I was exposed for mining on Mars

Chapter 203 Rapid Development (4k12k)

Lunar research base.

Because Gou Wen and Cao Guolin both went to Proxima Centauri b, and Xue He was also studying the simplification of strong interaction materials, the temporary person in charge here became a former Blue Star who wore glasses and joined the starship humans for a period of time. Humanity.

"Hello, Commander, my name is Lin Dong. I have always admired everything you have done for the Blue Star humans."

Lin Dong, who knew the past of human beings in starships, came over, held Luo Xiu's exoskeleton hand enthusiastically and said.

In fact, everyone else in the research base felt the same way, just because they were not qualified to come forward and talk to Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu just nodded to Lin Dong, without any praise or other expressions.

"Time is limited. I came here to see the progress of the synthetic ascension experiment. Take me to see the experimental subjects." Luo Xiu did not say too much, but said directly.

Although synthetic ascension has been tested on a large scale on Proxima Centauri b, after all, the genes and physiques of Proxima Centauri b and Blue Star people are very different.

What Luo Xiu paid more attention to was the experimental results on the Blue Star people.

Lin Dong's expression became solemn when he heard Luo Xiu's words.

"Commander, please come with me. I will give you a detailed report on the progress of synthetic ascension during this period on the way."

Lin Dong walked towards Luo Xiu's side and began to explain while leading the way.

Luo Xiu, on the other hand, was observing the situation of the Lunar Research Institute while listening to Lin Dong's introduction.

Now the Lunar Research Institute has become the highest-level research institute for Blue Star Civilization and Starship Humanity, and countless scientific research talents are trying to get in.

Because not only can you study Blue Star and do high-level projects here, but you can also come into contact with technologies unique to other civilizations. It is simply a paradise for scientific researchers.

However, because the scale of lunar research is limited, and now it is wartime, all resources are tilted toward military industry, so the Lunar Research Institute cannot accommodate more talents in a short period of time.

This made many Blue Star scientific research talents who had been looking forward to it feel very regretful. This situation also made Luo Xiu feel that it was time for the Lunar Research Institute to send a group of talents to the starship.

In fact, this research institute was originally a talent screening base for starship humans, so Luo Xiucai did not place any restrictions on them in terms of the technology library.

And it is precisely because of this that it is even more attractive to Blue Star scientists.

Now this plan has had preliminary results. If it hadn't caught up with Ferma's fleet to invade again, I'm afraid this plan would have been more effective now.

The two chatted while walking, and then came to Area C of the institute. This is a research branch specializing in projects related to biogenetic engineering. It is also the highest-level research branch at present. Entry and exit must be disinfected multiple times.

Finally, after walking for more than ten minutes, the two came to a huge training cabin.

There are living culture tubes of various animals at different stages. Their consciousness is in a suppressed state, but the fluctuations of the brain wave instrument indicate that they are still alive, maybe they are dreaming?

"These two biochemical humans are the experimental subjects for this synthetic ascension."

Lin Dong pointed to the biochemical man in the two green culture tanks standing on the ground on the right side and said.

There is no difference between these biochemicals and ordinary Blue Star people, but because of the short cultivation time, they do not have any hair on their bodies.

The various life characteristic values ​​on the display of the life instrument next to them showed that they were no different from ordinary Blue Star people.

Only the metabolism instrument is abnormal. Their metabolism rate is only one-tenth of that of normal people.

"How is this going?"

Luo Xiu asked, pointing to the number on the instrument.

"Oh, this was discovered two days after the two experimental subjects performed a synthetic ascension. No other effects have been found yet."

Lin Dong explained.

"Isn't this enough? With such a slow metabolism, they won't be as slow as turtles and sloths, right? What's the point of living for five thousand years?"

Luo Xiu said with a frown.

"Well... we haven't done any exercise tests on them yet. We don't know yet whether they will have this tendency. However, even if their metabolism is slow, as long as their brain waves are not affected, they can still control the machine to carry out activities."

Lin Dong said excitedly.

This breakthrough in synthetic ascension technology is already the highest achievement of the Lunar Research Institute. They need to show greater value in front of Luo Xiu, so that they can get more resources and even be qualified to become starship humans.

"Then test it as soon as possible. I want to get specific data soon. In addition, this synthetic ascension will not conflict with the subsequent genetic ascension, right? What I mean is, can people who have undergone synthetic ascension continue to undergo genetic ascension? "

This is the topic Luo Xiu is most concerned about. He does not want his life span to be only five hundred years. Although this is an unimaginable breakthrough for ordinary people in Blue Star, for the star civilization, five hundred years is still not enough. Not enough time for a long-distance interstellar voyage.

It was difficult for Luo Xiu to understand what the United Civilization would be like without him, so whether it was for himself or for the future of Blue Star and Starship humanity, he could not succumb to natural selection.

"Well, according to the current results, there are no barriers between these two technologies. They are just in different directions. In theory, people who have performed synthetic ascension should still be able to perform genetic ascension." Lin Dong scratched his head and said .

"The word 'should' should not appear in your mouth. You are a researcher and you have to speak with data. And I don't need a theoretical explanation. What I need is real data and experimental results."

Luo Xiu said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Commander, we will go all out."

Lin Dong looked serious and immediately made a promise.

Luo Xiu sighed. Compared with Cao Guolin, Xue He and others, this Lin Dong is still a lot worse. But now Gou Wen has become a mechanical ascender and lacks the flexibility and innovation of intelligent creatures. Cao Guolin is also more He is leaning toward Blue Star, so Xue He will not be in charge of technology research and development in the future, but will need to continue to lead the lunar test base.

Thinking of this, Luo Xiu took one last look at the two biochemical humans being cultivated, and then walked out.

Seeing Luo Xiu leaving, Lin Dong quickly followed.

But neither of them noticed that just after they left, the eyelids of the two biochemical humans twitched slightly.

This is obviously not an accidental phenomenon. It shows that although they are synthetic humans used for experiments, they already have the same intelligence as normal people. However, this data did not attract too much attention from researchers. After all, although it was a biochemical human, it also had many normal physiological reactions.

…

After leaving the Lunar Research Institute, Luo Xiu came to Blue Star again.

This time, he did not notify the heads of each district, but went directly to various military bases to inspect them.

Luo Xiu wanted to know whether Blue Star's current rate of warship production could still be improved.

Then he secretly visited many universities and research institutions in Blue Star to see how they were affected during wartime situations.

The situation is very pessimistic. Without Luo Xiu's intervention, more than two-thirds of Blue Star universities and research institutes have closed their doors.

Most of the students and ordinary researchers were recruited into the army to start military training, and only a small number of colleges and research institutes related to the military industry could still survive.

On the contrary, military academies in various districts began to recruit students vigorously like mushrooms after a rain.

In the future, those who walk out from here will at least be officers on various battleships, and will fight on behalf of humans and invaders.

And this is entirely the decision of Blue Star humans themselves.

In fact, this situation is considered an abnormal development. If it continues for more than a hundred years, it may have a lasting and irreversible impact on Blue Star's technological development.

In other words, this is a battle where the fate of the Blue Star people is at stake.

This inspection took more than a month, which left Luo Xiu with many emotions.

When he returned to the starship, the control system immediately reported all the news to him during this period.

First of all, the Starship Research Institute has already tried to build a "ghost battleship", and various data show that it is better than the simulation.

Moreover, the antimatter propeller has been demonstrated theoretically, which represents a further step in the research of antimatter by starship civilization.

When Luo Xiu saw the news, his spirits were lifted. With this ghost battleship, he had an extra trump card in his hand to deal with the Ferma fleet.

And another piece of news also made him ecstatic.

That was a research report on the two biochemical humans who had undergone synthetic ascension.

The above data shows that the metabolic rate of these two biochemical humans can be controlled.

When the activity intensity is low, the metabolic rate is slow. When the activity intensity is high, the metabolic rate is accelerated, and can even reach five times that of ordinary Blue Star people.

This value is still limited by the physical strength of the biochemical humans. According to Lin Dong, these two biochemical humans can already be regarded as 'super humans'.

"Super human? It's really good. It seems that this synthetic ascension technology is indeed valuable, but I don't know what the situation is like on the Proxima b planet."

Luo Xiu did not immediately make the idea of ​​​​synthetic ascension. He still had time, so he naturally had to make the best choice. Although his current choices were very limited, he felt that there was still room for improvement in the current synthetic ascension technology.

So he directly used a quantum communication device to contact Gou Wen who was far away on Proxima b.

"Your Excellency, Commander." Gou Wen's robot image appeared on the screen.

"How is the situation over there?" Luo Xiu asked.

"The Proxima people have begun to carry out synthetic ascension on a large scale. I have already done what you asked me to do."

Gou Wen answered meticulously that what he was talking about was what Luo Xiu had told him before, asking him to preserve some Proxima Centauri genes and biological samples.

Luo Xiu nodded and said, "Have someone bring those things back."

"yes."

"By the way, so far in the experiment, have there been any abnormalities among the people who have undergone synthetic ascension in Proxima Centauri?"

Luo Xiu asked again worriedly.

"Not yet. Their physiques have been improved as never before. I'm afraid if this continues..."

Gou Wen was a staunch Blue Starist before he carried out mechanical ascension. He had always been worried and vigilant about other intelligent civilizations. Now he mentioned this again.

Yes, now the Proxima people have begun to undergo comprehensive synthetic ascension. Their civilization and technology may not be able to surpass the Blue Star people in a short period of time, but once the two sides begin to communicate.

I am afraid that with the current average physical fitness of the Blue Star people, they cannot compete with the Proxima people, so the hidden meaning of Gou Wen's words is actually to remind Luo Xiu and let the Blue Star people start to carry out synthetic ascension on a large scale.

"Okay, send the data over. I will consider what you say."

Luo Xiu has no idea of ​​letting two civilized ordinary people come into contact in a short period of time, so in his opinion, Gou Wen's worry is unnecessary.

After receiving the data, he passed it to Lin Dong and explained to him his idea, which was to use the genes of the Proxima b people to improve the synthetic ascension technology.

After hearing this, Lin Dong's eyes glowed with blazing light. If it weren't for the screen, he might have pounced on him.

"Commander is really a genius. We used to only use human genes for transformation, but we actually ignored the differences and specificities of genes. The body structure of Proxima Centauri has its own unique features, and it may really improve our synthetic ascension technology. Yes, maybe with more genes added in, we can..."

Luo Dong kept talking, but Luo Xiu turned off the communication.

He immediately went to the Starship Research Institute and took a look at the prototype ghost battleship.

He was very satisfied with the result.

"Very good, now all resources are beginning to be tilted toward the production of Qinhuang-class battleships and ghost battleships, and the ratio should be 50:50."

Luo Xiu thought for a moment and said.

"Your Excellency, Commander, even if this is the case, it will take a lot of time to establish a production line for the production of strong interaction materials and a shipyard for manufacturing ghost battleships. And considering the difficulty of manufacturing, I am afraid the speed will not be too fast."

After Xue He heard Luo Xiu's thoughts, not only was he not happy, but he expressed his worries.

If the Qinhuang-class battleships cannot form a numerical advantage, they will simply not be able to compete with the main fleet of more than 10,000 cruising fleets.

But Luo Xiu shook his head and said: "Okay, I have decided that the ghost battleship will eliminate the Qinhuang class battleship sooner or later, and we still have eight years, which is enough."

Luo Xiu patted Xue He on the shoulder and said.

"Oh well."

Xue He nodded.

As a result, all military bases and shipyards under the starship began to work day and night, and a large number of skilled craftsmen were transferred to secret places to start building new factories and shipyards.

It's just that the other two civilizations didn't notice anything about the unusual movements of the starship humans.

But even so, at the expense of the production efficiency of the Qinhuang-class battleship, the production of ghost battleships is still worrying.

All shipyards can only produce 300 ghost warships a year. Excluding the initial construction of factories and shipyards, it is estimated that about 2,000 ghost warships will be produced in eight years.

In contrast, the estimated production of Qinhuang-class warships has reached 100,000.

The top management of Starship Humanity breathed a sigh of relief after receiving this data.

In fact, they felt that two thousand ghost battleships alone were enough to destroy Ferma's main fleet.

But this requires enough time, and time represents a variable.

For Luo Xiu, variables are the most intolerable.

"A lion fights a rabbit with all its strength. This Ferma's main fleet has delayed our development for more than ten years. This time we must make them disappear completely."

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