"This has nothing to do with which hospital it is. Our Beichen Empire has always strictly prohibited research in the field of genes. Once discovered, it is a serious crime. There are no gene research branches in the National Academy of Sciences. How do you expect it to be treated?" Shen Junyi sighed, while opening his computer to check.
"There are so many Gene Evolvers, why is gene research strictly prohibited?" Xia Chujian widened her eyes, completely unable to understand.
Shen Junyi smiled faintly: "Chujian, do you often skip school?"
Xia Chujian: "..."
Did that have anything to do with her question?
Shen Junyi continued: "Because if you had paid attention in school, you would have learned that our Beichen Empire believes in natural Gene Evolution and does not allow any external interference. Once genes are interfered with, they will be like those Humanoids, Lowly People, and Slaves, leaving terrible consequences that will affect future generations."
"Therefore, the Beichen Empire has legislated from the beginning to strictly prohibit research in the field of genes, and severe penalties will be imposed for violations."
"Those Gene Evolvers are all natural positive gene mutations, not interfered with by chemical drugs. These are all taught in class."
The corner of Xia Chujian's mouth twitched, and she asked unwillingly: "But my aunt was clearly fine before, but suddenly fainted and never woke up again. Is it really a genetic reason?"
"Well, I don't know the reason for the fainting yet, but your aunt's body actually had problems a long time ago. She has been enduring it all these years without treatment. The fainting three years ago was just an inducement, not a direct cause. It's like a seemingly good flagpole that is riddled with holes inside, and it falls to the ground with a gust of wind."
Xia Chujian took a deep breath, her face full of disappointment and sadness.
She murmured: "Really... really... is there no way?"
She had just exchanged for money, and she thought her aunt could be saved! How could this be? How could this be? Xia Chujian, who had been full of confidence in saving her aunt for three years and had never shed a tear, gradually had red eyes.
The red birthmark at the corner of her eye, like a lycoris radiata, became even more dazzlingly red.
Shen Junyi couldn't bear to look anymore, withdrew his gaze, and searched the hospital's internal medical network for a while, suddenly making a surprised sound.
Xia Chujian quickly looked up, looking at him with hope: "Doctor Shen, have you found a way?!"
Shen Junyi said: "I just saw a message on the internal network saying that Professor Tantai Sinian has recently been named an academician and is about to be transferred to the Imperial Capital Royal Academy of Sciences. Before leaving, he will give a final academic report within the entire Mulan City medical system, which is about Gene Evolution."
As he spoke, he looked at Xia Chujian: "Maybe he has some other way to treat your aunt's illness."
"Tantai Sinian? Is he royalty?"
Shen Junyi nodded: "He is considered a member of the imperial family, but it is a very remote branch. He himself is not even a noble, just a citizen."
Xia Chujian looked at him with a puzzled face.
She only knew that "Tantai" was the surname of the imperial family, and she didn't quite understand the relationship between the imperial family, nobles, and citizens.
Shen Junyi smiled and patiently explained: "The imperial family's surname is Tantai, but not everyone with the surname Tantai is a member of the imperial family. Members of the imperial family who do not ascend to the throne will be demoted to nobles after the new emperor ascends the throne."
"After three generations of nobles, they become citizens. In our Beichen Empire, only the four great noble families are hereditary, and other nobles do not pass on for more than three generations, even members of the imperial family are no exception."
"Oh..." Xia Chujian rolled her eyes unhappily, "But even if they are demoted, they are still citizens and will never be demoted to commoners, right?"
Shen Junyi smiled, "Of course. In the Beichen Empire, the highest level is the imperial family, followed by nobles, then citizens. Then there are commoners, Lowly People, and Slaves."
"These members of the imperial family, no matter how bad they are, share an ancestor with the emperor, so how could they be demoted to commoners? However, letting them eventually be demoted to ordinary citizens is better than them being imperial family or nobles for generations, right?"
Xia Chujian didn't understand politics and didn't pay attention to it, so she nodded as if she understood.
Shen Junyi didn't say much about this aspect and continued: "This Professor Tantai Sinian is the chief scientist of Li's Pharmaceuticals. Only with his status can he do some research that touches on genes."
When Xia Chujian heard "Li's Pharmaceuticals", a trace of hesitation flashed in her eyes.
But she still nodded and said, "Can I go to his lecture? You said it's a lecture within the medical system, so can outsiders go?"
"No problem, it's a remote conference, at one o'clock in the afternoon. Come to my office, I have the authority to let you listen in."
Xia Chujian agreed.
There was still some time before one o'clock in the afternoon, so she first returned to her aunt's ward and, together with the caregiver, bathed and massaged the still unconscious Xia Yuanfang.
After a set of operations, it was noon.
Her stomach was growling again, but she resisted eating because she had to save even the low-level nutrient solution that cost one cent per tube.
She went to her aunt's ward, drank some water, tidied up casually, and came to Shen Junyi's office around 12:50.
...
At one o'clock in the
He was a very well-maintained man, and although he was over sixty years old, he looked like he was only in his forties.
As a scientist of the Beichen Empire, this age was the prime of his life, a time for great achievements.
On the podium, he played three-dimensional holographic projection data and video presentations, which were particularly profound.
Tantai Sinian smiled with scholarly grace and began his speech: "We acknowledge that human genes are the most perfect, the most stable, and should not be interfered with or corrupted."
"Millions of years ago, humans did not cherish their own genes. They attempted to act as the hand of creation, conducting various gene editing and gene mixing experiments, which ultimately brought disaster to humanity, leading to the emergence of Humanoids."
"Millions of years later, our Beichen Empire still has hundreds of millions of Humanoids, who remain in a state of chaotic alternation between human and beast forms, with extremely unstable genes. This is a lesson from the past."
As he spoke, several very realistic holographic animations appeared before the audience.
There were creatures with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a horse, and others with pig heads but human bodies from the neck down.
There were also animations showing transformations between animals and human forms.
These were the "Humanoids" that Tantai Sinian was talking about.
Xia Chujian was no stranger to these Humanoids, because the southern district of Mulan City was specifically for the Lowly People among the Humanoids to live in.
She only glanced at these holographic animations before looking away, continuing to concentrate on the lecture.
Tantai Sinian continued to speak eloquently: "...Therefore, after the end of the chaotic era, the first emperor of the empire ordered a ban on research into human genes, both to ensure the stability of human genes and to comply with scientific ethics, so that human genes would no longer be contaminated by alien genes."
"However, human genes are not immutable. They are constantly evolving and developing. When they undergo natural mutations, we have our own Gene Evolvers."
"Three years ago, a rare creature appeared in Mulan City, known as a 'Remnant Species'. This thing can rapidly contaminate human genes!"
"Its appearance shows that we must accelerate the pace of natural human Gene Evolution. Otherwise, we will be conquered by other species and become Lowly People or Slaves like the Humanoids."
"Through my many years of research, I have discovered that some natural medicines can promote the natural evolution of genes without interfering with natural genes. This achievement has been published in the September issue of the Imperial Journal of Natural Sciences this year."
Xia Chujian understood Tantai Sinian's lecture only vaguely.
But Shen Junyi nodded frequently, looking like he had benefited a lot.
When Tantai Sinian finished his speech and began the question-and-answer session, Shen Junyi finally seized the opportunity to ask a question: "Excuse me, Academician Tantai, is it possible for a gene disease patient to become a Gene Evolver?"
"After she becomes a Gene Evolver, will her genetic disease be cured?"
Tantai Sinian looked towards Shen Junyi with great interest.
Because it was a remote online conference, Shen Junyi could only see Shen Junyi alone through his operation, and he did not know that Shen Junyi had brought someone to listen to the lecture.
In his eyes, he was talking to Shen Junyi alone.
Tantai Sinian smiled at Shen Junyi and said approvingly, "That's a very good question. To be honest, I am conducting research in this area."
"Theoretically, a gene disease patient may also undergo Gene Evolution. Of course, the probability of this is so low that it can be ignored. But theoretically, it is possible."
"When a normal person undergoes Gene Evolution, it will only be a positive mutation, which will make that person a Gene Evolver."
"But if a person whose genes already have problems undergoes a mutation, there are two possibilities."
"One is a positive mutation, which means that his genes break through the shackles of nature and reach a new level, and he will become a representative of the new human race, just like those Gene Evolvers. His genetic disease will naturally be cured."
"But it is also possible that it is a reverse mutation, which will cause his genes to deteriorate further. Not to mention curing the disease, the entire gene chain will soon collapse, and life will quickly come to an end."
"According to our observations, gene disease patients have never experienced Gene Evolution, not even reverse mutations. Their genes are very stable in their illness."
Laughter erupted in the remote conference system.
Xia Chujian's fists clenched.
The pain of others was just a joke in the eyes of some people.
Indeed, relatives mourn, but others sing.
Human joys and sorrows have never been connected.
Tantai Sinian did not laugh. He said very cautiously, "So the situation you mentioned, although theoretically possible, has never occurred in reality."
"However..." Tantai Sinian suddenly made a big turn.
Xia Chujian, whose heart had fallen to the bottom, inexplicably felt new hope.
Tantai Sinian continued, "I have discovered that there is a plant called 'Kong Sang' that can promote the natural positive mutation of genes. Unfortunately, Kong Sang is too rare. In our country's history, it has only been recorded once that it was discovered in the past million years."
"Also because it is too rare, in the Beichen Empire's laws, 'Kong Sang' is not considered a chemical drug. Using 'Kong Sang' to achieve positive Gene Evolution does not violate the laws of the Beichen Empire."
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