But SMMH is different. The products they've presented are near perfect… because so far, no one has found any flaws in their products! So, given this situation, SMMH, this "perfectionist," naturally wouldn't want to embarrass themselves by releasing a defective product. While they say they want to help, the problem is that this technology, at the current level in China, hasn't even reached the basics. How can they offer help?
How could Chen Xu possibly release such technology!
Because if one day some official suddenly decides to have Chen Xu tested, wouldn't everything in his brain be lost?!
That would truly be like lifting a rock only to drop it on one's own foot!
After asking those questions, Instructor Wang stopped and patted Chen Xu on the shoulder to signal the start of today's training.
Because there are only three months. This is the military's training mission.
The first priority is to improve Chen Xu's physical fitness to a higher level in the shortest possible time, because without a healthy body, everything else is meaningless. For the first month, Instructor Wang will focus solely on training Chen Xu's physical abilities, helping him reach his peak physical condition within that month.
So now, Chen Xu is using the advanced training equipment here to work out and do push-ups to strengthen his arm strength.
The training methods in the army are actually similar to those in regular exercise, but there is one thing that Chen Xu doesn't usually experience... that is, when he speaks to himself, he is quite amiable, but when it comes to training, he completely changes his attitude.
This makes it impossible for Chen Xu to slack off even if he wants to.
Chen Xu knew himself very well. He knew he had a certain amount of perseverance, but he also knew that his perseverance had its limits. If his physical strength reached a certain level, it would be difficult for Chen Xu to persevere without anyone forcing him.
Therefore, he strongly agreed with this training method. The only thing he didn't know was whether the physical recovery fluid the instructor mentioned was actually effective.
Human fatigue is twofold: physical exercise, in particular, depletes muscle strength, but it also depletes mental strength.
The recovery was simple, because Chen Xu brought Xiao Min along.
Bringing Xiaomin here was quite an ordeal.
Chen Xu treasured his supercomputer immensely and didn't trust anyone to entrust it to. Therefore, he carried it with him at all times. He also knew that Xiaomin's main role here was to help him sleep quickly and effectively, so he couldn't just leave it as a small trinket... because in the military, no jewelry, such as rings, necklaces, or watches, was allowed.
So what if we can't delegate this task to someone else?
So Chen Xu used an absolutely clumsy method... He directly told the instructor that this headset... because he mainly used Xiao Min to accelerate sleep and train in the virtual reality environment, he had Xiao Min transform into the shape of the headset and told the instructor that this headset could help him quickly enter a deep sleep, that it was a gift from SMMH, and therefore he had to carry it with him at all times. He couldn't lose it for even a moment.
In that case, the instructors would have nothing to say.
However, Instructor Wang found this thing very strange. He even curiously picked it up and tried it himself, but he didn't feel anything at all. Chen Xu explained, "Because the teacher added my brainwave characteristics to it, meaning that only I in the whole world can use this thing. But since it was given to me by the teacher, I must keep it safe and not let anyone else use it."
Instructor Wang didn't doubt this statement. The materials clearly stated that SMMH possessed extraordinary abilities. Their current research on the brain far surpassed that of ordinary people, making brainwave binding not impossible. During a break from training, Instructor Wang expressed his envy to Chen Xu about this device that could quickly induce deep sleep: "Chen, when you get back, could you ask your teacher if this thing, um, could be mass-produced?"
"Hmm?" Chen Xu looked at him: "Is this thing also useful to the military?"
"This is incredibly useful!" Instructor Wang slapped his thigh. "Especially for those on night watch, and for those like you with such heavy training. You don't know how loud the snoring is in the barracks at night; it can really scare you. We consulted experts, and they said that loud snoring isn't a sign of sound sleep, but rather a sign of poor sleep. Sometimes there are night watchmen and night drills, and the soldiers are all exhausted. With this, they can sleep better, and then they'll have more energy for training during the day."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xu laughed: "In that case, I'll go back and talk to the teacher... Well, actually, I do have an opinion. I don't think the military necessarily needs to purchase this technology. Because there are so many people in the army, and each person has something to wear on their head, that's a huge expense. Of course, how the military spends money is none of my business, but I also know that the current national policy is to save every penny. Since the goal is to let the soldiers sleep well, I have a simple and feasible method."
"Oh? Tell me about it."
Chen Xu rolled his eyes and said, "Actually, the purpose of these headphones is that they are specially made. There's not much inside, just a few songs... You should know about the Luxor massacre, right?"
Mentioning the Luxor massacre, Instructor Wang's eyes flashed, and he nodded, asking, "What does this have to do with the Luxor massacre?"
"The Luxor massacre used a song that could influence people's subconscious, but that song was too domineering. I think you should know that my teacher also researched this area. The song that countered the 'Devil's Song' was developed by my teacher. The 'Great Compassion Mantra' also influences people's subconscious, but the difference is that one of these two subconscious songs incites evil thoughts, while the other guides people towards good. And my teacher's development goes far beyond that; there are also some that can be used in daily life, such as... lullabies."
"lullaby?"
"Well, the lullaby isn't as dramatic as the first two songs. They're almost instantaneous. But this lullaby is still very effective for those with weak willpower or those who don't use their willpower to resist. Heh, there's actually this song in the game 'The Legend of Jin Yong' that I helped develop. It's a 'Pure Heart and Benevolent Mantra' from 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer,' which can help people enter a deep sleep and relieve fatigue. Of course, the song in that game didn't work, not because the song was bad, but because of the equipment. These kinds of subconscious songs need special hardware to be effective. When I get back, I'll have my teacher send this technology to the military. That way, just a few radios will be enough to help soldiers fall asleep quickly and get a good night's sleep."
"Like this?" Instructor Wang noticed Chen Xu's choice of words. When he was talking about the technology of his headphones, he used the word "purchase," but when he was talking about the hardware requirements for the subconscious song, he used the word "give away." In other words, he knew that this thing could bring them huge profits, but he chose a simpler and cheaper method: giving it away to the military for free.
Perhaps this method isn't as technologically advanced as the previous one, but at least they have a good intention... not to embezzle your military's money!
This immediately made Instructor Wang look at Chen Xu and the SMMH behind him in a different light.
Many people may misunderstand this, thinking that soldiers like Instructor Wang are merely killing machines, completely ignorant of the ways of the world… because the military is, after all, disconnected from society. That's not entirely wrong. However, Instructor Wang is in his fifties or sixties; there are many things he couldn't possibly be unaware of… How do many spoiled rich kids make money these days?
quartermaster!
This is a huge cake!
Once you have connections to engage in military supply production, the money you can make is endless. And as long as there are no major mishaps... and you don't replace the cotton in the cotton-padded clothes ordered by the army with rags or something, you can proceed smoothly and even get on the military's good side. Ordinary people wouldn't dare to mess with them.
But Chen Xu simply gave up such a great opportunity. Was he young and ignorant, unaware of its value, or was there something else at play?
Looking at Instructor Wang's expression, Chen Xu truly understood his thoughts and sincerely said, "Instructor Wang, my father was also a soldier, and our whole family has great respect for soldiers. Although this era is rather superficial, in peacetime, many people have forgotten that if it weren't for the soldiers protecting the country, how could we enjoy the good life we have today? But I haven't forgotten, and many others haven't forgotten. During the 1998 floods, how our soldiers performed—although I wasn't in the disaster area and was young at the time, I can't forget it. During SARS, it was also soldiers rushing to the front lines… Let me speak the blunt truth: in this society, what kind of respect do you expect me to have for any official or leader?" "Respect? That's bullshit! Maybe some of them really did a lot, but at least I know one thing is true: 'No official is without corruption!' Okay, that's too broad a statement. Let's not talk about that anymore, but we must maintain at least basic respect for soldiers. If we can avoid making money off the military, we absolutely won't!" Chen Xu paused here, realizing his words had been too abrupt, and quickly added, "I believe my teacher will agree, because he told me he also respects our country's soldiers. Otherwise, he wouldn't have helped the military so many times. I believe I can get him to agree to such a small matter."
Hearing this, Instructor Wang was deeply moved, but the seasoned veteran didn't show it. Instead, he nodded and said, "Then I'll leave it to you. I'll write the report for the higher-ups soon. Alright, you've been delayed for so long, get back to training and don't slack off!"
The last sentence sounded a bit threatening but was actually weak. Chen Xu chuckled, picked up his weighted pack, and ran towards the playground. Just before turning around, he saw Instructor Wang wipe his eyes.
Chen Xu had no idea that Instructor Wang's only son had died during the flood relief efforts in 1998...
After a tiring morning, it was finally lunchtime.
The saying "Man is made of iron, food is made of steel" not only means that you will be hungry if you miss a meal, but also that intense training like Chen Xu's requires a lot of nutrition, otherwise the body will definitely not be able to handle it.
Fortunately, the military doctor here, surnamed Zhang, is also a top-level nutritionist for the military.
A nutritionist is a professional who, through rigorous study of basic nutritional theory and training in specialized clinical nutrition skills, can guide people in areas such as diet, disease prevention, adjuvant therapy, prevention of sub-health, and health management, and can design effective plans and provide follow-up services. This Mr. Zhang has served in the military for many years and is currently responsible for the dietary plans of many soldiers, so he is very experienced in handling this kind of matter and knows what Chen Xu needs most to supplement.
Supplementing nutrition is an art in itself; how to combine ingredients and how to make them easier for the body to absorb are naturally very important. Moreover, Chef Zhang, as a nutritionist, is also a master chef; the braised pork he made for lunch today was so delicious that Chen Xu, who doesn't particularly like greasy food, licked his bowl clean, like it had been licked by a dog. This is because the rules in the military are: take only what you can eat, and waste is strictly prohibited.
I ate my fill, then took a short walk before taking a nap.
For Chen Xu, a one-hour nap was equivalent to almost half a normal night's sleep. It must be said that Chen Xu was treated exceptionally well; while he slept, Master Zhang even gave him a massage, ensuring that his one-hour nap at noon provided immense mental and physical satisfaction. Upon waking, he was immediately full of energy again.
Training like Chen Xu's is truly equivalent to a week's worth of training in one day.
Of course, it was definitely tiring.
This training method involves squeezing out all of a person's potential and then restoring it, so that the potential will be much greater than before.
The morning training was actually quite easy, since the main events were in the afternoon. This time, Chen Xu had eaten and drunk his fill and was well-rested, so he actually ran eighteen laps in one go... Of course, he eventually collapsed and had to be carried in, but it was obvious that he had made great progress compared to yesterday. This made Chen Xu very satisfied, even though he was tired.
Holding the bottle of physical recovery fluid that the instructor had given him, Chen Xu wondered to himself, "Does this stuff really work?"
Seeing that no one was around, Chen Xu poured a drop onto Xiao Min's changed earphones...
Chapter 285 The Terrifying Physical Recovery Fluid (Part 1)
"Analysis of this medicinal liquid sample indicates that it can replenish the body's need for vitamin B and a certain amount of reactive oxygen species, maintain and accelerate the body's acid cycle, and also contains hormones that inhibit lactic acid secretion, thereby eliminating lactic acid, increasing cell vitality, promoting metabolism, and achieving the effects of relieving fatigue and accelerating physical recovery. However..."
Xiaomin's next sentence stunned Chen Xu, because Xiaomin continued: "The substance of this medicine is very close to the research results of several early 21st-century studies on reducing physical burden, such as T3001 oral medicine, BCI203 intramuscular injection medicine, etc... However, these medicines have very serious side effects and have been discontinued in the future world."
Chen Xu was startled: "What side effects?!"
"Immune system deficiencies, and long-term use can lead to a significant decline in immunity. The body's metabolism is forced to proceed by external factors, causing disruptions to the immune system. The main reason is that while this type of drug primarily works to inhibit lactic acid production, long-term, high-dose use can suppress eosinophils. Eosinophils are an important component of the immune system, primarily responsible for phagocytosis and bacterial killing. Damage to eosinophils leads to decreased immunity, making the body more susceptible to malignant infectious diseases such as pneumonia, meningitis, and tuberculosis. Because this drug has a long incubation period and requires large doses to be effective, its drawbacks were difficult to detect within the first ten years after its development. By the time they were discovered, it was already too late."
"That serious?!" Chen Xu was shocked. If the entire army was equipped with this drug, wouldn't that mean that all the soldiers would be crippled in ten years?!
Chen Xu shook his head. He had basically understood what Xiaomin had said. The so-called glycogen cycle refers to the process by which food is broken down into glucose by saliva and the stomach after being ingested. Glucose is then absorbed by the intestines and converted into glycogen. It is stored in muscles and the liver, and then transported to various organs for combustion, releasing heat. This process produces water, carbon dioxide, and pyruvate. Pyruvate is an intermediate product, and lactic acid is eventually formed.
This is a cycle. It is called the citric acid cycle.
Lactic acid is a major fatigue-causing substance; an excess in muscles leads to muscle soreness. This is the main reason why people experience lower back pain during exercise. Scientists worldwide are currently researching methods to relieve or alleviate fatigue, primarily targeting two approaches: one is hormones, stimulating the body's potential; the other is addressing the root cause by eliminating lactic acid and other fatigue-causing substances.
Hormone products have long existed, such as the ubiquitous "Red Bull" energy drink; the famous advertising slogan, "Drink Red Bull when you're thirsty or tired," highlights this. Similarly, caffeine can stimulate the brain and alleviate fatigue to some extent.
However, the stimulation caused by hormone products is ultimately not a good thing. Moreover, these products only treat the symptoms, not the root cause; even if it produces temporary excitement, it still depletes the body's potential… The military already has many powerful versions of this kind of product; as far as Chen Xu knows, there's a liquid that can temporarily burn the body's potential, or rather… vitality, allowing a person to forget the pain and barely move even when severely injured.
However, such products are also very harmful to the human body. I remember that in the classic online fantasy novel "Zhu Xian", there was a drug called "Three-Day Death Pill". It said that no matter how serious the injury, as long as you take this pill, you will be fine immediately, at least for three days. But after three days, even a great immortal cannot save you.
Although Xiao Ding's "Zhu Xian" is a fantasy novel, the principles behind this medicine are very clear and scientific.
There is such a drug that can burn away all the remaining vitality and potential of a person. But once the potential is burned out, the lost vitality cannot be replenished by any elixir, so the person is destined to die.
To put it in a more mystical way, this is the rule of nature: to obtain something, you must pay a corresponding price.
Therefore, the current research direction of various countries and organizations is to adopt a gentle approach, using scientific research to understand the causes of fatigue and then addressing those causes accordingly. The goal is not to make you instantly energetic, but to accelerate the body's physical recovery through this method.
However, it is clear that this method also has errors.
"People who take this failed drug long-term will develop a virus in their bodies called HCIV, which will slowly..."
"Wait, wait a minute!" Chen Xu suddenly exclaimed, "HCIV?! Is it related to HIV?!"
What is HIV?!
HIV is the world's most famous virus that causes acquired immunodeficiency syndrome... or AIDS for short!
"Yes, HCIV stands for Chronic Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, and CHRONIC means chronic."
Chen Xu gasped. He hadn't realized how dangerous immunodeficiency was before, but upon hearing the name AIDS and that the drug might produce similar results, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat!
Thank goodness I didn't drink it!
After listening to Xiaomin's explanation, Chen Xu understood. Many people probably had the same misunderstanding as him, thinking that AIDS was a very terrible virus that could kill people... Yes, AIDS is a terrible virus, but what kills people is not AIDS itself, but the complications of AIDS!
HIV infects the body's lymphocytes, especially T4 lymphocytes, thereby disrupting the body's immune balance, weakening the body's resistance, and making it easy to contract other diseases, resulting in various complex infections and death.
Therefore, the incubation period for AIDS is very long, averaging 12-13 years!
During this period, the HIV virus destroys the body's lymphocytes, causing the body's immune system to be completely destroyed.
While this drug doesn't destroy lymphocytes, it does destroy a crucial part of the body: eosinophils! Furthermore, it can generate a novel virus called HCIV!
"Is this virus contagious?"
"Don't worry, this virus is not contagious." Xiaomin's answer relieved Chen Xu. "To be precise, HCIV is a type of virus-like cell that mutates after long-term use of this drug, which causes the eosinophils to be suppressed and destroyed. It is different from ordinary viruses and ordinary cells. According to my data, I have not found any cases of HCIV virus transmission."
It's good that it's not contagious, otherwise we'd all be dead, right?
But Chen Xu was puzzled. How could the military possibly give such a terrifying substance to the soldiers to drink? Hadn't they done a proper, thorough investigation beforehand?!
Actually, Chen Xu really misunderstood what he said.
Such new products, especially those intended for future military deployment, naturally require very strict, even harsh, inspections.
However, Chen Xu received the information directly from the future, and at this time, almost no one would know the harm caused by this medicine!
Because in the current medical field, research on eosinophils and basophils is already at a very basic level!
This is why current technology hasn't reached that level.
Currently, people only know that eosinophils function to phagocytose and kill bacteria, while basophils, upon stimulation, release active factors such as histamine, eosinophil chemokines, and chronic allergy reactants, thereby triggering allergic reaction symptoms such as asthma and food allergies. Research on these two types of granulocytes is limited to this!
Furthermore, it's important to know that this medication requires long-term use to cause certain symptoms, with an incubation period of up to ten years!
How is it possible for a drug to have a testing period of up to ten years?
Moreover, this drug is only being produced in small quantities and distributed in limited quantities to observe its effects. Who could have imagined that it would have such serious side effects?!
"No, I have to tell Instructor Wang right away!" How could Chen Xu possibly sleep at this point? He immediately jumped out of bed and was about to leave.