Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!-Chapter 847 - 607 Personnel Selection

All around the globe, construction was fervently underway. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

Even though Bai E possessed the starship blueprints, essentially resolving the technical challenges required for building a starship,

constructing a massive starship capable of traveling deep into space required every single part to reach absolute precision.

This was the first step in their planet's exploration of the cosmos. For the first starship to be constructed, no technical specification could possibly be too stringent.

No single city had the capability to create all the necessary components at the highest precision. Only by pooling the collective effort of thousands of cities could they ensure the successful launch of their starship.

These manufacturing requirements left no room for shortcuts or embellishments—perfection was the only standard.

For Bai E, however, what mattered even more was determining who would participate in the first interstellar voyage.

The starship had limited capacity. According to the theoretical specifications of the blueprint, it could accommodate no more than three thousand people.

Moreover, facing the completely uncharted cosmic depths, Bai E didn't intend to bring too many people on this maiden voyage.

But as the vanguard for exploring the universe, these crew members had to meet specific standards of capability and competence.

High standards meant they all had to be elites.

And no matter the area of expertise, elites were pillars of human society.

To take away too many of these societal pillars at once could leave the planet's society in an inevitable period of weakness.

Bai E wanted to venture into the deep cosmos, but he didn't want to weaken the strength of the planet as a result.

Who could be both capable and bear minimal societal responsibility?

The answer was obvious: players!

Moreover, compared to the native inhabitants who only had one life to live, if something unfortunate were to occur during the interstellar journey, the death of players would be relatively less distressing.

After nearly a year of gameplay, the players had generally reached a point of development and growth.

However, to participate in the first interstellar voyage, Bai E wanted to enhance the players' capabilities even further—

through human augmentation.

After months of traversing calamities across various regions and during the prolonged process of constructing the starship, Helen and the doctor had collaboratively refined the technology of human augmentation.

The innovations had even incorporated biotechnology inherited from the Golden Age's bio-soldiers, resulting in augmented warriors who possessed immense power and extended lifespans—entirely transcending the level of ordinary humans to become a whole new class of formidable fighters.

Yet, the number of individuals capable of enduring these extensive surgeries was extraordinarily limited relative to the human population.

Leaving aside the matter of consent, Blackwater City's technical staff—after conducting widespread physical evaluations across all cities—had arrived at a rough estimate: one in ten thousand.

Only one out of every ten thousand people could fully undergo the complete set of procedures.

The earlier difficulties and immense risks experienced during surgeries carried out in Blackwater City and Grey Iron City stemmed from this scarcity.

Those few naturally suitable for all the surgeries were inherently rare, while the "test subjects" from the experimental phase, when the procedures were still rudimentary, were never destined to endure the full scope of augmentations.

The primary reason Bai E could feel assured about leaving this planet was that the one-in-ten-thousand warriors selected globally had all undergone the augmentations.

Paired with the enhancements of storm armor, a team of just a few dozen to a hundred such individuals could accomplish feats on par with Bai E himself, even combating a bug hive.

With the protection of these storm battalions, humanity on the planet would face no significant threats from any disasters they'd previously encountered, even in Bai E's absence.

Now, Bai E planned to extend the privilege of these augmentations to the players.

Players willing to follow him into the vastness of the cosmos would have the chance to receive these augmentations.

The extent to which a player's body could adapt to the surgeries would depend on their individual potential.

However, when the recruitment announcement was released, the number of players signing up from around the globe far exceeded Bai E's expectations.

The original plan was to recruit around one thousand crew members for the first starship expedition, but now tens of thousands of players had expressed interest.

The planet's game world still had plenty of content for players to explore, offering them numerous events to grow and enjoy.

But this was a chance to explore the cosmos!

Even the real world hadn't entered interstellar space yet. Who knew what kinds of creativity and imagination awaited in the game's universe?

Not to mention, those who signed up to explore the stars would also receive free physical augmentations.

Many players had already witnessed the combat prowess of the augmented native warriors firsthand. The promise of such drastic, immediate boosts to their combat abilities made players eager to join, as though they'd push and shove their way in.

To players, altering their in-game bodies through modifications was no big deal.

Even transforming into orcs or bugs was acceptable to some curiosity-driven players.

In fact, ever since orcs and humans had established normal communication, certain fun-seeking players had immersed themselves among orcs, leading to practical advances in the possibility of "rebirth" transformation.

Given these developments, the decision now fell to Bai E.

After assessing the situation, Bai E waved his hand. "Then run a screening test on them."

Since there was an abundance of candidates, he would select only the best of the best.

The results of the testing came in quickly—they all qualified!

This was the value of players!

The testing personnel could hardly believe their eyes, but even with Helen and the doctor verifying the results, the findings remained unequivocally accurate.

Every single one of these so-called "Children of Chaos" players was fully suited for the surgical augmentations developed in Blackwater City.

"In that case, select two thousand of them based on the needed fields and appropriate proportions…" Bai E reluctantly decided, discreetly increasing the planned roster size for the first interstellar expedition.

As for future policies regarding the players…

Even if the players weren't inherently suited for surgical augmentation, it would be impossible to grant this extraordinary power to all of them instantly—these fundamentally chaotic beings.

The process of attaining such power had to involve some challenges, ensuring that players pursued it proactively to reduce the likelihood of chaos following their empowerment.

Players as tools were highly useful, but the Fourth Calamity could be even more terrifying than the bugs.

All systems were in place; only the final spark was needed…