My dream connects to three thousand years later.

Chapter 409 Dying in the 28th Century!
After turning a few more pages, Chu Zhu's expression changed again, because he discovered that the person recorded in the next entry had once again become Lin Xinzhu.

"Uncle Chu has gone to Mars again. You should understand what's going on, right? So, I'll take care of continuing to record this..."

……

"Now it is the first year of the 22nd century, and human civilization continues to flourish!"

Although the birth rate has plummeted due to genetic modification strategies, the country's current productivity is more than sufficient to support the nationalization of infant care!

Therefore, we can create babies using an artificial womb through sperm-egg synthesis, and then the state can support them.

Young people no longer need to compromise on marriage and childbirth; all they need to do before genetic modification is... donate!
At this point, Earth's population had surpassed 15 billion! As an aside, 90% of them were genetically modified humans…

Unfortunately, eight out of ten people are destined to remain at the first level! They can only live to be 150 years old... How pitiful.

Chu Zhu gasped, feeling a chill run down her spine.

This must be the world line with the largest population he's ever seen in the 22nd century... Instead of decreasing, it's actually skyrocketed? Outrageous!

Furthermore, does the following sentence, "eight out of ten remain permanently," mean that one-fifth of the people are actually genetically modified humans capable of becoming second-level or even higher-level beings?
"...What kind of outrageous power is this?!"

Chu Zhu seemed to understand why human civilization had been able to continue to this day. It would be strange if it couldn't continue.

The first realm with over 10 billion, the second or even higher realm with over 2 billion... what does that mean?
At that time, the number of cultivators in a rural county town in China would probably be far greater than the total number of extraordinary beings in the entire Great Qian Dynasty where he had lived before.

Although this comparison method actually has some problems.

For example, in terms of top-tier extraordinary individuals, the number of extraordinary individuals on Earth might not surpass the total number of extraordinary individuals in the Great Qian era.

After all, technological advancements only enable mass production; clearly, top-tier superhumans cannot be produced through technological means!

However, it also offers a glimpse into a corner of that glorious era.

"In the first year of the 23rd century, the Martian tide officially entered a period of decline!"
Humanity has endured countless hardships and obstacles! The rampant pollution and its outbreaks... corpses littered the fields, genes deteriorated...

At one point, all newborns were conceived through embryo culture, with no possibility of natural reproduction...

In fact, in order to fight against the myriad races that emerged from humanity... our race's population fell below 10 billion at a certain point in time.

But we've made it through! We are the ultimate victors..."

Chu Zhu: "..."

Is it even worth mentioning that the value has fallen below 10 billion? Chu Zhu thinks there are a lot of issues to criticize.

"As an aside, Uncle, you once said that the myriad races are not just humans... but in this timeline, those other wild animals that transformed into the myriad races are just stray dogs on the roadside!"

"..." Chu Zhu nodded expressionlessly. It was clear! Could a nascent alien race defeat billions of extraordinary beings...?

"In the 24th century, extreme involution is forcing humanity to move outwards! Even though... you made countless pronouncements before you left, established ironclad rules, and even had the suppression of Z... it was all in vain!"

"Perhaps in the past, because Z was the strongest, he was able to suppress everything with his word... But now! Sigh."

Chu Zhu was silent for a moment. Was the problem caused by humans being too strong? And then, sure enough…

Just as you guessed, a problem has arisen!

Billions of mad dogs, escaped from Earth's prison... and are frantically transforming planet after planet into habitable habitats for humans!

"The Moon, or even the extremely hostile Venus, or even the absurd Jupiter... or even the Sun!"

Chu Zhu: "...That's too ruthless!"

Chu Zhu could hardly imagine what it would be like if people lived on the sun.

"Humanity, having reached an unprecedented period of prosperity, arrogantly disregards all the good advice of its predecessors... even you! Even you."

Even planets as harsh as the Sun, Venus, and Jupiter have bowed their proud heads before humanity! So what about Mars, a mere mortal?

Isn't Mars even more habitable than these?
As a result, the federal government officially passed the Mars Development Act!
Then, disaster struck!

"Humanity has experienced unprecedented setbacks..."

"Pollution is rampant... Physical strength is useless!"

"Even I once naively believed that...we in the 24th century were far more powerful than those in the 22nd century!"

Since we were able to weather the disasters of the 22nd century... then without a doubt, the 24th century, before this Martian tide erupts, poses no threat to us...

Or rather, I think the limit is that it's in the face of a catastrophe like the one in the 22nd century... which means, at most, the population will be reduced by half!

"But I was too naive... I even found myself ridiculous!"

I understand now. Even though I have become a seventh-level powerhouse... compared to you, the sixth-level powerhouse who is heading to Mars... I am still insignificant!
How far did you see back then?
I can't imagine how you managed to so effectively contain part of the pollution wave on Mars back then!

Yes, this trip to Mars has torn open... the massive Martian pollution surge that has erupted should only be one-tenth of its peak value compared to the past!

However, the impact still surpassed that of the Martian tide of the 22nd century... Countless people could not accept it!

But I feel it can only be you... But why?

Chu Zhu's breath caught in his throat for a moment; he was also pondering this... the question that had puzzled Lin Xinzhu.

Is there anything special about him...?

"This is really strange! Could it be that, apart from traversing dreams and resetting... I have some other abilities?" Chu Zhu was completely puzzled.

and also……

"Lin Xinzhu, seventh realm! Has she not become a god yet?" Suspicion appeared in Chu Zhu's eyes, realizing that something was not right.

Based on the events of The Matrix, Lin Xinzhu definitely has the potential to become a god!

And the time she spent... was definitely not beyond imagination!
This time, even a lifespan of seven or eight hundred years isn't enough for her to become a god? It can't be that... Lin Xinzhu from the Matrix storyline is just exceptionally gifted, right? They're clearly the same person...

So, is it because of what we experienced? Could it be that after the Great Extinction of humanity, Earth will take on some special characteristics...?

Chu Zhu couldn't understand it.

And... what exactly did your good brother do?
After a few breaths of silence, Chu Zhu shook her head, clearing her mind of all the incomprehensible thoughts, and continued reading.

"The spread of extraordinary pollution has made countless people aware of the extraordinary...and they have all embarked on the path of the extraordinary!"
This opened Pandora's box!

The myriad races began their second great rise!
Humans are indeed physically powerful... but this has also led to the monsters that mutate after being corrupted, and the myriad races that are born from the corpses after death... becoming extremely powerful as well!
Humanity is fighting against itself! Therefore, humanity's strength is useless... or rather, the stronger humanity is, the more brutal this war will inevitably be.

"At the end of the 24th century, humanity barely won this war... but was also severely weakened!"

"Humanity began to reflect, and then, under the call of a certain Dr. T, a second faction split off: the Cold-Blooded Faction!"
Having learned the truth about Mars, and understanding that severing emotions was the only way to steadily and risk-free enter the extraordinary realm and become stronger... this group resolutely chose to sever their emotions! They embarked on the path to transcendence.

Oh, I almost forgot to mention the current state of genetic modification...

Because of Dr. Guan Qianyu's death in the early 22nd century, the progress of human genetic technology has been slowed down countless times!

Currently, the only technology that can stably produce third-level powerhouses has emerged, even at enormous costs!
For a fourth-level powerhouse, each modification requires the equivalent of a full day's production capacity of the lunar production base controlled by Z... and the failure rate is extremely high—only a 10% success rate!
If he fails, and his corpse is not destroyed, he will almost certainly become a member of the fourth realm of the myriad races!

"..." Chu Zhu's expression was incredibly interesting at this moment. Mass production of the third realm, and even the fourth realm?
This is outrageous...

Is this the infinite possibility that human civilization can reveal after breaking through that dead end?

"However, this expense!" Chu Zhu's lips twitched. It couldn't even be described as terrifying!
This is the 24th or 25th century, and Z controls a day's production at the lunar base...

What does that mean? Judging by the speed of technological leaps and the efficiency of artificial intelligence... the production capacity of this day might be comparable to the entire annual output of China in the two or five years he just woke up from his dream... or even more?

To put it in perspective, a minimum of trillions of dollars... might be enough to cultivate a fourth-level powerhouse!
This is only a possibility, because there is a possibility of failure.

"Most importantly, money doesn't always guarantee success! After all, many technologies from that era... may not even exist in the 21st century." Chu Zhu said with a hint of melancholy.

He was also quite curious about what exactly he needed to prepare to have something worth at least trillions!
Chu Zhu patted her cheeks and continued to scan downwards.

"In the 25th century, humanity, which had been suppressed for so long, finally began a civil war!"

This is a civil war between the cold-blooded faction and those who still retain their emotions.

The emotion faction considers itself orthodox, believing that humans who have lost their emotions are essentially another race!
Z made many efforts, but it was all in vain!

Without emotion, people from these two factions are often unable to empathize with each other.

And the final result was...

It was only stopped because the human population had fallen below one billion!

Chu Zhu stared quietly at the number. Over these centuries, the population must have been at least tens of billions, right? Considering increased life expectancy… it could easily have reached hundreds of billions! And yet, it turned out like this…

Sigh! Is it true that the stronger someone is, the more terrifying they are in a fight? A bitter smile appeared on Chu Zhu's face.

Ultimately, this was exchanged for the federal government's tacit approval—the cold-blooded faction could decide for itself whether to travel to outer space via Mars!
The final outcome... is unknown.

At least to the best of my knowledge, they have never returned!

"In the 28th century, humanity had almost completely colonized the entire solar system! Human technology had reached the theoretical limits of what was possible..."

Humanity has entered an unprecedented golden age!
Then, another Martian tide erupted!

Chu Zhu stared blankly, then subconsciously flipped through the pages, only to find that there was nothing more.

There was a long silence.

"...that means!"

Chu Zhu closed his eyes and suddenly gave a bitter laugh. He murmured, "Did my niece die in the 28th century this time?"

(End of this chapter)