Austin, capital of Texas, USA.

Although it was late at night, the office on the third floor of the Cult of Light headquarters, which was only two blocks from the state government, was still brightly lit.

At this time, Neeson Mountbatten was sitting at his solid wood desk in Made in A, paying attention to the message thousands of miles away.

The light reflected on his serious face, and it could be seen that he was looking very seriously at this time.

Yes, for this man who has already planned to dedicate his life to the Child of Light, the actions of the man on the other side of the ocean at this moment affect his fate.

Especially at this moment, he is facing one of the most important decisions in his life.

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He was probably relieved by the news on the Internet, which can be seen from the smile on Nissen Mountbatten's face. In fact, there is some good news on the Internet. Negative mass substance...... Anti-gravity properties. Oh, how naïve are those ridiculous scientists who are still delusional about getting the same thing through the lab!

Neeson Mountbatten sighed in his heart.

If anyone in this world really regards Ning Xiao as a belief, it is definitely this guy who used to be mercenary.

Of course, it's not that this guy has changed sex. Rather, all his life's pursuits seem to be derived from faith that he has never met. Although he didn't feel that he had reached the pinnacle of his life, he could see that if he followed this designed route, one day he would be able to stand at the top and look down on all the scenery.

Kneeling down to control tens of millions of people is not at all psychologically stressful for Nison Mountbatten.

There are landscapes that you can't give up just by looking at them, not to mention that Nisson Mountbatten has not only seen them, but even been in them. Now money is no longer his lifelong pursuit. Because he has already understood that some things are really not something that can be bought with money, and he doesn't even have the strength to keep his wealth, no matter how much money he has, he is just a fat sheep in the eyes of others.

Now Nison Mountbatten values his own identity, as well as the tens of millions of believers he has developed over the years, and the trust of the Chinese people, which are his talismans.

Facts have proved that any conspiracy against him, his faith in Huaxia will give him detailed information in a letter that will be burned immediately after reading, so that he can calmly save the day.

But now he is facing a difficult choice.

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"Mr. Mountbatten, Professor Marlborough has arrived." Obote Relo, who was dressed in a dark suit, leaned into half of his body and said.

"Oh, great, hurry up and invite him in."

Nethan Mountbatten first turned off the computer, and after making sure that the computer was turned off, he got up from his seat and greeted him at the door.

Obote Relo pushed the door wider, made an inviting gesture, and welcomed into the room a man in his forties or fifties, dressed rather conventionally and wearing a traditional English hat.

"Professor Marlborough, I've heard of you for a long time, and I've finally met you today." Seeing that the person who came, Nison Mountbatten enthusiastically stretched out his hands, and didn't even care about the other party's reserve, when the two hands were held together, Nissen Mountbatten shook them fiercely.

Obviously, the other party was not too accustomed to Nison Mountbatten's enthusiasm, but he didn't make any excessive moves, but after Nison Mountbatten let go of his hand, he rubbed his hand on his coat very covertly, then took off his hat, took off his coat, and handed it to Obot Relo, who followed him into the room, and then sat on the comfortable sofa in the office under Nison Mountbatten's hospitality.

"Actually, Mr. Mountbatten, I don't quite understand why you have to spend so much money just to bring me here from Edinburgh just to talk to you for two hours?" As soon as Roth Marlborough spoke, he had a thick posh accent.

How to say it, this British accent has a very pretentious taste, and it is especially normal to combine the surname Marlborough.

When England was still in the Middle Ages, the Marlborough family was once one of the most noble families outside of the royal family. The first Duke of Marlborough was the richest and most powerful man in England under Queen Anne.

The empire on which the sun never sets is no longer the courage of the past, and now even the royal family is already a mascot-like existence, and the glory of the past can only exist in history. But the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and it can be seen from that outfit alone that the professor's life is certainly not bad.

Just from what this sir said, you can tell that he will still bend his waist for five buckets of rice.

Of course, this cannot be blamed on Professor Marlborough, in fact he is now one of the most well-known biologists in the West, especially his Brenda Life Science Laboratory, which is very well-known in the circle of top rich people. In particular, there have been many achievements in anti-aging research and the target mechanism of drug action.

It's no secret that it takes a lot of money to keep a lab running.

As a sign of the laboratory, if someone offers a price that makes him happy, even if it takes a few hours to fly just to talk for two hours, it is not impossible.

"Haha, Professor Marlborough, there are some things that I can only understand by saying them in person. What's more, two million dollars is not a lot of money, whether it is for you or me. In fact, if we had a good time today, maybe I could pay you another million dollars as an extra reward. By the way, do you want one? ”

Neeson Mountbatten picked up the high-end Cuban cigar on the coffee table and handed it over with the scissors.

Although Nissen Mountbatten likes money, he obviously prefers money, and the cigars he takes out are naturally high-end.

After Roth Marlborough put away his coat and hat, he did not leave the office, but the black man standing on the side of the sofa, thought about it and held back without saying a word, just silently took the cigar, began to trim it, and then lit it.

The two silently took two puffs of cigars, and when the office began to smoke, Neeson Mountbatten spoke.

"Actually, I do have some questions for you to consult this time, you are an expert in life sciences. In fact, I wonder if there is such a possibility that human beings in this world have created a biochip, which can reside in the brain and record the normal condition of various organs in the body through the secretion of various physiological hormones.

In this way, when the human body has some diseases such as tumors, it only needs to take something similar to nanobots to help the body's own immune system to defend itself, and even some viruses or bacteria. In addition, this chip can also understand and control the secretion of hormones in the human body, as well as repair the damage of human organs, so that people can always maintain a relatively energetic stage. ”

Roth Marlborough glanced up at Nissen Mountbatten and replied, "Mr. Mountbatten, you want to write a science fiction about the life sciences?" ”

"Haha...... cough cough cough ......"

Nethan Mountbatten laughed, but he was smoking a cigar, probably choking on his trachea, and began to cough violently again, and it took a while to return to normal, and said in a muffled voice: "No, no, no, professor, I'm not kidding you, I just want to ask if this is possible, please take this seriously, and then judge with your profession and tell me in a way I can understand." Like you said, it's worth the consulting fee I paid, isn't it? ”

Roth Marlborough glanced at Neeson Mountbatten, well, even if it's just for the sake of money, he's going to have to save face for this man. So after thinking carefully for a while, he said: "We usually divide the human immune system into three components, which are immune cells, immune organs and immune molecules, but in fact, it is a very complex system, far from being as simple as ordinary people think.

There is also the immune response, the immune process, and so on. If I want you to understand, all I can say is that our bodies are amazing, with thousands of different chemical reactions happening almost every moment. This includes metabolism, the stimulation of your brain to start thinking, and the regulation of various hormones.

In this case, if the biochip you are talking about is going to be able to recognize all these reactions and order them in time, if any, those nanobots to eliminate the virus, it means that it will require a huge amount of computation. Especially when foreign bodies invade, how to identify those bad viruses and bacteria? That's a hard question.

It is important to know that the human body is not an isolated internal circulatory system, we have to eat and drink water every day, in other words, the whole metabolic process is a process of interaction with the outside world. Nutritional supplementation keeps life going, and in this process, some impurities that the body does not need will be absorbed into the body.

So I can't imagine any kind of biochip that can accurately identify all possible threats and then direct nanobots to complete precise elimination. Of course, if you say a few centuries later, maybe the technology at that time will be completely different from what it is now, maybe it will be possible.

But there is one point, if there is such a technology, it means that people completely hand over the defense system to a complex computing system. This may lead to a complete dysfunction of the body's own immune function, and the end result is that once the chip fails, the body's immune function will directly fall into disorder, which will be extremely terrible consequences.

Specifically, we can refer to the situation in the late stage of AIDS. Of course, if this kind of technology really exists, it is probably the biggest boon for AIDS patients. Anyway, their immune system is already full of holes, and a set of immune processes that do not rely on the body's own immune response can give this group a better survival experience. ”

Roth Marlborough spread his hands and replied.

The answer was very rigorous, and looking at the way Nison Mountbatten was thinking, Roth Marlborough spoke again: "Of course, Mr. Mountbatten, I can understand the importance that a rich man like you attaches to life and health, in fact, one of the projects that our laboratory is working on is for you rich people. Many wealthy people have supported our project, if you also need this, I can tell you some details, just invest a special research fund in our laboratory, once the results are available, you will be one of the beneficiaries in the future. ”

Neeson Mountbatten nodded, but he obviously ignored Roth Marlborough's pitch and still turned to the previous topic: "You mean, this technology is completely not good for normal people?" And it will make people dependent, if the service is stopped, it may die directly at any time because of a little virus or bacteria? ”

Roth Marlborough thought something strange.

Looking at Neeson Mountbatten's cautious expression, it was as if this guy really knew where in the world this technology had it.

Of course, he felt that this was impossible.

Any biologist who understands the various complex reactions in the human body would think that this is impossible. Even if he did have this kind of technology, he would have heard of it a long time ago, and it must have been immature at the beginning.

After a moment's hesitation, Roth Marlborough replied, "It can't be said that there is no benefit at all. Anyway, the immune process is very complicated, because viruses are often deceptive and can multiply in large numbers through the synthesis of various proteins, breaking through the defense system, the most common being the cold virus, and there are various ways to break through the defense, such as changing the hemagglutinin in the surface protein.

Hemagglutinin is a common target of immune system antibodies that prevent the virus from binding to cell receptors. By changing the composition of one or two proteins, hemagglutinin can be more tightly adsorbed to the cell, allowing the virus to enter the cell and produce replication, while preventing antibodies from stopping the spread of the virus. When the virus multiplies in large numbers, people get sick at this time.

Especially after this process, if the virus invades some important organs for a large number of replication, such as the lungs, liver and other areas, it may also trigger an overreaction of the immune system, that is, a storm of immune factors, at this time, those immune cells not only attack the virus, but also may involve normal cells, which may lead to organ failure in a short time.

If this technology is really available, it means that the defense route against the virus is not only at the biological target level, the virus or bacteria will be less likely to invade the human body, and even if the first step is passed, if this system can more accurately identify the virus and normal cells, it can also prevent the occurrence of immune storms.

Of course, if, as you said, this chip with nanorobots can also repair the damage to the internal organs of the human body, then the benefits for ordinary people will be even greater. Because our organs are being damaged all the time, just like the high-end cigars we are smoking right now, we don't show mercy to your lung cells because they are expensive. No matter how expensive champagne is, the alcohol in it will cause irreversible damage to liver cells. ”

Roth Marlborough's voice fell, and the two picked up their cigars again and began to swallow the clouds.

That's what humans are.

Although they know that smoking is draining their vitality, it is clear that in the eyes of the two, this loss is valuable.

"I probably understand that if there is such a technology, there must be pros and cons. Of course, now it seems that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, of course, the premise is that this chip can maintain normal work efficiency at all times. Neeson Mountbatten exhaled a puff of smoke and sighed.

"No, no, no, if there is really such a technology, it means that people's understanding of themselves has reached another level, maybe the side effects are not so bad, but one thing I am sure of is that since the biochip you said can regulate your immune system and repair your organs, then at the same time, the biochip also controls your life and death, I think this is the most terrifying."

Roth Marlborough shook his head and said.

Hearing this, Neeson Mountbatten glanced at Obote Relo, who was guarding the side, and then looked at Roth Marlborough, who was already extremely hazy opposite, through the heavy smoke, and showed a meaningful smile, and said meaningfully: "If you say this, I don't think it's so terrifying." In fact, if you think about it, Professor Marlborough, are our destiny and even our lives really in our own hands? To tell you the truth, my biggest emotion this year is that the higher your status, the less free you are. ”

"It's like you, although you are well-dressed, but what if one day you make achievements that don't satisfy those big guys, what will it look like? The things we have control over this world are insignificant, and they were, and they are now. You think you have free will and the right to choose, but in fact your life has been decided from the day you were born. It's as if you were born into a noble family and were destined to receive a good education, while I was born in the countryside and could only live in the worst school. ”

Roth Marlborough was a little puzzled by Nissen Mountbatten's sudden emotion, and asked with a frown: "Do you want to express that you have achieved everything you have now through struggle?" ”

Neeson Mountbatten smiled and said, "No, no, no, I just want to say that we can sit together today and talk because the things we sold are different." You are selling wisdom, and I can only sell myself, even my life. Alright, that's all for today......"

As he spoke, Nison Mountbatten took out a prepared check from his pocket and handed it over: "This is the final payment, by the way, please remember our confidentiality agreement." ”

The moment he saw the check, Roth Marlborough finally smiled implicitly, probably feeling that the money was too easy to earn: "Don't worry, I have served many rich people, and they all think highly of me." ”

"By the way, there's one more thing. If one day I die suddenly without warning, I will leave a will to donate my body to your laboratory, and please be sure to examine my body carefully, maybe there will be a surprise. ”

As Roth Marlborough reached for the check, Neeson Mountbatten suddenly added.

Roth Marlborough glanced at Neeson Mountbatten, well, he thought this guy was probably really crazy.

However, judging from the rich people he came into contact with, these people had some quirks, which Roth Marlborough had long been accustomed to, and for the sake of money, he still smiled and nodded, and then took the check from Neeson Mountbatten's hand, looked carefully at the head of the check and the amount, and replied: "I wrote it down, and my memory has always been quite good." ”

"Alright, Obote, get Professor Marlborough to take him to the hotel."