Gene Optimization Fluid
On the night of April 12th, 2019, a spaceship silently appeared at an abandoned construction site in the southern suburbs of Beijing. A few minutes later, the spaceship silently disappeared into the night sky as if it had never been there.
Interstellar travel was much faster than people imagined. The warp engine technology made the distance between planets very close.
The distance from Blue Sea Star to Earth was close to 200,000 lightyears. The spaceship only took four warps to reach Earth. It only took a few hours, and Xia Fei was rudely chased off before he could fully enjoy his space addiction.
After identifying the direction, Xia Fei strode forward and touched the few thin notes in his pocket. He did not even need to count to know that there was a total of 73 dollars. This was all he had.
After turning a corner, Xia Fei was lucky enough to get a taxi. Twenty minutes later, Xia Fei returned to his home.
Since ancient times, Beijing had a saying: rich in the east, noble in the west, poor in the south, and cheap in the north. Xia Fei's home was in the dormitory area of a tannery in the south of the city.
This state-owned factory had been closed for many years. Most of the residents were laid-off workers from the factory. The buildings were also tube-shaped buildings that were built decades ago.
The corridor was pitch-black, and Xia Fei had no choice but to go up in the dark. After staying on a foreign planet for half a month, his phone, the only source of light, was already out of battery.
Xia Fei walked up the stairs steadily because there were many unexpected obstacles like coal briquettes, bicycles, beer bottles, and so on.
This was life. Although it was a new era, Earth today was no different from the past, especially in the slums where Xia Fei lived. At first glance, it felt like he had returned to the previous century.
Xia Fei's home was on the top floor. It had one bedroom and one living room, and the area was no more than 40 square meters. There were only a few pieces of simple old-fashioned furniture in the room, which were left behind by the landlord.
Other than his clothes, the only things that truly belonged to Xia Fei were the old-fashioned computer in the bedroom and the Giant road bike.
Gently closing the door, Xia Fei walked into the bedroom and sat at the desk to turn on the computer.
The old-fashioned computer started very slowly. Xia Fei took out a rectangular metal box and carefully opened it.
A bottle of purple liquid lay quietly in the box. The crystal clear color revealed an indescribable mystery under the light.
The bottle was not big, and it looked like a common nutrient solution. There was no manufacturer, date, or description.
Xia Fei gently stroked the bottle with his finger, his heart filled with excitement and anticipation.
Every year, the Pan-Human Alliance would gift the Earth Federation 100 portions of gene optimization fluid to help the elites on Earth open up their seventh brain region.
It was easy to imagine how intense the competition would be for seven billion people to get one hundred potions. An ordinary nobody like Xia Fei would not even dare to dream about it.
Xia Fei had once seen on the news that the fat Federation President had given the box containing the gene optimization fluid to the 100 most outstanding elites of mankind in front of the global media.
The elites who obtained the gene optimization fluid wept bitterly. Some even fainted on the spot out of happiness.
Those who did not have the chance to obtain the optimization fluid could only stare at the small bottle that caused people to salivate with envy and jealousy.
Xia Fei remembered that the gene optimization fluid was green in color, but his bottle was a mysterious purple color.
While he was deep in thought, the computer had finished booting up. Xia Fei resisted the urge to immediately consume it and closed the box before gently placing it in the drawer.
Ever since the extraterrestrials descended on Earth on the 1st of April 2016, the discussion regarding extraterrestrial civilizations had never been as heated as it was now. Overnight, countless websites regarding extraterrestrial civilizations popped up, and the most famous one was the Starry Sky Web.
Opening the homepage of the Starry Sky Web, Xia Fei began to search for information regarding the gene optimization fluid.
"The brain is the most amazing organ in the human body. An ordinary person's brain utilization rate is less than 10%, and even an Einstein-level genius can only utilize 30%. Consuming the gene optimization fluid can greatly increase the utilization rate of the brain. The degree of increase is different according to the physical condition of each individual, and the highest can be more than 90%!"
"In fact, there is a hidden special region in the brain called the seventh brain region. Once this brain region is opened up, many powerful superpowers will be stimulated. "
Xia Fei's eyes lit up. "Superpowers? Could it be that I will become Spiderman? "
Becoming smarter was a good thing, but obtaining a superpower would allow people to have endless fantasies.
"Different people will develop different superpowers after consuming the gene optimization fluid. Even the most advanced extraterrestrial civilization is not clear on how many superpowers the seventh brain region can activate."
"More than 70% of those who consume the gene optimization fluid will become super warriors with extraordinary strength. There are also those who become genius musicians, mathematicians, physicists, chemists, and so on."
"Mathematicians?" Xia Fei knitted his eyebrows. He had never been interested in things like mathematics and physics. "It would be a terrible thing if one accidentally becomes a mathematician."
"According to incomplete statistics, less than one in ten thousand people will not obtain any superpowers after consuming the gene optimization fluid. One in ten thousand people will die, and one in a million people will become a vegetable. This shows that the gene optimization fluid formulas are not perfect at this stage."
After reading the article in one breath, Xia Fei swept a glance at the table. There was still half a box of soft Hongtashan on the table. Xia Fei was a heavy smoker, and he only smoked the cheapest Hongtashan. He took out a cigarette and lit it up. As the smoke rose, it was very beautiful.
Consuming the gene optimization fluid still had a certain risk, but the risk was far from the benefits it brought.
In fact, other than consuming the gene optimization fluid, humans could also cultivate the Astral Art to achieve the goal of opening the seventh brain region.
Nowadays, everyone from the elderly to the children practiced this kind of exercise every day. Unfortunately, in the past three years, the number of people who could open the seventh brain region through cultivating the Astral Art did not exceed eight thousand.
"No rush, no rush. Let me check why this bottle of gene optimization fluid is purple." Xia Fei muttered to himself.
Xia Fei's hand that was holding onto the mouse slid down. There were quite a lot of articles regarding gene optimization fluid on the Starry Sky Network. There were at least a few thousand of them.
"Detailed explanation of the gene optimization fluid." Xia Fei clicked lightly and opened the article.
"The quality of the gene optimization fluid is divided into four grades: peak, high, intermediate, and low. Most of the civilizations in the universe will produce their own gene optimization fluid. From the formula to the color to the taste, they are all different. The higher the grade of the gene optimization fluid, the more expensive the raw materials used, and the more obvious the effects after consumption. "
Xia Fei was enlightened. "So the gene optimization fluid is not all green. I wonder what grade this bottle is?"
"Fine! I will know everything after drinking it. The most unfortunate thing is either death or becoming a mathematician. " Xia Fei swept his gaze across his simple and crude room. "Who cares what grade it is? It can't be worse than it is now, right?"
He took out the small purple bottle from the drawer.
* Pa! *
A crisp sound rang out as Xia Fei twisted the cap off the bottle.
* Gulp! *
With a raise of his neck, the gene optimization fluid entered Xia Fei's stomach. The entire action was done in one go without any hesitation.
The purple fluid had a slightly sour taste and an indescribable strange taste.
Xia Fei lit another cigarette for himself and sat quietly on the chair as he waited.
A minute passed, and other than the warmth in his stomach, there was nothing out of the ordinary.
Xia Fei was a little anxious as he glanced at the small bottle. There was still a faint purple color on the surface of the bottle, and there should be a trace of it left.
He ran into the bathroom, turned on the tap, and poured half a bottle of water into the bottle before shaking it repeatedly.
* Gulp! *
The clear water, along with the remaining trace of the fluid, entered Xia Fei's stomach. This time, the bottle was completely clean, and his face revealed a satisfied smile.
At this moment! The gene optimization fluid had begun to take effect!
In an instant, Xia Fei felt as though the world was spinning. It was as though there were thousands of butterflies fluttering in front of his eyes, and his brain was in a tearing pain.
There was an old-fashioned bathtub in the bathroom that had not been used for years. This district would often have water outages, so Xia Fei filled the bathtub with tap water in case of emergencies.
* Splash! *
Xia Fei swayed and fell headfirst into the bathtub.
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