Chapter 377

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Chapter 377: How Much Time Does Humanity Have Left?
City Hall Council Chamber, Guangling City.
“I disagree!”
Guangling City’s Minister of Education, Lv Cheng, shook his head and said, “Students should focus on their studies. In recent years, natural disasters have led to the rise of the ‘useless to study’ mindset.”
“If we widely promote Visualization Technique now, how many students will focus on their studies?”
“If everyone starts learning Visualization Technique, and no one studies cultural knowledge, how will our technological and cultural heritage continue?”
“I acknowledge the importance of Visualization Technique, but can we protect this city and save the world solely relying on it?”
On the other side of the table, security chief Wu Shimu, who had missed the chance to sit on the City Lord’s throne, picked up his cup and took a sip of tea before nodding.
“I agree with Minister Lv’s point of view, and as a practitioner of Visualization Technique, I’d like to share my own opinion.”
“Practicing Visualization Technique is easy to start but difficult to improve, especially as you progress further.”
“What makes it difficult?”
“Firstly, it’s hard to find effective techniques. Even if you make significant contributions and can exchange for the techniques you want, it’s not guaranteed that those techniques will suit you.”
“Secondly, there’s a problem with resources for practice. It’s relatively easy to find resources for basic or intermediate levels, but it gets more challenging as you advance to higher levels.”
“When it comes to achieving Mystery status, the requirements become tougher, even as you progress to higher stages.”
“The availability of practice resources decreases significantly.”
“Considering the current number of practitioners, there’s already a scarcity of resources, and if Visualization Technique becomes more widespread, the shortage of practice resources will only increase.”
“So I can imagine that some people might take risks to get more training resources, even doing things that are really bad.”
The Director of the Construction Bureau, Yang Zhen, said calmly, “The Visualization Technique is a treasure from ancient civilizations, it belongs to all people as a shared wealth, it shouldn’t be owned and controlled by just a few, that’s not good for the development of human civilization.”
“Especially after the opening of Yanfu Space and the outbreak of Beast Calamity, humans have formed a shared destiny.”
“Everyone should work together and not create barriers or privileges.”
“Besides, even if not widely spread, books like the ‘Building Element Book’ and some common basic skills are already very popular.”
“Not to mention in the underground city, even on the surface, there are many survivors practicing cultivation.”
“The current actions of City Lord Di are mainly in response to public opinion, whether it is implemented or not, the difference won’t be too big, why not just directly promote it among the people?”
Minister of Information Fang Yao smiled and said, “I support Mr. Yang’s opinion.”
“Of course, I think what the ministers are saying also makes sense.”
“However, I think even the hardest things have solutions.”
“Like Minister Lv’s worry, worrying that students are not focusing on studying, that’s easy.”
“City Lord Di also mentioned that although there should be widespread promotion, there will also be some conditions.”
“In that case, why not link academic performance with Visualization Technique, or bundle it together with cultivation resources to solve the problem?”
“In fact, mecha academy does the same, and already has a mature system in place. The Ministry of Education can refer to this system and only teach Visualization Technique or provide cultivation resources based on the achieved results.”
“Then students will pay more attention to their academic performance and may even ignite their passion for learning.”
Ministers and directors expressed their opinions, discussing actively.
Some agreed, while others disagreed.
Sitting at the head of the table, Di Zheng looked much better than before, appearing to have recovered significantly from the injuries sustained in the battle in the forbidden area.
He remained calm and composed, waiting until everyone had expressed their opinions, discussed with each other, and even debated.
Then he pressed his hands down, signaling for everyone to be quiet, and then spoke.
“Everyone, I am pushing for the widespread use of Visualization Technique, not on a whim or for political gain.”
Di Zheng looked at the soldiers sitting as observers and nodded slightly.
On a large screen behind him, a chart appeared, displaying a lot of data.
The most prominent was a line graph.
Di Zheng said, “Everyone, please look, this is the data collected by the Ground Monitoring Department over the past year.”
“From the line graph, you can clearly see that Yanfu Space has become increasingly active over the past year.”
“Especially in early September, the opening magnitude of Yanfu Space reached the highest value of data that could be recorded after a natural disaster!”
“Besides, in the past year, the giant beasts have been becoming more active.”
“In this year, our underground city has dealt with more giant beast incidents than in the previous years combined.”
“I have a feeling that a disaster similar to the ‘Beast Calamity’, or even bigger, might be brewing and could happen soon.”
The meeting room fell silent.
Even officials like Lv Cheng and Wu Shimu, who opposed the spread of Visualization Technique, were now silent.
Because data doesn’t lie.
Looking at the heart-stopping curve, no one could stay calm.
Di Zheng said in a serious tone, “I understand your concerns, Minister Lv, Minister Wu.”
“But I am more concerned about how much time is left for humanity.”
“Is it a century? Or fifty years? Or ten years? Or even less?”
“Everyone, maybe we can’t worry about so much, can’t worry about things so far in the future.”
“We should focus on the present.”
“Implement the Visualization Technique, try to discover outstanding talents, otherwise, before long, the corps will face a situation of having mecha but no pilots.”
“It’s just this year.”
“The total number of Mecha Masters we lost is 26.”
“Everyone, according to the corps’ statistics last year, there were only around 70 Mecha Masters in service.”
“Now that we’ve already lost a third of our manpower, relying solely on the mecha academy for replacements, it will be difficult to ensure an adequate number of Mecha Masters.”
“So just like Minister Fang said, will it be difficult to implement the Visualization Technique? Yes, but we need to find ways to overcome it, instead of shelving it just because it’s challenging.”
Basically, after some discussion and looking at the cold hard facts, no one in the meeting room disagreed with the policy anymore.
Next, Di Zheng discussed various details with them. Just as the meeting was about to end, Liang Jian suddenly walked in with a serious expression.
No one knew what he whispered in Di Zheng’s ear, but everyone saw Di Zheng’s expression change suddenly.
Then, Di Zheng stood up solemnly and said, “Changping City is seeking our help.”
“They have detected a spectral signal of an Overlord-level giant beast, and this signal has been continuously on the move. According to the computer-simulated route map, there is an 89% chance this signal will pass through Changping City.”
“Changping City has now issued a level one alert and requested assistance from our city, as well as from underground cities like Qingyang, Pingyao, and Yanshi.”
The meeting room fell silent.
Then everyone stood up, looking serious.