June 15, Year 01 of the Star Calendar.
More than half a year had passed since the Apocalypse ended, and Earth had entered the interstellar age half a year ago, too.
Xu Duoduo had been married for just as long.
"Captain Xu! Done for the day?!"
"You're finishing so early today."
"Bye, Captain Xu~~"
Xu Duoduo nodded to them. They were all young people in her department.
All new recruits.
After Earth entered the interstellar age,
the Research Institute's Mutant Core Dilution Injection had undergone major improvements. More and more new recruits were becoming ability users, and everyone wanted to be a hero.
The spirit of the times had shifted toward admiring the strong.
Whether they became ability-user soldiers or made their mark in other fields,
they all had to strive for first place.
The Flower Nation's competitive streak was written into its genes.
The fresh recruits who had just become ability users adored Xu Duoduo most of all.
She was their idol!!
A god who had saved the whole world! They just hadn't expected a god-level powerhouse to be so low-key.
The recruits left the Ability User Training Building laughing and joking, occasionally looking back at their new instructor, Xu Duoduo, with eyes full of admiration.
Mu Enya had just dismissed her team, too. When she spotted Xu Duoduo, she lunged over and hugged her with a grin, nuzzling against her. "Many Treasures, you're finishing early today, too. Didn't Captain Qin come to pick you up?"
As she spoke, she started looking around.
Xu Duoduo nearly toppled over from the impact and couldn't help laughing. "He had something to do today."
After the Apocalypse ended,
3A remained a Special Operations Squad, but when they had no missions, they generally went about their own work.
Each of them trained new