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Published at 24th of April 2020 12:00:19 AM
Chapter 990: 990
Chapter 990 A Blank Sheet of Paper

Jiang Chen, of course, has seen him before . Even if he has turned into dust, Jiang Chen would still remember that face . The face linked to the brain that was floating in the culture tank…


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And buried together with the Supreme .

“We meet again, Dr . Lin Minjie . ” Looking at the man on the screen, Jiang Chen sighed with some emotion, took the coat from the open hibernation chamber, and covered the girl . “I thought you were already dead, I didn’t expect to see you alive . ”

Although Dr . Lin Minjie was much younger than the last time Jiang Chen saw him in the underground fallout shelter in Wanghai, he still recognized him from certain distinct facial features . The girl lying in the hibernation chamber also put a complex expression on his face .

At the same time the screens lit up, Hu Cheng gestured and rushed forward with the soldiers in front of Jiang Chen .

As he passed Jiang Chen, he caught sight of the girl in the hibernation chamber with the corner of his eye . He was shocked, but he quickly made the decision to ignore what he saw and focused his attention on the man on the screen .

Although he didn’t know who the person was, his instincts told him the man doesn’t have the best relationship with the general .

“Lin Minjie? That is indeed my name . ”

As if Lin Minjie didn’t see the rifles pointed at him, the man raised his head and looked at the non-existent ceiling and signed in nostalgia . “Allow me to correct one thing . It is debatable if I am alive or not . ”

Debatable?

After hearing this sentence, Jiang Chen frowned and slowly lowered the rifle in his hand .

“Now that you are calmer . No matter what conflicts you have with that person, isn’t it pointless to be angry at a program?” Lin Minjie opened his hands with a helpless expression . “I was born in 2168, almost at the same time as the fallout shelter was completed . My personality and other features are based on the programmer who wrote me . ”

“Can I ask a question?” Jiang Chen asked .


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“Of course . ” Lin Minjie slightly nodded, “answering your questions is the meaning of my existence . ”

“Which level of artificial intelligence are you, basic? Intermediate? Or—” .

“Basic, of course . ” Lin Minjie smiled . “For a commentator, thinking is just cumbersome . ”

Jiang Chen was silent for a long time . Then, he sent an order to Hu Cheng through the communication channel .

“Wait for me outside . ”

Hu Cheng hurriedly replied, “But—” .

“This is an order . ” Jiang Chen used an irrefutable tone and stopped his attempt to persuade . “Wait for me in the elevator . Unless I order, don’t come in . ”

For the Knights, the command of the general is absolute .

Although Hu Cheng was still concerned about the general’s safety, he couldn’t say more . He just reluctantly lowered his head and accepted the order .

“Roger…”

Raising his hand, he gestured to his soldiers in the squad and took them to the corridor leading to the elevator . Standing at the door, he hesitantly took one last look at Jiang Chen’s back before obeying his absolute order and retreating to the elevator .

After the footsteps gradually drifted away, Jiang Chen was silent for a moment before asking


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“Tell me, what are you doing?”

“Leaving seeds for civilization . ”

“These…clones, are what you call seeds?” Jiang Chen’s rifle moved to the side and pointed to the girl who was looking at him with innocent eyes . Then, he said emotionlessly, “or, is this some sort of sick experiment?”

The girl lying in the hibernation chamber looked like an exact replica of Lin Lin . If she was not a special exception, then the 2,000 scientists lying here should all be replicas of Lin Lin…

When Lin Minjie heard Jiang Chen’s words, he shook his head .

“You’ve misunderstood . ”

“Misunderstood?”

“In my database, the key term ‘Seeds of Civilization’ does not contain any words relating to experiment . The human female who is lying in front of your eyes is a clone born through the cell cloning technique with cells from an individual named Lin Lin . Her name is Lin Yi, number 0001 . ”

Jiang Chen was very curious . If number 0001 is called Lin Yi, then what is 0100, or 1000 called . But these didn’t matter, he just wished to know one thing right now .

“Why is it Lin Lin…” Jiang Chen with a complicated expression asked the question bothering him .

“Maybe it is the father’s guilt to his daughter? Or maybe because it’s something else?” Lin Minjie shrugged and said in a nonchalant manner . “The master that created me did not tell me such details . I am afraid I can’t answer that question . As for why you should use these clones, I think even if I don’t tell you, knowing the time of when this fallout shelter was completed, you should realize the answer . ”

Jiang Chen paused for a second, but soon understood the message behind his words .


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The Third World War started in 2171 . This undocumented fallout Shelter was built in 2168 . Therefore, as it was built before the start of the war, the world economy was still a mess and the Science Ethics Committee was still in existence . Therefore, it would be impossible to select a group of “volunteers” willing to go to the future .

From this point of view, the choice of using clones to pass on the seeds of civilization seemed like a helpless choice in the context of history . Although it also violated the taboos of science, at least the creation of clones could be carried out in secrecy .

However, another question still troubled Jiang Chen

“I don’t understand why people must be used as the carrier of information instead of the more efficient machine?”

A mobile hard disk could carry more information than the human brain . And unlike humans, the machine naturally does not know how to forget . Even after millenniums, as long as the parts themselves are not oxidized, knowledge can be passed on for generations .

“You are not the first person to ask this question . My programmer muttered to me before, but I regret that I can’t give you a standard answer . ” Lin Minjie spread his hand, “For reference, I can only tell you the conclusions from the “Seeds of Civilization” researchers; hard drives can pass on knowledge, but only people can serve as the embodiment of civilization . ”

After a pause, Lin Minjie went on .

“Their soul is like a blank sheet of paper . Other than the knowledge they are taught in virtual reality programs, their cognitive and learning abilities are almost the same as those of newborn babies . As long as you are willing to accept them, they will be able to adapt to the outside world in the shortest amount of time . ”

“As for whether to accept them, the choice is yours . ”

In an understatement, Lin Minjie gave Jiang Chen the toughest decision he has had to make .

Jiang Chen silently looked at number 0001 lying in the hibernation chamber, the girl named Lin Yi .

Right now, she was expressionless and looking at him with the eyes of a baby . The clothes covering her body had slipped off when she reached out to gently touch the cold barrel around her . She curiously touched its outline, completely oblivious to the lack of clothes on her body .

“What is this?” Lin Yi asked .

Silence lingered for a long time, before Jiang Chen finally let out a sigh . He put the rifle in his hand down, picked up her clothes, and covered her .

“Put on your clothes first . ”

“Clothes?” Lin Yi tilted her head .

Jiang Chen’s mouth twitched .

He now understood the meaning of “their soul is like a blank sheet of paper” .

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