Chapter 18 Base Daily Life - Touching Moments Part 2 "So..."
"So... you mean the spirit stone contains something that can stimulate cell activity?" Sang Zhitao scratched her forehead with her little hand, looking a little confused.
Professor Zeng nodded and said gently to her, "I won't go into the complicated details, but to put it simply, this substance can make people young again."
Sang Zhitao nodded in realization before continuing, "So, as long as we keep eating foods containing these substances, we can live forever?"
Sang Lezhi couldn't help but pat her head before saying, "It's not that exaggerated."
Sang Zhitao glanced at her in surprise.
Sang Lezhi looked at Lang Yue: "This is your biology group's specialty, why don't you explain it to Tao Tao?"
Lang Yue smiled before saying, "According to the Hayflick limit theory, the number of divisions of normal somatic cells is limited. As the number of cell divisions increases, the telomeres in the cell gradually shorten. When the telomeres shorten to a certain extent, the cell stops dividing, enters a state of aging, and eventually dies. Although telomerase can lengthen telomeres, its activity is low in ordinary somatic cells, and activating telomerase may lead to cell carcinogenesis. Perhaps this is nature's limitation on humans. However, even so, the human lifespan limit can reach 120-150 years."
Seeing Sang Zhitao's confused expression, Lang Yue smiled awkwardly before continuing, "In our observations, this new element 01 cannot break such a limitation, but it can delay the time of cell carcinogenesis."
Sang Zhitao suddenly raised her hand to interrupt him: "Does that mean cancer can be cured through it?"
Lang Yue paused for a moment before continuing, "Currently, it's more about delaying the outbreak than curing it."
Disappointment flashed across Sang Zhitao's face.
Sang Lezhi touched her little hand, offering silent comfort.
Of course she knew why her sister was so agitated. The director of the orphanage where Sang Zhitao grew up had cancer and was now living on expensive targeted drugs, practically buying her life with money.
Sang Zhitao concealed her expression, gave Lang Yue an embarrassed smile, and then waved her hand, saying, "Professor Lang, please continue."
Lang Yue nodded before continuing, "Based on the current experimental results, we believe it can push the human lifespan limit to around 280-300 years."
"That's great! The lifespan limit for elves is only 3,000 years." Sang Zhitao clapped her hands in delight.
However, this comparison left everyone speechless for a moment. It was only one-tenth; their previous joy seemed to have been dampened...
"So you want me to bring as many spirit stones as possible?" Sang Zhitao broke the silence.
Li Mingguo replied with a smile, "No, we hope you won't bring too many spirit stones."
"Why?" Sang Zhitao looked at him in surprise.
The other person smiled and then looked at Sang Zhitao with affection, saying, "The spirit stone is important, but your life is more important."
Sang Zhitao's pupils contracted slightly, and she pursed her lips before saying, "But..."
Li Mingguo waved his hand: "Tao Tao, have some faith in our scientists. Perhaps they will make new discoveries."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Ping also chimed in, "Although the new 01 is amazing, I think we can still try to find a suitable replacement on Earth."
Medical expert Li Feng also chimed in, "Yes, Tao Tao, you have to trust us. The Spirit Stone is the key to everything, but we're not placing all the responsibility on you alone."
Seeing that they all said so, Sang Zhitao could only nod, but she secretly made up her mind.
After the meeting, Sang Zhitao was taken to her sister's office.
She hesitated for a long time before asking, "Sister, do you really not need me to bring more spirit stones?"
Sang Lezhi was not surprised by her question and said with a smile, "Tao Tao, you must remember that your life is more important than you think. Bringing back more spirit stones also means that the possibility of you being discovered increases, which is really dangerous for you."
Seeing that her sister also said the same thing, Sang Zhitao had no choice but to swallow the words that were about to come out.
Sang Lezhi thought for a moment and then suddenly asked, "By the way, Tao Tao, won't it be discovered that you brought back so many spirit stones this time?"
Sang Zhitao paused for a moment before explaining, "Well, I stayed longer this time, so I hid."
Sang Lezhi looked at her for a while before saying with a sigh of relief, "That's good. Remember to take care of yourself."
Sang Zhitao nodded before quickly changing the subject: "When can people eat those foods?"
Sang Lezhi silently calculated for a moment before saying, "Now that the new experimental fields have been built and the first batch of grain has been harvested, we need to conduct a few rounds of experiments first."
Sang Zhitao understood.
Sang Lezhi continued, "In fact, the affected plants are growing much faster than those on Earth."
"In places where there used to be two harvests a year, can there now be three harvests a year?" Sang Zhitao asked curiously.
Sang Lezhi nodded: "Yes, perhaps more people will have enough to eat in the future."
“Our country doesn’t have enough food?” Sang Zhitao was surprised.
Sang Lezhi sighed deeply before saying, "It's not enough. The red line for arable land has always been a crucial national policy."
Sang Zhitao became increasingly certain of her thoughts, but after looking at her sister, she hesitated and ultimately didn't say anything.
Seeing that she seemed a little bored, Sang Lezhi thought for a moment and took out a tablet and placed it in front of her: "Why don't you take a look at the books you wrote before? The literature group has organized them, so you can familiarize yourself with them."
Sang Zhitao looked at the densely packed documents and gasped, "All of this?"
“Yes, that’s only part of it.” Sang Lezhi couldn’t help but chuckle as soon as he finished speaking. “Who told you to have such a vivid imagination?”
“Hiss…” Sang Zhitao pointed to several article titles that were obviously embarrassing and said, “This can’t be my next world, can it?”
Sang Lezhi turned her head and glanced at her: "Who knows? But I'm also looking forward to seeing what you'll become."
Sang Zhitao rolled her eyes at her, snorted, and said, "I only have these embarrassing moments. What I wrote after I turned fifteen is already quite normal."
Sang Lezhi raised an eyebrow, smiled and shook her head: "Alright, take a good look, I'll go organize the experimental records."
"Go ahead, go ahead," Sang Zhitao waved her hand.
She looked at the tablet in front of her, rested her chin on her hand, thought for a while, and then found one of the books and took a picture of it.
Seven Demons
"Demons are among the myriad spirits of the world..."
"Every three thousand years, seven princesses are born among the demon race, named after the five colors of the rainbow: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple. They are born of desire and perish because of emotions..."
"Hiss... I hope the next world isn't here. A magical world of demons and humans is a bit dangerous," Sang Zhitao said, flipping through the book.
She always felt a little awkward reading her own book, so Sang Zhitao only flipped through a few pages before turning back to read another novel.
"These humorous stories suit me better..." she murmured as she looked at the novel filled with jokes and references.
Time passed quickly as she whiled away the hours. After eating dinner, Sang Lezhi carried her to the observation room.
Of the two hundred spirit stones she brought, only one-third were taken.
Sang Zhitao was somewhat surprised.
Seeing this, Sang Lezhi explained, "The leaders have stipulated that we will only take one-third of the spirit stones you bring each time, and the rest will be your food rations."
Sang Zhitao looked at the more than one hundred spirit stones neatly piled up in the dollhouse's small warehouse.
She took a deep breath, pointed at the spirit stone, and said to Sang Lezhi, "I only need one-third, you can take the other half. It will be very useful to the country, won't it?"
Sang Lezhi looked at her intently and slowly smiled: "Really, it's not necessary. Providing it to you first is the first rule."
Sang Zhitao shook her head and repeatedly advised, "Then let's split it in half. I'll take half, and the country will take half, okay?"
Sang Lezhi wanted to refuse again, but seeing the emotion in her eyes, she thought for a moment before speaking, "Then... I'll report it later and see what everyone says, okay?"
Seeing this, Sang Zhitao knew that her sister really had no decision-making power, so she could only nod.
After seeing Sang Lezhi off, Sang Zhitao lay on the bed holding a spirit stone, her mind filled with countless thoughts.
It was then that she realized that the observation room, which once had only one floor-to-ceiling window, now had an openable roof at night, allowing her to lie in bed and gaze directly at the myriad stars.
She naturally knew that this was a gesture of goodwill from everyone at the base.
She gently placed her hand on her chest, knowing that there was a heart there, pounding with gratitude for these acts of kindness…
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