The End of Technology

When Tim Cook said these words, there was a long silence in the study, and even for a while, the old man's voice became heavy.

Fortunately, high-end alcohol is the most beautiful flavoring agent. Drinking a small amount has the effect of quickly calming people down.

Emotional swings are certainly understandable.

After all, the old man probably couldn't remember how many years it had been since he heard such a naked threat. The fact that he is still in a high position at his age can only mean one thing. In the past few decades, he has stepped down many people.

Many of them were people who had the ability or even dared to threaten him. But now those people are no longer in the old man's sight.

But when I heard Tim Cook's words today, it probably made the old man re-experience some long-lost feeling. There was even a look of reminiscence on his face. When he spoke, he said slowly: "Sure enough, young people like it." To be honest, I started to like that young man...

Alas, but, Tim, we all know what's going on. A sailing boat could carry exactly one hundred people, and everyone could be fed and drank just by fishing on the boat. Surplus value can even be generated and stored.

But gradually, people discovered that life on this boat was very good, and everyone rushed on board to get a piece of the pie. So the ship went from having a hundred people to ten thousand people. But in fact, the ship can still only provide a hundred jobs. Everyone else can only survive on the value provided by these one hundred people.

However, the people who got on the boat later were even more demanding. Not only did they want to eat well, but they also wanted to enjoy a better life, drink red wine, and smoke cigars. Everyone focused on the fattest part of the fish. That's the problem. Tim, this is no longer the will of one person, but the will of a group of people. His warning can be directed at one person, but not everyone.

And no matter who is on this ship, ultimately they cannot resist the unified will of ten thousand people, unless someone can find another way to feed everyone. Many people don’t even mind sacrificing everything for it! Tim, you should know this better than me, so do you think his threat is effective? "

Tim Cook smiled, raised his hand, drank the red wine in the glass, then nodded and replied: "Of course, Mr. Dubonle, I can understand what you mean. The only question is, that Young people don’t understand and don’t agree with it. That’s why I agreed to him. Apple is honored to be the lubricant in the middle and at least maintain a channel for dialogue at any time.”

Hearing Tim Cook's words, the old man laughed, reached out and took Tim Cook's empty wine glass. After letting the grape-red liquid soak into the bottom of the glass again, he handed it over again: " You are so smart, Tim. I think I will buy some more Apple shares next, at least during your tenure, I am very optimistic about Apple's future development. Cheers."

"cheers!"

Then, the two looked at each other and drank the wine in the glass.

The world of gentlemen is always so elegant and polite.

"It's almost dinner time. I've asked the chef to prepare the dinner. Tim, you know? I envy your taste. Today's dinner is prepared by the top chef Rosen, er, Lu, who I specially invited from Alain. Sen? Forget it, anyway, the food he cooks is to my liking, especially the grilled ribs, you will definitely like it."

"Oh, thank you very much, Mr. Dubonle." Tim Cook nodded,

It was already four o'clock in the afternoon New York time when he got off the plane. He was invited to the manor and waited for the old man to chat. Dusk had already fallen silently.

Most importantly, he did feel a little hungry.

Not to mention that the old man in front of him is no ordinary person. Not only can he decide the fate of many people, he is also one of Apple's major shareholders.

Publicly and privately, he had to give face to the old man in front of him.

However, when the two of them had just put down their wine glasses, the lights in the room suddenly began to flash wildly, and then went out. Before the two of them could recover, the open window suddenly lit up like daylight, lasting for a few seconds before suddenly dimming.

The two of them just used the bright light to look at each other's confused eyes, "Boom..."

A series of huge roars seemed to be exploding right next to my ears...

The sound was really scary, until everything finally passed, and for a moment Tim Cook seemed to hear his heartbeat, beating rapidly along with the deafening sound outside the window. He detailed that the old man who was standing opposite and closer to the window should also be frightened at this time. Everything was too sudden and they didn't have any time to prepare.

Soon there were chaotic shouts outside the window. A moment later, the study door was suddenly pushed open, and the lights that had been extinguished just now were turned on again.

It can be seen that the glass used in the room is of excellent quality, probably made in China, and has not been shattered.

The old man glanced at the housekeeper who was already standing in the study and asked, "What's going on?"

"Lightning just struck the yard, causing some power problems. The guards are checking the situation in the yard." The housekeeper replied immediately.

"How did lightning strike in the yard? Didn't the lightning protection device work?" the old man asked with a frown.

This question obviously troubled the housekeeper and he didn't say anything. Fortunately, someone rushed upstairs soon and brought the latest news: "Sir, three bolts of lightning just struck one of our secret guards. Fortunately, they were changing shifts at the time, and only two of them were slightly injured. , has been sent to the hospital. It should...should be an accident. "

"Is it an accident?" The old man walked to the window, stood behind the curtain, and looked up. There was a very strange lightning, and it was indeed accidental. As quickly as it came, it went as quickly as it came. At this time, it seemed that even the dark clouds had dispersed, and he could even see the crescent moon in the sky.

Then he looked at Tim Cook, who looked stunned, with a serious expression.

After being silent for a long time, he waved to the housekeeper and the captain in charge of security, and said, "Okay, you go ahead and do your work."

After the two left, the old man looked at Tim Cook and said seriously: "Okay, Tim, I want to know, besides what he said just now, what else did he say?"

Tim Cook naturally knew who he was referring to, so he replied solemnly: "He also said that there are many cards he can play. For example, when their anti-gravity devices cruise in the sky in the future, he will be able to more easily Remote control of lightning. Of course, the anti-gravity material he demonstrated is very large. I have consulted some scientists. How should I put it? In the laboratory, this material can generally be made as large as a hair. This is a surprising improvement, so who I don’t know what level their laboratory has achieved.”

Yes, everything he just experienced made Tim Cook’s mind filled with what Ning Zi said at that time.

How to put it, if this is accidental, it is indeed a coincidence.

Because the memories from a year and a half ago that were not so good appeared in everyone's mind.

In the live video broadcast around the world, Ning Zi said a few words like magic, and then the scene on the prairie near Fermilab was like an apocalyptic scene.

It is said that many of the guests invited to the ceremony suffered from thunder and lightning phobia. They would feel frightened in thunder and lightning weather and even be unable to sleep.

Combined with today's scene, there is a somewhat weird feeling that people can't explain clearly.

The old man was silent and asked after a while: "Tim, you came here immediately after getting off the plane, right?"

Tim Cook nodded.

"So, is it possible that some kind of locating device is installed on you?"

Tim Cook shook his head decisively and replied: "It's impossible. I even changed my phone on the plane."

The two looked at each other, Tim Cook subconsciously groped for a moment, and then shook his head.

After a long silence, the old man said: "What we discussed just now seems to be that Apple can be a communication channel. I think it can be used now. Maybe you can give him a call. Maybe ask directly, can you Know what's going on."

"Now?"

"certainly."

Tim Cook looked at the time, it was already 7:13 pm.

Fortunately, it should be already ten o'clock in the morning in Huaxia at this time, so it's not very rude. Listening to the panic sounds coming from the manor, Tim Cook still took out his mobile phone.

He was also quite curious as to whether this was accidental or someone's deliberate act. At least Tim Cook felt that the old man was right. If Ning Zi really did it, the young man would probably admit without hesitation that this is what madmen are like. Do everything with impunity.

He must have gotten up, but the phone rang no more than three times before someone answered the phone from the other side.

"Hello, Dr. Ning."

"Mr. Cook, what's the matter?"

Tim Cook turned on the speaker of his mobile phone, and Ning Zi's calm tone instantly filled the noble study room.

"That's it, Ning, I'm currently a guest at the home of a highly respected gentleman, and something bad happened in the front yard of his manor just now." Tim Cook racked his brains to think of how to word it. .

Then I discovered that it was completely unnecessary.

"Oh, wait a minute, let me see..." The voice on the other side paused for about two seconds, and then said: "The respected gentleman you are talking about is not Org Harvey Dubonle, is he?"

When Ning Zi said the name frankly, Tim Cook didn't know what to say for a while.

At this time, the old man had already stepped forward and stretched out his hand.

Tim Cook thought for a moment and then handed over the phone.

"Hello, I am Orger." The old man said in a deep voice.

"Oh, what's the matter?"

"I want to know what happened just now."

"What's going on?"

"you do not know."

"Isn't it normal that I don't know what happened in New York just now in China?"

The real old man didn't expect that someone could be so shameless. He just said his name frankly and then changed his mind and refused to admit it.

"Just now, in my manor, three consecutive bolts of lightning struck the same location at the same time. Although I don't know the scientific principle, it seems that you are the only one who can do this." The old man suppressed his anger and patiently said He said calmly.

"By coincidence, I have written a paper on this technology and published it in the journal Nature. Maybe other laboratories have found the trick and can do the same thing? If I were you, I would definitely think about it carefully. I wonder if I have offended someone recently."

The tone on the other side was still calm and matter-of-fact.

"So you didn't do it? Then how did you know that Tim was here with me just now?"

"I know it doesn't mean I did it. Also, do you have any evidence? Maybe you can check to see if there is anything messy in the place where the lightning struck, or if you did something to offend God. As we all know, God He also has the ability to control lightning."

"Young man, don't do this. The consequences of this are unimaginable." The old man said every word.

However, this sentence made the other party's tone become excited.

"If that's the case, then there is no doubt that I did it. I hope the consequences you mentioned can be more serious. By the way, I not only have the same technology here, but I can also use the catalyst effect to make the power more serious. Become bigger. Let me check first, um, the weather conditions in New York are good today, cloudy. So, give me some preparation time, ten minutes, you will see some effects of the upgrade in ten minutes, I The effect is guaranteed to be dazzling.

Of course, I hope that after seeing the upgraded technology, you can let me see the consequences that I can't imagine, as I just said. By the way, in order to make you more determined, let me tell you that there are many strange and weird things in my laboratory, many of which are extremely lethal. So if you want to do something, you must do it neatly, otherwise it will be very troublesome. "

"Dududu..."

The old man looked at the hung up phone, a little confused.

The person on the other side actually hung up the phone, hung up right away? !

Some things, if you don’t experience them yourself, you really don’t understand the feeling of oppression.

Just like when Tim Cook said that Ning Zi might be a lunatic, although the old man believed it, he mostly disagreed.

Yes, madmen are scary, but who hasn’t been mad?

Even if you push him hard, he can do anything.

But when he heard Ning Zi's words and his decisive act of hanging up the phone, he really felt fearful. Because unlike the helpless madness, Ning Zi's attitude seemed to be - excited?

Yes, the young man opposite was actually excited... he felt like he couldn't wait.

It also made him understand what Tim Cook meant by the phrase "desire from the bottom of the heart."

The last person who was so tough...

Forget it, the last person who was so tough didn't have the strength to be so tough.

The old man raised his head and glanced at Tim Cook, subconsciously dialed back the phone again, and was immediately hung up.

The two looked at each other.

"I think we should avoid it for the time being." Tim Cook said calmly and quickly: "Evacuate everyone first, at least after ten minutes. In my impression, it is better to talk the talk and keep the words. Say ten minutes, probably not It’ll be delayed until eleven.”

At this time, the butler knocked on the door again: "Gentlemen, the dinner is ready."

"Okay, Delt, forget about the damn dinner party, tell everyone to evacuate here in an orderly manner within ten minutes, damn, damn... that... lunatic!"

…

China, Beijing, Yanbei University, in the study room of the small villa, Ning Zi and Mao Mao also looked at each other.

In fact, he also thought it was quite a coincidence that this happened when Tim Cook was present. Fortunately, it is expected.

Because the kitten will reach the maximum level of empowerment early. Because this authorization is aimed at quickly integrating resources to start the era of space exploration. In other words, as long as the kitten determines that it is beneficial to integrate resources, it can make independent decisions under the minimum restrictions of its core.

It can be seen from the past rules of action that Mao Mao has always been the kind of person who likes to use the strongest actions to warn to avoid escalation of the situation. In other words, it is not accurate to describe it with thoughts, maybe it is the result of mathematical model calculation.

So far, it seems that every choice made in March is correct. It also allowed Ning Zi to see many people and things that were harsh and cruel, and she got used to it.

Of course, just saying harsh words doesn't really mean anything. Harsh words must be grounded in practice to make them more meaningful. If you say you are going to blow up, if you don't blow up once, you will lose.

"Ahem, you heard it too. Just put an end to the trouble you caused." Ning Zi shrugged and gave a casual order.

"Meow..." The kitten blinked, and did not forget to jump on Ning Zi. It rubbed the cat's head in Ning Zi's arms very affectionately, narrowed its eyes with enjoyment, and then stood up nimbly. , jumped out of the window of the villa.

Ning Zi then focused on the computer. The reason for getting up so early was to connect to the laboratory, sort out some data, and be aware of it...

After all, the kitten is just fighting for resources, and he has a lot to do.

It doesn't matter what those people on the other side think.

Under the guidance of March, Ning Zi has already understood that it is better to do something for the world than to say ten thousand words.

The power of words must ultimately be interpreted through actions.

Otherwise, it's just fart.

As for revenge...

That's March to worry about.

…

Apparently this fart made a lot of noise.

Even the old man who was five kilometers away could feel the earth shaking...

At that moment, the twilight sky was as bright as day, and probably the entire New York City could see the spectacular scene over Long Island. Imagine the spectacular scene of several dazzling dragons falling from the sky, which will definitely make people feel the shock brought by nature... …

Correspondingly, the thunder this time was also more lasting, and it took more than ten seconds to gradually dissipate.

The old man looked at the time with a livid face. It was exactly ten minutes, very punctual.

The atmosphere in the car was very depressing. After a while, the old man squeezed out a sentence from between his lips: "Tell the two cars to turn around and go back to see what's going on."

The order was quickly passed out, and the two cars behind the convoy began to stop and turn around.

Soon return to the front of the manor...

In a luxury area with extremely low residential density, there are not many people watching the excitement...

The car was parked at the gate of the manor. There must be something wrong with the automatically controlled gate and it couldn't be opened, but in fact, standing in front of the gate, I could already see the grand scene inside through the moonlight...