Chapter 592 The Meaning of Hard Work
Wisdom Academy, teaching building.
Mu Feng held his chin and looked at the teacher standing at the podium. His mind was empty at this moment and he felt sleepy.
The teacher was talking very seriously, but he couldn't listen at all.
In his opinion, after graduation, he would be sent to the breeding farms in various regions outside Star City to raise spirit beasts. What's the point of learning so much? In the end, it's still the simplest work such as feeding.
On the desk in front of him was a thick textbook with "Introduction to Spirit Beast Breeding".
Opening the catalog, there are many categories.
Existing spirit beast species (126 species), analysis of the habits of war beasts, summary of the cultivation of riding beasts, maintenance of flying spirit beasts... Mu Feng was very annoyed by the classification and summary in the catalog.
No wonder this industry is extremely short of manpower.
With the increase in the number of spirit beast species, the manpower in this field will only become more scarce.
Thinking of this, a doubt suddenly emerged in Mu Feng's mind. Since there is such a shortage of manpower, why not use machines instead of manpower to breed spirit beasts.
After thinking carefully for a few seconds, Mu Feng decisively gave up thinking about this problem.
There are so many problems in this world. If he had the mind to get to the bottom of it, he would not have been admitted to the Wisdom Academy. Since he was admitted to the Wisdom Academy based on his ability, he could just continue to be a slacker
. This kind of problem must have been considered by the predecessors in this field. Human power must have its irreplaceable importance. In short... it has nothing to do with him.
Looking up at the teacher, Mu Feng held his chin and continued to listen to the class.
What went in one ear and out the other, he gradually drowned in the ocean of knowledge.
The teacher on the podium seemed to have long been accustomed to the attitude of students in class. His expression was always calm. After a long time, he suddenly changed the subject and said: "
Your learning attitude is very poor. You should be glad to be born in this era. If it was decades ago, do you know what would happen to you?" Hearing this, Mu Feng opened his half-closed eyes. He had already guessed what the teacher was going to say next. Because his middle school teacher had said something similar. According to his middle school class teacher, Xingcheng was led by Jihe decades ago. He completely broke the old system and the Supreme Council of Xingcheng was in name only. That period was the darkest time for Xingcheng. Under Ji He's control, society entered a rapidly rising involutionary trend. According to the class teacher, at that time, if you could not bring development momentum to society, you would inevitably be eliminated. In modern society, students like him at least have a choice, and they can enter the Wisdom Academy to learn a craft that will be useful in the future. But in the society at that time, as long as you were rated as an inferior student, Xingcheng would no longer allocate any resources in the future, and would no longer provide education and other training policies. You would be directly put into society. As for what to do if you have no ability to survive, you can either take the initiative to apply to go to those radiation-filled mining areas to mine and earn high living expenses, or you can only fall to the bottom of society and have no survival guarantee. Under the huge pressure of survival, everyone can only work hard to avoid being eliminated. It is said that students like him at that time did not have much time to sleep every day, and most of their time was spent on learning and progress. Because of this, a large number of outstanding talents emerged in society at that time. That period was a time when talents emerged in large numbers, and it was also one of the most desperate historical stages for the lower-class people. Xingcheng was like a clockwork, madly consuming resources for development. It was not until the supreme commander of Xingcheng, Ji He, was overthrown from his ruling position that the involutionary trend was curbed. The Supreme Council of Xingcheng was reorganized, the living security system was restored, and the investment in construction and scientific research began to be replanned. The Hupo Research Institute, which had become a thing of the past, was reorganized and became the first research institution of Xingcheng. However, there are many different views on Ji He, who was once regarded as a dictator by the people. People in that era generally gave more negative reviews than positive reviews to Ji He. However, there were many voices in this era to vindicate Ji He. At least one thing is beyond doubt: the emergence of Ji He made Xingcheng rise rapidly and become the strongest force in the surrounding area. At this stage, they can have a stable life, and Ji He's reforms have contributed greatly. The number of people who speak for Ji He is increasing with the progress of history, and even the overthrown statue of Ji He standing in the Dawn Academy has been recast. Just as Mu Feng guessed, the teacher began to talk about what kind of fate you poor students would have in Ji He's era. When he first heard this kind of topic, he would be afraid and fortunate, but after hearing it too much, it would be the same. Regarding Ji He, the uncle next door also had an evaluation. He said: "What the hell, I have experienced that era. Xingcheng under Ji He's rule is simply not a place for people to stay, especially for people like me who are not smart. There was no social security system at that time. I was eliminated and almost starved to death. Can you believe it? If it weren't for your grandfather helping me at that time, I would have died." But his father had a different evaluation of Ji He. His father's evaluation came from his grandfather. His grandfather also participated in the Battle of Lietian recorded in the history textbook. His grandfather's statement was completely different from the uncle next door. According to his father, his grandfather, whom he had never met, said this: "History will wash away the sins of Ji He. He did do many wrong things, but he made an indelible historical contribution to the rise of Xingcheng. I told the head of the military that we still have too little information. A lot of information about Ji He is top secret and cannot be made public. If you really know Ji He, you will understand that his efforts and contributions are enough to be called a great man." Different times and different people have different perspectives on Ji He. At the same time, there are many unsolved mysteries about Ji He. The biggest puzzle is that the military at that time was a staunch supporter of Ji He, especially after the end of the Battle of the Sky Split, Ji He's prestige in the military reached its peak. But in the face of opponents and protesters in Xingcheng, Ji He did not mobilize the military to suppress them. He chose to give up and let his regime be overthrown by the united grassroots organizations. According to the historical interpretation of Ji He, Ji He did whatever it took to achieve his goal, and the final abandonment was completely inconsistent with his character.
So during this period of time, someone made a guess on the Internet.
It is believed that Ji He is very likely to give up voluntarily, with the purpose of changing the pattern of Xingcheng again, using self-sacrifice to promote new reforms and consolidate the new political system.
But what is the specific truth? Only the decision-makers standing at the highest level of power in Xingcheng have the power to know.
Ordinary people like him can only talk nonsense on the Internet, and then give a conclusion that they think is correct, and then have a wave of online spraying with netizens with different opinions.
The teacher said this, just to tell them.
You were born in a good era. If you wanted to have enough food at that time, it would be difficult.
In this regard, Mu Feng’s idea is very simple. Who made me lucky to be born in this era? Luck has determined that even if I am a poor student, I can have food and clothing.
The teacher’s warning has zero lethality .
After an impassioned narration, the teacher began to lecture again.
But the teacher’s narration also made Mu Feng lose all sleepiness and began to listen to the lecture with his chin on his hand.
The content of this class is mainly to popularize the existing spiritual beast system.
This system was planned and classified by Ji He, the leader of Xingcheng at that time.
The quality of spirit beasts is divided into three categories.
They are companion spirit beasts, combat spirit beasts, and functional spirit beasts.
Among them, companion spirit beasts refer to spirit beasts that need to accompany their growth. This type of spirit beast generally has a high degree of loyalty and will regard the life that grows with it as its master.
Another characteristic of companion spirit beasts is that they will not eat if they cannot meet their masters.
This type of spirit beast is a breed cultivated by merchants in Destiny City who specialize in breeding spirit beasts at great cost and time through generations of blood transformation technology. It is the rarest and high-quality spirit beast.
This type of spirit beast cannot be bred through the model of breeding farms, so the number of companion spirit beasts in the entire Star City is also very small.
Generally, they are given to the most outstanding military soldiers on the front line.
After the companion spirit beast recognizes the master, it will accompany the master throughout his life, but the life span of humans cannot be compared with that of spirit beasts, so after the master dies, the spirit beast will basically choose to accompany him to death. A very small number of descendants who follow the master's bloodline will regard him as the new master.
The import volume of this type of spirit beast in Star City is very small, and the price is extremely high. The teacher only briefly introduced it and did not explain it in too much detail.
After all, this type of spirit beast has nothing to do with their future work.
The outstanding talents who were given companion spirit beasts also had a special spirit beast team to teach them how to raise spirit beasts. Companion spirit beasts are the most unique existence in the spirit beast system.
Combat spirit beasts refer to spirit beasts used for front-line combat.
This type of spirit beast is generally difficult to raise, has a ferocious temperament, and is generally a carnivorous spirit beast.
The biggest feature of combat spirit beasts is their strong combat capability. The combat spirit beasts in Star City are mainly divided into three categories.
They are riding spirit beasts, which have extremely high mobility and can help combat teams to charge short distances and travel long distances, etc.
The second is flying spirit beasts, which can carry people and fly, and can also be used as reconnaissance aircraft on the battlefield. Secondly, their combat capabilities are also extremely strong, and they can fight amphibiously on land and in the air, but the defense of this type of spirit beast is weak. Facing the covering magic attack of the elemental field, it is easy to be shot down.
The last category is also the largest category of combat spirit beasts, combat soldier spirit beasts.
Today's military has a spirit beast regiment. The number of soldiers in this regiment is very small, but they have the ability to control spirit beasts to fight.
They will use horns or special devices given by spirit beast merchants to control the combat spirit beasts and launch beast tide attacks.
The characteristic of this kind of spirit beast is its strong reproductive ability. It is also one of the most cultivated species in Star City at this stage.
This kind of spirit beast generally has weak combat power and acts as cannon fodder. It is generally used for tentative attacks to understand the strength of the enemy.
It belongs to the lowest quality among the spirit beasts and is even brought to the dining table of the people in Star City.
Although this kind of spirit beast is called a spirit beast in Star City, it can only be called a wild beast in the mouth of the spirit beast merchants in Destiny City, which has nothing to do with spirit beasts.
The price is also very low, which is not comparable to other kinds of spirit beasts.
An ordinary spirit beast can buy thousands of combat spirit beasts, or even more.
The last major category is functional spirit beasts.
This kind of spirit beast has a docile temperament and is not suitable for combat use.
But the spirit beast merchants sell functional spirit beasts at high prices, which naturally has its value.
Functional spirit beasts have more complex characteristics and are generally used to assist the development of ethnic groups.
For example, blood beasts, this kind of spiritual beast has a gentle temperament and mainly feeds on spiritual plants. Its blood has a high research value. After eating, it can significantly improve the body's immunity and has the effect of clearing toxins from the body. The value of this kind of spiritual beast is generally in the field of scientific research.
Another example is the Qihai beast. This kind of spiritual beast is more than ten meters tall and very large. It has the function of purifying the air. Breeding it in the Star City can improve the air quality of the Star City and even increase the spiritual energy content in the air. It has an excellent auxiliary effect on transforming the ecology of a city.
This kind of spiritual beast will also be placed in the Dawn New City under construction in the future.
There are more than ten other functional spiritual beasts, and their average value is higher than that of spiritual beasts specifically used for combat.
After explaining the system division of spiritual beasts, the teacher's next words solved Mu Feng's doubts.
"I'm sure you must have a question in your mind. Why does raising spirit beasts require human participation? Nowadays, many edible poultry such as chickens and ducks have achieved the point where machines have replaced human labor. Why can't spirit beasts do this?"
"In fact, decades ago, when Xingcheng's supreme leader Ji He first introduced the spirit beast breeding profession, early scholars also tried to use machines instead of humans to breed spirit beasts, and even spent a huge price to build a factory for raising spirit beasts on an assembly line, but the results were not satisfactory. After being raised out of the cage, the spirit beasts often attack humans and are not close to humans, making it impossible for us to use these spirit beasts normally." "We
have also investigated the reasons for this, and the results we obtained were unexpected."
"In short, when raising edible poultry such as chickens and ducks, we can ignore their thoughts. After all, the output is for eating, and they will be slaughtered after they are out of the cage. But spirit beasts are different. We need to use spirit beasts to fight, ride, assist and other tasks. This requires spirit beasts to feel close to humans. At the same time, spirit beasts generally have a certain degree of wisdom. Only when humans are often around them will they be close to humans, think that humans are dependent, and develop feelings for humans."
"If the spirit beasts are produced on a cold assembly line, they will not grow up with humans, and it is difficult for them to identify with humans. They will be wary of humans who approach them, and even hostile. Therefore, the road of mechanized spirit beast breeding was banned at that time, and artificial breeding became the main force of spirit beast breeding again."
"So don't think that breeding spirit beasts is a simple task for you in the future. Although you are in the rear, your efforts will create value for the front line and even the construction of the city. If the spirit beasts you cultivate have situations such as master devouring, you will also be responsible and will be investigated by the Star City Trial Department. If it is found that it is caused by your laziness during the breeding process, you will be waiting for jail."
At this point, the teacher introduced the graduating seniors who were imprisoned for breeding spirit beasts with a serious expression.
Hearing this, Mu Feng's expression gradually became dull.
I thought that entering this industry would be a waste of time and effort, and the work intensity and difficulty should not be high. I didn't expect that there would be a risk of imprisonment.
Mu Feng couldn't help but shudder as he imagined himself being locked up in prison, calling his father with tears in his eyes to tell him that he couldn't get enough food in prison and asked him to send him a box lunch of chicken legs. If you
don't work hard in this industry, you will go to jail. The future is bright.
Dad, you really chose a good major for your son.
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