Chapter 658: The Concept of Consciousness Uploading
In medicine, human cells are usually preserved by freezing.
In a refrigerator at minus seventy degrees Celsius, cells can be preserved for about a year.
In the liquid nitrogen cooling box, because the temperature of liquid nitrogen is around minus 196 degrees Celsius, it can theoretically be preserved permanently.
Gao Mi knew that Xu You and Lu Zhiyao’s cells were extremely important. Even though the cost of preserving cells in liquid nitrogen was very high, Gao Mi would definitely use liquid nitrogen to preserve their cells.
"Okay, Professor Gao, thank you for your help."
After Xu You and Lu Zhiyao thanked Gao Mi, they left Gao Mi's office.
After coming out of Gao Mi's office, Xu You and Lu Zhiyao both felt a little relieved.
“This time, even if we both can’t come back from the moon, another one of us can continue to appear on the blue planet in another way. And the two of us can exist forever in this universe in the form of quantum state.” Lu Zhiyao said with a smile.
As a philosophy researcher, Lu Zhiyao does not take life and death that seriously.
From Lu Zhiyao's philosophical point of view, even if she and Xu You no longer exist in this world, it is not necessarily something that makes them feel despair.
If we could go to another world together, to some extent, it is also another way of longevity.
Although Xu You didn't want Lu Zhiyao to take the risk with him, he also didn't want to leave Lu Zhiyao alone on Blue Star.
And somehow, Xu You vaguely felt that the way he communicated with Lu Zhiyao through brain waves might help him at the critical moment.
Of course, as long as Lu Zhiyao is willing, Xu You must hope that Lu Zhiyao can live safely, even if something unexpected happens to him.
But with Lu Zhiyao's personality, she probably wouldn't be able to accept such an outcome.
Thinking of this, Xu You said:
"Yaoyao, if... I mean if, something unexpected happens to me, what will you choose?"
Lu Zhiyao said without hesitation: "Do you think I can live alone? I can live without seeing you for a long time, but if I know you are gone, it will be a completely different feeling. If there is no expectation in my heart, then my heart is completely dead, so what is the meaning of the body?"
Although Lu Zhiyao did not express her meaning clearly, Xu You understood it immediately.
If something unexpected happened to her, Lu Zhiyao would probably completely lose hope in life.
But Xu You didn't want this to happen. After thinking about it, Xu You continued:
"Yaoyao, please believe me. I have a very strong vitality. Even if you think I have an accident, I won't die so easily. You must firmly believe in this and never give up easily."
While Xu You said these words, he looked at Lu Zhiyao with a serious expression, showing his serious attitude.
Feeling Xu You's sincere gaze, Lu Zhiyao also nodded seriously.
"Well, Xu You, I understand. I will never give up until the last moment."
Xu You didn't just say these words to fool Lu Zhiyao, but Xu You was really worried. What if he could survive, but Lu Zhiyao collapsed her defenses before that? Wouldn't that mean he would end up losing everything?
Xu You believed that with his strong will and Xu You's support at critical moments, no difficulties would be able to defeat him.
After returning to the office with Lu Zhiyao, Xu You found Cui Ying and assigned her a new task.
"Teacher Cui, I want to do some biological research. Could you please help me prepare a laboratory..."
Xu You introduced the experimental conditions he needed to Cui Ying in detail. Cui Ying listened carefully and quickly recorded Xu You's requirements.
"Teacher Cui, we need to hurry up and handle this matter. It would be best if it can be resolved within the next two days."
"Okay, Mr. Xu, I've got it all in mind, and I'll make sure it's resolved as quickly as possible."
Cui Ying did not ask why Xu You suddenly needed such a laboratory, but Cui Ying never asked too much about the tasks assigned to her by Xu You.
Just after Cui Ying left, Lin Shi appeared at the door of Xu You's office.
"Teacher, you are here, and the teacher's wife is here too."
Xu You glanced at Lin Shi, hesitated for a moment, and said to Lin Shi:
"Come in and close the door."
Xu You knew that after what happened yesterday, Lin Shi must have a lot to say to him.
Although Xu You didn't want to talk to Lin Shi about the things , it was impossible for him to hide from Lin Shi forever.
"I have told Yaoyao about what happened recently and my future plans. I will go to the moon with Yaoyao, and before that, I will make adequate preparations. Lin Shi, you must stay on Blue Star well, there are still many important tasks that need you to complete."
Although Lin Shi felt somewhat reluctant, she did not dare to say anything.
"Okay, teacher, I will definitely complete the task successfully. By the way, teacher, besides these, can I help you with other work?"
Lin Shi originally wanted to ask Xu You directly what task he had just assigned to Cui Ying, but thinking that Xu You might criticize her, Lin Shi did not dare to ask. She could only test Xu You from the side in a more tactful way.
Xu You did not hide his intention from Lin Shi. On this issue, he really needed Lin Shi's help.
"It's a new project, studying the topic of uploading consciousness. You should also participate in this project, and Yaoyao, um... I also want to invite Lou Song over."
Thinking of Lou Song's incredible mathematical and computer skills, Xu You felt that Lou Song would definitely be of great help to this project.
"Well, teacher, then shall I go and call Lou Song over directly?"
"Okay, go ahead and do it. I don't know if Lou Song has time. If he really can't, there's no need to bother him."
After all, Lou Song's main job is still the research and teaching of mathematics, and Xu You has no power to disturb his work.
What made Xu You happy was that when Lou Song learned that Xu You wanted to find him for a research project, he immediately put aside all unnecessary work and soon came to Xu You's office.
After everyone arrived, Xu You talked about his research topic.
"This time, I want to study the project of consciousness uploading. What I hope to achieve is to upload human consciousness to a computer hardware platform and then implant this consciousness into another human individual. This topic is very difficult, and we need to find a suitable starting point."
