Madame is Pretending to be an Academic Slacker Again!-Chapter 339: The Earth-Shattering Secret from 18 Years Ago [Must Read]

Fortunately, the man didn’t continue teasing her. Instead, he adopted a slightly serious demeanor and answered her question directly: "Personified robots have appeared in the history of the Empire."

"Eighteen years ago, a scientist conducted an experiment by implanting intelligence chips into the brain and heart of a dying man. One chip was responsible for maintaining blood supply and the body’s microcirculatory system, while the other controlled the nervous system. By inputting commands, he could perform actions like a normal person, more precise and natural than any machine, with an appearance indistinguishable from ordinary humans."

Qin Xin listened intently, seemingly opening the door to a new world: "Did the test subject survive?"

Mr. Nalan shook his head: "At that time, scientists couldn’t solve the problem of feeding the robot because while limb nerves are easy to control, facial nerves are difficult."

"You can’t rely on a nanny to feed him or intravenous drips to sustain life every day."

"Moreover, the test subject was already a dying patient, and it wasn’t long before he passed away. The experiment was halted."

"However, this incident triggered a seismic wave in the intelligent science community, leading to two opposing viewpoints. One advocated continuing research to solve issues related to eating and diseases to create robots identical to humans yet functionally superior, capable of working intensively without rest. The other strongly urged for the research to be stopped."

"Because the development trend of this research is uncontrollable."

"If this technology is exploited to conduct experiments on living humans, it would provoke social ethical issues and be illegal."

"After all, no one wants to be abducted and turned into a test subject."

"Furthermore, humans and machines are, after all, different species. If merged into one, they become monsters."

Qin Xin grew increasingly alarmed as she listened.

This segment of history has never appeared in official records, and even an influential organization like the Red Society couldn’t find this real historical event, not even the well-informed Hong Jingtian had any clue.

She stared into the man’s eyes: "And you? Which side are you on?"

Suddenly, she felt a slight tremor of apprehension, fearing that his answer might disappoint her.

But the question was already asked; there was no taking it back.

Nalan Ye Jue also gazed at her, slowly saying: "I believe real-person experiments should be permanently halted. Science shouldn’t be a limitless pursuit of means but rather carry a reverence for life."

The tension in Qin Xin’s nerves gently, gently eased.

"What happened then?" she inquired.

"Then those who shared my view won. The top scientists at the time signed an agreement swearing to permanently prohibit real-person intelligence experiments and vowed not to disclose the matter to outsiders. Those who violate would face punishment from the scientific community. The details of that test subject were permanently sealed in the history of science. They deleted all information and destroyed experiment records. So for the past eighteen years, people have only seen real... machines, unaware that a test subject identical to a human once existed."

Qin Xin was curious: "And that scientist back then..."

"He refused to accept the oath decision, went mad. Now he resides in the Imperial City Mental Hospital. Every day he claims to be a robot, walks with robotic movements, insists on calling eating recharging, and going to the bathroom garbage disposal, never closing his eyes when asleep."

The previously serious atmosphere inexplicably took on a faintly amusing touch...