Age of Cataclysm: I can light up the technology tree

The autopsies of more than a dozen Proxima Centauri were completed.

Lu Yongchang wiped off the blue-black blood stained on his gloves and gently hammered his sore waist through the protective clothing.

"It's finally over..."

As he spoke, he yawned.

The workload of dissecting more than ten corpses in a row is indeed exaggerated.

Especially the anatomy of a completely alien, body of another race.

Compared with dissecting earth creatures, the difficulty of the two is not at the same level.

However, there are definitely benefits.

One of the benefits is the huge holographic image in front of the three people.

In the projection, the body structure models of Proxima Centauri and Malus have been completely constructed.

In addition to the digestive system, circulatory system and other systems that humans also have, Lu Yongchang also discovered an organ that is independent of other major systems and has a strange shape.

This organ is located in the center of the Proxima Centauri body, surrounded by a hard shell-like substance and connected to blood vessels from all sides of the body.

Through blood vessels, it connects every corner of the Proxima Centauri body.

At first, Lu Yongchang subconsciously thought that it was similar to the human heart, which mainly functions as blood transport and is part of the circulatory system.

But soon, Lu Yongchang discovered another "core" in the body of the Proxima Centauri.

Whether in terms of muscle composition or structure, the second "core" discovered is more like the heart of Proxima Centauri.

The reason is simple. The "core" discovered for the second time can beat like a human heart!

The "core" discovered for the first time has a surface as hard as a rock!

Now, the problem is big.

Do Proxima Centauri have two hearts with completely different structures?

This makes little sense both emotionally and rationally.

In order to decipher the function of this unique organ, the three of them had a heated debate.

Finally, Lu Yongchang made the decision directly:

"Get on the chainsaw!"

In a burst of harsh cutting sounds, the organ as hard as stone was cut in half.

"Filter?" Lu Yongchang couldn't help but said to himself the moment he saw the internal structure of the organ.

"It does look a bit like layers of filters." Fang Xu on the side confirmed Lu Yongchang's question, "From this point of view, it should be the blood purification organ of Proxima Centauri?"

"No, no, no, it's not that simple." Mao Zhengzhi shook his head repeatedly.

He reached out and picked up a pair of tweezers, peeling off the filter-like tissue layer by layer.

Inside, there is a lot of floc-like material.

"How could there be so many impurities in the blood of Proxima Centauri people?" Mao Zhengzhi's face was full of doubts, "Are you kidding!"

Lu Yongchang frowned and took out a part of the flocculent substance and spread it on the table aside.

"Kind of like dead skin."

"No, to be precise, it's like skin flakes." He suddenly raised his head and looked at Mao Zhengzhi beside him: "Did you bring a microscope? Take it and see what it is."

Mao Zhengzhi nodded solemnly, reached out to take the sample and left the dissecting table.

…

Half an hour later.

Mao Zhengzhi quickly returned to the autopsy table: "The test results are out."

Seeing the two people's attention directed towards him, he said in a deep voice: "It's all kinds of cell debris."

"Besides, it's not an ordinary cell."

"What do you mean?" Lu Yongchang was a little confused about Mao Zhengzhi's statement.

Mao Zhengzhi made a gesture and turned on the holographic projection.

In the projection, the picture in the microscope was clearly displayed.

"Look." Mao Zhengzhi looked a little excited.

"Even if the cells are fragmented, we can still identify some of their characteristics."

"I just asked Zero to do an analysis to compare these cell debris with the cells in various areas we sampled."

"Guess what's the result?"

Lu Yongchang, Fang Xu: "..."

"I guess you..." Lu Yongchang swallowed the curse words he was about to blurt out and said with a smile, "Academician Mao, I advise you to be careful in your words and actions."

As he spoke, he glanced at Fang Xu beside him.

Fang Xu: "???"

Mao Zhengzhi: "..."

"Ahem!" Mao Zhengzhi coughed lightly and straightened his expression.

"At first, Zero didn't find cells similar to it, until I changed my mind."

"I asked Zero to perform a fuzzy comparison, and through some subtle features, I finally found the prototype cell corresponding to it."

Hearing this, Lu Yongchang's eyes moved slightly.

"You mean... prototype?"

Under the mask, Mao Zhengzhi's eyes flashed with a strange light: "Not bad! Prototype!"

"According to the zero comparison results, these cell debris come from cells that have undergone structural changes, and the prototypes of these cells come from all over the body of Proxima Centauri!"

"Hiss..." Lu Yongchang took a sharp breath and muttered to himself: "Cancer cells?"

"Yes! It's cancer cells!" Mao Zhengzhi's voice suddenly became louder!

"What appeared in my mind at that time were also cancer cells!"

"These cell residues are dead cancer cells in the Proxima Centauri people!"

"And this special organ should be a detoxification and purification device."

"We all know that there are many detoxification organs in the human body, such as the skin, lymphatic system, lungs, kidneys, liver, etc."

"Obviously, this organ of Proxima Centauri is different from the human detoxification organ. It is more targeted - it only works on cancer cells!"

Lv Yongchang stared at the holographic image in front of him in a daze.

Cancer cells are the product of normal cells being affected by carcinogenic factors during the process of division and differentiation.

In addition to the telomere problem, this is also a major reason for the short life span of humans.

As humans age, they are exposed to more and more carcinogenic factors, and the probability of cancer occurring during cell division and differentiation is also increasing.

Thus, it has an impact on human life span.

"So... this is the secret of the longevity of Proxima Centauri?"

Mao Zhengzhi nodded and shook his head.

"That should be part of the reason."

"Proxima b is too close to the main star. Even with a thick atmosphere, the surface still has a huge dose of high-energy rays."

"Under the influence of these high-energy rays, the probability of Proxima people's cells becoming cancerous is greatly increased."

"And this unique organ is their secret to dealing with high-energy rays."

"In theory, it can only allow Proxima people to live a little longer within the upper limit of their lifespan." Mao Zhengzhi shrugged, "To put it simply, it is as close to the upper limit as possible, but it cannot break through the upper limit."

Hearing this, Lu Yongchang suddenly realized something.

"So, what should be the theoretical upper limit of Proxima people's lifespan?"

Mao Zhengzhi's face froze.

"At present, we don't have enough equipment, and I can't test their chromosomes now."

"This is a big project, and it may take some time to get the results."