When Gongsun Ce and Zhenfan returned to Bainiao City, it was already night. After discussing with his teammates, he decided to strike while the iron was hot. Tonight, he would find out about Dr. Booli's background and went with the doctor for a second visit.
They were still greeted by the unlucky Mr. Potdis, who still had a red mark on his face.
"I'm surprised, Mr. Gongsun." Potis said awkwardly, "I thought you would lose interest in negotiating with the head of the family."
"The next ultimatum is that if you don't show me the totem, the bird market will be destroyed?" Gongsun Ce said with a smile, "That's not the case, Mr. Paddis. I have always had a good temper. How can such a trivial matter be worth getting angry at? .”
Patis swallowed, restrained his curiosity, and did not ask the lady Akaguchi Maho who was holding Gongsun Ce's arm about his relationship. He led the two of them to the confidential laboratory on the 66th floor and then quietly retreated. After receiving the news, Dr. Booli came over with unusual enthusiasm, took Maho's hand and sat down in the white room.
"So you are Akaguchi Maho." Dr. Booli's eyes were sparkling. She was so excited that even Gongsun Ce completely ignored her. "How far can you control your body? I know you can control it. The directional mutation of organs can complete directional transformation between animals and plants, and even improve life forms that do not exist in the real world... But how accurate can your ability be? Cells? DNA? Can you directly modify genetic information? "
Maho didn't care about the other party's young appearance. She directly took her hand away and said coldly: "Your problem has nothing to do with my work."
"I'm so sorry... I've always wanted to see you directly. I'm a little excited!" Booli didn't seem to be offended at all. She walked deep into the laboratory and walked out holding several translucent liquid culture media. . Several deformed organs were floating in the green liquid. The twisted shape looked like a liver with teeth or a brain combined with the heart, which made Gongsun Ce subconsciously feel unhappy.
"A simple deal!" Dr. Booli announced happily, "Make these parts directional mutation according to my requirements. After I confirm the effect, the Dadarion family will be in the fight that is about to begin. We provide you with all-round support.”
"excuse me……"
As soon as Gongsun Ce opened his mouth, he was interrupted by the doctor.
"I speak for everyone in this state, kid," Dr. Booli sneered, "I'm the head of the family."
"I have no problem." Gongsun Ce spread his hands casually and handed the time to Zhenfan and Baioli. He listened to the exchange between the two, "referring to the reduced structure of the ancient tree model in Motonori City", "artificial skin model for the purpose of high-efficiency photosynthesis", "an integrated system that combines thinking and life support"...all of them These academic words made him dizzy just listening to them.
Gongsun Ce had no choice but to focus on the expressions of the two of them, and found that Dr. Baioli became more and more excited as he talked, and his brows were full of excitement about pursuing his dreams. It was difficult to pretend to show such emotions through acting. But Maho's attitude changed from the deliberate indifference to a calmness that was slightly unfamiliar to him. It was an expression she had never shown in front of Gongsun Ce.
"...How about it?" After finishing a long list of words, the doctor took a few breaths and said excitedly, "Can you do it?"
Maho cast a hesitant look at Gongsun Ce, and Gongsun Ce used telekinesis to gently write "According to your ideas" in her palm.
"I can," Maho said. Dr. Baioli's young face showed ecstasy that was inconsistent with her appearance, but she heard Maho's next words before she had time to laugh.
"But abandon this project, it has no chance of success."
"What did you say?!" Dr. Baioli said sharply, "You can't even do what I want to do-"
"Using the characteristics of wooden machines to restore the special structure of the plant-state dragon's body, relying on the directional variability and assimilation properties of wooden machine prosthetics to gradually replace human tissues and complete a theoretically perfect body." Maho said, "Sai Searle's laboratory had already tried a similar experiment six months ago, and the result was a complete failure. The doctor himself called it a "natural outcome." "
Baioli suddenly stood up, her face flushed with excitement: "Rena Cecil is missing."
Lost? ! Why? ! The reason! ? This is the most feasible direction at present! "
"Because the dragon's life form is completely different from that of humans." Maho explained, "You should understand that this is not an effect that can be achieved by simply replicating the structure. The mechanism by which dragons achieve immortality is something that can only be achieved within their bodies. , a perpetual motion phenomenon that violates basic logic and physical laws, we call it "hyperlogical loop".
It is fundamentally incompatible with humanity, or even with our world. Once human will takes the dominant position in similar life systems, the super-logical cycle cannot be established, and all efforts will be in vain. "
Baioli circled anxiously on the spot, raising and lowering her hands several times. Suddenly a light flashed in her eyes: "Where was Yu Genmi's immortality experiment at that time?! Relying on clones to continuously transfer consciousness——"
"It's also impossible." Maho said calmly, "The essence of the mind, that is, the aura of the impermanent magic user, will be irreversibly consumed in the process. According to Shigure Tsuichi's assessment, Shigure Genya's plan can at best To buy nearly 180 years for ordinary people is to clarify the limit of the existence of the Dharma under the most ideal situation."
Dr. Baioli suddenly fell down on the sofa, her eyes dimmed, as if something that had been supporting her was about to go out. That was the driving force that allowed her to resolutely show herself to others as a child and devote herself to scientific research like a young person. At this moment, Baioli was like an old man who had suddenly heard the bad news. Her pitiful appearance made Gongsun Ce want to comfort her.
But then, less than a second later, her eyes brightened again, and the fire was not extinguished but burned even more intensely. She grabbed Maho's hand tightly, stuttering and pleading like a child: "But we still have you! We still have you, Akaguchi Maho!
Your ability...the eternal source from the true Supreme Being, the power to directly control life! You are the only one of the existing dragon species who can possibly touch the essence of immortality, and she gave you that power!
"
"Doctor, please be polite." Maho wanted to pull out his hand again, but Baioli held on to her tightly. The childish old man kept talking: "Your identity is still a human! If you reproduce the structure of the dragon in your body, you may rely on that power to complete the super-logical cycle as a human!
Do you understand what that means? You can become the first human being in history to achieve immortality. The Eternal King gives you this opportunity - a unique opportunity! You will become an immortal beacon in the history of biochemical technology development, and you yourself can provide an absolutely correct direction for all researchers...as long as you do it, kid! As long as you successfully transform into a dragon, we have the possibility of reappearance! "
Maho firmly pulled his hand away and gently pushed the old man away.
"I don't want to become a dragon, Dr. Booli." She said, "The immortality experiment is not feasible in the current environment. It is best for us to focus on the present instead of pursuing an impossible eternity."
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Obsession can lead to malicious madness, and I, who was born in Lingdao, know this all too well. Such unrealistic madness is not an experiment at all, it is just another Shigure plan, another Akaguchi plan, and another wild idea that leads to catastrophe! "
"That's enough, it's not your little girl's turn to teach me what science is!" Booli yelled angrily, "You really disappoint me extremely, even more than Lena Cecil's stupid *** You look like a scholar!"
Baioli sat back on the sofa, breathing heavily. She drank a mouthful of cold juice for herself, which made her cough violently.
"Ahem..."
Her aggressive attitude faded away with the sound of a cough. She seemed to calm down, looked into Maho's eyes, and spoke in an almost pleading manner.
"Child, you have to think about it again. Your power combined with wooden machines can open up possibilities for people on the entire planet... Think about why you came to this field? Think about why you became a researcher?"
Maho wanted to tell a lie, but she couldn't bear to give the old man false hope.
"For money and status." Maho said.
The glass was smashed into pieces on the ground, and the glass shards were soaked in the orange liquid on the ground. "Get out," Boli Dadarion roared, "You are not worthy of being a researcher. The Dadarion family will never provide you with any help!"
Maho was also irritated, her right hand clenched into a fist.
"You can say whatever you want. I no longer want to do this kind of immoral and crazy job!"
The doctor angrily left from the door, and Dr. Baioli closed the door inside the laboratory with a bang. Gongsun Ce, the host and guest, sat alone on the sofa and sighed helplessly.
He used telekinesis to clean up the mess, walked out of the door, and saw a guilty-looking Mr. Perdis in the corridor.
"... I'm sorry." Patis looked sad, "Doctor, she... mother, she wasn't like this in the past... Oh!"
"It's normal for old people to have weird tempers." Gongsun Ce smiled reassuringly, "It's always you children who are dealing with the aftermath who have the hardest time."
He walked out of the company door and called his girlfriend.
"Hello, Miss? You can eat first tonight. Maho-san has some career planning issues, so I'll accompany her to relax."
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The Bird City, which is full of plants, can be called the world's largest urban park. Gongsun Ce found the real sail in an open space hidden under the green shade. She was sitting on the swing, her brows full of boredom and sorrow.
"Sorry," Maho said, "Screwed up."
Gongsun Ce stood behind her and watched the children playing football not far away.
"It doesn't matter. I knew before I went that this trip was probably going to be difficult. I asked you to come because I want to find out this person's background." He stretched out his hand to push the swing, and the woman's skirt fluttered in the night wind. "But I didn't expect you to lose control of your emotions. Have you been holding it in for a long time?"
"I wanted to change my career two months ago." Maho whispered. "After Ayane came back, the memories of the Akaguchi Project became vivid. Every time I was in the laboratory, I wondered whether my work assisted other legal entities. Justifiable inhumane experiment. You know their background, the white coats are never good people."
"You wouldn't have thought so much before."
"I will think about it now." The doctor sighed dullly, "I just want to be a doctor, help you treat your wounds, and occasionally help you treat minor illnesses such as colds. I just work for money and status, that's all. That idiot woman Syl has been scolding me for this every day for three days. Now when I go on a business trip to Hezhong, I have to be criticized by her teacher. It is really a heinous crime to want to be an ordinary person."
"Scientific researchers always have their own fanaticism. A talented and common-sense person like you is as intolerable to them as a heretic." Gongsun Ce patted her shoulder, "But you are right, Excessive enthusiasm can only lead to tragedy, and we have seen this happen too many times.”
Maho clung to the swing rope tightly, and she remembered the conversation she had with the doctor before leaving. "Bolly? She is already useless." Dr. Cecil said disdainfully, "She and you are two extremes. You have no enthusiasm, and she is driven crazy by her own enthusiasm."
At that time she felt stuffy
Dr. Seale committed the problem of self-righteousness again, and now it seems that the doctor's judgment is correct. Dr. Cecil's action of not informing his teacher of the research results seems to be a pity now. Maho could imagine what the doctor would say: Just let her spend her time on the road she thought was feasible, so as not to make her even more crazy after seeing the reality clearly.
"The look in Boli Dadarion's eyes is exactly the same as that of the instructor at that time. She is very dangerous, the kind of person who will do whatever it takes to achieve her own goals."
Gongsun Ce patted her shoulder: "I understand. I will be careful."
His commitment reassured the doctor. The worries about career and life once again filled his brain. Maho raised his head and leaned slightly against his chest.
"I'm so annoyed." She closed her eyes, "Everyone has found what they should do, but I'm still confused."
There was a time when she was the most mature and reliable superpower, but suddenly everyone was on the right path, but she became much weaker than before. If she had always been a cold-faced "doctor", she wouldn't have had such troubles. Maho, who was determined to be an ordinary person, could stay away from chores, but now she has become unsteady, like a sunny doll hanging by a rope at the door, drifting with the wind. Swinging but not knowing where you really want to go.
Maho suddenly felt that there was nothing behind her, and someone walked up to her unnoticed and pulled her up from the swing. "Let's go!" Gongsun Ce dragged her and ran towards the street, "It's dinner time, let's go eat something to improve our mood!"
"Are you a child?" Maho laughed dumbly.
"Children are always happier than adults." Gongsun Ce responded with a bright smile, "I'll treat you to whatever you want to eat!"
As he spoke, he jumped down the steps with the woman and quickly shuttled through the streets and alleys of Baitiao City. The green shade and brown trees everywhere made Maho think that he was in a jungle for a moment, but the humid air carried the smell of human fireworks. The dark-skinned locals walked around under the green shade, and their manners could not see the fast pace and anxiety of the citizens of Sky City. Two visitors from a foreign land were running among the crowd, attracting the attention of onlookers, but the gray-haired young man pulling her didn't care and only laughed loudly.
A smile broke out unconsciously on Maho's face. It was always very pleasant to run simply like this. The breeze blowing on his face seemed to blow away all the worries. It was as if he integrated into the environment while running and became one. A carefree wind.
