Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 580 - 577: New Policy

As soon as Zhang Yuan voiced his opposition, it immediately sparked a flurry of whispered conversations. How should one put it? While sympathy is one thing, the idea of reintegrating them back into the real world is quite another.

Like some countries on Earth once did with refugees, high-quality, ideologically compatible refugees were, of course, welcome.

The sixty thousand survivors who were unwilling to enter the Virtual World were akin to high-quality refugees and could easily play a role, making a significant contribution to the entire New Human Civilization.

But what about low-quality refugees? It’s not feasible to force them into jobs, and whether they would perform well remains to be seen...

On the other hand, what would the general public think?

Zhang Yuan made a gesture for everyone to quiet down, "...Because those who have experienced such a Paradise world have developed a very different mindset from ours."

"What does Paradise world mean? It’s the first step of Virtual World number 13, a war weapon initially developed by humans on Gliese 581!"

"It’s a weapon!"

"If you can’t understand, try to imagine a real God Mode, where you can create whatever you want, you can control every person at will, enhance your own energy, never fatigue, and make beautiful people of the opposite sex fall deeply in love with you. You can fly at the speed of light, and change into any form at any time!"

"You could also inject some dopamine into your brain, making yourself incredibly happy! Anything is possible!"

"After experiencing such exploration, could they ever tolerate this incredibly dull world again? No!"

"Oh, right, there’s also a huge flaw in the entire plan. Under the threat of death, they could indeed be compelled to return to the real world. But imagine, fifty million people, even if it’s only twenty million, returning to our world... what consequences would that bring..."

"They would form a powerful political force, which could in turn assimilate our people... So, this is not feasible."

The meeting room fell silent, and even the surviving representatives of the Radiant Galaxy bowed their heads, saying nothing.

Indeed, when the time came, strikes, protests, and government clashes would all break out.

The key issue was the sheer number of people. Even if it were only a million, it would still be an astounding figure. Could they really resort to a massacre? Deploying all the police and military might not even suffice...

Li Zhendong, a member of the council of science, stood up and said, "I support Mr. Zhang’s view. Since they have already abandoned their real-world identities, it’s as if they’ve committed suicide. There’s no antidote for that, so there are only two options."

"First, enjoy a couple of cycles in Paradise, and then die quickly. This server maintenance we can still manage. The time available for enjoyment should be proportional to their Civilization Contribution before death."

"Or they should take the real Extraordinary Test, receive a re-education, and come out if they can pass. If they cannot, they die. There is no such thing as Immortals in the world."

"As for those bodies, aside from keeping some for scientific research, I still recommend their destruction. We don’t need to allocate production resources to take care of these bodies in the long term."

"...Destroying these bodies, even casting them into distant Constant Stars, sounds very cruel, but it is also the best way to completely resolve this issue. Letting all the public witness the fate of the Sinking Civilization could also be seen as a form of widespread social education."

After some debate, this opinion won the vote of the majority. Humanity may have its kind side, but the most important thing is to ensure the safety of our own civilization.

Since all choices were made by oneself, then one must take responsibility for one’s actions.

There is no such thing as a remedy for regret in the world.

The subsequent discussion concerned population growth, reflection on this major disaster, the integration and reform of humans and Transcendents, job adjustments, life extension schemes, and other more stable reform measures.

After that, the entire plan was smoothly issued...

...

This is an era with a relatively high population growth rate. In preparation for future major construction, many Transcendents and ordinary people would be born into this world.

And as various policies were enacted, all aspects of society were set to undergo profound changes.

Chen Bin, as a graduate school candidate, naturally faced immense academic pressure. Just a few days ago, he was still hoping to sweetly experience a romance, watch a movie, and then climb the highest peak of the Planet with his best buddies.

But then, out of the blue, he got hit with a curveball – all entertainment activities were canceled!

The cancellation of these activities wasn’t mandatory by the government but rather voluntarily initiated by the public, and it had been several months already. Chen Bin too felt that playing games under such circumstances would be morally culpable, so he had no choice but to hit the books with ferocity in the library.

The most headache-inducing subject for him was... politics!

Not mathematics, not physics, but politics!

"Because behind all these new policies there are profound political intentions. With so many current events continually emerging, the difficulty level of the exam questions will reach infuriating heights," he lamented softly, sinking into a sea of practice problems.

The library was filled with people, in utter silence except for the occasional buzz of electronic devices that quickly faded away; everyone was immersed in serious study.

Due to the increased difficulty of the curriculum, university now spanned 8 years in total. From freshman to junior year was the time to study major-related courses; some bright minds were able to complete all coursework by their junior year and would start attempting postgraduate entrance exams.

If one chose not to pursue postgraduate studies, the later years were essentially time for social internships; the university would assign some work placements, or students could find their own jobs, enlist in the military, and so on.

If after the eight years at university one still hadn’t been accepted into a postgraduate program, it was taken as a sign they simply weren’t cut out for it and would have to leave school to seek employment in society...

Although the timetable seemed flexible enough, if one truly wanted to study diligently, the pressure was quite intense.

At that moment, someone sat down beside Chen Bin, his roommate Wang Tiantian, a guy who loved to play basketball. With the pervasive spreading of Deep Blue thought over the past few months, playing basketball had become synonymous with shirking duty; unable to find partners, poor Wang Tiantian could only scratch the itch by shooting a few hoops in the dorm before hitting the books hard. freёnovelkiss.com

"Here’s your food," Wang Tiantian said.

"Life Bread again, it makes me feel nauseous. Can’t you buy something other than Life Bread, please?" Chen Bin groaned, feeling queasy at the sight of it.

"If you want something tasty, go to the cafeteria yourself."

Chen Bin, as well as Wang Tiantian, were juniors, four years away from graduation, which sounded like there was no rush. However, the pressure of study in this era was extremely high... plus, students’ finances were supported by the university, which would gradually decrease from their senior year onwards, shaping up the pressure of livelihood.

At the end of the day, each era had similar issues...

During the Earth Era, those who could exploit the masses, the elites who made money while lying down, were indeed the happiest.

On one of the exam questions, Chen Bin wrote, "... Moreover, when the Planet Engines were previously developed, the immense workload led to the compression of resources and many social benefits were cancelled, which had not been fully restored. This was also one of the primary reasons for the mass migration that occurred."

He sighed deeply.

"Eh? Brushing up on politics?"

"Yeah, the difficulty of this year’s exams might be ’n’ times harder than before. It’s so annoying!"

"You might want to check out Professor Jin’s interpretations, it’s simpler than rote memorization here, and those insights are more interesting too..."

The two chatted off and on.

"After the new policy was introduced, social benefits increased, and the prices of goods dropped by 40%... How would you interpret that?"

"It’s a very typical policy. The public in this era have a pretty poor quality of life... I think there’s no need to turn it into a welfare society. It’s enough as it is. If one can’t support themselves, what’s the point? They might as well drop dead!"

Chen Bin cursed as he worked on the political questions.

Right now, seeing those examples on the exam papers just made him irritable.

Especially when it came to the government raising social welfare benefits, the fact that he could still feel annoyed was just bizarre...

Of course, this was definitely not a normal state of mind. As a Human, one should eat when it’s time to eat and play when it’s time to play. Everyone knows this simple truth.