8.88 million, in exchange for a chance to be resurrected after the world restarted.
It sounded like a great deal.
Provided it was real.
He had met this website friend before. They had both attended several offline doctor gatherings organized by the website.
The other man was surnamed Chen, a renowned heart surgeon and an associate professor.
Why had such a highly educated elite fallen for such an obvious scam?
"So, Old Li, have you made up your mind?" Doctor Chen urged.
"How could I decide so quickly?" Li Cheng was somewhat puzzled.
"Slots are limited. For 8.88 million, you can't lose out and you can't be scammed. What are you waiting for?" Doctor Chen tried his best to persuade him.
"Where did you pick up all those sales pitches?" Li Cheng probed.
"Don't ask that. Just tell me, are you agreeing or not?" Doctor Chen pressed again.
"This is obviously a scam." Li Cheng did not want to hide it anymore. He had always been a very straightforward person.
"A scam? How smart do you think you are? You're still stubbornly clinging to those childish ideas?" Doctor Chen seemed to have had a sore spot touched, and his tone suddenly changed.
"What do you mean by that?" Li Cheng was a little displeased.
He had meant well, yet the other man was mocking him.
"I mean you're childish and naïve! Do you think you're Einstein or Newton? Even if they were, if they lived in the oppressive Middle Ages, in a Feudal Dynasty, they would have nowhere to put intelligence ten times greater to use! Much less mediocre trash like you!" Doctor Chen suddenly became irritable.
Li Cheng patiently said, "Of course I know that technological development is a process of slow accumulation followed by a sudden explosion. It