The problem that Mizutani discovered while reading documents in prison was about defining whether RBN material is a living organism!
If Jiang Cheng can remain steadfast in his original aspirations, then even if the experiment encounters some setbacks and takes up some time, it will eventually succeed.
If he gets stuck in a rut, it will be extremely difficult for him to break free and he will fall into a vicious cycle of logic.
Shui Ting hadn't been to the lab for a few days. The circular prison had informed her to wait for news from Jiang Cheng. Based on her own judgment, the brain-like system had probably reached a saturation point and was about to enter the next stage.
Yumi Mizutani sat on the bed in the room, raising her beautiful eyes to glance at the tightly closed door.
She chose not to tell Jiang Cheng this crucial point because he had to walk his own path; no one else could help him.
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Jiang Cheng strode into the laboratory. When he pushed the door open, the sound immediately attracted the attention of the staff inside. No one spoke, but all eyes were on him.
Shen Yiran, in particular, knew that Dean Jiang's return to the laboratory must have been due to some important decision, which would determine the outcome of the last RBN test subject.
Jiang Cheng's serious gaze swept over everyone in the room. The researchers looked at each other, waiting for his voice to ring out.
"Just now, I had a new idea. Although it sounds a bit far-fetched, I think this must be the truth behind the continuous deaths of the test subjects. Let me explain."
Jiang Cheng redrawn the original mind map on the blackboard. Every researcher had looked at this map countless times; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say they knew it by heart. Everyone stared at his actions, wondering what Jiang Cheng's deeper meaning was.
Jiang Cheng's fair hands never stopped for a moment, completing the drawing almost in one go. The details of each step were deeply engraved in his mind, ensuring there would be no mistakes.
He turned around, his gaze calm. "As you can see, this is the basic mind map that led us to the Brain-Inspired Project. Professor Chen, Professor Wan, and I made countless minor adjustments to it before arriving at the current version. Our plan was strictly executed according to it, without the slightest deviation. I believe that the deaths of the three test subjects were completely unrelated to it!"
These words evoked different thoughts in the minds of the crowd.
If there's no connection, then what was the real reason for RBN's death?
"As we continuously evolve our experimental materials, they develop self-awareness, a rebellious force driven by emotional impulses. Furthermore, they have devised a shocking conspiracy to force many of us researchers into logical fallacies!"
What are they? What are they planning?
Shen Yiran was immediately incredulous. She looked directly into Jiang Cheng's eyes and found him to be very serious! He wasn't joking at all!
This is utterly absurd. RBN test subjects don't have mouths and can't communicate; how could they possibly orchestrate a conspiracy? And has their consciousness truly evolved to this level? To the point of plotting against researchers?
"Of the four test subjects, in order to protect their emotional blocks from being removed, the first three all chose to commit suicide after the chips were implanted! Their decline process was completely unrelated to the destruction of the reticular neurons!"
After these words were spoken, Chen Ang and Wan Xingyan felt as if they had been hit on the back of the head, their minds went blank, and they stood there stunned.
But they were truly the best researchers, and they reacted in just a few seconds! Chen Ang immediately stepped forward, looking excitedly at the experimental subject, "If their evolution can really reach this level, then the motive for their suicide was to make us give up erasing the emotional plates on the fourth experimental subject, so that they wouldn't become puppets, but would gradually develop the ability to think independently!"
Jiang Cheng cast an admiring glance at Chen Ang.
Independent thinking is the most chilling aspect. It is a decisive factor that distinguishes living things from non-living things.
Machines cannot replace humans because they cannot think independently.
When this idea came out, some researchers got goosebumps and felt a tingling sensation on their scalp.
Many people turned their attention to the culture tank and stared directly at the only surviving test subject, number four. In other words, their every move during their time in the laboratory had been observed and sensed by RBN. Were they also exchanging whispers?
That's terrifying!
Inside the transparent culture jar, the brown brain floated quietly, connected to several tubes.
"But...but if what Dean Jiang said is true, then how do they communicate?" Li Li asked.
Jiang Cheng leaned on the observation platform and pursed his lips. "They can't communicate with language because they don't have that organ, but their brains can still have a way of speaking."
"One of the basic characteristics of brain activity is bioelectricity. From whales to bacteria, if brain-like organisms also have bioelectricity, they can change electrical properties. Furthermore, when we destroy the emotional module, we also clear the gray matter in the brain, so the experimental subjects cannot communicate."
"Next, I will reveal my conjecture to you."
Jiang Cheng tapped his finger on the touch panel, bringing up the reports from all the brainwave monitoring instruments in the lab. Whether the experimental subjects were transmitting information via brainwaves or not could be determined with just a glance.
You can tell the rhythm of that electrical neural activity at a glance!
He displayed the report on the big screen, dividing it into the days before and after the chip implantation.
Everyone looked up and something incredibly shocking happened! The test report initially showed sixteen bands, with frequencies ranging from 1 to 30 times per second, across four bands.
To put it more precisely, each RBN communicates using brainwaves, and they are communicating and devising a detailed plan without any of the researchers being aware of it.
Even more convincingly, after the chip was implanted in the first experimental subject, the number of wavelengths increased to twelve.
After Number Two died, there were eight.
After Number Three died, there were no more two people to communicate with, leaving only the last experimental subject. The rhythmic brainwaves completely disappeared.
At this moment, all the researchers had the answer in their hearts.
In order to preserve the last experimental subject, they generously sacrificed themselves, hoping to exchange this for even the slightest possibility of preserving the complete neural network.
If the bet is right, it means the birth of a perfect being, distinct from humans.
They came into this world wanting to remain intact, not just as empty shells, but also with their consciousness...
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