Deep Space Wandering Fleet-Chapter 138 - 139: Technology of the 33rd Century
Chapter 138: Chapter 139: Technology of the 33rd Century
Many people developed minor psychological issues and, based on the idea that avoiding problems was preferable to creating new ones, even if they felt unhappy, they were unwilling to see a doctor.
As these issues grew larger and became uncontrollable, they became even more reluctant to trust others, which eventually led to ultimate tragedies.
After understanding the causes of these issues, Zhang Yuan merely sighed lightly. Psychological problems were indeed troublesome; even with frequent group activities, various banquets, movies, and musicals, these issues were inevitable.
With only 600 people celebrating the New Year together, seeing just those few faces all the time was indeed too lonely and too torturous.
As for other major events within the spaceship, there were few—only several minor accidents and a small-scale air leak incident, all within the allowable margin of error.
“Mr. Zhang Yuan, I will ask you some detailed questions, and I will keep all your answers confidential,” a kind-hearted psychologist said as she sat opposite him, prepared to begin her inquiry.
“Okay, please ask,” Zhang Yuan nodded. “I will tell you everything truthfully.”
This type of psychological barrier investigation had become a necessary procedure by now.
“Do you feel that mornings are the best part of the day?”
Zhang Yuan frowned slightly. “Mood? It depends, nothing particularly good or bad. Sometimes I feel rather terrible if I haven’t slept well. Sometimes, when I find the key to a problem, of course, my mood is quite good and can stay that way for several days.”
The doctor then asked, “Do you feel as happy as before when in close contact with the opposite sex?”
“Quite happy.”
“Do you have a life partner?”
“…She is a very cute and slightly mischievous girl. She is a doctor.”
“What about your sex life? Are you interested?”
“We haven’t… gotten to that step yet…”
“…Are you still interested in things you usually like?”
“Ah… it’s okay. Mainly because the Deep Space Foundation can no longer send confidential documents, which is quite unfortunate. But there’s still plenty of new knowledge to learn, and the various current news isn’t bad…”
After discussing a few questions and some small daily stories, the psychologist felt he had no significant issues and let him go.
Psychological problems are hard to completely cure. Besides the necessary medication, environmental factors are also crucial.
There was no choice, in order to treat approximately 2000 severe psychological patients, the management had to use the time of several New Years to bring them all together to start living a normal life, creating an environment just like on Earth.
They were even allowed to marry and have children!
After all, having a few children was within the allowable margin of error and also helped adjust the atmosphere within the spaceship.
This was why Zhang Yuan’s wake-up time had been significantly delayed.
“Old Zhang, you’re awake! Look at this robot teacher, how about that, we can also use the latest technology now.”
In front of a research institute, Zhang Yuan was very fortunate to meet his good friend Li Zhendong, who, in his usual flamboyant tone, introduced his work.
It had been a thousand years since they last met, and Li Zhendong had become a doctor in Information Science.
The robot teacher in front of him was a petite beauty of one meter sixty, dressed in a black and white sailor outfit; aside from the green color of her pupils, she looked no different from a human.
“Hi, classmate, hello, my name is Jin Lingling, you can call me Mr. Jin.”
“Mr. Jin, hello… My name is Zhang Yuan.” Zhang Yuan carefully examined this anthropomorphized robot, the latest technology of Earth Civilization.
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Because he looked so much like a human, exactly like a beautiful girl, he even felt embarrassed to touch her and see what it felt like.
Li Zhendong pressed a button, and Mr. Jin’s pupils dimmed and he stopped talking, “Okay, now you can touch her.”
“It feels like I’m being a creep,” Zhang Yuan commented somewhat speechlessly.
Jin Lingling’s skin was synthetically made, filled with various advanced sensors; it almost felt no different from a real human’s skin, tender and soft.
Touching her twice, Zhang Yuan inexplicably felt a bit afraid.
“Look at that happy little expression of yours… This is exactly what homebodies love,” Li Zhendong said with a laugh, then restarted her, “She is a teacher, you shouldn’t have any improper thoughts.”
“Who says I’m a homebody…” Zhang Yuan felt a bit awkward.
He asked, “Mr. Jin, I have a question for you: What is the sum of 1+2+3… all the way to 100?”
“Ah, Classmate Zhang, are you asking me? This is a classic arithmetic series problem. Normally, the solution works like this: We add the first term to the last term, the second term to the second-to-last term, and discover that they all equal 101, and then…”
The robotic teacher spoke eloquently, not only finding the final answer but also providing very detailed calculation steps.
She could even write very beautiful text on the screen.
“…So, the final answer is 101*100/2=5050. Did you understand?”
Zhang Yu was dumbfounded, a strong curiosity arising within him.
That robots could understand human speech was still within comprehension, but solving mathematical problems was a bit baffling!
Moreover, the uniquely human “Uncanny Valley effect” had disappeared, as she looked too much like a human, there seemed nothing to fear.
However, seeing Li Zhendong’s smug expression, Zhang Yuan snapped back, laughing and scolding, “What are you so proud of? You didn’t write the program! At most you worked on some compatibility issues.”
“What’s wrong with compatibility? Compatibility is also tough!” Li Zhendong retorted, “The chips we brought over are already obsolete, they needed redesigning!”
Zhang Yuan asked another question, “Ms. Jin Lingling, how should one prove Goldbach’s Conjecture? Can you tell me?”
“Classmate Zhang, don’t tease the teacher! The proof of Goldbach’s Conjecture is a world-class problem, truly beyond my capabilities… Perhaps you can study mathematics hard, and pluck this pearl of wisdom.” Jin Lingling put her finger on her cheek, poked a dimple, and made a playful expression.
Li Zhendong explained, “High school level problems can be easily solved, but university-level ones need the support of a large database network. Our current hardware isn’t up to it, limiting her capabilities.”
“Don’t high school problems need a database?”
“Not necessary, they use a machine algorithm. High school mathematics is less abstract, less flexible, and thanks to computing power, solutions can still be obtained quickly. Of course, some extremely challenging constructions still aren’t feasible…”
Mr. Jin blinked, “Yes, high school math is really simple! Would you like me to teach you?”
After hearing all this, Zhang Yuan finally understood why personified robots would bring dramatic changes to human society. This girl looked so much like a human, having some “personal protection” rights seemed… not so unacceptable.
Humans are, after all, visual creatures; protecting beautiful and adorable things is instinctive.
Those robots that only have a mechanical arm or are clad in metal, of course, still have no rights.
Li Zhendong sighed, “Actually, robots don’t care about human rights, animal rights, or machine rights, all that nonsense. They fundamentally lack self-awareness. Everything is just humans fooling themselves…”
Mr. Jin countered, “How can robots not have rights? Robots shouldn’t be beaten either! Being hit, I also feel pain!”
Zhang Yuan couldn’t help but laugh, “You’re right, no one should hit you. Not even humans.”
Because the cost was too high, there are currently only four robot teachers and six care robots, but that was already sufficient. After all, there weren’t many children on the Earth Era spaceship, and it was enough to be able to support them.
After completing high school, these children and their parents would enter hibernation.
