1851 Distant Descendants
Meng Chao’s face turned red. He knew that he had said something wrong.
Yes, his children should not become monsters, but whose child should? The children of the poor with nothing to their name or the children of rich billionaires?
“Anyway, even if you don’t make the choice, human evolution is an unstoppable tide. It will soon catch up to us in a surge,” Lu Siya said lightly.
“You’ve already disclosed the truth about Picturesque Orchid Lake to all the citizens of Dragon City. I believe that there will be talks between the Dragon City civilization and Turan civilization soon. When the time comes, countless hungry fugitives who can’t find a job in Dragon City will go to Picturesque Orchid Lake in desperation. The best of the Turan orcs will also come to Dragon City and live among us.
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“Let’s not talk about the terrifying werewolves, tiger people, snake people, boar people, and Minotaurs. You mentioned that there were also small, petite, and cute cat people and rabbit people among the Turan orcs.
I believe that if the Turan civilization’s leader is really as smart and rational as you say, he’ll send the seemingly harmless cat people and rabbit people to act as ambassadors first.
“The ordinary citizens have been single their entire lives in Dragon City, and they’ve watched the superhumans snatch all the members of the opposite sex away. Do you think that they won’t be smitten when they see the cute and gentle humanoid cats and rabbits?
“I remember you also said that Picturesque Orchid Lake has been suffering from intermittent famines caused by population explosions for a long time.
“It’s just as well. Dragon City’s civilization doesn’t have much, but we have plenty of synthetic food. Although the taste isn’t the best, there’s definitely enough calories.
“Even ordinary citizens who don’t have any skills can obtain synthetic food made from the fluids of low-level monsters. That’s enough to fill the stomachs of an entire family. I think that the Turan orcs who are experiencing famine will find this very attractive.
“Since the Turan orcs are trying to solve the famine problem, I don’t think they’ll mind exporting some of the weak tribes who can’t fight to Dragon City. In exchange, we’ll give them necessary industrial and military materials. It’s a perfect way to help them reduce their burden!
“We’ll be killing two birds with one stone. It’s a deal that will make everyone happy.
“Not to mention, there’s a wider and more fertile land to the north of Picturesque Orchid Lake. The Holy Light faction that lives there has a ten-thousand-year conflict with the Turan orcs. Once war breaks out again, we’ll have no choice but to be involved in the storm.
“War has always been the most efficient way of communication.
“In trade or war, whether people act willingly, or they’re forced and captured, new lives are always born after countless people are butchered.
“Those who can’t find a partner in Dragon City; those who are captured by the Holy light faction; those who capture individuals from the Holy Light faction in revenge and lose their minds because they can’t contain their anger; those who lose their partners in the long, cruel war and only had comrades of the opposite sex with them…
“They’ll eventually give birth to all kinds of ‘new human beings’ who appear bizarre but are full of vitality and hope. They’ll have the potential to create the future!”
“Wait a moment.”
Meng Chao frowned. “You forgot about reproductive isolation.”
“Of course, it’s common knowledge that human beings come from Earth on the other side of the sea of stars. There should be reproductive isolation between them and the creatures of the Other World,” Lu Siya said unhurriedly.
“However, all signs indicate that Earthlings and the intelligent life forms in the Other World are not completely unrelated. Both developed independently, but we’re likely the creations of a more ancient super civilization. We were probably bred in the same petri dish because we breathe the same air and regard hydrogen, as well as carbon monoxide, as the source of life. We are deeply connected and are likely close relatives. You could even say that we’re both sides of the same coin.
“So, it’s highly possible that there’s no reproductive isolation between us and the natives of the Other World.
“Even if reproductive isolation does exist, it is by no means an insurmountable obstacle.
“The monster civilization mastered the way to transcend reproductive isolation. The biochemical factory known as the ‘monster civilization’s ultimate lair’ managed to combine the genes of arthropods and mammals to create a new type of army that was half-spider and half-jackal.
“And the monster civilization is far from being the most powerful civilization in the Other World. We have reason to believe that the Turan civilization and the Holy Light faction have similar technology, such as gene fusion, cell replication, and equipment to overcome reproductive isolation.
“So, it won’t mean a thing even if you refuse my invitation.
“There will always be one person who will give in to temptation and mate with a foreign race. This couple will then give birth to offspring that have the blood of Earthlings and orcs.
“As contact becomes more frequent and the intensity of the war escalates, such individuals will only multiply.
“In the end, humans only have two paths to take: perdition or change.”
Meng Chao closed his eyes. Based on the information Lu Siya provided, he pictured the development of this future civilization.
Just as the biplane was about to arrive above the Supernatural Tower, he slowly opened his eyes.
“You’re right. I’ve been too narrow-minded. Human beings are far from perfect. To go from monkeys living in the forest to a universal race that soars above the stars, we have to change and move forward. I also believe that we’re destined to.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re half-human, half-beast, half-human, half-machine, or even if you break away from this heavy, clumsy, and inefficient body of flesh and become a life form of pure spirit energy. As long as you acknowledge that you’re still human and remember that your ancestors came from Earth, you’ll be our descendant and our continuation.
“The question is, can we really guarantee that our offspring will still remember that they’re human beings and that their ancestors came from Earth? After many generations, they would have gone through countless upgrades, evolutions, and mutations. They’ll end up looking completely different from us.
“Is it possible that as their appearance, limbs, organs, cells, and even genes continue to mutate, their social structure and civilization will undergo drastic changes too? In the end, will they completely deviate from the civilization of mankind and identify with another civilization that we cannot understand at all?”
“Yes, of course. But so what?” Lu Siya said.
“Trilobites, Anomalocaris, and dinosaurs have long gone extinct. Plus, we humans don’t really see them as our ancestors.
“However, thanks to our existence and the continuous discovery and study of fossils by human archaeologists, we’ve been able to illustrate trilobites, Anomalocaris, and dinosaurs, speculate on their habits and community, depict how they dominated the deep ocean and the earth, and write vivid, soul-stirring stories about them. We’ve been able to give them the meaning of life.
“By the same logic, it doesn’t matter even if our ‘deformed’ offspring drift away from us after countless iterations and evolutions until they evolve into a brand-new civilization that’s entirely different from ours.
“One day, they’ll excavate our fossils.
“One day, they’ll recreate our social structure.
“One day, they’ll learn about the infinite courage that we inspired when we faced the apocalypse, as well as the tragedy and grimness of our last moments in battle.
“One day, they’ll infer our birth, aging, sickness, and death, our love, hatred, glory, and dignity based on their discoveries. They’ll come up with touching stories for sure.
“They’ll treat everything about us as bedtime stories in the same way we often tell stories about dinosaurs to our children when they make a fuss and refuse to sleep.
“So what if we never understand them?
“I believe that they’ll remember us and understand us.”
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