As magic plays an increasingly important role in China's scientific research system, the resources available to the Bureau of Abnormal Affairs have also increased dramatically.

After acquiring biological storage technology, Chinese mages learned how to reconstruct microscopic particles using magic.

Subsequently, top scientists naturally associated it with military materials.

With the participation of the mages, China has made rapid progress in the research and development of stealth aircraft coating materials.

China has prepared a novel CI/CF magnetic dielectric composite material with a three-dimensional network structure through carbonization and vacuum impregnation.

Meanwhile, the 3D mesh structure provides a clear conductive path and controlled conductivity-temperature characteristics to optimize dielectric loss.

Furthermore, the structure also induces structural magnetic loss through induced current, thereby delaying the decay of magnetic loss at high temperatures.

This stable high-temperature microwave absorbing material benefits from the synergistic regulation of dielectric loss and magnetic loss.

It exhibits an ultra-stable wide eab with a thickness of only 0.05 mm, a maximum eab of 8.48 GHz and a minimum eab of 8.32 GHz in the temperature range of 298-573 K.

By combining the gradient refractive index fluoropolymer anti-reflective coating with the composite material, a composite stealth material with a 1+1 greater than 2 effect is created.

According to internal estimates in China, the stealth effect of this material is better than that of the American RQ-180.

As a result, the resources that the Bureau of Abnormal Affairs can control are not only material and human resources, but also administrative resources.

For ordinary researchers like Dong Wenxu from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, a single transfer order moved him from the Academy to the Bureau of Abnormal Affairs.

Zheng Li knew that all his words, expressions, and thoughts would be observed and reported by the man in front of him.

He needs to fit the persona of Zheng Li.

Zheng Li remained outwardly calm: "What do I need to do?"

What are the benefits?

Dong Wenxu was surprised by Zheng Li's composure, and he went to invite other scientists in China several times.

Zheng Li was the calmest person he had ever met after hearing about magic.

"Magic requires human brain activity to be cast."

"You are the top expert in the field of brain-computer interfaces in China, and also one of the top experts in brain science."

The Singapore Research Center for Biosciences has published several papers on brain science in mainstream international journals, and Zheng Li has been listed as an author on all of them.

"We hope to explore whether mages can achieve spellcasting effects in the virtual world through brain-computer interfaces."

"What's more important is exploring the essence of the world."

"The existence of magic has led some people to question the nature of the world."

"There is much speculation about the brain in a vat. Another major task we would like to ask you to undertake is to verify the brain in a vat hypothesis."

In her book *Reason, Truth, and History*, Hilary Putnam proposes that:

The general idea is whether people live in a virtual world where everything you experience is just computer-generated neural signals, and therefore virtual.

Putnam's original argument was simply to attack the possibility of global skepticism implied by metaphysical realism.

He defines metaphysical realism as a view that: "...the world is composed of fixed, thought-independent objects. There is only one true and complete description of the 'true nature of the world.' Truth involves a certain correspondence between words or thought symbols and sets of things."

This interpretation proposes the view that, for metaphysical realists, truth cannot be reduced to cognitive concepts, but rather involves the nature of reality independent of thought.

This characteristic found its precise target among scientific materialists who believed in a “ready-made” scientific world independent of human classification and conceptualization.

Later, this concept was used by science fiction writers and became a symbol of anti-authoritarianism.

After magic came into the public eye, the number of ordinary people who were skeptical of everything increased rapidly.

The idea of ​​a brain in a vat has regained attention, and it's not necessarily just a science fiction writer's fantasy.

Zheng Li immediately understood: "By simulating the neural signals received by the brain, we can explore whether the brain can perceive everything in the real world entirely based on neural signals?"

"Are the two signals consistent?"

Dong Wenxu nodded and said, "Yes."

Zheng Li directly refused, saying, "It's unrealistic. Kechuang Bio's technology can't do that. We can't even convert electrical signals into brain nerve signals."

Dong Wenxu: "It is precisely because Kechuang Bio cannot do it now that they need to cooperate with us and need the scientific research power controlled by the Chinese government."

"While researching the topics of the brain in a vat and whether magic can exist in the virtual world, virtual reality is merely a byproduct of this process."

"Mr. Zheng, Kechuang Biotechnology will have the right to use the virtual reality technology patent."

Zheng Li continued, "The presence of magic suggests it must be a secret base."

"I cannot stay in the secret base every day without any contact with the outside world."

Dong Wenxu was not surprised: "Mr. Zheng, you can stay in your own company's research center."

“We maintain regular communication and exchange, and you are in charge of the research management and task allocation throughout the process. We will have someone remotely assist you with your work.”

"As for magic-related experiments, you may need to come to the base to conduct them, but that depends on your wishes."

"You can come forward. Once you have a sufficient understanding of magic and the magical brain, you can design experiments remotely and have the researchers implement them."

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