Chapter 349: Genesis Experiment
"Atmosphere composition adjustment, initiate." Akira immediately issued the second command.
The frequency of the energy field changed.
Monitoring data showed that the originally thin and harmful radiation-filled atmosphere within the canyon was being rapidly replaced.
The ratio of nitrogen and oxygen was precisely regulated to the standard of a terrestrial planet, harmful gases were decomposed and filtered, and a localized atmospheric environment suitable for carbon-based life to breathe was taking shape.
The entire process was accompanied by a low hum originating from the earth itself, but it was not violent, demonstrating the Genesis particles' astonishing control over matter reconstruction.
The first two stages proceeded smoother than imagined.
Akira did not pause, directly initiating the core and highest-risk third stage.
"Initiate the 'Life Seeding Matrix', inject the basic ecological template."
The light of the energy emitter turned into a soft, vibrant emerald green.
The Genesis particles contained within the energy field, now carrying preset genetic sequence information, scattered over the newly reshaped land like billions of seeds of life.
The miracle occurred once again, but this time on a macroscopic scale.
In almost the blink of an eye, a carpet-like layer of green rapidly spread outward from the energy emitter toward the surroundings of the canyon.
Those were the most basic moss and lichen plants preset in the genetic sequence.
They quickly covered the newborn soil, taking firm root in the ground.
Immediately following, some low-lying ferns and herbaceous plants broke through the soil, growing and unfurling their leaves at a visible rate.
Within minutes, the originally deathly still canyon floor was already covered by a vibrant swath of green.
The fresh scent of soil and plants began to permeate the air, forming a stark contrast with the dry, dust-filled air of the other regions of the Death World.
Data transmitted back from the monitoring nodes confirmed that a simple but self-sustaining micro-ecosystem was rapidly forming.
Microorganisms in the soil, insect larvae adapting to the new environment... life was taking root and multiplying on this created land according to the preset blueprint.
Akira calmly recorded everything.
The canyon testing ground was a preliminary success, proving that the Genesis particle technology was indeed feasible on a macroscopic scale.
But he did not relax his vigilance.
He ordered the Skitarii to maintain the highest alert, and the orbital bombardment authorization remained valid.
He needed to observe the stability of this newborn ecosystem over a long period, and whether it would produce unpredictable conflicts with the originally harsh environment of the Death World.
The power of creation had been displayed, but whether it could be completely controlled was still an unknown.
Akira was not in a hurry to proceed to the next, more radical experiment.
He suspended all active interventions, adjusted the observation mode to long-term monitoring, and carefully tracked the evolution of the newborn ecosystem within the canyon.
In the Imperium's classification, this planet was a standard Death World—completely unsuitable for human survival.
Its orbit was too close to the star, causing surface temperatures to remain persistently high year-round.
Even more fatally, the planet's inner core had long since cooled, losing its active magnetic field and effective geological activity.
This caused the planet to be unable to maintain a thick atmosphere; the thin air could not block the star's deadly radiation, nor could it effectively retain heat, resulting in extreme temperature differences between day and night and global desertification.
Here, even the most tenacious lichens would find it difficult to survive naturally.
However, the power of the Genesis particles forcefully tore open a vibrant rift on this land judged as a "dead zone" by cosmic laws.
During continuous observation, Akira noticed subtle yet important changes.
The vegetation initially seeded according to the standard terrestrial planet template began showing signs of adaptive evolution under the special environment of the canyon.
The leaves of some plants became darker in color, even leaning toward a dark purple, which might be to better protect themselves in a high-ultraviolet environment.
The surfaces of their leaves also seemed to thicken to reduce water evaporation.
Although there was an energy field maintaining the stability of the localized environment inside the canyon, the harsh underlying tone of the Death World itself still imperceptibly exerted selective pressure.
This indicated that the Genesis particles did not merely project the preset blueprint rigidly into reality.
The life it created still followed basic biological laws, capable of making limited adjustments and evolving according to the actual environment after generation.
This was an important discovery, meaning that this technology was not rigid replication, but could spawn an environmentally adaptable, dynamic ecosystem.
But at the same time, Akira also monitored some alarming data.
There was a massive pressure differential and compositional difference between the atmospheric environment generated within the canyon and the thin atmosphere of the external Death World.
This fragile "ecological bubble" was continuously leaking gas outward. Although the speed was slow, it would inevitably be difficult to maintain in the long run.
Unless he could continuously supply energy and matter, or... completely terraform the entire planet's environment.
He recorded all this data in detail—including the tenacity of life, the adaptive changes to the environment, and the fragility of the ecological bubble.
The value of this canyon experiment lay not only in verifying the effectiveness of the Genesis particles on a macroscopic scale, but more importantly, in revealing its potential, limitations, and potential risks when applied in extreme environments.
He looked at that patch of green stubbornly surviving in the Death World on the monitoring screen, his optical lenses flickering slightly.
The Genesis particles indeed possessed the power to change the world, but how to precisely and sustainably harness this power—avoiding the creation of a deformed ecology that could not be maintained or might even backfire on itself—would be the next key subject that needed to be conquered.
He temporarily shut down most of the canyon's active maintenance systems, retaining only the most basic monitoring. He wanted to see how long this canyon, forcefully injected with vitality, could hold out on its own in this deathly still world without continuous energy support.
This, in itself, was also an important experiment.
During the continuous observation lasting several weeks that followed, Akira recorded the evolutionary process of this artificial ecosystem.
Just as he had monitored previously, the canyon's biosphere, having lost continuous energy and material support, began to inevitably shrink.
Those relatively "delicate" plant species generated strictly according to the standard terrestrial environment template withered and decomposed first.
The green carpet covering the canyon floor visibly became sparse and mottled.
However, just as the data predicted, not all life headed toward an end.
A portion of the lifeforms displayed astonishing resilience. They were those variants that had already shown adaptive tendencies during the initial evolution—the species with thicker leaves, darker colors, and more developed root systems.
Under the cruel screening of the harsh environment, they tenaciously survived.