Chapter 740 - 466: Possession

Chapter 740: Chapter 466: Possession

Seize less?

The expressions of the three astronauts suddenly froze.

This distance has far exceeded the human limit, hasn’t it?

According to records, a certain German athlete completed 3.8km swimming, 180km cycling, and 42.195km marathon in 7 hours, 35 minutes, and 39 seconds in 2016.

If calculated at a hundred times the standard record, they would need to exercise continuously for at least seven hundred hours to possibly complete this so-called Superman Triathlon. Converted to days, it means they would have to engage in continuous, intense exercise without sleep and rest for a month.

Even the most physically fit person might exercise themselves to death if they trained this way.

Moreover, they have less than ten days left before they start the lunar mission, which means Wang Ye wants them to complete this inhuman task within these ten days and then undertake the heavily burdening lunar mission. This isn’t just tormenting them, Wang Ye is practically trying to kill them.

"Don’t worry, I won’t let you exhaust yourself to death," Wang Ye smiled, "The training officially starts tomorrow, and today I will perform a complete transformation on your bodies."

After a brief silence, Wu Chen asked, "Will we be able to complete this challenge after the transformation?"

"Since I’ve proposed this challenge, I must have the confidence, so you don’t need to worry about that," Wang Ye replied.

Hearing these words, the eyes of the three astronauts in front of him visibly lit up.

Based on their rough calculations, to complete the "Superman Triathlon" challenge within ten days, their physique needs to be at least 10-20 times that of a normal person.

Currently, their physical condition is probably only about 3-5 times that of a normal person.

This means Wang Ye would enable such a tremendous enhancement in their physique in just a short ten days.

This signifies that they would each receive a life-changing opportunity! Their current physical condition has already allowed them to stand at the peak among humans. And Wang Ye wants to further enhance their bodies, which means they will become superhumans like Wang Ye was half a year ago.

"So how do you intend to transform our bodies?" a robust man approximately 1.75 meters tall asked, "Something akin to cyberpunk mechanical limb modification?"

Having witnessed Wang Ye’s profound scientific theoretical knowledge, they believe Wang Ye is entirely capable of high-tech modifications on them.

However, they have never encountered these technologies, so there is still a bit of discomfort about this "part replacement" technology deep down.

Wang Ye shook his head and said, "No, that inferior technology will only damage the foundation, and I want to genetically modify you to evolve all of you once more."

"Genetic?" The astronauts looked at each other, their eyes filled with astonishment.

Has Wang Ye actually mastered genetic modification technology?

They had only seen such technology in science fiction. Given humanity’s current technological level, genuinely mastering genetic modification and achieving visible physical enhancement in humans would take several hundred to thousands of years. In comparison, cyberpunk-like mechanical prosthesis modification is much simpler, especially since humans have already mastered critical brain-machine interface technology very proficiently. It’s even been included in medical insurance.

Many disabled people can now easily control prosthetic limbs through biological electric impulses transmitted via nerves. However, the prevalence of such prosthetics is not very high, and they are extremely expensive, so many people are unaware. It appears that with the technology depicted in cyberpunk, it will take less than a few decades for humans to fully realize it. Furthermore, mastering brain-machine interface technology also implies that humans can create virtual reality games like in Sword Art Online, though the technology hasn’t matured to that level yet. Even if the technology were sufficient, developing a game would still take a long time, at least twenty to thirty years, for humans to achieve the level of expression seen in Sword Art Online.

But genetic technology remains very distant for humanity; although it might face ethical constraints prohibiting deep research, even without those restrictions, such micro-level technology, akin to that of a creator, is not something humans can master currently.

Mastering genetic technology would mean humans can freely create and alter biological forms. By then, humans would truly become akin to a Divine Being.

But now, Wang Ye has already mastered genetic technology, which is simply unbelievable to them. But after careful thought, it seems reasonable; without mastering genetic technology, how could Wang Ye have evolved to his current state? Usually, power matches intelligence; this is true in any field for humans. Only by possessing corresponding intelligence and knowledge can one acquire equivalent power.

Just like in the field of fitness, only when you understand professional nutritionist theories and anatomy can you possibly become a strong man.

And Wang Ye’s strength certainly didn’t appear out of thin air.

The only explanation is that Wang Ye acquired much theoretical knowledge on genetics by himself and, through extensive research, evolved his physical condition to the current level.

Without any theoretical foundation from predecessors, he advanced genetic technology to an achievable level, an incredibly perverse challenge, as one might imagine.

Moreover, Wang Ye managed to maintain training amidst his research, ensuring his physical strength always kept pace with the height of his theories, that legendary unity of knowledge and action.