SFS Chapter 166 AiAA
Chapter 166 AiAA
AA felt incredibly lucky.
She was born in the Deterrence Era, and during her doctoral studies, her major research direction was cosmic sociology.
Cosmic sociology is a graduate program that only became popular during the Deterrence Era, and it only offers a limited number of places at a few universities.
The reason is simple: most of these new majors are just rebranded versions of popular majors. Most universities simply don't have the capacity to offer new majors every year, so they choose to open branches of popular majors, but the actual content is just the same thing in a different guise.
For example, in the early 20th century, apart from some top schools, most schools offering this major were merely third-generation byproducts of communication engineering and electronic information engineering. In essence, apart from slight differences in admission scores, the content they actually learned was almost identical.
Cosmic Sociology is such a major.
Its major, which combines sociology and astronomy, is a field that has emerged in universities since Luo Ji became the Swordholder.
But this major... how should I put it, it's like taking the best of many schools and mixing them into a mess.
Cosmic sociology, lacking both the knowledge base of astronomy and the research depth of sociology, can be considered a rather useless major.
Ai AA was misled into choosing this major and pursuing a combined master's and doctoral degree.
But just when she thought she might be unemployed after graduation, a turning point came.
A man named Wade approached her and invited her to work as an astronomy assistant at Star Ring Corporation.
According to AiAA, Weide was a human from the Common Era who hibernated until the year 61 of the Deterrence Era.
These hibernators from the 20th century AD were highly sought after in the Deterrence Era. The interest from their bank accounts alone would be enough to ensure they would live comfortably for the rest of their lives.
The major downturn lasted for less than a few years before it ended. During those years, there was inflation, so the funds of those who had been in hibernation were recalculated, and the interest accumulated over several decades. This is the true meaning of long-term investment.
After each person awakens, they become a multi-millionaire, each one richer than the last.
Some people choose to use the money to live out their retirement in peace and enjoy the benefits of the deterrence era, while others decide to invest the money and start their own company.
Wade clearly belongs to the latter category.
Although brain-computer interfaces allow these hibernators to quickly understand the changes in the world's landscape that occur during their hibernation.
But that sense of disconnect from society will still exist.
Therefore, Wade needs an assistant to help him complete the initial creation of the Star Ring Group.
“Mr. Wade, you are very lucky to have chosen me from among so many people. Please rest assured that my professional skills will not disappoint you!” After completing the onboarding process, Ai AA met her boss, Wade, who is also the founder of Star Ring Group.
He was a stern-faced man, and Ai AA couldn't sense any emotional fluctuation from his face. However, Ai AA didn't care, as long as the other party didn't delay paying her wages.
As the man looked at the playful girl in front of him, for some reason, another person suddenly came to mind.
She was also a somewhat naive girl, but she lacked some of AAA's liveliness.
"Ha, these two are just as silly. If they could meet, they'd probably become best friends."
The man thought so.
The Star Ring Corporation was established around the year 63 of the Deterrence Era, and its main research projects focus on interstellar services.
In the Deterrence Era, going to space is no longer a difficult task. Traveling from Earth to another planet by taking the Star Railway takes only a few hours, which is even more convenient than taking the old green train.
Star Ring Group, eyeing the potential profits, intends to carve out a commercial niche in interstellar travel services.
But this requires the company to have an assistant who understands modern people very well.
After all, if you want to make money, you first need to understand your customers' needs.
So Wade started searching for suitable candidates on some headhunting recruitment software.
Interestingly, no matter what software Wade switched to, he could always see Ai AA's resume in the most conspicuous position.
It was as if someone was deliberately hinting to him to hire this person into the company.
Although Wade didn't know who was behind this, he felt that since the other party had gone this far, they must have a deeper purpose, so he might as well go along with their wishes.
Thus, AA became an employee of Star Ring Group and also Wade's only assistant.
It must be said that although Ai AA may seem a bit silly, her professional skills are truly outstanding. Whether it's knowledge of astronomy or the market demands of modern human society, she can analyze them all very clearly.
This made Wade think of that girl again.
Back when she was at PIA, that girl was just like Ai AA, with extremely high efficiency and professional skills. Apart from being a little naive, there really wasn't anything wrong with her.
"They really do look quite alike."
Wade subconsciously touched his face.
This face does not belong to him; it is a human skin mask that has been attached to his face through special means.
There is no longer any information about him in this world, whether among humans or the Trisolarans. He was already dead in the last century.
And along with him, his former name also died—Thomas Wade!
Wade really liked this feeling, even though the Deterrence Era had arrived and the Trisolaran crisis had long been resolved.
However, he still had no intention of revealing his faked death.
Because it's just so much fun!
The fact that he had become someone who never existed gave Wade, the former director of the intelligence agency, a strange sense of peace.
Just as a thief is always worried about having his things stolen, Wade, as an intelligence agent, is no longer comfortable revealing his true information.
Being able to layer on multiple fake identities gives him a sense of security and self-protection.
"As for Lin Xuan..."
Lin Xuan had foreseen that the Trisolarans would kill her before he did, so she used clones to help her fake her death and escape.
Thomas Wade once asked Lin Xuan what her purpose was in doing this, or what kind of compensation she hoped he would pay.
But Lin Xuan simply smiled and replied.
"When I need you someday, you will naturally know how to repay me."
Wade was a little confused by Lin Xuan's words, but now was not the time to think about such things; he should hurry up and complete his plan.
On the surface, Star Ring Corporation is an interplanetary company that provides space services, but this was merely a means for Wade to raise funds in the early stages.
Once the company expands to a certain size, Wade will invest all his funds in the research and development of warp drive spacecraft.
This will be a monumental project spanning centuries, and perhaps... in a critical moment, this thing could be used to save lives!
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