A month after Zheng Li publicly used the Magic Brain and then logged into the Magic Forum, a mage from the Chinese government came to give him a targeted training session on confidentiality.

Posting and exchanging ideas on major magic forums can be done anonymously, and mages from various countries can post and reply anonymously.

Furthermore, one can anonymously send private messages to mages with other IDs.

Almost every Chinese Buddhist monk receives private messages from other countries trying to win them over.

The message roughly said that as long as you are willing to cooperate, we have a way to help you break free from China's control. We also mentioned what conditions America would offer you if you joined them.

After Zheng Li joins, he will definitely receive similar private messages.

Moreover, it wasn't just America that sent these messages; the Europa League and Japan also sent similar private messages. Zheng Li's impact on Blue Star is evident in many ways.

While technological advancements are accelerating, in many other aspects it seems to be slowing down.

The early availability of effective drugs prevented the economies of various countries on Earth from facing a crisis so quickly.

The appearance of the magicians brought the ties between the Europa Alliance closer together, and the turbulent geopolitical situation was suddenly frozen.

The signs of stagflation caused by the new industrial chains in China have been greatly alleviated.

Cryptocurrencies like BTC are still thriving and are not facing a decentralization crisis anytime soon.

After the existence of the soul was proven, a large number of companies specializing in the study of the soul emerged in America.

In various countries, there are companies that claim to repair your soul and make it young again, but these are essentially scams targeting your intelligence.

Since users can't verify it anyway, the placebo effect is enough to fool customers who would buy these health supplements.

An American company specializing in spiritual health products has even reached Series D funding, led by ****. Meanwhile, many developed countries have established spiritual laboratories in developing countries such as India and ASEAN nations.

On the surface, they give a sum of money to the families of terminally ill patients and elderly people on the verge of death, claiming that they will take care of these vulnerable individuals during the last period of their lives.

These vulnerable individuals are willing to earn a substantial income while also getting rid of their burdens, let alone their families.

The stated purpose of these laboratories is to observe the specific phenomena of the souls of vulnerable individuals after death.

Laboratory monkeys are ultimately different from humans.

In some countries, the “cost” of acquiring vulnerable individuals is cheaper than that of laboratory monkeys.

But do these laboratories actually wait for vulnerable individuals to die of natural causes?

And they genuinely seek out vulnerable groups, rather than using various means to exploit people and exploit them for the benefit of these research institutions.

Although they ostensibly undertake some model projects to allow the media to widely publicize their meticulous care for vulnerable individuals in the final stage of their lives.

As for those outside the model project, no one knows their fate.

The Indian government turns a blind eye to this phenomenon, allowing Western research institutions to thrive in India. Research on the soul is progressing rapidly, with many valuable findings being discovered.

For example, America found a material that could effectively slow down the dissipation of the soul.

Many universities have opened doctoral programs in the field of spirituality, which is a subfield under biology.

Whether in government or universities, China is much more conservative in its research on the spiritual realm compared to developed countries.

Before the sixth day of the Lunar New Year had passed, the Suzhou R&D Center only had security personnel on duty as usual.

Zheng Li didn't wait for the sixth day of the Lunar New Year at the Suzhou R&D Center before Li Miaomiao came over.

"The festive atmosphere of the New Year has become less and less in recent years. Apart from seeing many relatives that we don't usually see, the New Year is not much different from any other day."

After seeing Zheng Li, Li Miaomiao asked with great interest:

"How are you feeling, spending the Lunar New Year at home?"

Zheng Li said calmly, "I don't feel anything. I'm just being treated like a monkey."

Judging from the Turing test as defined by Earth, the rudimentary artificial intelligence that routinely manages this clone should definitely pass the Turing test.

Not only did Li Miaomiao never realize that the "Zheng Li" speaking to her was actually an artificial intelligence, but for so long, she had never realized that it was actually an artificial intelligence.

Moreover, none of the executives at Kechuang Biotechnology were aware of this.

Li Miaomiao laughed and said, "Isn't it perfectly normal for a magician to be watched?"

“When I went home this time, all the relatives I hardly ever see asked me if I have three heads and six arms.” “No one is uninterested in magic.”

"Even my sister asked me, 'Anyway, you're one of the few magicians in the public eye right now, you'll get used to it.'"

The reason why Zheng Li is said to be one of the few magicians on the surface, rather than the only one, is because Merlin also exists.

Merlin's abilities are still being talked about a year later.

At the Nobel Prize award ceremony at the end of 2024, everyone was still speculating whether Merlin would appear.

That day, the streets of Stockholm were filled with people carrying magic wands and wearing cloaks.

The guests who came to Stockholm from abroad thought they had arrived on the set of Harry Potter.

Even at the awards ceremony, many audience members dressed up as magicians.

The audience members kept glancing around, hoping to see someone stand up and announce that they were Merlin, and then perform a few magic tricks to impress everyone.

Merlin did not appear until the end of the awards ceremony, which greatly disappointed the audience at the venue and viewers around the world watching the ceremony on various live streaming platforms.

"A Nobel Prize ceremony without Merlin is no different from a boring television program."

"The winners at the scene were somewhat disappointed."

"I think the winners would certainly prefer Merlin to present them with their awards, rather than a Muggle king."

The 2023 Nobel Prize ceremony became the most-watched award ceremony in nearly two decades, excluding the previous year. Merlin's absence disappointed everyone.

Even after the awards ceremony, the King of Sweden asked the relevant organizations of the Europa League if they could invite Merlin to attend the awards ceremony.

Later, due to Merlin's absence, the number of viewers for the Nobel Prize award ceremony declined year by year, but cosplay related to magic became a tradition.

On that day, people in Stockholm will wear magic robes and wizard hats, and carry magic wands.

The guests and audience at the awards ceremony will also wear similar attire.

This has become a tradition that the annual Nobel Prize week is also a large-scale cosplay event related to magic.

Magical elements are everywhere.

Returning to Suzhou from Stockholm.

What Li Miaomiao didn't finish saying was that Li Shuyao asked her privately when she went back home for the New Year whether becoming a magician would create reproductive isolation between her and ordinary people.

This question left Li Miaomiao speechless.

However, there is a solution to this problem. Magicians from Japan have provided proof: reproductive isolation will not occur.

Shinichi Mochizuki became a monk at the age of fifty-five.