Start a Subspace - Chapter 234

When these detailed news reports were transmitted back to the interior of Kunlun Mountain, it triggered a wider discussion than the “Green Star People” at the beginning.

Taking advantage of the confusion at the level of public opinion, the Kunlun Mountains government “at the right time”, lest the world will not be chaotic to announce two other heavy news: “Artificial womb technology and longevity medicine officially researched successfully!”

The announcement of this blockbuster news heralds a chaotic and brand-new era… is coming!

[Deep Space News reported good news on the 26th that after ten years of research, artificial womb technology has finally ushered in a new breakthrough! 】

[…The reporter observed that in this artificial environment, the embryo gradually grew from a pink, alien-like product to a life that could breathe and swallow. 】

[Human infants are born in artificial amniotic fluid…]

[The technology has been successfully applied in the field of life, allowing 300 infertile couples to successfully conceive a child. 】

【…】

[Relevant persons commented that a machine-mediated feminist movement based on a radical utopian political movement is emerging. The idea of ​​artificial pregnancy would allow women to envision a different social reality, where they would not have to bear children, and therefore would no longer have to play the role of mothers, who would no longer be servile, tethered to their families, and excluded from public affairs. outside. 】

[But opponents argue that the possibility of artificial womb technology may affect traditional family values.

[Before giving birth, the growth of the “love hormone” is to bring the couple closer together and prepare for the arrival of the new baby. 】

[The lack of the mother’s normal gestation process will also cause the father’s lack of secretion, so that both husband and wife lack the care for their children. 】

The artificial womb technology alone has brought huge enough waves, and the positive and negative conveniences are so noisy… Of course… most people still accept this technology very much, especially women.

But not enough!

With the external pressure brought by the Blue and Gold Age Alliance, the government announced another piece of news that had been concealed for a long time the next day.

[Deep Space News reported good news on the 27th that based on the successful development of factor D longevity drugs, it is expected to increase the average human lifespan to 250-300 years old. 】

[The first batch of drug experimenters will be middle-aged and elderly people over 50 years old. After taking this batch of drugs, there will be a possibility of returning to youth. 】

[The New Humanity Laboratory is developing the next generation of life-extending means, a special nutrient chamber based on stem cell regeneration technology and biological recursion, called a ‘shaping chamber’. Multiple life-extending technologies cooperate with each other and are expected to increase human lifespan to 1,000 years old, in line with the rapid progress of the interstellar era. 】

From the use of fire to flying, there is no great invention that has not been dismissed as an insult to a certain god. Now, human beings have defeated the **** of death to a certain extent and gained a longer lifespan.

The breakthrough of the longevity project made the main researcher Tang Ze and other scientists suddenly rushed to the forefront of public opinion.

After a meeting ended and the candidates for the first batch of longevity drugs were announced, Zhang Ran specially called Lin Qiuyue over and made her a cup of coffee in person.

“…Actually, I personally agree with your opinion, but isn’t our current policy announcement too intensive?” Lin Qiuyue took a sip and asked, “Everyone in our office is discussing this issue. No Those who take their turn to use drugs are very impatient, and some even delay their usual work.”

Unlike the debate brought about by artificial wombs, almost everyone is applauding the longevity project. Yeah, who wouldn’t want to live longer?

Of course, there are also a small number of people who are suffering from hidden troubles… The times are changing too fast all of a sudden, and the pace is too big and it is easy to get involved.

“I can understand their anxiety. But this anxiety allows us to further think about some internal problems.” Zhang Ran sighed, “No way, we have to move faster. Because of our cooperation with the Blue Gold Age Alliance , it’s about to start.”

“This cooperation is long-term, counting decades and hundreds of years. If our lifespan is too short, it will not be suitable for the interstellar era.”

Lin Qiuyue took a sip of coffee and swiped her fingers on the table a few times: “Equality of lifespan will be the biggest fairness factor in the future, and it will become a political right… Laws and everything must be changed, and political power will be deprived. It is equivalent to deprivation of life…”

“Faced with the ups and downs of the birth rate in the future, is your government office ready? How is the socialization plan?”

“Of course! But it still takes time. Don’t worry too much about this matter. Let’s get the birth rate down first. Moreover, the fertility system of the Blue and Gold Age Alliance is suitable for reference to a certain extent. But I don’t plan to copy them completely.”

“Oh, is it? It’s hard to start over.”

“There’s no way…” Zhang Ran sighed, “It’s impossible for us humans to completely merge into their side. And what kind of ascetic culture is not something we can afford. We can only start anew, copy a little bit, but not copy it. think of a way to change it.”

Speaking of this, he actually laughed. Humans have reached the current level, and most of the things are actually plagiarized. He couldn’t help laughing. Regardless of black or white cats, what can make humans go further is a good cat!

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Half a month passed in a hurry once again, and the preliminary negotiation of the first stage of the alliance between mankind and the Blue and Gold Era finally came to an end.

With a hint of excitement on Zhang Ran’s face, he walked out of the conference room with some tiredness.

Tired, really tired, whether it is the chaos of the internal society or various negotiations with aliens, I only sleep four or five hours a day, but I am extremely excited.

He doesn’t regret announcing two epoch-making technologies.

No matter which era these two technologies are placed in, they will have too radical social impacts…but so what? If human beings want to go further, they must take this step.

Beside him were Zhou Chengfeng and other senior government officials, as well as a group of scientists represented by Lin Qiuyue, who also looked tired.

Many middle-aged scientists and government workers have shown signs of returning to youth after using longevity drugs… Of course, it is not an exaggerated return to the age of 20. Under normal circumstances, it will return from the age of forty or fifty to the age of 20. Thirty-something looks, and it stays that way for a long time.

Zhou Chengfeng is troubled by the fact that society in Kunlun Mountains is undergoing drastic changes. Since the announcement of the longevity plan, the divorce rate is soaring, especially couples in their 50s and 60s have begun to divorce on a large scale…

Originally, they lived together for a lifetime, but now they realize that life has just begun, so they simply left and started again.

“There’s also a good chunk of people who are asking the government to popularize longevity drugs…life equity is getting the most widely discussed.”

Of course, not all couples are divorced, and most people still live their normal life as before, and it seems that there are not too many waves… Love always tends to be flat and becomes a more stable family relationship, and not everyone pursues excitement.

Fertility rates haven’t changed much for the time being, because you have to be 10 months pregnant before you can have children. Therefore, the indicator of fertility rate has a lag.

After 10 months, the fertility rate should plummet to an unimaginable level.

“One in ten thousand, or one in 100,000?”

Not because of the longevity program, but because couples are watching.

Looking at the maturity of artificial technology, it is impossible for most girls to have children by themselves… Everyone just wants to know whether this technology is reliable, and then make a choice.

“So in ten months, our number of children will be down to a few hundred a day? Or even a few dozen?”

“Yes… Basically there will be no natural born children.”

“Once these couples decide that the artificial womb is reliable, the population growth will surge again, but this surge is temporary, and parenting is more difficult than childbirth. There will be no next wave. In the future, the natural growth rate will be reduced to less than 1 in 10,000.”

Zhang Ran swallowed and nodded again.

Let’s not talk about these troublesome internal matters for the time being.

This in-depth negotiation took 30 days, and a grand plan of comprehensive cooperation was finally negotiated, covering military, scientists, culture and other aspects.

It can also be regarded as the first comprehensive and in-depth strategic cooperation between humans and alien civilizations!

An unprecedented first time.

It also means a new era is coming!

Of course, humans have actually cooperated with the Green Star civilization, but the population of the Green Star people is too small, almost a completely withered civilization.

The Blue and Gold Age Alliance and the Green Stars are fundamentally different. Even if they have experienced a catastrophe, they still have a population of 900 million, and the other party’s industrial system is complete.

At this time, it is very meaningful to cooperate with each other and learn a lot.

Moreover, both parties can ensure the independence of their respective development.

“Drip!” The glass door opened.

On the other side of the gate, stood the tall Kachajin, as well as several other racial leaders. Witnessed by a large number of reporters, the leaders of the two sides shook hands very friendly, and then expressed their hearts with their own etiquette. grateful.

“Leaders of human civilization, thank you for the army you sent to expel the ghost body and save our Blue Gold Age Alliance.”

“Thank you even more for your post-war support, your noble morality, we will never forget it!”

“But we are in a dangerous environment, and we must prevent the ghost body from coming back and causing another catastrophe. The next cooperation requires everyone’s joint efforts.”

The current voice translation system is quite perfect, and artificial intelligence will automatically convert the voice into a voice that the other party can understand.

“That’s right, we humans also thank you for your friendly tips, otherwise we would also lose a lot.”

“Let us face the difficult future together and build a better tomorrow!”

The flashing lights kept flashing, and both sides thought each other was a civilization with “high morals.”

Zhang Ran showed a smile. He couldn’t say whether human beings were a civilization with high morality.

But in this Blue and Gold Era Alliance, the morality is really high.

This is also one of the reasons why he chose to cooperate. Human civilization is in a critical transition period of great wealth, and “high morality” is naturally of great value.

“Crack clap clap!”

The warm welcome of so many human reporters and the frantic filming made these alien friends a little overwhelmed.

Even if there is a reporter industry there, but there is no similar flash camera, why should a camera have a flash? Why is the feeling of being flashed a little obsessed?

This is an unsolved mystery that cannot be solved.

Next is the reporter’s question-and-answer session.

“I noticed that in the first batch of agreements, each other’s plants were given to each other. Are these plants considered new food varieties? Will people be allergic to them after eating them?”

“Dear Mr. Alien, how are you living recently? Do you have any special needs? Do you like eating our food?”

“When can the exchanges and interactions between the two sides be opened… When will the private tourism start? What about cultural exchanges?”

“Sir, what is the innate lifespan of your species? How do you address the series of social impacts of longevity.”

“40-50 years! Our lifespan is not long.” The lizard man grinned, “Now we are generally over 340 years old, there is nothing to worry about, find some reliable friends who can be with us for a longer time!”

The reporters babbled and asked a series of questions, and since the Sibardi Civilization film received wide acclaim, folks have developed a strong interest in extraterrestrial culture.

There’s also a new course starting at the university called “Alien Cultures”!

Are there high and low cultures? The answer is yes, it sounds suspicious of racial discrimination, but culture and civilization are closely related.

Only an excellent culture can develop advanced productive forces; only an excellent culture can adapt to advanced productive forces.

There is a causal relationship between the two.

“Alien Culture” attempts to measure the comprehensive quality and future potential of a civilization through mathematical formulas.

Of course, due to the small sample of civilizations at present, there is no particularly reliable mathematical model.

“Everyone, please be quiet and ask questions one by one.”

As a result, these reporters were very dissatisfied with the “I have no comment” from the human diplomats, and even plucked up the courage to run over to interview the aliens.

The alien diplomat in the shape of an octopus was frightened by the enthusiasm of the human side. A series of seven or eight microphones were placed in front of him, which made this guy’s desire to perform and start to talk about his home planet. religious stories.

“…we live on an ocean planet with only a tiny piece of land lol…which makes our shelters weird too, with a lot of water in them. We are amphibians and like to be submerged in water to prevent skin cracked.”

“We are excellent engineers, and the eight arms can flexibly complete various complex activities.” He took out eight different parts from his toolbox.

While the octopus was talking about it, he was thinking in his heart, tourism or something sounds interesting, but how should the biological virus problem between the two sides be solved? In case of deadly bacteria, or death from allergies, it is a major diplomatic accident.

And they still have a lot of post-war matters to deal with. There is still a lot of space junk in the small universe. I’m really embarrassed to show it to humans.

Octopus people are a race that loves performances and loves face very much. Before these things are resolved, it is impossible for the two sides to communicate on a large scale.

Seeing the news of the comprehensive cooperation, which was quickly accepted by the public, Zhang Ran breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the information at hand, and asked, “President Zhou, should social support be successful? This step is really very important. It’s not easy to go, everything is difficult at the beginning, a group of children without parents, it is not too acceptable to think so.”

Zhou Chengfeng said: “The discussion caused by the artificial womb is very extensive…”

“There are people in society who believe that in the wrong hands it can also be abused, and children who grow up in labs are selected from the ‘best of the best’ and they fear this Technology is exploited by oppressive forces that divide human beings into two groups, ‘modified’ and ‘unmodified’.”

“In this case, human civilization may be divided due to the inherent ‘label’ on the body.”

“Of course, most people still believe in this technology.”

Zhang Ran smiled: “Do you mean, identity politics… Children raised by social public education may be discriminated against, right?”

“It’s not just about discrimination, but also about relationships,” Zhou Chengfeng said. “Even if our society is relatively clean, relationships still exist. Especially the relationships between parents, it will give children a different starting point. .”

“If a child does not have parents, his social opportunities will be greatly reduced. That’s another level of injustice.”

Zhang Ran frowned and pondered for a while. If children with parents rely on their personal connections, it is easier to reach the top of society, and it is difficult for children who are raised by the society to reach the top, then it is a complete social solidification. Such a society is unstable and even prone to violent social conflicts.

Fairness, fairness, or a special issue of fairness.

He suddenly smiled and said, “Then why don’t we just start over, how about it?”

“Start a new stove?”

“Our productivity is enough to create a new Kunlun Mountain. All the members of the new Kunlun Mountain are raised by the society, and they are completely isolated from the old society. What do you think?”

“There may be a problem of excessive naivety.” Zhou Chengfeng said, “Life is too good, there are no setbacks, and it is inevitable that there will be a tendency to the Virgin of the White Left.”

“Well… that’s true. By the way, what about the 21-month pregnancy technique?”

The 21-month pregnancy technology, that is, a new parenting model in which a child stays in the artificial womb for 21 hours, can crawl at birth, and walk upright for a month.

Zhou Chengfeng said: “It has not been announced yet… When everyone accepts this, let’s take a more radical choice. Anyway, how to choose at that time is up to the parents themselves, and we will not deprive the parents of their parenting rights.”

“Okay, take it step by step… We don’t need to take away custody. As long as social support is better than the children raised by the family system, parents will make their own choices.”

Zhang Ran rubbed his temples with a headache: “I’ll go to rest first. The reception of these aliens is up to you. I’ll take over at night.”

“No problem, just sleep.”

Seeing that there was no problem in the reception of reporters, Zhang Ran turned into the exclusive room next door and collapsed on the bed.

“Jelly Simmons” was ready, so he fell asleep.

The jelly began to shake like a cradle, and Zhang Ran soon fell into a deep sleep.

This time, in the negotiation with the aliens, the human side took a lot of advantage…

Too much to the point of being a little embarrassed!

First of all, the military support on the human side has indeed expelled the ghost body. This credit is real. According to the agreement at the beginning, the Blue and Gold Alliance needs to pay an additional remuneration.

Brothers clearly settle accounts, even if the relationship between the two parties is currently on the rise, if the bills that should be calculated are clear, it can reduce a lot of disputes in the future.

After internal discussions, the reward the human side wants is technology!

In addition to the technology related to magnetic field perception, the Blue Gold Age Alliance now has a very important technology, the relevant data of 2 billion brains in a cylinder! !

The ghost body built a data model of 2 billion neural networks in the other party’s central supercomputing, and also built a related virtual world that could accommodate the consciousness of intelligent life.

The ghost body did not erase these data when they left, so these data became a huge legacy.

The so-called “How can you know if you lose your horse is not a blessing” is nothing more than this. It is the massive data left by the ghost body. It is impossible for a normal civilization to engage in research related to the brain in a vat!

Even for a crazy civilization like the Green Stars, it is impossible to study the brain in a vat on a large scale because of ethical factors.

It is even more impossible for human beings to engage in research in this area. Human beings have to discuss how long it takes to give birth to a child in 21 months… Ethics is very important, and ethics are restrictions and protections.

There is a view that what research can be funded and what technology can be developed often serves the interests of those in power. If the resources invested in manned moon landing technology could be invested in reproductive technology, then the artificial womb would have been successfully developed long ago.

The same is true for the brain in a vat. Researching this technology will bring unimaginable social panic, which is not good for the rulers, nor for the common people. It is only good for scientific development. Therefore, it is impossible for normal civilization to develop this kind of technology. class technology.

But now, all of a sudden, there is data about 2 billion brains.

The value of this data alone may involve real artificial intelligence.

Of course, these data involve the security issues of the Blue Gold Era Alliance…

Handing over these brain data is equivalent to handing over your life.

However, after careful and detailed discussions, the scientists over there suddenly discovered that without the maintenance of the ghost body, these 2 billion brains in the tank are dying, and they must rely on the power of the two civilizations, more supercomputing ~www.mtlnovel.com~ can reduce casualties.

And one more big request…military asylum!

Who knows if ghosts will make a comeback?

There is even a possibility of a comeback, because these complex biological experiments may not be completed. What if it runs back to do experiments again?

And the Blue and Gold Era Alliance can’t beat the ghost body… they really can’t stand the next war with the ghost body.

Because of these miscellaneous reasons, the Blue Gold Age Alliance reluctantly agreed to the data requirements of humans, with the additional condition that humans must provide a large number of supercomputing resources, the top team of scientists, save these “brains in a vat”, and establish military alliance.

Yes, military alliances are important!

The human side also accepts what is good. After getting this most valuable data, they will not ask for more things.

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(PS: two in one)