Chapter 532 The Last Piece of the Puzzle of the Truth (Two-in-One)

Since the Bishop was busy, Russell did not come forward to disturb him.

He pulled Delphinium and waited patiently in the shadow of the door, politely not eavesdropping on their conversation. When the old lady's voice suddenly became louder, Russell knew that they had finished talking.

"Oh, thank you so much..."

"You're welcome. This is what I should do."

The Lord Bishop nodded with a solemn expression: "Please forgive me."

"Thank you for your hard work." The old man sighed, but there was no sad look on his face.

After watching the old man leave the church, the bishop turned back to look at Russell and cast a questioning look.

Russell put his hands in the pockets of his windbreaker and leaned out his upper body from the shadows, while Delphinium remained quietly in the shadows behind him.

"Is that old lady here to ask you to say your last prayers?"

He asked casually: "I heard you say that you need to express condolences or something."

"Her son passed away not long ago."

The bishop said in a deep and deep voice: "It's suicide."

"Are you sure it was suicide? What was the reason for the suicide?"

"There is no reason why I have to die, I just don't want to live."

The old man shook his head slightly: "To put it bluntly, he probably has completely exhausted his talents. His son, who is in the same major as you, is doing research on prosthetic development. He is also Sally Ruth's One of the students is your direct senior... If you want to see Sally Ruth later, you can also mention this matter to her.

“That kid, when he was in Sogo, could still make a little something.

"But after he 'graduated' and started his own business, he encountered continuous failures. He had failed continuously for probably seven or eight years... and he finally chose to commit suicide not long ago and ended his life."

"Is the company looking for trouble for him?"

Russell's mouth twitched slightly and he asked politely.

But he also knew that it was probably impossible here.

If it were the Tian'en Group, perhaps this would be the case... However, on Sogo Island, they did not bother to intervene forcefully on the losers. In other words, those who can be eliminated from Sogo Technology Group are already "laggards" who have been judged to have lost value. If their abilities are still valued by the company, it is impossible for them to leave through "graduation".

He could realize that this person probably had one of the few talents that had been exhausted.

"You guessed it right, he was completely eliminated. In other words, he was 'optimized'."

The old man closed his eyes compassionately and solemnly: "He dedicated the most valuable years of his life to the head office. The last prosthetic body agreement he created was the 'Sea Anemone Agreement'. You should know its name... …and this was the last valuable creation in his life that was ahead of its time.

"...Ah, yes. I remember. The most valuable agreement before the 'Astrologer' agreement."

Russell's expression was a little subtle: "So it's him."

For the first time, Haikui Protocol has realized hot-swappable replacement of prosthetic hands of the same type and brand, and model compatibility can be limited to four models before and after. This means that you don’t have to adapt to the new prosthetic hand again... you can also keep some prosthetic hands with different functions and switch according to specific needs.

This has greatly liberated the labor force, so that work that previously required three or four people, or monster mechanics modified to have four arms, can now be completed by only one person.

It also became mainstream and was popular in Sogo Island for about three or four years.

The Astrologer Protocol is a brand new version optimized by Russell and Sally Ruth.

Because Russell pointed out that the sea anemone protocol did not solve the most fundamental problem-that is, the switching of cross-type prosthetics. This often allows a person to be equipped with only one type of prosthetic body. Although it can also complement the function by switching models, this is equivalent to encouraging companies to produce some leather prosthetic hands.

For example, for the same medical prosthetic hand, one model is equipped with a muscle-cutaneous suturing auxiliary device, and another model is equipped with a nerve separation and joint system. In the past, when major surgeries were performed, two doctors would be found to install different prostheses. But isn’t it now equivalent to forcing all doctors to buy another set, and those who don’t buy it will be fired?

Moreover, this completely encourages companies to mess up - no longer thinking about multi-functional integration and optimization, but to sell more "DLC" at a slightly lower price and a much lower cost. Moreover, the Haikui Agreement completely encourages "using one brand until death" because it greatly reduces the replacement cost of the same brand, which is equivalent to increasing the trial cost of changing brands.

Just like the "cloud space bound to a brand account" that is almost necessary for brand mobile phones.

It can switch prosthetics, so there is no reason to bind them to the same brand. This is completely a complete function and then backhanded castration. Unless, this is his own design purpose-to let a large number of prosthetic companies equip the Anemone protocol, in order to tie up their existing users and start to expand the existing market.

So Russell, who was still a teenager at the time, simply went a step further and, with the help of Leziren's mentor, created an upgraded version.

——Look at me doing this whole ruthless job, everyone should stop making dirty money.

The "Astrologer Protocol", based on the Sea Anemone Protocol, has for the first time realized hot-swappable switching of the same part and cross-type prosthetics. Just like Russell himself - after he removed his engineering prosthetic hand, he did not need to re-adapt or install a new prosthetic hand driver. He could just plug it in and use the combat prosthetic hand made from "god-sent" materials. .

In order to seize the market, Astrologer Protocol also integrates hundreds of engineering plug-ins. The "Astrologer Aoi Lily" used by Russell before can directly replace and upgrade the prosthetic body of Delphinium without a workbench.

Because he is a movable workbench himself. In the past, common functions that had to be plugged into an external disk to use them, in addition to offensive functions such as network intrusion, have also been integrated into it. For example, software-level functions such as infrared scanning of prosthetic eyes, intelligent recognition of prosthetic eyes, and automatic balancing of prosthetic legs.

This is completely an upgraded version of the Anemone Protocol - it has also successfully caused those companies that mass-produce "prosthetic DLC" with extremely low cost performance and castrated functions to lose a lot of money.

...From this perspective, Russell may also be responsible for that man's suicide.

The person who optimized it was Russell himself. If it was announced in the Astrologer Agreement that Russell was a creative person, maybe the unknown senior would have murderous intentions towards Russell.

——By then, he will probably be arrested by the Three Sages. It was not his turn to be depressed and frustrated, and eventually committed suicide.

Even though he was once an employee of Sogo Group, the execution department would not have any sympathy for him.

Sogo Group is the fairest and most ruthless company among the Seven Islands.

Fairness and ruthlessness are both reflected in the same place - whether you are an old employee or a new employee, you will not receive any preferential treatment during the exam. Regular evaluation results are more important than anything else.

As long as you don't enter the Zanbai meeting and become Dr. Zanbai, the "question maker"... Even if you work here for more than ten or even decades, if the number of "failures" has accumulated enough, you still have to get out. , without any emotion. And if your ability is strong enough, even if you have only been employed for three months, you can be promoted directly after the cumulative number of "excellent" people reaches the standard.

Once you stop making progress - or in other words, as long as your progress is significantly slower than your peers, you will be directly abandoned.

Those who can enter the SOGO Group are all geniuses who have high self-esteem.

Russell actually understands this feeling.

When he was in another world, his university had what was called the "Four Madhouses", the first of which was the School of Mathematics.

The students who can enter there are among the top mathematical talents in the country.

But there is still a talent gap between these "top talents in the country", and the gap between the strong and them is wider than the gap between them and ordinary people.

When Russell saw these monsters, he was always in awe.

Fortunately he is not in the Mathematics Institute.

He couldn't imagine how stressful studying there would be - when he was in high school, everyone was the best among the teachers' favorites and was touted as a top student. It’s not uncommon for someone to take first place in the province or top three in the country in the National League, or even join the national team in high school. But when they get to college, they realize that they are just mortals. Even if you study hard, you still often fail to pass, and you may even fail to pass the make-up exam.

So I began to wonder, am I not even a "mortal", but just a humble student?

Then he began to feel hopeless and even wanted to commit suicide. Hanging people and jumping off buildings happen every few years.

So much so that later on, even the school got used to it, notifying parents in advance before the results are released to ask them to pay attention to their children's mental condition... After the students have been tortured by geniuses, they will be humble and only think about " Not getting fired is a victory.”

——That was only four years of torture.

In Sogo Group, this kind of torture will continue until old age. Most people will understand their limits and realize that they will never become Dr. Zanbai in the first year after entering the SOGO Group.

Sogo University itself is already very demanding, but after they graduate and join the Sogo Group with excellent graduation results...you can see that the outstanding seniors and sisters from the last class, the class before, and the class after the last class are struggling hard. Ups and downs. Looking around, there is not even a bastard, but there are always 10% failures and 30% differences every month.

Three major mistakes are equal to one failure, and two failures will result in expulsion. It only takes two months at the fastest to get kicked out... It's very difficult to stay in there for a year.

And if they can persevere, or even get promoted... they can see a wider world and feel higher pressure.

Colleagues are not static, they are constantly improving and learning. This is not a matter of sailing against the current and not advancing or retreating, but advancing slower than others means retreating.

But the most desperate thing is that this is not a deformed organizational structure. It is an extremely correct theory of elimination: if you don’t do this, you will simply not be able to keep up with the development of the times and the optimization of artificial intelligence by those “reformers”.

"Living on Sogo Island is really tiring, so I didn't say much when you left. Here, if you just want to survive, it won't be particularly tiring... But if you pursue the meaning of life and seek your own If you want to dream, you must clench your fist tightly and squeeze out the blood and marrow from every bone.”

The old man said slowly: "So, it was obviously the white-haired man who sent the black-haired man away, but his mother did not feel any strong sadness about his death.

"On the contrary, she felt a sense of sadness... She could finally relax and sighed, 'That child can finally stop.' The more self-respecting and talented a person is, the more unable he is to accept that his own pace has stagnated, and the more he They cannot allow their own fatigue and degradation...their pressure is all imposed on themselves."

Having said this, the Bishop took a deep look at Russell: "Wendy is like this, Lycaon is the same.

"But you yourself...see these things very clearly."

"Because I understand that I am not a fanatic chasing light. I am just a mirror, reflecting the nature and desires of others."

Russell sighed deeply: "Those geniuses who chase 'talent' are like moths chasing fire. The fire of talent is dangerous and charming... Their desire for light will one day destroy them. I used to I once knew someone like this...but I didn't even want to be him because I felt intimidated.

"I don't have as strong a talent as them or such a resilient mind. What I'm good at is imitation and optimization. I'm not an inventor, just a craftsman. The advantages I have that are not worth mentioning are just learned from others. It’s just the talent stolen there. I have met many outstanding people... Now I am very clear-headed in this regard."

His life on Sogo Island was a valuable experience that cooled down Russell's arrogant heart.

The memory of his previous life made Russell cautious and humble.

There are people outside the world, and there are mountains outside the mountains... Once you accept this setting, you will no longer regard yourself as Long Aotian, the only one in the world.

Instead, it will be severely smashed.

"but……"

Russell narrowed his eyes slightly: "Mr. Bishop, did you just say... Lycaon?"

——Wasn't he killed?

"That's why I'm keeping you here."

The old man nodded slightly, with a solemn expression.

The Bishop spoke slowly and said to Russell something that he could not fully understand for a moment:

"Lycaon knows you're back. He wants to see you.

"Of course...it's up to you whether to see him or not."

"...Isn't he dead?"

Russell frowned: "What do you mean?"

Do you want to send me down there to meet him?

Or is he actually not dead?

What about his bloody head? Special effects?

The old man frowned slightly when he heard this.

He thought for a moment, then asked tentatively: "You should know... your chairman is also a member of our church."

"He is...a saint in this world."

Russell replied disapprovingly.

He thought to himself, if I wasn't afraid of scaring you, I could transform her into a living person right now and bring her out to show you.

"According to my understanding, you should have had an encounter with the 'Monkey Faced Eagle'."

The old man spoke slowly and said in a gentle and deep voice: "Then you should understand that the death of the body does not mean the death of the spirit."

After hearing this, Russell fell silent.

"……I see."

He closed his eyes and sighed slowly.

This is the final piece of the puzzle.

My health is getting better, at least my headache is better, and I can continue to work on the plot... I was so groggy for the past two days that I didn't dare to write anymore, because I was afraid that I would dig a hole for myself by posting it because I was out of my mind...