Deep Space Wandering Fleet
Chapter 287 - Chapter 287 Chapter 287

Chapter 287: Chapter 287 Chapter 287: Chapter 287 The third matter was about the transformation of the entire society. Over the years, the number of naturally born babies had always been low. In the last annual report, out of ten million people, only 1,492 natural babies were born!

This was an extremely low natural birth rate.

The operating model of the entire society was gradually moving toward the ultimate goal of institutional upbringing.

Many couples considered having minimally invasive sterilization surgery, and some who accidentally became pregnant and had a child would immediately hand the child over to educational institutions for guardianship. They lacked the necessary skills as parents, not knowing how to breastfeed or how to care for the fragile infants.

Under the long-term influence of the environment, the concept of personally nurturing the next generation gradually disappeared from people’s minds.

Since these young individuals had been brought up by public institutions themselves, they naturally thought it was normal to give their children to educational institutions for upbringing.

Common people saw no need to waste time learning parenting knowledge, and were also unwilling to learn.

Over many years of experience, it had indeed been proven that children raised by society had a higher overall quality than those raised by families.

So many education experts had worked cautiously and meticulously to explore a comprehensive educational approach starting from the fetal stage. Yes, even before the children were formally born, while in artificial wombs, their education had already begun with music, prenatal talks, emotional prenatal care, and natural prenatal care among various other dazzling methods.

Experts could calculate the innate talents of fetuses through genetic testing, combined with the fetuses’ responses during prenatal education, to facilitate subsequent specialized education.

Of course, the vast majority of babies were still ordinary with no special talents, requiring only normal education; but in this selection process, a very small number of geniuses occasionally emerged.

These genius babies were specially cultivated by special teams to prevent situations like “potential wasted.”

If a civilization genuinely gave birth to the next Einstein or Newton, they would be noticed right from the start, not squandering their talents or ending up unsuccessful despite high intelligence.

Such refined educational methods were beyond the capabilities of ordinary parents.

As a result, children raised in this meticulous manner had an average intelligence that was 12% higher than that of Earth people! The data on various professional skills also far surpassed Earth’s children, which could be called an incredible achievement, nearly pushing human intelligence development to its limits.

Under these conditions, the conflict between Natural people and new humans was not as severe as imagined. Natural childbirth and traditional family education gradually became morally condemned behaviors…

As for the fourth and most important matter, consciousness upload and Virtual World Technology, especially the development of “Virtual World 14,” had truly been completed!

A virtual world, core to human existence principles, lacking real science, and difficult to differentiate from reality, yet possessing very high compatibility, including add-on functions like “Cultivation” and “Superpower” known as Golden Finger, had also been successively completed.

This was the technology that Zhang Yuan had paid the most attention to and invested the most effort.

However, for humans, applying this technology still required caution and prudence.

Be cautious, and then more cautious…

Being exceedingly cautious was not at all excessive!

It was indeed too dangerous!

Humans needed to utilize intelligent life, these Glizerians remaining on the planet, to tread cautiously on the path ahead.

Thus, a huge social experiment unfolded within “Entertainment City” of “Gliese 581” — Saint Andreas.

Over the past seventy years, humans had provided them with a series of excellent entertainment facilities, almost amounting to a kind of alternative cultural invasion.

But now, humans proclaimed that a new device had emerged, and although it was externally claimed to be an “Immersive VR device,” it was actually related to consciousness upload technology. Several high-ranking leaders of the Glize Civilization, under the persuasion of human diplomats, were eagerly trying out this latest technology.

They each put on a helmet and lay in the gaming capsule.

Saint Andreas, a city that boasts of being “free,” “open,” and “joyful,” is home to thirty million Glizerians living a life of glitz and glamor.

The streets and alleys here are filled with casinos, amusement parks, pawnshops, and various messy red-light districts or other entertainment venues, where the wealthy and the nobility can try the latest invented potions and indulge their desires to their hearts’ content.

In short, there are all sorts of entertainment activities–if you can think of it, it can be done!

Of course, that is–if you have enough money. Without money, who would bother with you!

Over 60% of the city’s population scrambles to survive around these entertainment venues, idling away their days. With a bit of money, they indulge; without money, they try to scrape some up from somewhere…

The security environment is naturally not very good either, with a high crime rate providing fertile ground for the underworld.

The Universal Factory at the city center has enough productivity to sustain these populations. After all, the Glizerians have low needs; they could nibble on roadside grass if impoverished, with no risk of starving.

Those in debt would flee, and those with money would reluctantly return…

As long as they’re alive, they will always return to this den of vice.

And the city’s public sustenance system, which is slightly different from that of humans, is based on clans. Typically a clan has a population of several thousand, naturally forming black market gangs. Since the birth rate is not high, once the children hatch, everyone in the clan can chip in a few dollars to throw them into school.

Thus, theoretically, the newly born children still have relatives… and usually, they will join the clan-based underworld gangs.

Glizerians who don’t join a group simply can’t survive.

On this day, several human education experts were conducting an inspection in this city. There always were some people who disagreed with Zhang Yuan’s invasion plan, especially these education experts who, perhaps because they often dealt with children, always harbored a kind of compassionate sentiment…

Leading them was a human female–Ms. Zhong from the Ministry of Education.

Seeing the scenes in the city, she was slightly bewildered. This bustle reminded her of certain cities on Earth, though her distant memories made it hard to recall clearly… There seemed to be gambling cities on Earth where people ruined their lives and fortunes in gambling.

However, no such people had appeared in this new civilization for a long time. Ms. Zhong felt a bit nostalgic, even though it wasn’t a good city, but anything from the Mother Star…

Splash!

Some pangolins, seeing the humans, crowded around like hungry wolves eyeing a bone, frantically trying to sell their family’s products.

After more than 70 years of interaction, these Glizerians had become used to the presence of humans in the city.

“This sir or madam, I have the latest specimen of the precious plant Otemuira! Only for 700 Grants!”

“I have very complete historical books, passed down in my clan! For 450 Grants!”

“I have works by wandering artists…”

Humans, in their view, were always gullible big spenders, willing to pay astronomical prices for just about any rubbish!

“Oh, not right now, thank you, thank you!” Ms. Zhong wasn’t foolish–her group’s funds were limited. Someone had already been tricked; they could learn from their mistakes; they couldn’t always be fooled, right?

“Please, buy something! I’m about to starve in the streets, please! Kindhearted person, it’s been so long since I last ate.”

“Yes, please, buy something, these items really are quite good!” The group of Glizerians clung desperately to Ms. Zhong’s legs, leaving her a bit flustered…