Super Dimension Technology Era

October 27th.

Fang Ge, who said goodbye to his family and applied for a leave of absence from school, boarded a plane to Xining alone.

This time there was no bloodthirsty old man suffering a cardiac arrest, nor was there any gangster hijacking like in a crime movie, everything seemed calm.

After all, the fact that she is Huang Mingzhe's disciple is confidential, and few people know Fang Ge's true identity.

The plane landed slowly at Xining Caojiabao Airport, and Fang Ge dragged his suitcase alone. Xining, which is about 2,200 meters above sea level, had no obvious altitude sickness.

Lao Li, the security guard of the institute, was already waiting for her outside the airport. As soon as Fang Ge left the airport, he saw a Changan-Tiance electric off-road vehicle.

The car was well maintained and the interior was very clean. Lao Li, a smiling middle-aged man, took the suitcase from her hand and put it into the trunk.

"Give."

Fang Ge was flattered and took the small bag, which contained a box of Qinghai old yogurt and a bag of highland barley cakes.

"Thank you so much."

"Let's go!"

The electric off-road vehicle goes to the road effortlessly. The thin air in the plateau area has little effect on the electric vehicle.

Halfway through, Lao Li suddenly said: "Would you like to go to Kumbum Monastery and Qinghai Lake?"

"Is it okay?" Fang Ge asked uncertainly.

"Of course, let's just take it easy." Lao Li said with a smile. In fact, he only dared to take Fang Ge for a walk around after receiving instructions from the director.

"Then I'll trouble Uncle Li."

"No trouble."

It takes about 40 minutes to drive from Xining to Kumbum Monastery.

Fang Ge followed the flow of people into several monasteries and saw the piles, murals and butter flowers of Kumbum Monastery. He also saw the mysterious and shining Shwedagon Pagoda through the small window.

There are many people in the sect who are waiting for their bodies to be kowtowed. They bring all their belongings to eat and live around. When the money is gone, they go back to earn money. When they have earned enough, they continue to kowtow. In total, they have to kowtow to 100,000 people.

In the noisy crowd, I collided with these pious eyes, and I was shocked to realize how great the power of faith is.

But Fang Ge does not worship gods. She believes in her teacher and even more in the truth.

Just like those devout believers, they gently turn the rows of prayer wheels with their hands, feeling so peaceful at this moment.

Human science and the truth of the universe were shining brightly. Fang Ge didn't say anything. She didn't want to criticize, she just looked at it all with a rational eye.

After staying at Kumbum Monastery for more than an hour, the two of them left for Qinghai Lake.

Qinghai Lake is like a blue tear. It is called "Cowenbu" in Tibetan, which means blue sea.

The end of the National Day Golden Week is still here, and many tourists and vehicles can still be seen on the road around the lake. Although it is the peak season for Qinghai Lake tourism, the 400-kilometer road around the lake still seems deserted.

However, the altitude here has reached about 3,300 meters. Slight altitude sickness made Fang Ge feel a little chest tight and short of breath.

After getting out of the car and taking just two steps, she felt as if her chest was being pressed by a big stone. She gasped and muttered to herself: "Human beings are really too fragile."

"Do you want some oxygen?" Lao Li handed over a small cylinder.

Fang Ge waved his hand: "I want to get used to it."

What a stubborn girl. Lao Li put the gas bottle back into his backpack and followed Fang Ge not far away.

There is a very large and very high swing by the lake. Several tourists are playing and taking pictures. Not far away, there are Tibetans holding yaks. It seems that a ride costs 10 yuan.

The weather in Qinghai Lake is sunny today, and the reflection of the blue sky is absolutely beautiful. However, the intensity of ultraviolet rays on the plateau is very high, so Fang Ge applied sunscreen early.

She took off her shoes and walked barefoot into the cold lake water. Before she went into the lake, she always thought that the salt inside was as soft as the fine sand in the sea.

After going down, Fang Ge's expression gradually became stiff.

The crystalline salt at the bottom of the lake hurts the feet, and the ultraviolet rays in the sky make plain people feel uncomfortable. In addition, the temperature of the lake water is very low.

Standing quietly in the lake for a while is like standing on a blue mirror.

Lao Li took some photos for her on the shore.

After landing, my pants had been soaked in salt water and had already been shaped. There was a layer of white crystalline salt on them. I patted them a few times before sweeping away most of the crystalline salt attached to them.

Fang Ge, who was already feeling better, smiled at Lao Li and said, "Let's go!"

"good."

The electric off-road vehicle started up again and headed towards the research institute.

There is a railway on one side of the road, and a train roars past.

Towards evening, the electric off-road vehicle parked near Quanji next to Qinghai Lake. The research institute is 11 kilometers northwest of the town.

Fang Ge looked at the dilapidated buildings and doorways, with [Qinghai Plateau Institute of Glaciology and Geology] hanging above them.

If her teacher hadn't arranged to come here, Fang Ge would have thought she was in the wrong place.

"Does the environment feel bad?"

"A little bit." Fang Ge smiled awkwardly.

"Come with me!"

Lao Li led the way. After entering one of the five-story buildings, the two of them walked into the elevator.

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It turns out to be underground! Fang Ge suddenly realized.

After getting out of the elevator, she realized that she was terribly wrong. The underground was very huge.

"Xiao Ge, let me introduce to you. This is the Institute of Human Evolution. This is the first floor below and is also one of the entrances and exits." Lao Li introduced as he walked.

"How big is it here?"

"The underground base is divided into three areas. This is the management and living area, with 6 floors and 85,000 square meters; the warehouse area has 5 floors and 50,000 square meters; and the experimental area has 5 floors and 200,000 square meters."

I took Fang Ge to a single dormitory, where all the daily necessities were prepared and my suitcases were put away.

The two of them walked towards the office of the director of the institute.

Along the way, I saw few other people, only a few guards standing guard.

"Uncle Li, how many researchers are there in our base?"

"There must be more than a hundred people! Director Wang is in charge of this aspect."

Lao Li stopped at an office door. He raised his left hand with two fingers missing and knocked gently on the door.

"Come in."

Lao Li directly turned the door handle, and Fang Ge saw a middle-aged man sitting behind the desk. The middle-aged man's skin was a little dry and dark, which was a sign of ultraviolet sunburn.

Wang Shengqiang put down his pen and saw Fang Ge behind Lao Li. He took off his glasses and said, "Are you Fang Ge?"

"Yes, I am very happy to come and work at the Institute of Human Evolution." Fang Ge replied calmly.

Wang Shengqiang reminded directly: "Although Academician Huang introduced you here, you still have to abide by the rules and regulations of the base. If you have any problems in your life, you can talk to me or Guard Chief Li."

"I must abide by the rules."

Wang Shengqiang nodded, and then made arrangements for Fang Ge: "In the base, I am in charge of management, and Comrade Li Jiahang, the chief researcher, is in charge of technology research and development. You will adapt to the environment and observe and learn this week."

"no problem."

…

The experimental area of ​​the base is 3 kilometers away from the living area, and the two places are connected by underground tunnels and trams.

At this time, we are on the negative fifth floor of the experimental area.

Li Jiahang is busy conducting experiments, and there are more than a dozen researchers in the laboratory cooperating with him.

The X gene extracted from the two previously biochemically modified humans has been studied at this base for more than half a year.

Although Li Jiahang and others have generally understood the gene sequence and some functions of the X gene, animal experiments have been very difficult.

The main reason is that the X gene is too aggressive, and this allogeneic gene evolution route is obviously not in line with human beings.

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