Chapter 2

Tiantou Star, as the first administrative planet discovered and colonized by humans, has a history of thousands of years. This planet is about half the size of the original Douluo Star, with 54% of its surface covered by oceans, 40% of which are freshwater seas, and the remaining 60% are saltwater seas.

Originally, there was no life on the planet's surface. It was only after humans arrived that they used technology to develop the entire planet.

Although Tiantou Star itself had no life, it had an environment similar to 80% of Douluo Star. According to human scientists' estimates, once the first cellular organism appeared, it might take only tens of thousands of years for a civilized planet to be born. The arrival of interstellar colonization from Douluo Star undoubtedly greatly accelerated this process.

The name "Tiantou" was chosen to commemorate the once most powerful country on the Douluo Continent.

After the disaster caused by soul beasts ten thousand years ago, the entire Douluo Star began to evolve, and humans also abandoned their past grievances. The original three major powers of the Douluo Federation, Tiantou Empire, and Xingluo Empire decided to merge after nearly a century of negotiations, still calling themselves the Douluo Federation. The former Tiantou Empire and Xingluo Empire became two autonomous regions, known as the Tiantou Autonomous Region and the Xingluo Autonomous Region. They were internally autonomous but shared resources with the federation, thus accelerating scientific exploration and research.

Douluo Star, where the Douluo Continent is located, is now also called the Mother Planet. As the first colonized administrative planet, Tiantou Star is undoubtedly the most developed, with everything almost identical to the Mother Planet except for the overall energy level. Especially, Tiantou Star is extremely rich in minerals, containing various rare metals. It is precisely because of this that humans have more strength to continue interstellar colonization. Each interstellar colonization consumes an astronomical amount of resources.

Inside the headquarters of the Tiantou Star branch of the Federation's Scientific Research Institute, a groundbreaking scientific experiment is underway.

In the vast dome laboratory, hundreds of top scientists are busily working. In the center of the laboratory, a large culture dish contains a human-like figure immersed in a liquid.

"Prepare to start heating and melting. Add high-concentration biological nutrients. Prepare to inject soul-guiding energy." The lead scientist, an elderly man with white hair, gave orders in a deep voice.

Inside the culture dish, due to the turbidity of the liquid, it is unclear what exactly is inside, but all the scientists are somewhat nervous.

This is a thawing and revival experiment. The specimen was discovered in the far north of the Mother Planet three hundred years ago. The body was extremely well-preserved with no wounds. Due to the incomplete technology at the time, no attempt was made to thaw it.

In recent millennia, with the development of more planets and the discovery of more substances, scientific levels have advanced rapidly. Successful thawing and revival experiments have been conducted multiple times, and some organisms frozen for several years have been successfully revived.

However, the body in front of them is estimated to have existed for over a thousand years. Thawing and reviving a body frozen for such a long time is unprecedented in human history, with groundbreaking significance. Moreover, according to scientists' estimates, the person in the ice might have lived in a very ancient era. If they are successfully revived, they will bring not only scientific but also historical significance.

To prepare for today's thawing and revival experiment, the scientists have made thorough preparations and considered countless scenarios.

"The thawing has begun. According to the rate of ice melting, the specimen may have existed for an even longer time."

The longer the ice has been frozen, the longer it takes to melt.

The scientists are all excited. Undoubtedly, the longer the body has existed, the greater the significance if it can be revived.

"Thawing complete, the body is exposed. Should we start injecting brain repair fluid and organ repair fluid?"

"Start injecting."

"Yes, repeat, start injecting."

The scientists are nervously working.

But in the next instant, a shrill alarm sounds. "Urgent report, unable to inject. The alloy needle cannot penetrate the specimen and has broken."

"What?" The lead scientist is shocked. He knows very well the strength of the alloy needle. It can easily pierce even the toughest armor!

"Is the thawing incomplete? Has the body itself not thawed?"

"The body has thawed smoothly and is now soft, but the skin is abnormally tough and cannot be penetrated. Chief, what should we do now?"

"Immediately inject soul-guiding energy for strong stimulation and revival." The chief scientist decisively gives the order, but his face is already grim. Not just him, but all the scientists around him are the same.

They all know that the possibility of the specimen being revived is now very low. According to past experience, the brain and organs of a thawed specimen must be repaired immediately to have any chance of survival. The brain is the most vulnerable to damage from ultra-low temperature freezing. If the brain is not repaired immediately, the chance of revival is less than one percent, unless the specimen was frozen for only a few hours. Moreover, this specimen has been frozen for thousands of years. The repair fluids prepared for her are all enhanced, but now they cannot be injected into her body, only soaking externally, which will be much less effective.

As soul-guiding energy is injected into the culture dish, a faint white glow begins to emanate.

The chief scientist sighs, "We were too careless and didn't consider this situation. This specimen is likely very special, possibly even a soul beast that evolved into a human, which explains the high body strength. It's too late to change the needle now. We should have requested the highest-strength injection needle from headquarters. I will take responsibility for this."

"Chief, don't say that. None of us considered this issue. We should share the responsibility," a middle-aged man beside him quickly says.

"Wait, look." Suddenly, an elderly female scientist points to the culture dish.

All the scientists look over and are surprised to see that the originally turbid liquid in the culture dish has become clear, and the human-like figure inside is becoming increasingly visible.

"This is..."

As the figure gradually reveals its true form, everyone is momentarily stunned.

It is a girl, a breathtakingly beautiful girl. Previously, she was sealed in thick ice, so her full appearance could not be seen.

Her body is covered in a silver dress, and her hair is also silver. She has a slender figure. Although her eyes are closed, her long lashes have a captivating effect. All the male researchers are involuntarily drawn to her, momentarily speechless.

"Quick, increase the soul-guiding energy injection. She seems to be absorbing the nutrients in the culture dish. Replace the nutrient solution, quickly!" The chief scientist almost shouts in a frenzy, also snapping the other scientists out of their daze.

The laboratory becomes busy again as the scientists quickly act.

The culture dish is refilled with nutrient solution, and soul-guiding energy continues to be injected. However, a strange phenomenon occurs: no matter how much nutrient solution is injected, the liquid in the culture dish remains clear. The girl's body seems like a vast sea, absorbing all the nutrients and injected soul-guiding energy.

This process lasts for a full hour.

"Look, she, she just frowned, didn't she?" A sharp-eyed young scientist suddenly points to the culture dish.

There is no need to verify his words, as the next moment, a faint heartbeat sound is heard through the audio equipment, "Thump, thump, thump."

For the scientists, this is like a heavenly sound! Even more exciting is that the girl's lashes in the culture dish flutter and her eyes slowly open.

Her eyes are a pale purple, dull and showing extreme fatigue. She looks at the culture dish in front of her with a blank expression, lifting her hand as if trying to move.

"Stop the nutrient solution injection. Release the nutrient solution, inject oxygen." The chief scientist quickly gives the order. The greatest fear for someone just thawed is suffocation, which could lead to secondary brain death.

The liquid is drained, and oxygen is injected. The girl's eyes seem to become even duller. She looks dazed and mutters, "I'm so tired. Who am I? Where am I?"