Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 159 - 160 The Colossal Plan (End of Volume
Chapter 159 -160: The Colossal Plan (End of Volume Three)
Chapter 159 -160: The Colossal Plan (End of Volume Three)
Senior Brother Zhao explained, “So, these microorganisms are too troublesome… To reduce unnecessary dangers, we are likely to choose a barren planet for landing. Gliese 581 has six planets and also satellites similar to the Moon, offering many planets to choose from…”
Academician Ding smiled and said, “Think about it, a barren planet and a life-bearing planet always have differences. Given that, if there is a planet similar to Earth, isn’t there a desire to travel and explore it? Don’t you want to breathe fresh air, feel the natural gravity of a planet?”
“To quickly settle on that life planet, humans must undergo significant modifications. Hence, bionic modifications became a possibility…”
“Shedding our original frail bodies is the only way to embrace a better future.”
“This process might be very long, longer than we can imagine…”
“What you have to do is to slightly open up this modification technology, not allowing it to stall and be locked away completely.”
“When the time is right, people will naturally respond actively and release it from its cage.”
Academician Ding sighed, “Also, if you feel that this step is not going well, you can launch a Deep Space Colony Ship before the mass human modification plan, just like we did.”
“That way, if we really made a misstep, there’s still a chance to start over…”
“Ah, don’t self-destruct in this starry sky.”
Zhang Yuan nodded his head, but for some reason, it felt as if countless stones were pressing on his heart, making it difficult to breathe.
“The last point is about genetic modification…”
“When people abandon their original frail bodies through bionics, their minds will gradually become more open. Their perspective on many things will be completely different from ours; what seems important to us might not matter to them, and what seems trivial to us might be important to them.”
“Since even the body can be discarded, why not discard the deeply ingrained genes? Why not let the next generation become smarter?”
“In a society where the public foster system is already complete, reproductive isolation is indeed not a big deal since individuals do not procreate with each other.”
“Even if so-called ordinary people and genetically modified Anti-Eyed People fall in love, let them fall in love. As long as they are happy… This kind of thinking is something that we currently find hard to comprehend.”
“Therefore, the conditions for comprehensive genetic modification have already emerged, but how the specifics will unfold, I also find it hard to predict anymore… After all, carrying out this type of biological engineering requires a multitude of experiments, which are unimaginable taboos for us today.”
“As for how things should develop later, or if some unexpected accidents might occur, that’s for you to judge…”
Academician Ding sighed again, “The New Civilization History is not omniscient or omnipotent; there are many imperfections. We only know the probabilities; these are just abstract concepts. There is still much uncertainty, only by translating them into real facts can we say they are truly stable.”
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When Zhang Yuan walked out of the office, Senior Brother Zhao patted his shoulder without saying much and then left.
Zhang Yuan’s heart throbbed tremulously, and for a moment, he did not know how to take the next step.
This was certainly a lonely and rugged path…
Zhang Yuan did not know whether leading humanity onto this path was right or wrong.
Once the bow was drawn, there was no turning back.
If an error was made, they could only place their hopes on the Deep Space Colony Ship to be launched in the future.
He just went over it again and again in his mind, calculating and reasoning in various ways.
Suddenly, Zhang Yuan remembered the Ordinary Earth Civilization, remembered the founder of the New Civilization School, Professor Qi Yuanshan.
A gaze that had spanned thousands of years seemed to project onto Zhang Yuan, quietly watching him, watching them, the new generation successors.
Including Professor Wang Zhong on Earth, Captain Ma, Captain Lin who had withered away in deep space, and generation after generation of silently dedicated chairpersons within the Deep Space Foundation…
Including the last chairperson who, despite facing prison, still sought funds to send information.
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Countless giant gazes cast themselves upon him.
He saw a colossal plan that spanned countless generations and stretched over thousands of years!
At that moment, he truly experienced a predestined enlightenment, a newfound understanding of the entire civilization’s trajectory.
Conversing casually among people, as years slipped by, the wheels of history were simply too powerful, possessed with an inertia that humans could hardly resist.
Yet, the New Civilization History could utilize this inertia to slightly alter the direction of civilization’s advancement.
But even the giants of civilization could only see through a few centuries; beyond that lay years shrouded in dense fog, which always brings about a sense of bewilderment.
It felt awful to be hesitant and indecisive, and even when a so-called “way out” was found, humans might not necessarily dare to embark upon it.
As for a “retreat”, there really wasn’t one.
If there were, it would be an altogether new civilization, still human but not their generation anymore.
“This is the principle of mediocrity, after all. Most paths are mediocre, and most civilizations are ordinary too…”
Zhang Yuan felt as if he saw humanity, a civilization inherently filled with mediocrity, struggling to escape its fate.
Throughout the process, there was no anger, nor were there earth-shattering events; in an inconspicuous corner of the Milky Way, silent changes were taking place.
In silence, they burned their blood, disassembled their own ribs, removed their hearts and lungs, trying to discard everything cherished, all to become…
A truly extraordinary civilization!
…
Time hurriedly flowed.
In the blink of an eye, a year’s transition period had passed, and the Level 19 positions were now among the high ranks within the spaceship; much of the learning was about management. Communicating with these elders was a delightful experience, allowing him to learn a great deal, both in terms of knowledge and character.
However, at this point, whether he liked it or not, Zhang Yuan would once again enter hibernation.
Academician Ding and others were waving goodbye to him.
For these elders, this was the final stop on this journey through time.
Zhang Yuan’s eyes couldn’t help but moisten up; after this hibernation, he would never see his teachers again.
Academician Ding said with a smile, “Don’t be sad. I’ve had a pretty good life, won many awards on Earth, even served as a captain, and achieved my life goals. Now, I have so many old folks accompanying me in retirement, drinking tea, playing chess, life is delightful… I reckon I could live another decade or so.”
“All that follows, we leave in the hands of you young people.”
Zhang Yuan nodded and bowed deeply.
Academician Ding merely waved his hand, signaling that he could leave.
At this point, there was nothing left to sentimentalize over; everything that needed to be said had been spoken, and all that needed to be arranged had been dealt with.
This day was bound to come.
Supported by two nurses, Zhang Yuan quietly lay down in the hibernation chamber.
The lights dimly shut off.
Goodbye, teacher.
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