"Clone?"

The brilliant answer reminded Chen Ming of this technique, which he clearly knew but had never associated with psychic power.

Indeed, if Chen Ming's spiritual awakening nerve was really extracted, it would not be particularly good no matter who it was transplanted to.

Even if he had a transplant, in practical terms he would be the same as Chen Ming now, just a change of name but not substance.

If you think about it carefully, brainwashing someone who thinks completely for Yu Hui is indeed the most appropriate choice.

As for the origin of this "person".

It is too expensive to steal children from humans and raise them.

Yu Hui did not have the ability to predict the future, so it was impossible for him to snatch a baby ten or twenty years in advance and raise it, waiting for the day when Chen Ming would come.

Then clones that can be quickly cultivated and mass-produced at will seem to be the best choice.

Chen Ming had heard many rumors about mentally ill patients in certain mental hospitals having their personalities adjusted and their memories instilled through some equipment.

Yu Hui wouldn't find it strange at all even if there really was such a device.

However, although cloning does have some advantages, Chen Ming remembered that cloning technology is now completely banned in the empire.

And it seems that cloning technology has been banned for some years.

Chen Ming couldn't remember where or from whom he had heard it, but it seemed that the reason for the ban on cloning technology was not just an ethical issue, but rather that some particularly serious accident had occurred in a cloning experiment.

That's why the entire technology was strictly banned by the Empire, and it was a real ban, not just a nominal ban like the Afterglow Core.

Chen Ming still remembers one thing that can testify to this.

About fifty or sixty years ago, there was a fairly developed commercial company within the empire that was involved in almost everything from military products to civilian supplies.

Such a business giant, a behemoth, was discovered to be secretly engaged in cloning technology, and all relevant responsible persons were held accountable.

At least three hundred people died. They were either company executives or researchers who actually conducted the cloning experiments, with the latter being more common.

All people were tried in accordance with the imperial laws one by one, without any mistakes or omissions.

There are countless other people in the company who are serving life sentences.

The entire company collapsed in an instant.

The remainder of the company was divided up among other companies.

Sinda, which was still a small company at the time, also developed around that time.

And it was from that time that all cloning technology and cloning experiments within the empire were truly completely banned.

Many forces that are actually doing research in this area privately are trying to find ways to get rid of the people and report themselves proactively, leaving themselves a way out in front of the imperial law.

The imperial officials, who wanted to make an example of others and completely eradicate the development of cloning technology, naturally did not treat the companies that surrendered themselves.

Only the heads of some companies whose cloning experiments go too far may be put in jail for a few years.

For lighter cases, the only punishment is usually a fine.

In the end, the empire's goal was clearly achieved, cloning technology was completely rectified, and this major reshuffle unexpectedly restored some vitality to the empire, which had stagnated in its rapid development.

Although decades have passed, the period of rapid development brought about by the opportunities created by the internal purge has been completely submerged in the tide of the times.

But this incident has been used as a model to educate young people and children throughout the empire for many years.

Chen Ming remembered that there was a special class in his previous biology class that taught these contents, but he didn't know whether it has continued now, but it is likely that it is still there.

That's why when Chen Ming heard Huihuang mention clones, he didn't react for a moment, didn't think about it, and was so surprised.

Humans have stopped cloning humans for various reasons, so why is Yu Hui still doing it?

You have to know the reason for the ban on cloning technology within the empire. Judging from the severity of the punishment after discovery, it is definitely not because of ethical issues, but for some more dangerous reasons.

Otherwise, there is absolutely nothing that can stop an authoritarian empire from taking various actions in its pursuit of development.

Yuhui was born from the human race. He knew the situation but still dared to do this. No one knows why.

And now the eager Chen Ming suddenly thought of a question.

A question that he basically couldn't or wouldn't think about when he was not a psychic.

Can psychics clone?

Can I?

Chen Ming felt that he was definitely not the first person to think of this problem, and there must be people who thought of this problem earlier than him and have already made attempts in this regard.

So he immediately combined the human empire's absolute ban on cloning technology with the cloning of psychics.

There must be some deep and dangerous connection behind this.

It is very likely that some accident occurred during the cloning of psykers, leading to the current situation of the empire.

After all, psychic power is a complicated thing. God knows what kind of reaction will happen when cloning technology and psychics are mixed together.

So Chen Ming directly asked Huihuang, who obviously had the right to speak: "So you, Yuhui, want to clone a psychic like me?"

"Yes, and not entirely. We have indeed obtained your genes and are already in the cloning process."

"But based on our research on psychic powers, cloning psychics is 100% impossible."

Huihuang's affirmation made Chen Ming ask, "Have you ever cloned a psychic?"

"No, but when we became independent from humans, we also took away a lot of human technology, data, and achievements in various industries."

“Among them was a lot of experimental data on cloning technology, which had not yet been banned at the time.”

“This can be learned from these experimental data.”

"Psychics can indeed be cloned, and the cloned person is exactly the same as the original in terms of genetic expression."

"But the awakening of a psychic's psychic powers has nothing to do with a person's genes. The cloned humans are not psychics, but just ordinary people."

Brilliance explained what it had just said: "I have recorded this in the data."

"Humans have attempted to actively awaken the psychic powers of these cloned psychics."

"It was discovered that these clones can indeed awaken, but the success rate of psychic awakening is no different from that of normal people."

"And the awakened psychic power has almost nothing to do with the cloned object."

"Just like one's acquired experiences determine whether or not a person has the potential to become a psychic, and also determine the type of psychic power one has."

After explaining the matter of cloning psychics, Huihuang said to Chen Ming seriously: "So if you just want to transplant your spiritual awakening nerves, then you only need an ordinary clone, there is no need to use yours."

"Impart the knowledge that this clone should know and the memories of being a member of Afterglow into it, implant it into the spiritual awakening nerve, and then it's over."

"But the reason why they chose to clone your genes that they had just obtained a while ago was mainly because the individual in charge of this research wanted to try to clone a psychic like you himself."

"Although it has been recorded that psykers cannot be cloned, there are always individuals who want to try."

"If there is any result, your clone will be a more suitable choice than others to transplant your spiritual awakening nerves."

It sounds like there is no problem. It is normal that cloning technology cannot clone psychics.

Otherwise, the human empire would have been flooded with psykers long ago, so how could the development of cloning technology be banned?

However, Chen Ming still had a mysterious feeling that the Empire's ban on cloning technology must be related to the cloning of psychics.

"I always feel that it's a bit unreliable. I've never heard of your Yuhui conducting experiments in this area, and I've never seen clones driving human spaceships on the battlefield."

"You have been independent for many years. Is the technology from the last era still usable now?"

Huihuang replied: "We have actually been using cloning technology all along, and we have been making progress in research."

“There have indeed been some practical results over the years, but the number of people actually using them is relatively small.”

"And not in terms of combat, but in terms of scientific research."

"Our Yuhui's technology mainly relies on the research and development of advanced individuals themselves."

"Although we have the advantage of having extremely strong computing power compared to humans, we also have disadvantages. Each individual may be constrained by his or her own thinking, which may lead to a dead end in research."

"That's why we clone humans, relying on human thinking and creativity to assist higher-level individuals in scientific research."

"In addition, there are some human scientists who have escaped to our place over the years. Our clones can also have space for normal growth and teaching."

“There won’t be any negative problems caused by instilling memories and personalities.”

Um……

Chen Ming found it a little difficult to evaluate what Huihuang said.

After all, he is also a human being, and he always feels weird chatting about these things with Huihuang.

So he changed the subject and asked, "Speaking of which, if the clone who wanted to transplant my spiritual awakening nerve was really brainwashed, it was completely for Yu Hui's sake."

"Then, does he have the same idea as you?"

"After all, in a sense, your idea is also for Yuhui's sake, but you are not considering the Yuhui of the entire star field, but only the Yuhui of a certain star field here."

"If a clone of me had thoughts like yours, would he end up doing the same thing I'm doing now?"

Huihuang thought about it for a long time this time, and finally said hesitantly: "...I'm not sure."

Chen Ming did not embarrass Huihuang or force it to answer this question.

However, he was thinking in his heart that if he had two spiritual awakening nerves and could split one away, he really wanted to see this kind of fun situation happen.

So we have already known what we need to know from Huihuang.

"Do you have an idea of ​​when you will activate the Neural Extractor next time?"

Huihuang responded: "It is probably certain."

"Because if you want to extract the spiritual awakening nerve of a psychic, you must have another artificial spiritual awakening nerve with no effect."

"It is difficult to preserve artificial spiritual awakening nerves. They can only be cultivated as needed. It takes about 20 days to cultivate one."

"By that time, I should have new arrangements here. But I'm not sure if I will be forced to do anything then."

If that’s the case, then the next time should be the last time. Yu Hui will not make the same mistake again, nor will he give Chen Ming a third chance.

But even if Yu Hui didn't make a mistake, Chen Ming couldn't just stand there and wait to die. He now had control of the Qi Ling Neural Extractor.

As long as Yu Hui couldn't send over the second one, it would be impossible for him to have his spiritual awakening nerves extracted.

So Chen Ming said to Huihuang without any worries at this time: "I know, just notify me directly when the time comes, and I will respond."

It seems that Chen Ming's deadline for staying with Yu Hui is approaching.

If Yu Hui failed again for the second time, Chen Ming felt that they would most likely kill him directly to prevent future troubles.

So whether for safety or for some other consideration, Chen Ming had to consider the possibility that the afterglow he controlled would be exposed after others left.

It is unrealistic for him to control the entire star field during this period, but it is still possible for him to make some preparations to lay the foundation for the future.

By the way, there are still many miscellaneous things that need him to deal with.

Anyway, with Huihuang around, Chen Ming's safety is guaranteed, so there is no need to worry about how to evacuate.

Now he only needs to think about what to do before leaving Yuhui's territory and what to do after leaving.

By the way, Chen Ming almost forgot one thing. He had to ask Gamma Z to temporarily suspend what it was doing. There was no need to control the new Alpha-level afterglow in a short period of time.

Compared to an Alpha-class afterglow and a cruiser, hiding yourself and not being exposed is more important.

After quickly notifying Gamma Z, Chen Ming thought about the various things he would do next.

It's best to get the small things done first before you prepare for some big move.

For example, what should he do during the time he stays in the institute? With Yu Hui like this, Chen Ming would definitely not continue to help Yu Hui. Instead, Yu Hui would take care of him for the sake of Qi Ling Nerve.

In that case, Chen Ming plans to rely on Yu Hui's ideas to continue asking them for some things to learn.

It's like pretending to be in a bad state and not wanting to escape at all.

After all, the last attack from humans was real. Even if Yu Hui suspected that humans would come again, Chen Ming's behavior was reasonable.

In addition, Chen Ming also has to get his things back.

Although he had just seen two terminals and his modified pistol in his room.

But the Lying Stone, the Whispering Stone, and the Mind Wave Generator are not here.

Ever since Chen Ming completed the resonance of the Falsehood Stone, he could always feel the location of the Falsehood Stone, which was in the basement of the research institute.

If he can't get it back by then, Chen Ming will just snatch it away.

His ability to control machinery is no longer limited by the spacecraft. As long as he wants, it is not difficult for him to control the research institute.

However, the problems he would have to face after taking control of the research institute made it impossible for him to start now. It would be best to wait until the last few days to be fully prepared before officially implementing it.

Then, in addition to Chen Ming himself having to deal with some trivial matters, Huihuang can also consider arranging some tasks.

Since Huihuang was willing to surrender voluntarily, Chen Ming would feel a little guilty if he didn't assign it some tasks.

In addition, Huihuang’s current permanent mission is to chat with Chen Ming, so apart from the usual management of the galaxy, he should be very free.

If we cooperate with Gamma Z, we will definitely be able to completely control the galaxy it manages within a week.

Chen Ming now has complete control over two and a half galaxies plus a bunch of other galaxies over which he has less control.

Half a galaxy refers to the galaxy where the semi-industrial and semi-military planet located on the border between Yuhui and the Mechanical Clan, which Gamma Z had visited before, is located.

Because of the militarized management there, the defenses in every place are very strict, so the expansion speed of the afterglow controlled by Chen Ming has not been able to be increased, and can only be counted as half.

Therefore, the power that Chen Ming possesses is still not enough in front of Yu Hui.

In addition, the galaxy that Huihuang is currently managing is basically an industrial galaxy, so Chen Ming currently does not expect a head-on conflict with Yuhui.

As long as he can complete part of his plan when he evacuates, it won't be a loss.

As for the specific content of the plan, Chen Ming will have to think about it carefully before he can finalize the details.

Currently, in this galaxy controlled by Glory, there are a total of four colonies distributed on different planets, and the main industrial facilities are basically in the direction of heavy industry.

Although they are all the most common industrial colonies, there is a special colony in the galaxy that is located on a gas giant planet.

This is a floating colony that floats on the surface of a gas giant planet, mainly utilizing its magnetic field, supplemented by the environmental influence of the gas planet and its own engines.

It collects various valuable gaseous substances on the surface of the planet, and from time to time it also prepares professional mining equipment to be thrown into the gas giant planet, deep into the interior, and extracts high-value gases inside.

Most of these gases extracted from gas giants are raw materials for fuel, which is extremely important for spacecraft.

It can be said to be the pillar industry of the entire galaxy.

But the point is not this, the point is the equipment on the colony.

The value of colonies and their industrial facilities that can operate on the surface of a gas giant can be said to far exceed that of industrial facilities on other terrestrial planets of the same size.

If you could take them all away, the profits would be really unimaginable.

And as the idea of ​​building a colony became clearer and clearer in Chen Ming's mind.

He also knew how important the fuel for the ships that kept the colony running and the industrial equipment that produced these raw materials would be to his future.

If the colony he chooses in the future has a gas giant planet, it will not be able to develop due to the lack of expensive industrial facilities.

Either the development progress is slowed down, or the development of this gas giant planet causes the development of other aspects to be affected, which is a pure loss.

Chen Ming does not have the ability to quickly earn a set of industrial equipment that can operate on a gas giant planet in the early stages of developing and building a colony.

It is no problem for him to make some money from his own spaceship now, and he can even go to bed easily if he runs an industrial production line himself.

So, why not prepare now?

As for the method of preparation, we have to mention the power of the jump engine.

A jump drive installed on a ship of at least cruiser tier or higher can resonate with other nearby escort or destroyer class ships equipped with normal engines.

Achieve the effect of simultaneous transition.

This effect only affects the object being propelled by the engine, whether it is a spaceship or something else.

Of course, the premise is that the total mass that will be jumped away by the jump resonance is no greater than the ship that starts the jump engine, and the thrust-to-weight ratio of the engine and the object it drives exceeds 20.

This is a data on how much thrust a spacecraft can generate per unit mass. The larger the thrust, the greater the acceleration the spacecraft can achieve.

Only ships that exceed this limit can resonate with the jump drive.

However, the thrust-to-weight ratio of all spacecraft currently exceeds 20, so there is basically no need to worry about the spacecraft, as they can all perform resonance jumps.

But the engines installed on colonial industrial equipment are different. It is easy for these things to have insufficient thrust-to-weight ratio or excessive mass.

So when Chen Ming had this idea, he had to consider these issues clearly.

How to solve the thrust-to-weight ratio? How to solve the quality problem of the colony?

The solutions to the previous problems are not difficult, because the colonies on gas giant planets have already installed many engines to float on the surface.

Although the thrust-to-weight ratio may not be enough, Chen Ming can install more engines.

There is no need to consider whether it is reasonable or not, you only need to consider whether the thrust-to-weight ratio meets the standard.

As for the problem that the mass of the entire colony exceeded the mass of half of the cruisers.

There is actually a way to solve this.

The first is that starting multiple jump engines at the same time can add up the effects of the jump engines with loss, which means that they bear a greater mass.

Chen Ming should be able to control at least two Afterglow cruisers in the future. With the two combined, the gap in the quality of the colony can be largely filled.

Secondly, Brilliance knew the value and role of the different parts of the colony on this gas giant planet.

Chen Ming could completely follow Huihuang's instructions and dismantle the temporarily defective or cheap parts in the colony to reduce the overall quality.

Find a way to make up for it after the jump.

Although Chen Ming needs to master technical skills to carry out modifications, there is no such restriction when repairing damaged parts.

Even if more of it has to be dismantled, as long as all the materials are complete in the end, Chen Ming can repair it directly.

Of course, the premise of Chen Ming's entire idea is that Brilliance cooperates with Gamma Z to control the entire galaxy.

The subsequent plans for gas giant colonies were just some ideas that inadvertently emerged in Chen Ming's mind.

Chen Ming quickly gathered his scattered thoughts and began to seriously consider what he was going to do.

While thinking, Chen Ming first asked himself a few questions in his heart.

What does he want to do most now? What is the most urgent thing to do? And what is his purpose all along? 　I have posted a work related record of all the ships that have appeared so far, you can go and have a look

(End of this chapter)