Chapter 368: Chapter 368: Source of Life—Amino Acids

The little one covered their ears and squinted their eyes, curiously watching as their father held a cigarette between his lips and rhythmically tapped on a small drum.

There was also an impulse coming from deep within their genes.

Such a simple music rhythm, it seemed easy enough to try knocking it out~

It looked quite exhilarating.

But her brother kept pressing down on her head, so she couldn’t go even if she wanted to.

Besides, there was a strong smell of smoke on her father.

Luckily, the little one didn’t run over to ask for the drum, otherwise, the elders might have exclaimed that there was hope for the next generation.

These days, there aren’t many young people who can beat drums and gongs anymore.

As the older generation gradually ages, it’s no wonder some people worry that they won’t even be able to gather a drumming team in the future.

“Xiaochun, take Candy to kowtow, so we can assign tasks later.”

Most of the Mo Family’s ancestors’ graves are on the mountain; it’s not realistic to visit every single grave.

Kneeling with Candy, after kowtowing nine times, Mo Jingchun murmured:

“Bless Candy and me with safety and peace.”

The little one beside him brightened and mimicked her brother’s gesture, making a wish.

“Ancestors, you must bless Guoguo with endless tasty food~”

“And also bless brother and Candy with safety and peace~”

After speaking, the little one didn’t forget to kowtow once more before standing up and dusting off the dirt on her pants.

The sound of fireworks covered the little one’s voice, but Mo Jingchun, who was the closest, heard her wish.

Putting aside the endless tasty food, Mo Jingchun felt warm inside.

When assigning tasks, it seemed the organizers intentionally took care of Mo Jingchun, coincidentally including his parents’ graves in the tasks.

No one had much to say about such special care.

As long as they could consider it, that’s generally how it went.

“Let’s go.”

“Oh~”

“Dear mom and dad, I’m leaving with brother again~”

“Brother, where else do we have to go?”

Before Mo Jingchun could respond, Third Uncle, holding a machete, chuckled and said:

“We still have to go further up; are you tired?”

The little one puckered her lips and said, “Not at all.”

“Guoguo had a big bowl of porridge this morning.”

Saying that, they continued walking up the mountain path, all the way to the top.

Standing at the top, looking far into the distance, there truly was a feeling of overlooking all the mountains.

The wide asphalt road looked barely as wide as a palm.

At this moment, Third Uncle was cutting the shrubs around the graves with a machete, muttering:

“You young people now, just seek fun and bring no tools for ancestor worship.”

“If no one repairs the graves, soon we won’t even be able to find them.”

“The purpose of ancestor worship is to take this opportunity to maintain the Mo Family’s various graves, telling others that the Mo Family’s graves are still tended to and thriving.”

Mo Jingchun and a few cousins exchanged glances and smiled awkwardly.

Just then, the little one suddenly yelped and started jumping in place.

Feiyan, who was beside the little one, immediately squatted down and held Candy, preventing any wild bouncing.

Falling off this mountain top could be disastrous.

It was then Feiyan noticed a leech on Candy’s foot.

Thankfully, Candy was wearing thick socks, and the leech was still searching for a place to bite.

The leech that frightened the little one was easily grabbed by Feiyan with her bare hands.

The little one quickly broke free from Feiyan’s embrace in fear.

Oh my, Feiyan actually caught a leech with her bare hands!

With a glance at the leech in her hand, Feiyan casually tossed it into the fire.

Unfortunately, with salt, leeches, those terrifying creatures, fear nothing more.

Mo Jingchun chuckled, picked up his sister, pinched her nose, and laughed, “I told you I’d carry you, but you didn’t want me to.”

“Now you know what being scared is like.”

Third Uncle, holding the machete, smoked and watched the scene with a smile.

A leech is nothing to fear, just the itching after it’s bitten is annoying.

The next day, the little one refused to run along no matter what.

Leaving Feiyan and a few others to babysit at home, Mo Jingchun was off again for a day.

Unfortunately, Mo Jingchun also got caught.

He was fed up with the leech, realizing it was on his leg only after it bit him.

It’s a good thing Guoguo didn’t come along today. Being so short, if a leech crawled into an ear or something, it’d be a mess.

Two days flew by, and Mo Jingchun was exhausted, with both legs sore from walking.

His hands had a few more scratches.

In the bright meeting room, twenty-three people sat at the conference table, silent.

Each of these twenty-three individuals was a leading figure in the scientific world.

But at this moment, they remained silent, and the meeting room was eerily quiet.

Everyone’s brows were furrowed, as if they were facing a significant challenge.

Looking at the documents in his hands, Chen Xihe felt his scalp tingle.

Once these documents are made public, they are sure to cause an immediate sensation.

No one expected something like this would be found in the soil samples brought back from Mars.

To explain, we have to go back five hours ago.

Upon receiving the Mars samples, the research institute immediately tested the soil sample’s components.

The initial plan was simply to analyze the metal contents of Mars.

Yet, no one expected a familiar basic molecular formula to appear on the monitor.

At first glance, everyone was stunned.

They suspected a dirty instrument might have caused the discrepancy.

But after several analyses, the results made everyone gulp in astonishment.

It was a big deal.

Sure enough, the entire research institute quickly went into a complete lockdown, severing all communications.

No one was allowed to leave.

Inside the facility, a Level 1 decontamination protocol was immediately activated to prevent any unseen dangers.

To this day, no one knows if the decontamination is effective.

No one knows if any leaks have occurred or if there’s a risk to humans.

“Everyone, share your thoughts. We have to face this eventually.”

Chen Xihe removed his reading glasses and rubbed his eyes.

Finding the “Source of Life”—amino acids—in the Mars soil samples was something Chen Xihe never expected.

However, whether these amino acids originated from Mars itself or from a meteorite is unknown.

After all, the samples were collected by astronauts risking their lives in a meteorite crater.

No matter the origin, the presence of amino acids in the samples proves humanity is not alone in the universe.

From a mathematical probability standpoint, extraterrestrial life is almost certain to exist. Blue Star and even the Milky Way Galaxy are insignificant in the cosmos.

The Milky Way Galaxy alone contains over a billion stars, akin to a grain of sand on Blue Star.

Moreover, the universe is constantly expanding.

Though there’s a long road from amino acids to intelligent beings, the existence of amino acids on a planet like Mars implies similar planets to Blue Star are more likely candidates.

Perhaps those intelligent beings on the long-watched Kepler-22b Planet are observing Blue Star as well.

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