Chapter 470 - 405: The Fifth Millennium! Human Civilization Is Still Here

Chu Bamboo opened his eyes, and his expression changed.

Scanning his surroundings, a sharp look gradually filled Chu Bamboo’s eyes.

Giant trees stood tall all around. The sun was bright, birds were singing, flowers were fragrant, and the air was fresh. It was as if he were in a garden world!

However, Chu Bamboo’s strength had already reached the Third Realm—and he was not just a novice at that level. He could feel it: a memory so vast it was unimaginable. The sheer depth, weight, and scale of this memory were unlike anything he had ever encountered in his life!

’Hmm, could the memory of a Divine Being... compare to this? No, a Divine Being’s memory should surpass it... But in the past, Chu Bamboo had never been able to perceive the true scale of a Divine Spirit’s memory... because the gap between him and a Divine Being was far, far too great.’

’However, if I can’t perceive a Divine Spirit’s memory but *can* perceive the memory of this unknown existence around me... then a Divine Spirit is undoubtedly superior to this unknown existence!’

But the current problem, he thought as he rubbed his brow with a wry smile, was that this memory wasn’t confined to a single location. It was everywhere, in every direction. In other words...

"Nuwa No. 17, are you there?" Chu Bamboo’s voice took on a serious tone.

"Authority, I am here!" The voice of Nuwa No. 17 sounded in Chu Bamboo’s ear as expected.

Breathing a small sigh of relief internally, Chu Bamboo’s thoughts raced. He abruptly asked, "Tell me the exact time. Also, where am I right now? Is this Nuwa Base? What’s the situation outside... is anyone out there planning to assassinate me? And..."

Something occurred to Chu Bamboo, and he suddenly stopped, his expression flickering with uncertainty.

After a brief silence, Nuwa No. 17 calmly replied, "It is currently the fifth millennium of the Earth Calendar—5K. You are inside the body of Giant Beast No. 17: the Earth Dragon! This is not Nuwa Base. The external situation is as it has always been! As for those planning to assassinate you... there are far, far too many people who want to kill you. Who specifically are you referring to?"

In that instant, Chu Bamboo’s mind went blank. The amount of information Nuwa No. 17 had just revealed was simply too immense...

"...The fifth millennium! The fifth millennium. Wait!" Chu Bamboo’s expression changed drastically. "My dream... no, before... no, Nuwa No. 17, the year 2025, what millennium is that?"

"That is the second millennium," Nuwa No. 17 explained patiently.

"..." Chu Bamboo’s mind blanked for a second. ’How is this calendar calculated? So, was there a "zeroth" millennium before? Okay, that’s not important...’ Chu Bamboo never would have imagined that the exact point in time he was in—something he had always been incredibly curious about—would be revealed just like that.

’The fifth millennium! Does that mean it’s the year 50XX? No, no, it could be 5XXX... But either way, it must be three thousand years later!’

Closing his eyes, Chu Bamboo sorted through his thoughts for a long moment before speaking again, his voice tinged with complexity. "Can I assume that human civilization... was never broken in history?"

The previous Nuwa had always given the time in Imperial Capital Time, but now it was the "fifth millennium"... Although Nuwa didn’t give the exact year, instead using a strange description like "the fifth"... that wasn’t important!

What was important was that this description meant... the outside world wasn’t Daqian at all. It was...

"That is correct," Nuwa No. 17’s tone was as flat as ever.

"...What is a Giant Beast?" A profound look entered Chu Bamboo’s eyes. He remembered the thought that had flashed through his mind before he fell asleep: to pour all his power into genetics at any cost... It was likely because of that decision that he was here now.

’But, if they managed to survive the apocalypse... does that mean they defeated the enemy that was meant to destroy humanity? Or rather, did they win against the surging Spiritual Energy Tide from Mars... How did they win?’

"Giant Beasts are one of the ultimate achievements of humanity’s Golden Age: created using Chu Bamboo’s genetic breakthroughs, combined with... BZZZT!"

The information was automatically redacted.

Chu Bamboo’s expression remained unchanged. He was already used to this and knew that a redaction was also a form of answer.

"What’s... outside the Giant Beast? Can I go out now?" Chu Bamboo asked abruptly again.

"You may go outside! However, nano-level protection is required! This is to avoid personal contamination, which could lead to mutation."

Chu Bamboo: "?"

’Wait a minute.’ The joy that had bloomed in Chu Bamboo’s heart from learning humanity had survived the apocalypse was instantly wiped away... He sucked in a cold breath. ’Where has she brought me? Is this even Earth?’

’Are you telling me... the outside is now covered in all sorts of contamination? In the last timeline, wasn’t the contamination only in outer space... This is terrifying!’

Silently wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, his thoughts in turmoil, Chu Bamboo finally said deliberately, "Nuwa No. 17, bring up my diary."

In the next instant, a screen of light suddenly materialized in the empty air before him.

"???" Confusion appeared in Chu Bamboo’s eyes. ’In the past, screens like this were projected by Little Mushroom Head. But now, how did it just appear out of thin air?’

After he voiced his confusion, Nuwa No. 17 calmly explained, "These are spatial-imaginary particles... they are spread throughout the air. Their size is even smaller than a speck of dust. On average, every cubic meter of air contains ten million spatial-imaginary particles!"

"I can use these spatial-imaginary particles to conduct surveillance, project images, or perform other operations... My speaking in your ear right now is also based on this same principle!"

Chu Bamboo: "..."

’Isn’t this technology a little... absurd?’

Chu Bamboo’s gaze was a bit dazed, but he quickly realized this was completely different from the last timeline... In the previous timeline, they had at most survived until the 22nd century. This meant humanity only had a little over a hundred years to develop technology... perhaps not even a full hundred years.

But now, it had been three thousand years!

A full three thousand years. This was no longer a question of qualitative change!

Although the situation outside was perhaps far worse than he imagined... this level of technology clearly also surpassed his imagination!

Chu Bamboo said no more. He stared at the diary projected in the air, his finger swiping rapidly through page after page, ignoring the unimportant entries. Soon... he found what he was looking for.

"January 1st, Year ’26. Miss Guan is truly gifted! In such a short time, she was able to digest all the contents of the book I gave her, even managing to implement the results and announce them to society..."

"Therefore, I’ve made my decision! I will tell her about that one thing—the human Genetic Map."

A profound look settled in Chu Bamboo’s eyes. If most of the technological information Chu Bamboo had acquired was the result of countless people pioneering it one after another... then his gains in the field of genetics were far less substantial than his gains in technology!

The reason was simple. Research in genetics relied purely on Guan Qianyu... and a group of genetic geniuses who were worthy of being recorded in the annals of history and whom Chu Bamboo had successfully managed to recruit.

Compared to technology and industry, which could be laid out on the table for the whole world to work on and develop together, genetics was purely Chu Bamboo’s solo effort in climbing the tech tree...

The time and energy spent on it were unimaginable—but even so, it still wasn’t enough! At the very least, the progress was far from sufficient compared to the technological side...

Of course, after so many iterations, it did produce the ultimate result... the Genetic Map!

It was said to encompass the essence of ninety percent of all human genes!

This could be called the landmark product of the successful Second Genetic Revolution.

Yes, if the industrial revolution technologies in Chu Bamboo’s hands had already been iterated to the level of a Fifth Industrial Revolution... then genetic technology had only been iterated to the second!