Deep Space Wandering Fleet
Chapter 564 - 561 They... are here!

Chapter 564: Chapter 561 They... are here!

Considering this, Zhang Yuan said, "Newcomers still need experience, while the old folks can take on some other tasks! With so many positions in society, and a population of merely forty million."

"Our current management capabilities, um... can handle one or two hundred million easily. In the future, we must expand the population to adapt to the ever-growing technology tree."

A more superior social model is the olive-shaped model, with the majority of people being the middle class, and both the upper and lower classes being relatively small.

The pyramid model no longer fits the currents of our times; it only existed during feudal times. As for the inverted pyramid social model, where the vast majority are the upper class... it has never appeared in human history.

In fact, most people share Zhang Yuan’s thoughts, but there are also some who do not agree, including the current female captain who holds even more radical views.

This captain was also born a commoner, not a Transcendent.

They believe that Transcendents are simply an advanced version of commoners. Since they are more capable, why should they choose a worse plan and give up the numerous top positions to commoners?

This argument also has its merits because if humans want to transition from a Short-lived Species to a Biological one with longevity, they must adapt to mindsets like "class rigidity" that seek quick success.

If society is viewed on a scale of hundreds of years, class rigidity may indeed seem possible, but on a scale of thousands of years, even Transcendents will age and die, and there will be a rotation.

To give a specific example, a civilization composed of species with lifespans of tens of thousands of years would absolutely seem rigid in class structures to a Short-lived Species.

For such long-lived species that take thousands of years to move up just one class, it’s downright inconceivable and unacceptable for humans.

But the long-lived species themselves don’t think that way; they believe their society is normal and they look down upon the human pursuit of quick success.

This is the immense impact the length of a lifespan has on one’s ideology.

Many people believe that the Transcendent project, which aims to greatly extend human lifespan, copying the "class rigidity" concept of the past to the current society, is inappropriate.

Even some High-level Civilizations simply do not grow their population because, for them, the total population is already sufficient. Are such civilizations completely rigid in their classes?

Of course not.

Accusing these High-level Civilizations of "class rigidity" is completely laughable.

Zhang Yuan understood these principles. With a longer life and a more ancient perspective, the commoner stage is quite like just the "infant phase,"—can a primary school student become the president of a country?

How can newly born infants compete with adults? They need to learn in this lifetime how to become a Transcendent with a more resolute will and sufficient drive to advance.

Only in the Transcendent stage does real adulthood begin, and they can engage in more important tasks.

"However, this step is indeed too big, too hard for the 98% of the population who are commoners to accept, suddenly stripping away their opportunity for advancement— who would agree to that?"

This is essentially the struggle between Deep Blue and Light Blue thinking.

Zhang Yuan, for the time being, still preferred to side with Light Blue. He believed that a Great Leap Forward approach was not advisable.

It’s not that simple to leap from the pattern of a Short-lived Species to that of a long-lived Biological Species. Taking risks is one thing, but a Great Leap Forward is bound to create problems.

While everyone was engrossed in fervent discussion, the giant screen in the center of the hall suddenly lit up, and the figure of a female announcer appeared.

A crisp voice filled the air, "Ladies and gentlemen, we are interrupting you with an emergency announcement: Please stop all your current tasks and return to your rooms immediately. Do not go out at your discretion."

"Community workers, please ensure everyone is accounted for!"

"Repeat, please stop all your current tasks and return to your rooms immediately. Do not go out at your discretion. Community workers, please ensure everyone is accounted for."

Zhang Yuan and his comrades exchanged looks, then seemed to understand that something had happened, as their heartbeats rapidly quickened.

The people within the glass dome scattered in all directions, rushing back into the Underground City.

"Let’s go!"

"Shall we bet on what happened?" Li Zhendong’s smile was so broad it was lopsided, his face flushed with excitement.

"Who would bet with you! Even a fool can guess that!" Ye Kaifu was also flushed with joy, unable to stop his excitement.

Just thinking about the final stage of the entire project, which was about to arrive, how could he not be thrilled?

When Zhang Yuan returned to his room, he saw the elevators in the Underground City working non-stop, bringing many surface workers back.

Everyone vaguely guessed what had happened, and the air was filled with animated discussion.

"Hey, Mr. Zhang! This is the wheat bread we made, try some."

A young couple greeted Zhang Yuan warmly as they saw him.

"Haha, thanks, Xie Xiang!"

"It’s quite good, there aren’t many people who know how to make bread these days." Zhang Yuan tasted a bite and, smiling, asked, "Just back from traveling outside? Really envious of your honeymoon."

"Yeah, we were forcibly recalled... Ice skating on that planet was really fun! Once you leave this planet, you won’t get that chance again."

Ice skating in low gravity was completely different from normal, a slip could send you sky high—quite an amusing ordeal once you got the hang of it...

The couple still seemed to be longing for the experience, while also being overwhelmingly excited. Everyone had a slight hunch as to why the whole base had called them all back.

"That’s not necessarily true, if we switch to another Planet System, there will be plenty of places to skate," Zhang Yuan chuckled, "Who knows, maybe you’ll even get to ski on a comet in the future!"

"Do you know what’s happening outside?"

"It should be... good news, haha, just watch the news! It should be reported soon!"

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, the live news broadcast began, and they quickly said their farewells to each other.

Zhang Yuan glanced at the calendar. Before he had time to sit down to watch the broadcast, he suddenly received a personal urgent notification. The Captain’s Room had sent out a notice asking him to go to the main conference room.

His expression shifted, and he hurried out once again.

At this time, the main conference room was already packed with people, virtually a sea of humanity. All the middle-level cadres with even a slight bit of stature had already arrived, and everyone was discussing what could have happened...

The Captain of this era was a middle-aged woman named "Feng Zichen." Despite her short stature, only 1.6 meters tall, she was the very embodiment of a strong female leader.

Many of the current social systems were personally put in place by Ms. Feng herself.

The Captain from four hundred years ago had also been a woman, with a somewhat conciliatory personality, but this Captain clearly had a much stronger character.

Most crucially, this female captain was not born a Transcendent but was an ordinary human. She was also a quintessential representative of the Deep Blue school of thought, believing Humans should stride boldly forward, taking advantage of this once-in-a-millennium historical opportunity to advance even faster.

Even if some conflicts emerged amidst rapid progress, there would be nothing insurmountable after making a big leap forward...

Setting these differences aside for a moment, once everyone had arrived, a military general took the lead and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, our space telescope has detected a group of brightly shining, high-speed moving objects 40 astronomical units away, approaching!"

"Their speed is approximately 0.07 times the speed of light, and they are decelerating... Their trajectory is heading in the direction of two neutron stars."

"We expect contact with our side within 4 hours!"

"We’ve already sent out electromagnetic communication, inquiring about the origin of these objects."