Chapter 499: Restarting the Experiment
Given the potential risks of the Genesis Particle experiment and its special environmental requirements, Ryo (Avatar) did not set up the research within Night City.
With the assistance of the detailed topographic scanning data provided by the "Administrator," he turned his sights to the vast and desolate Badlands on the outskirts of the city.
After multiple rounds of screening and on-site surveying, he finally selected a closed valley surrounded by mountains, about sixty kilometers away from Night City.
The geological structure of this place was relatively stable, far from major transportation arteries and the active ranges of Nomad clans. Furthermore, the meteorological interference was minimal, meeting the basic experimental conditions.
Compared to the convenience of utilizing the cruiser Eternal Seeker and the complete resources of the Adeptus Mechanicus in the Warhammer world, the environment in Night City was undoubtedly much more rudimentary.
He could not carry out planetary-scale environmental terraforming, nor was it possible to replicate the Genesis Particle release on the scale of the Death World.
The scale and energy level of the experiment had to be strictly limited.
However, backed by a city with near-limitless energy and materials, Ryo (Avatar) still possessed a solid foundation to conduct independent research here.
After determining the site, a massive engineering project was swiftly launched.
Several heavy engineering machines arrived at the valley under the escort of armed convoys.
The first step was the leveling of the foundation and the construction of basic defensive fortifications.
A fifteen-meter-high protective wall made of prefabricated alloy plates was rapidly erected along the narrow entrance to the valley. The wall was equipped with motion sensors and automated sentry turrets, powered by a dedicated underground cable directly connected to Night City's energy grid.
Inside the valley, the installation of standardized laboratory module units, independent energy relay stations, environmental control systems, and a scaled-down—but fundamentally identical—Genesis Particle guidance and release device began.
A critical material supply chain was established in tandem.
Through a newly opened secure corridor regularly patrolled by the knights of the Nearl family (before the redeployment order was officially executed), various specialized alloys, rare elements, high-purity chemical reagents, and customized components produced by Night City's "Matter Replication System" were continuously transported to the valley.
The entire construction process was highly efficient and rapid, fully demonstrating the engineering capabilities supported by absolute resources.
In just half a month's time, a fully functional, small-scale research outpost equipped with its own defense system rose from the ground in this Badlands valley.
Ryo (Avatar) named it "Genesis Valley," which both specified its research core and hinted at its inherited relationship with the Death World experiment.
Standing in the newly built control room, looking down through the reinforced glass curtain wall at the readied testing ground, Ryo (Avatar) initiated the system self-check sequence.
All equipment readings were normal, the energy supply was stable, and the containment fields were operating flawlessly.
Although the conditions were limited and the scale was reduced, a controlled research environment free from the potential interference of the Warp had been established.
Here, he was about to restart his exploration of the mysteries of the Genesis Particles in a more cautious and progressive manner.
Benefiting from the complete experimental data and mature operational procedures accumulated on the dead planet in the Warhammer world, the restart of the Genesis Particle research in the new Badlands valley laboratory went exceptionally smoothly.
From the precise focusing parameters of the energy fields to the timing control of particle injection, from the pre-set thresholds of environmental factors to the monitoring nodes of sample cultivation, all critical steps had detailed records to follow.
Theoretically, this was more like a verifiable replication in an entirely new environment.
However, the goal of Ryo (Avatar) was not simply to repeat the results.
The bizarre data deviations pointing to the number "seven" that appeared during the previous research acted like a latent contamination signal, causing him to fundamentally question the "purity" of that original data set.
In order to obtain a reliable set of baseline data completely free from the potential interference of the Warp, he decided to abandon all shortcuts and start from scratch in the most rigorous, even rigid, manner to completely repeat the entire experimental process.
He first commanded the auxiliary units to reassemble and calibrate the Genesis Particle synthesis device in the core area of the testing ground, strictly adhering to the design blueprints.
Accompanied by the low hum of the energy core, the verified synthesis sequence was executed once again.
When the first steady, controlled stream of Genesis Particles was generated within the containment field, and the sensor array confirmed its energy signature perfectly matched the data from the Warhammer world, the foundational first step was declared a success.
This proved that the synthesis technology itself was stable and cross-dimensionally replicable, eliminating accidental errors at the equipment or foundational principle levels.
Following this, the experiment entered the environmental intervention phase.
He manipulated the particle stream to irradiate the strictly screened and pre-processed inorganic substrates within the testing ground, according to the pre-set and repeatedly verified energy maps.
Material restructuring at the microscopic level commenced immediately. Under the influence of the particles, the atomic arrangements and chemical bonding of the originally inert rocks and soil underwent subtle yet continuous changes, gradually transforming into a specialized environment capable of supporting more complex chemical reactions.
The data of the entire process was recorded in real-time and cross-referenced with historical data to ensure every fluctuation remained within the expected range.
The most critical step followed—the guidance of life precursors.
Upon the foundation of the particle-altered substrates, Ryo (Avatar) precisely injected a "nutrient base" containing necessary elements and compounds.
Under the continuous and gentle influence of the Genesis Particle field, these simple molecules began to self-organize and polymerize, forming increasingly complex organic structures.
Amino acids, nucleotides... these foundational building blocks of life were clearly identified on the monitoring screens.
Ultimately, a "primordial soup" rich in various organic molecules and capable of continuous energy metabolism and material cycling was successfully formed within the closed environment of the testing ground. This marked that the critical threshold from non-life to life had been crossed once again.
The entire process advanced methodically. The data generated at every stage highly matched the data he held from the Warhammer world—except for those deviations related to the number "seven" previously marked as anomalous fluctuations, which completely disappeared this time.
The experimental data curves were smooth and conformed to theoretical predictions, lacking any unexplainable, distinctly unnatural fluctuations.
Ryo (Avatar) stood before the control console, comparing the old and new data reports.
The newly acquired data set perfectly replicated all previous valid results while completely eliminating those unsettling interference signals.
This confirmed his suspicion: the previous anomalies indeed originated from external intervention, rather than design flaws or random errors within the experiment itself.
At this moment, in the dimension of Night City completely under his control, within this seemingly desolate yet "clean" Badlands valley, he had finally obtained a pure, reliable, and trustworthy set of baseline data.
This laid a solid and stable foundation for all subsequent in-depth research based on Genesis Particles.
(End of Chapter)