Chapter 723: As Time Goes By (Part 2)

As of today, there’s no need to hide anything. Su Mo tried to reveal everything he had gone through: “Zero, I…”

Qi Ling placed her finger on his lips and shook her head, her words full of gentle understanding: “You don’t need to tell me anything. You’ve returned, and that’s enough.”

Su Mo couldn’t help but smile.

Yes, he was back, and nothing was more important than that.

Just then, urgent footsteps sounded outside the ward, followed by the door being pushed open.

It was evident that Future had received some signals from the medical bed in her office and rushed over.

Upon seeing Su Mo awake, her reaction was far more exaggerated than Qi Ling’s; she screamed loudly, then hugged Su Mo, crying and wailing, smearing him with tears and snot.

“Boss, you’re finally awake! Boo hoo hoo hoo! I missed you so much!!!”

Su Mo jokingly complained with a smile: “Oh, could you be gentler? You’re going to strangle me…”

As he laughed, he suddenly sensed something was wrong.

Given Future’s petite frame, why did she give him the impression of having great strength?

He knew that with so many Black King Level blood codes inside him and the top-tier Apocalypse Level 1 artificial body replacement, not to mention Future’s mere hugs, even a tank rolling over him wouldn’t hurt.

Su Mo tried to mobilize his internal abilities and suddenly discovered something unusual: “Huh, why has all my power disappeared?”

Future and Qi Ling exchanged a smile and explained to Su Mo: “In the early New Era, the Main Brain issued the Extraordinary Ban.”

“Oh, the Main Brain is Mo Tong. It’s just that calling her by name seemed too human-like, so everyone later habitually called her the Main Brain.”

“The Main Brain mastered the reverse transformation in the Human Document about the extraordinary domain of the human body, capable of recovering blood code, prosthetic body, and spiritual brain—the three extraordinary powers—through technological means.”

“The Extraordinary Ban in the early New Era stipulated that all extraordinary beings must orderly accept reverse transformation to return to ordinary human bodies.”

Su Mo asked blankly: “Mo Tong… uh… I mean the Main Brain… why would she do this?”

Future: “It’s simple. Because in the past world, extraordinary power was the source of all conflicts and the root cause of inequality between people.”

“Only with the disappearance of extraordinary power can people return to unity at the physical level, allowing the world to be at long-lasting peace.”

Su Mo nodded, able to understand.

This was akin to the gun control laws in the country he traversed from.

Every person with a gun—could they remain peaceful?

Didn’t you see, in the other superpower, real-life chicken dinner games happen every day, and a presidential candidate’s ear was blasted off?

Guns are already this exaggerated, so extraordinary power is even more extreme.

If an extraordinary being was determined to retaliate against society, it would be far more terrifying than a crime with a gun.

Moreover, while extraordinary power seems like a reliance for the lower class to defy fate, it’s actually the exact opposite.

In the extraordinary world, the upper echelon can rely on capital to train top extraordinary beings in batches, engaging in increasingly rampant monopolies.

Most of the time, lower-class extraordinary beings can only be trapped in the mire, harming each other with their fellow lower-class individuals.

Su Mo could understand the existence of the Extraordinary Ban, but there was one thing he didn’t understand: “For such a law, there are so many extraordinary beings worldwide willing to cooperate?”

Future shrugged: “At first, of course, they weren’t willing. If you hadn’t left the Spear of Judgment for the Main Brain, I would suspect that as soon as the Extraordinary Ban was issued, humans would immediately start a crusade against the Main Brain.”

“Everyone initially had immense resistance, but later two people took the lead in accepting reverse transformation. Guess who?”

Su Mo thought for a moment and tentatively asked, “Could it be…”

Future smiled and revealed the answer: “Fenrir and Dongdong.”

“One is a Blood Code Carrier of ‘High Tier Black King,’ and the other is a Prosthetic Implanter fully replaced with ‘Apocalypse Level 1’ components. These two voluntarily accepted the arrangements of the Main Brain and first returned to mortal bodies.”

“With two such top figures leading the charge, other extraordinary beings couldn’t say much. Furthermore, the Main Brain possesses absolute power beyond humans, making resistance unrealistic. Everyone eventually accepted the arrangements.”

Upon hearing this, Su Mo felt a pang of wistfulness in his heart.

These two had once helped him cut down the most formidable opponents.

After the dust settled, they were the first to lay down the power used for slaughter for this world.

They truly were good companions…

Su Mo thought for a while and continued asking: “I can figure out the blood code. The blood code is essentially a piece of foreign genetic fragment inserted into the gene chain, and reverse transformation can simply remove it using technological means.”

“How do you reverse transform a Prosthetic Implanter? Like Dongdong, a fully replaced implanter, their original body hasn’t existed for a long time. How do they revert to ordinary people?”

Future quickly replied: “Not complicated; self-cell cloning cultivation. If a part is missing, just clone it directly.”

Upon hearing this, Su Mo asked in surprise: “Doesn’t cloning technology pose an ethical risk? Cloning yourself and then digging out their organs for use—how is it different from murder…”

Future laughed heartily and explained: “Boss, you’re overthinking it. Cloning humans is still prohibited, and self-cell cloning cultivation hasn’t reached that point.”

“The Main Brain uses directional cloning technology, where all organs and all parts can be cultivated separately in a medical environment, not leading to the emergence of a life-bearing individual, naturally avoiding ethical risks.”

“In fact, this technology is used not only for eradicating extraordinary power but also in various medical fields.”

“No matter which part of a person’s body appears with irreversible organic lesions, it can be replaced with new cloned organs.”