Xi Tong was inspired by the ant system host's move to create the "Beetle".
At the same time, this inspiration burst out again like a domino.
Genetic technology in the world of Atlantis.
The genetic potential of the human body is limited, and this upper limit cannot be broken through genetic medicine.
Just like a computer hard drive.
The upper limit is fixed, it will only be less, not more.
Unless, install another one.
There is a lot of knowledge involved in the use of genetic medicines. Wrong use of medicines can lead to the destruction of genetic potential, just like damaged sectors in a hard drive.
Therefore, low-level people will abuse drugs to develop their potential in a hurry for quick success, while high-level people will carefully formulate medication courses based on their own physiology and psychology to develop their potential in a purposeful and targeted manner to avoid irreparable damage.
But what about installing a prosthetic-like organ on your body?
It not only increases the upper limit of one's own genetic potential, but also can use medicines as desired, and the acquired genetic abilities take effect directly, just like one's own.
If the prosthesis is made into a special shape, wouldn't it become a weapon, equipment, or mount?
Living equipment.
Equipment that continues to grow and evolve.
Or, special equipment like a mechanical exoskeleton.
Atlantis' technology is very advanced, especially the research and exploration of life.
It's just that their main research object is organisms in the ocean, and their research direction is genetic medicine.
The ant system is different.
The host's research direction is insects. He has no intention of making potions, but directly transforms life from its roots.
To be more specific, the cornerstone of the host's study of life is metamorphosis.
Through methods such as cocooning, molting, and pupation, a qualitative change in life is fundamentally achieved.
Furthermore, it is to restore life to the state of a fertilized egg, directly edit genetic material, and control the transformation and evolution of life from its origin.
Xi Tong's inspiration is that these two civilizations with very different styles seem to be able to be combined.
For example, the Beetle vehicle that the host is making can be made into some kind of full-coverage armor and battle suit based on Atlantean technology.
Mechanical exoskeleton, individual combat mecha, or simply made into a Gundam.
In Xi Tong’s view, Gundam doesn’t have any great technological content.
All the science and technology it needs can be produced, all the materials it needs can be found, and it is more excellent, exquisite and high-end.
Not only that, Xi Tong can also use alchemy and weapon refining methods to temper materials, strengthen parts, or arrange formations on outer armor and draw runes to give them special attributes.
The most outrageous thing is that as long as it is designed properly, this kind of individual combat mecha, even Gundam, can be mass-produced like laying eggs, hatched and cultivated like chickens.
The assembly line operation method in mechanized mass production has been constantly touted, but in Xi Tong's view, this method has become decadent and obsolete.
Assembly line operations require vast factories, mountains of raw materials, and dense labor or robotic arms.
The most important thing is that the assembly line is a mistake in one step and every step, so it must be supported by a powerful error correction system.
Assembly line operations appear to be efficient.
In fact, this process is extremely cumbersome and requires extremely high stability. The collapse of any link will mean complete paralysis.
It's fine in peacetime, but in a war environment, this production method is very easy to be targeted and destroyed by the enemy.
Let’s look at the production methods used by the Ant system.
Just fill the edited genetic material into the nutrient material, which means that the production is completed, and the rest is to find the environment for natural incubation and free production.
This means that it skips one step after another of production, assembly, and inspection, and directly delivers the finished product.
Although this finished product still needs to be hatched and grown.
But in terms of production efficiency, it is a hundred times or a thousand times faster than the assembly line operation.
No matter how awesome the assembly line operation is, it just breaks down the processes and increases proficiency.
In this process, some unnecessary processes may be simplified or overlapped, but no matter how powerful it is, it is impossible to compress the process to 1.
You can lay eggs.
Isn’t it just the union of sperm and egg?
complete in one step.
It’s just a matter of sealing the edited genetic material into nutrients, which is neither complicated nor cumbersome.
Therefore, even in a war environment, the egg-laying machine can still operate at high speed and produce efficiently. It is not as easy to be targeted as the assembly line, and it collapses as soon as it is targeted.
Furthermore, there is the consumption of raw materials.
Assembly line operations require a variety of materials and parts, which will inevitably require the addition of a large number of supporting production lines.
These production lines all require a large amount of materials. Once the materials are interrupted and the production lines are shut down, assembly operations will be impossible.
But the egg laying machine is different.
Regardless of genetic material or nutrients, the raw materials consumed are very few, and the raw materials consumed are very common and easy to obtain.
The most important thing is that the egg can be hatched in a natural environment. After the hatching is successful, the living body can grow and become stronger through natural food.
In comparison, the former is like the reproduction method of viviparous animals, and the latter is like the reproduction method of oviparous animals.
The viviparous method does improve the quality of the next generation, but this method is accompanied by huge risks and hidden dangers.
It's okay to say that humans are the masters of the world and can provide an absolutely safe environment for the next generation.
But what if humans are not the masters of the world?
If humans were hunted and hunted by another powerful dominant creature, how much survival would a pregnant woman with limited mobility have? How much hunting and hunting could she avoid during her ten-month pregnancy?
Xi Tong couldn't help but think.
Is viviparous birth really better than oviparous birth?
Egg laying increases quantity. After laying eggs, the mother immediately regains freedom of movement, increasing her own safety and also improving the survivability of the next generation in disguise.
Viviparous birth improves quality. The baby continues to develop in the mother's body and has a longer time to improve its own precision.
Could this be another point of difference between the immortality sect and the reproduction sect?
Who chose the method of reproduction? Who formulated it?
Why do humans have to be viviparous?
What would happen if humans lay eggs?
Xi Tong couldn't help but imagine it in his mind.
If humans reproduce in an oviparous manner, it means that childbirth is no longer a nightmare, and women can lay one or two eggs every month.
In this way, both women and eggs will become symbols of wealth, further exacerbating the misfortune of the female reproductive machine.
Some men who cannot marry a wife and want to have a child will choose to buy eggs and hatch them themselves.
As a result, certain women who are physically strong, intelligent, and beautiful will become sought-after products.
Yes, that’s right!
Same-sex love is true love, and the era when men and women are only for reproduction will truly come.