At this time, the speed of the five humanoid bionic robots has dropped to a very low level, and they are slowly approaching the four ring-shaped devices.
When I say it's slow, it's relative to when I left the beam channel. In fact, the current speed is not low.
Looking at the four ring-shaped devices getting closer and closer, Zuo Dajun said excitedly: "Guys, which one should we go to first? Should we go to the space farm first, or the space ranch, or something else." The four ring devices are not small.
Space Farm, Space Ranch, and Space Fishing Ground are all about the same size, and Ecosystem No. 1 is much larger in comparison.
Seen from a distance, these four ring-shaped devices rotate slowly. The reason why they do this is to simulate gravity.
To be honest, these four ring-shaped devices simulate the earth's environment. After all, the animals and plants that live in them are all found on the earth.
Space farms, space pastures, and space fisheries are easy to understand. They are used to grow crops, raise cattle, sheep and other livestock, and raise various fish.
These three are to solve the problem of human food. As for Ecosystem No. 1, it is much more complicated. It is to simulate the living environment of the earth and prepare for the construction of a new living place for mankind in the future.
Compared with the smaller No. 1 ecosphere, there is also a larger No. 2 ecosphere. The former is only more than 10,000 kilometers away from the earth, while the latter is three million kilometers away from the earth.
"Don't take detours, stick to the principle of proximity, visit the space farm one by one, and finally take a look at the people stationed in the No. 1 Ecosystem." Xu Zhengping said.
In terms of distance, the order in the same orbit is as follows: space farm, space ranch, space fishery, and finally Ecosystem No. 1.
Several people nodded. Fan Xiaoming said seriously: "There are many people stationed in Ecosystem No. 1. If it were not for cultivating talents, these people would not actually need to be stationed here. To be honest, no matter how good it is to be stationed here, it is not as good as on earth." ." In his opinion, no matter how good the simulation here is, it cannot be as good as what it is on earth.
Of course, there is no problem with the safety of being stationed here now. Whether it is an asteroid, debris, or solar wind, you can get early warning and be protected by the SS-defense system.
Xu Zhengping reminded: "It's you who are different. If you really want to say it, the difference between here and on the earth is really not that big. No matter how much I tell you, you won't believe it. You will know after a while. Bao Qizheng nodded and said, "I know a little bit about this. Life in Ecosystem No. 1 is really no different from that on Earth. Of course, the people stationed here are not here for tourism. Their main purpose here is For research, but having said that, when brain computers and upgraded humanoid bionic robots become popular, there will be no need to station personnel in this place." When the No. 1 Ecosystem and Space Farm were built, brain computers and upgraded humanoid robots Bionic robots have not yet appeared.
As for the first generation of humanoid bionic robots, they can still do some rough work, but they can't do some fine work.
This is why a large number of people are stationed here. Of course, with brain computers and upgraded humanoid bionic robots, there is no need to station these personnel here. After all, it is only more than 10,000 kilometers away from the earth.
Compared to here, the No. 2 Ecosystem and some other space facilities, which are more than 700,000 kilometers away from the earth, require personnel to be stationed there.
If the distance is too far, remote control of the humanoid bionic robot is not possible.
"That's right, in the future, as long as it's not too far away, there will be no need to station personnel." Zuo Dajun smiled,
"I've heard that lunar immigrants are probably going to die. As far as the distance between the moon and the earth is concerned, remote-controlled humanoid bionic robots can handle everything. It really doesn't matter whether there are people stationed there." Speaking of which, this is also development. Problems caused by going too fast.
The industrial cities on the front side of the moon can provide a permanent population of 20 million, and the related facilities are under construction. Now, even if you want to change it, you will be disappointed. After all, everything that should be built has been built and is now being done. Finishing work done.
But now it's embarrassing. Neither ordinary people nor relevant departments have much interest in immigrating to the moon.
Ordinary people think that going to the moon is meaningless, and relevant departments also think so. Everyone knows that remote-controlled humanoid bionic robots can do everything they can on the moon. As a result, everyone has no interest in immigrating to the moon.
In the beginning, there were various incentives and subsidies, but now there is no such thing as going to the moon. Now the attitude of both parties is very clear, that is, if you want to go to the moon, going to the moon is completely voluntary.
As for those benefits, the goal has now been shifted, which is to immigrate to Mars. According to the existing plan, after landing on Mars, the next step is to develop Mars and colonize it.
Compared with the moon, Mars is much further away from the earth. It is impossible to rely on remote control of humanoid bionic robots.
The only way is to immigrate.
"What's going on is what's going on! Who told us to develop so fast," Bao Qizheng said and looked at Su Zhe and Fan Xiaoming.
"If we develop a genuine heavy photon aerospace engine and a miniaturized proton fusion device, our current layout in the solar system can be pushed back to the beginning. Of course, I would like to see this happen. , after all, we will only get stronger and stronger.”
"That's right!" Xu Zhengping nodded,
"No one is interested in going to the moon, but everyone is very interested in going to Mars. As far as I know, the number of people who have applied to go to Mars has exceeded 10 million, and this number is still increasing." Fan Xiaoming shook his head and said: " It’s uncertain. Now these people are clamoring to go to Mars. They may lose interest after a while. As for staying on Mars, to be honest, there are people who are willing to go to Mars, but not many." Since half a year Before, that is, after the asteroid collision, and with the completion of the Sanmen Project and the construction of the earth-orbiting industrial zone, people gradually lived a prosperous life.
As of now, you can live a well-off life even if you don't work and lie at home, and you can live a prosperous life even if you work for one or two hours a day.
For this reason, two situations arise. On the one hand, there are almost no such situations as those in the past where people were fighting for life and survival. They are living more of their own lives.
On the one hand, everyone is living a prosperous life. At this time, everyone begins to pursue their own interests and do what they like.
When this happens, fewer people are willing to immigrate. The reason for this is because of the inertial thinking of this generation, which seeks a stable life.
Furthermore, with the development of the solar system, the population gap is getting bigger and bigger. Relevant departments are already studying plans to massively increase the population through artificial womb technology.
According to relevant research, relying on natural population increase cannot keep up with the pace of human development. If the population problem is not solved, it will only slow down the pace of development.
"Yes! This is the truth." Zuo Dajun said,
“In the past, people might still immigrate to the moon or Mars for a better life, but now as long as they have a job, a house, money, etc., they can live a prosperous life on earth. To be honest, many people of our generation are not willing to make troubles. At most, they only go on a trip or stay for a short period of time. I think we still have to rely on our next generation. Maybe our next generation prefers to make troubles. "A year ago, the vast majority of people were still struggling for houses, money, etc., just to live a prosperous life with their families.
At that time, if it was said that people could immigrate to the moon and Mars and get houses, cars and deposits, there would be a lot of people lining up to go.
But today, a year later, everyone works casually, has a house, a car, money and everything, and can easily live a prosperous life. At this time, who is willing to make troubles and lie at home every day?
But having said that, the people who live the most comfortable and comfortable lives now are those who own houses and land in rural areas.
A year ago, it was extremely difficult to buy a house in the city. But now, the cities of the past have declined, and those who live in the cities are the aborigines, and those who have houses and land in the countryside have returned to the countryside.
Xu Zhengping nodded and said: "Maybe it really depends on our next generation. We people are more willing to stay on the earth and in the solar system. The next generation may be different. In our eyes, the earth is our home. Be more positive. Some people think that the solar system is our home, but the next generation, or the new generation, is different. They think that their home is the Milky Way, or even the universe, and they will naturally not be like us."
"There is no way around this. After all, small fish ponds cannot support big fish. It would be great if we can focus on the Milky Way." Zuo Dajun said,
"Besides, the new generation grew up in a different environment than we did. It can be said that they are born without having to worry about survival. They are fully equipped to do what they want to do, such as exploring the universe away from the solar system. For those of us, It might be an adventure away from home, but for them it might be exploring their own home." It was still developing too fast for people like them to adapt.
Fan Xiaoming nodded and said: "Of course, the ideas of the new generation may be completely different from ours, but the current situation is that the number of the new generation is worrying. To be honest, the growth of the population really cannot keep up with our development speed. In a few years, we will probably slow down our development due to population problems." There are only a few billion people scattered throughout the solar system.
Not many of them are far from the earth. Zuo Dajun thought for a while and said: "We can rely on digital life! Speaking of which, you can't just create as many digital lives as you want." For future development, population is indeed a big problem.
In the early days of the development of the solar system, a population of more than one billion could barely survive. However, as the solar system develops, more and more people will be required to participate.
Not to mention the development of space outside the solar system, no one can maintain the comprehensive development of the solar system.
"Using digital life is not a good idea." Bao Qizheng said,
"First of all, digital life is still under research, and it is still unknown when the research will be successful. Even if the development is successful, we will use digital life to develop the solar system and the universe, and we are not afraid of digital life replacing it. In this case, it is better to use technological means to increase the number of Our population, if conditions permit, it doesn’t matter how much we increase it.” In his view, researching digital life is one thing, and application is another.
Besides, the original intention of studying digital life is to develop the virtual universe, or to create life in the virtual universe, or to be the indigenous people.
Digital beings will not be allowed to participate in the real world unless absolutely necessary. Relatively speaking, digital life has advantages that humans do not have.
The core of digital life is the transparent ball that carries consciousness. As long as this transparent ball exists, this digital life can exist.
With this advantage, humans cannot defeat digital beings.
"I think so too. This is to replace us humans with digital beings. This is not a wise way." Fan Xiaoming said,
"It is better to use technological means to increase the population. As far as current science and technology are concerned, there are ethical obstacles to using technological means to increase the population. Everything else is easy to say, but it is foreseeable that as the solar system With the development, the demand of the population will only get bigger and bigger, and in the end, technological means will definitely be used to increase the number of the population."
"Yes, I don't agree with the use of digital life either." Xu Zhengping said,
"This risk is too great. I don't want us humans to be replaced. If I say it, we should increase the number of our human population significantly. As long as the human population is large enough and spread throughout the universe, then we want to replace us humans." It’s not that simple to annihilate the universe. Even if there are other intelligent life forms in the universe, it will be difficult to annihilate us humans.” Su Zhe smiled and said, “I also read an article about the universe a few days ago. Papers on human society talk about the future of humankind, which means increasing the population in large numbers so that humans can be spread throughout the universe. In this way, we can avoid the possibility of human beings being wiped out." Xu Zhengping nodded. The head said: "I have also read this paper, and this paper has been paid attention to by relevant departments. To be honest, this method is feasible, but the current conditions do not allow it. Of course, after the success of the proton fusion device , we have initially met such conditions.”
"This... if this is really the case, then the universe will become lively in the future. It is estimated that we humans will fight to the death." Zuo Dajun said.
Fan Xiaoming said: "This is better than fighting against new humans and digital beings. We humans will never be wiped out by the group." While they were discussing, a beam of light flashed not far away from them, and they saw that it was not very bright. There was an explosion in the distance, followed by multiple beams of light.
A few people took a few glances and knew that this was the SS-defense system clearing away asteroids and some debris.
For such a small size, it is basically allowed to turn into ashes directly. Recycling is a complete waste of time.
This kind of situation happens all the time in space, and there's nothing surprising about it.
