In a certain sea area, a submarine began to sink rapidly.
In an instant, it sank to the bottom of the sea more than 2,000 meters deep.
"Turn on the low light sensor!"
On the submarine, a man in military uniform with a scar on his face stared at the monitor and spoke slowly.
As the detection equipment is turned on, bright spots like stars appear on the screen one after another.
"The targets were found, the number is about one thousand to two thousand..."
"Release plankton and prepare to trap..."
Following the scarred man's command, a large number of tiny plankton were released.
On the screen, many bright spots began to move with the appearance of plankton.
At the same time, a suction force appeared from below the submarine, and a large amount of seawater was sucked into it.
It wasn't until the light spot on the monitor completely disappeared that the scarred man ordered: "Close the water-absorbing hole..."
After finishing speaking, he hurriedly walked towards the lower level of the submarine and came to a place filled with seawater like a swimming pool.
Several staff members in white coats are busy going back and forth.
The man with the scar lowered his head and glanced around, but found nothing unusual about the water in the pool.
He said: "Can I see these little guys?"
"Okay, Captain!"
A man in a white coat took off the headset and handed it to the scarred man.
After the scarred man put on the special instrument, his eyes suddenly lit up.
In the originally dark sea water, transparent floating creatures with many tentacles appeared one after another.
"So beautiful..."
The scarred man showed an expression of admiration on his face, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but raise: "Is this the raw material of eternal life?"
After hearing this, a trace of disdain flashed in the white coat's eyes, and he said calmly: "Captain, these are just lighthouse jellyfish. Whether humans can achieve immortality through them depends on the company's follow-up research..."
The scarred man's throat squirmed, and he turned around and asked, "What will happen if I eat them?!"
His eyes in the white coat showed a strange color, and he said: "Captain, they are poisonous. Eating them directly will destroy your intestines and stomach..."
"Got it!"
The man with the scar still took off his helmet, handed it to him in his white coat, and then turned around and left.
……
404 Research Institute.
Chen Xiao was sitting alone in a conference room with several documents in his hand.
There are a total of twelve chairs in the round table, and there are several camera-like objects set up behind each chair.
Chen Xiao raised his hand and looked at his watch. He felt that it was almost time and slowly pressed a button on the table.
"Brush!" "Brush!" "Brush!"
As the switch was pressed, human-shaped projections appeared on the round table.
In the blink of an eye, the twelve round tables were filled with people.
"Chen Xiao, why are you applying for a remote conference?!"
"Do you know this thing is very expensive? If you can't come up with something that satisfies us..."
The meeting had just begun when two people started talking impatiently.
Without saying a word, Chen Xiao pressed a switch again, and suddenly, projection files appeared in front of others.
Everyone was stunned for a moment and started reading.
As time went by, the breathing in the conference room became heavier and heavier, and some people's eyes even turned red.
"Chen Xiao, are you telling the truth?!"
"Chen Xiao, have you really figured out a way to edit the genes of lighthouse jellyfish into other organisms?!"
The reason why humans age and die is because there is a special sequence at both ends of chromosomes called telomeres.
Due to the structure and mechanism of DNA and chromosomes, every time DNA is copied, the telomeres at the ends shorten a little.
And when telomeres are completely consumed, human life has reached its end.
Not wanting to die is an obsession engraved in the genes of every human being. The end of all life science research is how to make human beings immortal.
The lighthouse jellyfish, a unique immortal creature in nature, has become a frequent visitor to major biological science institutes as soon as it was discovered.
Unfortunately, over the years, people have achieved limited results. They are still far away from eternal life, but they have also unintentionally expanded to other fields.
For example, the strengthening potion taken by the strengthener is a derivative of the Reed Group's research on lighthouse jellyfish.
"Impossible!" A person with a research background immediately denied: "Gene editing is limited to homologous recombination. If the genes in humans are replaced with lighthouse jellyfish, our gene chain will collapse!"
After the others calmed down, they also realized that they were too excited, and turned to look at Chen Xiao, waiting for his explanation.
Seeing everyone's reactions, Chen Xiao smiled slightly and said: "I found another way to inherit genes, but I'm still researching..."
"Currently, the genes of the lighthouse jellyfish have been edited together with the Holy Light..."
"Oh, by the way, Holy Light is the product of me combining eighteen kinds of creatures such as spiders, mantises, worms, etc..."
Someone frowned and said: "This kind of gene editing requires skipping generations. Does it make sense to humans?!"
It is quite simple to edit the genes of two organisms together. It just needs to use new embryos as containers to be born.
The more species there are, the stronger the repulsiveness, and the more difficult it is to edit genes together.
It’s shocking that Chen Xiao can edit the genes of 18 species of organisms together.
What's even more unexpected is that he can even integrate the genes of the lighthouse jellyfish.
But these are not the most important. For them, how to use the means of immortality on themselves is the key.
"So, I used the parasitic method..."
Chen Xiao smiled slightly and said: "Please allow me to introduce to you the name of the fusion of lighthouse jellyfish and holy light..."
He pressed the switch, and suddenly, a projection appeared in front of everyone, exactly like the Facehugger.
"It's called Dawn, and I'll see the dawn at dawn..."
"How ugly!"
"No, I think he is very beautiful!" Chen Xiao looked at the facehugger with eyes open and murmured: "This is the future of mankind and the mother of mankind..."
Seeing his abnormal appearance, everyone felt uncomfortable. Someone got straight to the point and said, "Stop talking nonsense. This method of overclocking band communication is very expensive. Just tell us your purpose!
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The enthusiasm in Chen Xiao's eyes dissipated and he regained his composure: "Preliminary tests show that the species parasitized by Dawn will carry 30% of the genetic characteristics of the original species, and the newly born species is far stronger than the parasitic species and can automatically absorb its genes
The good points in the clip..."
"I need more samples..."
"You also know that our 404 Research Institute has a weak military strength. Unlike you, we have raised so many people, so I hope you can help me catch some other experimental subjects..."
"What do you want?!"
"Enhanced people, level one to level seven..." As he spoke, Chen Xiao squinted his eyes, turned to look at one of the female administrators, and said: "Hao Mengyun, I heard that Luwei Group has already reached level nine. You
Can you help me get an eighth- or ninth-level experimental body?"
"Stop talking nonsense!"
Hao Mengyun said speechlessly: "Level 8 and Level 9 can only be used by their internal core personnel, and they are not sold to outsiders. We are from Rizhao, what do you want me to do?!"
"Didn't you have an affair with one of their executives?"
"Get the hell out of here, I'm borrowing money from you!"
Chen Xiaodun felt regretful, knowing that he would not be able to obtain eighth-level and ninth-level enhancers in the short term.
He shook his head and said: "In this case, then level one to level seven enhancers..."
"In addition to human samples, I also need samples of heterogeneous species, samples of various types of radioactive beasts, and samples of mutated piranha flowers..."
Having said this, he paused and said, "If possible..."
"I want a mutant beast!"
"Are you crazy?!"
Everyone was shocked, "We can't deal with these mutated beasts now. According to what you said, those ugly bugs can optimize genes. What if stronger monsters evolve!?"
When Chen Xiao heard someone saying that the facehugger was an ugly monster, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
He narrowed his eyes, smiled slightly, and said: "Then we don't need the mutant beast sample first. With Shuguang's current ability, it may take tens or hundreds of years to hatch out the mutant beast. Wait until I cultivate a more powerful one."
Let’s talk about the dawn of the future…”
"I can help you, but you have to give me some of these ugly bugs..."
"Yes, if there are results, everyone should share them together..."
Seeing the greed in everyone's eyes, a bright smile broke out on Chen Xiao's face.