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Chapter 196: Chapter 197: The State Distributes Girlfriends for Free
Chapter 196: Chapter 197: The State Distributes Girlfriends for Free
Throughout the history of human civilization, super engineering projects have always been the most talked about. From the pyramids of ancient Egypt, the pyramids of the Mayan, the hanging gardens of Babylon, the Great Wall of Xia Country, the Jing-Hang Grand Canal, Dujiangyan, the Forbidden City, to the Three Gorges Dam of the old era, the Heavenly Eye Project, and the Panama Canal; and then to the Space Elevator and the Solar System Engineering System of the space age…
Among them, the greatest super project is the “Deep Space Plan:” Millions, hundreds of millions, billions, tens of billions of people, pooling the efforts of the entire globe to push a tiny seed into the vast, boundless universe…
Now, this seed, after a journey of 20 light-years, is about to reach its destination…
Epoch 5460!
The interstellar voyage that lasted for 3,096 years is about to come to an end.
The number of awake passengers inside the spaceship began to slowly increase, with technical workers taking the lead in awakening, as they were carrying out the final large-scale overhaul of the spaceship.
Once maintenance was completed, the rotation speed of the entire living area would be restored to normal, and people would again feel gravity akin to that of Earth, no longer floating around as they did before.
Inside a small workshop.
“Ha-ha, brothers, the benefits have been secured. Sixty lunch meat meal coupons and thirty large rice bucket beef sauce purchase coupons… what do you guys want?”
“I want… I want the large rice bucket!”
“Give me one lunch meat…”
“Give me one, doesn’t matter which.”
Several technical workers were eagerly grabbing items. As current productivity was relatively low, the prices of popular items were very high, but these purchase coupons allowed for discounts. For these technical workers, this was a very nice benefit.
After transferring the electronic coupons to each person’s account, Ye Kaifu started nagging again: “That’s all, there are no more, everything’s been handed out, go home and rest. Give some to your people too, don’t hoard them all for yourself. The electronic tickets have a record; each person can only get the discount once! Study whenever you have time. Once we reach our destination, work will become more challenging… and by then, it’ll be too late to learn…”
“Old Ye, cut it out, you say the same thing every day, it’s so annoying! Who’d hog these coupons? Our people would kill us!”
“Yeah, yeah.”
After finishing the day’s work, everyone was in quite a good mood.
“Let’s go, head home!”
When the shuttle passed by the Observatory, from afar, everyone saw a fiery red constant star! The Observatory was crowded, nearly every group of awakened passengers made it a point to visit this place first, to gaze upon the future Sun.
It seemed… as if it were within reach.
“That’s… the future constant star.”
When he returned to the living area, Ye Kaifu took off his space suit, chewing on some dried Pu Pu Grass, while thinking about the bright prospects of the future, his face showing an expression of great urgency.
It was a look of anticipation, and… longing.
“Old Ye, we’re going to take off now.”
“Supervisor Ye!”
People greeted him now and then. Known for his exquisite craftsmanship and mild temper, Ye Kaifu was very popular. Even though sometimes he was a bit too verbose and always pushing people to learn…
He was already considered middle to upper management on the spaceship, overseeing a total of 12 workshops and more than three hundred workers; this was no small supervisory position.
“Hello, everyone, go have your meals. Rest well.” Ye Kaifu greeted them briefly, but his mind was already pondering other matters.
Just like a tree that had endured a winter, you must slowly sprout, and the batches of awakenings within the spaceship also had to proceed step by step. Currently, the population of those who had awoken was around 50,000.
In a year’s time, when everyone would have awoken, almost half a million people would need food, drink, and sanitation, and the daily consumption of resources would be no small number. Careful planning was necessary.
Atop the hierarchy of the Earth Era, several generations of the management had already been replaced; many of the original seniors were no longer present, so there might be some lack of experience in management. In such unfamiliar territory where no rescue could be expected, a careless mistake could lead to disaster.
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Of course, there was no need to worry too much about such things. With so many scientists at work, they weren’t just sitting idle; they maintained a necessary level of caution at all times.
“Although the Earth Era is an old spaceship, continuing to function for several decades or even a hundred years should pose no problem… It’s enough for us to grow stronger.”
Ye Kaifu was young and had already climbed 14 ranks in his job position, which classified him as a senior talent. As an official in the New Civilization Development Department, he nearly had meetings every day, discussing how to develop industry after landing and how to better allocate resources, keeping him very busy indeed.
Things like the production of acids and bases, mining and smelting—if they reached a planet, these industries would be among the first to set up. How to do this well and quickly had become their first major concern.
“With 14 ranks, I have a bit of clout… But compared to that freak Zhang Yuan, I still don’t match up…”
“Captain candidate, Minister of the New Civilization Development Department!” Thinking of this, a hint of envy crept into Ye Kaifu’s heart.
He remembered the days at Xisha University on Earth when they shared a dormitory for a few days and crammed for exams together. Back then they were on the same starting line, but now… well, the other had already left him far behind.
The New Civilization Development Department, where Zhang Yuan was situated, could be said to be the most important department of the civilization, acting as the brain of the entire civilization. It was primarily responsible for… planning the direction of advancement for the entire civilization.
For instance, deciding which subjects to prioritize for development, which industries to focus on, all needed unified planning by the New Civilization Development Department, and then execution by other departments. Quickly grasping the vast legacy left by Earth Civilization and catching up with Earth Civilization’s productivity was currently the first goal of the new civilization.
Reflecting upon this, Ye Kaifu felt a bit wistful.
But such a position was well deserved by Zhang Yuan, from being a super-genius from the start to later playing the game of wits with four-dimensional life, and even bringing back technology from an alien civilization. Both his achievements and qualifications were more than sufficient.
“What’s lacking now is just a bit of managerial experience.”
He shook his head, casting aside these inexplicable feelings of jealousy, and found himself slightly amused. He had let a sense of competition inadvertently affect his entire life, which made Ye Kaifu feel like a fool.
Every Awakening Period, he would check out what achievements Zhang Yuan had made, what papers he had published, then curse the guy for cramming all day, and force himself to dive even deeper into his studies.
Then, after waking up one time… he found out the guy had actually entered the “Hero Memorial Hall,” which saddened him for quite a long period.
Fortunately, he had come back to life…
Being alive was certainly better than being dead.
In the blink of an eye, three thousand years had passed, and during that lengthy time, everyone had grown a lot, from fresh-faced youths to…uncles? No, that wasn’t right, they couldn’t be called uncles given the increasing lifespans.
Many young people had emerged with their abilities during this lengthy hibernation period; capable people would always stand out…
“Old Ye, what’s up with you? You’re losing more and more hair, is it that stressful? Do you want to take a few days off and relax?”
After meeting with Zhang Yuan, Li Zhendong, and a few other good friends, and hugging each other, the first thing he heard was this.
“I…” Ye Kaifu couldn’t help but scratch his head, pulling out a few hairs in the process. The ever-advancing biotechnology didn’t seem to be doing much for hair loss.
But in front of so many people, all he could do was bluff and shout, “Where is my hair thinning? It’s thick and shiny!”
Li Zhendong clapped his hands, “No, no, no, the hair has indeed thinned, but it’s also gotten stronger. If you really go bald, you could legitimately get bionic hair installed.”
Everyone burst out laughing…
