Technology is Power! (Seeking Monthly Passes)

Come on, man, you've got some nerve!

You didn't even say hello before asking me about the highest-level secret?

Xu Meng shook his head and did not answer.

The President across from him began analyzing the matter instead. "I gathered technical advisors and science officers to discuss it. Your achievements in technologies such as the Dream Machine, Artificial Nerves, Brain-Computer Interfaces, brain-controlled prosthetics, and so on have already fully met commercial standards. That shows you've gone much further in these fields than the outside world believes."

"Neuron scanning, digitizing consciousness, merging it with reality—if you wanted to do it, you'd be able to sooner or later."

"Many advisors suspect that you may have already mastered these technologies and may even be carrying out such work in secret."

"This would pose enormous challenges to the moral and ethical issues of modern society."

The blond President, nearly eighty and already of venerable age by Xia State standards, stared at Xu Meng's face and tried his best to look stern.

Unfortunately, Xu Meng had seen too much of him baring his fangs before the cameras and spouting nonsense on Social Network during his previous term. Even though he seemed much more composed now, Xu Meng still could not take him seriously.

As for that faint attempt at pressure...

He did not feel it at all.

—They were sitting in Sprawling Metropolis's Central Square, surrounded by shoulder-to-shoulder players. How could there possibly be any tension?

Xu Meng shook his head boredly, skipping the pleasantries and getting straight to the point. "So... there's something seriously wrong with your brain?"

It sounded like an insult.

But Xu Meng had not meant to insult him indirectly. He meant exactly what he said.

The blond President froze at the question, hesitation appearing on his face.

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