Apocalypse: After Being Reborn, I Stocked Up on All Supplies
Chapter 463 - 457: Continuing Human Civilization and Kindle the Sparks!

Chapter 463: Chapter 457: Continuing Human Civilization and Kindle the Sparks!

"Several duplicates, what do you mean?" Jiang Yan glanced at Mo Jingsheng. "Clones?"

Mo Jingsheng’s expression grew solemn. "Sort of, but according to human genome sequencing experts, they’re called Mirror Life."

Mirror Life?

Jiang Yan looked utterly puzzled at this new scientific term.

But this wasn’t the main point.

Jiang Yan confirmed once again, "You’re certain they’re all dead?"

"Yes. Both the original and duplicates’ DNA were tested—completely deceased. We did manage to rescue some scientists, including a girl named Xueqian Meixue, who was related to Xue Miaomiao. She secretly helped us quite a bit before, but the girl ultimately died of a full-body viral mutation which caused her flesh to rot."

Jiang Yan: "..." That girl probably ended up as one of Xue Miaomiao’s victims too.

Suddenly, a memory surfaced in her mind. "Back in Xiangcheng, I came across Xueqian Meixue. She was driving a magenta Mercedes-Benz, its interior covered in strange patterns.

I’ve seen those patterns in many other places.

Also, back when Xue Miaomiao was at Flame Base, she deliberately rounded up young girls and locked them in cages made of pure gold. At the time, I couldn’t understand why. Now I suspect they were conducting some kind of sacrificial ritual or something like that?"

"Hard to say. These people become obsessed with the idea of immortality, committing unspeakable atrocities." Mo Jingsheng clenched his fists and continued, "We suspect Xue Miaomiao’s backers initially intended to use other people’s perfect bodies and organs to achieve physical immortality.

When their physical immortality experiments failed, they switched to using AI and brain-machine interface technology instead, pursuing a form of thought-based immortality.

However, their plan is unachievable now."

"And with the Catastrophe Simulator automatically running, it’s essentially Pandora’s Box—it can’t be closed anymore."

"People as stubborn and egotistical as this won’t tolerate failure. The probability of him choosing to take all of humanity down with him is extremely high."

Jiang Yan hesitated. "If he’s ruthless enough to use his own body for experiments, like Xue Miaomiao did?"

Mo Jingsheng shook his head. "Not possible anymore. Carrying out such experiments requires professional scientists and specialized equipment, and their ground base has already been taken over by us.

Regarding foreign operations, we also discovered an abandoned collection of human organs stored in formalin."

"Which means, after the apocalypse, both domestic and international research seemed to have progressed in tandem. Later, when they invented new viruses and hormones, crude methods like organ transplantation were abandoned.

However, they killed countless people for their research. Sending them to a military tribunal would be too lenient."

Jiang Yan fell into deep thought.

It turned out that organ transplantation, Mutant People, and Evolved People were all just sacrifices in the ruling elites’ pursuit of immortality.

She suddenly remembered an earlier mention by Mo Jingsheng.

The Catastrophe Simulator had originally been deployed to turn the entire planet into an experimental field.

And the surviving humans—people like them—were nothing more than experimental subjects forced to endure various catastrophic environments.

"Since the ground base is under our control, shouldn’t we just destroy the Catastrophe Simulation Laboratory? How can he expect us to perish with him?" Jiang Yan wondered aloud.

Mo Jingsheng’s gaze darkened. "What if nuclear explosions are already integrated into the simulation program?"

Jiang Yan froze.

If no one manages to destroy the Catastrophe Simulator, then the planet will endure endless disasters until it collapses completely.

If someone does manage to stop the simulator, it may trigger its self-destruct program.

Devastating events like nuclear explosions could be immediately activated.

The potential outcomes weren’t impossible.

That’s why successfully reaching Mars has become humanity’s sole chance at survival.

With this realization, she asked, "By the way, is the offshore space launch base ready yet?"

After the Snapdragon Fleet returned to Yaoben Base, Song Haitao and his team spearheaded the construction of an offshore space launch site.

Although natural disasters continued to strike, it’s now been over three months, and it should have taken shape by this point, right?

"Yes. The main construction is nearing completion, awaiting final inspections. Once the foundational assessment is cleared, the space equipment you’ve been collecting can be transferred.

If all goes smoothly, it should align perfectly with the next Mars launch window. At that time, we’ll simultaneously destroy the Catastrophe Simulation Laboratory and proceed with Mars landing procedures."

Mo Jingsheng finished, casting her a meaningful look. "You don’t seem very interested in my second piece of news?"

Being personally recognized by the Number One Leader was an honor most people couldn’t even dream of.

But Jiang Yan seemed unusually calm.

"Second piece of news?" Jiang Yan caught the implied meaning in his tone and sighed. "Honestly, I’ve been hoping to quietly disappear after handing over the supplies."

After years of Hua Bao’s constant eating and chewing, the space’s leftover gold reserves have dwindled significantly.

The Space and Hua Bao have undergone massive transformations.

Some entirely new functions she never imagined have started appearing as well.

She genuinely wanted to find an opportunity to study them herself.

Unfortunately, her official cooperation with the country hadn’t concluded yet, so she was still not fully free.

She had been waiting for the day she could regain absolute freedom.

Mo Jingsheng made an "oh" sound, a flicker of disappointment crossing his gaze. "Where do you plan to disappear to?"

Jiang Yan smiled mischievously, "It’s a secret."

His voice softened, "Will I be able to find you?"

Jiang Yan thought about it and curved her lips into a smile. "You probably can."

Not only him—anyone who had drunk Spiritual Spring Water would be able to find her.

Mo Jingsheng’s heart finally eased. "By the way, meeting the leader can wait until the supplies are fully transferred. That way, you won’t feel so burdened."

Jiang Yan gave him a grateful look. "Okay."

*

Six months later.

The Mars launch window had arrived.

The offshore launch base had been fully constructed and calibrated.

Despite enduring harsh weather during trial launches, a few successful flights occurred among the failures.

Thanks to the relentless efforts of all scientists, a short-lived and highly specialized navigation satellite was finally released into orbit.

Qin Zehao had returned.

Over the years, he led search teams to locate survivors, bringing back numerous people.

According to prior plans, this would be the final survivor rescue operation.

All remaining survivors, regardless of their previous classifications, were relocated into Yaoben Base’s core area.

Other large bases followed the same process.

If nuclear explosions did occur, the survivors sheltered within the major bases would become humanity’s last remnants.

The bases were stocked with supplies sufficient for at least a decade—food and drinking water included.

Filtration systems and liquid oxygen tanks could support fresh air for ten years as well.

Meanwhile, those traveling to Mars aboard SS Zone would attempt to establish a new home after landing.

If successful, the Mars migration plan would gradually relocate the remaining human population, akin to ants transporting their nest piece by piece.

Of course, this was the ideal scenario.

At 12:30 a.m., the core area conference room at Yaoben Base was brightly lit.

Song Haitao stood spirited before the screen, unveiling tomorrow’s finalized plan:

"We analyzed the current weather patterns, and tomorrow afternoon at 3 p.m. presents the best window. At that time, the crewed spacecraft bound for the Catastrophe Simulator will commence its launch."

"Following liftoff, anyone assigned SS Zone tickets must return to the base and enter SS Zone immediately. If anything unexpected arises, SS Zone will autonomously activate and head directly for Mars."

With these words, a specialized passenger list appeared on the screen.

This list was the result of meticulous selection processes, taking into account both contribution levels and physical compatibility.

Not everyone could endure the physical challenges posed by launch forces.

Let alone the time required to reach Mars—space travel itself was an extreme test for passengers.

Aside from certain scientists’ names, most names were unfamiliar to Jiang Yan.

Thanks to the boarding pass from Mo Jingsheng, her name was among them.

However, unlike the scientists whose names were followed by identifiers such as "biologist" or "botanist," her name was accompanied by several star symbols instead.

This denoted that her contribution category was classified.

Some individuals looked toward Jiang Yan.

She ignored their curious stares and doubts, scanning the list from top to bottom, only to find no mention of the Number One Leader’s name.

She glanced at Mo Jingsheng, who seemed to understand her thoughts, quickly scribbling a note on paper and passing it to her.

[He said he would stay here and fight alongside everyone.]

Jiang Yan: "..."

On stage, Song Haitao concisely addressed some launch preparations.

Then, his eyes glistened with emotion as he swept his gaze over the group and declared:

"This planet we live on is humanity’s cradle, but humans cannot remain in the cradle forever.

Thus, in advance, I wish our efforts in overcoming this ultimate catastrophe great success!

And simultaneously, I wish the SS Zone Mars passengers a successful landing, expansion, and continuation of human civilization and its light!"