Chapter 2196: Sky, Pioneer, and Pioneer Space (1w1)_2
Chapter 2196: Sky, Pioneer, and Pioneer Space (1w1)_2
Even ’extraterrestrial’ is no exception.
Aldo Silverpeak.
Although he has the same surname as the Sage, this does not mean he is a blood relative of the Sage’s clan.
From his black hair, it is clear that he is definitely not White Folks.
The reason he has this surname is because he is a descendant of the first generation of Lunar Colonists.
In the 15th year of the Federal Calendar, the first interstellar colonial city constructed on the Illusiory Moon was completed. Inside the city, the full set of ecological circulation systems was created by the Apocalypse Armament left behind by the Duke of Steep Ridge, while the brand-new Aether Furnace Array provided the Settlement Fortress of Humans with an incredible abundance of energy.
Nevertheless, those daring enough to settle on another planet were always in the minority. Adhering to humanist caution, Terra Federation did not enforce mandatory immigration, and even after unification, there were not enough criminals in the entire Terra Federation to send for pioneering.
Therefore, under the decision of Elan Silverpeak, the lord of the second generation Silverpeak Domain, and the Fifth Generation Federal President, the old Silverpeak Domain centering around Southern Capital Xiahui City formulated an extraordinarily aggressive pioneering plan, even by today’s standards.
This was the ’Artificial Human Pioneering Act’.
The Biotechnology of Terra could easily perform perfect cloning and modifications, and the act of Humans creating Humans was naturally effortless. In fact, among the many core laws of the Terra Federation, there is one stating ’When the number of Terra Humans is reduced to a level unable to sustain current civilization, the Federal Government and Four Great Orthodox Churches are permitted to create New Humanity to compensate for the population gap’.
However, many federal laws merely stand as decoration—it is a huge trouble to execute them when considering various ethical and moral issues, which are difficult to resolve.
But coincidentally, the Lunar City is inherently a ’new world’.
Since Humans are unwilling to venture abroad, why not create a batch of entirely new ’locals’—even the Silver Peak Sage would rejoice at this pioneering feat.
Elan Silverpeak endowed three thousand first-generation lunar colonists with the surname ’Silverpeak’, and indeed, part of the genetic inheritance of this batch of Artificial Humans is derived from ’that Sage’.
"My elder brother has always been gazing at the stars in the Sky. He has ventured to the distant reaches of space-time, transformed into a guiding star hanging above the heavens, becoming our beacon and torch—Silverpeak blood is honored because of Pioneer means Pioneer is ’Silverpeak’!"
Aldo’s Silverpeak surname originates from this; his mother was one of the initial Artificial Humans, and the ’hibernation pod’ he uses now is the only relic she left behind.
It is not that Artificial Humans have genetic defects—even if they did, the Arcane Path could repair them—Aldo’s mother died in a solar storm, but Aldo himself was spared because he was not in his mother’s body but was cultivated in an artificial womb at Central Hospital in New Silver Peak in the Lunar City.
Yes, on the Moon, people wishing to bear offspring do not need to do so themselves—by applying for gene pairing, providing their sperm or eggs, they can nurture themselves the desired, qualified offspring with the assistance of an artificial womb.
Even on the Moon, parents merely represent the ’genetic source’—they do not need to care for their offspring.
As for humanity’s inherent need for parental spiritual comfort... there is no worry.
New era Humans have their own ’elders’.
Aldo’s mother’s body may have perished, but her soul continues living her second life in the Domain of Void, and Aldo chooses to inherit her Silverpeak name, and while enjoying special Pioneer benefits, he must also ensure his performance remains ’excellent’.
Only then could he, at the age of twenty when reaching Mature Form, inherit all the political and positional legacy left by his mother, and not merely a hibernation pod and Pioneer dormitory.
Of course, many ’second-generation lunar residents’ choose to abandon the Silverpeak surname, returning to Terra to enjoy the high welfare policies of the Federation, rather than living on the Moon accompanied by AI and intelligent machines.
This is also a path.
Aldo does not wish to take that ’simple path’.
Getting up and rinsing, the black-haired youth sees his face reflected in the mirror... along with various ’data’.
Federal Year 55, December 27, 7:34:52 AM.
In New Silver Peak City, temperature: 24°C, humidity: 45%, today’s simulated weather: overcast.
Aldo Silverpeak (ID: 1-5527), New Silver Peak Person of Illusiory Moon, Arcane Path Practitioner (Mature Form), aged 15.
Current status: mood (relaxed), stress (low), blood oxygen (98%), exercise goal (0/100), blood sugar (normal), stamina remaining (82%).
Origin Quality within: 211.5977 standard Origin Quality units.
Rank: Pioneer Apprentice, Deep Space Apprentice Engineer, First Rank of Arcane Path.
Assets: 38126.26 Credit Points.
Physical characteristics (cellular resistance to mechanical damage, immune system, muscle strength, bone strength, skin strength, general visceral function, genetic stability etc.): 4 (Outstanding Terra Humans Mature Form value: 5).
Agility (burst ability, limb coordination ability, nerve reflexes, limb flexibility, precision operation ability, Origin Quality conduction ability, Spirit Energy conduction ability etc.): 6.
Sensory perception (five senses, intuition, memory, computation, imagination, virtual space structure ability): 5.
Arcane (Origin Quality Spiritual Energy strength, stability and strength of internal Origin Quality structure and spirit energy structure, adaptability and application ability of various supernatural powers, perception of Origin Quality Spiritual Energy, affinity with Domain of Void, control ability of Origin Quality Spiritual Energy etc.): 6.