A Hasty Century
Body enhancement, human modification, genetic engineering, Life Elixir, Human Body Overclocking.
After venturing into space, humanity has mastered one modification technology after another for its own bodies, all with the aim of enabling humanity to adapt to survival in the universe.
Whether it's high-G acceleration and deceleration in spaceships and warships, long-term life on warships, or landing on planets with different environments, humans need to have a strong physique.
Humans have warships, spaceships, and even Tactical Armor for individual soldiers, but these additional protections are based on the lower limit of the human body's own strength.
Therefore, human body modification is imperative.
Not long after returning from the Life Science Research Institute, Yue Yuan convened a group of high-ranking officials for several days of meetings, the main topic of which was to discuss matters related to human body modification.
Most other enhancements were unanimously supported, but some people opposed the Human Body Overclocking technology.
Of course, what they object to is not the overall improvement in quality brought about by Human Body Overclocking, but the appearance of being covered in scales.
The reason is that such changes mean they can no longer be called human.
This viewpoint naturally has its counterarguments. Some argue that no matter what form humans take, they are still human. After all, they haven't always been in a scaly state. Moreover, after the previous powerful physical modifications, humans are no longer the same as the original humans on Earth.
As the leader, Yue Yuan was well aware that those who opposed him also realized that this technology would definitely become widespread. The reason they opposed him was simply to remind the New Government.
As for Yue Yuan himself, he certainly hoped that this technology would be popularized among all mankind; otherwise, he wouldn't have wasted time organizing meetings and discussions.
The purpose of the discussion is simply to go through the motions.
As for the changes in appearance caused by Human Body Overclocking, Yue Yuan felt it didn't matter. Just as Yi Kai said, it's just a kind of transformation form for humans.
Moreover, this transformation doesn't actually look ugly; on the contrary, after seeing it many times, you'll find it has a wild and handsome quality.
Well, judging from the situation of those volunteers entering Overclock Mode, this Overclock Mode transformation that covers the whole body with scales really does cover the whole body, including indescribable parts.
It's a truly comprehensive defense; it would certainly be quite interesting to use in a thermonuclear war.
As for other performance aspects, they are even more powerful. Who wouldn't like a comprehensive improvement in physical fitness? It can be said that after entering Overclock Mode, humans can completely eliminate the need for Acceleration Buffer Fluid.
In this way, whether it is conducting warship combat in space or piloting Tactical Armor to land on planets, it will be many times more convenient.
Therefore, Yue Yuan plans to open up Human Body Overclocking technology in about ten years, allowing all of humanity to undergo overclocking modifications.
It is true that Human Body Overclocking technology has completed clinical trials, but since it involves the modification of all mankind, we cannot rush it. We must conduct more experiments to ensure that everything is foolproof before it can be fully promoted.
Of course, Human Body Overclocking doesn't only bring good things. It will have a huge impact on the ethics of human society because no technology in history has ever been able to change the human appearance so thoroughly.
People must adapt to this change just as they adapted to Eye Specialization Modification before.
In addition to the above, Overclock Mode also brings another negative factor that is not really a negative one: energy consumption.
Experimental data shows that when the human body enters Overclock Mode, its energy consumption is several times greater than in the normal state. The exact amount of energy consumption varies depending on whether it is full overclocking or partial overclocking, ranging from five to ten times.
In other words, humans in an overclocked state require an increased amount of energy. If a normal person enters an overclocked state without further energy intake, they can only maintain it for about an hour before returning to normal due to an empty stomach.
This means that if humans who have entered Overclock Mode want to maintain this state for a long time, they must find a way to have a sufficient energy supply.
The most direct way to obtain sufficient energy is, of course, to eat. So, there are only two paths for humanity: either eat more frequently or develop a highly concentrated food.
Energy injections are another option, but human skin scales become incredibly tough and resilient after entering Overclock Mode, making it impossible to inject them. Therefore, food is still the most convenient option.
The reason why full development is planned for ten years later is actually due to research on High-Concentrate Food. Only when research on High-Concentrate Food is successful can the Overclock Mode unleash its true power.
Humans should have food to match the Overclock Mode, at least enough to last a day in one meal, instead of only being able to maintain it for an hour without transforming.
It is conceivable that such High-Concentrate Food will eventually become military supplies.
As for civilian use, being able to transform for an hour is enough. After transforming back, you can go home and eat and drink whatever you want. There shouldn't be any major problems.
As for the Bio-alloy Skeleton technology that Yi Kai mentioned earlier, Yue Yuan does not intend to popularize it across the board, because civilian spacecraft do not have such a high G-acceleration requirement. At the same time, the necessary gap can also maintain the glory of the military and the rule of the New Government.
Take the Security Department for example. As an internal Security Department, its soldiers naturally need to be stronger than civilians, otherwise it would be really difficult to resolve some tricky conflicts.
After all, human bodies have been enhanced these days; breaking a steel pipe or a door is a piece of cake. For criminals, it is indeed difficult to perform their duties without some physical advantage.
After finalizing these matters, Yue Yuan returned to his daily work and life. The Centennial Plan gradually drew to a close amidst the ordinary days.
In the eighty-first year of the Centennial Plan, the new Lyra was completed. In the eighty-seventh year, High-Concentrate Food was successfully developed. In the ninetieth year, a breakthrough was achieved in Bio-alloy Skeleton technology.
It was also in this year that Yue Yuan, in the name of the New Government's decree, opened up the fully mature Human Body Overclocking technology to all mankind.
In the ninety-seventh year, all planned warships were completed ahead of schedule.
Today, Yue Yuan, enjoying a rare moment of leisure, stood as usual inside the warship's porthole, gazing at the twinkling stars outside, and murmured, "A century has passed in the blink of an eye, yet youth remains unchanged. This is the power of technology!"
The warship Yue Yuan was on at this time was the Lyra ship. After the warship was completed, the New Government moved here.
The twinkling lights outside the portholes weren't actually stars, but rather the exhaust plumes of transport ships resupplying the fleet. Once resupply was complete, humanity would set sail.
This time, humanity doesn't have a specific goal; the general route is simply to move away from the original area.