Chapter 65: A High Position Brings Heavy Responsibilities

Two days later. In Donghai, Lingang New Area, Tesla Gigafactory, there are only two people, Lin Xian and Jask, in the confidential conference room. Jask's visit to the Dragon Kingdom was not made with much fanfare, and he did not even update his itinerary on Twitter. He flew to the Dragon Kingdom secretly alone. As soon as he landed, he contacted Lin Xian and arranged to meet at the Tesla Gigafactory. Jask knew it. Lin Xian must tell him something very important, so obviously, there is no place more suitable than this confidential conference room. This is the highest-level place in the Gigafactory, and only Jask has access rights. He led Lin Xian in, locked the door, followed the Romans, brewed a pot of tea and said with a smile:

"Long time no see, Lin Xian. I'm very happy for you when I heard that you have completed three test questions for the Genius Club."

He poured a cup of tea for Lin Xian and handed it over, and Lin Xian took it. Some were hot, so I put them on the coffee table. It had been less than two months since she had been separated from Jask, but Lin Xian found that he looked very tired and lacked some of the energy he had before. Have you been too busy these past two months? Jask poured himself a cup of tea and sat across from Lin Xian.

"Then have you entered the answer to the third question? From what I know about you, you must think that humans have a future, right?"

Lin Xian nodded:

"I did choose YES. I think humans have a future and should have a future. But I haven't entered the specific answer yet.

"After all, although I know that the last question is subjective, and my answer will probably not be revised again. But to be cautious, I still want to wait until the two of us have a chat today and learn more about some things. Answer the questions again.”

Jask listened. chuckle

"If it's just a taste, of course. But please understand, I've said before that as long as you're not a confirmed member of the Genius Club, I can't tell you too many specific things."

"Even if I am very sure that there will be no monitoring in this conference room, and no third person will know about our conversation. But since I have joined the Genius Club, principles are principles, and rules are rules."

"I believe that anyone who does big things should have the quality of keeping his word. I think this is the same for you."

Lin Xian turned the tea cup on the coffee table and smiled slightly:

"Don't worry, I don't want to ask you specific questions about the Genius Club. Or to put it another way, today we just treat it as a chat between friends.

"I'm a little curious...How did you answer the third question? Such a subjective answer shouldn't be a secret matter. Besides, your behavior has always been so high-profile. Even if you don't say it, everyone can guess it. Come out in a hurry."

Jask took a sip of tea and put down the cup:

"Of course there is no problem. This is really not a topic worth hiding for me. My goal and dream are known to the whole world, which is to immigrate to Mars and further step into the wider space."

"It's not that I hate the earth. On the contrary, I like the earth very much. However, if human civilization wants to develop and continue, then going out of the earth and out of the star system is an inevitable path."

"In fact, many problems have begun to emerge gradually on the earth now, such as environmental problems, resource problems, and energy problems. The deterioration of all things is gradual. Until the point when it becomes highlighted, everything seems to be calm."

"However, if you wait until the deteriorating results become apparent and then try to make up for it, it will be too late. Take immigration to Mars and interstellar navigation as examples. The development iteration of this technology does not mean that the project is established today. In a few years or decades, It can be achieved within a few days, which is bound to be a long process. "

"What I am doing now, to use the idiom of the Dragon Kingdom, is to be prepared for danger in times of peace and to prepare for a rainy day: many people think that I am a liar and that my hype is for the sake of the stock price. I do not deny this, because I know clearly that there are many things I am doing. Bragging. I really can’t do what I promised in a short time.”

"But I have to do this. From a long-term perspective, if human civilization has not started to study alien immigration and space navigation now, when will it be delayed? Is it delayed until the crisis of annihilation comes and it will not be able to fly? When we go out to Earth, we will have to wait until the aliens hit us and then we will think of building a spaceship."

"In the history of mankind, there have been too many lessons of this kind of hindsight. I don't want to see mankind repeat the same mistakes. Therefore, there must be the first person to do this, and there must be the first person to ignite this phenomenon. Fire."

"You can't ignite this fire by just relying on words, you must have practical actions. You may think that my idea is unfounded. After all, human beings are likely to survive on the earth until natural extinction without any extinction. Disasters happen. But haha, I can't say more. In short, leading people out of the earth and flying into the universe is the best future in my opinion. "

Jask spread his hands and laughed at himself: "I don't know how many times I have lied and boasted about launching an immigrant spacecraft to Mars. The first thing I said was to land on Mars in 2026, but later it was pushed to 2030. , and later it was pushed to 2050."

"Actually, I know in my heart that this is simply not possible. Even within a hundred years, it will be impossible for humans to immigrate to Mars."

"But I still have to say this, because the vast majority of human beings in this world are short-sighted. If I promise more time than their lives, no one will be interested in it, and they will think that they have already done it by then. Why do you care about something so long ago?"

"For them, as long as the sun rises as usual tomorrow, as long as the sun rises as usual on the day of his death... Even if the sun explodes the day after his death, they don't care."

"Of course I don't say this is wrong. This kind of mentality is very good. It's just that they can think this way, I can't, and we can't."

Jask's expression became serious and he stared at Lin Xian

"NobesseObige"

He then translated:

“With a high position comes a heavy responsibility.”

There was a pause. Jask continued:

"I can't say that every one of those who can join the genius club is a good person and that every one of them is doing the right thing: but whether it is good or bad, whether it is correct or not, no one can tell before the final conclusion."

"But one thing is certain...those who can get invitations to the Genius Club and can answer three questions correctly have ideas and beliefs that are far beyond ordinary people. We will not consider crises outside of life stages "

"I can't tell you more about the rest, Lin Xian. Anyway, you will soon enter the genius club, where you will naturally know everything, and you are not in a hurry to get the answer from me right now. And I also believe that you Like us, we are all people who abide by principles and keep our promises. "

After listening to Jask’s explanation. Lin Xian roughly understood that he actually knew much more information about the Genius Club than Jask thought he knew.

The answer to the third question is indeed more important than you think. What kind of future do you think is best? Perhaps, it means that what kind of future do you want to give this world? This is indeed not a subjective question that can be filled in casually. However, after going through all kinds of troubles to get the invitation letter and answering the first two questions correctly, no one would write the answer casually when faced with the third question. Just like Lin Xian now. Even if you have already thought about the answer, you still want to confirm it again

"Then you must have chosen YES for the third question. Lin Xian said:

"After all, all your plans rely on human beings themselves."

"Then I'm more confused. If it's true as you said, the Genius Club is thinking about and working hard for the future of mankind, will there really be any members who are facing the future of mankind?" When asked this question, choose NO.

"Of course." Jask replied without hesitation.

"This is not difficult to understand. There is no shortage of pessimists among human beings. However, pessimism does not mean doing nothing.

"Isn't Kevin Walker's choice NO? He never believed that humans have a future, so the path he chose should be a future without humans."

"Actually, I never knew what the future envisioned by Kevin Walker and the future he wanted to achieve looked like. But when you told me about the digital life Turing, it was not difficult to guess."

"No wonder that guy Kevin has always been at odds with me, because the future he envisioned is completely in conflict with my plan. It's not just a disagreement in ideas, but also other issues such as resource inclination, technology direction, and so on.

Lin Xian nodded silently. He heard it. The members of the Genius Club also don't know each other's details or what the other wants to achieve in the future. Jask said he has never been aware of Kevin Walker's future plans and only guessed recently. But Lin Xian knew it. Digital Life Turing once told Lin Xian about Kevin Walker's plan. In the eyes of Kevin Walker, he really has no confidence in the future of mankind and is even disappointed with the existence of mankind itself. Therefore, his future plan is to digitize and digitize all the billions of humans around the world and turn them into digital beings. Billions of digital beings do not need to live on the real earth. They only need to live in virtual servers. Turn into data, continue to cycle and simulate. Lock the entire human civilization in a super network server the size of a city. This is the future Kevin Walker envisions. But before he could use his fists, he was betrayed by his own digital life Turing. No wonder Turing said at the time

"The moment I became a digital being, I realized that Kevin Walker's plan was unworkable and doomed to failure."

At that time in Mississippi, the United States, Lin Xian could not fully understand this sentence. He understands now. really. Turing used his dramatic life to prove how ridiculous Kevin Walker's future plan was. What two happy enemies. It really makes people think deeply about this.

"But what's the difference between what Kevin Walker and others who don't think humans have a future are doing and killing all humans?"

Lin Xian frowned slightly and looked at Jask

"Even if it means killing all humans around the world, is this something allowed by the Genius Club?"

Jask looked at Lin Xian. He didn't speak for a long time. Finally, he pursed his lips and said slowly:

"Human civilization does not necessarily need humans."

hehe. Lin Xian couldn't help laughing. Can a civilization without human beings be considered human civilization?" Jask also laughed:

"Of course I hope everyone thinks the same as you, Lin Xian, but obviously some people just think differently from us, and they still firmly believe they are right."

"But if you ask me to deny that their ideas are wrong now, I can't do it. Again, until the real results come, who knows what is right and what is the best way? Woolen cloth"

"You must have seen the famous science fiction work Three-Body Problem of Dragon Kingdom. At the end of the second story of Dark Forest, humans all over the world felt that Wallfacer Luo Ji was wrong, incompetent, and a failure."

"Until the real last moment, when Luo Ji used the laws of the dark forest to save the earth, all the surrounding humans knelt down to him, which looked funny and dramatic."

"So, to be fair, I don't like Kevin Walker and I don't like his plan, but I'm not qualified to deny that his plan must be wrong. No one knows what success looks like until the last moment, no. At the end of the day, no one knows who the real savior is. "

The tea in the tea cup is no longer steaming. Be gentle. Lin Xian picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp, then placed the empty teacup in his palm and turned it around.

"Turing is dead."

"I know."

Jask asked doubtfully:

"Didn't you kill him with your own hands in the United States? I sent you the address. No. Lin Xian shook his head.

"You said that was Kevin Walker, but I'm talking about Turing now. That digital life was also killed by me."

For a while. Jask opened his eyes wide.

"You you can kill digital life"

Lin Xian nodded.

"When did it happen?" Jask asked.

"Just a few days ago.

Lin Xian thought for a while:

"Let's say June 16th, Father's Day."

after. Jask fell into silence for dozens of seconds. Then Wanghe laughed:

"Good kill!"

"Based on Kevin Walker's nature, keeping the digital life version of him will sooner or later be a disaster."

"What good news, Lin Xian, is this what you wanted to tell me when you called me to the East China Sea?"

"I have to say, this news is really great. If I had known it earlier, I should have brought a bottle of Dom Perignon champagne! Let's celebrate!"

However... Lin Xian had a serious look on his face and shook his index finger.

"Unfortunately, Jask, the news I want to tell you is not this. On the contrary, what I want to tell you is actually bad news." He looked at Jask, whose smile had frozen, and said softly.

You're dying too. ".

"Probably in July, you will be killed, and then your substitute will replace you without anyone noticing, hiding the truth and deceiving the whole world."

Jask narrowed his eyes

"Are you predicting the future?"

Lin Xian shook his head

"I am stating the future, or, as the Genius Club likes to say, the established history."

Lin Xian's words. Jask was silent. He originally asked where Lin Xian got the news, but after thinking about it, he felt it was not necessary. Because it doesn't matter where this "established history" comes from, what matters is that it is true, and that is enough. He knew Lin Xian very well as a person and liked Lin Xian as a friend. so. He knows it very well. Lin Xian would not lie to him about this matter, and even secretly called him to the East China Sea, which meant that Lin Xian had already suspected

Among the people around him, there are undercover enemy agents.

Jask's own first instinct was the same. He is the richest man in the world. It's not that easy for ordinary people to kill him. The only long-range threats to him before were Kevin Walker and Turing, but now these two people, or one person, were all killed by Lin Xian. Under such a premise, it is difficult to imagine that the enemy can kill himself, or kill him secretly, and then quietly let the substitute take over. How would the enemy do it if there were no undercover agents and internal agents around him?

"Do you know who killed me?" Jask asked.

Lin Xian shook his head:

If I knew the specific time and the specific murderer, I would definitely tell you as soon as possible. But I only know the approximate time of your death and the facts of your death, and I don’t know anything else.

"But I suggest you not to believe too much in the time of death I said. After all, the trajectory of the future is constantly changing. No one knows in what direction the wings of a space-time butterfly will blow the future."

"I see."

Jask nodded:

"Too much human intervention will definitely produce a space-time butterfly effect. For example, if I give the enemy a chance earlier, maybe they will kill me earlier; if I am on guard, maybe they will change the time and change the time. Way to kill me."

Subsequently. He sighed. Looks more and more tired

"To tell you the truth, I am quite melancholy this June."!

"I see it."

Lin Xian said bluntly: "You look very tired and not in good spirits."

Jask smiled bitterly:

"Because I knew at the beginning of the month that my future plans were destined to fail."

Lin Xian tilted his head:

Did you know this from the president of the Genius Club?”

Jask smiled incredulously. Didn't say it directly. It's the default

"So throughout June, I have been feeling lost. Of course, I didn't give up, I just felt a sense of powerlessness."

Lin Xian looked at Jask and said nothing. really. Jask's future plans are doomed to fail. He knew this as early as the fifth dream. Jask in the fifth dream had a perfect ending. First of all, he did not die and lived hundreds of years later. Secondly, he is the ruler of Mars and controls everything on Mars. He also needs strength, technology, and population. It can be said. He is the most successful and powerful person in the entire Fifth Dream. But even so. He still failed. It was Jask who told Angelica himself that he had failed and wanted to give Angelica one last try, so he sent Angelica back to Earth for protection. There was no need to say more after that. Jask didn't achieve anything famous, and failed completely. Since it cannot succeed under such a perfect situation with the right time, place, people and people, it is enough to show that Jask's future plan does have flaws. Or. It's fundamentally unfeasible. Judging from Jask's not-so-good mental state, he must have realized this himself.

"Is there any way you can avoid death?"

Lin Xian asked. Jask nodded.

"There is definitely a way to avoid it, but this is not a long-term solution. The enemy is in the dark and I am in the open, and has planted an informant around me. I can hide for a while, but can I hide for a lifetime?"

"Then what are you going to do?"

Lin Xian guessed

"Are you going to set a trap and catch the undercover agent?"

Jask shook his head and held up a finger.

“This is a clever strategy, but not clever enough.

Said. He rolled his eyes and smiled slightly:

I've got a better idea. "1

"And, this will not only solve my crisis, but also kill two birds with one stone!"

His tone was a little excited. His expression also changed from the tiredness just now to excitement, as if his whole person came to life. He couldn't help but stand up. Walking around the conference room with a smile on his face

"Lin Xian, please lend Angelica a hand, you probably don't mind."

Lin Xian spread his hands:

"Angelica is neither my subordinate nor my property. It's a bit redundant for you to ask me."

"Angelica is my friend. If you want something from her, just go to her directly."

Jask chuckled.

"I'm just saying hello to you in advance."!

nonsense

Listen to Jask say this. Lin Xian understood. Jask mentioned Angelica here deliberately. Of course he knew that there was no need to say hello to Lin Xian when borrowing Angelica. But he made a point of mentioning it again. In fact, it was equivalent to spoiling Lin Xian's plan in a tactful way.

"A very bold plan."

Lin Xian smiled knowingly:

"I've only heard of a civet cat being exchanged for a prince, but I've never seen a prince exchanged for a civet cat."

Jask cast an approving look at Lin Xian. Sure enough, Lin Xian was a smart man, and he figured out his plan so quickly:

"The next step will be a long time. I think this will be the moment to test my acting skills."

Jask geared up and snorted coldly.

"That's why I said before

"The substitute is such a good thing!"