Naoya Kudo looked at the genetic sequences of lunar bacteria.

"Did you find anything?" Wise? Hernandez asked.

"No, we've only found this kind of lunar creature at the moment, and there are too few genetic samples, so I need to do some knockout experiments."

Wise? Hernandez also knows that it is not so simple to figure out the function of genes of a single lunar creature: "Can the equipment here meet the needs of your experiments?" ”

"Yes." Naoya Kudo began to write and draw on the tablet, and the genetic sequences of the lunar bacteria were divided.

Although it is a gene knockout, it is not a random knock, but it needs to be planned, and various experimental protocols must be designed to compare the difference between the bacterial knockout gene fragment and the original strain.

Wise? Hernandez gives Naoya Kudo a hand.

Working together, the two quickly developed a protocol and identified 50 gene fragments that needed to be knocked out.

To ensure accuracy, they prepared 100 experimental strains at the same time for each knockout of a single gene fragment.

After more than three hours of busyness, it took 100 samples of the first gene fragment to be completed, and Nao Kudo breathed a sigh of relief: "Whew...... Lack of manpower! ”

"There is no way, there are only 24 people in the Copernicus base, I hope some more people can be added in the future!" Wise? Hernandez was also helpless.

The two of them went to the rest chamber next to the experimental module.

Naoya Kudo opened the refrigerator, took a bottle of vitamin energy drink, and took a big sip: "The matter of increasing manpower is estimated to be hopeless in the near future." ”

He is very familiar with the planning of the space division, and the number of permanent employees at the Copernicus base is actually quite large.

In order to take care of the astronauts' lives and avoid psychological problems, they all worked on the moon for two months and then returned to Earth to recuperate for four months.

Naoya Kudo and others are the third batch of employees stationed in the month, and in about 24 days, they will return to Earth for vacation.

"I heard that the quasi-gravity on the space station can no longer feel the obvious gradient difference after the rotating arm reaches a length of 500 meters, and it may be possible to use this method to live in outer space for a long time in the future."

Putting down the bottle, Naoya Kudo shook his head: "I estimate that this quasi-gravity system will take at least 5 to 10 years before it can be applied on a large scale." ”

"Why?" Wise? Hernandez was puzzled.

"Safety, after all, there is a difference between centrifugal force and gravity, and the company definitely needs to evaluate whether this direction will affect the human body, which requires long-term observation."

Wise? After taking a sip of iced milk tea, Hernandez leaned back on the sofa and glanced at the large screen on one side, which was broadcasting today's news.

Suddenly, he saw a piece of news about the Earth Alliance, and then he smiled and said, "The Earth Alliance will launch three spacecraft to land on the moon next month, and it seems that they are going to be neighbors with us." ”

Naoya Kudo glanced at it: "Their landing site is at the south pole of the moon?" It's really radical. ”

"Let's congratulate them on their success!" Wise? Hernandez said, picking up the milk tea bottle.

"Let's hope something doesn't happen!" Although Naoya Kudo looked down on the technology of the Earth Alliance, he was not so dark as to curse the other party's spacecraft for problems.

Homo sapiens doesn't really care about the development of space technology.

Mainly because of the technological gap between the two sides, the Earth Alliance can grit its teeth and build a lunar base, but they definitely have no way to open up the moon.

If Homo sapiens really wants to deal with the spacecraft of the Earth Alliance, not to mention that the Earth Alliance is going to build a lunar base, even if their spacecraft is going out of the atmosphere, the Homo sapiens company can make it difficult for the other party to move an inch.

Naoya Kudo found another news report about spaceflight: "Huh? Venus's Cloud Palace project has begun? ”

"Cloud Palace Project?" Wise? Hernandez recalled, and finally searched for relevant memory fragments in the memory corner: "Is it the cloud palace that is planned to be built above the atmosphere of Venus?" ”

"Well, there should be no problem with technology, the concentration of gas in the atmosphere of Venus is much higher than that of the Earth's atmosphere, and it is still possible to use vacuum airship technology to build a floating cloud palace."

"I remember that Venus's gravity index is about the same as that of Earth, right?"

Kudo Naoya nodded: "Yes, Venus is actually more suitable for humans than Mars, after all, the gravity is almost the same, and the gravity of Mars is lower." ”

Wise? Hernandez's bottle of milk tea was drunk: "Hiccup...... However, the main components of Venus's atmosphere are carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide, which are too corrosive to spacecraft. ”

"It's just a small problem."

"Compared to Venus and Mars, I am actually more optimistic about Jupiter, this planet has a lot of natural satellites, and the resources on it are very rich."

Kudo Naoya smiled and shook his head: "Jupiter is too far away, and the manned spacecraft has no way to use nuclear explosion propulsion, so the distance is a big problem." ”

"I heard that the headquarters plans to build a mass projector on the far side of the moon, and it should be possible to shorten the time to travel to Jupiter by then." Wise? Hernandez stood up: "Keep experimenting!" ”

"No problem."

The two of them entered the experimental chamber again and continued the experiment.

After knocking out certain gene fragments, they began trying to breed these new lunar bacteria.

For a week, the two of them conducted 14 sets of experiments and knocked out 14 related gene fragments.

During this period, those lunar bacteria that had their gene fragments knocked out also exhibited a different picture.

Some die directly, some grow uncontrollably, and some divide much slower.

By analyzing these conditions, Naoya Kudo and Wise gained a preliminary understanding of the genetic fragments of some lunar bacteria and the biological functions they represented.

The function of several of these gene segments made Wise ecstatic, because these gene fragments evolved specifically to adapt to the gravity of the moon.

If these genes are inserted into the genetic sequences of the earth's organisms, it may be possible to make the biosynthetic strains more adaptable to the gravity of the moon.

After reading the analysis report, Wise sighed: "Whew! Or is the sample too single. ”

"If you don't expand the scope of exploration, find a few hot fountains as a base point, and dig underground aquifers around the perimeter, you may not be able to find other lunar life." Naoya Kudo suggested.

"Expanding the scope of exploration?" Wise scratched his head wrapped in his hazmat suit.

Wise didn't have much to say about expanding the scope of exploration, the only trouble was that the Copernicus base was understaffed at this time.

Naoya Kudo continued: "We can divide and work together, I continue to study lunar bacteria, and you go to the underground aquifer of the thermal fountain. ”

"Is that so? It's good. Wise nodded.

While the two of them were talking about how to improvise, something was happening on the other side of the planet.

With the arrival of August in the second year of Galaxy, the extreme weather on the earth has not decreased, but has become more and more intense.

Floods, typhoons, droughts, and freezes are staged all over the world.

Under the devastation of extreme weather, many small shrimps have also been forced into a desperate predicament.

Even if the four major forces continue to give loans and assistance to these small shrimps in the marginal world, they still have not alleviated the panic of these small shrimps.

However, the sudden explosion of another incident caused a big problem in North America's grain all of a sudden.