Deep Space Wandering Fleet
Chapter 432 - 430: The Highest Value of Happiness

Chapter 432: Chapter 430: The Highest Value of Happiness

"Really?"

Zhang Yuan frowned slightly, not quite believing what Ren Junzhe had said, and dared not try it again. He hurriedly handed the remaining liquid in the bottle over to a robot server waiting outside the door.

Ren Junzhe, looking dejected, followed behind, grasping his own hair, unsure of what he was thinking.

He simply found the substance interesting and thought it brought happiness to people. He hadn’t expected his usually good-tempered roommate to suddenly become so angry.

"...Sodium chloride, potassium chloride... as well as one hundred and seventeen types of macromolecules." After analyzing the specific components, the robot said expressionlessly, "It will not directly produce pleasure in the brain, not cause psychedelic effects, is harmless to the human body, and does not belong to the category of banned substances, nor does it violate the law. You may use it."

Hearing the robot’s reply, Zhang Yuan’s pupils constricted slightly, and his heart raced.

A huge loophole in society had appeared!

Is drinking sugary water illegal?

Of course not! It’s just a bit of sugar. Even if you consume one kilogram of sugar a day, no one thinks it’s against the law.

Drinking the so-called "Sakura" is also not illegal!

If you drink "Sakura" and do nothing else, you won’t feel anything!

But combining the two becomes a true poison for humanity!

He was still reminiscing that wonderful sensation and yearning to experience it again, even though he had merely drunk some sugary water... The happiness, the feeling of being on cloud nine, he could still recall.

His brain was urging him to drink a bit of "Sakura" again, then to drink sugary water!

Drink sugary water!

Drink sugary water!

Drink sugary water!

Zhang Yuan soon stopped entangling with the robots and took a deep breath, "Where did you get this drug from?"

"A senior at the university gave it to me."

"And the senior, where did she get it from?"

"I don’t know, I really don’t. Should I give her a call and ask?" Ren Junzhe was somewhat stunned. As a clever person, he was beginning to realize that something might be terribly wrong!

Zhang Yuan restrained his agitation and rushed to find the university’s sociologist, Professor Aliev Bal.

"Yes, we have already noticed this issue. It’s a new type of chemical agent that just emerged in the past few days."

Professor Bal lamented, "From either a chemistry or legal perspective, Sakura does not fall under controlled substances. After taking it, your concentration for reading can indeed be enhanced for a certain period."

"Just like this!"

He produced a blue vial, frowned, and downed its contents.

Professor Bal said, "If you do nothing, you won’t feel anything... you can just quietly be aware of your heartbeat, your breathing is also very steady, you can even feel the slight trembling of your muscles, your senses are amplified. Reading during this time, your focus will be very high, and it’s quite enjoyable."

"Even some boring and tedious repetitive training becomes more interesting. A person can learn much more within the same amount of time."

"In fact, Sakura was invented for better study," said Professor Bal.

For better study?!

"But..." Zhang Yuan immediately questioned, "You must know the consequences its proliferation can cause! Most people would use ’Sakura’ for entertainment, and if used excessively, it becomes very difficult to quit. A person could even consume up to one kilogram of sugar in a day!"

"I even wonder if those with ulterior motives obtained control of Sakura’s production, could they control the entire world through monopoly?"

Professor Bal hurriedly said, "No, no, no, you don’t have to worry about that. The drug was developed by a chemist in the Western Cities, Professor Barry Pandora, who only wanted to increase his own concentration. It was intended for study, not to enslave others..."

"The formula for Sakura is public, and none of the ingredients are banned substances. You can buy them yourself and mix them... After discovering its consequences, Professor Barry Pandora has deleted the original formula, but the formula has already spread, and we do not have the power to delete all data from the internet!"

"We are even more concerned about the social issues it triggers. It’s not just that eating sugar can make you happier, unrestricted consumption of sugar can easily lead to obesity, diabetes, and various other diseases. But this change includes many other aspects, like shopping, playing games, studying, all will become more enjoyable."

"Oh, and as you know, under normal circumstances, humans can experience a maximum level of happiness, which can lead to the degradation of moral standards in society..."

"Maximum level of happiness?" Zhang Yuan frowned and said, "Like solving world-class problems?"

Professor Bal patted his head as if in agreement; for them, solving a world-class problem brought incomparably more joy than any other activity.

"...I correct myself, it’s something that is usually very easy to achieve. Solving world-class problems is too difficult, although it can make you happy for several years..."

In reality, humans can become addicted to anything and everything. To give a concrete example, the pleasure derived from drinking alcohol is 10,000, nicotine addiction is 20,000, sex addiction is 60,000, while drugs can reach the million level, making it impossible for humans to overcome drug addiction.

Sakura simply magnifies all sensations; it does not have addictive elements in itself and skirts the edge of the law. All levels of happiness can be amplified several times over, making previously manageable desires difficult to control.

"For humans, within the bounds of the law, the greatest joy is not eating a bit of sugar, but... sex!"

"Westerners are inherently more open than our culture, and everyone has begun trying out Sakura for enhancement! It has become the latest game and is hard to resist with willpower alone. Beyond sensory stimulation, psychological stimulation is even more significant..."

Ren Junzhe was pale, realizing that a senior had taken drugs to play exciting games with him!

This was simply unbearable; no wonder there was no "love registration" in advance—the idea was to have fun from the start... Ren Junzhe was not a playboy but a very traditional and honest man, his face flushed with anger.

The old professor said, "Regarding this, we don’t know how to judge or stop it... We can only appeal to everyone not to disrupt the brain’s natural happiness mechanisms. If you are already happy enough, why seek even greater happiness through drugs?"

"Alas, who knows what the future will hold."

Zhang Yuan’s pupils constricted slightly; the consequences were too severe!

Because of "Sakura," the university’s professors were now in complete uproar. Sakura could amplify pleasure by three to five times, magnifying a specific kind of joy to the level of 180,000-300,000, which had long surpassed human limits.

"We should resolutely resist the widespread use of Sakura; it should become a banned substance by law!"

"I think there is no need for that, life should be free... As long as it doesn’t disrupt the harmony and stability of society, everyone should be responsible for themselves. We don’t need to make life choices for them."

Shouts and arguments could be heard everywhere, with many having learned that this new type of drug was invented by a professor from the Western university.

However, most professors still believed that such a substance should not be widespread and needed certain restrictions. Otherwise, everyone would behave like wild animals, constantly seeking to satisfy their physiological desires, leading to a decline in social morals, and the entire world would change drastically!

Zhang Yuan sighed. In reality, this debate was of little use; the key now was to provoke a city-wide vote to amend the city’s system and ban the use of "Sakura."

But right now, most people were still unaware of its existence; how easy could such a matter be?

A gentle beast, silently descended upon this world, gazing at the pure and natural lakes with a greedy smile...