Alien Genes

Arranged by Oren, Kahn and the others sat with him at an ornate dining table. The table was laden with exquisite food, and the candlelight flickered gently, illuminating each person's face. The atmosphere was ostensibly calm, but an underlying tension filled the air.

Oren raised his glass, his gaze sweeping over everyone, "You're from the future. Tell me, why does a nuclear war happen?"

The table fell silent for a moment. Old Kahn sighed softly, his face etched with sorrow, "It's all because of the Seus crystals."

"Seus crystals?" Oren frowned, clearly not unfamiliar with the name. "You mean, the future world is destroyed because of Seus crystals?" Oren's voice trembled slightly, his tone filled with doubt and disbelief.

"Yes," Old Kahn explained, his voice deep and heavy, "In the future, Seus crystals became the focus of energy disputes. These crystals contain immense energy, capable of powering many large devices on the planet. But they also attracted greed and corruption. Politicians allied with alien forces, referring to the majority of humans as 'waste population,' hoping to eliminate 95% of Oklara's population through nuclear war, leaving only their so-called elites."

Hearing this, Oren's eyes turned cold, his brows furrowed. He had been involved in energy policy and knew the importance of crystals to the energy field, but he never imagined that Seus crystals would trigger such a catastrophe. His heart felt as if it were being tightly gripped by an invisible hand, making it hard to breathe.

He put down his glass, his knuckles pale, clearly shocked by the conspiracy. "These politicians are mad... to destroy the entire world for power and resources."

Old Kahn put down his fork, took a deep breath, and said heavily, "They believe that the world has become overpopulated, resources are depleted, and society is out of control. To control the future, they hope to use alien forces to eliminate most of the population, leaving only those 'elites' who are useful to them."

Rakien nodded, "Yes, they are completely blinded by greed. Seus crystals have become a symbol of power; whoever controls them controls the future. This is also the spark that ignited the nuclear war."

Oren fell into contemplation, his fingers tapping lightly on the table, "So, what is the world like after its destruction?"

At this point, Rakien glanced at Old Kahn and took up the conversation, "After the nuclear war in the future, Oklara planet becomes a wasteland. The nuclear war caused a nuclear winter; that world... you can't imagine. The sky is always dark, the sun's rays are blocked by thick dust, temperatures plummet to minus 20 degrees, plants can't grow, animals are almost extinct, and the surviving 1% of humans struggle to survive on the barren land.

It is a wasteland, cold and barren, with only a few people hiding in underground shelters to cling to life. The outside world has become an endless wilderness, filled with ruins and debris."

Oren's eyes widened, feeling an intangible fear spreading in his heart. He could almost see the cold and lifeless world of the future, and a strong desire to survive ignited within him.

"But what can we do?" Oren asked, his tone revealing a hint of despair.

Old Kahn looked at Rakien and nodded slightly, "We have to try to prevent it. We came back to this era for that reason. According to the information we found in town, Carol - he is the core figure in global energy policy, he controls the distribution of Seus crystals."

Oren nodded slowly, "Carol... yes, he is an important energy expert and indeed controls many key resources."

"We need to get close to Carol, find an opportunity to change the course of the future," Young Kahn continued, his gaze revealing determination.

Next, the three began discussing a specific plan. They decided that they must quietly approach Carol, first through his control of energy distribution channels to find the connection between alien forces and Seus crystals.

Old Kahn added, "We can't act recklessly; every move must be cautious."

Oren nodded, his brows slightly furrowed. "It's late today, you guys go back first, let me gather some information and think about how to proceed next."

So the group temporarily bid farewell to Oren and returned to Kahn's bar.

The next day, Oren returned to the military's underground base with a heavy heart. As a high-ranking official, he often had access to various confidential documents, but today, he inadvertently caught sight of an email from an anonymous hacker displayed on the base's main server. The firewall seemed to have just been breached, with the firewall icon in the bottom right corner of the screen flashing red.

He looked around to make sure no one was paying attention, then opened the email attachment. The size of the attachment startled him, and he quickly opened the first file. The title made his heart skip a beat: "Averland's Cooperation Agreement with Alien Species - Gene Experiment Authorization." Goodness, Oren felt a lurch in his heart as he quickly skimmed through the file, and what he saw greatly shocked him!

The document detailed the secret agreement between Averland's highest leader and the alien species, along with the original scanned copy. According to the agreement, the aliens agreed to provide Averland with a series of advanced technologies, including stargate technology, time transmission, weather weapons, etc., but at the cost of allowing aliens to conduct gene experiments and modifications on some of Averland's citizens.

Oren's eyes widened in disbelief. The Averland government had betrayed its own people, using their lives as biological experiments in exchange for alien technology! He immediately saved the files to a portable disk, planning to take these files out of the base during his vacation time.

At this point, he continued to open the other attachments. One file was more heavily encrypted, and Oren could only catch glimpses of fragments: it mentioned a list of people selected for gene experiments. He flipped through quickly, and suddenly saw a name on the list: Carol.

His heart seemed to skip a beat. Carol - he had previously thought of Carol as just an important energy expert, and even had some work intersections with himself, but now it seemed that he was not only a key figure in future energy policy but also involved in gene experiments. He quickly copied these encrypted files and emails to the portable disk he carried with him.

Oren immediately realized that these files might be the key to revealing the truth. He needed to find a trustworthy friend to help decode these encrypted files. So, he contacted a reliable comrade from the army who was proficient in cracking technology and arranged to meet at a remote location.

A few days later, Oren arrived at the secret meeting place with the portable disk, his heart filled with trepidation. After several hours of cracking, his comrade finally unlocked some of the files. Oren held his breath, waiting for the content on the screen to appear.

"Gene Hybridization Experiment Progress Report - Phase Four." Oren was astounded as he read on, discovering that it was not only Carol but also many other celebrities, politicians, and even ordinary citizens of Oklara planet who were caught up in this massive conspiracy of genetic modification.