In the end, Nie Yun placed no restrictions on the use of the Water of Life.
For one thing, he had already soaked in it himself and experienced nothing but benefits.
Besides, humanity's very birth had already been influenced by the "Pan-Human Civilization Sphere." If they really wanted to leave a back door in humanity's genes, humanity had probably fallen for it long ago!
Looking on the bright side, even if some mysterious civilization really was breeding them to fight until only the strongest survived, the Water of Life was still an "airdrop crate" of sorts. How could they compete with anyone else without looting it?
Looking on an even brighter side, perhaps the Water of Life was some kind of "functional drink" designed to nurture their own people and improve their species' innate bloodline potential?
Perhaps the Long-Lived One's role was actually much like that of a "Cola Factory"?
Thinking of it that way... making it evolve toward higher production really had been the right choice!
The Long-Lived One: "..."
"Boss, to closely monitor the Water of Life's evolutionary effects and watch for possible side effects, I think we need to find a few volunteers.
"After all... with pioneers out in front, we can react in time if anything changes," Elder Yu suggested hesitantly.
Mm! Test the waters, send in the cannon fodder first. Nothing wrong with that.
Besides, even the cannon fodder would be exceptionally safe.
Even in the absolute worst case, if there really was something wrong with the Water of Life, Nie Yun was confident he could send the Mechanical Insects deep into their genes and have them eat the problem on the spot!
At worst, he could give them the full "Gene Reversal" treatment, guaranteeing a safe rollback!
As for short-term memory confusion and the