Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded

“The endpoint of evolution is the ultimate life form…”

“Capable of adapting to all kinds of harsh environments, from high temperatures of hundreds of degrees to ultra-low temperatures of hundreds of degrees below zero, from the dark vacuum of the universe to the high temperature and high pressure deep within the Earth's core…”

“The definition of the ultimate life form is to adapt to all environments.”

“So-called infinite strength and breaking the sound barrier are just embellishments in the evolutionary process of the ultimate life form.”

“However, based on the later battles against Tier 3 Evolvers and their displays of power, they can be considered true superhumans, existences above humans, but they are not omnipotent, nor are they truly ultimate life forms.”

“So the ultimate life form is still above Tier 3…”

Lin Feng slowly spoke, recounting the reports he had heard in the past, as well as the views from some obscure news articles.

Father Su An nodded.

In fact, Lin Feng's views are not mainstream, but his description is correct.

Evolution in the usual sense is the continuous adaptation of life to the environment…

It's just that Lin Feng didn't consider one point,

A very crucial point.

Father Su An interlocked the index fingers of both hands, holding them in front of his mouth, and slowly said:

“Survival of the fittest.”

“The superior wins, the inferior is eliminated, the strong eat the weak.”

“This is the correct conclusion reached by a great biologist in the Old Earth period through observing and studying life in nature.”

“But this conclusion is somewhat one-sided and only applies to the Earth at that time, because it believes that evolution is passive, simply adapting passively because of environmental changes.”

“Once the environment becomes stable, the once-changeable and intense evolution will stagnate. For example, since humans began to establish civilization thousands of years ago, it can even be said that evolution has stagnated, or even regressed!”

“90% of humans are in a state of sub-health in order to adapt to modern systems.”

“Taking antibiotics and medicine when sick, relying on liposuction and starvation to lose weight, and basically no exercise every day…”

“All of these phenomena are actually destroying the evolutionary process of humans.”

“Turning the excellent humans who originally stood out from the survival of the fittest in nature into fragile porcelain dolls.”

“This is not evolution, but a regression that occurs after adapting to the environment.”

“Just like the people of the oasis.”

“Even as Evolvers, they wouldn't survive a week in the wasteland outside the oasis.”

“Therefore, the theory of evolution by adapting to the environment cannot completely define true evolution.”

Lin Feng narrowed his eyes, understanding Father Su An's meaning. Traditional evolutionary theory, rather than being the evolution of species, should more accurately be called species evolution.

It would be more appropriate to change the theory of evolution to the theory of evolution.

Because the evolution it defines is completely passive, the root cause and driving force of evolution come from the sudden changes in the environment, rather than the active choice of species.

This is just nature unconsciously screening life, and species, through evolution, retain individuals who adapt to environmental changes and continue to reproduce.

Those who do not adapt will naturally become extinct.

Speaking of this, after overturning the old era's view of evolution, Father Su An continued:

“After the evolution craze begins, the way out that life needs to find is not just adaptation…”

“Think about it, what are the prerequisites for traditional evolutionary theory?”

“What is the biggest difference between Evolvers and ordinary people, apart from physique and spirit, in the process of adapting to the environment?”

Lin Feng frowned and fell into deep thought.

Soon, he discovered that the prerequisite for the establishment of the theory of evolution in the Old Earth period was the most inconspicuous and most important of the three basic attributes:

Health Points!

And the meaning behind it, in addition to the strength of physique and spirit, is lifespan!

Because lifespan is limited, life needs to reproduce to continue the long-term existence of the species.

When you have a long lifespan, it seems that the matter of procreation is no longer as important as before.

Connecting the research reports of past experts, Lin Feng quickly realized that for life, the key thing that runs through evolution from beginning to end:

“Genes! It's genes!”

“Just like the heart and tenderloin of the Rockhorn Horse, one acts as a blood pump, providing abundant power for the huge body, and the other is the back rock armor that has been alienated to obtain the superpower of photosynthesis, helping the Rockhorn Horse to achieve long-term endurance.”

“And this is just the external characteristic of Tier 1 evolution. As for Tier 2 evolution, you also said before that Tier 2 Evolvers have reproductive isolation from ordinary people. Because of the continuous optimization and transformation of genes, they belong to two different species from humans…”

“More accurately, Tier 2 Evolvers can be completely called evolved new humans.”

“The biggest difference between them and old humans is not the external supernatural powers and strength manifestations, but what you said, the internal genes…”

Lin Feng took a deep breath and, seeing Father Su An stop, continued to add to his words:

“Internal genes determine the external manifestations of species.”

“When genes need to continue themselves, there will be the saying of survival of the fittest, because limited individuals cannot resist the great changes in the environment, and can only rely on the overall evolution of the species to allow the part that adapts to the environment to reproduce and survive, in order to continue the race's genes…”

“But if an individual's genes have been optimized and transformed to the point where they no longer need to reproduce to continue themselves, then the priority of individual survival will be infinitely elevated.”

“The lifespan of a Tier 1 Evolver is four to five hundred years, which is equivalent to the continuation of twenty generations in the past, longer than the existence time of a dynasty.”

“As for the powerful Tier 2 Evolvers, they can live for thousands of years. One person is comparable to a thousand-year-old family, just like the Li family who controls the farming village. As long as the head of the Li family does not die, they can still reproduce and thrive in another place.”

“So the evolutionary motivation and purpose of more powerful life is no longer to adapt to the environment and reproduce offspring…”

“But how to continue their own existence!”

“In other words, the real ultimate life form should be able to continue its own existence forever…”

“Eternal life, eternal immortality!”

“Adapting to the environment is just an embellishment in individual evolution, not the purpose of evolution.”

Father Su An nodded, very satisfied with the content added by Lin Feng. This is the correct way of thinking about evolution, and also the direction of current evolution, and it also involves the content of the current task.

“That's right, continuing one's own existence is the real purpose of evolution after continuous optimization and transformation based on genes…”

Speaking, Father Su An's tone suddenly became low:

“In fact, long lifespan, the so-called longevity…”

“It has been initially realized in the second stage of evolution. Tier 2 Evolvers are completely different from ordinary humans at the genetic level. They have completely completed their transformation, and the Tier 2 evolved cells in their bodies no longer have the limitation of the number of divisions.”

“This means that as long as Tier 2 Awakeners have enough energy and a sufficient food supply, their bodies can almost continue forever…”

“But just having a physical body that lasts forever is far from enough.”

Hearing this, Lin Feng couldn't help swallowing.

He only knew that Tier 2 Evolvers had reproductive isolation from ordinary humans and belonged to two species…

But he didn't expect that Tier 2 evolved cells were already so powerful.

Comparable to an immortal cancer cell called HeLa cells in the Old Earth period.

It came from a woman suffering from cervical cancer, and the cancer cell strain in her body will not age and die, can divide infinitely, and proliferate abnormally rapidly.

If the evolved cells within a Tier 2 evolver could proliferate and divide infinitely, like HeLa cells…

Then a Tier 2 life form should easily achieve immortality!

Why is the estimated lifespan limit measured to be around a thousand years?

At this moment, Lin Feng keenly noticed that Father Su An emphasized the word "physical body" during his introduction.

Compared to the perpetual existence of the physical body, there must be a flaw in another aspect that prevents long-term survival.

The physical body is physique, then the corresponding attribute is naturally the most inconspicuous, yet quite special and important among the three attributes:

Mental attribute!

Realizing something, Lin Feng immediately said:

"If the physical body of a Tier 2 evolver is already immortal, and the physique is no longer limited, then the only thing limiting lifespan growth is their own mental consciousness, right!"

"Is it that after a thousand years, the mental consciousness in the brain of a Tier 2 evolver will decay or forget everything?"

Hearing Lin Feng's speculation, Father Su An cast an increasingly admiring look and nodded to help him add:

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"Tier 1 evolvers break through the upper limit of original life evolution. After absorbing the essence of life, they optimize genes, increase the upper limit of lifespan, and embark on the path of the strong, where they no longer simply adapt to the environment, but evolve individually!"

"Tier 2 evolvers completely solve the problem of physical aging, and at the same time, the level of life is further improved. The essence of life in the body is like a long river, washing every cell."

"But the immortality of the physical body alone is far from enough. The replacement of brain cells every two hundred years will greatly affect the self-awareness of the evolver."

"The most obvious feature is the unfamiliarity with the past. Because you exist for too long, you will gradually abandon many things."

"Parents, friends, partners, descendants. Until a thousand years later, your spirit will gradually wither, and you may even lose yourself."

"Especially in order to maintain a strong physical body, most of your energy must be used to control the power of the physical body and to eat for survival. Excessive consumption of mental power will accelerate the demise of consciousness."

"Immortality that cannot match the physical body is like the proliferation and spread of cancer cells, which is also a heavy burden."

"Tier 2 evolvers often become slaves to evolution at the end of their lives."

Speaking of which, Father Su An's tone became a bit heavier:

"Therefore, the evolutionary goal and driving force of Tier 3 life forms are to solve the problem of how mental consciousness can exist for a long time."

"And the solution is naturally still genes!"

"If the brain cannot bear the passage of a thousand years, then use something else that is constant to record one's existence."

"Powerful Tier 3 life forms have already departed from human understanding. The genes in their bodies, especially the supernatural abilities, have been elevated to an incredible level, even able to affect other lower life forms nearby."

"By emitting a specific frequency of energy aura, Tier 3 powerhouses will cause genetic assimilation to nearby life forms."

"You can compare it to some kind of radiation."

"The genes of Tier 3 life forms carry their lifelong efforts, including mental fluctuations, and once this powerful energy is emitted, it will distort nearby lower life forms."

"Specifically, it is like nuclear radiation destroying gene replication. When cells in lower life forms divide, the energy spectrum containing gene sequences emitted by Tier 3 life forms will change the arrangement and combination of chromosome replication and transcription in the cell nucleus, allowing lower-level cells to proliferate and divide into assimilated cells carrying the genetic information of Tier 3 life forms…"

"This is an invisible and intangible influence."

"Just like the former nuclear radiation and high-energy particles, it is also called gene radiation and life radiation."

"The power of Tier 3 life forms is not only like Tier 2 evolvers, ignoring environmental changes, but also actively transforming the surrounding life environment through gene radiation centered on themselves."

"At the same time, the existence of Tier 3 life forms also proves that their evolutionary path can break through the lifespan limit of Tier 2 and is a viable evolutionary path."

As Father Su An introduced this, even with a lot of foreshadowing before, Lin Feng's pupils still dilated greatly at this moment, and he was stunned in shock, unable to speak.

He originally thought that evolution was simply 1+1=2, constantly stacking and becoming stronger.

But Father Su An told him…

Evolution is not a simple step-by-step accumulation, increasing the stakes, but swimming from the water to stepping on land, from running on land to soaring in the sky.

It is an exponential leap, a qualitative change.

Accumulating quantitative changes is only a small-level improvement within a stage.

Trans-level upgrades change the mode of survival and the level of life.

Connecting to Lisa advising him not to absorb the Rockhorn Horse essence, and at the very least, to complete the evolution through the church's surgery…

Lin Feng asked in a self-descriptive, underlying tone, with a slightly hoarse voice:

"So, the Lord of the Holy Spring really exists…"

"Everything in the Holy Spring Sect is built on the evolutionary path of the Lord of the Holy Spring?"

Father Su An nodded as a matter of course:

"The Lord of the Holy Spring is the greatest existence in the history of human evolution, and also transcends Tier 3."

"According to the idea of species evolution, late-stage Tier 1 existences are called leader-level, and can serve as the leader of a team of clansmen."

"Tier 2 life forms are called patriarch-level, because their lifespan is as long as a thousand years, enough to establish a race centered on themselves; at the same time, the essence in their bodies is abundant, and they can share it with their kind to help the clansmen achieve evolution."

"Doing so can also alleviate their own mental decline."

"Tier 3 life forms have a unique title."

"Among humans, they can rule a large city, with the title of King as their honorific, establishing their own ruling order."

"Because the Kings emit gene radiation around them, the essence is that they are too powerful, overflowing with the essence of life, so their descendants, including the people around them, will absorb the essence of life from the Kings and achieve evolution."

"The race that evolves into Tier 3 life forms is also called the Royal Family, and they themselves are the King's kin, and are basically large forces in the wasteland."

"And the task I am going to give you this time…"

At this point, Lin Feng had already recovered from the shock, forcing himself to stop thinking about evolution.

He perked up and listened to the task requirements.

At this time, Father Su An took out a silver, sharp fang from the cabinet in his desk, as large as a section of his arm:

"This is a wolf fang that I found under the Mount Tai ruins twelve years ago, before I was promoted to Tier 2."

"Ancient books record that a battle of Kings once occurred in the Mount Tai ruins, with several Tier 3 Kings participating, including both human Tier 3 powerhouses and a Tier 3 Wolf King, who led their respective tribes and fought for three days and three nights."

"After this battle, corpses piled up at the bottom of the ruins, and blood gathered into a river, which has not dried up for thousands of years."

"Since then, a large number of flesh and blood monsters mutated by different gene radiations have been bred in the ruins."

"They have no self-awareness, like walking corpses, and their vitality comes entirely from the gene radiation and the flowing essence of life from Tier 3 life forms."

"Because the environment is complex and harsh, even the curse of the Lieyang Forbidden Zone is not interested in it, and it is also listed as one of the wasteland relic forbidden zones."

"This wolf fang of mine comes from a Tier 2 patriarch-level desolate wolf, and your mission this time…"

"Is to collect as much of the desolate wolf's evolutionary essence as possible."

"Tier 1 and Tier 2 will do, the more the better!"

The level settings that run through millions of words are still explained clearly.

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