Chapter 129 Cloning Technology, Chen Ming’s Thoughts
"Clone?"
Brilliant's answer reminded Chen Ming of this technology that he knew clearly but had never associated with psychic energy.
It is true that if Chen Ming's spiritual nerve is really extracted, it will not be particularly good no matter who he transplants it to.
Even if it is transplanted, in a practical sense, it will be the same as Chen Ming now. It is simply a change of the soup without changing the medicine.
So if you think about it carefully, it is indeed the most appropriate choice to brainwash a person who thinks completely about afterglow.
As for the origin of this "person".
It's too expensive to snatch children from humans and raise them.
Yuhui doesn't have the ability to predict the future. It's impossible for him to grab a baby more than ten or twenty years in advance and keep it, just waiting for Chen Ming's day.
So clones that can be quickly cultivated and mass-produced at will seem to be the best choice.
Chen Ming had heard many rumors about mental patients in some mental hospital using some equipment to adjust their personalities and instill memories.
Even if Yu Hui actually had this type of equipment, he wouldn't find it strange at all.
However, although human cloning does have some advantages, Chen Ming remembered that human cloning technology is now completely prohibited in the empire.
And it seems that cloning technology has been banned for some years.
Chen Ming couldn't remember where or from whom he had heard that the reason for the ban on cloning technology seemed to be not only ethical issues, but also a particularly serious accident in a certain cloning experiment.
That's why the entire technology was strictly prohibited by the empire, and it was banned in the true sense, not just in name like the Afterglow Core.
Chen Ming still remembers one thing that can prove this.
About fifty or sixty years ago, there was a fairly developed commercial company within the empire, which was involved in almost everything from military products to people's daily necessities.
Such a business giant, such a behemoth, was discovered because they secretly engaged in cloning technology, and all relevant responsible persons were held accountable.
At least three hundred people died alone, either company executives or researchers who actually conducted cloning experiments, with more of the latter.
Everyone was judged in accordance with the imperial laws one by one and compared with the past, without any mistakes or omissions.
There are countless others in the company who are in jail indefinitely.
The entire company disintegrated in an instant.
The remaining parts of the company were divided among other companies.
Sinda Company, which was still a small company at the time, also developed around that time.
And from that time on, all cloning technology and cloning experiments in the empire were completely banned in the true sense.
Many forces that are actually doing research in this area privately are trying to find ways to pick people out and take the initiative to report themselves, leaving a way out for themselves before the empire's laws.
The imperial officials, who originally wanted to kill chickens to scare monkeys, cut off the wrists of strong men, and completely eradicate the research and development of cloning technology, naturally did not be too harsh on the companies that later surrendered.
The heads of companies that go too far with just a few of their cloning experiments may be stuck for a few years.
Generally speaking, there are only some minor penalties such as fines.
In the end, the empire's purpose was clearly achieved, and the cloning technology was finally sorted out. Moreover, this major reshuffle unexpectedly restored some vitality to the empire, which had stagnated in its rapid development.
Although these decades have passed, the period of rapid development brought about by the opportunities created by internal purges has been completely submerged in the tide of the times.
But this incident has been used as a model to educate young children throughout the empire for many years.
Chen Ming remembered that in his previous biology class, there was a special class that covered these contents. I don’t know if he has continued it now, but there is a high probability that it is still there.
That's why Chen Ming didn't react for a moment when he heard Huihuang mention cloning, and that's why he didn't think about it, and that's why he was so surprised.
Humans have stopped cloning humans for various reasons, but Yuhui is still doing it?
To know the reason for the ban on cloning technology within the empire, judging from the severity of the punishment after discovery, it is definitely not because of ethical problems, but for some more dangerous reasons.
Otherwise, there is absolutely nothing that can stop an autocratic empire from doing all kinds of things for the sake of development.
Yuhui is from human beings, and he still dares to do this despite knowing this situation, and he doesn’t know why.
And eager Chen Ming suddenly thought of a question.
A question that he had never thought of or would not think about when he was not a psyker.
Can psykers also be cloned?
Can it?
Chen Ming felt that he was definitely not the first to think of this problem, and there were definitely people who had thought of this problem before him and had already made attempts in this regard.
So he suddenly combined the Human Empire's absolute ban on cloning technology with the cloning of psykers.
There must be some deep, dangerous connection behind this.
It is possible that something unexpected happened during the process of cloning psykers that led to the current situation in the empire.
After all, psionic energy is a complex thing, and God knows what kind of reaction will happen if cloning technology and psykers are mixed together.
So Chen Ming directly asked Hui Hui, who obviously had the right to speak: "So you Yuhui want to clone a psyker like me?"
"Yes, not entirely. We have indeed obtained your genes and are already carrying out the cloning process."
"But based on our research on psychic powers, cloning psychics is 100% impossible."
Huihuang's statement with such certainty made Chen Ming couldn't help but ask: "Have you ever cloned a psyker?"
"That's not true, but when we were independent from mankind, we also took away a lot of mankind's technology, data and achievements in various industries."
“Among them are many experimental data on cloning technology and cloning technology that had not been banned at that time.”
"It can be known from these experimental data."
"Psychics themselves can indeed be cloned, and the cloned person will have exactly the same genetic expression as the person himself."
"But the awakening of a psyker's spiritual energy has nothing to do with human genes itself. The cloned person is not a psyker, but an ordinary person."
Huihuang explained what it just said: "I recorded this content in those data."
"Humanity has actively attempted to awaken psychic powers on the clones of these cloned psykers."
"It was found that these clones can indeed awaken, but the success rate of psychic awakening is no different from that of normal people."
"And the awakened spiritual energy has almost nothing to do with the cloned object."
"Just like acquired experience determines whether a person has the potential to become a psyker and determines the type of psionic energy."
After explaining the matter of cloning psykers, Huihuang said to Chen Ming seriously: "So if I just want to transplant your spiritual nerve, then I only need an ordinary clone. There is no need to use yours."
"Instill the knowledge that this clone should know and the memory of being a member of Yuhui, implant it into the spiritual nerve, and then it's over."
"But the reason why they chose to clone your genes that they just obtained some time ago is mainly because the individual responsible for this research wants to try to clone a psyker like you personally."
"Although it has been recorded that psykers cannot be cloned, there are always individuals who want to try."
"If there are results, your clone will be a more suitable choice than others to transplant your spiritual nerves."
It sounds like there's nothing wrong with it. It's normal that cloning technology can't clone psykers.
Otherwise, the human empire should have been overrun with psykers long ago, so how could it be possible to prohibit the development of cloning technology.
However, Chen Ming still had a vague feeling that the empire's ban on cloning technology must be related to the cloning of psykers.
"I always feel it's a bit unreliable. I've never heard that you Yuhui have conducted experiments in this area, and I've never seen clones piloting human spaceships on the battlefield."
"How many years have you been independent? Can the technology of the previous era still be used today?"
Huihuang replied: "In fact, we have been using human cloning technology and making progress in research."
"There have indeed been some practical results over the years, but the actual number of uses is relatively small."
"And not in terms of combat, but in terms of scientific research."
"Our Yuhui technology mainly relies on advanced individuals for research and development themselves."
"Although it has the advantage of having extremely strong computing power compared to humans, it also has disadvantages. Each individual may be constrained by his or her own thinking, leading to a dead end in research."
"That's why we clone humans and rely on human thinking and creativity to assist advanced individuals in scientific research."
"Coupled with the fact that there are still some human scientists who have escaped to us sporadically over the years, our clones can also have a normal space for growth and teaching."
"There will be no negative problems caused by instilling memory and personality."
Well...
What Hui Hui said made Chen Ming a little difficult to evaluate.
After all, he is also a human being, and it always feels strange to him to be talking about these things with Huihuang.
So he changed the topic and asked: "Speaking of which, what if the clone who wanted to transplant my spiritual nerve was really brainwashed and was solely thinking about Yuhui."
"Then, does he have the same idea as you?"
"After all, your thoughts are also considering the afterglow in a sense, but you are not considering the whole body, but the afterglow of this star field."
"If a clone of me had thoughts like yours, would he do the same thing in the end as I am doing now?"
Huihuang thought about it for a long time this time, and finally said hesitantly: "...I'm not sure."
Chen Ming did not embarrass Huihuang or force it to answer this question.
But he was thinking in his heart that if he had two spiritual nerves and could branch out one, he really wanted to see this kind of fun-filled situation happen.
So you already know what you need to know from Huihuang. Chen Ming stopped talking about what the clones and Yu Hui were going to do and asked about other things.
"Do you have an estimate of when you will next launch the Qiling Neural Extraction Device?"
Huihuang responded: "It's probably certain."
"Because if you want to extract the spiritual awakening nerve of a psyker, you must have another artificial, ineffective spiritual awakening nerve."
"It is difficult to preserve artificial spiritual nerves. They can only be cultivated now. It takes about twenty days to cultivate one."
"At that time, I should have new arrangements here. But I'm not sure whether I will be forced to do anything by then."
If you put it this way, then the next time should be the last time. Yu Hui can't make another mistake and won't give Chen Ming a third chance.
But even if Yu Hui didn't make a mistake, Chen Ming couldn't just wait to die. He had now controlled the Qiling Nerve Extraction Device.
As long as Yuhui couldn't send the second channel, it would be impossible for him to be able to extract his spiritual nerve.
So Chen Ming said to Huihuang without any worries at this time: "I understand, just inform me directly when the time comes, and I will respond."
It seems that the deadline for Chen Ming to stay with Yuhui is coming soon.
If Yuhui failed for the second time, Chen Ming felt that they would probably kill him directly to avoid future troubles.
So whether it was for safety or some other reason, Chen Ming had to consider the fact that after others left, the afterglow he controlled was exposed.
It is unrealistic for him to control the entire star field during this period, but it is still possible to make some preparations to lay the foundation for the future.
By the way, there are still many scattered things that he needs to deal with.
Anyway, Chen Ming's safety has been guaranteed in Youhuihuang, and there is no need to consider how to evacuate.
Now he only needs to think about what to do before leaving the Afterglow territory and what to do after leaving.
By the way, Chen Ming almost forgot one thing. He had to ask Gamma Z to suspend what it was doing. There was no need to say that the new Alpha level afterglow must be controlled in a short time.
Compared with an Alpha-class Afterglow and a cruiser, hiding oneself and not being exposed is more important.
After Chen Ming quickly notified Gamma Z, he considered various things he would do next.
Before getting ready to make some big moves, it's best to get the little things done first.
For example, what should he do after he stays in the institute?
With Yu Hui like this, it is definitely impossible for Chen Ming to continue to help Yu Hui. On the contrary, Yu Hui is taking care of him for the sake of Qiling Nervous Society.
In that case, Chen Ming plans to rely on Yu Hui's ideas to continue to learn something from them.
It's equivalent to pretending to be in trouble and not wanting to escape at all.
After all, the final attack from humans was real. Even if Yu Hui doubted that humans would come again, Chen Ming's behavior was reasonable.
In addition, Chen Ming had to get his things back.
Although he had just seen two terminals and his modified pistol in his room.
But the Whispering Stone, the Whispering Stone, and the Mind Wave Generator are not here.
Since Chen Ming completed its resonance before, he has been able to feel the location of the Lies Stone, which is underground in the research institute.
If he doesn't come back by then, Chen Ming will just grab it.
His ability to control machinery is no longer restricted by the spacecraft. As long as he wants to, it is not difficult to control the research institute.
It's just that the problems that the Control Research Institute will need to face later make it impossible for him to take action now. It's best to wait until the last few days to prepare before officially implementing it.
Then besides Chen Ming having to deal with some trivial matters, Huihuang can also consider arranging some tasks.
Since Huihuang was willing to surrender, Chen Ming felt a little guilty if he didn't arrange a few tasks for it.
In addition, Huihuang's current permanent mission is to chat with Chen Ming, so he should have a lot of free time except for the usual management of the galaxy.
If we go back and cooperate with Gamma Z, we will definitely be able to completely control the galaxy it manages within a week.
Then Chen Ming now has complete control over two and a half galaxies plus a bunch of other galaxies that are not deeply controlled.
Half of the galaxy refers to the galaxy where the semi-industrial and semi-military planet on the border between Afterglow and the Machine Tribe is located, which Gamma Z visited before.
Due to its own militarized management, the defenses in various places are very tight, so the expansion speed of Afterglow controlled by Chen Ming has not been able to increase, and it can only be counted as half.
Therefore, the power Chen Ming mastered was still not enough in front of the entire Yuhui.
In addition, the galaxy that Huihuang currently manages is basically an industrial galaxy, so Chen Ming does not expect to have a real head-on conflict with Yuhui at the moment.
As long as he can complete part of his plan to evacuate as he expected, it won't be a loss.
As for the specific content of the plan, Chen Ming will have to wait for Chen Ming to think about it carefully before finalizing the details.
Currently, in this galaxy controlled by Brilliance, there are a total of four colonies distributed on different planets, and the main industrial facilities are basically in the direction of heavy industry.
Although they are the most common industrial colonies, there is a special colony located on a gas giant planet in the galaxy.
This is a floating colony that mainly uses the magnetic field, supplemented by the environmental influence of the gaseous planet and its own engine, to float on the surface of the gas giant planet.
It collects various valuable gaseous substances on the surface of the planet. At the same time, it will prepare professional mining equipment from time to time to put into the gas giant planet, go deep into the interior, and extract the high-value gases inside.
Most of these gases extracted on gas giant planets are raw materials for fuel that are extremely important for spacecraft.
It can be said to be the pillar industry of the entire galaxy.
But that's not the point. The point is the equipment on the colony.
The value of colonies and their industrial facilities that can operate on the surface of a gas giant planet can be said to far exceed that of industrial facilities on other terrestrial planets of the same volume.
If you could take them all away, the benefits would be really unimaginable.
And as Chen Ming's idea of building a colony became clearer and clearer.
He also knew how important the ship fuel to keep the colony running and the industrial equipment to produce these raw materials would be to his future.
If the colony he chooses in the future has a gas giant planet, it will lack expensive industrial facilities and cannot be developed.
Either the development progress has been slowed down, or the development of this gas giant has affected the development of other aspects. That is purely a matter of blood loss.
Chen Ming is not that capable of quickly earning a set of industrial equipment that can operate on a gas giant planet in the early stages of developing a colony.
It would be no problem for him to make some money from flying his own spaceship now, but he could still sleep peacefully by running the industrial production line himself.
So, why not just get ready now.
As for the preparation method, we have to mention the power of the jump engine.
Warp engines installed on at least cruisers or higher can resonate with other nearby escort or destroyer-class ships equipped with ordinary engines.
Achieve the effect of simultaneous transition.
And this effect only affects items that are pushed by the engine, whether it is a spaceship or something else.
Of course, the premise is that the total mass that the jump resonance will jump together is not greater than the ship that starts the jump engine, and the thrust-to-weight ratio of the engine and the thing it pushes exceeds 20.
This is data on how much thrust a spacecraft can generate per unit mass. The larger the thrust, the greater the acceleration the spacecraft can achieve.
Only ships that exceed this limit can resonate with the jump drive.
It's just that the thrust-to-weight ratio of all current spacecraft has exceeded 20, so the spacecraft can basically make resonance transitions without looking at it.
But engines installed on colonial industrial equipment are different. These engines are prone to insufficient thrust-to-weight ratio or excessive mass.
Therefore, when Chen Ming has this idea, he must consider these issues carefully.
How to solve the thrust-to-weight ratio? How to solve the quality problem of colonies?
The solution to the previous problem is not difficult, because the colony of the gas giant planet itself has installed many engines in order to float on the surface
Although the thrust-to-weight ratio may not be enough, Chen Ming can definitely install more additional engines.
There is no need to consider whether it is reasonable or not, only whether the push-to-weight ratio is up to standard.
As for the quality of the entire colony, which exceeds that of half the cruisers.
There is actually a way to solve this.
The first is that when multiple jump engines are started together, the effect of the jump engines can be superimposed with loss, that is, they bear greater mass.
Chen Ming should be able to control at least two Afterglow cruisers in the future. If the two are stacked together, a large part of the gap in colony quality can be filled.
Secondly, Splendor knew the value and role of different parts of the colony of the gas giant.
Chen Ming could completely follow the brilliant instructions and dismantle the temporarily defective or cheap parts of the colony to reduce the overall quality.
Find a way to make up for it after the jump.
Chen Ming said that although modification requires mastery of skills, there is no such restriction on the repair of defective parts.
Even if there is more dismantling, as long as the final materials are complete, Chen Ming can directly repair it.
Of course, the premise of Chen Ming's entire idea is that Brilliance cooperates with Gamma Z to control the entire galaxy.
The following plans for a gas giant planet colony are just some of the ideas that Chen Ming accidentally extended in his mind.
Chen Ming quickly collected his thoughts and began to think seriously about what he wanted to do.
While thinking about it, Chen Ming first asked himself a few questions in his heart.
What does he want to do most now? What needs to be done most urgently? And what has been his purpose all along?
I have posted a record of all the ships that have appeared so far, you can check it out
(End of chapter)