The world enters the age of myth

20 years passed by in a hurry...

It has been 19 years since the launch of the Around the World Fulcrum Project.

With the addition of Xia Wenming's artificial intelligence, the planetary fortress where the Capital of Clouds is located has undergone new changes.

In the southernmost area of ​​the central island, a towering space elevator appeared!

The height of the space elevator is about 35 kilometers, which is not particularly high, but going up is the corridor of the underworld, and there is no way to raise it higher.

Through this space elevator, large spacecraft can be manufactured more conveniently.

Countless manpower and material resources are coming and going on the elevator, extremely busy.

At the starry sky port at the top of the space elevator, a giant spacecraft has completed all construction projects, loaded with a total of 40,000 people, and is preparing to go to the far reaches of the starry sky.

This spaceship is not an old spaceship without any recycling ecosystem. It is equipped with the latest artificial intelligence. It not only has an ecological recycling device, a medical room, a food production room, but also a hibernation warehouse, nuclear fusion energy, weapons systems, etc. , almost all functional systems are available.

Theoretically, as long as there is no serious damage, this spacecraft can at least survive in the corridor of the underworld for more than a hundred years!

"Ladies and gentlemen, today is the 19th year since the start of the Around the World Fulcrum Project!"

"This is also the first year that the Seed Project has officially started. Today, our first batch of 'seeds' will go to the far reaches of the starry sky to visit other interstellar civilizations!"

In front of the TV, the then leader was delivering a speech.

"Yes, we are currently in the primary stage of interstellar civilization. It is necessary for us to learn more knowledge and to differentiate some seeds."

Almost the entire population, including government workers, factory workers, the military, and school students, were listening carefully to this speech.

Yes, the seed plan has begun!

This is really exciting!

The City of Clouds is an extremely young city. 18 years ago, after obtaining artificial womb technology from the ruins of the Akala civilization, it triggered a rapid population growth trend.

The fertility rate at that time even exceeded 5%!

Up to now, it can still be maintained at 3%, which is definitely a high birth rate.

We have to admit that artificial womb technology is a powerful tool to promote population reproduction, liberating women from the painful reproductive process and releasing a large amount of labor.

Coupled with the booming development of artificial intelligence, robots can already take care of babies one or two years old, feeding them milk, changing diapers, and telling stories. This is enough!

Even Lu Yiming and his wife gave birth to two more children in the past ten years.

Yes, they now have 5 children, and they are finally reaching the average level of human beings. As long as they are not holding back, there will be no problem.

Lu Yiming and his wife are part of the Seed Project.

They are standing on the spaceship, looking at the world.

Now, the youngest child is 18 years old, has just completed high school, and will soon be a freshman.

The eldest child, Lu Lingling, has graduated from college long ago and is studying for a master's degree. Under the current living conditions, it is not a problem for these children to be self-reliant.

"Mom and Dad! Goodbye! Goodbye!"

Instead of feeling depressed, the five children were very proud of their parents. They cheered loudly during the video call.

"I am about to leave this world, and it really makes me feel... a little melancholy!"

After hanging up the video call, Jin Lili wiped her eyes and said, "I didn't expect the children to be very excited. In fact, they were more relaxed than us."

Lu Yiming smiled and said: "Of course, today's children are born in an era of rapid development and are more adventurous. And almost every boy has to serve in the military. Being a soldier can always change a person's mental outlook. "

Jin Lili added: "I can't help but recall the time when I left the earth...but now is a little different from before. Did you set out with a purpose this time?"

The Seed Project is an important link for mankind to become an interstellar civilization!

Eighteen years ago, that is, the second year after the World-Ring Fulcrum Project was restarted, humans began to listen to communication broadcasts from other interstellar civilizations.

This kind of broadcast is not an electromagnetic wave in the traditional sense, but is caused by a physical phenomenon called "tachyon broadcast". It is no wonder that conventional civilization cannot receive this broadcast.

These interstellar civilizations have completed their own fulcrum projects and have communicated and shared with each other.

The City of Clouds has just entered the threshold of interstellar civilization, and it is necessary to establish contact with these more powerful civilizations.

Therefore, this spaceship is the most important visiting group. It is expected that... it may be out for a long, long time.

"On the other hand, we will also find ways to explore a deeper spiritual world. We have to know what kind of world it is there." Lu Yiming said.

"Maybe we will also go to the Cursed Continent to see how the people there are living."

Jin Lili sighed: "Maybe they live a good life?"

That magical world left a deep impact on her.

"Or maybe, hundreds of years later, we will return to the City of Clouds."

“But it always comes back eventually.”

Due to the vigorous development of micro-mutation science, since the completion of the "Super Stem Cell" project, almost everyone's life span has been greatly improved, and the theoretical life span may be as high as five hundred years!

Therefore, the two of them look not much different from when they were young.

"Oh, by the way, the Seed Project Department is more than just that. Otherwise, why would it be called a seed?" Lu Yiming smiled and looked at the big screen in the spacecraft.

The new leader was delivering blessings before the spacecraft departed.

The succeeding leader is also young, currently not yet forty years old.

"you mean……"

"This is a special layer of insurance! The thinking modification plan will officially start soon."

"We have done enough experiments on the surrounding ancient civilizations, and it is necessary to fine-tune some of the thinking within the civilization."

Many ancient civilizations have undergone tremendous changes in social atmosphere after fine-tuning their thinking, and these are of reference significance.

"Those of us who left are a kind of insurance. If the City of Clouds falls into a trap, we can still save it when we come back."

"Ah, mind modification is really a dangerous move..."

"I guess it's still difficult for many people to accept it." Jin Lili sighed, "So, we are a seed, an insurance..."

"Oh, there's another point. Haven't you seen that the people on the spaceship are all from the older generation." Lu Yiming smiled again: "This is to give up power for peace."

"We... are old. If we were to put it in the age of the earth, we are indeed old; but we are still very young. Our body functions are not much different from those of young people in their twenties and thirties. In this case , it is inappropriate to occupy the position for a long time."

"We have to give the next generation some opportunities...so, we'd better leave."

"The Seed Project will be launched every twenty years. Some of the original high-level officials will choose to leave..."

"Explore, discover, and understand. There are many things in the world that we don't know."

"Leave. It's a good thing to leave. Class cannot be solidified, and a solidified civilization can only be a pool of stagnant water that slowly stinks and decays."

"What if someone is greedy for power and is unwilling to leave his position?" Jin Lili said with a smile: "A person's life is so long, how can it be enough to only be a leader for a few decades?"

"It's hard to avoid this, but I think most people's thoughts are good after all. In the entire society, most people are normal people. Moreover, aren't there seeds like us as insurance? When one day in the future , we return to this world, and we should expect it to be better, not worse."

"I don't think our society will become a dictatorship... The probability of actually getting to that point is not high. Maybe everyone's thoughts will become better." Lu Yiming looked at the large-scale giant on the planet The city seems to be predicting the future.

Due to the rapid increase in the fertility rate, the City of Clouds already has a population of 3.5 million. This population is still small, but in another twenty years it will become a large city with tens of millions of people.

The relevant settings for thinking modification cannot be decided by one person, and need to be voted by the entire parliament. There are many amazing and talented people in the next generation, and many people are truly motivated and ideal. Because of this, power will be transferred smoothly.

"Are you ready? Lao Lu, a new journey is about to begin!" Ding Yuan and his wife also took the space elevator and came to the spacecraft. His face was rosy and he was obviously in a good mood.

"Of course...I've already prepared it!"

Also accompanying us were old acquaintances such as Shi Dayong, Zhong Peng, Liu Xuwei, etc. Everyone was looking forward to...

Looking forward to this new trip.

Go to a distant place!

After twenty years of growth, the little golden dragon has long since turned into a big golden dragon. It flies near the spacecraft, knowing that these people are leaving, and is quite reluctant to leave.

However, it cannot leave together.

As the destiny beast of the City of Clouds, its mission is to protect it.

"Don't worry, we will come back. For your life span, it is only a short period of time." Lu Yiming laughed.

At this time, the leader's speech in front of the TV came to an end. He said in a high-spirited tone: "...May you have dreams in your hearts, strength at your feet, and a direction for the future! Now I announce the Seed Plan, Officially begins! Yunhai Civilization, the first external exploration spacecraft, 'Future Era' officially sets sail!"

"Dang, Dang, Dang!" The big clock on the top floor of the central building of the City of Clouds struck. Under everyone's gaze, the spaceship slowly took off and entered the corridor of the underworld.

Immediately, he disappeared from this world.

A new journey has begun!

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