Age of Cosmic Exploration
chapter-352

Chapter 352: New Life in Space

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Without surprise, Yun Si became part of the Black Star Troopers. Others who survived the mysterious virus like him were veteran military captains. The highest ranking among them was Yun Si. He was equivalent to the Black Star Troopers' vice unit captain's level. With more time, they would definitely be important members within the Black Star Troopers.

For regular soldiers, they were elite soldiers specially selected to join the Noah One. If one thought about it, they had been protecting the civilians during those dark days for the Noah One without complaint. Be it military training or mission attitude, they were professional, elite soldiers.

Just like that, hundreds of soldiers joined the Hope's Defence Unit, fixing the lack of middle to low level captains in the Defence Unit in one fell swoop. This made Guang Zhen so happy that he went about his day with a smile on his face, an observation that made those who knew him, like Liu Bai and Ebon, shiver all over…

Regardless, following the addition of these hundreds of soldiers into the Hope, the Hope's military power finally became officialised and was no longer half military and half civilian like before. Under this condition, Guang Zhen's plan of the second military construction was pushed ahead…

Yao Yuan was not worried about Guang Zhen. He handed the issues of military completely to him because he himself was having a headache about another thing…

"Too many famous scientists?"

Yao Yuan read the report that Barbie handed him. It showed the number of scientists among the 3,000 survivors. Yes, only the scientists. It did not include researchers and technicians. Scientists alone, there were around 700, including the famous metallurgy expert, Professor Fernando, who conversed with Guang Zhen earlier. There were many famous scientists, and the fields they were involved in covered almost all of the advanced technology humanity had looked into during the 21st century. It even included talents in the fields of satellite, rocket, and space station construction, experts that the Hope was currently lacking.

Among these 700 people, at least 60 of them had enormous reputations that could only be rivalled by Alan, Silewei, and Garfield on the Hope. Even though reputation did not equate to ability, in the same scientific group, the greater the reputation, the greater the power.

Therefore, once these 60 famed scientists join the Hope, the impact they will bring to the Hope's scientific system will be enormous, especially since the Hope's scientific system had been delineated into levels and posts. Even though it was a meritocratic system, it could still lead to argument and discord, and that would be giant trouble for the Hope.

This was the biggest headache facing Yao Yuan, but thankfully he had the solution to salvage this situation.

After all, the Hope's science had already advanced to the late stage of the 2nd revolution, and it was at least several thousand times more advanced than Earth's technology. Be it hydrogen polymerization, Gaussian technology, electromagnetic technology, energy condensation technique, warp drive, and so on, they were all technologies dissected by the Hope using its own methods in the tens of years of space travel. Just the theories alone would fit a large library, and it would be enough for the scientists from the Noah One to study them for quite some time.

This period of time would be the period for these scientists from the Noah One to familiarize themselves with the scientific body of the Hope. After all, they were all humans and they knew each other, so the gap would eventually be closed.

Yao Yuan laid down his decision on the report. He would give the scientists a period of rest and then have then gradually approach the science of the 2nd revolution. It would be a slow process because he knew that this was a process that could not be rushed.

Then Yao Yuan picked up the second report. It was written by the Ministry of Health. It was a health report on the 3,000 survivors from the Noah One. Generally speaking, these 3,000 people were fatigued and had small injuries, and they did not carry with them any pathogens or viruses. However, the eldest among them were already in their seventies, so they needed the help of genetic mesomeric technology the most.

However, the Hope was in the middle of a scientific renaissance, and the mesomeric technology had advanced to its generation. It was a new machine utilized by peak level 2 space civilizations. However, due to the incompleteness of the technology, there were only a few successful constructed devices. This combined with the high quality-control on the Hope, the Hope so far only allowed 30 to 50 people to use this new generation mesomeric technology each month. If all of the Noah One's members had to use this technology, even if Yao Yuan gave them the whole monthly quota, it would take years for all of them to finish it.

This was complicated…

According to scientific research, the younger one was when one used the original genetic mesomeric technology, the greater the effect. Elders in their seventies using them would at most extend their lifespan by 30 to 40 years and not double their lifespan. This was the weakness fixed by the second generation genetic mesomeric technology. It resolved this issue, so it was perfect to be used by middle to old age citizens.

However, the more one used the genetic mesomeric technology, the more one's genes would reach an inert state. In other words, the effect would worsen and the lifespan extended would be shorter and shorter. This was why even with the technology, one's lifespan could only be extended by 80 to 90 years. It was because after continuous exposure, the genes could become inert to the genetic mesomeric technology's effect, or else humanity could have lived on forever, and currently that was still impossible.

Therefore, the older one was, the more important the second generation genetic mesomeric technology, and most of the scientists and researchers from the Noah One were people from such a group…

"…Order the manufacturing department to stop all unimportant operations and fully focus on designing and creating the second generation genetic mesomeric devices. At the same time, the quota for all members under the 50 of age will be delayed to accommodate the members over 50 from the Noah One…"

We shall not focus on the Homo Evolutis and soldiers' experience after being indicted into the Hope's military system, or the Hope's headache when it came to accommodating these 3,000 people. Instead, we shall focus on the Noah One's survivors' experience when they walked out of the epidemic prevention unit and into the Hope's lower levels of residential areas. There were many emotions involved.

How stressed were they when they were on the run on the cursed planet? They had worried about every meal, and the Blue Berets had to go around to search for a clean water source. Safety was always an issue and they had to worry about the attacks of the invisible alien octopus…

Under such circumstances, living itself was a luxury, much less enjoyment and recreation. The ability to lie down for a peaceful sleep was already the greatest luxury then.

Until this moment, where they walked on the sturdy, silver-colored metallic floor, looking at the sea of people around them, people who were not rushing from danger, this kind of feeling… it made the people weep involuntarily.

They had received their assigned room keys, their ID cards, and the 2,000 H-coins provided by the government. Of course, they still did not know the purchasing power of H-coins, so they did not knew how much 2,000 H-coins were worth, but they appreciated the gesture. They had their own rooms, official ID registrations, and government support. Even though they were only new to the Hope, these gestures improved their impression of this government greatly. Therefore, after they left the epidemic prevention center, they departed into groups or alone to their residences, while others wanted to take a stroll on the Hope, to experience this spaceship that was completely different from the Noah One and meet the people who they heard had lived for at least 10 years in space.

Marion Bess was once Earth's most famous physicist. He was selected to join the Noah One's space colonization plan and had brought along his wife, his son, who was also a scientist, and his daughter-in-law to the new planet. Unfortunately, during the dark days, his family perished in the tragedy and now he was all alone. He was walking on a street on the Hope's third floor, window-shopping and clearing his head.

The residential area in the Hope had given him much surprise. There were plenty of citizens there and they had completely gotten used to the life in a metallic spaceship structure. They had managed to delineate out a residential area, and also had allocated space for shops and recreation. There were even chain stores. If it did not have the obvious spaceship structure, it really would look like a normal city. Furthermore, the citizens here had peace written on their faces. Even for those who were rushing, they were rushing for words; there was no anxiety from the fear of their lives…

As Marion looked around, a familiar voice suddenly called him, "Is that… Professor Bess?"

Marion turned around and saw a familiar-looking middle-aged man. However, he was sure he did not know anyone in the age range of 30 something who looked like this man, so he frowned.

The man first lit up with surprise, but when he saw Marion's shock and confusion, he touched his face with comprehension. "Professor Bess, I am Alan, Alan from England. We met once during the US academic conference. We have even emailed each other multiple times… This look is because of genetic mesomeric technology. Right, you have not used it, right? Don't worry, you'll soon be as young as me."

Marion squinted his eyes to study this man and he soon said with pleasant surprise, "You are Professor Alan? I didn't expect to find you on the Noah Two… No, I mean the Hope. Thank God you are still alive. How's your family?"

Alan was already shaking Marion's hand. He looked about and said, "This is not the place to talk. Come with me, I know a good bar up ahead. They have the best wine. How about a glass to relax? I also want to hear about what happened on the Noah One."

Similarly, Marion wanted to get to know this unfamiliar Hope. He did not hesitate to follow Alan to the bar…

This scene happened all over the Hope. The scientists might've come from different countries, but science itself had no nationality, especially in the 21st century when everything was global. As old friends and colleagues conciliated, the Noah One was like a drop of water flowing into the great pond of the Hope. Other than a few small ripples, it did not cause much fluctuations.

For the 3,000 plus people from the Noah One, their new lives in space were beginning…