And finally, the day came when Blue showed up in front of Sobek with a computer in hand, claiming that Jocelyne had finally sent him her entire decoded DNA. Apparently she had put all her best scientists to work to get it, and she had succeeded. The spinosaurus wasted no time and watched without delay the countless letters scrolling across the screen at supersonic speed, while new mutations were continually being unlocked.
Eventually, Sobek found himself observing the now completed [Mutations system]. In front of him the boxes had all been unlocked, but several writings flashed above them.
[Caution! It is not recommended to use each mutation for more than twenty minutes. If this time is exceeded, the mutation could become permanent; since it feeds on the host's metabolism, the host would suffer from the following symptoms: hunger, aggression, madness, schizophrenia, psychopathy, and eventually die from exhaustion]
[Caution! It is not recommended to use more than
"It's barely been four months, yet the world is going through one change after another. We can no longer ignore all this, Eden Union represents a serious threat to us"The leaders of the three remaining independent superpowers on the planet were gathered, discussing the recent overpower obtained by their enemy. Although their means had initially blocked the advance of the new international organization, containing the revolts and tying the smaller nations more closely to them, it was clear that they could only be considered a temporary measure. The more that unstable situation continued, the more money they had to spend to keep order; after all, armies did not forage themselves. Therefore, as Eden Union grew rich, the NMWA continued to impoverish.It would not take long before the three superpowers could no longer contain the riots. At that point, it would be the end for the NMWA. The nations would have been too poor to support themselves and would have run to hug the
And so other three years had passed. This time, however, things had gone from good to better. Sobek was eating from his Personal Manger, swallowing huge chunks of meat every second. For several months he had done nothing but eat, stopping only occasionally to deal with international affairs. Fortunately, the dinosaurs had become very autonomous, so he didn't need to stop too often. Only when he had finally reached the amount of skill points needed to maximize all of his abilities did he slow down. From that day on, he had continued to eat, but much more slowly. After swallowing one last big bite, Sobek finally reached the amount of experience points needed to level up. After completing the progress he opened the main interface to observe his stats. [Spinosaurus divinus] Level: 60Length: 60 mHeight: 18.6 mWeight: 30 tonDiet: carnivore, piscivoreStrength: 21,831,560Agility: 19,679,998Defense: 17,239,170Top speed: 61 km/h Experience points: 0/13,310,000Skill Points: MAX REAC
"More beer, sir?"In a cheap little bar on the outskirts of Innsbruck, a Federation town of Tirion, a waiter was looking at a man sitting at a table by the window, with at least five now empty beer glasses leaning on it. The man was Malcolm Croft.The scientist had had much better days. His beard and hair were unkempt and unkempt, and the lines on his face had sharply arched. He wore simple clothes stained in several places and the smell of alcohol was easily perceptible."Yes thanks. In fact, bring me two, I'm barely tipsy” Croft grumbled. The waiter just shrugged and walked away from the man. He surely thought he was some wretch who had just lost his job, or a poor husband who had just discovered his wife's betrayal.In reality, Croft was none of these categories. He was in fact the scientist who had laid the foundations for the destruction of the whole world.Croft had always wanted only one thing in his life: fame. While the purpose of sc
For years now, the Confederate States of Vinland have been in turmoil. This is because unlike the Gardarikian Federation and the Almagna Empire they were a democracy. And in democracies, when the people have something to say, they are free to say it.President Monroe Bennett's conduct had been contested ever since he came to power, but it had been sporadic: a few protests here, a senator raising an issue there, nothing the head of state couldn't handle with a little. of gab. And when the gab wasn't enough, well, Bennett and his circle knew how to silence people.However, since Queen Mackenzie had left the NMWA and founded the Eden Union, the protests had increased exponentially, as many people saw Eden Union as the answer to their problems. Bennett had tried to keep the population at bay as best he could, but as Eden Union grew and showed all its prosperity, calming the people became more and more difficult.Bennett had seen his power become more and more fragil
That was the beginning of the end, the final blow to the NMWA. As had happened on Earth with the USSR, the international organization began to dismember itself piece by piece. Many nations had already begun to lose their faith in the NMWA, and the discovery of that secret was the last humiliation they were willing to endure.The Eden Union was able to withstand the impact of that news much better: Queen Mackenzie and President Palma managed to convince the people and nations who had kept silent about that news to avoid panic spreading and fear held back men from 'to act and rebel against the wrong government system that was the NMWA. Since their motives were understandable, the Eden Union chose to believe him, even though the Senate imposed fines on the Prettania Kingdom and the Republic of Meilong; after all, it was right that they paid at least a little. Furthermore, both Queen Mackenzie and President Palma revealed that they already had suitable countermeasures for atomic
Sobek hadn't foreseen that implication, but personally he didn't mind.On Earth, RE/SYST was an organization that existed only in the Salvation show. Sobek had taken into account that they could also exist in that universe since he had met Pauline Mackenzie, but he had preferred not to investigate: after all he did not care about them.However, cyber warfare was crucial to winning a war in the modern era. Drones, missiles, communications, everything was regulated by computers and systems. Having a group of experienced hackers on your side could make all the difference in an open fight.Sobek had no reason to fear RE/SYST: his weapons were not connected to any network and the precautions he could take against the NMWA could also work against RE/SYST. They had nothing to threaten him. However, they had a lot that could threaten the NMWA and, above all, the superpowers.A few months earlier, RE/SYST had announced the existence of atomic bombs to the world, a
In a barren wasteland, covered with rocks and completely red ground, two men were walking in heavy spacesuits. The wind lashed their bodies, kicking up the dust and if they weren't wearing protectors they probably would have felt a slight discomfort in their legs. They were looking at the view through their helmets. All they could see around them were red sand and distant mountains, and looking east they could watch the sun rise, a sun that from a terrestrial's perspective would have been remarkably small. And the same was true of any inhabitant of Eden.This is because Eden was actually more than fifty million miles away from the two men at the time. The two astronauts could see it: slightly suspended above the rising sun was a tiny ball of light, clearly a planet that reflected a lot of light thanks to its oceans.Liam observed the sunrise with a dreamy look. Even though they had arrived on planet Davis a few months ago, they still got lost in watching the sun rise o
The Gardarikian Federation was very, very large. If anyone had wanted to make a comparison with the Earth, it would have been roughly three times the size of Russia.This was certainly no cause for joy. In any world, the larger a nation was, the more difficult it was to manage it. Even with modern means and communications, it was much more preferable to have a small territory rather than a gigantic one. Furthermore, just like on Earth, a very large nation contained within itself very different peoples and cultures.Being able to manage and, above all, keep so many people with different religions, beliefs, cultures and educations good was tiring. Especially if those people had not willingly chosen to be part of that nation. As on Earth, most of the great nations of Eden were the result of constant wars and expansions. The Gardarikian Federation was no exception: hundreds of different peoples coexisted within it who had been independent for a long time and then had been