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    June 5, 1998, IBM Research, United States.

    Dr. Leachman finished his work for the day and almost fell asleep while waiting for his researchers to pour him coffee.  After a long period of arduous research, the breakthrough progress did not give him much excitement, but a sense of relief that he had "finally reached the end."

    While he was drowsy, someone touched his shoulder.

    "Just put the coffee on the table." Leachman said drowsily.

    "Dr. Leachman? I am the representative of the Impact Fund. My boss wants you to report on the progress of the research work." A strange voice sounded next to him.

    Leachman¡¯s sleepiness disappeared.  Impact funds are venture capitalists who inject large sums of investment into his projects. Unexpectedly, these people have very sensitive noses and sent people over just as they made progress.

    Following the two strong and somewhat shameless men out of the building and getting into the blue car parked at the door, Leachman said casually: "When you came here for inspection before, you all had Lincolns, why did you drive a Dodge today?  "

    The big man standing next to him changed his face slightly, took out an injection gun from his suit, and pressed it on his arm.

    Before Leachman passed out, he finally came to his senses: "You you are fake"

    June 9, 1998 AD, Germany, DKD Laboratory.

    The sirens were blaring harshly, and Professor Feige jumped up with a vigorous movement that was inappropriate for his age: "Turn off the power, notify the medical department, and prepare for rescue!"

    The busy people made the neat laboratory into a mess. Someone muttered softly: "What bad luck, four volunteers have had accidents this month."

    The old Professor Figel roared angrily: "Rescue quickly! Don't talk nonsense!" He saw two people standing still at the door, and they were not wearing laboratory uniforms. He walked over angrily, "Who are you? It has nothing to do with it.  How can personnel enter my laboratory? Please leave immediately, otherwise I will call security!"

    The two of them looked at the chaotic people with stern expressions. One of them showed his ID: "Interpol from the German Criminal Bureau. We suspect that your laboratory is deliberately endangering other people's lives. Please come with us to assist in the investigation."

    Professor Feige said in shock: "This is a place for scientific research, how could it endanger other people's lives?"

    Before he finished speaking, a doctor's shout came from the room separated by a glass wall: "He's dying, start the electric shock, get the cardiotonic injection ready!"

    The detective sneered: "We seem to have caught up with something."

    Professor Feigel grabbed a graduate student who was passing by and angrily told him: "Tell the boss that the Criminal Bureau said that there was a murder in our laboratory and they want to take me away and let him find a lawyer."

    Unlike Feigl, that graduate student was focused on nothing but academic research and knew nothing about the world.  He took the criminal police officer's ID and read it carefully, and said: "The German Criminal Bureau is a branch of Interpol. Even if we kill someone, it should be investigated by the Criminal Police Department or the Federal Police. Why should you be in charge?"

    Interpol took the document back and said calmly: "This is a red document sent by the US branch."

    The red document is a cross-border arrest warrant used by Interpol branches in various countries, and graduate students have also heard about it.  He glanced at the two detectives with disdain and comforted his mentor: "Professor, please rest assured that our project is a project of concern to the Academy of Sciences. If they have any inappropriate behavior, the boss will complain directly to the Prime Minister."

    As the most rigorous and order-obedient nation, even though he was very dissatisfied, Figel would not refuse the interpol's summons. He followed the two Interpol police officers and left the laboratory in depression, never to return again.

    June 10, 1998, Sixth Military Medical University, China.

    Although he knew that his military uniform was meticulous, Lieutenant Colonel Pei Zhendong still tidied it up before shouting at the door of the principal's office: "Report!"

    "Please come in." The old principal's angry voice came from the door.

    Pushing the door open and entering, Pei Zhendong habitually saluted at the boss's desk. When he put down his hand, he realized that the person sitting on the leather swivel chair behind the boss's desk was not the old principal, but a middle-aged man in plain clothes.  The old principal was sitting upright on the sofa prepared for guests.

    Who can make a principal with the rank of major general treat him with the same respect as a chief?  Pei Zhendong went through it in his mind and found no familiar general in the military medical system.

    The old principal did not make an introduction, but asked directly: "Zhendong, how far has your project progressed now?"

    Pei Zhendong was mentally prepared and did not hesitate at all¡¯s answer: ¡°The pharmacological test results have reached national standards, and the effect of acupuncture has just entered the second stage. In addition, there are still some detailed problems that can only be finally solved after clinical verification. However, research  The funds are almost exhausted"

    "Research funding is not a problem." The middle-aged man interrupted Pei Zhendong, with an unquestionable tone in his voice. Only those who have been in power for a long time and often give orders can have such magnanimity, "If, I mean if, you  If all the requirements are met, how long will it take you to complete your project and reach mass production?¡±

    Pei Zhendong hesitated at this time: "Chief, there are some instruments that can only be imported from the United States, but they are all on the embargo list. So the progress is very delayed."

    "I said, if!"

    "No more than one year at most."

    The middle-aged man said nothing, stood up, nodded to the principal, and walked out.  There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and there were no less than twenty people on guard duty around.

    Surprisingly, according to etiquette and military regulations, the principal should at least send the leader out, but he sat motionless, looking at Pei Zhendong with eyes full of reluctance.

    "Principaldo you have any instructions?" Pei Zhendong asked tentatively.

    The old principal took a long breath: "Lieutenant Colonel Pei Zhendong you should prepare yourself and go through the transfer procedures tomorrow."

    "What?" Pei Zhendong could hardly believe his ears.  They are officers, but they are not ordinary officers.  As researchers in the military, they have almost no possibility of changing careers.  What's more, Pei Zhendong is in charge of a very important research project. He has just reached a critical moment of tackling the key problem. How can he be allowed to put down his work and change his career?

    "Principal, did I offend someone and put pressure on you from above?"

    "Don't make random guesses. The organization has an important task for you. Your status as a soldier will arouse suspicion, so you must change jobs first and complete it as a local scientific researcher."

    The old principal stood up and said seriously: "This is a top-secret mission. I don't know how long it will last. I'll give you a day off and you can arrange your home. No leaks!"

    The principal talked for a long time without revealing any details about the task. Pei Zhendong could only stand at attention: "Yes!"

    June 13, 1998, United Nations Building, New York, United States.

    In a spacious conference room, there were more than thirty people sitting sparsely.  They have different skin colors and different ages.  Some people are already familiar with each other, but most people are strangers. Therefore, there are only a few places where a few acquaintances gather together to chat, while others choose seats that are a certain distance away.

    No wonder, among the more than 30 people, at least 20 people came here in a way that can be described as "kidnapping". It is inevitable that they will be wary of the people around them.

    Because the conference room was very quiet, even though the voices of those who spoke were low, others could still hear the main idea.  It is said to be careless, because there are a lot of professional terms mixed in it. Unless you have a common research direction with them, you can't even tell which country and language it is from.

    I really don't know how these people's brains grow. No one is worried about what they are going through now, and no one is thinking about how to escape from the "kidnapper". When the research project comes up, they don't care about anything.  .

    At some point, there was an extra person on the podium.  With black skin, silver-white hair, and wrinkled faces, they were huddled together in distress, as if someone owed him a lot of money.

    No one who is engaged in research has the heart to watch news or political programs, so even though this person is a famous figure in the world, not many people recognize him.

    People with military backgrounds like Pei Zhendong are different. They not only have to conduct research, but also pay attention to international current affairs.  Therefore, it was immediately recognized that the person on the rostrum was none other than Peres, the current president of the United Nations Security Council and a former famous diplomat of a small African country.

    ¡°Everyone, please be quiet and put on the headphones in front of your seats.¡± Perez took turns speaking several times in English, French, and German.  He didn't stop until everyone put on their headphones as he asked.

    Pei Zhendong saw the Chinese button on the console of the headset. Although his English was good enough to understand daily conversations, he still tuned it to Chinese.

    Perez began to speak formally in English, and the simultaneous interpreter's voice reached everyone's ears clearly.

    ¡°Good afternoon, gentlemen and ladies.

    "Each of you is an elite in your industry and manages the best teams in the world. First of all, please allow me to represent the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and the ten??The permanent members of the Security Council, and all members of the United Nations, express our sincere respect for you.  "

    One person snorted coldly: "Show your identity first. I was kidnapped. If you have any respect, send me back immediately."

    Perez leaned forward slightly and said: "Dr. Leachman? I was about to explain this issue. I am the current president of the United Nations Security Council, Perez. We all know that although everyone here is the elite at the top of the scientific research pyramid, you can  Ignore many secular things. However, the interests of the country and the interests of the people must still be considered by you. Even if you do not consider these, when we encounter events that endanger the entire human race, I think you will still understand us.  practices."

    "Scaremongering." Leachman snorted disapprovingly, but still calmed down and listened to what Perez said next.

    "First of all, let me explain a background. In the past three months, government departments of many countries, including the countries where you are present, have conducted friendly but intense consultations, and finally reached a consensus, led by the Security Council and coordinated by various governments,  Major international consortiums have funded an international and world-wide research project. The results are open to all participating countries, and the profits are shared by investors. This project requires the help of the research results of everyone present, while at the same time maintaining absolute confidentiality.  So, I deeply apologize for the way I invited you here, which may have been inappropriate or offensive."

    This time no one spoke.  What an apology is, it's not just said casually.  No matter how powerful the authority and freedom of scientific research institutions are, they cannot violate the will of the state.  Now that they have the government's consent, what can they do?

    "The investment in the entire plan is estimated to be 100 billion US dollars. Due to various considerations, 50 consortiums, funds or other companies in the world will invest, with a maximum investment of 2 billion. If additional investment is needed, then  Share it proportionately.¡±

    Perez¡¯s words finally triggered a slightly violent reaction from people.

    The most heavily invested scientific research project in the past was probably the Americans¡¯ moon landing program, which cost nearly 200 billion U.S. dollars and involved thousands of fields.

    As for the scientists here, if each of them represents a different research direction, it only involves more than thirty fields. The highest investment they have in their own projects is only two billion US dollars. What kind of project does it cost?  Moon shot investment?

    And from Perez¡¯s words, it seems that he also expressed the following meaning: This project does not lack funds, and many people are willing to invest.  Only in order to balance the power among various countries, it is mandatory that the maximum investment amount cannot exceed 2 billion to prevent individual investors from occupying too large shares.

    The slight sound of voices in the conference room made Perez very satisfied.  He knew that without some shocking news, he would not be able to convince these scientists, who had god-like prestige in their fields, to cooperate.

    So, he clicked on the computer in front of him, and the large screen on the side of the rostrum in the conference room lit up.

    "What I say below has something to do with your research fields. I study diplomacy and international politics. In front of you, I am not even qualified as a student. So, if I say something wrong, please don't laugh at me.  Me." It should be admitted that Perez is a very graceful person. In this seemingly prominent but difficult position, his elegant manners, funny conversation, slightly melancholy eyes and expressions, even in this difficult position,  The United States, a transitional country where racist ideas still remain, has also fascinated many TV viewers.  Even the missions of various countries to the United Nations, many people regard him as an idol.

    Using an electronic pointer to point at the pattern on the screen, Perez talked.

    "The development of personal computers in the past ten years is obvious to all, and it is inseparable from the efforts of Intel, IBM and other companies. We are also honored to invite several scientists who have played a decisive role in the development of chips." Perez told  One corner nodded.

    Pei Zhendong looked towards the corner, and sure enough, the two heads of Intel Labs were sitting there with unkind expressions, ignoring Perez's kindness.  It seems that they are one of the people invited through unfair means.

    "After the sudden emergence of Microsoft and the WINDOWS98 system unifying the world's operating systems, the development of personal computers will have greater development. Scientists in computer-related fields have full confidence in this. Correspondingly, the international  The Internet has also made great progress in recent years. In several survey reports, my investigators invariably told me that the international Internet will become the most effective tool to connect the world, eventually leading to the formation of a global village. It will affect the whole world  People's lives, from concepts to lifestyles, working methods, and profit models, will be unprecedented. And our projects will undoubtedly? Based on the development of computers and the international Internet.  "

    The bar graph on the screen shows the penetration rate of computers in all continents of the world and several developed countries in the past five years.  Perez tapped the keyboard, and a picture appeared on the screen.

    A warrior, whose exposed muscles are stronger than those of the movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger, holding a broad sword, and his face stained with blood is full of ferocity.  His opponent is a giant red dragon that breathes scorching fire.  In the background of the picture, there are warriors wearing simple armors fighting bloody battles.

    There was an exclamation from among the people attending the meeting. A young man with long hair stood up, pointed at the screen and said: "This isthis is our rendering. It is still in the top secret stage. How can you get it?"  ?¡±

    "That's right. This is the rendering of the online game King of Kings." Following Perez's movements, a gorgeous picture that was no less than a stand-alone game appeared on the screen.

    "It should be said that you are at the forefront of the times. In the near future, the gaming field will be dominated by online games. And our project is an online game, and it is an online game that transcends the times and everyone's imagination.  game."

    At this moment, the entire conference room was in an uproar.

    Among these people, some, such as Pei Zhendong, have never played games.  In addition, some people in computer-related fields have more or less contact with PC games or TV games.  Others are famous producers or senior programmers in the game industry.

    No matter who they are, no matter how deep their understanding of the game industry is, at least they know how much can be done with a 100 billion investment.  How can there be a game in this world worth investing 100 billion?  If you invest, how will you get a return?  If it were a stand-alone game sold at a sky-high price of one thousand US dollars, it would still need to sell 100 million units to recover the cost.  This number exceeds the sales figures of the most popular games such as "Pokemon", which can be said to be an impossible task.

    More importantly, how will this investment be spent?  What kind of game requires the investment of half a moonshot?

    If someone else organizes a similar project, it is very likely that they are laundering money.  But who would be stupid enough to launder money here in a project organized by the United Nations Security Council with the participation of national governments?

    No matter what, Perez¡¯s words still aroused interest in these people. Seeing that his initial goal was achieved, he changed the topic and started telling another unrelated thing.

    "In 1985, two different camps received unknown signals from space. Over a period of twenty years, this pattern was extremely regular, and it was clear that the signals from intelligent creatures were never heard.  Deciphered." Perez did not explain what "two different camps" meant.  But everyone knows that in the Cold War era, there were only two world-class camps.

    "Beginning in 1995, with the efforts of all parties, a joint deciphering work hosted by the United Nations was carried out, and the content was immediately shared with all participating countries. At the beginning, we successfully discovered some scientific and technological ideas that were beyond our time, many of which were not  It does not conform to our existing theories. This means that we may have fundamental breakthroughs in technological applications and basic theories. However, when people cracked most of the files last year, we got an amazing news  ." At this point, Perez paused.  He saw with satisfaction that he had successfully attracted people's attention.

    "Those messages did come from a civilization in another galaxy, and they were specifically sent to the intelligent races on Earth. Because there was not much information about them, we named that civilization 'Alpha Civilization'. The direction of Alpha Civilization  , probably similar to us, but they made extensive use of something we call 'alpha particles', and therefore developed a branch of science and technology that is completely different from our civilization."

    "For the specific situation, after the meeting, you can get the information and read it in detail. To put it simply, it has the flavor of magic in mythology. The universe is vast and it is possible for any form of civilization to appear. However, Alpha Civilization gives us  The information stated that the earth is the closest planet to them with intelligent life, so they decided to immigrate to the earth on a large scale and develop together with us."

    At this moment, the venue was boiling like water in a boiling pot.  Alien intelligent creatures are developing magical civilization and they want to immigrate to the earth.  Any one of these three pieces of news is enough to trigger world-class riots.  Aliens are everywhere in novels, movies, and TV series, but no official government has ever acknowledged their existence.  As Perez, telling everyone this news is certainly not a lie. Could it be that they are preparing to disclose this shocking news to the public?  People rushed in to ask questions in various languages ??and it was a chaotic mess.

    Pei Zhendong did not speak, butHe frowned slightly.  As a recently retired soldier, he knew exactly what level Perez's secret belonged to.  Many of the people attending the meeting were civilians, and the level of confidentiality was definitely not high enough. If they talked nonsense after going out, it would definitely cause undue panic.  Perez told them unscrupulously, which meant that they would lose a certain amount of personal freedom for this secret.

    "The extent of Alpha civilization can be roughly understood from the data. We are currently unable to obtain more detailed comparative data. Generally speaking, races capable of interstellar travel must be superior to us. What they said is  How credible it is to coexist peacefully with us is debatable. The most important issue is that they say that in order to make the earth's environment similar to theirs, they need to transform the earth to a certain extent. This is the calling  The main reason why everyone comes.¡±

    "Reform?" Pei Zhendong tilted his habitually straight waist forward.  Whether it is living habits or environment, when it comes to transformation, it will be accompanied by endless conflicts, even rising to the height of class domination.  The tragedy caused by "leaving your head but not your hair, leaving your hair but not your head" is something that many people cannot forget.

    "What kind of transformation?" "In what way?" "What will happen if transformation is not allowed?"

    People asked questions in different languages.

    Perez¡¯s eyebrows were still furrowed: ¡°This is the question I want to ask you.¡±

    Perez glanced at the sparse crowd, pointed at a middle-aged man and asked, "Excuse me, are you Dr. Leachman?"

    Dr. Leachman had a gloomy face and nodded: "I am. I want to protest your kidnapping behavior. You actually used anesthetics to kidnap a scientist"

    Perez did not wait for Lichtman to finish his protest and interrupted him: "I heard that you are conducting a study on server content sharing. You also know that now there are games that allow people to play through the Internet. I want to ask  Is it feasible for 10,000, 100,000, or even more people to play on one server or a group of servers?"

    Leachman said arrogantly: "Theoretically, it is feasible. Existing games can accommodate tens of thousands of people on one server. Through my cellular networking system, as long as the server speed can keep up, even millions of people can be accommodated."  Tens of millions of people can also act as if they were on one server. If the network speed and server hardware allow it, I can let people all over the world live in the same network space."

    Perez turned to another person. It seemed that the old man was about to fall asleep: "Mr. Figel, your sensory simulation test has seriously injured four volunteers, and one of them became a vegetative state. Look,  Come on, your experiment has also made breakthrough progress. However, I have never understood. According to your principle, it is giving people false stimulation, how can it really hurt people? "

    Figel said slowly: "Tie a person in a quiet room, blindfold his eyes, cut his wrists, and make a sound like blood dripping to him. After a while, he will die.  The symptoms are the same as death from blood loss. In the same way, if you make a person believe that he has been burned and give him the same sensation as a burn, he will have burn marks on his body."

    Perez nodded: "It's a very magical thing. Humans are indeed the most wonderful creatures in the world." He suddenly said to Pei Zhendong, "Mr. Pei Zhendong, you seem to be engaged in a magical career. I heard,  You use the principles of traditional Chinese medicine to ensure that the muscles of those in a vegetative state do not atrophy during long periods of bed rest. What's that word, acupuncture, right?"

    Pei Zhendong did not answer. His research project was funded by the military and was highly confidential.  Although he was transferred here by his superiors and Perez also saw some relevant materials, Pei Zhendong still didn't know to what extent he had the right to leak secrets.

    "OK, I won't list them one by one. Your research projects can continue. Funds, instruments, personnel, everything can be guaranteed. When our activities are over, you can also dispose of these results according to the original plan. But  , our activities are the first priority, and you will soon be authorized to do so, such as your investors or your superiors."

    "You meanonline games?" the young man, the main creator of "The King of Kings" asked in confusion.

    "Yes, an online game. Thanks to the developed computer industry, thanks to the Internet, and thanks to everyone here. Alpha civilization has left us fifty years, and we have to race against time before they transform the earth's environment.  , first use an online game to simulate the transformed environment and let people do adaptive training. This is a full simulation game, and people in it will not notice anything strange. I think if it is officially released, we can make money  A big sum, thank God, ?We don't need it, the funds invested are enough for us to squander.  "Perez opened his arms, as if announcing the occurrence of some important event. The scientists below looked at each other, wondering whether what they were seeing was a Hollywood movie or a performance by a madman.

    Pei Zhendong asked: "Mr. Perez, you can force scientists to work for you, but how can you force ordinary people to play games?"

    Perez finally smiled, and his eyebrows were knit together: "Deception, dear gentlemen, this is not business, this is politics. Deception is the most common thing in politics. We have the best game planners."  , the best artists, the best programmers, the best hardware laboratories, the best neurologists, and of course, we also have the best politicians. You don¡¯t have to worry about anything, as long as you follow the deciphered alpha  Use the information of civilization to create a perfect game world, and leave the rest to us.¡±

    Looking around, Perez's smile seemed meaningful: "This is not just a beautiful dream, but a world that actually exists. Your work has the same value as God. This plan, codenamed by the United Nations Security Council, is  : Dream Paradise."
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