Chapter 571 - Like Elder Brother, Like Younger Brother (2/2)
In the words of Lin Liqiang, the Integration of Brains wasn’t just a creation of a high-end computer-to-brain connection, but instead a premium practice of actually combining two or more human brains together through special techniques.
This kind of practice was something that had, in theory, stopped completely in today’s academia of scientific technology. According to speculation, the possibility of integrating brains with today’s technology was close to zero. If it was integrated forcefully, there was a possibility of creating a person who had superintelligence with the combined memory of both people, but he would also turn into a madman with mental problems.
In other words, although an imperfect procedure could still create an odd science mutant who was a super genius with two people’s memory and invincible intelligence, this person might also have some mental health problems. The product of this might accidentally turn into a science mutant-like Frankenstein.
“I am an integration of brains, and not just two brains…”
The old voice echoed in the room. It was like an invincible bomb that shook Qin Fen’s mental world. He looked up at the brain that floated in the nutrient solution and waited for the continuation.
In this world, no one would tell you a huge secret for no reason. If there really was such a thing, this person would either be a madman, someone who wanted to show off, or someone who had ulterior motives. In short, no one would tell you a secret just to tell you a secret, he would definitely have his own motive.
Qin Fen was waiting to listen to this brain in front of him to tell him why it told him this secret.
“Most scientists’ bodies are incomparable to martial artists. In terms of life span, we might have various maintenance methods, but with the increasing depths of martial dao, our nutritional maintenance has become even more incomparable to martial artists.” The old voice had a slight tone of self-depreciation, “As time went by, many of the Founding Society’s first-generation scientists passed away. However, our research would then disappear along with our brains that way. Those that could be recorded in books could only be considered as general knowledge and results, and not true knowledge.”
“True knowledge cannot be recorded with words!”
As Qin Fen listened to the words spoken by the brain, his brain echoed the words that Lin Liqiang once announced proudly. He heard those words again from this brain today.
“Someone proposed a risk-taking approach; he was also a genius scientist in brain research. That approach was the Integration of Brains! Plus, the possible success rate of his research at that time was twenty-three point one two seven six five seven seven three three percent.”
This success rate may be small for ordinary people, but for some scientists, it was already an incredibly huge success rate.
According to Qin Fen’s understanding of Lin Liqiang, he would dare to do anything that had more than a ten percent success rate. It was because of Lin Liqiang’s courage and rapid instinctual response that brought him to the peak position of biochemical beasts today.
It was obvious that the predecessors of the brain in front of their eyes, those scientists, were also like Lin Liqiang. With such a shocking success rate, they did it without any safeguards!
“We were not sure at that time. So we gave up our bodies…” The old voice had a faint hint of sorrow, “The flesh can bring us a lot of conveniences, but it also ages. More importantly, we dared not ensure that we could still be normal after the integration of brains. If we were a brain without a body, even if we did become a madman, it would still be much less powerful than a madman with a physical body, right?”
Qin Fen just listened quietly. He had an increased admiration for this group of scientists. He couldn’t sense any deception from its voice. If it really was a deceptive lie, the techniques of this lie were too high-leveled. No one in this world would not be deceived by it.
“Now, these years have passed. We found that merging together was not something that was entirely correct.” The brain continued its own narrative, “Gathering all kinds of professions into one brain could indeed complement and inspire one another. But it is also because of this that there is no real focus. After all, the brain is not an emotionless computer.”
“You wish to separate?” Qin Fen was not surprised by his own guess. There must be a reason for this secret to be let out. It seemed now that this reason was indeed a wish to be separated.
“That’s right! To be divided into several different simple areas.” The brain sighed and continued, “Of course, this is not the entire reason we wish to separate. There is also another important reason besides these reasons.”
Qin Fen returned to his seat. He had received too much shocking news today. With the landing of one shocking news after another, he was almost numb to them. Although he knew that the one coming up was most likely going to be another shocking news, he still remained calm and looked at the brain with no excitement.
“Mental power. Although the topic of the Integration of Brains is circulated widely among scientists of the Federation, almost everyone knows only about the knowledge growth upon merging brains. They do not know that this was only half the effect of the Integration of Brains.” The brain got emotional, “In comparison to the inheritance of knowledge, the gains of mental power does not seem to be inferior to the status of knowledge inheritance!”
Mental power? Qin Fen frowned. What is this? The things he had come across got broader and broader, and he had also seen many peculiar things, yet he had never heard of mental power — even Lin Liqiang had never mentioned it.