Chapter 790: Instinct
However, there was one crucial question in all of this.
Who had the authority to decide what could be etched into humanity's genetic memory?
The information created by human society was as vast as the boundless sea, with countless options: mathematics, physics, languages, arts, arcane arts... an ordinary person couldn't possibly finish reading them in a hundred lifetimes.
"Language is essential."
"Simple mathematical operations are also essential."
"And a bit of basic physics is needed."
"As well as fundamental political and logical concepts..."
Over twenty people gathered in a circle, discussing something that could once again thoroughly change human history.
At this moment, they had arrived at the center of a lake over five million kilometers from Bai Mo's Ghost Desert, aboard an artifact spirit boat drifting casually.
"I merely voiced the thoughts already in your hearts."
"Don't equate us with yourself. We don't need to rely on brainwashing to gain faith!"
"Three billion clones are auctioned off in the underground market every year. Don't pretend to be so noble. Don't tell me it has nothing to do with you," Ramdo shot back.
Ever since he conceived the unorthodox path of cultivating the Divine Path by training clone fanatics, the Empire's clone trade market had swelled day by day, becoming a new goal for many aspiring to develop the Divine Path.
This included some True Immortals who intended to cultivate the Divine Path concurrently.
The Divine Path's greatest advantage was the Divine Kingdom. A Divine Kingdom was an unyielding fortress belonging to a true god. Within it, not only were there vast numbers of absolutely loyal Holy Spirit guards, but it was also etched with countless amplification arrays.
If one chose to fight within a Divine Kingdom, a one-tribulation Divine Path cultivator could easily contend with a two-tribulation cultivator one level higher than themselves, and even have a sliver of a chance to suppress the opponent.
Of course, usually no one would be foolish enough to fight the master of a Divine Kingdom within their own Divine Kingdom.
...
"We should write 'being a good person' into our genes," someone quipped immediately.
"Good person? What is a good person? Do we count as good people after slaughtering and plundering aliens, stealing their spiritual resources and planets? Do we? Do we? Do we?"
"Surely no one actually thinks we're bad people, right?"
"We brought them civilization, lifted them from slave societies to modernity. How does that not make us good people?"
"Stop being so snarky; it's quite disgusting."
Although they were forced to unite against external threats when facing the Zerg Mother and Bai Mo, once internal discussions resumed, the long-accumulated contradictions erupted, once again turning the meeting into a battle of words.
"..."
"Ahem, I think we need to formulate a convention, a Human Genetic Memory Convention," Ji Er Ke Fu coughed lightly twice, trying to get everyone's attention.
"...Any concept that does not objectively exist is forbidden from being written into humanity's bloodline memory."
"Our bloodline memory can only contain things that all of humanity has a consistent understanding of."
"What about language? Everyone's understanding of certain terms differs."
"Then don't add it. I propose that the first version of the bloodline memory only includes basic counting and essential life skills."
"Essential life skills? Like walking?"
"Exactly. Humans shouldn't waste time learning simple things like walking, counting, dressing, and eating. These should be directly integrated into the bloodline memory, becoming true instincts, like breathing."
"Accepted."
"Approved."
"Do we truly not need the process of learning these basic skills...?"
"Learning is for use. Since it can be achieved in one go, why waste time?"
...
"The bill under consideration is the 'Human Genetic Memory Convention.' Esteemed council members, please begin voting," the artifact spirit AI announced in a sweet female voice from the spirit boat.
The True Immortals each sat in their designated seats, voting for the future they desired.
"Twelve votes in favor, six votes against, seven abstentions... The bill passed!"
A minute later, the same sweet voice, in a gentle tone, reported to the assembled council members.
The people in the Divine Terra Empire fleet, far away, would never have imagined that such a decision, one that would affect them for generations to come, was settled so lightly.
"I declare the 'Human Genetic Memory Convention' passed!"
Of course, passing the Convention was only the first step; it established the goal of the entire project. True implementation would still take many years.
Next, after the Empire Council passed the content of the Convention, the Empire Genetic Technology Research Institute, led by Ye De Xian, would begin compiling the corresponding genetic sequences. These added contents would then be made into special injections, mandatorily promoted for injection into every individual.
The micro-robots within the injections would then take several months to gradually modify the genetic material in the injectee's cells, allowing the altered genetic sequences to become a true part of the human body.
Furthermore, their next generation would also directly inherit these artificially transformed genes.
...
"Should I also, like these humans, add something to my true dragon bloodline?" After the vote, the Azure Dragon Bahamut began pondering this question.
Like the other Four Holy Beasts, it had abstained from voting in the Empire Council earlier; after all, it was humanity's own affair, and what concern was it of theirs? It was merely there to make up the numbers.
However, this did not mean they lacked their own thoughts.
After decades of "effort," Bahamut, who had recently joined the Empire, had nine descendants in total. This baby-making prowess absolutely crushed that of the other True Immortals.
Moreover, with typical showmanship, it had named its nine children: Qiuniu, Yazi, Chaofeng, Pulao, Suanni, Bixi, Bian, Fuxi, and Chiwen.
These Immortal scions, unique lifeforms, were born with a starting point far surpassing humans. Each was a Third-Tier existence, capable of causing devastating damage if placed in a town full of ordinary people.
However, Bahamut knew very well that human forces were vast, and the Monster Race couldn't quite act arrogantly yet. They could only rule as kings and tyrants within their small sphere of influence.
The Heavenly Sacred Domain, under Monster Race jurisdiction, occupied land equivalent to forty Great Thousand Flagships, which was about two percent of humanity's total Great Thousand Flagships. The internal surface area of each Great Thousand Flagship was comparable to the Earth of old.
This was also to commemorate "Terra"—Earth—which was sacred in their eyes.
On land nearly forty times the size of Earth combined, there lived only about one billion Monster Race members, which seemed very sparse, but that wasn't actually the case.
Because high-tier Monster Race members were generally enormous in size; for instance, the most powerful ones, such as Bahamut, a single dragon occupied half a planet.
Adding its dragon's sons and grandsons, as well as other lower-tier dragon-blood creatures, just over ten thousand dragon descendants had transformed two Great Thousand Flagships into exclusive dragon territories.
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