Chapter 2: The Dilemma of Human Reproduction
Bell β
About three minutes later, another bell rang, and the NPCs finished their prayers, got up from the ground, and resumed their previous activities, many of which looked sideways, mostly in disgust.
The loud male player was kicked out of the tent by the NPC, and the white-bearded tent owner stood in front of the felt curtain and roared and gave the eviction order:
"Get out! don't come near my tent!"
After he finished speaking, he turned his head and walked into the tent, and pulled down the felt curtain with all his might.
And that's not the end of it.
The three players were still in shock, and a patrolling battalion guard next to him stepped forward, raised his gun and pointed at the male player who spoke before, and said selflessly:
"Adventurer, you have violated the camp rules by making a loud noise during the afternoon prayer!
"Youβwhat are you going to do?! I didn't mean to! What camp rules, I don't know!" the male player said at a loss.
"Adventurer, are you going to resist arrest!" the camp guard scolded sternly.
"You ......"
The male player wanted to protest, but the two companions next to him hurriedly stopped him.
They noticed that the nearby patrol guards were approaching this side, their hands pressed to their weapons.
The male player gradually calmed down and understood the situation, and followed the camp guard in despair, and their two companions were also taken away as witnesses and companions of the offender.
The surrounding players watched in amazement.
Although they didn't use NPCs as sets before, they didn't think of NPCs who were dressed differently from them as living people like them.
But I saw a scene just now. Many people suddenly feel that these NPCs are very different from what they imagined.
They have faith, they have joys and sorrows, and they may also aggressively attack the player.
They are not activity items created by the system to serve the player.
The people of Anning's team have seen Captain Karl, so it is not too difficult to accept, but thinking of the scene where the NPCs prayed at the same time before, they also have the feeling that these people are living people.
"Miss, are theyβare they really NPCs?
Zhou Rong couldn't help but say to Ye Ningning, because he had scruples. He lowered his voice.
"If you say it differently. In terms of self-awareness, mobility, and memory, they are indeed no different from us. β
"Memory? They still have complete memories?!" Quan Shigong asked in surprise.
"Of course. β
Ye Ningning smiled.
She knew exactly why he was surprised.
This discovery also caused an uproar in previous lives.
"They not only have memories, but also complete social formations and civilizational histories. There are also feelings. Can communicate with players and NPCs as normal. There are even beliefs and goals β we have them all but the player templates. β
Everyone was blown away.
This is already a living person.
And they don't have a player template. A natural person in the sense of the past closer than they were.
Players and NPCs, who are humans?
The doubts that had arisen on the road before couldn't help but rise again.
Everyone looked at the NPCs around them with a new look, and their faces were full of disbelief and self-faltering.
The group that followed behind didn't know why.
They didn't hear what Ye Ningning said clearly, and followed the people from Anning's team to look around, thinking that they were looking for something.
"Why is it suddenly quieter?"
"What the hell are they talking about?"
"It's too stingy, they're all people who survived so hard, why are they hiding so much!"
"That's it!"
"Shhh
The black-skinned young man who took the lead had deep scruples about Ye Ningning, and the Anning team had obviously put on an attitude of not entering, so as not to anger the team, he hurriedly pulled people away.
The members of the group who spoke before were not stunned, but they saw that their followers had not been driven away before, and when they saw that several Anning team members who heard them speak looked at them coldly, they were also timid, lowered their heads and pretended not to see, and left with the captain.
This little episode took place at the end of the line and went unnoticed by most of the people.
While many people were still immersed in confusion and self-doubt, Quan Shigong had already finished observing the NPCs around him, seemed to have reached some kind of conclusion from their words and deeds, turned to Ye Ningning, and asked:
"Most of the unnatural artifacts can't reproduce on their own, can they?"
"Yes, they are able to unite and give birth to offspring, and they are also born, old, sick and die. β
It is worthy of being an ogre doctor in his previous life, the problem is getting closer and closer to the core, Ye Ningning wants to know if he will ask the same question as in his previous life, so he knows everything.
Quan Shigong lived up to her expectations, as if he felt that everyone was not shocked enough, and was silent for a long time before asking the last question:
"So, what about us? Are they reproductively isolated from us?"
Even Ye Chenghe and Fan Tong were stunned, looking at Quan Shigong in amazement, while the others were at a loss, and their brains had not been able to give accurate feedback on what Quan Shigong said.
"Daddy!"
Quan Qing shouted to stop her, she didn't want others to look at her dad with that weird gaze anymore.
Quan Shigong waved his hand.
"This question is related to the reproduction of human beings and the nature of world changes, even if I don't ask, someone will study it in the future. β
He looked at everyone, met those strange and shocked eyes one by one, and said calmly:
"It's still a short time, so you may not realize that humanity has reached the edge of a very dangerous cliff. β
"The advent of satiety potions may be a good thing for the current survivors, but in a biological sense, it is proof that our bodies have been completely modified in nature and have lost their normal physiological and metabolic functions. β
"As another example, I've noticed that nineteen women of childbearing age in our team have not had a period in the past few days. β
"Probably, this is not normal, and I suspect it should not be a coincidence. β
"Humans, even including cows, mares, ewes, sows and other mammals will menstruate, the voluntary thickening and shedding of the uterine lining is a necessary condition for the mother to ensure that the fertilized egg can implant and grow in a normal uterine environment, only women who have ended their reproductive age and can not continue to give birth will be menopause, and your current phenomenon means that we can no longer conceive offspring in the way that humans have evolved over millions of years in the past. β
"Have you ever wondered if we'll be able to reproduce after this?"
(To be continued)(To be continued......
PS: Well, I'll admit I'm brainstorming again.
Survival is the core of eschatological texts, but many eschatological texts rarely mention the problem of reproduction extended from survival.
I believe that the last days of the material environment are far from the real end times, the end times of human ethics and morality, and the subversion of concepts and thoughts, which is the real end times of mankind.
For example, it's interesting to think about who is the real person between the player and the NPC, or to study whether the player and the NPC can have offspring~
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