However, in Dr. Duor's view, this is not considered important information because the Ya Clan people generally have a shorter lifespan than those in Zone 023, maturing early and dying early, which is not unusual.
The boy Xu Huo encountered in the abandoned city reported an age older than he appeared. If malnutrition was not considered, that child should be younger than he appeared. Xu Huo was only eleven or twelve years old, or possibly even ten.
At a younger age, gaining a more mature body has value from some perspectives, such as with clones. Clone bodies require the same growth time as normal people; completion of cloning doesn't mean they grow like mutated plants and animals. However, if replaced with Ya Clan people, the timeline for this gain would be greatly reduced. For certain purposes, clones don't need to live to a ripe old age.
