"How about it?"
Lu Yongchang chuckled and said to Hope and Hansent, "Isn't it pretty simple?"
Hope: ? ? ?
Hansent: ? ? ?
Seeing the strange expressions on their faces, Lü Yongchang shrugged: "Just kidding, isn't it funny?"
Hope: "...Ha, haha, hahaha, that's pretty funny."
Lü Yongchang: "..."
Feeling the incredibly awkward atmosphere, Lü Yongchang waved his hand impatiently: "Alright, alright, let's get back to the point. The mission process is roughly like this. You guys think about it carefully."
A long silence.
From Professor Lü's words, Hope and Hansent both gained a deep understanding of the dangers of this mineral exploration mission.
An alien planet, a deadly atmosphere, an unfathomable and vast ocean of liquid ammonia...
"The mission is very difficult and dangerous, therefore, it is on a voluntary basis," Lü Yongchang added softly.
"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. If there are no suitable candidates, the exploration vessel can be operated unmanned."
As he spoke, Lü Yongchang prepared to turn off the holographic image beside him: "Think it over before you tell me your answer."
“Professor!” Hope’s voice was weak. “If I participate, can I join the Academy of Sciences?”
Lu Yongchang abruptly stopped in his tracks, turned his head, and looked at Hope in surprise: "Join the Academy of Sciences?"
After receiving an affirmative answer, Lü Yongchang smiled and nodded.
"sure."
"The Academy welcomes talent of any kind to join us."
"I'll participate!" Hope's previously weak voice became incredibly firm.
"Have you thought it through?" Lu Yongchang raised an eyebrow and asked again, "This could very well be a road of no return."
Hope paused for a moment, then broke into a hearty smile.
I believe you!
Lu Yongchang was slightly moved, then replied in a deep voice, "Don't worry."
"I will do everything I can to ensure your safety."
Hope didn't speak, but turned to look at her old teammate.
"Why don't you go back?"
"I remember your dream: to get married, have children, and then live a normal life..."
"Bullshit!" Hansent roared, interrupting Hope. "If I go back to being a mineral prospector like this, I'll be laughed at to death!"
"I've made up my mind. After I pull off this job, I'm going back in style!"
Seeing his old teammate's incredibly excited expression, Hope opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
"What are you looking at? I'm doing this to bring honor to my ancestors, not to keep you company, you old geezer!" Hansent cursed.
"……Thanks."
Hope said softly, from the bottom of her heart.
As for Lü Yongchang, he watched the scene unfold silently with a hint of a smile in his eyes.
Seeing that the two had stopped talking and were looking at him, his smile grew even wider.
"Welcome to the Academy of Sciences, both of you."
...
"Professor, I have another question."
Hope pointed to the surrounding equipment with some confusion: "What does the Ice Giant Planet Mining Project have to do with the biological laboratory?"
Lu Yongchang reached out and gently slapped his forehead: "Oops, I was so busy introducing the icy giant planet to you that I forgot to introduce the human enhancement program."
"Human enhancement program?!" Hope and Hansent exclaimed in unison, their eyes flashing with surprise.
“Not bad.” Lü Yongchang opened another holographic projection.
"Although this icy giant planet has a gravity of only 1.5g, it is even less than that of Dawn."
"However, for your safety, I suggest you complete the human enhancement first."
As he spoke, Lü Yongchang pulled up the comparison data of the human body before and after enhancement.
"Human enhancement was studied by the Academy of Sciences shortly after arriving on Dawn Star."
“Recently, this technology has become fully mature, and it is estimated that it will be promoted throughout the All-People Federation in a while. You guys are lucky to have gotten a head start and experienced it first.”
Looking at the data with extremely obvious differences in the holographic projection, Hope's eyes showed interest.
After all, who wouldn't want to have an incredibly strong body?
He was especially excited when he saw that humans, after being enhanced, could break free from the constraints of exoskeletons and medical pods and live freely on Dawn Star.
But the next moment, a deep worry flashed in his eyes: "Professor, won't this genetic modification...?"
As "old folks" from Earth's past, Hope and Hansent have a deep-seated resistance and aversion to genetic modification technology.
Lu Yongchang was slightly taken aback, as if he had thought of something.
He smiled and waved his hand: "Don't worry."
"I wouldn't stoop to using you as guinea pigs."
"Human experiments began five years ago, with the subjects being a group of prisoners who had committed crimes against humanity."
"After five years of observation, we can be basically certain that this technology poses no harm to the human body."
"Of course, for safety reasons, you will need to complete germ cell sampling and storage before undergoing enhancement."
After a day of deliberation, Hope and Hansent ultimately chose to undergo the human enhancement experiment.
The reason is quite simple.
After all, they were going to explore the interior of an icy giant planet.
The better their physical condition, the higher their future survival rate.
Although this improvement is better than nothing, when faced with a life-or-death situation, driven by the will to survive, everyone will do their best to improve themselves.
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