Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 198 -

Chapter 198: Chapter 198

Chapter 198: Chapter 198

Ye Kaifu left the entire banquet feeling extremely depressed.

He didn’t even have a girlfriend, let alone experience something like the Love Chip. It was so annoying!

It felt as though someone was tickling him like a cat inside his heart.

According to the regulations in the New Civilization, as a reward for maintaining love for the long term, only couples who had overcome the seven-year itch were eligible to experience the technology of the “Love Chip.” The seven years were to prevent certain couples in the throes of passionate love from binding themselves to each other too hastily, without undergoing a period of adjustment. Otherwise, they would end up in conflict after conflict, driving each other to the brink of collapse.

Ye Kaifu knew it was a protective system, but he always felt there was something odd about it, even though the technology was still under secret development and had not yet been widely promoted.

“This is no different from doing drugs, right? You can get addicted to love too. Then the two of them stick together permanently, never tiring of sweet nothings… After seven or eight years, still swearing undying love?”

After much thought, Ye Kaifu found himself inexplicably intrigued. “It’s so annoying. Who will my future wife be?”

…

Among those who knew of it, the technology of the “Love Chip” actually faced a massive wave of opposition, sparking endless debates between supporters and detractors.

The first principle emphasized by the New Civilization History was “Seek truth from facts.” Changing a civilization through the sublimation of morality was almost impossible. Human nature had never changed throughout the long course of history.

Even after a 3000-year hibernation, while everyone worked with great enthusiasm, helping each other in a harmonious civilization, what of it? Such zeal could likely only last a few years.

Morality is a product of social development, while the inherent flaws of humanity are innate features rooted in our genetics. In terms of resilience, acquired morals are hardly a match for innate instincts.

In 1824, the thinker Owen bought 1,214 hectares of land in Indiana, United States, to start the New Harmony commune experiment, attempting to create an economy based on an ideal communal model.

Initially, this social experiment attracted many notable social figures, and the mood for work was high, as if they really wanted to create a utopian world.

But as time passed, the community quickly showed signs of laziness, with more and more people shirking their duties, which in turn influenced more individuals to do the same. Come summer, the crops went untended, and gaps in the fences grew wider, with pigs, horses, and cows grazing on the plants. Incidents of petty theft became increasingly common.

The entire social experiment ended in failure, with Owen going bankrupt and ultimately marking the death of utopian socialism…

The New Civilization School believed that the ultimate reasons for social change and political revolutions shouldn’t be sought in people’s increasing recognition of eternal truths and justice, but rather in the alterations of the modes of production and exchange; not in the morals of a given era, but in the economics of that era.

Why was Earth Civilization so mediocre? It was because its deep-rooted production relationships failed to evolve with the economic changes of the era.

In other words, a technology like the Love Chip, by changing interpersonal behaviors, indirectly altered the economic structure. The root nature of people is hard to change, but it can be suppressed and guided through technology.

Actually, Zero—XZ made a very accurate point that the free will of different individuals to some extent hindered social development. People cannot have unlimited freedom; it’s not possible for someone to commit crimes or reproduce whenever they desire… If everyone acted this way, the world would certainly be in dire straits.

It has been proven that in areas under surveillance, the quality of the population generally improves, and the crime rate decreases; in places with a complete legal system, there tend to be fewer petty thieves and criminals.

On the contrary… in those countries where you’re free not to be vaccinated, a multitude of contagious diseases resurge, leading to a regression in history. What’s the difference between this kind of freedom and idiocy?

…

In the following days, following Zhang Yuan’s suggestion, Ye Kaifu began his quest for love.

Clothes make the man just as much as gold makes a Buddha—Ye Kaifu dressed himself meticulously, shaving off his beard and all such things.

Though he wasn’t as handsome as Zhang Yuan, he had a different kind of charisma. They, being more frequently awake than ordinary people and slightly older in age, tended to be more composed than the younger generation.

“First, don’t be a bootlicker,” Zhang Yuan began to share his experiences in love.

The Observatory, of course, was the place with the highest concentration of girls. Many people, once awake, searched there for their potential Mother Star. After all, watching stars was essentially a very romantic activity.

“I know that.”

“Second, don’t reveal your sense of neediness.”

“Sense of neediness?”

“Are you dumb… The moment you revealed your desire to find a girlfriend, who would be interested in you? On the contrary, you should give off a sense of mystery. That way, girls will become curious and approach you on their own.”

“And then?”

“And then when a girl starts to like you, you can either make your move or wait for them to chase after you. As long as you’re charming enough, there will always be someone who will like you, someone who will confess their feelings to you…”

Lin Xuanyuan’s forehead throbbed with veins.

She quickly turned her head away, no longer eavesdropping on the nonsense between these clueless men… How could she have been so blind to fancy a dummy like Zhang Yuan?

Seeing Ye Kaifu striding confidently towards the Observatory, Zhang Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, convinced that he had given some very good advice.

Just as he was about to pull Lin Xuanyuan to the restaurant for a nice breakfast, believing there was no need to rush to such a noisy place as the Observatory, he suddenly cocked his ear and heard waves of thunderous cheers coming from afar.

“What’s going on?”

The others also sensed something was amiss, and they left the restaurant in haste, rushing toward the central hall, the source of the sounds.

Zhang Yuan pushed through the crowd and looked at the large screen in the central hall. Gradually, it seemed, perhaps, maybe… a wondrous mood emerged from the depths of his heart, forming a gentle, warm current!

He, too, started cheering loudly!

A muted blue was silently revolving around a fiery red Constant Star!

Blue!

This feeling, just like the homeland of old, how warm, how nostalgic.

No, not just a hint of blue—there were actually several shades of blue!

After a wandering journey lasting three thousand years, humanity had once again found a new home!

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Never before had everyone so eagerly anticipated a bright future… nor had humanity ever been so exhilarated.

Everyone, including Captain Zhao, Zhang Yuan, Li Zhendong, Ye Kaifu, as well as the experts, professors, technicians, and engineers at the Observatory, and the nearly fifty thousand awake population, everyone felt an intense sense of joy.

The interstellar journey of 3096 years… had ended!

As expected, this Planet System had at least six planets! Many people were excitedly pointing at the large screen, selecting their future homeworlds, including gaseous planets, terrestrial planets, and some large icy ones. That is, at this moment, Earth Era “Gliese” had officially entered the inner ring region of Gliese 581.

“This Constant Star is so beautifully red, our future Mother Star… probably because it’s relatively small in mass.”

“Tonight’s news program should report this news.”

Zhang Yuan quickly received a meeting notice, snatched a few bites of bread, and hurried to the central meeting room.

“The first astronomical report is out!”

The complete astronomical report stated that the Gliese 581 Planet System included 6 planets, named “Gliese 581 b” all the way to “Gliese 581 g,” with orbital periods of 3, 5, 13, 36, 67, and 400 days, respectively.

At least 2 planets were in the habitable zone, those two shades of blue!

They possessed stable atmospheres, with surfaces capable of sustaining liquid lakes and rivers.

Taking a deep breath, within this Star Domain, humanity was greeted with new opportunities, and, the unknown challenges…