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The island community, here every house is carved out from a single template, marked with three colors that humans cannot fundamentally distinguish.

All the community houses look like a copy-and-paste for humans. Initially, moving here allows one to be amazed by its uniform style, but as aesthetic fatigue genes begin to revive after a while, it becomes more and more uncomfortable to look at. After an even longer period, just laying eyes on this monotonous community brings an extreme sense of depression, breakdown, and powerlessness.

In the lifeless park by the sea, Gao Chang sat watching the similarly lifeless blue ocean. This ocean, much like a desktop wallpaper, is absolutely stunning at first glance, but staring at it for too long drives one crazy; the tides never change, and the same waves are always visible...

"Sigh," Gao Chang let out a long sigh. He had been living in this so-called "high-dimensional community" for some years now, yet he felt a despair more terrifying than imprisonment.

"Stop sighing. Perhaps this is just a transitional phase towards immortality for us. Instead of reminiscing about the past like an old man, why not see who your partner is today?" His old friend Zhou Tai said.

"I haven't looked yet. Honestly, forcing me, a fifty-year-old, to pair up with those unfamiliar women like an old horse makes me really uncomfortable," Gao Chang said, frowning.

"Isn't this what many of us old men have dreamed of? I think it's quite good; this system is the most in line with nature. You have to know, with someone like me, even in our original world, despite having wealth and power, I couldn't win the favor of any normal woman. Even if they were willing to stay with me, I'd feel grossed out for them... Now, with ideological propaganda, everyone has to face different partners each day, with no external constraints, and I can feel that my previous partners were attracted by my inner qualities. If it weren't for the system requiring changes, they might even be willing to spend a lifetime with me," Zhou Tai said.

"Then how are we different from animals constantly being bred?" Gao Chang said.

"But we are animals. Most animals can obtain mating rights during the mating season, but in our old world, many didn't even have that right, not even as good as animals. In the end, it still requires a higher civilized existence to change our narrow human perceptions..." Zhou Tai evidently enjoyed this place, where everything enabled someone originally despised to gain real equality and respect.

Gao Chang fell silent. He truly couldn't understand the pain of inferior males like Zhou Tai, as he used to have his own family, his own wife...

Thinking of his wife, a surge of turbulent waves rose in Gao Chang's heart. His wife had passed away due to illness before the downfall at Nuwa God End. Originally, he thought he would gradually forget her. She wasn't beautiful, nor gentle, but upon arriving in this so-called high-dimensional world, he began to desperately miss her. Among the "temporary partners" assigned by the Longevity Sect, many had looks comparable to movie stars, but Gao Chang felt not a bit of interest in them.

He didn't understand why he felt everything was so unreal, living a seemingly utopian life.

Returning to his house, Gao Chang had just stepped into the yard when he noticed a young girl waiting for him.

He gave her a faint look, and a wave of irritation welled up in him.

The young girl seemed full of vitality, but for some reason, the expression on her face always carried an inexplicable falsehood. He couldn't understand why a normal young human female would smile when seeing him, a middle-aged man, as her partner.

"Mr. Gao, don't you recognize me?" the young girl said with a smile.

Gao Chang only then took a closer look at her appearance. After recalling for a moment, he realized this girl used to be the Spirit Awakener, a girl in his department responsible for gathering information.

Encountering a former subordinate made Gao Chang even more uncomfortable. It's not really something one wishes for, bumping into old acquaintances in such circumstances.

"I remember you. Back then, you were almost bitten to death by the Insect Eyes Half-man. It was me who bandaged your wounds," Gao Chang said.

"Yes, I never thought I'd meet Mr. Gao here. I'm so happy. I've always remembered your bravery back then!" The woman Jiang Shan said.

"Back then..." It was as if a floodgate of memories had opened for Gao Chang, the past pouring into his mind like river waters, unstoppable.

Jiang Shan seemingly didn't notice the shift in Gao Chang's thoughts. She continued to speak smilingly, "Mr. Gao has always been quite respected among us. Actually, I'm here not just as your partner for today, but I also wanted to discuss something with you."

"Oh, oh," Gao Chang wasn't really listening to what the woman was saying. He suddenly remembered he wasn't just a breeding pig on an island; he was once a Commander at the forefront of human evolution.

At this, Jiang Shan noticed Gao Chang's absent-mindedness. Quickly realizing something, she temporarily stopped talking about serious matters and instead removed her clothes, walking gracefully towards Gao Chang, fully showcasing her feminine beauty.

Gao Chang's gaze fell on Jiang Shan. He noticed a scar on the right side of her neck. It was likely from the previous attack, the wound's color now very faint, in no way marring the appearance of this female subordinate.