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In the near future not too far away, the earth has become uninhabitable.
Waste and pollution threaten the Earth's existence and the end of humankind seems inevitable.
To turn Earth back into what it used to be, what remains of the human civilization launches Project Gaia, a plan that will take 1,000 years.
Immigrate to Mars
Upload their minds to the metaverse
Perish
There is also “The Great Escape” that only 0.001% of the world's wealthiest have secretly chosen. Contrary to the original plan, the order of selection will now be based on an individual’s wealth.
The immigration to Mars is a noble act to continue mankind’s existence, and the UN has created a strict verification process for selecting the new immigrants. After negotiations with the current 30 million residents of Mars who moved 50 years ago, they have agreed to accept 1,700,000 newcomers.
The majority of people choose to relocate to the metaverse forgo their physical bodies by transferring their consciousness to 'Seeds' because of the substantial energy needed to preserve the body for 1,000 years. Those with enough wealth are able to upload both their minds and bodies using a new currency termed 'Fuel', with the hope that they can re-enter the physical world in their bodies within a millennium.
Those without enough 'Fuel' to preserve their bodies will simply rely on Surreal's promise of replicating their bodies when humans re-enter to the world.
