Eternal Life
It's certain that even if an entropy- Negative Entropy Factor truly exists, it cannot make one invincible. According to Shi Lifen, it's merely a driving force behind entropy reversal.
The Anti-entropy Power Source, to use an imperfect analogy, is likely like an engine. When this engine is running, it outputs anti-entropy, but it needs fuel, which is the so-called Negative Entropy.
The Negative Entropy of this input also has different energy levels, just like fuel oil, which is divided into different categories such as 92#, 95#, and 98#, with different octane ratings, as well as kerosene, diesel, aviation kerosene, and so on.
Using Yue Yuan's case as an analogy, the Negative Entropy he provides for his adversity quotient is like biofuel, energy obtained through food, which is undeniably efficient.
This is what Shi Lifen meant when she said that the different forms of life forms lead to different effects.
Another very important point is that the point of action, or target of action, of the adversity quotient factor is no longer limited to the biological body, but directly affects the essence of life.
But what is the essence of life?
Is it just a buildup of proteins? Or does such a thing as a spirit or soul truly exist, or something like a Quantum Specter? If it does exist, what is the bridge between them? Is it consciousness? Is it thought? Or something else entirely?
The success of Mind Imprint has proven the existence of a Quantum Field in biological thought. Does this mean that the essence of life and consciousness also exists in an unknown Quantum World? If so, can this Quantum World, which is related to the essence of life, exist independently of macroscopic objects? In other words, can it exist independently of the biological body?
Behind a Negative Entropy Factor lie a series of questions that are still unknown to humankind, as well as potential obstacles that humankind's current scientific capabilities can only perceive.
This demonstrates the vast gap between humanity's current technological level and the Negative Entropy Factor proposed by Shi Lifen.
Unfortunately, humans have no samples, and the most likely way forward is to try to glimpse the original appearance of that creation by observing the behavior of the receptors.
"So, I don't need to use the new Life Elixir for the time being," Yue Yuan said, having roughly understood what was going on.
"Yes, these are all the relevant reports and data from this examination." Shi Lifen said, then transmitted the data to Yue Yuan through her Auxiliary Chip. She then turned off the magnetic field system on her clothes and stood up, saying, "However, the Chief should pay more attention to his health and have a check-up every hundred years. Firstly, the research institute needs research data, control group data, etc., and secondly, it is also for the Chief's health and well-being, since we do not know how long the effects will last."
"No problem." Yue Yuan nodded and stood up, watching Shi Lifen leave.
After Shi Lifen disappeared from sight, Yue Yuan turned to Zhu Pete, who had been listening the whole time, and said, "Pi Te, once the New Life Elixir passes the clinical trial phase, you should arrange to awaken all those scientists. Also, if this goes smoothly, the next step will be the large-scale popularization of the new Life Elixir. You have to keep an eye on things and make sure nothing goes wrong."
"Once we finish these things, we'll probably be setting sail again soon. But this time it might be different from the past. The significant increase in lifespan means that people can travel between stars without relying on hibernation. We'll most likely be navigating while awake from now on."
This is unprecedented. Scientific institutions certainly won't go into hibernation, and neither will people's daily lives. This will lead to many management problems, and we need to plan ahead. Your Security Department needs to do more than just ensure our internal security.
At this point, Yue Yuan paused for a moment, then suddenly asked, "By the way, how much longer is your term?"
"Seventy-three years," Zhu Pete, who looked eight or nine years older than Yue Yuan, said.
"Hmm," Yue Yuan nodded, without saying anything else. He simply patted Zhu Pete on the shoulder, then turned and floated out of the office, leaving Zhu Pete alone there in deep thought.
Although Yue Yuan is currently in charge of all the human race, each position still has a term of office. The previous term was set at five hundred years, which was based on the lifespan of the human race at that time and also took into account internal stability.
If all three new Life Elixir pass clinical trials in the coming period, then the human lifespan could theoretically reach 13,500 years. Such a long lifespan would inevitably disrupt the existing social order.
The most likely scenario is that some people live too long, lose their enthusiasm for life, and gradually become indifferent to everything as they gain more experience.
People may become indifferent to life and death, to everything, and to the world after witnessing too much of the wickedness and darkness of human nature. They may also experience warmth and beauty, but in the long run, they can easily be swallowed up by emptiness and loneliness.
A thousand years and ten thousand years is a very large span. Humans have experience over a thousand years, but this experience may not be applicable to the long span of ten thousand years.
However, the long passage of time will also bring an even bigger problem to human society: when a life's existence far exceeds its due length, will its thoughts become solidified by its numerous experiences? For example, young people are creative, while the elderly, with their rich experience, are easily solidified by their experiences, becoming rigid and losing their motivation to move forward.
Youth may last forever, but thinking may become rigid, turning one into an immortal relic—is this not a tragedy?
A lifespan of 1,500 years may have given humanity a taste of the novelty of Eternal Life, but what if this time were extended tenfold? Perhaps one day, people would truly grow weary of it.
Yue Yuan was thinking about how to prevent this situation from happening.
The New Government needs to change, but how to change, and what kind of system to adopt, is necessary to accommodate the explosive increase in human lifespan. The Crimson Flame Civilization serves as a reference, as these three Life Elixir originally belonged to them, and their individuals could generally live for tens of thousands of years.
Over time, not only will thinking become rigid, but people's hearts will also change.
So when the new Life Elixir completed its clinical trials, Yue Yuan thought a lot. He even wondered how long his current situation of having the final say would last, whether he should change it, whether to delegate power, how much power to delegate, and when to delegate it.
Besides considering the political structure, Yue Yuan felt it was also necessary to work on spiritual civilization. At this stage, humanity's material civilization is already quite abundant, and the existence of long-term life makes a matching spiritual civilization all the more necessary for humanity.
In order to maintain humanity's fighting spirit, virtues such as civilization, etiquette, integrity, harmony, and friendliness must be promoted again. In order to alleviate the loneliness of Eternal Life, human culture, art, entertainment, and other related matters must also be taken seriously.
To prevent decline, we must set a goal for all of humanity to strive for.
The emergence of the new Life Elixir kept Yue Yuan and various agencies of the New Government busy once again. The following days were filled with meetings, both large and small.