The subject of rockets still scared Wang Qi away.
In Wang Qi's previous life, this thing reached a practical level in a defeated country in the 1930s. There was a delay of some years, and the world's two major powers took over. It took another ten years of development before it achieved the level of thermal conductivity tracking.
Thermal conduction tracking means both ballistic control and is the prerequisite capability for satellite orbit changes.
Although the two major companies have not devoted their efforts to the development of rockets for a long time, they still involve dozens of major manufacturing plants, several research institutes, and hundreds of supporting companies.
Magic solutions may provide certain shortcuts for the development of rockets. The problem is that there are no shabby computers on hand that can calculate a thousand times per second. Things must return to pure human power, and the shortcut contributions brought by magic will be smoothed out or even insufficient.
In short, the subject is too big, and the basic types of manufacturers, the number of labor forces, and the amount of brainpower are not enough.
Let’s wait until the population exceeds one million.
When it comes to population, the current period is also a relatively good one. After the first flood-like continuous heavy rain after the floating island took off, it may be that the temperature has dropped and people are less lazy, or it may simply be that the sense of security has been restored. The population growth is increasing month by month. There are signs of recovery and for the first time the value of overseas population migration has exceeded.
In a purely agricultural society, the population increase can reach more than 3%.
The original structure of the penal colony was agriculture plus slavery, so the average survival age of the population would be lower. Although there are no specific statistics, it should not exceed 35 years old... Of course, the old monsters in the magic department must be excluded, otherwise a nest of immortal seeds will be It may increase the statistics of tens of thousands of people by one year.
The average age is low, but there is no rooster crow for a thousand miles, indicating that there is no particularly serious negative growth, and the probability of the population increase is more than 3.3%.
The statistics of Pang Xuncheng, who has started the naturalization process, can also provide certain evidence. Among Pang Xun couples in the north and south, 30 to 35 years old, 76% of families have 3 living children, 17% have 4 or more, and 2 or less. 10%.
This kind of fertility is actually an inevitable choice brought about by the cruel environment.
In other words, it is the cheapest investment direction for families. In an overseas environment, except for the production that may require a few days of rest, adults are basically not entitled to rest. A 6-year-old child can help run errands, send messages, cover part of the expenses, and take care of the baby even if he is not making money.
That is to say, no matter how many children there are, adults hardly lose any labor force.
Children around the age of 10 can cover their own food needs through simple work. After the age of 13, they can contribute to the family.
It sounds cruel, but it is the same in any agricultural society.
There has never been any clear guidance on childbirth in the kingdom, but in existing schools, except for some self-funded second-year students at the Magic Academy, all other tuition fees are free. Through the guidance of manufacturers' development routes and the government-run factories that maintain night classes, workers also know that those who study well are more likely to get high wages.
It can also be regarded as an encouragement.
Unfortunately, this kind of encouragement does not bring about a natural investment option similar to a "survival crisis". Because it is expected that the family will not die suddenly due to natural disasters and man-made disasters, so I am not so eager to have children. I can just play with one or two. No more worries.
Therefore, the overall fertility rate in the Kingdom is always limited. For couples aged 30 to 35, the majority have two children, and those with one child account for 15%. Those with three or more children account for only 32%. This is because many As a result of families moving in, if there were no migrant families, the proportion might not even reach 20%.
Wang Qi did not dare to encourage childbirth like historical figures, because history has proven in many countries that any area where the age balance is destroyed in a short period of time will inevitably fall into the aging trap.
Although as long as life gradually improves, aging will inevitably occur after reaching a certain level, but in areas where the age balance is disrupted, aging will become more intense.
Wang Qi didn't wait for the results when he traveled through time. He didn't think he had the skills to come up with a feasible plan. He could only avoid this pit. He didn't encourage or prohibit him from having as many children as he wanted. No fine.
It was also because of his incompetence in this area that he had to find supplementary work in the direction of slime mold people more than ten years later.
power.
Moreover, the slime molders are restricted by the host nucleus. Without the instructions of the withered tree, they will not have children and can only adopt children, which is very suitable for adjusting the population proportion defect.
...As for whether slime mold people can be born, Wang Qi is not sure, for fear of creating monsters.
It is impossible to directly let the slime mold people give birth to baby slime mold people.
Slime molds can only simulate macroscopic animals by burning the materials that make up themselves. In fact, as long as a dozen percentage points are missing, the human form will collapse, so it is impossible to directly develop a slime mold baby.
Monsters, like so-called nocturnal ghosts.
He and Li Xiang seemed to be the only two purebred night ghosts in the penal colony. According to the social survey "Ethnic Characteristics and Culture Report", no particularly close relatives were found.
Pure humans cannot be counted, because before adding attributes, Wang Qi and Li Xiang can see a wider range of light bands than normal humans, with expansion on both infrared and ultraviolet. Without the support of genetic technology, looking for relatives requires at least one side of the expansion to be included in the options.
There are many mixed-bloods with night vision, but there are basically none who can extend the ultraviolet range. At this point, Night Walker's pores will shrink into dots during the day, which is a passive skill that can obviously prevent high-energy bands from burning the optic nerve.
Lacking close kinship, the Night Walker shouldn't be a natural hybrid.
Combined with the few clues found in Elena's hometown, it is true that as Elena said, the Night Walker is a pure experimental product.
Even related species cannot be found, which shows the uncontrollability of genes.
There are so many strange animals and plants at Elena's house, and they are basically normal organisms after being infected by parasites. This just shows that parasites have the ability to modify genes more arbitrarily than ordinary animals, even single-celled animals such as slime mold. The power of mapping, or an instinct that assimilates all animals into protoplasm.
In this magical world, the direction of mutation may become even weirder.
Wang Qi doesn't like gambling, and he doesn't want to touch things where the outcome is unknown or uncontrollable.
Of course, if there is an Institute of Advanced Biology in the future, maybe we can give it a try, but definitely not now.
In short, at this stage, it is still necessary to rely on normal population sources. Slime mold people are mainly used to expand the boundaries of military capabilities and to supplement a certain amount of labor.
As for the military, the new version of the slime performs quite well.
It's definitely not comparable to a sharp blade, but it's still at the level of an ordinary person.
Limited by training capabilities and the characteristics of slime people, a group can now be formed every three months. If the war situation is not urgent, they must undergo military training for about a year to ensure everyone's "brain archive" Sufficient military knowledge can be recorded.
It sounds unpleasant, but this is the limit of Xiaopo Kingdom.
The center of the slime mold is on the top of a hill in the middle of the reservoir. Due to the water collected by artificial glaciers, it is no longer possible to deliver equipment from outside by land. It is impossible for a reservoir to have a dedicated shipyard, and ships can only come from Green, E Erterra came by some small wooden boats, or transported by airplane.
Under various restrictions, the construction speed of monomer culture equipment is also relatively limited. In addition, the pipeline system is relatively complex, and it is not easy to add a thousand units a month.
Having said that, even at the current speed, it will only take two years to fully organize the 41st to 50th regiments. This is a total of more than 30,000 troops, enough to complete a large-scale battle alone.
It's just that the improvement of the slime mold system is indeed a bit troublesome. The Magic Academy team, the ghost experimenter, and Wang Qi have no time to spare during these waves. It is not much easier than cultivating real warriors.
Wang Qi just hoped that if the preliminary work was done well, there would be a stable source of expendable troops. Such troops would definitely be a powerful weapon on the battlefield.
