Is It a Kind of Evolution?

"Chief, Dean Dai, do you still remember the first time we encountered the Awakeners? Back then, they told us why they were called Awakeners. Could this be related?" Yi Kai chimed in.

Yi Kai no longer looked like a man in his sixties. He appeared much younger than before, all thanks to genetic modification. The only thing similar to before was his head of white hair.

White hair could actually be recolored through gene editing, but Yi Kai seemed rather fond of it. In his words, it made him look more learned.

Of course, that was merely his own obsession. Human society no longer associated a head of white hair or wearing glasses with being knowledgeable. After all, humans now lived for a very long time. Even after centuries or millennia, many people still retained handsome and beautiful youthful appearances.

It would not be an exaggeration to say everyone was a handsome man or beautiful woman. Only the older generation had such peculiar preferences. Yue Yuan was the same; he always liked to keep a little short stubble.

Yi Kai's words instantly made Yue Yuan and Dai De exchange a glance before they both turned to look at Yi Kai.

"You mean awakening?!"

"Yes!"

Awakening!

Awakening!

Awakening!

Yue Yuan frowned, muttered to himself for a moment, then shook his head. "That's not right. The Awakeners said that what they awakened should have been Fallen Civilizations. We've only just stepped onto the path of a Level 4 Civilization. Our civilization is in a period of positive, vigorous development. We're not some Fallen Civilization!"

If they were not a Fallen Civilization, why would they need to be awakened?

Could it really be some kind of guidance? But what could it be?

Most human scientists now accepted the explanation that the Awakeners were