Chapter 433: Avatar Project
Inside the research area attached to Ryo's laboratory, David and Lucy were immersed in their newly acquired realm of knowledge.
The air was filled with a unique mixed scent of disinfectant, ozone, and faint biological pheromones.
David stood before a sophisticated genetic analyzer; the holographic projection displayed partial genetic sequences and quantum imprints parsed from the Alpha sample.
"The biological structure of the Mimics is not a product of natural evolution," he reported to Ryo while recording data. "A large number of non-coding sequences are embedded in their gene chain. These sequences themselves constitute a kind of... biological circuit, used to stabilize their quantum entanglement with the Omega."
Ryo's voice came from the direction of the main console, carrying an instructive steadiness: "Focus on its energy conduction pathways and the quantum tunneling effect of its neural synapses. This is not just biology; this is technology that directly encodes physical rules into life forms."
David nodded, adjusting the analysis parameters.
He discovered that when the Mimic's tissue was stimulated by specific frequency energy, it would produce faint spacetime curvature disturbances at the cellular level.
"They are like living spacetime antennas..." he muttered to himself, attempting to combine this characteristic with known theories of gene expression to find possible application directions, such as more stable biosensors or novel neural interfaces.
On the other side, Lucy's workbench was covered with mechanical blueprints and dynamic simulation interfaces.
Her Vorax-class battle-automata was parked quietly in the corner, its predatory silhouette daunting to behold.
Her attention was focused on the automata's leg joints and locomotion algorithms.
"The Mimics' movement patterns are extremely efficient," Lucy showed her analysis to Ryo, "especially their instantaneous change of direction and center of gravity adjustments in complex terrain. Their multi-joint coordinated operation method can significantly enhance the Vorax's mobility in unstructured environments."
She brought up the simulation program and imported the improved movement logic into the Vorax's control core.
In the holographic projection, the model of the automata began to move with a more fluid, even slightly biologically supple posture. Its insect-like articulated limbs demonstrated superior adaptability and burst speed in the simulated ruined environment.
"However, the binding force of the control protocols must be strengthened," Lucy added, her gaze sweeping over the control unit at the Vorax's core that harbored predatory instincts. "The Mimics' movement logic carries a primal aggressiveness. Direct integration might exacerbate the Vorax's inherent tendencies toward instability."
She began to write new balancing commands, ensuring that while mobility was improved, this killing machine would not spiral out of control.
Ryo would occasionally offer crucial pointers, guiding them to avoid research pitfalls or prompting them to pay attention to certain overlooked data correlations.
He was pleased to see his two apprentices able to absorb new knowledge so rapidly and translate it into practical applications.
David's understanding of the correlation between biology and spacetime gradually deepened, and he began attempting to design a sketch for a bio-energy buffer based on the characteristics of Mimic tissue.
Lucy's modification plan for the Vorax was also maturing by the day. The new locomotion algorithm not only improved mobility but even optimized its energy distribution efficiency to a certain extent.
Inside the laboratory, the two young people from Night City were following the path woven by the ancient knowledge of the Mechanicus and the bizarre technology of an alien world, expanding the boundaries of their abilities step by step.
Everything they learned would not only enhance themselves but would also become an indispensable force for Maine's squad in future dimensional explorations.
Ryo observed their progress, his logic core already beginning to plan how to integrate these new technological insights into his grander research blueprint.
In the intervals between guiding the new apprentices in processing canyon ecological data and supervising the training of the Iron Guard force, Ryo directed a portion of his high-tier research toward a more secretive direction.
Deep within the core biological laboratory of the Eternal Seeker, an independent cabin subjected to multiple encryptions and physical shielding was activated.
The project conducted here was independent of the Genesis Particle ecological research, and its access permission was restricted solely to Ryo.
His research subjects were the Omega and the Alpha—those two special biological samples originating from an unknown dimension that possessed a stable quantum entanglement effect with each other.
Long periods of observation and data analysis had allowed him to preliminarily decipher part of the underlying patterns of this entanglement.
It was not simple information transmission, but more like a symbiotic existential correlation based on quantum state superposition, transcending conventional communication protocols.
Ryo's ambitions did not stop at understanding.
He intended to replicate and apply it.
His goal was to attempt to create an "avatar" modeled after himself.
It was not simple cloning or copying, which already belonged to a sensitive domain within the doctrines of the Mechanicus.
What he conceived was to draw inspiration from the entanglement pattern of the Omega and the Alpha to create a derivative individual based on his own genes, capable of maintaining a deep conscious connection with him on a specific level.
These individuals would serve as his most direct extensions, undertaking tasks that required high degrees of trust, specific biotechnological aptitudes, or parallel processing capabilities. They would become "apprentices" in the truest sense, rather than assistants who needed to be cultivated from scratch.
The experiment was initiated under absolute secrecy.
First, he extracted the most fundamental genetic material from his own preserved gene samples prior to his large-scale augmentations.
Subsequently, he did not directly proceed with cloning and cultivation. Instead, referencing the deciphered entanglement model, he made incredibly precise adjustments to this genetic material.
The process was akin to drawing sacred geometry at the microscopic level.
He utilized Genesis Particles in a controlled state to etch and recombine the genetic sequences. He was not pursuing functional enhancement or alienation, but rather attempting to weave a special information structure akin to a quantum entanglement anchor into them.
This was not for combat or survival. Its sole design purpose was to establish and maintain a stable, deep connection transcending conventional communication ranges with his own consciousness core (whether biological brain or processing core).
The cultivation took place within a specially made artificial womb.
The composition of the nutrient substrate fluid was strictly calculated to ensure that during the embryo's developmental process, those implanted "anchors" could grow and fuse synchronously with the organism, becoming a part of its biological foundation rather than a foreign implant.
Every day, Ryo's mechanical body would stand silently before the cultivation pod for several hours, his crimson optical lenses locked onto the slowly forming vital signs within.
At the same time, his massive processing core continuously ran complex simulation programs, deducing the various scenarios that might occur when the connection was established, as well as... the potential risks of losing control.
The first gestation unit exhibited the expected resonance feedback on the seventeenth day.
Monitoring instruments captured an extremely faint but undeniably existent harmonic resonance between the embryo's brainwave activity and the operating frequency of Ryo's own processing core.
This proved that the entanglement anchor was taking effect.
Ryo calmly recorded this data point.
He knew that this was merely the first step.
The smooth development of the embryo, the budding of consciousness after birth, and the ultimate stability of the connection were all still unknown variables.
What he was touching upon was the taboo domain of life creation and consciousness connection, far more complex and dangerous than manufacturing a war machine or catalyzing a new life form.
Any minute error could create an uncontrolled "shadow" that might even turn on itself.
But after evaluation, he deemed that the potential benefits of this research were enough to match its risks.
If successful, he would gain unprecedented capacity expansion and execution efficiency.
He gazed at the mass of living tissue gradually taking humanoid form within the cultivation pod, his internal logic core calm and unperturbed.
This was not out of emotion, but purely a calculation based on efficiency and necessity.
The "Avatar" project advanced quietly amidst absolute rationality and caution.
(End of Chapter)