Chapter 177: Rebirth and the Super Gene

"Uh..."

Timos jumped out of bed and looked at Zhou with utmost vigilance, his face filled with shock.

"Wasn't the entire Star City destroyed?"

"Then where is this place...?"

He quickly checked the time and discovered that it was the year 26812.

"Star City was completely destroyed in the year 26814. The cause was a group of interstellar pirates who wanted to seize the city's energy resources. They were initially operating in secret, but within a few days, they would have been discovered. The mayor of Star City ordered the execution of these pirates, but who knew that they had a massive army backing them."

"The two sides engaged in a year-long battle. This was a remote star field, so they couldn't get any support. As their supplies gradually depleted, Star City was completely destroyed by the interstellar pirates."

"Wait, there's another point. Some high-ranking officials within Star City were colluding with these pirates, which is why they were able to destroy the city."

"I've been reborn!"

"So it seems there are still loopholes in the existing scientific theories. Apparently, time can flow backward."

As Timos was thinking about this, a voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

"Super Gene System binding complete. Host can choose one of the following gene sequences for a complete gene upgrade!"

"Option 1: [Manipulator]. This gene sequence enhances neural functions, allowing you to control level 4 psychokinesis abilities and awaken the skill of hypnosis, enabling you to control individuals through hypnosis."

"Option 2: [Agility Expert]. This gene sequence allows you to transform into a half-insect form, doubling your physical attributes to twice the racial base value and granting you extreme speed, allowing you to move at 2.4 km/s."

"Option 3: [Optical Distorter]. This gene sequence grants you the ability to distort light, enabling you to turn invisible and create mirages to confuse enemies."

Upon seeing these three options, Timos's eyes widened in amazement.

He knew about gene sequences; many of the bigwigs in Star City possessed them, and these sequences granted them formidable combat abilities.

Gene sequences were also widely used in the military, but they were said to be removed upon retirement.

These three gene sequences were of no low grade. It was said that ordinary gene sequences could only enhance physical attributes without any special abilities.

"As expected, there's a system for rebirth. I've become a member of the rebirth army."

At this moment, Timos pondered the strengths and weaknesses of these three genes.

They represented control, agility, and support, respectively.

"It's a pity that I can only choose one of these genes. It would be great if I could choose all three."

Unexpectedly, the system responded to his thoughts.

"Do you want to keep the current options? The host can refresh the genes once a week and choose one from the available options. Genes can be stacked and combined to achieve gene fusion. The host can also fix three options, refuse to refresh, and continue choosing from the remaining options during the next selection."

A weekly refresh and selection opportunity?

"Does that mean the longer I live, the stronger I'll become?"

"If I combine dozens or hundreds of genes, how powerful will I become?"

"This is the system? It's incredible!"

"With this Super Gene System, perhaps I can prevent the destruction of the entire Star City."

Since he could choose all of them, Timos didn't hesitate and selected the third option, [Optical Distorter].

Invisibility was the dream of every male in the Federation, and an Optical Distorter could even create illusions. In Timos's opinion, this was the most practical ability at the moment.

With this sequence, he could secretly spy on the widow... no, he could find those interstellar pirates and stop them.

Perhaps he could send an anonymous letter to the higher-ups in Star City, warning them about the pirates' intentions.

Timos made up his mind; he couldn't let the future repeat itself.

As the reborn butterfly, he had to start flapping his wings.

In Star City, there were his family and everything he was familiar with.

...

More than 30 light-years away from Star City, in the new capital of the Civilized Federation, Shuiwei One.

Yan Xia took the opportunity to contact Ella.

"How's the Era Protagonist Plan going?"

Ella replied, "It's going smoothly."

"I've divided the 12 protagonists into two control groups. In one group, I implanted them with so-called future memories, making them believe they were reincarnated and had obtained a system after rebirth."

"These reincarnated individuals will foresee a major disaster in the future, and their purpose of rebirth is to prevent these events from happening. I will guide them step by step towards becoming stronger. In this process, they will inevitably kill some lives, and the Federation can use this as a reason to label them as Federation traitors and interstellar pirates, forcing them to take a path of opposition to the Federation."

"The other control group is mostly the same, but they don't have reincarnated memories. Instead, they encounter difficulties in the present and are forced to get involved in certain situations. Then, with the help of the system, they embark on a path of strength."

"The systems these protagonists obtain are also different. Some are gene-oriented, some are technology-oriented, and some are pure wealth systems that provide them with almost infinite energy coins. Others can take advantage of information gaps, allowing them to obtain information in advance, as if they have the ability to foresee the future."

"In fact, the system is still under research, and we can't predict which system is more perfect. So, this first batch of 12 protagonists can only be considered an experimental group, and they will serve as the experience for the next stage of the Era Protagonist."

The cruel reality.

In front of a successful system owner, there may be tens of thousands of corpses buried.

"I heard that an explorer organization discovered a race with the potential for intelligent life in a galaxy 109 light-years away. Ella, what do you think?"

Yan Xia thought that this race could be cultivated.

But it wasn't conventional cultivation.

Ella understood Yan Xia's intention.

"You want to secretly help them in the dark, right? Let this race develop slowly over a few years, then leave their home planet and become a level 1 or higher civilization. At that time, they can connect with the Civilized Federation."

"The Civilized Federation doesn't need to support them; it can even slowly assimilate and consume them."

"They will endure the hardships and wait for the rise of a new civilization."

"In the end, when they reach level 2 and have the qualifications to compete with the Civilized Federation..."

Ella had already guessed Yan Xia's thoughts.

After proposing the Era Protagonist and Death Selection Plan, Yan Xia had revealed his idea of creating a civilized collective. Various civilizations would be entangled together, seemingly hostile to each other, but in reality, they would all be controlled by him and Ella.

The benefits of this approach had already been discussed.

The reason why Yan Xia and Ella agreed to this plan was simple.

The Federation was currently in a stagnation period. The higher they climbed, the more difficult it became to improve by even 0.1 civilization levels.

Yan Xia and Ella couldn't force the Civilized Federation to do everything they wanted. It wasn't realistic to demand that the Federation must do this or that.

The Civilized Federation was vast, but to manage it effectively, unified rules were necessary. Under these unified rules, it was challenging to create an excellent environment for cultivating people through competition.

The most they could do was create things like the Sky Arena and the Scholar Ranking.

This wasn't enough!

Yan Xia and Ella needed more, and they currently had the ability to achieve these goals.