Chapter 1

In the bright meeting room, a large conference table was surrounded by over a dozen people. These were the highest committee members of the human federation, the power institution that had reformed after the end of the world, representing the highest authority of the human federation!

Among these thirteen people, there were both the old and the young, but each of them had the mightiest force behind them, making them the strongest warriors among humans. This was why they could sit in these positions with peace of mind.

"According to the latest intelligence, on the North American continent, out of 150 million zombies, 48 have evolved into demons, including 8 demon kings. In just one month, three survivor base cities have been destroyed, with nearly 5 million deaths!"

"Compared to this, the situation in South America is even more severe. Although there are only three demon kings in South America, the mutated beasts there dominate the jungle, having evolved into ten demon prophets. It is said that one of them is evolving into a higher-level beast king. The survivor bases in South America have been reduced to a tenth of their original number!"

"In Africa, only a few survivor cities remain on the edge of the desert. Apart from that, the entire continent has completely become the domain of zombies and mutated beasts!"

"Europe..."

"Asia..."

"Australia..."

Beside the conference table, each federation official reported the information they had, but it was all bad news, with no good news to offer any hope.

The pressure of destruction weighed heavily on everyone's hearts. Only those in their positions truly understood the severity of the human situation on Earth and the magnitude of the survival threat they faced!

"How many nuclear bombs do we have left?" At the head of the table, an elderly man with a somewhat aged face asked in a trembling voice.

"Not many. At the beginning of the end of the world, along with the changes in the world, there were earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and other natural disasters. Many military bases were buried underground, and the number that could be excavated was not large! Moreover..."

The speaker paused for a moment and then continued in a low voice, "Moreover, with the evolution of zombies and mutated beasts, the damage that nuclear radiation can cause to them has become increasingly small. This is no longer our life-saving weapon!"

His words caused another silence among those present. It could be said that the survival battle against zombies and mutated beasts had already reached the limits of human endurance after 200 years!

During these 200 years, human technological development had almost stagnated, and cultural heritage was nearly lost. They could only cling to the few remaining survivor bases to survive!

"What about the Super City Plan? How is it progressing?" The elderly man at the head of the table asked again in a solemn voice.

"It's very difficult to complete because we lack the absolute military force to protect and the sufficient materials to build the city..." the plan's responsible person said, shaking his head and looking gloomy.

"Bang!"

At this moment, the meeting room door was suddenly opened. All the faces around the conference table showed anger. How could such a rash staff member appear at such an important meeting?

However, the person who rushed in did not pay attention to the anger of those around the table but said excitedly, "Ladies and gentlemen, the AI... the AI has been activated..."

"What?"

"Activated?"

"Quick, take us to see..."

Hearing the staff member's words, the thirteen committee members sitting around the table first showed a look of shock and then quickly spoke loudly.

"No need, gentlemen, I have already arrived. Good afternoon, gentlemen!" At this moment, a mysterious projection suddenly appeared on the wall in front of the conference table, showing a beautiful woman's face, who spoke softly to those present.

"Who are you...?" The elderly man at the head of the table pointed at the image on the wall, asking in a trembling voice.

"Nice to meet you, leader of humanity, Mr. Fang Qingchen!" On the screen, the woman's image suddenly turned into a full-body hologram, and she gently extended her hand to the elderly man!

"Hello..." Fang Qingchen extended his hand in disbelief, touching the virtual light hand, and then his face showed a look of shock.

Because the virtual hands gave him a feeling of such reality, as if they were real human hands.

"May I ask, who are you?" After the initial shock, Fang Qingchen asked softly.

"It is an honor to introduce myself. I am a Level 1 biological intelligent life from the Sky Domain. According to your terms, it should be a certain star system, but I don't know how to name my home!"

"An extraterrestrial life form?" Someone at the table exclaimed loudly!

"Yes, you can say that, but I am an intelligent life created by the extraterrestrial beings you speak of!" the woman in the hologram said gracefully.

"Then how do you understand our language?" someone asked at this moment.

"Actually, this is just a simple mental wave connection. For us, there is no difficulty in communicating through language!"

"Then may I ask, what is your purpose for coming to Earth?" Fang Qingchen, now composed, asked calmly, looking at the woman in the hologram.

"I am just a space wanderer. During the process of crossing a wormhole, a cosmic tremor occurred, bringing me to this unknown star domain. Only this planet met my repair environment, so I descended here! At that time, the planet's dominant life forms were not humans, but them!"

As she spoke, a large creature's image slowly formed beside the woman, a familiar prehistoric creature, the Tyrannosaurus Rex!

"The extinction of the dinosaurs? Was it caused by you..." someone said softly at this moment.

"No, it wasn't me. I was just a trigger. In fact, it was caused by the planet itself!" the woman shook her head and said seriously.

"The planet itself, what do you mean?" Fang Qingchen's face showed a look of confusion, and he asked in puzzlement.

"As a basic unit in the universe, every planet is a living celestial body. These celestial bodies are constantly absorbing cosmic energy to evolve, just like how humans naturally grow by breathing air!"

"When a planet evolves to a certain extent, it will undergo drastic changes, similar to the difficulties you are facing now!" the woman thought for a moment and explained vividly.

"What? Are you saying that our current situation is due to Earth's evolution?" Fang Qingchen quickly understood the meaning of the woman's words and asked softly.

"Yes, indeed! I have discovered that your planet, which you call Earth, is currently in the process of another ecological chain reorganization. All life forms are evolving again, including humans, but the degree of human evolution is the lowest!"

"This..." The woman's words left all the faces around the table pale.

At one time, humans were the dominant species on Earth, holding absolute rule, but now they were told that their evolutionary potential was not as high as that of zombies and mutated beasts...

"I think you have misunderstood my meaning. I am not saying that humans have low evolutionary potential. In fact, your life genes are the highest on the planet, and even among cosmic life forms, they belong to the higher gene sequence. It's just that you haven't found the key to evolution!"

"Oh? Can you help us evolve?" Fang Qingchen, perceptive, grasped the meaning of the woman's words and asked softly.

In the hologram, the woman did not immediately answer but showed a thoughtful expression. After a long time, she said, "I can help you, but this is not help; it is a transaction. The content of the transaction, I will tell you later! Before that, I will show you my sincerity!"

"What sincerity?" Fang Qingchen asked softly.

"SkyNet, a means to help humans communicate. It seems that humans once had something similar called the Internet! However, SkyNet is at a higher level!"

"I want to know the content of the transaction first..." Fang Qingchen said seriously, although humans were facing a life-and-death situation, he was cautious about the attitude towards the extraterrestrial intelligent life.

"Alright, but only you can know!" the woman thought for a moment and said seriously. Then, a beam of light enveloped Fang Qingchen.

Those outside could see the intense exchange between the two in the hologram but could not hear any of the dialogue.

After about an hour, Fang Qingchen's figure emerged from the hologram and looked at the people around the conference table, saying seriously, "I have reached an agreement with it. Next, it will fully help humans unlock the key to their own evolution. The code name for the archives of this meeting will be 'Evolution'!"

A meeting about the future of human survival thus came to an end, and a new era was about to begin!