Arranging Affairs for After His Death
Yue Yuan was considering the Civilization's Future; he did not want Human Civilization strife to occur after his death.
Yes, if the Life Elixir technology cannot be improved, then even Yue Yuan will eventually reach the end of his lifespan. After all, the Red Mist at that time only gave him a stronger body and about five hundred more years of lifespan than others. As for any other abilities, he has not discovered them yet, and various genetic tests have not detected them either.
It's strange, but Life Elixir for humans are clearly not meant to be given directly to aliens. Yet the Red Mist on the damaged spaceship on Callisto, which was clearly a creation of some Alien Race, directly affected Yue Yuan and the others who were humans.
Because there are no samples, human research on that Red Mist has been limited to understanding it through Yue Yuan's serum and receptor experiments such as gene analysis, resulting in very little information being available.
Therefore, the mechanism that can work across races is still not understood by humankind, and human Life Elixir cannot be given to aliens.
This has been tested by human scientists.
The Life Elixir that was initially sold to the Nair People was used by the Nair People as a model for their own research, which led them to develop Life Elixir that suited their own needs.
However, although that Red Mist is magical, and from this point of view it seems to be much more powerful than the human versions, it is not immortal, so Yue Yuan doesn't have many years left to live.
Therefore, although what Zhu Pete said was true, Yue Yuan still showed a serious expression. "What you said is all right. The Security Department will indeed be needed for a period of time in the future, but after arranging for Doctor Yi Kai to go into hibernation, you must also go into hibernation. This is an order."
"Yes!"
Upon hearing Yue Yuan's words as an order, Zhu Pete responded without objection, as usual. However, this time was somewhat different. After a slight pause, Zhu Pete couldn't help but ask, "But why?"
Seeing Zhu Pete's somewhat reluctant look, Yue Yuan said with a touch of emotion, "Humans in the Earth Era are all growing old, and we will eventually be no exception, but I don't want to be the last. Don't worry, Pi Te, I have confidence in Life Science. You can go into hibernation without worry. I believe that when you wake up, the new Life Elixir will have already been successfully developed."
Your body is already showing signs of aging, and I will need your help in the future. Only by hibernating now can you maintain peak physical condition. You are not a scientist, and aging has too much of an impact on you.
And one more thing, if—and I mean just if— the Life Elixir doesn't work, then I'll wake you up when my body starts to age.
Upon hearing these words, Zhu Pete frowned slightly. To be honest, he didn't believe Yue Yuan's reasoning. He didn't think that his superior, who had followed him from Earth to the present, would have such a casual idea.
But Zhu Pete also knew that Yue Yuan was unwilling to say it, or rather, did not want to say it at this time.
He understood Yue Yuan, so he knew that even if he asked again now, he wouldn't get any answers. So in the end, Zhu Pete chose to believe him. "I understand. After I've made arrangements for Dr. Doctor Yi Kai, I will go into hibernation."
After saying this, Zhu Pete saluted Yue Yuan, then turned and left decisively.
Standing there, Yue Yuan watched Zhu Pete gradually disappear into the distance and nodded to himself. "If there really is a 'what if' in the future, then whether humanity can stably get through the aftermath of my death as a dictator depends on you."
Yes, Yue Yuan had other ideas.
He would not wake Zhu Pete as he had just said, but rather he planned to wake Zhu Pete when he was nearing his death.
Human technology has now reached a point where we are free from disease and disaster, and research in the field of lifespan has made great strides. Therefore, assuming we will not die from illness, the predicted time of death for a person is generally no more than one year off.
Yue Yuan did this mainly because he didn't want humanity to descend into civil war after his death due to the struggle for his dictatorial position.
There certainly wouldn't be any trouble while Yue Yuan was around. After all, he was originally the Base Chief of Callisto Base and led humanity from the brink of extinction to its current state. His prestige goes without saying.
Given humanity's current ideology, it wouldn't be a problem for him to continue his dictatorship and remain the leader of humanity, if Eternal Life truly exists.
But if he dies, that's another story.
It is highly likely that some people within humanity will covet this dictatorial position. As for returning to the Term Election System of the Earth Era, the possibility is unlikely. After all, humans have been in space for thousands of years, and new humans have long accepted this model and structure.
Moreover, Yue Yuan set a precedent for this, so internal strife is more likely.
Yue Yuan kept Zhu Pete until he was almost dead before waking him up, precisely to prevent such a thing from happening. This was because Zhu Pete controlled the entire human Security Department, and without his approval, any unrest that might arise would have to consider the Steel Bones Security Department warriors.
Of course, Zhu Pete alone is not enough. After all, Zhu Pete only controls the internal armed forces of humanity. In this interstellar era, the most powerful force is still the warship.
Therefore, after Zhu Pete, Yue Yuan also planned to send some captains to the future, more than two hundred years later, to help Zhu Pete stabilize the possible turbulent situation in the future.
As for the reason, Yue Yuan didn't make it too complicated. He simply said that the current peaceful development did not require these military combat personnel to waste their lives every day, and that these people should be put into hibernation.
Of course, before hibernating, Yue Yuan would tell these people his true plans, and at the same time, he would use the highest level of authority to leave some corresponding commands at the comprehensive Artificial Intelligence of the Lyra.
There was one more person Yue Yuan hadn't forgotten: Man Yuemei, who commanded the Second Fleet.
If this girl had a thousand years left to live, Yue Yuan was certain that she would take over the dictatorship after his death. Unfortunately, she didn't have many years left.
Therefore, Yue Yuan will do the same thing to Zhu Pete, freezing her when the Life Elixir finally wears off, and when she wakes up, he will have her work with Zhu Pete to stabilize the entire Human Civilization until a new leader emerges.
Yue Yuan believed that their remaining decades would be enough to stabilize the transition period. He was reluctant to see this power struggle, but he had to consider it.
Humanity cannot afford to split apart like the Nair Civilization due to internal strife.
The pace of the interstellar era is slow. A civilization needs a stable internal structure, which means that a civilization cannot change its supreme leader too frequently.
This is certainly not a perfect system, but at least the current model works well in Human Civilization that has entered the interstellar age, so it is unlikely to undergo major changes in the foreseeable future.
It was for this reason that Yue Yuan began to make these arrangements for his funeral.