Chapter 25: Anti-addiction#

Qi Min originally thought that the matter of dead souls was at most an accident in the brain-like body, but after hearing this, Anton still asked her to quickly talk to Professor Zhou Xiaoshan and Yelena.

After all, if the brain-like body attracts capital, it is all about money, but the dead soul is killed. In the past, there were sudden deaths when playing games online, and it can be said that addictive entertainment methods are inevitably possible. However, in the past, serious Internet addiction was classified as a mental illness, and now sudden death caused by brain-like addiction has also begun to occur, which must be strengthened supervision.

Qi Min didn't really want to care about this kind of thing. She feels that she should be responsible for herself as a person, and she really deserves to die by herself like Wang Mingqing. Sudden death of the upper class of brain and body is not a death from overwork, and spending money can kill oneself, and this kind of person is probably not suitable for living a modern life in a capitalist society.

But since there are areas for improvement in supervision, she also made an appointment with Yelena and Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan.

Now the people of the brain-like company are in the brain-like body, and Qi Min naturally made an appointment to meet at the headquarters of the virtual brain-like company this time.

Compared to the scientific research department suspended in the air, the headquarters building is much more unpretentious and completely separated from the rest of the space in space. Qi Min came to the conference room in the image of his own constructor, and Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan and Yelena were already seated there.

Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan's image is also the same as eight years ago, and Yelena has made a slight change - dyed her hair purple and blonde, which makes it very dazzling. Due to Qi Min's social phobia in formal settings, Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan has always been the representative of the brain-like company in China, and the representative in Russia is naturally Yelena, who was born as an oligarch. Perhaps due to the different styles represented, the brain-like Beijing district and St. Peter's district are also different, the Beijing district is suitable for users of all ages, while the St. Petersburg district inevitably has an electropunk feel.

Because he was very familiar, Qi Min sat down directly and asked Yelena in English: "Lianna, do you know 'ะœั‘ั€ั‚ะฒะฐั_ะดัƒัˆะฐ'?" โ€

"Uh...... Gogol's novel? "There's something strange about Yelena.

It seems that I don't know. Qi Min asked Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan again: Teacher Zhou, do you know? โ€

"I don't know. What's the matter, so mysterious? Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan asked kindly.

Qi Min made an assessment, it seems that the dead souls are indeed only a very rare case, otherwise there are so many administrators under the brain-like company, it is time to inform Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan and Yelena.

She then briefly told them about the dead souls, and Yelena quickly said, "It's not difficult to understand, the brain-like body itself is a memory of consciousness, and this phenomenon has been found in previous animal experiments. โ€

However, Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan said: "But it is not uncommon for addiction to the brain-like body to lead to sudden death." Is the 'Dead Soul' really dead? Or is it an intermediate state between life and death...... It is not legally prescribed. โ€

"Let's not get involved in the law, right?" Qi Min was a little worried, "Try not to spread this kind of thing......"

"Uh...... But have you ever thought that people who are already dying can keep their consciousness in the brain-like body in this way? Yelena said suddenly, "Their families will probably be willing to renew for them forever." โ€

Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan put her hand on her shoulder and said soothingly, "Don't think about how to make money right away." Now let's come up with an anti-addiction system to minimize the sudden death of young and middle-aged players. โ€

"It's easy, I've already asked people to get it." Qi Min said immediately.

"By the way, the new generation interface will be equipped with a vital signs detection device." Yelena also advised, "In case of abnormal physical conditions in reality, the person in the brain-like body must be able to receive the signal. โ€

"This ...... You have to use a wearable device, right? Qi Min wrote this down, "Or...... The interface can probably detect brain activity directly. โ€

"I still think it's a good opportunity to expand the elderly user base." Yelena muttered, "For example, the elderly with terminal cancer, there are no years to live in reality, and it is better to enter the virtual world with consciousness." They themselves may not want to accept the new thing, but their families are likely to buy it. โ€

However, Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan said earnestly: "That's right, but first of all, there must be a law to determine whether the consciousness of permanent residence in the brain-like body is still 'alive'." Otherwise, the development of the business to receive the consciousness of the critically ill may involve intentional homicide. โ€

That's just as well. Yelena looked at Qi Min and found that she looked like a Buddha, and she didn't seem to be too interested in it.

Qi Min is not keen on making money, her long-term work is to follow up on the expansion plan of the supercomputer fleet led by Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan, and the current short-term project is to build the universal physical laws of brain-like bodies. In addition, she also has to manage the development of various projects in the scientific research department, although each project has a direct person in charge, Qi Min also has to be the CTO to card their funds.

Yelena and Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan make a lot of money, but Qi Min is spending a lot of money here, which is sometimes not too good.

"By the way, Lena," Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan added, "you can try to go to Petersburg and find the 'Red Snow Aid Station'. โ€

"Trumpet" is their nickname for another ordinary player. Although theoretically the identities in the brain-like body correspond to the identities of real people, these "creators" of the "ancient period" have the privilege of having two identities at the same time.

"Okay." Yelena said eagerly. Like Qi Fan, she has no interest in anything else, she just likes to play. In order to renew the fees for the dead souls, the Red Snow Rescue Station has to farm points in the Red Snow, so if you find a few more players who brush points, you may be able to meet them.

"And the black market ......," Qi Min reminded.

"I know about the black market in Petersburg." Yelena said, "There are also points in the red snow. โ€

She pays attention to the relevant forums in Russia on a daily basis, and she has naturally heard these rumors. Russia's cyber security is much worse than China's, and illegal transactions are carried out not only in brain-like, but also in brain-like online forums.

"I've heard that there are people who sell personal information." Qi Min reminded her, "Maybe it's dangerous." โ€

"Well, you really don't know." Yelena waved her hand and said to Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan, "Teacher Zhou should know that network security in Russia was worrying before, and hackers sold more personal information. โ€

"Not to mention Russia, even Chinese telecommunications companies sell a lot of user information." Ms. Zhou Xiaoshan also said, "We can only do our best in this regard. โ€