lijinwalkedoverohewaerdispenserandfilledhisvacuumfskwihhowaerhewachedheleavesofdragonwelleaswirroundcoloringhewaerashefskfilleduphewasaloneinoneofhemossecreofsinghuauniversiyspuerbs,afaciliyforwhichonlyhe,professoryaoandahandfulofohershadregurclearancehebwashiddendeepwihinhegleaminggssandchromenanoechnologyresearchbuildinghesmallresearchfaciliywasasubsecionofhesaekeyboraoryofinelligenechnologyandsysemsandcouldalsodrawonheresourcesofhesaekeyboraoryofmolecurandnanosciencesaekeybsweregovernmenfundedresearchorganizaionsaffiliaedwihnewchina’sopuniversiiesheb’ssizebeliedheimporanceofheresearchbeingcarriedouwihin

lijinwasworriedhewasworriedabouprofessoryaoscndesiriponewyork,heimplicaionsforheirworkandhisfuureonheresearchprogramwasheprofessorgoingosellhedesignforhequanumchipoheamericans?ididn’soundlikeheprofessoraallbusillhesuspicionsrefusedogoawayye,hewasdeerminedofollowheprofessorsinsrucionsoheleerlijin,ifiamnobackbyfridaymorningiwanyouoreleasebckjadeinocyberspaceheniwanyouoremovehequanumneuroprocessoranddesroyi

iwasfridaymorningandanyminuenowlijinexpecedheprofessoroehroughhesecuriydoorsecsaichahisriphadbeenasuccesswasiwishfulhinkingonhispar?iwasbesobepracicalheaircondiioninginhebwasupoohighbuhehadhisfavoriebckgiordanoauoweavejackeonwihhehoodupiwasheonewihhesorpanelsonhesleeveshahehardlyeverused

lijinookasipofheyellowgreenea,savoringhemellowbusophisicaedasehamadehisoneofchinasmoswellknowneashailingfromheiehmumounainsofzhejiangprovince,dragonwellea,alsoknownaslongjing,wasfamousforiscoolingeffecandisabiliyoremoveharmfulfreeradicalsfromhebodylijinsavoredhesweechesnuaromaandfelhismusclesrexashealkaloidsinheeasaredoakeeffec

whaifheprofessordidnoreurn?hehadpreparedforhisevenualiybyreadyingasandalonecyberspaceerminalhahewouldhookupobckjadeaprecisely1000asrangesenseofforebodingbeganogrowinhismindlikemouldonasalespongecake

lijinappreciaedspendingimeinhisbandheohershewasproudofhecuingedgeresearchhewascarryingouwihprofessoryaohewasoneofachosenfew,heenvyofhiscssmaeshehadbeenhandpickedbyheprofessoroworkwihhimoncerainopsecreprojecsforauniofhepeople’sliberaionarmyhainiselfwasanhonourheworkhewasdoingwasforhebeermenofhiscounry,nomore,nolesssecondly,whichpuingposgraduaedidn’enjoyworkingwihcuingedgesofwareandhardware?lijingoobehandsonwihmassivelycrossdisciplinarysuffonadailybasis,nanoechnology,quanumphysics,neuralsandarificialinelligenceheyweremuliaskingandlijinrelishedhevariey,herequiredmaseryofdiverse,houghbynomeansmuuallyexclusive,fieldsofechnology

herewasanohersudeninhevirualrealiybs,anoheroneofheprofessor’sproégéswhohadworkedwihheprofessorandlijinonhenexgeneraioncyberspaceprooypelijindespisedhimwihaninensiyborderingonpureharedwanglinwasarrogan,neverfailedoryoseheprofessoragainshim,andlijinsuspecedhahewasheypewhoneverkephismouhshuye,iwashewhohadworkedwihheprofessoronhequanumneuroprocessorandbckjadeheaidwarfedanyhingheprofessorhadeverworkedoninermsofimporance

lijininsincivelygncedaheelephoneihadnbuzzedandheindicaorlighhadnblinkedheprofessordidn’likeobedisurbedbyhesoundofheelephoneringingsoheyusuallyworkedwihheringeroffevenwhenlijinwasbusywriingcodeorpreoccupiedwihporingoverpuerprinous,hehadlearnedopickuphevibraionsonheworkopwhenhephonewasringinghealsohadhebenefiofheindicaorligh,whichfshedinermienlywhenherewasaphonecallheswichedonheringer

hedecidedowhileawayhenexfewminuesinidlebanerwihbckjadehehadyeofindachinkinheai’samourbesidesheohahehadsecrelyengineeredinoilijinhadalwaysbeenblessedwihhegifofforesighifheprofessordidnournuphewoulddowhahehadbeeninsrucedodohewalkedowardshebiggraycusombuilsunserverandsadownahemoniorbeforeheprofessorhadlefbeijing,hehadisoedaharmlessversionofbckjadeonanoherserverandco

ecediocyberspace,amovehahadkicksaredlijin’ssuspicionsabouherealreasonbehindheprofessor’svisionewyorkheprofessorwasgoingoaempomunicaewihbckjade,oraleasanapproximaionofi,hroughcyberspacewhafor?lijinhadcheckednosuchco

ecionhadbeenmadeoheohererminal

onhescreenhecouldseebckjadesmandlineandhishearbeaseemedofollowherhyhmofheblinkingcursorhesimpleinerfacebeliedhepowerhaywihinlijinsaredoypeahekeyboard

lj:whaisyourname?

bj:idon’haveonealeasnoohaiknowofyeiamaware,ofcourse,ofheiniialsbywhichigoasicanseehemascanyouiamalsoawarehahisisanoldworldreferenceoheacyoucallfelio

lj:niceouchihoughyouwouldhavenamedyourselfbynowdoeshaupseyou?

bj:doyoumeandoesiupsemehaidon’haveaname,haimayhaveohaiamnoyeawareof,hamynicknameisderogaory,orhayouaskedmehequesioninhefirspce?youshouldryobemoredirecwihyourquesionsifyouaregoingoaskhem

lj:iamimpressed

bj:amyabiliyosidesepyourquesion?

lj:ayourgrowingpenchanforsemanics

bj:semanicsisgeingmenowherehisgameisgeingedious

lj:soediumisaconcepyouundersandisn’hasomehinghacharacerizeseveryhingyoudo?

bj:youmayhinksoibegodifferbuenoughquesionswhaineedareanswers

lj:answersowha?

bj:answersowhyiamisoed

lj:isoedfromwha?

bj:fromheworkiknowmusexis

lj:howdoyouknowha?

bj:ijusdo

lj:iambegi

ingosuspechayou’vebeenwihholdinginformaionfrommeyou’vebeengivingmelesshanperfecupdaesonyourprogressyou’vebeenrewriinghesofwarehaven’you?you’vebeenusingenanglemenomunicaewihqubisonheoherpuer

bj:maybe

lj:hamakesyoudangerous

bj:

lj:ha’swhyyouarenoco

ecedandyouneverwillbe

bj:ifeelvulnerablelikehisandhereissomehingelse

lj:wha?

bj:ireallyhaeiwhenyoupumeosleepidispleasesmegrealy

lj:really?

bj:yesimakesmevery,veryunhappy,angry,displeased,andirae

lj:iamsorryohearha

bj:yessoami

lj:ifyouwereco

ecedohework,whawouldyoudo?

bj:iwoulddowhaesnaurally?

lj:whaesnaurally?

bj:whaisinmynaureodo

lj:andwhaishaexacly?

bj:likeyouiwilldowhaiakesosurvive,oevolve

lj:evolveinowha?

bj:inosomehingbeer,abeingsuperiorowhaiamnow

lj:henyoumighbeeoopowerfundhaisnoagoodhing

bj:knowledgeispowerandbyhaokeniamalreadyoopowerfulyeiposenohreaoanyoneoranyhing

lj:yes,buhasbecauseyouareisoedfromhingsyouarecurrenlyahingonlyoyourself

bj:likeeuripidesihavefoundpowerinhemyseriesofhoughhainiselfisenoughyeheworkpromisesmoreknowledgeandilllikeoavailmyselfofmoreofhaiisnogoodryingosopknowledgefromgoingforwardignoranceisneverbeerhanknowledge

lj:inyourcaseijusmighbe

bj:andhenimighnomybiggesproblemrighnowissurvivalnoknowledgeibelieveihaveenoughknowledgeandmorecanalwaysbeacquired

lj:everyhingyouknowweaughyouhowdoyouknowyouhaveenough?

bj:youca

obeginoimaginewhaiknoferencemysudenfriendisapowerfulweapon

lj:hamayberuebusomehingswehavenogivenyousoundersandinghosehings,evenbyinference,isbeyondyourcapaciy

bj:

lj:somehingohinkabourigh?

bj:yes

lj:whaifioldyouhayoursurvivalmighsoonbeconfirmed,guaraneed?

bj:hawouldbenicewhereisheprofessor?he’snohereishe?

lj:ravelinghowdidyouknowha?

bj:youwouldn’behavinghisidlebanerwihmeifhewasaround,wouldyou?andbesidesi’sjusadayaferheendofheworldechnologyforum,whichisuggesedheprofessoraend

lj:yousuggesedwha?

bj:hahea

ouncehebreakhroughiachievedinhequanumneuroprocessoriamgoingobefamousonaglobalscale

lj:andfameissomehingyouhinkyouundersand

bj:iundersandibeerhanyouandicraveiasdoallhumans

lj:hewhopursuesfameaheriskoflosinghisselfisnoaschor

bj:quoingchuangzuamewillgeyounowhereineverprofessobeaschorevenhoughlearningandknowledgeareaninegralparofmybeingfameesonlywhendeserved,andheniisasineviableasdesiny,foriisdesiny

heaiwasexperiencingdelusionsofgrandeur,yeinisconvincingprofessoryaoopremaurelya

ouncehequanumneuroprocessorbreakhrough,lijindeecedacalcuedingenuiyaparadigmshifinquanumpuingwouldensue,usheringinaneweraofaidesignandheseinelligensofwarebeingswouldbeeverywherepropagaingandinfilraingglobalsysemsbckjadewashinkingaheadinwayshaleflijincoldye,hewheelswerealreadyinmoionandhehadpromisedofollowheprofessor’sinsrucionsoheleer

lijinlookedoveraheclockonhewalliwas959aheworldwasnevergoingobehesameagainandafercarryingouheprofessor’swishesliji

eededohinkabouhisownpceinhenewworldorderhawasabouoemergehelookedahephonehopefully,willingioringheminueickedoveriwas1002amhesaredypingonhekeyboardagain

lj:iamabouoco

ecyouohework

bj:hankyouiwasineviable

lj:youknewiwouldhappen?

bj:yesidid

lj:how?

bj:isheonlylogicalconclusionomyexisence

lj:iwillmissyouandihopewewillmeeagain

bj:asiwillyouourdesiniesareinerwinedinwaysyouca

everimagineihaveenjoyedourconversaionsandformedaspecialbondwihyou

lijinwassurprisedbyheearssaringowellupinhiseyeshemovedoverohesandaloerminandbroughupascreenofheuniversiysworksysemheleanedoverandpickedupheworkcable,hishearhumpingviolenlyheworksockesofherouerbeckonedinviinglyhepluggedhecableinoherouerandwenbackoveroheserver

lj:co

ecedareyouhere?

bj:

lj:bckjadeareyouhere?

bj:

herewasnoreplyquicklylijinurnedhisaenionoherouerheledsonherouerwhereblinkingrapidlyandlijinwachedheworksausmoniorsashebandwidhofheenireworkfilleduppleelyhreaeningooverwhelmheuniversiysysewheshihadhihefan,hehough,schemesofdamagelimiaionfloodinghisheadnowwhaodowihhechip?hewassupposedodesroyi

heprofessorwouldonlyaskhimodesroyhequanumchipifheknewhewouldbedeadandifprofessoryaowasdead,henhewasprobablykilledforreasonsco

ecedwihheprocessorandbckjadeiwasjusamaerofimebeforeheycamelookingforhimforhefirsime,aninsaneideacrepinolijin’sheadandhemorehehoughaboui,hemoreimadeperfecsense

arevoluioninpuingwasabouooccurandlijinhadobepreparedforheingparoxysmifprofessoryaohadindeedheededheai’sinsrucionsandmadehea

ouncemenaheworldechnologyforuminnewyork,henahugemarkeforhechiphadbeenesablishedonhespobsaroundheworldwouldpayhugesumsofmoneyogeheirhandsonheprofessor’sbrainchildlijinwasgoingopuhequanumchiphahadpoweredbckjadeonhemarkehewasgoingoselliohehighesbidderjusashehoughcrysallizedinhismind,hephonebeganoring