Homo sapiens

Naoya Kudo looked at the genetic sequence of lunar bacteria.

"Did you find anything?" Wise Hernandez asked.

"No, we have only discovered this kind of lunar organism so far. There are too few genetic samples. I need to do some gene knockout experiments."

Wise Hernandez also knows that it is not that simple to figure out the function of the genes of a single lunar organism: "Can the equipment here meet the needs of your experiment?"

"Okay." Naoya Kudo began to write and draw on the tablet, dividing the genetic sequence of lunar bacteria.

Although it is gene knockout, it does not mean knocking out randomly. It requires a good plan and various experimental protocols to compare the difference between the bacterial knockout gene fragment and the original strain.

Wise Hernandez gives Naoya Kudo a hand.

The two collaborated and quickly formulated a complete plan and identified 50 gene segments that needed to be knocked out.

To ensure accuracy, they had to prepare 100 experimental strains at the same time each time a single gene fragment was knocked out.

After working for more than three hours to get 100 samples of the first gene fragment, Kudo Naoya breathed a sigh of relief: "Huh... we are short of manpower!"

"There is no way. There are only 24 people in the Copernicus base. I hope we can add more people in the future!" Wise Hernandez also looked helpless.

The two came to the rest cabin next to the experimental cabin.

Kudo Naoya opened the refrigerator and took a bottle of vitamin energy drink. After taking a sip, he said: "There is no hope of increasing manpower in the near future."

He is very familiar with the plans of the Space Division, and the current number of permanent employees at the Copernicus Base is actually quite large.

In order to take care of the astronauts' lives and avoid psychological problems, they all work on the moon for two months and then return to Earth to recuperate for four months.

Naoya Kudo and others are the third batch of employees stationed on the moon. In about 24 days, they will return to Earth for vacation.

"I heard that with the pseudo-gravity on the space station, after the rotating arm reaches a length of 500 meters, there is no obvious gradient difference. In the future, we may be able to use this method to live in outer space for a long time."

Putting down the bottle, Naoya Kudo shook his head: "I estimate that this kind of pseudo-gravity system will have to wait at least 5 to 10 years before it can be applied on a large scale."

"Why?" Wise Hernandez wondered.

"Safety, after all, there is a difference between centrifugal force and gravity. The company definitely needs to evaluate whether this method will affect the human body. This requires long-term observation."

After Wise Hernandez took a sip of iced milk tea, he leaned on the sofa and glanced at the large screen on one side, which was broadcasting today's news.

Suddenly he saw a piece of news about the Earth Alliance, and then he said with a smile: "The Earth Alliance will launch three spacecrafts to land on the moon next month. It seems that they will become our neighbors."

Kudo Naoya glanced at it: "Their landing point is at the south pole of the moon? It's really radical."

"Let's congratulate them on their success!" Wise Hernandez said, picking up the milk tea bottle.

"I hope nothing happens!" Although Kudo Naoya looked down on Dilian's technology, he was not so dark as to curse the opponent's spacecraft for problems.

The Homo sapiens company actually doesn't care about the development of aerospace technology by Dilian.

Mainly because of the technological gap between the two sides, the Ground Alliance can grit their teeth and build a lunar base, but they definitely have no way to develop the moon.

If the Homo sapiens company really wants to deal with the Earth Alliance's spacecraft, let alone the ground alliance's plan to build a lunar base, even if their spacecraft wants to leave the atmosphere, the Homo sapiens company can make it difficult for the opponent to move forward.

Kudo Naoya discovered another news report about aerospace: "Huh? The Venus Cloud Palace project has started?"

"The Cloud Palace Project?" Wise Hernandez recalled it, and finally found relevant memory fragments in the corner of his memory: "Is it the Cloud Palace that is planned to be built above the atmosphere of Venus?"

"Well, there should be no problem with the technology. The gas concentration in the atmosphere of Venus is much higher than that of the Earth's atmosphere. It is still possible to use vacuum airship technology to build a floating cloud palace."

"I remember that the gravity index of Venus is about the same as that of the Earth, right?"

Kudo Naoya nodded: "Yes, Venus is actually more suitable for humans than Mars. After all, the gravity is almost the same, and Mars' gravity is lower."

Wise Hernandez drank all the milk tea in the bottle: "Hiccup... But the main components of Venus' atmosphere are carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide, which are too corrosive to spacecraft."

"This is nothing more than a minor problem."

"Compared to Venus and Mars, I am actually more optimistic about Jupiter. This planet has a lot of natural satellites and is very rich in resources."

Kudo Naoya smiled and shook his head: "Jupiter is too far away, and the manned spacecraft cannot use nuclear explosions to propel it. The distance is a big problem."

"I heard that the headquarters plans to build a mass projector on the back of the moon, which should shorten the time to Jupiter." Wise Hernandez stood up: "Continue the experiment!"

"no problem."

The two entered the experimental cabin again and continued to conduct experiments.

After knocking out specific gene segments, they began trying to grow these new lunar bacteria.

For a week, the two conducted 14 sets of experiments and knocked out 14 related gene fragments.

During this period, those lunar bacteria whose gene segments were knocked out also showed different behaviors.

Some die directly, some grow out of control, and some divide at a much slower rate.

By analyzing these situations, Naoya Kudo and Wise gained a preliminary understanding of some of the gene fragments of lunar bacteria and the biological functions they represent.

The functions of several of the gene fragments made Wise ecstatic, because these gene fragments have evolved specifically to adapt to the gravity of the moon.

If these genes are inserted into the genetic sequence of Earth organisms, it may be possible to make biosynthetic bacteria more adaptable to the gravity of the moon.

After reading the analysis report, Wise sighed: "Phew! The sample is still too single."

"How about expanding the scope of exploration, finding a few hot fountains as base points, and digging underground aquifers around them. We may not be able to find other lunar organisms." Naoya Kudo suggested.

"Expand the scope of exploration?" Wise scratched his head wrapped in protective clothing.

Wise didn't have many opinions on expanding the scope of exploration. The only trouble was that the Copernicus Base was short of manpower at this time.

Naoya Kudo continued: "We can divide the work and collaborate. I will continue to study lunar bacteria, and you will find the underground aquifer of the thermal fountain."

"Is that so? That's fine." Wise nodded.

Just as the two were discussing how to adapt to changes, something happened on the other side of the earth.

With the arrival of August in Galaxy Year 2, the earth's extreme weather has not diminished, but has become more and more intense.

Floods, typhoons, droughts, and freezes occur all over the world in turn, causing widespread suffering.

Under the ravages of extreme weather, many shrimps have also been forced into desperate predicaments.

Even if the four major forces successively provided loans and assistance to these little shrimps in the fringe world, they still did not alleviate the panic of these little shrimps.

However, the sudden explosion of another incident suddenly caused a big problem for North American food.

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