Building a Gaming Empire From Scratch

Chapter 875: Chapter 831: Another Possibility_1 Chapter 875: Chapter 831: Another Possibility_1 Yue Pengju had only asked Jordan once, and an hour later, he saw Princess Victoria.

The Princess looked more anxious than him, hurriedly running into the laboratory.

Yue Pengju breathed a sigh of relief.

Half an hour later, the Princess came out.

“How did things go?

Did you convince him?” Yue Pengju asked.

The Princess nodded heavily, then she and Jordan went to Lincoln’s house.

Soon, she and Jordan came back into the laboratory holding a set of clean sheets and blankets.

Next, Jordan emerged from the laboratory carrying the changed bedding, and threw it at Yue Pengju, who looked puzzled, before rushing off in his car.

Yue Pengju stood in the same spot with the sheets and pillow in his arms, looking at the direction Jordan had left in, then at the laboratory’s main door, and couldn’t help but let his imagination run wild—

A man and a woman alone in a room, and even changing the sheets and blankets…

Surely, something was going to happen!!

He felt somewhat panicked, even as he felt the beginnings of sweat on his forehead.

But of course he couldn’t intervene—wasn’t it the perfect natural match between a handsome man and a beautiful woman?

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Why should it be any business of his, a mere bodyguard?

Not only did Yue Pengju have no intention of intervening, but he stood by the only exit of the laboratory, his back stiff, alertly watching his surroundings.

Although it seemed unlikely, what if there were paparazzi around?

Half an hour later, no paparazzi showed up, but Jordan reappeared, and in his hands—he was holding a set of unwrapped women’s clothing!

Yue Pengju was greatly shocked!

This undoubtedly confirmed his earlier suspicions, and…

Had the clothes been torn too?!

What on earth was going on?!

Seeing Jordan walk over with the clothes looking calm and composed, Yue Pengju was very surprised: “You…”

“What’s wrong?” Jordan, seeing Yue Pengju still holding the changed bedding, was a little confused: “What are you trying to say?

Why haven’t you sent the bedding for washing?

Why are you just standing here?

Does this need to be taught too?

Hey, I understand, a master like you doing housework is indeed a waste of talent, I understand if you aren’t happy with it, but you see…”

“Stop stop stop!” Seeing that the Princess was absent and Jordan had started to chatter, Yue Pengju hurriedly interrupted him, “Don’t you feel that…

the painstakingly cultivated cabbage had been… been uprooted by a highly intelligent pig?”

“???”, Jordan didn’t understand, “What do you mean?

My daughter is only 6, are you out of your mind?”

“No no no!” Yue Pengju waved his hands repeatedly, he had no choice but to subtly point towards the laboratory, “I mean this…”

“???”, Jordan was even more clueless.

He casually shrugged off Yue Pengju, pushed the door open and went in: “Nutcase.”

“Wait!” Yue Pengju tried to call for him, hoping he would stop, but Jordan didn’t turn back.

He had to follow quickly lest Jordan saw something he shouldn’t.

But upon entering the lab, what he saw greatly disappointed… actually, it breathed a sigh of relief.

— Lincoln was indeed laying down, resting, but Princess Victoria wasn’t in the bed as well, instead, she was sitting on the edge of the sofa, holding Lincoln’s hand in a daze, seemingly lost in thoughts.

Yue Pengju was a little baffled.

He carefully approached Jordan and whispered, “Why did you go and buy clothes?”

Jordan also replied in a whisper, “The Princess said she wants to be Lincoln’s lab assistant, help out a bit.

Her current clothing isn’t very convenient, so she asked me to buy her some comfortable ones.”

The little princess, after entering the thermally controlled laboratory’s resting room, took off her coat revealing a long dress inside.

Yue Pengju didn’t know much about clothing, but it looked expensive and didn’t seem like everyday wear.

“Was the Princess at an event?”

“Yes,” Jordan nodded, “A foreign affairs reception event.

She was going to go home after it ended, but ran here right after she received the news, without even changing her clothes.”

The Princess noticed them and appeared a bit shy, but she didn’t let go of Lincoln’s hand.

Instead, she raised her other hand’s index finger to her lips, gesturing them to be quiet.

Jordan silently nodded, placed the clothes on the ground, then left quietly with Yue Pengju.

After they left, the Princess once again fell deep into thought.

However, after a while, she suddenly felt someone gently poke her arm.

She turned her head curiously and saw it was Mavis.

She asked with her eyes: ‘What’s up?’

Mavis shook her head, not saying anything.

She rested her chin on her arms, lying on the backrest of the sofa, and together with Princess Victoria, they stared blankly at Lincoln.

…

…

Lincoln slept an entire afternoon.

When he woke, he saw Princess Victoria and Mavis, who were lost in thought, with his first opened gaze.

The feeling of warmth and delicate touch came from his palm.

With a gentle squeeze, he could vaguely feel the palm lines of his hand, the fine fuzz on the back of his hand, and the slight pulsation beneath the smooth skin.

The laboratory was very quiet, and it was precisely because of this silence that he was more acutely aware of the details that would usually have been overlooked.

For a moment, he was even surprised.

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Then he was moved by the astonishing wealth of information presented by the real world.

In the virtual world, holding hands also leads to the sensation of warmth from each other’s palms.

But such delicate, subtle feelings that can vividly represent the changes in fingerprints and pores brought about by continuous dynamic changes…

These are things that cannot be reproduced in the virtual world.

Even with forceful simulation, it’s impossible to cover all aspects.

Isn’t this exactly the reason he always harbors doubts about the consciousness chip?

Thinking of this, he suddenly had a moment of hesitation: did turning Sisi into a digital life truly save her life?

Is becoming an electronic ghost the only choice?

This thought hadn’t crossed his mind from the time he learned about Sisi’s terminal illness in the hospital.

At that time, he was always busy developing the consciousness chip, and when he found out about Sisi’s illness, the first idea that came to mind was naturally the consciousness chip.

Due to the setbacks in chip development, he kept working all night, undergoing intensive training, his mind so stretched it barely had time for anything else.

It wasn’t until Princess Victoria suddenly appeared and disrupted his obsessive state, allowing him to sleep properly, that he was able to awaken in this peaceful environment, relaxed and refreshed.

Then, his intelligence finally regained control.

On one hand, he realized that giving up reality also meant giving up a few other things.

Not only the richer, more solid details of the material world but something more vital — the unknown and potentiality.

After turning into a digital life, all that can be acquired is the “known” provided by others, with no room for the “unknown”.

The myriad possibilities of the future would collapse into a mere few.

This invisible cost is heavier than a measly loss of “perception”.

On the other hand, more importantly: are there any other choices?

When Lincoln tried to look beyond the consciousness chip that lay before his eyes, beckoning forcefully with its striking presence, there indeed was something that slowly surfaced from the depths of his memory.

It was a technology successfully decrypted much earlier than the consciousness chip, secondary artificial intelligence, and counter-attack technology.

The original name of this technology wasn’t bioelectric muscle stimulation technology, nor was it a game cabin.

Its original name was —

[Hibernation Vault]!

Lincoln began rapidly searching through his memories.

Why was this technology initially adjusted to become a game cabin?

“Many key drugs don’t exist in this world, and some organic substances can’t be synthesized with current technology.

Also,the critical symbiotic bacteria seem non-existent in this world.

Without these, safe hibernation and recovery can’t be achieved.”

Technical problems that Mavis once explained to him flashed across his mind.

Thinking of that, he suddenly realized:

All the missing organic substances seem to be organic proteins, which can be precisely replaced using artificial protein editing technology from the consciousness chip dataset.

And if hibernation and awakening are such a hassle, then simply do not hibernate!

The idea of keeping consciousness relatively alert during physical cryosleep was unimaginable before the advent of the virtual world.

It was frustrating, and the thought of being trapped in the physical prison alone could drive people mad.

But now, just by introducing consciousness into the virtual world, these worries could be soothed while maintaining a low level of mental activity.

And consciousness chips wouldn’t even be needed – basic modifications to the Mirage technology would be enough.

Of course, if a consciousness chip is used to create a more stable physical connection, the result would certainly be better and safer.

In essence, the problem appears to be back at square one – the need for consciousness chip research still exists, and Sisi still has to live like digital life.

But there’s a key difference:

She hasn’t been fully transformed, her physical body isn’t dead either.

Rather, she’d just be frozen at this age, like a cold-stored flower bud with its soil, cared for meticulously sent to an era where medical advances can cure her.

By that time, she’d still be able to slowly grow and bloom.

Even that day might not be far away —

Leukemia is not like ALS – it’s not a rare disease, quite the contrary, it’s very common.

And being common means that there are potentially high profits in developing new drugs and treatment plans; therefore, many medical institutions around the world are involved in related research.

Even with the heavy sponsorship from Randall, Little Chun, and Lincoln for ALS drug research, it’s hard to say whether it or leukemia will have a breakthrough first.

Thinking of this, Lincoln suddenly realized: he could invest more and research the drugs needed for the Hibernation Vault.

If the Hibernation Vault is realized, its value would be far from being just a game cabin!

At this thought, Lincoln abruptly felt enlightened, his heavy cloud of worry lifted completely!

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“Lincoln -”

Camille Victoria noticed that Lincoln had awakened, but he seemed to have sunk into deep thought right after, so she didn’t disturb him.

But while thinking, Lincoln suddenly began to play with her hand!

Not just a gentle handholding, but somewhat roughly, like twirling a bracelet, sometimes even squeezing hard when lost in thought.

The little princess blushed with shyness!

She could no longer help herself and interrupted Lincoln:

“Lincoln~ you’re awake.”