Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 300 Yao Wei's Parents, Past Records
The dog's back opened, and the chip could indeed be inserted.

After the dog's back closed, Lu Xi'an connected the dog to the RV, wanting to see if he could communicate with the dog directly while it was reading the chip's contents, and learn about the chip's specific content.

After the dog was connected to the RV, Lu Xi'an asked, "Dog, is there anything on the chip?"

The dog replied, "This chip contains a storage unit. Some text and image information has been detected and can be projected onto the screen. Would you like to view it?"

It looks like it can work!

Lu Xi'an immediately said, "Check it out."

Immediately, lines of text records appeared on the central control screen—

Observation Record: Revised Version of the X-17 Strain Space Experiment (Archived from Microscopic Imaging Chip)

Experiment number: X-17-β-0987
Experiment location: Sky Lab, a near-Earth orbit space station.

Researcher: Ye Wenxin

Supporting player: Yao Huo

1. Experimental Background and Objectives

Earth Experiment Failure:

The Earth version of the "X-17 strain" suffers from metabolic imbalance due to genetic instability.

60% of the samples in the Earth Laboratory were deformed and unusable.

Necessity of space experiments:
Microgravity environment is used to suppress factors that interfere with gene expression.

Objective: To cultivate highly stable strains to provide survival enhancement solutions for extreme environments.

2. Space-based improvement of strain A

Core areas for improvement:

Gene Locking and Solidification: Through cosmic radiation-induced directed mutations, genes that enhance titanium-plated bones, magnetohydrodynamic joints, etc. are locked in (labeled as "X-37℃ strain").

Metabolic cycle regulation: Implantation of a ketone body conversion system extends the survival period without supplementation from 30 days to 180 days.

Emergency Application Log:
Earth communication signal interrupted... backup plan must be activated.

The signal loss has lasted for more than 360 days, and the cabin's reserves are nearly exhausted.

Currently, his physical condition has been confirmed to have decreased to a critical level, making him unable to adapt to prolonged stay in space or cope with the impact of a forced return to Earth. Therefore, an emergency protocol must be triggered.

supplement:

Given the current situation, astronaut Yao Huo and researcher Ye Wenxin volunteered to become test subjects for the improved Type A variant.

This is the last record; archiving complete.

The text is short, but it spans a long period of time; it was Gouzi who specifically extracted the text.

After the text finished playing, the dog spoke again: "Eraseed content detected. Experimental records will be visible after restoration. Do you want to view them?"

Lu Xi'an said, "Take a look."

Then new text appeared on the screen—

Lu Xi'an looked at it and saw that it contained a dense bunch of things, such as cosmic radiation-induced CRISPR-Cas12k enzyme directed mutation experiments, implantation conversion systems, and decomposition functions, which he couldn't understand at all.

Lu Xi'an recalled the booklet he had seized from the new human he had encountered in Mengxin City. Now, he imitated that new human and drew several large question marks on the screen.

After that, there were various failure records. Lu Xi'an glanced at them briefly and saw descriptions such as radiation overload, accidental fusion of symbiotic blue-green algae genes, ketone poisoning, and something going out of control.

Lu Xi'an couldn't understand any of this content, let alone Yao Wei.

The only thing he could understand was the timestamp on it.

2112 to 2113.

Lu Xi'an had a vague recollection of this year. The last time the observer on Niutou Mountain in Jianshan City recorded his observations in his notebook was around 2112, wasn't it?
This should be a crucial juncture, but Lu Xi'an still has no idea what exactly happened back then.

I don't know why Yao Huo and Ye Wenxin deleted this content back then.

Is it because the chip has limited storage space and can't store anything?

Or is it that this content is unnecessary to save, or is there something sensitive that I don't understand?
He sighed and said, "I'll save it for now, I won't watch it. What about the video? What's in the video?"

The dog replied, "There is only one video, recorded on October 1, 2113."

Lu Xi'an said, "Play."

Then the video started playing on the screen.

The content being played was like a scene under a microscope; Lu Xi'an couldn't understand it at all, but he still watched it from beginning to end.

After confirming that there was nothing unusual about the video content, Lu Xi'an had the dog stop playing and ejected the chip.

Seeing that Yao Wei was staring at the chip in his hand, he put it into the metal box, handed it to Yao Wei, and said, "Here you go."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded, went to the back garage, and carefully put away the metal box.

Then she asked, "Lu Xi'an, was I born in that laboratory?"

She pointed out the direction of the return capsule, her expression serious and earnest, as if she were to take the capsule with her if it were where she was born.

However, this was just a vague feeling on Lu Xi'an's part and shouldn't be taken seriously.

This isn't the Dragon Ball world; there are no capsules for transformation. The capsule is so big, it can't shrink. Yao Wei wouldn't be so unrealistic.

Hmm... Come to think of it, if only there were transformation capsules in this world. Then this car could be used as a place to rest at night, and they could travel entirely on foot, without worrying about damage. It would even be faster—how convenient! Unfortunately, that's impossible; I'm just daydreaming...

Lu Xi'an thought about it carefully and replied, "It shouldn't be. First of all, this is just a return capsule, something they used to return to Earth."

"There is a near-Earth orbit space station outside Earth, also known as the Sky Lab. This is mentioned in the chip's records."

"To give you an analogy, it's like the relationship between our RV and the drone. The return capsule is mounted on it and is specifically designed for returning to Earth."

"Ah."

Yao Wei nodded, indicating that she understood.

Lu Xi'an knew she still had questions, so she continued, "Moreover, they have a lot to worry about in outer space, and it's also very dangerous."

"Look, the records show changes in bone density and such. It's so dangerous. Who knows what risks there might be if I give birth?"
"You know we have to have children after we take revenge, let alone them."

"One of them is an astronaut, and the other is a professional biological researcher. They definitely know more than us, and they are also smarter and more rational than us."

"Furthermore, you are now a Type A new human, so you must have been born after they became Type A new humans."

"They took strains of bacteria cultivated on the space station to become Type A new humans in order to adapt to the space environment and to cope with the impact of the return capsule being forced to return after losing contact with the Earth base."

"There are significant risks involved, and it should be done very urgently..."

"And think about it, how old are you now, while they are in the universe, how many years ago is that?"

"They must have felt completely stable and safe on Earth before they gave birth to you."

"However, your nail type is different from other nail types. This is a gift from your parents. Keep up the good work, and you might become even stronger."

He wanted to use this last sentence to distract Yao Wei and prevent her from dwelling on this past issue.

He wasn't afraid to answer the questions, but he was worried that Yao Wei would become immersed in some kind of emotion and find it difficult to extricate herself.

But Yao Wei couldn't quite pull herself out of it. She gave a soft "hmm," then lowered her head in thought, before asking, "But why..."

He paused abruptly after saying this.

Lu Xi'an sighed inwardly and asked, "Why what?"

Okay, let's see what problems Yao Wei has first, and see if we can help her solve them.

Otherwise, it's not good to keep these problems and emotions bottled up inside and unable to vent them.

Yao Wei remained silent for a long while, as if she was trying to figure out what to say.

After a long pause, she finally composed herself and asked, "Why is my name written in this notebook?"

As she spoke, she took out the yellowed, curled, and tattered notebook and opened it to the page with text.

The page read: Rose Yao Wei.

Lu Xi'an let out a soft breath and said, "This was probably written after they arrived on Earth."

"They may have lived here for a while, and then they got together and had you."

"Or perhaps, after spending a long time together in space, they have fallen in love and, like us, have made a promise to have a child after the danger is over."

"Your mother may have already thought of what you want to be called and written it down in a notebook."

Perhaps the boy's name could still be found on other pages, or on the damaged parts of this page, but unfortunately, it's no longer visible.

"Um……"

Yao Wei nodded and said nothing more.

Lu Xi'an then asked, "Shall we take a look at this now?"

He picked up another metal box, inside which was a hard drive, still intact.

That hard drive doesn't need to be connected to the dog; it comes with a built-in data cable, so you can connect it to a laptop to view it.

So the two of them left the front driver's seat, jumped into the back garage, turned on their laptops, and connected the hard drives.

The hard drive folder opened, revealing many photos: one of a woman, one of a man, some of the universe, and some of the vast ocean.

Yao Wei stared blankly at the photo, lost in thought.

Lu Xi'an noticed something and asked when the laptop screen switched to a picture of a woman, "Is it her?"

"Um……"

Yao Wei nodded again.

This is her mother.

She wasn't particularly beautiful, but she had a captivating charm. She was very thin and bore a resemblance to Yao Wei.

The man in the photo is likely Yao Wei's father. This handsome astronaut bears a striking resemblance to Yao Wei.

Yao Wei inherited the best features of both of them, so she is very beautiful in both appearance and bone structure, and her looks are pleasing to the eye.

He gave up his seat to Yao Wei, letting her click the mouse to look at the photos one by one.

He stood behind, watching quietly, and understood that these two new humans who had returned from space had indeed spent some time here.

There was a time when this place was a vast ocean, which is why the ocean is in the background of the photos.

It's just unknown whether they left after the tide receded, or whether they managed to leave before the tide receded.
Yao Wei looked at each photo carefully, completely absorbed, until finally, all the photos were displayed and a video was played.

(End of this chapter)