Chapter 16 Interstellar Workers, Interstellar Immigrants, Genetic Modification

"Interstellar workers, interstellar immigrants, genetic modification..."

The day after the "Steel Behemoth" appeared in the sky above Country H, Mingmei looked at the ubiquitous news on her phone and computer about the space pirates and the dream trap woven for them by the internet giants on this planet, and sneered repeatedly.

Hadn't she noticed Country H's deep-seated attitude toward the matter in the news and on TV?

It was just that the higher-ups didn't seem to be able to block the news anymore.

These "sugar-coated bullets" were doing their utmost to portray the friendliness of these extraterrestrial visitors.

Those videos and pictures that appeared on the internet, obtained by jumping the Great Firewall and sent from foreign websites, contained obvious mistakes and omissions in the words of this extraterrestrial visitor, but countless people still believed them.

Foreign websites had gone crazy, clamoring to sign up.

There was even crowding, infighting, and their country's characteristic gunfire incidents at the so-called registration point.

All to fight for a spot.

[These space pirates are repeat offenders.] Guigui's conclusion surprised Mingmei slightly.

"What, space pirates are divided into repeat offenders and first-timers?"

[Yes, according to numerous cases concerning space pirates ruled by the Interstellar Court, there is a summary of the methods used by space pirates. Some, who have been space pirates for many years, usually have slightly gentler methods than novice space pirates, but not by much.]

Mingmei: "What are you implying?"

[I'm saying that if no one believes these lies, they'll resort to force.] Guigui said, [But, by the way, the population of Planet Gu Lan is really large, more than many other planets in the interstellar space.]

Guigui also knew the history of Planet Gu Lan. The planet's population once doubled its current four billion at its peak.

But even the current population was not something other planets could easily have.

"So, the space pirates are eyeing the abundant population resources, aren't they?" Mingmei put down her phone, feeling a tightness in her chest. That feeling of frustration and powerlessness made her start to think about the meaning of selling boxed lunches in this game.

Was it just to help them survive the space pirate invasion and escape from the Zerg?

Many of them were chasing after the Zerg and fighting in the previous round. In this round, the opposite was true. The only thing they could do now was to think about how to survive.

[Host, you have to understand that Planet Gu Lan now... besides population resources, there really is nothing else worth taking.]

Guigui wasn't so direct. Without space pirates or Zerg, such a planet would be constantly exploited and polluted, and humans might eventually head towards extinction on their own.

…

"Mom, this space migration, how about... how about we go together?"

When Zhen Po said this to the mother of the character he was playing, he tried to appear as unconcerned as possible.

He wasn't a good liar.

Knowing the history, Zhen Po naturally knew that he could only get a chance of survival by entering the trap first.

Looking at the mother in the game, although her appearance was completely different from his mother in reality, the care and love she had shown him during these days was genuine. Zhen Po had cursed the game designers more than once in his heart.

The emotions of the characters in this game were too real.

So real that he couldn't completely tear himself away from the relationship between a player and an NPC!

He just needed to sign up himself when the registration opened.

"Oh, I'm already old, what am I going to do on an alien planet?"

The woman simply reheated the food she had brought back from the community cafeteria in the kitchen, not even turning her head, with a hint of sighs in her tone.

"Really, when I was a kid, I often wondered what aliens were like. But when I actually saw them, I didn't want to go anymore. What's the point of going to outer space? I'm not interested."

"Go out and take a look. Maybe it's more beautiful, the water is better, the air is the same, and the living environment will be very good." Seeing that the other party refused without thinking, Zhen Po became a little anxious, listing all the benefits he could think of.

"That's not necessarily true. Who says that their environment will be good after their technology develops? What if everyone's aesthetics are different, and I'm not used to their environment and soil?"

The woman spoke eloquently, and then, as if she had remembered something, she added, "If their technology is really that great, can they help us improve our environment here? Ah, then I won't have to worry about growing old~"

The woman smiled, with traces of the years in the corners of her eyes. She turned around and brought in the reheated food. She looked up at the clock hanging on the wall. Just as the minute hand pointed to 12, the sound of a key being inserted into the door sounded on time.

Zhen Po hadn't figured out how to persuade her after her refusal. He watched his mother's smile grow even brighter. She put down the food in her hand and looked at the middle-aged man who had returned from the wind and snow at the door.

"Oh, the snow outside is even heavier today. It's been dark every day, and I didn't fall in the snow when I came back."

The man saw his wife's smile at first sight, and a big smiling face full of the marks of the years also appeared on his face.

Zhen Po stood there dumbfounded, watching the interaction between the two. Memories from his childhood gradually resurfaced. When he was very young, his mother seemed to be like this.

Smiling and welcoming his father back from the army.

Since his father's sacrifice, Zhen Po had rarely seen his mother show the kind of sweet, gentle smile of a young woman like the mother in the game.

She mostly showed a bold and forthright face…

Seeing that the NPCs had such good feelings, Zhen Po's memories were pulled back to reality, and he also called out "Dad."

After that, he dazedly repeated the matter of space migration again. This time, he said it was for their whole family.

"What did you say you wanted to do?" Unlike his mother, who directly refused with a smile, the man's expression was serious, with a hint of scrutiny in his eyes.

When the other party's gaze came over, Zhen Po suddenly felt a little guilty and muttered, "I said... isn't there some interstellar migration thing being promoted? Why don't we..."

"I don't agree!" The man interrupted Zhen Po's proposal without giving him any room to speak.

At this time, the woman secretly tugged at his sleeve from the side, looked at Zhen Po nervously, and said, "That's not what your dad means. He just thinks he's too old, so he's not happy..."

"I said, I don't agree to you signing up."

This time, the man, who always listened to his wife, pulled his arm away from his wife's hand, looked at Zhen Po, and said word by word, "You can't sign up."

…

"Why!"

The discussion ended unhappily because of this matter. Zhen Po ran out of the house late at night. Mingmei hadn't been out much in the past two days because of the space pirates. She was soaking her feet with Lu Xiaoyao at her house, but Zhen Po came.

As soon as he arrived, he started talking about this matter.

Lu Xiaoyao was the first to shout when she heard this.

The character that Lu Xiaoyao got this time didn't have such a deep connection with the NPC relationship as Zhen Po did. She was now in a state of being full and not caring about her family.

How could it be as complicated as the character Zhen Po got?

"If you don't sign up, then when the Zerg come, none of the people here will be able to escape." Lu Xiaoyao gave Zhen Po a sympathetic look, as if the other party had really encountered a big problem this time.

Mingmei, on the other hand, could see it very clearly.

"We can know the future, know that the space pirates are not good people, and the Zerg are even worse, but they don't know.

In their eyes, this 'space migration' plan is too risky. Isn't it normal not to let their children take this risk?"