You allocate the research efforts towards the Whales. The space whales are gigantic, mind-boggling examples of Xenobiology that will need a lot of research to fully uncover. Already, prospects are good of what the genetic and chemical compositions of the whales could teach you. In short, <span class="mu-s">large scale construction projects</span>, such as bigger ships, are aided, as are <span class="mu-s">longevity projects</span> and <span class="mu-s">fusion power</span> may also be improved in the long term- your grade I fusion reactors are stuck with Tritium for now- though one day a more efficient and common fuel source in the form of Deuterium would be a nice improvement.
Based on early projections; studying the worms may have led you towards biological technologies and material sciences- especially in regards to genetic tampering and mutations. But you shudder to think of the possibilities. They'll still be kicking around in the science community, the samples that is, but for now the whales are the forefront of your advancement.
In fact- one very quick development comes in the form of life extension technology- specifically for <span class="mu-i">Alpha phenotypes</span>. The Alpha Phenontype Jaxtian men have always had a significantly shorter life expectancy for a mulititude of factors; and this included late term death from the GPCS- however this research into the whales and the requirements for life on the extreme large scale has allowed for more effecicent biology for Alpha males. Alpha male Jaxtians now have a life expectancy of one hundred years of age; equal to a normal Jaxtian.
It makes you think of Agori again. You wonder if, had the lower life expectancy of the Alpha not been a problem during his reign, would he have “rushed” to make you into a proper successor? Would the power vacuum never have happened? It's hard to say- but your thoughts are on a different powerful man of the previous generation- the traitorous <span class="mu-s">Ingar</span>. And now his clone, <span class="mu-s">Ingar II</span>.
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