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When these detailed news reports were sent back to the interior of Kunlun Mountain, it sparked a wider discussion than the original Green Star People.

Taking advantage of the confusion at the level of public opinion, the Kunlun Mountain government just in time, lest the world will not be chaotic, to announce two other big news: Artificial womb technology, and longevity drug formally successfully researched!

The announcement of this heavy news heralds a chaotic and brand new era... coming soon!

[Deep Space News reported good news on the 26th that after ten years of research, the 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 mass of alien-like product to a breathing and swallowing life form. 】

[Human babies are born in artificial amniotic fluid...]

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

【…】

[Relevant persons commented that a radical Utopian political movement based on a machine-mediated feminist movement is taking off. The idea of ​​assisted pregnancy would allow women to envision a different social reality, one in which they would not have to bear children and therefore be mothers, would no longer be subservient, bound to the family, excluded from public affairs outside. 】

[But opponents believe that the artificial womb technology may affect traditional family values.

【Before giving birth, the growth of the love hormone is to make both husband and wife become closer and prepare for the arrival of the newborn. 】

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

The artificial womb technology alone has brought about huge waves, and the pros and cons are arguing... Of course... most people still accept this technology very much, especially women.

But not enough!

Relying on the external pressure brought by the Blue Gold Era 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, based on the successful development of D-factor longevity drugs, it is expected to increase the average life expectancy of humans to 250-300 years. 】

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

【The new human laboratory is developing the next generation of life extension methods, a special nutrition warehouse based on stem cell regeneration technology and biological recursion ability, called 'shaping warehouse'. Multiple life-prolonging technologies cooperate with each other, and it is estimated that the human life expectancy can be increased to 1000 years old, in line with the rapid development of the interstellar era. 】

From the use of fire to flight, there is no great invention that has not been dismissed as an insult to a certain god. Now, humans have defeated 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 rush to the cusp of public opinion.

At the end of a certain meeting, after announcing the candidates for the first batch of longevity drugs, Zhang Ran specially called Lin Qiuyue over and made her a cup of coffee himself.

...Actually, I personally agree with your opinion, but isn't our current policy promulgation too intensive? Lin Qiuyue took a sip and asked, Everyone in our office is discussing this issue. No Those who took their turn to use drugs were very anxious, and even delayed their usual work.

Unlike the debate over artificial wombs, almost everyone is applauding the longevity project. Yes, who wouldn't want to live longer?

Of course, there are also a small number of people who are secretly worrying... The times are changing too fast all of a sudden, and if you take too many steps, it will be easy to mess up.

I can understand their anxiety. But this anxiety can make us think further about some internal problems. Zhang Ran sighed, No way, we have to move faster. Because of our cooperation with the Blue-Gold Era Alliance , it will start soon.”

This cooperation is long-term, calculated from decades to 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 slid her fingers on the table a few times: Equality of life expectancy will be the biggest fairness factor in the future, and it will become a political right...everything has to be changed to deprive political power It is equivalent to depriving life...

Facing the ups and downs of the birth rate in the future, are your government offices ready? How is the plan for socialized public care?

Of course! But it still takes time. We can't be too anxious about this matter. Let's bring down the birth rate first. Moreover, the fertility system of the Blue Golden Age Alliance is suitable for reference to a certain extent. But I don't intend to completely copy them.

Oh, is it? It's hard to start anew.

No way... Zhang Ran sighed, It is impossible for us humans to completely merge into their side. Moreover, the ascetic culture is not something we can bear. We can only start from scratch. If we can copy a little bit, we can't copy it. Think of a way to change it.

Speaking of which, he laughed instead. Human beings have reached the current level, and most of the things are plagiarized, so he couldn't help laughing. Regardless of whether a cat is black or white, the cat that can make human beings go further is a good cat!

...

Half a month passed by once again, and the first phase of preliminary negotiations between humans and the Blue Gold Age Alliance finally came to an end.

Zhang Ran walked out of the conference room with a trace of excitement on his face and a little tiredness.

Tired, really tired, whether it's 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 does not regret announcing two epoch-making technologies.

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

Beside him were Zhou Chengfeng and other high-level 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 exaggeration to return to the age of 20. Generally speaking, they will return to the age of 40 or 50. He looks like he is in his thirties, and he has maintained it for a long time.

What worries Zhou Chengfeng is that Kunlun Mountain society is undergoing drastic changes. Since the Longevity Plan was announced, the divorce rate is soaring, especially couples who were originally in their fifties and sixties, began to divorce on a large scale...

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

There are still a large number of people who are asking the government to make longevity drugs ... lifespan equity is the most widely discussed phenomenon.

Of course, not all couples are divorced. Most of them still live their normal lives, and there seems to be no big disturbances... Love always tends to be flat and becomes a more stable family relationship. Not everyone is after excitement.

The fertility rate has not changed much for the time being, because you have to be pregnant for 10 months before you can give birth. So the fertility rate indicator has a lag.

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

One ten thousandth, or one hundred thousandth level?

Not because of longevity projects, but because couples are watching.

Waiting to see whether the artificial technology is mature or not, 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 decision.

So in ten months, the number of our little ones 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 find that the artificial uterus is reliable, the population growth will soar again, but this surge is temporary. What is more difficult than childbearing is parenting. It is expected that within a year or two, after these couples who desire to have children give birth, There will be no next wave. In the future, the natural growth rate will be reduced to below one ten-thousandth.”

Zhang Ran swallowed and nodded again.

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

The in-depth negotiations this time took 30 days, and a grand plan of comprehensive cooperation was finally negotiated, which went deep into all aspects of the military, scientists, and culture.

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

An unprecedented first time.

It also means the advent of a new era!

Of course, humans have actually cooperated with the Green Star civilization, but the population of the Green Star people is too small, and it is almost a completely withered civilization. In fact, there is nothing to cooperate with. It is just that the Green Star people are attached to humans.

The Blue-Golden Age Alliance and the Green Stars are fundamentally different. Even after experiencing 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 you can learn a lot.

Moreover, both parties can guarantee the independence of their own development.

Drip! The glass door was opened.

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

Leaders of human civilization, thank you for sending the army 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. We must prevent the ghost body from coming back to bring havoc again. The next cooperation requires everyone to work together.

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 reminders, otherwise we will also suffer heavy losses.

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

Flashing lights kept flashing, and both sides believed that each other was a high moral civilization.

Zhang Ran smiled. It's hard for him to say whether human beings are a high-moral civilization.

But in this blue-gold age 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 prosperity, and high morality is naturally of high value.

Crack, click, click!

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

Even if they also have the industry of journalists, they don't have similar flash cameras. Why do cameras have flashes? Why is the feeling of being fascinated by the flash still a little bit good?

It is an unsolved mystery that cannot be answered.

Next is the reporter questioning 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 after eating them?

Dear Mr. Alien, how are you living recently? Do you have any special needs? Do you like to eat our food?

When will the exchanges and interactions between the two sides be opened... When will folk tourism start? What about cultural exchanges?

Sir, what is the innate lifespan of your race? How do you solve the series of social impacts brought about by longevity.

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

The reporters chattered and asked a series of questions. Since the films of the Sibadi civilization have received wide acclaim, folks have become very interested in alien cultures.

There is also a new course started at the university called Extraterrestrial Culture!

Are there high and low cultures? The answer is yes, it may sound like racism, but culture is closely related to civilization.

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

The two have a sequential relationship, a causal relationship.

Extraterrestrial Culture attempts to measure the overall quality and future potential of a civilization through mathematical formulas.

Of course, due to the small number of samples of the current civilization, 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 human diplomat's I have no comment, and even plucked up the courage to run 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 his eyes, which made this guy's desire to perform began to flare up, and he talked about his home planet eloquently. religious stories.

...we live on an ocean planet, with only a small piece of land, lol...which leads to our shelter being weird, with a lot of water in it. We are amphibian life forms and like to soak in water to prevent skin chapped.

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, traveling and so on sounded quite interesting, but how to solve the biological virus problem on both sides? In case of deadly bacteria, or death due to allergies, it would be a major diplomatic accident.

Moreover, they still have a lot of post-war matters to deal with, and there is still a lot of space junk in the small universe, which is really embarrassing for humans to visit.

Octopus people are a very performance-loving and face-saving race. Before these matters are resolved, it is impossible for the two parties to communicate on a large scale.

Seeing that the news of the comprehensive cooperation was quickly accepted by the public, Zhang Ran breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the information at hand, and asked: President Zhou, public support should be possible, right? 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’s not very acceptable to think so.”

Zhou Chengfeng said: The discussion caused by the artificial womb is very extensive...

There are parts of society who believe that in the wrong hands it can be abused, that kids who grow up in labs are picked from the 'best of the bunch', and they fear this Technology is exploited by oppressive forces that divide humanity into modified and unmodified groups.

In this case, due to the inherent 'label' on the body, it may lead to the division of human civilization.

Of course, most people still believe in this technology.

Zhang Ran smiled: You mean, identity politics... Children raised by the public may be discriminated against, right?

It's not just the issue of discrimination, but also the issue of personal connections. Zhou Chengfeng said, Even though our society is relatively clean, personal connections still exist. Especially the personal connections of the parents will bring children a different starting point. .”

If a child has no parents, his social opportunities will be greatly reduced. This is another level of inequity.

Zhang Ran frowned and pondered for a while. If children with parents rely on their connections, it is easier to reach the top of the society, and it is difficult for children raised by the public to reach the top. That is a complete social solidification. Such a society is unstable and may even easily lead to intense social conflicts.

Fairness, fairness, or a fucking fairness issue.

He suddenly laughed and said, Then how about starting a new stove?

Start a new stove?

Our productivity is enough to rebuild a new Kunlun Mountain. All the members of the new Kunlun Mountain are raised by the public, 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 towards the Madonna of the White Left.

Well... that's true. By the way, what about the 21-month pregnancy technique?

The 21-month gestation technology means that the child stays in the artificial womb for 21 hours, can crawl when born, and walk upright for a month.

Zhou Chengfeng said: It hasn't been announced yet... Wait until everyone accepts this, and then take a more radical choice. Anyway, the choice will be up to the parents themselves. We will not deprive the parents of their custody rights.

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

Zhang Ran rubbed his temples with a headache: I'll take a rest first. The reception of these aliens will depend on you. I'll take over at night.

No problem, you can sleep.

Seeing that there were no problems during the reporter's reception, Zhang Ran turned into the exclusive room next door and fell down 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.

In this negotiation with aliens, humans took a lot of advantage...

Much to the point of embarrassment!

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

Brothers settle accounts clearly, even if the relationship between the two parties is currently on the rise, if the bills that should be settled are settled clearly, many disputes can be reduced in the future.

After internal discussions, the reward that humans want is technology!

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

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

The ghost body did not erase the data before leaving, so the data became a huge legacy.

The so-called one who loses a horse and knows nothing is 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 brains in vats!

Even for a crazy civilization like the Green Stars, it is impossible to study brains in vats on a large scale due to 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 will take to even give birth to a child at 21 months... Ethics are very important, and ethics are restrictions and protection.

There is a view that what research is funded and what technology is developed often serves the interests of those in power. If the resources invested in manned moon landing technology can be invested in reproductive technology, then the artificial womb has 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 or the common people. It is only good for the development of science. Therefore, it is impossible for a normal civilization to develop this kind of technology. class technology.

But now, there are data related to 2 billion brains at once.

The value of this data alone may involve real artificial intelligence, and it is not too much to describe it as a city of great value.

Of course, these data involve the security issues of the Blue Golden Age Alliance...

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

However, after careful and detailed discussions, the scientists over there suddenly discovered that without the protection of the ghost body, these 2 billion brains in vats are constantly dying, and it is necessary to rely on the power of two civilizations and more supercomputers. , in order to reduce casualties.

And one of the biggest requests...military asylum!

God knows if the ghost body will make a comeback?

It is even possible to make a comeback, because these complex biological experiments may not be completed, what if it comes back to do experiments again?

And the Blue-Golden Age Alliance can't defeat the ghost body... They really can't stand the next war with the ghost body.

Because of these miscellaneous reasons, the Blue Golden Age Alliance reluctantly agreed to the data requirements of human beings. The additional condition is that human beings must provide a large amount of supercomputing resources. military alliance.

Yes, military alliances matter!

The human beings also accept it as soon as it is good. After obtaining the most valuable data, they no longer ask for more things.

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(PS: two in one)