Chapter 363: Chapter 362 Virtual World Travel

Prince Bart was a very verbose individual; when he got a devoted listener, he became even more energized, expressing disdain for various foolish civilizations.

Or it should be said, individuals of this civilization were all extremely verbose…

For the same matter, if they found it greatly intriguing, they could discuss it over and over for months, which was why Bart Civilization’s technology was exceptionally exquisite. Yes, it could only be described as exquisite–many areas didn’t require such refinement, yet they willingly spent ample effort and delighted in doing so.

“…Human civilization, rest assured, between two civilizations of roughly equal strength, war will not occur unless there is some deep hatred; communication allows for faster growth… A civilization that ceases to advance will certainly face all sorts of misfortunes.”

“…As for the war that occurred between us, let’s consider it as if it never happened once time passes. I’m truly sorry, truly sorry, ha-ha. Otherwise, I can make an apology on behalf of our civilization. Our scientists have already made many technological contributions… Life’s death cannot be revived, but we still need to look forward!”

Listening to the other party’s long harangue, Wang Junpeng also felt a great headache.

In fact, over the years, Prince Bart had proposed this kind of suggestion many times.

Through lie detection programs, it turned out everything he said was the absolute truth.

Yet humans still did not want to accept the proposals.

On one hand, the truths known by this Crown Prince might not represent the entirety of the civilization–without witnessing it personally, humans still couldn’t fully trust it.

On the other hand, both institutionally and technologically, humanity still had significant room for growth and didn’t need to venture far at great risk to form some business alliance.

A union would undoubtedly have a hierarchy. Given the current level of civilization, they would only be led by the nose by others. Why should humans do this?

Nonetheless, adhering to a responsible attitude, Wang Junpeng still composed a complete diplomatic report and submitted it to the Captain’s Room…

“…The most foolish among the major civilizations in the universe? These Badit people certainly have a strong sense of superiority!” Zhang Yuan said with excitement upon seeing the title.

“Your Excellency Captain, to say they lack a sense of superiority is impossible…since superiority itself is a motive force for advancement! No one wishes their civilization to become one of those foolish ones.”

“That’s also true.”

Wang Junpeng calmly said, “Mediocre civilizations are the majority in the universe. Each journey reveals civilizations that have entered a state of mediocrity. Even if the Badit people’s social system has significant flaws, we can still use these fallen civilizations as a reference to make a series of adjustments. This, in itself, is a great advantage for interstellar civilizations. Having other civilizations as reference can improve population quality to a certain extent and avoid the trap of internal conflicts.”

Zhang Yuan skimmed the report content, “So then, our next destination, the Riley Civilization… a strict religious civilization at its stage similar to human Middle Ages and also in the Stone Age? This is rather interesting.”

Having read the report, the first thing he thought of was not anything else but… capturing some of the Riley Civilization’s population and throwing them into Virtual World 14!

To see what would truly happen!

Virtual World 14 was a world of idealism where all evolutionary rules differed significantly from the normal world.

“…Will so-called Divine beings be born in World 14? What exactly are these Divine beings formed from beliefs, personalized or impersonal? How should the algorithm be controlled…”

Zhang Yuan instantly felt a surge of curiosity.

Indeed, these messy products, placed in World 14, were even beyond human control.

When the idea occurred to him, Zhang Yuan couldn’t help but scratch his head, and couldn’t help but exclaim that he was somewhat crazy, just like the old mad scientist Yamamoto Ichiro from the Unreal Laboratory…

He then remembered Zhao Qingfeng and others who were creating human civilization in world no. 14, sighed softly, and thought that indeed many experimenters had succumbed, but still many were able to hold on to their will, hoping they would ultimately succeed…

Following that, after the Diplomat Wang Junpeng had left, another report came in.

“Virtual World tourism numbers have increased by 22.4% in the last year, becoming a high-growth service industry.”

The use of Virtual Worlds was continuously ongoing, aside from military exercises, and the layers of Virtual World tourism were gradually being opened up from a cultural perspective.

Yes, tourism, a fine pleasure on a spiritual level.

Now that human material life had become sufficiently rich, the pursuit of spiritual happiness had begun.

Allowing all citizens to experience the vastness and magnificence of the starry sky within the Virtual World was an important part of shaping the values and cultivating the emotional well-being of interstellar citizens.

During past journeys, humans had visited various planets, which were now gradually being designed and made available for beta testing.

Including all the planets in the Solar System, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and the Blue Planet–Earth. Also, the planets of Gliese 581 and the former No. 1 Satellite Base.

Including the recently visited Blue Dwarf Star, along with nearby Lava Planets.

In this tourism system, each planet had its own unique geographical features, such as the Lava Planet, where some mountains rose tens of thousands of meters high with many active volcanoes, occasionally producing violent eruptions.

And on various Life Planets, there were all kinds of animals and plants.

To reduce computational demands, these life forms were AI-generated based on dynamic algorithms and were not real life, while some planets also had native NPCs, such as the Glizerians on Gliese 581, who could interact with tourists.

Moreover, humans could breathe freely without needing to wear space suits. After all, it was a Virtual World, where some things could be simplified.

Zhang Yuan sighed lightly. “Humans are indeed too fragile. Who wouldn’t want to shed that space suit? Sigh…”

Of course, due to these modifications, these tourist planets could only exist in the less strictly regulated World No.12.

When human citizens entered World No. 12, memory uploads were not required, but rather they used their human brains as part of the hardware, which reduced many issues related to privacy and safety.

This type of tourism policy greatly enhanced the happiness and enthusiasm of ordinary citizens, and designers for Virtual Worlds emerged like bamboo shoots after rain.

Reproducing every detail of a journey authentically was a very meaningful and inspiring job.

Designing the geographical landscape of a planet wasn’t too difficult, but constructing the cultural atmosphere of NPCs was not an easy task. Experiencing different civilizations’ cultures was also a pleasure, as without cultural atmosphere, the joy of touring would be greatly diminished.

In fact, it was proven that some mega projects could not be sufficiently propelled by official secret efforts alone–public wisdom was equally important. Many brilliant and whimsical ideas left professional scientists dumbfounded.

An influx of talent also expedited the construction of Virtual Worlds, and the development of World No. 12 had taken shape over the decades.

However, as per a series of anti-addiction laws, every adult could not spend more than 15 days in these Virtual Worlds every half year, and how to allocate that time was up to individual decision.

“So the next destination, Riley Star, can we add another planet for tourism?” Zhang Yuan looked at a dash of blue planet outside the window, his mind filled with reverie.