Interstellar president (Genius 2): For a time, countless people paid attention to this planet and waited to watch the live broadcast.

In the tenth year after the genetic drug was developed, the authorities issued another public announcement, stating that Gu Juntian had developed a version of the genetic drug that ordinary people could also inject.

The StarNet once again erupted in celebration, with countless people thrilled by the news.

But at the same time, everyone felt helpless.

This scientist who changed the fate of humanity—Gu Juntian—was just too socially anxious!

Ten whole years, and Gu Juntian had never once appeared in public!

“Mr. Gu truly lives in complete seclusion from the outside world, wholly devoted to his research.”

“All the photos of Mr. Gu online are from ten years ago. Not a single new picture has appeared in the past decade. He’s really that socially anxious!”

“Even though he’s socially anxious, Mr. Gu is truly incredible! I thought his expertise was only in genetics, but I didn’t expect him to have such deep knowledge in information and communications too! Thanks to Gu Juntian, we can now have real-time communication between different planets.”

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The distance between different planets was too vast. In the past, people living on different planets couldn’t communicate in real time.

Moreover, the outposts established by the Human Alliance outside the capital planet couldn’t transmit information back to the capital in a timely manner.

Compared to some civilizations in the interstellar realm, the Human Alliance’s technology was relatively weak. If it weren’t for the vastness of the universe, and the fact that they had few resources and thus weren’t of interest to advanced civilizations, they might have been wiped out in an instant.

But over the past ten years, aside from researching genetic drugs, Gu Juntian also made tremendous breakthroughs in communication technology.

Thanks to his work, the Human Alliance could now achieve real-time interplanetary communication.

The Alliance was also working on foundational infrastructure for the internet. Once completed, people on different planets would be able to connect to the same network—and even argue online passionately.

All this time, the vast majority of people in the Human Alliance lived on the capital planet.

Because other planets differed in gravity and atmosphere, and lacked convenient communication, few were willing to live on them.

But now, thanks to advances in communication and the physical enhancements brought by the genetic drug, more people could adapt to various environments and began migrating to other planets.

The Alliance was developing these other planets. They offered more ways to make money and limitless possibilities—so plenty of people were eager to go.

Everyone knew that if things continued like this, the Human Alliance would only keep growing stronger, and it was all thanks to Gu Juntian.

Gu Juntian truly was a genius—but it was a pity that he was a socially anxious genius who never showed his face.

People sighed at the thought.

They really wanted to see Gu Juntian, but they simply couldn’t.

At the same time, Gu Juntian held two thin films in his hands and went to find Zhou Qinghao. “Qinghao, I have great news!”

“What great news? Did you develop something new again?” Zhou Qinghao asked.

Over the past ten years, Gu Juntian had produced one achievement after another, and the upper levels of the Human Alliance were numb to it!

Afraid of attracting attention from other civilizations and concerned for Gu Juntian’s safety, they had kept most of his discoveries a secret and quietly developed in the background.

Still, there was no denying it—Gu Juntian had become the Alliance’s most treasured figure.

The upper leadership now listened to his every word.

Basically, Gu Juntian could research whatever he wanted, do whatever he pleased, all to keep him happy and ensure he continued producing results.

However, Gu Juntian rarely made unreasonable requests. Usually, after achieving a breakthrough, he simply asked for a vacation.

His most “outrageous” request had been to go to the battlefield. At first, the Alliance leadership panicked, terrified that their prized scientist might get hurt in battle, but later…

Gu Juntian started out as an ordinary soldier and quickly earned great military merit, his combat prowess unmatched.

Then he entered the command room and offered a slew of strategies to the then-commander—his stepfather, General Zhang—helping him secure a major victory!

The Alliance leadership suddenly realized that Gu Juntian wasn’t just an outstanding scientist—he was also a brilliant commander.

Looking back, his wish to fight on the front lines hadn’t been so unreasonable after all—he was that capable!

Even Zhou Qinghao, who went to the battlefield with him, had rapidly become one of the top battleship pilots in the Alliance.

These geniuses were simply unbelievable—it was enough to make ordinary people despair!

Zhou Qinghao had grown used to Gu Juntian frequently producing new results. Now, when Gu Juntian said he had good news, he just assumed it was another new discovery.

Gu Juntian really was too amazing—he didn’t even know what to say anymore.

Gu Juntian said, “You could say it’s a new breakthrough. And this one is very useful for us!”

With that, Gu Juntian showed Zhou Qinghao the two thin films in his hands. “Qinghao, these are two masks. With them, we can change our appearances. From now on, we can go wherever we want.”

Over the past ten years, Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao had occasionally gone on trips.

But their fame was so great that many places were off-limits.

They typically visited private islands, forest cabins, or desert resorts.

They even had to rent out the entire place each time.

Gu Juntian didn’t mind—he enjoyed spending quiet time alone with Zhou Qinghao.

But going to such places repeatedly became boring, so Gu Juntian developed these masks that could alter their appearances. He even got the Alliance to issue them new identities.

Now, with these masks, he could travel freely with Zhou Qinghao.

He remembered that in the original plot, Zhou Qinghao had taken the original owner to many places and tried a lot of extreme sports.

Of course, he wanted to join Zhou Qinghao in having fun!

Now, not only was Zhou Qinghao physically strong, he had also undergone military training with him.

Doing some extreme sports was nothing!

Zhou Qinghao was fully on board with Gu Juntian’s idea.

Although his physical condition had improved dramatically after injecting Gu Juntian’s genetic drug, he really didn’t want every vacation to consist of just lying in bed in some remote location.

Whenever he returned to work, his colleagues would ask what he did on vacation, and he never knew how to answer.

What was he supposed to say? That he spent every day in bed?

Now that Gu Juntian finally wanted to go to crowded places, that was a great change.

Together, Zhou Qinghao and Gu Juntian tested the masks and found them very effective.

Once they wore the masks, they assumed entirely new identities and could go wherever they liked.

They dined at highly rated restaurants, went to concerts, and visited amusement parks together…

Zhou Qinghao had taken over the company at a young age and had rarely had the chance to travel.

The original owner of Gu Juntian’s body had been poor and had never had the chance to go anywhere, either.

Now, the two of them had both the time and money, so they could finally enjoy themselves freely.

In the blink of an eye, another ten years passed.

It had been twenty years since the genetic drug was developed, and now, everyone in the Human Alliance had received it.

Newborns were born with optimized genes and no longer needed the genetic drug.

The genetic drug seemed to have served its purpose—until a few years ago, when Gu Juntian developed the Evolution Drug.

People who had already used the genetic drug could now take the Evolution Drug to further enhance their physical abilities—and even gain mental power.

However, only adults could use the Evolution Drug.

The Alliance stipulated that all adults aged eighteen or older could receive the Evolution Drug. Of course, it cost money—but like the genetic drug, it could be bought with zero down payment and paid off later.

The price was the same as the genetic drug.

It wasn’t cheap, but not too expensive either—10,000 per dose—so almost everyone used it.

Wealthier individuals even bought the premium version, priced at one million per dose.

The difference wasn’t huge—the standard Evolution Drug caused intense pain during use, while the premium version was much less painful.

Also, the premium version improved appearance.

Gu Juntian developed the premium Evolution Drug to make money from the wealthy—and he did make a lot.

For every dose of the premium Evolution Drug sold, he earned a 500,000 royalty. He was making a fortune.

All that money, he gave to Zhou Qinghao to use for charity.

Because of this, Gu Juntian and Zhou Qinghao had become the two most popular figures in the Human Alliance. Many even called for Zhou Qinghao to run for president.

Of course, Zhou Qinghao had no intention of doing that.

Even though Gu Juntian had produced many results, he didn’t spend much time working. He had regular hours and took at least six months off every year.

If Zhou Qinghao only had to manage the company, he could easily take time off to accompany Gu Juntian—but if he became president, he’d never be free.

Sure enough, Gu Juntian had just given himself another two-month vacation and came to find Zhou Qinghao to go on another trip.

“Qinghao, the Alliance recently discovered a brand-new habitable planet and has already sent people to explore it. Let’s go too! I’ve seen footage of the planet—it’s beautiful! And the lifeforms there look a bit like ancient Earth dinosaurs,” Gu Juntian said excitedly. “We can go ride dinosaurs!”

“Alright, let’s go,” Zhou Qinghao replied with a smile. Gu Juntian loved trying new things, and Zhou Qinghao was more than happy to join him.

At the same time, many people from the Alliance were heading to the new planet.

The planet posed little danger and resembled ancient Earth. Most importantly, it was already connected to the internet!

The Alliance leadership encouraged the public to explore this brand-new world. However, to prevent environmental damage, all explorers were required to wear livestream cameras and broadcast their entire exploration.

Soon, countless people were watching the live streams, eagerly waiting to see more of this new planet.