Rebirth 09: Synthetic Male God

Chapter 1029 China International Science and Technology Expo

February 11, Hangzhou.

It may not snow in East China at this season, but winter is already here. When the cold wind blows, even the hippocampus can be frozen.

But this still cannot stop the bustle of Hangzhou. Since a few days ago, Hangzhou airport has entered a busy period. Every day, flights from all over the country and the world are dropped like dumplings. Some flights cannot even land after flying in and have to circle for several times.

Because the "China International Science and Technology Expo", abbreviated as "CITEX", is about to open.

This is the second large-scale event held in China this year. Because everyone can participate, it is even more popular than the "Hangzhou Summit".

Visitors from all over the world include participating enterprises and organizations, investors with cash in hand, international "friendly merchants" who come to learn about the progress of their peers, and even more are visitors from all over the world who come to enjoy this feast of technology.

Domestic media have also begun to follow up on the report. Yang Ma has to mention it every day in the news broadcast. Official media and online media continue to flood the screen with news about major companies, secrets of exhibition venues, introductions to preparatory work, and they also randomly interview citizens on the street.

The "China Science and Technology Expo" lasted for seven days. In addition to the fixed areas of the main venue, there was a different theme every day, such as "Biology and Agriculture", "Energy and Environmental Protection", "Aviation and Aerospace", etc.

Outside of the fixed areas, other areas of the "Qianjiang Smart City" will also have different special activities and theme performances according to the theme.
Today is the first day of the expo and the theme is "Biology and Agriculture".

Qianjiang Smart City’s unmanned buses are becoming busy again, and drones are flying in and out of the smart towers like swarms.

The smart city system created by Kaiming Intelligence has once again become the traffic code for global self-media.

Drone logistics network, smart city cleaning system, smart tour guide... and many other facilities that are almost "showy". For many people, just walking around Qianjiang Smart City is equivalent to watching a "technology expo" without having to enter any venue.

"Look! Those huge fish, the Chinese call them 'koi', but these are all bionic intelligent devices! They have extremely high technological content!"

By a pool, a white man was introducing himself to his companions.

Two months ago, he had the honor to attend the Hangzhou Summit. Those were the most dreamy days of his life. Later, when he got the news that the "Science and Technology Expo" would be held here, he immediately applied for a visiting spot, bought a 7-day super package, and brought his friends along.

Those traveling with us were all country bumpkins who had never been to China. They were filled with curiosity as they looked at the huge carp that was full of biological and mechanical beauty.

They were not that shocked. They had been shocked for a hundred years along the way here. Now they would not be surprised by anything they saw here, even if a "T800" suddenly came out.

The leading white man continued, "This bionic device is not just for display. In addition to being for viewing, it also has the function of purifying water and cleaning garbage. Oh, and it also has a special mechanism."

He took out a piece of chewing gum wrapper from his pocket and threw it into the pool. "If someone litters, they will shoot out water jets as a warning, but this mechanism is regarded as an interesting game by many tourists."

Sure enough, the big koi detected the fluctuations in the water, swam over immediately and swallowed the paper ball.

With that caliber, it can even swallow a mineral water bottle whole.

But the imagined water column did not appear, and a sound was heard from the big koi.

"Warning! You will be fined for littering!"

Immediately afterwards, four or five drones flashing red and blue lights flew over, surrounded the white man, and frightened his companions behind him.

"Littering, fine 50."

"Please scan the QR code on your phone to pay, or follow the instructions to pay in cash at the management office. If you do not cooperate, we will impose further penalties and restrictions."

The white man smiled stiffly and took out his phone: "Haha. It seems they have updated their operating mechanism."

This is so fucking embarrassing! It wasn't like this last time!
He even saw people throwing garbage into the pool just to cool down because it was too hot!

Not far away, a team of people who were obviously college students witnessed the whole process and looked at each other with contempt.

“Foreigners are really uneducated”

"It's so cold here. It's only a few degrees. Why do I feel so uncomfortable?"

"Wei Hang, your family seems to be from the south as well. Are you used to the West Lake vinegar fish we had yesterday?"

A tall and strong young man immediately shook his head: "No, no, no, my family is from Zhu City in the Eastern Province, don't get involved. And for us, Hangzhou is also the north."

They are all students of Harbin Institute of Technology. As the country's leading military industry university with the ability to launch its own rockets, it is impossible for them not to participate in this "Science and Technology Expo".

The school sent 8 teams covering multiple fields including aviation, aerospace, heavy industry, and materials to participate in the exhibition.

At the same time, we were willing to spend money to organize outstanding students in the school to visit Hangzhou as a group, all with seven-day packages.

Moreover, the school has a good reputation and has provided many "limited-flow reservation" visiting qualifications, including the most anticipated "Fu Rui Pavilion".

The competition for places is extremely fierce. If you have not won a national scholarship, don't even talk to your counselor about it! This team of 30 people are all top students from all grades, from undergraduates to postgraduates.

The leading teacher held a flag and led the way in front. They left the hotel at seven o'clock and visited many places. Now it was almost nine o'clock and they began to move towards the main exhibition area.

The entrance was crowded with people. Although reservations were required based on tickets, everyone wanted to enter the venue early. The group from Harbin Institute of Technology waited obediently at the end of the line, but more people soon arrived.

As he was swaying left and right like a baby, a large group of people in suits and ties passed by, accompanied by a number of security personnel, and walked in through the "VIP channel" next door.

The "China Hi-Tech Expo" did not distinguish between ordinary and VIP tickets. VIP tickets were reserved for specially invited participants, such as officials from various countries and executives of large companies. Wei Hang looked over curiously.

"It looks like Kuke, the CEO of Apple." He could only recognize this one, but soon others also called out.

"Peter, CEO of ASML?"

"And Pfizer's CEO Kindler?"

"Strange, isn't today's theme agriculture and biology?"

"Are you stupid? Many booths in the main exhibition area are fixed, and some companies span multiple businesses."

“For example, Furui Group.”

Seeing so many CEOs of big companies entering, people in the queue were even more excited to see what it would look like inside.

The HIT team waited in line for another 40 minutes before finally scanning the code and entering the main exhibition area.
The main exhibition area consists of four areas, each of which is so large that you can't see the end of it at a glance. There is also a U-shaped two-story structure, with some unimportant booths and convenience stores, restaurants and other shops.

As soon as you enter the venue, the most eye-catching thing is a huge sculpture that runs through the roof.

The main body is a DNA-like double helix structure that continues to extend, with a diameter of more than one meter. It blooms more and more as it goes up, like a blooming flower.

Many smaller "artifacts" are inlaid on the columnar body. If you look closely, you can distinguish them as "Gan Shi Xing Jing", "Wu Wang Fa Zhou Li Gui", "Sun Tzu's Art of War bamboo slips", "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art", "Iron Plow", "Musketeer", "Cannon", etc.

These small objects seem to be arranged in chronological order, with the lower ones representing the past splendor and the upper ones representing modern achievements.

"The symbol representing nuclear energy", "Dongfanghong-1 satellite", "Nantianmen platform", "Chang'e-3 lunar probe", "high-speed rail locomotive", "supercomputing model", "Beidou", "VCD", "hybrid rice", "U disk", etc.

Due to the angle, I couldn’t see the whole picture at the entrance, but I still felt shocked.

The overall feeling is vigorous and increasingly brilliant. The best thing is that there is a huge red flag above the sculpture, which is very festive.

Many people wanted to stop and take photos, but the organizers seemed to have anticipated the tourists' expectations and directly put up a cordon. Some people even held up a loudspeaker and said, "Please do not stay here. If you want to take photos, please move inside first."

Wei Hang could only take out half of his phone and put it back silently.

At the same time, the most special "Fu Rui Pavilion" in the center, which is surrounded by four major exhibition areas, is even more crowded than the entrance.

This is a separate circular building, which is far smaller than the four main exhibition areas, but it is unique and very prestigious.

What’s interesting is that the “Fu Rui Pavilion” is right below the largest “smart tower” in Qianjiang Smart City, or in other words, it wraps up the base of the smart tower. While people are crowded below like a long dragon, the drones above are undisturbed, flying in and out, serving the entire Qianjiang Smart City.

After all, Fu Rui Group is a leading benchmark in Chinese science and technology, and it is also one of the builders of Qianjiang Smart City. The whole city of Hangzhou owed it a favor, so it is reasonable for it to have a separate museum.

The Fu Rui Pavilion requires separate reservations. Even if you have a ticket to the main venue, you still need to make a separate reservation. There is no charge, but the flow is controlled in real time and the number of places is limited.

50% of the places are distributed online by application before the event, and the remaining 50% are released every day to ensure that on-site visitors also have a chance.

The admission time of the Fu Rui Pavilion is slightly later than that of the main exhibition area, around 9:30.

I looked at the watch and saw that I was the lucky one at the front of the queue. I was excitedly waiting for the staff to come and check my ticket, but after looking around, there was still no one to manage it.
However, the gate in front opened automatically.

A voice sounded from the ceiling: "Please proceed in order."

The long queue moved about ten meters inside and was divided into four lines, with four glass doors in front.

You can vaguely see a dazzling array of goods behind the glass door. I don't know what mysterious technology is hidden there, but there are still no ticket inspectors.

The first visitor was confused. What happened? Was it a mis-arrangement? Was there a bug?
Just as they were wondering, there was a cry of surprise from the crowd.

"Fuck! Look!"

"what is that!"

The first visitor quickly turned his head to look, and saw that the wall next to him began to surge at some point. Only then did he realize that the walls were covered with fine metal patterns.

After a moment, a pair of robotic arms more than one meter long emerged on the left and right sides of each entrance, one of which was a gripper structure and the other was a camera structure.

"Holy crap! Master Zhou's intelligent unit! Can it be applied to such a large volume?"

"That's so cool! What's the difference between this and a liquid robot?"

The gripper-structured robotic arm took the visitor's pass from the first person, scanned it with the camera, and said, "Verification passed, please come in."

The man was completely stunned and had to move forward only when the people behind him urged him to.

After a while, he finally reacted and suddenly jumped up waving his fists.

A strange, broken cry was uttered:

"Master Zhou is awesome!"

(End of this chapter)