Colonia Storm Tour

"Eh...Eh?!?"

Gardenia cried out in alarm as Lin Haiyuan led her by the hand. To avoid any comical scenes like falling, she could only follow Lin Haiyuan's lead.

"Walker AI, this is my order as the supreme commander of the Fenfeng. It must not be disobeyed. Let's go, Youhua Zhizi and I will go to the gene technology array to receive Archer gene modification enhancement."

Lin Haiyuan gave the order in an unquestionable tone.

"Yes, Master."

Walker.com's AI did not disobey Lin Haiyuan's words, and according to the program, it could not disobey the orders of Fenfeng, the supreme commander. So it immediately prepared the commander-type Jackal mobile vehicle.

"Chief Lin Haiyuan, this is too reckless. It will cause trouble for Walker.net's AI! I can undergo Archer's genetic modification and enhancement on my own. I have no doubts about it."

When Hua Zhizi saw that Lin Haiyuan had taken such a selfless act and even said he was willing to go to the underworld with her, she realized that she had truly let go of everything.

"As I just said, I was originally going to undergo this genetic modification and enhancement as well. But after the mental battle with Artemisia, I realized that my physical strength was insufficient. Now it's a good time to solve this problem together. Undergo genetic modification and enhancement with me. This is an order, Hua!"

Lin Haiyuan shouted the order sternly.

When Hua Zhizi heard Lin Haiyuan's command, she could tell that his words were unquestionable and resolute.

"Waaaah! How could Chief Lin be so eccentric?!" Hua Zhizi cried out in her heart, but her body still obeyed Lin Haiyuan's orders and followed him into the Commander-type Jackal mobile vehicle.

"Walker AI, activate the Jackal mobile vehicle and head towards the gene technology array. Prepare two gene modification enhancement pods. Youhua Zhizi and I will undergo Archer-level gene modification enhancement."

Lin Haiyuan knew that Walker.com's AI would arrange all of this. He was just reiterating it and telling Hua Zhizi, who was beside him, that he wasn't just putting on an act, but was serious.

Accelerated by the airflow generated by the internal acceleration turret, the Commander-type Jackal mobile vehicle quickly arrived at the genetic technology array of the Colonia's flank air base.

The gene technology array houses all the gene-designing facilities that Rushdie brought from Epsilon, with the gene-modification enhancement chamber being the most outstanding among them.

The archers, berserkers, virus snipers, dune cavalry, and nightmare walkers of Epsilon are all the result of obvious genetic modification and enhancement. Rahn and Libra are the pinnacle of Epsilon's genetic technology, which also represents the absolute stability of their genetic modification and enhancement. The massive Epsilon infantry division proves all of this.

To form this massive Epsilon infantry division, a stable and mass-producible genetic modification enhancement machine is indispensable, and the genetic modification enhancement pod is the symbol of that mass production and stability.

After getting off the Jackal motorized vehicle, Lin Haiyuan and Youhua Zhizi saw the "cloning jars" that were out of place with the surrounding Epsilon style.

"This...does it really look like there's no problem?"

Gardenia couldn't help but swallow hard as she looked at the cloning tank that exuded Epsilon's evil aura.

"Of course, no problem. I guarantee you with my life. With Miss Gardenia, you can trust Fenfeng's technology. Otherwise, you can watch me complete the gene modification and enhancement safely before you carry out the gene modification and enhancement yourself."

Lin Haiyuan said he didn't care at all if he went first.

"No, no, no, no! Let's undergo genetic modification and enhancement together!"

As if afraid that Lin Haiyuan would go into the gene-modification enhancement chamber outside the Epsilon cloning tank, Hua Zhizi followed the instructions of Walker.com AI and stepped on the square floor with a DNA double helix icon in front of the gene-modification enhancement chamber.

Then the square floor slowly descended to the bottom of the gene-modification enhancement chamber. After being paralyzed by stasis rays and sedated by anesthesia, she was mechanically transported into the gene-modification enhancement chamber for gene modification enhancement.

Archer-level genetic modification enhancement is not, as the name suggests, a specialized genetic modification that greatly enhances arm muscle mass and cognitive senses, but rather a comprehensive enhancement of a person's physical fitness!

To put it simply, your muscle mass won't increase dramatically, but your strength output will be higher than someone with the same muscle mass, your whole body will become stronger, and you'll be able to see and hear further.

Moreover, your brain will function more efficiently than before, and in short, all aspects of your physical fitness will be comprehensively enhanced.

After Hua Zhizi entered the gene-modification enhancement chamber, Lin Haiyuan stood on a square floor with a DNA double helix icon in front of another gene-modification enhancement chamber.

He will undergo the same genetic modification and enhancement as Youhua Zhizi, but Youhua Zhizi will feel that she has been reborn and will even be more adept at using mental powers in the future.

But Lin Haiyuan was different. He would only feel that his body had become stronger than before, and he could withstand the intense use of mental power for a longer period of time. His mental power would not experience a leap in improvement.

To achieve this leap in mental power, you need to create a new body on the moon, just like Libra, and enter into it. Then you will find that sometimes you cannot control your surging mental power.

Like Libra, they ended up needing to have a CAS (brain amplifier/inhibitor) installed on their spine to control their surging and uncontrollable mental power.

Obviously, Lin Haiyuan was extremely unwilling to become like the Libra crazy woman. He would rather train his own mental strength than have Hua Zhizi's genetic modification and enhancement. It was only after Walker.com's AI conducted thousands of experiments during his and her trip to the DEM headquarters and comprehensive research base in the UK that it was confirmed to be safe and feasible. Otherwise, he would not have been willing to take the risk with Hua Zhizi.

As for himself? Lin Haiyuan was very confident in Epsilon's gene technology, and also very confident in Walker.net's AI, except that he was too unlucky and tragically encountered a 1% failure rate.

I've finally finished typing this...

Considering that the protagonist is as fragile as a mental expert, he also underwent genetic modification to enhance his physical strength. Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing if he were easily injured by using mental power on someone with a strong will.

I've already received all the extras for the book review section, and they'll appear when the time is right. But when I say female extras, I'll specify a range: unmarried young women.

Therefore, the background character setting of the book friend "Cuo Ge" must be changed. Please forgive me.

Theoretically speaking, Libras could indeed be like the new humans.

Chapter Thirty-Three: Enhancement Completed

The entire Archer-level gene modification enhancement process takes 24 hours, so it will be the next day before Hua Zhizi and Lin Haiyuan are dressed and sent out of the gene modification enhancement chamber.

The genetic modification and enhancement of Youhua Zhizi was only carried out after the clone experiment was confirmed to be problem-free, unlike Lin Haiyuan who directly carried out genetic modification and enhancement without the clone experiment. So this brought about a very obvious consequence: Youhua Zhizi completed the genetic modification and enhancement first, and was transported back to the underground by nanomachines from the cabin. Then, she was awakened by stimulating her brain with just the right amount of alternating current.

When she was transported down by nanomachines, she was placed on a rail transport bed.

After waking up, the first thing Gardenia did was open her eyes and look at the ceiling with a round canopy and many electronic circuits.

“Miss Gardenia, your Archer gene modification enhancement has been successfully completed without any accidents. The clothes that were removed by the nanomachines are on your right, and there is also a full-length mirror there.”

The Walker AI's voice came from above her head.

"Yes, thank you."

As Yu Huazhizi turned to face her right, preparing to pick up the clothes she had just brought with her, her eyes fell upon the girl appearing in the full-length mirror.

The girl lying on the bed, turning around to get something, completely naked, was undoubtedly her, but the girl's surprised wide-eyed stare left her stunned.

The girl in the mirror has bronze-blue eyes, but she clearly remembers that her original eye color was gray, the same as her hair. What's going on?

What happens after this genetic modification and enhancement process is something that Hua Zhizi immediately thought of asking Walker.com AI.

"Walker AI, Walker AI! Why have my eyes turned bronze blue?!"

You Hua Zhizi quickly asked, then she noticed that her gray hair had become even darker. "My hair has also become even darker!"

"Miss Gardenia, please don't panic. This is a necessary result of your genetic modification and enhancement."

Walker.com AI certainly wouldn't mention the changes in Hua Zhizi's eye and hair color; it's more of Lin Haiyuan's malice towards DEM's Isaac. Although this is somewhat unfair to Hua Zhizi, there are other considerations as well.

"A necessary outcome?"

Gardenia was even more confused when she heard Walker.com AI say that.

“Miss Gardenia, there’s a reason we’re doing this. First, it’s to avoid anyone in Japan recognizing you. If someone recognizes you, who should have died but reappeared in 4V, then the Japanese will realize that our time-space rescue operation in Kagoshima Prefecture was our doing. Right now, Fumikaze doesn’t want anyone to know that we have the ability to teleport a squad or a unit to the world.”

Walker.com AI explained.

This explanation made Yu Huazhi suddenly realize that, as Walker.com AI said, if she still looked the same, there was a high probability that she would be recognized by the Japanese. Furthermore, since she had not changed her name, her appearance in 4V would indirectly expose the military operations that Fumikaze was carrying out in Kagoshima Prefecture.

"That makes a lot of sense..."

Gardenia placed her left fist on her chin, her expression shifting from sudden realization to confusion as she looked at her reflection in the mirror, which showed only a changed appearance. "But why not change it more thoroughly?"

By simply changing her hair and eye color, she would look exactly like Nibekol, regardless of her clothing.

As per Lin Haiyuan's request, Walker.com's AI did not perform further genetic modifications to completely transform Youhua Zhizi into a different person. Of course, Lin Haiyuan's original words could not be used to describe Youhua Zhizi.

"Because Master still needs you as an example, a symbol of the stability of genetic modification enhancement."

Walker.com AI chose to use this statement to mislead people about the past.

"As an example? Does that mean... Chief Lin will promote similar genetic enhancement to other people in the military?"

You Huazhizi felt her mind was working faster than usual, and she quickly connected the dots to what being an example meant.

"Yes, Miss Gardenia, as you know, we have a strict recruitment policy for our soldiers. Adhering to the pragmatic spirit of 'better to have fewer but better', there aren't many people who can meet the requirements. The troops are basically composed of homeless people and orphans, as well as a few underground party members. Therefore, the strength of the Burning Wind is still very short. Currently, there are a total of 700 people, including the number of air force and navy personnel. These people are the backbone and elite backbone of Burning Wind. Losing even one of them would be a major loss. Therefore, Burning Wind is considering not only giving them advanced equipment to improve their survivability on the battlefield, but also, as far as possible, minimizing casualties from combat or non-combat."

Most of the homeless and orphans were in poor physical condition or were disabled. Without mechanical limbs and sufficient food and medicine, they would never have been able to become a Burning Wind soldier.

Even with careful diet and medication, some people still suffer from the ravages of wind and rain because their physical condition was not well-established, and their lifespan and physical strength are worrying.

According to Lin Haiyuan and Walker.com AI's plan, the Fenfeng Army, composed of homeless people and orphans and a few underground party members, is not only an elite backbone now, but also a future training team member.

While memory recorders can store all the necessary information into a person's mind, this only eliminates the "memorization" aspect of learning. The "understanding" and "application" aspects are just as arduous as memorization.

Theoretical knowledge is deadly; one must understand and apply what one has learned to truly become an excellent and qualified soldier. During this process, it is essential to have a veteran or elite soldier to guide and open one's mind, coupled with the PLA's hellish training. After receiving sufficient training and sweating enough, one can then apply what one has learned on the battlefield. This is what makes an elite soldier.

Lin Hai originally did not intend to recruit cannon fodder, but rather elite soldiers who would obey orders and be loyal to him. In that way, even if they were outnumbered in future battles, they would be able to defeat their opponents with excellent tactics and teamwork.

"But this kind of genetic modification and enhancement must be quite expensive, right? If all 700 people in Fenfeng are to undergo this procedure, will they be able to afford it?"

Gardenia knows that genetic modification and enhancement is clearly an expensive endeavor.

"Therefore, through our planning and allocation of the current 4V resources, this genetic modification and enhancement will be carried out in batches, starting with the weak and then moving on to the strong, and is expected to be completed within a year."

Walker.com AI responded that Gardenia has the right to know about such things.

"Amazing..."

One of the gardenias exclaimed that this behavior was unprecedented in her view, because no country in the world would do such a thing to its own army.

"Miss Gardenia, please put on your clothes quickly. We need your cooperation in a series of tests."

Walker.com's AI reminded her.

"Ok!"

Youhua Zhizi quickly began to change into the clothes that had been removed by the nanomachines. During the process of changing, Youhua Zhizi clearly felt the changes in her body.

The first thing she noticed was her eyes. Besides the change in her pupil color, the biggest change she could feel was that her eyes could see more clearly and farther.

That was the dazzling pattern on the outer garment and shawl. In the past, she could only look at the complex pattern with amazement and wonder, thinking that she could not weave something similar. But now she can specify a pattern as a starting point and then accurately find the disappearance point of the pattern or the connection point with other patterns.

Moreover, in this obviously dimly lit environment, her eyes, like a cat's, can see clearly in the dark, and she can also notice her own eyes, faintly glowing in the mirror reflecting her.

Has her eye completely turned into a cat's eye? But she's heard that a cat's world only has four colors: gray, green, blue, and yellow, because a cat's cone cells only have two colors: green and blue. However, she feels that apart from being able to see things in the dark more clearly than before, she hasn't noticed any loss of color. It's possible that the surrounding environment is too monotonous. She'll ask Walker.com AI about it later.

When Hua Zhizi put on her own clothes, she discovered further changes after being genetically modified and enhanced: her hands and feet became more agile, and her reactions were faster than before.

This feeling... is gradually approaching the feeling I had when I was using CR-UNIT and exploring freely.

After changing her clothes and putting on white stockings for her long, fair, and smooth legs, Hua Zhizi put her feet into her high boots and then tied the shoelaces of both boots in one go within 15 seconds.

During this time, her brain and eyes were able to accurately grasp her movements and shoelaces, without the awkward situation where her eyes could see faster movements but her body couldn't keep up.

She turned on the rail transport bed, letting her feet dangle in the air, then leaped up with her hands and body, shouting, "Drink!"

Youhua Zhizi wanted to imitate the characters in those anime, jumping up from a high platform with style and landing steadily, but she forgot one problem: the ceiling here wasn't high enough.

Bang!

Like a rocket, the flower gardenia's head slammed heavily against the ceiling decorated with many electronic circuits.