Those who face the wall, but are in the Nascent Soul stage.

Chapter 190 Innate Martial Artist / Crisis Era 200 (Two-in-One)

"How many genetically modified people are there in Australia?" Luo Qing asked, looking at the group of children playing and frolicking with the Pojiang girl.

The Australian governor stated, "There are 137004 people, including 80,000 children and about 50,000 adults. Before the war, there were approximately 200,000 genetically modified humans in the Zambia region. In that battle, approximately 50,000 genetically modified humans were killed, and there were more than 10,000 harmless, non-reproductive genetically modified humans who were not in Australia but were distributed around the world."

How do you determine whether genetically modified humans are harmful?

"Look at the proportion of hybrid genes. Generally, people with hybrid genes from plants are very mild-mannered and can be released. The most classic example of a plant hybrid is the hybridization of chloroplasts into the human body. These people can complete their daily energy consumption through photosynthesis and respiration, and they hardly need to eat, only needing to ingest water regularly."

Their skin and hair are green, and they don't like to wear clothes, which is somewhat indecent. However, with the apocalypse looming, there are often large-scale public sex parties in society. As long as they don't do anything reckless in the streets and get prior approval, the United Government turns a blind eye. Those naked little green people won't cause any problems, so they can be released after being irradiated and sterilized.

"Are animal hybrids harmful to humans?"

"Yes, hybrids of carnivorous animals are very dangerous, such as werewolves and cat people. Hybrids of herbivorous animals are better, such as sheep people and horse people... The external characteristics of these hybrids are very different from humans, and the United Government does not allow them to leave Australia."

As the Australian governor was speaking, a 'centaur'—a beautiful woman with a barely visible upper body and a horse's body—staggered towards the wallfacer, the governor, and the dinosaur, snorted dismissively, and ran off towards the grassland.

Luo Qing, who was kind-hearted, remained silent.

The Australian governor forced a smile: "Her name is East Sea Emperor, which is a strange name, isn't it? That's what she gave herself. She's a very lively girl. A girl like East Sea Emperor definitely can't be allowed to go out into the world; it's easy to cause social unrest. Besides, some people have very unique tastes... They might do something bad to the centaurs. Not to mention, Australia also has the legendary real catgirl... In short, keeping them in Australia is both protecting them and protecting ourselves."

“I understand.” Kind-hearted Luo Qing sighed inexplicably.

Only Big Tooth was indignant: "The meat of the worm must be very delicious, but now it has been mixed with horse genes, so it must not taste good."

“Big Tooth,” said the kind-hearted Luo Qing.

"Yes, please speak."

"If you dare to talk about cannibalism in front of me again, I'll roast you alive." As he spoke, a ball of blue flame appeared in the hand of the kind-hearted Luo Qing.

Big Tooth obediently shut his mouth.

"Have all the people in Australia been sterilized?" the kind-hearted Luo Qing asked.

"This is a decision made by the United Government. Sterilization is necessary to prevent any potential risks. Humanity must remain pure at this stage. This is the foundation for maintaining human unity. All the mutants here, including the children, have had their reproductive organs irradiated with high-power gamma radiation. They can be used, but they cannot produce reproductive cells."

"The coalition government is very conservative."

"Yes, compared to this magical society, the coalition government represents conservatism. Humanity has already gone through a phase of non-conservatism, such as the LGBT era."

That Ita lacked a realistic understanding of reality. He didn't realize that even if the angelic humans he sought appeared, humanity wouldn't gain the slightest advantage in future interstellar wars. The first thing the new humans would do was fight for power with the old humans. With the threat of being devoured looming, internal strife would only cause severe social division. Therefore, the United Government would absolutely not allow these mutated humans to reproduce.

The governor pointed to the East Sea Emperor who was running and frolicking in the grassland.

"The United Government had tried to treat them, attempting to remove their non-human genes, but the results were not good. This treatment consumed enormous human and material resources, which, in the context of the Devouring Crisis and the Trisolaran Crisis, was more than enough for the United Government to do for them."

A month ago, the United Government ordered the termination of all treatment efforts, deciding to abandon further treatment. Humanity had neither the time nor the resources to manage them. The Devouring Empire was still more than 5,000 astronomical units away from the solar system. Humanity's fastest probes had reached the vicinity of the Devouring Empire, but without exception, they were all destroyed by the Devouring Empire.

Humanity is currently in a state of anxiety... so these hybrids should just stay in Australia, where the government will take care of them.

"If humanity wins the war against the Devouring Empire, then naturally we can take the time to deal with these hybrids. If we lose... then there's nothing more to discuss."

"Awoo!" Big Tooth suddenly cried out upon hearing this: "Don't worry, after the great Devouring Empire wins, it will keep the human insects in captivity. You know, you humans are really too delicious to dinosaurs. No hair, lots of juice, bones that won't hurt your teeth, tender skin and flesh, taking a bite is simply wonderful..."

A powerful kick suddenly struck the dinosaur squarely in the abdomen, sending its large teeth flying more than twenty meters and carving a deep furrow in the grass. The intense pain caused it to crawl on the ground for a long time without being able to stand up.

"Do you want to die?" Luo Qing's voice was sinister.

Da Ya cast a pleading and terrified look at the kind-hearted Luo Qing.

"You still held back; this dinosaur really hasn't forgotten about eating people," the Australian governor remarked.

"I guess he wasn't joking. From a biological point of view, humans are indeed one of the most ideal foods for dinosaurs. If humans are defeated, they should be prepared to be domesticated," said Luo Qing, a kind-hearted person.

“With your strength, you can escape to other star systems,” the governor said.

"No, my attitude is the same as the original: if we can't protect humanity, then we'll die in the solar system."

"You don't need to do that... Once you've cultivated to a powerful level, you can destroy the Devouring Empire and avenge humanity," the governor joked.

"No, I'm serious. You don't understand the feeling of someone who has wandered in darkness for an infinite amount of time and then opens their eyes to see their familiar human brethren. My thoughts are the same as the original's... Let's not talk about that. Has the United Government considered improving the gene hybridization technology of the Angel Era Gene Organization?"

"Reform?" the consul asked, puzzled.

"I have some body-refining methods. If I combine them with this gene technology, they might achieve the same effect as the ordinary martial artists in my hometown."

"A mortal martial artist?" The governor was even more puzzled.

"Yes, when a martial artist reaches the Innate Realm, they can even possess combat strength at the Qi Refining stage."

"Qi Refining stage?" The governor was even more bewildered.

"Yes, Qi Refining cultivators or Innate Martial Artists can withstand old-fashioned rifle bullets and unleash attack power no less than that of a hand grenade."

"Please wait a moment while I contact the Chairman," the consul said.

Kind-hearted Luo Qing sighed: "Actually, it's not very useful. It just makes the human body a little stronger, so that in a 1v1, you can kick a dinosaur away like I just did... This world is too complicated. I guess the original body thought of this a long time ago. He didn't bring out the body-refining method because he probably had this in mind."

While the governor was on the phone.

Kind-hearted Luo Qing walked back and forth with his hands behind his back. He said, "Gene technology can unlock the potential of the human body. As long as we remove the genetic hybridization of wild animals and only retain the genetic potential of the human body itself, and then find a way to unlock the human body's genetic lock, and combine it with the body training method used by martial artists in my hometown... it may have a very good effect."

After saying that, the kind-hearted Luo Qing looked up at the sky and muttered to himself.

"Ah... I'm very anxious too. The original body is useless and can't be relied on at all. It can't even break through to the Nascent Soul stage. If the strength of humans can be increased even a little, there will be more hope for the future. Sigh, sigh, sigh."

Kind-hearted Luo Qing sighed repeatedly.
After finishing the call, the governor immediately leaned over and said, "Mr. Shanqing, the United Government has urgently stated that they are very willing to accept your 'Body Refining Method' and improve gene technology based on it, trying to find a way to remove the limitations of genes on the human body. However, the Chairman also subtly indicated that humanity may not have enough time to develop gene warrior technology."

"It's nothing, I just mentioned it casually. Humans should follow their own pace, build warships first, and defeating the dinosaurs is the most important thing."

"No." The governor shook his head. "If body-refining techniques are just for fighting, then they are indeed meaningless. But if they can enhance the physique of the space force, then they are of great significance. I don't know if you've ever heard the saying: 'On a space warship, the most vulnerable part is the human body.'"

Because of the need to consider the fragility of the human body, the maneuverability of a star-class warship is greatly reduced in actual combat. Just the process of entering and exiting from deep sea mode takes more than two hours.

If, as you say, humans can increase their physical strength tenfold, it means that humans can easily withstand 100G of acceleration. In this case, even without humans entering the deep sea, warships can maneuver rapidly, which is crucial for future space warfare!
The essence of war is a contest of speed and strength, and your gift will increase the speed of human warships!

...

With the public release of body-refining techniques and genetic technology, humanity faced the final, accelerated era of the threat of being devoured. Crisis Era 135.

A breakthrough in the technology of a propellantless nuclear fusion engine that can achieve 15% the speed of light has enabled existing star-class warships to begin replacing their engines with the new type.

At the same time, the production of starships reached its peak. Humanity invested almost all its resources in the construction of its space fleet. In less than 40 years, the number of human starships had increased from zero to 1000.

Hundreds of space docks, under the unified control of MOSS, are producing more and more star-class warships day and night.

Crisis Era 137 Years.

The United Government improved upon the gene-editing technology left over from the Angel Era gene organization. Under official organization, more biologists participated in research on the limitations of human genes. Gene technology was completely liberalized at the legal level, and people's ideas began to change.

Crisis Era 140 Years.

[Telomere gene technology] is the first gene technology to achieve a breakthrough. The genetic lock that limits human lifespan has been unlocked by technology, increasing the human lifespan limit from 120 years to about 200 years. The aging rate has been greatly delayed, and 100 years old has become the middle age of humankind.

As life expectancy increases, the hibernation economy brought about by hibernation technology is beginning to shrink.

Crisis Era 142

Encouraged by the powerful breakthrough in telomere gene technology, more gene technologies have begun to break through, and breakthroughs have been made in intelligence, physical strength, and emotional regulation. Humans are gradually uncovering the deepest secrets of the human body.

Dr. Hines's vision of enhancing human intelligence has become a reality.

Contrary to popular belief, breakthroughs in various gene technologies are not targeted at newborn human infants, but rather uniformly implemented through mandatory nationwide vaccinations to improve the overall health and well-being of all humanity.

Human intelligence has increased by approximately 8% to 15% in this wave of artificial evolution. As for physical limitations, they have undergone a leap in evolution, and the speed of human energy absorption and conversion has been greatly improved.
First, a breakthrough was achieved in [ATP storage and regeneration gene technology].

In the past, muscle contraction relied directly on ATP for energy, but the body's ATP reserves were extremely limited and needed to be regenerated through complex chemical reactions. However, with this technology, humans can store a large amount of ATP in advance, thus greatly improving their physical strength. The highly efficient energy conversion and processing of creatine make it almost impossible for the human body to feel tired when performing routine physical labor.

The [Basic Body Refining Method] announced by Shan Qing, the clone of the Wallfacer, also achieved excellent results thanks to this breakthrough in genetic technology, which sparked a nationwide craze for martial arts training among humans.

As long as one is well-fed and has sufficient energy, one will not get tired. And as long as one is not tired, one can continue to train the body. This body training method has achieved great results after being adapted by MOOS for each individual human being.

Body tempering has become one of the essential subjects from kindergarten to university. Adult humans, in theory, possess the physical strength of the acquired martial artists from Luo Qing's hometown. Even without the aid of martial arts techniques, humans can defeat dinosaurs in a 1v1 fight based solely on strength (this is a conclusion that Da Ya has drawn from being beaten up countless times).
The Great Tooth was set as the dividing line between whether a human enters the realm of acquired martial arts.

Those with exceptional physical talent can even reach the Innate Realm. In Luo Qing's hometown, this level would be considered equivalent to an Innate Grandmaster, comparable to a Qi Refining cultivator.

Body tempering, in essence, is the absorption of external energy to refine the body. In this era with controlled nuclear fusion technology, ensuring that people are 'well-fed' has never been a problem.

In the year 145 of the Crisis Era, breakthroughs were made in gene technology [emotional hormone regulation technology], and humanity gained control over emotions.

In the 150th year of the Crisis Era, breakthroughs were made in gene technology [sleep control technology], allowing humans to actively enter non-hypothermia as compensation for prolonged hibernation. Humans could also sustain high-intensity activities without sleep for months at a time. The energy problem that had plagued humanity was solved.

In the 155th year of the Crisis Era, the technology of controlled nuclear fusion propellantless radiation propulsion engine was once again overcome, reaching the theoretical maximum of 20% of the speed of light. The chief scientist of the space warship propulsion system said: "20% of the speed of light is already the limit of controlled nuclear fusion propellantless radiation propulsion engine. If we want the warship to reach higher speeds, humanity needs new propulsion methods."

In the 160th year of the Crisis Era, the number of star-class warships exceeded 2000.

Despite the blockade of basic science by the Sophons, significant breakthroughs have been achieved in applied technology. Humanity has established a vast space city and shipyard in Jupiter's orbit, using fusion fuel in Jupiter's atmosphere to mass-produce star-class warships, forming a "new human space fleet" of 2000 warships. These warships are equipped with advanced weaponry such as electromagnetic cannons and laser weapons, and employ a modular design, allowing for rapid assembly and repair in space.

The solar system fleet, consisting of 2000 star-class warships, comprises the Asian Fleet (690 ships), the European Fleet (605 ships), and the American Fleet (705 ships). These three fleets are based in Jupiter's orbit, utilizing hydrogen and helium resources in Jupiter's atmosphere for fusion fuel production, and establishing gamma-ray laser weapon stations and shipyard clusters on moons such as Ganymede and Callisto.

The weapon systems of the Starship-class warships are already quite mature, possessing a complete system and a standard four-in-one strike system.

—Gamma-ray laser (range 2 million kilometers)

—Electromagnetic kinetic energy cannon (initial velocity 3% of the speed of light)

—Interstellar torpedo (carrying a star-shaped nuclear warhead)

—Infrasound hydrogen bomb (kills organisms inside the fleet through sound wave resonance).

Flagship-class warships such as the "Paradox Engine" are also equipped with six fusion prism cannons, capable of destroying the "Ilicara" star-class warship of the same class in a single shot.

Because human materials technology is still stuck in the nanomaterials stage, the ship's hull uses composite nano-armor to resist the impact of micrometeorites. Humans once tried to develop energy shield technology, but failed due to a lack of basic theory.

In terms of ecological cycle systems, after 70 years of closed testing on the moon, a star-class warship can maintain self-sufficiency for hundreds of years. If there are enough resources, the material cycle system can operate for a long time, and there is enough controlled nuclear fusion fuel, its ecological cycle system can theoretically last for thousands of years.

[Advance 4] remains the fastest propulsion method for star-class warships, but some space force members with innate martial arts skills can briefly leave the "deep sea state" to cope with high acceleration, which greatly improves the responsiveness of human warships.

The three fleets are nominally subordinate to the Solar System Fleet Joint Conference (evolved from the PDC), but in reality they possess independent sovereignty, forming the "Fleet International," a space super-entity. The Earth United Government and Fleet International have become two completely parallel political structures for humanity.

In the year 170 of the Crisis Era, the Solar System Fleet discovered a large number of probes belonging to the Devouring Empire in the region from the outer edge of the Solar System to the Kuiper asteroid belt. An interception battle broke out, and a total of 120 probes were destroyed without any damage to the Solar System Fleet. This battle is known as the Great Victory of Kuiper.

Following this battle, humanity discovered through the Fitzroy-Ringer 3 telescope that the Devouring Empire had dispatched a large number of sub-warships, roughly estimated to be several thousand. These sub-warships would enter the solar system before the Devouring Empire arrived.

Humanity is ready to fight.

In the 170th year of the Crisis Era, the number of human star-class warships exceeded 3000.

In the 185th year of the Crisis Era, the number of human star-class warships exceeded 4000.

In the year 188 of the Crisis Era, the Second Kuiper Belt War broke out, and the Solar System Fleet and the Devouring Empire's subsidiary fleets clashed in war. Kind-hearted Luo Qing participated in the war for the first time, single-handedly destroying hundreds of Devouring Empire's subsidiary warships.

The Solar System Fleet suffered minor losses, with seven Star-class warships damaged and one Star-class warship accidentally destroyed in battle (the warship was the Titanic, which was destroyed during its forward phase due to an accidental collision with a massive meteorite, resulting in an 'interstellar reef').

With the advantage of playing on home ground, humanity achieved a complete victory in the Second Kuiper Belt Campaign, further boosting human morale.

At the same time, the Devouring Empire also discovered the existence of the super-individual 'Kindness Luo Qing'.

In the year 189 of the Crisis Era, humanity observed that the Devouring Empire began to reduce its flight speed.

In the 199th year of the Crisis Era, the number of human star-class warships exceeded 5000.

Regardless of whether humanity is ready or not, the 200th year of the Crisis Era is approaching. However, the Devouring Empire, which was originally scheduled to enter the solar system in the 200th year of the Crisis Era, has not entered the solar system yet. Instead, it has completely slowed down and is lingering near the Kuiper Belt.

The Solar System Fleet and the Devouring Empire have entered a phase of substantial confrontation.

In this standoff, humanity ushered in the New Year of the 200th year of the Crisis Era.

"Fuck your mother, you dinosaur! Come on, who's afraid of who!"

—This is a memorable quote from the Chairman of the Solar System Fleet Joint Conference during his New Year's Day speech in the 200th year of the Crisis Era.

(End of this chapter)