Chapter 1 The Beginning

City No. 7.

This was once within the borders of the European Union, inside the human defensive line. Since Li Tianran reorganized the human world and established the defensive city walls, this place had become one of the main cities of the human world.

In this city-level shelter, there were over 100,000 garrison troops and a large number of Evolver units stationed, with a civilian population reaching eight million.

Late at night.

A patrol army passed through the streets of the shelter.

They were a team composed of Evolvers. Since the revival of ancient civilizations, a large number of second-stage Evolvers had appeared. The armies of ordinary humans were almost like ants in front of these powerful beings, unable to provide any early warning or defense. Therefore, under Li Tianran's orders, the night patrol missions of the entire human world were carried out by Evolver units in cooperation with electronic reconnaissance systems.

"Damn, I wonder when this kind of life will end?"

In the team, a tall soldier with blond hair and blue eyes complained in a low voice, "I haven't seen my wife and daughter for a long time!"

As the soldier spoke, other team members also began to express their dissatisfaction.

"Yeah, I feel like I'm starting to stink. I have to carry out guard duties for up to eighteen hours a day, and the rest time plus meal time is no more than six hours. Even an Evolver will feel tired..."

"I wonder how my mother is doing in the shelter's resettlement camp. Those high-ranking officials only care about their own families... My mother just celebrated her seventy-second birthday last week. Can such an elderly person adapt to the harsh living environment of the resettlement camp? It's really worrying!"

"Enough! At least you still have family to worry about. What about me? My parents, brothers, wife, and children all died in this goddamn war. I couldn't even find their bodies!"

"..."

The patrol team fell into a silence.

Since the world changed, almost everyone in the world had been affected, and these Evolver soldiers were no exception.

They had to work long hours every day, and they might also have to endure the pain of losing their loved ones.

It was only because their psychological qualities were stronger than ordinary people that they didn't develop any mental problems.

In the major shelters around the world, there were quite a few ordinary people who couldn't withstand the various pressures and broke down mentally, turning into lunatics!

"Hey, what's the use of complaining? The world won't change because of a few words from us; it won't return to what it once was." The patrol team leader finally spoke, his voice also filled with a strong sense of helplessness, "All we can do is stick to our posts and wait for the day when the light comes."

The team became silent. All the members stopped talking and just marched forward in neat steps.

At this moment, a tall figure suddenly appeared at the end of the road, walking straight towards the patrol team. However, strangely, the entire team, including the captain, seemed not to see the figure. Their gazes did not focus at all, as if the figure did not exist in their eyes!

The tall figure walked closer and closer to the patrol team, eventually brushing past them. The two sides had no communication or contact from beginning to end.

When the tall figure passed by the captain, its body stirred up a gust of wind that blew on the captain's face.

But even so, the captain was still unaware. He just touched his face and muttered to himself, then looked around again. After confirming that there was nothing unusual, he continued to move forward.

As the patrol team moved away, a faint electromagnetic glow occasionally appeared beside the tall figure.

The lights on the side of the road shone over, revealing its true appearance. It was actually a Star Envoy Follower (xingchen shitu). It was holding an electronic crystal ball in its hand, the very one that the Star Envoy had once held.

It quietly sneaked into this human giant city, using its mental brain ability to interfere with the brain thoughts of those Evolver soldiers, making them feel that they had not seen any living beings.

This was also a kind of mental brain ability application.

In fact, the vision of these Evolver soldiers had not been affected in any way. They saw the Follower very clearly, but their brains were deceived by the other party's mental brain ability, making them feel that they had not seen anything. Their brains felt that this Follower did not exist, so their eyes simply ignored it.

The Follower leisurely walked through the streets of the shelter. All the surveillance cameras by the street produced light distortions in its vicinity, unable to reflect its true appearance.

Soon, its figure walked into the civilian resettlement area in the deepest part of the shelter and disappeared.