Today, they too are going to their deaths.

Under the dean's guidance, Cui Xun began to tour other areas of the Royal Academy of Sciences, while Alice joined the other extraordinary individuals stationed at the Royal Academy of Sciences to conduct an in-depth investigation of the dean's exclusive research area.

The Royal Academy's own security department was not aligned with the other stationed superhumans, and the two sides suspected each other, but fortunately, no direct armed conflict broke out.

"They clearly saw you were still alive, yet they want to investigate the dean's death. These people are really strange."

As Cui Xun followed the dean forward, he couldn't help but sigh.

The dean commented with a slightly appreciative tone: "This is precisely a manifestation of their meticulousness. After all, the magic of manipulating corpses is not uncommon, and there have been cases of zombies killing people within the Royal Academy of Sciences."

"And indeed, 'I' am dead."

While piloting the robot, Ge Li recalled, "Was it the incident where, in order to claim the first author title, someone killed a classmate, then manipulated the corpse to kill another classmate, creating the illusion that the two had killed each other in a mutual vendetta?"

The dean corrected, "That incident could indeed be considered a case of zombie murder, but it wasn't the first case to occur at the Royal Academy of Sciences. The first one was when I killed the man the Duke of Surrey had sent to monitor me, and then used his body to deal with other people."

"This matter was later exposed, and then I and others suppressed it, but there are still some people in the higher-ups who know about my methods."

Tessa sighed blankly, "Ah, the dean is actually a serial killer and has dealings with all sorts of criminal gangs. If this weren't the Royal Academy of Sciences, I feel like my life would be over if I went to a school with a dean like that."

Ge Li comforted her, "Don't worry, because this is the Royal Academy of Sciences. Once you're in here, you can't leave. You don't need to worry about your reputation outside."

Tessa exclaimed in panic, "What do you mean we can't get out?! Does the Royal Academy of Sciences actually practice imprisonment?!"

"Of course." The dean looked at the residential area ahead and said in an unquestionable tone, "Those who enter the Seventh New District can never leave because they have access to knowledge that should not be in their possession."

"This is both to prevent the leakage and proliferation of extraordinary knowledge and to protect those people."

"Considering that the temperature outside has started to drop, the people in the Seventh New District are not too keen on going out. Instead, they want to bring their relatives to the Seventh New District as well."

Cui Xun sighed, "By now, the Seventh New District has already accommodated tens of thousands of people and has its own complete industrial chain. If the Kingdom of Albion were even slightly smaller, this would almost be considered a country within a country."

Cui Xun looked towards the residential area and saw neat and orderly concrete buildings, lush greenery, crowds of people coming and going, small iron birds flying everywhere, mechanical dogs kept as pets and guards, and mechanical horses carrying people.

Compared to the outside world, this is a completely different civilization. The level of technology here seems to be at least a hundred years ahead of the outside world.

Cui Xun even saw a large GG screen on the building.

Through a complex and ingenious process, it simultaneously adjusts tens of thousands of color blocks, creating a movable GG board without the need for touchscreen technology.

Cui Xun didn't know whether to praise its ingenuity or criticize its ridiculously complex design.

It would be much easier to just use several large-format GG images in rotation than to adjust the color blocks like this!

Tessa also noticed the movable penis panel, and she chose to directly express her confusion: "What is that? Is this the kind of crude thing the Royal Academy of Sciences researches?"

The dean chuckled and then said, "Guess who made this?"

Tessa looked the somewhat proud dean up and down, then asked uncertainly, "Did you make this?"

The dean shook his head, then pointed to the movable GG sign and explained, "This is the masterpiece of a 'commoner' within the Royal Academy of Sciences. Its designer was a family member of a researcher who had never received any systematic education before joining the Royal Academy of Sciences."

"A whimsical design, combined with a few interested ordinary people, led them to consult with serious scholars while conducting their own research, ultimately creating this interesting thing."

"Although it is extremely inefficient, no one had ever thought of achieving this effect in this way before."

"It is certainly not excellent, but it has broadened the thinking of some students and proved that the thinking of ordinary people can sometimes give unexpected but valuable answers."

"So it just sat there."

Ge Li added, "At first glance, you should realize that it requires a huge amount of energy and a complex power structure. Considering the addition of other GGs later, it also needs a sophisticated algorithm and a huge analysis device."

"Outside the world, even if someone came up with such a brilliant idea, it would be impossible to realize it, but within the Royal Academy of Sciences, it is not an unattainable fantasy."

"A long time ago, without that special knowledge, we built a device called the difference engine to speed up calculations. However, due to problems with materials and manufacturing precision, we were unable to complete the Analytical Engine, which could solve more mathematical problems."

"After mastering that special knowledge, we can easily create all sorts of unique computing devices, and even ordinary people can get a general answer by asking the machine."

Cui Xun interrupted, "Wait, do you mean machines possess intelligence?"

Ge Li was taken aback: "Don't you know that machines possess intelligence? This is something even newborns who have just come out of their incubators know at the Royal Academy of Sciences."

Cui Xun picked up on something strange: "I'll just accept the idea that machines have intelligence for now, but what's this 'culture tank' thing you're talking about?"

The director explained, "Conventional parenting methods, limited by the environment and the child's own issues, not only burden parents' work but also have a certain probability of causing injury, disability, or even deformity in the child. That's why I developed the culture tank."

"Not only can it help newborns grow to the size of a normal eight-year-old child within a year, but it can also ensure that the child is well-nourished, their physical development is close to the theoretical limit, and their immune system is well-developed."

"With my current level of technology, if I were to continue improving the culture tank technology, I should be able to transfer the fertilized egg into the tank at the fertilization stage and continuously improve its bloodline during the growth process. However, for now, the old-style culture tank is sufficient, and I don't have time to improve it."

"Unfortunately, the nobles felt that the cultivation tanks went against human nature, and they preferred to hire wet nurses rather than accept this advanced method of nurturing."

"If this had been developed while Her Majesty was still awake, I think it would have received Her Majesty's support. Now that all the nobles are boycotting it, it can only operate in the Seventh New District."

Upon hearing this, Cui Xun felt that there was something wrong with the culture vessel, but he also had to admit that it was indeed a very advanced thing.

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he realized another use for the culture vessel.

"Those nobles opposed the culture tanks not only because they felt it went against their nature, but also because they realized that when such things became rampant, the original families and clans would be completely disintegrated and enter a stage of socialized upbringing."

Tessa exclaimed warily, "Wait a minute, what does this socialized upbringing mean? Does it mean shifting the responsibility of family upbringing to others?"

"Orphanages are not good places. If they are run by mentally ill people, the children are very likely to be abused, and may even grow up with cognitive impairments and intellectual disabilities. Some bad orphanages even sell their children!"

"I'm not kidding you. In some places, raising people is like raising pigs. As long as you give them some leftovers and they survive and grow up, you've completed your mission."

"I understand." Cui Xun acknowledged the problem Tessa raised, then changed the subject to explain his own understanding, "What you mentioned is the result of insufficient socialization. To the orphanage, these children are not their 'children,' but rather an asset; raising children is more of a business."

"The real key is a shift in mindset, from 'my child' to 'our child'."

The dean's eyes lit up, and he exclaimed, "You're absolutely right!"

He also mentioned this idea of ​​large-scale parenting to others, and many people agreed with him.

Some of them simply wanted to please him, while others simply adhered to a performance-oriented mindset, believing that professional care should be provided by professionals for greater efficiency, but almost no one raised this crucial idea.

How can the children of nobles be treated the same as the children of commoners?

But for an efficiency-oriented person like the dean, all gifted children can be his children; bloodline inheritance is meaningless to him. However, saying this directly would easily invite criticism.

In the dean's view, Cui Xun's phrase "our children" directly cloaked his viewpoint in a veneer of equality.

Unfortunately, this would only make the nobles less supportive of him. If he wanted to promote the technology, he would need to add more rhetoric to embellish his arguments.

How about changing "our children" to "the children of the kingdom," and elevating the nobles to the status of the kingdom's masters, so that they support his ideas?

Just as the two were discussing the future, a background noise broke in.

"Do you want to use technology to defy and tamper with humanity's most basic concept of reproduction? Gottlieb, you've become more arrogant than ever! And Cui Xun... Ha, a monster of unknown origin, actually dares to propose such a radical rejection of the existing meaning of reproduction within the kingdom. He really has some nerve."

The two turned around and looked at the person who had spoken.

Ferdinand Howard Surrey, dressed in opulent attire, looked down at them with an arrogant expression.

Cui Xun's response to this was:

"boom!"

Before anyone could react, Cui Xun, whose martial arts were unparalleled in the world, rushed to Duke Sari's side, grabbed his neck, and slammed his entire body to the ground.

The steel-built building seemed to tremble, and the surrounding crowd swayed, not quite understanding what was happening.

Duke Sari, who had taken the full brunt of the blow, completely ignored the damage it had caused him. Even while held upside down in Cui Xun's grasp, he still managed a cold sneer: "Heh, is this what you call a hero? Besides violence, you have nothing else to offer."

Cui Xun released his grip, letting Duke Sari fall, but Duke Sari's body suddenly stood up as if it were boneless.

In the brief exchange just now, Cui Xun had confirmed that the person in front of him was not Duke Sari's true form, but a puppet controlled by the secret art of snakes.

Given that the Royal Academy of Sciences is now completely sealed off due to the death of its director, and even he cannot leave, and the casting range of the Serpent's Secret Technique is not too far, Duke Sari must be nearby.

Given the situation where the enemy was in the dark while he was in the light, and with a large number of hostages around, Cui Xun was not prepared to fight Duke Sari's true form.

"rub!"

Cui Xun slashed across the neck of the puppet before him with a hand chop, severing its head before it could react.

Not fighting the main body is one thing; whether or not to teach the puppet a lesson is another.

Duke Sari's head rolled on the ground, then straightened up, revealing a look of utter disgust: "Impulsive monster, is this your true nature?"

"Heh, Duke Sari, I don't like your attitude, so I'll use a simple method to make you show me some respect." Cui Xun leisurely walked to the Sari puppet, grabbed its hair, and raised its head. "Since you won't allow me to meet you in my real body, then this puppet head will just stay suspended like this."

Tessa and Greta were stunned as they watched the fight that erupted in the blink of an eye. It wasn't until Cui Xun came over, scratching his head, that they finally realized that a duke had just been beheaded by Cui Xun in one blow.

The dean didn't react emotionally to this, but calmly told the Duke of Sari his thoughts: "Human character can be changed by material conditions and education."

"According to recent archaeological discoveries, human societies shared females for a considerable period of time. It was not until humans acquired superhuman powers, began to fight against various monsters, gained a higher position on the food chain, and formed larger communities that the strong began to monopolize reproductive resources."

"For ordinary people, there is no need to delve into this matter. They can simply say that the strong are respected and that greed is human nature. But for researchers, human nature is never something that is immeasurable, inductive, unsummarizable, or unchangeable."

Cui Xun agreed, saying, "Given a specific environment, humans can actively shape their own morality and habits."

Duke Sari scoffed at this: "Are you suggesting that two obviously mentally unstable megalomaniacs, with their eyes fixed on some distant, unattainable place, can decide what the future of humanity is, or what is truly good?"

"You guys even start arguing with yourselves!"

"Let me give you an example. In order to accelerate the progress of technology, Gottlieb used the souls and thoughts of countless people to feed the 'Imaginary Demon,' and even went so far as to make things that could not function without the power of the demon the mainstream of the kingdom, in exchange for the title and wealth of the greatest inventor in history."

"Mr. Cui Xun, do you think he did a good job?"