Rebirth 09: Synthetic Male God

Chapter 1005 What are you thinking about?

Unlike compound number one or life-extending technology, compound number two is not for curing diseases or bringing health to people.

It strengthens the human body.

To put it more bluntly, it is transforming human beings, and even the most important part of human beings, the brain.

Ethically speaking, it is more complicated and troublesome than all of Lingshu Biotechnology's technologies.

Marcus is a smart man. He knows very well that his boss is a genius standing at the top of the human mind, but he does not break the worldly obsession.

A man spent a lot of time and energy to create a "learning machine" that changed human civilization, but was locked in an empty factory because of concerns about the impact on society.

The boss has a unique tenderness towards the whole society. He always does not want to have too much negative impact, not on himself, but on many ordinary people.

Marcus's judgment was actually very accurate. Starting from those old farmers who were spraying pesticides and blocked the police station door because their livelihoods were robbed by the god of agriculture, Zhou Rui always promoted new technologies from a social perspective.

What he cares about is not how powerful the technology itself is, or how much wealth it can bring, but the impact it can have on society.

If there is no external force, the distance for Compound No. 2 to be used in human trials is far from as simple as the "recordation" mentioned by the boss.

The biggest difficulty is actually the boss himself, and it is very likely that a few years will pass in a flash.

You see, even with such a revolutionary result, the boss rarely even mentions it!

So Marcus took matters into his own hands.

He anticipated that his boss would not agree easily, even though the volunteer was his granddaughter.

I also imagined that when the boss talked to Mia alone, he would naturally notice the changes in Mia. Then I would confess to the boss and everything would go smoothly.

I just didn't expect that I would be exposed here.
It must be that the geniuses' brain waves matched each other!
Marcus feels that human society is not that fragile. Any shocks brought about by technology will be absorbed. As for the mediocre people affected by the shocks, Marcus doesn't care that much.

Since his recovery, the only mediocre person he could treat as an equal was his granddaughter Mia.

And now, that only one is gone.

Mia is no longer mediocre.

Zhou Rui glanced at Marcus with a serious expression, but he actually never stopped reading Marcus' thoughts.

He wanted to determine whether this guy's unauthorized behavior was simply due to scientific madness or loyalty gone bad.

After a while, he sighed and said, "Where's Mia?"

Marcus' loyalty has not changed. His loyalty may not be absolute, but where is absolute loyalty in reality? After all, this is not a puppet, but a proud scientist whose intelligence may be the second highest in the world.

Marcus said, "No matter where she is, you can see her in an hour. Should I ask her to come to the Wanhu base?"

Zhou Rui curled his lips and said, "Tell her to go to the Intelligent Building and wait for me in my office."

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Two hours later, Smart Building.

Zhou Rui took the special elevator to his office and walked in with big strides.

The huge office was empty at this time. Zhou Rui asked everyone, including the security team, to stay outside because he needed to talk to Mia in private.

In the reception area, the blonde beauty, wearing a proper OL outfit, stood with her legs together, waiting for the boss to arrive.

To be honest, as a so-called personal secretary, due to her mediocre abilities, she didn't even have many opportunities to interact with the boss before, and spent most of her time downstairs getting familiar with how to be a "competent professional."

This alone requires her to put all her effort into it. Fu Rui Group is not a group of just any organization, let alone the most confidential secretariat.

The time she had met Zhou Rui the most was before Marcus recovered, although she had no idea of ​​Zhou Rui's identity at that time.

Seeing the boss coming in, Mia stood up immediately.

"boss."

Zhou Rui looked at the blonde girl from head to toe with burning eyes, analyzing all the information he could get.

If it were in the past, Mia would have definitely lowered her head in embarrassment. She was not a very confident girl, nor a very smart girl before.

Just as Marcus said, she had always been mediocre, and her normal life trajectory was interrupted by Marcus' illness, so she didn't even finish college.

Apart from having good looks, good legs, good chest, good waist, good proportions and an obedient and down-to-earth personality, she didn't have many outstanding qualities before and was just ordinary in Zhou Rui's eyes.

Zhou Rui originally thought that Mia's personality had changed after accepting "Compound No. 2", which was his biggest worry.

This may mean that compound 2 has unknown side effects.
Many scenes from science fiction movies from my past life flashed through my mind.
Just as she was doubting, Mia lowered her head lower and lower as she looked at Zhou Rui, and her originally confident body language became more and more restrained.

In the end, it turned into staring at the toes.

Zhou Rui:.
He walked past Mia and sat back in his seat.

Zhou Rui crossed his hands and his tone was unfathomable.

"When did you receive Compound No. 2, and where?"

Although Marcus already saw the answers in his mind, Zhou Rui still wanted to ask these questions.

Mia immediately responded nervously: "October 2nd, at home."

Zhou Rui snorted: "Oh? You received this dangerous treatment at home, didn't you think your life would be in danger?"

Mia shook her head and said, "I trust Grandpa, and he has prepared some first aid measures and booked an ambulance to be on standby at any time."

Zhou Rui clearly felt that Mia's Chinese had improved a lot. He remembered that the last time they saw her was about a month ago at the Hangzhou Summit, and she had a distinctly strange accent.

"What did Marcus tell you?"

Mia held her notebook and said, "Grandpa said that he hopes I will be able to take good care of myself. I also think that I have fallen far behind my peers in the past few years since leaving school. I always feel inferior to others in my work in the past few months."

"Tell me how you felt after taking Compound No. 2."

Mia took a deep breath and finally raised her chest: "After receiving compound No. 2, my whole body was hot for about ten minutes, and my mind was confused. Then I fell asleep for about ten hours and nine minutes."

"Now, I feel pretty good. I have achieved the same 'super memory' state as my grandfather. I can recall all the knowledge I learned before, including language, schoolwork, and work experience. At the same time, my brain is much clearer."

Zhou Rui tapped the armrest with his fingers, and after a while he said in a deep voice, "Come here, come closer."

Mia took a few steps forward nervously.

"Come closer and stand next to me."

Mia came over obediently, and her enhanced brain began to work quickly, but she still couldn't guess what her boss meant.

Watching the boss's slender hands tapping the armrests continuously, I was fascinated for a moment.

The hands are very beautiful.
Zhou Rui silently opened [Peek].

[Probe into the Brain] can sense brain waves within a certain range.

But there is a prerequisite, it must be special, intense, and pathological, and the perceptual feedback must be vague, with only status but no content.

If it was just "calm" or "normal", Zhou Rui would not feel anything. Because there was also a side effect, that is, if the "signal source" was too much or too strong, "brain wave resonance" would occur, affecting Zhou Rui's own emotions. Under multiple restrictions, Zhou Rui rarely used this ability on weekdays.

He had no interest in deliberately prying into people's minds, let alone passers-by. If the people around him had to use this method to sense each other's moods, then he was too "slow".

But this ability has an additional effect on "Marcus". When witnessing Marcus's specific changes, Zhou Rui peeked into his thoughts, and this ability will be effective for a long time afterwards.

The reason is unknown, but it is definitely related to compound 2.
Maybe it's the increased intensity of brain waves, and they're "special".

Will it work on Mia too?
Under normal circumstances, Zhou Rui would not use this ability, but this is obviously a special case.

The answer was soon revealed. Zhou Rui clearly felt that there was a strong and clear signal source next to him.
Just like with Marcus, he couldn't look through the other person's memory, but he could read what the other person was thinking in a way similar to a picture.

Ok?
Zhou Rui glanced at the shy Mia.

"You are thinking of something very rude."

Mia was shocked: "No."

Zhou Rui: No? No, why did the image of me touching your legs appear in my mind?
Is this what I am in your eyes?
The pictures in Mia's mind became more and more bizarre. Zhou Rui felt like he was about to see a small movie starring himself. He immediately intervened and guided Mia to think about what he needed her to think about.

"Mia, tell me, did you really volunteer to take Compound No. 2?"

Mia gathered her thoughts and nodded, "Yes, boss."

"Have you felt any changes in your character or personality?"

Mia thought for a moment and said, "I think I have become more confident, but nothing else."

"Have you ever considered that what Marcus did is a theft? All intellectual property rights and ownership of Compound No. 2 belong to Lingshu Biological. He is just a hired researcher and has no right to decide how to use it."

"For leaking company secrets, conducting human experiments without authorization, and using his power for his own family, I can make him spend the rest of his life in jail, no matter how many years are left."

Mia was completely panicked. A huge sense of panic came over her. Her legs went weak and she squatted on the ground.

Zhou Rui continued to read Mia's thoughts and continued to guide her: "You are the best person to persuade him, Mia. You should have your own ideas instead of letting Marcus manipulate you."

Mia tried to grab Zhou Rui's legs and plead for her grandfather, but she was a little afraid.

Zhou Rui turned sideways to avoid the other person's hand.

This is totally counter-intuitive. I didn't even touch your legs, and you still want to touch mine?
However, the guidance just now basically confirmed that Mia's personality has not changed, and she has no bad thoughts.
Maybe her foundation was too weak. Even if she accepted Compound No. 2, she was still far from reaching Marcus' level.

Of course, what made Zhou Rui most gratified was that this girl did not have any malicious intentions towards him and the company.

In addition, one thing was verified, that is, his ability to spy on the thoughts of those who benefited from "Compound No. 2" seemed to be universal.

This is good news, and it makes me feel a little more relieved.

Seeing that the fire was almost ready, Zhou Rui sighed:

"You are Marcus's insurance policy. His character is very problematic, Mia. I hope you won't let me down next time."

In the end, Zhou Rui chose to lift it high and drop it gently, instead of sending Marcus to jail.

But he needed insurance.

Mia caught the key words and raised her head expectantly: "Next time."

Zhou Rui snorted coldly: "Marcus acted on his own initiative and caused serious adverse consequences. He will be fined for half a year."

"And you, starting tomorrow, will follow the security team."

He needed to observe Mia closely for a while longer to make sure her changes were indeed controllable and had no side effects.

In other words, starting tomorrow she will actually perform the duties of a personal secretary.

Mia felt like she was reborn, relieved, and collapsed at Zhou Rui's feet.

After surviving a disaster, he experienced many ups and downs. Looking at Zhou Rui's legs in front of him, a little drama started playing in his mind again.

Zhou Rui rubbed his brows helplessly and turned off [Peek].

What's wrong with this girl? Why does she always have thoughts about my legs?

This is the first time I have seen this situation in my two lifetimes!

You play with your legs all day long, and now someone else is taking a fancy to your legs?

"Go down and report to the Security Department and the Secretariat."

Mia forced herself to get up and left Zhou Rui's office hesitantly.

The door opened and Marcus stood quietly in the elevator with a smile on his face.

Mia was stunned and wanted to say something, but she heard Zhou Rui's voice from behind: "Marcus, come in."

Marcus gave his granddaughter a reassuring look and said softly, "Don't worry, Mia, I'll be fine."

"It has disrupted my plans a little, but that's fine. Go do what you should do. You are no longer mediocre."

Mia noticed that Marcus was holding a stack of paper documents, which seemed to be a project book.

He nodded and walked into the elevator.

When the elevator door slowly closed, she saw her grandfather's back with his head held high through the gap.

Taking a deep breath, Mia imitated her grandfather's movements and held her head high.

Grandpa, thank you.

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In the office, Marcus pushed the project book in front of Zhou Rui with both hands in an extremely serious manner.

"Boss, I have a plan."

"I call it: The Hall of Talents."

Zhou Rui looked at Marcus, thought about it, and finally decided not to open [Peek].

This is not a good habit. There is no need to rely on plug-ins for things that can be done with intelligence.

Open the first page of the project book.

"Oh, I thought you were very radical, but I didn't expect that my judgment of you was still conservative."

Marcus smiled and said, "Compound No. 2 should be used on a wider range of talented people in the company. As long as they fully understand its power and safety, I believe no scientific researcher or engineer will refuse it."

“Compound No. 2 is not suitable as a technology to be made public, but it should never be shelved.”

"Boss, you will have the strongest scientific research force and the most intelligent group in human history."

　Chapter 2 Later
　　
　
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