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September 2024, 5, China time.

Han's Villa.

The breeze was blowing gently, and the sunlight was shining through the window lattices onto the carved wooden bed. Han Chen's brows were slightly frowned, and Changsun Xiaoxiao and Yin Ruoyue in his arms were breathing long and calmly.

His arms tightly embraced his two lovers, as if unconsciously expressing his worry about the future and cherishment of the present.

Chang Sun's small eyelashes trembled slightly, as if she had some inexplicable troubles in her dream, while Yin Ruoyue's face looked even more fragile, with a trace of sadness that was not easily revealed hanging at the corner of her mouth.

Outside the house, in the courtyard of Han's Villa, bamboo shadows swayed and a pond of lotus flowers sparkled with golden edges in the rising sun.

Occasionally, a dragonfly would fly across the water, stirring up ripples. Although the scenery in the manor was pleasant, careful people could easily find that some spider webs had been woven in the corners and fallen leaves had not been swept, revealing a sense of alienation.

"Ding dong~"

The system's voice suddenly came from deep in Han Chen's mind.

[This week's product: Human hibernation technology, priced at 100 billion RMB.]

[Introduction: A scientist on Earth 35 accidentally extracted a protein called Kahn Phosphorus Iron Plum from a snake's body. After humans are injected with this protein, they can enter a low-temperature hibernation state like snakes.

When humans enter hibernation, their metabolism decreases 100 times, and their life span is also extended 30 times. In hibernation, humans wake up once every years, and it takes another ten years before they can continue hibernation.

After reading the introduction, Han Chen lost all desire to sleep.

Han Chen patted Yin Ruoyue on the face excitedly.

After Yin Ruoyue opened her eyes, she said with a look of disgust: "What are you doing so early in the morning?"

Han Chen turned around, pressed Yin Ruoyue under him and said, "Of course, give Lin'er another brother."

Yin Ruoyue was enjoying the pleasure with Han Chen very much, so she showed an expression of who was afraid of whom, and pressed Han Chen under her with her backhand. She wanted to be on top instead of below.

Half past two in the afternoon.

Deep Blue Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Laboratory 1.

A researcher walked in carrying a cage of grass snakes.

Han Chang said to the researchers: "Put these snakes in experimental cages and use freezing gas to stimulate them to hibernate."

Liu Hanfei nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Han."

They then placed several snakes into a glass isolation cabin and connected the tank that delivered the refrigerated gas to the cabin.

Under the stimulation of low temperature, several grass snakes quickly entered hibernation.

Han Chen asked them to take out a snake that had entered hibernation from the isolation cabin.

After the snake was extracted, Han Chen placed it on the operating table and injected diazepam into the snake according to the system instructions.

Han Chen said to the researchers nearby: "The temperature is kept low during the operation, ensuring it is stable at minus 5 degrees."

The researcher who assisted Han Chen in the operation said, "Okay, Mr. Han."

Han Chen then used a scalpel to cut open the snake's scalp, and the hibernation and sedatives made the grass snake unconscious.

After cutting open the snake's scalp, Han Chen used an electric saw to saw open the snake's skull, inserted a 300-micron needle into the snake's brain stem, and extracted a red substance from the brain stem.

These red substances look like snake blood, but they are actually a protein called carnphosphotyr. This substance is only produced when snakes just hibernate, and if they are not taken out in the first place, they will be gone.

Half an hour later, the protein of this carnelian will flow into the snake's entire body along with the blood.

After taking out the Kahn iron plums, Han Chen put them into the culture medium.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

Han Chen extracted Kahn's iron plum from the bodies of 20 snakes.

Han Chen took down what he was holding and said to the people behind him, "The stuff in here is called Kahn Phosphorus Iron Plum. I will send you the cultivation method later. Your task is to cultivate Kahn Phosphorus Iron Plum. Contact me when the amount of Kahn Phosphorus Iron Plum reaches 500 ml."

Liu Hanfei nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Han."

September 2025, 1, China time.

Han's Villa.

The children sat in front of a ten-meter-long table waiting for the robot nanny to bring them breakfast.

After so many years, Han Chen already has 13 children.

Liu Tianxian, Tong Jingjing, Zhangsun Xiaoxiao, Reba and Aurora, five girls, came down to the dining table with their big bellies, supported by the robot nanny and sat down.

Yin Ruoyue looked at Han Chen with resentful eyes and asked, "Husband, what have you been busy doing at the Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine these days? Have you found another woman outside?"

There are already enough women in the family, and she doesn't want to add any more.

Han Chen said while eating breakfast: "I can't handle you all, how can I have the energy to look for other women? I've been busy with experiments all this time."

Although Han Chen no longer thought about bringing other women home, he would occasionally go out to play friendly games.

For example, Chen Chen and Yang Mi often look for Han Chen. Sister Zhiling got married just like in her previous life, but this time she did not marry Kurosawa. She married a spare tire outside the circle.

In addition to them, two more close friends of Yang Mi have recently been dragged into this situation.

It's nice to go out and play some wild games occasionally, not to mention that Han Chen is just playing a friendly match with them.

Yin Ruoyue asked curiously: "What experiment?"

Han Chen said: "Human hibernation technology has reached a critical moment."

Jiang Enzhu asked in disbelief: "Oppa, can humans really hibernate?"

Han Chen said: "Of course, hibernation can extend our lifespan. Normally, we can only live for 100 years. If the hibernation technology I developed is successful, we can at least extend our lifespan to 350 years. After 300 years, we may be able to achieve immortality. Even if we can't achieve immortality, we can at least extend our lifespan by a few hundred years."

Yin Ruoyue said: "I am not interested in immortality or anything like that. As long as our family is healthy, that's enough."

The main reason why she had this idea was because immortality was too illusory.

2 pm.

Inside the Shenlan Traditional Chinese Medicine Research Institute, the silent air was filled with a tense and exciting atmosphere.

Six months of hard work finally paid off. The researchers' eyes were fixed on the huge hibernation chamber, which looks like an old wardrobe but contains groundbreaking technology.

The cabin is 5 meters high and 10 meters wide, enough to allow 50 people to enter the mysterious hibernation state at the same time. This is a bold innovation in academia.

The researcher's wrist was light and decisive, and every movement revealed professionalism and skill.

The apples they handed out looked like ordinary apples, but inside they contained a complex sleeping pill formula.

The gorillas seemed to be unaware. They took the apples calmly and bit them with their huge claws, releasing the fragrance of the fruit and medicine.

Soon, these wild creatures fell into a deep sleep under the effect of the drug. The usual noise and vitality faded away, leaving only deathly silence.

The light in the laboratory was soft and even, illuminating the calm faces of the gorillas in the cages. Their breathing became deep and steady, as if they were isolated from the world.

A researcher took a gorilla out of the cage, and another researcher injected it with gene-edited carnifex.

The staff then placed the registered gorilla, Kahn Phosphorus Iron Plum, into the sleeping cabin.

After a while, 10 experimental subjects successfully entered the sleeping cabin.

Han Chen said: "Report the vital signs of the experimental subject."

A researcher looked at the curve on the monitor and responded: "The blood oxygen content is gradually decreasing, the heartbeat is adjusting in the expected direction, and the subject's vital signs are very stable."

Han Chen said: "Report the data to me once a week, and wake up the experimental subject after half a year."

Liu Hanfei replied: "Okay, Mr. Han."

September 2025, 1, China time.

Deep Blue Space Control Center.

The mining spacecraft launched by Deep Blue Group to Mars finally arrived on Mars.

Because the distance is too far, even with laser communication technology, the Internet still cannot achieve the level of live broadcast.

However, people in the control center can check the real-time situation from the photos sent back by the mining spacecraft.

Following a "boom" sound.

Five space mining craft successfully landed on the surface of Mars.

The cabin opened and robots walked out one by one. Their first task was exploration. If they wanted to build a base on Mars, they had to find a suitable place.

Their arrival seemed to make even this silent planet tremble.

The cabin slowly opened, and rows of mechanical lifeforms set foot on this unknown land.

Their first goal is to find a suitable place to build a base for humans on this distant planet.

These robots have hard shells and flexible limbs. Their eyes are two beams of light that penetrate the dust and illuminate the road ahead.

Their footsteps left deep footprints in the red sand, and each step seemed firm and heavy.

Their mission is not just simple exploration, but also infinite longing for the future and brave conquest of the unknown world.

The sky on Mars is gray and mysterious. The sunlight shines through the thick clouds, casting mottled light and shadows.

The robots shuttled through this unfamiliar landscape, their sensors constantly collecting information about the surroundings, analyzing soil samples, and recording the topography.

Every piece of data is very valuable to human beings.

The communication signals between the robots weave into an invisible web in the air. They work together seamlessly, like a sophisticated instrument, performing a magnificent show on the vast stage of Mars.

Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

A robot found a huge rock 20 meters long, 30 meters wide and 25 meters high ten kilometers away.

This huge rock is perfect for a temporary base.

Fortunately, the gravity on Mars is only 0.38 of that on Earth.

It took five tow trucks half an hour to pull the five mining craft behind the boulder.

The robot then took the 3D printing robot and construction materials out of the cabin.

Backstage staff used the three-dimensional images sent back by the robot to design a three-dimensional base that would rest behind the boulder.

After receiving the data from the backend staff, the robot also started to get busy.

Time passes quietly in the silent universe, and 48 hours slips by like sand between fingers.

The boulder stands silently by like an ancient guardian, its body covered with traces of time, as if telling ancient secrets.

A small base supported by a huge rock was finally completed.

The steel structure of the base gleams coldly in the sun. The robots move precisely and quickly, their robotic arms like nimble fingers.

The fragile and expensive precision instruments inside the spacecraft were carefully taken out and placed securely in the laboratory at the base.

Every step seemed so solemn, as if a sacred ceremony was being performed.

When the last instrument was placed, the robots' movements suddenly stopped. At that moment, the entire base fell into silence.

Then half of the robots returned to the outdoors. They had another task to complete, which was to install solar panels. Solar energy would be their only source of energy in the future.

In the blink of an eye, another 48 hours passed.

One square kilometer around the boulder has been installed with solar panels.

The reason it took so long to install the solar panels is because the dust storms on Mars are so severe.

The atmosphere of Mars is extremely thin, with a density of less than 1% of the Earth's atmosphere, which makes the wind speed and direction on Mars different from those on Earth.

Surface wind speeds on Mars are typically between 16 km/h and 32 km/h, but during dust storms, wind speeds can reach as high as 113 km/h.

In addition, winds on Mars are the main driving force of dust storms, which occur hundreds of times a year. Large-scale dust storms can even spread from local areas to the entire planet and last for months.

They have to lay a solid foundation for the solar panels, otherwise a storm will blow them over.

This is also the reason why the base is built with huge rocks, which can block the fierce sandstorms for the base.

Of course, there are always accidents, so Deep Blue has prepared enough solar panels for this.

After installing solar energy, the robot will have a constant source of energy.

With a constant supply of energy, robots can begin to study and analyze Martian minerals.

One-third of the robots were sent to build outdoor sensors, one-third were sent to collect minerals, and one-third were sent to build runways.

Without a long enough runway, these mining ships cannot return to Earth, and they also need to return to Earth to carry more supplies.

September 2025, 1, China time.

Deep Blue Aerospace posted high-definition photos of Mars on its official website.

"Fuck, have we been fooled by the NSA? Isn't Mars supposed to be shit yellow? Why is the entire Mars dark in color?"

"I used to think Mars was full of loess plateaus, but I didn't expect Mars to be like this."

"Does the NSA think Mars is ugly and beautify it?"

"If someone hadn't forwarded this post to me, I would have forgotten about Deep Blue Group's Mars base plan."

"I look forward to more information coming out from the Deep Blue Group."

"In fact, we should not have too many expectations for Mars, because Mars is not suitable for human habitation at all. The oxygen content on Mars is less than 0.5%, and Mars is also subject to solar storms. It is feasible to use it as an outpost, but it is basically impossible to settle there."

"Do you think there are any living creatures on Mars?"

"Wait until the Deep Blue Group's report comes out and you will know." (End of this chapter)