Chapter 733 My Ordinary Face-Masked Boyfriend (27)
Jenny led Bai Yao into the laboratory and then left.
Although today was the Institute's open day, Jenny said that because Bai Yao was a special guest, Bai Yao came to the Institute early. The open time for other people was in the afternoon, so after Jenny left the laboratory, Bai Yao was the only one left.
The empty room was exceptionally quiet.
Bai Yao was not anxious about why no one had shown up yet. Since no one was disturbing her now, she took a good look at the things on the shelves.
Just like the last time she came, the specimens on display were still soaked in turbid liquid.
It is difficult for visitors to imagine what the owners of these organs looked like when they were alive. In the eyes of people today, these organs are just of some collection value and are used to show the greatness of the family.
Bai Yao walked all the way to the end and stopped in front of a glass jar.
She bent down and stared quietly at the things inside.
A voice came from the room, "Miss Bai, welcome."
Professor John himself did not show up. In fact, his whereabouts have been very secretive over the years. Even his secretary Jenny only communicated with him through a door.
Genius scientists always have some strange places, which is not uncommon.
Bai Yao looked at a closed door, "Professor John?"
The professor replied: "Please forgive me for not being in good health and not being able to talk to you face to face."
Bai Yao said: "I can understand that the professor is not in good health, so he should put down his work and have a good rest."
The professor smiled, "There are still too many things in this world waiting for me to find the answers, and I dare not say a word of rest."
In the laboratory, the black curtain on the window slowly fell, blocking the light, and the room became dark, while the exhibition stands of the specimens emitted a faint blue light.
In the light, the liquids in the bottles and jars became more transparent, and the human specimens suspended in them became more vivid.
"These things are precious specimens that have been preserved since the idea of mechanical life was first proposed in the last century." The professor's voice was filled with pride and satisfaction. "Few people in this world can have such unique conjectures and long-term ideas, but someone in my family has done it."
Bai Yao said calmly, "I have also heard about your family's inherited research, but I don't know what the significance of such an experiment is?"
"Meaning?" The professor's voice was a little more excited and enthusiastic. "Ms. Bai, I have read your graduation thesis. You have been in contact with so many sick children. Don't you understand the meaning? The human body will eventually be annihilated. Only machines can last forever."
Humans, who have infinite creativity, will always face death. However, generations of humans disappear from the world, and the machines made by them can be upgraded again and again, watching the world immortally.
Since the concept of machines was born, there have been madmen thinking about a question: if humans can become machines, can they gain immortality?
Bai Yao asked: "If humans become machines, are they still humans?"
The professor's tone slowed down a lot, "In fact, I have also thought about this question. If humans really become machines, are they still humans? But then I suddenly figured it out. In fact, this question is not important. What is important is to be alive."
Bai Yao raised his eyes and looked at the wall.
Posted on it are some experimental records, but in the past, they showed some irrelevant things, and now, the wall is posted with some important experimental processes. Taking out a copy at random can cause huge controversy from the outside world.
Just because these are top-secret records of human experiments.
In the last century, experiments were still in their infancy. Whether human consciousness is stored in the brain or in the heart is a matter of endless debate, so they had a simple and crude experiment.
They took out the brain and heart, and then connected them to the special metals they made. Of course, the machine could not move, and the brain and heart were naturally wasted.
But it didn't matter, they had enough people who "voluntarily donated their bodies" for research.
Some people thought that children should be more plastic, and if they were allowed to grow with the mechanical shell, they might be able to adapt to the changes better, so the target of the experiment became children.
These experimental data, of course, could not be made public. Now Professor John showed these things to Bai Yao, and no one could guess what he was thinking.
The children lying on the laboratory table in the black and white photos, the bloody anatomical pictures, and the absurd and distorted half-human, half-machine existence, constantly stung the eyes of those who still had humanity.
Bai Yao retracted her gaze and said, "I still don't understand the significance of these experiments."
Professor John seemed to be in great doubt, "You don't understand?"
In his opinion, Bai Yao should be a smart person, so a year ago, he tried his best to invite Bai Yao to join his research institute. Unfortunately, Bai Yao did not take the olive branch he threw, and she went to Moonlight Town.
Moonlight Town is really a magical place.
Professor John always believed that Bai Yao should be the one who can understand his great ideas the most. She actually accidentally entered Moonlight Town. Isn't that a hint that Bai Yao should have something in common with him?
Professor John would not believe that he had seen the wrong person. He spoke faster, "This is a research that can change human history! Think about it, mechanical life can ensure the longevity of our bodies and prevent our consciousness from being annihilated. This is true immortality!"
Bai Yao asked calmly: "Then has the immortality you mentioned been successful?"
"We are just a little bit away from success."
Bai Yao: "Just a little bit?"
Professor John mentioned this, and there was still a strong unwillingness in his voice. "In the research a hundred years ago, we found a test subject with excellent physical endurance. We successfully transformed his body, and he almost became a real mechanical life."
Professor John seemed to have returned to the exciting past, and his voice was filled with joy that the experiment would succeed. "His brain was developed to the extreme while the machine was running. Even the greatest inventor in history did not develop his brain to 50%. Do you know what he can see when his brain is developed to the extreme?"
"It's endless knowledge!" Professor John answered himself, unable to hide his excitement. "He can see through the barriers of this world. Even if it is the most difficult unsolved mathematical formula in the world, he can calculate the answer in milliseconds."