Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

Upon hearing this, Lü Yongchang fell silent.

When we were on Earth, humans considered themselves to be higher animals.

Compared to other creatures in Earth's natural world, humans seem to be in a class of their own.

Possessing advanced intelligence, numerous in number, and skilled in using and manufacturing various tools...

With a multitude of advantages combined, humanity has successfully ascended to the top of the Earth's food chain.

No sooner had humans left Earth than they discovered rudimentary extraterrestrial life on Mars and Titan.

Even so, those "low-end" lives struggling near the brink of death did not move Lü Yongchang and others much.

After all, the two are not in the same league at all.

Until they left the comfort zone of the solar system and encountered the Proxima Centauri civilization.

As so-called "higher intelligent beings," Proxima Centauri seem to have too many innate advantages compared to humans.

High radiation resistance, long lifespan...

Each of these is a racial characteristic that is beyond the reach of humankind.

In comparison, humanity seems like a "discarded child" arbitrarily created by the Creator.

This is just an ordinary civilization of the same level.

Thinking about the level divisions in the technology tree system, Lü Yongchang sighed softly.

I really don't know what kind of unique innate advantages those advanced civilizations possess...

He shook his head, clearing his mind of the distracting thoughts.

"Is it possible to extract this telomerase-like substance?"

Lu Yongchang asked in a low voice.

Mao Zhengzhi also snapped out of his reverie.

He frowned slightly and replied softly, "This might be a bit troublesome."

"There are still too few well-preserved Proxima Centauri samples."

"The amount of telomerase-like substances that can be extracted is probably pitifully small."

"Moreover..." Mao Zhengzhi paused for a moment, then continued.

"These Proxima Centauri people have been dead for quite some time, and their cell activity has completely disappeared. Even if we extract those substances, they will be of no use."

"Injecting it into Earth's organisms without proper knowledge will only trigger a strong rejection reaction."

Lü Yongchang clicked his tongue softly.

This is such a troublesome matter...

The difference between two civilizations separated by light-years is greater than the difference between humans and plants!

This greatly increases the difficulty of biological experiments.

Unlike Lü Yongchang, Mao Zhengzhi was quite optimistic.

He chuckled and said, "Be content."

"At least, the Proxima Centauri civilization was a carbon-based life form."

"If it were all silicon-based life forms, wouldn't we be completely lost?"

Lu Yongchang was slightly taken aback, then laughed heartily and said, "That's true."

He pondered for a moment, then said again, "Let's start with the genes."

"Let's find the gene fragments related to the synthesis of this telomerase-like substance first."

……

With the help of Zero and the previous experience in cracking the Atoca gene, the cracking work did not encounter too much difficulty this time.

In just one week, gene fragments related to telomerase-like substances were revealed to the public.

The real difficulties then followed.

This is, after all, the gene of an extraterrestrial civilization.

Despite having some similarities, it does not follow the rules of human genetic coding.

In other words, this gene fragment cannot be directly used by humans.

Inside the main biological laboratory, Mao Zhengzhi looked at Lü Yongchang with a helpless expression.

"What do we do now?"

The entire experiment seemed to come to a standstill at that moment.

Leaving aside Lü Yongchang, at least Mao Zhengzhi felt completely overwhelmed when he saw that string of strange gene fragments!

This is something that current human biotechnology simply cannot solve!

Lü Yongchang's eyes were also filled with helplessness.

He wasn't a god, so naturally he was completely baffled by this unprecedented situation.

In the past, he could have tried to seek help from the technology tree system.

However, because the photonic computer has not yet been successfully developed, the technology tree system is stuck at the first level of civilization.

This biotechnology is clearly beyond the scope of what a Type I civilization should possess.

Thinking of this, Lü Yongchang paused slightly.

and many more……

Human biotechnology is insufficient, so what about the Proxima Centauri civilization?

His breathing quickened slightly, and he immediately asked, "Zero, display all the biotechnology data found in the central computer of the Proxima Centauri civilization."

A huge holographic image instantly appeared in the biological laboratory.

Looking at the densely packed entries, he subconsciously frowned.

"Screen out gene-related biotechnology."

One second later.

A simplified interface, several times smaller, was presented to Lü Yongchang.

Lu Yongchang glanced at it casually.

The Genetic Coding Principle of Proxima Centauri

The Proxima Centauri Gene Translation Project

"..."

Looking at the Chinese characters in the holographic projection, Lü Yongchang's heart pounded!

"I've got an idea..."

He muttered to himself.

As he spoke, he stood up and strode quickly toward the door of the biology lab.

Mao Zhengzhi: "???"

"Hey!" He quickly unplugged the electromagnetic suction device on the chair and hurried to catch up with Lü Yongchang. "Professor Lü, what are you planning to do?"

"If human technology can't solve it, then we'll use the methods of the Proxima Centauri civilization!"

Lü Yongchang stopped at the laboratory door.

The gate slowly opened.

He turned around and gave Mao Zhengzhi a confident smile.

"Don't worry, give me a week."

After saying that, he strode out of the laboratory.

"Zero, organize all the data in chronological order..."

Lü Yongchang's voice gradually faded into the distance.

Mao Zhengzhi stood there dumbfounded: "???"

"I...I'm fucking stupid..."

"He wouldn't be thinking of learning the biotechnology of the Proxima Centauri civilization right now, would he?!"

……

The office door suddenly opened.

"professor?"

Su Yutong's voice was full of doubt: "Didn't you say you were going to the biology lab?"

Lü Yongchang walked quickly to his desk and then glanced up at it.

Upon seeing that it was Su Yutong, he slightly tugged at the corners of his mouth, revealing a barely perceptible smile.

Something came up unexpectedly.

He said succinctly, "When you leave, please close the office door behind you."

"By the way, don't let anyone bother me unless it's important."

Su Yutong was stunned for a moment: "I didn't say I was going out..."

But at this moment, Lü Yongchang had already focused all his attention on the holographic projection in front of him.

Seeing Lü Yongchang's focused expression, Su Yutong abruptly stopped speaking halfway through her sentence.

She had seen Lü Yongchang in this state countless times, so she naturally knew how to deal with him.

She quietly turned around and walked towards the office door.

The door slowly opened.

She walked out of the office and quietly closed the door.