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Chapter 506 Plagiarism and Empathy

"Where is my terminal? Where is my terminal?!"

In the survey car that stayed behind, the emotional Artyom picked up a researcher and pushed him down heavily on the door.And the latter was also taken aback by this sudden and rude move:

"What did you say?"

Immediately the researcher came to his senses, pushed Artyom away violently, and straightened his collar a little annoyed: "Why are you so crazy all of a sudden? Who will touch your broken computer? Hurry up and pack your things..."

"Terminal! My terminal with important research materials! Where did it go?!"

However, Artyom, who has always been taciturn, was uncharacteristically, rushed forward with a ferocious expression, and pushed the researcher down again:
"Did you move my things!!!"

"You...let go...!"

The researcher struggled for a while, and his face gradually turned red. Looking at the other party's crazy eyes, he also gradually realized that the researcher assistant in front of him, who was far inferior to him, was a little bit irrational. Jom's belly.

The tingling pain made Artyom tremble all over, he suddenly came back to his senses, and let go of him in horror.The latter was also quite frightened, panting heavily, and looked at Artyom with strange eyes:

"Calm down now? This is your and Lermontov's compartment. Who else is going here except the two of you?"

And hearing the tutor's name, Artyom woke up like a dream: "Dr. Lermontov?"

Then he breathed a sigh of relief.It's not like losing it or other results.

There is no other reason. His personal terminal is full of all his research efforts, which are important capital that will allow him to leave this department and turn to war technology research and development in the future.And right now, in the territory of the World Tree, there is also a choice before him... But just thinking of this, the words of the fellow researcher made him tense again:
"Speaking of which, Mr. Lermontov has been a little abnormal since the end of yesterday's talk, and it's even more strange after he returned from Colonel Vladimir today, and he seemed in a hurry."

It should be Mr. Lermontov who took your personal terminal. After all, the leader of World Tree wants to meet us today, probably for the purpose of researching materials and the like... What's wrong with you? "

The researcher took a step back in shock from Artyom's sudden stare.

"What research data does World Tree need? I was at the scene yesterday, and the minerals they purified have never been seen before. How could we need our exploration technology?"

"I don't know about that, anyway, let's go to the scene first, Dr. Lermontov should be there too...Hello!?"

Before his companion could react, Artyom pushed him away and rushed outside.

The researcher seemed indifferent, because it had nothing to do with him how the people above arranged or thought, it was all work.But it was different with Artyom.

The reason why World Tree named them and kept them is unknown for the time being, but at this moment, the tutor suddenly took away his research results to meet Qianmian, which is definitely not a good sign!

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The shallow root system of the world tree, here is Turing's special reception room specially prepared for different diplomacies.He was flipping through the personal terminal presented by Lermontov, with a strange look on his face:

"What's surprising is that Dr. Lermontov has also dabbled in war technology? If I'm not mistaken, this shouldn't be part of your department's functions, right?"

"In fact, I used to work in the military industry department for a period of time, but later I took up the post in the current department. I know that you specially stayed us, not for such a small energy extraction technology, so..."

Lermontov was full of flattery, and his eyes were full of flattery.

Will an organization that can purify polymer energy leave behind its own scientific research team that focuses on mineral exploration and energy mining because of energy research issues?Obviously, this conflicts with reality, so he decided that the leader of World Tree must have other plans.

In addition to the various mineral exploration and energy purification technologies of the Ice Castle, the exploration team going to the World Tree naturally also has a lot of information related to the interior of the Ice Castle. It will also be a valuable resource.It's just that he is not sure what the other party wants.

He could see this, and Vladimir could, of course, and would soon be sifting through precious information.So late last night, he collected all the information and intelligence he needed, and handed it to Qianmian before him today.

Now being able to talk face-to-face with the leader of World Tree is also the result of his efforts with various information.After some probing, he was also surprised to find that Qian was not interested in other information, but became interested in Artyom's experiment log.As for Artyom's things, Lermontov just took them away.

"Dr. Lermontov, you gave me these things to gather pure energy, right?" The phantom limbs extending from behind pushed the terminal on the table aside, and Turing showed a faint smile.

Based on the state Lermontov showed at the meeting yesterday, Turing could guess the other party's intentions.And the Iceberg man also went straight to the point, and Lermontov admitted directly:

"That's right. Please be sure to let me join your scientific research team, let me have a glimpse of the true meaning of science!"

His eyes are sincere, his hands trembling:

"You can never understand how alluring unknown knowledge is to a scientist..."

"So fair and aboveboard, aren't you afraid that Vladimir will know?" Turing raised his eyebrows.

Although the two sides are allies, Lermontov will definitely go to court-martial for such a blatant leak of information. According to the militarization of Domino Industries, which is related to the Ice Castle official.

Lermontov, however, was unimpressed:

"Of course I'm afraid, but he can't do anything on your territory, right?"

Turing couldn't help but chuckle, and waved his hand lightly:

"Well, since you think so. But I still have some doubts. As you can see, in your terminal, what I am most interested in is these weapon experiment logs... I want to ask you again, these Did the thing really come from your hands?"

And Lermontov's heart skipped a beat, but his face didn't change, instead he was a little annoyed:
"No offense, Mr. Qianmian. I took the risk of meeting you alone with sincerity, but you said something like this? Do you know how humiliating this is to a scholar who has dedicated his life to science?"

Now he is completely sure that the other party is interested in these weapon logs.

Immediately, Lermontov felt a little beating in his heart, and at the same time, he was also a little regretful and complicated.If he knew that such a situation would happen today, why didn't he let Artyom get some good things out?

But right now, he has already expressed his intention to Qian Mian, so naturally he can't back down at all.

Things like aggregates, since he has been engaged in mineral exploration and energy extraction for so many years, he has only seen their existence in theory.A cutting-edge, breakthrough energy technology of infinite value, and now that it was in sight, he couldn't let it go.

And take a step back, as long as he can get the deep data of these things, and then find an opportunity to leave the world tree and go to other organizations, he can get higher treatment in this way, instead of nesting in a small foreign organization like now. In the faction department, it also depends on the face of a moody leader.

And Turing glanced at the terminal next to him with a half-smile, and was about to say something when there was a commotion outside:
"Go away! Let me in! Lermontov is in there, right? Let me in!"

The commotion quickly turned into noise, and Lermontov next to him trembled in his heart, and got up calmly:
"I'm really sorry, maybe some grumpy people are impatient to wait, please don't be impatient, I will go to appease you..."

"no need."

Turing waved Lermontov to sit down, and the rear door opened instantly——

An agitated young researcher was pinned to the ground by the promotion, surrounded by a crowd of chattering researchers.

Because Turing originally summoned the other party's entire scientific research team, it was only because Lermontov said that he had something important to hand over to him in person that he talked to the other party alone at this moment.Seeing Turing's figure, the noise suddenly fell silent, and the promoted guard let go, while Artyom rushed up and picked up Lermontov's collar:
"Where's my terminal?! Where's my terminal?!"

"I don't understand what you're talking about." Lermontov's expression changed slightly, but he remained calm.And Artyom glanced at it, and instantly saw the personal terminal on the desktop. On the screen were all kinds of research data of his own. He was furious and pushed Lermontov away, and then picked up the terminal. terminal:
"You stole from me?!"

After some browsing, Artyom confirmed almost instantly that the terminal in front of him belonged to him, and what made him even more angry was that all the research logs were signed by Lermontov!

"You vile old bastard! What have you done!"

Artyom suddenly exploded, and punched Lermontov in the cheek, but was suddenly pulled by a sharp claw, and locked in place with his hands behind his back:
"Please pay attention to the occasion."

Under the bright red gaze of the promoted person, Artyom's anger cooled slightly, and when he saw Qianmian who was smiling but not smiling, his heart skipped a beat:
"Hold... sorry, Mr. Qianmian, I..."

He hesitated and hesitated a bit, but a pair of slightly old hands immediately snatched the terminal from his hands:
"Artyom, why are you crazy?!"

Looking at Lermontov on the side, Artyom was furious again, but froze in place for an instant——

Lermontov quit all programs on the terminal and opened the device information. All the information displayed on it was not owned by Artyom, but belonged to Lermontov in front of him!
The latter snorted coldly, and then covered the laptop-shaped terminal, revealing the external identification on the back, which also belonged to Lermontov.

Artyom suddenly fell into an ice cellar, and what made him feel even more dazed was that a researcher carefully stepped through half of the door, and raised the metal suitcase in his hand under the warning eyes of the promoted——

That was Artyom's terminal.

"This……"

That's right, to do such a thing, how could Lermontov, who has lived for decades, fail to consider this factor?Bringing Artyom's terminal directly to meet Qianmian, isn't it just plagiarism?

What's more, what he took away was not just Artyom's data, he must have put all of them into his own device.

The eyes of the promotion next to him had already started to turn red, and Artyom suddenly woke up from his stupor, his cheeks flushed and he pointed to the terminal in Lermontov's hand:

"Everyone can testify that everything is mine! My work! The whole department has seen it! He is stealing what belongs to me!"

After a brief moment of confusion, Artyom was completely angry.

After yesterday's incident, Artyom, who has been unable to realize his ideal in Domino Industry, naturally has another place to go.It’s just that he is a little hesitant, and whether it’s yesterday’s observation or the information exposed in the meeting, it means that World Tree is not a trivial matter. I’m afraid it’s self-defeating for a small researcher’s assistant to bring some failed experiment logs. Failure, waiting for him will be the result of the military court.

But now, the scientific research results that originally belonged to me are labeled by others, and the plagiarists are my mentors.But what made him even more annoyed was that when the other party handed things over to Qianmian, even if they were not completely consistent with his own ideas, they were still highly similar, and no matter what Lermontov could get, this was just taking his ideals out of his eyes. Take away, no matter what he can't let such a thing happen!
However, reality once again hit him hard in the heart——

Facing Artyom's roar, all the researchers fell silent.And Lermontov also twitched a smile at the corner of his mouth.

Again, how could Lermontov not be fully prepared for such a thing?
After staying in this department for so long, Lermontov, who was only one threshold away from the chief researcher, had no difficulty in bribing other people.And to join the World Tree, how could he leave the house without leaving home?You can't justify it without some people.

"Artyom, stop messing around, this is not our territory." A similarly young researcher walked up to Artyom with a complicated expression.

"Dr. Lermontov is discussing important matters with Mr. Thousand Faces. Are you trying to worsen our relationship?" An old researcher angrily scolded, while carefully observing Turing's face.

This scene made Artyom feel even more desperate, his lips trembled, but he couldn't say anything.

Lermontov also suppressed his anger, and patted Artyom on the shoulder earnestly:

"Young man, I know you really want to get a chance to be promoted. If this is in the company, it's fine, but this is Mr. Qianmian's platform. If you mess around like this, don't you sweep Mr. Qianmian's face?"

Lermontov sighed and sneered to himself.

Although there were some mistakes, but fortunately I was well prepared.I was still thinking about whether to let this small character come together, but now...

Just when Artyom fell limply to the ground, trembling all over, a crisp snap of fingers broke the silence——

The roots of the world tree drilled out, dragging all the others out of the door, and the door slammed shut, leaving only Turing, Lermontov, and Artyom in the room.

And Turing's next words also surprised the two of them:
"Since both of you feel that these things are the results of your own hard work, isn't it easy to test the facts?"

Artyom's eyes lit up, sparkling with hope.And Lermontov was a little panicked:
"Mr. Qianmian, I have taken such a big risk to see you, and with such detailed information and logs, you don't believe me, a Ph. young man?"

Artyom was instantly angry: "You..."

"And with regard to the content, how could a young man accumulate so many experimental cases? You can find any technical consultant who is proficient in Tektronix technology to discern the facts..."

"You mean, I'm distorting the facts?" Turing tilted his head, Lermontov trembled, and quickly denied:

"Of course not! I just don't think it's necessary to waste unnecessary energy on this..."

"I also don't think we need to waste unnecessary energy on this." Turing nodded, as if he thought it made sense, Artyom's heart sank suddenly, Lermontov also heaved a sigh of relief, and secretly decided Once the matter is over, immediately familiarize yourself with all the contents in it.

But what the other party said next caught him off guard:
"You have also seen the situation outside. The Miktons have already attacked, and I really don't have the energy to deal with such boring things. Although I welcome Lermontov to join, I still want to ask you, these researches Did the content in the diary really come from you?"

"when……"

"Of course it's mine!"

Lermontov suddenly raised his voice, ruthlessly covering Artyom's voice.

"The above content is all my life-long painstaking efforts in various exploration projects! It is the result of my assiduous research! Among them, the No. 34 file is the precious data obtained by spending countless energy and wasting a lot of experimental equipment! "

Lermontov is also an old fox. Although they can't fully memorize and understand the various Tek knowledge and material science knowledge inside, it is more than enough to memorize a few files and time stamps, which can also increase the sense of reality in his words.

But the next sentence made him completely stunned:

"Since this is indeed written by you, can Dr. Lermontov explain... What about your attempt to research and deduce my World Tree technology?"

what! ?

As if a thunderbolt exploded in his mind, Dr. Lermontov stared blankly at a phantom limb that opened the terminal in his hand, clicked on it, and a research log with a time stamp of yesterday was exposed in front of his eyes.

【#107 Unknown Technology】

This is a new file created only yesterday, which details the conjecture and analysis of World Tree technology.Among them are bio-responsive cyborg armor, highly modular buildings, and unknown metal surfaces composed of unknown materials.

This is face-to-face analysis technology at other people's homes!

And this is exactly what happened yesterday when Artyom found out that the technological composition of the World Tree was extremely mysterious, and immediately started a series of mathematical model construction and analysis and derivation when he returned to the research compartment.It's just that the roots of the world tree are too hard, and he didn't find a way to sample them at all.

Lermontov shook his hands, but his expression remained unchanged. As an old fox, he was naturally prepared:

"You misunderstood. I just wanted to prove my value in many scientific research fields, so I claimed to conduct research on your technology. If this offends you, I am willing to accept any form of punishment!"

This makes sense.I have the ability to analyze your technology before joining you. Doesn't that prove my scientific research level?
Turing also glanced at the time and nodded seriously:

"In that case, let Colonel Marozov handle you after he returns."

"Varied……"

ka ka ka-

Thousands of roots erupted and locked Lermontov's body tightly, and a burst of orange light drew closer to the wall.The terminal was firmly caught by Turing's phantom limb and placed in front of Artyom.

The latter stared blankly at the wall where Lermontov disappeared, and then stared blankly at the terminal in front of him, until a shadow enveloped him, and he shuddered:
"This……"

"As a researcher with such proficiency in materials science and Tektronix technology, why do you stay in the energy exploration team?"

Artyom was helped up in a daze, and was immediately flattered, and at the same time said in surprise:

"You already knew..."

"Of course I know, but that old man is from Ice Castle, how can he not be charged with a proper crime?"

Turing returned to the back of the mechanical table with a smile, and motioned for Artyom to sit across from him. The latter sat down with the terminal in his arms.

"I have read these research logs, and I have to say that you are very talented. In addition to your accomplishments in the fields of biology and mechanics, I am more interested in your knowledge of materials science. If you want, you can now Enter my scientific research team and be called a part of World Tree."

Artyom was completely stunned, and then there was a burst of ecstasy, and he subconsciously stood up:

"You... what you said is true!? But..."

Immediately he felt a burst of doubt:
"Can you judge this information only from these logs? You..."

"Actually, I'm also a scientific researcher." Turing narrowed his eyes, "Just now that old guy was talking nonsense, do you really think I can't understand the above content? And..."

A bright red particle of light flew out of Artyom's body, landed on Turing's shoulder and gradually disappeared:

"I've been paying attention to you since you entered Montau City. A scientific research genius is hidden in such a nest. I have to say that Vladimir really lacks the ability to read people."

After saying these words, Artyom felt a surge of emotion, which seemed to be filled with tears——

Originally from the field of war technology, he was forced to enter the energy department, and was also assigned to a technical position in mineral exploration.After persisting in this way for several years, I thought that the third corporate war would be able to flex its muscles, but everything around it has not changed in essence.

But now Turing's words are tantamount to letting Artyom find a confidant. He has always thought that he is underappreciated, and he feels a strong sense of belonging and empathy. It's strange that tears don't fill his eyes.

Artyom was so excited that he didn't sit down again with trembling hands. He wanted to hug Turing, but he didn't know what to do because of his identity. In the end, he could only bow heavily to him:
"Thank you... Thank you! Please let me join! Please let me join!"

And Turing evoked a smile:
"Don't be so excited. Stay here, sooner or later your name will be heard throughout the world, and the monument of science will make your name go down in history. As for now..."

Turing's eyes turned red, and the mechanical wormhole instantly engulfed the two of them. A strong sense of being moved and inertial weightlessness came, and Artyom had already arrived in a huge laboratory.

A huge space of more than ten meters high, a mechanical root system that goes straight to the zenith, a large number of mechanical roots that come and go, and countless divided metal passages.Artyom's head became hot, his eyes were full of fanaticism:

"This is... deep underground?!"

The scale in front of him is already comparable to the Ice Castle Chief Research Institute he visited when he was studying, and even more magnificent than that!And the scene in front of him, like the interior of an alien spaceship, aroused his infinite curiosity:
"What was that just now?"

"The silicon-based wormhole, combined with the efficient transportation function achieved by the world tree after the sulfur steel, also has a certain strategic nature."

"world Tree?"

Artyom was taken aback for a moment, and then he carefully observed the cluster of main root nuclei rising from the sky in front of him. Countless information intertwined in his mind, constructing an unbelievable possibility:

"Could it be that... the buildings outside, the entire laboratory, and your various deployments on the Western Front... are all made up of this big mechanical tree in front of you?!"

"That's right." Turing narrowed his eyes, let the roots of the World Tree separate into clusters, and had a close contact with Artyom, who was like a bumpkin entering the city, "The roots of the World Tree are all over the underground in the northwest, and everything moves Can't escape my eyes, including those so-called surprise warhead air strike pods outside..."

"As long as such a thing is deployed, it will be able to achieve concealed and fast strategic transportation... and extremely efficient infrastructure capabilities... It can even assist scientific research to achieve high-precision work! Compared with them, the latest production of Mikton The industrial robot arm is simply scrap iron..."

Artyom's eyes became brighter and brighter. If these mechanical tentacles can be used as scientific research tools, the efficiency will be improved like a rocket.

And after receiving Turing's affirmative answer, and that everyone in the World Tree has a set of daughter roots, the young man is even more excited.

After Turing took him on a shallow tour of projects including the Monster Equipment Factory and the Evil Mycelium, Artyom only felt that the technology of Domino Industries was simply in a wheelchair.

This kind of environment and treatment is the future he yearns for, and can create a stage for him to become famous.At the same time, he gradually developed a slight disdain for Vladimir, and this emotion became stronger as he saw more World Tree technology.

That stupid officer has no idea what kind of existence he is negotiating with...

At the end, looking at the face of Nate the Firefox on Turing's head, Artyom finally couldn't help asking questions:
"Mr. Qianmian, I want to know... are you really as young as you look?"

Apart from admiration, gratitude and sympathy, Artyom also felt a little unwilling.

The same young man, why does Qianmian now have a huge force and occupy the northwest, overwhelming the Rattlesnake troops from Mickton and Wu's Heavy Industry, the former Yezhou Jiuke, while he can only stay in a small In the exploration department, do some war science and technology experiments depend on the face of the instructor?
Turing's answer to this was:

"You don't think this is my face, do you?"

During the speech, the strong electric dryness distorted the voice, and the light particles flickered densely. Artyom was horrified to find that the other party turned into his own face, and his voice gradually became exactly the same as his own!
"This is... a holographic image?! But how is it possible? Today's technology simply cannot achieve such a precise imaging effect..."

Then his voice froze.

World Tree is able to do this. Could it be that the technology of this organization has already surpassed the entire world in secret? !

I don't know anything else, at least in the case of holograms, it is definitely the top cutting-edge technology!
And now, Artyom probably already knows the reason why the other party calls himself "Thousand Faces".In this way, no one knows what the face hidden under the holographic image looks like. It may be a very old man, or it may be a young and beautiful woman, and even the voice is fake...

　The progress of the plot is a bit slow recently, and it will start to speed up tomorrow...

　
(End of this chapter)