The experimental procedure was carried out under absolute control.
The candidates were led one by one into a softly lit preparation room.
When the automated injection unit silently approached the veins in their arms, the reactions varied.
Some people's muscles tensed instinctively, a hint of wildness almost ready to rebel flashing in their eyes; some simply took a deep breath, as if welcoming a predetermined fate; and others had a faint, dismissive smile on their lips, as if they didn't care about the whole process.
But the cold sensation of the tranquilizer quickly made their experience consistent.
After a short while, they gradually fell into a light sleep state, their consciousness floating on the edge of reality, with only the steady fluctuations of the life monitor proving that their condition was stable.
Subsequently, while under sedation, they were smoothly transferred by automated stretchers to the sterile operating platform in the core experimental area.
These platforms resemble cold metal altars, surrounded by sophisticated arrays of robotic arms and life monitoring sensors.
Osiris' massive mechanical body stood before the central control panel surrounding the operating area, like a silent metal deity.
Multiple slender mechanical tentacles extended from his back, connecting to the control interfaces of each operating room.
He himself monitors every step of the operation in real time through high-resolution sensors throughout the laboratory and a floating holographic projection interface, ensuring that no variable escapes his control.
The first step is to perform a second confirmation sampling of the gene samples.
The robotic arm extracts minute amounts of blood and somatic cell samples from each subject with micron-level precision.
These samples were quickly fed into a nearby gene sequencer for high-speed, real-time sequencing.
The generated data stream is quickly compared with the original gene map stored in the database to ensure that the target gene locus has not undergone any unexpected mutations before the experiment, thus clearing the way for subsequent precise modulation.
After confirming that everything was correct, the core phase of the modulation process officially began.
The specially formulated nutrient solution was slowly injected into the subject's circulatory system through a precisely controlled intravenous drip system.
These clear liquids contain countless nanoscale "optimization patch" carriers suspended in the liquid.
Like microscopic Trojan horses, they silently spread throughout the body via the bloodstream, precisely searching for and penetrating pre-defined target cells based on specific molecular markers on their surface.
Inside the cell nucleus, a silent recombination is taking place. The optimized gene sequences carried by these vectors attempt to undergo homologous recombination with specific regions of the host DNA, replacing or enhancing existing gene fragments with extremely high accuracy.
The entire process continues at the microscopic level. Apart from a barely perceptible increase in body temperature due to a slight acceleration of metabolism, the subjects experienced no external discomfort.
At the same time, outside the operating platform, specific auxiliary systems are activated synchronously.
A low-intensity energy field surrounds the subject's body at a specific frequency. This energy field does not act directly on genes, but rather aims to create a microenvironment that is more conducive to the stable expression of new gene sequences and promotes accelerated cell differentiation and maturation.
The nutrient solution delivered to them is also adjusted in real time, continuously providing the excess energy and basic materials needed to build stronger muscles and denser bones.
Osiris' optical lens is locked onto countless real-time refreshed data streams.
Heart rate, brain wave patterns, hormone level fluctuations, cell division rate, expression levels of specific proteins... these parameters constitute a complex symphony of how living systems function.
He is like the most demanding conductor, ensuring that every "note" operates harmoniously according to his written score.
Within hours of the modulation beginning, the data began to show a clear trend.
All subjects showed a steady increase in basal metabolic rate of 15% to 20%, indicating that their bodies were burning energy at an unprecedented efficiency.
The bioelectrical activity pattern of muscle tissue has become more active and orderly, indicating that muscle fibers are undergoing remodeling.
Bone density monitors also recorded a measurable acceleration in the rate of mineral deposition.
Regular, minimally invasive cell sampling analysis provides deeper evidence.
Data showed that the expression levels of several key genes related to muscle growth inhibition were significantly downregulated, while the activity of genes related to rapid muscle fiber synthesis and mitochondrial biogenesis was significantly upregulated.
Some genes involved in neural development and synaptic plasticity also showed higher expression levels, which suggests a potential increase in neural response speed at the molecular level.
The modulation of that "negligible psionic talent" is the most subtle and difficult-to-observe part of the entire process.
Osiris did not recklessly attempt to implant so-called "psyker genes"—which, with current technology, is not only a pipe dream but also carries enormous, uncontrollable risks.
He adopted a preliminary application of the "subspace interface resonance" theory based on the "barrier technology" theory.
The target of this modulation is extremely subtle, aiming to subtly alter the fundamental vibrational properties of specific regions of the subject's cerebral cortex at the quantum level through genetic guidance.
Theoretically, this change would make it easier for it to resonate with the controlled synthetic psionic field that "Barrier Technology" devices might generate in the future, rather than directly leveraging subspace energy.
The impact of this intervention on the soul level is kept to a minimum. It hardly increases the individual's "brightness" in the subspace, but merely creates an extremely subtle "polarization" pointing to a specific frequency on the already relatively "dim" soul structure due to the cloning brocade technique.
With current monitoring equipment, this change is only manifested as an extremely weak increase in the amplitude of brain waves in certain specific frequency bands, which falls entirely within the range of normal human physiological fluctuations.
If Osiris hadn't pre-programmed an extremely sophisticated algorithm specifically to capture this kind of signal, it would never have been detected.
The entire basic modulation cycle lasted approximately seventy-two standard hours.
During this period, based on real-time feedback of individual differences, Osiris fine-tuned the carrier injection rate or auxiliary energy field parameters of a few subjects to ensure that all thirty experimental units could develop stably along the preset enhancement path and minimize individual deviations.
When the preset modulation cycle ends, the injection of the carrier solution automatically stops, and the auxiliary energy field surrounding the operating platform also quietly shuts down.
The subjects were transferred to a special recovery observation room as the effects of the sedative gradually wore off.
They gradually awoke from the chaos, their consciousness first sensing an intense hunger deep within their cells, as if every corner of their bodies was craving energy.
Following closely behind is a strange sense of lightness and power, as if the invisible burden of wearing clothes all year round has been removed.