Chapter 52: Two Hundred and Sixty-Six (I)



Host: Welcome everyone to this year's "Annual Interview." I'm your old friend Xiaoxi! Today we've invited Mr. Dong Ershiliu, who went viral online earlier this year. I'm sure you're already familiar with his groundbreaking social science theories. Seated on my other side is Academician Luo Yi, rumor has it he was once the founder of non-material energy storage technology.

(Applause)

Dong Ershiliu sat on the chair with a proud look, as if he had seen through all the living beings in the world.

Luo Yi's face flushed as he stood up stiffly and bowed towards the audience.

The host, spurred on by the audience's enthusiasm, applauded: "Okay, everyone, let's keep quiet!" The interview officially begins. Please take your seats. As is our custom, I'll ask a few questions first. Once you've all answered, I'll allow the audience to ask any questions. Feel free to choose any answer from the audience. Did you all hear that?

Dong Twenty-Six (nods slightly): I understand.

Luo Yi: What if no one asks questions, or all the questions are confidential?

Host: This is a good question, but not all questions need to be answered in words.

Luo Yi nodded.

Host: Okay. Our first question: When you first met each other, what kind of variant did you perceive?

Dong Ershiliu turned his head 45 degrees, his gaze passing over the pair of small white horns above the stream: a lost lamb. (Predator's smile)

Luo Yi remained calm: Bugs.

Host: Hello? Calm down, don't be so angry. We're still live!

Luo Yi: I am just speaking the truth. After all, we are all bugs, and it is always better to be cautious.

Host: Can insects reach the stars? Professor Luo, are you being too cautious? You have to remember that most of the new discoveries of solar system objects come from a bunch of illiterate people.

Luo Yi: I know. The winner gets everything, and the loser only loses a tiny bit of his life.

East Twenty-Six: Dean Luo has a large family and a large business, so naturally he cannot do those more dangerous jobs. Well, it's human nature.

Host: Let's stop here. First impressions aren't everything. Next question: What are your hobbies? We're curious about the daily lives of smart people.

Dong Twenty-Six: I like music, to be more precise, I like playing the chimes.

The host blinked twice. "Chimes? That's a very old instrument. Why not choose something newer? Modern instruments can simulate all kinds of sounds. Even a single person can create large-scale synthesized music that used to only be produced by large orchestras."

Dong Ershiliu: Simulated musical instruments are good products, but real instruments provide more wonderful experiences. When I touch those bronze artifacts, I think about the essence of human society.

Host: So, you get those interesting inspirations when you are playing music?

Dong Ershiliu leaned back in his chair. "Great! I had a sudden thought: Humans created civilization, and nature evolved into humans. So, is it possible to skip humans as a carrier and let nature evolve civilization directly?

Luo Yi: If everything can be skipped, why bother thinking about it? Your ideas should have appeared in history long ago. Human technological development should rely on historians to read those lost history books, not to build the Sun Ring 3!

East Twenty-Six: I have nothing to talk about with you human supremacists.

Luo Yi slapped the armrest and pretended to stand up for the debate.

The host immediately winked at the director, then quickly changed his expression and returned to a professional smile: Teacher Luo, is it your turn?

Luo Yi: Ahem, I like music too.

Host: In what aspect?

Luo Yi: I love the white noise of nature. It's hard to hear that kind of noise in L2, the Earth-Moon Lagrange Point where I live. The most common noise there is cosmic background noise, which is generated by technology that converts radiation from stars hundreds of light-years away into sound. In the last era, many people enjoyed hearing this kind of noise, but now that it's so common, it's become less valuable. Everyone's starting to hate it. Some people, due to their work, have even developed a mental illness called "thick-space phobia" after hearing it so often.

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