I Am Also An Extraordinary Creature-Chapter 1361 - 970: Downgraded Research
Human offspring, when they’re just born, are always wrinkly. I’m not sure what the offspring of Wild Ancient natives look like when they’re born, but Zheng Yichen imagined it for a moment.
What he thought of were those Wild Ancient children he had seen. Even as kids, they had quite solid muscles all over their bodies. The girls’ muscles weren’t as strong, but they were still quite noticeable.
The issue of muscles affecting bodily development? In the Wild Ancient world, everyone’s arm is strong enough to ride a horse. Is talking about strong muscles leading to poor development a joke?
Not having muscles over there would make one seem weak and sickly; that’s what would truly affect development.
When he got home, Ahn Ke’s call came in; she was on her way. She had looked over the information Zheng Yichen sent her.
Undoubtedly, it’s something that current technology cannot achieve, with no reference sections at all. She doesn’t have Sky Pillar’s energy on hand, nor resources from the world where the Devouring Faction resides.
"I’ve already contacted Fourth Sister. She will act targeting the headquarters of the Devouring Faction."
"Are you really planning to create artificial Celestial Beings?" Zheng Yichen was a bit tongue-tied. If that thing were made, it could indeed have powerful combat capabilities, especially if the Devouring Faction hadn’t suffered enough losses and focused on strengthening control aspects.
Then creating artificial Celestial Beings would be like creating a master for the residing world.
"Their research direction isn’t wrong. According to my estimation, by the sixth generation, it should be possible to successfully create a Celestial Being, thereby creating a Celestial Being clan.
In the descendants of this clan, what’s needed is simply ensuring the offspring awaken Celestial traits. As long as they awaken, they’d be complete like the first-generation Celestial Beings."
Ahn Ke brought out her analyzed data, a ton of information. With the assistance of the Illusory Eye, she could complete these analyses in such a short amount of time.
If the Unity of Heaven and Man trait can be completed, the possibility for descendants to possess awakened Celestial traits exists; and if they succeed in awakening, that is a complete lifeform level metamorphosis.
There isn’t any issue of the next generation having only half the bloodline, or the generation after having a quarter, each generation being less than the previous.
As long as they awaken, they are complete Celestial Beings. The descendants of Celestial Beings are essentially the next generation of the first generation, not second or third generations like that.
Only unawakened Celestial descendants would exhibit generational degradation, but they still possess the potential to awaken, just that the probability decreases with each passing generation.
However, even if the probability decreases, as long as the base number increases, there’s still a chance to awaken.
"The Devouring Organization has big ambitions. If they continue to develop, then eventually, their world will have the potential for Celestial awakening. With some luck and time, they are likely to become a second Great World."
"But they just lack a bit of luck. Their creation of artificial Celestial Beings reached the fourth generation, and then they crashed into our unfortunate world." Zheng Yichen felt sympathetic towards that world.
This doesn’t stop him from being amused at their misfortune.
The plan is long-term and grand, but such a world ideally shouldn’t exist.
There’s nothing much to say; if they really reach that level, how many worlds would face destruction?
"Actually, the third generation of artificial Celestial Beings could be used, but they lack the necessary different-gender lifeforms. Can I see an artificial Celestial Being?"
"Don’t have any strange intentions," Zheng Yichen warned.
Ahn Ke thought for a moment and said, "If the records aren’t wrong, those artificial Celestial Beings are just hollow shells lacking self-identity. They’re tools and man-made toys; you needn’t feel burdened by them."
In her eyes, artificial Celestial Beings are just manufactured tools, lacking even selfhood, similar to those empty-shelled clones, essentially a mass of flesh molded into humanoid form.
Handling them is challenging for harmless disposal due to their form.
After all, some researchers think using such clone bodies as feed for experimental beasts challenges human limits. Psychologists also suggest against it as it might affect some employees’ mentalities.
The best way to handle them is still through incineration and similar means.
In the case of other experimental beast clone bodies, it’s different. If not for viral experiments or others that affect meat quality, then harmless disposal isn’t necessary afterward, and they can still be used for extra meals.
The meat of cloned animals is actually quite pure, and to ensure experimental results, cloned animals aren’t cheap products either.
Artificial Celestial Beings might be strong in combat, but those without self-awareness are similar to those clones, robots, only with stronger powers.
"I am your man, you know." Zheng Yichen reached out and slapped Ahn Ke’s butt.
Ahn Ke thought for a moment and said, "I don’t mind if you use little playful things; it would alleviate a lot of my pressure."
Regarding sayings about wearing out the ox and the plowed field, with her current physique, she’s like a ten-thousand-acre fertile field, making Zheng Yichen the flagship of a cosmic spaceship.
Not to mention that Zheng Yichen now has a brand-new engine, with the energy usage equivalent to the human traits from Zhong Yan’s world, and a physique equated to a Life Furnace, able to generate Life Force just by breathing.
In a certain output range, Zheng Yichen is now like a humanoid perpetual motion machine. Even if she used Dragon Blood Refining Body, with equipment made from World Tree materials, it would be tough to withstand the cosmic flagship over time.
More so being a biological researcher, her worldview hasn’t been quite normal since she got into this field.
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"Come in." Zheng Yichen opened the passage to the built-in space, and after Ahn Ke entered, she found the environment here had changed.
Originally, it only occupied a part of the constantly unfolding Virtual Genesis, immediately covering over, making the built-in space with a length, width, and height of 80 meters appear ’infinitely vast.’
Those sealed artificial Celestial Beings were also here; they had now been completely cut off from the network, and their actions were restricted. Lilith was resetting them using the complete artificial Celestial Being data she had obtained.
"So many of them?" Ahn Ke looked at the 21 artificial Celestial Beings here, full of surprise.
She thought there were only a few.
"There were originally more, but some were ’used’ already, so Lilith dealt with them."
"Indeed, there’s no need to keep those." Ahn Ke nodded. When she does experiments, she doesn’t use experimental animals that others have used, unless they are complete experimental subjects; it’s just for gaining technology from that kind of research institute.
It’s not considered the experimental research she really wants to do.
Since there are so many artificial Celestial Beings, it’s okay to deal with those that were used, unless only the last one is left, then she would have no choice but to keep it.
"The lifespan of artificial Celestial Beings lies in ’Metamorphosis,’ and to create a better next generation of artificial Celestial Beings, the reproductive characteristics have been specifically enhanced." At this point, Ahn Ke paused a bit: "Among those artificial Celestial Beings you dealt with, there might have been some ’mothers’ of these."
"... You researchers are truly insane."
Ahn Ke laughed: "Just some necessary research steps, which many consider crazy, but no one speaks out when enjoying the research results."
Her worldview was already skewed, and naturally, she had a self-consistent logic for her own actions. What’s wrong with biological research? What’s wrong with human body research?
So many important results researched by her here, initially resisted by many during the research process, but when the real results came out and were immediately put to use, hardly anyone complained anymore.
"Some research could clearly reach the goal more easily, so why waste resources and time going in circles?" Ahn Ke looked at an artificial Celestial Being inside an adjustment device, a large piece of Sky Pillar crystal linked to this device.
All the Devouring Sky Pillars had been destroyed, leaving only the part Zheng Yichen specially preserved to use as a battery.
As for some imprint problems of artificial Celestial Beings, Lilith would ask Zheng Yichen to help directly erase the imprint traces with Oblivion.
Although it would cause some damage to these artificial Celestial Beings, the damage could be ignored as long as Zheng Yichen used Genesis Power mastered during the ’World Creation’ experiments to repair them.
Oblivion returns everything to silent emptiness, and Genesis is not Life Power; instead, it uses primordial power to create all things. When paired with Zheng Yichen’s own power, it can further amplify the effect of those powers.
But this power is not suitable for attacks; it is excellent for defense.
"Can I get close contact with them?"
"No, you can’t." Zheng Yichen said very straightforwardly: "Artificial Celestial Beings are very dangerous, without proper protection, touching them will cause crystallization."
At least for people outside the ’permission’ scope of artificial Celestial Beings, touching them would cause this to happen; it’s different for those within the permission range.
Zheng Yichen and Ahn Ke were both outside the permission range.
Ahn Ke was a little disappointed.
"It’ll be fine after Lilith completes their adjustment; however, you need to discuss this with Lilith."
"I understand." Ahn Ke nodded. This result was still acceptable to her. As for the artificial Celestial Beings’ appearance, there’s nothing much to say; each one is top-notch.
The high-level members of the Devourers Faction weren’t blind, nor did they create any odd-looking appearances, though there might be some who have slightly peculiar preferences.
But the cost of artificial Celestial Beings is too high, so stability is prioritized during creation, adding anything extra might affect stability, like animal ears or such.
If additions can’t be made, then appearance is prioritized based on preference.
"I can’t conduct research on artificial Celestial Beings, but I can try making some kind of secondary Celestial Being." Ahn Ke retracted her gaze and mentioned her idea.
"Artificial Celestial Beings need Sky Pillar’s energy; perhaps replacing this energy with a corresponding element power could work."
"You want to create artificial fire, water Spiritual Bodies?" Ahn Ke’s idea made Zheng Yichen immediately think of those things, like the special physique in immortals and heroes or fantasy novels, or artificial Spirit Root.
Ahn Ke said naturally: "Of course it’s possible. I have the complete set of research data for artificial Celestial Beings. Such research belongs to lowering the requirements."
Not to mention anything else, Zheng Yichen’s current physique, in some worlds, corresponds to various attribute ’Spiritual Bodies.’
Things like Spirit Root, in worlds with single Spirit Root as preferred, each category of attribute he corresponds to is a top-notch Spirit Root, and in worlds where all attributes are preferred, it’s the same.
And Celestial Beings inherently possess Unity of Heaven and Man, not needing any attribute; within the range of the power of heaven and earth, you can choose whichever attribute you want.
Fixedly selecting one attribute is downgraded research.
