After he finished speaking, the room fell silent.
After staring at each other for a few seconds, Xue Yan suddenly came to his senses.
His eyes gleamed with excitement: "Why don't we give it a try?"
Similar to Xue Yan, Walter also rubbed his hands together eagerly: "Try it...yes! Try it!"
"I've had enough of this kind of life!"
"Look at this exoskeleton armor..."
As he spoke, Walter pounded on the exoskeleton armor attached to his body, then pointed to the family medical pod next to him and said somewhat incoherently, "And that medical pod, do you know the pain of sleeping in it every night?"
“I know, of course I know…” Xue Yan echoed repeatedly.
Since arriving on Dawn Star, everyone has endured an extremely uncomfortable life.
Every morning, they crawl out of the wet medical pod, clean themselves of the deep-sea fluid, and then have to laboriously put on their exoskeleton armor.
Although the Academy of Sciences has tried its best to increase the comfort of wearing the exoskeleton armor, this powerful "iron frame" still caused dissatisfaction among many people - in peacetime, no one wants to wear a semi-open suit of armor forever.
"I'll register now!" Xue Yan hurriedly reached out and dragged the holographic image to find the registration portal.
The moment the button is pressed, the holographic image page automatically redirects.
"Instructions for Human Enhancement Programs"
...
"..."
A few minutes later, the atmosphere in the room became tense.
"Perhaps we should wait and see?" Walter's eyes flickered with uncertainty as he whispered, "This thing seems to be tampering with our genes..."
"and……"
Looking at the holographic projection of the omentum, Walter's face revealed a visible fear.
"This human enhancement program can actually change a person's original physical characteristics!"
Walter paused for a moment, then spoke again: "I remember, in Earth's era, human genetic modification seemed to be a prohibited experimental project..."
As an older generation from the Earth era, Walter has an extremely strong resistance to genetic modification.
As for Xue Yan, who was born from Proxima Centauri b, he frowned slightly and subconsciously asked, "Is that so?"
"But this law was repealed several years ago."
As he spoke, Xue Yan found the corresponding evidence on his wristwatch.
“Look,” he said, pointing to a rather inconspicuous news item, “according to joint discussions between Parliament and the Academy of Sciences…”
Walter didn't speak, but just stared silently at the holographic projection in front of him, his eyes filled with struggle.
"I……"
He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a complete sentence.
"Phew!" After a long while, Walter let out a long sigh of relief, as if he had figured something out.
His lips moved slightly, and he murmured softly, "I... I think... maybe we should just let it go this time."
"Human enhancement technology has just been launched, and no one knows whether there will be any side effects."
"just in case……"
"Moreover, I think that compared to genetic modification, mechanical exoskeletons and medical pods are actually acceptable."
Xue Yan shrugged and reached out to turn off the holographic image in front of him.
"Okay, whatever you say."
"Let's wait and see what others choose."
...
The next day.
Headquarters of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
"Professor, Academician Mao Zhengzhi has arrived."
Lu Yongchang, who was sitting behind his desk, paused slightly before reaching out and "pushing" the holographic images in front of him aside.
"Let him in."
As soon as he finished speaking, the office door slowly opened.
"Professor, something's happened!"
The person arrived before the voice.
Before the door was fully opened, Mao Zhengzhi's voice reached Lü Yongchang's ears.
Lu Yongchang frowned slightly and stood up from his chair: "What? Did something go wrong with the human enhancement project?"
"Too many applicants, not enough enhancement chambers?"
Upon hearing this, Mao Zhengzhi, who had just entered the office, immediately turned strange.
He shook his head somewhat awkwardly: "No, it's not."
"However, it is indeed related to registration..."
Lu Yongchang looked at Mao Zhengzhi with a puzzled expression, then turned to the robot beside him and said:
"Zero, how's the project registration going?"
"As of now, there are zero applicants."
Zero's electronic synthesized voice emanated from the speaker, and at the same time, a holographic statistical chart appeared in front of Lü Yongchang.
Looking at the huge discrepancies in the numbers, Lü Yongchang's lips twitched slightly, and he muttered to himself in a daze.
"how so……"
"Is there a problem with the promotional video?"
Upon hearing Lü Yongchang's question, Mao Zhengzhi sighed softly.
"The problem is not with us."
"After the press release, I sent someone to conduct a brief investigation."
"The survey shows that all the 'old people' from Earth rejected this human enhancement modification."
"What's the reason?" Lü Yongchang asked, frowning.
“Genetic modification.” Mao Zhengzhi squeezed out the words through gritted teeth. “They have a deep-seated fear of human genetic modification.”
“…” Lü Yongchang fell silent.
Even he hadn't considered this situation.
He reached up and pinched the bridge of his nose, saying wearily, "What about the new generation? Why didn't the new generation born from Proxima Centauri b sign up?"
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