Chapter 1: Stormy Chapter 10: Living in Good Times
"More than 40 years ago, in 2036, humans landed on Mars for the first time," Angus said. "And they made amazing discoveries on Mars. These were previously kept secret, but today some of them can be made public to the world."
Secretary General Angus stood up, and the huge light screen behind him showed a glowing scene - a huge, dilapidated steel city.
"This is the ruins of an underground city on Firefly Mars. From the remaining relics, we can infer that it is thirty-six kilometers long and twenty-five kilometers wide, like a giant underground fortress." Secretary General Angus said, and then he waved his hand again, and the screen changed to another scene - a human sculpture.
"This sculpture was created 30 million years ago and is very similar to humans," said Secretary General Angus. "It was also found on Mars."
Secretary General Angus didn't give much explanation. He waved his hand again, and an even more shocking scene appeared - deep in a large canyon there was a huge, brand-new spaceship, broken into two pieces.
"This spaceship is 5.8 kilometers long. It crashed and broke apart about a million years ago," said Secretary General Angus. "When we found it, it was buried by a canyon. After we dug it out of the ruins and did some simple maintenance , we found that it was still brand new and had not decayed. The technology contained in this spaceship is simply incredible."
Secretary General Angus paused for a moment after he finished speaking.
But the world is boiling at this moment.
"What's this?"
"Such a huge steel city?"
"Is this a spaceship? Five point eight kilometers long?"
"After a million years, the material is still brand new? What kind of technology is this?"
"What kind of technology is inside this spaceship?"
"That sculpture, a sculpture from 30 million years ago, still maintains its overall appearance. The material used for the sculpture is amazing. And it's in the shape of a human?"
"Were there humans on Firefly Mars in the past?"
People all over the world are talking about it in amazement.
Secretary General Angus was silent for a moment, flipping through the manuscript in his hand, then looked up and continued: "Fluorescent Mars is the wealth of all mankind, so in 2056 we formed the Blue Star Alliance to jointly develop Fluorescent Mars."
Landing on Mars in 2036.
In 2056, the global Blue Star Alliance was formed.
"The world will work together to develop the glowing planet. The technology obtained from the glowing planet will also benefit all of humanity." Angus smiled and said, "For example, the virtual glasses technology originated from the virtual helmet on the glowing planet."
Angus took out a silver-gray helmet from a box nearby.
"The virtual glasses technology can only be considered to be 30% virtual, but the virtual helmet technology..." Angus said, "We on Blue Star have finally mastered it after paying an enormous price."
"When you put on a virtual helmet, your brain nerves will connect to the virtual helmet, and your brain consciousness will enter the virtual world," Angus said. "First, the degree of virtualization can reach nearly 100%. The sense of touch and smell can be simulated, and the human body can be 100% virtual."
All the people watching the live broadcast were stunned.
Nearly 100% virtual?
"Secondly, after entering the virtual world, the body is completely in a resting state, and the brain is like dreaming. So people can use their 'sleep time' to enter the virtual world. This greatly increases our available time in a day. In addition to studying and working during the day, we can also study, conduct scientific research, and entertain ourselves in the virtual world at night." Secretary-General Angus smiled, "Technology has changed human beings, and in the future, we can make full use of our sleep time."
“Is this how technology changes humans?”
"Entering the virtual world during bedtime?" Xu Jingming, Li Miaomiao and their whole family were shocked.
"When I was young, it was still the era of mobile games. It's only been sixty or seventy years... and there's already a virtual world? I'm eighty-eight years old, and I can still see this day?" Grandpa Xu was stunned.
"The virtual helmet is not the biggest achievement of our development of Firefly." Angus said, "In today's press conference, the virtual helmet is only the second item. The first item is... human evolution!"
"evolution?"
People all over the world listen carefully, virtual helmets are only second? Human evolution is first?
"We have excavated some ancient technologies from the glowing planet, including the genetic evolution method," Angus said. "After years of experiments, we, the people of the world, need to express our gratitude to the volunteers who sacrificed their lives for the experiments. They are the heroes of all mankind."
An image of a person appeared on the screen behind him, a man and a woman.
People all over the world were silent.
Did many volunteers die as part of the experiment?
"After years of experimentation, we have found a genetic evolution method that is 100% successful," Angus said. "It is a method that is compatible with all humans on our planet."
"Genetic evolution sounds incredible, but the principle is very simple."
"Just like a boxer who practices boxing for a long time, his fists and bones will be much stronger than ordinary people. His children, influenced by their genes, will also be born with stronger fists and bones. This is a small evolution of genes!"
"People have long discovered that exercise can make the body strong. Exercise can reduce many diseases. Exercise can prolong life."
"But those are simple exercise methods we have developed from our daily habits."
Secretary General Angus said, "If technology can be developed to monitor human genes and summarize the genetic changes caused by human exercise...monitor the genetic changes of millions or even hundreds of millions of humans. The training evolution plan that is finally summarized will be incredible."
"This is the genetic evolution method discovered on Fluorescent Mars. After our experiments, we determined that there are ten evolution methods suitable for humans on Blue Planet."
Ten books appeared on the screen behind him, each with alien text.
"Please look at the group of experimenters invited half a year ago." Secretary General Angus pointed to the light curtain.
In the huge light curtain behind him, thousands of people appeared, men and women, old and young, disabled, sick, strong, and dying...
They all wore silver-grey helmets and lay on beds.
"More than half of them have terminal illnesses, and one-fifth are disabled," said Secretary General Angus. "It's not easy to learn the evolutionary method. Each time it makes the body exhausted, and it's even more harmful if the movements are wrong. So these volunteers are learning in virtual helmets. If they are sure they have mastered it completely in the virtual world, then they will be able to do it in reality as well."
"In just three months, this group of experimenters has undergone a transformation."
Secretary General Angus said excitedly.
All I saw were disabled people, some with broken legs, some with broken hands, but in the video, the broken limbs actually grew gradually, and eventually they all grew back completely.
Many white-haired old people have their hair gradually turn black, their wrinkles disappear, and they become younger over time.
The terminally ill patients who were sick and frail gradually became healthy and even had rosy complexions.
"Their genes have evolved and completely transformed to a new level," said Secretary-General Angus.
"This is a 100-meter running test. The previous world record for the 100-meter run was 9.32 seconds. And these eight experimenters..." Secretary General Angus looked at the screen.
With the sound of a gunshot, the eight experimenters rushed out one by one, like cheetahs, their figures were blurred, and they quickly rushed to the finish line.
The fastest time for one experimenter was 5.13 seconds.
"The eight of them have only studied genetic evolution for three months, and their 100-meter run time is generally over five seconds," said Secretary General Angus.
On the screen, another young man was holding a barbell. The barbell was thicker than the Olympic barbell, but the heavy dumbbell plates on both sides still made the thick bar bend.
But the young man exerted force and lifted it above his head.
"Without any professional weightlifting training, an ordinary young man can easily lift a 1,000-kilogram barbell with his hands."
On the screen, someone leaped over the high bar.
"One jump, a height of three meters and nine."
Secretary General Angus said, "We can jump higher, run faster, lift heavier, and have stronger body recovery. We can regenerate broken limbs. Incurable diseases in the past are like a minor cold to evolved humans. The body's immunity will naturally eliminate them. All incurable diseases known to humans can be eliminated by the evolved body. Most importantly... life expectancy has also changed. We have determined that the life expectancy of evolved humans will generally be between 160 and 200 years old. Human life expectancy has doubled."
When these words came out, many people around the world were excited.
“Can all terminal illnesses be eradicated? Can severed limbs be regenerated?” In the living room of Tianjin City, Yang Qingshuo, holding his son and watching the live broadcast, stared at all this in a daze.
"Can my mother's disease be cured? Can my hands grow again?" Yang Qingshuo murmured.
Beep, beep. A small screen appears next to it.
"Xiao Shuo, Xiao Shuo, did you hear that? Broken limbs can grow back. In the video, both legs were broken and they grew back. You only have one hand, it will surely grow back." Yang's mother was so excited that her eyes were filled with tears. She would be satisfied even if she died if her son was no longer disabled.
"Mom, your illness can be cured." Yang Qingshuo also cried with joy.
"Yes, my illness can be cured." Yang's mother nodded, "Our family can be together again. Thank you for this era, thank you for this era."
Yang Qingshuo looked down at his son, who was dozing off. He had fallen asleep while waiting for the live broadcast. Yang Qingshuo kissed his son excitedly.
The son opened his eyes, looked at his father sleepily, then closed his eyes again and went back to sleep.
"Taotao fell asleep?" asked Yang's mother.
"All entertainment has been suspended, and there are no cartoons. Taotao and others are getting sleepy." Yang Qingshuo said with a smile.
Mother Yang nodded: "Let him have a good rest. Our family will be better from now on."
"It's going to get better." Yang Qingshuo smiled, feeling that his future life was full of hope.
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Xu Jingming's family was also excited.
“Can all terminal illnesses be cured?”
"Can a broken limb grow back?"
"Life expectancy is 160 to 200 years?"
The news made the whole family dizzy.
Xu Jingming looked at his aging parents beside him. His father was already 60, his mother had some white hair, and his grandfather was 88. Could these most important relatives in his life live to be over 160 years old?
"Son, your leg injury will definitely heal." The mother hugged Xu Jingming excitedly, "Other people's broken legs have grown back, your injury is not worth mentioning at all."
Xu Jingming nodded: "But future martial arts competitions will definitely be different from the past. In the future, an ordinary person will be able to lift thousands of kilograms with both hands."
"This is a new era." Mr. Xu sighed, "When I was a child, my family still used computers, and my father and his family played computer games. When I was a teenager, it was the era of mobile phones... When I was middle-aged and old, it was the era of virtual glasses... Nowadays, human life expectancy has doubled. I live in a good era."
"Yes, we live in a good era." Li Chenan and his wife looked at each other.
"Dad, Mom, we can stay together forever and live to be over 160 years old." Li Miaomiao also happily hugged her parents.
"We are a family together." Li Chenan and his wife smiled with tears in their eyes.
