Chapter 88: Genetic Model, the Light Wing Clan

"Yan Xia, something's not right."

After a long while, Ella sent this message.

"What's wrong?"

Yan Xia accessed the information through a holographic screen, and Ella shared a model of electromagnetic Rupert's Tears.

The moment Yan Xia saw the model, he straightened up.

This wasn't a technological model; it was a genetic model.

"Is it a life form or a physical technology?"

Yan Xia pulled up a formula panel and performed a series of analyses, finally concluding that it was indeed an application of electromagnetic fields and that it also contained genetic information.

"This gene sequence is almost complete, so did this civilization want to preserve its existence in this way?"

Life forms in the universe are minuscule, and their destruction can result from enemies, internal factors, or natural events.

Advanced civilizations can record their genes, leaving a chance for their resurrection by future civilizations.

Although the outcome is uncertain, it at least preserves a possibility.

For an individual, the choice between 0% and 0.0001% may lean towards the former, but when considering civilizations and races, the latter becomes more appealing.

"This gene sequence carrying technological information must be the legacy of this civilization."

"Ella, what's your opinion?"

Yan Xia sought Ella's opinion, but he already had his conclusion.

Ella understood.

"The Galactic Federation lacks diversity. A civilization with a single race is more stable."

"But the Galactic Federation has chosen a different path, embracing diversity to foster multifaceted development. Each civilization, with its unique physical structure, habits, and environmental adaptations, will develop distinct technologies."

"Our scientific endeavors are already rich, but they can become even more so."

"The Battle Beast Clan and the Cancer Clan are precisely the objectives of this journey."

"Therefore, I suggest we create this race based on the gene sequence."

With the Galactic Federation's current biotechnology, they could create new races, but these races would have various issues and might not adapt well to natural ecosystems.

Any civilization that has reached a high level of development has undergone a brutal natural selection process, which imprints its uniqueness, aggressiveness, and progressiveness in its genes and culture.

Creations, on the other hand, lack these qualities and are more like pacifists.

One is a wolf, the other a Chihuahua.

Moreover, these creations are based on what the Galactic Federation can understand. The universe can offer much more uncertainty, which is truly valuable.

Creating a life form based on this genetic model wasn't difficult.

Yan Xia didn't delegate this task to Ella but decided to handle it himself.

It was like building with blocks, first establishing a carbon-based cellular framework and then editing the DNA.

Interestingly, this being's DNA wasn't like that of humans, composed of the basic elements carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus in the form of phosphates and nucleobases. Instead, it had a unique structure with a higher proportion of boric acid and phosphates and a lower proportion of hydrogen and oxygen. This being required oxygen, but only 10% of what a human would need.

As Yan Xia constructed the first gene chain, he was surprised to find that the gene 'glowed' in a theoretical sense. This genetic structure allowed him to easily envision the cell's appearance, possibly containing large amounts of borate and phosphate salts.

These substances are common luminescent materials used to make fluorescent powders.

Indeed, after 51 hours, Yan Xia constructed the first cell based on the genetic model, which was circular in shape but, in his opinion, tended towards a hexagonal shape, resembling a honeycomb.

Regardless of whether they are circular or hexagonal, these shapes are the result of the tension of the object, and a honeycomb in its initial stages is also circular, gradually transforming into a hexagon due to compression forces—a wonderful natural rule.

Yan Xia first created a stem cell and then cultured it to divide into more new cells.

Once the gene sequence was confirmed, it began the process of biological reconstruction.

Surprisingly, this life form's method of reproduction was cell division, without male or female distinctions. After reaching maturity, its body would begin to change, growing another version of itself until it completely split into two individuals.

These two individuals would be slightly smaller than the original, which would then grow again and divide.

The difference was that this life form's cell division produced 'new cells' and 'old cells.' Like human cell division, one cell would have shorter telomeres, while the other would have restored telomeres, indicating that the new cell had a new lifespan, and the old cell's lifespan wouldn't decrease due to division.

This was an intriguing mechanism that sustained the species' reproduction.

After all, if the offspring had the same lifespan as the parent, the species' lifespan would gradually decrease towards zero, eventually leading to extinction.

A week later, the life form took shape and became what it was meant to be.

When Yan Xia opened the 'blind box' and saw the being, he exclaimed in astonishment.

It wasn't the Cancer Clan he had imagined but an entirely new race.

It had a body similar to a squid, but its head was rounder, not quite like an octopus, more like an upright olive. Its skin served as its mouth, feeding on minerals and microorganisms.

It had no eyes, and its primary sense organs were four antennae on its head, detecting air vibrations and heat, essentially combining the functions of eyes and ears.

The body of this being was curved like a shrimp, similar to a squid or octopus in a 'C' shape.

The most striking feature was the three pairs of enormous, transparent, diamond-shaped wings on its back. Its body was only 70 centimeters long, but its wingspan exceeded 2.4 meters, indicating exceptional flying capabilities.

What truly amazed Yan Xia wasn't its appearance but its luminosity. After absorbing nutrients, its white body began to glow, partly due to the fluorescence of borate and phosphate salts, but mostly because its cells were arranged like those of an electric eel, generating electricity to stimulate cell luminescence.

Its skin somewhat shielded the light, but its transparent wings seemed to absorb more electricity, emitting a dazzling white light. Yan Xia had to wear sunglasses to look at it directly.

Almost instantly, Yan Xia gave it a somewhat cringy name.

"Light Wing!"