As a mage, I just want to pursue the truth

Chapter 59 Different Candidates

“Musk has no faith.”

Just this one sentence is enough to reject Musk. White people who do not believe in Protestantism are not traditional WASPs, not to mention that Musk is a white person born in South Africa.

In the end, American chose Simmons over John Padden, Elon Musk and James Simmons.

If the current American president is still a big golden retriever, Musk still has a chance, but now the Democratic Party is in power. James Simmons donated a huge amount of money to the Democratic Party in the 2020 election, more than 1000 million US dollars.
Simmons was a candidate that all parties in America could agree on. He received a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley at the age of 23 and became the head of the mathematics department at Stony Brook University at the age of 30 - a genius among geniuses.

It was also during his time at Stony Brook that Simons and Chinese mathematics master Shiing-Shen Chern jointly proved the Chern-Simons theorem, which was later the fundamental theory of differential topology and the mathematical foundation of Yang-Mills theory.

Simons is not only well-known in the mathematics world, but also worked for the American Institute for Defense Analyses for four years at the age of 26, specializing in solving cryptography problems for the American military.

In 1987, Simons left academia and went to Wall Street to found Renaissance Technologies, becoming the world's greatest hedge fund manager, with a net worth of 2020 billion RMB in 1400.

Moreover, Simmons is a traditional white American-born Protestant, a traditional white Anglo-Saxon Protestant.

There are also some obscure reasons, such as Simmons is easier to control. He is already in his eighties, and they want to know whether the standard magic brain has the function of prolonging life.

When the American government and the forces behind it made the decision, NSA Director Keys flew from Fort Meade to New York to meet Simmons.

"Professor, there is a piece of news that Duke would have told you in advance, but considering that you are too old to withstand the shock, I will fly here in person to inform you. In addition, you must remain calm."

"Avoid getting too excited at this time and failing at the last hurdle."

Keys has been in office for nearly 20 years and was once a student of Simmons, so he has always called him professor.

The American National Security Agency is the organization that employs the most mathematics PhDs in the world. Keith joined the NSA after graduating from the Department of Mathematics at Stony Brook University, and worked there for many years before becoming the director.

Simmons' face was ruddy and his voice was loud. He didn't look like he was 83 years old at all. "Keith, long time no see. Is there any good news that requires you to come here in person?"

Keith stood up and held Simmons' shoulder: "Professor, please adjust your state and calm down first, then I will tell you the details."

Simmons took a deep breath, took out a black and gold box from the drawer of his desk, then took out a reagent and injected himself into his thigh:
"The endorphins produced in China are very effective. I feel extremely calm every time I take an injection."

Because of his cooperation with Shiing-Shen Chern, Simmons had a favorable impression of China. The Chen-Simons Apartment at Shuimu University was donated by him.

Keith agreed: "This is a fun thing. Many of our researchers will take a shot when they feel uninspired and irritated. After the shot, they feel like everything is gone."

Simmons relaxed. "And it's not addictive. The only downside is that it's a bit expensive because the production is so small."

After seeing this, Keith said:
"Professor, now that you've calmed down, let's get started."

"Do you know Merlin and his Magic Coin?"

Simmons nodded: "I know, is it?"

Even though he had just taken a shot of endorphins, Simmons couldn't suppress his inner excitement.

Keith: "Yes, just as you guessed, American obtained the Magic Coin associated with Enceladus, and we plan to use this Magic Coin on you."

Simmons heard that American had obtained a Magic Coin and wanted to give it to the person they chose, but he didn't expect that he would be the chosen person.

As a master of mathematics, Simons has a deep understanding of the Heber algorithm and the Heber constant. He has also tried to exchange the coordinates of Mars for magic coins.

It just failed to snatch the Chinese. Keith: "All official institutions in America only got this one Magic Coin. You should understand how precious it is."

"Since we have decided to use it on you, you will naturally have to pay a certain price."

Simmons said firmly: "I am willing to pay any price!"

This opportunity is rare, the mysterious magic is right before his eyes, and he is willing to give everything to seize it.

Keith: "Ok, professor, you need to fake your death. We will arrange for you to fake your death in three days, and give you three days to deal with your funeral."

"Then you need to join the National Security Agency's laboratory and organize research on magic."

"Secondly, you only have the right to use the Magic Coin, and its ownership will still be kept in our hands, ensuring that if something happens to you, we will still have a new Magic Brain."

"Finally, you need to cooperate in some human experiments that will not affect your life safety and health. We need to conduct in-depth research on the standard magic brain."

After listening to it, Simmons felt that it was completely within his acceptable range.

Compared with America, China acted much faster, and obtained magic coins bound to Mars.

After they decided on the candidate, they immediately had him injected with the standard magic brain.

"It's incredible that the standard magic brain appeared out of thin air."

"Merlin has more methods than we thought. The radio transmission facilities on Pluto should have been transmitted through magic."

"The closest distance between the Blue Planet and Pluto is 47.8 billion kilometers."

"Have you observed any spatial fluctuations?"

"The moment the standard magic brain appeared out of thin air, there was a very obvious fluctuation in space."

The person chosen by China to use the standard magic brain is the modern Shennong Mr. Yuan, who is in very bad condition at this time.

The location chosen by the Chinese authorities was the Xiangjiang River. After the injection of the standard magic brain, Mr. Yuan's vital signs obviously stabilized.

Three days later, Mr. Yuan returned to normal and felt better than ever.

After the Chinese official representative explained everything in detail, Mr. Yuan said:
"I feel guilty that the country has used such a precious thing on me."

Representative: "Mr. Yuan, you don't have to think so. The country has always seen your contribution to the country. Although you have recovered your health now, we need to arrange for you to fake your death for some reasons."

"Then you will be assigned to work at a secret base of the country, and you may not see your children for a long time in the future."

China's arrangement is very similar to America's.

Mr. Yuan agreed without hesitation.

The Chinese government also carried out extensive mourning and publicity for Mr. Yuan’s fake death in accordance with the established plan.

Thanks for the tip from Dongba Street!
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