Zhou Sheng's words made Zhuang Wenxing's eyes widen in surprise.

"The childcare center...did they misunderstand?"

"This, how is this possible?!"

"Shouldn't we and natural persons enjoy the same rights?!"

"This is clearly stated in the highest law of the Proxima Centauri civilization!"

Zhuang Wenxing's face flushed slightly, and he hurriedly retorted, "Do they dare to openly defy the supreme law of the Proxima Centauri civilization?!"

Zhou Sheng shook his head calmly: "No, of course they wouldn't dare."

"So as long as you report this matter to the city management center, those individuals will be subject to corresponding penalties and warnings."

"Even with the help of the city management center, you can get a job at any company that would refuse you because of that."

Zhuang Wenxing froze on the spot: "Then..."

A glimmer of light returned to his bewildered eyes.

Zhuang Wenxing suddenly stood up and said excitedly, "Then I'll go report it to the city management center right now!"

"Don't rush." ​​Facing the extremely agitated Zhuang Wenxing, Zhou Sheng sighed again, waved his hand indifferently, and gestured for him to sit down again. "Let me finish speaking first."

Seeing this, Zhuang Wenxing stopped and returned to his previous spot, sitting down with a heart full of doubts.

"Even if you get into those companies, it won't make any difference."

Zhou Sheng's words made Zhuang Wenxing even more puzzled.

He chuckled self-deprecatingly and explained softly, "After the city management center staff leave, you will be dismissed for various reasons."

"Of course, the most likely reason is that their own abilities are not up to par."

“As long as they don’t openly discriminate against public employees, the city management center can’t do anything about it.”

Zhuang Wenxing's eyes widened in shock, and he murmured to himself, "How...how did you know..."

Zhou Sheng chuckled again: "Because that's what happened to me a week ago."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Wenxing fell silent.

...

for a long time.

Zhuang Wenxing spoke again.

In a hoarse voice, he asked Zhou Sheng beside him, "Why did this happen?"

"I don't think we did anything wrong."

"In fact, according to the nurturing center, we have made a tremendous contribution to the rapid development of the Proxima Centauri civilization!"

Zhuang Wenxing's question also silenced Zhou Sheng.

After a moment's thought, Zhou Sheng slowly spoke.

"I thought about this question at the time and asked many long-time public employees about it."

"Many different answers were received."

"But almost everyone's answer had one thing in common."

"What?" Zhuang Wenxing asked instinctively.

“Our population is growing too fast.” Zhou Sheng stared blankly at the wall in front of him. “Have you seen the latest population statistics?”

Zhuang Wenxing paused for a moment, then shook his head: "All I know is that Proxima Centauri has a total population of one hundred million..."

“Not the total population,” Zhou Sheng interrupted Zhuang Wenxing’s answer.

"It's the population ratio."

"The latest statistics show that over the past thirty years, the proportion of natural humans in the Proxima Centauri civilization has dropped sharply from 100% to 15%."

"This is still the consequence of many individuals engaging in retaliatory procreation."

"Otherwise, this percentage would fall below 10%."

"Revenge pregnancies?" Zhuang Wenxing expressed his confusion at this strange term. "What does that mean?"

Zhou Sheng explained softly, "You should know that the promoters of the social welfare system are Ren Feng, the councilor of the Proxima Centauri civilization, and Zhang Zhengqing, the chief scientist, right?"

Zhuang Wenxing nodded quickly.

This was something that was taught in the very first lesson of the semester, so he naturally knew it.

"At the beginning of the reform, the social support system faced tremendous opposition," Zhou Sheng said calmly. "But with the joint efforts of the legislator and the chief scientist, the social support system was successfully implemented."

"In order to appease the conservatives, they chose to back down half a step."

"This half-step content concerns the reproductive rights of natural persons."

"With the implementation of the social welfare system, natural persons can still get married and have children as before."

Zhuang Wenxing subconsciously held his breath.

He suddenly realized.

I feel like I'm getting closer to a truth that's been hidden in history books!

"But!" Zhou Sheng's expression gradually twisted, "That's where the problem lies!"

"Although both involve ten months of pregnancy, how can the reproductive efficiency of a natural person compare to that of a social childcare center!"

"The social care center has a large number of reproductive cells from sperm and egg banks. With the help of technology, the conception success rate is almost 100%!"

"What about the probability of natural conception?" Zhou Sheng smiled wryly, "Not to mention the tens of thousands of artificial wombs!"

"As a result, more than 20 years after the implementation of the social support system, a large number of people supported by the social support system entered society."

"By the time those individuals realized what was happening, their proportion in the population had already plummeted to 50%!"

"This scene was reportedly within the expectations of Chief Scientist Zhang Zhengqing."

"According to Chief Scientist Zhang Zhengqing, as long as those who are publicly supported quickly occupy the main position in society, the social public support system can be considered a success."

"After all, public servants and private individuals receive different educations, and in our minds, there is no urgent need to have children."

"The concessions we made back then were nothing more than a slow boil in water."

"Of course, there is no evidence to support this view."

"However, you can think about the education you received in the past."

Zhuang Wenxing's expression changed slightly.

Upon closer reflection, that is indeed the case.

Including him, none of the public servants had the subconscious thought of having children.

After all, the social care center will handle all of this; they only need to worry about their future work and life.

Perhaps, driven by their genes, they will choose to get married.

However, with today's technology, contraception is not a difficult thing.

It can be said that for the group of people who are publicly supported, the probability of natural childbirth has been reduced to the extreme!

"then."

Zhou Sheng's voice rang out again.

“Some individuals have only become aware of this problem belatedly.”

What happens when a race faces extinction?

Zhuang Wenxing's breathing became rapid, and his pupils trembled slightly.

“That’s right, it’s retaliatory procreation.” Zhou Sheng’s lips curled into a mocking smile.

"In the following period, there was a large-scale retaliatory reproductive behavior among individuals."

"It is precisely this behavior that has led to a significant increase in the number of natural persons."

"It's ridiculous that the natural birth rate problem before the implementation of the social welfare system was solved in this way."

"I wonder if this result was within the chief scientist's expectations."