Wolf 1061

Yi Kai still insisted. "No matter what, I believe that the best way to succeed is to strengthen oneself. There is no better solution than to strengthen oneself."

Imagine if, after using some kind of Acceleration Buffer Fluid, every time we accelerate, we'd be soaking in liquid like fish, all sticky and uncomfortable. It would be much better to just find a way to improve the human body's stress resistance and let our body structure tough it out."

"I never said I wouldn't do research on enhancing the body."

Although Yi Kai's tone remained the same as before, Xu Zhenyi seemed to sense a slight softening in his words, so he smiled and said, "It is true that one must be strong to forge iron, but we do not currently have the corresponding theory of body enhancement. Besides, even if you could come up with the corresponding theory in a short time, we do not have enough biological samples for research at the moment!"

"Hey, although we don't have that." Yi Kai looked at Xu Zhenyi with a 'you don't understand biology' attitude. "Cellular Dynamics has existed for a long time, and haven't you heard of Artificial Enhanced Lungs, Artificial Micro-Electric Pulse Heart, and Titanium Alloy Hydraulic Skeleton?"

At this point, Yi Kai saw a 'Are you serious?' look on Xu Zhenyi's face and quickly laughed, "Okay, just kidding. I know that implantation is unreliable. Ultimately, enhancement still has to start from the cells. Cellular Dynamics, Cellular Enhancement, and the biological enhancement of organs such as the heart, liver, spleen, stomach, and kidneys all have theoretical basis. The main issue is the brain. Brain cells are different from other cells. Their operation involves quantum level things, and there is indeed no corresponding enhancement theory."

"So you're saying that?" Xu Zhenyi laughed. Hearing Yi Kai say that, wasn't it equivalent to him also changing his tune to support the priority development of the Acceleration Buffer Fluid?

However, as soon as he opened his mouth, Yi Kai raised his hand to stop him, and then continued, "Direct enhancement is not an option, but we have gene editing technology. Remember the red liquid?"

Before Xu Zhenyi answer, Yi Kai turned to Yue Yuan, then spread his palm and pointed at Yue Yuan: "Chief, his blood now has altered gene fragments flowing through his veins."

"Well, I won't go into the details of the mechanism of that red liquid; you can go back and read my paper. What I want to say is that we can use that mechanism for enhancement. Of course, we need to use it with a different approach."

Since that mechanism can deceive genes, it can also induce genes. We can start from this point to explore the gene changes brought about by that mechanism.

Once we fully understand this, we could even manipulate our own genes through induction, thereby reproducing various abilities lost during human evolution, including powerful and highly resilient bodily functions.

"Earthworms can still be alive and kicking even when cut into eight pieces, and many mollusks don't die even when cut in half. All these powerful genes are still deeply hidden in our human genes. As long as we continue down this path, we may be able to make them play a role again."

"Of course, some gene segments have been lost over hundreds of millions of years of evolution, but that's not a big deal. As I just mentioned, as long as we find its operating mechanism from the appearance of Red Gas, we can not only activate gene segments through induction, but also induce and deceive certain segments to hide their functions."

At that time, we will be able to completely abandon traditional gene editing methods and add or delete genes into the human genome to achieve our desired state.

Looking at Yi Kai, who was talking eloquently, Yue Yuan suddenly wondered if this guy had run out of his own serum samples in the lab and was now here not to discuss which option to prioritize, but to ask him to donate blood.

Of course, Yue Yuan was just brainstorming, but Yi Kai's words reminded him of something, so he asked in return, "Doctor Yi, your premise... doesn't it also require a planetary biosphere?"

"The more the better!" Yi Kai replied.

Yue Yuan: "."

The more the better. Having even one biosphere is already considered extremely lucky, let alone more.

Although he was inwardly complaining, Yue Yuan already knew what kind of person Yi Kai was. This was telling him that if humanity encountered a pristine planet in the future, they would disregard morality and just take it.

Yi Kai had mentioned the biosphere to Yue Yuan many times, but it wasn't until after the Silver Mist incident that Yue Yuan realized that Yi Kai had been expressing this idea in a roundabout way.

"Alright, I'll go to the Life Science Research Institute tomorrow to store some serum. Three days from now, the Hope will enter a deep hibernation state, and you all will have to hibernate during this period as well. Two hundred years of lifespan isn't long, so don't kill yourselves before the New Life Elixir is developed."

Yue Yuan straightened up from his reclining position on the sofa, as if to get up. "As for the plan, let's focus our efforts on the Acceleration Buffer Fluid first. Doctor Yi Kai, you can hold off on this for now. Just like you said, let's figure out the mechanism by which cells and Red Gas deceive genes first. Oh, and we'll have to start working on the Acceleration Buffer Fluid after we've gone into hibernation. As Gan De already mentioned, over a thousand years ago, humans discovered a large Rocky Planet in the Wolf Stellar System through observation."

If all goes well, we should stay there for a long time. By then, humanity will have spread out completely, and with a larger population, things won't be as difficult as they are now.

Hearing Yue Yuan say this, Yi Kai had no objections. Instead, he focused his attention on the destination. "Hmm, an exoplanet detected in the 21st century, a Rocky Planet still in the Habitable Zone, I remember. People at the time seemed to call it Super Earth, but I don't know if there is life there."

"Who knows? But it's best if there isn't any." Yue Yuan said with a wry smile, "The Habitable Zone is defined by humans themselves. Besides, based on our observations from this position, that giant Rocky Planet is actually located on the inner edge of the Habitable Zone, which is unlikely. Most of the universe is barren planets, so it's not that easy to encounter life."

"Technological creations are another matter," Yue Yuan added to himself.

Humanity's choice of Wolf 1061 was the best option besides Barnard's Star, which is the closest. Barnard's Star was excluded because the Silver Mist might know the route, and other Star System were too far away. Moreover, according to the detection methods used by astronomers, most of the other Star System that are not too far away may not have Rocky Planet.

Human development requires a large amount of Heavy Metal, which is impossible without Rocky Planet. Therefore, the optimal route is currently to Wolf 1061, where there are three Rocky Planet that humans can freely exploit.

"Alright, go back and get ready. We're about to hibernate. The Wolf Stellar System is 14 light-years from the Sun, but only 8.1 light-years from Ross 154. We'll be there in a while." Yue Yuan stood up and sent the two scientists away.

It's only 8.1 light-years. Back then, it took humanity nearly a thousand years to cross a distance of 9.4 light-years. Now, facing a distance that is almost the same, we use the word "only".

The changes brought about by technological progress are truly remarkable.