The diary contained an enormous amount of material, but only a few decades of it were actually useful to Iax.
It also helped him understand why the humans of the present-day Imperium displayed such vast genetic differences.
Humanity was scattered throughout the Milky Way, living in different environments. As biological organisms, it was natural for their genes to change as they adapted.
The main reason for differences on such a scale, however, was probably the genetic mutagens or additives that various covert powers had released among Federation citizens before the War of the Men of Iron.
After all, the Creators of the Federation Era had never stopped needing food. Adding something to the prepared foods produced by those enormous commercial conglomerates would have been all too easy.
A little genetic mutagen or synthetic genetic enhancement compound did not even need to be injected. Prolonged exposure or simple contact could gradually produce hereditary changes.
The mixing of genes was most likely a consequence of the Creators' eating habits.
No one could keep eating the same food forever.
Simply buying food from another conglomerate or traveling elsewhere could expose someone to genetic mutagens that worked in different directions.
And their excellent gene therapy capabilities meant that beneficial mutations would be retained, while any citizen could visit a treatment facility to remove harmful ones.
Ultimately, within the broad framework of the human body, the Creators had evolved into their present "Chimera" forms.
Compared with everything else, Iax was now more interested in souls.
The Emperor was a perpetual, and so was Vulkan. Although Imperial records did not list many perpetuals, there were still several thousand.
The traits of these perpetuals allowed them to return to life after death, no matter how completely they had died in Realspace.
But there were exceptions.
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