Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

Zero's electronically synthesized voice heralded the start of the "war"!

This battle took place inside Bai Yixuan's body.

This is a war that is invisible to the naked eye!

Countless fully armed medical nanorobots, under Zero's command, dispersed through the aorta to major and minor blood vessels, then through capillaries to reach all parts of the body, and finally launched a precise attack on the Gael bacteria!

At this very moment, a slight humming sound has already been heard inside the quantum supercomputing center of the Earth-class starship, which is located in Mars synchronous orbit!

This was the first real-world application of medical nanorobots. Lacking the necessary experience, Lü Yongchang chose to overwhelm everything with computing power.

If this is successful, Zero could program the nanorobots appropriately, allowing them to autonomously identify "enemies" like real immune cells.

The holographic image in front of everyone subtly changed.

Bai Yixuan's body outline appeared on the projection.

The pale blue body outline was filled with countless red dots.

Those are hundreds of millions of Gaelic bacteria!

Then, a silvery-white substance continuously appeared on Bai Yixuan's right hand.

Those are medical nanorobots injected into Bai Yixuan's body!

In this pale blue outline, the silver-white nanobots occupy only a small portion of the area.

Judging from the visuals alone, there seems to be a huge gap in strength between the two.

"Professor, the nanorobots have identified Gaelic bacteria," the synthesized voice announced again. "Activate?"

Lu Yongchang turned his head and stared at the surveillance screen next to him.

In the video, Bai Yixuan is wearing a breathing mask, his eyes are closed, and he is lying motionless on the hospital bed.

He was unaware of the consequences of his orders.

But whether for the six infected starship pilots or for all of humanity, he had to give this order.

"Let's begin."

Lu Yongchang's lips trembled slightly as he spoke in a whisper.

As soon as the words were spoken, some subtle changes occurred on the screen.

Silver-white nanorobots traced graceful curves through the blood vessels within the pale blue outline of the human body.

In the area traversed by the silver-white curve, the red dots gradually fade until they disappear.

Inside Bai Yixuan's body, countless nanobots swarmed forward, tearing apart and devouring the Gael bacteria with their hard shells one by one.

Faced with these unruly nanorobots, the Gael bacteria were clearly stunned.

When they "noticed" the rapid decline in their population, the Gael bacteria resorted to their old strategy once again.

"Staying together for warmth"

However, this method is clearly not very effective for medical nanorobots.

The moment the outer layer of Gaelic bacteria, which acts as a protective shield, is sliced ​​apart layer by layer, the outcome of this "war" is already predetermined.

In the laboratory, the area occupied by the silver-white on the holographic projection grew larger and larger, and the status of the two underwent a dramatic change in just half an hour.

This scene brought a smile to the faces of everyone present.

"It works! Yongchang, did you see that?!" As the person in charge of the medical pod technology, Mao Zhengzhi was obviously more excited than the others.

The successful operation of medical nanorobots means that medical pods will also be successfully developed in the near future!

This is an extremely significant technological invention for all of human civilization!

"...I saw it." Lü Yongchang breathed a long sigh of relief and sat back down in his seat.

The crisis has been largely resolved.

In the vast universe, the threats facing human civilization have been reduced once again.

……

An hour later.

"Professor, the Gaelic bacteria in Bai Yixuan's body have been completely cleared."

"How is his physical condition?!" Lu Yongchang stood up from his chair and asked in a deep voice, "Did the nanobots accidentally injure anyone during the bacteria removal process?"

Lü Yongchang's question also attracted the attention of the rest of the laboratory staff.

Three-drug.

Even the best medicines can cause some minor damage to the human body during treatment.

Therefore, if medical nanorobots accidentally damage a large number of human cells while clearing bacteria, the application scenarios of this technology will be greatly limited.

Almost the instant Lü Yongchang finished speaking, a statistical chart appeared before everyone.

"According to current data, the entire cleansing process resulted in the rupture and death of 1295 human cells."

"Considering that I control all the nanorobots throughout the process, the removal precision is relatively high. If we switch to program control, a single systemic lesion removal is expected to cause the rupture and death of 10000 to 50000 of the body's own cells."

Ten thousand to fifty thousand...

It seems like a lot.

But for the human body as a whole, this number of cells is simply negligible!

According to research, a normal adult has more than 30 trillion cells in their body.

Ten thousand cells... are not even comparable to the number of cells that die from a minor scrape.

A faint smile appeared on Lü Yongchang's face.

Next, we'll move on to the final step of the entire treatment process!

His tone softened slightly: "Zero, take Bai Yixuan to the sterile room first. Remember, do not cause secondary infection."

"Then remove all the medical nanorobots, trying to leave no residue."

This step is also to prevent unexpected situations from occurring in the future.

Currently, they are under zero control and are unlikely to encounter any problems.

But it's better to be safe than sorry.

Who knows what bugs might occur in these nanobots after Zero's control is interrupted?

Moreover, this technology will also encounter ethical issues.

For example... the semi-mechanization of humans.

As the chief scientist, Lü Yongchang had to consider all possible outcomes.

"Understood, Professor."

……

Inside Port No. 10, in a temporarily converted sterile room.

Bai Yixuan, lying on the hospital bed, slowly opened his eyes.

Looking at the unfamiliar surroundings, a hint of doubt appeared in his eyes.

The next moment, a deep sense of fatigue came from the depths of my body.

"Where...where am I?"

The moment he uttered the words, he was startled by his own voice.

Extremely hoarse.

The holographic projection generator quietly lit up.

"Professor Lü?" Bai Yixuan called out softly as he looked at the image on the holographic screen.

"How are you feeling now?" Lu Yongchang smiled gently and explained directly, "There are bacteria left over from ancient Martian times beneath Gale Crater, and you've all been infected."

Bai Yixuan's expression changed slightly.

He remembered!

He lost consciousness after calling for help!

"Professor! Where are my teammates?! How are they?"

Lu Yongchang's smile widened even more: "Thanks to you, they are all out of danger now."