This is the distant and remote planet of Captan......

More than 500 years ago, the "Golden Sun" spacecraft successfully reached this star field, bringing interstellar colonists from the solar system.

None of the planets here have given birth to any living beings, and the humans of the Golden Sun have certainly not encountered any alien civilizations.

Unfortunately, this branch of humanity was hit by a political revolution that led to a massive civil war that greatly slowed down the development of the planet.

These painful memories are already the story of 300 years ago, the older generation is gradually dying, and the new generation takes over the torch and leads the entire civilization to continue to move forward.

After more than 300 years of smooth development, this star field is like another "solar system", from the mineral mining point of the mining planet, to the interstellar shipyard of the main planet, and then to the nuclear fuel industrial base of the gaseous planet.

You can even see a huge global accelerator on the surface of a planet!

The only difference from the earth's civilization is that this civilization is younger, more energetic, and more poetic in yearning for distant places......

“…… About the genetic modification program for the next generation? ”

In one office, several senior leaders and scientists from the scientific agenda are discussing something.

"Yes, Mr. Captain. Three hundred years have passed since the public welfare system was realized, and according to public opinion polls, most people want our next generation to be smarter, more creative, and not much resistant to genetic adjustment......"

"With a certain degree of screening and adjustment during the zygote period, then the next generation of children will undoubtedly be smarter, and it is expected that the overall intelligence will be increased by 11%, which is a huge progress, far faster than natural screening."

The gray-haired old gentleman, who was also the captain of the ship at the time, Xu Peng, listened to the complete plan and asked cautiously: "Although all of us humans no longer give birth on their own. However, the sperm and eggs in the artificial hatchery are still donated by citizens in the society. ”

"I still have a few key points to ask......"

"The first is that when the genes are adjusted, they will move closer to the BIA genome sequence, right?"

The young man immediately replied, "Yes, it is." ”

So, will there be problems with donated sperm and eggs in genetically adjusted humans? After modification, the genes of the entire human system will not collapse within a few decades, but if it is reproduced in thousands of years, tens of thousands of years, the entire genetic system will have problems, and it will be even more difficult to adjust it back. Could this be the case? ”

"Captain, according to the samples that are available, there are no problems for the time being. However, the current experiment has only lasted until the fifth generation, and it is unclear whether there will be problems after tens or hundreds of generations in the future. ”

"And genetic modification does reduce genetic diversity, which is another risk...... Alas, if only we could find more high-quality genomes. As for the human intelligence, how to improve, the progress of research is too slow. ”

Xu Peng was silent and did not reply for a while.

The reason why we are in a hurry to improve our overall IQ is because the development of science is becoming more and more difficult and slow.

In addition, the entire civilization is also controlling the number of the population and keeping it at a suitable point. If it weren't for the level of genius of the whole people, it would really be a bit unsustainable. However, blindly expanding the population will lead to a decline in mobility, which is something that the upper echelons of civilization do not want to see.

And long-term stagnation will inevitably lead to the loss of spiritual ideals and fighting spirit. Humanity can only rely on the fruits of victory to keep whipping itself forward.

But what is a headache is that human understanding of genes is still in a state of half-understanding. That's the biggest part of the problem, you can't move forward or go back.

"So be it...... For the time being, the number of people piloting the BIA genome cannot exceed 5% of the total population. ”

Xu Peng pondered for a long time and sighed, "There are still ...... We've found the means to harness the cosmic strings, and it's time to explore the outside world. There are always more powerful alien civilizations in this universe, and our problems may be just a piece of cake for them......"

"Even if this kind of external exploration is very risky......"

He looked up in the direction of kic8462852, Tabi Star.

The Dyson sphere, which is there, proudly announces the destruction of the "law of the dark forest" to the entire galaxy, and declares that "the universe can communicate".

If this Dyson sphere had not been discovered, it would have been possible for humanity to remain hiding in its own gentle country, arrogantly fantasizing that it is the only intelligent life in the universe.

"Captain, about the plans for external exploration. We need a powerful starfleet, from the main ship, to the military spacecraft, which will take decades to build. ”

Xu Peng nodded: "The people will definitely support this plan." ”

"We also need to start developing talent now."

"The content of education in schools needs to be adjusted."

In the midst of such a heated discussion, suddenly, the door of the office opened, and a young man from the secretarial department walked in.

With a hint of excitement, he exclaimed, "Mr. Captain! ”

"What's the urgency?"

"It's not a rush." The young man hurriedly said: "Theoretically, Gliese 581 has received the message we sent in the past few hours! It is not known if the people on the Earth Age received this information...... I don't know if they still exist, will they reply to us? ”

"If they get it, they should be very excited!"

Information?

Xu Peng was stunned for a moment, and then realized that this was already a grand event more than 20 years ago.

Yes, the starry sky is so huge, it takes twenty or thirty years for the other party to receive a message, so that most people have forgotten about it.

He sighed: "Even if you want to get back to us, it will take you twenty or thirty years to reach our planet......"

"I don't think it's going to be so soon, maybe another hundred or two hundred years." Another scientist said: "Earth Age has only been 100 years since it arrived at Gliese 581, right?" Even if they don't suffer setbacks, this time is still not enough to develop themselves, where will the productive forces build a large electromagnetic wave emitting device? ”

"Let's make a bet, two hundred years."

"Lao Yu, you may not live for two hundred years."

"Then one hundred and fifty years, what's the stake, let me think about ......"

A group of people even made a bet on it, but none of them were less than a hundred years old. Because even the Golden Age, it took so long to develop, before there was enough redundant productivity to launch information.

It's a life-long gamble.

Xu Peng sighed again, "Yes, it's okay to reply later...... I just hope that our information can be helpful to them. ”

I also hope that in my lifetime, I can wait for the news of the Earth Era.

Even if you lose the bet...... It's good.

In the vast universe, if you really know that there is another branch of humanity, it is really a very warm thing......

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