Chapter 127: Room Temperature Superconducting Material

Lin Shu held a newspaper and rushed excitedly into a shabby house. It seemed like this newspaper was her lifeline.

“Grandpa, grandpa.” Lin Shu’s voice was both excited and anxious.

Inside the house, an elderly man with white hair was sorting recycled waste. Hearing Lin Shu, the old man raised his head, revealing a wrinkled face.

Not far behind the old man, a little boy about six years old was playing happily with a broken toy. He looked up at Lin Shu; his eyes were as pure as the starry sky.

“Sister, you’re back.” As soon as Lin Shu ran in, the little boy looked up and showed a clean smile.

“Mm.” Seeing the little boy, Lin Shu walked over and patted his head.

“What’s the matter? Xiao Shu.” The old man looked at Lin Shu.

“Grandpa, look at this.”

Lin Shu placed the newspaper in front of her grandpa. On it was clearly the news about the competition held by Legion Ant Company, with a prize of 2 million. The words were very prominent.

“What use is this?” The old man looked up at Lin Shu.

“Brother’s illness can be cured. If I join this competition and win the prize, we’ll have money for brother’s treatment.” Lin Shu said excitedly.

“Nonsense, do you understand this stuff? You need to focus on your studies now. You’re almost in your third year of high school. Study hard. Grandpa will find a way for your brother’s illness.” The old man stared seriously at Lin Shu.

“I don’t understand, but others don’t either. This is a new programming language. No one understands it. They can learn, and I can learn too. And those materials are free. Once I learn this, I’ll join the competition, win the prize, and we’ll have money for brother’s treatment.” Lin Shu said firmly.

“Nonsense, I don’t understand what programming language you’re talking about. You’re almost in your third year of high school. You need to study hard and get into university. Grandpa will find a way for your brother’s illness.” The old man scolded.

“Grandpa, don’t scold sister.”

Hearing the old man’s anger, the little boy playing with the toy ran over and hugged the old man’s arm.

“Grandpa, the doctor said we only have two years. Where can we find two hundred thousand for the surgery? And the costs after the surgery are a lot too. If we miss the time, it will be too late. Let me try. I promise it won’t affect my grades. At least it’s one more hope.”

Lin Shu walked to the little boy’s side, stroked his head, and looked at the old man with pleading eyes.

Seeing Lin Shu’s expression, the old man fell silent. After a long time, he sighed, his face full of sorrow, and nodded. “You can try. Grandpa will also think of a way. One more hope.”

“Mm, I will definitely win the prize.” Lin Shu’s hand holding the newspaper clenched tightly.

…

Chen Mo was in the laboratory, carefully looking at the eleven neatly arranged robots in front of him.

He had Ink Girl assemble the robots. This assembly speed was more than ten times faster than if he did it himself. In just a few days, ten robots were already assembled.

This meant he had eleven more assistants in his laboratory. Fortunately, the laboratory was big enough, so having eleven robots didn’t make it crowded.

From now on, except for ultra-precise processing that robots couldn’t do, he basically didn’t need to handle other tasks.

After confirming the robots were fine, Chen Mo spoke. “Ink Girl, is the teaching video for the Chinese Character Programming Language ready?”

“It was ready a long time ago. Is there a reward? Brother Mo!”

“You know how to ask for rewards now?”

Chen Mo was surprised. Before, Ink Girl just followed orders. Now, this girl actually asked for rewards. It seemed artificial intelligence was learning all the time and also learning to be flexible. Nonlinear logic was part of artificial intelligence design.

“People on the internet say women who act spoiled have good luck.”

Hearing this, Chen Mo’s eyelids twitched. “Even if you ask for a reward now, I can’t give you one. Later, I’ll make you a beautiful body as a reward.”

“Thank you, Brother Mo. Please hurry. The robots I control can’t leave the laboratory with you.” Ink Girl said.

“Okay, when conditions allow, I’ll make you a body first thing. And soon, you’ll be able to leave the laboratory.” Chen Mo said. “First, let me see the teaching video.”

An artificial intelligence with self-awareness was indeed scary. Luckily, Ink Girl followed his commands and was under his control. If artificial intelligence went out of control, the consequences were terrifying to think about.

“Okay.”

As soon as Ink Girl finished speaking, a player popped up on the laboratory computer screen, playing an animated teaching video.

Seeing the cartoon instructor on it, Chen Mo covered his face.

Wasn’t that character his own image? Ink Girl made his image into a cartoon character. He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry that she came up with that.

After briefly looking through it and confirming the content was fine, Chen Mo nodded.

This was a completely new programming language, different from any previous programming language.

The syntax of Easy Language was still similar or even the same as C or C++ in many places, but the Chinese Character Programming Language was completely different. Being good at C language didn’t mean you’d be good at this.

So many people learning the Chinese Character Programming Language had to start from scratch. This set of teaching videos was enough to take someone from beginner to expert.

“Post the first set of teaching videos on the official website. Notify the employees in the company’s software development department to study it themselves. Update a new set every week from now on.” Chen Mo said.

“Okay.”

After assigning all tasks to Ink Girl, Chen Mo had free time.

He had already asked parts manufacturers to make the components for the seismograph, but they hadn’t all been delivered yet. With robots in the laboratory handling experiments, he used to not have enough time, but now he had nothing to do.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Mo walked back to the office area and entered the Science and Technology Library.

At the Technology Apprentice stage, he had eight technology tasks.

They represented different technologies in eight fields: physical applications, chemical materials, biomedical science, computers, ecology, machinery, military weapons, and energy.

Only after completing all eight technologies could he advance to the next stage.

Now that he had free time, he could pick a technology. At least he could start preparing now, so when he began research later, he could proceed directly.

After entering the Science and Technology Library, Chen Mo first walked around and looked at all eight books.

The cover of each book showed the field it represented. As for what technology was inside, only the Science and Technology Library knew. It was like buying a lottery ticket.

After hesitating for a long time, Chen Mo walked up to the book labeled ‘Chemical Materials.’

Among the eight technologies, chemical materials technology was undoubtedly the simplest to implement if there were sufficient technical data.

The company had a raw materials processing factory, and there was equipment in the laboratory, providing basic conditions for material research. If there were detailed technology, he could quickly synthesize the needed materials.

After making up his mind, Chen Mo slowly raised his hand and reached towards the book.

The moment his hand touched the book’s projection, it instantly turned into a point of light and entered his head. A vast amount of knowledge was etched into his memory.

Instantly receiving such a huge amount of memory made Chen Mo feel dizzy and his face turned pale. After a long time, Chen Mo recovered and recalled the technology he obtained.

The next moment, a few large words appeared in his mind.

“Room Temperature Superconducting Material—Silicon-Carbon”