Chapter 104: Good News (4)
"If that’s the case, why not use them to expand your lab staff? Bring in more experts."
"Two reasons. One, each active template costs a thousand EP per second and I think it is important to prioritize super computer capacity over experts. And two, experts tend to be married to their pet theories and fight tooth and nail to protect their little fiefdoms. When I do bring in more people, I want them to join willingly and be young or have proven to still be flexible minded."
"Ah, that makes sense. I’ve certainly had to deal with my unfair share of hide bound, rigid minded old people. As for the EP costs, doesn’t that go away when you enter in linked self mode, like what you’ve been doing each night when we spend a day in here at max time ratio?"
"Yes, that is true, but only for soul bound people. For sapient templates, the cost remains."
"Ah! Right. So, do you plan to find more people to soul bond?"
"I’m not actively looking. I wasn’t when I found you and I wasn’t when I found Rina. If I meet someone I like and think would make a good addition to the team, I’ll ask them in a simulation. But I’m not going to go actively hunting for people right now."
"So, does this mean I shouldn’t export any of the improvements to my simulation software?" asked Rina.
"I think that would be best for now. It cannot be stolen if it doesn’t exist. Besides, where else are you going to run it except here?"
"True. I just, I feel kind of bad for Anjali. She’ll be using bad software."