Deep Space Wandering Fleet
Chapter 558 - 555 A Big Agreement

Chapter 558: Chapter 555 A Big Agreement

The evolution of society is an extremely important and complex matter. In the four hundred years since the "Escape Plan" emerged, the entire New Human Civilization had undergone more changes in societal thought than most sociologists could have imagined.

Thus, Zhang Yuan managed to become a highly distinguished university professor in just 30 years—a feat that might have taken fifty or even sixty years in former societies.

Although the end result remained the same, the process had been significantly accelerated.

"Overall, societal efficiency had increased significantly..."

Zhang Yuan didn’t know how to judge this phenomenon; he believed himself more than qualified to be a professor, and in the future, research in Extra Perception would undoubtedly require his involvement.

Yet, as a conservative, he sometimes wondered whether this blind rush to enhance societal efficiency could potentially compromise societal fairness.

Or perhaps this was a form of fairness in itself?

Fairness, after all, was defined by humans... Transcendents could accelerate the progress of civilization more than ordinary people, so what if their status was slightly higher? Ordinary individuals could compete as well after acquiring the necessary education.

Zhang Yuan shook his head, temporarily abandoning these random thoughts.

He looked at the students in the Virtual Space, walking awkwardly and experiencing Magnetic Field Perception, and smiled, saying, "Dear students, first, let me share some good news. The Tos Civilization knows we have completed our research on Magnetic Field Perception. They find our Brain in a Vat technology quite miraculous, hence wish to collaborate with us."

"Ahem, if in the future, when in contact with them, please ensure our Virtual World Technology remains confidential."

"We cannot let them know about it, otherwise we’ll face imprisonment..."

All the students laughed.

Keeping Virtual World Technology confidential from the public was impossible, but it was essential to keep it secret from any alien species, as real leaks would constitute "anti-human crimes."

In fact, the development of Extra Perception had always relied on Virtual World Technology, although theoretically, using Brain in a Vat technology was also feasible.

The biggest difference between Brain in a Vat and Virtual World was that Brain in a Vat couldn’t be networked; everything was one’s personal fantasy or crafted by computers. Brain in a Vat technology couldn’t allow quantum consciousness to detach from the original brain and be uploaded elsewhere. This technology was achievable by third-level civilizations.

Virtual Worlds, however, could be networked, revealing objective realities, and in Virtual Worlds, real life could be created—a hallmark of Sixth Level Civilization technology.

Nevertheless, claiming Brain in a Vat secured adequate safety.

Zhang Yuan continued, "After many years of friendly cooperation, building sufficient trust, the Tos Civilization wants us to custom-make a pair of eyes for them. In return, they are willing to pay roughly 1500 Amiba Points and most of their core technologies, a compensation that theoretically amounts to six thousand Amoeba Points!"

Amoeba Points to purchase an "Extra Perception" was slightly inadequate, as such research was a key focus of Level 4 and even Level 5 Civilizations, involving intelligence, and would normally cost around eight or nine thousand.

However, in the interstellar trading market, even if Humans possessed such technology, other civilizations would find it difficult to approach them due to trust issues. Moreover, given the deep revolutionary friendship between the Tos Civilization and Humans...

Thus, New Human Civilization was very keen to earn these Amoeba Points as foreign exchange. This sum likely represented the entire savings of the Tos People, who had emptied their entire reserves and could provide no more...

"6000?"

"1500 in points, 4500 in technology, totaling 6000!"

"Six thousand!"

After hearing this, the students all showed an eager excitement, completely thrilled. I mean, suddenly there’s an agreement worth 6,000 points—it’s simply technologically inconceivable!

It eloquently proved—following this historic big shot is the way to actually have something to chew on!

As for the other tech giants, including historic-level physicists and biologists, aside from the future development of Curvature Technology being extremely valuable, could the already existing subatomic engines, biological materials, or nanotechnology sell for 500 AmiBa Points? Those existing technologies, whether slightly better or worse, everyone could manage with them; there wasn’t a need to buy in large quantities.

Zhang Yuan smiled, he could guess exactly what these students were thinking. Indeed, the technology related to Intelligence was this valuable, far more so than other technologies...

The invisible war for elite talents among the Transcendents had long begun. The reason for telling them this was to let these students know: our lab is badass!

True badassery, not even Curvature could compare.

This could prevent students from dropping out, losing interest, or switching majors, among other things.

If there weren’t enough talented individuals, what could he, Zhang Yuan, play at alone in this era? Any research required a team, and voluntary participation at that; it couldn’t just be about mandatorily setting a work task and expecting results.

Of course, Zhang Yuan still said publicly, "My students, don’t look down on other scientists. Other technologies are not unimportant either; all aspects accumulated together make up the civilization of the new humans today... Haha!"

As the entire megaproject was nearing completion, the relationship between the Tos Civilization and the New Human Civilization seemed to have gone from initial conflict to a honeymoon phase.

Evidently, this honeymoon period would last longer than the last one since everyone was about to enjoy the fruits of victory, without conflicts of interest, naturally, there wouldn’t be major disputes.

Former mutual condemnations and criticisms had long vanished as if they were merely air quality...

The demo class lasted for three hours. When time was up, all participants, both men and women, exited the Virtual World and excitedly discussed the day’s gains.

Suddenly someone asked, "Mr. Zhang, by joining the Unreal Laboratory, can we use Virtual World Technology anytime?"

"Of course not, there are specific permissions needed. Plus, there will be regular psychological assessments."

"When will the trade with the Tos Civilization begin then?"

Zhang Yuan answered with a smile, "We’re still negotiating. No rush. Our entire project is nearly finished. We’ll be restarting civilization on that planet one light year away. Only when we have acquired the real Curvature Technology will we meet with the Tos Civilization again."

"Ah... there are already quite a few people there; no idea how they’re developing."

He was referring to the fifty million people who fled there four hundred years ago, who, theoretically, had already been living there for a hundred years.

Discussing these people, the students naturally didn’t have a very good impression, showing disdainful expressions one after another.

Zhang Yuan sighed; these kids were born in a new era, naturally not having to do those kinds of lifelong unresolved tasks, especially with so many Transcendents holding ideological work.

The reality? These kids didn’t have the right to disdain others.

If given another chance, many from this generation—these kids who disdained others—would still back down. Humans as a species never really change.