Break out of the courtyard

After briefly explaining his discovery, Zhang Heping gave his children some instructions:
“This frog brain is not as pure as before, which is not conducive to your continued improvement of mental strength. Xiao Bei will take it down the mountain later and let the experts from the mainland test it.”

"Dad, when are you going to build the second biological brain server?" Zhang Hu asked eagerly. "Will it still use a frog brain?"

"I plan to try rat brains, rabbit brains, monkey brains, and I won't give up on frog brains either," Zhang Heping explained simply, and then went to do his work.

Zhang Long, Zhang Hu, and Zhang Feng began to experience the changes in the frog brain's dreamscape. It wasn't until Elder Hua came to their door and asked if the mainland experts could continue to try out the virtual dream game that Zhang Bei finally descended the mountain with the helmet and the frog brain.

This time, Zhang Long and Zhang Hu didn't go with them. They were still thinking about the new biological brain server and wanted to see how their father planned to proceed.

Meanwhile, as soon as Zhang Bei arrived at the media building at the foot of the mountain, experts eagerly surrounded him.

"Young comrade, could you let us test for a few more minutes today?"

"Young comrade, we didn't think things through yesterday and didn't let you take a break in the middle. How about this, take a ten-minute break every half hour of testing?"

"Young comrade, we have prepared a table, chairs and tea for you on the stage. You can sit and watch our test later."

More than twenty experts surrounded Zhang Bei and his bodyguards, chattering amongst themselves as they took to the podium.

Zhang Bei first had his bodyguards remove the extra tables, chairs, and tea, then glanced at his watch before speaking to the mainland experts who were eagerly waiting beside him:
“现在是9点13分，11点半结束上午的测试；下午测试时间，预计是14点半至17点。”

"You can decide the order and each person's testing time yourselves. I have only one requirement: you are not allowed to extend your mental energy towards others, otherwise I will terminate the test!"

After speaking, Zhang Bei opened the box and took out the helmet and the Frog Brain Server.

The leader of the mainland expert team had a brief conversation with Professor Hua, and then called a group of members over to discuss in hushed tones the order of testing and the timing of the tests.

Seeing that things were developing in a positive direction, Mr. Hua moved to the fourth row of the audience and sat in the empty seat between Director Wang and the guard, Xiao Qin.

"Have you seen peace?" Director Wang asked casually as Hua Lao sat down.

"When I arrived, he was busy with research in the laboratory." When Hua Lao thought of Zhang Heping's underground laboratory, which was not open to him, a sense of worry rose in his heart again.

Immediately, he took out his phone and asked where the confidentiality agreement and related materials for Sanxingdui had been sent.

……

Shenzhen, Bao'an Airport, tarmac.

“I still can’t figure it out!” A middle-aged man with slightly pale skin looked through the glass at the two groups of security guards negotiating below the plane, and said to the old professor next to him without turning his head:

"Even if Consultant Zhang has developed a brain-computer interface, the higher-ups don't need to pay this much attention to it!"

“We’ve kept our research data secret for decades, and he just moved it all over when we said we’d send it to him. Didn’t all our previous efforts to keep it secret go to waste?”

"This CH101 large passenger plane we're on was developed with funding and technical support from Consultant Zhang," the elderly professor, who had been resting with his eyes closed, said slowly.

"In addition, he also vigorously promoted the development of our nuclear power, communications, aerospace and other fields."

"You've only seen the limited information about our base, but you have no idea what kind of treasures are hidden in the underground base of the Peace Academy that we're about to visit."

"Xiao Tang, calm down!" On the other side of the corridor, an old man who was also resting with his eyes closed said calmly, "There are many things that haven't been conveyed to your level yet, and it's not convenient for us to tell you young people right now."

"Just remember, the reason I brought you to Shenzhen this time is to learn!"

"As for what happens next, you'll find out then!"

The middle-aged man, referred to as Xiao Tang, turned to look at the old professor across the corridor. He wanted to ask more questions, but remembering the second rule of confidentiality, "Never ask about secrets you shouldn't know," he suppressed his curiosity and slight dissatisfaction.

A moment later, the accompanying guard company commander returned to the cabin and quietly reported the results of the negotiations to the team leader.

After listening, the team leader nodded and said, "There is a reinforced brigade here to carry out security work, and their weapons and equipment are all the latest. We can trust them."

"But they want to confiscate our weapons!" the guard company commander said reluctantly. "What if an emergency occurs, we..."

The team leader gestured to the other side, reassuring them, "Put yourself in their shoes. If their guards came to our base, wouldn't you confiscate their weapons for security reasons?"

Seeing that the young security chief had stopped talking, the white-haired old team leader seemed to have figured things out and stopped paying attention to him. He turned to the accompanying personnel and reiterated the precautions.

……

As this group of people and goods from western Sichuan were brought to the Shenzhen Peace Academy, Zhang Heping, who was in neighboring Hong Kong Island, also received the news.

"They moved all the research materials from that base over here?" Zhang Heping felt a little confused. He had only asked them to bring a few sets of research materials, but they had brought them all.

On second thought, Zhang Heping roughly guessed why they were doing this; they probably wanted him to push forward the research project on the Sanxingdui underground base.

Qian Lao's cheerful voice came from the other end of the phone, "When do you think you'll be back? I'll tell you about the research projects that have been carried out over there."

"I've been quite busy lately, let's talk about this later." Zhang Heping said a few more words to Mr. Qian before hanging up the phone.

The mainland wanted him to live at the Shenzhen Peace College so that he could focus on leading his research team in China.

Unfortunately, times have changed!
Putting aside the question of whether or not to hand over the brain-computer interface technology, the fact that the hammer from Area 51 in the United States alone makes it impossible for Zhang Heping to stay in Shenzhen and conduct research in peace.

Besides, he's only interested in AFK farming; when it comes to research and other things, he just wants to verbally assign tasks to others.

As for talking, a phone call or a video conference can perfectly solve the problem.

For the next three days, Zhang Bei would go to the conference venue at the foot of the mountain to have the group of mainland experts test the frog brain dream.

After he finished, he took the helmet and the frog brain home.

After the frog brain rests for a night, check again the next morning to see if there are any changes in the frog brain's dreams.

On the morning of December 9th, Zhang Bei, finding no further changes in the frog brain's dream, suggested to his father, Zhang Heping, that they invite other attendees to join the virtual dream game test ahead of schedule.

The advantage of doing this is that it can both generate buzz for the technical sharing session three days later and reduce the testing pressure on the day of the meeting.

In response, Zhang Heping gave Zhang Bei the list of attendees and asked him to contact Zhu Chengguang to discuss matters related to the advance testing.

With the announcement that the virtual dream game would be tested ahead of schedule, those who had qualified to attend the conference were both happy and worried.

They were happy to have early access to such high-tech products; however, they were worried about the negative rumors surrounding virtual reality games. One such rumor was that prolonged use of virtual reality game headsets could lead to brain death in players.

Compared to those who hesitated, the first batch of testers, who were extremely bold, had already taken their seats in the audience.

There are 50 new testers. The mainland experts who played for three and a half days have now become seasoned beta testers, explaining the precautions for the new players both inside and outside the game.

Even so, Zhang Bei still gave the newcomers some instructions, especially the rule that they should not use their mental power against people.

However, with so many people, it's inevitable to encounter disobedient individuals, especially young people!

"Shi Jun, number 9, violated regulations by extending his mental energy to others. His test and meeting eligibility are revoked!" Zhang Bei announced the verdict while simultaneously using his mental energy to sever the outward mental energy of test subject number 9.

However, after Zhang Bei finished speaking, neither of the two test subjects took off their helmets, as if they hadn't heard him.

Finally, Zhang Bei stepped forward and slapped the button on the top of the helmet worn by No. 9. The black visor rose instantly, and the visor also cut off the user's head from contact with the gold on the top of the helmet, thus ending the user's hopes.

As two bodyguards ran over and dragged away the disobedient test subject number 9, Zhang Bei stood to the side, leaving only test subject number 10 to undergo the test alone.

Those who had worn the virtual reality game helmet had experienced the faint outward projection of mental energy, but they still didn't know how Zhang Bei discovered No. 9's abnormal mental energy.

Not to mention them, even the experts in the mainland didn't know what methods Zhang Bei used to probe the invisible and intangible spiritual power.

On the contrary, Elder Hua and Director Wang, who knew the inside story, kept silent about the matter and never told outsiders about the three generations of gold-rimmed glasses brain-computer interface.

After that, two young men, No. 23 and No. 49, refused to believe the superstition and were disqualified by Zhang Bei on the spot.

That said, after this virtual reality game helmet was made, Zhang Bei and Zhang Long both used it to release their mental energy.

However, that was based on the premise that Zhang Bei and Zhang Long were able to use their mental power relatively skillfully, and that they knew how much harm mental power could cause to people, so they would not easily use their mental power to touch others.

The three troublemakers who appeared today not only don't understand what mental power is, but also dare to disobey orders.

Zhang Bei didn't pursue these rebellious young men who wouldn't listen to orders, but the bodyguards didn't let them off easily. They tied their hands and feet, gagged them, and threw them into a dark storage room for solitary confinement.

The realism of the virtual dream game has been further confirmed as the first batch of testers shared their experiences.

In order to expand its influence, Zhangbei selected 20 foreign participants for the second day's test list.

Because the attendees who caused trouble yesterday, numbers 9, 23, and 49, have disappeared, the Hong Kong police were alerted and came to inquire.

Therefore, the rule against using mental energy to reach out to others was already deeply understood by the test takers present, even before Zhang Bei could remind them.

Even if one or two people didn't know, they were reminded by the person sitting next to them.

With Zhang Bei's earnest reminder, the test on December 10th went relatively smoothly; at least no one was disqualified from the meeting by Zhang Bei on the spot.

On the morning of December 11, after the third batch of tests began at the venue, some news that surprised Hua Lao came over.

Zhang Heping took his two sons, Zhang Long and Zhang Hu, to Shenzhen Peace College!
Therefore, Mr. Hua handed over the affairs here to Director Wang, and he rushed back excitedly.

"Elder Hua!"

After Secretary Chen, who was waiting at the checkpoint at the college intersection, gave a greeting, he took Old Hua into the college in his car, leaving Xiao Qin and the car he had driven back to the intersection for inspection.

"Consultant Zhang is currently in the brain-computer interface laboratory, while Zhang Long and Zhang Hu have gone to their drone laboratory," Secretary Chen said before Elder Hua could ask. "Consultant Zhang didn't have the nanny come to cook, saying he had to go back to Hong Kong Island this afternoon."

"Professor Qian wanted to arrange for the experts from Western Sichuan to meet with Consultant Zhang. After communication, it was finally decided to meet at lunchtime in the canteen for a brief discussion."

Old Hua gave a noncommittal "hmm," and after a moment asked, "Has Consultant Zhang visited Wei Chunqiao at the hospital?"

"I saw it!" Secretary Chen was already hesitant about whether to mention it, because the person who hadn't given Wei Chunqiao special treatment before was Elder Hua.

Before Hua could press for further details, Secretary Chen dropped another bombshell: "Wei Chunqiao's second son reported to Consultant Zhang that many people in the hospital are enjoying the privilege of single or double rooms, wasting the hospital's resources."

Old Hua frowned immediately. "What did Consultant Zhang say?"

"Consultant Zhang went to the lab without saying anything." Secretary Chen asked uncertainly, "Mr. Hua, what do you think about the issue of single and double rooms in the hospital? Should we rectify it as soon as possible?"

"After all, the Hong Kong Island Peace Hospital has always insisted on three-person wards. Even the trial of the Shouyuan 120 drug in the cosmetic surgery department was later changed to a three-person ward."

Old Hua nodded and said, "Dean Lu has been acting dean for quite a while. Ask him if he wants to go back or stay."

"If he wants to stay, let him handle the single and double room issues."

Secretary Chen pondered for a moment and then asked, "If Dean Lu is unwilling to stay, who should we ask to handle this matter?"

"No need to look for him!" Old Hua shook his head. "Just leave him to Consultant Zhang to handle."

Secretary Chen only needed to think for a moment to understand Elder Hua's intention.

If Dean Lu doesn't want to stay, then he can be used as Zhang Heping's punching bag, taking the blame for the single and double room issue, and then sent back to his original unit.

However, when Secretary Chen thought about Dean Lu's high salary, he couldn't help but feel that Dean Lu would probably stay.

Because Dean Lu's salary at his original workplace, including bonuses, was less than one-tenth of his salary here!
After thinking for a while, Professor Hua decided not to go to the laboratory to find Zhang Heping first, but to meet with the newly arrived experts from Western Sichuan to see how many people could stay here to cooperate with Zhang Heping in his research.

After learning about the progress of their laboratory's research and development, Zhang Long and Zhang Hu declined the twin sisters' invitation to lunch and urged their driver to hurry to the biological brain-computer interface laboratory.

The father and his two sons returned this time because they had ruined the brains of 23 regenerated animals on Hong Kong Island!
There was no need for them to come, because Zhang Heping had already successfully set up a monkey brain server and developed a game where monkeys chase and play in the mountains and forests.

However, Zhang Long and Zhang Hu put forward their previous conjecture, wanting to use mouse brains, rabbit brains, and monkey brains as transit servers to make it easier for players to transform into mice, rabbits, and monkeys in virtual dreams.

Then the problem arose: the brains of all 23 regenerated animals could not be saved!

There's a saying that perfectly describes their current situation: they took too big a step and ended up tearing their balls!

That being said, when they say they didn't save them, they mean that the brains of those 23 regenerated animals were no longer pure and were filled with many distracting thoughts, rather than that they were brain dead.

Therefore, they also brought those discarded regenerated animal brains to this laboratory so that the experts and assistants here could follow up on the research.

...(End of chapter)