Break out of the courtyard

After the four members of the US delegation were dismissed, the members of the North Soviet Union and France became much more obedient and began to pay attention to the progress of their respective countries' gifted teenagers in completing their missions.

The mainland Chinese and French teenagers did not help the American teenagers build the mecha, but the three French entourage members did offer assistance.

Unfortunately, Zhang Heping set a deadline of the 20th, and even though the three French staff members risked falling into a coma and stayed up all night with the American boy, they still couldn't finish the mecha.

Sure enough, early on February 20th, Zhang Heping arrived at the library's computer room, put on his gold-rimmed glasses, and used his mental energy to probe the regenerative brain server to check on the aluminum alloy humanoid object that the American boy had made the night before. Then he sent his bodyguards to chase the boy away.

"No! Time's not up yet! Please give me a little more time, I'm sure I can finish today!" The American boy tried to plead his case after being pulled out of the learning pod.

"The boss told you to complete the mech mission by the 20th, and today, the 20th, is already past the deadline!" The bodyguard captain glanced at the three Frenchmen sitting in the rest area and said slowly in French:

“We notified you at midnight last night that you had exceeded your time limit. Because it was too late to report this to our boss, we let you stay until now.”

The American teenager looked towards the computer room in the corner, and just as the thought of confronting Zhang Heping to plead his case aloud arose, the bodyguard next to him raised the muzzle of a stun gun.

Under the threat of the stun gun, the American boy finally gave in and left the library with a look of resentment.

Cao Jian, the autistic teenager from Suzhou, was eliminated due to physical reasons, but at least he gained Zhang Heping's approval and will have the opportunity to register for the genius recruitment exam next year.

This American teenager wasn't just eliminated this time, he was expelled from the talent training camp and can forget about participating next year!

It is said that the recruitment exam for the first Genius Training Camp was made very simple because Zhang Heping wanted to advertise the brain-computer interface, which gave some people the opportunity to fill in the gaps.

If that American teenager had been any smarter and learned computer graphics, he wouldn't have had to ask someone for help with a manuscript. He could have just gone to a factory and used a CNC machine to machine the parts and assemble them.

After the American teenager was kicked out, the American embassy in Hong Kong did not send anyone to plead with Zhang Heping.

The library area became much quieter as a result.

……

As Zhang Bei brought the biological brain server back to Hong Kong for maintenance for the second time, Zhang Yi, the head of the brain-computer interface research team, finally received news of increased recruitment.

He was asked to return to Shenzhen to participate in the interview process for researcher recruitment.

It was called an interview, but in reality, it was to let Zhang Yi see if there were any people he didn't like, so as not to affect team harmony.

Because of this, Zhang Bei and Zhang Yi temporarily switched places. Zhang Yi led a team to the Shenzhen Peace Hospital to assist with brain-computer interface therapy, while Zhang Bei took charge of the treatment at the Hong Kong Peace Hospital. He also arranged for Xu Ning and the other eight researchers to study at the Dream Library.

Although Director Wang and Li Tong both said that the books on ideology and morality on the first floor of the Dream Library were fine, some people in China were still worried and demanded that Zhang Yi, Li Tong, and the other eight go back together.

Otherwise, Li Tong would at least have to stay and be responsible for the ideological and political education of Xu Ning and the other eight students.

Zhang Bei brought back seven biological brain servers from Shenzhen this time, five of which were newly constructed dream systems.

The last time I had a dream about gray fog, after verification and comparison, it turned out that the therapeutic effect was not as good as the night scene.

Thus, the five biological brain servers newly built in Zhangbei returned to the nighttime setting.

Of course, these five newly constructed dreams are not entirely the same.

To ensure that the dream scene is a nighttime setting, the second biological brain server built in Zhangbei still only added one orange street lamp.

When he reached the third biological brain server, Zhang Bei became more confident and built an extra table and three chairs in his dream at night.

The subsequent dreams of the 4th, 5th, and 6th biological brain servers all added more objects to the previous dream.

At this point, Zhang Bei had essentially mastered the ability to construct dreams.

At the family dinner, after sharing his experience of creating dreams with his younger siblings, Zhang Bei turned to Zhang Heping and asked, "Dad, I feel like creating dreams can also enhance my mental strength. Could it be just my imagination?"

“A biological brain is possible, but a regenerated brain is not!” Zhang Heping put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth with a tissue, and glanced at the Xie sisters, Xie Wan and Xie Ting, seemingly unintentionally. “I told you before that a regenerated brain does not have brainwave activity.”

"To construct a dream on the regenerative brain server, you can only store the builder's brainwaves inside. This is why it was so difficult for you to replicate books for that regenerative brain server in the library."

It is worth noting that the biological brain mentioned here refers to an active biological brain.

Another point to note is that if a dead brain that has been restored by regenerative repair fluid can regain brainwave activity, it will be classified as a biological brain; otherwise, it will be classified as a regenerated brain.

"Dad, can I go to Shenzhen?" Zhang Hu looked at Zhang Heping hopefully and said, "I also want to try to build dreams for biological brains."

"Just bring bodyguards when you go," Zhang Heping said casually. "The Lantern Festival is coming soon, so you can go and keep Grandpa and Grandma company."

"I'm going too!" Zhang Long said, then looked at Zhang Feng, "Fourth Sister, do you want to come along?"

"And me!" Zhang Nuo hurriedly said, "I promised Sister Yi that I would help Brother Yi's brain-computer interface research team make a few sets of brain-computer interface devices."

"Me too, I want to go!" Zhang Hao, who is not yet 7 years old, raised his hands, afraid that his older brothers and sisters would not see him.

Seeing this, Tang Xin looked at Zhang Heping and asked, "Honey, how about we go back to Shenzhen to celebrate the Lantern Festival together?"

Zhang Heping shook his head, "I can't leave the library and the lecture hall!"

The two regenerative brain servers down the mountain are still in the testing phase. Even if Zhang Heping's skills in building biological brain servers have reached a state of perfection, he cannot determine whether the two regenerative brains will develop autonomous consciousness.

Moreover, with the start of the new semester just around the corner, Zhang Heping needs to finish the virtual dream tiered classroom experience before the start of the semester at the Hong Kong Island Peace Academy, and the library needs to reopen and open the virtual learning dream to the public.

With the opening of the virtual learning dream world, is there a possibility of leaking technical information?
This issue needs to be viewed from multiple perspectives.

From Zhang Heping's perspective, he created this learning dream for two reasons: first, to pass on the knowledge he gained from his mind while it was idle; and second, to genuinely help those who enter the dream learn something.

As for whether the technology will be leaked, Zhang Heping can set up reading restrictions in the Dream Library, but he just hasn't done so yet.

Therefore, Zhang Heping is not worried about technology leaks.

Moreover, Zhang Heping has not yet filled in key technical data such as longevity drugs, brain-computer interfaces, and weapons.

Filling in those technical data will take him at least another month or two. He won't consider filling in those key technical data until he completes the replication technology between the regenerative brain servers.

Because there were quite a few children going to Shenzhen, Tang Xin was worried that Zhang Hao would use the brain-computer interface prematurely. In addition, Zhang Heping's parents were also there, so she went to Shenzhen Heping College with them.

Chen Shuting was busy suppressing gold prices and didn't pay attention to where Zhang Nuo and Zhang Hao went to play.

Zhang Heping forbids his children from joining the Heping Group, only allowing them to receive dividends from the family trust fund. Unlike other families, there are no dramas about fighting for inheritance. This is one of the important reasons why Chen Shuting trusts Tang Xin to help her take care of the children!

……

Conference room in the administration building of Shenzhen Peace College.

Those young people who came to Shenzhen for brain-computer interface researcher recruitment interviews never expected that an interview would involve video conferencing with the capital, Shanghai, and Sichuan.

This wasn't the key reason they were nervous, since the video feed was on a screen and the interviewees were facing away from the projection screen when they went on stage to speak, so they couldn't see or hear anything from other rooms.

What makes every interviewee nervous upon entering this meeting room is that there are two or three hundred people sitting there. They have no idea what all those men, women, and children are doing sitting there. Is it really necessary for so many people to watch an interview?
"report!"

Another loud voice rang out from outside the conference room door. Zhang Yi, who was sitting in the front row of the conference room and presiding over the meeting, said "Please come in." Li Tong, who was standing behind the door, opened the conference room door.

Immediately afterwards, a tall, thin young man in a green military uniform strode in. His imposing and proud demeanor made everyone else overlook the shy girl following behind him.

Zhang Yi glanced at the male and female interviewees who had entered, then looked at the documents on the table and said, "He Zheng..."

"Here!" He Zheng, a tall, thin young man, responded loudly, which drew nods from many elderly people, as if they were approving of this energetic young man.

Zhang Yi looked at the tall, thin man, whose retirement status was unclear, and continued, "Your resume only says you're from the First Red Army Company. Your education and parents' information are blank. Do you have anything to add?"

"Report, the commander forbids me to say!" The tall, thin He Zheng answered truthfully.

Just as Zhang Yi was frowning and thinking about how to conduct the interview, the microphone in the capital venue was turned on.

"Comrade Zhang Yi!" Old Yang said, looking at the camera, "After Comrade He Zheng passes the interview and joins your brain-computer interface research team, you will be able to access his data. Please understand!"

“Okay, Elder Yang!” Zhang Yi replied, no longer dwelling on He Zheng’s personal information.

“Lu Min, majoring in psychology at Southwest University of Science and Technology…” Zhang Yi read out the shy girl’s resume.

After he finished reading, Zhang Yi repeated the question from before, "Do you have anything to add?"

"I've seen introductions to brain-computer interfaces online, on TV, and in newspapers, and I think it's a truly remarkable invention," the shy young woman, Lu Min, replied slowly.

"A few days ago, I saw the job posting. I didn't know if it would be helpful for your brain-computer interface research, but I applied on a whim and never expected to make it to the interview stage!"

Zhang Yi glanced at his other colleagues, and seeing that no one objected, he moved on to the next step.

“Next, you will need to wear virtual reality game helmets to test whether you are suitable to participate in brain-computer interface research.” After Zhang Yi finished speaking, he nodded to Roy beside him.

Then, Roy stepped forward to instruct the two interviewees on how to wear the helmets, how to exit, and how to prevent the dissipation of mental energy.

Because Zhang Yi and his companions lacked strong mental fortitude, the switch on their gaming helmets could only be activated by pulling a rope to shut them off in an emergency.

Therefore, the two interviewees stood facing the central biological brain server, with a researcher holding a rope behind each of them.

The brain-computer interface test was simple: after the two interviewees adapted to the virtual dream environment of the biological brain server, they were asked to withdraw their mental energy and actively disconnect from the biological brain server.

Although the operation was simple, Zhang Yi, Luo Yi, and Li Tong did not succeed on their first try.

The reason they use it for interviews is because they believe it's the easiest way to see if someone has the talent to control their mental energy.

Before leaving Hong Kong Island, Zhang Yi asked his third uncle, Zhang Heping, how to select brain-computer interface researchers.

Zhang Heping's answer was very realistic: those people were all handpicked by their superiors, and Zhang Yi could only choose those who caught their eye.

Therefore, after discussing it amongst themselves, Zhang Yi, Luo Yi, and Li Tong borrowed a brain-computer interface device used for treating vegetative state patients, hoping to select as many talented people as possible to join their team.

To Zhang Yi and the others' surprise, the tall and thin He Zheng successfully withdrew his mental energy in just one use, making them suspect that he had previously been exposed to brain-computer interfaces, since his information was confidential.

It took the shy girl Lu Min seven attempts to successfully withdraw her mental energy and break free from the attraction of the biological brain server.

Even so, it was still quite impressive, because Zhang Yi used it more than ten times back then.

"Please go to the next classroom to rest. We will notify you of the interview results later." After saying this, Zhang Yi wrote down his thoughts on the two interviewees in his notebook.

After the two interviewees left and the conference room door closed, Elder Yang's question came from the capital's meeting room again, "Comrade Zhang Yi, what do you think of these two interviewees?"

Zhang Yi put down his pen, looked at the image on the projection screen, and asked seriously, "Professor Yang, has He Zheng had any prior experience with brain-computer interfaces?"

"Yes!" Elder Yang did not hide anything, because if Zhang Yi chose He Zheng, he would later see from He Zheng's file that he had participated in research projects related to Ruomu Brain-Computer, the first generation of Brain-Computer, and the second generation of Brain-Computer.

Although those projects were documented in code, Zhang Yi, as the head of the brain-computer interface research team, might come into contact with those classified project materials later, so there was no need to hide them.

“He Zheng has experience in controlling mental power!” Zhang Yi said, looking at Luo Yi and Li Tong. Seeing that they had no intention of expressing their opinions, he continued, “As long as his information is correct, I have no problem.”

Mr. Yang replied with a smile, "Okay, you can ask Vice President Deng to review Comrade He Zheng's information later."

Zhang Yi adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses and continued, "Lu Min's mental control is also quite good. She passed the interview. Now we'll see if she passes the background check."

After hearing this, Old Yang laughed and passed the matter on to Vice President Deng.

The interviews continued, using the same two steps: reading the resume information aloud to the experts and professors behind them, and then having the two interviewees put on gaming helmets.

Because only Zhang Yi and Luo Yi had gold-rimmed glasses, the others could not see how the interviewees controlled their mental power. They could only see how long after the interviewees put on the game helmets took them off.

Even so, the brain-computer interface experts and other disciplines in Shenzhen, as well as the participants from the capital, Shanghai, and Sichuan, still observed very carefully… (End of Chapter)