Because it was experimental, not too many of this new generation of Clones were cultivated; there were only 1,000 of them.
After switching bodies again, testing the quality of each Clone, and finding the one with the highest quality, Tom's maximum consciousness count saw another small increase, reaching 5,002,264.
Tom was filled with joy.
"This was just an experiment; there will be more refined optimizations and improvements later. It is estimated that once the technology is truly mature, my maximum consciousness connections can increase further, probably to around 5.1 million.
For now, it's enough!"
At this moment, the Clones that had been produced in advance, having been idle for anywhere from a month to three or four years, finally found their purpose.
Numerous new bases and factories emerged like mushrooms after rain on Loshen Star. From the poles to the equator, valleys, mountains, and plains, wherever there was value on Loshen Star, Clones would appear.