Behind him, Andrew burst into laughter and interjected.
"Captain Hong."
"I remember you didn't say that when Captain White was around."
“Yeah,” Bruno chimed in, “Captain Hong, I still prefer your rebellious self back then.”
The two teasing each other made Hong Fan's face turn sour.
"I……"
"I never expected this thing to be so troublesome!"
The next moment, Fang Xu's voice came through the communication device.
"...Attention all units"
"The fleet has arrived at the designated landing point. The first landing mission is about to begin."
"Everyone, please be careful!"
"May glory endure for humankind!"
Hong Fan's expression turned serious, and he quickly issued the order.
"Attention all units!"
"Enter the deep-sea chamber immediately! I repeat, enter the deep-sea chamber immediately!"
After the order was given, he was the first to step into the deep-sea cabin that had been added behind him.
Originally, the Xuan Nu II, which was mainly used for interplanetary navigation, did not have a deep-sea compartment.
However, due to the high gravity of Dawn Star, and considering that the overload during the voyage might exceed the tolerance limit of some crew members, Lü Yongchang still ordered the modification of a batch of Xuan Nu IIs.
Inside the deep-sea chamber, the pale yellow deep-sea liquid slowly rises to the surface.
Bruno's voice came through the communication channel: "Captain Hong, why is Academician Fang commanding the landing operation this time?"
"Normally, isn't Professor Lü in charge of the first landing operation?"
Hong Fan calmly replied, "Generally speaking, there are only two possibilities in this situation."
"First, Professor Lü has something come up unexpectedly."
"Secondly, what trouble has Fang Xu gotten himself into this time?"
Bruno: "..."
The pale yellow deep-sea liquid washed over his neck, stopping him from asking any further questions.
The holographic projection lit up in front of Hong Fan.
[All personnel have been detected to be inside the deep-sea chamber. Should we commence the landing operation?]
Without the slightest hesitation, Hong Fan issued the command through the brainwave reading device.
A slight tremor came from the soles of my feet.
Pulled by the grappling hook, the Mysterious Maiden II slowly left the formation and headed towards the port not far away.
...
Biological shipboard laboratory.
Lu Yongchang picked up a bag of space food from the side and took a deep breath of the purified water inside.
Just now, he and Mao Zhengzhi screened these gene fragments again.
After eliminating four more gene fragments, only five gene fragments remained in front of them.
"Next, it's back to the old job."
Mao Zhengzhi said with a hint of helplessness.
Similar to the development of biological enzymes, in order to adapt Earth's organisms to this gene, they need to compile gene fragments from Proxima Centauri organisms into the genes of Earth's organisms.
The compiled gene fragment is then inserted into the omnipotent E. coli.
Based on the scattered research findings left by the Proxima Centauri civilization, these magna can secrete several unique hormones.
The function of these hormones is very simple.
Increases muscle strength throughout the body, increases blood vessel wall thickness, increases bone density...
The main reason these massive magnas can withstand the gravity of Proxima Centauri b is these amazing hormones.
"There's one more question."
As Mao Zhengzhi assigned tasks to the researchers in the laboratory, he said, "The reticular membrane that protects the internal organs."
"This thing is much riskier."
"And it's not something that can be solved simply by using hormones."
Lu Yongchang frowned and nodded thoughtfully.
Indeed, as Mao Zhengzhi said.
To make the surface of human internal organs grow this special reticular membrane, it would be necessary to perform gene editing on the human body.
"Let's start with the lab rats."
Lu Yongchang didn't have any good ideas, so he could only shrug and say, "Extract this part of Magna's genes, modify it, and then use a virus to perform gene editing on mice."
"Further adjustments will be made to these genes based on the symptoms, making them as compatible as possible with the bodies of organisms on Earth."
This will likely be another bloody battle for the guinea pigs.
...
After determining the direction of the next experiment.
The researchers in the entire biological laboratory were then divided into two distinct groups.
One group consisted of researchers with relatively low research skills.
Their main responsibilities include the genetic compilation of E. coli, as well as the production and testing of hormones.
The other group consisted of senior researchers led by Lü Yongchang and Mao Zhengzhi.
What they were going to do was to edit the genes of mice.
The objective of the experiment was, of course, to transplant Magna's visceral reticular membrane characteristics into humans!
...
One after another, the Xuan Nu II spacecraft streaked across the blue-purple sky, their high-temperature plasma ejected from the Hall thrusters creating distinct flight paths in the air.
[Successfully entered the atmosphere.]
The deep-sea module has been unlocked.
[Cleaning up deep-sea fluid...]
[Friendly Reminder: Please keep your exoskeleton armor and medical pod safe.]
The text in the holographic projection gradually faded away, and the sealed hatch of the deep-sea compartment quietly opened.
Hong Fan struggled to climb out of the deep-sea compartment.
He laboriously walked to the exoskeleton armor next to him.
Without the slightest hesitation.
He turned his back, placed his feet in the "shoes" of the exoskeleton armor, and then leaned his heavy body against the exoskeleton armor behind him.
Almost at the same time.
The carapace and head and neck protection devices quickly moved closer to Hong Fan's body.
Once fully fitted, the limb assist devices and the spine-shaped armor on the back plate also quickly came into motion.
In just a few seconds, the entire semi-enclosed armor was successfully put on Hong Fan's body.
"call……"
As the indicator light came on and the faint sounds of the motor and mechanical devices running filled the air, he breathed a sigh of relief.
The heaviness that had been lingering in various parts of my body completely vanished at that moment.
However, upon closer inspection, a slight feeling of heaviness or distension was felt in the internal organs.
"Click!"
"Click! Click!"
The sound of the deep-sea cabin door opening came from beside me.
Looking at his teammates with varying expressions in the deep-sea cabin, Hong Fan chuckled and, with a slight thought, controlled his exoskeleton armor to walk to the side.
With the assistance of the exoskeleton armor, he easily carried several sets of exoskeleton armor to the group and gestured to them with his eyes.
Several tens of seconds later.
"……Thanks."
Xia Wanyi, having donned the exoskeleton armor, breathed a sigh of relief and whispered her thanks to Hong Fan.
"You're welcome." Hong Fan walked to his seat with heavy yet light steps.
The heaviness was due to the dull thud of each footstep on the deck of the Xuan Nu II.
Hong Fan's movements were light and agile, appearing incredibly relaxed and comfortable.
"We're ten minutes from our destination," Hong Fan said in a deep voice. "Get ready."
"We're about to land!"
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