Chapter 841 You're insane! You think you can eat this stuff? It's a favorite among North American rich people!

On the other side of the ocean, in a villa in Beverly Hills.

Thiel tore open the foil, took out the last NeuroGuard pill, put it in his mouth, and then swallowed it with warm water.

He doesn't have Alzheimer's disease; he only takes NeuroGuard in an attempt to prolong his life.

After each dose of the medication, he felt as if he had returned to his thirties. Although he had undergone a comprehensive medical examination and his body did not show any signs of reverse aging, he was still fascinated by this miraculous medication experience.

Moreover, the doctor told him that the shrinking trend of hippocampal neurons in his brain had slowed down and there were signs of recovery towards the size of those at age forty.

As people age, their brains undergo a series of "inevitable" biological degenerations.

These changes begin slowly around age 30, become more noticeable after age 50, and are felt by most people after age 70.

Just like hippocampal neurons, which lose 0.8% to 1.2% each year and shrink in size year by year, the changes accelerate after age 40.

The consequences are: difficulty remembering new things, inability to match names and faces, and forgetfulness.

In addition, negative degeneration such as prefrontal cortex atrophy and thinning, myelin damage, overall decline of the dopamine system, reduced cerebral blood flow, and chronic neuroinflammation are all irreversible functional changes.

While it is possible to slow down the decline of most indicators to a minimum of 20 to 30% through high-intensity aerobic exercise, deep sleep, long-term learning of new skills, controlling blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol, and supplementing with Omega-3, which is equivalent to making the brain "10 to 15 years younger".

The bad news is that it's impossible to completely stop it!

Almost everyone experiences these changes by age 75, only to varying degrees.

Thiel is 51 years old and a longtime friend of Musk; the two co-founded PayPal.

He later founded Founders Fund, which has provided financing assistance to companies such as Facebook, LinkedIn, SpaceX, and Yelp, earning him the nickname "Godfather of Silicon Valley Venture Capital".

He is a typical North American super-rich man who played hard when he was young, but after turning forty, he started to think about "anti-aging" technology.

His Founders Fund has invested in several biotech startups, such as Cambrian, a drug development company that targets the mechanisms of aging, and Halcyon Molecular, a pharmaceutical company that focuses on genome sequencing for the development of anti-aging drugs.

They spent hundreds of millions of US dollars, but it didn't make a splash at all.

Compared to his net worth of over four billion US dollars, this hundred million US dollars is nothing, but he cannot tolerate getting old or becoming senile.

Death is humanity's greatest enemy!

This is a catchphrase he often uses.

His actions, to put it nicely, were aimed at advancing human biotechnology research; to put it bluntly, they stemmed from a fear of death and a desire for immortality.

Seeking immortality!

It was one of the things that monarchs throughout history were most obsessed with!

The resources he possesses, aside from lacking a large military force, are enough to leverage technological power comparable to that of ancient monarchs.

To combat aging, he also took human growth hormone supplements, or HGH, to help.

It's important to know that consuming too much of this stuff can increase the risk of developing cancer, but Thiel didn't care at all. He even signed a cryopreservation agreement with the Alcor Life Extension Foundation, planning to be cryopreserved after his death and revived when future technology advances.

In some ways, he was practically a madman!

Other wealthy people are obsessed with "immortality," but none have reached his level.

The strong drug effect subsided shortly afterward.

Till breathed a sigh of relief, but his expression darkened when he caught a glimpse of the medicine box on the table.

We're out of medicine!

The first batch of NeuroGuard quotas totals 400,000!

You also need to upload the doctor's diagnosis report!

However, Orange Bio has been continuously strengthening its review process for purchasing information and has publicly stated that each Alzheimer's patient can only purchase a maximum of six boxes; those exceeding this limit must go to Orange Medical's clinics and hospitals for examination.

If the medication's effectiveness and dosage do not match, the individual will be blacklisted, resulting in the cessation of medication supply.

There were some family members of patients who originally wanted to resell NeuroGuard, but seeing how strict Orange Biotech's rules were, they immediately gave up the idea of ​​selling the drug.

After all, illegally selling drugs in the United States can result in fines at best and imprisonment at worst.

This has led to a decrease in the availability of medications for Thiel.

While others take one a week, he takes three a day, treating NeuroGuard like a vitamin.

In just one month, it consumed $270,000 worth of NeuroGuard.

Of course, he bought his drugs on the black market, where the price was three or four times higher, costing him nearly a million US dollars a month.

"This medication cannot be discontinued!"

"Till muttered to himself."

After thinking about this, he hesitated for a moment, then took out his phone and called Musk.

He wanted to use Musk's connections to purchase more drug doses from Chen Yansen.

The two have had a love-hate relationship over the years.

In 2000, while Musk was on his honeymoon, he joined other shareholders to oust Musk from his position as CEO and thus successfully took over.

However, when SpaceX was on the verge of bankruptcy during the 2008 financial crisis, he provided Musk with another sum of money to help him weather the crisis and repair their relationship.

This North American election brought the two together again, and they both chose to support Jonard.

The call connected quickly, and after hearing Thiel's request, Musk felt a chill run down his spine: "You think NeuroGuard is going to eat?"

"Don't worry! I had the lab test NeuroGuard's pharmacology, and there are absolutely no side effects. This stuff is more like a brain nutrition supplement. You can try taking one; the feeling will be unforgettable for the rest of your life."

"Till said with a smile."

"My relationship with Mr. Chen is not the same. Let me ask him for you."

Musk was about to refuse, but then he changed his mind.

The outside world believes that he and Chen Yansen have a very close personal relationship, which is very beneficial to the financing and development of Tesla and SpaceX. Since he can benefit from it, he doesn't want to explain.

After hanging up the phone, he thought for a moment and then instructed his assistant to try to get a box of NeuroGuard.

To his surprise, even paying five times the price, he couldn't buy a whole box. In the end, he only bought three pills for $20,000.

Musk hesitated for a moment, but ultimately chose to believe Thiel, this madman, and put the medicine in his mouth.

Immediately afterwards, his vision, hearing, and sense of smell suddenly improved, and the effect of the drug was stronger than an anti-aging injection!

Til wasn't lying to him!

After the effects of the medication wore off, he quickly picked up his phone and called Chen Yansen.

In fact, whether it's Silicon Valley, Wall Street, or even a group of bigwigs in the central government, they have all experienced the effects of NeuroGuard.

While this drug cannot truly grant immortality, it can keep the brain in a state similar to that of a forty-year-old, preventing significant decline in hippocampal neurons, the prefrontal cortex, and the dopamine system.

When people are in high positions and wield countless wealth and power, who would want to look at themselves in the mirror and grow old, frail, and mentally unstable day by day?

Losing control of your brain is equivalent to losing your rights.

Just like Benson, the owner of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, his children and grandchildren took him to court, eager to divide his assets immediately.

People are so cold-hearted!

The wealthy in North America prefer to keep their resources in their own hands rather than hand them over.

The fact that they considered NeuroGuard an "anti-aging" supplement also spread within high-level circles, which was the main reason why Thiel couldn't buy the drug.

The global quota is 400,000 units, with 200,000 units overseas, distributed across more than 60 countries. Even if the price is increased seven or eight times, the daily trading volume on the black market is only a few thousand units.

There aren't enough to go around!

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In the northeastern corner of a small county town at the foot of Mount Emei, under a lush locust tree, stands a grave mound.

Ye Qiuping held Chen Anqiao in her arms and stood in front of her grandmother's grave, softly recounting her experiences over the past year.

"Chenpi, call her Grandma!"

Ye Qiuping, her eyes red, pointed to the old man on the tombstone and said.

"Grandma!" Chen Anqiao obediently called out in a muffled voice.

While a three-month-old baby is still babbling, she can already recognize Chen Yansen, Ye Qiuping, Chen Guobin, and others, and can accurately call out each person's identity.

Chen Yansen offered incense and set off firecrackers for Ye Qiuping's grandmother, and the pale yellow paper money turned to ashes in the brazier.

This is to notify her departed relatives that someone has come to visit her.

He had a very clear understanding of Master Ye's life experiences.

My father fell ill, my mother was in a car accident, and after graduating from high school, someone stole my college entrance exam results, so I didn't even go to university. My grandmother also passed away less than two years later.

No wonder that in their past life, even though they slept together for several years, Ye Qiuping never talked about her own life. Instead, she kept lying to him, telling him that she was from Qingdao and was studying at a university in Yanjing.

As for the person who impersonated Ye Qiuping to go to school, including her family, they were all sent to prison by Chen Yansen.

With his current status, killing a few local bullies in a few towns would be as easy as stepping on an ant.

Just then, his cell phone rang.

He took it out and saw that it was Musk calling. He then walked to the side of the road and pressed the answer button.

"You'll have to wait a little longer for the computing chip you requested."

Chen Yansen thought Musk wanted to talk to him about custom chips.

What is the foundation of intelligent driving?

Computing power!

In this regard, the world's strongest technology undoubtedly lies with Tiangong Technology and Nvidia.

Musk ultimately chose Tiangong Technology over the other two.

“Mr. Chen, the chip issue isn’t urgent. I’m mainly here to buy a batch of NeuroGuard chips.”

Musk got straight to the point.

Chen Yansen immediately understood; how could those guys in North America possibly hide their behind-the-scenes operations from him?

He didn't expect that even Musk would become "addicted".

It's not that NeuroGuard is addictive, but rather that it's like coffee amplified thousands of times, maintaining brain activity while also improving memory to some extent.

For the average person, a $3,000 NeuroGuard is an astronomical price, completely unaffordable without health insurance.

But for these top-tier wealthy individuals in North America, there's really no difference between $3,000 and 3 cents.

If the product is good, even if it costs 30,000 US dollars per piece, there are people who can afford it.

"We're out of stock right now. The earliest we can get you is mid-September. I can give you 30 boxes."

Chen Yansen thought for a moment and then said.

It's true that there was no stock; Musk got those 30 boxes by sacrificing his reputation.

After all, in the field of new energy vehicles, Tesla is the largest purchaser of DeepBlue batteries, having purchased nearly $5 billion worth of power batteries in the past two years.

30 boxes?

Although Musk felt it was too little, he didn't try to bargain further.

He knew Chen Yansen's personality very well; once he displeased Chen, he wouldn't get 30 boxes, or even 3 pills.

To this day, he has never forgotten Yamada Yuki, who knelt at the gate of DeepBlue Technology.

As a result, Panasonic's battery business has shrunk, and even its most important medical industry has switched to Deep Blue batteries.

After dealing with Musk, Chen Yansen put away his phone and returned to the grave, slowly burning joss paper.

Ye Qiuping saw this and felt a warmth in her heart.

This guy is inhuman when he's bad, but when he's human, you can't feel any hatred towards him.

Looking at her daughter in her arms, a bright smile bloomed on her face.

Chen Yansen stayed in Sichuan for two days before returning to Luzhou.

at the same time.

Several ocean-going freighters completed loading at the port of Djibouti and headed towards China.

(End of this chapter)