Resurrection of all mankind

Chapter 42 Torture, Super Double

"Before you can answer this question, you first have to understand why people age."

The giant brain replied: "In fact, experiments related to aging have already been conducted as early as the 21st century."

"Then some scientists discovered that all vertebrates, including humans, have an upper limit on the number of cell divisions they can undergo."

"This upper limit is called the 'Hayflick limit.'"

"This results in humans only living to about 120 years old at best."

"Since then, countless people have embarked on the path of pursuing the mystery of immortality and attempting to break the Hayflick Limit."

The giant brain continued, "Perhaps, if we continue to study like this, with the continuous development of science and technology, humans will eventually be able to achieve immortality."

"But...

"Humans have discovered the art of resurrection."

"With the resurrection technique, studying immortality has naturally become a joke."

"So, humankind's research on the Hayflick limit will stop in 2030 AD."

"That was the year when the resurrection technique was discovered."

"And so it went on until the Tower Prison appeared."

"I don't need to explain what happened next: in order to avoid death, the human leaders invested a lot of energy in studying immortality."

"This allows human lifespan to be extended to around 500 years."

“This is a good thing.”

"However."

At this point, the brain suddenly changed the subject and said, "After the life span was extended, the human leaders soon discovered that the speed of time in the Tower Prison illusion had also changed."

"The original time flow rate of 6:1 has increased to 20:1."

"To put it in perspective: if the senior officials want to die of old age in the tower prison, they must stay in the illusion for 1400 years."

"That's ten or even a hundred times more than the physical torture!"

"And it lasted for a full 1400 years!"

“So the top brass went completely crazy.”

“They don’t want to die.”

"They began to invest more resources in the study of immortality, and at one point pushed the human lifespan to an upper limit of 1000 years."

"But the irony is that the Tower Prison also adjusted the speed of time in the illusion at the same time."

"The time flow rate, which had originally increased to 20:1, was increased again to a terrifying 40:1."

"In other words, after death, the human leaders will need to stay in the illusion of the tower prison for a full 2800 years."

"This time, the top management can no longer accept it."

"They fear death, they fear it terribly, more than anyone else."

"So, they invested more and more resources in studying immortality."

"Even if this kind of immortality would consume a lot of resources and could only be achieved in a very small number of people."

"Today, the lifespan of high-level humans has been successfully pushed up to 4000 years."

At this point, the brain said with a hint of sarcasm: "I don't know if you have ever seen those human high-level officials."

"The vast majority of them have aged to the point where they can no longer age."

"They are hunched over, with white hair and wrinkled skin. The sufferings of birth, aging, illness and death are reflected in them vividly."

“But they just won’t die.”

"They are high-ranking officials, but their lives are worse than those of the lower-level people in the space station."

Xie Shen really learned a lot today.

Unexpectedly, the senior executives of the space station had such a difficult life.

"Okay, no more nonsense."

In the hall of the Ascension Area.

The giant brain said to everyone present: "I have said so much in one breath just to tell you: Even if you go through untold hardships and become a high-ranking official in the space station, you still cannot change your fate of being tortured by the tower prison."

"If you want to be truly liberated, you have to ascend."

"So joining us is the only way to escape from the Tower Prison."

The giant brain presents facts and makes sense.

Not only does he know how to use the torture of the tower prison to coerce, but he also knows how to lure people with the wonderful life in the virtual world. No matter who it is, they will be tempted.

So after a brief discussion, the leader of the six-member team said: "We are willing to work for you."

"But to prove that what you said is true."

The boss made a request: "Before that, you have to upload the consciousness of any one of us to the virtual world."

"Okay." The giant brain said without hesitation: "This is a reasonable request."

"But as a price, the remaining people will have to work for 60 years."

"Is this acceptable?"

"Okay." The boss glanced at the other members of the team.

Seeing that no one objected, he said to the giant brain: "Then upload my consciousness. Do you need me to cooperate with you in anything?"

"Do you see that pool of water with so many people soaking in it?" the giant brain replied, "After you jump into the pool, a robotic arm will open your skull. At the same time, the 'life-supporting fluid' in the pool will ensure that you will not die. Then you can start uploading your consciousness."

The boss said no more.

Under the gaze of everyone, he jumped into the super-large pool used for ascension without saying a word.

next second.

Everything was just as the giant brain said: a mechanical arm slowly extended in front of the boss and released a ring-shaped red light.

The light was like a sharp blade, easily cutting off the boss's skull.

"How is it? Is it okay?" The giant brain also explained: "This is the latest laser cutting technology. In addition, the 'life-sustaining fluid' in the pool has a strong anesthetic effect, so people will not feel any pain during the whole process."

Conversation room.

Then a black silk thread was seen hanging from above the pool and piercing straight into the boss's brain.

The other end of the thread connects all the way to the giant brain.

Obviously.

That black thread is the 'data cable' used to upload human consciousness.

This went on for about an hour.

Finally, the giant brain, which had been silent for a long time, spoke: "Okay, his consciousness has been uploaded. If you don't believe it, you can come and verify it yourself."

After he finished speaking, the boss's virtual projection gradually appeared on the huge projection screen behind him.

The projection was lying on a beach chair.

Not far from the beach chair is a swimming pool, and there is a glass of iced cold drink by the pool.

Everything about this made the five-member team present feel a sense of unreality.

In a group of 5.

The technician from Eddie spoke first: "Boss, is it really you?"

"it's me."

The boss seems to have not yet adapted to the world after uploading his consciousness.

He looked around with an expression of disbelief: "This is so realistic. This virtual world is really no different from the real world!"

Eddie frowned and said, "Boss, do you still remember your name?"

"Of course I remember that." The eldest chuckled and said, "My full name is Elvira Collins. My ancestors are Italian, and my favorite food is pizza."

Hearing this, the five people looked at each other at the same time.

Can't go wrong.

This is truly their boss, not an AI simulated by a computer.

Out of caution, Eddie asked again, "Boss, do you still remember the code we received before we went on the mission?"

"510269."

Boss Collins answered it easily.

He stood up from his beach chair and picked up the cold drink by the pool.

After drinking most of the cup in one breath, he commented: "It tastes sweet and sour. It should be orange juice with grapefruit."

"Ugh"

As he spoke, he suddenly sighed again and couldn't help but sighed: "I haven't had orange juice for a long time. This virtual world is really great!"

(End of this chapter)