For a race to completely decipher its own genetic map as the Vasari had done was something even the Galactic Empire had failed to achieve for the Human race. Or rather, given the state of the Galactic Republic—and later the Galactic Empire—over the past twenty-five thousand years, they had never met the necessary conditions.
During the era of the Galactic Republic, many races had prospered together. Their demand for genetic technology had mainly been to satisfy the needs of the Core Worlds elites—those elites wanted immortality and freedom from disease.
Such demand and motivation were far from sufficient.
The Vasari, however, were a centralized empire composed of a single race. Throughout their rise, they had defeated every enemy, exterminated and enslaved every race. Across their entire Milky Way Galaxy, only the Vasari reigned supreme! Moreover, they had ruled that galaxy for tens of thousands of years. Compared to the Galactic Republic, which had only defeated the Sith Empire and nominally unified the galaxy a thousand years ago, their foundations were not even in the same league.
Through nanotechnology and genetic technology, the Vasari had achieved an incredibly precise degree of control over their own bodies. When colonizing frigid planets, settlers could accumulate vast layers of insulating fat and store enormous amounts of energy, allowing them to go days without eating. When colonizing scorching volcanic planets, they could grow heat-resistant carapaces. As warriors, their muscles could become extraordinarily developed, unleashing terrifying strength.
It was precisely because they possessed such technology that they could easily adjust and modify the embryos of their people. At the same time, they never had to worry that embryos raised through knowledge infusion would develop socialization problems in the future.
In this regard, the Humans of the Fourth Civilization under Tang Xiao had been behind from the