Whether it is "mechanical ascension" or "cocooning", it is an extremely crazy thing for them.

One is to kill one's own body and upload the consciousness data that I don't know if I can call it "myself" to the mechanical body; One is to dissolve the flesh and then "develop" again, and pray that the life that is born again is their own.

They want to have another way than to choose one of the two ways to "commit suicide."

Introductions of "Mechanical Ascension", or "Synthetic Evolution", are still flickering on the large screens in the conference room, and according to the "Guardians", this is an "evolutionary" direction that has been proven to work.

Theoretically, this can indeed solve the problem caused by the primitive genes from the "fire chaser" in their bodies, after all, there is no physical body, and there is no natural existence of genes or anything.

Not only that, but after this, they will also have an efficient mechanical body, which will not be plagued by fatigue and disease, and the immortality brought by sleepless and replaceable bodies is also a revolution in "synthetic evolution".

Their work efficiency will increase by several orders of magnitude from now on, which is a good thing for individuals, and it is also a good thing for civilization, at least the level of civilization will be sublimated at this moment.

Rationally speaking, if you had to choose, "synthetic evolution", which has a well-established "evolutionary method" and has been proven to work, is safer and more effective than the "cocoon" that a biologist proposed only a few minutes ago.

However, many scientists in the conference room, even the leader of the "Chasing the Light" himself, most of their eyes were focused on the biologist who proposed the "cocoon" method.

Scientists who have always shouted for "rational viewing" and indeed do so in the past are now gradually moving away from the "most perfect" "synthetic evolution" as if they had given up on what they had always insisted on.

“…… To be honest, if I had to choose, I still think 'cocooning' is better. "A scientist's self-talk was well received.

"If what the leader says is true, then I don't want to abandon this body, this is the product of the civilization of the 'last era', and I would rather die than see this precious heritage lost......"

"Moreover, in our theory, memories are preserved in genes, and even if we completely change our appearance, as long as the genes that make up us do not change, then 'me' is still me."

They are not an idealistic group, and they do not reject "synthetic evolution" as much as the idealistic civilization does.

It was their own theories, cultures, and philosophies that influenced their decisions, in other words, their cherishing of their heritage.

They believe that genes determine memory, and memory will determine a person's soul, even if the body is destroyed, as long as the genes are still the original genes, then their memories will not be "false", and their soul will also be themselves.

Eventually, everyone in the room looked at each other and seemed to understand each other's thoughts.

And the leader of "Chasing the Light" also said sincerely to the big screen that was still flashing "Synthetic Evolution": "Thank you, respected 'guardian'. ”

"Thank you for your continued guidance, but this time, let us make our own decisions."

After that, everyone in the room stood up, as if they were communicating with each other at this moment.

“…… It's time for a national assembly to be convened......"

"Anything in the past can be decided by the Council of Science, but at least we need a referendum on this matter, and if the people don't want to, we have to find another way."

The government, which has always been highly planned and controlled, has changed its previous ethos and left the decision in the hands of all civilized people.

It is the people who make up the civilization, who seem to be unable to decide anything, but in fact they are the final deciders of everything.

So soon after, all the people of the "light-chasing" civilization received an "important notice" from the government at the same moment.

[Based on the latest research findings, we have identified the source of the disaster that has been in the past, and we are now making the relevant information public]

【……】

[To sum up, we have decided to convene an online "National Assembly"]

[It is up to each of you to decide for yourself the fate of each of us]

From the core "Song of Dawn" homeship to the most distant "Shrinking Space Observation Ship", everyone knows about it.

At first, everyone was very confused, and they were so used to the government's directives that they couldn't understand what the government wanted them to do.

It is still a small number of scholars who have studied history that have gradually remembered the origin of this "national council" and spread it throughout civilization.

The "National Assembly" is the supreme authority of their civilization, and it is convened in a very special way.

An issue proposed by the government will be made public, and everyone will have to vote yes or no.

In the past, this council was convened only at the moment when Civilization Battle Royale began, and after countless years, when almost everyone forgot about it, it was convened again.

After the confusion, the people gradually realized that this was the government's decision on a major matter in their hands.

They don't understand the content of "cocooning" and genetic recombination, but they can also roughly understand that it is an extremely dangerous, but it can solve the dilemma of life and death.

Some people are panicking, but not because they are afraid of "turning into a cocoon", but because they don't know how to choose.

This is the first time they have stood at the crossroads of life to make a choice, and in the past, the government carved road signs would show them the way, but this time it was up to them.

However, the commotion and panic only lasted for a short time before it stopped, and everyone put aside their work for a moment and seriously considered their choice.

It's not that they don't understand anything, and after their numb consciousness has been awake for a long time, they also understand what kind of big decision they are facing.

It's not just about each of them, it's about the fate of civilization as a whole.

It stands to reason that they should have chosen a more secure approach.

But......

"What are the results of the vote so far?" The leader listened to this disturbing debriefing with a group of chief scientists in various fields in the conference room.

And the results were somewhat unexpected.

"The current voting progress has been completed by 67%, and out of a total of 1.1 billion votes, the approval rate is ...... 100%！ ”

"So tall?" This was extremely surprising because it seemed to foreshadow the absence of any objections, which is almost impossible in a non-Gestalt conscious collective.

But in the add-ons of those votes, the "light-chasing" leaders saw an indescribable fervor.

[It's just another "adventure", it's not a big deal, isn't the starting point of our civilization a space adventure?] Although I'm just a builder now, my dream was to explore space alone in a spaceship! 】

【…… I've been in the nursing home long enough, and I thought that this life would be like this, but now that I have such a chance to be reborn, I can't give up, and that starry sky will be my end.

[The star road is long, only death]

【……】

The people seemed to have poured their feelings into this choice, and each of them, more or less, said a sentence or two, and invested in the system together with the choice.

And the leader of the "Chasing the Light" also thought about the choice he made when he came face to face with the "Fire Chaser".

"The starry sky is still vast, and we can't stop there."

(End of chapter)