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Looking at Li Yao, Heiye Lan bit her lips and said, "Is' Civilization 'enough to realize everything that you said?"
"I don't know if it can be realized," Ling Xiaole said, "but we will always work toward it. Also, 'Civilization' has been developed for a hundred years. It is no longer the craziest idea in the past and has grown into a virtual platform that spans every aspect of society. It is a brand-new world made of crystal processors, light circuits, data, and telepathic thoughts.
"The people of the Federation live in seven different Sectors on the real level. We may be hundreds of lightyears away from each other. The customs and living environments are entirely different. It is difficult for us to be called the same people or the same civilization.
"But in the virtual world, even the people living on this side and on the other side of the Federation's territory can hug each other without any hindrance. They can talk about their experiences, share their wisdom, and share their common values.
"Therefore, many people believe that 'Civilization' is the real territory of the Federation, and the virtual platform is the most important eighth Sector of the Federation!"
Heiye Lan looked at Li Yao again. Seeing that he did not stop her, she continued asking, "Then, how does the world of 'Civilization' work exactly? Can anybody participate in it?"
"Of course. The world of 'Civilization' is divided into many levels. Starting from the bottom level, as a member of the Federation, anyone can and must participate in it."
Ling Xiaole said with a smile, "Every member of the Federation will gradually get in touch with 'Civilization' when they are in elementary school. Of course, it will be a real game at that time. However, we will incorporate a lot of knowledge about language, mathematics, and other subjects into the game so that we can teach them as entertainment.
"Have you ever heard of 'application questions'? Do the mathematics education on Firefly adopt 'application questions', too? If so, you can consider the game 'Civilization' at this moment as an all-encompassing, ever-changing application question.
"In the virtual world, the children learn the customs of the seven Sectors of the Federation. They learn to distinguish the basic minerals on the resource planets and understand the gravity and oxygen content of different planets. They can also calculate how a starship should plan the route in the 'fastest' and the 'most fuel-efficient' mode in order to jump from the Uranian Ring Sector to the Tian Yuan Realm.
"As they grow up and their brains mature, the content that they add to 'Civilization' will be more and more complicated, ranging from grand narratives to trivial matters.
"The children can manage an enormous country as the Speaker of the Federation. They can also become the commander of the Burning Prairie Fleet, leading the most powerful fleet of the Federation to fight the enemy. Of course, the grander the narrative is, the cruder the granularity of the manipulation will be, and the less realistic it will be. If they want to be more precise and professional, they can manage their own tiny territory as the owner of a mine on a resource planet, the captain of a small carrier, or the mayor of a settlement town on a planet to be developed, such as Boneyard.
"With such fine granularity, we will retrieve the data of the real mines, towns, and carriers from the database in the past for them. The problems that they will encounter will all be real, and the 'keys' to answer the questions will be hidden in the knowledge of the subjects that they have been studying.
"From elementary school to middle school to high school, the children of the Federation will receive such an education. In such a way, by the time they grow up, they will have been groomed into qualified natives of the Federation who have a basic understanding of society and the world. They will be able to walk into the real world of 'Civilization'."
Heiye Lan frowned deeply. "I still have a question. If it is just a game, it is destined to be unrealistic and not instructive enough. If authenticity and education are the purpose of the game, it is certainly not interesting enough and attractive enough. Even to maintain the normal operation of the smallest carrier, the data processing and the emergencies are enough to make an adult Cultivator dizzy. Will children really like to play such games? Or will the government of the Federation force the children to play such a boring 'game' through certain coercive methods? "
"How is it possible?"
Ling Xiaole bulged her eyes. "The Federation worships freedom. How can the government force them? Besides, there is no need to force them at all. 'Civilization' is a compulsory subject for the College Entrance Exam and the High School Entrance Exam of the Federation. It takes up more than 50% of the total score of the High School Entrance Exam in the past years. Tuition classes for the game 'Civilization' are everywhere on the street. Parents bring their children there, crying that they want to become experts of the game! "
"…" Li Yao.
"…" Heiye Lan.
"After the children finish all the basic courses and pass a series of tests," Ling Xiaole continued, "they will be able to enter the real world of 'Civilization'. The biggest difference between it and the game is that they will meet more compatriots who exist in reality, not just the 'virtual people' generated by the crystal processors. Everybody is like a butterfly on the other side of the ocean. Their flapping of wings can raise a storm very soon.
"In the meantime, the governments of various levels often release a lot of content about public decisions on the virtual platform, inviting everyone to play the game as the 'decision-makers' and 'implementers'. The major issues involved the invasion of the expedition army of the Imperium and the life and death issues, and the minor issues involved in certain inconspicuous public affairs around them.
"Let me give you an example. Let's say that the local government of the Uranian Ring Sector intends to build a new fully-enclosed vacuum crystal rail in this place. The distribution of the crystal rail, the settings of the stations, whether or not it will disturb the residents, whether or not it needs to be relocated, the impact on the housing prices nearby, and even the population growth in the decades to come … According to the traditional way, it is certainly not a bad idea to invite a few specialists whose spiritual roots have been awakened to calculate and deduce. But wouldn't it be even better if the specialists can get the first-hand files and even the 'thoughts' of the local residents when they calculate and deduce?
"In such a case, the local government of the Uranian Ring Sector can release a quest of 'simulation of the construction of the orbit' in 'Civilization' and invite the experts who live nearby or are best at such quests according to the files in the past to play the game."
"Is that possible?"
Heiye Lan said coldly. "The laying of the crystal rail and the setting of the stations are the most professional problems. How can the laymen solve them?"
"We don't need them to solve the problems. We only need them to make mistakes and express their thoughts while they are making mistakes."
Ling Xiaole said, "Even a wise man may make mistakes, and even a fool may gain something. Of course, the common players are no match for the real specialists, but they can at least make thousands of mistakes. While helping the specialists save a lot of time, they can also let the specialists know what the local residents need and what they are worried about. Eventually, a orbit that satisfies everybody will be built.
"More importantly, if the people living nearby are affected by the orbit or are about to be relocated, if they can participate in the construction of the orbit in advance, understand its necessity, and see the tangible benefits that the orbit will bring to the local residents after it is completed, the communication between the builders and the local residents will be smoother, too!
"This is just the most insignificant aspect, but the entire Federation is made of thousands of such insignificant aspects. By releasing and participating in the quests one after another, we make the best use of the wisdom of the ordinary people and listen to their voices. Only in this way can the final decision satisfy more people!
"That's right. Of course, specialists are the most important. However, think about it on the other hand. In the hundred thousand years of civilization of mankind, all the dominating big shots in the past claimed to be real 'specialists'. But under the governance of those people, the dynasties, countries, and civilizations still collapsed and perished one after another!
"Let's take the Imperium of True Human Beings for example. No matter how brilliant their emperor is, how high his Cultivation is, and whether he is in the Divinity Transformation Stage or higher, is his wisdom and computational ability higher than the combined wisdom and computational ability of a hundred billion people?"
Heiye Lan was immediately rendered speechless, her face blushing.
Li Yao chuckled and said, "You do have a point, Miss Ling. However, on second thought, in order to achieve the effect you described, we must ensure that most of the people of the Federation are willing to spend a lot of time and effort in the relatively boring 'Civilization'. It is essentially a relatively advanced 'voluntary labor'.
"I know that human beings are selfish creatures. How can you guarantee that everybody will be proactive and not waste their precious time and effort? In other words, it should have a perfect incentive mechanism, right? "
"Of course. Like I said just now, 'Civilization' is closely related to the daily life of every citizen of the Federation."
Ling Xiaole said, "There's no need to mention the College Entrance Exam. The level of one's knowledge in the game directly determines one's future. Also, there are other elements in the game such as' winning rate ',' contribution points', 'game time', and so on, which are bound to a person's entire life. They have a lot to do with their job interviews, business dealings, and even their love and marriage."
Li Yao was slightly dazed. "It has everything to do with marriage?"
"Yes. Think about it."
Ling Xiaole smiled. "The 'winning rate' and the 'degree of completion' of the quests represent one's wisdom and decision-making ability. The 'game time' and the 'record of past quests' reveal one's temperament. If someone has been carrying out the quests that are boring but closely related to the public, such as the 'simulated orbit construction' that I mentioned just now, even if the degree of completion is not high, it at least suggests that they are a public-spirited person, right?
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