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Li Yao and Heiye Lan looked at each other. Even he was deeply awed by the 'society of games' in the new Federation a hundred years later. "So to speak, in the society of the Federation today, it is practically impossible for anyone to move forward without taking part in the game of 'Civilization' seriously?"
"It's not that they can't make any progress, but if they accumulate a lot of contribution points and game time in the game, they will indeed have an advantage in society. Apart from what I just said, the biggest issue that concerns the ordinary people is the tax rate. Playing 'Civilization' can offset the tax."
Ling Xiaole explained, "The Xing Yao Federation is a country with a high tax burden. It can't be helped. The new Federation has only been developing for a hundred years. Many planets in the seven worlds are still in poverty. We have to increase the investment in infrastructure. Also, the threat of the Imperium's expeditionary army forces us to maintain a standing army that is too strong. The annual military expenditure is astronomical.
"Therefore, the lives of the people in the new Federation are far from carefree. The basic tax rate will even be more than fifty percent of the total income.
"However, generally speaking, nobody would really pay such a high tax. You can do all kinds of quests in 'Civilization' to reduce your tax. The better you are in 'Civilization', the lower your tax will be. Also, virtual competitions are held in every region every year. The champion can even enjoy full tax exemption!
Li Yao was dumbfounded. "You can get a tax deduction for playing games?"
"Let me repeat it again. This is not a simple game but a platform for the convergence of light paths in space. Any decision that anybody makes in 'Civilization' can be regarded as their 'intellectual property', which can be of great help for the advancement of the entire 'Star Glory Civilization'!"
Ling Xiaole said seriously, "Isn't it reasonable to hand over 'intellectual property' to the country instead of money?"
Li Yao thought about it carefully, and it seemed to make sense.
In fact, more than a hundred years ago, when he proposed the idea of using the game 'Civilization' to activate Wisdom, he had considered the issue of public participation.
It was because the more realistic 'Civilization' was, the further away it would be from the meaning of 'game'. The operations and information processing that were made of tremendous data and required a lot of brain-burning were not something that the general players were willing to accept.
Naturally, it was impossible for the federation to force everybody to play a boring, brain-burning game. However, if the data collected did not reach a certain level, or if only a small number of 'deep players' were attracted to the game instead of people from all walks of life, men, women, and children, the final decision on the output would be of no practical significance.
Li Yao and the rest of them had struggled with the problem for a long time. They did not have a good solution even after he left the Heaven's Origin Sector and went to the depths of the dark nebula.
Who would have thought that the New Federation would be able to solve the problem with just the two moves of "College Entrance Examination" and "Tax Deduction"?
Ling Xiaole said with a smile, "Those are all the practical benefits. What comes next is the most critical 'honor', which is the citizenship of the Xing Yao Federation.
"Like the Imperium, the Federation values the 'citizen contribution points' system, too. Only when the contribution points reach a certain level can one become a real citizen and enjoy the right to decide the future of the country.
"However, the 'citizen contribution points' of the Imperium of True Human Beings can only be earned by completing all kinds of difficult, dangerous, and complicated missions, such as hunting ferocious beasts on undeveloped planets with harsh environments. How can the seemingly 'fair' system be achieved by the ordinary people?
"The Federation has such missions, too. For example, you can earn tremendous contribution points by exploring unknown resource planets as an advance team. Even if the general public cannot complete the dangerous missions, they can still accumulate contribution points through the missions in 'Civilization' and learn how to be a qualified 'citizen'!
"Yes. In the eyes of the Federation, the word 'citizen' is paramount and represents the greatest glory and heavy responsibility. It is even more glorious than the word 'Cultivator'!
"You should know that, ever since the collapse of the Star Ocean Imperium ten thousand years ago, hundreds of civilizations have emerged in the broken sea of stars. Many of them have decided their future through elections or even referendums, but their endings have always been very regrettable.
"I am not saying that elections are bad, but leaving aside the inefficiency of elections, the real problem is how can the public understand that the tiny power in their hands is of paramount importance for the entire civilization?
"The Supreme Speaker of the Federation is elected, too, but we do not believe that anybody is born with the right to decide the future of a civilization. Human nature is selfish. Untrained people are always shortsighted. When a lot of untrained people are gathered together, they will not only be shortsighted but also a mob.
"The 'mobsters' are not just the ordinary people. Even the Cultivators and the Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators are just mobsters without the corresponding political, economic, social, and cultural training. They don't deserve to be voted for, either.
"As for the example here, I'm not targeting anyone, but in the last years of the Star Ocean Republic, a fiend such as' Blackstar the Great 'emerged under the control of the parliament that was controlled by countless Cultivators. Also, he seized the power of the parliament easily and was the supreme leader of the Star Ocean Republic for a while. It is obvious that' Cultivators' and 'citizens' are not naturally equal.
"I'm always so straightforward. Uncle, you don't mind, do you?"
Li Yao coughed. Before he said anything, Heiye Lan said, somewhat unconvinced, "I understand it now. Isn't this the 'elite decision-making' system? The public is blind, and only the elites can decide the future of a civilization. It does make sense, but is it any different from the Imperium? I'm told that such an 'elite decision-making' system is adopted in the Imperium of True Human Beings, too. The emperor is not the only one who has the final say. The nobles, lords, and Sector Masters in various places, as well as the experts like Jin Dan and the Yuanying freaks, all carry a lot of weight! "
Ling Xiaole smiled. "There is nothing wrong with the elite decision-making system essentially. Governing a country is essentially a skill. Of course, we have to look for specialists.
"However, what kind of people deserve to be called real 'specialists'?
"I don't deny that there may be a lot of specialists who are good at governing planets among the nobles, lords, and Sector Masters of the Imperium of True Human Beings, but most of them are just good at fists, combat ability, and fighting on the battlefield out of kindness. Some of them are even more miserable. They are best at scheming and hiding daggers behind their smiles. Just because someone becomes a noble because of his combat ability doesn't mean that he is really good at governing a place. Instead, it is possible that he is too busy training himself to think about how to make his fists bigger in his head to receive the most basic training on public affairs decisions.
"Such a guy, let alone becoming a leader, I don't think he can even become the most ordinary 'citizen'.
"It can't be helped. This is the Imperium. The strong prey on the weak, and strength is everything. It seems advanced, but it is nothing more than a bunch of iron barbarians equipped with starships and Colossi."
Heiye Lan took a deep breath, lost for words.
Li Yao smiled. "Is the Federation different?"
"Of course not."
Ling Xiaole said proudly, "The people of the Federation have received training on public affairs since they were little. By the time they reach adulthood, they all have the basic knowledge of citizenship and understand that their choices and efforts are closely related to the future of the entire civilization! Those who can really become citizens in the end all prove themselves in the game 'Civilization'. Not only do they boast a profound understanding of economics, politics, culture, military, and other aspects, but they are also relatively rational, calm, and far-sighted. They are also willing to dedicate a lot of time to contribute their 'intellectual property' and serve the public!
"Such 'citizens' have different levels of Cultivation. Most of them are not even Cultivators, but they are all well-deserved 'social elites' and can represent the voice of all the people of the Federation to the greatest extent. Letting them choose the Supreme Speaker and decide the future development of the Federation is the best system that we can come up with.
"In such a way, many civilizations in the past ten thousand years have been prevented from choosing a leader by a bunch of 'mobsters', who may have been a loser with a golden exterior, or even an ambitious schemer, only to be annihilated in the end. Also, the super high speed of information transmission on the light road platform in space reduces the consumption of the election itself to the minimum, too!"
Ling Xiaole's tail was wagging violently and brushing Li Yao's nose several times, making him almost sneeze.
"Right."
Li Yao rubbed the tip of his nose and asked, "There's something that I wanted to ask just now. Is the Federation's telepathic thoughts transmission so advanced right now? Even the data of two different Sectors can be transmitted and exchanged instantly. The 'network speed' is too shocking. Even the technology on Firefly does not seem to be able to achieve that. The best we can do is to complete the instant data exchange in the same Sector. Such a 'grand unified' virtual platform that accommodates seven Sectors will collapse at any moment with our technology."
Ling Xiaole hesitated for a moment. Li Yao knew that she was receiving the instructions from her superiors through the ultra-tiny broadcast rune arrays that were stuck to her eardrums. Three seconds later, her superiors had probably agreed. "It doesn't hurt to tell you," Ling Xiaole said. "We did not have such technology in the beginning, but a hundred years ago, before the new Federation was established, the 'old Federation' once received a mysterious signal from the depths of the universe."
"Oh?"
Li Yao sat straight. The signal that Ling Xiaole was talking about was obviously the signal that had summoned him to the Ancient Sages Sector and pissed off the tough guys such as Meng Chixin and Long Yangjun.
"To this day, the content of the signal is no longer important," Ling Xiaole continued, "but the technique that transmitted the signal is of paramount importance.
"The scholars of the Federation spent decades studying the signal and finally determined that it was an advanced information transmission method from the primeval civilizations. Such a method that was similar to 'gravitational waves' could cross the sea of stars instantly and achieve a seamless connection of information between two Sectors.
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