It's reasonable for me to have a two-way foil for a second-level civilization, right?

Social generation support services can greatly reduce the cost of childbirth in today's society, and it is normal to be popular.

It's just...even he didn't expect that this extremely advanced fertility concept would be so "welcome".

It can only be said that the timing of their launch of this project is just right.

"Zero, strictly control the three synchronous orbit nurturing centers." Lu Yongchang said seriously, "No mistakes are allowed!"

"In addition, the process of social upbringing...is open and transparent throughout, and there can be no concealment."

"Let every pair of parents get in touch with their children in real time."

"Parents have the right to raise objections during the upbringing process."

"..."

One order after another came out of Lu Yongchang's mouth, and was then recorded word by word in the file.

When the first batch of fertilized eggs enter the artificial womb, the three nurturing centers located in the synchronous orbit will become the core area of ​​the Renlian.

"Huh..." After completing all the deployment, Lu Yongchang was slightly relieved.

"Next, while the environment of Dawn Star has not yet been transformed, it's time for us to do some serious business."

"Start the light satellite planetary fortress transformation plan."

……

Ten years later, the Earth calendar is 2405.

"The latest election of the chairman of the council has come to an end. Chairman Hong Qiming has been re-elected as the chairman of the People's Federation with an absolute advantage. Congratulations..."

The holographic projection turned into light particles and dissipated in the air, and the reverberating broadcasting cavity in the living room also slowly dissipated.

"Xu Ting, it's time for us to see our daughter."

Qi Yang turned his head and greeted.

"coming!"

The clear female voice came from far to near: "How about this dress? It should be fine, right? Do you want to change it?"

Facing his wife's series of life-threatening questions, Qi Yang's mouth twitched slightly, and he nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, let's just take this one."

"Tsk..." Xu Ting clicked her tongue softly, and a trace of displeasure flashed across her face, "I just let you wait for a few minutes. Is there any need to be so impatient?"

Qi Yang's eyes widened slightly: "How many minutes?"

"How about you check the time?"

"I watched the closing ceremony of the election conference twice last night! How many minutes do you call this?"

Hearing this, Xu Ting subconsciously glanced at the holographic clock beside her.

She dodged her eyes slightly, with a guilty conscience on her face: "Ahem, let's go, let's go."

"When you see your daughter...you have to dress nicely, don't you?"

Saying that, Xu Ting quickened her pace and walked towards the door.

As for Qi Yang, he followed behind his wife with a wry smile on his face.

This scene has happened every few days in the past ten years.

He didn't have any resentment in his heart, on the contrary, he enjoyed it a little.

……

The two took the maglev bus to the port of City No. [-].

At this time, there is still a vast ocean around City No. [-]. In order to save resources, the People's Federation did not spend too much energy to transform this sooner or later abandoned city.

Therefore, they need to take the [Route 328] public starship to the space elevator base set up on land.

Then, go to the spaceport in synchronous orbit by space elevator.

At the space port, transfer to the [Route 329] public starship and go to [No. 2 Space Nurturing Center].

And their daughter is waiting for the arrival of her parents in [No. 2 Space Nurturing Center].

It sounds tedious, but it doesn't actually take much time.

……

a few hours later.

"Dear passengers, the [Route 329] public starship has arrived at the terminal, the terminal: [No. 2 Space Nurturing Center], please arrive passengers..."

Electronic synthesis sounds echoed in the passenger cabin of the starship, Qi Yang and Xu Ting skillfully unfastened their seat belts, got up and walked towards the cabin door.

Compared with Dawn Star, the space nurturing center has a gravity of only 1g, which makes the movements of the two seem extra light.

After walking out of the cabin door, Qi Yang directly pulled Xu Ting towards a building in the distance without any hesitation.

In front of the gate, the camera automatically turns on.

"Your identity has been confirmed. Welcome, Mr. Qi (Miss Xu)."

"Your appointment has been successfully confirmed. Your daughter Qi Mengshu is waiting for you. I wish you a happy parent-child time."

With the sound of electronic synthesis, the door opened automatically.

At the same time, the holographic guidepost automatically unfolded beside the two, ready to guide them in the direction of progress.

Without waiting for the guidepost to fully emerge, Qi Yang dragged his wife and walked inside.

In the past ten years, he has walked this road countless times.

The specific route has already been deeply engraved in his mind.

After rounding a few corners, he stopped in front of a room.

That's my daughter's room.

The identity verification was completed quickly, and the closed door was opened.

In a warm room, a pretty nine-year-old girl, accompanied by a robot, quietly watched the enlightenment film in the holographic projection.

The sound of the door opening caught her attention.

After seeing the person coming, the girl's face suddenly revealed a look of surprise.

She quickly stood up from the sofa, and accompanied by the robot, trotted all the way to her parents: "Dad! Mom!"

The crisp voice was filled with the joy of reunion after a long absence.

……

after one day.

Qi Yang and Xu Ting left [No. 2 Space Nurturing Center] feeling a bit disappointed.

The next time I come back, it should be the rest day after five days.

Although they can see each other in the holographic video every day, the five-day separation time still makes their parents feel distressed.

In comparison, Qi Mengshu, who is only nine years old, appears particularly "mature".

For the departure of her parents, she did not show much sadness.

The various enlightenment education she has received since she was a child, as well as the surrounding environment, have already made her used to such differences.

Under the deliberate guidance of the Academy of Sciences, the new generation who were born in artificial wombs and grew up under the social generational support system were not too impressed with the traditional concept of small family.

At the same time, they didn't have a deep perception of the so-called family affection.

Instead, there is the concept of extended family built with the same "born" companions.

In the past ten years, this new social concept has attracted a lot of controversy.

But in any case, under the joint propaganda of the Parliament and the Academy of Sciences, as time went by, the voice of opposition became less and less.

Chapter 500 "Ceremony of Coming of Age" in the Interstellar Era

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the first batch of human beings born from artificial wombs and brought up under the system of social generation have grown up.

And today, July 2420, 7 in the Earth calendar, is the time for the first batch of "public raisers" to hold the "coming-of-age ceremony".

……

For their daughter's [adult ceremony], Qi Yang and Xu Ting specially asked for leave, and came to [No. 2 Space Nurturing Center] on a public starship.

In the past 25 years, they have had happy times with their daughter, and also had heart-piercing quarrels.

Even, as the age of the daughter increases, the number of times they come to the fostering center at the request of the daughter decreases year by year.

But no matter what, looking at the grown-up daughter in front of them, full of youthful breath, the eyes of the two were full of emotion.

"Mengshu, after the [Ceremony of Coming of Age], you will be an individual." Qi Yang's lips trembled slightly, and he said with some reluctance, "When the time comes..."

Facing his parents, Qi Mengshu smiled politely: "Don't worry, nothing will happen."

"I have already made an appointment with them. When the [coming-of-age ceremony] is over, we will go to Dawn Star together."

"The teacher of the socialization training course said all the precautions, don't worry about me."

Hearing this, Qi Yang and Xu Ting smiled wryly again.

The "them" in the mouth of the daughter refers to the companions who grew up with the daughter.

They know in their hearts that children who grow up under the social generation support system do not have a strong sense of family affection, and even have a little bit of indifference.

In a daughter's heart, companions are far more important than parents.

The reason is also very simple.

In the fostering center, the same batch of companions who were born have already become a big family.

For them, when encountering difficulties, asking for help from their companions is often the easiest and most reliable means.

Of course, in addition to the companions, there are also zero, and a caregiver.

Parents, on the other hand, are at the very end of the "help-seeking" priority, an embarrassing position that is dispensable.

Qi Yang sighed slightly.

From the beginning of the memory, the word "they" appeared more and more frequently in the daughter's mouth.

At first, Qi Yang and Xu Ting still had difficulty accepting such a change.

After all, in the traditional concept, children always want to be close to their parents.

But under the social generation support system, their daughter is obviously closer to her companions.

For this reason, the husband and wife, and even their daughter, had several quarrels.

As time went by, the two gradually accepted this reality.

On the one hand, they also know in their hearts that they did not contribute too much time and energy when their daughter was growing up.

On the other hand, the Congress and the Academy of Sciences have become more and more publicized. They have gradually realized the potential population crisis of the People's Federation. At the same time, they have also gained a certain understanding of the social welfare system.

At this time, the awakened people in the surface cities are all elites who have made great or small contributions to the Renlian.

For this kind of sacrifice, although they were a little bit unwilling in their hearts, in the end, they chose to accept it.

In the progress of civilization, there are always people who need to carry the burden forward.

If the younger generations can gain a firm foothold in the dark universe, then what's the point of making a little sacrifice?

Especially if the Academy of Sciences and Parliament lead by example.

"Go."

Xu Ting opened her arms and gently hugged the strange daughter in front of her: "Go to your coming-of-age ceremony."

……

Academy of Sciences, Division of Sociology.

Lu Yongchang, who was originally carrying out the transformation plan of Guangwei [-], also put down his work and rushed to the sociology branch.

If it is said that 25 years ago, the promotion of artificial wombs and the system of social child support was a key attempt, then today's "adult ceremony" and the development after the "adult ceremony" are a test of all the efforts made in the past 25 years test.

Thanks to the joint efforts of everyone, in the past 25 years, couples have come forward to "claim" the quota every year.

Up to now, the three space nurturing centers located in the synchronous orbit of Dawn Star have already been overcrowded.

Fortunately.