The Secret History of Mars.

Chapter 21 The Container of the Soul

Early the next morning, Cui Xingmeng and Yuan Yizhou got up and got ready.

One of the conveniences of the silicification of the body is that all functions can be carried out in a state of low oxygen and low energy.Therefore, the Martians have eliminated three meals a day from their daily lives.As long as you stay in the nutrition cabin or the cultivation chamber with a stable energy field for a short time, the energy obtained by the body cells is enough to maintain the activities of a Martian day.The brains of Cui Xingmeng and Yuan Yizhou still need a lot of energy to maintain the carbon matrix, so they still need sleep and rest, and some basic energy intake.

After waking up in the morning, the receptionist brought breakfast to the two of them. On the exquisite dinner plate, there were two compressed biscuit-like things and two glasses of liquid beside them.

"This is prepared by Mr. Shui Zaitian for the two of you, energy cakes and Zhuyu grass juice," the receptionist said.

"It seems that Mars is not a foodie's paradise, and the fun of food is gone." Cui Xingmeng swallowed the energy pie in two mouthfuls and said with emotion.

"Designer Ye Qinghe is already waiting for the two of you in the downstairs lobby." The receptionist's database has not been trained how to answer Cui Xingmeng's declarative sentences, so he can only speak according to the established process.

Cui Xingmeng and Yuan Yizhou didn't keep Ye Qinghe waiting too long, and came downstairs soon.After being polite, the three of them got on the earth core capsule to Elder Yan's think tank.

Cui Xingmeng and Yuan Yizhou felt that Ye Qinghe was hesitant to speak on the rooftop the night before, so they were looking forward to today's trip to the think tank.Ethical discussions on earth about cloning technology, human-machine interconnection, and the recent uproar, open-source self-learning artificial intelligence, have never stopped.Yuan Yizhou and Cui Xingmeng were also very curious about what choices the Martian civilization made and what price they paid.They vaguely felt that Elder Yan, who was waiting for them in the think tank, could give the most authoritative answers to these questions.

"Mr. Ye, are you also a genetically modified Martian?" The three of them sat down in the geocentric capsule, and Cui Xingmeng said out of words. "No wonder you look so perfect."

"No, I am an Earth immigrant from Mars. This is the container I chose for the convenience of activities on Earth when I was the designer of the Earth." Ye Qinghe said bluntly.

"Container?! You mean your body?" Cui Xingmeng was a little uncomfortable with Ye Qinghe's expression.

"Using your words, yes. This body is no different from yours. It is also carbon-based, and it needs to be transformed into a silicon-based body when returning to the home planet." Ye Qinghe responded.

"So you and Jia Liang are the same? The soul of a Martian put in the body of an Earthling?" Yuan Yizhou duly compared and connected the newly received information with the content already in his brain.

"It's different. Jia Liang is already a resident of the earth. He doesn't feel that he is different from you. He is a descendant of Martians on Earth. Their bodies have evolved on Earth for several generations, except for the brain that shared Mars. Except for the limited level of intelligence, it is no different from Earthlings, you can regard him as an Earthling with a slightly higher IQ, and many of my seed recruiters are from such a background, which saves a lot of time for on-the-job training for experimental projects.”

The geocentric capsule soon reached its destination and stopped.With the opening of the capsule door, Cui Xingmeng thought he had traveled back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

"Elder Yan likes ancient styles very much, and his favorite is the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, although the entire think tank is the core part of our Mars technology, its decoration style is still antique." Before Cui Xingmeng could ask questions, Ye Qinghe first explained , "This is also a holographic projection. Today, the theme set by the administrator for the think tank is 'how long does it come like a spring dream, and when you go like a cloud without finding a place', the specific scenes are all drawn by AI."

The three of them took one step at a time and arrived at the gate of the think tank without knowing it. Elder Yan was already standing there waiting for them.

Seeing this, Ye Qinghe quickly walked a few steps and greeted him from a distance, "Elder Yan, why did you come out in person!"

"It's okay, I've already met Xingmeng, this is Yizhou!" Elder Yan was still kind and kind, greeting everyone cordially, while looking directly at Yuan Yizhou with eyes that could see through the soul.

"Hello!" Yuan Yizhou maintained a polite sense of alienation, greeting neither humble nor overbearing, without any intention of avoiding Elder Yan's direct gaze.Except for Cui Xingmeng and his mother, I have never seen him get close to anyone in this world.

"Thank you for accepting my temporary invitation, please come in." Elder Yan was not surprised by Yuan Yizhou's estrangement. Ying Zheng was also very cold towards people back then, but this one in front of him was more decisive and friendly than the 25-year-old Ying Zheng. Calm, there is more depth and awe in the eyes.

A group of people followed Elder Yan into the main courtyard, and the scenery inside was unique!

The first thing that came into view was Yiwangbi Lake, where a group of macaws were gliding, flying over people's heads from the other side of the lake. Cui Xingmeng felt that the airflow from the parrot's wings had blown his hair.Not far away, a group of egrets were looking for food in the lake, and some of them were standing on a piece of driftwood, happily enjoying their fruits. The tails of the fish were still fluttering outside the egrets' beaks.Along the lake is a lush mangrove forest, and the intertwined root system forms the shore of the lake.Cui Xingmeng even saw a group of monkeys shuttling through the mangroves!

In the center of the lake, a huge banyan tree covers the sky and the sun. The air roots hanging from the banyan tree are connected to a tree house-like building on the trunk. From a distance, this building looks like a giant human body with pipes .

"The holographic projection technology of Mars is so good that it can completely confuse the real one!" Cui Xingmeng said with emotion.

"This is real, not a holographic projection!" Yuan Yizhou said softly to Cui Xingmeng.

"Really, you mean these animals are alive?!" Cui Xingmeng asked in an unbelievable tone.

Ye Qinghe and Elder Yan looked at each other, "I'm right, Yuan Yizhou's realm is definitely not my overreaction." Ye Qinghe conveyed his inner thoughts to Elder Yan with his eyes.

"Yes, this is the species bank of Mars. Most of the species you see have also been cultivated in the earth laboratory," Elder Yan affirmed Yuan Yizhou's statement. "Elder Bao Xi is waiting for us in the carrier warehouse, you two go this way." He said as he led everyone towards a bridge connecting the island in the middle of the lake.

"What is the carrier library? Are there live animals in it?" Cui Xingmeng asked Elder Yan while following.

"These you see are to ensure the diversity of species, the surviving plants, or the populations of microorganisms and animals with lower intelligence levels," Elder Yan said while raising his arms, pointing to the one under the banyan tree on the island in the middle of the lake. The building in the shape of a human body said, "The ones cultivated in the carrier library are the containers of souls prepared for creatures with higher intelligence levels."

"The container of the soul!" Cui Xingmeng and Yuan Yizhou looked at Ye Qinghe at the same time.

(End of this chapter)