Blue Star's past is a thick war history book filled with cruelty.
Since humans first appeared on the continent in the primitive era, the smoke of gunpowder on this planet has never stopped for a moment.
However, it is this endless competition that causes them to move very quickly on the road of technological development.
About 1,800 years ago, it reached the level before humans crossed over on earth.
As the three pillars of Blue Star.
Corporations, foundations, colleges.
Before time travel, even after experiencing a nuclear war covering the entire planet, they still retained the same strength as they did in their heyday.
If it hadn’t been for this time-travel explosion, according to Sumo’s optimistic view.
In a hundred years at most, they will be able to completely break through the shackles and touch the edge of interstellar humanity.
Of course, this is just an 'optimistic' estimate.
The development of controllable nuclear fusion is not the end of first-level civilization. The inexhaustible supply of energy only allows human beings to no longer worry about survival.
If you really want to sail among the stars and advance to a second-level civilization, what is more important is how to use energy.
Just like the special ore fragment derived from the energy stone, it can increase ordinary energy by a thousand times.
Only when we reach this stage can we talk about the advancement of civilization.
Therefore, Somo did not have the slightest fear or awe of the mysterious and powerful academy that the Blue Star people mentioned.
In his eyes, the other party was actually a treasure.
A treasure trove of knowledge that is enough for humans on earth to dig out for a long time!
Soon, the off-road motorcycle crossed the border of the territory and continued to drive towards the southern bunker.
Unlike the car that had to take a detour for safety, Somo basically moved along the edge of the southern suburbs of Qinggang City because he was alone.
It only took about two and a half hours to reach the pumpkin bunker, which used to take five hours to reach.
After a day of repairs and construction, the Western Suburban Alliance's simple camp has taken preliminary shape.
In the open space directly opposite the orchard, the ingenious bunker residents have built two neat rows of wooden barracks, a total of fifteen.
There is also a two-story building, which should be used as the alliance's conference room.
A curl of cooking smoke rose into the sky from a barracks at the front of the row, and the smell of rice was blown away by the wind.
On the edge of the camp, there are many bunker residents operating concrete machines to build the first defense facility here.
In front of the camp, Sudeben, who had changed into bunker-specific clothing, was standing at the door and looking into the distance.
Hearing the roar of an engine from far away, he saw Somo's figure already appearing at the end of his field of vision.
“The progress here is very fast!”
Before the motorcycle stopped, Sumo’s praises came over.
“You didn’t meet those college guards when you came here, did you?”
"No, they have probably gone to the city."
Handing the car over to the guards who came over to park it, Somo took off his helmet, revealing his handsome face with his forehead wet with hot sweat.
To be honest, when he chose this path, he did have the idea of running into the group of college guards.
But the other party seemed to have disappeared along the way, leaving no trace behind.
This has something to do with the group of people flying in the air, but there is more.
Su Mo guessed that the other party deliberately concealed his whereabouts. After all, this arrest mission did not conform to the style of the academy.
"I have to trouble you to take charge of the overall situation here."
"No trouble, the two captains are quite easy to talk to, and here are Blue Star people, it is easy to communicate with them It feels a bit like coming home," Sudben said with a smile.
Sumo also smiled.
The Western Suburbs Alliance seems to have the weakest strength among the three shelters, Tianyuan Shelter, but it is vaguely ranked first in terms of status.
This is related to the fact that Hunter Tiger has passed the age of fighting for power, and it is also related to the fact that the location of the shelter in the giant city is the worst.
Both of them have various concerns, which makes Tianyuan Shelter the "big brother" among the three.
"I have made an appointment for you to talk to the bunker owner. However, I find it difficult to get information from her."
"How to say?"
"When people are highly nervous, they will always subconsciously avoid some questions." Su Deben said with a trace of doubt in his eyes: "I had already tested her when I received the news of the arrival of the college guard yesterday, but what she gave me It feels a little weird, she didn’t show the excitement and sense of belonging that I expected when she mentioned the academy.”
It's like a person fell into a deserted pit around him, and he will be excited when he hears someone passing by outside.
The excitement in my bones cannot be hidden.
Mentioned that a branch base guard of an academy may have passed through here recently, heading to another place to perform a mission.
Although the bunker owner behind the screen looked surprised, Sudeben didn't feel much excitement.
This is not like the normal reaction of a person who has been forced into a safe house that cannot be opened and is waiting for rescue.
"Perhaps what she wants to go to is not the academy's branch base."
Sumo nodded slightly: "But this is a good thing for us, as we can get more information."
A place with an ugly appearance. in front of the residence.
Nat, the security captain of the bunker, walked in front and respectfully opened the door to give way.
“Dear Tianyuan Manager, please forgive me for not being able to have a face-to-face conversation with you.”
"It's okay, you can go and do your work."
He casually gestured to Nat that he didn't need to accompany him. Somo walked into the house and saw at a glance a 30-inch-long wooden ball in the center of the empty room. The screen, and the bunker owner waiting behind the screen.
Similar to the information I got before, she looks like a Western woman in her forties.
But perhaps considering that she was going to meet with one of the managers of the Western Suburbs Alliance today, she also deliberately put on a formal dress and put on light makeup on her face.
The eyes fell on the other party's slightly worried face. After the two looked at each other for a while, Sumo did not choose to go straight to the point. Instead, he asked an irrelevant question.
"Madam, you look very young, I guess you are thirty-five years old at most?"
Katrina behind the screen was stunned for a moment, as if she did not expect that Sumo would ask this.
However, when she heard someone say that she was only thirty-five years old, she was still a little happy and said happily:
"Of course it is more than that. In fact, if calculated according to standard years and years, I am now Already a hundred and thirty years old."
"A hundred and thirty years old?" "Yes, because of the academy's sleeping technology, most people's ages sound exaggerated." She took a deep breath and said slowly: "Please allow me to introduce myself first, Catalina, a second-level researcher in the college, whose main focus is biotechnology. As for this pumpkin bunker, it is mine near the holy city of Burke. Purchased Estate ”
Sumo noticed that the other party emphasized the pronunciation of the five words "second-level researcher".
Obviously, Sudben's previous temptations made her realize something.
However, Sumo's eyes lit up after hearing the other party's research direction.
It seems that the research base affiliated to that college is also in the direction of biotechnology?
If they were all in the same field, maybe Catalina would know more information than imagined?
"Suma, the manager of Tianyuan Shelter, one of the members of the Western Suburbs Alliance."
After briefly introducing his identity, Sumo did not hide too much and looked at her Directly said:
"I heard the news you sent before, looking for the college guards. If this is the case, then I can tell you clearly that just yesterday we found traces of the college guards. Do you want to contact them?”
“Is it the guard team affiliated with the base?”
Catalina showed an expected expression, and there was not much surprise in her tone.
"Unfortunately, I need to return to the Holy City and the academy instead of going to a professor's private estate."
"Oh? But they said they are the Kyushu Great Rift Valley Base Guards."
"Kyushu Great Rift Valley? That's one of Professor Ernest's research bases. It can be regarded as half of the academy's sub-base."
I didn't look at it. Seeing the smile hidden in the corner of Sumo's mouth, Catalina explained to herself:
"The model of the college is somewhat different from that of foundations and enterprises. They will not set up a branch base in every place to maintain their prestige. In fact, there is only one college, and that is the college in the holy city of Burke."
“It’s just that if every professor in the college wants to build a research base outside the Holy City, the college will provide certain support, either technical support or manpower support. Ernest The professor's research direction is in the direction of biological evolution, and it seems to be quite large in Kyushu. It is no problem to say that it is half a branch of the college."
Maybe it's because I haven't talked to anyone for a long time. Perhaps it was to explain clearly the relationship between the college and its sub-bases.
Facing the handsome and young oriental face behind the screen, Catalina sat on the sofa and talked.
The geographical location of Kyushu in Blue Star is almost the same as Antarctica on Earth. It is an uninhabited place, far away from the prosperous world.
Of course, it is also far away from the turbulent wars.
Many professors in the college are willing to build their research base there to carry out escapist scientific research tasks.
But having said that, the professor himself would not go to a place like this to live an ascetic life with the researchers.
They still stay in the Holy City and will only monitor the progress of the mission and receive the final research results through remote conference calls.
This is no different in behavior from those professors who "steal" researchers' research results.
It's just that the former takes it unreasonably, while the latter uses the research funds given by the college in exchange for results.
Essentially, they have not contributed much, they are just a transfer station for research results.
“The guards at the college branch base are not regular troops. Most of them are mercenaries hired by professors or people who have retired from the college guards. If I go there and be exploited as research labor, I might as well continue. It’s comfortable to stay in the underground safe house.”
Hearing Katarina’s unabashed disdain, Sumo couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.
It seems that the academy is not monolithic.
Although it has not established strongholds around the world like the Foundation, there seem to be many factions within it.
"So. If these sub-bases are attacked, will the academy track down the murderer?"
"Of course!"
Katrina showed an unexpected look. : "Professors in the college are not ordinary researchers. They only enjoy benefits but no rights. To a certain extent, professors are already senior leaders within the college and can command the guards."
"And no one will attack the college. Research base, what can you get, a bunch of instruments that have been encrypted by the academy? Some research papers with no practical application? Or some nerdy researchers who are willing to be squeezed by professors? "
"If it's just for the living supplies and some research stored inside, believe me, if the invaders can defeat the defending guards, there will be no shortage of those things that can be seen everywhere."
Okay.
If you think so, no one will target the academy's sub-base.
The forces that are capable of advancing research do not dare to offend the academy, and the forces that are not capable of research do not need these research materials at all.
Sumo had some concerns and immediately said:
"Can you tell me about the academy? To be honest, even though I am a shelter manager, in fact I am also very interested in scientific research."
"You do scientific research?"
< br>Katrina's face was a little unnatural, and she obviously didn't believe that such a young face had anything to do with scientific research.
Unless the other party is also an old man who has been lying in the sleeping warehouse for dozens or hundreds of years.
But just when she was hesitating how to refuse, a voice came from the speaker behind the screen:
"Yes, I am currently studying how to strongly stimulate the sleeping junk (junk) gene, so that the organism can achieve a rapid increase in ability in a short period of time."
"Hey, you also know Gene awakening? "
Mentioning her area of expertise, Catalina's pale face suddenly turned rosy.
“Let me guess, are you stuck at the step of observing the fission of receptor amino acid macromolecules?”
Gene awakening is a commonplace project in the academy, and it affects almost every living thing. Something that every researcher in the science department would try.
As early as hundreds of years ago, when Blue Star humans realized that external ability expression was related to their own genetic levels, this research was put on the agenda.
According to many research results, the stronger the gene expression ability, the stronger the multi-dimensional attributes such as physical fitness, intelligence, strength, etc. that humans can display.
It’s just that due to some special reasons, even the best athletes only have less than one-fifth of the transcript expression related to sports in their genes.
In other words, with the current level of human evolution, it is simply impossible to stimulate the remaining four-fifths of genes to release their potential.
Suddenly discovering this phenomenon, the Blue Star biological world at that time immediately set off a wave of genetic liberation.
Similar to the "gene lock" in the novel.
The more locks you open, the stronger abilities the external gene host can gain.
It can even filter out bad genes to achieve more perfect evolution.
How can this research proceed smoothly as it only involves the evolution of the human body?
Just observing the fission of receptor amino acid macromolecules has blocked Blue Star researchers for nearly fifty years!
"Of course not. Using large amino acid molecules to stimulate gene expression can only randomly release gene transcription and drive the evolution of the human body. However, the uncontrollable randomness will increase the risk of genetic disorders and eventually lead to fatal effects such as chain breakage. What we study is directional stimulation. You should know that we use special molecules to construct a gene evolution environment, so that genes can be stably expressed and released to drive the evolution of the body."
"What?" br>
Katrina was shocked, with a surprised expression on her face.
It’s not because of the special way Sumo said, but because the other party seems to really understand something?
(End of this chapter)