New Era Year 496.
After eliminating genetic defects, humanity could wildly modify itself. Every year, quite a few Blessing Shamans died suddenly in their laboratories because they had modified their own bloodlines. But a wave of modifying other animals began to rise. They made experimental attempts to enslave wild beasts—wolves, cats, birds, and bears—all driven by their will.
The "Gene Domestication" project began.
Using thousands of years of history, humans had domesticated wolves generation after generation into dogs, giving them an innate gene for affinity with humans.
Then, could they use gene domestication to domesticate bears, cats, and birds?
At the same time, they would also carry out all kinds of drastic modifications and enhancements on these beasts, allowing them to cultivate qi.
They gradually began calling themselves spirits who had mastered the natural life of the universe.
They mastered the art of controlling and modifying animals, using animals as companions.
Those who knew nothing about it might think they were a natural race that was close to nature, wild beasts, and plants. In reality, this was the fruit of the High-Level Gene Civilization Empire's enslavement technology for lower lifeforms!
At this moment.
In a small courtyard, Zhu Zhengwei calmly teased a cute mutated cat while reading a book titled Art of Natural Beast Taming.
"This is fucking ridiculous."
"Shanghai Beach-style spirits? The Tree of Life? This is way too Cyberpunk!"
Even though he knew this had been built nearby by his Root Dream's Birth Dwelling, Zhu Zhengwei was still utterly dumbfounded.
The art style was too beautiful to look at.
Looking at the entire urban district outside, it seemed even more backward and dilapidated.
The population had recovered to seventy thousand.
Rickshaws, nightclubs, Gambling Houses, inns, clothing stores, and hat shops still existed. Meanwhile, photo studios and Power Plants