Lü Yongchang's decision caused a huge uproar not only within the Chinese Academy of Sciences, but also in the six surface cities of Dawn Star.

However, it must be said that the publicity effect of such an approach is extremely significant.

Ten minutes after the announcement, the pilot area for human enhancement located in the north of City One welcomed its first "guest".

...

Xue Yan stood on the street, raised his wrist, and carefully checked the navigation on his wristwatch.

Then he took another look at the building in front of him.

[Human Alliance's First Pilot Project for Human Enhancement]

Looking at the Chinese characters above the building, Xue Yan took a deep breath. Then, with a slight movement of his mind, the exoskeleton armor quickly read the brainwaves he emitted.

A force propelled him forward from the exoskeleton armor on his legs.

But the next moment, he stopped in his tracks.

Xue Yan raised his wrist again, and the holographic image unfolded automatically.

Upon seeing the image, Xue Yan's expression changed slightly. He quickly took a few steps to the side.

He then looked back and made sure he couldn't see the building before reaching out and clicking the button in the holographic projection.

"Xue Yan, where did you go?"

A familiar voice came through the headphones.

Xue Yan remained calm and shrugged casually: "Walter, is there something you need?"

In the holographic projection, Walter looked around Xue Yan with a suspicious expression: "Why did you go out on the street all of a sudden?"

The next second, Walter's expression changed slightly, and he asked in a deep voice, "You didn't sign up for the human enhancement program, did you?"

Xue Yan's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't show any unusual expression on his face.

He chuckled and said, "What are you talking about? You've said that, how could I possibly sign up..."

"I'm just out for a stroll, I'll be back in a bit."

Walter nodded with a hint of skepticism: "You'd better be."

"Let me tell you, genetic modification isn't that simple. What if..."

Seeing that Walter was about to repeat his ancient wisdom, Xue Yan quickly interrupted his "spellcasting".

"Stop, stop, stop!"

"I understand all of that. I promise I'll go back right away!"

Before Walter could continue speaking, Xue Yan cut off the communication.

After turning off the holographic projection, he turned around and slowly walked towards the building marked "First Pilot Site for Human Enhancement".

...

"Name."

"Xue Yan".

"Identity ID".

"..."

After a series of complex verification procedures, Xue Yan followed the staff and walked into the building.

Looking at the cylindrical containers around him, each over two meters tall, Xue Yan felt a sudden jolt in his heart.

This scene...

I feel like I've seen this in a movie before.

Before he could think it through, the staff led him to a cylindrical container marked with the number 1.

"Come on, let's go in."

"Relax, just like entering a medical pod."

"You'll be free from these complicated constraints in about a week."

As Xue Yan entered the enhancement chamber, he slowly closed his eyes under the influence of the medication.

...

One week later.

Lü Yongchang slowly awoke in his hospital bed.

After a brief period of confusion, countless memories flooded his mind.

A week ago, in order to dispel people's unnecessary concerns about the human enhancement project, he and a group of researchers were the first to enter the enhancement chamber.

He raised his hand and gently clenched his fist.

Feeling an unprecedented sense of power and ease, Lü Yongchang smiled faintly.

"Yongchang, you're awake."

Su Yutong's voice came from the door of the ward.

Lü Yongchang nodded slightly and carefully sat up straight—the embarrassing scene of Hope and Hansent overexerting themselves was still fresh in his mind!

Even so, Lü Yongchang's movements still appeared extremely uncoordinated.

"Be careful." Su Yutong casually reached out and put her hand on Lü Yongchang's shoulder, helping him up from the bed. "You've just completed your enhancement, so you need some time to adjust."

"Academician Mao said that you should be able to walk normally in about a day."

Looking at Su Yutong's serious profile, Lü Yongchang chuckled, relaxed his body, and let her help him to a chair to the side.

"How's the result?" Sitting in his chair, Lü Yongchang pondered for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "Has the number of applicants increased?"

"have!"

Su Yutong's eyes lit up slightly, and she said excitedly, "Currently, quite a few people have chosen to participate in the human enhancement program."

“It’s a pity…” Her expression instantly dimmed. “So far, all the participants in the project are from the new generation of Proxima Centauri b.”

Lu Yongchang didn't seem to care much, and waved his hand lightly, saying, "No rush."

"Once this new generation completes their enhancements, others will naturally follow suit."

As someone who has personally experienced the enhancement project, Lü Yongchang naturally understands just how attractive this feeling of rejuvenation and ease is to people today!

"Oh, right." Su Yutong seemed to remember something, turned around and opened a holographic image, "The Poseidon exploration ship will set sail today."

"Departure time is approximately twenty minutes from now."

"you……"

Lu Yongchang reached out and supported himself on the armrests on either side of the chair, slowly standing up: "I'll take command."

As he spoke, he slowly took a step forward.

"Wait! Academician Mao said you can't do it yet..." Seeing Lü Yongchang's movements, Su Yutong stood up anxiously and reached out to help Lü Yongchang.

However, the imagined scene did not appear.

Lü Yongchang did not fall to the ground.

After a brief sway, he quickly regained his balance.

After taking a few steps, Lü Yongchang's somewhat awkward movements had completely returned to normal.

Let's go.

He strode to the door, turned around and raised his hand to Su Yutong, who was standing there stunned, saying, "Aren't you supposed to help me?"

Su Yutong: "???"

...

Feeling the soft touch beside him, Lü Yongchang's lips curled up slightly.

Perhaps due to the enhancement of his brain by the technology tree system, his adaptation time was greatly shortened.

Even so, at his insistence, Su Yutong helped him out of the ward.

"What if I lose my balance and fall again?"

To make his statement more convincing, Lü Yongchang even "accidentally" tilted his body slightly when he said it.

Seeing this, Su Yutong had no choice but to suppress her slight shyness and carefully help Lü Yongchang to the command center.

Along the way, I naturally encountered many familiar faces.

Seeing this scene, almost everyone wore a similar smile.

This smile had a unique name in ancient times on Earth.

Auntie smiled.