After Zhu Jingyuan made a decision, Daming took action in all aspects.

On the one hand, the construction of an unprecedented fleet of spaceships was immediately underway, and a large-scale mobile residential station was built over Europa.

On the one hand, in the name of Zhu Jingyuan, he directly notified the old people in the world who were still alive over 100 years old.

Ask them if they would like to transform into mechanical bodies and follow His Majesty the Grand Duke Emperor into space to explore the unknown galaxy of the Star Sea.

At the same time, he began to make special bodies for Zhu Jingyuan and the people around him, who had been determined to transform into mechanical bodies.

Zhu Jingyuan has been dormant all these years, and most of his original concubines are also dormant.

Zhu Jingyuan's purpose of hibernation was to see the future situation of the Ming Dynasty.

But to outsiders, this is obviously waiting for technological progress and expecting the opportunity to live forever.

Zhu Jianyan also said at the beginning that when Zhu Jingyuan is old, the situation may change, and there may be a chance to live forever.

Zhu Jingyuan didn't care much at the time, but he didn't expect that he would indeed get this kind of opportunity now.

The concubines in Zhu Jingyuan's harem didn't want to die early.

If the royal family can provide dormant resources and options, they are willing to accept this "perk" and look forward to rejuvenating in the future.

Subsequent medical and cellular surgery techniques are also constantly being updated, and they have all survived until now.

This situation is also very common among the people, and a large number of aristocratic old people rely on immortality, waiting for the continued progress of science and technology to allow them to continue to live.

Now these people are awakened and ready to change their mechanical bodies, and they can obtain true mechanical immortality.

It's just that as long as you change your body, you have to follow the Grand Duke Emperor out of the earth.

Judy Lanan listened to her father's arrangement, and didn't want to stay on Earth anymore, so she directly decided to go to space with her father.

Zhu Xianzhan also wanted to follow his father and grandfather, but was pressed by Zhu Di Lan.

Let him continue to sit on Earth for a while, and wait until he is at least one hundred and twenty years old before changing his mechanical body.

Then he led the next generation of collective old men who replaced their mechanical bodies to catch up with Zhu Jingyuan's first exploration fleet.

At the beginning of March 2163 in the imperial calendar.

Preparations for the large-scale consciousness transfer project of Yingzhou Laboratory have been completed.

The mechanical bodies of Zhu Jingyuan and other important personnel have also been officially built and inspected.

After Zhu Jingyuan received the news, before officially leaving for the Yingzhou laboratory, he first arranged his "aftermath".

After the transfer of his consciousness, he should be regarded as dead in the clan and the court.

Your own tablet should go directly to the Jongmyo Temple.

He no longer interfered in the affairs of the Ming court in any form.

Judy Lanthanum and other children and grandchildren, as well as all other people who have transferred consciousness, are treated to the same standard.

The body that remains after the transfer of consciousness continues to remain dormant, but must not be reawakened.

Until his body officially died, he was frozen and sent to his imperial mausoleum for burial.

It is up to them to decide whether or not other people's bodies continue to be preserved.

May 1, 2163 in the imperial calendar.

Yingzhou Laboratory.

Zhu Jingyuan was lying in a specially prepared dormant warehouse.

The body is connected with a dense special cable.

At the other end of the cable is a body very similar to the middle-aged Zhu Jingyuan, which looks like a real person.

It's just that Zhu Jingyuan knows that it is a complete mechanical structure.

All the parts on the body will be directly removed and replaced, and they can be directly connected to various mechanical equipment of the current Daming.

It is possible to operate computers or military equipment or even spaceships directly through the consciousness field.

Zhu Jingyuan said that after he was ready, the prepared medicine was pushed into his body.

The liquid spread in his body, and Zhu Jingyuan felt that his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, similar to the feeling of sleepiness when he was about to enter sleep.

If it is dormant, when the feeling of sleepiness hits, it will want to sleep, and the consciousness will quickly blur, and eventually it will lose sensation.

But this time, the consciousness was not blurred, but became clearer and clearer.

It seems that I am already very tired and want to sleep, but there is something very important that prevents me from sleeping.

It seems that there is some kind of special power that swells inside one's body.

The body seems to be bound by something invisible, so my will instinctively wants to break free.

Zhu Jingyuan remembered the precautions that the craftsmen said, in this case, it is necessary to concentrate willpower.

Then, as if there was a slight electric current, it quickly flowed through his body.

The cables on my body seemed to come alive.

I can feel their presence even if I don't need to see them with my eyes or feel the skin on the surface of my body.

The energy in the body seems to have found an outlet as well.

Rushing towards those cables.

And his own perception ability also rushed towards the unknown ahead with the energy entering the cable.

But energy and perception soon entered a void.

A void where there is nothing.

I don't feel anything here.

But the energy continued to pour outward, pouring into the void, and then dissipating into the boundless void.

Zhu Jingyuan's consciousness, which was already feeling sleepy, became more exhausted as the flow of these energies, as if he was about to faint directly.

The craftsmen and doctors who were waiting next to them looked at the state of Zhu Jingyuan's consciousness field and pressed the button on the device.

Zhu Jingyuan's ears were hallucinating, and it seemed that countless big bells were ringing frantically.

His consciousness slowly became more awake with the voice.

The feeling of wanting to faint is gone.

But the mind and consciousness felt more exhausted at the same time.

It was as if he had not slept for three days and three nights, and had been training in the barracks for three days and three nights in a row.

The energy in his body swelled again, pouring into the void that seemed to have no boundaries at all at an even faster speed.

But that feeling is unreal.

With the continuous passage of time and energy, Zhu Jingyuan slowly sensed the boundary of that space.

It's not really like there's nothing in the space.

His own consciousness discovered various mechanical structures and discovered a large number of quantum computing nodes.

They seem to be able to manipulate them, but they are cold, as if their bodies are frozen, and there is no response at all.

That space was gradually filled with the energy in his body.

The space of his own body and the huge space seem to be connected together.

The speed of energy flow in the body also begins to slow down.

Zhu Jingyuan had fully understood at this time that the empty space was his mechanical body.

I'm going to live there in the future.

If Zhu Jingyuan was completely awake, he should have thought of this a long time ago.

But in his current state, Zhu Jingyuan is not thinking with his brain, but using his consciousness field to sense and explore things on his body.

It's like a child confirming what their hands and feet are.

Zhu Jingyuan's consciousness field completely covered the mechanical body, and his consciousness finally realized what it was.

When you realize this, the first stage of consciousness transfer is complete.

Sure enough, Zhu Jingyuan heard the voice of the craftsman in his ears:

"Your Majesty, your consciousness field has completely covered the mechanical body, and you are about to be injected with a sleep aid drug, please prepare to enter hibernation."

Zhu Jingyuan subconsciously wanted to move his mouth to speak, but found that this action seemed to be extremely difficult.

His lips and tongue seem to have become unusually heavy, as if they are no longer growing on him, and he is not very controlled by himself.

Zhu Jingyuan immediately realized that this was also what the craftsmen had said, the size of the body covered by the consciousness field doubled, and the unit energy field naturally became thinner, and the control over the original body weakened.

Zhu Jingyuan worked hard for a whole minute before he said one word:

"Okay—"

The craftsmen waited for Zhu Jingyuan to answer in person, to confirm that Zhu Jingyuan's consciousness was still awake and there was still no obvious damage.

In fact, the medicine has been prepared for a long time.

Now receiving Zhu Jingyuan's response, the craftsmen pressed the button on the operating table, and the machine automatically injected the medicine into Zhu Jingyuan's body.

Zhu Jingyuan once again felt unprecedented sleepiness.

Then consciousness quickly became blurred as well.

"Finally freed ......"

Zhu Jingyuan instinctively sighed in his heart, and then completely lost consciousness.

When Zhu Jingyuan woke up again, his consciousness became unusually clear.

The perception, which had become increasingly blurry, became unusually clear.

Although I didn't open my eyes immediately, I already had a general picture of my surroundings in my mind.

The scenes are vague and gray, but the outlines of various devices and people can be seen, as well as the more obvious details.

Zhu Jingyuan immediately realized that this was the function of the detection equipment on the mechanical body.

When Zhu Jingyuan opened his eyes, what appeared in his mind was an unusually clear but somewhat distorted picture.

Zhu Jingyuan had an inexplicable feeling that the world was spinning, and subconsciously exchanged his mouths:

"Someone ...... coming"

Seeing Zhu Jingyuan's reaction, Zhu Xianzhan, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, immediately brought two young craftsmen over to help Zhu Jingyuan:

"Grandpa be careful......"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, dizziness is normal at this time......"

Zhu Xianzhan and a craftsman helped Zhu Jingyuan sit up on the bed, and another craftsman raised the back of the bed and let Zhu Jingyuan rest on it

Then the two craftsmen continued to explain the current situation to Zhu Jingyuan here:

"Your Majesty, the human visual system is unreal, it is a picture rendered by the brain that makes human beings feel natural.

"Now that the mechanical body has been replaced, the real picture that can be observed is real.

"Consciousness still instinctively adapts to the original rendered picture, but feels that the current real picture is unreal or even distorted.

"But this is the result of the transfer that has just been completed and has not yet fully adapted.

"Take a break and look at the pictures from various perspectives, and you should be able to get used to it slowly."

Zhu Jingyuan did feel much better, and after his consciousness cleared up, the distorted and unreal feeling was rapidly fading.

Then Zhu Jingyuan observed the world with a new body with a little curiosity.

Sure enough, I soon found that the colors and details I could see were much richer than before.

And then I soon found that my body was obviously full of power, and my thinking speed reached an incredible level.

However, I still felt tired, felt extremely heavy, and felt like I wanted to lie down and continue sleeping.

The craftsman next to him looked at Zhu Jingyuan's reaction, and continued to explain and reassure him on the side:

"Your Majesty relaxes, after just changing your body, your consciousness needs to adjust to your new body, just like a child learning to walk.

"But adults are much more resilient than children, and the process usually takes only a few days.

"The more important issue is to continue to recuperate mentally for a period of time to come, mainly through slow exercise and enhanced consciousness.

"With a stronger consciousness field, match and manipulate mechanical bodies that are far more complex and powerful than human bodies."

After all, Zhu Jingyuan is an old man over 100 years old, and he is still the emperor who once unified the world, and he has seen a lot of various situations.

Even without these explanations, I can calm down quickly:

"I see, you don't have to worry, I'll get used to it......"

Then Zhu Jingyuan turned his face and looked at the other side of his body.

In the translucent hibernation pod, a body that could still be considered alive lay quietly inside.

It was my body, and I had lived there for more than 150 years.

Now it's like a cicada without a soul.

Zhu Xianzhan noticed Zhu Jingyuan's gaze, and also said in an uncertain tone:

"Grandpa...... Let's ......"

Zhu Jingyuan waved his hand:

"Deal with ...... according to my arrangement in Jingshi"

Zhu Xianzhan could only agree:

"Grandson understands ......"

Zhu Jingyuan recuperates his body in Yingzhou Laboratory and undergoes comprehensive testing and maintenance every day.

Observation confirms that the consciousness field remains stable and slowly builds up to adapt to the new body.

The mechanical body mimics the structure of the human body as much as possible.

At the same time, the complex intelligent machine itself is designed to mimic living organisms.

There are complete whole-body sensors, as well as systems to maintain the body's internal and external temperatures.

There are also a lot of special structural designs to achieve some meaningless human movements.

The ha-qi action is a warming signal, which will cause the body temperature to rise slightly.

Faster gasping is a cooling signal that causes the body's cooling system to work more frequently.

But after all, it is a device made of machinery, and its functions are much more than that of the human body.

All kinds of electronic devices used in human society are fully integrated into such a body.

If you want to take pictures and videos, you can use your eyes, if you want to record directly with your ears, analyze the taste and air composition, and of course, use your nose directly.

If you want to make a phone call or connect to the Internet, you can simply close your eyes and operate virtually through the consciousness field.

Many habits of life in human times are meaningless after becoming machines.

Maybe it's more convenient, maybe it's not working anymore.

The more important thing is to accept that you are no longer human, but an existence that uses a set of mechanical structures to live.

Even if you are not a life, whether your identity in human society has become a dead person is something that needs to be considered and recognized.

The people around Zhu Jingyuan are also completing their body replacement one after another.

People over 100 years old from all over the world are also constantly being sent to Yingzhou Laboratory.

Undergo a physical examination and conditioning, and then prepare to change the mechanical body.

A month later, on the morning of April 3, Zhu Jingyuan, several of his concubines and children walked outdoors in the laboratory.

Chat with a new youthful body and restore the family affection that seems to have been separated for decades.

At the same time, I can enjoy the scenery with a new body and a new vision.

At this time, a ship slowly approached the dock from far and near.

After the gangway was set up, one after another automatic machine stretchers were guided off the ship and sent to the laboratory in the back.

Zhu Jingyuan walked over to take a look, and immediately heard a lot of greetings.

Then suddenly I heard a voice that was extremely old and weak, but also extremely resolute called:

"Your Majesty—Is it Your Majesty—"

Zhu Jingyuan followed the prestige, and in the subsistence compartment on an automatic stretcher, an old man with almost nothing left was left of his skin and bones.

Zhu Jingyuan walked over and asked:

"Are you...... Are I a former courtier......"

The old man trembled and muttered:

"Old minister...... The old minister is Lin ...... Lin Zexu, ah......"

Zhu Jingyuan was taken aback:

"Lao Lin...... You're still alive......"

Lin Zexu confirmed Zhu Jingyuan's identity, and his emotions were obviously a little excited, and he muttered intermittently:

"Thanks to Your Majesty's Hongfu, the old minister is still alive, and the court won't let the old minister die, haha-

"Your Majesty...... For more than 100 years...... Always treat the ministers well, the ministers are actually ...... In fact, he has already died without regrets......

"However, since Your Majesty has bigger plans, the minister also hopes to be able to do more for Your Majesty.

"Lao Chen also wants to ...... I want to go to heaven and see ......."

Zhu Jingyuan looked at Lin Zexu and was about to die, grabbed his hand and comforted him:

"Good, good...... Lao Lin Ling is also good, for the Ming Dynasty, for the world for more than 100 years, haha......

"I'll take you with me, I'll definitely take you away, and Lao Guan, Lao Niu, let's go to the heavens to fight for another five hundred years.

"So you hurry up and stop talking, you're going to die suddenly here, but you won't have a chance to go with me.

"After changing bodies, if you want to talk, you have time, so let's go in quickly."

Lin Zexu hurriedly nodded excitedly:

"The minister understands...... Understand ......"

Zhu Jingyuan also instructed the people next to him:

"Hurry up and send it to the custody unit, be sure to ensure the safety of Lao Lin......"

The people around immediately agreed, and sent Lin Zexu, who was still excited, into the ward.

Zhu Jingyuan looked at Lin Zexu's shadow, and subconsciously wanted to sigh.

And then I really finished the sighing action.

The sighing action of this mechanical body is designed to actively do a gas cooling signal.

In the following days, Zhu Jingyuan often walked around the island where the laboratory was located to see the old people who were sent there.

Talk to people who have been impressed, so that they can go to the examination with peace of mind.

I made an appointment to live in space in the future.

Zhu Jingyuan actually wanted to go to other regions of the earth to have a look.

But considering his identity, considering that he has completed the transformation of his body.

In line with the idea of sticking to his own philosophy, he continued to stay on the island where the laboratory was located.

This life went on for almost seven years.

At the end of 2070 in the Emperor's Gregorian calendar, the large spaceship and the Ganymede residential station were basically completed.

Zhu Jingyuan took his wife, concubine, and children, as well as his old courtiers, friends, and relatives who were still alive, and took an aerospace plane into space.

Zhu Jingyuan's current mechanical body was designed with the needs of direct activities in space in mind.

Theoretically, it is possible to be directly exposed to space without wearing protective clothing.

However, in order to facilitate the movement and avoid unnecessary problems, the simplest protective equipment will still be worn.

It just doesn't need to be as complicated as a human and looks like an ordinary training uniform.

Coupled with a small-scale external propulsion device, it can move freely in space within a certain range.

After Zhu Jingyuan entered space, he took a large group of family members and subordinates and left the spacecraft with auxiliary thrusters controlled by consciousness.

Everyone floated in space and circled the Earth.

For the first and last time, the form of the mother star that gave birth to life was observed and recorded "with my own eyes" from space.

In the future, everyone will continue to stay away from this homeland.

After a lap around the globe, the group returned to the ship and joined up with the large spaceship that was ready.

Spent the New Year of the year 2170 in the imperial calendar on a spaceship close to the earth.

On the 11th day of the first month of 2170, on the first working day, the spacecraft officially started its engines and headed for the orbit of Jupiter, hundreds of millions of kilometers away.

In the next few decades, the mechanical body Ming people led by Zhu Jingyuan will live around Jupiter.

The mechanically structured body no longer needs human food at all, and as long as there is enough energy, it can survive forever.

Until technology enters a state of extreme mass consumption, the energy of human society is temporarily almost unlimited.

The maintenance materials required by the mechanical body are mainly several metals and some polymer materials.

Jupiter's moons are rich in hydrocarbons, which can be used as raw materials for the synthesis of polymer materials and supplement the maintenance materials of the mechanical masters.

The required metal raw materials can be obtained from the asteroid belt.

In this way, the mechanical body of the inhabiting station in Jupiter's orbit basically does not need any supplies from the earth, and can basically operate independently.

However, Jupiter's inhabitants will continue to keep their scientific information in sync with Earth.

The common scientific research goal of both sides has been focused on continuing to increase the speed of spacecraft and finding technologies that can span long distances and space.

You don't need to get those super sci-fi nature of the chrono engine.

As long as the spaceship can reach one-tenth of the speed of light, Zhu Jingyuan will officially set sail.

Embark on a journey to the distant sea of stars.

"The End of the Book"

(End of chapter)