At this moment, Zod was preparing to ask Leto about his research findings over the years.
When his gaze fell upon Leto, he noticed that the latter's expression was somewhat apprehensive.
Zod did not ask directly, because he knew that he would proactively explain the situation to him.
Before Leto could speak, Fiora spoke first: "General, there's something I haven't had a chance to tell you yet."
Just as Fiora was about to say something, Leto interrupted her: "Fiora, let me tell the General about this personally!"
Hearing this, Zod understood that something must have happened, and it was likely not a small matter, otherwise their expressions wouldn't be like this.
So, he waved his hand, bringing Leto into a special space.
"Whatever you have to say, you can say it now!"
Now alone with Zod, Leto immediately knelt on one knee before Zod.
At the same time, he bowed his head deeply to the ground and said, "General, I have violated a taboo, please punish me!"
Hearing this, Zod's brow furrowed slightly; something he called a taboo seemed truly significant.
However, for Zod, as long as they remained loyal to him and did not harm the interests of New Krypton, there were actually no taboos to speak of.
So he calmly said: "Leto, you are the ones who have followed me the longest, and you have all experienced death and rebirth. You should understand what I care about most, so just tell me what you did!"
"General, I restarted the Doomsday research."
On the former Krypton, Doomsday was an even greater taboo than clones.
Because clones could be suppressed and eliminated through war, but Doomsday simply could not be destroyed.
They could only seal him within the Krypton core before he evolved into his complete form, and this was a ticking time bomb, no one knew when it would explode.
Unfortunately, before the threat of Doomsday could erupt, Krypton was destroyed first!
And now, Leto had personally reopened this taboo.
Zod had initially thought it was something major, but it turned out to be just this?
Zod's strength had advanced rapidly, and he had momentarily forgotten about this terrifying monster created by the ancient Krypton scientists.
However, Doomsday was actually a direction of evolution for ordinary Kryptonians; if one were to delve into it, he might even be a correct path of evolution.
He possessed terrifying adaptability; no matter what extreme environment or attack he faced, the cells within him would evolve countermeasures at an extremely fast rate and achieve counter-control.
This was the perfect embodiment of a true Saint Seiya who would not be defeated by the same move twice.
He also had the characteristic of being immortal and indestructible; even if killed, he would revive infinitely, and his strength would even become greater.
Furthermore, after evolving to a certain degree, even if he were erased from the molecular or even atomic level, he would still be able to revive from people's fearful memories.
This point alone already touched upon the realm of idealism!
Because this meant that to completely eliminate Doomsday, all traces of him would have to be erased from all timelines where he had existed.
And a complete timeline has an infinite number of time nodes; trying to erase a single individual without causing other effects is no less difficult than directly erasing the entire timeline from its origin.
Although Doomsday seemed to lack self-awareness, that was only because his original purpose was to be created as a biological weapon, not an evolutionary path.
If the research direction were changed, it might not be an incomplete path.
However, for now, Zod was not prepared to let Leto continue this research, because the existing Doomsday research data was merely a truncated version.
When he found the ancient Doomsday from the past, he would be able to obtain a more perfect research sample from him.
So, Zod said to him: "Get up. Doomsday was a taboo in the rigid and corrupt Krypton of the past, but he is not in the current New Krypton. You do not need to confess your sins."
"However, don't let it happen again!"
"General!"
Hearing this, Leto's face showed a mix of guilt and gratitude.
He understood that although Zod had not blamed him, his actions this time had indeed crossed a line!
Because he made a decision without consultation, which was an affront to the General's authority.
The General's forgiveness now was only because these people were his longest-serving subordinates.
"The Doomsday research will be put on hold for now; you have a more important mission."
With that, Zod handed him the drop of blood he had extracted from his body earlier.
"General, this is...?"
Leto was surprised at this moment, because he could clearly sense an aura similar to the sun emanating from this drop of blood, and his body was reacting to it.
"This drop of blood contains the super-gene of another civilization. In that world, the possessors of this gene are called gods, and the name of this god is Sunlight."
"Possessing this super-gene allows for direct manipulation of the sun and other stellar energies."
"This is highly compatible with our Krypton genetic information. Your next mission is to decipher it and integrate it into the Krypton gene chain."
Hearing Zod's words, Leto's eyes showed a look of surprise.
The next moment, Zod took him back to New Krypton and then said to him: "Now, you should show me your research achievements on super-genes!"
At this, Leto immediately perked up.
He immediately began to introduce: "General, the deciphering of the super-gene has been fully completed, and it has now been inscribed into the codex."
"In addition, all gene evolution potions have been formulated and have undergone countless simulations and experiments, with a success rate reaching 99.99%."
"Furthermore, the Daxam mothership that the General brought back from another universe last time contains the Krypton genetic information of another universe."
"I discovered that the Krypton genes from the other universe have a slight difference from the genes in us, which may lead to a lower conversion rate of solar radiation in their bodies."
Hearing this, Zod had a hint of understanding: "No wonder the Superman siblings in that world are weaker; it turns out to be a genetic issue."
However, he didn't care about this, nor did he have any intention of helping them improve their genes.
Subsequently, Leto handed all the super-gene potions to Zod.
Understanding the importance of the gene potion, Leto dared not use it on himself without permission.
At this moment, Zod addressed everyone: "Super-gene potions, I believe all of you understand the significance they represent."
"Today, I will clearly tell you that everyone has the opportunity to improve their genetic level, but you need to contribute to New Krypton."
Immediately, Zod called out the names of Fiora and the other ten people.
"They are the elders who followed me to establish the current Krypton, and they once fought valiantly to defend New Krypton. Therefore, they will be the first batch of evolvers."
With that, Zod took out ten gene potions, used his magic to extract the liquid medicine within them, and injected it into the bodies of the ten people.
The process of evolution required absorbing a large amount of solar energy, and for Zod, this was the least of his worries.
He directly activated his authority, mobilizing vast solar energy to pour down upon the ten of them. Under the eager gaze of the others, the gene evolution began!
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