Chapter 877 Four Pillars: Full Circle (6)

Chapter 877 Four Pillars: Full Circle (6)

With his decade-long reign of terror still fresh in the minds of the three other races, Vaughn had afforded the humans he had recreated some leeway, allowing them to be treated relatively nicer than they were before.

However, there were also some amongst the three races that doubled down on their previous actions, treating the humans far worse than they'd been treated before.

Using that as a key motivator for him to make sure his new idea succeeded as quickly as possible, Vaughn went on yet another rampage, wanting to make sure that all of the humans under the three races would have better fates. Discover new chapters at novelhall.com

Of course, unlike before, where he allowed his anger to get the better of him, the man wreaked havoc this time around with greater intent.

With that, the man was able to afford himself and the new humans some leeway whilst he delved into the extension of Project Rebirth.

At the same time, he pondered over the perfect time to reintroduce the concept of the system to the humans and the other races on Veldanyr, knowing that reactivating it right now would just lead to greater oppression.

In the end, he decided to think about it some other time, instead focusing his attention on the extension of Project Rebirth for the meantime, which he aptly named Operation Hope.

Watching his past self begin to tinker around with the machinery in the laboratory once more, Vaughn adorned a wry smile as he turned to look at Valyr.

"With the foundation I had built up while trying to recreate humans through Project Rebirth, one would assume that Operation Hope was far simpler in comparison," said the man with a shrug.

"After all, all I needed to do was to modify the humans I was making in a way where their physical qualities were more or less similar to the humans of the past."

"Though such a level of strength was still lacking when compared to those like the orcs or the werebeasts, it was at least enough for them to fend for themselves."

At those words, the man's smile turned bitter as he then shook his head.

"2,000 years."

"It took 2,000 years for Operation Hope to finally reach completion."

But this time around, he was going to try and combine the power the feral humans had with the sentience of the humans he had successfully created.

With that, he'd spent a total of a thousand years in the endeavor, slowly inching closer and closer to the completion mark.

Yet, seeing how the humans of the new age were continuously being worked to death by the three other races without any shred of remorse, Vaughn was eventually forced to give up on the path and searched for another path instead.

"To be honest, if I didn't think about how many more humans would live miserable lives under the three races, I would've probably succeeded in it," said Vaughn, giving Valyr more information on what was happening.

Not long after, he adorned a bitter smile. "However, it would definitely take tens of thousands of years at the very least."

Fortunately, the Vaughn of the past had quickly found a path that would allow him to complete Operation Hope, making use of a resource he hadn't thought of using back in Project Rebirth.

"Myself."

Though the heavens seemed to bar him from genetically modifying the physical qualities of the humans he created, the heavens did not bar him from infusing his blood into the humans whatsoever, which had already been enhanced through genetic modification.

By the time 2,000 years had passed, the man had refined and modified the process to the point where it was no problem for him to create the new type of humans en masse, all of which were imbued with a hint of his blood.

Surprisingly, just a small hint of his blood was enough to elevate the physical qualities of the humans by a few times, causing Vaughn to smile in satisfaction.

Nevertheless, with how his initial idea for Operation Hope had failed, the man decided to embark on another project alongside Operation Hope, making use of the knowledge he'd accrued through both projects to elevate the strength of humans one step further.

One step closer to the strength he had.

"Though I could only create a few of them, these humans would undoubtedly mark the beginning of the new era, their strengths more than enough for them to rule the continent once the system had awakened."

"Because of that, to differentiate them from the other humans, I called these ones..."

"Heralds.