Chapter 817: Chapter 805: Return to Reality
This uproar exceeded expectations, quickly evolving from online opinion to social reality.
The first battleground sparked was at the best university for new humans, Deep Space University. Supporters of both ideologies could not convince each other, and the whole school was filled with angry roars and debates from both sides.
Even within the same dorm room, it has divided into two factions.
Wang Xiaoming recently had a falling out with his roommate.
He felt he could no longer discuss this topic with these stubborn guys.
Because as soon as the topic of “self-modification” was brought up, the other party would label him as a “traitor” or a “betrayer.”
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“This is freaking insane! How is this being a traitor? Does a monkey have to be a monkey its whole life, not worthy of being human?”
“In their eyes, monkeys aren’t worthy of being human. Once a monkey becomes human, it becomes a monkey traitor!” The roommate next door sarcastically mocked.
“Resolutely oppose upgrading the pure human theory to political correctness!”
“Humans are not a perfect species. Humans need to evolve!”
Wang Xiaoming had just typed this title into his computer, and an outside roommate inadvertently saw it, causing a dispute immediately.
Wang Xiaoming said, flushed with anger, “Superhumans are stronger and smarter than humans! This is evolution. What’s wrong with evolution? Monkeys evolve into humans, humans evolve into superhumans!”
“How is this evolution? This is betrayal! See a species stronger than you and join them? New humans and current humans are two different species. How is this different from joining the Alef Civilization?”
Wang Xiaoming got annoyed as soon as he heard those words: “Aleph, your mom! Then stay stuck in the Fourth-level Civilization for your whole life!”
“You’re spineless! You join anything better!”
“You have a spine? Can you come up with SuperSpace Theory?”
Immediately, everyone in the dorm joined the battlefield, almost starting a fight.
Wang Xiaoming was trembling with anger, and he stormed out of the dorm room, muttering cursing under his breath.
“Damn it, this is just moronic.”
The entire university was in chaos; even the professors were caught in arguments. They rushed into classes and left, cursing under their breath.
Besides the supporters of both ideologies, there were also many neutrals. But these neutral people could only hide like turtles, unwilling to get involved in the fray.
They always felt this matter was very distant from them. Level 5 Civilization, a long-standing great dream, how did it suddenly seem about to be realized?
Many people were a bit overwhelmed, so they simply chose not to express their opinions, pretending they hadn’t heard anything. After all, if modifications are to be made, it would be others doing it, not them. But as for the transfer of power, most ordinary people were still opposed to it.
Wang Xiaoming angrily went to the student council of Deep Space University, which was the stronghold of the radical faction. Discussions about NT new humans’ gossip were happening here every day, filled with energy.
“You think for two hundred minutes; they finish in one.”
“Superhumans can upload their thoughts into a specialized computer. Do you know what this means? They can instantly transfer from one end of the planet to the other! Their movement speed is at light speed.”
Someone was talking at the front, and some students in the back were extremely envious.
“Superhumans are awesome!”
Every year, Unreal Laboratory would select some interns from Deep Space University, so the gossip here could very well be true.
Wang Xiaoming saw the student council members preparing some banners and quickly asked, “What are you doing, seniors?”
“The opposition is trying to make trouble and protest! A bunch of idiots! They actually think becoming superhumans is a form of betrayal.” At this, the senior cursed furiously.
“What, they want to cause a disturbance by protesting?! Imitating the May Fourth Movement?”
“So we need to protest in support!”
Wang Xiaoming’s eyes lit up. He couldn’t stand these conservatives anymore, always putting moral high hats on people, acting like their moral standards were higher.
“Three days from now. It’s still in the promotion stage. Do you want to join?”
This uproar grew larger and spread from the school to all aspects of society. Because it concerned everyone’s personal interests, it might even cause a complete shift in the human ruling class, quickly triggering a massive backlash.
“Later, NT new humans will be ruling us… um, I can’t quite accept that.”
“What’s hard to accept? We’ll all undergo cognitive modifications someday.”
“They say it’s betraying humanity?”
“First, you need to define what ‘human’ truly means and the standard of betrayal…”
The higher social intelligence of the New Human Civilization came into play. Most members of society believed caution was necessary in handling this issue. No matter what, you had to figure out what superhumans were all about, right?
A large parade team marched, chanting slogans, and collided with another parade team.
“Demand government transparency of information!”
“Protect human authority!”
“Demand open modifications, modifications for all! Evolution is the trend of the era!”
Due to the enormous difference in views, the supporters from both sides, upon meeting, angrily fought with each other.
But soon, this disturbance was quelled under the strong maintenance of the police…
The era always progresses hesitantly…
This wave may have seemed lively, but it didn’t affect much, only amounting to a small pebble on the road.
By the 12th year, the NT new human’s mental framework had essentially resolved most known defects.
Thus, it became the ideal civilization in most people’s minds. The government’s propaganda also officially began, with related reports flooding every corner of television and newspapers.
Of course, the ideal civilization in human minds was actually an unstable state…
Because the ideal state for humans was merely the status quo for NT new humans. And superhumans also had their own ideas, trying to change the status quo and elevate themselves once more.
This move was unknown to humans again.
In the 15th year, under the supervision of Zhang Yuan and other new humans, the cross-era technology of “parallel multi-process thinking” was completed, allowing thoughts to be split and several tasks to be accomplished simultaneously without error.
This was a state almost unimaginable to humans.
In the 16th year, Unreal Laboratory designed the multi-degree-of-freedom movement program module, meaning the NT new humans’ movement abilities were no longer limited to the traditional human body, enabling them to easily control a third hand, a fourth hand… This ability was something traditional humans lacked.
In the 17th year, the “Wide Area Extra Perception” was completed. NT new humans could perceive a wider range of electromagnetic frequencies and possess multiple eyes for a full 360-degree vision.
Again, this was a capability unavailable to traditional humans.
In the 18th year, after long-term battles among the upper classes, a special proposal by the Scientific Council was finally passed: legally defining that superhumans also belong to the human category, reclaiming the right to operate in the real world and enjoying all the civic rights of new humans.
The way to return was through a high-performance simulation robot, “smart-X.” This simulation robot was also designed by the superhumans for themselves. By injecting Self-awareness and memories into the smart-X, they could start functioning.
Its appearance was almost similar to that of humans, without four hands or four legs, and no eyes on the back of its head. It must be said that after cognitive modification, the aesthetic sense of the new humans hadn’t changed much. So in most cases, this type of robot wouldn’t trigger the Uncanny Valley effect among the public.
This legislation thrilled the radical faction and disappointed the conservative faction. The list of the first batch of NT new humans returning to reality emerged soon, with Zhang Yuan’s name among them!