Chapter 58 What Will the Future Be Like?
When Qi An arrived at the lab, Professor Shi was still in that worrying mental state.
His eyes were more bloodshot, but his gaze was even brighter, like two light bulbs about to overexpose.
"Lieutenant Colonel Qi, your brain structure is indeed different from that of ordinary people!" He turned on the computer on his desk, and dozens of pages of medical reports were displayed in front of Qi An.
But Qi An didn't understand. She turned to Xiao Zhao: "Just tell me the result, thank you."
Xiao Zhao glanced at Professor Shi, received a reluctant "humph," and then took the mouse.
"You have about 10% more neurons in your brain than the average person. Your neurons are smaller, but your synapses are larger and your dendritic spines are twice as many."
This will greatly improve the transmission efficiency of electrical signals between your neurons, making you process information more efficiently.
The volume of your right parietal lobe and hippocampus is about 15% larger than normal, and the myelin sheath between the two functional areas is extremely thick and tightly connected. This should give you a very strong spatial imagination and sense of direction.
Furthermore, your front belt layer has extremely high blood vessel density and high energy efficiency, which will also enhance your conflict monitoring and the rate of attention switching.
In short, based on the structure of your brain, you do indeed possess very strong mental and intellectual abilities.
Qi An raised an eyebrow: "So..."
"Therefore, pollution stimulates evolution!" Professor Shi shouted.
"Your anti-toxin ability is to filter out toxins in the amniotic fluid, and self-healing is to recover from the damage caused by toxins and uterine pressure and to redevelop."
In order to resist pollution, your brain has also undergone a series of structural changes...
His eyes were practically popping out of their sockets: "You weren't changed by the virus, you were just exposed to contamination too early."
Pollution is a force that can drastically alter the structure of the human body in a very short time.
Those weren't natural mutations, but rather permanent evolution stimulated by pollution!
Professor Shi flew back to his lab bench like a butterfly.
This conclusion will allow him to publish ten Class A papers in the base's joint academic database!
He was happy, but after sitting down, he became lost in thought, and then beat his chest in frustration:
"Without additional samples or comparable references, this conclusion can only be a guess."
No matter how thoroughly I study you, I can't draw a complete conclusion!
I was merely the one who proposed the idea; I'm not a groundbreaking scientist!
As Professor Shi spoke, he suddenly burst into tears.
Xiao Zhao was flustered and hurriedly tried to persuade him, but Qi An stepped forward and grasped Professor Shi's hand.
The old man's wailing stopped abruptly, and because it stopped so quickly, he even let out a burp.
But it was just a short burp, and Professor Shi calmed down, a smile appearing on his lips.
Qi An said softly, "Go to sleep for a while."
Professor Shi nodded reassuringly and, following Qi An's push, lay back in his office chair.
The snoring started immediately.
Xiao Zhao was stunned, then extremely grateful: "Thank you so much! The teacher hasn't slept for three days and won't listen to advice. If this continues, something bad will happen sooner or later! Thank you!"
Qi An said, "No need to thank me. Do you agree with your teacher's conclusion?"
"I..." Xiao Zhao hesitated, instinctively not wanting to lie to those beautiful almond-shaped eyes:
"I think it's a bit too early to draw conclusions based on our previous static tests."
A dynamic monitoring session should be arranged, ideally during your purification or combat phase...
Qi An narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking to himself, "He's really clever."
The base's top scientists should not be underestimated. Xiao Zhao discovered at least one flaw: her strength, speed, and physical reflexes during combat were all too strong.
There is no evidence that her bones or muscle fibers have evolved.
That night at "Star Fortress," after Tan Fu entered the main control room and connected to the control panel, he deleted the surveillance footage of Qi An carrying her while running.
Perhaps a technician restored it, or perhaps Xiao Zhao inquired in detail about the combat performance of the survivors of "Star Fortress".
Qi An didn't reveal that he had the ability to control the pollution, but the base would find out sooner or later.
The day he learned about his parents' past, Qi An was in a daze, immersing himself in sorrow.
Tan Fu brought her to her senses, making her think about the present and the future.
The current situation is Lin Jiaran's predicament.
The future is their predicament.
Tan Fu asked her, "What do you think would happen if one day the war ended and all the Fallen Insects died out?"
Qi An was taken aback.
The war had been going on since she opened her eyes. She could hardly imagine that there were no ruins in this world, only peaceful and prosperous places.
But if we really want to think about it, what will become of the two humanoid weapons and the two girls who are still heretics after the war ends?
"...We will die. It could be a quiet killing, or they could frame us, ruin our reputation, and then kill us," Qi An replied.
They definitely won't let Tan Fu out.
Humans would rather develop dangerous AI themselves than accept a readily available, powerful AI that is ubiquitous.
"Yes, they'll most likely die, or they'll be imprisoned for life."
"Compared to the aberration, it's hard to say which ending is more pathetic," Tan Fu sighed coldly, then asked:
"Tell me, is there any way to avoid being killed?"
Qi An was silent for a moment, then said, "Become stronger."
Tan Fu's round eyes lit up immediately, and she hugged Qi An: "Ah! An'an, you really are my sister! We'll always be on the same wavelength!"
Her eyes lit up as she said, "It's about becoming stronger!"
I've figured out the way to become stronger: to directly create clones without using neural access devices!
I can also be like a virus, able to multiply infinitely as long as I find a carrier.
Electromagnetic waves are my carrier! Electromagnetic waves are everywhere in the information society!
And you, An'an, I think you are the key to our becoming stronger.
How can Qi An become stronger?
Know yourself and develop your potential.
So Tan Fu said that day that if there was another child in a similar situation to hers, she should go and learn about him.
As Qi An descended the stairs and was about to leave the garden, he glanced back at the floor where the laboratory was located.
In fact, the research team shared the same goal as her: to understand her.
But Qi An cannot completely trust them; she must understand herself before they understand her.
The following days were still busy, with Qi An receiving and sending numerous messages every day.
She told Lin Jiaran: "Contact Chen Xi and ask him to help investigate that purifier's family."
We need their 'Red Conch' account and phone number.
Lin Jiaran: [I told him, and he agreed without asking any questions.]
An'an, I should be on a mission by the end of April or the beginning of May.
I asked them who the man was, and they said they had chosen Chen Xi.
They said that Chen Xi and I grew up together, so we must be the perfect match! But hearing that made me feel sick and nauseous.
I know he likes you, I...
Qi An: [What are your plans? Will you accept the mission, or is there a way to refuse it, or... will you just defect?]
What are Chen Xi's plans?
Lin Jiaran remained silent for a moment before replying: "I can't refuse the mission, I...I want to..."
After that "I think," there was a long silence, so long that Qi An thought she had gone to work.
If I could, I'd like to leave the base. But... I hope to leave alive; I don't want to die...
"I hope everyone is alive..." Lin Jiaran replied anyway, and Qi An felt that she might be crying.
Qi An: [Okay, I understand.]
After a while, she said, "Jia Ran, I will try my best to help you, but I can't promise you anything."
You must be prepared to ultimately carry out the mission.
I know, An'an, thank you.
Qi An exited the chat and glanced at the calendar.
Today is April 25th, and it has been exactly 7 days since Chen Yuezhou had his dream of remembering his past.
Qi An reviewed Tan Fu's investigation results on "Li Heng" across the entire internet again and waited quietly.
Another day passed, and Chen Yuezhou sent a message:
[All the efforts made out there have been responses, but no results. Neither his former school, his former research institute, nor the organization where he donated blood have left any trace.]
Qi An frowned, leaning back on the sofa, and began to feel irritated.
But in the afternoon, she received a message from Wu Han:
We found the hospital. The hospital's underground cold storage room was sealed off, but it hadn't collapsed yet.
There are indeed still usable hard drives.
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