Starting from a top student and marching towards the sea of ​​stars

Chapter 578 Freezing
Recalling the days after his rebirth, Ning Chen couldn't help but feel mixed emotions. This was indeed a very exciting and splendid life, and even some parts even Ning Chen himself felt were not real. Ning Chen had relied on his own abilities to change the development trajectory of the entire Blue Star civilization.

Even though this is largely due to system problems, it is definitely inseparable from Ning Chen's own efforts.

It seemed that it was this state of constant emotion that made Ning Chen feel that his brain ability seemed to have declined to a certain extent. However, what Ning Chen didn't know was that this robot civilization had quietly caused changes to him.

After the virtual space was completely blocked by Ning Chen, these robots could no longer return to the real universe. However, thanks to the research of this robotics expert, they found Ning Chen's "anchor point" in the virtual space.

The fundamental reason why Ning Chen was able to leave an anchor point in the virtual space was that Ning Chen's operation of leaving the virtual space was too extreme, which resulted in that at the moment Ning Chen left the virtual space, not all of Ning Chen's information was returned to the real universe 100%.

Although these residual rest would not essentially have any direct impact on Ning Chen, it allowed the robots in the virtual space to find a way to deal with Ning Chen.

"Ning Chen... let me let you experience this feeling that is worse than death! Even if you have left the virtual space, you can't escape this painful torture! When it comes to program research, our robots are still better!"

At this moment, these robots have used their latest technology to implant a virtual program into Ning Chen's body. The horror of this program is incomparable to any previous program.

It can erode Ning Chen's consciousness bit by bit, causing Ning Chen to gradually and completely lose his consciousness from a healthy state, and no longer be able to use his powerful brain power.

Moreover, this change is irreversible. No matter how Ning Chen tries to prevent this from happening, he is unable to intervene in the outcome, and cannot even find the problem.

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As time passed, Ning Chen did not feel any signs of improvement in his condition, and it even continued to deteriorate.

This made Ning Chen begin to realize that this was probably not just a problem of status, but that he had been quietly subjected to some very secret attack.

Ning Chen tried to analyze his situation and tried to find a way to deal with this problem, but unfortunately, Ning Chen was still unable to do it.

This was originally a very difficult problem to solve. In addition, Ning Chen’s current condition was very bad, and it was very difficult for him to concentrate on research, let alone solve such an extremely complex problem.

This made Ning Chen begin to realize that he had fallen into an irreversible negative state, and even if Ning Chen used the power of the system, he could not solve this problem.

Song Xiyun also noticed Ning Chen's abnormal condition. Her powerful mental perception ability made Song Xiyun realize how bad Ning Chen's current situation was. Even when the robot civilization posed a serious threat to the Blue Star civilization, Song Xiyun had never had such a strong abnormal reaction.

Song Xiyun felt very sad because of this situation, but when facing Ning Chen, Song Xiyun could only force a smile so as not to make Ning Chen feel even sadder.

On this day, when Ning Chen was walking on the road on the campus of Shengzhou University with Song Xiyun, he finally decided to have a good talk with Song Xiyun about this matter.

"Song Xiyun, I know that my current situation is very bad, and I may not have much time left. If one day I really can't hold on any longer, you must continue to live well and never become decadent..."

Before Ning Chen could finish his words, Song Xiyun immediately retorted:

"Ning Chen, don't say such things! No matter how much it costs, I will definitely make you recover..."

Song Xiyun knew that the reason why Ning Chen became what he is now was most likely closely related to the robot civilization. However, there was no direct evidence to prove this, nor was there any treatment plan that was effective for Ning Chen's symptoms.

During the examination at the hospital, Ning Chen's brain and body did not show any abnormalities, which meant that with the existing medical capabilities of the Blue Star civilization, it was impossible to solve Ning Chen's situation.

Song Xiyun's attitude did not affect Ning Chen's thoughts. After Song Xiyun's emotions calmed down a little, Ning Chen continued:
"Song Xiyun, there's no need to say this anymore. I know my current situation. If I continue to delay, it will be meaningless for me. I'm ready for human cryopreservation. This is the only possibility for me to be successfully resurrected in the future..."

Listening to Ning Chen's words, tears welled up in Song Xiyun's eyes, because Song Xiyun knew that Ning Chen's words were indeed very objective. If Song Xiyun could calm down, she would definitely make the same choice as Ning Chen.

However, whenever Song Xiyun thought about Ning Chen being cryogenically frozen, she always felt extremely sad. It was now completely uncertain whether Ning Chen would wake up again in the future.

After hesitating for a while, Song Xiyun said in a trembling voice:

"Ning Chen... I'm not sure if your condition is suitable for cryonics. Normally, cryonics is used for patients with untreatable symptoms. Strictly speaking, your condition does not fall into this category. Blindly freezing the body may not be effective."

What made Song Xiyun a little worried was that even if Ning Chen froze his body, it might not really slow down the deterioration of the condition, and it might even end Ning Chen's life prematurely.

"Song Xiyun, I'm just like you. I'm not sure whether cryonics technology is really effective for me now. But this is my best option right now. No matter what, I have to take a chance. I can't just sit there and wait to die."

Song Xiyun also knew that there was really no better way at the moment, and this was the most suitable option for Ning Chen now.

"Ning Chen...if you are willing, can we...get that done right now? For so many years, we haven't had a clear relationship. I know we were too busy before and really didn't have time to do that..."

To outsiders, Ning Chen and Song Xiyun have long been a family, but nominally, the two have not yet completed the relevant formal procedures. After hearing Song Xiyun's words, Ning Chen also knew that he had always owed Song Xiyun something. Taking advantage of this time to complete these things, if Ning Chen really could never wake up in the future, Ning Chen would die without regrets.

Ning Chen took out a small object from his pocket and said to Song Xiyun:

"Song Xiyun, I have actually been prepared for a long time, just waiting for such an opportunity. This is a very special 'diamond ring'. The stone on it is not a diamond, but a meteorite from an asteroid. This stone is also unique in the universe, and I think it should be very suitable to wear on your hand."

After receiving the "diamond ring" given by Ning Chen, Song Xiyun felt very touched. This was indeed a precious gift of inestimable value.

As one of the greatest scientists in the history of Blue Star civilization, Ning Chen naturally would not give Song Xiyun any cliché gifts. Ning Chen would definitely not give away items like diamonds, which have little actual value.

Ning Chen had already prepared this gift when he was exploring the depths of the solar system, waiting to give it to Song Xiyun at the critical moment, but many years passed during this wait.

"Ning Chen...thank you for giving me such a precious gift. You will definitely recover, and we will definitely stay together forever!"

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A few days later, Ning Chen and Song Xiyun held their wedding in a restaurant inside Shengzhou University.

This was a very small wedding. The only guests invited to the wedding were Ning Chen and Song Xiyun's few relatives and friends. All the guests together only had ten tables.

However, Ning Chen and Song Xiyun both felt very contented. This was one of the rare ceremonial moments in their lives. With the completion of the wedding, Ning Chen and Song Xiyun became official husband and wife, fulfilling a wish they had long cherished.

But the good times did not last long. During Ning Chen and Song Xiyun's honeymoon, Ning Chen's physical condition took a sharp turn for the worse, forcing Ning Chen to start the human body freezing plan ahead of schedule.

"Song Xiyun, you must live well and wait until our technology is developed enough to solve my problem, then find a way to restore me. Our current human cryonics technology is relatively mature, enough to ensure that the human body remains in its pre-freezing state after being frozen for hundreds of years. If there is any problem with your body, you can also be frozen like me..."

After hearing what Ning Chen said, although Song Xiyun felt very sad, she still helped Ning Chen carry out the human body freezing procedure according to Ning Chen's request.

Watching Ning Chen's body gradually freeze up, Song Xiyun felt an indescribable pain in her heart. Before this, Song Xiyun had never thought that one day Ning Chen would leave this world before her. After all, in Song Xiyun's eyes, Ning Chen was an omnipotent person.

"Ning Chen...you will definitely come back healthy! I've been to the gates of hell before, and I'm still alive and well now..."

However, Song Xiyun also knew that simply praying about this matter would not have any meaningful effect. Only by finding an effective way to treat Ning Chen would it be possible for Ning Chen to recover.

At this moment, Song Xiyun had an urge to undergo body cryopreservation with Ning Chen, but if so, the task of saving Ning Chen would have to rely on other people.

"No... It's almost impossible for others to successfully heal Ning Chen. I am the person with the highest brainpower index on Blue Star besides Ning Chen, and besides that, I also have spiritual power that no one else has..."

When the word "mental power" was mentioned, Song Xiyun suddenly thought of something and immediately started thinking along this line of thought.

"Ning Chen has always suspected that my special ability may be directly related to the strength of my mental power. Since this may be the key to successfully treating Ning Chen, why don't I study the topic of mental power now? If I can really get some research results, wouldn't there be hope for Ning Chen to recover?"

Thinking of this possibility, new hope instantly arose in Song Xiyun's heart. As long as Ning Chen could recover, Song Xiyun would not have any complaints even if she had to sacrifice her own life in exchange.

Next, Song Xiyun organized the forces of Shengzhou University and Xingchen Technology to set up a project team on mental power research.

When this project was first established, it was opposed by some people because the Blue Star civilization had never conducted research on mental power before, and they believed that this was a research project that went against science.

Even in the history of that alien civilization, there has never been a similar research project, which makes some researchers have no confidence in this research.

Because even when Ning Chen was alive, he had never obtained any formal theoretical research results on mental power, and they didn't believe that Song Xiyun could do something that even Ning Chen couldn't do.

However, even in the face of such great resistance, Song Xiyun did not give up this research. As long as there was a glimmer of hope to recover Ning Chen, Song Xiyun was willing to give her best effort for it.

This research lasted for several years, during which the project team suffered many low points. At the worst time, apart from Song Xiyun, there were only a few people continuing to conduct research on this project.

But such a low point did not make Song Xiyun feel desperate. Relying on Song Xiyun's strong belief in successfully curing Ning Chen, even if Song Xiyun was the only one doing the research, Song Xiyun would still tenaciously continue this work.

Over the years, Song Xiyun has accumulated enough wealth, but this money does not mean much to Song Xiyun unless it is used for this research.

(End of this chapter)