Super Mothership
“Higher, faster, stronger!”
Humanity has always pursued and tested the limits of the body’s evolution.
But in fact, over the past five thousand years, humans have not become taller, faster, or stronger. Instead, due to the advancement of science and technology, the pace of human evolution has slowed, and in some physical functions, there has even been a degree of decline.
The widespread adoption of virtual technology has made this trend even more apparent…
Nowadays, almost all necessary work and entertainment can be fulfilled within virtual networks.
And with the arrival of the era of large-scale development of the solar system, nearly one-fifth of Earth’s population now works by remotely operating robots in outer space—millions of miles away—through virtual technology.
According to the latest United Nations survey report, since entering the interstellar era, the average amount of time humans spend being physically active in the real world has plummeted, while daily internet usage has surged from 4.4 hours to 7.8 hours.
The floating population in the real world has dropped sharply, and once-bustling streets are now sparsely populated, pushing Earth rapidly into a “sleeping” era.
Although rapid advancements in medical technology have not only maintained but even slightly increased the average human lifespan, this still cannot conceal the increasingly prominent issue of sub-health among humans.
The Human Enhancement Program is a global strengthening initiative designed specifically to address this problem…
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Magic City, Earth Defense Force Headquarters.
Outside the medical center building, a long queue had already formed.
Thousands of new recruits belonging to the Earth Defense Force were waiting here to receive a basic enlistment benefit… “Basic Human Enhancement”!
After entering the building, the soldiers followed the instructions of staff in white coats, entering different rooms, removing their clothes, undergoing disinfection, and lying down in medical pods.
“Um… is this thing reliable?” a freckle-faced recruit asked nervously to a staff member in a white coat.
“Hehe! Don’t worry! This enhancement technology has been verified by hundreds of thousands of top biologists from across the tech-tree world. It’s a safe and environmentally friendly enhancement solution.
At present, only the Earth Defense Force provides this as a universal benefit. Outside, you’d have to spend a considerable amount of Infinite Coins to undergo this enhancement!” the staff member smiled.
Hearing this, the recruit felt slightly reassured and finally climbed into the medical pod hesitantly.
Just as the staff member was about to close the pod door, the recruit suddenly sat up stiffly like a corpse. “This… won’t have any side effects, right?”
“Relax. This basic enhancement technology has undergone thousands of clinical trials. There are absolutely no side effects!” the staff member assured him.
“Oh! That’s good!” The recruit lay back down again.
But just as the staff member was about to close the door, the recruit suddenly sat up again and asked timidly, “Um… will it hurt?”
The staff member’s eye twitched slightly, but he replied with a smile, “No pain, don’t worry! It’ll be over in a second!”
The recruit let out a sigh of relief, though he felt something about those words was a bit off—but in the next moment, he was firmly pushed back inside by the staff member.
As the pod door closed, green enhancement fluid began to fill the chamber. The nervous recruit soon felt as if his whole body was soaking in a hot spring. Aside from a slight tingling sensation, nothing seemed unusual, and he finally relaxed.
Two hours later…
When the recruit opened his eyes again, what he saw was a brand-new world.
“How does your body feel? Any discomfort?” The same staff member stood beside him, holding a tablet and recording his data.
“Discomfort? None. I feel better than I ever have before. And… I think my vision…”
“It’s clearer, right? That’s normal. The enhancement fluid contains micro-nanobots that can perform minor non-invasive procedures. Your vision should have improved by about 1.0. Also, you had mild rhinitis and cervical spine issues—they should be cured now.”
“Amazing… Doctor, I actually have another condition. Can this treat it too?” The once-nervous recruit was now full of excitement.
“Hmm? Another condition?” The staff member flipped through his medical report. “I don’t see anything else.”
“I do! I have severe indecisiveness. Even choosing a Christmas gift is incredibly hard. My girlfriend said if I don’t fix it by the next time we meet, she’ll break up with me! Doctor, you’ve got to help me!” The recruit grabbed the staff member’s coat, pleading.
The staff member: “……”
Rubbing his temples, he said earnestly, “We can’t treat that here. Actually, there’s no such thing as indecisiveness in this world. What you really have is another condition.”
“Huh? What condition?”
“Being poor!”
Recruit: “……”
……
As each recruit walked out of the medical center, their backs no longer ached, their posture was straight, and their overall demeanor had undergone a remarkable transformation.
Quite a few people tried doing a round of physical fitness tests, only to discover that whether it was their running speed or jumping ability, they had reached levels close to world-class professional athletes. This immediately filled everyone with indescribable excitement.
This enlistment benefit completely won over all the new recruits!
Watching the newly enhanced soldiers outside the floor-to-ceiling windows—jumping, cheering, and celebrating on the विशाल parade ground as if they had been reborn—Yuri couldn’t help but smile, clearly in a very good mood.
“Looks like we won’t have to worry about troop quality anymore. With a group of enhanced soldiers like this, the individual combat capability of our forces can increase by at least 50%!”
“Heh, it’s still early! This is only basic physical enhancement. In the Human Enhancement Program, it’s just the first-tier universal benefit. What comes next is the real surprise,” Old Hu said with a smile.
Basic human enhancement is a cutting-edge biochemical technology jointly developed by the Cloud Research Institute, scientists from the Kara Civilization, and incorporating various human enhancement techniques from the Gemini Civilization and the Wolf Empire, all refined and optimized to suit the human body.
In addition to using nanorobots to improve overall health and eliminate diseases, this enhancement can reduce cellular free radicals, slow aging, extend lifespan, enhance cellular function and immunity by about 30%, and slightly increase bone and muscle density.
From this point on, humans will shed their “weak combatant” baseline and ascend to… slightly less weak combatants!
Cough! In short, it won’t turn someone into a superhero overnight, but it is a gentle, thoroughly tested enhancement method with no side effects on the human body.
Nie Yun decided to promote it first within the military. On one hand, it would strengthen the combat power of the Earth Defense Force and improve both the soldiers’ capabilities and cohesion.
On the other hand, it would allow people to directly see the benefits of enhancement and inspire motivation across society.
Although with Nie Yun’s current level of technology and productivity, it wouldn’t be difficult to make this enhancement a free medical service, overly generous welfare can easily breed laziness and dependency.
History has proven that this is not beneficial for the long-term development of a civilization.
As the saying goes, it’s easy to go from frugality to luxury, but hard to go back.
In many Western countries, political parties must promise increased welfare to gain power. Yet excessive welfare burdens government finances, leading to mounting debt, economic decline, and eventual replacement by opposition parties—creating a vicious cycle.
What Nie Yun needs is a vibrant, ambitious interstellar civilization—not a complacent population softened by sudden luxury.
Therefore, while the enhancement technology is readily available, aside from a few special professions, people must still work and earn to afford such benefits.
Moreover, this widely available enhancement is only the basic package. The Human Enhancement Program also includes advanced second-tier and third-tier enhancements!
However, those require either outstanding contributions to Earth’s civilization or spending large amounts of Infinite Coins.
Otherwise, why should someone who worked hard their entire life for humanity receive the same treatment as everyone else?
While it’s true that humans resent inequality more than scarcity, it is precisely hierarchy and differentiation that drive the progress of civilization!
“I heard that the Ghost Knights and scientists at the Cloud Research Institute have already completed the second-tier brain chip enhancement in the Human Enhancement Program. Rumor has it that it can increase a person’s brain processing ability by hundreds or even thousands of times. Is that really possible?” Schneider leaned in curiously.
“The Ghost Knights can dodge bullets—you’ve seen that, haven’t you?”
“So does that mean we’ll have a group of super soldiers who can dodge bullets in the future?”
Schneider’s face lit up with excitement as he imagined himself commanding countless black-coated ‘Neos’—dodging bullets in acrobatic motions, firing curved shots, and charging into enemy lines to wreak havoc…
“Cough! On the battlefield, the ability to dodge bullets isn’t that important. No matter how fast you are, it’s hard to dodge lasers! Besides, this kind of enhancement is said to be very expensive, with extremely limited slots, so it can’t be widely implemented anytime soon.
So roles like commanders, who handle battlefield analysis, or scientists, who drive technological progress—‘brain-type’ roles—can better utilize this enhancement.
However, applying it on a small scale within elite special forces would be a good option,” Old Hu explained.
“Commanders? So we might have a chance?” Yuri’s eyes lit up.
Even at an advanced age, who wouldn’t want to become a superhero?
“But… this involves operating directly on the brain. We have no way to verify the safety of the technology…” Schneider hesitated.
What if the Ghost Captain tampered with the chip… wouldn’t they become puppets?
That kind of plot appears often enough in sci-fi movies.
“And that’s exactly where the Ghost Captain is clever—like Jiang Taigong fishing… those willing will take the bait!”
The three exchanged glances and smiled bitterly.
“Cough! The Ghost Captain has always been supporting the development of Earth’s civilization and doesn’t seem to desire power much. I don’t think we need to worry too much about that. If he truly wanted something, there’d be no need for secrecy,” Old Hu reassured them.
Indeed, with the Ghost Captain’s current strength, if he wanted to restore a monarchy and become emperor, it would be incredibly easy.
But what happened instead?
Not long ago, there were even proposals for the Ghost Captain to become the first president of the Earth Federation, with surprisingly strong public support—but he didn’t even show his face.
According to his spokesperson, the Ghost Captain had recently gone on a ten-day European tour with a beauty… and didn’t have time.
While the outside world was stunned, Europe’s tourism industry got a sudden boost first…
So, the current reality is that the financial authority and military power within Earth’s civilization have all been handed over to the United Nations and the Earth Defense Force. It’s as if he’s made it clear: you can “govern yourselves”—don’t bother me with trivial matters.
A captain who seeks neither power nor fame and is wholeheartedly devoted to contributing to humanity—how could that not move the entire world?
“True… The Ghost Captain has his eyes on the stars and the vast ocean of space. We were being narrow-minded,” Yuri said, somewhat ashamed.
Then, out of curiosity, he asked, “If the second sequence is brain-chip enhancement and already this powerful, then what about the third sequence of the Human Enhancement Program?”
The two of them turned to look at Old Hu.
It couldn’t be helped—most of the scientists at the Cloud Research Institute came from China, which was no longer a secret among the higher-ups, so Old Hu often managed to get some “inside information.”
“Well… I’m not entirely sure either, but I’ve heard… it might be related to genetics!”
“Hiss—” The two of them inhaled sharply.
Genetics.
Such a short word—so short it could almost be spoken in a single syllable—yet it pointed directly to the fundamental core of human civilization!
Could it be… they’re planning to create Coordinators?
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