I, Superman, the Supreme Commander

"John Wick?"

"I'm here!"

When the staff called his name, he paced back and forth in the corridor for a long time, as nervous as old John who was waiting for the birth of his baby outside the delivery room, and hurried forward to respond.

The staff member glanced at him, checked the information on the electronic terminal, and after confirming that it was the applicant himself, nodded: "Please follow me."

Old John nervously followed the staff through the corridor, passed through a door guarded by armed guards, and then entered an area with a strong sci-fi atmosphere.

Metal walls, smart automatic doors, holographic projections everywhere, and researchers from the Supreme Academy of Sciences wearing silver-gray uniforms. This is the core area of ​​the Supreme Academy of Sciences.

Following the staff into a bright and spacious room, Old John saw the people lying on the beds in the middle of the room at a glance, and he couldn't take his eyes off them.

"Jenny... Kevin..."

Old John couldn't help but murmur their names.

The staff member reminded: "Mr. Wick, in order to avoid serious accidents in the future, please remember the content of the previous training and do not reveal any truth about them to the resurrected. Just remember that they are citizens of the Republic who have accepted the dormant plan and have just been awakened."

Old John nodded seriously to show that he understood.

The staff member went on to say, "They will wake up in more than ten minutes. The time of waking up varies from person to person, and our staff will help them adapt."

There was a medical staff and a nursing robot standing by each bed. Old John felt that the official was very considerate and felt relieved.

After waiting for more than ten minutes with trepidation and excitement, a moan was heard from the bed and Jenny woke up first.

She opened her deep blue eyes and looked around blankly, somewhat bewildered and unable to figure out the situation.

Old John immediately stepped forward and called out softly with nervous excitement: "Jenny! Honey, how do you feel? Are you okay?"

"John?... What happened to me? I feel like I've been sleeping for a long time... Where is this place?"

Jenny slowly regained consciousness and, with the help of Old John, sat up from the bed. Looking at the unfamiliar environment around her, she frowned with a confused look and tried hard to recall and think.

The staff member nearby looked at her calmly, observing her reaction.

As the "memories" in her mind revived, Jenny remembered what happened before, her face changed, and she quickly asked Old John: "John, is the disaster over? How are Kevin and Jennifer?"

Then she froze and saw Kevin and others lying next to her like her.

Jenny breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "So, I just woke up from hibernation and the disaster is over?"

Old John nodded and answered, "Yes. The disaster is over. We are safe. From now on, our family can live together safely."

“That’s great…” Jenny’s eyes were filled with tears.

Her memory still stayed at the time of the Great Cataclysm, and she was still terrified. Thinking of the various tragic scenes she had seen during the Cataclysm, she could not help but feel mixed emotions of sadness and joy.

Old John hugged her gently, patted her back, and comforted her silently.

The hug was familiar yet strange. Old John could feel that the person he was hugging seemed a little different from his real wife, but this sense of strangeness disappeared in an instant.

"Um... Daddy? Mommy?"

"Where are we?"

Later, Kevin and his wife, Jennifer also woke up one after another, and the youngest one, Elsa, woke up last.

Old John quickly took his wife to comfort them one by one.

After about an hour of adaptive training accompanied by on-site medical staff, Jenny and the others’ mild sense of physical incoordination after waking up disappeared, and they recovered their ability to move normally.

After watching the video and listening to the staff's account of what happened after they went into hibernation, Jenny and her family got into the car driven by Old John and returned to Wick Farm.

On this day, hundreds of people, like Old John, welcomed back their families.

These people feel like they are in a dream.

That night, as he sat at the dining table with his family, enjoying a sumptuous dinner and surrounded by laughter, old John felt like he was in a sleepwalking trance.

It all seemed so magical and unreal that my deceased family members actually came back to life and reunited with me in the real world.

It's all so realistic, this feeling of happiness is so real, flesh and blood, and full of warmth.

So much so that Old John gave up the rigorous pursuit of facts without any psychological burden.

So what if they are all "imitations"?

At this moment, they are all living people with flesh and blood, and their feelings for me are real and pure.

Then I will love them with all my heart, just like I loved my previous family!

Old John completely threw away the last bit of his worries, accepted the reality that he had turned a new page in his life, and a bright and sincere smile appeared on his face.

He couldn't help but raise his glass and said to his family, "Come on, everyone, raise your glass with me - praise the commander, praise the Republic of Mankind!"

"Praise the Commander!"

"Praise the Republic of Mankind!"

That night and in the following days, countless cheers like this resounded throughout Republic City, and all of humanity was immersed in great happiness and joy.

[Current total number of citizens: people]

[Among them, 9988 were original citizens and were new citizens]

Zhang Hong looked at the population data reported by Hong Hou, nodded with satisfaction, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

On average, each citizen resurrected five relatives, and the total human population increased fivefold. We are finally no longer endangered giant pandas.

However, there is still a long way to go to achieve the system's mission target of 100 million people.

Zhang Hong is ready to launch a combination of punches.

……

More than a week passed in the blink of an eye.

This week, many citizens of the Human Republic felt like they were dreaming.

The lonely and helpless person suddenly found his home lively again, and those familiar people and things came back to surround him.

If this was a dream, they begged to never wake up from it.

As time went on, people gradually adapted to the existence of new citizens "resurrected" by cloning technology.

The new citizens also accepted the fact that when they woke up, the disaster was over and mankind entered a new era.

Previously, the authorities had unified the original citizens' statements through various channels.

Now the official explanation of the reunion plan has been revised to: dormant plan.

During the catastrophe, countries around the world activated hibernation technology and saved a large number of people. Now the shelters of these dormant populations are being gradually discovered and activated, and the dormant people inside are being awakened in batches.

This is also paving the way for the subsequent implementation of the reunion plan. After all, this batch of resurrected people is just the beginning.

The once deserted Republic City suddenly became lively. Everywhere you could see families in groups of three or four, strolling in the streets, playing in the park, and enjoying family happiness.

The most popular thing for citizens after get off work has changed from blind dates and old man parties to family parties, where a family or several families get together, going to one family today and another family tomorrow, and they never get tired of it.

The Second Universal Humanity Conference also arrived as scheduled in such a lively and happy atmosphere.

After the opening speech that day, under the watchful eyes of the public, the commander-in-chief, who was loved and respected by all citizens, put forward another astonishing proposal.

On the big screen, His Excellency the Commander's face is still so young, handsome, full of charm, and emitting a sacred and noble light - under the filter of everyone's imagination.

After all, everyone knows that Your Excellency the Commander possesses extraordinary powers. He, as a savior, has turned the tide and saved the entire human civilization from doomsday, and led the new human civilization to bravely break through the constraints of the ethical system of the old era and enter the new era of glory and prosperity.

The prospects for human civilization are extremely broad, and the journey of mankind is to the sea of ​​stars!

"Dear citizens, comrades. Hello, everyone."

"I am very happy that you can all be reunited with your family and enjoy the joy of reunion. I sincerely congratulate you. I believe that with the company of your family, your future life will be happier and more stable. May everyone always smile."

"Today is the day when the Second Human Assembly of the Republic of Humanity is held. On the recent Memorial Day of Human Heroes and Martyrs, we remembered the heroes and innocent victims who sacrificed their lives for the continuation of humanity in the catastrophe. When I think of the fact that we have lost so many compatriots with noble character, kindness and beauty, I feel very sad..."

"I have to announce a piece of unfortunate news to you all. When the catastrophe occurred, the hibernation technology of various countries was not yet mature, and more than 90% of the hibernators could not be awakened normally... For this reason, we had to use special technology to back up and convert their memories into digital life to prolong the lives of these hibernators."

"At the same time, with the efforts of the Ministry of National Defense, we have successfully discovered the human gene seed banks of dozens of major countries before the catastrophe, and found many surviving sperm and egg cell samples. These samples will greatly enrich the genetic diversity of our existing human population, which is of great significance..."

Everyone present, including the newly born citizens, could understand what Zhang Hong said, even though he mentioned a lot of professional terms.

However, everyone, including new citizens, has received the knowledge indoctrination of the quality improvement program and has no difficulty understanding it.

Many people also heard the commander's hidden meaning, and a bold guess shocked them.

"Yes, I think everyone has guessed what I am going to say."

“I want to say that technology itself is neither good nor bad. It just depends on whether we can use it correctly and use it for the right purpose.”

"The heroes and martyrs of humanity are precious treasures for all mankind. I hope they are not just words in a book, but living textbooks."

"We always say that good things will be rewarded, so why can't good people be rewarded?"

"Fellow citizens, when you are reunited with your families and enjoying the happiness of family life, have you ever thought about how much your friends, partners, and colleagues who died in the catastrophe envy your current life?"

Human beings are compassionate creatures, and this compassion is one of the important foundations for the formation of human civilization.

After Zhang Hong said this, everyone enjoyed the benefits of the reunion plan, especially the former citizens who knew the truth, they immediately understood what Zhang Hong meant.

[The Commander wants to revive those victims...]

"The current Human Republic has inherited the legacy of eight billion humans. We have abundant supplies. We have no shortage of food or daily necessities. A large amount of supplies are even rotting in the warehouse because we cannot use them in time. In fact, a republic with a population of less than 6 can only consume a tiny fraction of this huge legacy..."

"Citizens, the cruel fact is that we are not short of supplies. Even if we do not engage in production, we can survive for hundreds of years with the supplies left by our ancestors."

"However, from a biological point of view, humans have become an endangered species, with a population of less than 6. Our species could become extinct at any time due to a plague or a natural disaster."

"This is not an exaggeration. You have to know that bananas became extinct because of a fungus."

Zhang Hong's expression was heavy and extremely serious, and his voice was as loud as the collision of steel.

He said solemnly: "Therefore, on behalf of the new government, I hereby submit a proposal to the General Assembly of All Humanity to apply artificial womb technology, digital life technology, cloning technology and other artificial breeding technologies to formally apply them to global population restoration. The time limit is 20 years, and the goal is to restore the global population to 1 million."

“The proposal includes five items: 5. Use cloning technology to provide body transplants for 1 million citizens who could not be revived due to the immaturity of the hibernation plan.

“2. Select 500 million heroes and martyrs who have made outstanding contributions to mankind and have noble moral character during the catastrophe, and use digital life cultivation technology to revive them.

"3. Implement the [Big Family for All] plan, requiring every citizen couple to raise at least 30 children, of which at least 10 are adopted children. The government will bear the cost of raising children and provide household robots to share the labor of raising children. The government will also provide artificial uterus technology support..."

One shocking plan after another had a deafening impact that shook the minds of all the citizens present.

It challenges their psychological endurance, their understanding of moral ethics, and their imagination of the application of technology.

In 20 years, the population has grown from 5 to 1 million.

Is this possible?