Author: Explosive Corpse

The biological evolution in the "cradle" cannot be viewed according to normal conditions at all.

The life here does not follow the principles of "evolution" due to external interference from "fire chasers".

Every species on every planet is "kneaded" by their own hands like a clay figure, and it is the final form after evolution from the beginning.

Clues can be found from the paleontology of the "Light-Chasing" civilization. The fossils they excavated can be traced back to hundreds of millions of years ago, and the younger ones can be traced back to tens of millions of years ago. Without exception, they are all similar to

Today's living organisms maintain very similar forms.

There are no catastrophic geological activities here, the planet's environment is also unique, life can adapt without evolution, and the ecological environment has remained the same from beginning to end.

Also caused by the external influence of the "Fire Chaser", there is also a single life form.

It seems that because the "Fire Chaser" only considers the creation of living things from the perspective of "necessity", apart from the largest proportion of various types of plants, the largest remaining type of living things on the planet is actually mammals.

The remaining categories of creatures are either extremely rare or simply non-existent. The created "Gaia Planet" will not suffer ecological collapse due to the lack of certain types of creatures.

Here, the vast majority of plants assume the duties of both "decomposers" and "producers", and they rarely require external force to reproduce.

And on every planet there will be a kind of "highest" creature created to serve as the main body of civilization heading towards the starry sky.

It is difficult to understand what standards the "Fire Chasers" use to release civilization. It is possible that they simply reproduce the civilization of the "previous era" here.

"Light-seeking" species look very similar to large moths, but on the inside they have basically nothing to do with insects.

They do not have an exoskeleton, and their respiratory systems are extremely developed. They are warm-blooded animals, and their reproduction method is viviparous.

Although they have many pairs of limbs, these limbs are extremely complex, and the ends are also differentiated into dexterous appendages like fingers.

The things that are most similar to insects are their mouthparts that can almost only feed on fluids, and their compound eyes that are no longer used much.

If Li Wenyuan were to evaluate it, he would think that the "light-chasing" species are like monsters synthesized by some mad scientist. It is a miracle that they did not die due to self-collapse.

However, perhaps it is because the genetic attainments of the "Fire Chasers" are so high that the people who "Chased the Light" did not show any discomfort. Their bodies were extremely healthy. In the past era before the Battle Royale, the "Light Chasers"

"The average life span of the population is about 400 years old.

Longevity is an essential trait for almost all creatures in the Cradle Galaxy.

Therefore, when they learned about another life form five million light years away, most people found it difficult to understand.

"...This...a creature born like this, can it still be considered the original one?"

Some scientists looked in disbelief after learning about the creatures that developed "complete metamorphosis".

Complete metamorphosis is one of the growth stages of some insects. At the end of this stage, the insect will form a pupa, and undergo an earth-shaking transformation within the pupa, becoming a creature that is almost completely different from its original appearance, habits, etc.

To a certain extent, the life after pupation can be regarded as another species, and it is almost difficult to see the similarities between it and the larvae before pupation.

In the galaxy, no civilized race has ever experienced this process, but this does not prevent scientists from discussing it.

This is a question similar to "Is uploading consciousness equivalent to committing suicide?": Can it be considered the same life before and after pupation?

According to the definition of some scientists, this does not count, because what is in the pupa is not life, and does not even have the form of life. What is there is just a pot of thick soup filled with a large amount of organic matter.

In a philosophical sense, life at this stage is actually dead, and the life that is born later "grows" out of the corpse of the original life.

The current "Light-Chasing" civilization is facing the same problem.

One of their biologists came up with a crazy idea, which is to imitate this birth process of life, so that all life in the entire civilization will undergo a "complete metamorphosis", and in the process, the period of life that leads to destruction will be destroyed.

The original genes are washed away.

"You are crazy! This is not the same as using genetic means to remove that gene. What is the difference between this and committing suicide?"

Some people strongly objected to this, and even the way they looked at the biologist changed a lot, as if they were looking at a doomsday theorist who wanted to pull everyone to commit suicide.

Biologists also responded very calmly: "There is still a difference. If complete metamorphosis is possible, then at least we can grow into a brand new life instead of dying suddenly due to gene collapse."

"...No, I can't possibly agree! This is suicide! There must be other ways!"

The council soon became noisy. Some people objected, but others agreed, because as long as that gene in their bodies can be eliminated, at least the "cosmic contraction" against them will stop, as long as the "Fire Chaser" can also

disappears, then their crisis will be resolved.

The leader of "Chasing the Light" is also worried about this matter. He thinks that this method of "transforming into a cocoon" is indeed a feasible method. However, he cannot get over the hurdle in his heart. Will he still be the same after breaking out of the cocoon?

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And Li Wenyuan, who knew all this through the "listening terminal" connected to the electronic virus over there, also had his own thoughts.

"...Is it just because of genes? The 'Fire Chasers' should have no choice. They are probably locked by some kind of direct link to 'existence itself'. There is no other way except their demise."

"But 'Chasing the Light'...will they be willing to accept 'Mechanical Ascension'?"

After realizing that the problem of "chasing light" was just a crucial gene in his body, Li Wenyuan came up with this method.

After all, genes are still physical things. As long as we abandon the physical body and embrace metal, this problem will not exist.

"...It's just that it's not easy for people to accept mechanical ascension. It just depends on which method of 'suicide' they prefer..."

So Li Wenyuan passed on the relevant introduction of "Mechanical Ascension", which happened to be known to the people quarreling in the conference room.

After carefully reading the entire content of "Mechanical Ascension", everyone present felt a chill. What they were thinking at this time was even:

"Are the civilizations in other galaxies so big?"

After learning about the "canning therapy" of "mechanical ascension", they no longer seemed to be so resistant when looking at "cocooning".
Chapter completed!