Chapter 510: Chapter 506 An Old Acquaintance
“It’s such a strange thing,” Zhang Yuan mused, shaking his head in private. “Maybe everyone’s lifespan is too high, and subconsciously they don’t want to be tied together for hundreds of years… Boys and girls these days are really weird. Has the pleasure level of the Love Chip been weakened? Impossible…”
Being a biologist now, he was particularly focused on the developnt of Extra Perception to assist the brain, and had even studied the so-called Love Chip. The Love Chip was already the pinnacle of joy humans were able to normally experience. If the threshold were set any higher, it would disrupt the brain’s own chanisms.
The ideological changes brought about by increased longevity were indeed too complex. If, in the future, technology enabling a 1000-year lifespan was developed, humans couldn’t all adopt it at once. Maybe a thousand-year lifespan would beco Human’s Black Technology, causing the entire social structure to collapse.
Right, Human civilization is that fragile.
Only a very small number of Transcendents could adapt to the current philosophical standards and have a long life.
While absorbed in these random thoughts, Zhang Yuan heard Zhao Congcong say, “…Mr. Zhao Qing’s old comic has concluded, and he’s released a new one, still adapted from real events in the Virtual World. It’s unbelievable! I always said, he has a very unique aura about him… It would be great if my other half were him.”
Zhao Congcong had beco a big fan of Zhao Qingfeng…
Right, Zhao Qingfeng had changed his na to Zhao Qing by now, and no one could guess his past identity. All the returning Transcendents would change their nas and appearances.
“…You’re thinking too much. This comic isn’t just for fun; it has a certain depth,” said Lu Tao, sitting beside her, after eating a piece of braised pork. “You can learn a lot from it, like how to stand out in the Virtual World; what the 14th Virtual World is really like. All these are classified information, and now we’re getting to know it in advance.”
“Ah, the 14th Virtual World surely can’t be better than our current society, but that kind of Human world is real too, and it might even exist in so parallel Universe… So cherish the present, that’s the most important,” said Zhao Congcong, propping her face with one hand. “But when I think about the world after death, I feel a little scared for no reason.”
“If you die, this life disappears, and perhaps you’ll never see us again. Even if you return to this world, you’ll be alone.”
Zhang Yuan joked, “There’s nothing to be afraid of. Before the Virtual World was really established, when you died, you were truly dead, unlike now where there’s a chance of reincarnation. To cope with the fear of death, Humanity has created various cultures, including all sorts of religions.”
“As for you girls, I have a suggestion… After entering the Virtual World, you can go to a monastery to beco a nun or Sister, and then do so good deeds within your power! Just repeat five reincarnations, and your Civilization Contribution will surely stay positive, allowing you to return to the real world.”
“You’re terrible! Why would soone want to be a nun? Who would want to be a nun for one, oh, five lifetis and do good deeds?”
Zhang Yuan swiftly laughed and begged for rcy. The idea was indeed bad, but then, how many better options were there?
How many people could do better than that?
The group of n and won discussed for a while about the Extraordinary Test, and the only information revealed so far was from these comics or from cultural works by artists, like movies or novels.
Generally, the examinees were born into relatively good circumstances and had a Golden Finger to ensure a comfortable life, nothing more than that.
The governnt wouldn’t publish these things either; people would only be inford in detail when they were about to die.
Zhang Yuan had no intention of informing these young friends of more detailed content. They were too young to concern themselves with matters hundreds of years in the future. Better just to live this life well first.
Everyone’s experiences were unique, so it was impossible to copy the successes of others and do it all over again. In the end, it would still co down to individual will and overall quality.
It wasn’t possible to earnestly discuss a “cheat sheet” now and be able to achieve it later.
It’s a simple principle: of one hundred people who want to lose weight, how many ultimately succeed? To lose weight, you just have to keep exercising and control your diet.
“How many Transcendents are there now, do you think?”
“A couple of thousand, perhaps. The number may increase over ti. Didn’t a plan get approved 30 years ago to increase their population ratio?”
“They’re becoming the backbone of society, aren’t they?”
Zhao Congcong, with a smile, turned to Zhang Yuan, “Impossible. In just 30 years, so of them are still students, right? And so might still be infants, I’ve heard. Infants with autism, not all of them turned out to be Transcendents, right? I rember Zhang Yuan had that problem when he was a kid…”
Zhang Yuan was taken aback and blurted out nonsense in response, “I was just naturally dumb, unwilling to converse with you geniuses learning calculus in elentary school. I was still learning addition and subtraction at that ti, so I was too inferior to speak.”
“What about… the Nipple Sadness Syndro?”
The two girls laughed again, knowing he was lying but still enjoying the joke.
Just then, a group of seven or eight high school students walked past the restaurant window, laughing and vibrant with youthful beauty. The girls developed early these days, looking attractive, and during the New Year, there was no need to wear school uniforms, allowing them to dress in their own style and express their individuality.
Zhang Yuan rubbed his eyes, feeling that one of the girls seed familiar, as if she had a very recognizable aura.
On a closer look, she wasn’t the one he thought, just similar in expression and walk.
He grew puzzled, rembering that upon their return, Transcendents would undergo a series of genetic adjustnts, and the systems weren’t as crude as they used to be. Hastily, he stood up.
“What are you up to? Are you into flirting with high school girls now?” teased Zhao Congcong. “That would be illegal!”
Zhang Yuan quickly replied, “I saw an old acquaintance; going to check it out! This al’s on !”
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(PS: The sudden surge turned explosive, and suddenly there was a 30% drop! What’s going on! Did the coin just explode?)
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