When Chu Tianjiang and the others came to the nightclub, it was not yet ten o'clock.

Unexpectedly, the VIPs all arrived early, and some even came after nine o'clock, and they were all scattered and not gathered together.

The vibe was very wrong, and it must have something to do with Williams' sudden arrival.

In addition, it may also be related to the theft of the antidote.

After thinking about it deeply, Chu Tianjiang felt that the antidote should not be a big problem. Williams must have known that the antidote had been stolen, and he would have been prepared. Short-acting antidotes can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause, there should be a large number of reserves, and it is impossible to determine the amount of production and reserves according to the amount used.

The early arrival of the VIPs, and the fact that they were dispersed, must have made a big difference.

"Professor Luo, Mr. Yan, Mr. Zhang, welcome, the boss invites you to the diamond VIP area." The one who came to greet Chu Tianjiang was a foreman who they had never seen before, and it was the foreman of the Diamond VIP area. Apparently, she replaced Judith.

Take the elevator to the eightieth floor, and Campbell is already waiting outside the elevator.

"Professor Luo is here in a big way, and I am very honored."

"Mr. Campbell, I didn't expect you to have such a good place to go."

Eighty floors, in fact, three floors, that is, the floors of the upper two floors have been removed, and the height of the space is close to ten meters. The entire floor is decorated in the shape of a pavilion garden, with ponds, fountains, streams and waterfalls, planted with flowers and trees, green paths connecting several small courtyards made of wooden planks, and the tower's load-bearing columns are cleverly decorated with towering trees, and hundreds of high-powered xenon lamps installed on the top illuminate the entire floor as if it were daylight. By blocking the light, the shadow of floating clouds is cast on the ground, and the surrounding glass curtain wall is projected to produce images of the landscape. If you don't look up, it's like you're in the middle of a valley and woods with a picture, and you won't even think you're in a building that makes up for it. Such a large amount of money is definitely not something that a rich person or even an ordinary person can do.

"Professor Luo has won the award, please."

At this time, the foreman from the beginning came over and invited Nichole to rest in the women's quarters.

Nicol didn't want to leave Chu Tianjiang, but Chu Tianjiang had no reason to take her, so he had to nod at her and let her rest assured that he would follow the foreman.

Regardless, Campbell wouldn't be stupid enough to deal with Nichol before getting rid of Chu Tianjiang.

Led by Campbell, the group followed the green path to the largest courtyard in the center of the building.

From the outside, it looks more like an Edo period Japanese building, with some resemblance to the court architecture of the Tang Dynasty in China.

Of course, due to space constraints, the size of this "palace" has been reduced considerably.

Even so, the palace covers an area of 500 square meters, which is equivalent to one-twentieth of the floor area of the building and one-fifteenth of the floor area.

Walking to the palace gate, Campbell stopped. "Professor Luo, everyone, please!"

"Mr. Campbell, please first!" Luo Jinyong is not stupid. In the past two years, following Zhang Xiaogang to run around, he has long learned the basic principle of being careful everywhere.

"To tell you the truth, it was not me who invited Professor Luo to come today, but an acquaintance of Professor Luo."

Does Luo Jinyong know Williams? Chu Tianjiang was a little surprised, because Luo Jinyong hadn't mentioned it, and Zhang Xiaogang hadn't mentioned it to him.

"Really?"

"Professor Luo, please!" After saying that, Campbell led the way in front and entered the palace.

The interior decoration of the palace is not only completely antique, but even the utensils and furnishings are very different from modern ones. In the middle, for example, is a huge red carpet with a table large enough for two people to sit side by side. There were no chairs or stools, just some straw mats, so you had to sit on the floor.

Sure enough, Williams was inside the palace.

"Professor Luo, it's been a long time."

"Are you ......" Luo Jinyong deliberately looked surprised, "You are ......"

"What, you don't know me anymore?"

Chu Tianjiang looked at Williams carefully. Compared with Luo Jinyong, Williams is more than ten years older, and his appearance is much more ordinary than Luo Jinyong. You must know that Luo Jinyong is a well-known beautiful man at Tsinghua University, and there were even many girls chasing him when he first taught. In terms of stature, Williams is slightly taller and stronger than Luo Jinyong, but he is far worse than Campbell next to him. The most striking features are the high raised forehead and deep eye sockets. Because the forehead is too high, the hairline appears to be very backward and seems to reach the center of the head. The deep eye sockets make those small eyes look extraordinary, and the gaze is even more sharp.

With just one glance, Chu Tianjiang decided that Williams was anything but unusual.

"You're Williams!?" Luo Jinyong opened his mouth wide and looked at Williams dumbfounded, "You...... Didn't you die three years ago? ”

"Ha Lu, Ha ......," Williams laughed, "Professor Luo is really good at laughing. Rest assured, I'm not a ghost. ”

"Williams, you...... You're alive? ”

"Of course, otherwise, if you live, you will still live well." Williams suppressed his laughter and said with a smile, "Professor Luo, you and I haven't seen each other for three years. ”

"It's been almost four years."

"Yes, these four years seem to have passed in the blink of an eye."

Luo Jinyong really knew Williams for a long time, and it seems that the two still had a relationship back then.

"Professor, the guest is still standing." Campbell reminded Williams.

"Yes, snubbing the VIP. Professor Luo, you may be seated. ”

"Please!"

Williams pulled Luo Jinyong and sat on the front seat facing the door, Campbell consciously sat on the last seat opposite the main seat, and Chu Tianjiang and Zhang Xiaogang sat on the left and right guest seats.

If it weren't for Williams' special liking for oriental culture, this would have been deliberately arranged, so that Chu Tianjiang and the other three could not exchange information privately.

When the four of them were seated, Campbell snapped his fingers.

Not again!

According to the rules of the previous day, Campbell must have arranged for the escort lady. Judging from the current atmosphere, maybe it's still a beautiful woman wearing a kimono or a Tang costume.

To Chu Tianjiang's slight surprise, this was not the case.

Not long after, a team of oriental beauties in kimonos flew in, but instead of being escorts, they brought food and wine.

After setting up the food and drink, the eight kimono beauties retreated again.

Perhaps, Williams did particularly like Eastern culture.

"Professor Luo, in order to meet again in four years, let's have a toast first."

"For your rebirth,!" Luo Jinyong raised the copper wine glass, dipped it with only his lips, and wiped his lips with his cuffs when he put the wine glass down.

"Looks like you're still not drinking enough." Williams smiled, picked up the wine glass and lit it up, indicating that he had drunk the entire glass of wine, and then turned his gaze to Zhang Xiaogang, and then looked at Chu Tianjiang. "If I'm not mistaken, these two should be Zhang Xiaogang and Yan Wenbin."

"They're in charge of my safety, and they have to follow me wherever I go."

"Yes, now that Professor Luo is a big man, he naturally needs more protection."

Hearing this, Chu Tianjiang's brows jumped a few times. Zhang Xiaogang's dark color also changed slightly, but it immediately returned to normal and did not show it.

"Professor Luo, what was the first thing I did after I came back from the dead?"

"This ......"

Williams smiled and said, "After knowing that I was not dead, I found a copy of the Book of Changes and read it from beginning to end no less than ten times. ”

"Really? In this way, I will have to take a good look at this ancient book when I go back. ”

"After reading the Book of Changes, I was thinking that it is truly amazing that the ancients were able to discover the essence of the universe thousands of years ago without any modern scientific and technological equipment."

"Oh?"

"It's ridiculous that we have so many modern tools and yet go astray and go further and further in exploring the mysteries of the universe."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Professor Luo, have you ever thought that the universe we see is not the universe we are in?"

"This ......" Luo Jinyong immediately frowned.

"Perhaps, no one has ever thought about this question, at least not a single scientist has thought about it, because all scientists believe in the conclusions obtained through scientific exploration, in the phenomena observed through various advanced equipment, but do not consider the truth of these conclusions and phenomena."

"Isn't it idealism if it's not based on scientific observations, but on one's own imagination?"

Williams laughed and said, "That's a good question. For thousands of years, materialism and idealism have been incompatible in the field of philosophy, and in recent centuries, materialism has gradually become mainstream, and idealism has been considered a heretical doctrine. So, I would like to ask Professor Luo a question. ”

"What's the problem?" Luo Jinyong has entered the state.

"If it's spiritualism, whose mind is it, and with whom?"

"This ......"

Until then, we can refute idealism because we believe that human beings are the only intelligent beings in the universe, so idealism is based on the human mind. The problem is that it has been proven that human beings are not the only ones who have another intelligent life in the universe. ”

Luo Jinyong's brows furrowed, as if he had sensed the heart of Williams's question.

"Sadly, this civilization is far more advanced than humans. So, has Professor Luo ever wondered whether what we have seen and the conclusions we have drawn based on observation are exactly the arrangements of this civilization that we have always been under the control of this civilization? ”

"This ......"

If this is the case, there is nothing wrong with idealism, because the basis is no longer the human mind, but the mind of the civilization, or of some intelligent individual of that civilization. The conclusions that we have seen and which have been deduced from time to time are without exception the masterpieces of that civilization. If we continue to focus on materialism, explore the universe and summarize the laws through observation and experimentation, it is obvious that we will not be able to jump out of the nest set for us by this civilization. ”

Luo Jinyong was silent because he had never considered this aspect and could not refute it.

Thinking about the meaning of Williams' words, Luo Jinyong's confidence collapsed. If the entire universe is an illusion created by an extraterrestrial civilization, any resistance of human beings will be of no avail, and it is very likely that human beings themselves are the masterpieces of this extraterrestrial civilization.

If this is the case, no matter how advanced the scientific and technological skills of human beings are, they are just monkeys in the palm of the Buddha's hands.

Is there a future for humanity?