Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

As he spoke, Lü Yongchang's voice gradually became lower and deeper.

Mao Zhengzhi and Meng Lu stared in astonishment at Lü Yongchang, who was only halfway through his sentence.

For a moment, the two were lost in confusion.

"professor?"

Seeing Lü Yongchang suddenly fall into deep thought, Meng Lu cautiously called out in a low voice.

"I see……"

Lu Yongchang murmured, "Bioelectric signals are merely a preliminary step in information transmission; they are not the medium through which information is transmitted!"

"Zero, draw a 3D model of bioelectrical signal transduction!"

He didn't offer much explanation, but instead gave the order directly to Zero.

As the azure particle effects slowly drifted through the air, a tree root, magnified several times and slowly trembling, appeared before the three of them.

hum~

Bright, azure light slowly emanated from both ends of the tree roots, completely enveloping them and forming two azure halos that echoed each other.

This is a zero-simulation bioelectrical signal.

Then, the two azure halos moved towards each other and converged in the central area of ​​the tree roots.

The next moment, two azure halos of light emanated from the central area and surged rapidly toward the two ends of the tree roots.

And so it goes.

Like the surging tide, one wave after another.

It roughly outlines a rough, net-like area, and in the center of this net-like area, there is a spherical hole!

Connecting this to the internal structure of the tree roots, it's not hard to imagine that these bioelectric currents run around those tubular structures and spherical cavities!

Lu Yongchang stared blankly at the mesh structure and spherical cavity that shimmered with bursts of azure light.

Due to the insufficient number of electrodes, the detection accuracy is also insufficient, and bioelectrical signals in many detailed areas are missing.

Therefore, the structure is not clear, but rather somewhat blurry, with only a rough outline.

But it was precisely because of this that Lü Yongchang made a surprising discovery!

To verify his hypothesis, he touched the holographic projection next to him with his trembling finger.

Using his privileges, he quickly accessed Zero's database.

At the very bottom of the database, he found a document.

That was research data from before the human fleet left the solar system!

He quickly opened the drawing file and showed it to Mao Zhengzhi and Meng Lu.

"professor?"

Mao Zhengzhi frowned slightly, as if he had noticed something: "These are the design blueprints for the first-generation quantum long-distance communication device?"

"Why are you taking this out?"

Human fleets have developed over hundreds of years, and quantum long-distance communication devices have been upgraded countless times.

In Mao Zhengzhi's view, the quantum long-distance communication device in this drawing is already extremely outdated.

As for Meng Lu standing to the side...

Born from Proxima Centauri, she had never seen such an "antique" before.

"right."

Lü Yongchang did not look up, but simply responded softly, without even answering Mao Zhengzhi's question.

He raised his hand and selected a portion of the drawing.

Then, he kept swiping his fingers, eliminating all kinds of parts and miscellaneous equipment.

Soon, a drawing that was many times more concise appeared before the three of them.

Lu Yongchang exhaled a long breath and excitedly placed it together with the other two holographic models.

When the three holographic models, glowing with a deep blue light, were placed together, both Mao Zhengzhi and Meng Lu showed expressions of shock!

Although there are subtle differences, the highly similar mesh structure and spherical cavity region still drew gasps of amazement from the two!

Mao Zhengzhi stared blankly at the three holographic models before him, swallowing hard. "This...this is the core area of ​​quantum communication?"

"right!"

Lü Yongchang gave an affirmative answer: "Bioelectric current is just a tool for controlling this core area."

After a brief moment of shock, Mao Zhengzhi quickly regained his composure.

He looked at Lü Yongchang with some excitement: "Professor, I have a hypothesis!"

"If, and I mean if, all our guesses come true."

"Then, we consider these network structures and spherical cavities as human neurons."

"So they transmit signals using quantum teleportation, right?"

Lu Yongchang pondered for a moment, then nodded cautiously.

"Theoretically speaking, there shouldn't be any problem."

"Okay, that's good..." Mao Zhengzhi muttered to himself.

Lu Yongchang frowned immediately: "What exactly are you trying to say?"

"If the giant trees possess consciousness, what would that consciousness look like?"

"Professor, we've done a lot of research on human consciousness before, and all the data shows that human consciousness is in a quantum state," Mao Zhengzhi said urgently. "But what about the giant tree?"

"Are they also quantum-form consciousness?"

Lü Yongchang was stunned.

To be honest, he hadn't thought about this issue at first.

"perhaps……"

"Professor, this might be our best opportunity to study consciousness!"

Mao Zhengzhi excitedly reached out and grasped Lü Yongchang's arm, interrupting him: "Professor, please think about it carefully!"

"It can convert bioelectrical signals into quantum signals, and countless quantum signals then converge to form quantum consciousness..."

"This is simply the perfect research template!"

"If we can thoroughly understand it, we might be able to explain how human consciousness arises!"

"This will make a huge contribution to the future evolution of humanity!"

Upon hearing this, Lü Yongchang's breathing became increasingly rapid.

How does consciousness arise? Can consciousness be transferred?

Even with the advancements in human civilization, these problems remain unresolved.

The reason is also very simple.

For organisms on Earth, the transmission of information between neurons mainly relies on electrical signals and chemical substances, namely neurotransmitters.

The latter is more common.

Therefore, it is extremely difficult to study the formation process of consciousness in humans or other living beings.

Therefore, as Mao Zhengzhi said, giant trees are the best template for studying consciousness.

They can directly convert electrical signals into quantum signals, which can undoubtedly greatly reduce the burden of related research!

I have to say, he was tempted!

But now is not the time to study this!

Lu Yongchang took a deep breath, suppressing his curiosity about the relevant knowledge, and said in a deep voice, "Research in this area... is not urgent."

"The priority now is to solve the problem of the giant tree's language system."

"If we want to use the giant tree to study human consciousness, we need to thoroughly understand the giant tree first!"

"Zero, have Mo Zeyang bring his men over."

When it comes to matters involving quantum communication, it is natural to need professionals to provide assistance.

P.S.: I have bad news, I've run out of drafts.

There's also bad news: there's a lot going on during the Lunar New Year, plus writer's block, so there will only be one update today...

The worst news is, I've used up my leave opportunity, and I'm out of work this month again!!!