New Humans

That was exactly what Yue Yuan planned. Apart from military personnel who didn't have many tasks during the voyage, everyone else could live a normal life.

From this point on, the human population will only increase.

Of course, we need to continue to expand the population. There are currently less than one million humans. Although we have achieved great productivity through technology, the fundamental problem of human resources has not been solved, and we are still an endangered species.

"Alright, hmm, I heard Zhu Pete wants to establish a special unit for amphibious operations." At this moment, she placed her general's cap on the corner of the table, and then unceremoniously picked up a plate of 'Beef Meatball' and stuffed them into her mouth. While chewing the 'Beef Meatball', she said, "It seems like it should be called something like Tactical Army."

"A Space Force and a fleet are enough." Yue Yuan swallowed two steamed buns in one go. He then grabbed a plate of fish-flavored artificial protein and shoved it into his mouth again. At the same time, he said, "Landing missions are mostly for scientific research and exploration. Security issues can be handled by the Security Department. Tactical Armor is enough. There's no need to set up a dedicated army."

His mouth was full of food, so his speech was a little slurred, but you could still understand what he meant.

Yue Yuan had never really considered developing an army.

In his vision, it was impossible for humans to conduct amphibious landing operations. If they ever encountered an enemy planet, they would simply Orbital Bombardment. Who would bother sending individual soldiers to a planet to wage a war of attrition?

Although the specifics of interplanetary warfare are unknown, humanity has a wealth of theoretical foundations for warfare. Analyzing current human warships, it is clear that waging intraplanetary Landing Operation would be extremely unwise.

Moreover, Yue Yuan hadn't forgotten how the sun died. Those advanced civilizations were capable of directly destroying stars, so there was no reason why they couldn't destroy planets. Therefore, launching a landing operation was completely unnecessary.

"Well"

Just as she was about to say something more, Man Yuemei suddenly raised her hand and pressed her chest, seemingly choking from eating too quickly. She hurriedly picked up the soup bowl on the table and gulped down two mouthfuls before letting out a sigh of relief, but then hiccuped. "It's good that Commander Yue understands. I was just worried... uh... worried about wasting resources on... uh... the army."

"Is this just making conversation?" Looking at Man Yuemei's appearance, Yue Yuan shook his head inwardly. What did she mean by worrying about wasting resources by developing the army? Did she not understand such a principle? After a hearty meal, Yue Yuan, having filled his stomach a little, slowed down his eating pace. Only then did he have time to look up at Man Yuemei sitting opposite him.

"Uh, your eyes."

Upon closer inspection, Yue Yuan suddenly noticed that Man Yuemei's eyes seemed somewhat different from normal eyes. The white sclera in her eyes had turned yellowish, but not in a yellowish way; rather, it was a yellowish-greenish hue that was also quite transparent.

It looks like a sparkling yellow gemstone, and its pupils are not the normal round shape, but have become somewhat oval.

"Cat Eye," Man Yuemei answered crisply, but as soon as she finished speaking, she stood up abruptly and strode towards the nearby restroom, tossing out, "I need to use the restroom."

Cat Eye.

Yue Yuan had thought of it when he saw it, because he knew very well that currently, humans have only been able to study the expression of gene fragments related to the eyes of cats and dogs.

So if you see a change in a person's eyes, it's definitely one of these two types. Clearly, Cat Eye are far more popular than dog eyes, which are almost universally avoided.

Especially for women, many have opted for specialized eye modifications.

Yue Yuan simply hadn't expected that Man Yuemei had also undergone specialized modifications. While Cat Eye possess exceptional night vision, in broad daylight, the pupils would become vertical to reduce the amount of light entering. Of course, this wasn't a flaw; rather, it possessed a unique beauty, which is likely why many people undergo Eye Specialization Modification.

However, Cat Eye are not without their drawbacks. They can only distinguish between blue and green. Although they have trichromatic vision like humans, Cat Eye cannot distinguish between colors such as red, orange, and brown.

After undergoing Cat Eye augmentation, the person essentially gets Cat Eye, and their vision naturally becomes like a cat's. Therefore, the world they see will not be as colorful as that seen through normal human eyes.

The main issue is that humans now mostly live on spaceships, and nighttime is extremely rare, so night vision is practically unnecessary; only dynamic vision can be considered a functional capability.

That's why Yue Yuan didn't undergo any special modifications to his eyes.

"It seems that after the New Year, there will probably be many people with Cat Eye on the streets. I wonder if this kind of thing is good or bad and whether it will have an impact on human society." Thinking of this, Yue Yuan pondered to himself.

Humanity has only just embarked on the path of mastering evolution, and this technology is already beginning to have an impact.

Yue Yuan didn't know if the special modifications would affect normal work, such as scientific experiments, manufacturing, or sensory communication. But one thing was certain: after this enhancement, humanity would become a truly New Humans.

Regardless of whether they undergo special modifications, they are all New Humans.

As far as Yue Yuan knows, there are already some specialized genes that humans have successfully researched. For example, there are Cat Eye and dog eyes for the eyes. There are none for the hearing and smell systems yet, but they will definitely be discovered in the future.

For example, many enhancements to the body's internal organs, such as enhanced stomach acid, specialized increases in lung capacity, and improved kidney function, have already been discovered.

I believe there will be corresponding enhancement programs soon, but these are not basic enhancements and will all cost money.

"In that case, we'll have to pay close attention to the development of the enhanced society from now on, and we'll need to establish corresponding laws to prevent any New Humans from emerging." Yue Yuan thought to himself as he continued to devour the food on the table.

A little while later, seeing Man Yuemei return from the bathroom, Yue Yuan was about to talk to her about military matters again when he suddenly felt the urge to urinate.

So he dashed straight to the bathroom.

In the process of becoming New Humans, everyone is the same, whether handsome or beautiful, everyone needs to eat and defecate, without exception.

According to data from the Life Science Institute, this kind of binge eating and drinking would likely last for fifteen to twenty days. The difference is not due to estimation error, but rather to whether or not further specialized modifications are performed.

The effect was also very obvious.

Almost everyone felt that they were getting stronger, more powerful, and their bones were getting harder every day.

Ten days later, some people who conducted the tests discovered that they could bend the wrench that used to be very strong with their bare hands, and they could kick open their front door that they had always thought was very secure.

And more than one person did this self-test, so many people found that the most frequent noise during this year's Spring Festival was a bunch of punches and kicks.

Along with this, various doors and windows were deformed, and chairs were broken.

Power, surprisingly, brings about various forms of destruction.

In fact, the injection instructions have already taken into account the various potential damages that may occur after the body is enhanced. However, the feeling of suddenly possessing great power is too tempting, and many people still resist the urge to try it out with their own stuff.