Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 579 - 576: The Doomed Still Must Die

Time flew by, and before one knew it, six months had passed since the division of the Radiant Galaxy and the return of over sixty thousand survivors...

People smoothly received more mechanical equipment left behind on that planet. Since the two civilizations had only been separate for about four hundred years, there wasn’t much advancement in technology during that period, so the technology trees hadn’t diverged. The reception of these mechanical devices was quite beneficial for the further development of the people.

Zhang Yuan even believed, "The human headquarters should be moved to that planet."

Because the planet where the human branch of the Radiant Galaxy was located had a clearly superior geographical environment, abundant material resources, and suitable gravity.

And humans were likely to stay in this star domain for over a century, not just leaving after a few years.

"So, moving there sooner rather than later wouldn’t be bad."

This proposal was currently under evaluation. Moving the headquarters, with the presence of a mother ship, was indeed a possibility.

In six months, the living arrangements for the over sixty thousand survivors had also been settled. These individuals were extremely talented and could easily find suitable jobs. Additionally, since there was no significant ideological conflict between the two sides, re-integrating into the new society naturally posed no problems.

On the other hand, the impact of this humanitarian disaster on the entire civilization still existed.

The New Human Civilization had to properly handle the aftermath. Over fifty million hibernation chambers were still placed in the underground city, and the public was still unsettled without their complete and proper management.

This was a very, very complex age, and the internal situation of the New Human Civilization had never been so complicated...

The population was rapidly increasing, expected to grow to around one hundred million;

The integration of the Transcendents and the common people remained a potential issue. Even though not many risks were currently evident, these risks could not be ignored.

Two neutron stars were about to collide, and to smoothly receive more data, plans were made to construct astronomical observation devices on six large and small planets in the planet system, to receive data from different angles and ensure nothing went wrong.

Finally, this humanitarian disaster had caused significant changes in societal thoughts, providing a very profound lesson.

"...Overall, the change in societal thoughts is transitioning from light blue to deep blue. People are becoming more resistant to becoming a Sinking Civilization and generally feel that the determinedly strong-willed Transcendents are more reliable..."

"This evolution of societal thoughts has both advantages and disadvantages for society."

"On one hand, it can accelerate the integration of Transcendents and common people. Since our future development needs a large amount of talent and requires restarting labs in all fields, Transcendents can naturally be the inherent teachers. This ideology can reduce the resentment caused by inequality in status."

"On the other hand, we still believe that this trend is unsustainable, and if left to become a political correctness, it can harm the physical and mental well-being of common people. It is not durable."

Captain Feng was delivering a speech on stage, a very capable and open-minded strong woman.

Regarding the evolution of societal thoughts, she had privately discussed it at length with Zhang Yuan and others, as after all, these matters could only be profoundly experienced by those who had been through more.

Thus, the entire civilization would establish a new department: the Scientific Council Staff, splitting half of the power from the original captain and the secretary’s office. The positions in this department would mostly be held by Transcendents.

"...This lady Captain, in fact, has somewhat extreme thoughts. She might actually be a bit scared, almost wishing to brainwash all of humanity and even change the entirety of Genetic Philosophy. Fortunately, she’s smart enough to know that these ideas lean too heavily to the left, so she won’t proceed with them."

During the meeting, Zhang Yuan was whispering to Li Zhendong.

"She’s still a common person, right?"

"Yes, she’s a common person."

Humans, this species, easily go to extremes, striving to maintain balance is indeed very, very difficult. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Under the influence of Deep Green thinking, everyone embraced individual total freedom and then all ran off into the Virtual World.

But under the influence of Deep Blue thinking? The vast majority of entertainment industries were shut down...

Any form of personal gratification became despised, condemned by society, making everyone live in fear and repression.

Such repression cannot last.

Not only the Captain, but many common people, middle-level cadres, and high-level cadres all held a breath in their hearts, wishing to suddenly elevate their spiritual realms...

Can such a state last?

Of course not.

It isn’t that easy!

Thoughts, which need to be experienced and practiced long term, cannot be enhanced immediately.

Unless humans become a true Level 5 Civilization and modify their Genetic Philosophy, it is impossible to suddenly elevate their spiritual level. The next thought could very well shake their current firm resolve.

Even the Transcendents cannot ensure that they will never degenerate, so every natural death needs to be re-examined.

Therefore, it is crucial to quickly enact some policies and let this matter pass. People still need to live normally, live well, there is no need for the current situation.

After a pause, the woman ahead spoke, "...so next, we need to discuss the following issues."

"First, it concerns the arrangements for the fifty million unfortunate ones. We found in a social media database that some had left wills wishing to donate their bodies for scientific experiments or other purposes, and for these individuals, we will honor their wishes."

"As for the majority who left no similar wills... but we need not keep their hibernation chambers indefinitely."

The maintenance of over fifty million hibernation chambers is not a particularly large task, but it’s impossible to keep these items for as long as the new human civilization exists. If the new human civilization were to leave this star domain in the future, would we also take fifty million hibernation chambers with us?

They are all in a vegetative state already; even for scientific research, there is no need for so many vegetative bodies.

Moreover, the world these people ended up in consists of those kinds of paradise worlds and isn’t the normal Transcendent test...

Ultimately, they are not immortal. Why should they live forever in the Virtual World?

To put it harshly, if they must die, then let them die.

A prominent expert on Virtual World first stated, "We need to first check whether these people have truly lost their consciousness and became vegetative. This is a significant task."

"Secondly, out of these fifty million people, very few will pass the Transcendent Test under normal standards. However, I still hope to give these people a chance to choose. They can choose to return to the real world, continue to stay in Paradise, or attempt the standard Transcendent Test..."

"Returning to the real world involves living a normal life, choosing to stay in Paradise allows for a few more cycles before letting them die naturally; we obviously cannot maintain the server for them forever."

"If they choose the Transcendent Test, then nothing could be better. We will plan the related number of attempts based on their Civilization Contribution made during their lifetime and carry out a normal examination."

At that moment, Zhang Yuan raised his hand and stood up to object, "This gentleman, your idea seems too humane, letting them return to the real world—I firmly disagree!"

"Because those who have experienced that kind of paradise have developed a very different mindset from ours."

"What does Paradise mean? It is the underlying foundation of Virtual World 13, a type of warfare weapon originally developed in Gliese 581! A weapon indeed!"