"As usual, call me in a day. I'll be leaving first."
Bai Ge walked out of the building and was about to leave.
Song Lan hurriedly pulled him back and said, "Wait a minute! Can the ghost account make physical coins? "
Bai Ge looked at her without saying a word.
Song Lan said, "I'm just confirming. I have to write a report every time I'm on a mission. There's one more thing. On November 1st, we'll launch a nuclear fusion space shuttle in Xichang, Sichuan Province. The mission is to land humans on the moon and carry out the first construction on it. This will be the first time in human history that we'll build a structure on a celestial body other than Earth. Unfortunately, this project is finalized by the Ministry of Harmony's aerospace department and is confidential … Do you want to go and watch? We'll prepare the best spot for you. "
Bai Ge smiled and said, "There's no need to save a spot. I'll go if I want to watch."
"Oh? Anyway, if you're coming, just let me know. I'll wait for you at the launch pad, "Song Lan said.
"I said, don't wait for me." Bai Ge disappeared instantly after saying that.
Song Lan was puzzled. If he said he might go, why didn't she wait for him?
"He doesn't seem to be interested in the nuclear fusion space shuttle at all? That's impossible. He doesn't even care about the sea of stars. What does he want? "
Song Lan muttered. She had been trying to find out what Bai Ge needed, or rather, what he was pursuing.
After probing again and again, Bai Ge didn't reveal anything. She couldn't figure him out at all.
Song Lan felt defeated once again.
Bai Ge, who had returned to his imagination, asked directly, "Ling Dang, you said you had a big breakthrough in genetic engineering. How is it?"
"I already know the genetic range of human appearance. In fact, appearance is a very important piece of genetic information. Children will inherit their parents' appearance to a certain extent. All human appearances are similar. A tiger's child will never look like a teddy bear. A person's appearance has a special genetic code. Now, I can genetically make you look like anyone, as long as I have that person's genetic sample, "Ling Dang said.
Bai Ge curled his lips and said, "What's the use of that?"
"It's indeed useless, but I've discovered that the human appearance is very practical. It's actually not exclusive to humans and can be adapted to many species. In the last few experiments, your appearance hasn't changed. You still look like a human, but you're no longer human. In Plan 51001, you are actually a bear. However, because you used the genes of a human, your dense hair was eliminated. Instead, you have a thick layer of fat under your skin to maintain heat for your body, "Ling Dang said.
Bai Ge smiled and said, "I know. In the end, you turned me into a brown bear, a python, and a mantis … while keeping my appearance and genetic information."
Ling Dang said, "Yes, but you were able to maintain your human form even with the genes of these species. Furthermore, your genes did not collapse. This actually means that these animals have the potential to evolve into humans. For example, bear people, snake people, mantis people … "
"Can all animals do it?" Bai Ge asked doubtfully.
"I'm not sure yet. It'll take a long time to prove it. I have to say that human genes are a bit special. If you can really adapt to the genes of all species while maintaining a human appearance, that means … humans, or rather, the human form, may be the symbiote of all species. No, this shouldn't be possible. It doesn't conform to scientific logic, "Ling Dang said.
Bai Ge also felt that it didn't conform to scientific logic. This was a bit too 'human selection theory'. It was as narcissistic as if humans were born with Taoism aptitude in prehistoric times.
In the field of genetic science, this was an extremely illogical idea.
"This idea is too ridiculous. It's probably just a coincidence, right? If you experiment with more species, it'll definitely collapse … Otherwise, it'll be too 'human selection'. If the symbiote of all species really exists, why does it have to be humans? "Bai Ge said.
He suddenly thought of the lower dimensions. Not long ago, at the Grand Starting Point of the Infinite Worlds, weren't the unparalleled powerhouses all in human form? Even if they weren't human, they more or less had a human appearance or a human form.
From the gods to the ordinary intelligent civilizations, all of them were in human form.
Of course, this was set by the author because the author was human! But if the real universe was also like this …
Bai Ge suddenly felt that the author of Cthulhu was very great.
"No, Lord, what you're saying is a conclusion obtained from an idealistic point of view. In fact, even if the human form can adapt to all genetic species, you can still obtain a materialistic conclusion, "Ling Dang said.
Bai Ge was stunned. "What? Can this still be explained by materialism? "
"Yes, it can also mean that the birth of 'humans' is not a coincidence, but an inevitable scientific outcome. From another point of view, it's precisely because we evolved into human form that we're humans. It's like a commoner taking the crown of an emperor. Before this, we were no different from other animals. Anyone could be a human, "Ling Dang said.
Bai Ge was stunned and instantly thought of it.
If the human form was not unique to humans but a public 'intelligent form', it could be evolved from a bear, a dog, or even a reptile. If the current humans evolved from apes, this only meant that the apes were lucky. After generations of inheritance, the ape's genes walked a bright path.
It was like a genetic race that happened in prehistory. Whoever could walk out of a maze would be a human.
The only result now was that the monkeys were first.
Any species that evolved to this point would look like a human. Earth was destined to be ruled by humans, but it wasn't destined to be apes that evolved into humans. As for who would be this human, in fact, every animal born on Earth was qualified.
Humans might just be a stage on the path of evolution.
"Doesn't that mean that all intelligent civilizations in the universe are in human form?" Bai Ge said.
"It's possible …" Ling Dang said.
"It's too strange. I don't believe it," Bai Ge said with a smile.
Ling Dang said, "I don't believe it either. It's just a possibility. Even if we prove that all species can adapt to the human form in countless experiments, it can only prove that humans are one of the stages. It can't prove that they are the only ones. Humans might only be suitable for Earth. For example, only in an environment like Earth would there be a 'humanoid home'. This doesn't mean that there are no other 'insect-like home' or 'cat-like home' … "
Bai Ge understood. The human form might be a big category, just like one of the standards of the big filter of intelligent creatures in the universe.
There were many similar standards, and the human form was one.
Genes destined that the image of a species could be strange. No one told the genes what was right, and they could only keep hitting walls in that big filter.
Only when there was a gene that met the standard of the filter could they determine what the standard was. If there was really one right, then everyone would know what was right.
But it only meant that this was one of the standards.
Bai Ge nodded. This explanation was much more scientific.
Just like how a sphere was the most stable shape under the collapse of gravity, the final destination of all celestial bodies was constantly becoming round. Although there would be different degrees of irregular appearance for various reasons, in the end, it still tended to be spherical.
The human form was the 'round' of the appearance determined by the genes. Perhaps when other species evolved into humans, they would grow horns on their heads and a tail behind them … But in the end, it still tended to be humanoid.
It was any species that evolved into humans, which was why they were called humans.
It was like anyone who cultivated to become an immortal, which was why they were called immortals.
Not immortals, who cultivated to become immortals.
"This question … Let's talk about it after we prove it. Without big data and a large number of experiments to prove it, what's the use of just guessing? Is that all? "Bai Ge asked.
Ling Dang said, "I can already confirm your human form. I have completely designed the template of the living hair and flesh. Now I can change your hair quality and add organs."
"Then come on!" Bai Ge said.
He held the pure black stone tablet in his hand, and Ling Dang told him the genetic template.
Then, a ray of light enveloped Bai Ge.
Bai Ge's appearance did not change significantly, but his slightly messy hair suddenly fell off.
In an instant, he became bald. His smooth head reflected the light, which was unusually dazzling.
This was because the pores had shrunk to the point that they could not be seen. They were fine to the nanometer level, so Bai Ge's skin had an extremely high reflectivity.
Fortunately, Bai Ge was not afraid of the heat at all. Otherwise, he would have to use his tongue to sweat.
Looking at his bald appearance, Bai Ge was extremely unhappy.
But before he could get angry, he felt a pain in his skull, and hair was sticking out from his head.
It was a black strip that looked like hair. It was very tough and soft to the touch, but if it hardened, it could be as solid as Bai Ge's current muscles.
The newly grown hair was very reflective and looked very fake. Visually, it looked like black metal.
It looked fine from afar, but when he looked closer, he realized that the hair was strands and not normal 'hair'.
Bai Ge controlled the hairstyle. One moment, the strands were upside-down, and the next moment, they were straight and drooping. The hair was like fingers, twisting and turning freely for him.
His hair was about 30 centimeters long. When it was curled up, it was tangled and drooped. It could be disguised as a short hairstyle.
"Can it still grow?" Bai Ge asked.
Ling Dang said, "No … It's like you were born with it. It's actually an organ …"
"This organ has many functions. First, it can be controlled. Second, it can adjust the pressure for you to adapt to the ultra-low pressure environment. In addition, it can help you enrich your nervous system and make you more sensitive to the control of your body."
"The only drawback is that it will be affected by the body's hormone secretion …"
"In other words, if you have some extreme emotional outburst, it will automatically change your hairstyle according to your mood …"
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