Further understanding was naturally to follow.
The external affairs representative of the New Human Management Agency provided Madebiao and his group with a batch of photon communication devices, allowing them to freely access the New Human holographic network.
This was to facilitate their understanding of the current situation.
And the history of the past.
In return, Madebiao and his group had to open their doomsday shelters for the New Humans to take over.
Of course, the supplies inside would still belong to them.
The primary reason the New Humans wished to research the doomsday shelters was their deficiency in related technologies. The previous Natural Human Protection Base did not store such technology. Concurrently, hibernation pods and awakening technology were highly necessary for long-distance space voyages.
After all, the duration of space travel could sometimes be measured in decades, or even centuries. Without hibernation pod technology, astronauts might die of old age before reaching their destination, severely limiting the maximum range of spaceship voyages.
With hibernation pod technology, however,
as long as energy supply and other aspects were sufficient,
journeys to places tens or hundreds of light-years away could be attempted.
There would be no need to be confined to exploring near the planet, unable to venture far, as in the past.
This was followed by a period of mutual understanding.
The New Humans were fine, merely sending some researchers to study the relevant technologies within the doomsday shelters. However, after Madebiao and his group reviewed the historical information spanning over three hundred years and the current plight of other surviving Natural Humans, they all became somewhat panicked.
This was because they had truly not expected so many events to unfold over the past three centuries, nor that Natural Humans would be on the verge of extinction. They were even more surprised by the significant animosity between Natural Humans and New Humans, which undoubtedly made them feel uneasy and fearful, concerned about their future circumstances.
They worried that the New Humans might plot against them.
Or imprison and harm them.
As the saying goes, those who are not of my kind have different hearts. Even when people belonged to the same human race but different factions, they would fight to the death, wishing to annihilate each other. How much more so for two types of beings that had already diverged significantly in their genes? In short, Madebiao and his group now felt their situation was extremely perilous.
They lacked money and capability, and even if their minds were not the sharpest,
the New Humans might still be willing to keep them around.
However, they currently possessed a significant amount of supplies.
As fellow Natural Humans, they worried about someone coveting the resources they held and harming them. How much more so for the New Humans whose genes were different?
If they had the capability,
Madebiao and his group would have wanted to leave this planet.
Because the more they thought about it, the more frightened they became.
But no matter how scared they were, it was useless. At this moment, they were like fish on a chopping block.
Whether they could survive, and how well they would live,
depended entirely on how the New Humans intended to treat them.
As for Ji Hua and his group, they had no intention of specifically targeting these Natural Humans. Therefore, not long after, while Madebiao and his group were filled with trepidation, their naturalization procedures were completed, and they were classified as a minority ethnic group, the Natural Humans. They would receive the basic treatment they were entitled to, but any excess benefits beyond the normal standard were out of the question.
Even so, Madebiao and his group, upon receiving their identification, let out a sigh of relief. Through their understanding during this period, they could see that these New Humans were quite law-abiding. As long as they were willing to abide by the law and follow the rules, things would be manageable. At least if they followed the rules, nothing would happen to them.
What they feared most was the absence of rules.
Or the disregard for rules.
Why are chaos and war so terrifying? They are terrifying because they lack rules, order, and the constraints of morality and law, allowing the evil of human nature to be fully displayed.
The fact that the New Humans were willing to process their naturalization procedures now undoubtedly signified their willingness to accept them, to incorporate them into their rule and order.
This commotion lasted for about half a year.
The related public attention gradually subsided, and Madebiao and his group were gradually integrated into the new social system.
However, the New World Management Agency did not relax. They actively adopted some suggestions from netizens.
Specialized instruments were developed.
And a large-scale search was conducted globally.
They wanted to see if there were any fugitives, any Natural Humans hidden somewhere that they were unaware of.
As for the results?
There truly were some...
Over the next three years, the New World Management Agency successively discovered two more large-scale shelters, twelve medium-sized shelters, and one hundred and seventy-two small shelters on land. However, it was regrettable that except for the two large-scale shelters, nine medium-sized shelters, and thirteen small shelters where people were still alive, the remaining shelters had been damaged by natural disasters and man-made calamities over the past three hundred years.
Whether it was energy depletion or exposure to strong radiation, various accidents had occurred, and everyone inside had died.
Of course, besides the shelters on land, there were also shelters in oceans and lakes. In fact, the number and survival rate of shelters in oceans and lakes far exceeded those on land. This was because the wars in previous years had rarely affected the oceans or some large lakes.
Unaffected by war, the damage would at most be due to natural disasters or poor construction. The chance of survival was naturally higher.
Therefore, the New World Management Agency successfully found and opened seven large-scale shelters, forty-three medium-sized shelters, and one thousand seven hundred and sixty-nine small shelters from underwater. These were the ones that had survived.
Those that did not survive and were destroyed were not included.
The reason for so many shelters was not only because there were quite a few wealthy individuals at the time, but more importantly, fusion energy had been miniaturized over three hundred years ago. Because of this, these shelters could operate for over three hundred years.
If these shelters had relied solely on solar energy or electricity, their energy would have been cut off centuries ago.
The hibernating individuals would have thawed like frozen meat and died,
leaving no opportunity for awakening.
Initially, when one or two shelters were unearthed, people were quite interested. However, as more and more medium and small shelters were excavated, people lost interest in watching. Some even began to worry that with more and more Natural Humans being rescued from the shelters, there might be trouble, and they might try to restore the original rule.
Initially, no one believed such concerns.
Some even thought it was completely unnecessary worry.
However, as the number of excavated shelters increased, and the number of revived Natural Humans also grew, occupying one, two, three, or four bases. New Humans who shared similar concerns also increased. Many of them even felt there was no need to continue excavating shelters; they should be left to their fate, or they should be dug out and their power cut off, killing the hibernating Natural Humans inside before anything else.
And these statements of theirs,
could be seen by the revived Natural Humans.
This undoubtedly made those Natural Humans somewhat fearful and worried, intensifying the opposition between Natural Humans and New Humans.
It even gradually evolved into a social issue.
Finally, Ding Yun specifically proposed persuading those Natural Humans to agree that when they conceived offspring, they would convert their descendants into New Humans. After all, the new New Human genes no longer had the defect of infertility. Their physical fitness and adaptability to the environment far surpassed those of Natural Humans, and even their lifespan was about twenty to thirty years longer than that of Natural Humans.
Therefore, most Natural Humans eventually had no objections.
They all expressed their agreement.
Some had even taken the lead as examples.
At this point, the New World Management Agency truly felt at ease and continuously increased propaganda emphasizing that New Humans should coexist harmoniously with Natural Humans, that Natural Humans posed no danger. Moreover, in a short time, most children of Natural Humans would be New Humans, and by then, there would no longer be any barriers or worries between them.
As for the few remaining stubborn individuals,
their numbers were too small to be of concern.
The reason everyone had previously been hostile towards Natural Humans was primarily due to the difference in their genes and the fact that a large number of Natural Humans centuries ago had used this as an excuse to annihilate artificial humans similar to the New Humans. This made them feel a sense of kinship with those who were targeted.
Now, the situation had changed.
Their descendants would also transform into New Humans.
The hostility between them would naturally decrease significantly.
Although this solution was not perfect, it was indeed the best method at present. The best way to eliminate barriers was either cultural assimilation or bloodline assimilation. New Humans and Natural Humans were, after all, beings within the same civilization system. Their culture had always been the same, so what cultural assimilation could there be? Therefore, to eliminate the barriers between them, bloodline assimilation was the only option.
Changes in offspring genes
undoubtedly constituted a form of bloodline assimilation.
Thus, the overall social order gradually stabilized, and the conflict and contradictions between Natural Humans and New Humans were reduced to a minimum, no longer involving cries of fighting and killing.
Ding Yun finally felt relieved and continued her research.
And in another five years, she formally developed plants capable of absorbing radioactive pollution, thus solving the last major problem in human environmental pollution control.
In the same year, the first batch of newborns created using the New Human genes developed by Ding Yun reached adulthood, began to form relationships, and even became pregnant.
This news caused a global sensation.
This was because New Humans had always believed that the new genes developed by Ding Yun could only be synthesized and developed in vitro, and they still lacked normal reproductive capabilities.
It wasn't until the first batch of children grew up and became pregnant that they realized it wasn't the case.
They discovered that their children could reproduce normally, just like Natural Humans, without the need for special instruments or medications. This undoubtedly brought immense joy to everyone and further confirmed that the gene sequences developed by Ding Yun were flawless. After all, flawed gene sequences would inevitably affect reproductive capabilities.
For example, mules and hinnies cannot reproduce.
Coupled with Ding Yun's contribution of purification plants,
it could be said that if she were not merely a researcher and if the emperor system had not been abolished, her combined fame from these two achievements would have been enough for everyone to support her as a ruler, as an emperor.
However, Ding Yun had no such aspirations.
Therefore, in the end, she merely came out to briefly explain the specific situation, urging everyone not to panic. She also advised that if they did not wish to have children, they must take appropriate contraceptive measures to avoid the embryo forming in the womb and then needing to be removed and placed in a gestation pod for complete development, causing the person unnecessary suffering.
Then she returned to her laboratory.
Regarding the effects of the Daughter Spring water, the more Ding Yun researched, the more she felt she didn't understand enough, and the more she realized there were many other miraculous uses. It was effective on humans and other animals, effective on plants, and effective on algae. Therefore, it must also be effective on viruses and cells.
Perhaps it could even cultivate supernatural plants.
Or perfect human genes even further.
Because of this, Ding Yun genuinely felt her time was pressing and that she had to seize the opportunity to continue researching the other effects of the Daughter Spring water to further explore its functions and write better trial reports. Under these circumstances, she naturally did not want to waste time on trivial matters.
Living in seclusion for years,
rarely leaving the laboratory, was perfectly normal.
With Ding Yun's lack of cooperation and her explicit request to Ji Hua and others not to promote her achievements in this regard, as she wished to conduct research in peace, the discussions about her deeds and contributions naturally did not last long.
However, on the honor roll, in encyclopedias,
and at various relevant award ceremonies,
her name was never absent.
It was just that she never appeared, and all awards were accepted by proxies, making her appear exceptionally mysterious.
As time passed, few people remembered her.
It was only when she achieved new breakthroughs that
people would remember her again and discuss her.
In the subsequent decades, Ding Yun made numerous new breakthroughs using the Daughter Spring water.
For instance, she extended the lifespan of New Humans.
For instance, she selectively cultivated numerous plants that could directly absorb elements from heaven and earth. Examples include algae that could be planted in the sea and bear salt fruits, and various shrubs that could be planted in iron ore areas and bear refined iron fruits.
These achievements significantly reduced industrial pollution.
By her later years, Ding Yun had also made some breakthroughs in research on viruses and supernatural plants. However, the development direction of viruses was too dangerous, so Ding Yun only retained some data, intending to use it for reports later, while the specific results were all destroyed by her.
As for supernatural plants, they were extremely difficult to cultivate. Most of them required absorbing cosmic radiation or special energy from specific planets to grow.
After they matured, some would even develop sentience,
making them uncontrollable.
Ding Yun was unsure whether to publicize this information, so in the end, she never disclosed such news, but specifically cultivated many seeds of supernatural plants, intending them as her legacy. As for whether to plant those supernatural plants and open up new directions for civilization development,
that would depend on the choices of those who came after.