The End of Technology

Ning Zi didn't express much about March's enthusiasm, but he was very interested in the finished materials mentioned in March.

Speaking of which, he didn't pay too much attention to the situation in the laboratory during this period. On the one hand, it was because of his trust in March, and on the other hand, because Ning Zi discovered that he was actually not interested in dealing with specific problems in the laboratory. In comparison, He prefers to stay in his room and think about things.

In the words of March, this is a common problem among human beings, which can be described in one word - laziness!

Its previous owner was also like this. He always liked to delegate experimental work that required repeated operations to others.

But Ning Zi did not agree with this statement. He was not lazy, he just simply felt that thinking was more interesting than doing it himself.

Of course, there was not much debate on this issue between the two species with different thinking modes. It can be understood that on the way to see the results, the two boring minds bickered to pass the time until they saw Ning She saw March. The actual macroscopic new material in your mouth.

Then Ning Zi, who had always been calm, was really shocked.

Although he did not pay too much attention to this experiment, the equipment used in each experimental step has been engraved in his mind.

It should start with the most basic microscopic experiments.

This process does not involve specific material manufacturing. It just observes and analyzes microscopic particles, or analyzes the movement trajectories of particles from a lot of data, and then deduces the existence of medium space through a series of calculations. Finally, it passes through The media space is connected with the microscopic world.

This stage is purely theoretical verification stage.

The next step is to send some microscopic particles to the medium space for exchange. At this time, it will be discovered that particles with mass, that is, bradyons in particle physics, will undergo some singular changes. Then, by expanding the scope of the laboratory and starting repetitive experiments, we will find a way to send macroscopic substances into the medium space and then take them out.

The whole process needs to be repeated many times to find and grasp the coordinates in different motion systems of the two spaces.

Of course, the macroscopic matter here is not the macroscopic matter that is considered in daily life. It can only be said to be macroscopic matter that is free from the constraints of the laws of quantum physics, such as ten strands of hair, which is about ten microns. This size is already the limit of what the human eye can distinguish, but it is still a macro scene.

Then there is the process of continuous fusion of materials. Through continuous accumulation and fusion of materials, the final material that is about the size of a Coke bottle cap needs to be repeated thousands of times.

Of course, this was the impression he had left in his mind after reading the complete test report of another world.

According to the report just in March, there were only 97 complete laboratory records. The three materials that could be directly observed at a macroscopic level were probably no more than the size of a hair in Ning Zi's mind, but what he saw at this time was obviously different.

Because the macroscopic observables in March are really macroscopic enough. The largest piece of observable material is about the size of a B-class car. It is in the shape of a long hexagon. There are some large weights stacked on the material, and it just floats in the sky. A dedicated glass room in the laboratory.

"Meow, this is the largest anti-gravity material currently synthesized in the laboratory. The distance between the two vertices is 6.2 meters, the width is 2.3 meters, the thickness is 0.07 meters, the total mass is -631.23KG, and it can provide about 507.78 newtons of repulsion on the earth. At present, it seems that the material distribution of this anti-gravity material is relatively uniform, which can be tested by moving weights. More specific parameters can be queried on the computer."

The kitten jumped onto the railing of the laboratory, stood there steadily, and introduced proudly.

Ning Zi looked at the materials in the glass room and was speechless for a long time.

Although he already knew the characteristics of this material, he was still shocked when this thing really appeared before his eyes.

Ning Zi didn't know how people in that world felt when they extracted this material from the laboratory for the first time. At this time, he just felt like his whole body was about to explode.

Although March had described that wonderful future to him more than once, the description he heard was not as shocking as seeing it in reality.

Such a huge material floating in the air carrying weights adjusted by a robotic arm will give people a strong sense of impact.

Of course, this kind of impact is not just a visual impact, but an impact on the deep-rooted physical world in the mind. It's like an incredible magic trick, except this time it's in the name of science.

In fact, sometimes it is like this.

Science is often no different from magic. Just like the witch's broom in magic stories can fly into the sky and escape from the earth. If technology continues to develop according to the current process, making stick-shaped low-altitude aircraft will not be a very troublesome thing.

It’s engineers and managers who are really troubled, not scientists.

Because the former needs to ensure the safety of people when using this product to the greatest extent, and formulate a series of regulations so that people will not risk their lives when using the tools, and scientists only need to make this thing Flying into the sky is a success.

At this time, Ning Zi was in such shock that she could not speak for a long time.

"Meow...are you really not going to say anything?"

Ning Zi took a deep breath and asked, "This seems different from what you described before. How did you create such a large piece of material in more than 20 days?"

"Meow, what you are exposed to is the speed of manufacturing through step-by-step scientific research methods. After completing the basic experiments, I redetermined the coordinate system according to the previous formula and directly used mass production methods.

You must know that the base that was once controlled by my former master has already been able to send more than ten Mars-class exploration ships, dozens of Earth-class and hundreds of lunar-class scientific research ships into the sky every year, and conduct various tasks in the solar system. A variety of scientific research and civilization construction activities.

From this you can imagine how sophisticated the production technology of this material is. Mature standards, mature assembly lines, mature quality control systems, with the aid of these data, these equipment that can be controlled via the Internet, and a fully automated small workshop, it is not too difficult to complete this work. "

Ning Zi nodded, agreeing with March's answer.

But he also knew that there was nothing difficult in March's mind.

So Ning Zi still asked: "So this material will be displayed at the astronomy conference?"

The kitten standing on the railing raised its little head, stared at Ning Jie with its round eyes, and asked: "Meow, of course you have to show your strongest side to show off your muscles. You want everyone to know that your retreat is not just like... They were joking."

There is no doubt that this sentence is very reasonable and weighty.

There was only one problem. Every step after Ning Zi discovered it would be harder for him to explain.

It is actually a heavy burden to hide a secret in your heart that cannot be told to anyone, especially when you have to work hard to reconcile it.

Yue Yue seemed to see through Ning Zi's thoughts and moved her little mouth again: "Meow, don't feel pressured. There are complete test records in the laboratory's computer, and each step has a detailed analysis process and the corresponding Mathematical models, these reports are scientifically rigorous.

It is so rigorous that it is impossible for anyone to find any faults in it. At most, they can only say that you are very lucky. Of course, you can explain that the so-called good luck is actually based on rigorous scientific analysis and mathematical theory. If others don't have such good luck, maybe it's just because they are not good at mathematics? "

Ning Zi was amused by March's explanation.

In fact, he was not too worried about this. After all, Ning Zi was extremely confident in March's rigor. In fact, what he is more worried about is whether everyone can withstand this impact.

This is probably equivalent to the truth of the universe finally revealing the tip of the iceberg. Of course there are benefits, and they are huge.

For example, Ning Zi firmly believes that after this high-end forum on astronomy held in Ningyuan, the University will be able to attract at least a few Nobel Prize winners to settle here, and even get them to willingly accept teaching positions at the University every month. Taking a few classes is the most basic, and it can even help bring out a group of outstanding graduate students from the University of Physical Education.

"call……"

Ning Zi took a long breath, once again took a deep look at the new material floating in the glass room, and then said: "Of course, you are right. I will talk to Tim Cook first later. Then I have to call a few people to come and take a look... Well, tomorrow, I have to go through those lab reports you mentioned first, so that it is easier to explain. Well, that's it for now. "

"Meow……"

…

Huaxia, Yanbei Sports University, Ningjia Xiaoyuan.

Tim Cook never expected that after he flew all the way from the United States to China, he would have to meet and chat with Ning Zi through video. This operation can be described in one word in China, that is - coquettish. It is a pity that such a concise and extremely rich meaning word has no matching English word.

At this time, Tim Cook, who was sitting in Ning's study, didn't know what words to use to describe his mood at this time.

After all, he is also the iron-fisted CEO of the world's largest company by market value. He is admired by thousands of people no matter where he goes. In this small family in China, not only does he have to make video calls with people who are only a few dozen kilometers away, but he was not rich just now. The Chinese vocabulary also allowed him to understand that the young girl next to him seemed to call him "little old man"...

Although the translator said, "Dear Mr. Cook," he could still hear the difference between Cook and the little old man.

Obviously, this family doesn't have much respect for him, and of course the other party also has the confidence. He didn't want to admit that the sun would revolve around a person, but he couldn't deny it here, especially when he was asking for something.

Sitting at Ning Zi's desk, he followed Lu Xiaoya's guidance and opened a video communication software on his computer.

This is a piece of software he has never seen before, it is not WeChat, and the icon is different.

Then click connect, and it didn’t take long for the other party to connect to the video call.

After seeing that the connection was successful, Lu Xiaoya, who did not understand the language, said hello to Ning Zi, nodded to Tim Cook, and walked out of the study, leaving him alone to meet with Ning Zi.

…

"Hello."

"Hello."

Very simple greeting.

There was nothing he could do. Tim Cook, who was in a complicated mood, really didn't think about how to start the conversation with Ning Zi. Fortunately, Ning Zi didn't want to talk nonsense with him and went straight to the point: "So, you regret it?" Right? I have already said that Apple should accept the first plan I proposed at that time."

After hearing this, Tim Cook could only smile bitterly.

According to his judgment at the time, even with the latest technical support, it would take at least ten to twenty years for Ningji's chip R\u0026D center to bypass a series of technology patents and develop high-tech chips. In fact, this has already been done. This is a very outrageous judgment.

No one can say what will happen over such a long period of time.

Not to mention that if Ningji can make progress, chip R\u0026D companies represented by Intel, AMD, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, and Samsung will also make progress.

He did not see any need to choose to cooperate with a newly built R\u0026D center at a strategic level.

Who would have thought that Ning Zi seemed to be cheating.

If according to the story on the Internet, Ning Zi had an idea with the team behind it and then built the laboratory according to the idea, which means that Ning Zi was very sincere in joining Apple at that time. But he refused, which he really regretted.

"Well, it seems that you do regret it. In fact, there is nothing to regret. Life is like this. No one can guarantee that every choice is right. Especially since you have always had a letting go in your character. The idea of ​​maximizing profits is like the way you allocate global resources.

To be honest, drag suppliers into Apple's supply chain and keep increasing orders, so that they keep investing more for a hope. After increasing the investment, they have to reduce gross profits to obtain more orders from Apple. , through this method to ensure stable and even preferential prices in Apple's global supply chain, and to use this method to control all the suppliers in Apple's supply chain, I admire it very much, and I have always hoped for this. I can learn from you. "

Tim Cook shrugged.

In fact, Apple's global supply chain is a large and sophisticated system, and the deployment of the supply chain is also a delicate job. Of course, it is not as simple as Ning Zi said.

But he didn't intend to argue with Ning Zi on this topic.

Everyone has their own niche, and Tim Cook knows that.

"Ning, I know you are not interested in business methods, so I am very happy that you will study Apple's global supply chain. This at least shows that you know something about Apple. But I came to China specifically. Obviously I’m not here to discuss this issue with you. How about we talk about a topic that interests both of us?”

"Smart software or chip?" Ning Zi smiled and asked.

"I'm quite interested in both of these." Tim Cook responded with a smile.

After hearing this answer, Ning Zi thought for a moment and said, "Want to listen to my advice?"

"you say."

"If you stay in China for a while, you can walk around and look around. I warmly invite you to attend the World Astronomy High-end Forum held in Ningyuan of the University of Physical Education in about twelve days. At that time, something more interesting to you will be displayed. . Believe me, as long as you participate in that forum, you will definitely feel that this trip to China is the right one. We can discuss the above two things together when the time comes."

This suggestion gave Tim Cook some hesitation.

This means that he will have to stay in China for nearly half a month longer.

What's more important is that China and the United States are separated by more than ten hours across the world, which is very troublesome for his work. After all, as Apple's president, his time is very valuable.

But looking at Ning Zi's extremely confident look in the video, he felt that maybe he really shouldn't miss this meeting.

"Well, I know you're busy. But think about it, you didn't listen to my advice last time, and now you regret it. You can't fall in the same place twice, Tim."

Ning Zi emphasized again.

"Can you give me some tips? When I make this decision, I can be more convinced that I am right. For example, what kind of results do you want to show?"

In the video, Ning Zi thought for a while, and then asked formally and seriously: "How is your basic physics level?"

This question made Tim Cook stunned, then nodded slightly and said: "If it's just basic physics, it should be okay."

After hearing this answer, Ning Zi replied seriously: "That is something that can subvert your understanding of the world and is visible to the naked eye. It is the greatest achievement display in the 21st century that cannot be surpassed."

So many attributive modifications made Tim Cook stunned.

But if he misses a grand event of this level, this trip to China will really be in vain.

Being able to witness with his own eyes the so-called "the greatest achievement of the 21st century that cannot be surpassed" and staying in China for half a month, Tim Cook feels that it is still acceptable.

"You successfully convinced me, Ning, and I decided to stay until the meeting is held."

"The right decision. By the way, you know? The Chinese New Year will be in ten days. This time you stay in China and you can experience the excitement of the Chinese New Year. I sincerely invite you to attend our family's family banquet on New Year's Eve. "

"Really? Thank you very much."

"You're welcome, oh, by the way, I have a little suggestion, you can learn to eat chili peppers from today. My aunt can't cook without adding chili peppers. Although we can invite a chef, our family's tradition is She must cook the New Year’s Eve dinner herself.”

"OK, all right."

"Then let's stop talking here today."

"OK."

After hanging up the video, Tim Cook felt a little dazed.

Ha... It's my first time to celebrate the New Year in China.

…

On the other side, Ning Zi had already taken out her phone and dialed Zhang Haifeng's number regardless of the fact that it was already late at night.

Without waiting for the other person to respond, he said to himself: "That's it, I have some achievements here, and I need some experts and engineers to evaluate them. Well, how should I put it, because it needs to be kept secret for a period of time, so these experts It’s best to choose someone you can trust. Also, it’s best to choose someone with a stronger heart, so don’t be scared.”

"Um?"