Chapter 1: The Awakening of a Pioneer
Ethan Walker had always felt like he was meant for something greater. But life had other plans.
At twenty-eight, he was just another overworked aerospace engineer in Houston, slaving away at a government contractor firm. His days were filled with designing minor components for military satellites—important work, sure, but nothing groundbreaking. He wasn't a visionary scientist like Elon Musk or a genius physicist like Oppenheimer. He was just… Ethan.
A guy with student debt, a dead social life, and a tiny one-bedroom apartment that smelled like instant ramen and burnt coffee.
Then, one night, his world changed forever.
A Mysterious System
Ethan woke up in a cold sweat, his body stiff as if he had just been struck by lightning. His head throbbed, but that wasn't what made his breath hitch.
It was the voice.
[Evolutionary Pioneer System Activated.]
His eyes darted around the dark room, his pulse hammering against his ribs. The voice had no source—it wasn't coming from his phone, nor did it sound like a hallucination. It was just… there.
[Congratulations, Host. You have been chosen as the sole Pioneer for the next stage of human expansion.]
Ethan sat up, rubbing his temples. "What the hell…?" He muttered groggily.
His phone screen glowed on the nightstand—2:46 AM. No missed calls, no messages.
Just silence.
[Your mission: Establish the first independent human civilization on Mars.]
A chill ran down his spine. "Okay… this is definitely a dream," he whispered.
Then, it hit him.
Like a tidal wave, an impossible amount of knowledge flooded his brain—schematics, theories, calculations beyond anything humanity had developed. Self-sustaining energy grids, automated mining bots, fusion-powered engines, underground colonies—each concept unfolded before his eyes as if he had spent years researching them.
He gasped, gripping the sheets, his mind expanding at an inhuman rate. The blueprints were so advanced that even the U.S. government wouldn't be able to comprehend them.
He wasn't dreaming.
This was real.
[Your journey begins now.]
A Gift Beyond Imagination
Before Ethan could process everything, a holographic interface materialized in his vision.
Evolutionary Pioneer System
Host: Ethan Walker
Current Technology Level: 1.0
Base Status: Not Established
Blueprints Available: 15
Resource Requirements: Unmet
His breath hitched. A system? Like those overpowered protagonists in sci-fi novels? But this was real—his mind was living proof of it.
He focused on the "Blueprints" section, and a new interface expanded before him.
Automated Resource Extractor - Tier 1
Fusion Reactor - Miniature Model
Underground Colony Dome - Reinforced Model
AI-Controlled Defense Drone - Early Prototype
His fingers trembled as he scrolled through them. These weren't just ideas—they were fully developed designs, waiting to be built.
But one thing was clear: he needed resources to bring them to life.
And the system had a solution for that, too.
The Road to Mars
[Resource Acquisition Method Unlocked.]
Ethan sucked in a breath as new information flowed into his brain. The system provided a unique solution—it had already marked asteroids in near-Earth orbit that contained essential materials. Titanium, platinum, uranium, rare Earth metals… everything he needed was floating in space, waiting to be harvested.
And the best part? The system had designed an Automated Asteroid Harvester—a drone that could mine and transport resources straight to Mars without attracting attention.
Ethan's heart pounded. If he played this right, he could build an entire civilization underground before Earth even noticed.
For the first time in his life, he wasn't just an engineer.
He was a pioneer.
And nothing could stop him now.