Zhao Changxing knew very clearly that the so-called "catching up with the technological level of the old human civilization" at this moment was actually just the digestion and absorption of the knowledge recorded in Xiaoxi's database.
People can already create anything that the old human civilization can create according to the records. If there is enough time and resources, they can also complete any project that the old human civilization can complete, such as the original Fire Spaceship. This can certainly be regarded as catching up. .
Even if we include the technological data captured from deep space civilizations, such as electromagnetic rail guns, and other detailed technologies, it can even be said that the new human civilization has surpassed it.
But when it comes to technological research and development capabilities, the gap is too big to be measured. After all, the old human civilization that originally lived on the earth probably had tens of millions of full-time scientific researchers, dozens of times the population of the current new human civilization.
There is absolutely no comparability between the two.
Zhao Changxing clearly realized that it was up to these "children" to explore the future. The legacy of our predecessors has now been exhausted.
"In a well-functioning society, it is impossible for everyone to be a scientific researcher. There will always be people engaged in all walks of life. A large enough scientific research population requires a large enough population base."
Looking at the number 1.44 million indicated on the census form, Zhao Changxing looked solemn.
It has a population of 1.44 million, including a considerable number of minors. As for this number, even if the emphasis is on scientific research, the number of scientific research population will hardly exceed 100,000.
"We still need to expand the population base."
But……
Zhao Changxing looked at another form.
It displays data related to the resource production quantity and mining cost of the two planets Sedna and Deep Space.
From these data, he vaguely sensed a hidden crisis.
The resources on the two dwarf planets, Sedna and Deep Sky, are about to be exhausted again...
With the rapid increase in population, the rapid improvement of industrial level, major projects have been launched one after another, and the demand of human civilization for various resources has also been skyrocketing.
This surge is not only reflected in the total amount, but also in the individual average.
Just like, people in the slave era or even the feudal era could live well and contentedly if they were given a pound of wheat a day and a few rags of clothes. But in modern society, a piece of meat that people eat casually requires only the energy consumed to produce it. When converted, it exceeds the resources that ancient people needed for a day.
Modern humans need to travel in spaceships, wear exquisite clothes, various electronic products, big houses, and many more. And all of this can be converted into various resources.
On average, a modern person consumes more than a hundred times as many resources as an ancient person.
Moreover, this is an easy process from frugality to luxury, and a difficult process from luxury to frugality. Not to mention that a sudden reduction in the supply of materials and energy can significantly reduce happiness and even lead to social unrest. Just talking about the development of science and technology itself requires a stable society with sufficient supply of energy and resources.
Therefore, reducing resource supply is absolutely unworkable. That's asking for death.
The only way is to increase supply. But now, the cost of resource extraction for these two dwarf planets is rising.
To this end, Zhao Changxing has summoned human government officials and relevant scientists to hold several meetings and discuss it for a long time. But a good way has never been found.
Eventually, people reached a consensus.
Now that technology cannot improve rapidly and the resources of the two dwarf planets have shown signs of exhaustion, it is necessary to find a new planet not far from Sedna and obtain resource supplies on the new planet to support the huge consumption of human civilization. The only way out for civilization.
only.
"But……"
Zhao Changxing looked at the empty star map and sighed softly.
In this vast deep space more than 10 billion kilometers away from the sun, it is really not easy to find a macroscopic star.
Space City Port No. 1.
"The passenger ship bound for Space City No. 24 'Ocean City' is about to depart. Passengers who are going to Space City No. 24, please go to the ticket gate 12a to check in and board the ship. When checking in, please show your ID chip. After checking in, Please pass quickly..."
Wang Luoyi and Zhao Ying, the old couple, and their 5-year-old granddaughter, walked slowly to the back of the queue. The little granddaughter was obviously very excited about the upcoming trip to Ocean City and kept laughing and jumping, while the old couple had kind smiles on their faces.
My son and daughter-in-law are busy with work and have no time to take their children out to play. The old couple still had a little more time, so this matter fell on themselves.
"Nanny, let's go, it's time to check in."
After passing the ticket gate, I sat down on the passenger ship and fastened my seat belt. After a while, with a burst of vibration, the bus spaceship set off.
At this moment, the bus spacecraft is fully loaded, and all 100 seats are filled. Most of the people in the cabin were families and couples, and it was obvious that most of them were visiting Ocean City.
Space City No. 1 and Space City No. 24 are operating at different altitudes. The distance at this moment is about 600 kilometers.
During the flight of the bus spacecraft, except for the acceleration and deceleration stages, there is no gravity. As a result, Nannan's body levitated. Fortunately, it was fixed by the safety belt and did not fly away.
She seemed very interested in this situation and kept giggling. The same goes for the rest of the kids. The cabin was filled with cheerful laughter.
After flying for less than an hour, the bus spacecraft sailed into Space City 24, the port of Ocean City.
"Dear passengers, our destination has been reached. Please take your belongings with you and leave the spacecraft in an orderly manner. Passengers with children, please pay attention, keep an eye on your children and do not chase and fight in the cabin..."
When the unique, slightly salty air in Ocean City poured into his lungs, Wang Luoyi couldn't help but take a deep breath. Nannan jumped up even more excitedly.
Taking the internal shuttle bus, the three of them headed straight to the seaside.
But when he arrived at the beach, Wang Luoyi was dumbfounded.
This, this is different from what I remember...
The last time I came here, the beach was only a few dozen meters wide. After getting off the road, you could walk across the beach to the seaside in a few steps. But now, why is the width of the beach at least several hundred meters?
Even people with poor eyesight can no longer see the shadow of the sea standing on the road.
"I want the sea, I want the sea!"
Nanny immediately started crying.
"Nanny, be good, don't cry. If we walk over, we can see the sea."
Wang Luoyi had no choice but to take his wife Zhao Ying and walk forward with his daughter.
It took more than ten minutes of walking to reach the beach. When I arrived at the beach, I saw that the sea was at least five or six meters deep in my memory. Now it is only two meters deep at most. There are even large sandbanks not far away, making the sea look like small ponds. .
In the past, those sandbanks were all submerged in water.
"Where's the water? Where's the water? You call this the sea? Liar!"
Wang Luoyi became angry. He looked around, found an administrator and questioned angrily.
The administrator looked helpless.
"If you want to see the sea, go see it now. If it gets later, you won't even be able to see these small ponds."
"what happened?"
"You don't know yet? The government said there was a recent resource crisis and there was not enough water, so they took away all the water here. Didn't you see those boats over there? They were all fishing. They had caught all the fish. Completely out of water..."
"How did that happen?"
Wang Luoyi murmured and reluctantly comforted his daughter, barely surviving what should have been a joyful day.
When he got home, he went into the bathroom and planned to take a bath, but he only took half a bath when the water ran out.
"Honey, what's going on?"
"Old Wang, I just received a notice that the water supply will be intermittent in the future..."
Full of dissatisfaction, Wang Luoyi could only wipe his body and settle the matter.
The next day, Wang Luoyi saw his daughter coming home from school with an unhappy face. After asking, Nannan said aggrievedly: "The teacher said he would take us to space for an experimental class today, but he canceled it."
Wang Luoyi was furious.
You can tolerate everything else, but can you tolerate your children’s education issues? This good experimental class was canceled just because it was said to be cancelled?
He grabbed the phone. During the phone call, the teacher's voice was full of apologies: "I'm sorry, Professor Wang. I just received a notice from my superiors today that courses like space optical experiments consume too much material and energy. In the future, all courses will be canceled and replaced by watching educational films." There's nothing we can do. I'm so sorry..."
Wang Luoyi hung up the phone angrily.
"Resource crisis, hum, resource crisis..."
Zhao Ying also sighed.
"Old Wang, just be patient from now on. I heard that the resources of Sedna and Deep Space Stars are about to be exhausted. The leader formed a star search team and searched for several years without finding a new planet. In the future, resources will not be available. You have to use it sparingly.”
Space City 31, Deep Space City.
Deep Sky City is a city where deep space people including Xiong Guda live. They have lived here since they were released from prison a few years ago and obtained human status.
Deep Space City is built according to the physiological characteristics of people in deep space, and it is quite exotic. Over the years, this place has become a popular tourist attraction. I don’t know how many people come here to experience the life of people in deep space.
There are actually some people with more flexible minds, some deep space people represented by Niu Jingang and Niu Dali, who even started a business of entertaining tourists, earned a lot of contribution points, and lived a pleasant life.
Life was originally so peaceful and beautiful, but as resource depletion deepened, there were not many tourists here in Deep Sky City, and living standards began to plummet.
On this day, Xiong Guda summoned all the deep space people who had gradually become leaders over the years, and began to discuss something worriedly.
