Chapter 707 - 449: Nuclear Weapons Test_2
The researcher standing in the control room couldn’t help but express admiration.
But what surprised them even more was that Yu Yi’s food intake had significantly decreased over the past few days.
You should know that when these changes occur in a person, even consuming an amount equal to ten people’s food isn’t exaggerated, because the energy conversion efficiency of the human body is very low. Typically, for ordinary people, in order to gain a pound of muscle, one might need to ingest dozens to a hundred times more food in weight.
Over the past few days, Yu Yi’s weight increased from 150 pounds to 200 pounds, indicating he might have needed to ingest far more than a thousand pounds of food and protein.
However, Yu Yi’s food intake over these days was only around several dozen pounds, not much different from an ordinary person’s amount, almost only enough to maintain the basic survival metabolism of a person.
This led them to ponder what Yu Yi’s energy source might be.
First, the law of conservation of energy is definitely not wrong.
So there’s only one possibility for Yu Yi’s energy source, and that would be the high-concentration mist decomposed from the Crystal Cluster.
This mist has been analyzed with professional experimental equipment, but no matter the method used, they were unable to analyze its composition. It’s as if there’s a veil obstructing their observation.
Perhaps this is also the primary reason humanity hasn’t discovered the existence of such matter in nearly ten thousand years of civilization development. If it could be extracted from seawater, humanity would have developed countless disciplines and technologies based on it long ago.
The researchers were unable to provide any explanations, and could only let the experiment continue.
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Meanwhile.
In Wang Ye’s laboratory, after countless days of cloning experiments, the area around him was filled with incubation chambers containing clone bodies.
Many of these clones were already very similar in appearance to Wang Ye. Aside from Wang Ye himself being able to discern some differences, others would hardly be able to tell them apart.
The genetic similarity has already approached ninety-three percent. Actually, cloning has progressed to a level where the feasibility of the Phoenix Plan can start being tested, but Wang Ye still hasn’t come up with any good ideas regarding the so-called Phoenix Plan.
The so-called Phoenix Plan involves uploading consciousness into a clone body after his death.
However, Wang Ye has not fully understood the concept of consciousness to this day.
Among the abilities he currently possesses, the only thing related to consciousness is the Brain Domain.
The Brain Domain is an ability that naturally evolved when he was in Utah, United States.
It seems that when the Divine Attribute reaches a certain level, this ability is naturally unlocked,
but until now, the Brain Domain has yet to undergo a second upgrade, aside from expanding in area with the increase in his Divine Attribute, without any qualitative change.
However, there is indeed one aspect worth exploring within this ability, and that is the interference with other people’s Brain Domains.
After awakening the Brain Domain, Wang Ye naturally acquired the ability to interfere with other people’s Brain Domains. He can let his consciousness enter someone else’s consciousness, modify their Brain Domain, and eventually turn them into his puppet.
So, in this aspect, in what form exactly does Wang Ye’s consciousness exist? Can other people’s Brain Domains become his carrier? And can other people’s consciousness detach from the Brain Domain just like Wang Ye’s? What symptoms might occur if consciousness stays disconnected from the body too long?
He has a hunch that the answers to these questions should be the core technological points of the Phoenix Plan. If he can solve this, then he should truly achieve immortality and Nirvana Rebirth.
Because he specifically checked, although the clone bodies have no memory, they indeed possess Brain Domain space within them.
Just like a Little Cosmos, every creature’s body contains such an abstract thought space, akin to a zero-dimensional world. The higher the intelligence and the more complex the thought, the larger the area of this space, and the more complex its structure.
"Looks like I need to find a volunteer for the experiment." Wang Ye squinted while looking at the clones in the incubation chambers.
He wasn’t foolish enough to use himself as an experiment subject, especially concerning his consciousness.
If his body were injured, he could rely on cellular repair, but for consciousness damage, he truly couldn’t think of a way to heal it, so it’s best to find someone irrelevant for this experiment, preferably someone who wouldn’t be missed or cause guilt if accidentally killed.
While Wang Ye was considering who should be chosen for the experiment,
his phone rang.
Picking up the phone and seeing it was Old Yi calling, Wang Ye directly answered.
"What’s up?" He asked first.
"I’ve got some good news for you: the nuclear weapon test application has been approved," Old Yi said on the other end of the line. "There might need to be further discussion about the moon landing, but the nuclear weapon test has received confirmation from the higher-ups and can be conducted at any time."
"It’s been approved, huh?" Wang Ye wasn’t surprised by this outcome, as nuclear weapon tests themselves aren’t particularly rare.
Back in the last century, there were forty-six nuclear tests conducted domestically alone.
The number of nuclear tests by other countries is astonishingly high, especially with the United States having conducted nuclear explosions one hundred ninety-three times.
Because nuclear weapon tests themselves are an important part of nuclear weapon research and development.
Through nuclear weapon tests, relevant technological parameters can be accumulated, helping to understand performance, confirm theories, and design calculations.
Additionally, analysis for various effects generated by the explosion, including shock waves, thermal radiation, penetrating radiation, and radioactive contamination post-explosion, can be used to assess a nuclear weapon’s destructive power.
Furthermore, based on destructive power, defensive measures and technical strategies for facing nuclear weapons can be sought.
Though the primary objective of this nuclear weapon test is Wang Ye’s desire to withstand a nuclear bomb, it doesn’t affect researchers collecting data during the nuclear explosion for research, so the beneficiaries aren’t solely Wang Ye.
Thus the application falls completely within a reasonable range, especially considering Wang Ye’s involvement in this nuclear test.
Yet the moon landing, in terms of its impact scope, is indeed considerably higher than that of a nuclear test, so a longer application period is understandable.
Then Old Yi asked, "Regarding the nuclear weapon test site and timing, should you arrange it or should I?"
Wang Ye: "You arrange it, as soon as possible."
"Since you’re not picky, how about a nuclear test in the atmosphere? After all, you can fly now." Old Yi teased.
Upon hearing this, Wang Ye was slightly surprised: "Hmm? I didn’t realize nuclear testing could be conducted in the atmosphere."
"Of course, otherwise, how could there have been so many nuclear tests in history? If all these nuclear bombs were detonated on the ground, how severely would human living areas be damaged?" Old Yi explained: "Generally, our nuclear tests are classified into atmospheric—also known as air nuclear testing—and underground nuclear testing, surface, or underwater nuclear testing, which are options with the least potential pollution. But for you, atmospheric nuclear testing should be the most convenient."
"That it is," Wang Ye nodded.
"However, there’s one thing I must inform you, our current actions essentially violate the nuclear test ban treaty, so subsequent issues may arise, making this cooperation potentially disadvantageous for us." Old Yi reminded.
"Don’t worry." Wang Ye chuckled, "It won’t be long before I make them all shut up."
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