"Ah! Power! The Creator's power flows through my veins! I can hear my ancestors speaking to me. They're asking me to devote myself to the Creator's cause!
I've been summoned!
I must answer!"
Three hours later, Popok awoke from the biological pod, his genetic awakening complete.
The moment he opened his eyes, he let out a frenzied roar, as if he'd gone mad.
This was normal. As the genetic powers sealed within him awoke, the obedience protocols in his genes had also been strengthened, allowing Popok to feel the Creator's greatness in his very soul and willingly devote himself to this great cause.
Back in the Golden Age, he would naturally have been devoted to the Eden District Management Committee, which represented the Creator. But the best part was that the Eden District had long since been reduced to ashes. As a result, the obedience protocols secretly implanted by the Management Committee had, by a stroke of luck, returned to their original purpose: worship of the Creator himself.
Popok was now a very different person.
The changes to his strength were subtle, but Hogg had chosen "appearance optimization" as a supplementary enhancement, so Popok had undergone a bit of a makeover over the past three hours.
He had grown taller again, reaching about the same height as the World Conqueror skins the players used. His fur had taken on a more imposing look. It wasn't the pure gold of the Bone-Biting King, but his silver-gray mane was still magnificent. His tail had been reshaped into a stronger form, and his claws and fangs had been refined to look more regal.
When he furrowed his brow, a "king" pattern even appeared on his forehead.
His black eye patches and mane still detracted somewhat from his majesty, but that was no problem.