167: Chapter 167 Earth's Past (2)

"That was set up by our 'Masters,' not naturally occurring. They wanted to see how fast humans could reproduce without restraint. Coupled with the development of biotechnology, human lifespan significantly increased to nearly 200 years, causing the human population to skyrocket..."

"For the sake of all humanity, the high-level leadership at that time reached a consensus to keep humans 'penned in' and provide a guaranteed basic subsistence level. This could effectively lower the birth rate. At the same time, there was an even more important reason: humans couldn't be too ambitious. With a massive base of fifty billion people, geniuses would inevitably emerge. If any of those geniuses became interested in spatial physics, it might bring a catastrophe upon humanity!"

"Thus, the high-level officials fabricated a lie to keep all of humanity penned in! However, back then, some high-level officials felt that instead of lingering in such a state, it would be better to give it their all... That was the then-Deputy Chief Executive of the Human Federation, Gao Suan! It's just that he was suppressed by the Chief Executive, and no one else supported his crazy ideas!"

Gao Yuan was stunned.

"So, after Gao Qiu came to power, he began planning to fulfill his father's legacy?"

"In the beginning, no! The three major human organizations collaborated closely! For all these years, the Development General Administration has been responsible for suppressing top scientists, controlling human public opinion, and developing the Solar System. We were just showing the 'Masters' that we were being very obedient!"

Su Dai continued.

"The Human Federation and the Parliament were gradually marginalized. Over a hundred years ago, your grandfather, Gao Qiu, began plotting to seize power. This is normal, right? Political struggle? Even though we're trapped in the Solar System, who wouldn't want to hold supreme power? All these years, my father thought it was just a power struggle with your grandfather and father! He never imagined you would actually dare to try and change humanity's general course... After my father arrived on Mars, he started cursing loudly! He said your grandfather was going to destroy all of humanity!"

"Once the massive number of people at the bottom are out of control, research into spatial technology becomes unavoidable. Once there are results, I'm afraid the 'Masters' will completely destroy the entire Solar System. After all, when experimental subjects have a risk of losing control several times in a row, the best method is destruction!"

Gao Yuan felt like his head was about to explode...

Humanity was a testing ground for a higher civilization; humans were the only intelligent life in the universe that required oxygen.

The Development General Administration's confinement of humanity was the result of careful consideration by the entire high-level leadership at the time.

The Gao Family were the ones breaking the rules.

Gao Yuan's mind was in a mess.

"Su Dai, do you know why mining isn't allowed on Earth?"

"Why? It's simple. Because Earth, as humanity's home base, was sealed off by the 'Masters.' The properties of all matter on Earth, except for life, cannot be changed! In other words, smelting is simply impossible! That's also why all our industries, mines, and laboratories were moved out!"

...

After hearing Su Dai's perspective on Earth's past, Gao Yuan's mind was in a whirl.

Even if Su Dai's story contained personal agendas, something this major should be fundamentally true.

This meant that after Gao Qiu discovered the spatial node, he began laying out a plan. After twenty years of planning, Gao Yuan himself was the key piece he had placed.

To break the 'Masters'' seal in another world and break through from the periphery.

Using energy from the Real World to achieve the mutual escape of both worlds.

Gao Yuan now roughly understood the scientists' research on the universe.

Why many scientists believed Earth was the most unique.

Why many nearby planets with elegant environments showed no signs of intelligent life.

It turned out...

Humans were the outliers.

anaerobic organisms were the protagonists.

They didn't even need oxygen, so their physical composition and living habits were even further beyond human imagination.

This was the limitation of humanity itself; because humans need oxygen, they instinctively assume that alien life must also need oxygen!

This had led to humans' research on alien life yielding nothing for all these years.

Although no alien organisms were found nearby, alien spacecraft were frequently seen.

This was a paradox. If there were no alien organisms, did the spacecraft just grow on their own?

If there were spacecraft, why hadn't any alien organisms been detected?

It turned out that alien organisms were different from us! Maybe they were just rocks, maybe their bodies were transparent, or maybe they could travel freely through the universe!

Gao Yuan didn't know the specific details, but he was profoundly shocked!

"Young Master Su, do you know?"

Gao Yuan wanted to keep asking, but he saw in the virtual projection that Su Dai had drunk too much and was already lying there fast asleep, breathing steadily.

Gao Yuan sighed and hung up the Brain-Link.

At least this time, he knew which direction to work toward.

That four-dimensional neutron must have been extracted from that four-dimensional fragment back then.

If that was the case, then the people at the Development General Administration weren't actually the bad guys.

But why they had targeted Vesta before was still a question.

Now that Su Dai was asleep, he would ask when he had the chance later. Gao Yuan bid farewell to Lin Xiao and returned to the Real World.

He had to speed things up.

He currently had two tasks: one was to raise Earth's technological level, and the other was to research the four-dimensional neutron. Gao Yuan guessed that if there was a chance to perform a Space Jump, his first test should be to jump out of the Solar System. That way, he might be able to escape the 'Masters'' surveillance.

Or as long as he had Space Jump capabilities, even if he were sealed off in the future, he would at least have the ability to escape.

Regarding information about the 'Masters,' Su Dai only said that their technological level was extremely high, beyond human imagination. At the same time, they were anaerobic organisms with very long lifespans.

Gao Yuan now needed to immediately prepare the 'Space Physics Laboratory.' This laboratory was top secret and needed to recruit the world's top spatial physics scientists.

Gao Yuan had Xue Yi enter the internet and delve into the Dark Web to filter all global information and find the true masters hidden among the common people.

Some top figures might require a personal invitation. If they couldn't be invited, he would have to use some methods.

As for the production and promotion of Black Fish Technology's products, he could just leave that to Zhang Baiyi.

Money wasn't important; after all, he had a Space Warship now. Whatever he wanted, he could just take it.

Just as Gao Yuan was preparing for the construction of the space elevator...

The Great Famine on Earth was gradually entering its peak.

blight swept across the globe, and almost all crops withered and died. The food war officially broke out, quickly spreading to all countries except for the Xia Kingdom.

Those without food needed to seize it through war, while those with food needed war to protect their supplies...

Only the Xia Kingdom remained uninvolved.

Because everyone knew that robbing others might lead to death, but robbing the Xia Kingdom would definitely lead to death.

The Xia Kingdom's official authorities also announced a food rationing system. Starting from that day, all food would be rationed. Any citizen of the Xia Kingdom could use their ID card to collect 10 catties of food per week, and all commercial food trading was prohibited in the market.

At the same time, the authorities reassured the public that the Xia Kingdom's grain reserves were sufficient to feed the entire nation for three years. They asked everyone not to panic, and stated that anyone hoarding or reselling food for profit would be severely punished!