interested?"

"I'm interested, but I'm not in the mood right now."

At this time, the phone rang.

Taking out his mobile phone and scanning the name on the caller ID, Lu Zhou couldn't help but frowned.

Normally, he would not mind chatting with this unfamiliar person, but now he is really not in the mood. What's more, when he was in the hospital just now, he hung up the phone once, but he didn't expect to call again now.

As if seeing the expression on his face, the ringing of the phone was cut off in an instant, and there was no sign of continuing to call.

Wang Peng glanced at the rearview mirror and asked.

"Is it okay if you don't answer?"

"It's okay," Lu Zhou said casually, throwing the phone aside, "It's not an important role anyway."