Chapter 164: Ten Thousand Years Is Too Long
Xinghai Biology Laboratory includes top scientists from relevant majors in Great Xia.
Fan Ren’s investment in this area cannot be said to be small, and the supply of various advanced instruments has never lagged behind.
But even so, after these years, the results have been minimal.
Humanity’s lifespan is really too short.
100 years is already the limit.
And the human brain absorbing knowledge requires a process, and this process will become even longer as the edifice of science gradually grows taller.
Primary School, Junior High School, High School, University.
The time to complete this primary learning stage takes up 20% of humanity’s entire life.
However, in scientific research, only after possessing this foundational knowledge does humanity have the key to push open the sacred door of scientific research.
Generally speaking, most scientists’ research projects only bear fruit after they are over fifty years old.
Except for a few scientists with talent, after all, this world is composed of 99.99% ordinary people.
And for ordinary scientists, to reach the peak in a discipline and achieve certain research results, they need to have a proficient understanding of their own discipline.
This process is extremely long.
100 years of time, minus 20 years for learning foundational knowledge, plus 30 years for discipline proficiency process, plus the embarrassing situation after 70 years old where the brain cannot handle high-intensity thinking.
For a scientist, the actual time they truly use for research and development might only be a short 20 years.
Precisely because of this, Fan Ren started to assemble the biology science laboratory, striving to make a breakthrough in delaying human aging.
As for the effects, there are some.
For example, increasingly mature nanorobot technology can provide precise drug delivery for the human body, aiming to treat illnesses in the shortest time possible.
Similarly, nanorobots can easily treat various cardiovascular diseases, as well as many other conditions.
But these only solve human deaths caused by accidental illnesses.
In terms of delaying aging, there is no effect.
Macroscopically speaking, if forced to provide a figure, it might increase humanity’s overall lifespan by 1-5 years.
But this is far from enough; the extraterrestrial civilization crisis he gave is 200 years.
For human civilization to develop the initial ability to conduct space wars within these 200 years, it must greatly extend the lifespans of scientists.
In hopes that they can stay in their peak period longer and produce better scientific research results.
Therefore, Fan Ren turned his thoughts to A’dai’s change case.
What if eternal life is possible?
Of course, it might be impossible to achieve A’dai’s special case for a very long time.
But what about the reverse?
Converting data into brainwaves carrying information using instruments and directly inputting them into the human brain?
Could this complete part of the nearly 50 years of learning time that human scientists must go through?
Fan Ren does not know, but science requires trying.
“What do I need to do?”
After long thinking, no one knows what he was thinking about for so long, and Fan Ren doesn’t care; he only cares about Huang Wei’s ability.
“A’dai will tell you. Congratulations, from now on, you are a researcher at Xinghai Chip Electronics Laboratory. A’dai will tell you all related matters.”
Fan Ren smiled and reached out to shake hands with him.
After letting go, looking at Huang Wei’s already graying hair roots, Fan Ren sighed: “Perhaps, at Xinghai you can find the happiness you had when founding Nvidia.”
After leaving the laboratory, Fan Ren went straight to the port and boarded the Peregrine Falcon that was already prepared. Under A’dai’s operation, the Peregrine Falcon slowly departed from the port and then rushed toward Mars.
“A’dai, prioritize laying quantum relay satellites to the 7 fixed space electronic signal analyzers. Right now, our main focus is to keep a close eye on changes in the 7 star systems within 10 light years.”
In the cockpit, Fan Ren sighed. Ever since having A’dai, with its powerful computing power assistance, many previously seemingly complex projects have become even simpler.
In fact, on Great Xia’s home planet, there is a giant astronomical telescope with a diameter of 500 meters. This telescope, built over many years, has the capability to collect faint electromagnetic wave signals within 157 light years.
However, due to Blue Star’s rotation and revolution, this telescope fixed on Blue Star lacks phase-locked reconnaissance capability.
What Fan Ren needs now is all-time, second-by-second, phase-locked reconnaissance on the 7 star systems within 10 light years, collecting all signals from the opposing star systems with a telescope.
Perhaps the requirements for detection range are not high, but for detection precision and signal collection capability, they are even higher.
The purpose is to guard against possible extraterrestrial civilizations in these star systems.
And if possible, he even more hopes to observe whether there are probes, fleets, or other destabilizing factors heading toward the Solar System from these star systems.
According to A’dai’s detailed explanation afterward, the Conqueror’s warp behavior is like throwing a huge stone into a space pool 1 billion light years across.
Any civilization with some attainment in spatial science would not fail to detect such a situation.
Xinghai is currently putting all its energy into innovation and research and development of various technologies, and Great Xia is sparing no effort, supporting Xinghai at all costs.
All for the sake of letting Xinghai travel light, unburdened, and develop the science and technology that humanity urgently needs to improve its strength.
Fan Ren set a 200-year development time, which was accepted by Elder Ye and the other chiefs.
Elder Ye once said at a meeting that he might not live many more years, but this plan must be persisted with unwaveringly, no matter who comes later, and this development strategy is not allowed to be changed.
According to his words, even if all the warnings Fan Ren made turn out to be groundless.
If after 200 years, no other alien civilizations come to the Solar System, then Great Xia can go out.
In 200 years, it is enough for humanity to complete the development of the entire Solar System. By then, Great Xia will not be satisfied with the activity range of a ‘small’ Solar System.
Humanity hides deep in its heart views toward unknown things: there is fear, but also immense curiosity.
Fan Ren carefully recalled these words in his mind, and a smile appeared on his face.
“A’dai, how many people on the list for the first batch of deep hibernation in hibernation pods have agreed?”
While the Peregrine Falcon was flying at high speed, A’dai heard Fan Ren’s question and sighed as it replied: “Boss, of the first batch of 20,000 elderly people over 70 years old who have made outstanding contributions to Great Xia, scientists, and elderly people from other fields, 90% chose rejection. Even Elder Ye rejected this proposal.”
Hearing this, Fan Ren’s face couldn’t help but show some disappointment.
These elderly people who once made outstanding meritorious service for Great Xia and humanity’s development, at the advent of this cosmic era, seemed to radiate brilliant light again, ushering in a second spring in life.
Most elderly people disdain the hibernation pods that could extend their lifespan.
Elder Ye said to Fan Ren:
“Ten thousand years is too long; seize the day!”
