Human evolution, cultivating geniuses

At this point, Lin Yu no longer wanted to utter questions like "Who is Lin Yin?"

This was the third time this had happened, and Lin Yu even felt a sense of familiarity with it.

"Anyway, even if it's fake, it should still have some reference value... I'll continue reading."

"Perhaps this new 'possibility' will actually provide decisive evidence."

Lin Yu pondered, and continued to immerse himself in the "story".

And the perspective on this "story" about "Fluoxetine" has shifted once again.

After finishing the test, Fluoxetine arrived at a new room—which seemed to be her "living room."

This is a room with the same gray and white color scheme. There are no tables or chairs inside, only a bed, a simple low cabinet, and a transparent glass door leading to a separate bathroom.

The temporal space of the entire room was larger than the room where she had previously taken tests, but not by much.

And...

It also lacks "windows".

Seeing all this, Lin Yu felt a bit oppressed—wouldn't it drive five- or six-year-old children crazy to live in such a monotonous place where they couldn't see the outside world at all?

This is just too despairing...

Regardless of international conventions or national child protection laws, this experimental project has undoubtedly violated every single one of them!

Even if Lin Yu didn't need to know the ingredients of the drugs they were taking or what the side effects were, their living environment alone was already an absolute violation of the law.

While I was thinking about this...

Lin Yu suddenly noticed that Fluoxetine's expression twisted slightly after returning to the room.

On that youthful face, which belonged to Fluoxetine, or rather, to Lin Yin, a long-lost expression resembling "annoyance" surfaced from its calm surface.

She quickly went into the restroom, and then...

"Pooh!"

Lin Yu watched as Lin Yin spat out a capsule... the outer shell of which had melted considerably.

Those were capsules she was supposed to take with water in the "biggest room"!

Now, the capsule has been expelled by Fluoxetine and thrown into the pool.

She grinned, turned on the tap, flushed the capsule down the drain, and quickly rinsed her mouth.

Then Lin Yu saw...

Fluoxetine's expression gradually became more "vivid".

It could even be said that...

It became "familiar".

The childlike innocence and curiosity that belong to a child appeared in her eyes, making her gaze lively and bright.

Because the contents of the capsule leaked out of her mouth, and most of the medication's ingredients tasted unpleasant, even after rinsing her mouth, she still showed some disgust, displeasure, and anger.

Most importantly...

The flamboyant, even manic, feeling associated with Fluoxetine was already beginning to take shape on this youthful face.

She rubbed her face, then wiped the water from her mouth with a towel.

Next, Fluoxetine opened her mouth in the bathroom and carefully cleaned her mouth little by little with a toothbrush dipped in water.

Then, she looked at the mirror in front of the sink, a hint of confusion suddenly appearing in her eyes.

Then, her expression relaxed.

In the instant that Fluoxetine's expression softened, Lin Yu also noticed...

The Fluoxetine in the mirror... suddenly grew bigger.

Although Fluoxetine in the mirror still looked like a five-year-old, the Fluoxetine inside the mirror suddenly transformed into a fifteen or sixteen-year-old "teenage girl".

At the same time, she was no longer wearing a gray and white uniform, but... a blue and white striped hospital gown.

When Fluoxetine looked up in the mirror, Lin Yu could feel... that in that instant, it was as if she was looking at "herself".

"Oh... don't you have any questions? Aren't you feeling confused after reading this?"

Lin Yu was taken aback for a moment, then tried to speak, "You can communicate with me?"

"Of course... because this is a 'story,' and stories come in many forms... and now, we've reached the part about the 'protagonist's narration' and 'inner monologue.'"

"Ah, calling it a monologue isn't quite right. It's more like a second-person dialogue—a form that's not uncommon in stories these days thanks to various avant-garde art experiments—directly speaking to the 'reader' or 'viewer' to convey information is a method in itself."

Fluoxetine, dressed in a hospital gown, stood with her arms crossed in front of her chest and smiled as she spoke in the mirror.

Lin Yu nodded. "I see... This 'story' is truly amazing."

"So, is there anything you want to ask, dear reader?" Fluoxetine tilted her head and looked at Lin Yu through the mirror. "You seem very curious about my past, eager to know about my 'origins' and 'cause'... It must be because I'm so charming, right?"

Lin Yu didn't respond to this narcissistic remark, but instead asked directly, "So, what kind of place is this?"

"This is the Secret Base of the 'Human Evolution Research Institute,' located roughly beneath the seabed in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean," Fluoxetine said calmly. "As you can see, some inhumane and completely illegal secret experiments Village Head, and I am honored to be a part of it... well, as a 'test subject,' or rather, a 'victim.'"

As Fluoxetine spoke, there was no trace of resentment or regret in his tone; in fact, there was a hint of ease and nostalgia.

Lin Yu was somewhat speechless, but he wasn't surprised by Fluoxetine's reaction.

"This place is called... the 'Human Evolution Research Institute,' so its goal is to study 'human evolution'?"

Lin Yu asked in a low voice.

Fluoxetine snapped his fingers, "That's right, how clever, dear reader—the reason this place was established is because its original creators realized one thing... 'Human Life Form are very limited.'"

"Our thought processes rely on the brain and nervous system, but are also limited by this organ and system... Although we have a 'soul,' we are limited by the body—a body that is subject to birth, aging, sickness, death, weakness, and sluggishness."

"As human science and technology develop, human knowledge becomes increasingly vast and profound, but the 'natural lifespan limit' of humankind still exists. Therefore, if this trend continues, an inevitable result will emerge... that is, human progress may one day 'completely stagnate'."

"The reason for this is the physiological limitations of the 'human brain'... With the advancement of technology, sooner or later we will face this situation: even the most gifted learners can only learn 'existing prior knowledge' within their limited lifespan—once they have learned these, they will have little time or energy left to continue innovating theories."

"Therefore, in order to circumvent this terrible limitation, or rather... to delay the arrival of that day and to raise humanity's 'upper limit' in this regard as much as possible, the 'Human Evolution Research Institute' was established."

Its research focuses on how to improve the 'efficiency of knowledge learning' itself!

"Or rather, it studies how to enable 'geniuses' with 'innovative potential' to quickly learn all the 'prerequisite knowledge needed for innovation.'"

"To this end, the institute first used genetic testing and other indicator methods to screen individuals who resembled those 'scientific geniuses' who drove historical progress."

"Some are direct descendants of geniuses, some have similar brainwave responses... and others are 'child prodigies' gathered from the general public who, after preliminary testing, have indeed been found to have extraordinary abilities."

"After these 'genius' talents were identified, the research institute brought together many frontline researchers and education experts to jointly develop a knowledge education system specifically designed to support theoretical innovation for 'innovative talents.'"

"In this process, considerable time and effort were spent on selecting knowledge, compiling teaching materials, and verifying the effects... After all, past education was created to 'cultivate the backbone of society' or, in other words, to cultivate the 'intellectual class.' No one has ever truly designed an education specifically for 'human progress' and for 'geniuses'—this is almost starting from scratch."

"However... in the end, it seems the results were quite good."

"However, neither the selection of talent nor the development of a brand-new knowledge education system are actually the most crucial aspects of this research institute and project team."

"The core, irreplaceable competitive advantage of this research project... is the 'drug'—the one I just spat out."

"That drug has the function of suppressing a person's emotions and feelings with almost no side effects, enabling children to concentrate on 'Memory,' 'understanding,' and 'logical analysis' with high efficiency. In a sense... it is a drug that makes people absolutely rational and Leng Jing, and it is also a drug that can truly 'significantly improve learning efficiency.'"

"After taking this drug, the amount of material a child can learn each day will experience a terrifying increase."

"And this has already been proven... When I was five years old, I participated in this program for less than six months and had almost completed a university-level curriculum—if a degree certificate were to be awarded, I at five years old would probably already have a bachelor's degree in physics, mathematics, and organic chemistry."

Upon hearing Fluoxetine's "self-statement," Lin Yu naturally... utterly shocked.

But even amidst the shock, he still managed to glean something from this information.

That is...

"Is this project you mentioned related to the 'Death game'...?"

Fluoxetine laughed.

"You really know how to grasp the key points, dear reader."

"The answer is, of course, absolutely... a resounding yes!"

Yes, that's right—it's related to the "Death game"!