Chapter 48: Staying in the Present Moment
The expected miracle did not happen.
But Zhou Cheng also knew in his heart that the reason a miracle is called a miracle is because the probability of its occurrence is too low.
It is already a rare miracle to be able to find that "oracle" in the Yangjiagou ruins.
For unknown reasons, the Moon Goddess actually descended in person when the Yangjiagou tribe was about to perish, and it happened to be recorded by the ancestors of the Yangjiagou tribe. The stone tablet recording this information actually went through thousands of years of time, and it happened to be discovered by their side, and it happened to be interpreted by their side to obtain the information. What a low probability this is.
It is no exaggeration to call it a miracle.
It would be a bit too greedy to want to find more clues here.
Zhou Cheng had already prepared himself mentally for the possibility of finding nothing from this last tomb.
Facing the approximately one hundred people remaining on the construction site, Zhou Cheng stood up and said, "Well, I declare that the Yangjiagou project...is now concluded.
Thank you all for your hard work and dedication during this period. Thank you."
Zhou Cheng bowed deeply, and sparse applause broke out in the conference room.
Everyone had their own complicated thoughts and did not feel the excitement of completing a major project.
"Tomorrow a car will come to pick everyone up and leave. Then, everyone can spend the winter in the well-heated cradles. We no longer have to suffer from the cold and work hard here all day long.
Lao Wang, take a look at the warehouse and see if there are any delicious foods or drinks left. Bring them out. Let's have a good meal together tonight. Let's eat and drink as much as we want. Don't leave until we're drunk!"
Zhou Cheng did his best to liven up the atmosphere, and people seemed to finally be happy, forcing smiles on their faces: "Good!"
On this bleak autumn night, the core area of the only remaining dormitory where people still live is brightly lit.
The sound of pots and pans colliding could be heard from the kitchen, and amidst the sizzling sound of ingredients colliding with hot oil, enticing aromas wafted in the air.
People gathered together in the cafeteria.
After the lively meal, the elderly returned to their rooms to rest. Zhou Cheng and Liu Yu, however, were unable to sleep, so they wrapped themselves tightly in their clothes and, illuminated by the floodlights, strolled across the now-deserted construction site.
The little monkey was jumping around the two of them, squeaking constantly, and looked like it was having a lot of fun.
Zhou Cheng suddenly recalled the days when he came here alone, each with a shovel, and started digging with the company of a little monkey.
It’s only been less than two years, but it feels like a lifetime ago.
A little away from the dormitory area, the roar of an unknown beast could be heard in the night sky.
Less than a month after a large number of workers evacuated, this place showed signs of being reclaimed by nature.
Liu Yu pulled Zhou Cheng's sleeve and said, "Don't go any further. It's not safe."
"Okay, that's it."
The two of them found a seat at random and sat down next to each other.
"No new finds have been found at the Yangjiagou site, so the next step will be to vote on whether to implement the resource depletion plan."
"yes."
"Zhou Cheng, do you think the vote can pass?"
"I don't know. Besides... even if it's passed, it doesn't necessarily have to be implemented."
According to the three-step plan determined by mankind after the meeting a few months ago, after the "resource depletion" plan proposed by their side was passed and confirmed to have a high probability of locking up mankind's own development potential, the first step has ended and the next step is to enter the second step.
In the second step, if humans vote and confirm that "eliminating one's own potential can unlock the Moon Goddess", then they will eliminate their own development potential and unify internal opinions. The second step will end, and then there will be a third step.
The plan will only be implemented after obtaining the Moon Goddess's approval.
If any of these three steps is not passed, the resource depletion plan will not be implemented.
"Then... Zhou Cheng, if our proposal is passed and Moon Goddess agrees, will you support it?"
Faced with Liu Yu's question, Zhou Cheng did not answer for a long time.
The night wind blew gently, and the little monkey squeaked.
After a long moment, Zhou Cheng shook his head: "I don't know. What about you?"
Liu Yu bit her lip, hugged a pair of long legs, and curled herself up into a ball: "Me? I... should support it."
"Why?"
"I really want a child."
She seemed a little shy, but then calmed down: "Don't you think babies are cute? Especially one I gave birth to, a child of ours...
I will definitely protect him and raise him well. I will make clothes for him, feed him, and coax him to sleep. When he grows up and can walk, I will take him out to play, teach him to talk, and teach him to play games..."
Liu Yu's eyes were full of longing.
"No matter how much pressure there is outside or how difficult life is, as long as I see my children, my mood will improve. When I see my children, I see hope."
Zhou Cheng suddenly thought of how crazy people in their twilight years would be just to have the chance to raise a child with their own hands.
Every year, governments around the world thaw only a few hundred embryos, resulting in the birth of a few hundred babies, while hundreds of millions of families sign up to raise children.
Every year's qualification review process affects the hearts of everyone in the world.
Every family that is chosen by luck will be ecstatic and become the lucky ones envied by everyone in the world.
Every baby, no matter which cradle he comes to, will become the angel of all the old people in the cradle and receive all the love.
Because babies are so rare, even companies like Blue Angel, which manufacture simulated babies, have been ranked first in the human world in the twilight years.
It would be great if I could have a child with Liu Yu, a child just for the two of us.
When you see children, you see hope.
"But... even if we implement the resource depletion plan and the Moon Goddess restores our fertility, our children... will have no future."
Liu Yu whispered, "If there is no future, then stay in the present.
The world and civilization may also have nothing to do with every individual.
As long as the family, husband, wife, and children, can live a safe and smooth life, that's enough.
Even if this life is full of poverty, hard work, and ups and downs, as long as the family is together and goes through this life, it will be fine.
The world, civilization...these concepts are so vast, while our family is so small. If there is no hope for the world and civilization, then let's focus on our small family and live our own lives well.
Zhou Cheng didn't say anything, but just held Liu Yu tightly in his arms.
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