"Where's the probe?" Lu Yongchang pondered for a moment before asking again, "Have the probe strength test results come out yet?"
Li Yuntian, in the holographic projection, nodded quickly: "As expected, the probe's compressive strength reached one million standard atmospheres."
"Although it cannot reach the deepest parts of the icy giant planet, it can still provide us with a wealth of exploration data."
Upon hearing this, Lü Yongchang nodded in satisfaction.
"Hope and Hansent have just started undergoing human enhancement modifications; you have about two weeks to go."
"Continue testing [Poseidon], I don't want any mistakes to happen."
Even a mistake the size of a screw!
Seeing Lü Yongchang's extremely serious expression, Li Yuntian quickly straightened his expression and nodded in agreement.
...
After the communication was cut off, Lü Yongchang turned his head to look at the faint red light emanating from the holographic projection next to him, and a look of worry appeared in his eyes.
Following the human civilization on Proxima Centauri, the human fleet encountered the same problem.
The Space City Nursing Center has significantly reduced people's willingness to have children.
This has even affected the normal development of human civilization in the future.
According to zero-based simulations, based on the current fertility rate, human civilization will experience its first negative population growth in 500 years.
This would undoubtedly be a catastrophe for an interstellar civilization!
"Should we implement a public-funded system...?"
Lu Yongchang muttered to himself with a worried expression.
As a pilot project, the human civilization on Proxima Centauri has already failed.
Are they guaranteed to succeed?
Lu Yongchang was filled with apprehension.
Although there is no communication with Proxima Centauri b, the latest developments of the human civilization on Proxima Centauri b are actually submitted to him every day—the academicians of the Academy of Social Sciences are constantly collecting data and improving the modification model while assisting the Proxima Centauri civilization.
According to the latest report from the Academy of Social Sciences, the current situation of Proxima Centauri b is not optimistic.
It could even be described as a complete mess.
The war destroyed several surface cities, as well as several important urban supercomputing centers.
The vast divide between natural persons and public servants led to a major accident involving Proxima Centauri b's technological data—much of the data was scattered and stored in several city supercomputing centers.
With several supercomputing centers destroyed in the war, Proxima Centauri b lost a large amount of scientific and technological data.
Although the human fleet can help in this regard, but...
The population of Proxima Centauri b is currently too small!
A total population in the millions is far too small for an interstellar civilization!
They are so few that they are simply unable to properly inherit the original technological system!
Even with the help of the Academy of Sciences' Sociology Department members and Zero, Proxima Centauri b struggled to recover from the last great war.
From any perspective, the human civilization on Proxima Centauri b at this point has embarked on a path of slow death.
That is precisely why Lü Yongchang is so conflicted at this moment.
The role of a social welfare system in promoting interstellar civilization is undeniable.
However, the process of bringing it to fruition is fraught with enormous risks!
...
One week later.
Dawn Star Biological Laboratory.
Mao Zhengzhi and Lü Yongchang stood in front of two cylindrical containers, each over two meters tall, silently observing the two people inside.
A hint of expectation flickered in Lü Yongchang's eyes.
"Academician Mao, the reinforcement should be complete, right?"
Upon hearing this, Mao Zhengzhi quickly glanced at the data displayed in the holographic projection and then nodded.
"good."
"The seven doses of Magna Enhancement Hormone have been administered."
As he spoke, Mao Zhengzhi reached out and dragged the holographic projection in front of Lü Yongchang.
"Professor, look, this is the image transmitted back by the nanorobots."
“A small amount of visceral omentum has appeared on the surface of Hope and Hansent’s internal organs.”
"It is estimated that the visceral omentum will be fully mature in another week."
"This process does not consume much energy and does not require the help of enhancement chambers and nutrient solutions."
Lu Yongchang raised an eyebrow slightly: "You mean...they're ready to come out now?"
Mao Zhengzhi nodded excitedly: "Yes!"
"Wake-up can be performed at any time!"
Upon hearing this, Lü Yongchang replied without hesitation, "In that case, let's wake them up."
“I think it will take them some time to get used to this new body.”
...
"Drip...drip...drip..."
A faint buzzer sound reached Hope's ears.
His tightly closed eyelids twitched slightly, and then he quickly opened his eyes.
What comes into view is a room that is entirely white.
Where...where is this?
A hint of doubt flashed in Hope's eyes.
Wasn't he undergoing human enhancement experiments in a biological laboratory enhancement chamber?
The unfamiliar environment caused him some panic.
He instinctively placed his hands on either side of his body, pushed himself up, and tried to get out of bed.
"Bang!"
A tremendous force came from behind.
With a dizzying spin, Hope crashed heavily onto the pure white floor.
"Holy shit..." he squeezed out the two words through gritted teeth, then put his hand in front of his eyes and examined it carefully.
He clenched his fist in confusion, but didn't seem to feel anything unusual.
What happened just now?
Suddenly, as if realizing something, he controlled his strength as much as possible, stood up, and jumped slightly.
I feel...much lighter?
The heavy burden that had been weighing on him vanished completely at that moment.
Even the long-term feeling of heaviness in the abdominal cavity has completely disappeared!
Could this not be Dawn Star?
The thought flashed through his mind subconsciously.
"Hope, calm down. You're in the observation room of the biology lab right now."
A familiar voice rang out in the room.
"Professor Lü?" The panic in Hope's eyes quickly vanished. "I..."
"You have completed the human enhancement experiment." Lu Yongchang's voice rang out again, interrupting Hope's words. "Congratulations, you have become the first true new human."
"You can now easily adapt to the 1.9g gravity on Dawn Star, and you should be able to feel it clearly."
Hope's eyes lit up with delight, and he quickly nodded.
He hadn't felt this relaxed feeling in years!
"Thanks to the increase in muscle strength, your power will also increase significantly."
“You should understand this very well.” Lu Yongchang’s voice carried a hint of amusement.
Hope glanced awkwardly at the bed behind her.
I can definitely relate to that.
"Over the next week, you'll need to undergo high-intensity training to adapt to this new body."
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