Chapter 319

In this way, in just five years, the whole fleet has accelerated more than 150 times, and the speed of the queue has reached 3000 kilometers per second, equivalent to one percent of the speed of light.

When the whole queue drives out of the gravitational boundary of the star and gets rid of the risk of meteorite attack, the acceleration mode with greater gravity will be adopted.

From the excitement and curiosity at the beginning to the habit at the back, ordinary people have gradually become accustomed to the current spaceship life and are not very interested in this kind of news. Most people only occasionally glance at the news and then sigh: "Oh, it's more than 3000 kilometers per second... What a milestone for human aircraft!"

In order to control the heat generated by the spacecraft and reduce the normal loss, except for some special staff, most ordinary people have to hibernate for a long time.

Hibernation takes the community as the unit, and most of the acquaintances around will hibernate and wake up with themselves. In this way, the days don't seem to make much difference.

Within five years, 90% of the population has gone into hibernation, and about 800000 people are still awake. Every awake person lives a very ordinary life. It is enough for 800000 people to maintain all aspects of Kunlun Mountain, including the army.

But on this day, a big event happened in the illusory Laboratory of "Kunlun Mountain"!

The controversial moment about the virtual world and... Immortality of consciousness has finally come!

More than 3000 senior leaders of civilization and more than 1600 elderly people about to participate in the experiment gathered here to discuss the final experimental plan, including the signing of agreements on personal privacy and freedom.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have planned this technology for a hundred years, and everything is ready. We already have the relevant experience of the Gliese, but we still need human experimenters. We need more determined pioneers to create an idealistic world... Especially the screening of extraordinary people. "

"If no one creates the virtual world that belongs to mankind itself, how to screen it?"

In addition to Zhang Yuan's speech, the conference room was very quiet, and there were not even many voices for discussion.

Every life has its ups and downs, birth, old age and death. In the books written by human beings, there are human stars shining, but few people mention the old age of heroes, as if they were completely forgotten.

It should be Zhao Qingfeng, the former captain, who attended the last meeting of the whole civilization.

He listened to Zhang Yuan's speech and silently recalled his life experience.

He is over two hundred years old. His body has long been much worse than before. He has to stop after walking for a while. His eyes are almost out of sight, and his thin clothes can't hold up. Even if biotechnology is more and more developed today, it is impossible to cure this all-round aging.

This group of old people listened to the plans made by the young people and then signed the final agreement. They all didn't have much opinions, as if they tacitly accepted their destiny.

After the meeting, the people on and off the stage welcomed the final departure of these old people.

The atmosphere was very warm, the applause gradually dispersed, and the participants gradually left.

After Zhao Qingfeng stood up, his legs trembled. He couldn't stand any longer and had to sit down again.

Finally, Zhang Yuan noticed the situation and helped Lao Zhao. They walked forward slowly step by step.

Zhang Yuan felt Lao Zhao's trembling muscles. He didn't know how to describe his mood. He just suddenly remembered an ancient poem

"Time only helps people grow old. They don't believe in amorous feelings. They hate leaving the pavilion. Tears and spring clothes and wine are easy to wake up."

Maybe, one day, I will fall into this situation.

Qi Yuanshan is dead, Professor Wang Zhong is dead, Captain Ma is dead, his mentor Ding Zhaodong is dead, and even his senior brother is dying. One day it will be his turn to Zhang Yuan.

Death should be the greatest fear of life. In order to reduce the fear of death, religion, philosophy and theology were born

Some writers have expressed what seems to be an inspiring emotion: death is not the opposite of life, but as another way of life

However, Zhang Yuan doesn't believe these things.

Death is death, the end of life, that's all.

He didn't know what kind of psychological changes he would have on the day he faced death, whether he would struggle to live or look at everything.

Zhao Qingfeng suddenly held Zhang Yuan's hand. The old man's hands were as rough as bark.

He smiled and said, "Lao Zhang, you know, this is a war, a war of eternal life or death. We are just soldiers. We are no longer the so-called leaders or civilized leaders. If we fail, we will die. There is nothing to worry about... "

"I know."

"If more than 1600 human experimenters all sink into the virtual world, it means that we are all defeated. This technology is probably beyond our control... "

"... it's the best choice to destroy it completely. Don't give more choices to later people, and don't hesitate too much."

Zhang Yuan nodded and sighed, "I know."

These old people are the first generation of pioneers who have spent 3000 years on the long march. They have survived spring, summer, autumn and winter until today.

If even they are addicted to the virtual world, then the people behind have nothing to toss about. Giving up this technology directly is the optimal solution.

Zhao Qingfeng patted him on the shoulder without saying anything more. Then, with the help of a head nurse, he quietly lay down in a hibernation warehouse.

The other 1600 old people also made the same action, put on their helmets and close their eyes.

The hibernation chamber closed slowly.

Half an hour later, the brain neural networks and memory blocks of more than 1600 people were scanned into the biological computer, and their self-consciousness was uploaded to Pangu's brain, leaving only vegetative bodies. These vegetative bodies will be used for medical research, especially the brain. What will happen after losing self-consciousness is an unsolved mystery.

Professor Ichiro Yamamoto of the illusory laboratory sighed. He said softly, "in 150 years, I should go in too. I just hope that before that, we can master the writing skills of cloned body memory, and then return to this less beautiful world. "

Zhang Yuan couldn't help laughing bitterly and shook his head gently.

Then, he regained his mind and solemnly said to the others: "ladies and gentlemen, this experiment will last for at least 200 years. The main task is to construct all worlds about the examination of the extraordinary. For the data tracking of the experimenters and the auxiliary construction in the virtual world, please. The relevant privacy agreement has been signed. Please don't have to bear the psychological burden. "

He also said to several legal experts: "what's more, the legal issues of digital life need to be discussed. You can prepare a draft first. Please do a good job of the relevant confidentiality agreement and don't let ordinary people know. "

"Only the elderly who are really dying are eligible to be exposed to this technology."