Chapter 252 252: Gene Lock
Just like that, Caleb welcomed the floor of information with open arms. This time, he didn't feel any discomfort. Unlike the past 100 hundred were, he was either on the ground with a contorted expression or holding the back of his head with pain.
After all, his spiritual attributes were off the charts now. He estimates that he could even receive five people's memories simultaneously without feeling pain. 10,000 spiritual attribute points aren't for nothing. Not to mention, the side effects of when he was ascending to the higher tiers of Shadow Path were far more challenging.
At this time, while waiting for a lifetime's worth of memories to settle. Caleb clicked the YouTube and began to listen to 2002-2023 music such as Justin Bieber, Imagine Dragons, Panic at the Disco, etc... Yes, they existed in the past. Why would he listen to this year's music? He didn't even know anything about the tastes and preferences of the people of 2923...
"Still, I didn't expect the COVID-19 Pandemic in this world to spiral out of control..." Caleb still couldn't wrap around his mind how such a thing happened. Yes, the pandemic in his original world was really scary and a lot of people died. But not to the level that it would wipe out 70% population of both humans and animals! "So there are also different versions of Earth with the same history but different future trajectories? Interesting..."
Just like that, a half-minute later. The memories finally settled down. Caleb began to devour and digest the contents of the memories he had received. First of all, this futuristic Earth managed to advance its technology by leaps and bounds thanks to the spaceship from Wuhan, China. The database of the spaceship contains technology that was hundreds of epochs more advanced at that time.
Such discovery caused World War III as the countries began to fight each other for a share of the pie. US, China, Britain, Israel, UK, etc... The big countries even resorted to the use of nuclear bombs once.
The war lasted for ten years before the countries reached an agreement because they discovered that there was extraterrestrial existence out there! Humans aren't alone! The leaders of every country conducted a meeting on this matter. It turned out that there are 7 billion galaxies that house different races. The Earth wasn't discovered by other races because it was in the corner and most periphery of the discovered universe. In a sense, it was like a rural village outside the Grand Kingdom. Pitifully, small, and far from great civilizations.
The discovered universe, or simply say, the explored areas of the Universe, is divided into 7 areas. Each area is ruled by seven major interplanetary organizations...
Caleb's mouth twitched. He didn't expect the world he reincarnated for this time to be so vast. Who would have known that aliens are a thing here? The organizations of Alien were actually divided by rank. But he didn't want to delve into them deeper. For now, he wants to focus on Earth.
In the end, the major countries formed the World Seven Alliance. An alliance that would coordinate all the resources of every country to crack the technologies on the spaceship that was far more complicated than they thought. The alliance was also a way for the countries to begin the unification of the world! There's just no way. There are bigger, far stronger aliens out there.
The threats brought by extraterrestrial species were like a Sword of Damocles hanging on every person on Earth. Yes, the government didn't hide the existence of aliens. At first, it caused unrest, but humans are adaptable creatures, so they've adapted after years of seeing such news promoted by the government on a daily basis.
Why did the leaders began to fear other races, you say? For once, they discovered a terrifying weapon called Galactic Equalizer that they couldn't crack. There are videos in the spaceship where one of the races used Galactic Equalizer to destroy a planet that was a hundred times bigger than the Earth in one shot! How won't it scare the leaders!? What if a powerful race out there discovered Earth and took an interest in it? Won't they just blow off the Earth with their advanced technologies?
The leaders knew that they couldn't leave their fate and whether the myriads of races would be harmonious to them. They need to be ready at all times. Although they knew that couldn't compete with the meager technological advancements of Earth. They at least need to defend themselves. The main goal of the alliance is to crack the various technologies as soon as possible!n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
The pressure of outside forces made the unification of the world or seven continents, which should be almost impossible, possible!
Soon, they managed to crack one technology after another. Created advanced research facilities, etc...
Knowledge about the genetic lock unique to humans discovered and fine-tuned by Vandyke, a super genius scientist, became widely available. All races scattered in the Universe had their own power system unique to them. Being the popular ones such as the Elves' magic. Dragons who had innately powerful bodies, abnormal resistances, and Draconic spells. Dwarves rely on their blacksmith talents to gear themselves with high-quality weapons and act as the main forging race. Elviaths that specialize in breathing techniques and so on.
In comparison, humans have gene locks that have eight slots. They can integrate genes of other races to obtain parts of the abilities related to the genes and obtain tremendous powers. Of course, compared to other power systems. Genetic lock is quite versatile, but it also limits humans no matter how they try. They can only remain copycats. Never be able to surpass the source of the genes they incorporated. After all, they only receive part of the powers, not the complete.
"This world is a bit exciting." Caleb's lip curled into a smile.
Genetic Lock? It would surely boost his combat power! No matter what, his future achievements would depend on the genes that he would use for his gene slots. Once used, one cannot change it again. So his first goal, find a suitable gene to fuse! With his current strength, he was at least confident to be able to compete with resources.