Chapter 76 "Life-Saving Straws"
After spending a few minutes introducing his current identity and expressing his intentions, Liu Rui'an was finally dismissed as illegal trespassing of other people's houses.
"You mean, Will Will be saved?" Evelyn Custer, who cares most about her lover, asked eagerly.
Will Custer, who is also concerned about his own safety, looks at someone with a very eager look.
Of course, if it wasn't for the fact that they had a certain understanding of the situation of Umbrella Technology Company through the Internet, most of the two would have regarded the guy in front of them as a liar.
However, even so, Max Waters' eyes were still full of suspicion and vigilance.
"Will is indeed saved, but the method of treatment is somewhat unusual." Facing the different eyes of the three, Liu Ruian said calmly.
"What method?" said Evelyn Castor and Will Castor at the same time.
Liu Ruian, who knew that it would be very troublesome to just rely on himself, directly sent the encrypted information prepared in advance to the mailboxes of the three of them.
The three people who couldn't wait to open the information and read it directly caused the whole living room to fall into silence.
The content of the material is actually not very deep, and the whole text is just around the concept of how to digitize human consciousness.
If others see this information, most of them will regard Liu Ruian as a neuropathy.
But for Will Custer and the others, the contents recorded in this document have already been heard.
"If the three are willing, Umbrella Technology Company is willing to bear all the costs and provide all the materials needed." Looking at the three people who fell into silence, Liu Ruian said with a smile.
"You're crazy! Will's body is gradually dying." Max Waters, who instinctively disliked the information in his hand, said first.
"But his mind is a regular electronic signal, and we can upload it to Pine, and Will can..." Evelyn Custer, who took a different view, said.
"Eve, Will is not a monkey!" Max Waters, who knew exactly what his partner and sweetheart thought, retorted:
"Assuming we put electrodes in his brain, yes, we're not going to kill Will."
"But even if this hypothesis succeeds, in the best case, all you get is an approximation of his electrons."
"If we miss anything, an idea, a childhood memory, how do you know who you're dealing with?"
Facing these words, Evelyn Castor's face was very ugly.
No way, I managed to catch a "life-saving straw", but my best friend refuted it. It's strange to have a good-looking face.
"Eve, we don't want to give up, but I think we should try more in nanotechnology." Max Waters, who saw that his friend's expression was wrong, tried to persuade.
"But we only have this right now, we can save him! Even if there is only a very good chance, I will try it." Evelyn Caster, who was staring at her friend, said firmly.
At this time, Will Caster, who let his wife and friend argue, looked away from the computer screen, and said indifferently:
"Max, I want to try too."
"I'm going to die anyway,
If you don't try, Eve will never let you go. "
For this choice, Liu Ruian is not surprised at all.
Not to mention that Will Custer is very aware of his wife's character, and there is no hope. Once there is hope, even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance, the other party cannot give up.
For a patient who knows that he is about to die, no one is willing to give up the hope of life, even if the hope is very small.
Faced with the words of his friend, Max Waters, who wanted to remind him that this plan was dangerous, came to his lips but turned into:
"I understand, Will."
With a unified decision, the following things will naturally be easier to handle.
Different from the original plot, with the support of Umbrella Technology Company represented by Liu Ruian, the actor Will Custer naturally no longer has to hide in the abandoned warehouse to work hard for his last chance.
When the top-of-the-line private business jet circled over a private island not far from California's Gold Coast, looking at the villa said to cost nearly $30 million on the island below, Evelyn Custer and Will Custer's eyes were full of joy.
No way, although it is also working hard for the last hope, it is much better to have a beautiful environment than to live in an old warehouse.
After the plane landed, the ambulance that had been waiting at the small airport checked Will Custer for the first time.
After confirming that there was no problem, the convoy, including an ambulance, drove towards the villa.
"You can get familiar with the villa. Considering Will's situation, let's go to the laboratory first."
Liu Ruian, who took the three of them around the villa, walked into the elevator that was obviously newly built.
Although the laboratory under the villa is only two floors, the decoration and all kinds of complete equipment and materials inside still shocked Will Custer and the three of them.
Especially the data center that occupies an entire floor of the laboratory, no matter whether it is hardware or software, it is much stronger than "Pien".
Even if there is still suspicion about the reported purpose behind someone's sudden appearance, even Max Waters has to admit that this Umbrella technology company is indeed very powerful, and at the same time, it is full of "sincerity".
With perfect equipment and various supplies, coupled with a good working environment, the experiment led by Will Custer and Evelyn Custer is naturally going more smoothly than in the original plot.
Coupled with more complete medical conditions, Will Custer's physical condition is obviously much better.
During the entire research process, Liu Ruian not only played the role of a "purse", but quickly "made a bond" with Will Custer and the three of them through his already extraordinary knowledge.
In addition to the specific research content and direction, Liu Ruian also did not forget to change the views and ideas of the three.
In fact, the most dangerous thing in this "Transcendental Hacker" is not Will Custer who made himself an artificial intelligence, but the human heart.
As Will Custer once said, many people are afraid of technology because it threatens humanity.
But these people who are afraid of technology kill without blinking an eye, and the means of killing are almost inseparable from technology.
This is not to mention, the so-called concept of sacrificing a small number of people for the entire human being is largely different from the artificial intelligence wiki in the world of "I, Robot".
At least in Liu Ruian's view, those who decide other people's fate because of "persecuted delusional syndrome" or because of some ulterior purpose are the ones who really deserve to die.
If you are really selfish, forget it. As the saying goes, if you don't do it for yourself, you will be punished.
But under the banner of being good for all mankind, everything that was done was only considered from his own perspective.
Take the anti-tech alliance in "Transcendental Hackers" as an example. It feels cruel to see chimpanzees used for experiments. So what about the guinea pigs who don't know how much they are consumed by various experiments every day? What about the little white rabbit?
Not to mention the beef, mutton, and pork you eat on weekdays, if you really want to talk about it, they are all exchanged for one by one.
Even if you are vegetarian, those vegetables, fruits and other plants are not life?
What's more, these guys in the anti-tech alliance are not soft at all when they kill people. Why do you control the life and death of others? What is the difference between this Nima and those terrorist organizations?
Of course, Liu Ruian, who knows the plot of "Transcendental Hackers" very well, also knows that things can't be blamed on others. The ability of the male protagonist to become artificial intelligence is really scary.
It’s not enough to just develop nanotechnology to save people for free, and what kind of networking is there between people.
Even Liu Ruian now does not approve of this. Without him, it's too high profile.
It is so high-profile that it has touched the bottom line of most human beings. Just imagine who would like to be seen through by others when they can choose.
Not to mention the innovation brought about by nanotechnology, it has also violated the interests of many organizations and even countries.
With Liu Ruian's "persuasion", Will Custer and the three of them naturally have some changes in their concepts, and the research on artificial intelligence has become more and more smooth.
It is a pity that Liu Ruian had to secretly promote the development of the plot in order to get what he wanted within the time limit.
As a result, Will Custer, who was fine before, suddenly fell into a state of near-death due to the collapse of his body functions.
Evelyn Custer didn't expect life and death to come so quickly, and the imminent separation made her almost fall into a state of collapse.
The only thing that is fortunate is that the uploading of consciousness has come to an end, and with Will Custer's last consolation and persuasion, the experiment is still going on.
In exchange, Liu Ruian will provide a set of frozen dormancy chamber equipment to preserve Will Custer's body before he takes his last breath. No, it should be the body.
Although Evelyn Custer also knew that the freezing dormancy chamber was only a very slim hope, but compared to cremating her loved ones to ashes, this result was enough to make her wholeheartedly devote herself to research and experiments. .
Due to the very thorough preparations this time, on the fifteenth day after Will Custer's "remains" were frozen and dormant, the actor finally successfully incarnated into an artificial intelligence.
And unlike the original plot, this one already had a high-performance data center as his body after his "rebirth".
When the artificial intelligence version of Will Custer knew that his "corpse" was in a state of frozen dormancy, Liu Ruian didn't need to guide him, and the research and development of nanotechnology was soon started.