Chapter 933: Purgatory
Hearing Xu You's words, the other people in the project team were very surprised.
"Academician Xu, what do you mean? We have just conducted a few sets of biological experiments and have not yet reached a clear experimental conclusion. Moreover... even if we really reach the stage of human experiments, we cannot use you as an experimental subject." said a member of the project team.
Although Lin Shi had prepared herself mentally before this, she had never thought that Xu You would ask to conduct experiments on her so quickly.
"Yes, teacher, isn't it a bit too hasty to conduct the experiment now? We can wait until we have done enough biological experiments before considering subsequent human experiments."
Xu You ignored the advice of others and continued to insist:
"No need to wait any longer. I have already assessed the risks of the experiment, and I will limit the parameters of the experiment to be very conservative. If you are unwilling to cooperate, I can also conduct the experiment myself, but the risk will definitely be much greater."
Seeing Xu You's persistence, the other members of the project team no longer dared to object. After all, everyone knew Xu You's abilities and he could indeed conduct these experiments alone.
If this is really the case, it would be better to try your best to cooperate with Xu You in the experiment now to minimize the potential risks brought by the experiment.
Seeing that everyone was willing to cooperate with him, Xu You breathed a sigh of relief helplessly.
In fact, Xu You naturally knew the general process of biological experiments.
If circumstances allowed , Xu You didn't want to make such an extreme choice.
However, at this time, Xu You could no longer waste time, and could only be willing to take some risks so that he could get closer to the truth of the research more quickly.
Lin Shi silently helped Xu You with the preparations before the experiment without saying anything more.
Xu You designed the parameters of the experiment based on his previous simulation results.
Naturally, Xu You would not joke with his own body, so he set the parameters of the experiment more safely to ensure that he would not suffer serious harm due to the absorption of super-quantum energy.
After everyone had done some debugging, Xu You said:
"Okay, we can start the experiment."
Xu You was not deliberately taking risks. He deliberately adjusted the duration of the experiment to be within a safer range to prevent himself from suffering serious injuries in the next experiment.
But even so, because Xu You's brain power is very high, if the parameters of the experiment are adjusted too low, the super quantum will not be able to successfully absorb the energy in Xu You's body.
After hearing Xu You's order, Lin Shi personally pressed the button for the experiment.
Immediately afterwards, the level five super quantum beside Xu You began to absorb the energy in Xu You's body.
"This feeling... is really uncomfortable..."
Almost instantly, Xu You felt an indescribable pain.
This feeling of pain spread throughout Xu You's entire body. To exaggerate a little, even every cell in Xu You's body could feel the energy dissipating.
But the most uncomfortable thing for Xu You was his own brain.
Xu You just felt as if there were a lot of bugs gnawing at his brain.
Under this painful feeling, Xu You's expression gradually became ferocious.
"Teacher...what's wrong with you?"
Seeing Xu You's expression change drastically, Lin Shi said in surprise and wanted to quickly press the end button of the experiment.
"No, wait a minute!"
Xu You quickly spoke up to stop Lin Shi. Although the feeling now was extremely painful, it was still within the range that Xu You could bear.
Xu You knew that this first human experiment was very important, and he must persist as long as possible so that he could obtain more comprehensive experimental phenomena.
Hearing Xu You's order, Lin Shi hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to suspend the experiment.
At this time, Severi, who was beside Lin Shi, said:
"I think Mr. Xu's physiological indicators are still relatively stable. Let's listen to Mr. Xu's advice."
Seeing that Severi also said so, Lin Shi thought about it, nodded slightly, and finally did not press the button to end the experiment.
Severi is a very rational researcher. Unlike ordinary Blue Star people, she is not used to acting on emotions. Instead, she makes her own judgments based entirely on the situation in front of her and her own analysis.
Xu You had already prepared very thoroughly for the experiment, and Severi had great faith in Xu You's judgment.
And so the experiment continued.
Under this extreme feeling of pain, Xu You's expression remained ferocious, and beads of sweat began to seep out of his face.
"Okay, we can end the experiment now."
After an unknown amount of time, Xu You finally gave the order to end the experiment.
Lin Shi quickly pressed the button to end the experiment, and came to Xu You's side, asking with concern:
"Teacher, how is the approach?"
Severi was very calm and handed Xu You a bottle of prepared nutrient solution.
Xu You also immediately took the nutrient solution and drank half of it in one breath.
"This method of energy absorption... is really cruel. Even the tortures that have existed in history may not be comparable to this feeling..."
Xu You knew that he was already the strongest person in all aspects on Blue Planet.
But even so, it was difficult for Xu You to resist this feeling easily. He could only rely on his strong physical fitness and willpower to fight this painful feeling.
This left Xu You without the energy to say too much for the time being, and he could only try to recover.
Lin Shi looked at Xu You and felt very uncomfortable, because what Xu You had just experienced was completely unimaginable to Lin Shi.
However, based on the feeling described by Xu You, Lin Shi knew that this was probably even more terrifying than purgatory.
Recalling the various tortures that have occurred in history, Lin Shi felt that he was completely unable to bear it.
But even so, these tortures were not more severe than what Xu You had just experienced.
After gradually recovering, Xu You could finally review the experiment he had just conducted.
"The brain power value has dropped by 10 points... and this drop is semi-permanent and cannot be restored in a short period of time."
Looking at the system interface's re-analysis of himself, Xu You said this result helplessly.
In fact, Xu You's physical strength also decreased slightly, but compared to the decrease in physical strength, the decrease in mental strength was much more serious.
Moreover, the decrease in physical strength is essentially just the absorption of biomass energy in the body, which is not a permanent damage at all. However, Xu You is unable to even understand the specific mechanism of energy loss caused by the decrease in brain power.
Hearing this result, Lin Shi said sadly:
"Teacher, we can't continue this experiment. Ten points of brain power are so precious. If you keep losing them like this, you... you'll be as stupid as me!"
Hearing Lin Shi's words, Xu You couldn't help but laugh.
"Don't worry, it won't be that exaggerated. And Lin Shi, you can't use the word 'stupid' to describe yourself. There are not many people in this world who are smarter than you."
"But, teacher, is this kind of damage to your brain power really irreparable? If so, the loss to you would be too great. Perhaps a certain research is determined by these ten points of brain power."
"Normally, it is impossible to completely repair it. But I have a characteristic, which is that there is no upper limit to the growth of my brain power. So the damage to my brain power is not permanent damage to me personally."
Everything that happened during the experiment just now was within Xu You's expectations.
Xu You doesn't want to lose ten points of brain power easily, but if he doesn't go through this process, he won't be able to fully understand the mechanism of super quantum absorbing energy from the brains of intelligent creatures.
Therefore, such experience is very necessary, even if Xu You needs to pay some price.
Lin Shi heaved a sigh of relief when she heard that Xu You could rely on other methods to recover his brain power.
"Teacher, if the Proxima civilization wants to use this method to complete the preparation of the seventh-level super quantum, then every Proxima person who participates in the experiment must endure this torture, right?"
"Well... I think so. This is what I think is so terrifying about the Proxima civilization. Every Proxima person is a death warrior. No matter how cruel the price is, as long as it is meaningful to the Proxima civilization, they are willing to endure such pain."
At this time, Severi came over and said to Xu You:
"Yes, I agree with Mr. Xu's idea. In fact, when I was a Proxima Centauri, I would make the same choice if I encountered a similar situation. Although I don't support such behavior in my heart, I am influenced by the culture of Proxima Centauri civilization and I can't make such a change to this culture."
Seeing that Severi also said so, Lin Shi knew that Xu You’s hypothesis was not just groundless, but that he really had a very comprehensive understanding of the Proxima civilization.
"Then teacher, what should we do next? Should we do it like the Proxima civilization, or is there any other method?"
Lin Shi knew that once the Proxima civilization successfully produced a level seven super quantum through this method, the Proxima civilization would quickly break through the death planet array arranged by Xu You and put the Blue Star civilization at the same risk.
"I don't know now, but the experiments on biological organisms can continue. As for the experiments on intelligent organisms, let's do it in the form of simulations first. I need some time to review the experiment just now in full to draw more meaningful conclusions."
After organizing the experimental data, Xu You shared it with all members of the project team.
After that, Xu You no longer participated in the experiment, and handed it over to Lin Shi, Severi and others. He returned home to conduct an in-depth review of the experimental data.
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The distant Alpha Centauri system.
Proxima b.
After a series of experiments, the Proxima Centauri civilization has mastered the specific method of super-quantum absorption of energy in intelligent organisms.
After detailed calculations, they also determined the specific plan for cultivating the seventh-level super quantum.
The Proxima civilization finally decided to involve ordinary Proxima people in the project as a source of super quantum absorption energy.
These ordinary Proxima Centauri will not make much contribution to the Proxima civilization and are among the people who are highly replaceable.
Correspondingly, the leaders, scientists, military personnel, etc. of Proxima civilization are the most important core members of Proxima civilization.
These Proxima Centauri people will not easily participate in such a plan.
"According to our calculations, this behavior of being absorbed by super-quantum energy does not necessarily pose a threat to life. It will only cause intelligent creatures to lose a certain degree of ability, including the loss of labor ability. This loss can be compensated by artificial intelligence and robots, and will not affect the operation of the entire Proxima civilization."
Nowadays, the robotics industry of Proxima civilization has developed very well. Many Proxima people can receive various resources without doing any work.
These Proxima Centauri are most suitable as "food" for Super Quantum, proving their worth by sacrificing themselves.
After finalizing the plan, the Proxima civilization officially notified the Proxima people and prepared to begin joining the super quantum training program.
After receiving this order, these selected Proxima Centauri not only did not feel a trace of fear, but instead felt very honored to be chosen.
This is their best opportunity to contribute to the Proxima civilization, and it is even possible to be recorded in the history of Proxima civilization. This is a supreme honor for them.
Soon, the entire super quantum training program was launched.
After the energy was absorbed by the super quantum, the brains and bodies of these Proxima Centauri suffered varying degrees of damage. Some unlucky Proxima Centauri even ended their lives as a result.
But even so, when accepting the super quantum training program, these Proxima people had almost no negative emotions, and completed the process of having their energy absorbed by the super quantum in a very calm state.
After a large number of Proxima Centauri joined the plan, the level of the super quantum that absorbed the energy of the Proxima Centauri has been infinitely close to level seven.
In this way, with the participation of almost half of the Proxima Centauri people, the Proxima civilization finally cultivated the first level seven super quantum.
From this point on, the Proxima civilization moved into a whole new era.
