Son of the Stars

Chapter 177 Waiting for success
It is said that a person spends more than half of his life waiting for something.

Waiting for the lover's kiss, waiting for the news to come, waiting for the confirmation of sadness, waiting for the final parting.

People are always waiting for something to happen, good or bad, or it doesn't matter.

For those engaged in scientific research, waiting is even more "common". Waiting for reactions, waiting for records, waiting for changes, waiting for calculations to complete. At least 80% of the entire experimental process from beginning to end is spent waiting. Some of the waiting can be replaced by optimized experimental procedures, and some of it is a time cost that must be paid.

Lu Chen appeared at the door of the academician's office of the Institute of Physics with nimble steps, carrying a thermos across his body like a child about to go on an outing, and carrying 1.2 liters of black coffee that only social animals who are determined to stay up all night today would stock up.

"Teacher Tang, I'm here to change classes." Lu Chen knocked on the door briskly. Although he still didn't have enough sleep time, he finally went back to change clothes and take a shower - this was enough to make his mental state change to the naked eye. Visibly improved.

As long as life is miserable enough, even the smallest "enjoyment" can bring huge changes to the person involved. Lu Chen even felt that his experience could be used to publish a paper - this was the first time in two weeks that Lu Chen had the idea of ​​​​a water paper.

Busy clinicians don't even have the idea of ​​​​water papers, which shows how troublesome it is to set up an assembly line.

The first product built on the assembly line was named - Tang Qinglong named it Dolly.

Dolly is a "humanoid" with mottled skin, no obvious sexual characteristics, and no consciousness. Its appearance is very... unique. Although it is difficult to judge its beauty or ugliness directly, almost everyone will feel that they don't like Dolly the first second they see it.

This is because of systematic genetic engineering intervention, Dolly's appearance shows many characteristics that are very unfavorable to human survival. Therefore, whether they are men or women, Dolly's appearance is completely synonymous and realistic for them as "disgusting".

Coupled with the knockout of several important genes, Dolly's brain only has a very limited number of grooves. Its brain cannot support the birth of "intelligence" or even "consciousness". This can make people participating in the experiment feel better.

On a genetic level, Dolly is completely human. But both externally and internally, it is completely different from a real human being.

The door of the academician's office slowly opened. Tang Qinglong, who looked haggard, waved his hand towards Lu Chen, and then greeted him weakly, "Is there any coffee? Get me some first."

Theoretically, the security level of a four-title academician allows him to drink coffee extracted from any kind of coffee beans in the world within thirty minutes. Even if there is no guarantee level, ordering a cup of coffee for takeout can be delivered in just ten minutes.

But Tang Qinglong had to wait for Lu Shen before he could drink the life-extending coffee. The reason was also very simple - he had been busy monitoring Dolly's situation and didn't realize that he needed to drink or eat anything.

"...Why don't you consider installing a continuous blood glucose monitor?" Lu Chen's mouth twitched several times after hearing Tang Qinglong describe his working status and "work spirit." Although I have heard that Academician Tang is a workaholic who does not bother others, it is still somewhat surprising that he is so extreme. Out of his strong need to satisfy his desire to complain and the professional ethics of a clinician, Lu Chen half-jokingly and half-seriously put forward such a suggestion. Continuous blood glucose monitors can continuously monitor blood sugar in a non-invasive way outside the human body and send out reminders when blood sugar is too low or too high. Tang Qinglong's normal biological reflexes were completely unreliable. It would be more reliable to use blood sugar data to remind him when he should eat.

Tang Qinglong didn't realize that Lu Chen was actually joking with him. He frowned and reacted, then asked with the support of coffee with two tablespoons of sugar, "Is that necessary?"

Okay, that's enough of the joke. Lu Chen secretly decided to stop there - if he continued joking, he felt that Old Tang might become impatient. When the time comes, he pulls me to test the explanations of terms and formula changes in the field of physics one by one, and I won't be able to resist it.

"I think it would be better for you, Mr. Tang, to go to the hospital for a check-up." Lu Chen changed the subject and said, "Excessive concentration may not be a good thing for people. The human brain is a very fragile and precise machine, and it is very easy to Tired or even damaged—how is Dolly doing?”

"Everything is normal at the moment - there is no obvious change in the UV and temperature levels." Tang Qinglong seemed a little disappointed. "We can't say for sure that the charging time is insufficient, but this possibility does exist..."

"You should take a rest first." Lu Chen quickly interrupted Tang Qinglong's habitual analysis. "Even if there is something that needs to be analyzed, you can think about it after you have a rest..."

"I'm drinking coffee." Tang Qinglong shook the mug in his hand at Lu Chen with some confusion, "Although it has added sugar, is it still black coffee? I won't be able to sleep after drinking it!"

Lu Chen blinked. He was not sure whether he should first explain to Tang Qinglong the antagonistic effect of caffeine on adenosine receptors and the mechanism of caffeine's excitatory effect on sympathetic nerves. After all, explaining to an academician the principle of "you will still feel sleepy when you drink coffee when you are very sleepy, but you will wake up quickly after a nap" requires some confidence in professional knowledge on the one hand, and some fearlessness on the other hand. the spirit of.

"You can just go to bed later." Lu Chen obviously lacked enough fearlessness. He tried his best to make a fool of himself, and then asked, "There will be a live broadcast of the Mars landing around three o'clock in the afternoon. Teacher Tang, will you watch it?"

"Of course we have to look at it." Tang Qinglong answered without hesitation, "They also want to test the quantum communication system, which is the result of a lot of effort in physics - I want to look at it carefully."

"Then you'd better go take a nap quickly, or take a shower before going to sleep." Lu Chen suggested sincerely, "I'll keep an eye on the data first, and Zhiran will come back later - we'll call you if there are changes."

After drinking a cup of semi-hot pure coffee with sugar, the rise in blood sugar gradually gave Tang Qinglong some motivation. He stood up unsteadily and walked out the door.

Just as the office door was about to close, Lu Chen heard Tang Qinglong's muttering.

"It would be great if everything goes well..."

(End of this chapter)