Break out of the courtyard

Chapter 1039 Experience of the Korean War

The pre-event briefing for the 6th Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony, which was being held inside the indoor gymnasium of Shenzhen Peace College, was unusually quiet!

The 51 first-prize winners, 156 second-prize winners, and 2711 third-prize winners, along with 232 reporters and special guests, sat quietly in their respective seats, wearing black gaming helmets.

Because of limited seating, each team winner can only send one representative to enter.

Therefore, there were no people wearing gaming helmets here, only bodyguards and guards standing along the surrounding walls.

In the sight of these bodyguards and guards, Zhang Heping, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, stood with his hands behind his back behind the stage in the center of the venue, where he stood for nearly an hour.

The venue only began to liven up after all the gaming helmets automatically rose up.

"It's amazing that Consultant Zhang was able to materialize the detector we developed in his dream, with every part exactly as described, and he even gave examples of many applications."

"How much of the application areas Mr. Zhang mentioned do you remember? I feel like I've forgotten a lot of it!"

"I'd heard before that Hong Kong's virtual dream world was amazing, and today I finally got to experience it on the mainland!"

"Do you remember what methods of neutrino detection Mr. Zhang mentioned?"

"My memory is getting increasingly blurry, what's going on?"

As the amnesia aftereffects of virtual dreams appear, most participants can only recall a few memorable fragments from the virtual dreams, while other memories become increasingly faint.

However, as the awards ceremony began and the winners were announced one by one, the attendees gradually remembered the technology tree that had grown to half their height.

If these award winners are so quick to forget, then the reporters and special guests must be even more so!

When those journalists lost their cameras and recorders in their dreams, it was quite a challenge for them to describe what they saw and heard in their virtual dreams in reality with just a pen.

……

Hwaseong, USA, Hwaseong Daily News Agency.

When the 6th Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at the Shenzhen Peace Academy ended, it was only 10 a.m. on the 7th in the United States.

Just a few minutes after 10 o'clock, the tall, thin, brown-haired editor-in-chief rushed to the office door and shouted loudly to the staff in the large office:

"It's out! Quickly refresh the media website and write up the press release for the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony!"

It's called writing, but it's really just copying!

Under the onslaught of internet media, these small newspapers are not only on the verge of bankruptcy, but they are also within a few months.

Therefore, the only option is to cut costs and find a way to win!

"A magical virtual dream? A magical technology demonstration? A magical technology tree?" A young, dark-skinned woman wearing white-rimmed glasses looked at the middle-aged, overweight man beside her with a puzzled expression. "Editor-in-chief, what message is this news article trying to convey?"

The portly editor frowned and said, "Open other news websites and see how they're reporting it!"

A blond young man nearby reminded him, "Editor-in-chief, there are many posts about the awards ceremony on the world's internet forums!"

"Mr. Zhang transformed our award-winning technology into a technology tree, which is now permanently planted in the virtual learning dream?" The blond young man looked at the screen and asked疑惑地问道, "What's a technology tree? That's a strange name!"

……

The Magnesium Embassy in Hong Kong, Central, Hong Kong Island.

"We don't know what the technology tree is either, but our people are contacting the winners from countries like France and the United States, and we'll have the results soon!" Director Alex, holding the landline receiver, signed documents delivered by his secretary while replying to the person on the other end of the line, "3D virtual projection?"

"Okay, I'll have someone investigate that as well!"

"Yes, Mr. Zhang sent word that he no longer needs the Japanese islanders' bacterial research data!"

"Okay, I will continue to look for opportunities to communicate with him about the Peace Academy issue."

Seeing the curator hang up the phone, the female secretary waiting beside her for the documents to be signed asked suspiciously, "Curator, why are they calling so urgently to inquire about the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony? Has something happened in Shenzhen?"

"It's still unclear!" Curator Alex handed a note with the keywords "Technology Tree" and "3D Void Projection" written on it to his female secretary. "Take this to the intelligence department on the basement floor and have them investigate. Give me a detailed explanation of what these two words mean by 10 a.m. tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll put the documents back in the drawer and head over." The female secretary took the note, glanced at it, and continued:

"I just saw a similar term on the news on my phone. Would you like to check the news on your phone first, curator?"

"Have the intelligence department check it out!" Curator Alex closed the folder and handed it to his female secretary, saying, "Pay close attention to when Mr. Zhang and his family will return!"

……

The next morning, Zhang Heping declined Deng Lao and Qian Lao's offer to stay and returned to Hong Kong Island with some of his family members and the regenerative brain server.

With the regenerative brain server returned to the computer room on the first floor of the library at the Hong Kong Island Peace College, the virtual learning dream here was once again opened to internal users. As more people experienced it, outsiders gradually began to understand what a technology tree was.

As for Zhang Heping's demonstration of the award-winning projects using 3D virtual projection in the virtual learning dream, some of the process was also recounted by some foreign award winners.

After Zhang Heping finished debugging the virtual learning dream equipment, he took the suitcase that his father Zhang Bing had brought back and went to the virtual dream lecture hall to prepare for the completion of the virtual dream of the Korean War.

The three Zhang brothers, Zhang Bei, Zhang Long, and Zhang Hu, who did not return to Hong Kong Island, are still at the indoor gymnasium of Shenzhen Peace College, leading Zhang Yi's brain-computer interface research team to disassemble the game helmets and connecting components.

Zhang Yi carefully rolled up the gold foil ribbon on the ground and asked Elder Qian, who was passing by, "Vice Dean Qian, is it really impossible to lend us a laboratory temporarily?"

Old Qian laughed and said, "Your third uncle said he won't arrange a laboratory for you; you should ask the Chinese Academy of Sciences!"

A female researcher carefully placed a black helmet into a wooden crate filled with scraps of paper, then turned and asked, "Vice Dean Qian, could we borrow a storage room?"

"These brain-computer interfaces and components are too valuable; it might not be safe to keep them in a gymnasium!"

"That's fine, we'll talk about it after you've finished dismantling it!" Old Qian walked to the side with his hands behind his back and a smile. He and the three brain-computer interface experts who accompanied him sat in the audience seats and quietly watched the group of young people dismantle the helmets, iron pipes, and gold wires.

Shenzhen Peace College has the laboratories of Zhang Bei and Zhang Long, but has never arranged a laboratory for Zhang Yi's brain-computer interface research team.

Although Zhang Bei privately asked his father, Zhang Heping, and told Zhang Yi the reason, Zhang Yi still did not want to leave Shenzhen Peace Academy.

In his mind, if brain-computer interfaces could be researched at the Shenzhen Peace Academy, his third uncle and Xiao Bei would also be able to share in the credit.

However, Zhang Heping didn't care about any of that. He only wanted Zhang Yi to obtain the official resources belonging to their brain-computer interface research team so that he could rise through the ranks.

With 7000 virtual reality game helmets as a foundation, Zhang Yi's brain-computer interface research team seemed to have been upgraded to a regular army. They quickly received a response from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which was preparing to cooperate with Shenzhen Fu and Shenzhen Peace Academy to jointly establish the "Chinese Academy of Sciences Shenzhen Brain-Computer Interface Research Institute".

When Zhang Yi heard about this decision, he had not yet realized the Chinese Academy of Sciences' intention in establishing a secondary college in Shenzhen.

It wasn't until Zhang Zhaodi came home from get off work and heard the news that she pulled Zhang Yi and Luo Yi into the study and quietly analyzed the situation with them.

"The Shenzhen Brain-Computer Intervention Research Center that you helped set up is actually similar to your brain-computer interface research team; the person in charge is only at the division-level administrative rank," Zhang Zhaodi said, looking at her nephew.

"But research institutes are different, especially secondary colleges under the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Not only are they at a higher level, but they can also be smoothly promoted to the Chinese Academy of Sciences."

Seeing that her husband remained silent, Roy couldn't help but ask, "Auntie, I think this matter might not be so simple!"

"This is what I think: if this research institute is established, neither Yi Ge nor I are qualified to be the deans. In other words, future brain-computer interface research may no longer be up to us."

Zhang Zhaodi nodded, and seeing that her niece-in-law still had something to say, she didn't interrupt.

"Furthermore, my third uncle's brain-computer interface technology is already fully developed!" Roy frowned. "And he also owns two academies."

"If I were the third uncle, among the secondary colleges of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and my own two colleges, I certainly wouldn't let outsiders benefit from brain-computer interface technology, would I?"

Zhang Zhaodi was about to speak when Zhang Yi said, "If we establish this research institute, we'll probably need to bring in some brain-computer interface experts from Western Sichuan. With our qualifications, besides brain-computer interface technology and our connection to my third uncle, we have no other advantages!"

"I think it will take some time to establish the research institute!" Zhang Zhaodi slowly expressed her thoughts. "You can take advantage of this time to learn technology from your third uncle. Once the research institute is established, you might be able to compete for the position of vice president of the research institute based on your own skills."

"Vice Dean?" Zhang Yi frowned. "My aunt doesn't want me to compete for the dean position. Does she think my age and skills aren't convincing enough?"

Zhang Zhaodi, remembering that her nephew had been a teacher and hadn't seen many sordid things, spoke more bluntly: "If you can reach Xiao Bei's current brain-computer interface level, while others are only at your current level, you'll most likely be able to secure the position of vice dean."

"If you could reach your third uncle's level of brain-computer interface, the vice dean position would definitely be yours!"

"Even with brain-computer interface technology like my third uncle's, he can only compete for the position of vice dean?" Zhang Yi was extremely puzzled.

"Have you joined the Party?" Zhang Zhaodi asked slowly. "Do you have any experience managing a college?"

"You don't even have middle management experience, so don't aim too high!"

……

When the news of the establishment of the Shenzhen Brain-Computer Technology Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences reached Zhang Heping, he made no comment and continued to work on filling in the data of his dream library and the research on brainwave replication between regenerated brains.

Even if the Shenzhen Institute of Brain-Computer Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences is established, it will be difficult to transfer the brain-computer interface experts from Shenzhen Heping College there without Zhang Heping's statement.

Those brain-computer interface experts can go there if they want, as long as they work at the Shenzhen Institute of Brain-Computer Interaction Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and don't think about going back to the Shenzhen Peace College.

This is also why the Chinese Academy of Sciences wants to cooperate with Shenzhen Peace College; to put it bluntly, it's to facilitate future personnel transfers.

Based on what Hua Lao and Director Wang knew about Zhang Heping, the fact that Zhang Heping did not object meant that the matter was open to discussion.

In fact, they knew that Zhang Heping wanted to support his eldest nephew Zhang Yi, and the proposal to establish the Shenzhen Brain-Computer Technology Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was based on this.

To put it simply, it's just making empty promises!

As Zhang Zhaodi analyzed, if Zhang Yi continued to stay in the small framework of the brain-computer interface research team, he would at most be a division-level official.

Now, by establishing a secondary college program, we can not only incorporate Zhang Yi's brain-computer interface research team, but also gather brain-computer interface experts from Western Sichuan and Shenzhen to form a united force, instead of fighting alone.

The reason Zhang Heping remained silent was that he had seen through the situation and wanted to see what position they would give Zhang Yi.

Research institutes under the Chinese Academy of Sciences must first develop relevant technologies before they can grow into secondary colleges, and then teach students and supervise master's and doctoral students.

Otherwise, a research institute without technology is no different from a research center or research team!

By the end of July, Zhang Heping hadn't received any news from the research institute. Instead, he met the group of people from the History Department of Capital University who were researching the course of the Korean War.

Because of the large number of people and events involved, both mainland China and the United States have continuously sent personnel to participate in the research.

Even though they had streamlined their team for this trip to Hong Kong Island, more than 300 people still came, mostly Americans.

Zhang Heping's attitude remained the same as before: as long as they had communicated the information, he would not waste time getting involved in their arguments.

After hearing that the virtual dream world of the Korean War was to be further improved, Zhang Bei and Zhang Long took their grandparents, great-uncle, and others back to Hong Kong Island, hoping to experience firsthand the large-scale virtual dream world of the Korean War that their father, Zhang Heping, was building, just like the outsiders.

Zhang Yi originally intended to take his researchers to Hong Kong Island, but when he was about to set off, he realized that the burden on their brain-computer interface research team had become much heavier.

The virtual dream equipment in three locations—Nanjing Fall, Night Cherry Blossom Project, and Shenzhen Brain-Computer Therapy Research Center—all require maintenance by their 50-person team.

Although the 34 newly joined researchers learned quickly, biological brains and regenerative brains are very fragile, and Zhang Yi, Luo Yi, and the original 14 researchers dared not let go.

In particular, after the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre by Japanese Invaders officially opened the "Nanjing Fall" virtual dream experience to the public, they dared not relax their vigilance even more!

Because the regenerating brain server in Nanjing had its perception accelerated, they not only had to observe and ensure the state of the regenerating brain, but also had to be careful about whether the participants' bodies had any abnormalities.

Another factor holding them back was the large number of biological brain servers at the Shenzhen Brain-Computer Therapy Research Center, as well as the vegetative state patients, epilepsy patients, and mental patients who were transferred to the center one after another.

Following Zhang Yi and his team, brain-computer interface experts from the mainland, after prolonged contact with those biological brain and regenerative brain servers, finally had to recognize a reality: their bodies simply cannot compare with those of young people!

Those young people can stay in the virtual dream for four or five hours at a time. After leaving the virtual dream, they will at most feel dizzy, have a headache, and be hungry.

However, older brain-computer interface specialists were asked by neurosurgeons to take glucose and brain-boosting fluids after spending an hour in the virtual dream world, and they were not allowed to continue testing.

Only after the veteran experts recognized their own shortcomings did they agree to allow Zhang Yi's brain-computer interface research team to continue expanding.

However, just as Zhang Yixin recruited 50 researchers and expanded the team to a size of 100, news came from Hong Kong that the virtual dream world of the Korean War had been completed and that various parties were discussing when to open it to the public for experience.

If things were done according to Zhang Heping's plan, the Americans would naturally not be allowed to participate in the experience. Even though they provided information about the Korean War, they would only be allowed to observe the construction process. After all, they wouldn't provide the Japanese with their bacterial research data...