A is in StarCraft, just disembarked from the Zerg Prince spaceship.

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The adjutant obeyed, stood at attention, heels together, and saluted.

Then he turned around and silently and quickly walked out of the office again.

The alloy door slid open with a sensor, then closed behind him.

Commander-in-Chief Qi was left alone in the office again.

Only the low hum of the constant temperature system, the silent rotating star chart in front of his desk, the large number of documents, and the test report lying quietly in the center of the cold desktop kept him company.

At the center of the cover, the silver military emblem stamp gleams with a hard, cold light under the cold light source.

Commander-in-Chief Qi reopened the document and carefully examined each data point.

Will humanity's future lie in allowing intermarriage with other races?

In recent days, he has carefully studied the thousands of intelligent races that have been promoted to cosmic races.

According to statistics from the Cosmic Council, the average lifespan of intelligent races in the universe is 230 years.

The Zerg are just barely passable, neither outstanding nor terrible, while humans are short-lived among intelligent races in the universe, perhaps even ranking near the bottom.

The DNA lifespan lock for humans is like an insurmountable chasm, standing in the way of all humankind.

Humans today typically spend 10 years growing, 20 years learning, and 20 years cultivating expertise. By the time someone has achieved significant success in a particular field, they are usually middle-aged. In a lifetime, a person only has about 20 years to dedicate themselves to research and advance their area of ​​expertise.

Twenty years later, when humans reach the age of 70 and enter old age, they can no longer devote themselves to research. Instead, they begin to mentor the next generation of students, doing their utmost to pass on the knowledge they have acquired to the next generation.

Then the next generation begins to repeat the process of 10 years of growth and 20 years of learning.

How short is the human lifespan?

What if human lifespan reached 200 years?

Then the time that can be spent dedicated to researching and developing one's area of ​​expertise can be extended to 120 years.

This is not a time difference of one time, but six times.

If human lifespan could surpass the average lifespan of over 200 years for intelligent races in the universe, what kind of development would humanity achieve?

Everyone knows that breaking through the lifespan barrier is good, but the difficulty for humans to break through the genetic lock on lifespan lies in the fact that the short lifespan of humans is not due to external forces, natural disasters or man-made calamities, but natural death.

DNA gene lock.

The limit on the number of cell divisions.

Each time a cell divides, and each time DNA is replicated, the telomeres of chromosomes shorten slightly as DNA replicates. When they shorten to a critical length, the cell stops dividing and dies.

This is the lifespan that nature predetermined for humankind at the very beginning of its creation.

The limit for this timeframe is 120 years.

This means that even if a human being is completely free from external threats such as danger, exhaustion, or disease, the lifespan limit is only 120 years.

In reality, due to factors such as temperature, diet, exercise, disease, and energy expenditure, the lifespan of ordinary people cannot reach the 120 years under laboratory conditions; it is generally around 100 years.

Thousands of years ago, humans introduced foreign genes, which led to the differentiation of the three sexes: ABO. This improved physical condition, eliminated the effects of most diseases, and increased the average lifespan from 80 to 100 years.

However, this is an improvement within the human genetic lock, not a breakthrough in the human genetic lock.

So, will humanity's path to breaking through the genetic lock on lifespan involve intermarriage with other races?

Commander-in-Chief Qi examined each data point carefully.

Will Gao Tian be the first person to break through the genetic lock on human lifespan?

If this path truly involves intermarriage with other races, what will happen to humans who dislike other races?

What about human omegas and betas?

Alphas can achieve breakthroughs by mutually supporting females, but omegas and betas cannot. Does this mean they are destined to be eliminated by nature?

If this were true, then a division would inevitably occur within humanity, evolving into first-class citizens and second-class citizens, and eventually one side might even be expelled from humanity, which would be completely contrary to the original intention of human evolution.

No one regrets the introduction of foreign genes thousands of years ago that led to the differentiation of the three sexes: ABO.

For thousands of years, humanity has been locked in a tug-of-war with the inferior Zerg race. Without the high combat power of alphas and the high reproductive capacity of omegas, humanity might have been wiped out long ago.

Currently, the number of omega differentiations is declining year after year. This decrease in the number of omegas will inevitably lead to a decrease in the number and quality of alphas. Sooner or later, the number and quality of alphas will no longer be sufficient to protect the Human Federation...

Will the world really offer humanity such a cruel path forward, one that eliminates two-thirds of its own kind?

do not know.

One wrong step, and you're plunged into an abyss.

The future of humanity is the future of 600 billion people, but the decision-making is left to a few people.

The office lights were still on. Commander-in-Chief Qi stared at Gao Tian's test report as if he were gazing into an unpredictable future.

Humanity has entered the space age, and an unknown era has begun.

Don't lead humanity astray.

We must not lead humanity astray.

If there truly is a God, please bless us and our people.

May we find the right path forward, and may we not abandon any of our compatriots.

May the lightning that blesses our civilization cleave through the chaos, and in that torn, terrifying abyss of the unknown, find a path of light to take root.

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The collection of human blood and pheromone samples from those who had contact with the Zerg received enthusiastic participation.

More people participated than expected.

They were initially worried that many people might be afraid of the experimental nature of this sample collection, which could harm their bodies, and therefore unwilling to come. However, the First Research Institute welcomed hundreds of alphas who came voluntarily to participate in the testing that day, accompanied by their female insects.

The line stretched as far as the eye could see, winding all the way to the open space outside the research institute.

They're not even afraid of the pain of glandular punctures anymore; everyone's going to such lengths just to be able to marry their wives legitimately in their own homes.

Even the human foreign minister was accompanied by the Zerg foreign minister.

In their thirties, they are at the prime of their lives, and the Foreign Minister Zhao's classmates are spread across various high-level positions in society, including in research institutes.

"?!" The researcher in charge of testing, who was once Zhao Zheng's classmate, looked at Zhao Zheng, then at Minister Greta, and then back at Zhao Zheng.

Zhao Zheng smiled sheepishly.

It wasn't appropriate to chat casually during the test, but the researcher's grip on his gland tightened considerably in a fit of grief and indignation!

Damn it, we all agreed to stay single, and you secretly hooked up with a rich woman?!

How did you manage to hook up with such a stunning beauty?!

Ouch, that hurts. Zhao Zheng grabbed the edge of the pheromone sampling table and gave the researcher a "you wait" gesture.

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Every individual's courage and dedication has written an invaluable chapter in the dawn of hope amidst the darkness.

The precious trust quickly bore fruit.

Thanks to the blood and pheromone samples donated by the alphas, the research institute successfully completed the construction and precise comparison analysis of the pheromone gene map.

The test results for all the alphas came out one by one, until the last one.

When the results were announced, the laboratory fell silent.

This result was unbelievable and completely unexpected.