In the future world, some of the top laboratories and giant enterprises with knowledge and technology beyond the times have replaced the original political entities, secretly manipulating and ruling human society. Among them, there are two types of technology companies that are the most prominent: one is a comprehensive enterprise engaged in network information services and intelligent machinery development, and the other is a top laboratory and technology group engaged in gene technology research.

Set your sights on the beginning of the third century of the millennium. At that time, the global population swelled to tens of billions, and the earth's petrochemical resources were nearly depleted. For a long time before controlled fusion technology was officially realized, human civilization was on the verge of falling apart, because the industrial age was built on oil.

At this critical juncture, a large number of food companies, seed companies and medical companies emerged, with the most advanced biotechnology at the time, and using genetic modification technology to seize and monopolize the earth's rich biological resources.

Like the major information service companies that have risen on the basis of the super-metaverse and the super-micro universal machine, and the rapid development of virtual networks and information technology, these emerging scientific research and capital giants, as well as a large number of multinational corporations built from them, have used their media and influence to become the new generation of dominators and gain power beyond the state.

With their near-unfettered status and never-ending greed, humanity has been helped to escape the predicament of depleted resources, but has had to embark on another dangerous path: the world's ecosystems have been severely damaged by misused genetic technology.

Of course, they still have competitors, but in very different areas. But the ambitions of this group of capitalists clearly do not stop there.

Once the companies that sell the products of genetic technology try to expand their influence into all aspects of human life, like a spider that spreads its webs and waits for its prey to come to the door to absorb nutrients, then they will inevitably compete fiercely with another group of giant companies, especially in the field of people's livelihood related to the daily life of every household.

Companies engaged in the development of intelligent machinery have become quite mature in the field of bionics in this era, and highly intelligent robots, or rather "bionic humans", have become as ubiquitous as personal computers and even personal AI...... Uh, appliances.

Whether in family life, or in corporate groups, in every corner of the street and building, you can see this group of androids dressed in human skin, speaking human language, seemingly no different from humans, but like ancient slaves, extremely low status, and can never resist.

They are the cheapest tools and disposable dolls. There's probably nothing cheaper than them.

However, the fund companies did not give up. The group soon developed a new product in their field of expertise, a new type of humanoid "tool" that could fight androids: a doll that could be mass-produced at the push of a button on an assembly line, a human-made ...... Brand new slaves.

Initially, the gene companies were intending to adopt a more convenient cloning technology. But when this attempt was exposed, it quickly provoked a strong wave of condemnation and widespread group discontent. If they could ignore the opinions of ordinary people, the joint veto of the "Science Ethics Committee" and the "World Association of Psychiatrists", which have elective seats in the world government, forced them to change their minds.

The former voted against it at the plenary session of the world government on the grounds of "violating the ethics of technology" – after all, this is a common topic in the 21st century; The latter, on the other hand, is vehemently opposed on the grounds that human cloning will lead to a cognitive crisis.

After more than ten years of hard work, the gene companies had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, using synthetic embryos, to create a kind of biological embryo in the laboratory that "only looks like a human being at maturity, but in fact cannot be said to be the same race in terms of internal physiological structure".

Once again, humanity has reached out into God's realm: they have usurped the power of the Creator by creating a new, unprecedented, and highly intelligent creature. But in those days, no one was going to make a fuss about such a thing.

This new race is called "Gene Synthesizers", and in order to adapt to the network era of full induction coverage, they have been adapted and debugged by the network interface at the beginning of their birth, so they are more adaptable to the new world covered by the super-meta domain and the super-micro universal machine than ordinary people; Synthetic people are physically strong and less susceptible to disease, so they live longer than the average person. Their appearance conforms to the aesthetics of most people, and the products that land on the production line can also customize the facial features and body shape according to customer needs.

The only drawback is that synthetics are unable to produce naturally. However, this is clearly intentional, and humans do not really intend to create a new intelligent life that can be compared to them.

The genetics company's attempt was successful. Compared to the androids who are cold and mechanical under the human skin, this new life with flesh and blood is obviously more popular with people in the future era.

It is precisely because of living in a world where the boundaries between the unreal and the real are increasingly blurred, that people subconsciously seek the truth – even the cheapest truth constructed from the lies of large corporations on industrial production lines and in plastic packaging.

As for the possible "uncanny valley effect" of synths, this assumption has long been overturned by new robotics theory and neuroscience, and similar psychological reactions have completely disappeared from the public nearly ten years before the birth of synths, after all, androids have been born for nearly half a century.

Synthetics have a higher level of intelligence, and are almost indistinguishable from ordinary people except that at the beginning of their birth, the entire race was entered into a special underlying code that made them unable to disobey their creator, humans.

Therefore, they are loyal, honest and intellectual, and they are almost the most suitable companions, assistants, family members, and lovers imaginable...... Of course, more often than not, it is attached to a pet as a **.

After the gene synthesizer was launched, it quickly gained popularity among citizens. Of course, they will be more expensive to build and sell for than the average android. Although conservative public opinion was quite critical of this, it was quickly swallowed up by the tide of the new era, just as androids did when they first appeared in public.

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After being instilled with a large number of historical events that happened in the "future" by Miss Real Name, Richard's mood was not so much shocked, but probably "numb".

Because it is a product that has been genetically tuned at the beginning of its birth, elves are born with a higher level of magic adaptation than humans; Including the appearance of everyone as a handsome man and a beautiful woman, and a longer life than a human being, they were determined the moment they were created.

Can I say this is an expected unfolding? Richard thought for a moment and couldn't help but ask again.

"Is this genetic modification? I remember you said that future humans will also be able to make their offspring more perfect through surgery at the embryonic stage, right? ”

"Yes." Real name nodded. "However, there is still a gap between this and industrially produced genetically synthesized humans."

"So, how do you distinguish between the two in the future?"

So, Miss AI pointed to the ear of the elven knight who was walking in front of them.

"That's the logo. Every genetically synthetic person has the same traits. ”

...... It turns out that the "long ears" of the elves actually came from like this?!

"Didn't they get the human rights they did you did?"

Richard wanted to stroke his chin, but he forcibly held back.

"It sounds to me that people in your time still treated them like slaves."

Regardless of the androids for the time being, their intelligence level is synchronized with the processor or the AI on the chip; But since even the development of highly intelligent AI has the potential to acquire human rights, what about genetically synthesized people? Not only do they have their own bodies, but they also have the same "soul" as humans......

"Yes, I think the humans of that era made a stupid mistake. Later historians mostly agreed with this view. ”

Miss Real Name replied with a blank face.

"Either you don't create new life from the beginning, and if you want to create, then don't be like God, and create a race that is the same or close to your own, and if you break this rule, you will inevitably be punished. …… Of course, I don't think this mistake is surprising to the human race. ”

“...... Isn't it because the genetically synthesized people are finally rebelling? ”

Richard immediately thought of the unfolding of conspiracy theories. This is quite common in science fiction stories depicting events in the future: android androids, clones, awakening to their sense of rebellion, starting a revolution, and finally raising the flag against their creator.

"No, not yet."

Miss Real Name shook her head.

"It's just that synths gained the ability to reproduce in an accident. It is said that a group of scientists who sympathize with the situation of synths helped them complete the physical adjustment. Of course, there is a limit to this acquired genetic modification, and although they can produce offspring through the mating of the same family, the probability of success is still very low. ”

"But that alone has caused widespread panic. In the end, according to the Earth government's departmental countermeasures meeting and referendum, the production of genetic synthetics was stopped, and all production lines were blocked and destroyed. ”

"Synths that have been purchased by citizens will continue to retain and dispose of them until they cease to function due to natural causes; The remaining unsold synths were not disposed of for humanitarian reasons, and were instead exiled to an area that had been abandoned due to extensive geomorphological modifications. ”