Chapter 641: Surrounded (Two chapters combined)
Back in the courtyard house, Gu Yin re-entered the system space. In the laboratory inside, she found all the intelligent knowledge that conformed to the current world technology and began to absorb it intensively!
Once her intelligence reached 500, her eyes became scanners unless she needed to manually browse through the pages! Knowledge that used to take her several days to read, she finished reading in just two hours without even blinking.
Fearing she wouldn't be able to process what she'd read, Gu Yin disassembled and reassembled things in the virtual lab, frantically typing away on the keyboard! Only after she had fully digested everything did she leave the system space.
"001, to what extent has the research on intelligence and neural networks reached in this world today?"
001 flew out a moment later and said, "Actually, every country is secretly researching these things, including your country. However, it's not as fast as the country across the ocean. They've already made some progress in brain neural networks. They're very bold and have tried many times to implant chips into the human body, hoping to transfer the spiritual body into robots to achieve immortality and combat ability. But their technology is limited. At present, they have made robots to the greatest extent possible, but they haven't conducted in-depth research on the human spiritual body. It's not that they don't want to research it, but that they can't. After all, the human brain is the most mysterious existence. They haven't completely deciphered the brainwaves generated when neurons collide with each other, let alone the spiritual body, which is even deeper than brainwaves."
Gu Yin frowned. It was only 2011. Had the United States already reached this level? She had spent a lot of time online in her previous life, but she always thought that these studies would be conducted ten years later. After all, AI would be the hottest topic then. So, when most people discovered something, it had actually been going on for a long time in private!
"Then I'll go for it!" He contacted Wu Ye again, asking him to help purchase some materials and equipment.
Once everything had arrived, Gu Yin immediately used the knowledge she had learned from the system library to draw the required chip pattern using a computer.
The most challenging part of chip manufacturing is mask fabrication. After the chip pattern is drawn, a mask is needed to transfer the design onto the chip surface, forming a micron-level chip structure. Masks are typically made of transparent materials such as glass or quartz, and their surfaces are coated with special metals or semiconductors through vapor deposition or photolithography to form the chip pattern. The fabrication and use of masks are crucial steps in chip manufacturing, directly impacting the quality and precision of the chip structure. (Source: Baidu Encyclopedia)
When China was developing lithography machines, it was stumped by these materials. Even though these materials were owned by private companies, they were still controlled by the state. It was extremely difficult for China to purchase them. The materials that China developed on its own were not of sufficient quality and precision, and could not maintain the normal operation of the various equipment.
Gu Yin spent a whole week in the lab designing and simulating, processing and assembling various parts, debugging, and so on. After the entire system was stable, various tests were conducted. By the time the chip was finished, a month had passed.
Gu Yin looked at the eyeball-sized chip on the control panel and breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally done! If it's this difficult to make just one chip, then making a lithography machine must be incredibly difficult!! 001, can't we really submit the lithography machine manufacturing data to the government? I don't think I can do it! I think it might take me one or two years to make it on my own. If we submit it to the government, it will be much faster!"
001 said ruthlessly, "I only care about you personally. I have no say in how your country is. If it's not okay, it's not okay."
Gu Yin sighed helplessly.
001 suggested: "I think you can finish your undergraduate studies now. Have you thought about studying abroad? After all, the knowledge abroad is indeed more advanced. The books you read and the virtual experiments you do in the system are not as profound as what you learn in reality."
Gu Yin shook her head: "I don't want to go abroad, and the country wouldn't feel comfortable letting me go. Besides, it's hard to know if I'll be able to come back after I go. Even if I do come back, if I achieve something, those people abroad will only say that our country is incompetent and that what I learned was stolen from their countries. I want our country to produce a completely native scientist! It's okay, if I'm not proficient now, I'll keep working hard! If one year isn't enough, I'll try two years, if two years aren't enough, I'll try three! There will always be a day when I'm proficient! Isn't that what researchers are all about!"
These words were said not so much to 001, but rather to myself!
After the injection of adrenaline, Gu Yin felt much more energetic and began to continue testing the chip. After that, she would have to conduct experiments on animals, and then she would have to find volunteers. It wasn't enough to just make the chip; it still had to go through a series of experiments to ensure that it was harmless to humans before it could be disassembled.
Gu Yin knew that the technology of this chip could be used in medicine and the military, but she didn't plan to do these additional applications herself. She wasn't a god who could do everything herself. There were so many talented people in China; she couldn't afford to exhaust herself.
After another month of debugging, once the chip was completely stable, Gu Yin submitted her application.
Less than a minute later, her phone rang.
Upon seeing the long string of 00000, Gu Yin paused, coughed lightly, and answered the call.
Several rapid breaths could be heard from the other end, but no one spoke.
Gu Yin asked in confusion, "Hello? I'm Zhou Gu Yin."
"Hey! Old Zhao, if you're not going to say anything, hand me the phone! You're really making me anxious! What if the young man thinks you're a scammer and hangs up?!"
"That's right! Give me the phone! Let me ask!"
"I was just a little excited. I immediately said, 'Ahem, hello! Is this Comrade Zhou?'"
Hearing the arguing coming from the other end, Gu Yin smiled and nodded: "Yes, that's me."
"Hello! Did you create an intelligent chip that can connect to the brain's nervous system?"
"Introduce yourself! Old Zhao, what's wrong with you! If you ask me like that, what if people think you're a spy? Introduce yourself first!"
"Oh, right, right! Comrade Zhou, I'm Zhao Chengguo from Base 102! I specialize in chip research. We saw your application just now. Did you really make that chip? Can we come over and take a look?"
Gu Yin couldn't help but laugh; these people were really adorable!
"Hello Academician Zhao, please give my regards to the other academicians around you. I have indeed made a chip. You and others are welcome to come and visit."
The two chatted for a while before hanging up. Zhao Chengguo looked at the others and said, "Let's head over now! If they really made the chip, it means they have a lithography machine! Have someone send over Comrade Zhou's information; we'll discuss it on the way!"
The group got into a special car, and as the car started moving, Gu Yin's information was transmitted over.
"Wow, this young man is really handsome! And so young! He just turned 18 last year! And he's studying biology! Why not physics or optics? Such a talent!"
"Nominated for the Nobel Prize! This is a genius! An all-around genius! Great! Great!"
"He suffered a lot when he was young and worked hard in his studies. His family is very wealthy, so it seems they bought the lithography machine from overseas through family connections. I wonder if it's the latest model... What do you think?"
The group exchanged glances, and Zhao Chengguo shook his head: "Let's see how things go first. They're so unfriendly to our country, it's probably not convenient for her to buy that stuff. We can't force her to help!"
"You don't even need to tell me! What I mean is, if it's convenient, let her help; if it's not convenient, then forget it!"
The thought of the blockade on lithography technology and the restriction on the purchase of materials made everyone frown.
Since its founding, China has become an exceptionally advanced nation, but that's not enough; backwardness invites aggression! Western countries still have their eyes on China with covetous intent!
On the other end, after Gu Yin hung up the phone, 001 spoke up: "Just now, your courtyard house has been surrounded."
Gu Yin raised an eyebrow: "Are they from the military?"
001 nodded: "That's right! Even though I've been to three thousand worlds, large and small, with my master, your China still amazes me. Your care and attention to talent is more friendly and more important than any other world or country! Many countries, once they know that an individual has made a significant breakthrough, immediately include that person in a special unit. If you don't go, your research results will be handed over, and some even just snatch them away without saying a word."
Gu Yin asked curiously, "Has your master also been to China?"
001 nodded: "I've been here several times, but it's more like a parallel universe. I've only done cannon fodder missions, the kind involving everyday family matters or school life."
Gu Yin was surprised; so that's how it is.
"Chu Yan came over, but was stopped."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yin got up and walked out of the house, only to see Chu Yan signing something.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a confidentiality agreement.
After signing, the man saluted Gu Yin and then quickly disappeared.
Gu Yin was already used to it, and Chu Yan wasn't surprised at all. He had known all along that his girlfriend was so outstanding that this day would come.
After the two entered the house, Chu Yan smiled and asked, "Have you got any results again?"
Gu Yin nodded upon hearing this: "Yes, after working for so long, the first phase is finally over. Did that comrade say anything just now?"
Chu Yan shook his head: "When they saw me come over, they asked for my ID card, then stared at me for a while before making me sign the agreement. They should know the identity of everyone around you. They were just confirming whether I was the person in question. They were very meticulous. Did you pull something big?"
There's nothing to hide about this.
"I created a chip for Li Li's eye, placed it in the eye socket, and connected it to his head. When he looks in that direction, the chip will project data from his brainwaves, like a movie, in front of Li Li. This thing is essentially his new eye."
Chu Yan was quiet for a moment, then got up and paced around, saying with a mix of nervousness and excitement, "My mind is a bit of a mess right now! Although I've never worked with chips before, I know that the impact of you making this thing is enormous! It can be used in medicine, military, aerospace, film and television, and so on! Ah Yin! You're really amazing! I'm so proud of you!!"
After saying that, he looked at Gu Yin with shining eyes, his eyes full of pride and joy!
Gu Yin poured him a cup of tea and smiled, "I know I'm capable, don't get excited. This technology can indeed be used in many places, but I don't have that much time to work on it. You may not be able to design other important things, but for medical and film, you can discuss it with Grandpa and see how to arrange it. Should we set up a new company or arrange it within the existing company?"
Although Chu Yan was still a little excited, he had calmed down a bit by now. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "When I get back, I'll discuss it with Grandpa. I prefer to handle it in the original company. You'll have 100% control of the shares and everything. You don't need to worry about it. I'll work for you! Just send me my living expenses later!"
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a knock on the door. Gu Yin pressed the password to open the door, and the door opened. Several elderly people, dressed simply, with white hair, but in good spirits, walked in.
Gu Yin stood up to greet them: "Are these the academicians who just called me?"
Zhao Chengguo, walking ahead, smiled and nodded upon hearing this, "It's us!" Then, looking at Chu Yan beside him, he hesitated and asked, "Are you entertaining guests?"
Gu Yin shook her head: "This is my boyfriend. He knows everything about me. There's no need to avoid it."
When the academicians saw that Chu Yan was able to enter at this time, they had no doubts about his identity.
After greeting Gu Yin and the other academicians, Chu Yan said softly, "You guys chat first, I'll go to the kitchen in the back and see if there's anything to eat, and make some for you."
After saying that, he left. It was such an important occasion, and he, being an outsider, shouldn't bother them. He should go make some afternoon tea so that Ayin and the others could fill their stomachs if they got hungry later.
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