Lighting up super-god technology in the Three-Body World

Chapter 99: Star Ginseng Department

The goods in the black market are varied and dazzling. Luo Ji pointed at these things and said,

"Look, Lao Jiang, if there wasn't a trading system, there wouldn't be so many products."

Jiang Fan picked up a jade bracelet and said to Luo Ji,

"Is this the kind of flashy, frivolous product you're talking about? How many people value precious gems more than having enough to eat and wear? It's nothing more than a way to please the rich and confiscate the assets of the poor."

Luo Ji came over and picked up a crystal jade bracelet, played with it for a few times, put it down and said with emotion,
"This is our jade culture, which has a long history."

Jiang Fan then put it down and said,
"If you think it should be passed down, then after the robot project is completed, have Xiling mine a large amount of it. Anyone who likes it can come and take it and carve it however they want!"

"Is it worth spending all your hard-earned money to buy this? It's completely unnecessary. Once something loses its scarcity, what cultural significance does it have?"

"It can only be stored in Xiling's database until humans hundreds of years from now look through it and probably laugh at our ancestors' aesthetic taste."

Luo Ji stared at Jiang Fan with a surprised look, and after a few minutes he managed to utter a word.

"You're such a materialist!"

Jiang Fan laughed heartily, feeling as if he had met a confidant. If Xiao Yinyin had not been there, he would have wanted to go up and give Luo Ji a bear hug.
"Hahaha, you're absolutely right! I'm a materialist. I believe a comfortable material life is the most effective way to change the human spirit!"

"In the fifteenth year of Duke Xuan of Lu, in Zuo Zhuan, Ji Wenzi, a high official of the State of Lu, said, 'When the granaries are full, one knows etiquette; when one has enough food and clothing, one knows honor and disgrace.'"

"Unfortunately, past emperors and generals misinterpreted this statement to urge their descendants to study hard, using sufficient material conditions to justify studying well. This completely deviated from Ji Wenzi's original intention!"

"Those thousands of years of inherited Xinxue, while possessing profound spiritual connotations, all emphasize the acceptance of adversity and the tempering of oneself in it, as if this alone can embody their noble character and moral cultivation!"

"In my opinion, it's pure fantasy!"

"Only by truly promoting the development of productivity can one be called great!"

"I've never advocated self-cultivation through adversity and hardship. I only want to do one thing: if there's not enough food, I'll find ways to increase production. If there's not enough energy, I'll work hard to develop nuclear fusion or even vacuum zero-point energy!"

"Let everyone eat well, dress warmly, live comfortably, travel easily, speak freely as they please, be free from the constraints of material things and money, and push human thought to an extremely high level!"

"This will feed back to Xiling, transforming individual abilities into collective wisdom!
"This is the only way I can think of to fight against other civilizations under this starry sky!"

The volume was not loud, but it was so resounding that Luo Ji was unable to react for a moment. How did it suddenly reach the point of fighting against aliens?
After a while, the vendors started to come forward and sell their wares.
"Sir, this jade bracelet is made of top-grade ice jadeite. I'm only charging ten grams of gold for it now. I guarantee you'll make a killing!"

Luo Ji finally came to his senses and refused.

"Oh, let's see."

Then he pulled Luo Yinxi and Jiang Fan deeper into the place, and on the way he asked,

"Old Jiang, have you been thinking about the Trisolaran Civilization? After the nuclear war, no one wanted to mention the Wallfacer Project. Everyone regarded the ETO organization and Rey Diaz as the murderers who destroyed human society."

Jiang Fan had already learned from Xiling that Diaz had been completely exploited, and felt a little sad for this third-world wallfacer, but he also supported Xiling and Zhang Beihai in changing the rocket's path.

After listening to Luo Ji's words, he asked,
"Can we avoid the Trisolaran fleet a hundred years from now by not worrying about it?"

"Lao Luo, nuclear war is child's play compared to an alien invasion. You won't lose your faith in fighting against the Trisolaran civilization because of this, right?"

"Besides, since we already know that the Trisolaran civilization exists in the universe, then other civilizations must also exist. Does that mean that human civilization must remain confined to the Blue Planet forever? Never leave the solar system?"

"Even if humans have this idea, can you guarantee that alien civilizations will let humans go? The example of the Three-Body Civilization is right in front of us!" Luo Ji took the two of them to a relatively quiet place, then pulled his hair like crazy and let out a loud groan.
"what!"

"Why are you thinking so far ahead? Aren't you tired, Old Jiang?"

"So what do you think we should do? Even if we survive the Trisolaran Crisis, what about the future? What should we do?!"

Jiang Fan smiled and pulled the little girl behind him. He ignored Luo Ji's crazy questioning and said to the little girl,
"Don't be like your father. He can't handle even a little bit of stimulation. The development of civilization is a journey of overcoming obstacles. Those who worry about this and that will never happen will never get far!"

"We must stay grounded in the present and overcome problems as they arise. If we reach a point where there is no other way out, we will simply be destroyed along with civilization. What good is that?"

Luo Yinxi nodded seriously and said to his father,

"Dad, you're too lame~"

Luo Ji stopped complaining to himself, looked at his daughter and said,

"You are still young and don't understand the horror of alien civilizations. Only those who have experienced our time know how hopeless it is."

The little girl asked in a clear voice,
"Then why isn't Godfather afraid? If Godfather isn't afraid, then I'm not afraid either!"

Luo Ji was stunned by the question.
Ok,

He admitted that Jiang Fan was an outlier.
He said with a grunt,

"Your godfather, uh, is different from most people."

Jiang Fan pinched the little girl's cheek, which felt very soft and tender. He said,
"Don't listen to your father. He's a remnant of the old era. We are the light of the new era. Just work hard on your own thing!"

"okokokok!"

Luo Yinxi nodded repeatedly, she and her godfather were highly united in front.

Luo Ji felt like he was being abandoned, and his eyes were filled with resentment.

Jiang Fan suddenly had an idea and said to Luo Ji,
"Lao Luo, I have an idea. Can you give me some advice?"

Luo Ji said,
"Just tell me, can I still block your mouth?"

"Do you remember what the old woman said to us in front of Yang Dong's tomb?"

"Remember, it was a long time ago."

Jiang Fan's eyes became deep, and his tone was also mixed with unclear meaning.

"The old woman said that all civilizations in the universe can be considered a stellar society, and she proposed two self-evident axioms."

"I'm wondering, since there are cosmic societies, should we set up a department dedicated to studying such social relations?"

"One is to speculate on the position of human civilization in the cosmic society, and the other is to provide ideas for how to get along with other civilizations in the future."

"Let's call it the New Era Human United Civilization Starry Sky Society General Staff Department, or the Star Staff Department for short. How about you be the chief?"

(End of this chapter)