Chapter Summaries

Pei Jie and the seven other Mars Volunteers were told they would leave for Mars, where they would test whether people could survive for a week without protective suits or oxygen masks. After saying goodbye to his family, Pei Jie boarded the Heroine with the team and began the journey, while Chen Mo remained confident in the mission’s safeguards.

• Fang Hong announced that the eight Mars Volunteers would depart in two days and gave them time to review Mars conditions and call their families.
• Pei Jie spoke with his parents, reassured them, and discussed their plans for his return home.
• Chen Mo greeted Pei Jie and the other volunteers at the airport and wished them a triumphant return.
• The volunteers boarded the Heroine, which launched toward Mars as Chen Mo watched from the command center.
• Chen Mo left the command center confident that the medical safeguards and contingency plans would protect the volunteers during the test.

Wushuang developed a plan for a first-generation virtual reality helmet while Chen Mo waited for the Mars terraforming experiment's results. On a walk, Xiao Yu revealed her worry about being unable to conceive, and Chen Mo promised to investigate the cause after the Mars Project was complete.

• Wushuang told Chen Mo she would combine traditional VR and brain-control technology to begin developing a virtual helmet.
• Chen Mo took time off from the Mars Project and invited Xiao Yu for a walk because he noticed she was troubled.
• Xiao Yu told Chen Mo she wanted another child but had not become pregnant after several months of trying.
• Chen Mo suspected changes to his body might be responsible and promised to explain his secret and study the issue after the Mars Project.
• Xiao Yu trusted Chen Mo, cheered up, and asked him to carry her to buy lipstick and roses.

Chen Mo returned to the Mars Project as eight volunteers arrived at the Peach Blossom Garden No. 1 Biosphere to begin a ten-day trial living in Mars’s natural environment without protective equipment. After welcoming them remotely and stressing that safety came first, Pei Jie arranged their initial medical examinations before the mission began.

• Xiao Yu chose Chen Mo’s clothes as he ended his break and prepared to resume the Mars Project.
• Pei Jie and seven other volunteers traveled through Mars’s transformed landscape to the Peach Blossom Garden No. 1 Biosphere Research Base.
• Pei Jie reminded the volunteers to report any discomfort as they settled into the base and met its AI, Yinghuo.
• Chen Mo addressed the eight volunteers remotely, checked their condition, and told them to stop the mission if they felt unwell.
• Pei Jie arranged an initial physical examination and a day of rest so the volunteers could adjust to Mars’s gravity before starting the trial.

Pei Jie, Tang Yuntao, and Kasijielin became the first people to leave the base without protective suits and enter Peach Blossom Garden No. 1 Biosphere. They remained in good health as they began exploring the Martian environment.

• Pei Jie rejected Hua Yan and Mu Han Kede's offers to lead the outing and chose Tang Yuntao and Kasijielin to accompany him.
• Pei Jie, Tang Yuntao, and Kasijielin prepared to leave the base with oxygen cylinders while rescue vehicles and robots waited nearby.
• The three opened the hatch and entered Peach Blossom Garden No. 1 Biosphere, where they noticed soil-like air and felt no serious discomfort.
• Pei Jie reported their condition to the command center and began a cautious walk around the biosphere with Tang Yuntao and Kasijielin.
• Chen Mo reviewed the men's health data, which showed normal heart rates and body temperatures, and ordered continued observation.

The Ant Army Group’s Mars survival experiment drew global attention, but Kasijielin developed an itchy rash on her fifth day outside the base. Doctors traced it to mutated fungal spores, and Chen Mo concluded that Mars should serve as a tourist destination and company base rather than a home for long-term immigration.

• The Ant Army Group announced that Mars Volunteers could move around on Mars without protective gear, prompting worldwide interest and scientific applications to study the planet.
• Kasijielin noticed itchy red spots on her arms and calves, so Pei Jie sent her for an examination and ordered the other volunteers to stop their activities.
• Robots examined Kasijielin while medical experts on Earth reviewed her condition, and they identified mutated fungal spores as the allergen.
• Kasijielin’s itching faded after she applied ointment, though doctors kept her in the medical room for observation.
• Zhao Min asked Chen Mo about Mars immigration, and Chen Mo ruled it out because low gravity could weaken residents and the costs were too high.

The first Mars survival experiment ended after all volunteers passed their examinations, while Chen Mo awaited the Sci-Tech Library’s judgment on the terraforming project. He returned home to relax with Xiao Yu, Zhao Min, and Mo Nv as plans began for the next volunteer trial.

• Pei Jie and the other Mars volunteers completed their final physical examinations without any abnormalities.
• Chen Mo reviewed Wushuang’s progress on the first-generation Brain-Controlled Virtual Helmet while awaiting the Sci-Tech Library’s assessment of the Mars project.
• After Mo Nv reported that the volunteers had passed their examinations, Chen Mo ordered continued terraforming and preparations for the second phase of volunteer trials.
• Chen Mo returned to the villa, where Xiao Yu and Zhao Min discussed Xiao Yu’s inability to conceive because Chen Mo’s evolution had caused reproductive isolation.
• Chen Mo explained that the first phase of the Mars survival project was complete and relaxed with Xiao Yu, Zhao Min, and Mo Nv.

Chen Mo entered the Sci-Tech Library to unlock the next stage and endured a transformation that spread golden threads through his body. After he lost consciousness, the Sci-Tech Ball turned purple, while Xiao Yu and Mo Nv remained with him, unsure what would happen next.

• Chen Mo warned Mo Nv not to take him to a hospital or treat him, then touched the Sci-Tech Ball to unlock the next stage.
• Golden threads spread from Chen Mo’s palm through his body, causing unbearable pain as his cells and bones transformed.
• Mo Nv alerted Xiao Yu, who found Chen Mo struggling and took him to their home’s medical room despite his earlier warning.
• Mo Nv found Chen Mo’s vital signs stable and strengthening, and she and Xiao Yu suspected his body was evolving.
• Chen Mo’s body became filled with golden liquid, and he eventually lost consciousness and fell away from the Sci-Tech Ball.
• The Sci-Tech Ball turned purple as the golden light beneath Chen Mo’s skin faded and his complexion returned to normal.

After waking from a painful evolution, Chen Mo discovered that his blood had turned golden and his body had become far stronger. He gained Purple-Gold Authority in the Sci-Tech Library, learned of its faster-than-light spaceship mission and superpower research, then told Xiao Yu the truth about his evolution and the secrets he had kept from her.

• Chen Mo woke after thirty-four hours unconscious, comforted Xiao Yu, and learned she had kept watch without eating or drinking.
• Chen Mo tested his evolved body, saw golden threads appear across it, and damaged a steel force meter with a punch.
• Chen Mo entered the Sci-Tech Library, received Purple-Gold Authority, and found its mission was to manufacture a space-time curvature hyperspeed spaceship, including research on superpower awakening.
• Xiao Yu woke the next morning, clung to Chen Mo, and cried with relief as he comforted her and made her breakfast.
• Chen Mo showed Xiao Yu his golden blood, explained that his body and brain were evolving, and told her how the process began.
• Xiao Yu believed him, then scolded him for hiding the truth and recalled his promise not to make her cry.

Chen Mo began developing Dark Matter technology on Mars for a Space Curvature Spaceship while Mo Nv asked to spend the night with him. Elsewhere, Torrell’s team captured an alien species facing extinction, and Wushuang presented Chen Mo with a working brain-controlled virtual reality helmet.

• Chen Mo transferred Sci-Tech Library materials to Mo Nv and began building Mars factories to detect and extract Dark Matter for the Space Curvature Engine.
• Mo Nv shyly asked Chen Mo to sleep with her, and he considered trying to have a child with her.
• Lan Shi and Torrell identified a nitrogen-based Beastkin civilization fleeing its dying star, and Torrell ordered containers to capture some of its members for research.
• Torrell chose the Local Interstellar Cloud Region as the team’s next destination.
• Wushuang showed Chen Mo her first-generation brain-controlled virtual helmet, which Lin Zhiyuan had tested with several games.

Chen Wushuang’s Brain-Controlled Virtual Helmet impressed Zhao Min and Chen Mo, who approved an exclusive product launch with Wushuang presenting it. Wushuang brought the helmet to Ant Army’s Consumer Software Department to enlist Lin Zhiyuan’s team in testing and preparing promotional materials.

• Zhao Min praised Wushuang’s helmet and proposed an exclusive product launch, and Chen Mo approved it.
• Wushuang entered Ant Army’s headquarters and development area without an appointment, surprising security guard Lu Jiyuan and employee Zhou Xiaofeng.
• Wushuang told Lin Zhiyuan that Zhao Min wanted her to present the helmet and asked him to organize testing, user feedback, a presentation, and a video.
• Lin Zhiyuan agreed to help and revealed to the researchers that Wushuang was Chen Mo’s daughter and the helmet was a confidential first-generation virtual reality product.

Bai Liu learned that he had been invited to Ant Army Group’s gaming hardware launch and offered his viewers a chance to attend. The event centered on Wushuang’s newly developed Brain-Controlled Virtual Helmet, and Zhao Min’s promotional campaign drew the attention of gaming fans worldwide.

• Bai Liu won a match, then learned that Ant Army Group had invited him to its gaming hardware launch.
• Bai Liu announced the invitation on his stream and offered twenty fan slots for the event.
• Xiao Man confronted Wushuang for not telling her about the Brain-Controlled Virtual Helmet, then accepted Wushuang’s explanation and asked to try it.
• Ant Army Group invited prominent gaming streamers and professional esports players to the launch.
• Zhao Min promoted the confidential launch as an unveiling of “epoch-making gaming hardware,” attracting attention across gaming circles.

Mu Yanxin attended the Ant Army Group launch event, where Chen Wushuang revealed that she had designed the company’s new gaming product. The chapter ended as Wushuang unveiled the First Generation Brain-Controlled Virtual Reality Terminal, codenamed Pisces.

• Mu Yanxin arrived at the launch event and chatted with her fans while they wondered what product would be announced.
• Chen Mo and his colleagues encouraged Wushuang backstage before she prepared to present the new product.
• Wushuang took the stage as the product’s chief designer, surprising the audience with her age and confirming she was Chen Mo’s daughter.
• Wushuang explained that the product came from an independent research project she had pursued with her father’s approval.
• Wushuang revealed the First Generation Brain-Controlled Virtual Reality Terminal, codenamed Pisces.

Wushuang unveiled Pisces, a brain-controlled virtual reality headset, and explained its technologies and features at a launch event. Mu Yanxin was selected for a live King of Glory demonstration and put on the headset as the hero-selection screen appeared.

• Wushuang presented the Pisces headset and described its brain-control, visual-tracking, and wide-angle display technologies.
• Wushuang announced a live King of Glory trial featuring He Xiaoman and four randomly selected audience members.
• Mu Yanxin was selected as one of the trial participants and followed Ant Army Company staff to the experience area.
• A technician explained the first-person gameplay and warned that new users might feel dizzy or need time to adapt.
• Mu Yanxin sat down, put on the headset with staff assistance, and saw the King of Glory hero-selection screen.

Wushuang launched the first-generation brain-controlled virtual reality headset, and Jiang He and other guests tried its immersive version of King's Canyon. The launch ended with a huge preorder surge, while Wushuang asked Chen Mo for a little brother or sister as her reward.

• Jiang He entered King's Canyon in the virtual reality headset and experienced its lifelike first-person view as the match began.
• Wushuang showed the audience the players’ first-person feeds and explained how the perspective enabled new combat tactics.
• Xiao Man demonstrated her practiced skills by defeating Demon Seed Cheetahs, then led the players to victory against the simple AI match.
• Wushuang revealed the headset’s three prices, and the audience cheered and began placing preorders.
• Wushuang reunited with Xiao Yu, Zhao Min, and Chen Mo backstage, then asked Chen Mo for a little brother or sister as her reward.
• Chen Mo received news that global preorders exceeded two million units in one hour, bringing presales to 50 billion.

Kong Xinyu received an immersive brain-controlled virtual reality headset as the technology transformed gaming and esports worldwide, while Wushuang rose to fame. Back at home, Xiao Yu discovered she was pregnant with Chen Mo’s second child, and he eagerly began making plans to care for her.

• Kong Xinyu received his deluxe virtual reality headset and eagerly tried the brain-controlled gaming experience.
• Major game companies launched virtual reality games and partnered with Ant Army Company, while esports leagues added virtual reality competitions.
• Wushuang became a celebrated figure in esports, and virtual reality gaming displaced traditional screen-based gaming over three months.
• Chen Mo trained against sparring robots, then joined Xiao Yu for breakfast at home.
• Xiao Yu became nauseated by the smell of porridge, took a pregnancy test, and told Chen Mo she was pregnant.
• Chen Mo celebrated the news, settled Xiao Yu on the sofa, and said he would arrange for his mother to help care for her.

Xiao Yu struggled with severe morning sickness, while Chen Mo cared for her and took her home after a shopping trip. Beyond the Solar System, Lan Shi and Torrell arrived safely after a dangerous space jump and set their spacecraft toward Earth.

• Chen Mo helped Xiao Yu rest and brought her cold grapes and yogurt, which she managed to eat without vomiting.
• Xiao Yu went with Chen Mo and Mo Nv to a mall, where she declined a parenting seminar activity asking Chen Mo to experience childbirth pain.
• Xiao Yu became nauseated again, so Chen Mo supported her and took her home, worried about her worsening morning sickness.
• Lan Shi and Torrell survived an unstable space jump and observed that the Solar System was small and remote.
• Lan Shi ordered the spacecraft to travel toward the Solar System's third planet.

Kong Cheng spotted an unknown object from the space station, while Chen Mo and Xiao Yu learned that visitors had arrived near Earth. The visitors were an alien expedition team preparing to capture human specimens, and Lan Shi asked Torrell what they should do next.

• Kong Cheng saw a strange object in space and froze when he examined it through an observation scope.
• Xiao Yu shared her unease with Chen Mo, made wishes for their baby and her husband, and joked that she was hungry.
• Mo Nv spotted visitors in the sky and showed Chen Mo and Xiao Yu a holographic image that shocked them.
• Lan Shi, Torrell, and their expedition team arrived near Earth and used Quantum Radar to assess human civilization.
• Torrell proposed capturing fifty thousand human specimens, and Lan Shi asked whether they should observe Earth or begin capturing specimens.

Chen Mo and world leaders watched an unidentified alien spacecraft and agreed to coordinate while trying to learn its intentions. The spacecraft’s crew captured the Space Station and stopped its escape pods, leaving Kong Cheng and the others trapped.

• Chen Mo told Li Chengzhi and the elderly leader that the spacecraft was not his and was likely extraterrestrial, and he agreed to help if the visitors proved hostile.
• The elderly leader contacted Eva, and they agreed to send a message to the visitors and prepare to face them together.
• Lizard Head and Torre found that they could not decipher Earth’s message and decided to capture Humanoid Race members from the Space Station.
• A small craft from the carrot spacecraft seized the Space Station and dragged it toward the larger vessel.
• A robot urged the Space Station personnel to escape in safety pods, but mechanical arms caught the pods and prevented them from getting away.

Chen Mo and Earth’s authorities reacted to an alien spacecraft capturing the Space Station, while the aliens used astronaut Kong Cheng to translate Earth’s messages. The aliens dismissed Earth as a low-level civilization and began sending craft down to collect biological samples and information.

• Chen Mo activated weapons and aircraft across his facilities, ordered Mo Nv to prepare a Safe House for Xiao Yu, Wushuang, and his parents, and told Zhao Min that aliens had captured the Space Station.
• Chen Mo sent footage of the capture to the authorities of every country, and the old man at the capital’s secret underground base ordered preparations for the worst while inquiry signals continued unanswered.
• The aliens placed a neural translator on Kong Cheng and used him to recite Earth’s welcome messages.
• Lizard Head explained that the aliens had captured the Space Station and humans to translate Earth’s language, while Torrell and Lan Shi discussed studying the planet and its people.
• Torrell launched thousands of capture craft toward Earth to collect biological samples and information about the civilization.

As alien devices descended across Earth and abducted people, Chen Mo secured Xiao Yu and Wushuang in a Safe House and prepared to confront two machines heading for his villa. Zhao Min arrived to help but Chen Mo sent her into the Safe House, leaving him and Mo Nv ready for battle.

• Chen Mo moved Xiao Yu and Wushuang into a fortified Safe House and left them there while he investigated the falling alien objects.
• Chao Yun spotted something in the distant scenery from a mountain summit, while an alien machine abducted Tomilia from her car.
• Zhao Min arrived at Chen Mo's villa and learned that alien machines were capturing people around the world.
• Mo Nv warned that two alien machines were approaching the villa, and Chen Mo ordered her to send Zhao Min to the Safe House.
• Chen Mo sealed his Nano Armor and told Mo Nv to prepare for battle as an alien machine neared the villa.