深秋的夜晚,八研究所的灯光依旧璀璨.白明远教授站在巨大的落地窗前,望着远处城市的灯光.十年前,他是 City B 大学的普通遗传学教授,专注于人类基因突变.那时候的他,绝对不会想到,命运会把他推到这么重要的位置.当我回想起十年前改变一切的那个夜晚时,记忆就像昨天一样清晰.那是一个普通的星期二,他正在实验室做例行的基因测序工作.突然,他接到了军队特研部的电话,要他立即去军队医院.在电话里,他说他的导师,著名遗传学家陈继生教授出事了.当他到达医院时,他看到陈教授躺在重症监护室,身上插满了管子.床边站着两个身穿军装的男子,其中一位是杨少将,现在是军队特别研究部的负责人."白教授,"杨少将的声音低沉而严肃,"陈教授想在离开前见您的名字.走进病房,陈教授艰难地抓住他的手,虚弱地说道:"小白,我把一切都托付给你了...学院的密码...我们上次野外考察的地方..."这是陈教授留下的最后一句话.后来,白明远得知,陈教授一直在秘密进行代号为"进化密码"的研究项目.该项目涉及人类基因组中一些可能与人类潜能开发有关的未知序列.按照陈教授的提示,白明远在那片废弃的古代遗迹中发现了一个防水密封的金属盒子.盒子里有一张手写的便条和一个加密的硬盘.源头揭示了一个惊人的真相:人类基因中隐藏着一个沉睡的密码,这可能是古代文明留下的"进化钥匙".正是这些发现,让白明远接替了陈教授的职位,成为了第八研究所所长.而现在,这个预言似乎正在成真.实验室的警报声打断了白明远的记忆.
"教授!"林小媛推开门跑了进来,"七号观察室出现了异常情况!"
白明远快步走向观察室,透过防护玻璃,他看到了令人震惊的一幕:曾经垂死的感染者不仅完全康复,还展现出了超越常人的能力.
病房里的监测仪器疯狂地警觉起来,生命体征远超正常值.病人周涛,一个普通的快递员,此刻正在用一只手将加固不锈钢病床弯曲成各种形状,就像折纸一样轻松.
"这是第十七例,"林小媛翻阅着记录,"觉醒的能力是不同的.
白明远盯着监控屏幕,喃喃道:"开始了..."
在过去的三个月里,类似案件有所增加.一些从病毒中康复的患者已经开始表现出各种超自然能力.有些是强大的,有些是敏锐的,有些是智力增强的.这种现象被研究团队称为"基因觉醒".
回到办公室,白明远调来了最新的研究报告.屏幕上显示了数百个基因序列,一个特殊的激活序列出现在觉醒者的基因图谱中.
这个序列与陈教授笔记中预测的"进化键"完全一致.
"老陈,你说得对,"白明远轻声说道,"病毒不是结束,而是开始..."
就在这时,一阵急促的敲门声响起.
"进来."
推门进来的是该研究所的安保主管王勇.这位前特种部队上尉的脸色异常严肃.
"教授,有个情况需要您立即处理,"王勇放下一份文件,"我们在城南找到了一个地下实验室,有一些...一些不寻常的事情."
档案中的照片显示,这是一个设备齐全的秘密实验室,墙上的日期显示这些照片是五年前拍摄的.最引人注目的是,照片中的实验室工作台上装满了与现在完全相同的病毒培养皿.
"这意味着..."白明远的声音有些颤抖.
"是的,"王勇继续说,"早在五年前,就有人在研究这种病毒.而根据测试日志,他们似乎在等待某个时刻."
Bai Mingyuan stood up and walked to the safe at the other end of the room. Enter the password and take out Professor Chen's notebook. Turning to a certain page, he read the words on it:"When the Big Dipper is at a specific angle to the constellation Lyra, the Earth enters a special energy field. This energy field activates certain dormant gene sequences... Estimated time: 2023...""The time of the outbreak of the virus last year..."Bai Mingyuan suddenly realized something, "It's not a coincidence. "
As he was talking, Lin Xiaoyuan hurriedly ran over again: "Professor, you have to take a look at this!" "
He handed over an updated data analysis report. The report shows that the number of awakened people is growing exponentially, and the forms of awakening are becoming more and more diverse.
What's more, the research team found that there seems to be some kind of mysterious connection between the awakened. They are able to perceive the presence of other awakened beings, and some are even capable of some degree of telepathy.
"It's not just the evolution of the individual," Bai Mingyuan thought, "It's more like the awakening of the entire species..."
Just then, the general alarm of the institute sounded.
"What's going on?" Bai Mingyuan asked.
Wang Yong quickly looked at the monitoring screen: "All the awakened people have abnormal reactions at the same time, as if they have been summoned by some kind of signal..."
Through the surveillance, it can be seen that all the awakened in the observation room are facing the same direction, with a focused expression, as if they are listening to something.
Bai Mingyuan immediately called up the map of the city and marked a point in the direction that the awakened person was facing. This location is where the ancient ruins are located, and he found Professor Chen's notes back then.
"Bring your equipment," Bai Mingyuan decisively ordered, "We'll go there now." "
Half an hour later, a heavily armed special team escorted Bai Mingyuan to the ancient ruins. The place has been cordoned off by the military and is surrounded by surveillance equipment.
On the stone platform in the center of the ruins, a faint blue light was extending into the sky. What's even more surprising is that one after another, the Awakened are gathering here from all directions, despite the obstacles.
"Professor," Lin Xiaoyuan pointed to the display screen of the instrument, "the energy reading is rising sharply!" "
Bai Mingyuan looked at everything in front of him, and suddenly remembered another paragraph in Professor Chen's notes:
"The evolutionary key is just the beginning, and true awakening requires a trigger point. When enough individuals have completed their initial awakening, the second phase will automatically begin..."
At this moment, the clouds in the sky began to surge abnormally, forming a huge vortex. All the Awoken looked up at the sky at the same time, their eyes shining with a strange light.Bai Mingyuan's walkie-talkie suddenly sounded, and it was an emergency contact from the research institute: "Professor, satellites have detected a similar phenomenon all over the world, and all the awakened are gathering towards the nearest ancient ruins!" "At this moment, Bai Mingyuan understood that human history was ushering in a turning point. And this may be the moment that Professor Chen has been waiting for.
However, just as the situation was about to reach its climax, a team of heavily armed special forces suddenly appeared around the site. Bai Mingyuan had never seen the logo on their bodies, but the elite momentum was terrifying.
"All stopped!" A majestic voice rang out through the megaphone, "This place has been taken over by the 'Destiny Special Operations Group'!" "
Bai Mingyuan turned around in surprise and saw a familiar figure walking down from the helicopter - it was Major General Yang who he had seen in the hospital ten years ago, but now he was wearing a special uniform that he had never seen before.
"Professor Bai," Major General Yang approached, with a hint of mixed emotions in his voice, "You've completed Professor Chen's unfinished business, but next, let's take over." "
"You knew this was going to happen?" Bai Mingyuan asked.
"Yes," Major General Yang nodded, "this is a plan that has been going on for thousands of years. And now, the time of the 'intersection of fates' has finally arrived..."
The swirls in the sky grew larger and larger, and blue light enveloped the entire site. The eyes of the Awakened became more and more focused, as if waiting for a signal.
Bai Mingyuan stood on the edge of the stone platform, looking at all this, his heart was full of questions: Is this really evolution? Or is there some greater force behind it?
And at this time, he didn't know that the real story had just begun. In the next "intersection of fates", all the mysteries will be revealed, and all the fates will be intertwined...