Cyber Heroes

Haneda International Airport, next to the coffee shop in the international terminal.

Shen Yuanzun quite sorry handed a cup of macchiato coffee to Xiang Shan's hand: "You come here once, I can only buy you a cup of coffee. Double milk froth, double syrup ——I remember you don’t like to drink bitterness, right."

"It’s not a rare trip. In recent years, I’ve been running around the world, so you don’t have to act like a host. Maybe I’m more familiar with the international terminal of Haneda Airport than you." Xiang Shan bit the straw and moved towards Nunu’s mouth not far away: "It’s over there, is it okay?"

"The little child is just awkward." Kamahara said so, but the expression on his face was not relaxed at all.

After leaving the "Project Rama", Shen Yuan Zun returned to the World Minority Language Institute (SIL). It's just that he went back at a bad timing and missed the African fieldwork organized by SIL. In addition, he had also worked on the Rama project for a few years before, so the institute gave him a period of time at his disposal.

After gaining a relatively free time, Kamahara Zun returned to his hometown, a small town in Fukuoka. There he sorted out the inspiration he gained during brainstorming with world Peak linguists over the years. [These contents are also work, so strictly speaking this is not a holiday]

During this period, the gods were married.

And Xiang Shan, who was still tinkering with the extraterrestrial spaceship of the Rama project at the time, heard that Shenyuanzun had a blind date with his high school classmates under the arrangement of his parents, and fell in love at first sight. The place where Mrs. Kamahara lives is also two blocks away from the home of Kamaharazun's parents.

In a few years, the original god of God has even a child.

However, it was not until the girl was over four years old [that is, in 2035] that Xiang Shan had time to visit this old friend.

"I really have to criticize you, Ah Zun." Xiang Shan sipped coffee and said, "The origin of mankind is very important, and the future of mankind is also very important-your daughter is the'future of mankind.' 'A member of'. You are her father, and only you can take this responsibility."

Shen Yuanzun sipped black coffee: "It's just, my job is not'anyone can take it'." Researchers who are willing to go to Africa to do fieldwork will never be enough. And Africa...this place has been exploited by the world. It is in crisis all the time. The speed of language research and sorting will never catch up with language. The speed of dying."

"This is also true." Xiang Shan nodded: "It's a great thing. But you don't just want to tell me this, you have to talk to the little girl. If the truth can be explained, I think she will be proud of her father."

The expression in the corner of God's eyes dimmed suddenly: "This. Although I have told her many times. But, the child, the father mother is the most important thing. Forcing her to understand'all mankind' is a bit cruel for her. And my wife. I feel sorry for her too."

Xiang Shan shook his head: "I think you have a good relationship."

Shen Yuanzun showed a slight smile: "en. Maybe it's because I have learned too much primordial language. Meijiu is seeing me At the time, I felt like I...'I'm not as straightforward as a Japanese.' She said she likes this very much. Those who lack high level rhetoric, but simple and straightforward language, seem to have taken root in my soul. She also likes what I do. She always keeps smiling to send me on the plane. I am also very proud of my wife."

Xiang Shan did not speak. It's not that he doesn't want to say, but is looking for a time to speak.

And the original god god opened the chatterbox. He seems to want to complain about the current situation.

He really felt sorry for his wife. After fourteen years of marriage, he stayed in Africa for three quarters every year except for the first two years and the other twelve years. And a large part of the remaining time will be spent in SIL.

Fortunately, before Yan Ye went to elementary school, Mrs. Kamahara could still live in the United States with her daughter. It's just that Kamahara's parents hope that their granddaughter can still speak Japanese as their mother tongue, so Yanye stays in the elementary school in Japan.

When talking about this, Xiang Shan’s eyes lit up, and he took out a form from his briefcase: “By the way, Ah Zun, look at this stuff. Don’t worry, I won’t Fuck you."

"Volunteer registration form for the'Genetic Relevance Certificate of Second Language Acquisition Ability'?" Shenyuanzun was a little confused: "Second language acquisition...hereditary...this? Ah! That's it!"

Many years ago, he talked with Yoggmov and Ingrid on a topic.

Human "second language acquisition" abilities have huge differences. Some people will not be able to use a second language to the same degree as their mother tongue throughout their lives, while some people can naturally go to this step-such as Ingrid's well-known figure, it even only takes two weeks. You can learn a new language.

"Xiao Yanye, I remember that I also understand two completely different languages, English and Japanese, right?" Xiang Shan said: "But she grew up in a bilingual environment at first... I don't know. It’s not counted as a second language acquisition. But as long as she learns another language and uses it freely, then it’s for sure! You are still a father and daughter, and it’s right to participate in such a project."

Expression: "Back then, I still felt that this project would be impossible to establish in a hundred years."

"The reality is that we have money now. After Yogg's successful bet, as long as we prove it' This direction may be closely related to human progress.' There are a large number of organizations or rich people who give us money!" Xiang Shan said with a smile: "According to Yingjia, the study of second language acquisition is actually the underlying mechanism of language. Research. If you want the thoughts in the brain to be directly input to the computer, you have to understand the language function of the brain."

"Now all major countries are actively cooperating. Many scholars who use the second language as their mother tongue, As well as their children who have studied abroad, they are all experimental subjects we want to strive for. You can use dozens of African languages ​​freely, and naturally it is also an important observation subject."

Shen Yuanzun said cheerfully: "If you have equipment for storing blood samples, I can draw a tube of blood for you now. But the word...I need to discuss with my wife."

He fully trusts Yoggmov's research institutes. , I believe that the privacy of my genetic information will not be used elsewhere.

"Now, how can this be done. I originally wanted to take a look." Xiang Shan smiled: "I have time to take the whole family to the Republic for a trip, and by the way, I donated the gene samples. "

Shen Yuan Zun said with a smile: "It's great to have money. When Yogg brought up this topic, Ying Jia and I were crying poor. Now we can start this kind of capricious project... …It’s great."

Xiang Shan nodded: "Yes, yes, I have plenty of funds and projects are free-dude, look, do you want to bring a project here too?"

Shen Yuanzun was taken aback, laughed: "What I said, you are already a rich man who can get on the "Asahi Shimbun", how can you not even be able to sit on a special plane. You made a special trip to stop me. "

"There is really no special plane." Xiang Shan shrugged: "After all, the rich is the organization, not me. I am also accompanied by an assistant and a bodyguard. The assistant comrades helped me go through the formalities. And Mr. Bodyguard, if you look outside, you should be able to see a man wearing a black hat. I did see the SIL information and came up temporarily. I think there are some things, I think it’s more solemn to say it face-to-face."

Nodded: "It's so good. It's also good."

"Our project needs a person who understands the'primordial appearance' of the language. Yingjia said, this People are none other than you." Xiang Shan said: "You are familiar with many languages. These languages ​​are not dressed up in layers of rhetoric, history, and religion. Yingjia feels that in the depths of your thinking, there is absolutely a unique understanding of language. With you joining, we may really be able to fix the brain-computer interface in our lifetime."

Shen Yuanzun lowered his head: "This, please let me think about it."

"Of course, you Don’t refuse now..."

"I still refuse."

"Ah..." Xiang Shan was stunned: "In terms of treatment."

Kamahara lowered his head: "It's not a problem of treatment. Not at all. I'm very happy that you can consider me and my daughter. Xiang, I'm really happy."

"What's the matter? What's the problem?"

Shen Yuanzun replied: "I heard that in order to protect a scaly-horned gastropod snail, you were dealing with various parties and successfully got the United States to sanction a mining company with an administrative order? "

Xiang Shan shook his head: "I just reasonably explained the potential value of those scaly horned gastropod snails and the possible potential value of seabed volcanic crater mining, and then compared them. Only. That's it. And there is also the banner of'Ogong' to pull. Anyone in that position can do this kind of thing."

"I heard that Yogg's ex-wife was in the United States. Run for the right of survival of those hydrothermal creatures. But almost no results. Anyway, this is still very difficult to deal with. "Shen Yuanzun smiled and shook his head: "I think my mood now is the same as she was back then." However, it is too difficult to slow down the demise of African languages. "

"While I was sleeping, an old man in Africa might have died. At the same time the old man died, he also took away a vocabulary left over thousands of years or even tens of thousands of years ago. The children and grandchildren of the elderly have become accustomed to using English, French or other Indo-European languages ​​to express the meaning of this ancient vocabulary. When I think of this, I feel like watching mining companies destroy the habitat of rare species for petty profits. The same is true of biologists who have evidence of earth and annihilation evolution. "

"You can say that those ancient languages ​​in Africa will be studied by others without me. But..." God sighed: "Language is not a constant objective existence, it only exists between subjects. It will become less and less. This is not a project that'will always have a chance to study in the future'. This is a project of'if you don't hurry up and rescue now, there will be no chance in the future'. "

"If you didn't stop that mining company, I'm afraid Yogg wouldn't have the opportunity to study those little snails. "