System: Master Your Life

Chapter 1031 - 276: Young Master Xu Exclusive Interview (Career)

[Tomorrow I’ll make up more than five thousand words, today there are fewer, so tomorrow there will be more, like this]

Even the next day, the related trending topic was still high.

After all, this year Young Master Xu just invented Intelligent Life.

It already surpasses the era, at least thirty years ahead of current technological development.

This is already explosive enough.

But now Young Master Xu tells the world he wants human consciousness to log into the Virtual World.

For the general public, actually letting human consciousness log into the Virtual World is much more concrete than encountering Intelligent Life, and it’s more exciting.

Why is that?

Very simple, the application of Intelligent Life will make daily life and work more intelligent in the future.

But fundamentally, humans are still in the real world, especially ordinary people, who still have to be just another cog in the machine.

But if logging consciousness into the Virtual World can be realized.

For example, if this world is a fantasy world, people can directly log into this world to experience so-called time travel, to live a different life.

From the perspective of actual experience, highly intelligent daily life and work cannot compare to the latter, and future work pressure might even be greater.

The scientific community might say AI will free human hands, but reality often contradicts intentions.

Because that’s the wish of the scientific community, but capitalists and slave owners won’t consider these issues. Working hard for these people for a lifetime as a cog is reality; otherwise, why are so many people opting out of the rat race?

Humans are skilled at deceiving themselves, just think of having the opportunity to log into diverse Virtual Worlds to experience multiple different lives.

Question: Who wouldn’t look forward to that?

As Xu Lin said human consciousness would log into the Virtual World, many people started to anticipate it.

People might not believe other scientists, maybe even thinking they exaggerate with things like the sun will extinguish billions of years from now, or more immediately, in a hundred or two hundred years, Earth’s temperature will change due to global warming. To put it bluntly, how does this relate to the general public? Living in the present is reality.

People are willing to believe Young Master Xu, because this man can indeed create incredible miracles.

And he seems genuinely to consider the general public, because for Young Master Xu, those capitalists and slave owners are seen as scum, and his stance seems so firm.

On the 6th.

The always low-key Xu Lin went to Capital City for a special interview on CCTV.

In early December, Capital City’s temperature is already in the single digits, and the wind is strong.

In short, it’s quite cold.

Xu Lin didn’t wear a suit, just a turtleneck sweater and trousers underneath, with a black trench coat on top.

To him, still very handsome.

Such attire really suits his tall figure.

The interview was streamed live online.

Xu Lin often makes shocking statements, yet the authorities allow live streaming.

Xu Lin’s autonomy is actually quite large.

At eight o’clock in the evening, the live stream officially started.

This interview is about human consciousness logging into the Virtual World.

In recent days, discussions about this topic have reached worldwide proportions.

No need to mention domestic interest; people abroad also know there’s an incredibly impressive scientist in the East.

The authorities decided on an interview, so Xu Lin came, besides it being an opportunity for a significant breakthrough, Xu Lin also found it was a chance to explain some issues.

"Young Master Xu looks so handsome today!"

"Being handsome is just the most insignificant aspect of Young Master Xu!"

A large number of netizens quickly flooded into the live broadcast room, all watching Xu Lin, watching this twenty-year-old who already stands at the pinnacle of the world.

Xu Lin was seen sitting on a sofa, and on the opposite sofa, there was the host.

The host is a beauty in her twenties, usually dignified and formal, but now facing Xu Lin, whose charm is enormous and achievements are boundless, her cheeks were flushed.

"Ahem, I believe everyone knows Young Master Xu, right? He is currently the greatest scientist in the world!"

The host introduced him to the camera.

The interview formally began immediately after.

"Young Master Xu, recently you made another major accomplishment. Regarding human consciousness logging into the Virtual World, the academic community believes it might take twenty or thirty years for human technology to reach this level. What do you think?"

"In terms of my abilities, it can be realized within two to three years."

Xu Lin wasn’t exaggerating; he is confident in this matter, and it must be accomplished.

He has a strong brain now, and human consciousness logging into the Virtual World is just one aspect of his many future endeavors; he will venture into more fields to complete tasks currently impossible for the human world.

For example, to thoroughly rid history of cancer.

Moreover, in the future, he would have to balance caring for his family while finding time to accomplish these tasks, so his time is very precious.

For Xu Lin, both career and family are important, especially as he will have his own children in the future, so his focus will shift towards his family.

"Realized within two to three years, really? I’m so looking forward to it!"

"If anyone else said this, I would surely think they were boasting, but this is Young Master Xu, I even suspect it can be realized in one to two years because he is Young Master Xu!"

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Host: "Young Master Xu, what do you think, in the future, the Virtual World our consciousness logs into, what specifically will it be like?"

"Initially, it’s a common understanding, that is, our consciousness logs into a certain game world to play games, we’ll no longer just sit in front of a computer or hold a phone to play games, but directly enter the game world to experience it. This is the most widespread and fundamental understanding in this field."

Xu Lin: "To go further, host, let me ask, where is your hometown?"

"Young Master Xu, my hometown is in Xiangnan."

"That’s quite far from the Capital City, so your parents are currently in Xiangnan?"

"Yes."

"So when you contact them, it’s only through phone calls or video chats, right?"

"Correct!"

The host nodded.

Xu Lin: "Then let me say, if my technology breaks through, human consciousness logs into the Virtual World, then you and your parents can meet in the Virtual World, no matter how far apart you are."

"Wow! Young Master Xu, is it true?"

The host was shocked, not intentionally, but she was genuinely surprised and looking forward.

As a drifter in the north, the feelings of being away from home can be understood by many who have left their hometowns. It’s really hard to meet with parents and relatives; many can only go back once a year, or even once in two or three years.

"Of course."

Xu Lin: "In the Virtual World, anything can be achieved."

Then Xu Lin continued: "Earlier, I mentioned the upgrade in communications, now let’s go further. Host, you say, imagine a disabled person, for example, someone missing arms and legs in reality, or even blind and deaf. We might define such a person as incomplete. When their consciousness enters the Virtual World, are they complete or incomplete?"

"Wow, I actually hadn’t thought about this."

"If they enter the Virtual World, then this disabled person should be like us normal people, right? Their consciousness wouldn’t be incomplete because their physical body is, would it? That wouldn’t make sense."

The words awakening the dreaming people, netizens began discussing intensely.

The host thought for a while, hesitantly guessing: "Should be a complete person?"

"Right, in the Virtual World, they are complete people."

Xu Lin said: "Which means the Virtual World can give them a complete body, not like in reality where they suffer from partial physical defects. Even if they are blind in reality, in the Virtual World, I want them to have eyes that can see everything. So, when I talk about the Virtual World, it’s not merely a simple game world but a second world distinct from the real world."

"Awesome, if this really happens, wouldn’t it be too great?"

"Yes, it would be absolutely great and definitely a great invention that benefits humanity!"

"Young Master Xu is awesome!"

"When can this be realized? I have a good friend who became blind due to an accident, it’s such a pity, she was so young."

"Young Master Xu says within two to three years, but it shouldn’t be too long. Trust Young Master Xu!"

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"Young Master Xu, if it really is like this, it would be so great!"

The host was quite excited as well.

Next, questions continued, also about the uses of the Virtual World and its benefits to humans.

Until the tenth question.

The host asked: "Young Master Xu, regarding the American drama ’Upload’ you mentioned earlier, it talks about humans storing consciousness in the Virtual World after death to start a second life. Can this be realized? I mean, can human consciousness be reborn in the Virtual World after death?"

"It can, and this is an inevitable development of future technology, not surprising."

"So, in the future, humans wouldn’t die; even if someone dies in reality, they could continue to live in the Virtual World?"

"Yes, but it involves many ethical and moral issues of human society."

"Ah? Young Master Xu, why do you say so?" The host was puzzled.

"Human thoughts gradually solidify with age, and years later I might become a scumbag, causing harm to society and the world. Therefore, I hope humans follow the natural law of life and death. In cases where current medical technology can’t save them, they should go when it’s time."

Xu Lin spoke candidly.

"Young Master Xu still articulates words with vigor!"

"Young Master Xu speaks what we dare not say. If those powerful people die in reality and still live in the Virtual World, the living space for ordinary people would be constantly compressed, leaving no room for ordinary people’s survival."

"I have a doubt, why can’t the Virtual World be a utopian world?"

"Friend, you’re thinking too simply. Where there are people, there’s conflict; this is no joke. Human morality is far from reaching your so-called utopia standard. Moreover, so-called utopias, ideal states, Western paradises, etc., are all unrealistic fantasies."

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"Young Master Xu, isn’t this view a bit pessimistic?"

The host smiled and pursued more questions.

Xu Lin asked her, "Host, how old are you this year?"

"Ah, Young Master Xu, I am twenty-seven years old."

"Then, host, in your life over the past twenty-something years, have you met bad people?"

"Yes."

"One bad person or some bad people?"

"Quite a few, in total, truly bad to the bone, there are about three or four." The host thought.

"Do you think the harm from these bad people compares to the harm that someone like me with capabilities could cause? If I become bad, many people’s lives will be tough."

The host shook her head, acknowledging Xu Lin’s words.

Consider if ordinary people turn bad, they can only murder or commit arson—how many could they harm?

But then consider someone like Young Master Xu—if he turns bad, it’s unimaginable.

Among infamous people, there are hardly any ordinary ones; they’re typically individuals originally with great capabilities, like Sima Yi, Qin Hui, Wang Jingwei, and such. Especially, Wang Jingwei, who inspired many attempted saviors in his youth, with lofty ambitions, was almost like Tan Sitong, a brave, death-defying figure, but later became a traitor.

Xu Lin continued: "So I’m not pessimistic, I feel the Virtual World should benefit humanity. Only those who see money as dirt and dream of changing the world with ideals like me should create it. Give it to those big bad seeds who only see benefits, and then us ordinary folks will suffer."

Xu Lin remained radical, but radical was necessary; he was only twenty and Moon God was in his grasp, the world watching him hungrily, a bunch of scumbags thinking to follow him.

If it weren’t for strong deterrence, he would’ve been shot in the head long ago.