In Base Zero, a short-haired, lame English gentleman walked along the majestic avenue of superframes with the support of a young boy, and he saw the flashes of the indicator lights connecting into a brilliant galaxy, and the metallic cubes building a bridge to the future, which was too magnificent for him to keep holding his thick-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose with trembling fingers, trying to see more clearly.

"Mr. Finch, if you want to see better, I can get you a better pair of glasses, and if it's not time press, we can give you an eye surgery with no side effects and no sequelae. In addition, we have very advanced transportation tools, in view of your inconvenient legs, it is better to try our new product, I believe it can give you a good experience. Liu Zhongqian is dressed in a straight suit, although he is a little boy, he has a graceful demeanor.

After Liu Zhongqian's voice fell, an automatic elliptical cylindrical machine next to him lit up the indicator light, and then the electronic sound came out of the built-in speaker, which is Liu Zhongqian's translation machine, it will automatically record the audio when the sound rings around, and compare the audio tracks, and automatically match the corresponding language in the thousands of languages built in the program, including dialects, and convert it into another language used by both sides of the dialogue. Most slang, colloquialisms, idioms can be translated.

The zero one base rarely welcomes visitors, and the last time the visitors who were personally guided by Liu Zhongqian were Yang Xiaoqian and Yu Qian, the two most important of the awakened people, but Harold Finch is the creator of the "machine", in the popular phrase of the moment, that is, "even in the United States, which is full of talents, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, is a rare existence." To treat such an important guest, of course, the Zero One Base cannot be rude, not to mention that the Zero One Base also needs the help of Harold Fincher.

"No, no. I got used to my glasses and the feeling of walking on my own. Harold Finch noticed his gaffe, immediately retracted his gaze, shook his head reservedly, and exclaimed, "I have seen such a host matrix in the National Data Center, but I didn't expect to see such a spectacular scene in China." ”

"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend. The speed of China's rise in recent years is obvious to all, and we all know that it is only a matter of time before China equals the gap with the US Federation, and it is precisely for this reason that the US Federal Government will become angry and make constant efforts to block the development of China's information technology in order to maintain its hegemonic position. "You know, sometimes I sound like an anarchist, but in fact, I love my country as much as every citizen of the United States, and that's why I've put years of effort into building 'machines' to protect my country and my people from terrorism." However, on the issue of blocking technological development, I have always disagreed with the proposition of the US Federal Administration. ”

"I know that you gave the 'machine' to the U.S. federal government for a symbolic dollar sale, and I must say it was a great and selfless decision." Liu Zhongqian tried to squeeze out a smile, but his face was as stiff as a plaster.

"No, it's not worth boasting about, I know that there is a hybrid rice expert in China who selflessly shared his research results with the world and saved many countries and nations devastated by famine, and that is a truly great and selfless decision." Harold Finch said admiringly.

"From your standpoint, sharing hybrid rice technology with the world can save the world, but sharing the 'machine' with the world may only bring disaster and destruction." Liu Zhongqian shrugged his shoulders and gave a turning point, "But I agree with you, Academician Yuan is greater than you in personality." ”

Harold Finch laughed self-deprecatingly, then the sneer on his face began to shift his target.

"It's funny to say that famine has been raging on the territory of China for thousands of years, and until a few decades ago, China was synonymous with food shortages. When the First World Food Conference was held in Rome in 1974, the delegates of various countries, especially the representatives of the United States Federation, believed that China would never be able to feed a billion people in the future. The result? China created the greatest economic miracle in history, coupled with the invention and application of hybrid rice, which fed 1.6 billion people. ”

On the other hand, those Pentagon bureaucrats racked their brains and tried their best to block China's development in information technology, not only banning the trade and export of high and new technology, but also doing everything possible to prevent chips, accessories, and even Chinese talents from flowing into China. The result? As a result, you not only caught up, but also overtook us. When Harold Finch said he was excited, he reached out and slapped his face, cheering continuously.

"No, to be exact, there is still some way to go, we have only made breakthroughs in some special and delicate areas, of course, it is only a matter of time before we catch up in a comprehensive way, and besides, it should be a small problem." Liu Zhongqian pinched his index finger and thumb together, leaving a little gap in the middle, squinted and added, "It's probably that small." ”

After successfully teasing Harold Fincher, Liu Zhongqian withdrew his hand and said solemnly: "Mr. Finch, you have already visited Base Zero-One and seen our 'system', now it's time for us to talk about business, I think you should know why we invited you here?" ”

"I think so, I know, and I thank you very much for doing so, maybe I won't be truly free in the end, but I can be with my true beloved again, without worrying about endless hunts, without worrying about disasters falling from the sky." Harold Finch nodded, "It's just that I don't understand, you already have such a developed technology, why do you need me?" If you want to improve storage efficiency, I can only provide you with new compression algorithms, and if you want to expand the monitoring area, then you need to make up for the hardware shortcomings, which I can't do. So, why do you need me? ”

Liu Zhongqian didn't speak, and the translation machine automatically replied: "Because I am facing several questions, I look forward to your answers." ”

Harold Finch didn't make a fuss and turned to the translation machine and made a gesture of please.

"Excuse me."

"Do Humans Need God?"

"Huh?"