Mythological Revival Begins with Sanxingdui

Upon hearing the alarm from the instrument, Lu Shu rapidly extended more than a dozen glowing tentacles from its body and began operating the instrument quickly.

[Beep, decryption successful, target detection results generated.]

The next second, Jiang Ran's body data was fully displayed on the projection.

Life expectancy: 80 years

[Brain Development: 13]

Physical fitness: Poor

Even Lu Shu frowned after seeing these three lines of data.

It simply couldn't understand how such a genetically inferior being could exist in the world, especially since it possessed a human genetic sequence.

Has humanity degenerated to this extent?

This completely refreshed its understanding of known organisms.

In ancient times, even newborn babies had values ​​several times higher than their counterparts, let alone adults.

Seeing Lu Shu staring at her physical data in silence, Jiang Ran asked curiously, "What's wrong? Is there a problem with my physical data?"

[With a lifespan of 80, brain development at 13%, and poor physical condition, how did you survive?]

Lu Shu voiced the question that had been bothering him.

With such physical attributes, they would die at the slightest touch, or even without being touched. They would perish if they encountered even the slightest bit of bad weather, and it would be impossible for them to grow to such a size.

It simply couldn't imagine what had happened to make the once dominant human race so weak.

"..."

Jiang Ran was speechless in the face of Lu Shu's questioning.

Is a lifespan of 80 years and brain development rate of 13% really that bad?

He felt he had surpassed over 90% of humans, okay?

But since the other party isn't human, they certainly can't understand just how powerful I am.

Your genetic code has been locked, and it will take some time to decipher it. I can only help you optimize your basic gene sequence.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Shu decided to perform the most basic gene optimization on Jiang Ran.

It was also an optimization program specifically for embryos from ancient times.

Indeed, in its view, Jiang Ran's physical condition was almost equivalent to that of an embryo.

Before Jiang Ran could speak, Lu Shu stretched out its tentacles and tapped the projection a few times.

The next second, a stream of water suddenly rose from inside the instrument.

Jiang Ran felt the water gradually engulfing him and instinctively tried to struggle.

But the imagined feeling of suffocation didn't come; instead, there was an indescribable sense of comfort.

It felt as if all the pores on my body had been opened.

All fatigue vanished.

He fell into a deep sleep in this comfortable state.

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Ran slowly opened her eyes.

[Excellent, the gene optimization was very successful; all the data far exceeded expectations.]

Looking at Jiang Ran's data panel, Lu Shu couldn't help but marvel.

With just one gene optimization, all aspects of the data were raised to the highest value. If this were in ancient times, it would definitely be a leader's seed.

After hearing what the other person said, Jiang Ran walked out of the instrument in confusion and looked at her own body data.

Life expectancy: 200 years

[Brain Development: 50]

Physical fitness: Perfect

"What kind of physical ability is this?"

He could understand lifespan and brain development, but this physical condition really confused him.

Physical fitness includes stamina growth, speed growth, strength growth, and adaptability growth. A perfect level means your physical fitness improvement efficiency is at its highest.

Although Lu Shu spoke in a very general way, Jiang Ran instantly understood the meaning behind its words.

To put it simply, his conversion efficiency is perfect during training.

For example, one push-up by him might be equivalent to a hundred push-ups by someone else.

For some reason, the image of a braised egg wearing a yellow bodysuit instantly popped into his mind when he thought of this.

Am I going to turn into a braised egg too?

Thinking of this, he quickly touched his head.

"Thankfully, my hair is still there."

This discovery immediately put his mind at ease.

[By the decree of the Human Emperor, given your improved gene level, your access to the gene bank has been granted. You are currently at level four, possessing the highest authority here, allowing you to access all files within this area, and you will become my new master.]

After Lu Shu finished speaking, he respectfully knelt down and bowed.

"good!"

Jiang Ran didn't feel there was anything wrong with this.

Because at this point he had realized that the other party was not a real life form, but a kind of biomimetic AI.

Everything we do is executed according to the underlying logic code.

"Is there any way for me to quickly understand this place?"

【Master, please follow me.】

Lu Shu got up, led him to a place that resembled a center console, and then gestured for him to sit in the main seat.

Jiang Ran did as instructed.

[Buzz~]

A dull mechanical sound rang out, followed by a metal sphere emitting a blue-white light rising in front of him.

Jiang Ran instinctively reached out and placed her hand on it.

The next second, a large amount of knowledge rapidly entered his mind.

Genetic data from countless races flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.

Then there are humans...

When he regained consciousness, he was utterly shocked.

"So the ancient Xia people were this powerful."

Although he only knew some fragments, the shock he felt was indescribable.

Flying through the sky and escaping into the earth, moving mountains and filling seas, chasing stars and the moon!

It's even more exaggerated than a myth.

However, it is not quite the same as what is recorded in mythology.

Those ancient humans did not rely entirely on their physical bodies, but rather on a very advanced technology.

A technology that even modern civilization cannot match.

The stories that have been passed down have been distorted due to the gap in civilization and the constant changes in versions, leading later generations to believe that they are just myths and legends.

Take Lu Shu for example.

The Classic of Mountains and Seas, Southern Mountains Classic states: "On Mount Niuyang, there is a beast that looks like a horse with a white head, has markings like a tiger with a red tail, and its cry is like a ballad. Its name is Lushu. Wearing it is good for one's descendants."

The general idea is that whenever a deer-like creature appears, it brings prosperity and many offspring to the family.

Unbeknownst to them, it is the intelligent AI of the gene bank, specifically designed to optimize genes.

In ancient times, whenever life was conceived, it would go there to perform gene optimization and help modify the genes of the embryo.

Because of the gap in civilization, this behavior was interpreted by later generations as a sign of good fortune, and that the newborn child would be blessed by it.

"By the way, what did you mean when you said my genetic code was locked?"

Jiang Ran suddenly remembered what Lu Shu had said earlier.

It's not that your genetic code is locked; rather, the genetic code of all humans is currently locked. Unless you gain higher genetic access, it cannot be unlocked.

"Everyone?"

Jiang Ran was taken aback.

If it were just him alone, it could be explained as a coincidence.

But now the other party says that this is the case for all of humanity, which makes the problem much more serious.

Jiang Ran's first thought was: to raise a pet!