Edge of Consciousness (1)
"Cases:
The patient, Lin Qiu, is a 18-year-old male.
Sudden loss of consciousness for 2 years.
Description of the condition:
Two years ago, the patient suddenly lost consciousness, and no abnormalities were found by head CT and MRI examination, and related treatments were ineffective, and there was only a weak light reaction.
Clinical diagnosis: brain death
The patient has been transferred out of the department where he was admitted.
Takeover Department: Life Sciences. ”
Life Sciences Division, Level B1.
Z Lighting sits in his office, two files on his desk. This is the Department of Life Sciences, and he has complained about the environment more than once when the city was built. It's so white that it seems to have the impression that everyone working in the life sciences has a habit of cleanliness, except for the white walls and incandescent lamps, there are only some clear glass left, and whenever you pass there, Z can see the sophisticated instruments in the compartment.
Anyone who comes here thinks they're fanatics for human experimentation or something......
Well, Z doesn't intend to excuse himself on this, it's really a human experiment in some sense. Fortunately, there are not many people who are qualified to enter here, so his work has been smooth for the past two years.
There's no origin for the name Z, it's just a random code name they took after signing a non-disclosure agreement, and if someone takes over his work in the future, then maybe people will call him X or K.
Z sighed with some emotion, it has been two years since he accepted the work in a blink of an eye, and the research on chips has finally made phased progress.
Ironically, most of the people gathered here are elites in the field of life sciences, but the breakthrough in chip research has nothing to do with these so-called elites, and the only thing they can do is to take care of the two "guinea pigs" and try their best to maintain their basic life characteristics.
When his department transferred the kid named Lin Qiu out of the hospital, all the experts thought that the kid was hopeless, but Z didn't make up his mind. He believes that there is some implicit connection between the chip and Lin Qiu's secret connection, so only Lin Qiu, a hairy boy, could crack this chip that stumped a group of hacking experts.
It's just that Z didn't expect Lin Qiu to still keep a backup, which directly led to Z having to arrange this kid who was originally unplanned into the whole plan. It turned out that his opinion was correct - at that time, people sent the comatose Lin Qiu to the hospital where he was admitted, and the hospital easily made a diagnosis of "brain death" for him.
However, when they later conducted a series of studies, they found that Lin Qiu exhibited conscious characteristics.
They tried to project Lin Qiu's consciousness with instruments, but found that the picture displayed by consciousness was extremely strange - a world that looked like a medieval world, a port tavern, and this unconscious boy was happily acting as a bard.
At first, they thought it was just Lin Qiu's fantasy, thinking that it was just an inconsequential dream.
But they soon discovered that Lin Qiu's "dreams" were connected, that he was experiencing the same time as them in that 'fantasy world', and that his words and deeds would have a direct and real impact on his world. So they were divided into two factions, one group believed that this was a projection of a certain world, although Lin Qiu's body was still here, his consciousness was swept into another world, and that strange chip was the hub of the connection between the two worlds.
On the other hand, the person who came up with the idea thinks that the person who came up with the idea is mentally retarded, and they sincerely believe that these people should read less about the Internet and retake the basic courses of the university.
It wasn't until they observed Lin Qiu "reuniting" with Alyssa in the Tarun Kingdom in the projection that some decided to take direct and appropriate action.
Many scientific theories are made up of illusions, but there is no theoretical basis for the inference of the existence of another plane or world.
So in order to convince the scientists, who are arguing every day, someone took action.
If she can enter Lin Qiu's "fantasy" through the chip, then at least it proves that it is possible.
As a result, they had to routinely "maintain" a brain-dead scientist.
Z subconsciously glanced at the second file.
Compared with Lin Qiu, the latter was completely aware of everything, and voluntarily participated in this "guinea pig" experiment. However, even though they anticipated all the risks in advance and tried to avoid them as much as possible, they still inevitably came to the situation, and unlike Lin Qiu, her consciousness experienced fierce resistance on the way to "travel".
As a direct result, the trip was successful, but she lost her memory, forgot all about this world, and was comfortable living as a resident of another world.
Of course, "amnesia" is only the most idealistic conception, and they do not dare to make more serious assumptions.
For example, her consciousness has disappeared in the process of "traveling".
Fortunately, consciousness is still in the realm of extreme monsters for people, and people cannot define the boundaries of "amnesia" and "death" in this situation. And her body on the instrument still has vital signs, which is enough for Z to prevaricate this matter to his superiors.
"Knock knock—"
There was a knock on Z's door.
"Come in. ”
Z folded the two files together.
Entering the door was a young man with gold-rimmed glasses. This is his assistant, who has been involved in it from the very beginning of the project, including finding Lin Qiu and entrusting him to crack the chip. If they had confirmed the existence of different planes, it would be hard to imagine what a sensation this would have caused in the scientific community.
And now, through Lin Qiu's consciousness projection, they saw the "decisive battle" in front of them.
Z couldn't guess Lin Qiu's mood at the moment, but he knew that this was their only chance—the chance to bring Lin Qiu and her consciousness back here. If they want to prove their scientific ideas, they must first wake up two "guinea pigs".
Unfortunately, in two years, they have not figured out a way to connect with another world.
"I tried to contact CI as you said, but I didn't get a response. ”
CI refers to another "guinea pig" who voluntarily undergoes experiments, which is also a code name that has no meaning.
"Teacher, should we use something more forceful?"
The youth asked.
The failure of the attempt was expected, and in fact they had already made many similar attempts in the past two years. Maybe...... Now is the time to break the mold and make a breakthrough.
"Wait. ”
Z's answer disappointed him, he had heard the same answer many times, but this time the young man retorted: "But teacher, you also have to be mentally prepared that Senior Sister has disappeared, don't you?"
"I said, wait, do you have any questions?"
"No more. ”
"Then get out. ”
Z waved his hand irritably.