The Guide to the End of the World: Four Sentinels Compete for Favor

As soon as He Yang finished speaking, Tan Hairu's heart was shocked. She looked at the man in front of her who had a smile on his face but an aura of murderous intent that could not be stopped, and frowned, "You mean, the Military Intelligence Department is investigating me?"

It is no secret that before the end of the world, devices using brain-computer interface technology had been put into production and used on some special groups of people.

However, it was only after the end of the world that she successfully established a mimetic neural network by dissecting the human brain after mental alienation and improving artificial neurons, and tried to implement it in external wearable equipment and robots. This achievement has not been announced to the public. If the Military Intelligence Department has not been investigating her, where did they get the information?

Her eyes involuntarily swept towards Yan Shupei and Yi Shenshou. She had just arrived at the Academy of Sciences and showed them the semi-finished product of the mimetic neural network, and then people from the military came to her and happened to be with them. How could such a coincidence happen?

...So they are from the military?

Yan Shupei and Yi Shenshou were both smart people. They immediately saw the inquiry in Tan Hairu's eyes, but they did not speak out to defend themselves.

Since Tan Hairu didn't ask explicitly, it meant that he had doubts about them. No matter how he explained, it would be difficult to regain their trust. Besides, they didn't really want this trust.

He Yang observed Tan Hairu's murky expression and the undercurrents between the three of them, and smiled, "Mr. Tan, although I know nothing about academics, I guess it costs money for you to do research. Let's not talk about the source of funding after the end of the world for now-"

He paused for a second and continued, "How many of the funds and projects you applied for before the end of the world were from the military industry? You don't think the military is some naive and cute money-spending boy who spends money without following up on the follow-up of these projects, do you?"

Tan Hairu frowned and calmed down quickly: "Of course I don't think so. The Military Intelligence Department has connections everywhere. If they want to grasp the research progress of a small project and the whereabouts of an old woman like me, isn't it easy for them to do so?"

He Yang smiled and said, "Why do you say that about yourself, Mr. Tan? Also, this is not just an ordinary small project. In my opinion, it is not an exaggeration to say that your current research can lead the seventh scientific and technological revolution."

Tan Hairu sneered: "Didn't you just say that you don't understand academics? What do you know about the seventh scientific and technological revolution now?"

He Yang didn't mind her prickly and distant attitude. He maintained his good manners and said with a smile, "Robots can almost think and act like humans. It's very likely that I will suddenly become enlightened when I am in the academy with such a strong academic atmosphere."

Seeing Tan Hairu frowning, the younger assistant said indignantly: "What do you want to do?"

He Yang raised his left hand, and a narrow diamond-shaped blade of light slowly rotated above his palm: "Didn't I just say that? I heard that you are looking for sentinels with high mental power to experiment with the synchronization problem of the mimic neural network, and I happen to have high mental power, so I am ready to provide you with selfless, free, and unreserved help, so as to make a small contribution to the advancement of science and technology and the future of mankind. You are not going to stop the development of science and technology, national rejuvenation, and human progress, right?"

"How could I?!" the young assistant said angrily.

He Yang raised an eyebrow: "If you don't know how to do it, then why are you still making excuses? I'm here to help you, but you still want me to ask you for help. Isn't this right?"

"You——" The young assistant was so angry at him. What kind of soldier is this? The usual training is not to train the mouth!

He Yang looked at him furiously and smiled without saying anything: Guess how I practiced?

Tan Hairu raised her hand to stop the assistant from speaking any further.

After the shock and anger of discovering that she was being monitored by the Military Intelligence Department faded away, she quickly calmed down.

Looking at the sharp and energetic light blade in He Yang's palm, Tan Hairu fell into deep thought.

Just half an hour ago, the assistant hurriedly showed her a paper that had just been published on the Academy of Sciences BBS. The paper mentioned a theory and technology that was very similar to the mimetic neural network, and it was much more novel and advanced than her mimetic neural network. According to the design in the article, breaking the human-machine barrier will no longer be a problem, and the mental threshold required to synchronize the mimetic neural network will also be greatly reduced. The problem that she had been thinking about day and night but could not solve disappeared in an instant.

Subsequent emergency investigations revealed that the account that published the paper belonged to a boy who was only sixteen years old.

He Yang came to find the owner of the account and told her that the Military Intelligence Department was fully aware of all their movements.

After the above emotions faded away, the impact of this series of events made Tan Hairu suddenly feel powerless, as if time was passing by and the years were not with him.

Now, articles that are many years ahead of her theories and technologies have been published on the Internet. Why should she hide them?

As for the Speaker, there is no reason to force an old woman over 70 years old.

She took a deep breath from her thin chest, and when she spoke again, her voice was not as aggressive as before. She nodded and said, "You are right. The original intention of my life's research is to make my own contribution to the development of human society. I do need sentinels with high mental strength to help with some tests. It would be great if you could help."

Tan Hairu turned to Yan Shupei and said, "Shupei, after we finish the test, do you think it would be convenient for us to invite that little student to the gymnasium?"

Her tone was more polite than ever before. Yan Shupei didn't know about the article on the BBS and didn't understand why Tan Hairu's spirit seemed to dissipate all of a sudden. He frowned and told Yi Shenshou to find Yuan Xiaodan, then went to the gymnasium with Tan Hairu, He Yang and others.

Yi Shenshou watched everyone walk away. He lowered his eyes slightly. This trip would probably take a long time, and he might not have a chance to come back. If he wanted to turn off the security equipment, it was only now.

Although it's not very safe, what if Xinxin comes at night and he hasn't got back in time...

Yi Shenshou made up his mind, took the elevator down to the equipment floor, walked through the winding corridor, and used the building manager's ID card to swipe open the metal door of the security equipment room.

The door was just half opened when a dark shadow knocked him aside and rushed out without warning.

Yi Shenshou was startled and subconsciously turned around to chase after him. He was tall and had long legs, so he caught up with the man in a few steps, grabbed the back of the collar and pulled him to the ground.

"what--"

The man cried out in pain, and that female voice sounded very familiar. Yi Shenshou pressed the man to the ground with one knee. He restrained him, took out his cell phone, turned on the screen, and shone it on the man's face.

The person turned her head to hide her face, but Yi Shenshou had already seen her clearly. He couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Junior Sister Mingying?"