Atmospheric composition adjustment, initiate." Osiris immediately issued the second command.
The frequency of the energy field changed.
Monitoring data showed that the thin, radiation-filled atmosphere within the canyon was rapidly being replaced.
The ratio of nitrogen and oxygen was precisely controlled to Earth-like planetary standards, 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 astonishing control of the genesis particle in material restructuring.
The first two stages proceeded more smoothly than imagined.
Osiris did not pause, directly initiating the most critical and riskiest third stage.
"Activate the 'Life Seeding Matrix,' inject basic ecological templates."
The light from the energy emitter turned into a soft, vibrant emerald green.
The genesis particle, contained within the energy field, now carried pre-set genetic sequence information, like billions of seeds of life, scattering onto the newly reshaped land.
A miracle unfolded once again, but this time on a macroscopic scale.
Almost in the blink of an eye, a carpet-like green spread rapidly from the energy emitter outwards across the canyon.
These were the most basic mosses and lichens pre-set in the genetic sequences.
They quickly covered the new soil, gripping the ground firmly.
Immediately after, some low-lying ferns and herbaceous plants broke through the soil, growing and unfurling their leaves at a visible pace.
Within minutes, the previously desolate canyon floor was covered in a vibrant green.
The air began to fill with the fresh scent of earth and plants, a stark contrast to the dry, dusty air of other regions of the Death World.
Data from monitoring nodes confirmed that a simple, self-sustaining micro-ecosystem was rapidly forming.
Microorganisms in the soil, insect larvae adapted to the new environment... life was taking root and multiplying on this created land according to the pre-set blueprint.
Osiris calmly recorded everything.
The initial success of the canyon test site proved the feasibility of genesis particle technology on a macroscopic scale.
However, he did not relax his vigilance.
He ordered the skitarii to maintain maximum alert, and orbital bombardment authorization remained active.
He needed to observe the stability of this nascent ecosystem for a long time, and whether it would generate unpredictable conflicts with the original harsh environment of the Death World.
The power of creation had been demonstrated, but whether it could be fully controlled remained unknown.
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Osiris did not rush into the next, more aggressive experiment.
He paused all active interventions, adjusted the observation mode to long-term monitoring, and meticulously tracked the evolution of the nascent ecosystem within the canyon.
This planet was classified by the Imperium as a standard Death World — completely unsuitable for human survival.
Its orbit was too close to its star, causing surface temperatures to remain high year-round.
More critically, the planet's core had long since cooled, losing its active magnetic field and effective geological activity.
This resulted in the planet being unable to maintain a thick atmosphere; the thin air could not block the star's deadly radiation, nor could it effectively retain heat, leading to extreme day-night temperature differences and global desertification.
Here, even the most tenacious lichens struggled to survive naturally.
However, the power of the genesis particle forcibly tore open a vibrant gap in this land, which the laws of the universe had deemed a "dead zone."
During continuous observation, Osiris noticed subtle yet significant changes.
The vegetation initially seeded according to the standard Earth-like planetary template began to show signs of adaptive evolution in the canyon's special environment.
The leaves of some plants became darker, even tending towards dark purple, likely to better protect themselves in a strong ultraviolet environment.
Their leaf surfaces also seemed to thicken to reduce water evaporation.
Although the energy field maintained the stability of the local environment within the canyon, the inherent harshness of the Death World itself was subtly exerting selective pressure.
This indicated that the genesis particle was not merely rigidly projecting a pre-set blueprint onto reality.
The life it created still followed basic biological laws, capable of limited adjustment and evolution according to the actual environment after generation.
This was an important discovery, meaning that this technology was not a rigid replication, but capable of fostering dynamic ecosystems with environmental adaptability.
But at the same time, Osiris also monitored some alarming data.
There was a huge pressure difference and compositional disparity between the atmospheric environment generated within the canyon and the thin atmosphere of the external Death World.
This fragile "ecological bubble" was continuously dissipating gases outwards, albeit slowly, but in the long run, it would inevitably be difficult to maintain.
Unless he could continuously supply energy and matter, or... completely transform the entire planet's environment.
He meticulously recorded all this data — including the tenacity of life, the adaptive changes in 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 particle on a macroscopic scale, but also in revealing its potential, limitations, and potential risks when applied in extreme environments.
He looked at the stubborn green patch surviving in the Death World on the monitoring screen, his optical lens flickering slightly.
The genesis particle indeed possessed the power to change worlds, but how to precisely and sustainably harness this power, avoiding the creation of deformed ecosystems that cannot be maintained or even backfire, would be the next key problem to overcome.
He temporarily shut down most of the canyon's active maintenance systems, retaining only basic monitoring, wanting to see how long this canyon, forcibly imbued with life, could persist on its own in this desolate world without continuous energy support.
This in itself was also an important experiment.
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During subsequent weeks of continuous observation, Osiris recorded the evolution of this artificial ecosystem.
As he had previously monitored, the canyon ecosystem, deprived of continuous energy and material support, began to shrink inevitably.
The more "delicate" plant species, strictly generated according to standard Earth-like environment templates, were the first to wither and decompose.
The green carpet covering the canyon floor visibly became sparse and patchy.
However, as the data predicted, not all life ended.
A portion of the life forms demonstrated astonishing resilience. These were the variants that had already shown adaptive tendencies in their initial evolution — those with thicker leaves, darker colors, and more developed root systems.
Under the cruel selection of the harsh environment, they tenaciously survived.
Death World, inside the core laboratory of the base.
Osiris' massive, dark-red mechanical body stood before the main console, countless data streams cascading like a waterfall before his crimson optical lenses.
The immense information from the Star Trek database, especially the technical details concerning the "genesis project," had been completely analyzed by him and preliminary corrections adapting it to the physical constants of this universe had been completed.
The first step of the experiment was to synthesize the crucial medium—the "genesis particle."
This work, supported by the powerful industrial foundation of the Warhammer Universe, progressed unexpectedly smoothly.
A special reaction vessel, composed of adamantium and rare elements, hummed deeply in the center of the laboratory, carrying out extremely complex particle collisions and energy weaving.
Osiris precisely controlled every millisecond of energy pulse, guiding elementary particles to combine in a strong energy field, forming that uniquely structured, special particle with the potential for matter reorganization.
Several hours later, the reaction vessel's indicator light turned a stable, eerie green.
Data from the analyzer confirmed that the first batch of laboratory-grade genesis particles had been successfully synthesized, with stability and activity both meeting theoretical expectations.
Next, was a small-scale creation test.
Osiris injected a trace amount of the synthesized genesis particles into a completely sterile, sealed experimental chamber that simulated a simple inorganic environment.
He initiated the energy excitation program, and a precisely calculated, gentle energy beam instantly injected into the experimental chamber, activating the genesis particles within it.
Under the high-precision monitoring of sensors, a miracle occurred.
The originally inert inorganic matter in the experimental chamber began to undergo dramatic reorganization under the action of the genesis particles.
Simple molecules were broken down and then reassembled with astonishing efficiency into complex organic chains; amino acids, nucleotides... these basic building blocks of life were synthesized in large quantities within minutes.
Immediately after, Osiris activated the core program—the "Life Seeding Matrix," a vast database containing blueprints for various primitive life forms.
He selected the most basic single-celled organism template from it.
As the energy field was fine-tuned again, the organic matter in the experimental chamber, as if guided by an invisible hand, rapidly gathered and assembled.
Under the microscope, the formation of cell membranes and the encapsulation of genetic material could be clearly seen... one, two, ten... simple, primitive single-celled life forms were born in the experimental chamber's artificial "primordial soup" and began their autonomous metabolism and division.
The entire creation process, from inorganic to organic, and then to the birth of primitive life, under the accelerated environment of the laboratory, lasted less than thirty minutes.
The "Rapid Ecological Succession Model" was also verified effective in another set of simulated experiments.
After providing more complex life templates and sufficient energy, the genesis particles showed the potential to propel a simplified ecosystem through the process that natural evolution would require eons to complete, in an extremely short time.
Mosses, ferns, microorganisms... they rapidly replaced each other in the simulated sandbox environment, enacting a highly compressed epic of life.
Osiris recorded all the data.
The experiment was successful; at least on the microscopic scale of the laboratory, the theory was perfectly validated.
"Genesis particles, combined with the 'Life Seeding Matrix' and the 'Rapid Ecological Succession Model'..." Osiris' synthesized voice echoed in the silent laboratory, calmly stating the conclusion,
"Theoretically, it can indeed, through a precisely controlled, large-scale energy release, completely reorganize a planet's surface structure and create a suitable atmospheric environment within hours or days.
And directly awaken preset, dormant genetic sequences, allowing life to rapidly spread and evolve on the planet's surface according to the preset blueprint, completing the process of planetary evolution and ecological transformation that nature would require millions of years or even longer to accomplish."
He looked at the nascent, constantly dividing primitive life in the experimental chamber, his optical lenses flickering steadily.
The potential of this technology was immense, but the risks were equally incalculable.
The success in the laboratory was only the first step; the real challenge lay in scaling this technology up to a planetary scale and ensuring its absolute controllability.
He shut down the experimental chamber's maintenance system; the microscopic life within would naturally perish due to energy depletion shortly.
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Laboratory-level success was only the first step.
Osiris knew that larger-scale field tests were necessary to verify the true efficacy and potential risks of genesis particles in complex natural environments.
He turned his gaze to a desolate canyon near the stronghold.
This canyon was several kilometers deep, with steep rock walls on both sides formed by weathering and meteorite impacts, and its bottom was covered with rubble, devoid of any signs of life, making it an ideal medium-scale test site.
To ensure safety, Osiris made deployments in advance.
A squad of loyal skitarii soldiers was dispatched to the canyon's edge to establish a cordon; their orders were to prohibit any unauthorized personnel from approaching and to closely monitor any abnormal changes within the canyon.
At the same time, he contacted the frigate awaiting in orbit via an encrypted link.
"Lock onto the target area canyon coordinates," Osiris' command was clear and calm, "Aim the ship's cannons at this area, maintain standby status. Upon receiving my direct command, or if communication with me is interrupted for longer than the predetermined time, immediately conduct a saturation orbital bombardment of those coordinates, completely leveling the entire canyon."
"Command confirmed, Esteemed Magos. Artillery array in position, target locked." The frigate captain's response was without hesitation.
With everything ready, Osiris' massive body stood on a temporarily erected observation platform at the canyon's edge, remotely controlling the core equipment at the bottom of the valley.
A specially modified energy emitter was placed in the center of the canyon, loaded with the experimental dose of genesis particles for this test.
Surrounding it, dozens of monitoring nodes were buried at different locations, providing real-time feedback on thousands of parameters such as geological structure, atmospheric composition, and energy fluctuations.
"Initiate Phase One: Geological Structure Reorganization." Osiris issued the command.
The energy emitter activated instantly, and a beam of light, not dazzling but containing immense energy, shot into the sky, then spread out like a canopy, uniformly covering the entire canyon.
The activated genesis particles, like an invisible paintbrush, began to act on every inch of the canyon's land.
Amidst the dramatic fluctuations in monitoring data and the real-time footage from the observation platform, the canyon began to change at a visible pace.
The originally sharp rubble field gradually flattened and compacted, as if smoothed by a giant hand.
The surface of the exposed rock layers began to change in color and texture, becoming closer to the dark brown of fertile soil.
Even the cliffs on both sides of the canyon subtly adjusted their angles, with some unstable structures quietly being reinforced.