Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

"Professor, are you really not feeling anything unusual?"

Dr. Wen looked at the huge hole in the holographic projection and asked with a solemn expression.

"...No, I don't feel anything at all," Lü Yongchang replied with difficulty.

"Can we find the reason for this phenomenon?"

"hiss……"

Upon hearing Lü Yongchang's question, Dr. Wen gasped softly, a troubled expression appearing on his face: "This... Professor, this might be a bit difficult."

As she spoke, she glanced at Mao Zhengzhi beside her: "Academician Mao, what do you think?"

Mao Zhengzhi frowned, his right hand constantly swiping across the holographic projection in front of him, carefully reviewing a series of examination data.

"Professor, I need to conduct further examinations on you."

After saying that, he raised his head, looked around, and his brows furrowed even more deeply: "The equipment here is insufficient, Professor. I need to take you to the biology lab."

Lü Yongchang: "...???"

……

After half an hour.

Lu Yongchang lay nervously in the center of several large instruments, his body covered with various electrodes.

He never imagined that one day he would be able to enter the biological laboratory as an experimental sample.

I said…

Perhaps due to excessive nervousness, Lü Yongchang realized that his voice cracked as soon as he opened his mouth.

He quickly coughed twice, cleared his throat, and then spoke again: "I say, Academician Mao, are you sure you won't use this for personal revenge?"

Mao Zhengzhi, who was busy adjusting the instruments, was suddenly stunned, and then realized the meaning behind Lü Yongchang's words.

"How could that be?"

"Professor, I am not that kind of person."

As he spoke, Mao Zhengzhi gave Lü Yongchang a meaningful smile and turned his attention back to the testing equipment in front of him.

Lü Yongchang: "???"

"Why!"

"No, Academician Mao! What does that smile mean, Academician Mao?!"

"Professor, the examination has begun. Please try to remain quiet," Mao Zhengzhi said meticulously. "Otherwise, the test data may contain significant errors, and a second test may be necessary."

Lu Yongchang's face stiffened, and he quickly steadied himself.

Looking at the massive testing equipment that had started operating beside him, and the huge probe pointing directly at his head, Lü Yongchang felt a chill run down his spine.

His gaze involuntarily drifted to the transparent aluminum curtain wall not far away.

Inside the curtain wall, a giant, abandoned tree gently sways its broad branches under the illumination of stellar spectrum lights.

Beside the tree canopy, several monitoring devices are keeping a close watch on its every move.

At that moment, he suddenly felt the same way as the lost giant tree that had grown in the isolation laboratory.

……

Perhaps due to psychological factors, Lü Yongchang felt that the examination took an exceptionally long time.

"alright."

"The inspection items have been basically completed."

The moment Mao Zhengzhi's voice came from not far away, Lü Yongchang breathed a sigh of relief.

After getting up, he quickly ripped off the various electrodes from his body, then strode towards Mao Zhengzhi: "Old Mao, have you found anything wrong?"

Mao Zhengzhi did not respond to Lü Yongchang's question, but instead frowned and carefully looked at the data in the holographic projection.

"The brain structure has completely disappeared and been replaced by an unknown energy body."

When Lü Yongchang walked to his side, Mao Zhengzhi raised his hand and gently tapped the image in the holographic projection: "The energy fluctuations of the energy body can be clearly observed."

"At the same time, the energy fluctuation amplitude varies considerably in each region of the energy body."

"It's somewhat similar to another form of brainwaves," Lü Yongchang added thoughtfully.

Mao Zhengzhi was slightly taken aback, then nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, it does look somewhat similar."

"but……"

"The energy fluctuations of this energy body are far more powerful than the brainwave fluctuations of the human brain."

"Based on current observations, it is probably more than a thousand times that of a normal human."

"This is still the energy fluctuation range under a quiet state; if it were during the thinking process..."

Lu Yongchang didn't speak, but just stared blankly at the data in the holographic projection.

Out of professional habit, he couldn't help but start thinking about the reasons behind this phenomenon.

Upon reflection, Lü Yongchang noticed something "abnormal" about his body.

Unlike his previous thoughts, which seemed shrouded in a thick fog, Lü Yongchang now felt his mind was incredibly clear.

Details he hadn't noticed before were now crystal clear to him!

This is……

Overclocking status?

He quickly realized the changes in his brain!

After completing the first upgrade, he no longer needs the help of the tech tree system to easily enter the so-called "overclocking state"!

Overjoyed, he began to quickly consider the reasons behind it.

He raised his hand and unconsciously flipped through the detection data on the projector.

When he saw the pulse-like energy fluctuations, a strange sense of familiarity welled up from the bottom of his heart.

"wrong……"

"This is not an energy body."

Lu Yongchang turned his head to look in the direction of the transparent aluminum curtain wall and murmured softly.

"What?" Mao Zhengzhi was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Lü Yongchang, whose expression and behavior were somewhat strange. "How come this isn't an energy body?"

"All the test data indicate that there is an extremely high level of energy in your brain."

"Although we've never encountered this form of energy before, I'm certain it's an energy entity!"

Lu Yongchang silently swiped his fingers, bringing up a series of documents in the holographic projection.

"This is..." Mao Zhengzhi seemed to realize something and said hesitantly, "The detection data of the lost giant tree?"

Lü Yongchang continued to swipe the holographic image in front of him.

Under his guidance, a series of complex data items were quickly eliminated.

Finally, a pulse-like curve fluctuation graph appeared before Mao Zhengzhi's eyes.

"This is quantum consciousness."

Lu Yongchang lightly tapped the holographic projection with his finger and spoke in a firm tone in a low voice.