Spark

"In the coming days, our pace will be much slower."

In Chengdu, in the office, Chen Nian sat opposite Li Xiang, leisurely scrolling through the messages on his phone, and said:

"Although the end of the Cuban incident seems to be just a small ripple in this huge world, the impact of this local war that ended in an anticlimax should be said to be significant."

"For a long time to come, peace will become the mainstream and conflicts will be limited to each country. The golden window for development is about to arrive."

"You are quite optimistic."

Hearing his words, Li Xiang shook his head and said with a smile:

"However, the military hegemony of the United States has indeed been shattered. When the military begins to become commercialized, their country will not be far away from disintegration."

"It's quite surprising when you think about it. Its prosperity was so rapid, but its demise was so sudden."

"2003, to 2018. 15 years is not a short time, but really, it is not too long."

Already in 2018.

Chen Nian nodded thoughtfully.

The time when he was reborn from his previous life was getting closer and closer, and in fact, he felt more and more "familiar".

This of course refers to the familiarity of lifestyle.

What about smartphones, what about takeaways, what about mobile payments, what about the young ladies twisting and kicking in short videos, what about new energy vehicles?

Sometimes he feels that nothing has changed.

But if you really penetrate these appearances and look at the deeper and more detailed core, you will find that it has actually changed.

For example, the smartphone with the highest market share in the world is no longer Apple, nor is it even Huawei or Samsung. It is a sudden rise of a certain company, relying on the African market to rapidly expand its operations, and then reaping the low-price dividends of self-developed chips. The goods are dumped to "pheasant" manufacturers around the world.

Sound transmission.

As for what other manufacturers are doing?

Samsung and Apple focus on the "ultra-high-end" market, while Huawei is evenly matched with all parties in the middle field of high-end and sub-high-end, and its performance is tepid.

Its main focus is still on the next generation of communication technology - such as the Starlink system proposed by Musk.

You might say this thing is useful, but it's really not that useful. But you might say it's useless. It's really useful when you take the initiative.

Moreover, with the further advancement of the Chang'e Project and the Moon Palace Project, the space-based communication system has a newer development direction. With the burning of funds, Huawei, which has already become a communications monopoly, is even more disdainful of the "small" consumer market. Got it

In addition to this, even in the field of mobile payment, the essence of change is hidden under the appearance of "unchanged".

Inter-bank encryption algorithms have already entered the quantum era. The cloud + quantum encryption method has further improved data security, and some once extremely active money laundering channels have also been wiped out.

This is the era of truly secure payments, built on technology that far exceeds the level of social development, resulting in a slightly weird, but very practical solution.

Of course, the biggest change is the AI ​​revolution that comes with the "liberation of computing power."

Chen Nian gave the world a push, but soon the world began to move forward in its own way.

Wang Jiancheng's Baize system was finally open sourced. Subsequently, various AIs blossomed and began to affect daily life.

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At least from Chen Nian's perspective, the smart assistants on mobile phones are no longer mentally retarded.

And new energy vehicles?

Needless to say, this thing has changed the most. Traditional gas vehicles are still struggling to support themselves due to crazy price cuts, but even if new energy vehicles have not completely solved the problem of fast charging, relying on the same electricity price as free, this In two years, he has been invincible in the world.

Thinking of this, Chen Nian let out a long sigh.

The world has changed, but it hasn’t changed either.

After a few seconds of silence, he spoke:

“We still have a lot to do in the future.”

"Environmental modification, quantum computing, moon palace, AI, genes, medicine"

“It feels like these are problems that will take a lifetime to solve.”

"However, I always feel like, should I take some time to rest?"

"You finally feel it?"

Li Xiang asked rhetorically.

"A person can spend his whole life climbing, but he can't spend his whole life just climbing."

"As the situation stabilizes, the protection for you will be relaxed accordingly."

"Going out for a walk? I can go with you to see what you have brought to this world. Maybe it will be more beneficial to you?"

"There are a lot of things in your private museum, but after all, they are all dead things. They are not as interesting as living things after all."

"Then let's take a walk."

Chen Nian nodded decisively, but then said with some tangle:

"Well, I really don't know where to start."

"You don't care where to start? Just find a direction and set off."

Li Xiang finally couldn't help but roll his eyes, and Chen Nian's next words made him sigh again.

"It's better to arrange a summit schedule and arrange it in a different city."

"For example, we talk about fusion in Hefei, aircraft in Chengdu, AI in the Imperial Capital, and environmental transformation in the northwest. Well, when we go back to school, we can talk about aerial platforms."

"If you really can't let it go, it's not impossible."

"I'll go talk to Professor Chen and help you make arrangements in the next two days."

"Now, let's go eat."

Chen Nian stood up calmly, feeling relaxed both physically and mentally.

After an ordinary dinner, he returned to his residence and slept soundly for the first time in many years.

When he woke up, a complete "study tour" plan was already on his desk.

It was a map of China. The map clearly marked the places he would go to, the meetings he would attend at each place, and the itinerary summarized in simple terms.

For example, "watch pandas", "experience maglev cars", "earth-moon handshake", "AI companion" and so on.

“What the hell is an AI companion?”

Chen Nian shook his head helplessly, but he didn't regard this thing as having any deeper organizational meaning.

But speaking of it, this paper map appeared in this era, and to be honest, it is a bit retro.

The handwritten notes above were obviously written by Chen Guo, and he probably had high expectations for this trip.

Even before setting off, I already felt a strong "road movie" atmosphere.

Chen Nian suddenly felt that he was beginning to look forward to this long trip.

"The closest one is Chengdu, but Chengdu is actually the last stop."

"The first stop is the South China Sea. Visit the deuterium element refining and processing plant."

"Yes, the arrangement is quite reasonable."

Chen Nian folded up the map and drew a small circle in the South China Sea.

He knew that this "trip" was definitely not a simple trip.

After I come back, maybe many things will be taken a step forward.

Returning to the pure route, the third volume begins with a new departure and ends with a new world.